# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=782 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 783 --- ## [What's a Good Word for "Legitimate" Fringe Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-word-for-legitimate-fringe-science/744419)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-word-for-legitimate-fringe-science/744419 "2016-02-16T15:48:36Z")
I’m stuck for a term here. What’s a good word for a scientific idea that has gained some support among reputable specialists, but has not yet garnered widespread acceptance–or widespread out-of-hand dismissal? I’m not ta… --- ## [Is it really worth it to put salt on roads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-worth-it-to-put-salt-on-roads/746118)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-worth-it-to-put-salt-on-roads/746118 "2016-02-16T13:34:59Z")
My car does okay driving in dry snow. If it gets slushy, I skid like crazy. I have sometimes driven at the peak of a blizzard and had no issues. The next morning, after the storm is over and the roads have been treate… --- ## [That's not a survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-a-survey/745723)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-a-survey/745723 "2016-02-16T03:59:17Z")
Been getting a lot of these damn things lately in the snailmail pile. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO ANSWER OUR OPINION SURVEY. POLL FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUPPORTERS. I’m totally a pushover for any organization that wants my opin… --- ## [Looking for advice/recommendations for cat food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-recommendations-for-cat-food/746011)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-recommendations-for-cat-food/746011 "2016-02-16T01:11:45Z")
Ok, the situation is that we graduated Kittyboy from kitten food to adult food a few weeks ago. Now that we are finally at a certain comfort level having a cat in the house (after many years without pets) its time to ad… --- ## [Best (preferably low maintenance) pre-wash stain remover for laundry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-preferably-low-maintenance-pre-wash-stain-remover-for-laundry/746155)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-preferably-low-maintenance-pre-wash-stain-remover-for-laundry/746155 "2016-02-16T00:42:16Z")
If clothes have stains that have already gone through the washer and dryer cycle, is there any way to get them out? I think oxyclean says soak the clothes in oxyclean for 1-6? hours or something like that? That seems ex… --- ## [OK DC area dopers (and others who care to comment)-Do I close tomorrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dc-area-dopers-and-others-who-care-to-comment-do-i-close-tomorrow/746188)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dc-area-dopers-and-others-who-care-to-comment-do-i-close-tomorrow/746188 "2016-02-16T00:15:39Z")
I can’t base my decision on the schools or the government since they are already closed. 2-4 inches of snow predicted with possibility of ice from now until late tomorrow. The office schedule is fairly busy because of th… --- ## [Is Dewalt THE top tier brand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dewalt-the-top-tier-brand/745671)
**Author:** [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dewalt-the-top-tier-brand/745671 "2016-02-15T22:33:11Z")
I work in construction and obviously I see a lot of different contractors. Years ago, I noticed most construction guys had a lot of Milwaukee brand tools and quickly everyone switched to Dewalt brand. I rarely see anythi… --- ## [WAZE - worse than before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waze-worse-than-before/745757)
**Author:** [@Squallous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squallous)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waze-worse-than-before/745757 "2016-02-15T21:41:52Z")
If you use WAZE as a traffic/map app then I’d like your opinion, please. I think it recently (past few months) got worse at predicting arrival time. It used to give an arrival time and come heck or high water I’d arriv… --- ## [What did Beyonce do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-beyonce-do/745713)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-beyonce-do/745713 "2016-02-15T18:39:00Z")
I saw her dancing. Apparently she has disrespected the police somehow and some people are in an uproar. Some people so far appear to be Republican alarmists Rudy Giuliani and Peter King. What did she do? Do any rational… --- ## [Question about free college and sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-free-college-and-sports/745931)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-free-college-and-sports/745931 "2016-02-15T18:12:29Z")
Ok, here is a question. Their is a proposal to have free college in the US like they have in Europe. Now I have a question about how this would affect college sports and athletic scholarships. Right now parents shell o… --- ## [Cargo area of hatchbacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cargo-area-of-hatchbacks/746203)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cargo-area-of-hatchbacks/746203 "2016-02-15T17:59:38Z")
I’m an artist, and often have to transport my art work by car. My current car is a PT Cruiser and, with the back seat down I can fit a 56” x 40” painting lying flat, without having to move the front seat, and still able … --- ## [Is it disturbing that some people believe that a young boy/teen and a older woman plus sex is okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-disturbing-that-some-people-believe-that-a-young-boy-teen-and-a-older-woman-plus-sex-is-okay/745955)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-disturbing-that-some-people-believe-that-a-young-boy-teen-and-a-older-woman-plus-sex-is-okay/745955 "2016-02-15T17:36:59Z")
As opposed to the other way around? I’ve been watching The Young Turks on YouTube and it seems that you see so many of these cases where teachers get off lightly with having sex with a male student which a man would not… --- ## [Pride and Shame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-and-shame/746193)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-and-shame/746193 "2016-02-15T15:52:11Z")
In my mostly ignored thread about young Germans, the subject of pride was batted a bit. Baron Greenback made the point that pride (and presumably shame) should arise from things for which one is directly responsible. I … --- ## [Diagnosis: If a car headlight doesn't work on low-beam...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnosis-if-a-car-headlight-doesnt-work-on-low-beam/745847)
**Author:** [@birchtree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/birchtree)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnosis-if-a-car-headlight-doesnt-work-on-low-beam/745847 "2016-02-15T15:21:23Z")
If a car headlight works normally on high beam, but not on low-beam, is there a way to quickly/easily tell if the problem is: –bad headlight bulb, requiring replacement –bad fuse –bad electrical connection –other? I… --- ## [What paradigms need to change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-paradigms-need-to-change/746034)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-paradigms-need-to-change/746034 "2016-02-15T10:37:51Z")
Having gone to the basement 4 times already while doing today’s laundry, with 2 more trips to go, I got to wondering why laundry rooms generally seem to be placed in the basement or garage. Isn’t the vast majority of th… --- ## [Recommendation for a good book on English Grammar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-a-good-book-on-english-grammar/745379)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-a-good-book-on-english-grammar/745379 "2016-02-15T10:29:47Z")
I am looking for a good English grammar book. I was born in the U.S.A. and am not looking for a grammar book for ESL. On the other hand, if you want to recommend an English grammar book for ESL, that is cool too. In high… --- ## ["Old Person's Friend" - Your Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-persons-friend-your-thoughts/745665)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-persons-friend-your-thoughts/745665 "2016-02-15T03:32:04Z")
First, for the young’uns: The term refers to pneumonia. I was recently offered a vaccine for a range of bugs which can cause pneumonia. As I am in failing health, I must confess, I have reservations about getting the s… --- ## [15-year-old cat with an eating disorder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-cat-with-an-eating-disorder/746029)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-cat-with-an-eating-disorder/746029 "2016-02-15T02:06:37Z")
I have two cats, 15 and 9. The older one, Paris, has developed an eating disorder. I’ve always fed them canned food (Friskies), and they’ve both always eaten whatever flavor I’ve fed them. So I’ve always fed them a wide … --- ## [Just how hypocritical am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-hypocritical-am-i/745586)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-hypocritical-am-i/745586 "2016-02-15T00:19:52Z")
I am an agnostic, which is much like being an atheist without the annoying unholier-than-thou sanctimony. :wink: I am also a member in good standing of my parish and the parish librarian. I drive my daughter to choir… --- ## [Do any portable camping water filters filter out unwanted chemicals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-portable-camping-water-filters-filter-out-unwanted-chemicals/745992)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-portable-camping-water-filters-filter-out-unwanted-chemicals/745992 "2016-02-13T21:04:24Z")
I understand that these filters remove microbes, but what about unwanted or dangerous chemicals? Heavy metals, industrial chemicals, dirt, etc? Are there affordable and portable water filters that remove these things? D… --- ## [What are all you people texting about all the time ?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-you-people-texting-about-all-the-time/745268)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-you-people-texting-about-all-the-time/745268 "2016-02-13T20:29:14Z")
The other day I saw a woman crossing a busy grocery store parking lot holding an infant in one hand and texting with the other. To me, the risk vs. reward of this action means you should not do it. I am prepared to be p… --- ## [Did cigarette holders have any practical use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-cigarette-holders-have-any-practical-use/745891)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-cigarette-holders-have-any-practical-use/745891 "2016-02-13T20:01:32Z")
\*\*Like these. Did they do anything other than magnify the users gestures? For instance, was it to draw attention to the fact that you smoked mechanically rolled cigarettes? It doesn’t seem that roll-your-owns would work… --- ## [Well...here goes... \[Pride in How One Dresses\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-here-goes-pride-in-how-one-dresses/744910)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Thomas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Thomas)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-here-goes-pride-in-how-one-dresses/744910 "2016-02-13T18:57:19Z")
All right. Um…how do I say this? All right. I was watching the “Donna Reed Show” on YouTube. (For those of you who don’t know, the Donna Reed Show ran from 1958 to 1966.) I was simply taken aback. I was amazed at the (f… --- ## [Google to become susbscription, cost $4.95/month to use any Google service \[hypothetical\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-to-become-susbscription-cost-4-95-month-to-use-any-google-service-hypothetical/745381)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-to-become-susbscription-cost-4-95-month-to-use-any-google-service-hypothetical/745381 "2016-02-13T17:40:30Z")
If this happened, and Google was a subscription service, would you subscribe to use Google, Gmail, Youtube and everything else? --- ## [You're a frontier lawman the 1870/80s, what piece do you want to be packing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-frontier-lawman-the-1870-80s-what-piece-do-you-want-to-be-packing/745923)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-frontier-lawman-the-1870-80s-what-piece-do-you-want-to-be-packing/745923 "2016-02-13T17:16:09Z")
Pretty much as the title. You’re out in the Old West in the days of Wyatt Earp and Jesse James, on the side of law and order. Obviously you’re going to need some iron on your hip - which peacemaker available at the time … --- ## [Paging Siam Sam... Paging Siam Sam...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paging-siam-sam-paging-siam-sam/745614)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paging-siam-sam-paging-siam-sam/745614 "2016-02-13T16:04:06Z")
There is a Spanish guy, Artur Segarra, who is the prime suspect in the murder of a compatriot (David Bernat) in Thailand. Rather gruesome stuff, I understand. Artur Segarra has been in the Spanish authorities’ “most wan… --- ## [Why do you have a bare mattress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-have-a-bare-mattress/745721)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-have-a-bare-mattress/745721 "2016-02-13T10:26:29Z")
One thing I see a lot in people who post selfies and homemade videos is beds that are just a bare mattress, with either no sheets or just a crumpled up sheet for the person to wrap themselves with. I don’t understand why… --- ## [Celebrity savvy dopers - Getting a date with a male or female celebrity. What's the game plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-savvy-dopers-getting-a-date-with-a-male-or-female-celebrity-whats-the-game-plan/746002)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-savvy-dopers-getting-a-date-with-a-male-or-female-celebrity-whats-the-game-plan/746002 "2016-02-13T05:31:57Z")
This threadabout being asked out by strangers made me ponder how notable people would react to being asked out. I’m guessing that a female celebrity would be covered up with protective gatekeepers. If say, you are fairly… --- ## [Help me plan my cross-country road trip!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-my-cross-country-road-trip/744972)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-my-cross-country-road-trip/744972 "2016-02-13T05:12:30Z")
This summer, I’ll be helping a friend move, and this will involve a cross-country road trip. We’re planning to start in Durango, do a clockwise semicircle through Arizona, Nevada and Utah, drive up to Yellowstone, and t… --- ## [Your high school crush? (or "The one that got away")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-high-school-crush-or-the-one-that-got-away/291143)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-high-school-crush-or-the-one-that-got-away/291143 "2016-02-13T02:23:15Z")
In this thread on dating, folks are telling stories of romantic abuse, many of them bad experiences from high school. It got me thinking about my high school days and how I’m different now than I was then. It also got … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=781) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=783)