# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=897 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 898 --- ## [Who would you like to see debate in a casual public environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-like-to-see-debate-in-a-casual-public-environment/722485)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-like-to-see-debate-in-a-casual-public-environment/722485 "2015-06-14T13:36:24Z")
One TV show I would love to create is one in which prominent people on opposite sides of major issues debate each other, or at least engage in conversation on said issue, with light moderation. Examples: Michelle Mal… --- ## [My car's clock lost several hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cars-clock-lost-several-hours/722490)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cars-clock-lost-several-hours/722490 "2015-06-14T08:25:21Z")
For the first time in seven years, my Corolla’s clock was suddenly off by several hours. Is this a sign of an impending electrical system problem? :confused: --- ## [Why would I want to "root" a new Android phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-i-want-to-root-a-new-android-phone/721995)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-i-want-to-root-a-new-android-phone/721995 "2015-06-14T06:07:15Z")
I’m about to get a new phone, and I found a YouTube video on how to “root” the phone. There is no narrative and the only explanation on the web page is that by rooting it, I can be a “Super user.” 2 questions: 1. Wha… --- ## [A third party audit of a family's household finances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-third-party-audit-of-a-familys-household-finances/722406)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-third-party-audit-of-a-familys-household-finances/722406 "2015-06-14T05:56:50Z")
I’ve got a friend who is having major trouble with her husband concerning how the household finances should be run. She wants to track income and expenses more closely. He is positively opposed to it, as (this is what he… --- ## [Have you 'gone home'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-gone-home/714349)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-gone-home/714349 "2015-06-14T05:19:41Z")
As the old saying goes, ‘you can never go home’, but wondering whether any of you have moved back to the hometown of your childhood after many years away, and how it turned out for you. For a number of reasons, there’s … --- ## [Do you own a Mk. 6 Golf GTI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-mk-6-golf-gti/722186)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-mk-6-golf-gti/722186 "2015-06-13T23:37:54Z")
Want to tell me about it? I’m thinking about buying one (specifically, this one at the moment.) Has yours been reliable? Cheap to run? Would you buy it again knowing what you know now? --- ## [Used Pay It Square or other site to pool money for a gift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-pay-it-square-or-other-site-to-pool-money-for-a-gift/722465)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-pay-it-square-or-other-site-to-pool-money-for-a-gift/722465 "2015-06-13T23:09:39Z")
I’m part of a large group loosely organized around a shared activity. A couple in this group has a baby on the way. When I was chatting with them today I realized that while they’d like to do a childbirth preparation cl… --- ## [Gentlemen, are you "holding"? With which hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-are-you-holding-with-which-hand/722045)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-are-you-holding-with-which-hand/722045 "2015-06-13T20:25:04Z")
So! I’ve been meaning to post a poll about this for a while, and now I’m finally getting around to it. I am right-handed. I do almost everything important with my right hand. Except hold my dick. That’s my left hand’s … --- ## [Americans: did you know what the World Trade Center was before Sept. 11, 2001?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-did-you-know-what-the-world-trade-center-was-before-sept-11-2001/574738)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-did-you-know-what-the-world-trade-center-was-before-sept-11-2001/574738 "2015-06-13T18:51:22Z")
Just curious. I did not know: I think I knew that there were two big skyscrapers at one end of Manhattan, but when people said “The World Trade Center has been hit!” I a) had no idea that they were referring to those bu… --- ## [Origin: "pound sand"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-pound-sand/722178)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-pound-sand/722178 "2015-06-13T18:36:04Z")
This phrase has always bothered me and every time I look up etymologies, I find it’s in that tiresome class where three or four obvious folk-ety’s cloud the issue. You tell someone to “go pound sand.” You have just told… --- ## [Mr. & Mrs. Hitler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mrs-hitler/722381)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mrs-hitler/722381 "2015-06-13T17:47:37Z")
Let’s say you met someone and went on three or so dates. You two are really hitting it off, and while you aren’t ready for marriage just yet, you definitely can see this person being part of your future. Suddenly, it d… --- ## [You, John Q Doper have been sentenced to death! (what do you choose?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-john-q-doper-have-been-sentenced-to-death-what-do-you-choose/722311)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-john-q-doper-have-been-sentenced-to-death-what-do-you-choose/722311 "2015-06-13T16:16:18Z")
I’m reading a book right now set in space. A character in the book has been found guilty, beyond a shadow of a doubt, and the sentence carries the death penalty. You, John Q Doper, reading this thread ARE that person. … --- ## [How do you decide when to go to the doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-when-to-go-to-the-doctor/722074)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-when-to-go-to-the-doctor/722074 "2015-06-13T13:05:47Z")
I feel safe saying most of us don’t much like going to the doctor for any reason. But sometimes, ya gotta go. What’s your decision-making process like? I’m very reluctant to go even if I feel terrible because I don’t … --- ## [So, My CEO is Talking with Me. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-ceo-is-talking-with-me/722251)
**Author:** [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-ceo-is-talking-with-me/722251 "2015-06-13T05:22:55Z")
Yesterday our new CEO had another “anonymous” survey sent out, asking "On a scale of 1 to 10, how clear is your understanding of our new strategy from the “All Hands” call in April and various communication?" The snark … --- ## [What do you have too much/many of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828 "2015-06-13T02:15:23Z")
For me it’s shoes and clothes. I grew up lower middle class and we got two pairs of shoes a year - a “school” pair and a pair of tennis shoes. I also had to wear a lot of hand-me-downs from my cousin. Now that I can i… --- ## [Lawyers of the dope, do your Law Reporters edit a reported case's text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-of-the-dope-do-your-law-reporters-edit-a-reported-cases-text/722339)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-of-the-dope-do-your-law-reporters-edit-a-reported-cases-text/722339 "2015-06-13T02:10:06Z")
One of the cases I argued recently was reported. I just got the citation today and looked it up online. I noted that the publishers had edited the final Judgement (nothing in substance though), a copy of which I also hav… --- ## [What should I be when I grow up? (Help me choose a second career)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-be-when-i-grow-up-help-me-choose-a-second-career/722378)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-be-when-i-grow-up-help-me-choose-a-second-career/722378 "2015-06-13T01:52:17Z")
For thirty years I’ve worked in picture framing, mostly in retail shops. For the last eleven I’ve owned a shop of my own. The shop has been modestly profitable, covering all of its own expenses, but not covering all of… --- ## [Smartphone "unable to connect to camera" - fixable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-unable-to-connect-to-camera-fixable/722392)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-unable-to-connect-to-camera-fixable/722392 "2015-06-13T00:31:42Z")
I dropped my LG Volt the other day, and I didn’t see any problems until I tried to use the camera today. My carrier is VirginMobile, so they don’t have any store for me to take it to. This phone is now on sale for $80, s… --- ## [The Muslim holy book and autocrat of all the Russias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muslim-holy-book-and-autocrat-of-all-the-russias/722109)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muslim-holy-book-and-autocrat-of-all-the-russias/722109 "2015-06-13T00:17:37Z")
Imagine it’s Jeopardy!, and you have to write down the answers. Which spelling do you use? I’d put “Quran” as it sounds to my ear marginally closer to how I’ve heard it pronounced in Arabic and Czar because it’s closer … --- ## [Ever participated in an intervention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-participated-in-an-intervention/722187)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-participated-in-an-intervention/722187 "2015-06-12T23:35:10Z")
If you need or want to know the backstory, it is in this thread, but basically, my roommate has gone from a functioning alcoholic to a non-functioning alcoholic. He skipped a a job interview because he either wanted to g… --- ## [Napoleon and the Modern French](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleon-and-the-modern-french/722232)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleon-and-the-modern-french/722232 "2015-06-12T23:11:59Z")
OK - little Belgium has figured out a way to commemorate/celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo by issuing a 2.5 Euro coin (to be sold as collector item at a premium price. They tried to issue it as an… --- ## [I have an interesting legal situation in which I'm not at risk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-interesting-legal-situation-in-which-im-not-at-risk/722391)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-interesting-legal-situation-in-which-im-not-at-risk/722391 "2015-06-12T22:40:35Z")
I received a letter from USDOJ today, inviting me to attend and/or testify at a sentencing hearing. If I testify it will be in the form of a victim impact statement. An honest statement will say that this crime has no … --- ## [Your chances? Premise: 2032 C.E., post-defeat of Simon Phoenix, in Demo Man, Stallone, et al:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-chances-premise-2032-c-e-post-defeat-of-simon-phoenix-in-demo-man-stallone-et-al/722065)
**Author:** [@bobgnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobgnote)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-chances-premise-2032-c-e-post-defeat-of-simon-phoenix-in-demo-man-stallone-et-al/722065 "2015-06-12T22:26:05Z")
Did you turn off your TV, or did you learn, to surf, wisely? Do you learn, then apply and re-try? --- ## [Would a graduate certificate "freshen up" my resume and make me more attractive for hiring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-graduate-certificate-freshen-up-my-resume-and-make-me-more-attractive-for-hiring/722073)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-graduate-certificate-freshen-up-my-resume-and-make-me-more-attractive-for-hiring/722073 "2015-06-12T21:33:15Z")
I have a BS in Agronomy, which is the study of plants, soils and fertility, insect pests, and how to treat them. Looking back I wish I would have gone for something else, as I only took up agronomy because I was interes… --- ## [Homosexuality and Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-and-abortion/722141)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-and-abortion/722141 "2015-06-12T20:56:51Z")
Hypothetical question for everybody, but especially the pro choice crowd. Some believe that homosexuality is genetic in nature; for the sake of this argument let’s assume it is. Suppose that at some point a test would b… --- ## [NYTimes Op-Ed: Transgender vs. Cisgender view of "Woman" - grabbing popcorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-op-ed-transgender-vs-cisgender-view-of-woman-grabbing-popcorn/721886)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-op-ed-transgender-vs-cisgender-view-of-woman-grabbing-popcorn/721886 "2015-06-12T20:26:49Z")
Opinion | What Makes a Woman? - The New York Times (behind a paywall) Looks like another log being thrown on the fire of Twitter flame wars: a woman is slamming how Caitlyn Jenner’s transition is presenting a definiti… --- ## [Kid in FL playing ball in his yard-neighbor call cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-in-fl-playing-ball-in-his-yard-neighbor-call-cops/722324)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-in-fl-playing-ball-in-his-yard-neighbor-call-cops/722324 "2015-06-12T20:00:38Z")
Have we gone too far with this kind of intruding into others lives? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr What gets me is what the authorities do to the people when it turns out they did nothing wrong. That will follow each member of the … --- ## [1st timer: Grand Canyon vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-timer-grand-canyon-vacation/721403)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-timer-grand-canyon-vacation/721403 "2015-06-12T19:08:40Z")
We’re making our summer vacation plans with my family. Everyone was so helpful with our Yellowstone trip. This upcoming one with 10-year-old Anya and 6-year-old Grant will rival that in scope. One highlight is the Grand … --- ## [Do you always wear your seatbelt in a car on public property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-always-wear-your-seatbelt-in-a-car-on-public-property/721347)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-always-wear-your-seatbelt-in-a-car-on-public-property/721347 "2015-06-12T18:57:18Z")
I’m not talking about if you have a l-o-o-o-n-g driveway or acreage. I’m asking if you automatically put on your seatbelt when you get into a car that is headed for the street. By “your” seatbelt, I mean the seatbelt tha… --- ## [How much for a doctors appoint if I have no insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-for-a-doctors-appoint-if-i-have-no-insurance/722094)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-for-a-doctors-appoint-if-i-have-no-insurance/722094 "2015-06-12T18:56:32Z")
This could be a GQ question, but I might get varied responses so I figured I’d post here: Not necessarily a “need answer fast”, but if it’s not crazy I’d like to go soon. I don’t feel right. There are a couple of diff… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=896) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=898)