# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=837 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 838 --- ## [A few questions about the crocodile math problem that made the Scottish kids cry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-crocodile-math-problem-that-made-the-scottish-kids-cry/734219)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-crocodile-math-problem-that-made-the-scottish-kids-cry/734219 "2015-10-12T21:02:38Z")
Problem here I’m OK with solving for time and distance variables, but I think I’d cry just like the Scottish kids if faced with a problem like this. I get that this is probably some simple calculus equation that math m… --- ## [Princess Cays, Bahamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-cays-bahamas/734478)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-cays-bahamas/734478 "2015-10-12T20:56:50Z")
Some may think I’m ridiculous, but do any of the cruising SDopers who have been to Princess Cays Island know if the area allotted for swimming is cordoned off? It’s been a long time since I’ve been there, but it seemed … --- ## [Human Intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-intelligence/734462)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-intelligence/734462 "2015-10-12T20:15:44Z")
MODS…not sure where to place this question…GQ, IMHO, or GD. Not looking for woo BS, but looking for comments from the SDMB community… http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/is-stephen-hawking-right-about-hostile-alie… --- ## [Is it cyberviolence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-cyberviolence/734352)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-cyberviolence/734352 "2015-10-12T17:29:22Z")
Matt Forney has definitely been guilty of much hate speech against women and transgender people. He wrote an article called “The Case Against Female Self-Esteem”. I would never justify that. Yet the threats he has got… --- ## [The great decline of eBay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-decline-of-ebay/733572)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-decline-of-ebay/733572 "2015-10-12T17:13:40Z")
Why has eBay lost so many sales over the past few years? I know part of it is because they don’t treat sellers well. When I do look on eBay to buy something, I can tell that most of the sellers are either selling count… --- ## [So when would you say is it really "winter"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-would-you-say-is-it-really-winter/734125)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-would-you-say-is-it-really-winter/734125 "2015-10-12T15:49:05Z")
Here in Kansas City we can have snow from October until April. However its quite rare to have those snows. Really, truly we can have a kind of “fallish” weather lasting well into November and often “springish” weather st… --- ## [If someone gets a tattoo to honor you, are you honored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-gets-a-tattoo-to-honor-you-are-you-honored/734286)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-gets-a-tattoo-to-honor-you-are-you-honored/734286 "2015-10-12T15:40:02Z")
This thread was inspired by one of my FB friends who just got a tattoo to honor his late grandmother. Several others posted to gush how much she’d have loved it. I never knew his granny, so I have no idea. But I can s… --- ## [Using family tree search engines for identity theft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-family-tree-search-engines-for-identity-theft/734227)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-family-tree-search-engines-for-identity-theft/734227 "2015-10-12T15:26:34Z")
I was in a discussion with someone I just met recently on identity theft. He was unsure about it and whether it was that prevalent or not. I asked him his name and age. Nothing more. I looked up his name on ancestry.c… --- ## [Atheist equivalent to prayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-equivalent-to-prayer/734024)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-equivalent-to-prayer/734024 "2015-10-12T15:16:35Z")
I get up very early every morning, usually around 4 am. I pour my coffee, turn on the computer and have a cigarette. The news is playing in the background. I scan through my e emails and web sights and I might make a com… --- ## [Working with ancestry.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-with-ancestry-com/730545)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-with-ancestry-com/730545 "2015-10-12T13:23:37Z")
Two brothers and their father want to do some research, Could they share one account under the father’s name? They are after the same info…its just that the father isn’t as computer savvy and it takes two to walk him t… --- ## [Transatlantic ferry flights - why not go the other way around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transatlantic-ferry-flights-why-not-go-the-other-way-around/734414)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transatlantic-ferry-flights-why-not-go-the-other-way-around/734414 "2015-10-12T12:41:57Z")
I’ve just read this BBC article on transatlantic ferry flights. It leads by saying that this is a high-risk activity. Is it really? And if it is, why not go the long way around, across Russia and the Bering Strait? Sure … --- ## [A Question of Vexillology \[New New Zealand flag\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-vexillology-new-new-zealand-flag/733178)
**Author:** [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-vexillology-new-new-zealand-flag/733178 "2015-10-12T10:45:45Z")
I am curious to canvass the opinion of the wider world regarding the initiative here in New Zealand to consider changing our national flag. Because I don’t wish to in any way prejudice your objectivity I will (initially… --- ## [Eye Opener](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-opener/733584)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-opener/733584 "2015-10-12T06:47:50Z")
No one had called me back from multiple voicemails I’d left with the Long Island LGBT organization, the one that operates the transgender support groups I’ve attended in Bay Shore (young, well-attended) and Woodbury (mor… --- ## [Defrosting/drying the inside of a car windshield in winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defrosting-drying-the-inside-of-a-car-windshield-in-winter/731456)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defrosting-drying-the-inside-of-a-car-windshield-in-winter/731456 "2015-10-12T05:33:37Z")
The weather is turning in the Northern Hemisphere, and this brings me to a common problem of mine in winter months: going out to the car and seeing that the entire inside of my windshield is covered with either fog or co… --- ## [Large window always frosts up in winter - what can I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-window-always-frosts-up-in-winter-what-can-i-do/734316)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-window-always-frosts-up-in-winter-what-can-i-do/734316 "2015-10-12T02:46:32Z")
My large (5’ by 5’) front window always frosts over during the winter and it’s driving me nuts. I’ve tried to plastic it, but there are a lot of nooks and crannies (and pets) so even it starts sealed up, it doesn’t stay… --- ## [What is the origin of the term "the poors" all the hip journalists seem to be using these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-term-the-poors-all-the-hip-journalists-seem-to-be-using-these-days/734100)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-term-the-poors-all-the-hip-journalists-seem-to-be-using-these-days/734100 "2015-10-12T02:45:19Z")
Where and when did this term arise? As used to describe poor people but with an “s” added to make it apply to the entire economic underclass. --- ## [The British Muse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-muse/734362)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-muse/734362 "2015-10-12T01:32:05Z")
The muse…that paranormal something which inspires and fuels the artist to produce Work. When the 60s became the 70s, it was said that whatever carried along the Beatles was now propping up Monty Python’s Flying Circus. … --- ## [How long is the vaccination area supposed to be sore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-the-vaccination-area-supposed-to-be-sore/734285)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-the-vaccination-area-supposed-to-be-sore/734285 "2015-10-12T00:00:50Z")
I have a cold. The Missus thought it was lasting too long (I think she’s counting differently from I) and sent me to the doctor that is conveniently close. So as not to make it a wasted trip I got my flu shot, and I al… --- ## [Price of Cheap Shoes: Climbing Madly or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-cheap-shoes-climbing-madly-or-not/734257)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-cheap-shoes-climbing-madly-or-not/734257 "2015-10-11T22:25:58Z")
I usually buy casual shoes at cheapo places like Payless Shoe Source, Shoe Carnival, Target, etc. It seems to me in the last year or so that prices have roughly doubled on generic sneakers or casual loafers. The other … --- ## [Recommend a good hypo allergenic hair dye for me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-hypo-allergenic-hair-dye-for-me/733552)
**Author:** [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-hypo-allergenic-hair-dye-for-me/733552 "2015-10-11T21:49:45Z")
I’m right in the middle of a nasty allergic reaction to my latest root touch up. :confused: Not dying is NOT an option, but weeping welts are not that cute, either. Anybody out there have a good suggestion for a hair dye… --- ## [Why did anyone ever think flying cars were a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-anyone-ever-think-flying-cars-were-a-good-idea/734145)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-anyone-ever-think-flying-cars-were-a-good-idea/734145 "2015-10-11T21:18:33Z")
One cliched gripe is “it’s the future, where’s my flying car”. To me, I hear this as an indictment of technological progress - we humans are too stupid to have invented practical flying cars yet in 2015. Yet, if you ev… --- ## [Your superhero soulmate intends to sacrifice multiple lives to ensure your safety. Dissuade her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-superhero-soulmate-intends-to-sacrifice-multiple-lives-to-ensure-your-safety-dissuade-her/734041)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-superhero-soulmate-intends-to-sacrifice-multiple-lives-to-ensure-your-safety-dissuade-her/734041 "2015-10-11T16:47:00Z")
We’re back to fantasy hypotheticals, ladies, gentlemen, and others; people who don’t like these are invited to bite my shiny metal ass. Let’s see what I can bang out in twenty minutes. So here’s the sitch. Some time aga… --- ## [Why do parents feel the need to say such things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-parents-feel-the-need-to-say-such-things/733921)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-parents-feel-the-need-to-say-such-things/733921 "2015-10-11T13:53:34Z")
First of all, I know it’s not ALL parents. Yesterday, I was having a conversation with my colleagues. Sadly, one of them has a very ill dog, that is going to cost thousands of dollars in vet bills, or maybe has to be pu… --- ## [Kids birthday parties and RSVPs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-birthday-parties-and-rsvps/733788)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-birthday-parties-and-rsvps/733788 "2015-10-11T12:09:15Z")
My grandson is having his sixth birthday party this upcoming Saturday. My daughter handed out invitations to said party to all the boys in the class (about 10 kids give or take) three weeks ago, but thus far has only r… --- ## [Jesus and the needy question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-and-the-needy-question/734048)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-and-the-needy-question/734048 "2015-10-11T10:50:56Z")
This question is purely aimed at those who follow the teachings of Jesus Christ: according to His teachings, are you supposed to open up your personal house to those in need of clothes, food, and/or shelter, or are the S… --- ## [Tell me about having a child with a speech delay.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-having-a-child-with-a-speech-delay/608285)
**Author:** [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-having-a-child-with-a-speech-delay/608285 "2015-10-11T09:28:01Z")
A little background information here: I have four kids. My 3-year old (second to youngest) is still not talking. He get speech therapy twice a week, and my husband and I work with him as well. His verbal abilities we… --- ## [1st time for eye glasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-time-for-eye-glasses/733988)
**Author:** [@Gotlift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotlift)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-time-for-eye-glasses/733988 "2015-10-11T07:48:51Z")
I’ve never had glasses, but I got my first pair today. WEIRD! For the past year or two my eyes have been bugging me. I see fine for the most part, but I have noticed that it is hard to focus on very close objects such a… --- ## [Going for a smoke during a restaurant meal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-for-a-smoke-during-a-restaurant-meal/733866)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-for-a-smoke-during-a-restaurant-meal/733866 "2015-10-11T03:39:47Z")
What’s your take on someone going outside for a cigarette while out at a restaurant? Is weird? Rude? Totally okay? Does it matter if it’s with a new date vs a SO vs a friend vs a group? Is it okay during drinks or a… --- ## [Score card: Micheal Brown vs Tamir Rice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/score-card-micheal-brown-vs-tamir-rice/706107)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/score-card-micheal-brown-vs-tamir-rice/706107 "2015-10-11T02:23:04Z")
I’d like to take a tally to see where we all stand with these two controversial topics. I want to know who thinks which cases the cops were justified in shooting. Before you answer the poll, you should know I’ve made it… --- ## [wireless camera viewable on web recommendation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-camera-viewable-on-web-recommendation/734066)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-camera-viewable-on-web-recommendation/734066 "2015-10-11T02:14:13Z")
Was wondering if anyone had advice- I’m looking for a standalone (meaning not directly hooked to a computer) wireless camera to use for remote monitoring- nothing sinister, just to keep an eye on my tortoises when I’m no… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=836) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=838)