# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=873 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 874 --- ## [Yelp removing reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yelp-removing-reviews/726417)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yelp-removing-reviews/726417 "2015-07-29T16:36:28Z")
Walter Palmer, the dentist who killed a well-loved, 13-year-old lion in Zimbabwe after it was lured out of its protected reserve, is being slammed on Yelp. When I first looked, there were over 1,700 ‘reviews’ pillorying… --- ## [Best options for replacing T1-11 plywood siding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-options-for-replacing-t1-11-plywood-siding/726424)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-options-for-replacing-t1-11-plywood-siding/726424 "2015-07-29T15:46:30Z")
I have a townhouse in suburban Kansas City built in 1977 that has vertical T1-11 siding, and I’m wondering what the best options for replacing it would be. I had some patching done in 2008 after woodpeckers poked a hole … --- ## [Re Cosby horribleness - What were these unknown models expectations in dinners/dates w/ Cosby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-cosby-horribleness-what-were-these-unknown-models-expectations-in-dinners-dates-w-cosby/726049)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-cosby-horribleness-what-were-these-unknown-models-expectations-in-dinners-dates-w-cosby/726049 "2015-07-29T15:00:54Z")
More Cosby horribleness linked below where he’s (apparently) asking modeling agencies to set him up for “dinner dates” with out of town struggling (ie desperate) models. Bill Cosby Asked an Agency to Supply Him With Br… --- ## [Whats the longest you've slept uninterrupted and what's the story behind it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-slept-uninterrupted-and-whats-the-story-behind-it/726088)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-slept-uninterrupted-and-whats-the-story-behind-it/726088 "2015-07-29T14:49:48Z")
Just thought about this today…as I just woke up… --- ## [Do you Airbnb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-airbnb/691766)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-airbnb/691766 "2015-07-29T12:08:55Z")
Either rent or rent out. What’s been your experience with Airbnb? --- ## [Which is easier: Get thin or get rich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-easier-get-thin-or-get-rich/726306)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-easier-get-thin-or-get-rich/726306 "2015-07-29T08:03:57Z")
I was watching a (bad) comedy special recently and one of comics was beating the dead horse of how much harder it is for women because they have to conform to an unrealistic standard of beauty where guys just need money … --- ## [Which dystopic society would you consider to be worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dystopic-society-would-you-consider-to-be-worse/725843)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dystopic-society-would-you-consider-to-be-worse/725843 "2015-07-29T04:38:08Z")
Say there are two dystopic societies: One does evil in the name of good - genuinely believes that it is being a force for good by doing something that is wrong. The other doesn’t even care about right or wrong - shrug… --- ## [For those angry at vapid consumer culture, why not just opt out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-angry-at-vapid-consumer-culture-why-not-just-opt-out/725593)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-angry-at-vapid-consumer-culture-why-not-just-opt-out/725593 "2015-07-29T04:02:50Z")
You see a lot of media targetted at angry 20 somethings with this anti-mainstream/anti-vapid consumer culture message. And glob knows I see a LOT of wasted emotion getting angry at Kardashians or the boy band du jour or … --- ## [That dark big box (and other) retail isn't coming back, is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dark-big-box-and-other-retail-isnt-coming-back-is-it/726133)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dark-big-box-and-other-retail-isnt-coming-back-is-it/726133 "2015-07-29T03:16:31Z")
I live in Indianapolis. Feel feel to compare to your own home town. I just glanced at the front page of the Indy Star the other day: unemployment is low here, less than 5%. People are in demand for retail jobs. And yet… --- ## [Hiring a cat-sitter for a week. How much do I offer as payment? (Need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-a-cat-sitter-for-a-week-how-much-do-i-offer-as-payment-need-answer-fast/726258)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-a-cat-sitter-for-a-week-how-much-do-i-offer-as-payment-need-answer-fast/726258 "2015-07-29T02:58:48Z")
I am going on a week-long trip in a couple weeks and need to hire a cat-sitter. I placed an ad on my community’s yard sale Facebook page, but they’re asking me for specifics on compensation. I’ve never done this before a… --- ## [What are these modular shelf holder-upper thingies called? (..and where can I buy some?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-modular-shelf-holder-upper-thingies-called-and-where-can-i-buy-some/726281)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-modular-shelf-holder-upper-thingies-called-and-where-can-i-buy-some/726281 "2015-07-29T02:35:42Z")
My roommate has a set of modular shelves similar to the Metro or InterMetro style, but much smaller than any I’ve ever seen from them. Well, she has the framework, but not the ability to put the whole thing together. Wh… --- ## [What is expected from a salaried (vs. hourly) IT worker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-expected-from-a-salaried-vs-hourly-it-worker/726385)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-expected-from-a-salaried-vs-hourly-it-worker/726385 "2015-07-29T02:05:37Z")
If one is paid a fixed salary for a full time job, how much of your time have they actually bought? Are you expected to pony up extra time (by “extra,” I mean beyond 40 hours per week) as needed without complaint? If you… --- ## [How long before Strattera starts working for Adult ADHD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-strattera-starts-working-for-adult-adhd/726372)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-strattera-starts-working-for-adult-adhd/726372 "2015-07-28T23:45:31Z")
Several years ago I had no job and no insurance and was seeing a county shrink. I mentioned that, on top of or instead of, my OCD and chronic depression, which were being treated with Prozac, my symptom profile matched … --- ## [I think I would welcome robot police and courts, you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-would-welcome-robot-police-and-courts-you/726147)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-would-welcome-robot-police-and-courts-you/726147 "2015-07-28T23:06:02Z")
With the caveat society was reorganized to more generally reflect some idea of as long as you do not directly harm others be free. Of course the hypothetical presupposes major advancements perhaps impossible, but roll wi… --- ## ["Income inequality" and human capital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-inequality-and-human-capital/726348)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-inequality-and-human-capital/726348 "2015-07-28T22:26:24Z")
It seems to me that there’s a big problem with all the wealth coalescing into the hands of a few. First of all, it’s kind of obvious why this would happen : Rich people have the same human needs as anyone else, so the… --- ## [US Air/American Airlines merger--working out for everyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-air-american-airlines-merger-working-out-for-everyone/726322)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-air-american-airlines-merger-working-out-for-everyone/726322 "2015-07-28T22:20:07Z")
Just starting to see some bumps as a long time US Air frequent flier, but nothing too bad–I know it’s early days. But I just got an update for a first class flight I booked with miles last year, basically just changing … --- ## [Are all those wealthy Iranians/Persians in CA actually predominately Jewish not Islamic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-those-wealthy-iranians-persians-in-ca-actually-predominately-jewish-not-islamic/726175)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-those-wealthy-iranians-persians-in-ca-actually-predominately-jewish-not-islamic/726175 "2015-07-28T19:13:33Z")
When I visited Orange County in California about 5 years ago for a company wide meeting the local office rented a cheapo van and we went tooling around the various nightspots a few times like the yokels we were. It was s… --- ## [glueing sole back on foot bed of shoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glueing-sole-back-on-foot-bed-of-shoe/726330)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glueing-sole-back-on-foot-bed-of-shoe/726330 "2015-07-28T19:12:57Z")
The sole on one of my Keen’s has come loose and i’d like to glue it back on. I’ve had poor luck with successfully gluing soles on shoes in the past and I’d like this one to be different. Usually the glue gives way after… --- ## [Offense, MicroAggressions, and Oppression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offense-microaggressions-and-oppression/726397)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offense-microaggressions-and-oppression/726397 "2015-07-28T17:54:37Z")
Inspired in part by a plethora of ongoing threads, e.g., Trans people claiming that Drag Queens contribute to objectification & oppression of trans people \[\[URL=“http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=763… --- ## [Perfecting the stationary bicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfecting-the-stationary-bicycle/726253)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfecting-the-stationary-bicycle/726253 "2015-07-28T17:53:59Z")
If someone set out to try and replicate the feel of riding a bicycle using a stationay model what challenges would they face? Lets say cost is no issue and allow for a reasonably larger unit if needed. My first thought i… --- ## [Cat pen or carrier designed for long road trips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-pen-or-carrier-designed-for-long-road-trips/726167)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-pen-or-carrier-designed-for-long-road-trips/726167 "2015-07-28T17:51:40Z")
I think I need to be able to travel hundreds of miles by car with one cat (I just had my vacation taken away from me by a veterinary emergency – the cat wouldn’t cooperate with the house sitter for insulin shots). I’m t… --- ## [Is the US going to be like Japan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-going-to-be-like-japan/726181)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-going-to-be-like-japan/726181 "2015-07-28T15:19:54Z")
Is the US going to be like Japan? Where 25% of the population in the 30’s are virgins? I read a news articles this weak that 25% of population in 30’s are virgins!! Japan like Europe are lucky to have one kid!! The US… --- ## [A wild summons appears!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-summons-appears/726340)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-summons-appears/726340 "2015-07-28T14:47:21Z")
My wife was hit recently while driving, the other driver exchanged information and then left before the police showed up. Ends up he was driving on a suspended license and was later issued a citation. Now my wife has a… --- ## [Questionnaire/Decision Making Software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionnaire-decision-making-software/726379)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionnaire-decision-making-software/726379 "2015-07-28T14:10:10Z")
In my work I regularly have to given clients’ advice about their options in a particular situation. There’s one particular area of work where at least the initial stages are quite mechanical: I just ask various reasonab… --- ## [Is this girlfriend behavior harmless or hurtful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-girlfriend-behavior-harmless-or-hurtful/725176)
**Author:** [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-girlfriend-behavior-harmless-or-hurtful/725176 "2015-07-28T13:49:46Z")
This couple have been seeing each other exclusively for the past four months, but it’s been fairly rocky transitioning from a life of dating fun to a more mundane everyday relationship. A week ago, a disagreement led to … --- ## [Which state lines in the U.S. represent the most abrupt borders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-state-lines-in-the-u-s-represent-the-most-abrupt-borders/726232)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-state-lines-in-the-u-s-represent-the-most-abrupt-borders/726232 "2015-07-28T13:18:32Z")
Are there any state lines that have a real “border” feel - where you sense you are going from one cultural, political, or economic zone to another when you drive through? The one that stands out the most to me is Califo… --- ## [Does anyone here have hearing aids? (tinnitus)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-hearing-aids-tinnitus/720233)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-hearing-aids-tinnitus/720233 "2015-06-20T12:17:42Z")
I’ll be seeing an audiologist ENT on Wednesday the 20th. I have brutal tinnitus. I’ve had if for years and have had my hearing tested for it before. Seven years ago, I was told that hearing aids might help. This can … --- ## [Women: Do you enjoy the thought/sight of men having sex with men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-enjoy-the-thought-sight-of-men-having-sex-with-men/193807)
**Author:** [@nisosbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nisosbar)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-enjoy-the-thought-sight-of-men-having-sex-with-men/193807 "2015-07-28T04:36:30Z")
I had a girlfriend in Chicago who LOVED watching pornos in which the guys had sex with other guys, and she also loved gay men! If you are a woman, do you ever fantasize about men having sex with men, or do you enjoy see… --- ## [Online Purchases Cashback Sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-purchases-cashback-sites/707965)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-purchases-cashback-sites/707965 "2015-07-28T03:00:32Z")
Many years ago i never knew about these things and thus when i make purchase from sites such as dell, ebay, gap etc… i had no clue i would have gotten cashback if i had signed up for fatwallet. Thus sign up fatwallet, s… --- ## [Jury duty or work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-or-work/725872)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-or-work/725872 "2015-07-28T02:28:29Z")
You can miss one day of work for jury duty. Or you can skip your jury summons but that means you’ll have to show up for work as scheduled. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=872) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=874)