# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=833 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 834 --- ## [Does Germaine Greer's non-acceptance of trans women damage her historic legacy as Feminist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-germaine-greers-non-acceptance-of-trans-women-damage-her-historic-legacy-as-feminist/735693)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-germaine-greers-non-acceptance-of-trans-women-damage-her-historic-legacy-as-feminist/735693 "2015-10-27T22:11:46Z")
Re this interview I was just wondering how this would pan out. Will this attitude mar her historic legacy as a pioneering feminist? Germaine Greer: Transgender women are ‘not women’ Germaine Greer will not give Cardiff… --- ## [Soaking boots in water to break them in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soaking-boots-in-water-to-break-them-in/735701)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soaking-boots-in-water-to-break-them-in/735701 "2015-10-27T21:33:40Z")
I read online that to break in new boots you should soak them in water then wear them until they are dry. I called a company that makes boots and they said not to do it, that it would take weeks for them to dry. Do you t… --- ## [A philosophical dilemma - is it worth the pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-philosophical-dilemma-is-it-worth-the-pain/735758)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-philosophical-dilemma-is-it-worth-the-pain/735758 "2015-10-27T20:14:16Z")
Has anyone seen the Ben Affleck movie Paycheck? It’s been many years, so I can’t remember the exact details, but the gist of the plot is that his character is contracted to carry out certain jobs, and then he is injected… --- ## [Ganja for Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ganja-for-canada/735328)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ganja-for-canada/735328 "2015-10-27T17:27:03Z")
So, the Liberal Party got a majority in Parliament. Its website says: “We will legalize, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana.” The restrictions appear to be limited to: “create new, stronger laws to punish more … --- ## [Part time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/part-time/735872)
**Author:** [@Kissygirlmd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kissygirlmd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/part-time/735872 "2015-10-27T16:56:07Z")
Hi in Maryland are you eligible for unemploynent if your employer closes every year and reopens in late winter. (Part time employees) --- ## [Remember those black balls floated on a reservoir?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-those-black-balls-floated-on-a-reservoir/735782)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-those-black-balls-floated-on-a-reservoir/735782 "2015-10-27T15:10:50Z")
To cut evaporation? Here’s a much more sensible solution: float solar panels instead. --- ## [Mystery Halloween treat on my doorstep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-halloween-treat-on-my-doorstep/735802)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-halloween-treat-on-my-doorstep/735802 "2015-10-27T14:16:41Z")
And no, it was not in a flaming brown paper bag :dubious::stuck\_out\_tongue: On my way out the door to work this morning there was a mason jar stuffed with, well I don’t know exactly as I was in a rush, but it looked lik… --- ## [Thoughts while being temporarily deaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-while-being-temporarily-deaf/735794)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-while-being-temporarily-deaf/735794 "2015-10-27T13:43:42Z")
At least I hope it’s temporary. Last week I developed acute inner ear infections. I’m being treated by doctors, but I’ll leave out those details and just talk about what I’m experiencing while being significantly deaf … --- ## [Obama Determined to provoke China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-determined-to-provoke-china/734711)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-determined-to-provoke-china/734711 "2015-10-27T13:10:55Z")
The US Navy will send ships to sail within 12 miles of the Spratley islands (now rebuilt and claimed by China). Isn’t this a bit risky? China’s claims to the islands date back to Imperial times, and nobody else wants th… --- ## [Farthest you've ever driven without seeing another car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farthest-youve-ever-driven-without-seeing-another-car/735293)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farthest-youve-ever-driven-without-seeing-another-car/735293 "2015-10-27T12:46:41Z")
What is the farthest you have ever driven without seeing another car? I would say about 50 miles. I once had to work very late on a holiday in a town 50 miles away from me. Nothing like having the interstate to your s… --- ## [Headaches and neck pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headaches-and-neck-pain/728731)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headaches-and-neck-pain/728731 "2015-08-24T20:12:21Z")
I have a physical scheduled in two weeks, so I will be getting a doctor’s opinion. But I was wondering if anyone had ideas what might be going on with me. For about a month now I’ve been having chronic neck pain. It fee… --- ## [Women, talk to me about your bra habits please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-talk-to-me-about-your-bra-habits-please/735233)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-talk-to-me-about-your-bra-habits-please/735233 "2015-10-27T04:45:51Z")
In this thread, a couple people mentioned how women wearing bras while having sex pulled them out of the movie. This surprised me, as I usually keep my bra on while having sex. Along those lines: my friend told me that… --- ## [Alarm app with MP3 feature ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alarm-app-with-mp3-feature/735834)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alarm-app-with-mp3-feature/735834 "2015-10-27T00:43:25Z")
Since changing to Windows 10, I have been completely unable to find a free alarm app that will let me wake up to a selected MP3 file. Many of them say they will, but in the end it turns out that they wake me to whatever… --- ## [Thinking about space heaters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-space-heaters/735446)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-space-heaters/735446 "2015-10-27T00:33:17Z")
I’ve been living in my apartment for a very long time. It has two heating units measuring about 8"x17". The one in my bedroom is just fine for that small space, but the one in my living room has to heat the entire rest o… --- ## [Resume Help – Consulting Company vs Client](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-help-consulting-company-vs-client/735824)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-help-consulting-company-vs-client/735824 "2015-10-26T23:26:28Z")
So I’m an employee of BillyBobConsuting and I’m working at GreatBigCompany. How do I put that on my resume? Do I put: Or do I put --- ## [If there was ever a story where we're only getting one side, this is it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-was-ever-a-story-where-were-only-getting-one-side-this-is-it/735772)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-was-ever-a-story-where-were-only-getting-one-side-this-is-it/735772 "2015-10-26T23:15:34Z")
This was posted on a thread on a mostly-women board I post on, and I know I’m going to kick up a poostorm by saying that not only is a tiny percentage of the article about this woman’s messy divorce, we’re only getting h… --- ## [Tax Question: one-time capital gain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-one-time-capital-gain/735796)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-one-time-capital-gain/735796 "2015-10-26T22:34:27Z")
I took a one-time capital gain in September, and I would prefer to not pay a tax penalty. I’ve never filed quarterly, but with the gain, I’m not going to have 90% of my tax liability paid, and I’m not going to be able t… --- ## [What's the deal with my building on Holloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-my-building-on-holloween/735793)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-my-building-on-holloween/735793 "2015-10-26T21:42:52Z")
I live in what seems to be a normal neighborhood, though it has more multi-family apartment/condo buildings than single family homes. There seem to be plenty of kids around. Yet in 10 years, not once has a kid rang my … --- ## ["Correct" pronounciations that people have given up on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronounciations-that-people-have-given-up-on/734246)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronounciations-that-people-have-given-up-on/734246 "2015-10-26T21:29:46Z")
There’s a German supermarket chain called Lidl that has steadily increased its UK presence. Pretty much every Brit I’ve heard pronounces it “Liddle”. Before I knew how to pronounce it I went with “Lye-doul”. After they s… --- ## [What if Fidel Castro had been assissinated way back then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-fidel-castro-had-been-assissinated-way-back-then/735557)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-fidel-castro-had-been-assissinated-way-back-then/735557 "2015-10-26T21:01:49Z")
Purely speculative question that I thought of while reading this current thread about Kennedy assassination theories. What would have happened if one of those attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro had been successful? R… --- ## [Hearing loss, hearing aids, and home entertainment sound systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-loss-hearing-aids-and-home-entertainment-sound-systems/735747)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-loss-hearing-aids-and-home-entertainment-sound-systems/735747 "2015-10-26T20:51:07Z")
If you or somebody you know has some good advice about how to make home electronics work better for somebody with a significant hearing loss, help us out? Mrs. Napier has typical age related loss and tinnitus for being … --- ## [Considering moving from a big bank to a credit union...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-moving-from-a-big-bank-to-a-credit-union/735607)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-moving-from-a-big-bank-to-a-credit-union/735607 "2015-10-26T15:57:45Z")
So I’ve been banking with Chase for a good number of years now, and I have no real complaints. However, I recently opened a second account with a credit union for the sole purpose of using with PayPal, since obviously t… --- ## [Frame the tattoo of a dead loved one!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frame-the-tattoo-of-a-dead-loved-one/734408)
**Author:** [@TheSpeculationElucidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSpeculationElucidation)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frame-the-tattoo-of-a-dead-loved-one/734408 "2015-10-26T13:14:49Z")
The National Association for the Preservation of Skin Art (NAPSA) can remove, sanitize, and frame the tattooed skin of your dead loved one. “NAPSA is a nonprofit membership association of like-minded tattoo artists and … --- ## [Should I be pissed at my girlfriend over this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-pissed-at-my-girlfriend-over-this/291080)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-pissed-at-my-girlfriend-over-this/291080 "2015-10-26T12:19:03Z")
I wanted (and still do) to go to New York to see the Gates in Central Park. On Wed I asked my girlfriend if she wanted to go to New York with me on Sunday (today). I didn’t tell her what I had planned just seeing an off … --- ## [Would you believe someone that told you they had traveled 5 years into the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-believe-someone-that-told-you-they-had-traveled-5-years-into-the-future/735260)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-believe-someone-that-told-you-they-had-traveled-5-years-into-the-future/735260 "2015-10-26T04:33:23Z")
How skeptical are you? How much convincing would it take for one of your friends to tell you that they had traveled 5 years into the future, that somehow they universe let them replace their current body with their past… --- ## [Okay, now think of a city in San Francisco other than San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-think-of-a-city-in-san-francisco-other-than-san-francisco/734452)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-think-of-a-city-in-san-francisco-other-than-san-francisco/734452 "2015-10-26T03:17:47Z")
:smiley: --- ## [Left eye vision fine, don't bother correcting the right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-eye-vision-fine-dont-bother-correcting-the-right/637044)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-eye-vision-fine-dont-bother-correcting-the-right/637044 "2015-10-26T03:13:00Z")
This doesn’t sound right to me, but I’m hoping someone with more ophthalmic knowledge can ring in on this one. I was talking to a work friend the other day due to my excitement over finding cheap Rx glasses that I ordere… --- ## [How Much To Move Israel-Lock, Stock, and New temple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-move-israel-lock-stock-and-new-temple/735350)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-move-israel-lock-stock-and-new-temple/735350 "2015-10-25T18:19:37Z")
Israel will never have peace, as long as it has the Palestinians for neighbors. So, suppose we purchase a nice swath of central Australia (land is cheap). We disassemble all of the holy sites, places, and buildings, and … --- ## [War on drugs...at a profit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-drugs-at-a-profit/735577)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-drugs-at-a-profit/735577 "2015-10-25T14:05:25Z")
Ok so we have several states where marijuana is legally sold and distributed. As I understand it, most confiscated drugs are destroyed. Why not come up with a mechanism by which when law enforcement seizes a shipment o… --- ## [Did I already kill this ant colony??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-already-kill-this-ant-colony/735524)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-already-kill-this-ant-colony/735524 "2015-10-25T13:55:06Z")
Had a problem with persistently returning ants, so I bought some Raid ant gel. The box, and everything I read online, seemed to indicate that it would be at least two weeks before the colony was killed–IF the colony was … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=832) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=834)