# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1034 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1035 --- ## ["Since we're both single, and you're in town, why don't we ..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-both-single-and-youre-in-town-why-dont-we/697393)
**Author:** [@Lemmytheseal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemmytheseal2)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-both-single-and-youre-in-town-why-dont-we/697393 "2014-09-05T07:43:14Z")
“It’s occurred to me that we’re both single, and I realize that a long-distance relationship is impractical for the two of us. How do you feel about spending our time together similarly to the way we did during the summe… --- ## [Giving money....Will this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-money-will-this-work/697433)
**Author:** [@Oddball\_92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oddball_92)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-money-will-this-work/697433 "2014-09-05T05:32:16Z")
I want to give each of my two kids $100k but I don’t want to pay gift taxes. So I open two separate bank accounts, two separate banks. Both of these are in my social security number. On one account my son is joint…on the… --- ## [What is wrong with my goldfish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-goldfish/697427)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-goldfish/697427 "2014-09-05T02:10:11Z")
Video He has had swim bladder issues in the past and feeding him peas has helped. But those times he floated upside-down and kind of bobbed around the middle of the tank. I’ve never seen him float on his side at the bot… --- ## [How much longer does Sears/Kmart have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-does-sears-kmart-have/697383)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-does-sears-kmart-have/697383 "2014-09-05T01:08:19Z")
I hear almost every day about how Sears and Kmart are losing money and relevance. If they really are in a death spiral, how much longer do they have? Personally, I love Sears, because I never have to wait in line … --- ## [Legality and practicality of punishing a village for harbouring terrorists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-and-practicality-of-punishing-a-village-for-harbouring-terrorists/697332)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-and-practicality-of-punishing-a-village-for-harbouring-terrorists/697332 "2014-09-04T23:11:07Z")
Watching the documentary “Restrepo” and the sequel Korengal, it has occurred to me that there is little point in killing the “bad” terrorists who fight from the Korengal valley. Their population will just breed more, in… --- ## [What is the most improbable coincidence that has affected your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-improbable-coincidence-that-has-affected-your-life/696213)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-improbable-coincidence-that-has-affected-your-life/696213 "2014-09-04T22:12:42Z")
I think I’d have to say, knowing two people who were both killed in separate and unrelated plane crashes involving scheduled commercial airliners. Adding to the long odds, is that those two people also knew each other. … --- ## [Do thin people have more energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-thin-people-have-more-energy/697111)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-thin-people-have-more-energy/697111 "2014-09-04T21:59:55Z")
Hi Anecdotally, I’ve noticed skinny people don’t get tired that easily. Is this really true? If so, why? Are they skinny because they are energetic, or energetic because they are slim? I’ve gained a lot of fat recent… --- ## [So, the Fish Are Moved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-fish-are-moved/697354)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-fish-are-moved/697354 "2014-09-04T21:09:29Z")
I have a very nice-looking 40 gallon tank in the living room now, it’s been there for a day, and we have not lost a fish. They never even appeared stressed, and most of them seemed pretty happy about checking out the gre… --- ## [Ever been a part of a road show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-a-part-of-a-road-show/697333)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-a-part-of-a-road-show/697333 "2014-09-04T20:56:29Z")
I think I would have liked to do this back when I was single. Maybe work for a rock band or circus. Setup, takedown, setup, takedown… Have you ever done it? --- ## [A "Dear Abby" Moment: Your Opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dear-abby-moment-your-opinion/697411)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dear-abby-moment-your-opinion/697411 "2014-09-04T20:55:42Z")
A neighbor lost his father. On FB, he asked outright for folks to send meals to his mother (who lives far away) via a website that makes such arrangements. Do you think that is a little presumptuous? Consider that, ot… --- ## [Reporting Those Damn Selfie Pix: To Whom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-those-damn-selfie-pix-to-whom/697430)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-those-damn-selfie-pix-to-whom/697430 "2014-09-04T17:51:14Z")
Lets say that the mad hacker goes postal and really does post more nude pics different places. Lets say that there are more famous people involved than know it. Surfing the web one day, you find that you are suddenly l… --- ## [Last war or armed revolution with a largely positive outcome.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-war-or-armed-revolution-with-a-largely-positive-outcome/697256)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-war-or-armed-revolution-with-a-largely-positive-outcome/697256 "2014-09-04T16:58:05Z")
Looking back on American history, the outcome of many of our major wars have largely been regarded as a positive step forward for mankind. The American Revolution kicked things off with the 13 Colonies breaking away fro… --- ## [What's the best way to mop the floor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-mop-the-floor/696225)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-mop-the-floor/696225 "2014-09-04T16:56:07Z")
I should have an answer to this by now, but I don’t. I think the sponge at the end of the stick-type kitchen mops just push the dirt around. I use a string mop that I wring out in the sink, but that leaves a bunch of wat… --- ## [Are any particular Rolling Stone mags from the 80's/90's worth much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-particular-rolling-stone-mags-from-the-80s-90s-worth-much/697363)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-particular-rolling-stone-mags-from-the-80s-90s-worth-much/697363 "2014-09-04T16:17:30Z")
…before I yard sale them for 50 cents each and then recycle the rest. Seems like I remember the early Madonna and Britney Spears covers had some value. --- ## [Do you still use "attached please find"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-use-attached-please-find/696637)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-use-attached-please-find/696637 "2014-09-04T15:06:53Z")
Even in writing emails, when it’s any sort of business setting I feel compelled to use the expression “attached please find” rather than “attached is”. I know it’s a lingering formality from letter writing, but I feel l… --- ## [Utah Dopers sound off!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-dopers-sound-off/697249)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-dopers-sound-off/697249 "2014-09-04T11:57:34Z")
…if there are any. OneCentStamp (Salt Lake City) --- ## [Feminism and the death penalty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminism-and-the-death-penalty/697112)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminism-and-the-death-penalty/697112 "2014-09-04T09:37:33Z")
What do feminists generally think of the death penalty? I’ve noticed that the feminist sites I read almost never discuss it, but I would imagine since today’s feminism is essentially a movement against male crime that mo… --- ## [Makeup-wearing sistren: I'm looking for a good brand of mascara base](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-wearing-sistren-im-looking-for-a-good-brand-of-mascara-base/696933)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-wearing-sistren-im-looking-for-a-good-brand-of-mascara-base/696933 "2014-09-04T08:03:30Z")
–You know, that white stuff you put on before mascara so that you don’t have to stand there all day applying successive layers, trying to get your lashes to show up. The main problem I have with the brand I was using is… --- ## ["Why Did Crowd Flee Shanghai Subway After Foreigner Fainted? "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-crowd-flee-shanghai-subway-after-foreigner-fainted/697380)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-crowd-flee-shanghai-subway-after-foreigner-fainted/697380 "2014-09-04T03:14:40Z")
This might belong in the Pit… or have to get moved there. I heard this story on NPR yesterday and it disturbed me mightily. That was disturbing enough, but the following really left me shaking and speechless (from the… --- ## [FTR: Ephebophilia != pedophilia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ftr-ephebophilia-pedophilia/696914)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ftr-ephebophilia-pedophilia/696914 "2014-09-04T02:36:14Z")
I refuse to feel anything but good about myself for digging Traci Lords’ early films, and 15 should be the age of consent nationwide. --- ## [Hypothetical scenario: Man finds 1 billion tons of gold on his land.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-scenario-man-finds-1-billion-tons-of-gold-on-his-land/697337)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-scenario-man-finds-1-billion-tons-of-gold-on-his-land/697337 "2014-09-04T02:33:33Z")
Hypothetical scenario: A landowner in rural America finds the mineral discovery of the century: 1,000,000,000 tons of gold on his property, located in a gold vein hundreds of feet underground. The world is floored by th… --- ## [How do I remote administer an Android TV box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remote-administer-an-android-tv-box/697360)
**Author:** [@Stealth\_Bragg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Bragg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remote-administer-an-android-tv-box/697360 "2014-09-04T00:50:50Z")
Hello, I’m looking for advice or opinion on the best way to remote administer an Android TV box please… At work I have fitted three large TV screens in our refectory area and the idea is to have them display a rolling s… --- ## [I got a bogus parking citation in the mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-bogus-parking-citation-in-the-mail/697319)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-bogus-parking-citation-in-the-mail/697319 "2014-09-04T00:19:17Z")
I got a bogus parking citation in the mail today. It says my car was parked illegally in a location about 350 miles from my home on a certain day in June. That’s impossible; I was nowhere near that location on that day, … --- ## [This is why I hate going to the doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-i-hate-going-to-the-doctor/696253)
**Author:** [@7e42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7e42)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-i-hate-going-to-the-doctor/696253 "2014-09-03T23:43:47Z")
They get paid nice money to Tell you what you don’t want to hear Tell you they don’t know what your medical issue is or what caused it I had joint pain in the knees and hip and could not walk at all and was very… --- ## [Could Congress Muzzle the Supreme Court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-muzzle-the-supreme-court/697147)
**Author:** [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-muzzle-the-supreme-court/697147 "2014-09-03T23:19:23Z")
I’ve never started a thread on SMDB before, and I’m hoping I’ve put this into the correct forum. If not, feel free to move it where it should go. I should also say at the outset that this is a question about US law, so … --- ## [What smartphone + plan do you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smartphone-plan-do-you-recommend/697373)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smartphone-plan-do-you-recommend/697373 "2014-09-03T23:07:22Z")
I’ve been using a flip phone for years, but I need to upgrade. I don’t want to blow a lot of money on a smartphone, and I don’t want to get stuck in a monthly payment plan that will drain me dry. My carrier is currently… --- ## [Who are these guys I always see in the neighborhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-these-guys-i-always-see-in-the-neighborhood/697055)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-these-guys-i-always-see-in-the-neighborhood/697055 "2014-09-03T22:41:38Z")
Two young white guys, college-age-ish, wearing black or dark gray slacks, white shirt and a tie, carrying backpacks and riding bicycles. Not always the same two guys, I’m sure, but there’s always a pair of them around so… --- ## [Health Myths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-myths/692292)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-myths/692292 "2014-09-03T22:28:08Z")
Kind of like to get this one out of the way first, then I’ve got a zillion more to come as I’m sure you might have as well if there is enough interest. I hope so. This is one I just read about and need to find out if it … --- ## [Any other Windows Phone users around here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-windows-phone-users-around-here/696857)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-windows-phone-users-around-here/696857 "2014-09-03T22:06:31Z")
I’ve been using Windows Phone for the last three years and I love it. I can’t imagine going back to Android now. But apparently I’m in the (very small) minority who prefer Windows Phone to Android or iOS… Market share… --- ## [Do I tell my dad he smells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-tell-my-dad-he-smells/697154)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-tell-my-dad-he-smells/697154 "2014-09-03T21:49:51Z")
This is a delicate situation, and I really am not sure how to handle it. My father and stepmother just visited us for two weeks. It was a good visit generally, we all got to play tourist and see some interesting local si… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1033) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1035)