# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=950 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 951 --- ## [What discontinued items do you miss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-items-do-you-miss/709434)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-items-do-you-miss/709434 "2015-02-20T01:18:04Z")
There was a chapstick lip balm product called “naturals” that I thought was the best. One day my store no longer carried it. Searched around and discovered it was discontinued. Apparently not many other people liked i… --- ## [Sex at the workplace. Are there situations where its ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-at-the-workplace-are-there-situations-where-its-ok/713019)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-at-the-workplace-are-there-situations-where-its-ok/713019 "2015-02-20T01:14:19Z")
Purely hypothetical. Gender neutral. A wealthy business owner wants to hire an executive assistant. The job typically pays 60k. The boss is willing to pay 75k and the job includes a 5k clothing allowance a year. Full … --- ## [Fat women and yoga pants/spandex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-women-and-yoga-pants-spandex/712825)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-women-and-yoga-pants-spandex/712825 "2015-02-20T00:51:54Z")
Why do so many fat women wear yoga pants and spandex? That can’t possibly think it looks good, can they? --- ## [Do you have nicknames for your pet(s)? (Of course you do.) 3rd edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509 "2015-02-20T00:38:15Z")
I’ve been asleep at the switch. I see it’s been two years since I posted the 2nd edition of this inquiry. There are plenty of new members in the last couple of years and probably new pets in the households of old membe… --- ## ["CBS" Sends me a takedown notice. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-sends-me-a-takedown-notice-what-to-do/712626)
**Author:** [@Kamakiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamakiri)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-sends-me-a-takedown-notice-what-to-do/712626 "2015-02-19T23:24:04Z")
I digitized some old, OLD things that I guess were once on CBS – over 40 years ago. A movies called Sole Survivor, which was actualy just a TV movie. Then some of a series, the pilot, to be precise: Barabary Coast. The … --- ## [She's never the one to initiate text.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-never-the-one-to-initiate-text/712341)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-never-the-one-to-initiate-text/712341 "2015-02-19T22:44:10Z")
When we text, the text is usually pretty good, in as much we both contribute to the texting. I usually walk away from our sessions feeling satiated, and I think she does too (Unless she’s faking it). The problem is, she… --- ## [Do you do anything special on Valentine's day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-anything-special-on-valentines-day/712645)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-anything-special-on-valentines-day/712645 "2015-02-19T22:29:52Z")
This truly seems to be a love/hate day. Not many people are neutral about it. So, is it a day you celebrate or not? If so, how? My husband and I have ignored it pretty much forever. I think I may have sent him a car… --- ## [The politically correct campaign against the word "retarded"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-politically-correct-campaign-against-the-word-retarded/712564)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-politically-correct-campaign-against-the-word-retarded/712564 "2015-02-19T17:02:37Z")
First, I’m against hurting other people’s feelings, and I have basically stopped using “retarded” in most situations. For example, I don’t use it in Facebook posts. So the campaign has been effective, more or less, as fa… --- ## [ethics of dating 2 women at once](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-dating-2-women-at-once/657156)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-dating-2-women-at-once/657156 "2015-02-19T16:50:14Z")
I don’t get a lot of options with women, and like the mighty camel when I am presented with a water source I drink that fucker up before the next dry spell. So I currently have 2 women I am talking with, both of whom see… --- ## [Do I need a will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-will/712254)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-will/712254 "2015-02-19T11:47:10Z")
In the course of a rambling family conversation yesterday my mother asked if I had a will, and when I said “no” she said that I should. I’ve been thinking about it, though, and I don’t think I need one. Here are my circu… --- ## [Overnight retail shift experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-retail-shift-experiences/712370)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-retail-shift-experiences/712370 "2015-02-19T11:07:50Z")
I just started a new job as a pharmacist at a major retail pharmacy. After hire, and during training, I find out that a pharmacist who did an overnight shift in my area just quit, and there is an opening. They have menti… --- ## [Parents of the 'Dope: Do You Decline a Wedding Invitation If It Specifies "No Kids"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-the-dope-do-you-decline-a-wedding-invitation-if-it-specifies-no-kids/712477)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-the-dope-do-you-decline-a-wedding-invitation-if-it-specifies-no-kids/712477 "2015-02-19T05:18:35Z")
Hypothetical: you receive a wedding invitation from someone you genuinely like (and not someone from whom you got a “courtesy” invitation, like your boss’ son). The invitation states, politely but firmly, that children u… --- ## [Some questions about a person who died without a will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-a-person-who-died-without-a-will/713040)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-a-person-who-died-without-a-will/713040 "2015-02-19T05:15:29Z")
Need some legal clarity for a situation that I’m dealing with. I’m dealing with it because nobody else will. A very close friend of mine died near the end of 2013. (n NYC) He died without a will. He had a little mon… --- ## [Looking for input on when to euthanize a cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-input-on-when-to-euthanize-a-cat/708473)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-input-on-when-to-euthanize-a-cat/708473 "2015-02-19T01:18:41Z")
Here’s the cat in question, resting on her brother: http://imgur.com/fqEPThV So, she’s 17 closing in on 18. She’s had breast cancer before and had a good chunk of her abdomen sliced off 3 years ago. Went to the vet toda… --- ## [How to punish douchebags who stop over pedestrian crossings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-punish-douchebags-who-stop-over-pedestrian-crossings/712593)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-punish-douchebags-who-stop-over-pedestrian-crossings/712593 "2015-02-19T01:18:36Z")
I have almost been hit by a douchebag fuckwhit who thought it was a great idea to cross a red light over the pedestrian crossing. Today, another imbecile douche stopped over the zebra stripes with his SUV. I am getting f… --- ## [Unique employer benefits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-employer-benefits/712914)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-employer-benefits/712914 "2015-02-19T01:13:35Z")
I posted about the Unlimited PTO, which is unlimited Paid Time Off as a benefit employers have bragged about in their job postings. A friend told me about one company where the company has someone to come over and give … --- ## [Sexting laws and child pornography laws need to be separated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexting-laws-and-child-pornography-laws-need-to-be-separated/686832)
**Author:** [@Slippery\_Sid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slippery_Sid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexting-laws-and-child-pornography-laws-need-to-be-separated/686832 "2015-02-19T00:50:05Z")
Children are supposed to be innocent, and child porn laws were made to stop pedophiles from sexualizing the image of children. They also were made to protect minors from being used by child predators. keyword PROTECT, as… --- ## [Existing words you (re)introduced to coworkers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-words-you-re-introduced-to-coworkers/712839)
**Author:** [@inedible\_knapsack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inedible_knapsack)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existing-words-you-re-introduced-to-coworkers/712839 "2015-02-18T22:01:47Z")
I’m a well-known logophile, and while I try not to use words like “logophile” in a business setting so as not to look like a pedant, I love to use precise, well-known words which convey meaning specifically. Oddly, I get… --- ## [Top Ten Events in History To View](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-events-in-history-to-view/712126)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-events-in-history-to-view/712126 "2015-02-18T21:32:11Z")
I periodically think about this; If I had a machine that allowed me to look back and see anything in history, what 10 events would I want to see? Here’s my initial list, not necessarily in priority order; The Passion … --- ## [Why does Comcast have evil customer service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-comcast-have-evil-customer-service/712763)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-comcast-have-evil-customer-service/712763 "2015-02-18T20:42:54Z")
I’m putting this in IMHO, because I doubt there will be a factual answer - but if any former Comcast employees are reading, I’d certainly be interested in their perspective. Comcast has been in the news recently for a f… --- ## [Unlimited Free Time, Unlimited Internet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-free-time-unlimited-internet/712926)
**Author:** [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-free-time-unlimited-internet/712926 "2015-02-18T18:01:08Z")
What would you do? Suppose some billionaire buys a private island, already with hotel built. Said Captain of Industry has Big Plans™ to develop it into an 8-star resort and wants you to manage it. All well and good, exc… --- ## [Is bird ownership ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bird-ownership-ethical/620769)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bird-ownership-ethical/620769 "2015-02-18T17:43:55Z")
I’m really not sure how I feel about this one. I’m big on animal issues. I don’t eat them. I also love animals as pets and think that bonding with animals makes us better more empathetic humans. Birds as pets in smallis… --- ## [Accepting a Counter Offer - need answer semi fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepting-a-counter-offer-need-answer-semi-fast/712873)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepting-a-counter-offer-need-answer-semi-fast/712873 "2015-02-18T17:10:31Z")
So let me start this question with the preface that I have read the literature on all the reasons to not take a job counter offer and they all make sense. My question is more along any experiences or if special circumsta… --- ## [Nerd Drama!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerd-drama/712882)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerd-drama/712882 "2015-02-18T16:30:34Z")
I am heavily involved with a very specific role-playing game. There is a “living” version of it. “Living” means that there are scenarios published that you can download and run a table of players through. So, you coul… --- ## [Unlimited PTO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-pto/712807)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-pto/712807 "2015-02-18T16:26:43Z")
A friend of mine was showing me these jobs with start-ups. Some of them as a benefit have Unlimited PTO. Unlimited paid time off? So if you work there, you can just take off as much time as you want? How can that possibl… --- ## [How much better would your job be if it were Salaried nonexempt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-better-would-your-job-be-if-it-were-salaried-nonexempt/712877)
**Author:** [@Tuxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuxie)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-better-would-your-job-be-if-it-were-salaried-nonexempt/712877 "2015-02-18T15:48:32Z")
Monstro had mentioned in a previous thread, she is salaried, and I assume she meant Salary Exempt. So she doesn’t get overtime for working more than 40 hours. That sucks, Monstro, sorry. While it is probably a pipe dream… --- ## [Are you getting more broken CDs from Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-getting-more-broken-cds-from-netflix/711843)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-getting-more-broken-cds-from-netflix/711843 "2015-02-18T15:45:24Z")
In 9 years I’ve had a few bad or broken CDs, maybe 4 or 5 total, but now I’ve had 4 in the last month. Is Netflix quality control in the tank? Anybody have a similar problem? Crane --- ## [Love, Love, Love!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-love-love/712678)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-love-love/712678 "2015-02-18T14:49:24Z")
In honour of Valentines Day I think we should share some quotes about love! I know you got 'em! Let’s see them! “You are, at once, both the quiet and confusion of my heart.” Franz Kafka “We love because it’s the onl… --- ## [BF/GF vs. Married. Is one less deserving of respect than the other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bf-gf-vs-married-is-one-less-deserving-of-respect-than-the-other/712901)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bf-gf-vs-married-is-one-less-deserving-of-respect-than-the-other/712901 "2015-02-18T05:11:24Z")
If a would be love interest says to you they have a BF\* or GF\*, in your mind, is it still okay to pursue said love interest? Would you pursue the same person if they were married? In what ways do you treat a married wo… --- ## [Renting a wheelchair at Disneyland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-a-wheelchair-at-disneyland/712485)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-a-wheelchair-at-disneyland/712485 "2015-02-18T02:57:36Z")
So my Mom is moving to Alabama and she wants to visit Disneyland one last time before leaving California (probably forever). She can get around by walking, but it’s very fatiguing for her. She has a blue disabled tag f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=949) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=951)