# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=968 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 969 --- ## [You spot an "alien"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-spot-an-alien/709593)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-spot-an-alien/709593 "2015-01-14T22:09:52Z")
You are awakened from your sleep by a weird chirping. You look outside, and see an unusual looking creature outside your house or towerblock. What do you do? Ignore the linked description and book, I just wanted to pi… --- ## [How long can brewed coffee be kept in the refrigerator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-brewed-coffee-be-kept-in-the-refrigerator/660772)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-brewed-coffee-be-kept-in-the-refrigerator/660772 "2015-01-14T20:35:33Z")
I have a coffeemaker that brews about 10-12 cups, but I’m the only one who drinks it. So instead of making a full pot or even a half pot I just drink the coffee at work at their coffee station. Plus it saves me $20 by no… --- ## [Favorite scary, bloodcurdling quotes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scary-bloodcurdling-quotes/267169)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scary-bloodcurdling-quotes/267169 "2015-01-14T18:54:24Z")
I was going to name it “Favorite “Lo, I am Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds”/“Cry Havoc!”-type quotes?”, but that seemed a little oblique. Anyway…for those moments in all our lives when we need something to say that’s … --- ## [What should I do now? (Finding and returning lost items of value)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-now-finding-and-returning-lost-items-of-value/709761)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-now-finding-and-returning-lost-items-of-value/709761 "2015-01-14T18:40:08Z")
The other night I found a beautiful pocket knife that sells for up to $300 from Internet knife sites. I ran a (free) ad in the local paper for three days as well as listing it on craigslist but no one called. But to clea… --- ## [Can't go to work but feel fine - okay to enjoy my sick leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-go-to-work-but-feel-fine-okay-to-enjoy-my-sick-leave/709751)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-go-to-work-but-feel-fine-okay-to-enjoy-my-sick-leave/709751 "2015-01-14T18:30:22Z")
A few days ago I badly injured my arm in a fall, as a result of which I have to keep my arm in a sling for at least two weeks, possibly more. It’s my right arm, and I’m right-handed, so I can’t write, can only type slow… --- ## [How to explain your boss sucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-explain-your-boss-sucks/709749)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-explain-your-boss-sucks/709749 "2015-01-14T15:23:01Z")
Warning: long and rambling. When I started with my company I loved it. I had a boss who thought I was awesome and was very pleased with my performance, and while my job is nothing to write home about it is (or was, at l… --- ## [Canoe the Everglades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canoe-the-everglades/709545)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canoe-the-everglades/709545 "2015-01-14T13:48:10Z")
I’m want to canoe in the Everglades and I am looking for some advice. I will be going in the middle of February and I am currently searching the Internet for information. I thought I would come here to to see if anyone … --- ## [Are messages on Youtube always Public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-messages-on-youtube-always-public/709809)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-messages-on-youtube-always-public/709809 "2015-01-14T13:10:01Z")
I think that I goofed earlier tonight. I went to a guys channel that I follow. Under Discussion I entered a message for him. Nothing embarassing or anything. But I thought it was private. Later after clearing my cook… --- ## [Do you know people who stigmatize rape victims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-people-who-stigmatize-rape-victims/709656)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-people-who-stigmatize-rape-victims/709656 "2015-01-14T11:25:16Z")
This thread is inspired by another current one; I’d link to if if I weren’t posting by my phone. Somebody else may, I’m sure. Answering my own question: yes. I’ve posted before about a friend of mine who was abducted an… --- ## [Post your favorite alternate Scrabble rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-alternate-scrabble-rules/278824)
**Author:** [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-alternate-scrabble-rules/278824 "2015-01-14T11:23:48Z")
We got this from a friend of ours named Gabe, so it is appropriately called “Gabe Rules” in our household. (Hold up your hand in the classic hard-rock thumb, index, and pinkie fingers out gesture for maximum effect.) An… --- ## [I found a D&B Card - was this wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-d-b-card-was-this-wrong/709732)
**Author:** [@Heropsychodreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heropsychodreamer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-d-b-card-was-this-wrong/709732 "2015-01-14T11:15:53Z")
In the past I would never even think twice about what I did, but after spending too much time on this forum the last decade, I have to stop and think. I went to Dave and Busters the other day and walked up to one of the… --- ## [WTF is "liberal media"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-liberal-media/709428)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-liberal-media/709428 "2015-01-14T07:27:37Z")
Can someone please explain the difference between the “liberal media” and the regular media? --- ## [Replacement windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-windows/709792)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-windows/709792 "2015-01-14T04:33:43Z")
I’m thinking of replacing the windows on my house. The house was built in 1954, and I think most of the windows are original, so they are single pane. I live in Tucson, so the main energy needed is to keep the heat out. … --- ## [Gah. I really guess I should buy a suit or two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-i-really-guess-i-should-buy-a-suit-or-two/702572)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-i-really-guess-i-should-buy-a-suit-or-two/702572 "2015-01-14T01:13:00Z")
I’m 53 years old. I’ve always managed to make a sport coat work for dressy occasions. But am often a little underdressed it seems. These occasions are nieces and nephews getting married, and I’m afraid we are going to… --- ## [Do you wanna see my vacation photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wanna-see-my-vacation-photos/709712)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wanna-see-my-vacation-photos/709712 "2015-01-14T00:28:28Z")
They’re right here on my hard drive/on this disk/on this thumb drive/in this 47# photo album. C’mon, I’ll show you!! :eek: When I downloaded a couple of pictures from my camera, I started looking thru the various fold… --- ## [What "baby stuff" is unneeded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-baby-stuff-is-unneeded/709249)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-baby-stuff-is-unneeded/709249 "2015-01-13T21:00:57Z")
So, TheMrs & I have a littlun set to start keeping us up nights on or around April 4. I see some helpful pieces out there about the infant / toddler stuff that’s really just kind of a scam… and also some local parentals… --- ## [Could off-the-shelf pharmaceuticals help a Civil War doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-off-the-shelf-pharmaceuticals-help-a-civil-war-doctor/709485)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-off-the-shelf-pharmaceuticals-help-a-civil-war-doctor/709485 "2015-01-13T19:59:43Z")
As I was looking at all the junk in my medicine cabinet this morning, for some reason my mind went to wondering if a Civil War doctor would find it useful. So picture this. It’s the day after a large battle in the Ameri… --- ## [Worst decision you ever made in school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-decision-you-ever-made-in-school/709370)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-decision-you-ever-made-in-school/709370 "2015-01-13T19:43:41Z")
I had an interest in making movies when I was in high school. I signed up for this video production course at the votech center my school sent students to. We did 4 blocks a day, and changed our classes at the end of t… --- ## ["Huge Oil Refinery Explosion Yesterday: Zero Coverage on CNN"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-oil-refinery-explosion-yesterday-zero-coverage-on-cnn/709565)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-oil-refinery-explosion-yesterday-zero-coverage-on-cnn/709565 "2015-01-13T19:20:09Z")
First, I hope our Ohio Dopers will please check in to make sure we know that you are all alright. Second, this story is unfindable on CNN. Their new “Multi-Media Format” has made their internet website unf-cking work… --- ## [Worst decision you've made while addled due to fever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-decision-youve-made-while-addled-due-to-fever/709409)
**Author:** [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-decision-youve-made-while-addled-due-to-fever/709409 "2015-01-13T16:42:52Z")
I have 101.5 F (or 38.6 C) fever and in retrospect I realize that maybe I should’ve told my boss who I am when I called her (instead of just rambling on with a tired, low voice about my fever), and I should’ve tried to g… --- ## ["...and don't let the bedbugs bite"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-dont-let-the-bedbugs-bite/709701)
**Author:** [@Random\_Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_Design)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-dont-let-the-bedbugs-bite/709701 "2015-01-13T15:40:58Z")
As the old bedtime saying goes. Were you in the position of a child receiving this adult thoughtfulness, how would you go about following the instruction? --- ## [Intrusive? Racist? Useful concern? All of the above? (Stranger questions interracial family photos)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intrusive-racist-useful-concern-all-of-the-above-stranger-questions-interracial-family-photos/709258)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intrusive-racist-useful-concern-all-of-the-above-stranger-questions-interracial-family-photos/709258 "2015-01-13T14:10:45Z")
So begins an opinion piece in the Washington Post from photographer Jeff Gates, who goes on to explain that the man claimed to work for Homeland Security and said his suspicions were kindled because Gates was "…standing… --- ## [Dancing...body isolation videos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-body-isolation-videos/709598)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-body-isolation-videos/709598 "2015-01-13T07:17:42Z")
Okay…so after a year and a half of doing West Coast Swing dancing, I’m trying to improve how my body moves…specifically body isolations. What a crazy journey. Because of dance I’ve started going to Yoga, and even doing g… --- ## [Poll: Do you like hot cereal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-hot-cereal/709561 "2015-01-13T06:27:50Z")
Here in Southern California, it’s been cold enough to convince me to have hot cereal for breakfast, most of the time, instead of dry cereal. I enjoy oatmeal and Malt-O-Meal. What do YOU like? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Questions on Learning Mandarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-learning-mandarin/677305)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-learning-mandarin/677305 "2013-12-27T21:45:59Z")
I am a conversational Japanese language speaker in that I am able to converse with other Japanese speakers at a normal pace in common cadence. As a non-native speaker, however, I don’t consider myself fluent, although to… --- ## [flu shot- if you have mild symptoms after, how soon do they show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-shot-if-you-have-mild-symptoms-after-how-soon-do-they-show/709550)
**Author:** [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-shot-if-you-have-mild-symptoms-after-how-soon-do-they-show/709550 "2015-01-13T03:52:37Z")
never got the flu vaccine in the past, but decided to this year. got it last Saturday. then yesterday (a week later) I ran a low-grade fever (99-100 degrees,) had some joint soreness, and a general feeling of “bleh.” … --- ## [Heater Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heater-problem/709484)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heater-problem/709484 "2015-01-13T02:51:09Z")
Funny thing today. I noticed my heater wasn’t working. The gas would come on, but not the blower. So, I turned everything off (at the thermostat) just to see what would happen if I turned it back on again. The blower… --- ## [Morality question: Yard Sale edition.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-question-yard-sale-edition/709096)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-question-yard-sale-edition/709096 "2015-01-13T01:27:38Z")
Say you are at a yard sale and see an item you know for a fact is valuable but is being sold like it is junk, is it dishonest to just buy it for peanuts? Would the circumstances of the seller matter (say an old women vs… --- ## [Why are software users tolerating subscription software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-software-users-tolerating-subscription-software/709504)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-software-users-tolerating-subscription-software/709504 "2015-01-13T01:06:27Z")
We used to joke about software someday expiring or requiring a regular fee to keep it activated. Never thought in a million years that Consumers would allow themselves to be shaken down like this. It’s happened. There’s… --- ## [The police just told me who to pick out of a line-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-police-just-told-me-who-to-pick-out-of-a-line-up/695557)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-police-just-told-me-who-to-pick-out-of-a-line-up/695557 "2015-01-13T00:53:20Z")
I was assaulted in an attempted robbery a few nights ago. Two folks jumped me for my backpack, one tall, dark, and thin, the other shorter, lighter, and stockier. Since then, I’ve spoken several times with the detective … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=967) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=969)