# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=991 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 992 --- ## [Did the news media fan the flames in Ferguson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-news-media-fan-the-flames-in-ferguson/705701)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-news-media-fan-the-flames-in-ferguson/705701 "2014-11-27T00:33:12Z")
I read the following news article essentially comparing the burning of all those shops to a scripted media event. The thing is, the police shoot dozens (hundreds?) of unarmed people every year. The officers involved ar… --- ## [Could UFO's really be time machines from our future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-ufos-really-be-time-machines-from-our-future/705562)
**Author:** [@Rebecca40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebecca40)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-ufos-really-be-time-machines-from-our-future/705562 "2014-11-26T23:27:18Z")
Does anyone think that UFO’s might really be time machines from our future? --- ## [advice on Trail Cams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-trail-cams/705689)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-trail-cams/705689 "2014-11-26T22:36:02Z")
I’m looking at Trail cams, and have seen a couple of reviews. But I’m pretty clueless. Any advice on a good trail cam for less then $100 or maybe less than $150? I like Browning from what I’ve seen (video and IR illum… --- ## [Single traveler with one day & one night in Miami?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-traveler-with-one-day-one-night-in-miami/705651)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-traveler-with-one-day-one-night-in-miami/705651 "2014-11-26T19:53:16Z")
I’m going to Panama for vacation next month, and I scheduled an extra day in Miami Beach beforehand (otherwise I would have had only a 51-minute layover between flights). I plan on going to the beach in the daytime if t… --- ## [Recommend me headphones for children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-headphones-for-children/705071)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-headphones-for-children/705071 "2014-11-26T18:06:23Z")
The niece is 8 and the nephew 12.5. I’m thinking about getting them decent headphones as Christmas presents. I’m looking for musically good headphones, ones which will protect their developing ears, rather then ones in ‘… --- ## [Turkey Talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-talk/705478)
**Author:** [@cush](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cush)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-talk/705478 "2014-11-26T17:52:28Z")
Just need a reality check. I got a free turkey, didn’t need it, so offered it to a friend. Friend asked if I could keep it in my freezer until they could pick it up. No problem, I have a standalone freezer. Friend calls… --- ## [The Ferguson protests are being undermined](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ferguson-protests-are-being-undermined/705660)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ferguson-protests-are-being-undermined/705660 "2014-11-26T16:23:18Z")
Our choices and behaviors have a big impact on how our life turns out. Michael Brown chose to rob a store using his intiimidating size and followed that up with a fight against a Police Officer. I find it very difficul… --- ## [I'm getting hitched!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-hitched/705607)
**Author:** [@Dustin\_the\_Wind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dustin_the_Wind)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-hitched/705607 "2014-11-26T14:40:00Z")
After five years together, my boyfriend and I are engaged, be-ringed, and the date is set. We are both in our mid-50s and it’s a second for both of us after a lengthy bit of time since our first marriages (upwards of ten… --- ## [Lets Talk Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-race/705432)
**Author:** [@mustudent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mustudent)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-race/705432 "2014-11-26T09:34:50Z")
How do people feel about Diversity and how it plays a role in America/culture? --- ## [When did mentee become a word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-mentee-become-a-word/705452)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-mentee-become-a-word/705452 "2014-11-26T06:27:34Z")
Def: the person being mentored by a mentor. I just heard it used on NPR, non-ironically…which prompted some questions: It’s not in my OED. I think I first heard it on 30 Rock, but I assumed it was a joke. … --- ## [% of people choosing to get ACA insurance because of penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-people-choosing-to-get-aca-insurance-because-of-penalty/705646)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-people-choosing-to-get-aca-insurance-because-of-penalty/705646 "2014-11-26T04:45:51Z")
I can’t find any current studies on this. What percentage of people are buying ACA because of some penalty? That is, there is an individual mandate and a company mandate (I believe both deferred). So, do we know how m… --- ## [Ferguson Protesters proposed "Rules of Engagement" opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-protesters-proposed-rules-of-engagement-opinions/705003)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-protesters-proposed-rules-of-engagement-opinions/705003 "2014-11-26T04:10:43Z")
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janessa-e-robinson/ferguson-response-network\_b\_6169150.html Warning PDF. Curious what people think of these rules of engagement that a protest group provided the sheriffs office in Ferguso… --- ## ["Non Fiction" Can't we do better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-fiction-cant-we-do-better/705416)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-fiction-cant-we-do-better/705416 "2014-11-26T03:44:53Z")
Can’t the English language come up with a better word than “Non fiction”? Its like using “non day” instead of “night”; “non smooth” instead of “rough”; “Non wet” instead of “dry”; or “non soft” instead of “hard”. Any s… --- ## [Where's the recommended place to get hearing tested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-recommended-place-to-get-hearing-tested/705499)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-recommended-place-to-get-hearing-tested/705499 "2014-11-26T03:28:13Z")
I discovered recently that I’m at a age that can no longer hear the high frequencies. I think that’s above 9500 k hz or so. Happens to everybody as they approach 50. It’s a good time to see how the ears are holding u… --- ## [I wouldn't presume there will be no federal case (Brown-Wilson)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-presume-there-will-be-no-federal-case-brown-wilson/705606)
**Author:** [@Fallen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fallen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-presume-there-will-be-no-federal-case-brown-wilson/705606 "2014-11-26T03:15:24Z")
To be sure, I think a decision whether or not to initiate any federal civil rights-based case on the shooting will be political. But focusing merely on the Wilson testimony phase, it’s fairly clear the prosecutors chose… --- ## [Is/was it common to tell schoolchildren about national tragedies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-was-it-common-to-tell-schoolchildren-about-national-tragedies/705365)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-was-it-common-to-tell-schoolchildren-about-national-tragedies/705365 "2014-11-26T02:38:10Z")
I was reading the thread on JFK’s assassination and was surprised by the number of people who heard the news from primary school teacher or principal. Was anyone here 5-10 years of age, and in school when Reagan was sho… --- ## [Do you move over when someone is merging onto the highway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-move-over-when-someone-is-merging-onto-the-highway/704869)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-move-over-when-someone-is-merging-onto-the-highway/704869 "2014-11-26T01:58:04Z")
Around here, there are two lanes on the highway each way and not much traffic. I head to work after the busiest time so there are rarely more than a few cars on the road with me. Yet, drivers still insist on staying in… --- ## [Branding, Copyright, True Stories & The Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/branding-copyright-true-stories-the-law/705312)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/branding-copyright-true-stories-the-law/705312 "2014-11-26T01:52:45Z")
I’m interested in creating a (potentially for-profit) fan site/project based on the true story of Maziar Bahari who was an Iranian-Canadian journalist detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogated him for a prolon… --- ## [Desert Storm alternative history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desert-storm-alternative-history/705433)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desert-storm-alternative-history/705433 "2014-11-26T01:43:05Z")
Ok, history and military buffs. Crank up your “What if…” machine and tell us what would have happened if Papa Bush had let Stormin’ Norman and Colin Powell push in to Iraq and bring down Saddam at the end of Operation De… --- ## [How common is this: People never, and I mean never, watch/read the news.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-this-people-never-and-i-mean-never-watch-read-the-news/705364)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-this-people-never-and-i-mean-never-watch-read-the-news/705364 "2014-11-26T00:39:59Z")
I know two couples like this. One is a woman who works for me, and her husband. Great worker. But as I spend a lot of time with her at work, I have come to realise - and she has plainly stated - that they pay zero attent… --- ## [Parents: Do your kids like their names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-your-kids-like-their-names/705402)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-your-kids-like-their-names/705402 "2014-11-25T23:07:37Z")
The thread papergirl started got me wondering… How do you think your children feel about their names? And how would you feel if they decided to change their names? I’m curious if the uniqueness of the name affects how… --- ## [Holiday Gift Guide: The Stupid Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-gift-guide-the-stupid-edition/705430)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-gift-guide-the-stupid-edition/705430 "2014-11-25T22:52:14Z")
Aroma Fork The fork recreated! (As in, “has been created again,” not “took a spa day.”) This is basically a fork with a small reservoir you can fill with perfumes to “double your culinary pleasure”! For less than $60 (… --- ## [Is the travel industry in the US "broken"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-travel-industry-in-the-us-broken/705333)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-travel-industry-in-the-us-broken/705333 "2014-11-25T20:50:31Z")
Or am I just expecting too much? I guess if people are still going on vacation, and the hotels and airlines are profiting it’s working well enough, but Christ-on-a-cracker it’s a pain to get anywhere now. As I’ve state… --- ## [How often do I need to drive my back up car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-i-need-to-drive-my-back-up-car/705344)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-i-need-to-drive-my-back-up-car/705344 "2014-11-25T19:40:05Z")
I have 2 cars, in case one fails I have the other. I mostly drive the primary car, but how often should I drive the back up car to ensure the fluids are moving around, the battery recharges, the tires don’t get rotten, e… --- ## [Background Check HireRight / Accenture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-check-hireright-accenture/705496)
**Author:** [@Advice\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Advice_Seeker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-check-hireright-accenture/705496 "2014-11-25T19:09:05Z")
Past and present Accenture employees - can anyone tell me they ask past employers during background checks? I was asked to give the number of an employers for background checks. I am curious what they will ask them? … --- ## [Logitech M505 Mouse Can't Click and Double Clicking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logitech-m505-mouse-cant-click-and-double-clicking/705506)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logitech-m505-mouse-cant-click-and-double-clicking/705506 "2014-11-25T17:25:20Z")
I purchased the logitech m305 mouse many years ago and loved it b/c its a wireless mouse. However the mouse was pretty small for me… its a laptop mouse. I used it for less than 1 year and bought the same mouse again. It … --- ## [The daddy superhero and the sort-of-heroic thief dilemma.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daddy-superhero-and-the-sort-of-heroic-thief-dilemma/705495)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daddy-superhero-and-the-sort-of-heroic-thief-dilemma/705495 "2014-11-25T17:00:24Z")
It’s Saturday night, and Bob X–the ex-slacker superhero with Kryptonian powers and a kid in middle school–is popping corn with his heat vision while his daughter, Lynn, makes hot chocolate. They’re getting ready for the … --- ## [Defense Secy. Hagel being forced to resign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-secy-hagel-being-forced-to-resign/705481)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-secy-hagel-being-forced-to-resign/705481 "2014-11-25T14:14:56Z")
This is breaking news. It appears he has lost the confidence of the administration. I’m watching the story on the news, but can’t find anything online yet. --- ## [Flashing your high-beams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashing-your-high-beams/705034)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashing-your-high-beams/705034 "2014-11-25T03:40:52Z")
…you get shot by gangsters! No, not that one. You’re driving along the public highway in the middle of the night. In a lay-by, you see some 5-0 with a mobile speed camera (they look like this in the UK), I think you cal… --- ## [money question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-question/705489)
**Author:** [@greenpen3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenpen3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-question/705489 "2014-11-25T03:26:11Z")
If someone offers you more money than you typically receive from them or than you think you deserve, should you take it? I helped my aunt on her job for 2 hours, and she typically gives me $10 an hour, so I would get $20… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=990) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=992)