# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=825 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 826 --- ## [Hey, guys! (Gender neutral? Or insensitive overly assumptive sexism of the patriarchy?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-guys-gender-neutral-or-insensitive-overly-assumptive-sexism-of-the-patriarchy/737331)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-guys-gender-neutral-or-insensitive-overly-assumptive-sexism-of-the-patriarchy/737331 "2015-11-12T23:56:36Z")
“Hey guys!” I have often used this term when addressing mixed-gender groups in various settings ranging from when I waited on tables as a teenager through business presentations, speeches, in-person gatherings like Fant… --- ## [What is the law for putting an invoice on someones front door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-law-for-putting-an-invoice-on-someones-front-door/735818)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-law-for-putting-an-invoice-on-someones-front-door/735818 "2015-11-12T23:54:25Z")
I’ve got this lady who is trying to scam me out of a service that I provided at her house that she’s renting. In my gut, I know that she planned to scam me from the beginning. I’ve been e-mail invoices, and finally tap… --- ## [Do you feel accepted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-accepted/736873)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-accepted/736873 "2015-11-12T22:39:43Z")
Do you feel that the people you interact with regularly accept you for who and what you are? Speaking for myself, I do feel accepted, but I am always afraid of being rejected by anyone I am meeting for the first time. T… --- ## [Amazon Dash Button](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-dash-button/737351)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-dash-button/737351 "2015-11-12T22:09:51Z")
I just stumbled upon this thing on the Amazon site. Amazon Dash Button. Buy a branded button for $5. Program your button. Place your button. Push button and it re-orders whatever you’d programmed it to re-order without … --- ## [Do you think it's alright...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-its-alright/737390)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-its-alright/737390 "2015-11-12T21:55:53Z")
…to leave the boy with Uncle Ernie? --- ## [ER folks - what to think? (some RO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/er-folks-what-to-think-some-ro/737293)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/er-folks-what-to-think-some-ro/737293 "2015-11-12T19:56:39Z")
My friend told this story yesterday. Her mom wasn’t feeling well over the weekend a few weeks ago but her husband thought she looked OK and so she didn’t seek help. A couple of days later (I think) she said no, somethi… --- ## [Turkish Angora](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-angora/737272)
**Author:** [@tacos4all](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacos4all)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-angora/737272 "2015-11-12T19:23:05Z")
I have a 3 year old White Angora with amber eyes, named Simon. He is just the most beautiful cat . Does anyone else own this breed and admire it as much as I do? Care to share thoughts,experiences? --- ## [Amazon Echo ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-echo/737338)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-echo/737338 "2015-11-12T16:51:20Z")
Anyone have this? Do you use it enough to warrant its cost? --- ## [Free online counseling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-online-counseling/737304)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-online-counseling/737304 "2015-11-12T16:43:58Z")
As I interact more and more with people online, I occasionally find people who really should be talking to a professional and I’m often at a loss as to what to say. Does anyone know of any free, reputable counseling ser… --- ## [Women, seducer or seducee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-seducer-or-seducee/737199)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-seducer-or-seducee/737199 "2015-11-12T16:42:54Z")
Women, do you get more turned on seducing a man or being seduced. I know at any given time it can work either way but just generally speaking. I have never been what I consider a great seducer but I have been somewhat su… --- ## [Going to Atlanta for three days; what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-atlanta-for-three-days-what-to-do/736851)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-atlanta-for-three-days-what-to-do/736851 "2015-11-12T16:26:19Z")
I will be in Atlanta in December for a training. Then we have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to have some fun. Friday has been reserved for the Aquarium and for the World of Coke. Thursday afternoon we want to go shooting. … --- ## [Is there a generic test to screen for autoimmune disorders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-generic-test-to-screen-for-autoimmune-disorders/737226)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-generic-test-to-screen-for-autoimmune-disorders/737226 "2015-11-12T16:20:44Z")
Since there are 100+ autoimmune diseases, is there any kind of screening test that a Dr can perform that will say ‘yeah there might be an autoimmune disease here, lets investigate further’? If so, what is that called? I’… --- ## [Who here has visited Dubai as a tourist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-visited-dubai-as-a-tourist/736722)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-visited-dubai-as-a-tourist/736722 "2015-11-12T15:28:14Z")
My husband mentioned last night that he’d like us to go for a vacation in Dubai. While it makes sense financially with the way the Canadian dollar converts to their currency and it would be really interesting to see a … --- ## [How many posts per day do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-per-day-do-you-have/736768)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-per-day-do-you-have/736768 "2015-11-12T12:02:58Z")
Visit your profile and click on “statistics”… 3.66 here. --- ## [Survey for people with a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-people-with-a-bachelors-degree-and-a-masters-degree/737069)
**Author:** [@brahmsacademic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brahmsacademic)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-people-with-a-bachelors-degree-and-a-masters-degree/737069 "2015-11-12T10:54:37Z")
How old were you, in years and months, when you got those degrees? --- ## [Why haven't FedEx, UPS, et al reworked their system for home deliveries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-fedex-ups-et-al-reworked-their-system-for-home-deliveries/736997)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-fedex-ups-et-al-reworked-their-system-for-home-deliveries/736997 "2015-11-12T09:42:47Z")
I just started a temporary work assignment on the other side of the country. Since it’s 4 months long, I wanted to bring more of my belongings than I could fit on the plane, so I packed 2 boxes and FedExed them to the a… --- ## [If a loved one was dying, would you want to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-loved-one-was-dying-would-you-want-to-know/737000)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-loved-one-was-dying-would-you-want-to-know/737000 "2015-11-12T09:35:30Z")
My aunt’s currently in the process of dying from cancer. I’ve known for a long time that she was very sick, but until last month, it seemed like she had a fair chance of beating it. Now it turns out that a year ago, she… --- ## [Did mental illness in your family or your partner's family influence your decision to have children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mental-illness-in-your-family-or-your-partners-family-influence-your-decision-to-have-children/647335)
**Author:** [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mental-illness-in-your-family-or-your-partners-family-influence-your-decision-to-have-children/647335 "2015-11-12T08:13:20Z")
Last year when I turned 30, I decided that I was pretty dead set against having kids and started to think seriously about getting my tubes tied, but I wanted to give myself a year to consider the pros and cons of it. I’m… --- ## [Why has my scar suddenly started twinging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-my-scar-suddenly-started-twinging/737246)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-my-scar-suddenly-started-twinging/737246 "2015-11-12T03:41:53Z")
About 50 years ago I was burned on the knee with boiling undiluted tomato soup. The burn was never properly treated and I have a lumpy scar about 1x3. Lately it has started twinging; sort of like a rubber band snapping u… --- ## [Cat losing weight... What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-losing-weight-what-would-you-do/737232)
**Author:** [@Cheerful\_Pessimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheerful_Pessimist)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-losing-weight-what-would-you-do/737232 "2015-11-12T03:04:35Z")
In early 2005, I rescued two sibling cats from an awful cat shelter. They were feral, and it took them almost a year to become social with me and my husband. Now, they are pretty great kitties, each with his/her own li… --- ## [Medicare supplements-this was supposed to be EASY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-supplements-this-was-supposed-to-be-easy/737209)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-supplements-this-was-supposed-to-be-easy/737209 "2015-11-12T02:49:35Z")
When you’re a kid, you think, man, when I get old, I’ll get free medical. Nay nay-it’s horribly confusing AND CERTAINLY NOT FREE! So I got Medicare the first year, then part B and drug coverage the second. All $$$. Now … --- ## [Crucifixion of Christ (for kids)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crucifixion-of-christ-for-kids/737014)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crucifixion-of-christ-for-kids/737014 "2015-11-12T00:18:43Z")
Hi SD, How do young Christians react when they first see or experience the story of the Crucifixion? I know I would be a little scared of or freaked out by any depiction of a torturous or agonizing death if I were a chi… --- ## [The end of oil is around the corner, what next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-oil-is-around-the-corner-what-next/726256)
**Author:** [@tooldtocare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tooldtocare)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-oil-is-around-the-corner-what-next/726256 "2015-11-11T22:33:53Z")
The end of the Fossil Fuel era is upon us so what are we going to do next-? Energy information Administration Official Energy Statistics from the US government http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/forecasting.html The above re… --- ## [Pre-Poll Opinion Gathering: Who's your favorite "talking head"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-opinion-gathering-whos-your-favorite-talking-head/737292)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-opinion-gathering-whos-your-favorite-talking-head/737292 "2015-11-11T18:05:11Z")
I don’t know about you but I miss the days of Tom Brokaw. He was the last of the “trustworthy” news commentators for me. Before that there were quite a few including Cronkite, Sevareid and maybe even Rather. But I’d lik… --- ## [RboxTV: streaming TV service. Legal? Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rboxtv-streaming-tv-service-legal-good/737060)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rboxtv-streaming-tv-service-legal-good/737060 "2015-11-11T17:28:58Z")
(Mods: I considered putting this in CS also. Please move there if you think that’s where it should be.) I just saw something at an exhibition called RBoxTV. It’s a streaming service for your TV. Do you remember an ol… --- ## [Can shampoo be used as soap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-shampoo-be-used-as-soap/736733)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-shampoo-be-used-as-soap/736733 "2015-11-11T17:14:21Z")
I finished moving last weekend, and after an exhausting day I wanted to take a shower in my new home. I couldn’t find the soap and only had shampoo available. Being so tired, I didn’t want to go to the store so told my… --- ## [Apple has no pipeline--except maybe cars, and that could be big](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-has-no-pipeline-except-maybe-cars-and-that-could-be-big/736848)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-has-no-pipeline-except-maybe-cars-and-that-could-be-big/736848 "2015-11-11T17:00:28Z")
OK, there are a couple things I’d like to discuss based on this Quora article (mainly the top answer): The first is this opinion of mine: Apple doesn’t have a pipeline now except for maybe an entry into the automobile… --- ## [Should the military raise money by selling names of bases and ships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-military-raise-money-by-selling-names-of-bases-and-ships/737195)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-military-raise-money-by-selling-names-of-bases-and-ships/737195 "2015-11-11T16:07:39Z")
Why not Camp Chrysler? Fort Ford? The USS Peter Paul Mounds Bar? I think it’d be fun! --- ## [How long does it take you to shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-shower/737123)
**Author:** [@LegsAkimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegsAkimbo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-shower/737123 "2015-11-11T15:43:39Z")
Just to shower to clean off after a normal non-vigorous day. Not shampooing, nor any other activities you are probably thinking about doing in the shower. From the time you go in till you come out, dried and dressed (or … --- ## [Is the English 'You' a formal or informal way of address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-english-you-a-formal-or-informal-way-of-address/736474)
**Author:** [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-english-you-a-formal-or-informal-way-of-address/736474 "2015-11-11T15:14:16Z")
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