# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=861 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 862 --- ## [What Scam Might This Guy Be Pulling? (eBay)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scam-might-this-guy-be-pulling-ebay/728432)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scam-might-this-guy-be-pulling-ebay/728432 "2015-08-25T13:45:29Z")
I sell an ocasional car part on eBay (from an old car I junked). In early July a guy bought a power window switch. His address was a POB in CA. My listing indicated I would send with the cheapest USPS shipping available… --- ## [Was this a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-scam/728796)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-scam/728796 "2015-08-25T13:13:20Z")
I mean, I know it was, I’m just not quite sure what was going on. I got a call today, caller ID (at the phone I grabbed) just listed a name. I picked it up and said \[business name\]. The person identified himself with … --- ## [Your favorite podcasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/728334)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/728334 "2015-08-25T05:11:52Z")
What podcasts do you enjoy the most? What do you like about them? Do you know of podcasts which, while not your favorite, could be useful or enjoyable for other people like, say, information-dense or esoteric podcasts? … --- ## [Scenario: Family member or friend announces surprise engagement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenario-family-member-or-friend-announces-surprise-engagement/728571)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenario-family-member-or-friend-announces-surprise-engagement/728571 "2015-08-25T01:55:58Z")
Suppose that a sibling, child, cousin or friend of yours - in their 20s or 30s - suddenly announced, out of the blue, on some social media website, that they were engaged. There was absolutely no indication that they we… --- ## [Question about meal times and main meal of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-meal-times-and-main-meal-of-the-day/728595)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-meal-times-and-main-meal-of-the-day/728595 "2015-08-24T22:42:09Z")
What time do Dopers eat their meals? (Feel free to include information about what said meals consist of, also snacks, if you are so inclined). Which is your main meal of the day? Whoever wants can post their location … --- ## [What's the biggest crisis to happen in a president's last days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-crisis-to-happen-in-a-presidents-last-days/728458)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-crisis-to-happen-in-a-presidents-last-days/728458 "2015-08-24T20:41:01Z")
I’m curious about the dealings of an outgoing president post-election/pre-inaguration. So what’s the biggest decision a president has had to make near the end that would affect the incoming president? Did they get the ne… --- ## [Stupid Guy Stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-guy-stuff/728496)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-guy-stuff/728496 "2015-08-24T20:38:32Z")
Not sure of the gender ratio on this site, but I can only imagine that its mostly guys. With that being said, what are some of the stupidest things you’ve done as a guy? You know, the kind of stuff that only a guy woul… --- ## [why do people buy facebook posts? arent they all free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-buy-facebook-posts-arent-they-all-free/728754)
**Author:** [@debcroweapple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/debcroweapple)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-buy-facebook-posts-arent-they-all-free/728754 "2015-08-24T19:58:00Z")
I’m stumped why people BUY faceobook posts… aren’t they all free? Thanks. --- ## [Moving to Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-nevada/728574)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-nevada/728574 "2015-08-24T19:56:42Z")
I lived in Vegas for a year and really enjoyed it. However, I’m allergic to Vegas, most likely the dust from the desert caused me to have a runny nose for the full year. I also like Reno, but I’m not sure if what made me… --- ## [If not Amazon then who is your go to...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-amazon-then-who-is-your-go-to/728415)
**Author:** [@ric62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ric62)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-amazon-then-who-is-your-go-to/728415 "2015-08-24T19:28:50Z")
For those who find Amazon’s treatment of employees degrading or take issue with it being such an behemoth, where do you go online for CDs, DVDs, books? --- ## [WHat Happened to Etta Place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-etta-place/728720)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-etta-place/728720 "2015-08-24T17:25:14Z")
She was the wife of “The Sundance Kid”, the famous bank robber who may (or may not) have been killed in Bolivia in 1906. All accounts place here in San Francisco in 1909, aftter which she disappears. Given that she prob… --- ## [FYI current health care costs, July, 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-current-health-care-costs-july-2015/727919)
**Author:** [@Robert\_Fallis\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert_Fallis_Jr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-current-health-care-costs-july-2015/727919 "2015-08-24T16:28:34Z")
While the ACA helps individuals with insurance costs, service fees for routine doctor visits and prescription costs, it has done little to curb rising hospital costs. Our US legal system has made it so easy for doctors t… --- ## [Growing herbs indoors- what light should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-herbs-indoors-what-light-should-i-get/728681)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-herbs-indoors-what-light-should-i-get/728681 "2015-08-24T13:11:36Z")
Now that winters coming I thought of taking my mint, tomatoes, and basil and such indoors. I know there are specialized “grow lights”. But it seems that Craigslist is full of old metal halide light fixtures that have bee… --- ## [Does your GMail account send a message after each login?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-gmail-account-send-a-message-after-each-login/728706)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-gmail-account-send-a-message-after-each-login/728706 "2015-08-24T10:23:55Z")
This gets quite annoying. Litters my Inbox. New sign-in from Firefox on Windows there’s a date & time stamp in the email indicating the login. Got two in less than 24 hours. One at 9AM Sunday when I logged in and then… --- ## [Why aren't child car seat alarms mandatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-child-car-seat-alarms-mandatory/692297)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-child-car-seat-alarms-mandatory/692297 "2015-08-24T04:03:12Z")
CNN is airing the bail hearing for yet another parent that left a baby to die in the car. Another stupid, senseless and completely preventable tragedy. I’m trained as an electronics tech and even our school included lo… --- ## [It Sucks To Be Dying!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-dying/724636)
**Author:** [@mrclose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrclose)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-dying/724636 "2015-08-24T03:16:47Z")
Cancer. Smoker all of my life. (67 years) It sucks to be given an end of life sentence! Heck, it could be 3 months, 6 months or even next year! Doctors suck too! Question: If, you were in my position … Would you wan… --- ## [Best way to approach a honking neighbor with little experience doing so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-approach-a-honking-neighbor-with-little-experience-doing-so/728437)
**Author:** [@socalfusions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/socalfusions)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-approach-a-honking-neighbor-with-little-experience-doing-so/728437 "2015-08-24T02:39:45Z")
I’ve got a neighbor that has been honking their horn almost everytime they perform a pickup for their kids. It appears that they are unwilling to get out of the vehicle to alert the kids that they are in the driveway and… --- ## [Kinda-sorta wise quotes or sayings you made up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-sorta-wise-quotes-or-sayings-you-made-up/728256)
**Author:** [@Toy\_varen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toy_varen)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-sorta-wise-quotes-or-sayings-you-made-up/728256 "2015-08-24T01:44:30Z")
I didn’t really know this was a thing until I saw it on imgur, but random ramblings from idiots often are quite wise. Here are some I’ve made up: “When they say women are always right, the translation is that when they… --- ## [Edging closer to a DSLR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edging-closer-to-a-dslr/709490)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edging-closer-to-a-dslr/709490 "2015-08-24T00:48:27Z")
I’ve been wanting a DSLR camera for quite a long time. I’m never sure if my Nikon CoolPix L1 will have the battery power to use. (It seems I have to replace the batteries every other time I use it.) And it’s just not … --- ## [Is Stephen Pinker wrong about the world being more peaceful today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-pinker-wrong-about-the-world-being-more-peaceful-today/728510)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-pinker-wrong-about-the-world-being-more-peaceful-today/728510 "2015-08-24T00:35:18Z")
While I agree that the world has less violence now than it did during WW2 or most of the 19th century, I think he’s doing some cherrypicking of war death estimates. His estimates for 1990s war deaths seem really low. Is … --- ## [I cannot get rid of this one tonsil stone (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-get-rid-of-this-one-tonsil-stone-tmi/616421)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-get-rid-of-this-one-tonsil-stone-tmi/616421 "2013-03-21T19:55:57Z")
Seriously, it’s making me crazy. It’s huge and I have a tiny mouth. It’s on the right side of my tonsils, half behind a fold of skin. I’ve tried using a long swab myself and having my SO do it, tried gargling, tried all… --- ## [Let's talk about cars (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-cars-again/723169)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-cars-again/723169 "2015-08-23T18:27:09Z")
So, 2 years ago I bought my Yaris. It was a great car, exactly what I wanted: manual transmission, hatchback, nice and small. Well, there was an incident involving an oak tree and storm last week. While I haven’t hear… --- ## [What other non-foods could you eat to survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-non-foods-could-you-eat-to-survive/728302)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-non-foods-could-you-eat-to-survive/728302 "2015-08-23T15:47:47Z")
Cannibalism thread got me thinking…lots of refugees and prisoners in WW2 ate some weird stuff without resorting to cannibalism, what else could you eat to survive but wouldn’t normally consider food? Examples from WW2: … --- ## [So, uh, how do I deepthroat without gagging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-uh-how-do-i-deepthroat-without-gagging/595296)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-uh-how-do-i-deepthroat-without-gagging/595296 "2015-08-23T14:54:04Z")
Really no delicate way to put this question, so… When I’m giving my boyfriend a blowjob, there’s still at least another couple of inches that don’t fit in my mouth. I’ve tried putting my face at a 90-degree angle to hi… --- ## [Recommendations for a Labor Day getaway (within a day's drive of Boston)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-labor-day-getaway-within-a-days-drive-of-boston/728206)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-labor-day-getaway-within-a-days-drive-of-boston/728206 "2015-08-23T14:34:58Z")
We’ve got nothing scheduled this Labor Day weekend, so I’m looking to take the family on a little road trip. Criteria: It should be within a day’s drive of Boston. We want to avoid the places that tend to get crowded … --- ## [Pre-Teen Girl wearing VS "Pink" branded clothes -- Appropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-teen-girl-wearing-vs-pink-branded-clothes-appropriate/728355)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-teen-girl-wearing-vs-pink-branded-clothes-appropriate/728355 "2015-08-23T03:43:41Z")
Just something I came across yesterday; I noticed the 12 year old neighbor girl was wearing a t-shirt with the Victoria’s Secret “Pink” brand across the front. Nothing I’m about to rail about but it did make me raise an… --- ## [Redesign the Great Wall of China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesign-the-great-wall-of-china/728566)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesign-the-great-wall-of-china/728566 "2015-08-23T02:55:09Z")
Since it and every wall or line that came after proved useless (given its cost and time biild) what would have been a better alternative? Assume roughly the same cost, or man hours, or volume moved. --- ## [Parents kicking their kids out at 18?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-kicking-their-kids-out-at-18/728245)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-kicking-their-kids-out-at-18/728245 "2015-08-22T23:46:28Z")
In the old days when a kid turned 18 and finished high school many would leave home. Or maybe be kicked out. Thats pretty rare nowadays but I know one woman who is a friend of my wife who said after HS graduation her Mom… --- ## [Any reasonI shouldn't destroy this device that reawakens a person's worst memories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reasoni-shouldnt-destroy-this-device-that-reawakens-a-persons-worst-memories/728481)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reasoni-shouldnt-destroy-this-device-that-reawakens-a-persons-worst-memories/728481 "2015-08-22T16:58:37Z")
:: slips on Evil!Skald helmet :: Recently Rhymer Enterprises had a billing dispute with another technomagic firm, the vendor that sells us magnetic bottles for our antimatter reactors. They felt that since they had sold… --- ## [News aggregate site recommendation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-aggregate-site-recommendation/728425)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-aggregate-site-recommendation/728425 "2015-08-22T15:18:06Z")
I’m currently on Zite, which I kinda like. But it’s been bought by Flipboard, which I tried but did not care for. Which got me to wondering, what are your favorite news aggregate sites? I’m willing to try out any you s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=860) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=862)