# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=93 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 94 --- ## [Are there any cities/regions of the US that you wouldn't move to regardless of the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cities-regions-of-the-us-that-you-wouldnt-move-to-regardless-of-the-money/1001202)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cities-regions-of-the-us-that-you-wouldnt-move-to-regardless-of-the-money/1001202 "2024-06-01T13:08:26Z")
Hypothetical - You are offered a job making $6 million per year. It’s consistent with your skillset and you believe you would be reasonably successful at doing this job. It’s not illegal or unethical, nor does it requi… --- ## [I have a super power. What are the ethical, moral, and legal considerations of using it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-super-power-what-are-the-ethical-moral-and-legal-considerations-of-using-it/1002250)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-super-power-what-are-the-ethical-moral-and-legal-considerations-of-using-it/1002250 "2024-06-01T11:56:49Z")
My power. If I have physical contact with someone, like a handshake, I can then see a virtual version of them. Like someone who can see a ghost while no one else can. I can then question the virtual version and get co… --- ## [Need gift ideas for European relatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-gift-ideas-for-european-relatives/1002203)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-gift-ideas-for-european-relatives/1002203 "2024-06-01T03:07:13Z")
My brother and I are visiting relatives in Greece this Fall. They are putting us up for a week. We’re trying to think of what gifts they might enjoy. Problem is, most things that first come to mind–wine, cheese, chocola… --- ## [Kittens in our skunk trap - need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kittens-in-our-skunk-trap-need-answer-fast/1002239)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kittens-in-our-skunk-trap-need-answer-fast/1002239 "2024-05-31T23:09:35Z")
So we have a skunk living under our house, and the guy we called about it set up a humane trap. No skunk - two kittens. Eyes are open but they look pretty young. We have a lot of stray cats around here and I don’t think… --- ## [Would the ozone hole have been discovered if we had never gone to outer space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-ozone-hole-have-been-discovered-if-we-had-never-gone-to-outer-space/1002301)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-ozone-hole-have-been-discovered-if-we-had-never-gone-to-outer-space/1002301 "2024-05-31T00:49:28Z")
This question involves speculation so am posting in IMHO rather than in factual questions. An article I read yesterday about Thomas Midgley Jr., a chemical engineer who pioneered two of the worst air pollutants, leaded g… --- ## [How "dark" can your anger get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dark-can-your-anger-get/1002112)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dark-can-your-anger-get/1002112 "2024-05-31T00:08:26Z")
I use to get seriously angry. I’m as harmless as they come through my actions, but I admit that I’ve had some seriously satisfying revenge fantasies. I’m way cooler-headed now than I ever, I think partly due to marijuana… --- ## [Bullshit "Polling" (political mail / email)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-polling-political-mail-email/1001581)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-polling-political-mail-email/1001581 "2024-05-30T20:53:52Z")
I keep getting corresondence, some electronic, some paper, saying (in one set of terms or another) “We really want your opinion”. I open it. “Do you think our political adversary is a bad person for killing kittens and… --- ## [Do we really need mail delivery six days a week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-mail-delivery-six-days-a-week/1001456)
**Author:** [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-mail-delivery-six-days-a-week/1001456 "2024-05-30T20:26:22Z")
It has been reported that the USPS will raise first class postage from $0.68 to $0.73 in July. I think this is the biggest increase in history. This is a 33% increase from the 2019 rate of $0.55. I often wonder how mu… --- ## [Rotary Clubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotary-clubs/1002212)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotary-clubs/1002212 "2024-05-30T18:31:03Z")
I run a 501c3 non -profit in Colorado. We are funded solely by grants and donations. I gave a presentation at a local Rotary club this week In hopes of getting some funding or sponsorship. The presentation was received… --- ## [Poll: what's your IQ score](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-iq-score/1001840)
**Author:** [@Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humans)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-iq-score/1001840 "2024-05-30T17:10:25Z")
Another Anonymous poll. The forum describes itself as “Straight Dope Message Board Your direct line to thousands of the smartest…” So naturally I was curious… Just for fun, even accepting scores from online tests if y… --- ## ["Body double" - what it is and isn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-double-what-it-is-and-isnt/1001888)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-double-what-it-is-and-isnt/1001888 "2024-05-30T13:36:18Z")
I keep hearing media types misusing the term “body double” to mean lookalike or double, as in “person who resembles another person in an attempt to fool onlookers into thinking they are that person”. That’s not what a bo… --- ## [Did you ever find a website that you know has cool stuff and you shouldn't buy anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-find-a-website-that-you-know-has-cool-stuff-and-you-shouldnt-buy-anything/1002039)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-find-a-website-that-you-know-has-cool-stuff-and-you-shouldnt-buy-anything/1002039 "2024-05-30T08:41:16Z")
But you have to check it out for what you could get? In case you need fire hoses, conveyer belts or used bowling alley flooring --- ## [Any email sluts (male or female) here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-email-sluts-male-or-female-here/70493)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-email-sluts-male-or-female-here/70493 "2024-05-30T02:58:45Z")
I am. I love getting email, as long as it’s not spam (duh). Who else is? --- ## [Art installation known as “ The Portal that links NY sidewalk with Dublin temp closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-installation-known-as-the-portal-that-links-ny-sidewalk-with-dublin-temp-closed/1001592)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-installation-known-as-the-portal-that-links-ny-sidewalk-with-dublin-temp-closed/1001592 "2024-05-29T18:41:57Z")
This is an art sculpture. Human behavior is part of the experience. I don’t agree with censoring art. People can and should interact with the sculpture however they want. Just don’t vandalize it. I don’t have any proble… --- ## [Which is more important in buying a used car, age or mileage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-important-in-buying-a-used-car-age-or-mileage/1002040)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-important-in-buying-a-used-car-age-or-mileage/1002040 "2024-05-29T16:38:09Z")
I am beginning the process of (thinking about) buying a new used car to replace the one I’ve got now. I came upon two possibilities today (online, so I haven’t scoped 'em out in person yet): –a 2008 model with 59,000 m… --- ## [Living on one liter of water/day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-one-liter-of-water-day/1002216)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-one-liter-of-water-day/1002216 "2024-05-29T15:06:30Z")
Several months ago, a news source like NBC or CNN said the people in Gaza strip were each living on a liter. I would just wash my hands after relieving myself. I doubt I would get to shower for the duration, like two yea… --- ## [Who is the first person we know as FI - Middle Name - Last Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-first-person-we-know-as-fi-middle-name-last-name/1001226)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-first-person-we-know-as-fi-middle-name-last-name/1001226 "2024-05-29T12:28:35Z")
Riffing off the thread I thought it’d be interesting to ask about first initial people. I thought of a few early ones: F Scott Fitzgerald b.1896 W Somerset Maugham b.1874 J Pierpont Morgan b.1837 The last one is… --- ## [Help me gate my porch, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-gate-my-porch-please/1002183)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-gate-my-porch-please/1002183 "2024-05-28T15:55:10Z")
We had a porch remodel done and I’m happy with the gate we are using: It works just fine. However our other porch has always been problematic wrt gating. It is a 6 foot o… --- ## [What to shoot a cat with that won't hurt it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-shoot-a-cat-with-that-wont-hurt-it/1000672)
**Author:** [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-shoot-a-cat-with-that-wont-hurt-it/1000672 "2024-05-28T14:48:23Z")
My wife loves birds and we have a bunch of bird feeders in our back yard and even a couple out front. The other day she found the remains of a eaten bird, the head and a bunch of feathers, on our patio. She’s mad. She s… --- ## [Suspicious Credit Card Charge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspicious-credit-card-charge/1002144)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspicious-credit-card-charge/1002144 "2024-05-28T13:53:32Z")
I just was notified that my credit card was used for a fuel purchase of $1.87. (I receive notices whenever a fuel charge occurs.) It wasn’t me or my wife. I assume some thief is testing to see if they can use my card fo… --- ## [Recommend a good small UPS, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-small-ups-please/1001991)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-small-ups-please/1001991 "2024-05-28T13:19:27Z")
A couple of recent bad-weather days have convinced me that I need a small Uninterruptible Power Supply for a couple of my electronic devices. Last Sunday we had two very brief power outages (less than 1-2 seconds each),… --- ## [It was the best of cars, it was the worst of colours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-the-best-of-cars-it-was-the-worst-of-colours/1001923)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-the-best-of-cars-it-was-the-worst-of-colours/1001923 "2024-05-28T03:59:13Z")
You are offered a free car; a choice of two different free cars; in fact you may have: The car of your dreams, in the colour you hate most of all The car you hate most of all, in your favourite colour No free car Thos… --- ## [Are there puns that can still work after translation to a different language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-puns-that-can-still-work-after-translation-to-a-different-language/999024)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-puns-that-can-still-work-after-translation-to-a-different-language/999024 "2024-05-27T08:41:45Z")
I don’t mean so-called ‘bilingual puns’ where a foreign word is dropped into an English sentence (‘Look at that S-car go!’), but rather, puns or other similar wordplay where the meaning survives translation, even though… --- ## ['This discovery re-writes history!' claims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-discovery-re-writes-history-claims/1001832)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-discovery-re-writes-history-claims/1001832 "2024-05-26T22:35:20Z")
I saw yet another news feed claiming to re-write history, crawl across my desktop: Footprints discovered in New Mexico rewrite American history I’m not disputing that article, and maybe it’s not the best example. Howev… --- ## [Recommend me a (relatively) inexpensive pair of sunglasses I can order online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-relatively-inexpensive-pair-of-sunglasses-i-can-order-online/1002041)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-relatively-inexpensive-pair-of-sunglasses-i-can-order-online/1002041 "2024-05-26T21:29:54Z")
I’m down to my last pair, with the end of one of the arm parts being held on with duct tape. In the past I’ve ordered these a couple times- they are a wraparound style I like, polarized, of course 100% UV protection, an… --- ## [Could attorneys representing poor-to-middle-class defendants successfully use Trump-style legal defense tactics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-attorneys-representing-poor-to-middle-class-defendants-successfully-use-trump-style-legal-defense-tactics/1001983)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-attorneys-representing-poor-to-middle-class-defendants-successfully-use-trump-style-legal-defense-tactics/1001983 "2024-05-26T01:16:35Z")
This is going to be kind of a scattershot Factual Question because it gets into different jurisdictions, different rules, etc. And of course the difference between criminal trials and civil trials will have an effect. S… --- ## [A lump in my chest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lump-in-my-chest/1001724)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lump-in-my-chest/1001724 "2024-05-25T22:35:05Z")
Three days ago I found a lump in my chest. I called today and am seeing a Nurse Practitioner on Monday (the best I could do). The lump is about the size of a nickel, squeezed into the shape of an ovoid lozenge. It is on … --- ## [Bad, Bad, Bad ideas that should be eliminated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ideas-that-should-be-eliminated/1002075)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ideas-that-should-be-eliminated/1002075 "2024-05-25T22:34:09Z")
(With credit to @Beckdawrek for the title). I had to do some work on the kitchen sink faucet. But first, I needed to shut the water off. The shutoffs were 1970’s-vintage washer-and-seat valves, and I had to really cra… --- ## [Am I getting older, or do Web browsers sometimes ignore my clicks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-older-or-do-web-browsers-sometimes-ignore-my-clicks/1001961)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-older-or-do-web-browsers-sometimes-ignore-my-clicks/1001961 "2024-05-25T18:15:22Z")
I’ve been observing this for the past year. Sometimes (not always) I click a link or button on a page, I get visual feedback that I’ve clicked (button flashing a different colour, for instance), but the click has no effe… --- ## [Would you undergo surgery for an advanced and reliable brain computer interface?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-undergo-surgery-for-an-advanced-and-reliable-brain-computer-interface/1001929)
**Author:** [@Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humans)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-undergo-surgery-for-an-advanced-and-reliable-brain-computer-interface/1001929 "2024-05-25T13:23:05Z")
Fast forward some years into the future and brain computer interfaces have advanced to the level of reliability and mass production. It allows you to control all computing devices (smartphone, laptop, smart devices, et… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=92) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=94)