# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=97 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 98 --- ## [Advice Seeking a Remote Job - Your Experieces Landing a Satisfying Opportunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-seeking-a-remote-job-your-experieces-landing-a-satisfying-opportunity/1000968)
**Author:** [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-seeking-a-remote-job-your-experieces-landing-a-satisfying-opportunity/1000968 "2024-04-30T17:35:37Z")
I am primed to look into full-time remote job opportunities for their flexibility and other advantages. My current job allows a couple days of wfh, but demands a commute to the office on most, even when most of my day is… --- ## [Why would a lot price be $500,001?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-lot-price-be-500-001/1000888)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-lot-price-be-500-001/1000888 "2024-04-30T15:01:16Z")
A piece of land near my house recently went on the market, with a list price of $500,001. Can you think of any reason why they would have that extra dollar on the price? Looking at other nearby listings on Zillow, I don’… --- ## [Question about the use of the term "on whom the stars fell on" for West Point graduates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-use-of-the-term-on-whom-the-stars-fell-on-for-west-point-graduates/1000918)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-use-of-the-term-on-whom-the-stars-fell-on-for-west-point-graduates/1000918 "2024-04-30T11:27:25Z")
Wikipedia is the only website that have seen that refers to the class of 1886 as a class on whom the stars fell. Virtually every other website only refers to the class of 1915. Does the term itself though date to the an… --- ## [People who were around in 1968, what would your reaction have been if THIS happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-around-in-1968-what-would-your-reaction-have-been-if-this-happened/1000858)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-around-in-1968-what-would-your-reaction-have-been-if-this-happened/1000858 "2024-04-29T22:30:40Z")
Okay, this question’s been percolating in the back of my mind for awhile, for a story I have to admit I’m probably never going to be able to get around to writing. But never let it be said I don’t do the research. If yo… --- ## [Doc Martens - same quality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-martens-same-quality/413357)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-martens-same-quality/413357 "2024-04-29T16:09:37Z")
In short, is anyone aware of any change in the quality of DMs? Are DMs today the same product they were 10 years ago? After many years of loyal service, a couple of pair of my DMs are giving up the ghost. Since I’ve b… --- ## [Cars waiting overlong for pedestrians/bikers at intersections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-waiting-overlong-for-pedestrians-bikers-at-intersections/1000791)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-waiting-overlong-for-pedestrians-bikers-at-intersections/1000791 "2024-04-29T15:55:02Z")
I’d appreciate the experiences and opinions of folk who have experienced the scenario below either as drivers or as bikers/pedestrians. Early this morning, my wife and I were walking the dog. Little to no pedestrian or… --- ## [Retirees: do you identify as "a (whatever)" or as a "retired (whatever)"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirees-do-you-identify-as-a-whatever-or-as-a-retired-whatever/1000789)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirees-do-you-identify-as-a-whatever-or-as-a-retired-whatever/1000789 "2024-04-29T14:00:53Z")
I had a long career as a degreed physicist, and am now retired and doing no physics work. I’m not sure which way of identifying myself makes more sense. The question works for any profession, I think. One way of looking… --- ## [Wikipedia editors help - Rockaway Peninsula Population](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-editors-help-rockaway-peninsula-population/1000703)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-editors-help-rockaway-peninsula-population/1000703 "2024-04-29T12:36:00Z")
I know there are some Wiki editors on this site. Looking at the page for the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, it has a population of almost 130k. But, this publication from NYC has it at under 50k. That’s a huge differen… --- ## [Rank your superpowers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-your-superpowers/1000610)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-your-superpowers/1000610 "2024-04-28T17:35:30Z")
Based on this thread: Would you rather get $1 million or three random superpowers? In this case, there’s no million dollars. And there’s no actual superpowers. Just go to the Random Superpower Generator and collect the… --- ## [Your experience and opinions on sensitivity training or other solutions to workplace intolerance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-and-opinions-on-sensitivity-training-or-other-solutions-to-workplace-intolerance/1000621)
**Author:** [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-and-opinions-on-sensitivity-training-or-other-solutions-to-workplace-intolerance/1000621 "2024-04-28T14:45:29Z")
We have to fix some attitudes here at work. We have a very multicultural make up, with multiple ethnicities, faiths, backgrounds. We have not had much difficulty in that area. We currently have at least three team memb… --- ## [Replacing my computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-my-computer/1000436)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-my-computer/1000436 "2024-04-28T14:32:21Z")
I’ve been thinking for a couple of years that I should maybe replace my primary computer soon, but it looks like now my hand is forced. It’s no longer booting up. I think it was a hard drive crash: The (almost) last t… --- ## [Investing: risk and volatility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investing-risk-and-volatility/1000644)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investing-risk-and-volatility/1000644 "2024-04-27T23:55:44Z")
One of my kids is taking investing for the future more seriously now. He used an online guide, Schwab Fidelity whatever, that had him fill out a questionnaire to help determine what mix fits his “risk tolerance.” He has … --- ## [World population declining?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-population-declining/943197)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-population-declining/943197 "2024-04-27T22:23:22Z")
The New York Times ran an article (paywall warning) on Sunday last week (“World Is Facing First Long Slide in Its Population”, May 23, 2021) about how the world population is in the middle of a long slide downward with m… --- ## [“Thank you for your service”: here’s a reply. How do you reply? (Veterans, first responders, others)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-your-service-here-s-a-reply-how-do-you-reply-veterans-first-responders-others/1000740)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-your-service-here-s-a-reply-how-do-you-reply-veterans-first-responders-others/1000740 "2024-04-27T15:32:42Z")
This is said to veterans and first responders. Is this said to others also? Who would they be? It’s been discussed before, but for suggested replies none have ever felt right to me. Here’s a reply that feels right to me … --- ## [Immolating man at Trump trial: what do his pamphlets say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immolating-man-at-trump-trial-what-do-his-pamphlets-say/1000516)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immolating-man-at-trump-trial-what-do-his-pamphlets-say/1000516 "2024-04-27T03:43:22Z")
Minutes ago a man in the Trump supporter designated area across from the courthouse where the trail is happening set himself on fire. He threw a bunch of multicolored pamphlets into the air, doused himself with something… --- ## [Trying to recover my old iTunes contents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-recover-my-old-itunes-contents/1000686)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-recover-my-old-itunes-contents/1000686 "2024-04-26T15:09:06Z")
Years and several computers ago, I won an iPod nano at work, and in order to make use of it, I burned a whole bunch of CDs on iTunes, over 3700 songs, which I then copied onto the nano and used it for several years. It’s… --- ## [Most disappointing travel destination or tourist attraction \[Edited thread title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disappointing-travel-destination-or-tourist-attraction-edited-thread-title/573581)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disappointing-travel-destination-or-tourist-attraction-edited-thread-title/573581 "2024-04-24T22:48:14Z")
I had a friend in the Peace Corps who had occasion about 40 years ago to visit Timbuctoo. He said it was the most disappointing experience he had ever had. It was once a great city, but there was nothing there then exc… --- ## [Fellow Canadians: what are your spelling preferences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-canadians-what-are-your-spelling-preferences/1000562)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-canadians-what-are-your-spelling-preferences/1000562 "2024-04-24T21:48:20Z")
Traditional proper Canadian spelling is a mixture of British and American spelling. For example, it includes forms like “colour”, “centre”, or “defence” (British) but also forms like “tire”, “curb”, and “aluminum” (Ameri… --- ## [A little casual arbitrage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-casual-arbitrage/1000631)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-casual-arbitrage/1000631 "2024-04-24T21:06:01Z")
A respected poster mentioned taking out new credit card debt at 0%, planning to pay it back at the appropriate time to get, in effect, free money for that period. I have excellent credit and a high-interest savings accou… --- ## [How effective are martial arts in the real world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-are-martial-arts-in-the-real-world/1000424)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-are-martial-arts-in-the-real-world/1000424 "2024-04-24T19:47:31Z")
YouTube has been pushing some Karate Kid clips at me recently, where the Master easily defeats the Bad Guys. But how realistic is this? I am sure there are some techniques which might work sometimes. Perhaps knowing w… --- ## [Weirdest device malfunctions that you've experienced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-device-malfunctions-that-youve-experienced/1000630)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-device-malfunctions-that-youve-experienced/1000630 "2024-04-24T12:45:20Z")
My Samsung Galaxy S23 just had a very weird one, and, for a phone, it was a gamestopper. I had called in my new credit card, took less than a minute chatting (tho oddly I had to do it with a human since the autobot refu… --- ## [Is it possible to find which legitimate clothing retailer a ripoff label is copying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-find-which-legitimate-clothing-retailer-a-ripoff-label-is-copying/1000653)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-find-which-legitimate-clothing-retailer-a-ripoff-label-is-copying/1000653 "2024-04-24T07:48:48Z")
My wife sent me a link to a linen shirt a few days ago and asked if I liked it. Here it is: My answer was an enthusiastic yes. I browsed around the site a little more and saw half a dozen shirts I’d happily wear with… --- ## [Today's Headlights (Not the Typical Complaint)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-headlights-not-the-typical-complaint/1000637)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-headlights-not-the-typical-complaint/1000637 "2024-04-24T03:31:13Z")
I just bought a 2024 Honda CR-V. The test drive was great. Overall, the car is great with minor nuiances I’ll have to get used to. But, then we took it on our first long trip. I quickly learned these narrow “low profile”… --- ## [What is your opinion regarding public evangelism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-regarding-public-evangelism/996283)
**Author:** [@philipdalton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/philipdalton)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-regarding-public-evangelism/996283 "2024-04-23T17:37:49Z")
I’m not referring to Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, Christadelphians or any other of those groups who stand there with their placards and literature, peacefully keeping themselves to themselves. I’m talking about those w… --- ## [Cancelling an event without refunding ticket purchases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancelling-an-event-without-refunding-ticket-purchases/1000175)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancelling-an-event-without-refunding-ticket-purchases/1000175 "2024-04-23T07:41:38Z")
A Grateful Dead themed music festival called Skull and Roses has taken place in Southern California for the past few years. This year’s festival was scheduled for April 19-23. On April 9, ten days before the event, the o… --- ## [Was this a grift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-grift/1000577)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-grift/1000577 "2024-04-22T21:54:45Z")
I was just reading nextdoor. In a new post, someone says he was at the movies and a father and little boy were at the lobby ATM machine which wasn’t working. The father told the little boy that he was sorry but they co… --- ## [What were the 2nd biggest news stories of 9/11 (and other dates that will live in infamy)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-2nd-biggest-news-stories-of-9-11-and-other-dates-that-will-live-in-infamy/999394)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-2nd-biggest-news-stories-of-9-11-and-other-dates-that-will-live-in-infamy/999394 "2024-04-22T21:54:35Z")
I remember living in Australia and waking up to discover that Ansett Australia, half of the duopolistic airline market in Australia, had attempted a dramatic, middle of the night rescue plan that had failed, meaning that… --- ## [Would you rather get $1 million or three random superpowers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-get-1-million-or-three-random-superpowers/1000564)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-get-1-million-or-three-random-superpowers/1000564 "2024-04-22T18:01:17Z")
Would you rather get $1 million or three random superpowers? For those who chose the second option here is a random power generator. --- ## [What are the most accurate figures for the numbers of Americans drafted and conscripted into service in WWI? I've looked at quite a number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-accurate-figures-for-the-numbers-of-americans-drafted-and-conscripted-into-service-in-wwi-ive-looked-at-quite-a-number/1000572)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-accurate-figures-for-the-numbers-of-americans-drafted-and-conscripted-into-service-in-wwi-ive-looked-at-quite-a-number/1000572 "2024-04-22T17:26:14Z")
What are the most accurate figures for the overall number of Americans drafted and conscripted into service in WWI? I’m looking for separate number of drafted and conscripted men and women in the AEF in WWI. I’ve looke… --- ## [Getting dentures, need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-dentures-need-advice/1000573)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-dentures-need-advice/1000573 "2024-04-22T04:21:06Z")
So I cashed in a bit of my superannuation (401k for you Yanks) and am wanting to get dentures. Little bit of backstory, I’ve always had YELLOW teeth since childhood, perhaps an over-supply of antibiotics, or perhaps gen… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=96) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=98)