# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=919 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 920 --- ## [How many medications do you take each day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-medications-do-you-take-each-day/718441 "2015-04-28T17:57:49Z")
Inspiring thread. I’ll leave the nature of the ingestants up to you. I changed the title from “pills” to “medications” to cover things like nasal sprays. None here, tho I occ. have snorted some Flonase for ye old nasa… --- ## [Questions about switching from PC to Mac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-switching-from-pc-to-mac/718394)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-switching-from-pc-to-mac/718394 "2015-04-28T16:47:06Z")
I’m seriously considering finally jettisoning PCs and changing to Apple. I’m sick of the constant crashes and other problems with Windows. My main questions on this concern compatibility with all of my Word and Excel fi… --- ## [unions=bad; equal pay for women=good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unions-bad-equal-pay-for-women-good/718364)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unions-bad-equal-pay-for-women-good/718364 "2015-04-28T16:38:33Z")
Lots of people these days talking about the need for women to get equal pay for doing the same jobs as men. But this appears in many cases to be just lip service (no pun intended), because often these are the same peopl… --- ## [Let's talk about mower decks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-mower-decks/718650)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-mower-decks/718650 "2015-04-28T15:43:39Z")
Springtime again. Grass-cutting season. We have a garden tractor with 54 inch mower deck. Every now and then I jack up the tractor to clean the underside of the deck. I usually find that grass is heavily caked to the de… --- ## [Certified in another language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/certified-in-another-language/718704)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/certified-in-another-language/718704 "2015-04-28T14:51:00Z")
I’m looking to see if any kind of examination exists that a person can take to show they understand and speak a different language and if they successfully pass it are awarded a certificate. I ask because I think if I ca… --- ## [Looking for a Bluetooth headset](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-bluetooth-headset/718604)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-bluetooth-headset/718604 "2015-04-28T14:24:57Z")
I’ve just updated my satellite TV system and would like a Bluetooth headset to go with it. I think I’d rather have an over the ear unit rather than ear buds. Ideally the batteries would be good for a few hours. It’s for… --- ## [Broker's Fee: Is This Reasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brokers-fee-is-this-reasonable/718691)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brokers-fee-is-this-reasonable/718691 "2015-04-28T14:00:08Z")
Is it reasonable for a broker to take 50% of sales of a stock? Seems ridiculously high to me, but I have no experience here. Is that the going rate in broker’s fees? --- ## [Have you ever tried worm "charming" or "grunting" to harvest worms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-tried-worm-charming-or-grunting-to-harvest-worms/718657)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-tried-worm-charming-or-grunting-to-harvest-worms/718657 "2015-04-28T13:31:53Z")
These guys are going to town on it! Have any dopers ever tried it? Wiki on it here. It’s just fascinating! --- ## [UK Dopers: Ed Balls Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-ed-balls-day/718711)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-ed-balls-day/718711 "2015-04-28T13:25:33Z")
Saw this from a link in the NYTimes. Guardian article about how an inadvertant tweet by MP Ed Balls has led to an annual Thing: So, UK Dopers, what can you tell us? --- ## [Why Jesus wasn't a carpenter, and why the truth is more interesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-jesus-wasnt-a-carpenter-and-why-the-truth-is-more-interesting/717197)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-jesus-wasnt-a-carpenter-and-why-the-truth-is-more-interesting/717197 "2015-04-28T13:20:51Z")
Mark is the original source for the story: Matthew gives it as this: Matthew is probably trying to restore as much of an Aramaic saying as he can, which Mark, or whoever wrote down some anecdotes in Greek that Mark u… --- ## [Have you ever had a crush on someone then found out they are already in relationship ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-crush-on-someone-then-found-out-they-are-already-in-relationship/718538)
**Author:** [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-crush-on-someone-then-found-out-they-are-already-in-relationship/718538 "2015-04-28T12:52:40Z")
I have crush on this co worker and I sensed that he likes me because he complimented me and the way he looks at me. I could sense an attraction between us. I was expecting him to make move at some point but my hope was … --- ## [Need new desktop PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-new-desktop-pc/718578)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-new-desktop-pc/718578 "2015-04-28T07:26:54Z")
My desktop PC, which I use for work, is five years old, and is slowing down and starting to freeze when I have too many programs open. I reinstalled the Windows 7 operating system and added RAM a couple of years ago, and… --- ## [Non-colorblind people: How hard are the Ishihara Color Test circles for you to answer correctly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-colorblind-people-how-hard-are-the-ishihara-color-test-circles-for-you-to-answer-correctly/717960)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-colorblind-people-how-hard-are-the-ishihara-color-test-circles-for-you-to-answer-correctly/717960 "2015-04-28T06:26:19Z")
I’ve always kind of idly wondered about this. I always get every one of these things right–but many of htem, I have to sit there and puzzle it out a bit to some extent. I can see the number shapes, but sometimes, have to… --- ## [Anyone ever bought a home not on the market?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-bought-a-home-not-on-the-market/718700)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-bought-a-home-not-on-the-market/718700 "2015-04-28T06:01:14Z")
We are looking for a home closer to work. But by the time we learn of a home on the market in that area, there is already an offer on it, or the home doesn’t match our requirements. I was wondering if it would be a good… --- ## [painting advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-advice/716811)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-advice/716811 "2015-04-28T05:30:22Z")
I am a member of an organization that owns wooden panels we use for displaying art work at art shows. The design uses standard pegboard in 4 ft x 4 ft sheets screwed to a wooden frame, each panel can then be assembled t… --- ## [So, how do you go about asking for a job once you use connections to get a sit down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-go-about-asking-for-a-job-once-you-use-connections-to-get-a-sit-down/704913)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-go-about-asking-for-a-job-once-you-use-connections-to-get-a-sit-down/704913 "2015-04-28T04:06:13Z")
I have got to get out of the job I’m in. It’s awful, admin is driving the place into the ground, and it’s breaking my heart. I’m seriously considering leaving the profession altogether. The thing is, my husband is ser… --- ## [Going to small claims court, what can I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-small-claims-court-what-can-i-expect/718537)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-small-claims-court-what-can-i-expect/718537 "2015-04-28T03:55:27Z")
I am taking a company to court over unpaid services. I keep pretty meticulous records and unless something bizarre happens, it’s a pretty open and shut case. What can I expect to happen? What should I bring with? --- ## [What can we do about the enormous amount of wasted food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-we-do-about-the-enormous-amount-of-wasted-food/718588)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-we-do-about-the-enormous-amount-of-wasted-food/718588 "2015-04-28T02:34:04Z")
40% of the food produced in the USA is never eaten. It is simply wasted. What can we do to stop this? I have heard of supermarkets throwing away lots of perfectly good food, perhaps this could be banned? And also, wh… --- ## [Is there any one advance that divides societies into civilized vs uncivilized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-one-advance-that-divides-societies-into-civilized-vs-uncivilized/718463)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-one-advance-that-divides-societies-into-civilized-vs-uncivilized/718463 "2015-04-28T01:02:12Z")
In Star Trek they divide planets into pre and post warp. In the book the selfish gene Dawkins says that a societies discovery of evolution is a proxy for whether they are evolved. Is there any single advance which can b… --- ## [Subscription Boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-boxes/718552)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-boxes/718552 "2015-04-28T00:28:50Z")
My soon-to-be-15-year-old is having a birthday and I’m thinking one of these is a neat idea. But it seems to be a minefield. Does anyone have any experiences with such things. Preferably in the craft/art/geek universe… --- ## [Inheritance question - what's fair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-question-whats-fair/718414)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-question-whats-fair/718414 "2015-04-27T23:02:29Z")
Get over yourself boy! Life’s not fair! Suck it up! It’s not your money anyway! Anything you get is a blessing! There, now that’s been said, we can move on. I’m not asking about what is legal, or what is possible, or wh… --- ## [Hardwired house phones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardwired-house-phones/718411)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardwired-house-phones/718411 "2015-04-27T21:32:10Z")
You’re thinking about buying a house, but the previous owner decided not to include telephone wiring in an otherwise nice remodel. Do you care? --- ## [Is 'underheating' your condo an offense against the neighbor units?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-underheating-your-condo-an-offense-against-the-neighbor-units/376436)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-underheating-your-condo-an-offense-against-the-neighbor-units/376436 "2015-04-27T19:50:31Z")
I have a friend who is trying to get his financial house in order. As in, after some years of living over his income, he’s got maxed out credit cards on top of a big consolidation loan that took care of the previously m… --- ## [Most useful military headgear for a 18th century army](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useful-military-headgear-for-a-18th-century-army/718485)
**Author:** [@Apollon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useful-military-headgear-for-a-18th-century-army/718485 "2015-04-27T19:22:07Z")
How come, European infantry (and most cavalry) didn’t get to wear any helmets? Helmets were all the rage from antiquity until the 1700s, and then again from the 1900s onward. Were they too expensive? Would they have been… --- ## [Is Minneapolis a good place to flee Portland to? (Warning: a rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-minneapolis-a-good-place-to-flee-portland-to-warning-a-rant/718075)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-minneapolis-a-good-place-to-flee-portland-to-warning-a-rant/718075 "2015-04-27T17:46:45Z")
I’m personally tired of paying out the nose for everything, unfriendly people (can’t stand “hipsters” or the sarcasm and passive aggression here … IMO people here are NOT nice for the most part and making friends is very… --- ## [Dealing with bullies who like to be confronted about their bullying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-bullies-who-like-to-be-confronted-about-their-bullying/718546)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-bullies-who-like-to-be-confronted-about-their-bullying/718546 "2015-04-27T17:23:06Z")
The usual advice given about bullying these days, it seems, is to confront the bullying head-on. This runs into a problem, however. Some bullies like to be confronted about their bullying. It serves as affirmation - “Ye… --- ## [Do you think the plane crash in this video is real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-plane-crash-in-this-video-is-real/718454)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-plane-crash-in-this-video-is-real/718454 "2015-04-27T10:41:46Z")
https://www.facebook.com/Extreme/videos/855953834461829/ Right after the title screen, there is a plane crash. Do you think it’s real? If you do, can you name the plane/flight/year of the incident? --- ## [Hiring/interviewing people for an artist job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-interviewing-people-for-an-artist-job/718352)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-interviewing-people-for-an-artist-job/718352 "2015-04-27T02:09:37Z")
I’ve expanded my body art business and am going to be hiring people for the first time, and I’d like some general advice about that. I need people to train to be henna artists as a summer job. I’m prepared to pay very we… --- ## [The most '80s image](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-80s-image/701636)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-80s-image/701636 "2015-04-26T23:40:21Z")
It’s competition time. The challenge is this - I show an image\* from the '80s to 100,000 random Americans and ask them what decade it’s from. The one that has the most correct answers, wins. \*image rules; \*\*Must \*\*be … --- ## [How to fix the problem of sweaty palms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-the-problem-of-sweaty-palms/718556)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-the-problem-of-sweaty-palms/718556 "2015-04-26T21:39:05Z")
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