# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=944 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 945 --- ## [For us over-50 Dopers: What's the most recent song that takes you back to a different time or place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-us-over-50-dopers-whats-the-most-recent-song-that-takes-you-back-to-a-different-time-or-place/714140)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-us-over-50-dopers-whats-the-most-recent-song-that-takes-you-back-to-a-different-time-or-place/714140 "2015-03-04T17:15:37Z")
Semi-inspired by UrbanRedneck’s “When a song hits you” thread. This kinda intersects a few things: what sort of music (new and old) have you been listening to relatively recently, and how recently can you say that an ev… --- ## [Velcro--love it or hate it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/velcro-love-it-or-hate-it/714125)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/velcro-love-it-or-hate-it/714125 "2015-03-04T17:13:54Z")
My lunch bag for work closes (or closed, actualy) with Velcro. One tab at the top of the back meets up with another tab sewn on the front of the bag. Yesterday the tab on the front came off again, after about 5 tries of… --- ## [What Nickname Would You Give Your State?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297)
**Author:** [@hyperspaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperspaz)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297 "2015-03-04T01:56:33Z")
Last night, we were joking about how we would change Pennsylvania from the Keystone State to the Pothole State, and Colorado to the Stoner State. We got to thinking that surely people from other places do stuff like this… --- ## [Advice for opening a second location (general retail)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-opening-a-second-location-general-retail/714148)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-opening-a-second-location-general-retail/714148 "2015-03-04T01:50:09Z")
I found a perfect space to add a second location to my business that is in a town 10 miles from my current location. Keeping tabs won’t be that difficult at this stage because of the close proximity, however I plan on g… --- ## [Legal Question: Notice period & new development](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-notice-period-new-development/714113)
**Author:** [@Objective\_Observer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Objective_Observer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-notice-period-new-development/714113 "2015-03-03T22:15:40Z")
I have a legal question about an independent contractor agreement. I know you are not my lawyer and I will talk to a lawyer as well but I just wanted general informed opinions. Situation: Independent contractor has a … --- ## [54% of Republicans say that, "deep down," Obama is a Muslim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/54-of-republicans-say-that-deep-down-obama-is-a-muslim/713615)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/54-of-republicans-say-that-deep-down-obama-is-a-muslim/713615 "2015-03-03T21:49:25Z")
Poll here. I would think it was clear to even the most casual observer that this isn’t true. So what is going on? A guess could be that people don’t like Obama and also don’t like muslims, so therefore they equate t… --- ## [Despite horrible treatment, why don't African-Americans hate white people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despite-horrible-treatment-why-dont-african-americans-hate-white-people/713753)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despite-horrible-treatment-why-dont-african-americans-hate-white-people/713753 "2015-03-03T21:22:13Z")
When you look at the Middle East, you see people willing to strap on suicide vests or behead people. For religious or ethnic reasons, the hate is really deep. Same thing with the Rwandan genocide back in the 1990s. Sri L… --- ## [So have all the Mac software bundle sites just folded into one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-all-the-mac-software-bundle-sites-just-folded-into-one/714123)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-all-the-mac-software-bundle-sites-just-folded-into-one/714123 "2015-03-03T19:28:42Z")
It seems as though all the sites that used to be individual have been slowly becoming each other… the latest appears to be TwoDollar Tuesday, which is promoting exactly the same bundle being promoted (and sold under thei… --- ## [Talking to strangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-strangers/714117)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-strangers/714117 "2015-03-03T19:15:30Z")
I recently saw a thread here where a new poster got right into his personnal life on his very first post. Several dopers pointed out the inapproriate or oddness of this. It got me to thinking about conversations I have … --- ## [Would you rather someone post a new thread on a topic that's been done before, or resurrect a zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-someone-post-a-new-thread-on-a-topic-thats-been-done-before-or-resurrect-a-zombie/713882)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-someone-post-a-new-thread-on-a-topic-thats-been-done-before-or-resurrect-a-zombie/713882 "2015-03-03T19:01:44Z")
The SDMB has been around for a long time, and most conceivable topics have been discussed. As a participant in these message boards, would you rather see a brand new thread made for something that has been discussed befo… --- ## [The extremely and inexplicably exorbitant cost of eye glasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-extremely-and-inexplicably-exorbitant-cost-of-eye-glasses/713910)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-extremely-and-inexplicably-exorbitant-cost-of-eye-glasses/713910 "2015-03-03T17:56:59Z")
Two years ago I got my first pair of real glasses, as opposed to simple pharmacy or dollar store readers. I just got my eyes checked again; my prescription has changed and I need another pair. This will be covered by m… --- ## [Are there any areas in which the USA is politically left of Western Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-areas-in-which-the-usa-is-politically-left-of-western-europe/713780)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-areas-in-which-the-usa-is-politically-left-of-western-europe/713780 "2015-03-03T16:56:29Z")
The typical view is that Western Europe is more left-wing than the USA, but are there any issues or topics in which the USA is actually more left-wing? --- ## [Help settle an argument: Do "Golem" and "Solemn" rhyme to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-an-argument-do-golem-and-solemn-rhyme-to-you/713900)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-an-argument-do-golem-and-solemn-rhyme-to-you/713900 "2015-03-03T15:36:47Z")
I’m not talking about a close rhyme or rhyming at the last few letters, I’m talking about “Do the whole, entire words rhyme?”, like…everything sounds the exact same, save for the first letter. My friend says they do. I … --- ## [What-if -- Robert E. Lee stays with the Union](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-robert-e-lee-stays-with-the-union/713345)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-robert-e-lee-stays-with-the-union/713345 "2015-03-03T14:22:50Z")
One counterfactual I’ve wondered about is how different the Civil War would have been if Lee had accepted Scott’s offer of field commander-in-chief. Having a unified strategy in the hands of a capable commander in the e… --- ## [Is there an optimistic take on evolution when discussing it with kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-optimistic-take-on-evolution-when-discussing-it-with-kids/713973)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-optimistic-take-on-evolution-when-discussing-it-with-kids/713973 "2015-03-03T14:22:33Z")
If someone is talking to kids about evolution, is there an optimistic slant you can put on it? Going in and saying ‘life is a pointless, brutal, miserable struggle created by amoral forces that don’t care how much suffe… --- ## [So, someone in your town is a Wife Beater. Do you report them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-someone-in-your-town-is-a-wife-beater-do-you-report-them/713532)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-someone-in-your-town-is-a-wife-beater-do-you-report-them/713532 "2015-03-03T14:17:47Z")
Lets say that in the normal course of business in your life and in your town you notice a young couple. The Husband, a bow-legged fight-picking sort never seemed to grow up past a white T-shirt and spending the night in… --- ## [Sorry for your loss. Here’s some money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-your-loss-here-s-some-money/714019)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-your-loss-here-s-some-money/714019 "2015-03-03T12:56:13Z")
A former high school classmate of mine passed away last week, leaving behind his wife and 4 yo daughter. It’s all very sad. The news was shared by our senior class president to the class list via Facebook, and the usual… --- ## [The True King Of Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-true-king-of-porn/713649)
**Author:** [@The\_Winkler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Winkler)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-true-king-of-porn/713649 "2015-03-03T08:23:36Z")
John Holmes is often called the “King of Porn” but I totally disagree for several reasons. Other than penis size, Holmes really nothing to offer, and a large part of his career (and personal life) was a wreck. For one t… --- ## [Who gets to throw stuff away in your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-to-throw-stuff-away-in-your-house/714027)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-to-throw-stuff-away-in-your-house/714027 "2015-03-03T04:55:49Z")
Usually I do most of the cleaning, but every once in a while, my SO goes on a mad binge of what he considers cleaning and throws away things that belong to me. He considers me to be a hoarder because he is the kind of pe… --- ## [Would you say whatever it took to avoid being burned at the stake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-say-whatever-it-took-to-avoid-being-burned-at-the-stake/713969)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-say-whatever-it-took-to-avoid-being-burned-at-the-stake/713969 "2015-03-03T04:53:55Z")
I’m reading a book set in Tudor England and in the background there is the planned burning of a couple of Anabaptists at the stake unless they repent. I can’t think of anything I would refuse to “repent” of with that so… --- ## [The best way to get from Philly to NYC and back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-way-to-get-from-philly-to-nyc-and-back/713856)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-way-to-get-from-philly-to-nyc-and-back/713856 "2015-03-03T04:45:36Z")
My brother will be flying from Albuquerque to Philadelphia on a business trip in a few weeks. His son lives in New York City. My brother has never visited his son in NYC; they only see each other about once a year when m… --- ## [Easiest mental disorder to live with (present in someone else?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-mental-disorder-to-live-with-present-in-someone-else/713979)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-mental-disorder-to-live-with-present-in-someone-else/713979 "2015-03-03T03:39:42Z")
What mental disorder is the easiest to live with if a spouse, loved one or other person you were living with had it? And which is the most difficult disorder? My completely unprofessional guess is that depression might… --- ## [\*IF\* you believe in prayer, what effect do you believe it has on \[FITB\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-in-prayer-what-effect-do-you-believe-it-has-on-fitb/714006)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-in-prayer-what-effect-do-you-believe-it-has-on-fitb/714006 "2015-03-03T02:40:00Z")
This is my question. Please note the initial qualifier. This isn’t a poll. IF you are someone who prays, the short version is “why?” The long version is “what effect do you believe prayer has on \[fill in the blank\]?” IO… --- ## [Tell me about your nickel-free watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-nickel-free-watch/713949)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-nickel-free-watch/713949 "2015-03-03T01:52:37Z")
Sadly, my poor watch got smashed today. I was pushing a piece of furniture, and I must have pushed against my wrist somehow. The crystal already had a fairly large chip, which probably weakened it. There was an audibl… --- ## [Tell us about psychosomatic ailments you have suffered.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-psychosomatic-ailments-you-have-suffered/713799)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-psychosomatic-ailments-you-have-suffered/713799 "2015-03-02T23:52:36Z")
Some years ago I had a job which I frankly detested. My employment at this company came after my diabetes diagnosis, which is important because said diagnosis came because my vision had suddenly gotten bad and because lo… --- ## [Anyone Know Anything About Olloclips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-anything-about-olloclips/713903)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-anything-about-olloclips/713903 "2015-03-02T22:23:34Z")
My birthday is coming up and my family is being kind enough to indulge my iphoneography, and buy me an olloclip attachment to make my amateur photos better. Or more accurately, to play with. Problem is, reading all the r… --- ## [What's your SDMB page size? (Number of posts per page)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-sdmb-page-size-number-of-posts-per-page/713875)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-sdmb-page-size-number-of-posts-per-page/713875 "2015-03-02T16:57:43Z")
What’s the maximum number of posts that appear on a page when you’re reading the SDMB? Do you go with the default of 50, or do you use one of the other options for page size? Poll to follow. --- ## [Why can't people spell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-people-spell/445925)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-people-spell/445925 "2015-03-02T14:35:00Z")
Is there a reason so many people are bad spellers? They don’t know how to spell words correctly? They don’t care if they spell words incorrectly? Sure, everyone will make a typo every now and then. I’m talking about bas… --- ## [Vague medical question about brain diseases & pathology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vague-medical-question-about-brain-diseases-pathology/713811)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vague-medical-question-about-brain-diseases-pathology/713811 "2015-03-02T12:50:58Z")
The husband of a friend is speaking in garbled ways and a couple of us are wondering if he has some kind of brain disease. When I say garbled, I don’t mean slurred, but more like wandering, rant-y, super-long sentences t… --- ## [Threatened if I go to the Police. What should I do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threatened-if-i-go-to-the-police-what-should-i-do/713902)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threatened-if-i-go-to-the-police-what-should-i-do/713902 "2015-03-02T12:08:47Z")
Yesterday I was involved in an altercation with a new resident to the share house I’ve been living in for over a year. They’ve only been here a few days, and they’ve been really problematic. If they haven’t been involved… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=943) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=945)