# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=955 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 956 --- ## ["The US govt confirmed the authenticity of the..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-govt-confirmed-the-authenticity-of-the/712361)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-govt-confirmed-the-authenticity-of-the/712361 "2015-02-11T13:04:02Z")
When these horrible, barbaric atrocities are committed by maniacal groups who then broadcast videos of the deeds, I hear “the US government has authenticated the video” or \*“has not authenticated the video yet.” \* How d… --- ## [Could the brain injury risk kill American football at the high school level? (and thus the game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-brain-injury-risk-kill-american-football-at-the-high-school-level-and-thus-the-game/711693)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-brain-injury-risk-kill-american-football-at-the-high-school-level-and-thus-the-game/711693 "2015-02-11T05:43:21Z")
Articles like this onemention that televised football is currently in a very healthy state. But, there are some ominous signs. The thing that is most problematic about American football is that at the high school level… --- ## [Looking for SDMB thread about Hitler not wanting war with UK/US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-sdmb-thread-about-hitler-not-wanting-war-with-uk-us/712282)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-sdmb-thread-about-hitler-not-wanting-war-with-uk-us/712282 "2015-02-11T05:19:13Z")
There was a very interesting thread a few years ago about the claimed fact that Hitler didn’t really want war with the US/UK, or something to that effect. For some reason, my searching is coming up empty. Do you guys r… --- ## [Ever known someone who owns a Ferrari?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-who-owns-a-ferrari/712111)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-who-owns-a-ferrari/712111 "2015-02-11T01:49:59Z")
Super high end sports cars like a Ferrari or Lamborghini are certainly awesome. My question is, why would anyone own one? You cannot really drive them anywhere and what good is going 200 mph when most of the time your st… --- ## [So, Vaccines are Good...Have YOU Been Vaccinated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-vaccines-are-good-have-you-been-vaccinated/712047)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-vaccines-are-good-have-you-been-vaccinated/712047 "2015-02-11T01:32:04Z")
I don’t mean just the flu. Adults need boosters every ten years for DTaP, and if you weren’t young enough to get hepB and Hib as a child, but you work in healthcare, you should get those. There’s also a vaccine for chick… --- ## [XLR audio problems; advice solicited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xlr-audio-problems-advice-solicited/712310)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xlr-audio-problems-advice-solicited/712310 "2015-02-11T00:59:54Z")
This is really a GQ kind of question but will involve more opinions about the cause and its fixes, so IMHO it goes. Short form: I have a digital audio recorder that when used with the AC power supply and external XLR ca… --- ## [Smoke alarm question - need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-alarm-question-need-answer-fast/711949)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-alarm-question-need-answer-fast/711949 "2015-02-11T00:20:46Z")
We have hard-wired smoke alarms (First Alert, if it makes any difference). One of them just started beeping one time about once a minute. The other three are not making any noise. Since they are hard-wired, it shouldn’t … --- ## [How can I help my niece with dyslexia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-my-niece-with-dyslexia/712124)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-my-niece-with-dyslexia/712124 "2015-02-10T22:00:11Z")
I’ve just been told that my niece, 8, has been diagnosed with mild dyslexia. What can I do to help her? I’ve already told her parents about a special font for dyslexics. --- ## [can the police order you back into your own house, when they're arresting someone across the street?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-police-order-you-back-into-your-own-house-when-theyre-arresting-someone-across-the-street/655819)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-police-order-you-back-into-your-own-house-when-theyre-arresting-someone-across-the-street/655819 "2015-02-10T20:41:53Z")
(no, don’t ‘need answer fast’), and I’ve completely simplified the hypothetical scenario here - but let’s say it’s after dusk one night, on your street, in a typically quiet neighborhood. You walk outside to check the m… --- ## [Adoption question: Open adoptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoption-question-open-adoptions/712288)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoption-question-open-adoptions/712288 "2015-02-10T18:05:44Z")
My neighbors have an adopted daughter where the child sees the birthmother on a regular schedule. Is this common? How does this usually go? I’ve heard some horror stories like how the adoptive parents end up giving th… --- ## [Is there a polite way to invite parents, but not kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-to-invite-parents-but-not-kids/711705)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-to-invite-parents-but-not-kids/711705 "2015-02-10T17:51:10Z")
I was having lunch the other day with a colleague; he has a special needs child and he was telling me how he and his wife (especially his wife) could really use a break and just get away for a few hours. My wife and I (… --- ## [Would you get an autograph of someone you hated...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-an-autograph-of-someone-you-hated/712264)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-an-autograph-of-someone-you-hated/712264 "2015-02-10T13:44:30Z")
…just because they were famous? This guy got an autograph of George W. Bush. Even if you reviled George Bush, would you want an autograph of his? Would you want an autograph of, I don’t know, OJ Simpson? ADOLF HITLER HI… --- ## [Relationship question (cousins etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-question-cousins-etc/712195)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-question-cousins-etc/712195 "2015-02-10T03:12:58Z")
I was reading a book wherein two full brothers had married two full sisters (one each, of course). One couple had a boy child, the other couple had a girl child. These two grew up together and were very close to the poin… --- ## [Using a Star Trek Holodeck-Type Device for Sex...Cheating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-star-trek-holodeck-type-device-for-sex-cheating/711972)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-star-trek-holodeck-type-device-for-sex-cheating/711972 "2015-02-10T02:01:32Z")
Let’s say you have this machine. It’s basically the holodeck from Star Trek where you can recreate any situation you want, past, present, made-up, you name it. The machine somehow magically knows your past and memories… --- ## [Oh Lord, I Gone and Done It (Malicious Email)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lord-i-gone-and-done-it-malicious-email/712252)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lord-i-gone-and-done-it-malicious-email/712252 "2015-02-10T01:46:30Z")
Is this a milestone in becoming an old person? A malicious attachment came through my work email from a corporate email address, it looked legit, and I was super distracted. I think I may have executed it. Or maybe I mea… --- ## [Have you ever had a F\*\*\*k buddy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-f-k-buddy/415061)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-f-k-buddy/415061 "2015-02-10T00:39:44Z")
I know this girl, who I met through a mutual friend (if you’ve followed any of my past threads, the mutual friend was the one who died last month). She knew of me through his descriptions and MySpace, and apparently dev… --- ## [You've just come into millions of dollars. Anything you want to tell your boss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-come-into-millions-of-dollars-anything-you-want-to-tell-your-boss/711631)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-come-into-millions-of-dollars-anything-you-want-to-tell-your-boss/711631 "2015-02-09T23:35:01Z")
Maybe you’ve won the lotter; maybe you inherited your long-lost Uncle Kyle’s fortune; maybe you accidentally discovered a huge deposit of gold on your property. How you acquired the millions doesn’t matter. All that matt… --- ## [Music in your house or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-in-your-house-or-not/712137)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-in-your-house-or-not/712137 "2015-02-09T22:55:34Z")
It’s second nature for us to either have a jazz station tuned in or to be playing music from our library when we don’t like what’s on the radio. I’m always surprised when I go to people’s houses where it’s just dead sile… --- ## [What would you just eat and eat and eat, assuming no ill health effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-just-eat-and-eat-and-eat-assuming-no-ill-health-effects/711320)
**Author:** [@jepflast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jepflast)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-just-eat-and-eat-and-eat-assuming-no-ill-health-effects/711320 "2015-02-09T22:20:12Z")
This is a hypothetical. No harm to your body or lifespan whatsoever will be done. What’s the first thing you go for? When you’re sick of it, you can go to something else, of course, so that’s not a factor either. --- ## [Smart Phone Users: How much data do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-phone-users-how-much-data-do-you-use/712172)
**Author:** [@Bag\_of\_Mostly\_Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bag_of_Mostly_Water)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-phone-users-how-much-data-do-you-use/712172 "2015-02-09T21:46:34Z")
For those of you who have any smart phone: How much data do you actually use on average in a month? For those with family plans, list per person per month. Include only cellular data; not WiFi. I have a family plan wit… --- ## [What would "modern day feudalism" look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-modern-day-feudalism-look-like/712201)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-modern-day-feudalism-look-like/712201 "2015-02-09T19:42:57Z")
I see “modern day feudalism” brought up in economic philosophical debate all the time: a vision of the world ending up with a very very small mega wealthy class, with everybody else being dirty poor. Sometimes the visio… --- ## [Recommend a Music App!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-music-app/711825)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-music-app/711825 "2015-02-09T19:32:05Z")
I’m currently using a popular music player app on my iPhone (I won’t say which one just yet so as not to influence the responses). It’s OK, but my main complaint is that it’s been getting too repetitive. I switch up the… --- ## [Should retiring "Boomers" prepare for some hostility from younger workers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-retiring-boomers-prepare-for-some-hostility-from-younger-workers/711507)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-retiring-boomers-prepare-for-some-hostility-from-younger-workers/711507 "2015-02-09T18:43:01Z")
Not a whine, just curious what everyone thinks. I’ll admit I haven’t been paying much attention to social issues for the last few decades, having been caught up in career/kids/family for most of my waking hours. Now th… --- ## [Taxi or car service from Manhattan to JFK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi-or-car-service-from-manhattan-to-jfk/712156)
**Author:** [@weef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weef)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi-or-car-service-from-manhattan-to-jfk/712156 "2015-02-09T18:12:30Z")
My daughter will be visiting NYC and will need to get from JFK to her hotel in downtown Manhattan and then days later from Lincoln Center to JFK. I’m thinking she should get on a SuperShuttle van for $20 from JFK to her… --- ## [When/how would you tell your children they have a terminal disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-how-would-you-tell-your-children-they-have-a-terminal-disease/712165)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-how-would-you-tell-your-children-they-have-a-terminal-disease/712165 "2015-02-09T17:45:13Z")
My niece passed away about a week ago from Juvenile Huntington’s Disease, and her sister died a year today to the day. Their brother is in a hospital and not doing well. Both girls were adopted by the same family. The ad… --- ## [Opinions on using vanguard.com to open an account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-using-vanguard-com-to-open-an-account/712184)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-using-vanguard-com-to-open-an-account/712184 "2015-02-09T17:40:19Z")
I’ve decided to put some money in a Vanguard investment account. Has anyone had a good experience using their web site (as opposed to going through a manager)? I’m sure it’s fine but I’m paranoid enough that I want to … --- ## [Ending a relationship with a crappy sibling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-a-relationship-with-a-crappy-sibling/711148)
**Author:** [@Whitney\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitney_Harper)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-a-relationship-with-a-crappy-sibling/711148 "2015-02-09T17:15:00Z")
I used to think when I was younger that siblings should have a lifelong relationship, but I have since changed my opinion. Speaking for myself, I will find it exhilarating when I no longer have to have contact with my s… --- ## [Liberal student in a red state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-student-in-a-red-state/712072)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-student-in-a-red-state/712072 "2015-02-09T16:12:09Z")
Our eldest will be picking a college next school year. He’s expressed a willingness to attend a school in the Deep South if that’s where the money is. He’s a probable National Merit Semifinalist without top grades. Ha… --- ## [I am curious about naturism...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-curious-about-naturism/711023)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-curious-about-naturism/711023 "2015-02-09T08:43:21Z")
…but I am only 17. It started with me sporadically sleeping in the nude since last year and now for the past few weeks, that’s how I sleep everyday. My parents don’t fundamentally approve of it and got pissed at me for… --- ## [Do you have a kid with a SSN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-kid-with-a-ssn/711761)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-kid-with-a-ssn/711761 "2015-02-09T02:46:50Z")
Then check his/her credit on annualcreditreports\*. Scamsters are using the SSN’s of minors now. Oh, and check yours, too. Most reports have errors. not free\*creditreports. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=954) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=956)