# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=811 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 812 --- ## [Non-Christians and Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-and-christmas/739392)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-and-christmas/739392 "2015-12-13T09:06:07Z")
You knew this thread was coming:). So explain why you celebrate or don’t celebrate Christmas, what you do, and if your opinions have changed over the years. --- ## [Pepperidge Farm sues Trader Joe's over Milano cookie look-alike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepperidge-farm-sues-trader-joes-over-milano-cookie-look-alike/739623)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Jones)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepperidge-farm-sues-trader-joes-over-milano-cookie-look-alike/739623 "2015-12-13T06:45:01Z")
Trader Joe’s ‘Milano Cookie’ Prompts Lawsuit From Pepperidge Farm Citing Trademark Violations Maybe it’s just me, but I totally misunderstood the headline. I originally thought that Trader Joe’s was actually selling a c… --- ## [I have two more days to go on a 6 day antibiotic treatment. Am I contagious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-more-days-to-go-on-a-6-day-antibiotic-treatment-am-i-contagious/740253)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-more-days-to-go-on-a-6-day-antibiotic-treatment-am-i-contagious/740253 "2015-12-13T02:24:51Z")
I’m being treated for bronchitis with a z pack. Can I be around my young grandkids tomorrow? I’ll be down to one pill. I’m still coughing a lot and blowing my nose a bit, but no fever. I skipped last weekend because … --- ## [How do you juggle your work cellphone and private cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-juggle-your-work-cellphone-and-private-cellphone/739930)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-juggle-your-work-cellphone-and-private-cellphone/739930 "2015-12-12T21:09:59Z")
My office issued us all a work cellphone two years ago. Next year, they’re removing all our land-line phones at the office. Many of my co-workers always carry two phones. Their work phones and their private phones. Th… --- ## [Do you physically size people up when you meet them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-physically-size-people-up-when-you-meet-them/738808)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-physically-size-people-up-when-you-meet-them/738808 "2015-12-12T20:12:50Z")
Maybe this is more a male thing or maybe it’s just the way my brain works but when I meet or interact with new people I often size them up based on how they physically look and try to figure out if I would be able to def… --- ## [Is SAS and SPSS still the main statistical software today? Did you train with it in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sas-and-spss-still-the-main-statistical-software-today-did-you-train-with-it-in-school/740137)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sas-and-spss-still-the-main-statistical-software-today-did-you-train-with-it-in-school/740137 "2015-12-12T18:30:36Z")
I used SAS and SPSS in Statistics and both my college economics classes in the 80’s. Very powerful languages. Are they still considered the gold standard for statistics? They still using it in Macroeconomics class and … --- ## [Advice, please, on young niece being racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-on-young-niece-being-racist/740128)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-on-young-niece-being-racist/740128 "2015-12-12T18:07:38Z")
I’ve got a bit of a problem with my niece being racist. I collected my niece (who is 9) from school today, and on the way to her home we talked, an early subject of conversation brought up by her was how white skin is s… --- ## [Is it rude to go to a wedding without a gift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-go-to-a-wedding-without-a-gift/740222)
**Author:** [@Ana12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana12)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-go-to-a-wedding-without-a-gift/740222 "2015-12-12T17:52:56Z")
Hey everyone, I got married in October.:slight\_smile: We had a small (25 guests) reception dinner at a restaurant. On our wedding day we got gifts from every single person from my side, and only one gift from my wife’s … --- ## [Any affordable DVD or Blu Ray players with a USB port that accept many formats of digital video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-affordable-dvd-or-blu-ray-players-with-a-usb-port-that-accept-many-formats-of-digital-video/740248)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-affordable-dvd-or-blu-ray-players-with-a-usb-port-that-accept-many-formats-of-digital-video/740248 "2015-12-12T15:59:02Z")
I am looking for a DVD or Blu Ray (obviously Blu Ray is preferred, but not mandated). The big thing though is that it has to have a USB port that accepts a wide range of video formats. I’m under the impression a lot onl… --- ## [Things we can all agree on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-all-agree-on/740048)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-all-agree-on/740048 "2015-12-12T15:34:09Z")
Hi SD, The world seems to be full of divisiveness and disagreement about a whole range of issues. I thought it would be nice, in the spirit of the holiday season, to think of some statements or positions on which we all… --- ## [Dating-wise, are people simply pickier than they were 50 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-wise-are-people-simply-pickier-than-they-were-50-years-ago/739965)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-wise-are-people-simply-pickier-than-they-were-50-years-ago/739965 "2015-12-12T15:13:30Z")
One seemingly common impression of older generations is that 50 years ago, men and women got married a lot more easily, married someone who was “good” - better than average was considered a ‘catch’ - had more realistic e… --- ## [Gun Owners - If the 2nd Amendment was repealed, would you willingly give up your guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-owners-if-the-2nd-amendment-was-repealed-would-you-willingly-give-up-your-guns/739330)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-owners-if-the-2nd-amendment-was-repealed-would-you-willingly-give-up-your-guns/739330 "2015-12-12T14:50:28Z")
Had a Facebook discussion with a friend of mine last night, and after she equated people burning flags with people who want to “get rid of our guns!!!112!!” and then following that up with some other type of nonsense, I … --- ## [Question (Well, Three) About Dental Work I had Done.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-well-three-about-dental-work-i-had-done/740209)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-well-three-about-dental-work-i-had-done/740209 "2015-12-12T14:26:05Z")
I know you are not my dentist. I am interested in opinions of some work I had done. Perhaps someone else has experienced a similar situation and can relate their experience(s). Question 1) I recently had an old crown re… --- ## [This is an infuriating purchase quandary. What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-an-infuriating-purchase-quandary-what-would-you-do/740184)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-an-infuriating-purchase-quandary-what-would-you-do/740184 "2015-12-12T14:16:20Z")
I bought a very cheap but very good Hamilton Beach Food processor for the low, low price of $29 bucks. Great little workhorse (I grind my dog’s kibble to a powder to make it easier to mix with other ingredients to stuff … --- ## [George Washington Carver, Douglas= both smarter than Isaac Newton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washington-carver-douglas-both-smarter-than-isaac-newton/740186)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washington-carver-douglas-both-smarter-than-isaac-newton/740186 "2015-12-12T14:08:15Z")
is it fair to say George Washington Carver and Frederick Douglas are the top 2 intellects of American history its even fair to say George Washington Carver was a greater genius than Isaac Newton I say this because Carv… --- ## [What do you call your grandmother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-your-grandmother/673607)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-your-grandmother/673607 "2015-12-12T06:37:55Z")
Put this in subtle (or not so subtle) linguistic clues about your background. My grandmother, long since deceased, was always “Nana”. Never really thought about it until I was thinking about what other people call thei… --- ## [What's your biggest worry? Terrorism, Gun violence, or Police brutality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-biggest-worry-terrorism-gun-violence-or-police-brutality/739755)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-biggest-worry-terrorism-gun-violence-or-police-brutality/739755 "2015-12-12T03:30:45Z")
Poll to come… Title was the topic of a recent MSNBC poll. National poll results spoilered. --- ## [What would you think about a forum/fanclub with this "rule"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-about-a-forum-fanclub-with-this-rule/740226)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-about-a-forum-fanclub-with-this-rule/740226 "2015-12-12T02:57:01Z")
I am part of a fanclub/forum\* (not mental illness or health related at all) and one of their rules is: The above is mixed in with the normal “No swear, religious, political, flaming” rules that almost all forums have. … --- ## [Advice on Denied Medical Claim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-denied-medical-claim/740113)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-denied-medical-claim/740113 "2015-12-12T02:08:33Z")
You are not my doctor, you are not my insurance I am pregnant, and was referred to a maternal fetal medicine specialist for a first-trimester screening based on my risk factors. At the appointment, I received a single u… --- ## [If murder was legal - would you still be alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-murder-was-legal-would-you-still-be-alive/739570)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-murder-was-legal-would-you-still-be-alive/739570 "2015-12-12T02:02:00Z")
Not inspired by, as I had the idea for a while, but reminded by this thread - Legalizing murder? - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board If murder was legal, would you still be alive? Are you nice enough as a per… --- ## [good blog sites to organize my work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-blog-sites-to-organize-my-work/739304)
**Author:** [@carlowplayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlowplayer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-blog-sites-to-organize-my-work/739304 "2015-12-12T00:52:59Z")
anyone know any blog sites where i can organize over 50 files of work into folders and sub folders --- ## [Can any of the new smart bands/watches do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-of-the-new-smart-bands-watches-do-this/740136)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-of-the-new-smart-bands-watches-do-this/740136 "2015-12-12T00:28:45Z")
I haven’t looked too closely at what’s out there in the world of smart watches/bands but a fella at the Microsoft Store demo’d the Band 2 for me and it looked nice. The big Apple watches just look too gaudy to me. Anywa… --- ## [You were going to break up with your S/O, but then they suffer major misfortune.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-going-to-break-up-with-your-s-o-but-then-they-suffer-major-misfortune/739834)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-going-to-break-up-with-your-s-o-but-then-they-suffer-major-misfortune/739834 "2015-12-11T23:35:03Z")
Say you had firmly made up your mind to break up with your significant other. But the day before you were going to give them the bad news, something majorly bad unexpectedly happens to them. Maybe he or she is abruptly … --- ## [Help and thoughts about light therapy and dawn simulator alarm clocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-and-thoughts-about-light-therapy-and-dawn-simulator-alarm-clocks/740159)
**Author:** [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-and-thoughts-about-light-therapy-and-dawn-simulator-alarm-clocks/740159 "2015-12-11T23:24:18Z")
I need the help of the Dope to decide what kind of light therapy to get. Every year when the time changes, I have a god-awful time with waking up on time, and staying awake until it’s a realistic bedtime. 6 am isn’t bad… --- ## [What is the easiest and least hassle wood stain to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-and-least-hassle-wood-stain-to-use/739873)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-and-least-hassle-wood-stain-to-use/739873 "2015-12-11T22:25:52Z")
Friends have told me the new Gel stains are really easy. No mess. No drips. etc. They cost double a regular stain. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Minwax-1-qt-Mahogany-Gel-Stain-66050/100376137 http://www.homedepot.com/p/… --- ## [Any idea what happend to my android phone apps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-what-happend-to-my-android-phone-apps/740121)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-what-happend-to-my-android-phone-apps/740121 "2015-12-11T22:15:45Z")
A bunch of the icons on my phone have been replaced by copies of the same icon, which looks like a little green robot peeking out from behind … something like a black box, with reception bars at the top. Click on them an… --- ## [Are there parts of Islam that a secular humanist might agree with, morally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-parts-of-islam-that-a-secular-humanist-might-agree-with-morally/740148)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-parts-of-islam-that-a-secular-humanist-might-agree-with-morally/740148 "2015-12-11T22:00:52Z")
At a casual glance, religions like Christianity or Buddhism seem to offer compassionate moral guidance (“love your enemies”, “avoid harming living things”) that might seem compatible, or at least not entirely at odds wit… --- ## [LiveStrong bracelet. For whom do you wear it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livestrong-bracelet-for-whom-do-you-wear-it/281238)
**Author:** [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livestrong-bracelet-for-whom-do-you-wear-it/281238 "2015-12-11T21:37:59Z")
The LiveStrong bracelet is to show support for people living with and fighting cancer. Some people may wear it because it is trendy or because Lance Armstrong wears one (he is the founder of the organization after all). … --- ## [Do you open the airlock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-open-the-airlock/739852)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-open-the-airlock/739852 "2015-12-11T21:17:09Z")
“You never know true beauty until you see Earth from space, or true terror until you hear someone knocking on the space station door from outside. You look through the porthole and see an astronaut, but all your crew is … --- ## [An average person asks you out on a date.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-average-person-asks-you-out-on-a-date/740034)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-average-person-asks-you-out-on-a-date/740034 "2015-12-11T21:11:06Z")
A complete average person asks you out on a date. On a 1 to 10, they’re a 5. Average looks, education, personality. IQ is 100. Nothing particularly remarkable, unusual or different. Men, how would you respond? Women,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=810) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=812)