# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=898 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 899 --- ## [Can we make music forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-make-music-forever/722326)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-make-music-forever/722326 "2015-06-12T18:55:45Z")
Can humans continue making unique music indefinitely? By music I mean of any genre, with or without vocals. Minor variations in a large body of musical composition does not count as “unique”. By unique I mean “never hear… --- ## [A "chiropractic neurologist" addresed our Rotary Club - Is this discipline for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chiropractic-neurologist-addresed-our-rotary-club-is-this-discipline-for-real/722345)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chiropractic-neurologist-addresed-our-rotary-club-is-this-discipline-for-real/722345 "2015-06-12T16:53:35Z")
A very charismatic and pleasant man was invited (by one of the members who is a chiropractic patient of his) to address our Rotary club this evening. He is a “chiropractic neurologist” and was careful to specify that he … --- ## [Facebook on phone "knows" Target shopping cart from work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-on-phone-knows-target-shopping-cart-from-work/722201)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-on-phone-knows-target-shopping-cart-from-work/722201 "2015-06-12T16:24:42Z")
I mean, I kinda knew this stuff is tracked all the time, it’s just never been so obvious to me that it’s across all devices I use like this. Color me duh. I was looking for stuff at Target online on my work PC last nigh… --- ## [Family activity on vacation (Pigeon Forge)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-activity-on-vacation-pigeon-forge/722290)
**Author:** [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-activity-on-vacation-pigeon-forge/722290 "2015-06-12T15:39:25Z")
Hello Dopers, This is the best place for questions about anything, as you’ve never steered me wrong before. Next weekend we are leaving for Pigeon Forge. We’ll be spending a week in a cabin and possibly going to Dollyw… --- ## [Mission: Impossible? Finding an inexpensive hotel room in San Francisco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-impossible-finding-an-inexpensive-hotel-room-in-san-francisco/722185)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-impossible-finding-an-inexpensive-hotel-room-in-san-francisco/722185 "2015-06-12T03:34:52Z")
I have to attend a conference in San Francisco in September. The conference hotel is the Parc 55 Hilton at 55 Cyril Magnin Street, and we will be having some sessions at the AMC Metreon theater. The conference rate for … --- ## [Mysteries in your family.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-in-your-family/721109)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-in-your-family/721109 "2015-06-12T02:39:56Z")
1. I’m 47. My mother is 74. She has two sisters, all of whom are alive. My mom’s side of the family has always been a big mystery to me. Her dad died when she was young, and she has never talked about him. I vaguely rec… --- ## [Black mark on white refrigerator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mark-on-white-refrigerator/722230)
**Author:** [@Mom2kgkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mom2kgkid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mark-on-white-refrigerator/722230 "2015-06-12T02:09:16Z")
Hi, The refrigerator in my kitchen had 2-3 black marks and a sticker left by the previous resident. I cleaned it and the mark has spread now. I’ve tried all possible options that I’ve read but to no vail. I’m moving in … --- ## [Is Cybercoders a non-scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cybercoders-a-non-scam/722285)
**Author:** [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cybercoders-a-non-scam/722285 "2015-06-12T01:08:40Z")
Long story short, someone wants me to apply for a job, and applying for that job involves creating an account on http://www.cybercoders.com/. I’ve heard varying things about this service, ranging from “it’s a scam” to “… --- ## [Anybody use Newspapers.com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-use-newspapers-com/722271)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-use-newspapers-com/722271 "2015-06-12T00:19:49Z")
I decided to try this for a month, and so far it’s the clunkiest website I’ve ever seen. I’m all logged in, and search, and the huge menus covering about 3/4 of the page and there seem to be no way the retract them. I’m … --- ## [Designer Vaginas - why is this there any consumer interest or demand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designer-vaginas-why-is-this-there-any-consumer-interest-or-demand/721657)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designer-vaginas-why-is-this-there-any-consumer-interest-or-demand/721657 "2015-06-11T16:43:16Z")
I just don’t see the appeal or need for a custom vagina. Who the hell set the beauty standard anyhow? :confused: Was there a beauty pageant I missed? Miss Labia Lips 2014? Her gown includes a see thru feature designed… --- ## [Disputing Enterprise – Rent-A-Car claim, harassment even after my insurance company paid them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputing-enterprise-rent-a-car-claim-harassment-even-after-my-insurance-company-paid-them/722063)
**Author:** [@EWHSB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EWHSB)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputing-enterprise-rent-a-car-claim-harassment-even-after-my-insurance-company-paid-them/722063 "2015-06-11T16:18:47Z")
I continue to have problems with Enterprise: Rent-a-car on a claim they sent to me which I disputed even after my insurance company settled it. Here is what happened - I rented a car from Enterprise Rent-a-car at Newark… --- ## [Muscle relaxer w shorter half-life than Flexeril?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-relaxer-w-shorter-half-life-than-flexeril/722190)
**Author:** [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-relaxer-w-shorter-half-life-than-flexeril/722190 "2015-06-11T15:58:39Z")
I hate, hate, hate cyclobenzaprine. But it works. I have spinal stenosis and experience spasms/cramps w/e etc which prevent me from sleeping well. If I take cyclobenzaprine before bed I sleep very well. Like I said, … --- ## [Why did college have to become the new high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-college-have-to-become-the-new-high-school/722138)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-college-have-to-become-the-new-high-school/722138 "2015-06-11T15:27:35Z")
Why can’t it be like the good ol’ days when many could get reasonable paying jobs enough to lead a middle-class life, only with a high school education, and only those pursuing extraordinary specialization would need a c… --- ## [Accused 16 year old jailed for almost 3 years without trial or conviction. How is this possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accused-16-year-old-jailed-for-almost-3-years-without-trial-or-conviction-how-is-this-possible/674319)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accused-16-year-old-jailed-for-almost-3-years-without-trial-or-conviction-how-is-this-possible/674319 "2015-06-11T13:43:35Z")
Re this Kafkaesque storyhow is this even possible? Is this a screw up or does the system work this way? --- ## [Does my cat know I'm suffering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-cat-know-im-suffering/722128)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-cat-know-im-suffering/722128 "2015-06-11T13:32:48Z")
I imagine this has been covered somewhere in the long history of SDMB; but a quick search revealed nothing. Anyway, I took a crap this afternoon - and man did I ever have a hemmeroid flare up. I was gonna take a shower… --- ## [How to report people on dating sites for crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-report-people-on-dating-sites-for-crimes/722020)
**Author:** [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-report-people-on-dating-sites-for-crimes/722020 "2015-06-11T12:16:07Z")
Good evening. I would like to introduce myself. First things first, “Arrogant Bastard” is my favorite craft beer, made by Stone Brewery. I’m not really an arrogant bastard. If my personality were a fruit, I would be a t… --- ## [Inclusive groups' treatment of divisive people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inclusive-groups-treatment-of-divisive-people/722117)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inclusive-groups-treatment-of-divisive-people/722117 "2015-06-11T11:52:53Z")
Should a group that considers itself to be inclusive of others to the largest extent possible tolerate the company of a person who acts divisively, intentionally excluding certain other people in the group from activitie… --- ## [Wealth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealth/721944)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealth/721944 "2015-06-11T05:42:36Z")
Besides winning the lottery or illegal criminal areas or being born into/inheriting it; What is the quickest and easiest method for a new college graduate with student loan debt to become financially wealthy in the 1% b… --- ## [Why aren't stimulant appetite suppressants used more in medicine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-stimulant-appetite-suppressants-used-more-in-medicine/721603)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-stimulant-appetite-suppressants-used-more-in-medicine/721603 "2015-06-11T04:09:29Z")
I get the impression this basically a “dead” drug category, no drug companies are bringing new ones to market and no doctors are willing to prescribe them for fear of recreational use. While there is a massive obesity ep… --- ## [Etiquette around leaving newspapers in public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-around-leaving-newspapers-in-public/722195)
**Author:** [@drew870mitchell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drew870mitchell)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-around-leaving-newspapers-in-public/722195 "2015-06-11T01:36:46Z")
Is it considered polite or rude to leave a newspaper behind in public after you’re done with it? What about different contexts - diners, trains, etc. I only really questioned the practice after seeing the Sounder train… --- ## [Lgbti -- i?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbti-i/722142)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbti-i/722142 "2015-06-11T00:12:00Z")
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender… I? I heard this used on the radio today, about how the Turkish government is actually friendly to LGBTI issues. (No idea if that’s true or not.) But… I? Intrasex? Intersex (und… --- ## [Company screws you out of ~ $30 and is nonresponsive to complaint. How far do you pursue it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-screws-you-out-of-30-and-is-nonresponsive-to-complaint-how-far-do-you-pursue-it/721993)
**Author:** [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-screws-you-out-of-30-and-is-nonresponsive-to-complaint-how-far-do-you-pursue-it/721993 "2015-06-10T23:26:41Z")
Dream up any hypothetical you want. In my case, it is a mortgage loan servicing company to which my loan had just been transferred. They incorrectly applied my entire first payment “to interest” (even though the paymen… --- ## [Driving while on earbuds: Do one-ear-only laws really accomplish anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-while-on-earbuds-do-one-ear-only-laws-really-accomplish-anything/722107)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-while-on-earbuds-do-one-ear-only-laws-really-accomplish-anything/722107 "2015-06-10T23:22:01Z")
(Beyond providing an extra bit of revenue for cash-strapped municipalities, that is. And before anyone asks, no–I have not been cited for violating this law. I don’t like it but I’m not foolish to flout it.) In Califo… --- ## [Without movable type, would the Romance languages have lost gender inflection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-movable-type-would-the-romance-languages-have-lost-gender-inflection/722089)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-movable-type-would-the-romance-languages-have-lost-gender-inflection/722089 "2015-06-10T23:00:46Z")
I guess the question explains itself, but to elaborate a little: It has been said that movable type codified languages that were in flux, fixing them into more or less their current form. I’m not sure what the process w… --- ## [What economic system IYO works the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-economic-system-iyo-works-the-best/722194)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-economic-system-iyo-works-the-best/722194 "2015-06-10T22:29:53Z")
We all know totalitarian communism was a failure (though it DID lift many people out of poverty, albeit at enormous cost of life and human rights), and it seems like doing the exact opposite and selling off the commons/e… --- ## [Who would be more powerful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-more-powerful/722017)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-more-powerful/722017 "2015-06-10T22:23:49Z")
1 billionaire or 10,000 people with $10,000 working as a team. Or would this all boil down to 1 CEO against one billionaire? The 10,000 people would be randomly selected from folks who have saved over $25,000 --- ## [So, we've got these inflatable kayaks..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-weve-got-these-inflatable-kayaks/303902)
**Author:** [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-weve-got-these-inflatable-kayaks/303902 "2015-06-10T20:23:34Z")
Cheapos. Stearns Spree One kayaks. Thing is, we’ve never had an inflatable kayak before. We’re not going to get up to anything other than calm water with them (Ha! Like we could do any serious kayaking in those!), just … --- ## [Civic solutions in US vs "homogenous" nations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civic-solutions-in-us-vs-homogenous-nations/720800)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civic-solutions-in-us-vs-homogenous-nations/720800 "2015-06-10T20:15:05Z")
(Splitting from sex ed video thread so as not to hijack) I really don’t know where to begin on a response, here. One of the average 'Murrican’s worst lazy habits is to assume that all countries are just like the US (… --- ## [Looking for a good Android mp3 player app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-android-mp3-player-app/721607)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-android-mp3-player-app/721607 "2015-06-10T17:52:28Z")
The Amazon Music app doesn’t have a skip forward button, and it doesn’t resume playing when the headphones are plugged back in. Anyone got a better suggestion? --- ## [Car Help: When AC Belt Drives Power Steering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-help-when-ac-belt-drives-power-steering/722123)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-help-when-ac-belt-drives-power-steering/722123 "2015-06-10T17:33:48Z")
My wife’s car is acting up. It appears to be the clutch of the AC compressor. I’m out of town, but apparently the AC belt started burning. An auto friend of ours looked at it and it sounds like the root cause is the AC… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=897) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=899)