# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=771 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 772 --- ## [Classical Greek Philosophers -- How Widely Read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-greek-philosophers-how-widely-read/749026)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-greek-philosophers-how-widely-read/749026 "2016-03-16T03:52:28Z")
In Plato’s day, how many copies of his collected dialogues would have been written down? Who would have had them? How widely would they have been distributed? If Plato died in 347 B.C. in Athens, how much of his lore,… --- ## [Why do prosecutors push for the death penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-prosecutors-push-for-the-death-penalty/748563)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-prosecutors-push-for-the-death-penalty/748563 "2016-03-16T03:40:28Z")
Is it really just as simple as “People who like the death penalty will like me more and vote for me if I get people sentenced to death.”? That’s the only reason I can think of, since it’s inefficient and expensive. Add… --- ## [Would this 'lie' bother you or be a non-issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-lie-bother-you-or-be-a-non-issue/748809)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-lie-bother-you-or-be-a-non-issue/748809 "2016-03-15T21:22:19Z")
A while back a friend of mine, M, was contacted on FB by an old flame from high-school. They are both in their late 40s He told her that he and his wife had split up a few months prior, they had been together for 15 ye… --- ## [What makes a good manager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-manager/748883)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-manager/748883 "2016-03-15T21:05:15Z")
I am at the point in my career where I am starting to take on more managerial responsibilities. I know, there are oodles of books and websites devoted to establishing good managerial techniques, but I thought I would thr… --- ## [Question about makers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-makers/749071)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-makers/749071 "2016-03-15T20:30:12Z")
Okay, this one’s out of left field… something that I’m just tossing around in my head and would like some leads or first hand experience with such things if anyone here has had some. I launched an online pet shop in Feb… --- ## [How to deal with in-law's illness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-in-laws-illness/749084)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-in-laws-illness/749084 "2016-03-15T17:11:40Z")
My fiancee’s mom is very sick, probably terminally so. It is an extremely sad and frustrating time. I’ve tried to “be there” for my partner for anything he asks, i.e. hang out at the hospital with him, clean their hous… --- ## [Hot skin, no rash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-skin-no-rash/521449)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-skin-no-rash/521449 "2016-03-15T17:00:53Z")
I guess I’ll be giving my doctor a call tomorrow, but I’m interested if anyone has any ideas about a very weird symptom I’ve been experiencing intermittently for the last day or so. There is a spot on the top of my left … --- ## [SO got a new job. Flower advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-got-a-new-job-flower-advice/747935)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-got-a-new-job-flower-advice/747935 "2016-03-15T16:16:41Z")
My gf works in advertising. A little over a year ago she was approached by another agency, started by friends that she had worked with previously. She really wanted to work for them, but they couldn’t afford her. Well,… --- ## [Choose to know WHEN or HOW you'll die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-to-know-when-or-how-youll-die/748538)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-to-know-when-or-how-youll-die/748538 "2016-03-15T16:07:25Z")
Death appears before you and gives you a terrible choice: you will know either when or how you’ll die. You can’t know both, and you must pick one. Which do you choose? --- ## [How has Angela Merkel been able to hold on to power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-angela-merkel-been-able-to-hold-on-to-power/748191)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-angela-merkel-been-able-to-hold-on-to-power/748191 "2016-03-15T15:44:39Z")
Hi It has always intrigued me how Angela Merkel has been able to weather the current refugee crisis and withering criticism of her. Who is backing her? How has she been able to withstand such popular opposition? What wo… --- ## [Rent money and taxes - help, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-money-and-taxes-help-please/748319)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-money-and-taxes-help-please/748319 "2016-03-15T14:00:34Z")
I hope this isn’t out of line, but here goes: Brother and I opened a checking account together because we are renting out a house. I deposit the rent into this account. (some of the money is used for repairs to the ho… --- ## [Philosophy: Why aren't Existentialism and Determinism held up more as opposites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophy-why-arent-existentialism-and-determinism-held-up-more-as-opposites/748863)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophy-why-arent-existentialism-and-determinism-held-up-more-as-opposites/748863 "2016-03-15T13:43:02Z")
Forgive me if I am missing something. I am reading a book about the existentialist philosophers. Near as I can tell: Existentialism = (from Wiki = Existentialism - Wikipedia) Existentialism is a term applied to the… --- ## [Help the iPhone newbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-iphone-newbie/748778)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-iphone-newbie/748778 "2016-03-15T11:33:16Z")
I’ve had an Android phone for a few years, but decided to get an iPhone for work purposes. It’s a used iPhone 5 on Verizon. And I’ve used iPads for years, but despite this experience there are a few aspects of the phone … --- ## [Why does my lip keep trying to swell up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-lip-keep-trying-to-swell-up/749039)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-lip-keep-trying-to-swell-up/749039 "2016-03-15T05:14:08Z")
About two weeks ago I had bronchitis. I’m recovered now and my energy levels are almost back to normal. The strange thing is that the night before the fever started, both of my lips swelled up. My wife called them “duck … --- ## [Don't forget to spring forward tonight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-to-spring-forward-tonight/748742)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-to-spring-forward-tonight/748742 "2016-03-15T02:41:44Z")
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward an hour tonight. Well technically, at 2 a.m. And next week is spring! :slight\_smile: --- ## [What's the cheapest hotel you ever stayed at? Did it suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-hotel-you-ever-stayed-at-did-it-suck/39687)
**Author:** [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-hotel-you-ever-stayed-at-did-it-suck/39687 "2016-03-15T01:27:42Z")
I always see signs in the middle of nowhere for hotels at $19.99 a night and I think, Norman Bates? Has anyone stayed at an el cheapo room? My cheapest room was $39.99 in Georgia outside of Atlanta. It was a name hotel … --- ## [What are the effects of drinking too much coffee and alcohol, at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-effects-of-drinking-too-much-coffee-and-alcohol-at-the-same-time/748884)
**Author:** [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-effects-of-drinking-too-much-coffee-and-alcohol-at-the-same-time/748884 "2016-03-14T22:52:34Z")
I believe I have been in each situation separately and the effects are a bit opposite. One gives you the edge, sharpness and anxiety, the other relaxation and sleepiness. So, assuming all the liquids stay down there, wh… --- ## [I am not a fan of the term "white privilege”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-fan-of-the-term-white-privilege/747872)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-fan-of-the-term-white-privilege/747872 "2016-03-14T22:15:07Z")
The idea of “white privilege” doesn’t make any sense to me. Don’t get me wrong, I understand how the term is used and what it is supposed to mean. I think of a privilege is an unearned “leg-up” on something that an ind… --- ## [How to protect a wood floor at a party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-protect-a-wood-floor-at-a-party/748973)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-protect-a-wood-floor-at-a-party/748973 "2016-03-14T22:12:43Z")
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on protecting a wood floor. In the summer I will be having a house party for c.60-70 people. It will be both inside the house and in the back garden where I have gravel and decki… --- ## [Will non passengers ever get past airport security again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-non-passengers-ever-get-past-airport-security-again/748812)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-non-passengers-ever-get-past-airport-security-again/748812 "2016-03-14T21:40:08Z")
I was reminded of this by another thread, but I’d been thinking about it previously. Do you ever think we’ll return to the days where people were allowed to go to the gate to meet and see off passengers? Even with reduc… --- ## [Worse smell:pot smoke or cigarette smoke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-smell-pot-smoke-or-cigarette-smoke/748516)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-smell-pot-smoke-or-cigarette-smoke/748516 "2016-03-14T21:36:49Z")
I recently had the bad luck to sit on the bus next to a guy who reeked of marijuana smoke. It had me musing “Gee I kinda miss the days of sitting next to cigarette smokers, it was a lot less annoying”. So which smoke s… --- ## [Is this the better pi-day or last year's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-better-pi-day-or-last-years/748936)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-better-pi-day-or-last-years/748936 "2016-03-14T21:29:18Z")
So pi is 3.14159265359… etc. and every 3/14 is pi day. All well and good. But for better pi cred was last year, being 3/14/15 better pi, being accurate out to the 1/10,000ths digit, or is this year’s better being accura… --- ## [AI Computing For President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-computing-for-president/748757)
**Author:** [@Blackstock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackstock)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-computing-for-president/748757 "2016-03-14T21:27:48Z")
Forgive me if this sounds like a stupid idea (and feel free to point that out), but I’m proposing a form of governance based on artificially intelligent computing. The reason behind this thought, besides the imperfection… --- ## [Question for the married guys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-married-guys/748696)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-married-guys/748696 "2016-03-14T21:22:01Z")
What will your wife not let you do? Ex. My watches what I eat. I am not allowed to eat fried chicken. She also has gotten rid of the clothes of mine she hated. --- ## [Czar's Cars-Have I Got A Deal For YOU!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czars-cars-have-i-got-a-deal-for-you/748651)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czars-cars-have-i-got-a-deal-for-you/748651 "2016-03-14T20:28:35Z")
What kind of vehicle(if any) do you currently drive? What kind of vehicle(limited to current production-line only, no fantasy vehicles or designer specials) would you like to trade it in for? for me: Currently, no ve… --- ## [Full screen or window?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-or-window/748732)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-or-window/748732 "2016-03-14T20:09:09Z")
Do you prefer the Dope opened full screen or within a smaller window? What about when you randomly search? Shop? Check email? Work? Other stuff? I have a fairly large screen at home - don’t recall its size and too … --- ## [Can you still get a tab anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-still-get-a-tab-anywhere/498423)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-still-get-a-tab-anywhere/498423 "2016-03-14T19:52:20Z")
Not in the sense I usually see it, at a bar- i.e. you give them your credit card to hold until the end of the night when you pay it off. I mean a tab that a store keeps that gets paid off at a later date, i.e. payday or… --- ## [How many here doodle just to fill idle time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-here-doodle-just-to-fill-idle-time/748862)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-here-doodle-just-to-fill-idle-time/748862 "2016-03-14T17:26:16Z")
Doodle My mom used to doodle when she was put on hold (the telephone). It could be any piece of paper near the phone. She was actually pretty good and often drew the art school tests they used to print in magazines. B… --- ## [Is sex with an attractive person any different from sex with a not so attractive person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sex-with-an-attractive-person-any-different-from-sex-with-a-not-so-attractive-person/748232)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sex-with-an-attractive-person-any-different-from-sex-with-a-not-so-attractive-person/748232 "2016-03-14T14:26:55Z")
Apart from psychological factors? I understand that someone who is obese or doesn’t keep good hygiene would be a turn off for most people. Sexual pleasure is determined by things like orientation of the individual, smel… --- ## [Things that make you look old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-look-old/747889)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-look-old/747889 "2016-03-14T07:00:30Z")
Inspired by a conversation with a friend yesterday. We were calling to wish her a happy birthday. My hubby and I have similar voices, so it took her a while to understand that we were both on the line. She said: “Oh! you… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=770) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=772)