# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=841 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 842 --- ## [Punking the Pope. Who does the Vatican punish for the Kim Davis fiasco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punking-the-pope-who-does-the-vatican-punish-for-the-kim-davis-fiasco/733343)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punking-the-pope-who-does-the-vatican-punish-for-the-kim-davis-fiasco/733343 "2015-10-04T13:15:33Z")
Based on various news reports the Vatican is claiming that the Pope’s meeting with Kim Davis was more of a meet and greet than any affirmation of support for her position or actions. It is fascinating that with as much e… --- ## [Professional Athletes And Political Causes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-athletes-and-political-causes/733384)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-athletes-and-political-causes/733384 "2015-10-04T12:51:09Z")
It’s not unusual for actors and musicians to endorse political causes and/or candidates here in the US: Tim Robbins, Barbara Streisand, Ted Nugent, and so on. I’m truthfully not familiar with that being the case with pr… --- ## [Current wisdom concerning reliability of laptop brands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-wisdom-concerning-reliability-of-laptop-brands/733275)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-wisdom-concerning-reliability-of-laptop-brands/733275 "2015-10-04T11:33:57Z")
Whenever I look into a new laptop, the state of play has always changed from the last time I looked, w.r.t. which brands everyone knows tend to be reliable and which not. What’s the current story? Given laptops of ident… --- ## [Woman self identifies as blind...so she blinded herself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-self-identifies-as-blind-so-she-blinded-herself/733177)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-self-identifies-as-blind-so-she-blinded-herself/733177 "2015-10-04T09:54:47Z")
http://kfor.com/2015/10/01/woman-says-she-is-happier-than-ever-after-fulfilling-lifelong-wish-of-becoming-blind/ WTF!!! What kind of psychologist would assist a person this way? --- ## [MP4 player recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp4-player-recommendations/629427)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp4-player-recommendations/629427 "2015-10-04T04:52:03Z")
I’m looking to install a mp4 player on an older Windows XP-based PC. I’d like something that’s free or pretty cheap and is easy to download, install, and use (simple is good). Any recommendations? --- ## [Let's hear it for Chris Mintz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-it-for-chris-mintz/733441)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-it-for-chris-mintz/733441 "2015-10-04T00:13:20Z")
(Forked from Lancia’s thread) A man whose balls clang loud and clear. Taking on an armed gunman while unarmed is well into medal territory over here in the UK. --- ## [What's the easiest way to make own photos with text to put on Pinterest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-easiest-way-to-make-own-photos-with-text-to-put-on-pinterest/733361)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-easiest-way-to-make-own-photos-with-text-to-put-on-pinterest/733361 "2015-10-03T22:33:47Z")
I used to use this website that would let me upload my own photos, add my own text, and then pin it straight to my Pinterest.The name of that website escapes me now.Darn it! Anybody know of any good websites that would … --- ## [Should I tell a potential competitor about a job opening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-a-potential-competitor-about-a-job-opening/733232)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-a-potential-competitor-about-a-job-opening/733232 "2015-10-03T21:53:37Z")
It’s an ethical question. My organisation is going to be announcing widespread layoffs in a few months, and it seems that everyone is potentially on the block. We’ll see. In any case, we are all looking for jobs, myself … --- ## [Well I read some of your topics and this comes to mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-read-some-of-your-topics-and-this-comes-to-mind/733273)
**Author:** [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-read-some-of-your-topics-and-this-comes-to-mind/733273 "2015-10-03T20:57:30Z")
:eek: I’m new so I hope I am in the right place What do you think happens when you die? :wink: :smiley: I believe in reincarnation myself Hoping though that there is a HELL for them that deserve it… (Can I say tha… --- ## [How do factory rebates on cars work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-factory-rebates-on-cars-work/733190)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-factory-rebates-on-cars-work/733190 "2015-10-03T18:53:56Z")
I might be buying a new car soon. One of the models I have been considering currently has a factory rebate. If I buy it, how does the rebate work? Is it added to my down payment? Or do I get a check in the mail? --- ## [You find yourself in control of a space ship. Where do you land it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-yourself-in-control-of-a-space-ship-where-do-you-land-it/731327)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-yourself-in-control-of-a-space-ship-where-do-you-land-it/731327 "2015-10-03T15:52:43Z")
I’ve never been one for elaborate backstories so here’s the basic plot. The alien grays or lizards or whoever is the flavor of the week have abducted you and taken you on their ship to the dark side of the moon for an i… --- ## [Do those sunrise alarm clock thingies work for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-those-sunrise-alarm-clock-thingies-work-for-you/733038)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-those-sunrise-alarm-clock-thingies-work-for-you/733038 "2015-10-03T15:34:12Z")
Our master bedroom is very dark in the morning, despite big windows. I prefer to have some light so I can wake up gradually, but I don’t know if those alarm clocks that simulate sunrise work at all for many/most people.… --- ## [Law Dopers: Let's talk Larceny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-dopers-lets-talk-larceny/733197)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-dopers-lets-talk-larceny/733197 "2015-10-03T15:21:55Z")
Many states still use the common law definition for larceny: Let’s say that a person picks up an item in a store with the intent to steal it, but thinks better of it and puts it back down. (Say he confesses this inte… --- ## [Why did my foot go numb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-foot-go-numb/729355)
**Author:** [@Fat2FitMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fat2FitMama)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-foot-go-numb/729355 "2015-10-03T14:22:09Z")
I recently started a couch to 5K program and I bought new running shoes for this new venture. I had some problems straight off…mainly that I rubbed big bloody spots on my heels. Which I assumed I’d fixed after getting t… --- ## [Tell me about your synesthesia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-synesthesia/732985)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-synesthesia/732985 "2015-10-03T09:28:41Z")
Mine tends to be assigning colors to numbers and letters, and a cold or warm “hue” to them. I realized my upcoming age will be an interesting one. 46 was OK since 4 is a brick red and 6 is some sort of cool jewel tone … --- ## [Atheist dealing with doc who mentions God's intervention every single GD time I visit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-dealing-with-doc-who-mentions-gods-intervention-every-single-gd-time-i-visit/732765)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-dealing-with-doc-who-mentions-gods-intervention-every-single-gd-time-i-visit/732765 "2015-10-03T04:49:00Z")
My back went out last week, so I jumped into the brave new (to me) world of Chiropractic medicine. Previously without treatment my back would be out for 4 weeks before it got back to normal. With treatment, it’s alread… --- ## [What's the Oldest Human-Made Object You Own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-human-made-object-you-own/731472)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-human-made-object-you-own/731472 "2015-10-03T03:21:08Z")
I specify “human made” so some joker doesn’t mention his or her pet rock. :stuck\_out\_tongue: For myself, it would be a box of discarded pot sherds I brought back from working on an achaeological dig in Israel - some of … --- ## [Why learn MLA or any other format?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-learn-mla-or-any-other-format/733223)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-learn-mla-or-any-other-format/733223 "2015-10-03T03:17:22Z")
As I mentioned in another thread my 8th grade son is having to write a paper in MLA format. I guess his english teacher is quite the MLA technocrat/perfectionist as well as jumping on the slightest grammar errors (ex. co… --- ## [The meaning/implication of the term "Hispanic"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-implication-of-the-term-hispanic/733162)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-implication-of-the-term-hispanic/733162 "2015-10-03T03:06:05Z")
Please help settle a debate I had with a coworker today. It started because our workplace put up a display table to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The display included information and items from Mexico, a variety o… --- ## [Did Steve Jobs do anything to justify the hype](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-steve-jobs-do-anything-to-justify-the-hype/732795)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-steve-jobs-do-anything-to-justify-the-hype/732795 "2015-10-03T01:55:58Z")
My understanding is he was an asshole to turned down quality medical care for a more treatable form of pancreatic cancer. Apple also doesn’t seem very innovative, all they do is release different forms of the ipod touch,… --- ## [South Asian and some Middle East leaders aversion to ties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-asian-and-some-middle-east-leaders-aversion-to-ties/732926)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-asian-and-some-middle-east-leaders-aversion-to-ties/732926 "2015-10-03T00:45:57Z")
I noticed that Prime Minister Modi of India wears a “power vest” and a dress shirt: . . and Iran’s Ahmednijad always wore a sport coat or a suit, but never a tie. I get African and Middle Eastern leaders such as the … --- ## [Projectors for video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/projectors-for-video-games/733176)
**Author:** [@Profdriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profdriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/projectors-for-video-games/733176 "2015-10-02T23:59:50Z")
Hello everyone, I hooked up my xbox and have been running it on a 32 in LG but have seen people doing high definition on projectors and would like to upgrade. Is Amazon a good place to look? I’m not shelling out 200+ on … --- ## [Indoor stuff to do in Boston?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-stuff-to-do-in-boston/733160)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-stuff-to-do-in-boston/733160 "2015-10-02T23:23:32Z")
I’m going to Boston this weekend to audition for Jeopardy, which I’m excited about, but it looks like really bad timing because a hurricane might be hitting the east coast. So far it looks like it’ll be hitting more sout… --- ## [Calling Academics! Need help with CV niceties . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-academics-need-help-with-cv-niceties/732847)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-academics-need-help-with-cv-niceties/732847 "2015-10-02T22:56:08Z")
I don’t want to brave the intense firefights over CV/cover letters manners at Chron of Ed forums. I’m applying to be department dean (my home department) and would like some suggestions: Do I print the cover letter on… --- ## [About your place of worship, if you have one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-your-place-of-worship-if-you-have-one/732771)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-your-place-of-worship-if-you-have-one/732771 "2015-10-02T22:24:09Z")
At the Lutheran congregation I grew up at, but am not now a member of, there was an interesting article in their newsletter, about the few people left in the congregation who were members in 1938, when their current buil… --- ## [Any modern portable computing devices with a thumb keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-modern-portable-computing-devices-with-a-thumb-keyboard/733220)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-modern-portable-computing-devices-with-a-thumb-keyboard/733220 "2015-10-02T21:02:28Z")
Don’t bother telling me to get used to touch screen typing, I just prefer thumb keyboards and would like to buy one. Or if you know of a third party add on that would be something I’m interested in, as long as it is a t… --- ## [Issues with local business... what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-local-business-what-would-you-do/733298)
**Author:** [@littlekahuna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/littlekahuna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-local-business-what-would-you-do/733298 "2015-10-02T20:20:01Z")
So I moved into an apartment a few months ago and everything was great. A large furniture retailer is located directly across the street from my apartment. Their back loading dock sits at the corner of an intersection of… --- ## [Facebook, Instagram- Distinctions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-instagram-distinctions/733290)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-instagram-distinctions/733290 "2015-10-02T19:04:57Z")
I use Facebook daily. I understand how it works, how it’s used, etc. I have never used Instagram. As I understand it, Facebook purchased Instagram. What I don’t understand is what the point of the services being diff… --- ## [Do you think english tenses should have a precise logic use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-english-tenses-should-have-a-precise-logic-use/733186)
**Author:** [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-english-tenses-should-have-a-precise-logic-use/733186 "2015-10-02T18:42:25Z")
…or should it just flow with the popularity of the times? --- ## [I only smell with my mouth. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-only-smell-with-my-mouth-why/733180)
**Author:** [@GingerC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-only-smell-with-my-mouth-why/733180 "2015-10-02T18:38:14Z")
I don’t know why, but this has been on my mind lately. When I try to smell things with my nose, all I do is inhale. I can catch a tiny hint of things that way, but it’s stronger when I inhale with my mouth. When other p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=840) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=842)