# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=770 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 771 --- ## [Weird television audio problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-television-audio-problem/748915)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-television-audio-problem/748915 "2016-03-18T00:30:10Z")
I don’t have cable, just broadcast. This morning I turned on the kitchen TV to watch Meet The Press. It was tuned to another channel and the audio was fine. Switched over to the NBC affiliate…no sound. I figured the stat… --- ## [Wrongly-imprisoned doctor lets a man die. What consequences should he face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrongly-imprisoned-doctor-lets-a-man-die-what-consequences-should-he-face/749122)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrongly-imprisoned-doctor-lets-a-man-die-what-consequences-should-he-face/749122 "2016-03-17T21:59:23Z")
Today’s story is about one Kimball Richardson, M.D. If his name reminds you of the protagonist of The Fugitive, that’s because I’m ripping off that property. Richardson’s story is not unlike that of his cinematic progeni… --- ## [Ceiling collapsed, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-collapsed-what-to-do/748601)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-collapsed-what-to-do/748601 "2016-03-17T21:01:37Z")
So after I got home today I noticed a crack in my ceiling. I walked to the other room and heard a crash. Probably 330 sf of drywall came down. The maintenance people said they’d get it cleaned up tomorrow and then talk … --- ## [February shatters heat record world wide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-shatters-heat-record-world-wide/749278)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-shatters-heat-record-world-wide/749278 "2016-03-17T20:55:38Z")
Thought I’d share this CNN article on the current heat wave. For me, personally, this year has definitely been the hottest anyone around here can remember. Last month we were in shorts and shirt sleeves for most of the… --- ## [Was I supposed to tip the tow truck driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-supposed-to-tip-the-tow-truck-driver/477787)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-supposed-to-tip-the-tow-truck-driver/477787 "2016-03-17T17:51:59Z")
So, my car died. I called AAA, and the tow truck driver came. For some reason, my car has a weird feature called a ‘shift lock’ that does not readily allow it to be taken out of park, which I assume is some kind of an an… --- ## [Why is the DMV considered the worst form of bureaucracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-dmv-considered-the-worst-form-of-bureaucracy/749134)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-dmv-considered-the-worst-form-of-bureaucracy/749134 "2016-03-17T16:15:01Z")
Whenever anyone wants to describe the most miserable form of government inefficiency and bureaucratic red tape, they always (at least in the USA) think of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Even in the movie Zootopia, th… --- ## [Mount sliding closet door bottom guides on top of carpet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-sliding-closet-door-bottom-guides-on-top-of-carpet/749219)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-sliding-closet-door-bottom-guides-on-top-of-carpet/749219 "2016-03-17T15:16:35Z")
I need to mount some sliding closet door bottom guides that look like this to my closets. The closet and hall area is completely carpeted. Do I just place the guides on top of the carpet and screw right through the car… --- ## [Should this bother me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-this-bother-me/748785)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-this-bother-me/748785 "2016-03-17T03:53:45Z")
I live in a duplex. My attached neighbor is missing a window. Not just the glass, but the whole window, frame and all. She has a big gaping hole in her wall. It’s been this way for about a year and and a half. I men… --- ## [Serious thread titles that are just begging for a smart-ass answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-thread-titles-that-are-just-begging-for-a-smart-ass-answer/748736)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-thread-titles-that-are-just-begging-for-a-smart-ass-answer/748736 "2016-03-17T02:29:49Z")
Over in Cafe Society there is currently a thread titled “I Have Duck Legs. Now What?” The first response that popped into my head was something like “Don’t wear shorts”, and indeed many of the first responses were joke a… --- ## [Attn DC Dopers, Metro shuts down tonight for 29 hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dc-dopers-metro-shuts-down-tonight-for-29-hours/749107)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dc-dopers-metro-shuts-down-tonight-for-29-hours/749107 "2016-03-17T01:27:29Z")
Breaking news, but the DC Metro will be shut down tonight at midnight for the next 29 hours for safety inspections. Not a drill, not an April Fool’s joke. In Unprecedented Move, DC’s Metrorail Closes for Emergency Safe… --- ## [Two lifesaving firefighters suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-lifesaving-firefighters-suspended/748235)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-lifesaving-firefighters-suspended/748235 "2016-03-17T01:02:56Z")
So a father in Virginia called in an emergency call because his 18 month old daughter was having a seizure. Two volunteer firefighters were the first responders on the scene. The nearest medic was about 10 to 15 minu… --- ## [Anyone here tried these "hearing enhancers"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-tried-these-hearing-enhancers/749214)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-tried-these-hearing-enhancers/749214 "2016-03-17T00:01:35Z")
They don’t call them hearing aids, I assume for regulatory reasons. I see them advertised in Scientific American and other publications (not that that proves anything) and today I got a Hammacher-Schlemmer catalog that … --- ## [Recommend some DC restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dc-restaurants/749099)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dc-restaurants/749099 "2016-03-16T22:53:34Z")
We’re going to be in DC later this week, doing the usual tourist thing. We’ve worked out where we’re staying and what we’re seeing, but not where we’re eating! :eek: I’ve done some searching and haven’t found much other… --- ## [Manuscript: How to Indicate Underlining?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manuscript-how-to-indicate-underlining/748920)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manuscript-how-to-indicate-underlining/748920 "2016-03-16T22:40:03Z")
In traditional manuscript format, underlining is used to indicate italics. What do you use to indicate underlining? (I want a pseudo-Wikipedia entry to look like a Wikipedia entry, where the links are underlined. Obvi… --- ## [Diganose this car: Fix or Scrap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diganose-this-car-fix-or-scrap/749132)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diganose-this-car-fix-or-scrap/749132 "2016-03-16T21:59:06Z")
Ok so back in September of last year my car felt like it was about to break down and leave me stranded, so I just let it sit in the driveway and bought a new car. The car seemed almost like it wasn’t getting enough air t… --- ## [Let's Talk Auction Strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-auction-strategy/748740)
**Author:** [@Nefario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefario)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-auction-strategy/748740 "2016-03-16T19:58:23Z")
Ever buy something in an auction? I’d like to read others opinions on how to “play” an auction - any kind of auction. For me: Ebay is NOT a true auction. For me, the only way to play Ebay is with a sniping service.… --- ## [How do you pick a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pick-a-house/748569)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pick-a-house/748569 "2016-03-16T19:43:10Z")
Background: My husband and I have jobs that are pretty far apart (35 miles, to be exact). There is a city between his job and mine (Washington D.C., if you must know), which poses a couple problems: (a) One of us would … --- ## [Your boss quits; how quickly do you throw your hat in the ring to replace him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-boss-quits-how-quickly-do-you-throw-your-hat-in-the-ring-to-replace-him/748648)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-boss-quits-how-quickly-do-you-throw-your-hat-in-the-ring-to-replace-him/748648 "2016-03-16T18:45:11Z")
I’ve been at my job for 6 months, and my boss told us this morning he’s giving his notice. I’m interested in stepping into his position, and I’m wondering if I should wait till he’s gone, wait till it’s posted, or just r… --- ## [Is it possible to contract a disease through contact with my own fecal matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-contract-a-disease-through-contact-with-my-own-fecal-matter/748747)
**Author:** [@cba321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cba321)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-contract-a-disease-through-contact-with-my-own-fecal-matter/748747 "2016-03-16T18:41:53Z")
Sorry for the subject matter! I have serious anxiety issues, possibly crossed with OCD, and seriously need to find an answer to this. Without getting into the details, let’s just say that I may have come into contact wit… --- ## [Any significant danger in having a laptop directly over my groin area for a long time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-significant-danger-in-having-a-laptop-directly-over-my-groin-area-for-a-long-time/749114)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-significant-danger-in-having-a-laptop-directly-over-my-groin-area-for-a-long-time/749114 "2016-03-16T18:31:57Z")
Some of you may recall a thread I started 3.5 years ago about my ruptured left Achilles tendon. Well, this time I tore the right one. After my surgery tomorrow, I’ll be working at home, on a couch, with my right leg el… --- ## [What does "times more" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-times-more-mean-to-you/748081)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-times-more-mean-to-you/748081 "2016-03-16T16:44:29Z")
The advice column in yesterday’s paper had a question from a woman who wrote to complain about her child’s teacher. The question ran something like this: “Mary ran four laps, John ran two times more than Mary. How many… --- ## [Privacy v Public Safety re Driving While Texting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/privacy-v-public-safety-re-driving-while-texting/749113)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/privacy-v-public-safety-re-driving-while-texting/749113 "2016-03-16T16:07:41Z")
I proposed this in a reply to a Pit thread. How about: Situation: Fatal car crash. Smartphone found in hand/near hand of driver. News Story: Susan Dipstick, 20, of West Splotsville, died today at 17:54 when her vehi… --- ## [Political ads are boring. Let's make some better ones.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-ads-are-boring-lets-make-some-better-ones/749139)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-ads-are-boring-lets-make-some-better-ones/749139 "2016-03-16T15:39:46Z")
I’ve heard a lot of complaints of political ads being negative. That doesn’t bother me as much as the fact that political ads are almost uniformly boring. There’s a standard template that almost all of them seem to fol… --- ## [What's the best place to sell DVDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-place-to-sell-dvds/530230)
**Author:** [@quixotic78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quixotic78)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-place-to-sell-dvds/530230 "2016-03-16T11:54:58Z")
I’ve recently upgraded to a plasma TV with a Blu-Ray player (mmmm, it’s so pretty). I’ve gotten a lot of Blu-Ray discs as gifts (or on good sale) that I already had on DVD, so I’m looking to get rid of some of these use… --- ## [Amazon's Echo, in-house "Siri"-like device - love the concept or totally freaked out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-echo-in-house-siri-like-device-love-the-concept-or-totally-freaked-out/748400)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-echo-in-house-siri-like-device-love-the-concept-or-totally-freaked-out/748400 "2016-03-16T08:15:18Z")
Link to Amazon’s listing for the device: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X4WHP5E/ref=ods\_xs\_ae\_shurl?tag=mh0b-20&hvadid=7044252244&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&ref=pd\_sl\_7vu4185oe7\_e \[QUOTE=Amazon’s description of Echo… --- ## [What were the 90s like to live in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-90s-like-to-live-in/748650)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-90s-like-to-live-in/748650 "2016-03-16T07:55:00Z")
I’ve always wondered what it was like to live in the 90s, was it easier than it is now? --- ## [What the hell should I get my boyfriend for his birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-should-i-get-my-boyfriend-for-his-birthday/208198)
**Author:** [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-should-i-get-my-boyfriend-for-his-birthday/208198 "2003-10-23T20:26:21Z")
My boyfriend’s turning 23 next month, and although he keeps insisting that I don’t have to buy him anything, I can’t let the day slip by unnoticed. The thing is, I honestly can’t think of anything he wants - he’s the typ… --- ## [How long will unworn running shoes last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-unworn-running-shoes-last/749083)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-unworn-running-shoes-last/749083 "2016-03-16T04:45:07Z")
I finally found some running shoes I really like, which of course means the company discontinued them. They are still available on clearance, so I can buy some extra pairs now. How long will they last stored in a cool, … --- ## [Programmers - teach me about version control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programmers-teach-me-about-version-control/748431)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programmers-teach-me-about-version-control/748431 "2016-03-16T04:32:00Z")
Hi folks. I’m in the process of teaching myself to program, using Python. This isn’t for any career reasons, but just for my own pleasure. I’m somewhere between “hello world” and writing useful programs. Most of my cod… --- ## [Why did underwire bras suddenly become unbearable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-underwire-bras-suddenly-become-unbearable/749118)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-underwire-bras-suddenly-become-unbearable/749118 "2016-03-16T04:11:49Z")
Within a period of about two months I went from “perfectly happy in my underwire bras” to “can’t bear the things”. The wires poke me under the arms and the bands just hurt. Why? I tried using a band extender, and it did… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=769) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=771)