# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=874 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 875 --- ## [Have schools ended the "no tolerance" excesses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-schools-ended-the-no-tolerance-excesses/726145)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-schools-ended-the-no-tolerance-excesses/726145 "2015-07-28T02:06:29Z")
For years we heard stories about kids getting kicked out for having a nail file or an aspirin or even looking like they are high but from what I’ve heard they have become more reasonable on this to where they use more di… --- ## [Does anyone use the Swopper or Kore desk "chairs"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-use-the-swopper-or-kore-desk-chairs/725948)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-use-the-swopper-or-kore-desk-chairs/725948 "2015-07-28T01:38:01Z")
Along with the recent suggestions to use sit/stand desks and also to get up and walk around every 30 minutes or so, I’ve been reading about a couple of office/desk “chairs” that aren’t really chairs but backless stools t… --- ## [How much reality is too much when it comes to support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-reality-is-too-much-when-it-comes-to-support/726364)
**Author:** [@Hugosvoice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugosvoice)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-reality-is-too-much-when-it-comes-to-support/726364 "2015-07-28T01:00:25Z")
A few years ago I did a TESL (Teach English as a Second Language) course. I am constantly fascinated by and am a big fan of the English language and would love to someday teach those looking to master it. The course I … --- ## [Have you sold or bought a diamond on Ebay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-sold-or-bought-a-diamond-on-ebay/726327)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-sold-or-bought-a-diamond-on-ebay/726327 "2015-07-28T00:51:09Z")
I’m trying to help my mom sell her diamond (it’s part of a ring). Ebay seems like the best choice to get more for it than a local broker. I have an appointment to have the ring appraised locally (an independent, i.e., … --- ## [Do you think performance evaluations provide any benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-performance-evaluations-provide-any-benefit/726172)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-performance-evaluations-provide-any-benefit/726172 "2015-07-28T00:17:06Z")
Just read this New Yorker piece about performance evaluations and how they’re going out of style. Points from the article: Studies indicate that everyone dislikes performance evaluations, though some more than others… --- ## [Jurisdictional question on embezzling charge.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurisdictional-question-on-embezzling-charge/726307)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurisdictional-question-on-embezzling-charge/726307 "2015-07-27T23:57:31Z")
A friend of mine recently notified me that there was an executive board hearing at his union local; the outcome of the hearing was that a union official had been found to have misappropriated union funds and union proper… --- ## [Is "with my thumb up my ass" universally understood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-with-my-thumb-up-my-ass-universally-understood/373895)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-with-my-thumb-up-my-ass-universally-understood/373895 "2015-07-27T21:04:11Z")
I was discussing with a friend an upcoming social event where everyone will be a stranger to me (not the Atlanta picnic next Sunday, of course), and she made a commiserative remark about how stressful such meetings can b… --- ## [Famous gold rushes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-gold-rushes/726159)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-gold-rushes/726159 "2015-07-27T19:07:24Z")
If you could somehow participate in any famous gold rush (or silver/diamond/etc.), which one would you choose, and why? I would choose the Pikes Peak Rush of 1859. That rush started what became Denver. I like history … --- ## [Long weekend in London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-weekend-in-london/694727)
**Author:** [@Lightlystarched](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightlystarched)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-weekend-in-london/694727 "2014-08-05T17:11:43Z")
My family and I are visiting Italy with my parents for the first part of June next summer. My husband and I would like to add on a few days in London afterward and before we fly home. We will be traveling with our daug… --- ## [Visiting London: Oyster card or Visitor Oyster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-london-oyster-card-or-visitor-oyster/714370)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-london-oyster-card-or-visitor-oyster/714370 "2015-03-07T11:42:47Z")
I’ve got to visit London a couple of times this year. Should I get an Oyster Card or a Visitor Oyster card? I’m within the UK, so the UK-only restriction for the former is not relevant. --- ## [London for a weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-for-a-weekend/720432)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-for-a-weekend/720432 "2015-06-03T13:26:16Z")
First week of June I am going to England for a work conference (in Bristol). The last day of the conference is Thursday – Thursday night I am booked at the London Heathrow Marriott for one night (work is paying, presumi… --- ## [Police jumped my backyard fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-jumped-my-backyard-fence/726237)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-jumped-my-backyard-fence/726237 "2015-07-27T18:29:57Z")
I don’t need legal advice, as no citations were written and no arrests were made. But I’m still supremely pissed. My house is on a corner lot, with public streets and sidewalks along the front and east side. I have a fu… --- ## [Who carries a money clip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969)
**Author:** [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-carries-a-money-clip/725969 "2015-07-27T17:35:50Z")
I currently have a (vegan) leather wallet. It holds up well, but it puts an unattractive bulge in my skinny jeans. The fact that I carry loads of cash doesn’t help. I wonder if carrying a money clip is a good alternativ… --- ## [Injured Navy Seal retires from military & marries woman w/ 2 kids. Are they covered by VA insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injured-navy-seal-retires-from-military-marries-woman-w-2-kids-are-they-covered-by-va-insurance/725955)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injured-navy-seal-retires-from-military-marries-woman-w-2-kids-are-they-covered-by-va-insurance/725955 "2015-07-27T15:33:48Z")
This question is for a dear friend so I may not have all the details but here are the relevant ones Navy Seal is injured while in the military. Told he can continue with military in non-Seal role or retire. He is discha… --- ## [Please recommend an SFTP client](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-sftp-client/725927)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-sftp-client/725927 "2015-07-27T15:03:11Z")
Can someone recommend an SFTP client? Google brings up plenty of choices, but I am leery of signing on to an unknown program and even more reluctant to install one. --- ## [Low end electronics development : Internet Trumps All. How did the radio shack era even work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-end-electronics-development-internet-trumps-all-how-did-the-radio-shack-era-even-work/726272)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-end-electronics-development-internet-trumps-all-how-did-the-radio-shack-era-even-work/726272 "2015-07-27T13:21:00Z")
So, I made a few devices in senior project in college (a couple of robots), and more recently have been branching into developing my own hardware for embedded system work. (the clients keep giving me sorry, ate up hardw… --- ## [Car audio repair question: am I being BS'ed by the shop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-audio-repair-question-am-i-being-bsed-by-the-shop/726161)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-audio-repair-question-am-i-being-bsed-by-the-shop/726161 "2015-07-27T10:51:28Z")
Vehicle in question: 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe with Monsoon sound system. About a month ago I noticed the right front tweeter sounding static-y and distorted, like maybe the speaker was cracked. So I took it in to a local c… --- ## [So a huge change in my life..I'm having seizures. Just looking for support, comfort, and experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-huge-change-in-my-life-im-having-seizures-just-looking-for-support-comfort-and-experience/725397)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-huge-change-in-my-life-im-having-seizures-just-looking-for-support-comfort-and-experience/725397 "2015-07-27T10:35:22Z")
I haven’t been diagnosed with Epilepsy yet, but I don’t think it’s too far off. These are definitely regular, brain seizures…although from what I read, I’m having the PARTIAL (focal ones, mostly…so the small kind) ones…… --- ## [was Ancient Kemet science superior to modern science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034 "2015-07-27T09:47:10Z")
are ancient kemetic systems superior to modern science in quantum physics, physics in general and all types of science, chemistry, biology etc.? that many of the information we find out today in modern science was alrea… --- ## [Your best friend just signed on as a pro athlete, and wants you to manage his money. Your Approach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-friend-just-signed-on-as-a-pro-athlete-and-wants-you-to-manage-his-money-your-approach/726267)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-friend-just-signed-on-as-a-pro-athlete-and-wants-you-to-manage-his-money-your-approach/726267 "2015-07-27T06:23:57Z")
Let’s say your friend Ricky Baller just signed as a pro athlete. 20 million contract, 10 mil guaranteed, 5 years. (for some round numbers) He wants to live it up, but also have a significant amount of money left becau… --- ## [What are the most offensive bumper stickers you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-offensive-bumper-stickers-youve-seen/725588)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-offensive-bumper-stickers-youve-seen/725588 "2015-07-27T04:52:09Z")
I was taking my kid to a doc appointment one day when I ended up behind a guy in a pickup truck. He had all these anti-Islamic bumper stickers on his truck. Including one that said Islam is a gutter or garbage religion, … --- ## [Best fabric dye for cotton? Polyester?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fabric-dye-for-cotton-polyester/566507)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fabric-dye-for-cotton-polyester/566507 "2015-07-27T02:52:58Z")
The coffers are a bit bare this year, and my wardrobe is looking a bit drab. While some things will ahve to be replaced, many would be fine if they weren’t fading just a bit. So I want to do some dying, especially of m… --- ## [Is there anyone else who can't stand watching 'The Young Turks'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-else-who-cant-stand-watching-the-young-turks/725994)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-else-who-cant-stand-watching-the-young-turks/725994 "2015-07-27T01:28:50Z")
The thing is, I’m interested in the stories TYTs cover. I just HATE their commentary. Though I agree with \*almost \*everything they say, the way that they express themselves is just juvenile. I only know the name of tw… --- ## [Portable external HDs: brands and troubleshooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-external-hds-brands-and-troubleshooting/726218)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-external-hds-brands-and-troubleshooting/726218 "2015-07-26T19:39:57Z")
First of all, I bought a new WD My Passport external HD for my '09 Macbook Pro running Yosemite. I formatted it as instructed, and installed the utility software. Now it won’t stay mounted for more than a few seconds b… --- ## [Medical insurance options help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-insurance-options-help/726101)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-insurance-options-help/726101 "2015-07-26T14:29:10Z")
First, if anyone knows who I would contact to get comprehensive medical insurance advice, I will take that information gladly. Anyway, some background: I’m divorced with 2 children who live with their mother close to m… --- ## [Tipping a Wedding vendor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-a-wedding-vendor/726143)
**Author:** [@Deereman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deereman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-a-wedding-vendor/726143 "2015-07-26T13:20:12Z")
I’ve been having a debate between wedding conventions/advice websites/common sense. And I’m a bit of a cheap ass. Do wedding vendors get tipped, on top of their normal fees? I mean people like the DJ. The photographer. … --- ## [How directional can you be when in freefall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-directional-can-you-be-when-in-freefall/726125)
**Author:** [@scoots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scoots)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-directional-can-you-be-when-in-freefall/726125 "2015-07-26T13:02:28Z")
If you fell out of a plane, for example, but as you were falling you saw a body of water below but it’s not directly below you. It’s about 50 feet away from the point directly below you. In order to reach it you’d have t… --- ## [Does "this town" Have a Negative or Sinister Connotation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-town-have-a-negative-or-sinister-connotation/726050)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-town-have-a-negative-or-sinister-connotation/726050 "2015-07-26T05:45:49Z")
ISTM that it does, and that it’s more commonly used in phrases like “you’ll never get a job in this town again”, “that’s the way things work in this town”, “this town’s not big enough for the two of us”, and so on (… oh … --- ## [Job interviewing advice sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interviewing-advice-sought/725732)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interviewing-advice-sought/725732 "2015-07-26T05:22:21Z")
I’ve been with my current employer for about a year now, and I’m being considered for promotion. The process includes interviews, and therein lies the rub. My previous position sucked. I worked in a call center as a deb… --- ## [How can a would-be entrepreneur rent an apartment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-would-be-entrepreneur-rent-an-apartment/726191)
**Author:** [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-would-be-entrepreneur-rent-an-apartment/726191 "2015-07-26T03:35:37Z")
My programming contract is coming to an end, and I’ve saved up a lot of money. Rather than take another contract, I’d like to launch a business and work on projects of my own. I’m currently living in an area with a very… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=873) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=875)