# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=826 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 827 --- ## [Evernote fans: which interface do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evernote-fans-which-interface-do-you-prefer/737286)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evernote-fans-which-interface-do-you-prefer/737286 "2015-11-11T13:47:58Z")
Hi everyone. I use Evernote quite extensively, and I’ve spent a fair amount of time setting up a system of tags and folders that works for me. I’ve noticed that the interface differs quite a bit depending on which devi… --- ## [for workers in "open" floorplans: do any of you not hate it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-workers-in-open-floorplans-do-any-of-you-not-hate-it/736543)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-workers-in-open-floorplans-do-any-of-you-not-hate-it/736543 "2015-11-11T09:53:56Z")
looks like my company has decided to get rid of cubicles and move towards a more open floorplan, with different areas set aside if you need to make a private phone call or you want to work in a “quiet room.” for some jo… --- ## ["Records Clerk" at a law office--where does one go from there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/records-clerk-at-a-law-office-where-does-one-go-from-there/735263)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/records-clerk-at-a-law-office-where-does-one-go-from-there/735263 "2015-11-11T06:28:18Z")
There’s a very good chance that next week my wife will no longer be a personal trainer but a records clerk at a law firm. (A big rich one as it happens–they have represented lots and lots of giant corporations you would … --- ## [What do you do with your passport when traveling abroad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-passport-when-traveling-abroad/737129)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-passport-when-traveling-abroad/737129 "2015-11-11T05:20:13Z")
What do you do with your important documents, such as a passport, when traveling abroad? One of my fears is that I will lose my passport or have it stolen, and then have a huge problem getting back home on time. For w… --- ## [Is sexual harassment of a minor a criminal offense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sexual-harassment-of-a-minor-a-criminal-offense/737073)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sexual-harassment-of-a-minor-a-criminal-offense/737073 "2015-11-11T03:43:43Z")
I’m dealing with a situation right now in which two teenaged girls I know, both of whom are minors, are being continually sexually harassed by a slightly older (but legally adult) male supervisor. He’s directing comments… --- ## [Women, do you like testicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-like-testicles/334745)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-like-testicles/334745 "2015-11-11T03:08:44Z")
Do you like testicles? Do you find them a sexually arousing feature? It seems to me that they are often ignored, or considered, at best, as a sort of parsley, nice but unnecessary. --- ## [You can have one of your young attributes back. Which do you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-have-one-of-your-young-attributes-back-which-do-you-choose/736932)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-have-one-of-your-young-attributes-back-which-do-you-choose/736932 "2015-11-11T02:48:49Z")
If you could get one of your younger attributes back, which would you choose? --- ## [It isn't all porn! Some nice anthro art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-isnt-all-porn-some-nice-anthro-art/736969)
**Author:** [@Bering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bering)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-isnt-all-porn-some-nice-anthro-art/736969 "2015-11-11T00:08:38Z")
Hi, well this was one of the first threads to catch my interest when looking at this site: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=631745&page=3 As a fan of anthro art but not someone who considers themsel… --- ## [Flying car or flying horse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-car-or-flying-horse/736849)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-car-or-flying-horse/736849 "2015-11-10T21:10:36Z")
To reward you for your valiant efforts in preventing the Smurf holocaust, Pallas Athena has directed Rhymer Enterprises to gift you with either a flying car or a flying horse. The flying car is technological in nature. … --- ## [Hanging oneself by accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-oneself-by-accident/737157)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-oneself-by-accident/737157 "2015-11-10T20:54:15Z")
A family member was found dead. It appears he strangled on a rope he was attaching an outdoor toy to a tree (sorry, being intentionally vague). No apparent reason for suicide. How common would you think accidental hangin… --- ## [How many employable skill sets do you possess right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-employable-skill-sets-do-you-possess-right-now/736986)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-employable-skill-sets-do-you-possess-right-now/736986 "2015-11-10T20:42:27Z")
You’re laid off work next week. There’s no open jobs in your field. What other skill sets do you have in your background? Work that you could apply for and earn a living wage? It might be harder and more unpleasant but… --- ## [I have NO idea what to get my Mom for Christmas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-no-idea-what-to-get-my-mom-for-christmas/736819)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-no-idea-what-to-get-my-mom-for-christmas/736819 "2015-11-10T18:34:50Z")
We haven’t spent Christmas together in years. Usually we do Thanksgiving together and for Christmas we just send each other cards. (We live in different states) This year, due to scheduling issues, we’re are skipping T-… --- ## [Wishing someone who doesn't celebrate a Happy \_\_\_, nice or rude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-someone-who-doesnt-celebrate-a-happy-nice-or-rude/736739)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-someone-who-doesnt-celebrate-a-happy-nice-or-rude/736739 "2015-11-10T07:35:21Z")
It is being nice or rude to wish someone who doesn’t celebrate a Happy \_\_\_\_? I’m not saying you don’t know they don’t celebrate it, or you forgot they don’t celebrate it since the ‘wisher’ specifically states, “I know y… --- ## [I'm about to try a social experiment and I need you guys to tell me if I'm crazy or not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-try-a-social-experiment-and-i-need-you-guys-to-tell-me-if-im-crazy-or-not/737096)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-try-a-social-experiment-and-i-need-you-guys-to-tell-me-if-im-crazy-or-not/737096 "2015-11-10T07:22:45Z")
My job affords me a lot of free time off (3 to 4 days a week). Which leaves me with a lot of idle time. I’ve always been given to charities at work and various animal shelters. The one thing I’ve procrastinated about fo… --- ## [Medical question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question/736531)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question/736531 "2015-11-10T03:50:53Z")
I recently had a respiratory issue where I felt like I was suffocating. I had a good volume of air going in and out measured by the Dr. who said it was a good volume even for a non smoker. I smoke. ( presently I have qui… --- ## [Stuff to do in Kauai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-to-do-in-kauai/735110)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-to-do-in-kauai/735110 "2015-11-10T02:58:21Z")
I’ll be visiting Kauai from 10/26 to 11/1. Never been there before, so I’m looking for stuff to do. I’m there on “business” to watch a launch from Barking Sands, but will have plenty of other time to do stuff. So far … --- ## [Why the hatred for furries? (aka: Can't we all just get along?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-for-furries-aka-cant-we-all-just-get-along/603255)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-for-furries-aka-cant-we-all-just-get-along/603255 "2015-11-10T02:10:50Z")
I recently had an online conversation with a friend I’ve known for a long time. He is very much of the left-wing liberal ‘can’t we all just get along ilk’ and a tireless crusader against all the ‘isms’, racism, sexism, p… --- ## [Are you still doing the "cut'n'switch" while eating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-still-doing-the-cutnswitch-while-eating/736748)
**Author:** [@Doughbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doughbag)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-still-doing-the-cutnswitch-while-eating/736748 "2015-11-10T01:54:50Z")
Something my American buddy called the "cut’n’switch"came up while we’re having dinner, after/while/during myself making fun of him for his clumsy eating habits. For some weird reason he’s only ever using one hand (in h… --- ## [Recommendations for 4K monitors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-4k-monitors/737130)
**Author:** [@Bering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bering)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-4k-monitors/737130 "2015-11-10T01:36:33Z")
Hi, I’m thinking of buying a 4K monitor for my PC, I would browse art a lot and I think it would be nice for that. This is the one I’ve been thinking of: Is there any point in waiting for a new model to be released o… --- ## [How do you carry your (expensive) phone, and has it ever been lost, stolen, or broken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-carry-your-expensive-phone-and-has-it-ever-been-lost-stolen-or-broken/736593)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-carry-your-expensive-phone-and-has-it-ever-been-lost-stolen-or-broken/736593 "2015-11-10T01:12:03Z")
Inspired by this poll thread on whether people use belt clips to carry their phones, I became curious on how many people have had their phones pickpocketed in public places, or lost them, or broken them; and how that bre… --- ## [Re Debi Thomas how does a ex-Olympian/Orthopedic surgeon become destitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-debi-thomas-how-does-a-ex-olympian-orthopedic-surgeon-become-destitute/736905)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-debi-thomas-how-does-a-ex-olympian-orthopedic-surgeon-become-destitute/736905 "2015-11-09T23:27:12Z")
Her "Go Fund Me"request story me was here. Not that she hasn’t had difficulties but a beg video to get money to get a reality show (and she landed that deal) vs going back to work as a doctor is … kind of weird. Divorc… --- ## [Recommend A Good Rock Tumbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-rock-tumbler/737034)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-rock-tumbler/737034 "2015-11-09T22:35:25Z")
Mrs. Homie has taken an interest in tumbling and polishing rocks, for creating jewelry and other assorted hobbies. I’ve a notion to buy her a tumbler for Christmas. Here’s the thing: in looking at these on Google, I see … --- ## [U.K. Dopers Lincoln or Durham](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-lincoln-or-durham/736519)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-lincoln-or-durham/736519 "2015-11-09T22:32:07Z")
We’ll be traveliling from Aberdeen south ending up in Canterbury… We only have three days. I would like to go to one of these minster towns. Any suggestions? --- ## [What is the origin of the idea of unseen causes ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-idea-of-unseen-causes/737086)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-idea-of-unseen-causes/737086 "2015-11-09T21:59:00Z")
Back in the day, in our prehistoric past, we got the idea that behind appearances were unseen forces making things happen, rather than simply experiencing things happening. Or did we ? if so, when did that happen and w… --- ## [Anyone here blurring their house on Google Maps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-blurring-their-house-on-google-maps/736805)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-blurring-their-house-on-google-maps/736805 "2015-11-09T21:50:41Z")
While checking out a friends new house on Google maps, I noticed a giant blurred thing right down the street. Google maps won’t give me a valid, stable link, but search for “674 Longwood Dr NW, Atlanta, Georgia” and go… --- ## [Where did the 1-10 scale attractiveness index originate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-1-10-scale-attractiveness-index-originate/736928)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-1-10-scale-attractiveness-index-originate/736928 "2015-11-09T20:12:44Z")
I often hear this1-10 scale used, most often by people in bars talking about their mate and date opportunities or dating histories. Also, weirdly… as crudely objectifying as this scale seems the most frequent users seem… --- ## [Memory foam mattress pads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-foam-mattress-pads/692546)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-foam-mattress-pads/692546 "2015-11-09T19:42:27Z")
I had a very hard time going to sleep last night. Heat was a factor, as well as a stomachache, but my fourteen year old mattress, which I neglected to turn regularly, was a huge problem as well. I’m seriously considerin… --- ## [Buying new car with 3 cylinder engine---is this a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-new-car-with-3-cylinder-engine-is-this-a-good-idea/736924)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-new-car-with-3-cylinder-engine-is-this-a-good-idea/736924 "2015-11-09T19:38:34Z")
I’m considering buying a small compact car: a Peugeot 208 hatchback (For Yankee Dopers: it’s a car not sold in the US, but you’d recognize it as, well, a typical cheap hatchback.) The car has a 3 cylinder engine-- 120… --- ## [Outcome of a (fictional) 1930's contract law case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-a-fictional-1930s-contract-law-case/736840)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-a-fictional-1930s-contract-law-case/736840 "2015-11-09T18:23:58Z")
I don’t know where this goes, since I want to ask a factual law question about a situation in a book. I think the law part trumps the other things, but please move if this should go somewhere else. (Very mild spoilers f… --- ## [Help me buy a coffee grinder (please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-coffee-grinder-please/736724)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-coffee-grinder-please/736724 "2015-11-09T18:14:20Z")
I want a coffee grinder because it’s more economical to make a cup of coffee using grinds then it is to use a kcup and I just got a new coffee maker as a wedding gift that does individual cups and a pot. Because I’m an … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=825) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=827)