# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=95 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 96 --- ## [Is my cat smarter than I am?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-cat-smarter-than-i-am/1001580)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-cat-smarter-than-i-am/1001580 "2024-05-16T15:08:21Z")
scenario: Cat on west facing front porch enjoying the sun setting decides it’s too hot and scratches on the door to come in. I get up, let him in, and he goes directly to the back door so I can let him out. Versus an ext… --- ## [US Tipping, whole bill, or bill minus taxes and fees. Also liquor & beer? {POLLS ADDED}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-tipping-whole-bill-or-bill-minus-taxes-and-fees-also-liquor-beer-polls-added/1001446)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-tipping-whole-bill-or-bill-minus-taxes-and-fees-also-liquor-beer-polls-added/1001446 "2024-05-16T14:18:09Z")
@EllisDee, are you sure most people do this? I tip on the bill generally, which includes the taxes. Let’s take this to another thread though, tipping is usually the kind of post that hijacks threads. I understand som… --- ## [Pronunciation of “hotel room”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-hotel-room/1001544)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-hotel-room/1001544 "2024-05-16T13:27:55Z")
Non-native speaker here, in a continuous struggle to internalise the rule of where to put the stress in a multisyllabic English word. As I understand it (and dictionaries confirm this), the standard pronunciation of “hot… --- ## [Should merchants be made to stop adding fees to your purchase and instead roll all that into their prices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-merchants-be-made-to-stop-adding-fees-to-your-purchase-and-instead-roll-all-that-into-their-prices/1001421)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-merchants-be-made-to-stop-adding-fees-to-your-purchase-and-instead-roll-all-that-into-their-prices/1001421 "2024-05-16T13:15:22Z")
California has a law coming into effect soon which will ban “fees” from hotels and restaurants (at least). I, for one, love this idea. The merchants are not happy but I do not see the problem. They can just roll in … --- ## [Where is this Spanish Mexican accent located in Mexico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-spanish-mexican-accent-located-in-mexico/998713)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-spanish-mexican-accent-located-in-mexico/998713 "2024-05-16T05:20:45Z")
I’m not sure but it kinda sounds like Cory is from northern Mexico? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dys3LP5jTc4 Anyone here know where this Mexican accent is located? I’m not sure but it kinda sounds like she is from t… --- ## [Email spam -- general discussion including tips and tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-spam-general-discussion-including-tips-and-tricks/1001403)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-spam-general-discussion-including-tips-and-tricks/1001403 "2024-05-16T02:40:17Z")
I am now getting upwards of 100 spam emails a day. 99% of them are from senders I have already identified as spam, as they go directly into my spam folder (or some algorithm on the email system is doing that, but I thoug… --- ## [Are there any “entry level” cars left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-entry-level-cars-left/1001466)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-entry-level-cars-left/1001466 "2024-05-16T02:33:29Z")
Years ago, most car manufacturers had a basic and inexpensive model. The original Corolla, Fit or LeCar, for example. With so many people favouring trucks and SUVs, are there any of these left, or will we have to see i… --- ## [Are young singles relationship-averse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-young-singles-relationship-averse/993203)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-young-singles-relationship-averse/993203 "2024-05-16T00:41:03Z")
Watching rom-coms and sitcoms, and there’s a trope that’s gone beyond that, and is now a cliche: the single who hops into bed upon first meeting someone but is horrified at the idea of becoming romantically attached. Th… --- ## [Non-USers: how familiar are you with this speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-users-how-familiar-are-you-with-this-speech/619440)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-users-how-familiar-are-you-with-this-speech/619440 "2024-05-15T02:46:48Z")
I’m not gonna name the speech in the thread title because of the bias it introduces (only people who know the speech would open the thread), but there’s a pretty good chance that a lot of you will guess what speech I’m g… --- ## [I’m getting a little sick of everyone having their hand out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-getting-a-little-sick-of-everyone-having-their-hand-out/1001467)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-getting-a-little-sick-of-everyone-having-their-hand-out/1001467 "2024-05-14T22:04:33Z")
It seems that everywhere I go, some entity is begging me for money. At the grocery store it’s “Round up for Education” (which I usually do, but don’t I pay taxes for this?). At Firehouse Subs, it’s some First Responder… --- ## [Any reason to be concerned about CME’s this weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-to-be-concerned-about-cme-s-this-weekend/1001380)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-to-be-concerned-about-cme-s-this-weekend/1001380 "2024-05-14T13:01:49Z")
I was just reading this Gizmodo article, and it seems there is the possibility it could disrupt some forms of communications? --- ## [Have robins evolved to follow lawn mowers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-robins-evolved-to-follow-lawn-mowers/1001451)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-robins-evolved-to-follow-lawn-mowers/1001451 "2024-05-14T01:06:24Z")
Every time I mow the robins hop right over to the freshly mowed sections to look for worms and bugs. Are they older birds that learned by trial and error? Or did they watch Mom doing it? The other birds just fly away. --- ## [Things that rub you the wrong way, and you know it's stupid. Things where it annoys you that they annoy you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-rub-you-the-wrong-way-and-you-know-its-stupid-things-where-it-annoys-you-that-they-annoy-you/1000558)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-rub-you-the-wrong-way-and-you-know-its-stupid-things-where-it-annoys-you-that-they-annoy-you/1000558 "2024-05-13T18:39:26Z")
There’s a thing that annoys me, and it also annoys me that it annoys me, because I know it’s stupid that it annoys me - I know that the problem is entirely in my head and that the perpetrators (which is the wrong word) o… --- ## [Is McDonalds becoming a luxury meal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mcdonalds-becoming-a-luxury-meal/1001311)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mcdonalds-becoming-a-luxury-meal/1001311 "2024-05-13T18:13:22Z")
McD’s used to be a place where a family can afford to enjoy a meal together. At many of their locations kids could play in the park while the adults talked around the table. Now McD’s is pretty much a time saver, a qui… --- ## [Health insurance question, need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-question-need-advice/1001133)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-question-need-advice/1001133 "2024-05-13T13:19:00Z")
I see a physician specializing in sleep medicine for sleep apnea. I need to see him once a year to continue to receive my CPAP supplies. When I went this week…surprise! They say I owe them $900 from previous visits datin… --- ## [Is there even one "Street View" type service that at all compares to Google's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-even-one-street-view-type-service-that-at-all-compares-to-googles/1001455)
**Author:** [@TJEckleburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJEckleburg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-even-one-street-view-type-service-that-at-all-compares-to-googles/1001455 "2024-05-13T05:19:20Z")
I just tried Bing’s “Streetside” service today, and quit after a few minutes; the images are blurry, the controls are clumsy, you can’t get rid of the portion of the screen with the ugly map in it, and, perhaps most vexi… --- ## [The Lil'wrekker and her dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lilwrekker-and-her-dilemma/1001396)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lilwrekker-and-her-dilemma/1001396 "2024-05-13T05:14:39Z")
Listen to this. The Lil’wrekker works in a professors office while finishing her degree. Obviously the man doesn’t pay his bills. Lots of stories of bill collectors and people calling the office. This morning. He is o… --- ## [When to change voter registration when moving to a different state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-change-voter-registration-when-moving-to-a-different-state/1001287)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-change-voter-registration-when-moving-to-a-different-state/1001287 "2024-05-13T03:35:54Z")
We currently live in Arizona. We are closing on a home in West Virginia the beginning of June and then we will move and sell our home in AZ. This process is going to take several months so we will own homes in two differ… --- ## [How do you feel about the new ads for Body Wash, Mando Whole body deodorant etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-the-new-ads-for-body-wash-mando-whole-body-deodorant-etc/1001120)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-the-new-ads-for-body-wash-mando-whole-body-deodorant-etc/1001120 "2024-05-13T02:42:57Z")
My tv feed is inundated with commercials for Mando, Old Spice Body Wash and other products. It’s especially irritating they are constantly referring to using the product on our genitals. I can honestly say I’m not conce… --- ## [Carpool Lanes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpool-lanes/1001326)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpool-lanes/1001326 "2024-05-13T02:35:53Z")
The highways connecting Toronto to several satellite cities are some of the world’s busiest. Crowded for twenty hours every day. Often under construction. Some of this construction was to build “carpool lanes” for veh… --- ## [Dumb, obvious jokes some people can't help but reflexively make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-obvious-jokes-some-people-cant-help-but-reflexively-make/994928)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-obvious-jokes-some-people-cant-help-but-reflexively-make/994928 "2024-05-12T22:13:00Z")
After I made this post in another thread — It occurred to me it might be a good idea to catalog the various knee-jerk “witticisms” that the tellers think are amusing but that the recipients have probably heard a thousa… --- ## [Tell me how airplane movie watching works - headphone related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-how-airplane-movie-watching-works-headphone-related/1001388)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-how-airplane-movie-watching-works-headphone-related/1001388 "2024-05-12T19:48:03Z")
My gym Bluetooth headphones bit the dust so I need to buy a new pair. Add to that, I’m traveling to Europe this year (from America) and want to make sure the pair I buy will be compatible with the airplanes system. Probl… --- ## [I'm finding Virtual Co-working sites helpful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-finding-virtual-co-working-sites-helpful/1001369)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-finding-virtual-co-working-sites-helpful/1001369 "2024-05-12T00:10:51Z")
Also known as “Body Doubling Apps” this is not about having your office co-workers on your computer with you as you work from home (well, it actually could be) this is about having a stranger or group of strangers on you… --- ## [For those who love the cock: do you find penises visually attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-love-the-cock-do-you-find-penises-visually-attractive/484735)
**Author:** [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-love-the-cock-do-you-find-penises-visually-attractive/484735 "2009-02-10T13:23:38Z")
I love the cock, but I think penises are ugly as hell. I do like the look of a nice package, however. My straight female friends think I’m crazy. So I’m curious how other people feel about the appearance of the penis. I … --- ## [Sheetrock / Plastering Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheetrock-plastering-advice/1001264)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheetrock-plastering-advice/1001264 "2024-05-10T19:26:44Z")
Background: I’m renovating a bedroom, and since I have to update the old two wire electric and make lots of holes for that, and since the “insulation” in this 80 year old house is… inadequate, I decided to just go down … --- ## [My car is infested with tiny black ants. What to do? Need to answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-is-infested-with-tiny-black-ants-what-to-do-need-to-answer-fast/1001320)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-is-infested-with-tiny-black-ants-what-to-do-need-to-answer-fast/1001320 "2024-05-10T18:52:55Z")
It started about a week ago. I saw a few black ants on the sill of the window on the driver side. I sprayed them with some stuff I had in the car, actually it was some bathtub cleaner. And they were gone. But over the la… --- ## [Loose neutral (electrical problem and how to detect it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loose-neutral-electrical-problem-and-how-to-detect-it/998676)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loose-neutral-electrical-problem-and-how-to-detect-it/998676 "2024-05-09T19:42:16Z")
We had the internet technician out to our house for a modem that wasn’t working. While the tech was here, something happened and various appliances, including some very expensive ones, were fried. We are now going to hav… --- ## [How often (in, say, the last 20 years) do you think corporations have had individual citizens killed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-in-say-the-last-20-years-do-you-think-corporations-have-had-individual-citizens-killed/998765)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-in-say-the-last-20-years-do-you-think-corporations-have-had-individual-citizens-killed/998765 "2024-05-08T21:51:50Z")
Inspired by absolutely nothing in particular, certainly not a specific aircraft manufacturer. --- ## [The ghost of ? lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ghost-of-lake/1001256)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ghost-of-lake/1001256 "2024-05-08T20:47:01Z")
I’ve heard this ghost story so many times. Only except it’s never at the same place. It’s just the same story different place. The story goes something like this: The story takes place somewhere near a large body of wa… --- ## [Electrical garage door openers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-garage-door-openers/1001149)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-garage-door-openers/1001149 "2024-05-08T19:24:33Z")
Does anyone have an explanation why a door would stop partially open? The track seems clear, but it stops when open about three feet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=96)