# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=819 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 820 --- ## [Concert Venue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-venue/738414)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-venue/738414 "2015-11-26T17:00:03Z")
I live in a small city on the coast of Lake Michigan. It is a tourist town during the summer and is dead to all but locals during the winter. However, as soon as spring arrives events pop up all over. I have a high amb… --- ## ["Singsong" voice: Affectation or Disability?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singsong-voice-affectation-or-disability/738141)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singsong-voice-affectation-or-disability/738141 "2015-11-26T15:29:26Z")
I don’t personally know anybody with that “singsong” voice–you know, like Julia Child or Eleanor Roosevelt–which makes me wonder if it isn’t a taught affectation, like the “transatlantic” accent kids used to learn in fin… --- ## [Collecting spousal Social Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collecting-spousal-social-security/738352)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collecting-spousal-social-security/738352 "2015-11-26T15:13:25Z")
As I understand it, my spouse can collect either (A) their own SS, or (B) one half of my SS (during my lifetime) or © 100% of my SS after I die. I also know that the age at which one starts collecting determines the act… --- ## [How you get along with your parents as a function of their gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-you-get-along-with-your-parents-as-a-function-of-their-gender/738359)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-you-get-along-with-your-parents-as-a-function-of-their-gender/738359 "2015-11-26T14:46:31Z")
Generally, do you get along better with your parent of the same or opposite gender? If there is a difference, it would be appreciated if you were willing to share the reason(s). If they’re dead, please answer according… --- ## [Fun, funny gifts - recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-funny-gifts-recommendations/738585)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-funny-gifts-recommendations/738585 "2015-11-26T14:01:21Z")
Last year I gave some family members a fun, funny gift that went over pretty well. If you haven’t heard of Poo Pourri, look it up on YouTube. This gift went over really well on Christmas morning. I’m looking for anoth… --- ## [If you legally murdered somebody...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-legally-murdered-somebody/738548)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-legally-murdered-somebody/738548 "2015-11-26T13:38:18Z")
You attempted to commit murder, but the target survives. To protect the target, they are declared legally dead for their own safety and are given a new identity. If you are then charged with the crime, would you be charg… --- ## [Which is the more welcome house guest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-more-welcome-house-guest/738509)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-more-welcome-house-guest/738509 "2015-11-26T13:07:24Z")
You have a house guest coming to town for a week. You like this person and don’t want to burn any bridges. If you had to choose between these two personalities, which would you find easier to handle? The person who … --- ## [Do you care when "payday" is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-when-payday-is/738274)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-when-payday-is/738274 "2015-11-26T10:07:07Z")
For anybody who is in regular work, and has been receiving regular wages for a while, always paid on the same day of the week/month do you make life decisions based on when “payday” is? Personally I can’t understand the … --- ## [Who has used/purchased a Roomba?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-used-purchased-a-roomba/738460)
**Author:** [@windin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/windin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-used-purchased-a-roomba/738460 "2015-11-26T09:17:43Z")
I’m looking at a gently used Roomba iRobot 560. PCmag article and review is dated from 2007. So its pretty old. Seller is asking $120, I’m thinking $60. Asking seller about how long since its been charged/used to try to … --- ## [How would you organize these computer files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-organize-these-computer-files/738580)
**Author:** [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-organize-these-computer-files/738580 "2015-11-26T06:16:04Z")
My office is working on streamlining our sales and new client intake process, and part of the issue we’re running into is how to manage the dozens of files that are involved. For example, just the first meeting with a c… --- ## [Full-timers: fewer hours or fewer days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-timers-fewer-hours-or-fewer-days/738017)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-timers-fewer-hours-or-fewer-days/738017 "2015-11-26T01:05:36Z")
I guess part-timers can answer in the hypothetical :slight\_smile: Let’s say, by the deus ex machina of your choice, that your boss has decided in his or her benevolence that you guys have been working too hard, and you … --- ## [AVIS refuses to accept Israeli documents for rental. Lawsuit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avis-refuses-to-accept-israeli-documents-for-rental-lawsuit/738306)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avis-refuses-to-accept-israeli-documents-for-rental-lawsuit/738306 "2015-11-25T22:44:00Z")
Shamoura Welch-Robinson, manager at an Avis rent a car in NYC, refused to accept an Israeli drivers license as an ID so customer Dov Bergwerk could rent a car. Could this be grounds for a lawsuit? --- ## [The "everyone does it" logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-everyone-does-it-logic/738298)
**Author:** [@Kimbosquee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimbosquee)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-everyone-does-it-logic/738298 "2015-11-25T21:11:55Z")
Am I the only one who either finds it funny or shakes my head when people who should be speaking for themselves say some variation of “everyone does it”? Way too many people apply their own thoughts, beliefs, and behavio… --- ## [Should I tell my employer that a co-worker is leaving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-my-employer-that-a-co-worker-is-leaving/738496)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-my-employer-that-a-co-worker-is-leaving/738496 "2015-11-25T19:52:05Z")
I have recently been told by a colleague, that a coworker of ours has accepted a position with a company, that is a direct-client of ours. The coworker knows they will be leaving after the holidays, but in an effort to r… --- ## [Are most people in public strangers to each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-people-in-public-strangers-to-each-other/738497)
**Author:** [@unsub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unsub)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-people-in-public-strangers-to-each-other/738497 "2015-11-25T18:12:14Z")
People at the grocery store, on the bus, on the sidewalk waiting for the walk sign, at the movie theater, at a music concert, etc… If they are are not talking to each other and ignore each other, can you assume they don… --- ## [Any experience with OrangeTheory Fitness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-orangetheory-fitness/734665)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-orangetheory-fitness/734665 "2015-11-25T17:18:20Z")
I’m a couch potato, and I’m tired of being a couch potato. Problem is, unless something is really close to my house, I don’t go. Also, I need some motivation (like, other people) to keep me going. I’ve tried exercising i… --- ## [Looking at getting a new desktop - which brand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-getting-a-new-desktop-which-brand/723894)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-getting-a-new-desktop-which-brand/723894 "2015-11-25T16:03:32Z")
My last two desktop computers, both from Velocity Micro, picked up this irritating “feature” of shutting down on me - well, one just shuts down entirely, and the other locks up - after a seemingly random amount of time d… --- ## [Is Rebuildinga car Engine Worth It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rebuildinga-car-engine-worth-it/738449)
**Author:** [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rebuildinga-car-engine-worth-it/738449 "2015-11-25T15:35:59Z")
Suppose i have a car that i wish to keep. I decide to buy a junkyard engine, rebuild it, and keep it-when the present engine conks out, I drop my rebuilt engine into it-so i have a new car. My question: any junkyard en… --- ## [What's your favorite type of non-mainstream woo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-type-of-non-mainstream-woo/738465)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-type-of-non-mainstream-woo/738465 "2015-11-25T14:39:16Z")
“Non-mainstream” is a purposeful distinction. The wonderful “cosmic hierarchy” thread (and its sister threads in the Pit) have gotten me thinking, fondly, about my favorite types of woo. The stuff above is funny and al… --- ## [I finally got fed up with clickbait headlines. You won't believe what happens next!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-got-fed-up-with-clickbait-headlines-you-wont-believe-what-happens-next/738471)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-got-fed-up-with-clickbait-headlines-you-wont-believe-what-happens-next/738471 "2015-11-25T08:11:07Z")
This is brief. I absolutely revile click bait headlines. Not only because they are such blatantly obvious attempts at overselling the content within a link, but also that people are still stupid enough to click on them… --- ## [Have you switched from Spireva to Incruse Ellipta ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-switched-from-spireva-to-incruse-ellipta/737940)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-switched-from-spireva-to-incruse-ellipta/737940 "2015-11-25T07:24:07Z")
My insurance company wants to force a switch from Spireva to Incruse Ellipta . Have you experienced anything reportable? How did your co-pay compare? Just curious. --- ## [Ladies: opinions on "manscaping"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-opinions-on-manscaping/738328)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-opinions-on-manscaping/738328 "2015-11-25T05:50:48Z")
I know it’s typically expected for women to clean up their pubic area as guys usually don’t want to encounter a jungle down there. But as a guy, I never thought if the same was true for us. My recent lady friend made a c… --- ## [What do you think of Bull-fighting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-bull-fighting/736753)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-bull-fighting/736753 "2015-11-25T03:54:31Z")
I was going to put this thread in GD but it occurred to me that the practise may be so indefensible that there might not be any posters here to defend it. So, since I’m still curious, I thought I’d do a poll. Just sele… --- ## [Not sure if I understand metaphor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-understand-metaphor/738291)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-understand-metaphor/738291 "2015-11-25T02:14:17Z")
I am not so sure I properly understand metaphors. An example might be; I might use an example of a primitive tribe sitting around a campfire and telling stories to illustrate a point about how modern man socializes. Or… --- ## [Password managers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-managers/738484)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-managers/738484 "2015-11-25T01:11:35Z")
How do they work? Can one give a password manager a test run? Can I try using it for SDMB and then back out or add the remainder of my password requirements later? Persons suggest password managers here from time to time… --- ## [Do you hand wash dishes daily or let them pile up for the dishwasher (appliance)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hand-wash-dishes-daily-or-let-them-pile-up-for-the-dishwasher-appliance/738329)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hand-wash-dishes-daily-or-let-them-pile-up-for-the-dishwasher-appliance/738329 "2015-11-24T23:04:12Z")
Family size plays a part in this. My family had a load of dishes every night in the dishwasher. Two teen girls go through them. :slight\_smile: They are grown and its just my wife and I. We experimented with letting the… --- ## [Cosmic Thinker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmic-thinker/738282)
**Author:** [@ebuc76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ebuc76)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmic-thinker/738282 "2015-11-24T22:03:31Z")
R. Bucky Fuller recommended always starting with the whole, that way, all parts are and none are left out. "U"niverse is my most inclusive( wholostic ) terminology ergo; …1a macro-infinite non-occupied space( embraces… --- ## [Math Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question/738431)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question/738431 "2015-11-24T21:47:32Z")
A math question. I know that math can only give us what we feed it. My question is about building the needed information that needs to be calculated, not missing any steps or at least approximating how far a missing piec… --- ## [Stepparents: What if you disagree about parenting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stepparents-what-if-you-disagree-about-parenting/738389)
**Author:** [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stepparents-what-if-you-disagree-about-parenting/738389 "2015-11-24T19:39:19Z")
Have any of you current/former stepparents ever entered a relationship where you disagreed about the way your partner parented his/her kid? Like different attitudes on discipline? I assume that as a stepparent, you have … --- ## [Can Islam really make inroads in the West (or East Asia)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-islam-really-make-inroads-in-the-west-or-east-asia/738173)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-islam-really-make-inroads-in-the-west-or-east-asia/738173 "2015-11-24T19:29:15Z")
Lately, I’ve been watching some talks by imams on YouTube. It is really fascinating, and they are often great public speakers. It reveals a side of Islam that most Westerners don’t think about very often: the daily wisdo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=818) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=820)