# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=94 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 95 --- ## [What color is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this/1001878 "2024-05-25T00:23:27Z")
Help settle a bet, what color are the doors? --- ## [What do you think happens when we put a baby orca brain in a baby human body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-happens-when-we-put-a-baby-orca-brain-in-a-baby-human-body/1001762)
**Author:** [@Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humans)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-happens-when-we-put-a-baby-orca-brain-in-a-baby-human-body/1001762 "2024-05-24T02:37:16Z")
Imagine you placed a baby orca brain in a baby human head. and raised it in a healthy human household. Would this creature be smarter and more capable than a primate? Would it be good at math? Understand speech? Or woul… --- ## [Do not eat or drink after midnight before surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-eat-or-drink-after-midnight-before-surgery/1001892)
**Author:** [@Meiguoren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meiguoren)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-eat-or-drink-after-midnight-before-surgery/1001892 "2024-05-22T23:59:48Z")
I go in tomorrow for shoulder surgery. And those are my instructions, which I will follow. Being curious I did Google why I need to do that. So do know the answer of why. You could die choking on your stomach contents… --- ## [Did you choose the career of a parent, sibling, or close relative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-choose-the-career-of-a-parent-sibling-or-close-relative/1001691)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-choose-the-career-of-a-parent-sibling-or-close-relative/1001691 "2024-05-22T22:32:27Z")
I’ve heard stories and actually met people who followed the same career path as a parent or close relative: e.g. “Dad was a farmer, and so am I.” Hence the topic question. My mother was a SAHM - while in my childhood, I… --- ## [The product is okay, but the packaging goes to 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-product-is-okay-but-the-packaging-goes-to-11/987830)
**Author:** [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-product-is-okay-but-the-packaging-goes-to-11/987830 "2024-05-22T21:30:31Z")
I’ve been on a headphone and earbud collecting kick for the past couple or years. Sometimes I see some that just peaks my curiosity. One of those things was the " Baseus Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds fo… --- ## [Poll: How old are you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775)
**Author:** [@Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humans)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775 "2024-05-22T18:50:27Z")
Anonymous poll, out of curiosity want to get a feel for the demographic. My prediction is older than most similar websites. poll --- ## [Do you wear headphones or earbuds while driving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-headphones-or-earbuds-while-driving/1001791)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-headphones-or-earbuds-while-driving/1001791 "2024-05-22T16:58:39Z")
So, the SIGO and I had a conversation today about wearing headphones/earbuds/etc. while you were driving a car. These are basically devices that do not amplify hearing of ambient noise (e.g. hearing aids), but do allow… --- ## [Do advertisers not know I already bought the thing they're trying to sell me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-advertisers-not-know-i-already-bought-the-thing-theyre-trying-to-sell-me/1001590)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-advertisers-not-know-i-already-bought-the-thing-theyre-trying-to-sell-me/1001590 "2024-05-22T02:04:59Z")
So I bought a couch yesterday online. So now all these advertisers have polluted my screens with couch advertisements. But the thing is, it’s not just any couch; it’s the exact same couch I bought. Same color and every… --- ## [A question about service dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-service-dogs/1001500)
**Author:** [@mattgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattgg)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-service-dogs/1001500 "2024-05-21T23:16:08Z")
Our office sent email last week informing us that someone would be bringing a service dog to the office. The email says that the dog is friendly and likes to jump up to greet people. The email also says to not approach t… --- ## [Interviewers (for hiring) and recent interviewees: how many / how long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interviewers-for-hiring-and-recent-interviewees-how-many-how-long/1001733)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interviewers-for-hiring-and-recent-interviewees-how-many-how-long/1001733 "2024-05-21T18:36:35Z")
I hear about multi-month, six-round ordeals. Here’s my process for scientists/engineers in a consulting role: Recruiter screening call (\<30 min) Call with two people from a similar technical background (1 hour) Technic… --- ## [Is there an economic incentive in keeping rental apartments scarce in Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-economic-incentive-in-keeping-rental-apartments-scarce-in-canada/1001807)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-economic-incentive-in-keeping-rental-apartments-scarce-in-canada/1001807 "2024-05-21T13:24:45Z")
In Québec and Ontario, there’s a shortage of apartments available for rent, and those apartments that are available have seen their rents go up substantially over the past 3 years. And there are not enough being built to… --- ## [Kayaking and calorie burning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaking-and-calorie-burning/1001804)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaking-and-calorie-burning/1001804 "2024-05-20T21:29:47Z")
Yesterday my wife and I kayaked for the first time of the season. The local river has a moderate current, so where we usually go we paddle upriver to the next landing spot, take a little break and then head back down ri… --- ## [Mortgages and retirement. If mortgage rate is under 4%, should you pay it off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgages-and-retirement-if-mortgage-rate-is-under-4-should-you-pay-it-off/1001632)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgages-and-retirement-if-mortgage-rate-is-under-4-should-you-pay-it-off/1001632 "2024-05-20T16:57:07Z")
I saw it mentioned in the Countdown to retirement thread you shouldn’t retire unless your home is paid off. I’m reasonably sure this was a generalization and not meant to cover all situations. But it got me thinking, my… --- ## [Raising sons shouldn't be and isn't just the mother's job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-sons-shouldnt-be-and-isnt-just-the-mothers-job/1001652)
**Author:** [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-sons-shouldnt-be-and-isnt-just-the-mothers-job/1001652 "2024-05-19T21:27:25Z")
Kinda telling that you state that YOU raised your son to be a decent person and that your husband was his mother’s job. Where was his dad and your husband in all this, shouldn’t they have been taking on a greater role in… --- ## [Raw milk is making a revival- because of Avian flu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-milk-is-making-a-revival-because-of-avian-flu/1001654)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-milk-is-making-a-revival-because-of-avian-flu/1001654 "2024-05-19T19:25:57Z")
Communities online have continued to push the rising trend of seeking out raw milk for consumption in the weeks following an update on the spread of bird flu in the U.S. earlier this month. In a press conference on Ma… --- ## [How did Canada become more culturally public transit than the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-canada-become-more-culturally-public-transit-than-the-us/998809)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-canada-become-more-culturally-public-transit-than-the-us/998809 "2024-05-19T05:30:06Z")
How did Canada become more culturally public transit than the US? In the US for the most part people drive than take a public city bus. I read some where some thing happen in post WW2 where in Canada and the US gone dow… --- ## [Can anyone help me find a neck pouch that will hold my e-reader and phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-find-a-neck-pouch-that-will-hold-my-e-reader-and-phone/1001719)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-find-a-neck-pouch-that-will-hold-my-e-reader-and-phone/1001719 "2024-05-19T02:30:59Z")
I mostly wear T-shirts all summer (with daily highs this week in the 80s, it is summer as far as I am concerned) and am looking for a neck pouch that can hold my e-reader and phone. Phone is no problem, but the e-reader… --- ## [How to Dispose of Lithium Ion Battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-lithium-ion-battery/1001742)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-lithium-ion-battery/1001742 "2024-05-18T22:53:30Z")
I have a large, Lithium ion battery for my weed whacker that has lived a full life and can no longer be charged. What is the best way to dispose of this? --- ## [Identifying off-duty police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-off-duty-police/1001645)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-off-duty-police/1001645 "2024-05-18T20:53:48Z")
Every so often on a TV cop show I’ve seen some reference to either a plain-clothes cop, or an off-duty cop in civilian clothing, being identified as a cop by unsavoury bad guys. (eg "I was in the coffee shop and the gang… --- ## [Things you do just because that’s how your parents did it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-just-because-that-s-how-your-parents-did-it/1000474)
**Author:** [@Midtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Midtown)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-just-because-that-s-how-your-parents-did-it/1000474 "2024-05-18T20:33:21Z")
I store paper grocery on top on the fridge. I use them for trash receptacles throughout the house. Never get auto repairs done on your car at the dealership. They over charge you. Stuff like that. --- ## [What's Rudy Giuliani's life going to look like post shenanigans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rudy-giulianis-life-going-to-look-like-post-shenanigans/994942)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rudy-giulianis-life-going-to-look-like-post-shenanigans/994942 "2024-05-18T18:00:27Z")
I’m just using Rudy as an example. I’m more curious about how wealthy people in general deal with ruin. So assuming he doesn’t go to jail, what’s his life going to look like? I mean he’s several millions of dollars in … --- ## [Why do people hate on Canada geese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-on-canada-geese/982008)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-on-canada-geese/982008 "2024-05-18T03:46:14Z")
Just from general online chitchat, including on Facebook and other social media and forum sites, I notice that many people complain about Canada geese. They sometimes tell Canadians that they need to come down here and … --- ## [Am I the only one annoyed at the term "compute"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-annoyed-at-the-term-compute/1000492)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-annoyed-at-the-term-compute/1000492 "2024-05-17T22:47:13Z")
I guess I’m firmly in old man territory now but every time I read or hear the usage of “compute” to describe computer capability I just get a little triggered. I think it’s because I remember it being used back in the 80… --- ## [High school reunion dating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-reunion-dating/1001634)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-reunion-dating/1001634 "2024-05-17T18:23:39Z")
As everyone knows, High School reunions are typically associated with the Homecoming football game, which suggests that they’re logically going to happen in the fall. My daughter graduated in June of 2014. Will her 10-ye… --- ## ["Old-personisms" that have sneakily snuck into your habits or vocabulary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-personisms-that-have-sneakily-snuck-into-your-habits-or-vocabulary/978111)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-personisms-that-have-sneakily-snuck-into-your-habits-or-vocabulary/978111 "2024-05-17T09:53:55Z")
I think it’s pretty common, as we get into late middle age and full-on old age, to have a set “mental age”, an age that we feel like we are inside, even though we’re perfectly aware of how old we actually are. I’m 58, n… --- ## [Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) plagiarizing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-artificial-intelligence-ai-plagiarizing/994299)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-artificial-intelligence-ai-plagiarizing/994299 "2024-05-17T08:19:37Z")
From this post @puzzlegal suggested a new thread about this so…here it is. Artificial Intelligence is often accused of plagiarism. The notion being that it cannot “create” on its own but must, instead, draw on what has… --- ## [Let's talk about the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) lifestyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-fire-financial-independence-retire-early-lifestyle/995946)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-fire-financial-independence-retire-early-lifestyle/995946 "2024-05-17T00:18:01Z")
FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) came up a bunch of times in another about people not working, but I don’t want to hijack that thread by focusing on FIRE. The theory goes that if you aggressively save as much… --- ## [Has anyone ever stayed at the hotel at a native American casino?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-stayed-at-the-hotel-at-a-native-american-casino/1001621)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-stayed-at-the-hotel-at-a-native-american-casino/1001621 "2024-05-16T23:06:30Z")
I live in Southern California and there’s a fair number of Native American casinos that are clearly trying to compete with Las Vegas, with giant 20 story hotel towers and all sorts of amenities in the casino complex like… --- ## [How Many and What Kinds of Stores Are Open 24 hours a Day Near You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-and-what-kinds-of-stores-are-open-24-hours-a-day-near-you/1000561)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-and-what-kinds-of-stores-are-open-24-hours-a-day-near-you/1000561 "2024-05-16T16:38:11Z")
I was reading this thread: And a couple posters mentioned stores open 24 hours a day are rare. I live in a rural area and the only stores I know of that are open 24 hours a day are a couple truckstops on the Intersta… --- ## [Headed to Vegas, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headed-to-vegas-what-to-do/998364)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headed-to-vegas-what-to-do/998364 "2024-05-16T16:07:18Z")
Inna and I are spending 3 days/nights in Vegas at the end of March/beginning of April and I wanted to throw it out to the Dope as to ideas on what to do (other than gambling). On the agenda already: Fremont St @ night, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=95)