# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1036 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1037 --- ## [bratty kids vs wussy parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bratty-kids-vs-wussy-parents/697255)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bratty-kids-vs-wussy-parents/697255 "2014-09-02T17:43:16Z")
I know I’m old and I grew up in a time when parents were quick with a backhand or a belt I simply do NOT understand the actions of these parents Couple number 1 Bob and Sue are divorced. Sue has custody of their son … --- ## [Which of these three Revolutions do you think is more important/influential?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-three-revolutions-do-you-think-is-more-important-influential/697066)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-three-revolutions-do-you-think-is-more-important-influential/697066 "2014-09-02T16:59:40Z")
I’m a big fan of general histories, especially general world histories, and I’m currently reading the 7th edition of A History of the Modern World by R. R. Palmer and Joel Colton (Alfred A. Knopf, 1992) which was origina… --- ## [Best camping water filter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-camping-water-filter/697095)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-camping-water-filter/697095 "2014-09-02T15:44:05Z")
I’m going camping where there is Leptospirosis ( among other things) in the water. Is there a small light weight water purifier that will make the stream water safe? --- ## [Job interview: me vs. someone I know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-me-vs-someone-i-know/696609)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-me-vs-someone-i-know/696609 "2014-09-02T15:26:19Z")
I will be interviewing soon with a great business and really look forward to the opportunity to tell them what I can offer. So will my former co-worker. NewCo. knows we worked at the same place at the same time, but are… --- ## [I wonder if anyone will wear an ISIS costume for Halloween this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-anyone-will-wear-an-isis-costume-for-halloween-this-year/697167)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-anyone-will-wear-an-isis-costume-for-halloween-this-year/697167 "2014-09-02T14:41:33Z")
Do you think anyone will show up at your door on Halloween wearing an ISIS costume. If so what would your treat them with? I would think you could tell the difference between a Syrian/Iraq warrior costume and the Egypt… --- ## [How to heal fastest from copperhead bite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-heal-fastest-from-copperhead-bite/697050)
**Author:** [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-heal-fastest-from-copperhead-bite/697050 "2014-09-02T14:14:07Z")
I got bit on my little toe by a copperhead Thursday evening. I went to the ER but didn’t need any serious treatment other than pain meds. It hurt like hell but by morning my foot didn’t hurt as long as I kept it elevat… --- ## [how long to feel normal again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-feel-normal-again/697213)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-feel-normal-again/697213 "2014-09-02T13:08:12Z")
So I’ve been having some health issues and I won’t trouble you with the gory details. I told one of my friends I feel like a clock that is slowly winding down. Part of the health issue is that I have been losing a lot … --- ## [Ugly Wax Build-Up on Antique Mahogany Table](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-wax-build-up-on-antique-mahogany-table/696443)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-wax-build-up-on-antique-mahogany-table/696443 "2014-09-02T12:58:49Z")
So found a treasure - solid mahogany, the top is about an inch thick slab. Unfortunately, it looks as if some idiot or another has used “spray-on furniture wax” for the last 20 years. So far, everything has just pushed… --- ## [This man pierces coconuts with just his finger - How is this possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-man-pierces-coconuts-with-just-his-finger-how-is-this-possible/697193)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-man-pierces-coconuts-with-just-his-finger-how-is-this-possible/697193 "2014-09-02T05:56:46Z")
Apparently not a magic trick. I’ve seen the woody shell of a supermarket coconutand I can’t image a human finger, regardless of the power behind it is going to pierce that hard woody shell. Are these green coconuts much… --- ## [How might a ground battle between NATO and Russia in Ukraine go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-a-ground-battle-between-nato-and-russia-in-ukraine-go/682721)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-a-ground-battle-between-nato-and-russia-in-ukraine-go/682721 "2014-09-02T00:37:14Z")
Suppose that the NATO leadership says, next week, “what the heck” to Ukraine’s requests for military assistance. Obama is tired of looking weak, so he deploys 100k or so U.S. troops - whatever is available at this time.… --- ## ["The first country conquered by the Nazis was Germany" - agree or disagree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-country-conquered-by-the-nazis-was-germany-agree-or-disagree/697087)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-country-conquered-by-the-nazis-was-germany-agree-or-disagree/697087 "2014-09-02T00:03:49Z")
A question of historical interpretation. Do you agree or disagree with that statement - what was the first country conquered by the Nazis? On the one hand, they ruled Germany through force and fear, a decent description… --- ## [Would you have done the "pay it forward" thing at Starbucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-pay-it-forward-thing-at-starbucks/696251)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-done-the-pay-it-forward-thing-at-starbucks/696251 "2014-09-01T22:56:48Z")
I just read this article: Man deliberately scuttles “Pay It Forward” Starbucks line. Summary: There’s this thing where people pay for the drink of the customer behind them at Starbucks. The barista asked this guy if h… --- ## [JREF closes L.A. Office. DJ Groethe no longer President of JREF.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jref-closes-l-a-office-dj-groethe-no-longer-president-of-jref/697194)
**Author:** [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jref-closes-l-a-office-dj-groethe-no-longer-president-of-jref/697194 "2014-09-01T22:48:44Z")
A rather odd twist today. Seems that the James Randi Educational Foundation has closed its LA doors and moved all operations to Virginia (I didn’t know they had an office in Virginia). Perhaps more telling is that DJ Gro… --- ## [Is this guy worse than Hitler in your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-worse-than-hitler-in-your-opinion/696334)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-worse-than-hitler-in-your-opinion/696334 "2014-09-01T22:36:44Z")
Normally I’m the first to say rehabilitation works, and that people who kill, rape etc shouldn’t necessarily be locked away forever and considered subhuman, but this crime is beyond the pale! And the fact … --- ## [Flying with 9 month old to Germany (9 hour flight) any tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-with-9-month-old-to-germany-9-hour-flight-any-tips/696868)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-with-9-month-old-to-germany-9-hour-flight-any-tips/696868 "2014-09-01T15:37:28Z")
This will be the first time we fly with our (will be) 9-month old son and I’m kind of worried about how he’s going to deal with a 9 hour flight to Germany. So far we’ve bought insurance for the trip in case he gets sick… --- ## [Israel or Hamas - who do you think is in the right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-or-hamas-who-do-you-think-is-in-the-right/694139)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-or-hamas-who-do-you-think-is-in-the-right/694139 "2014-09-01T12:31:07Z")
There are some threads in GD about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, but I wanted to gauge broader opinion. All said and done, who are you positively inclined towards, even if only marginally? Feel free to q… --- ## [Moving to Charlotte North Carolina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-charlotte-north-carolina/697000)
**Author:** [@obsessedw\_moving2charlottenc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obsessedw_moving2charlottenc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-charlotte-north-carolina/697000 "2014-09-01T05:53:11Z")
My husband and I plan to move to Charlotte in the next few months or so. The reviews I have been looking at are outdated. We have a family of 7 (including us in the count) and are looking to rent a home not buy. I just w… --- ## [Gastric sleeve (obesityb "cure") surgery - experiences? Knowledge? Thoughts??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gastric-sleeve-obesityb-cure-surgery-experiences-knowledge-thoughts/696912)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gastric-sleeve-obesityb-cure-surgery-experiences-knowledge-thoughts/696912 "2014-09-01T03:38:01Z")
One of my best friends has finally been accepted for gastric sleeve surgery, which basically reduces an obese person’s stomach capacity to accept about one half a cup of food at a time. It is a significant life style cha… --- ## [Arthur S. versus Arthur T.: Massachusetts residents only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274 "2014-09-01T01:32:40Z")
If you’re not from Massachusetts, you can stop reading right here, because I can hardly explain this crazy controversy to you. But if you’re from Massachusetts, you surely have an opinion. So how are you handling it? … --- ## [tax on selling rental and paying mortgage on other rental](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-on-selling-rental-and-paying-mortgage-on-other-rental/696891)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-on-selling-rental-and-paying-mortgage-on-other-rental/696891 "2014-09-01T00:59:11Z")
I’ve had two knowledgeable CPA’s tell me two different thing. I have a condo I lived in 12 years ago for awhile, then moved to a house and rented the condo. On my taxes, I took depreciation over the years. A couple of… --- ## [California Highway 1 from Monterey to Pismo Beach family recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-highway-1-from-monterey-to-pismo-beach-family-recommendations/694302)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-highway-1-from-monterey-to-pismo-beach-family-recommendations/694302 "2014-08-31T22:35:03Z")
Road trip. Going to pack up the mini van and head from Seattle to San Diego. Have to spend one night in Sacramento to see my mother, who can’t travel any more. Go spend a few days with my father in San Diego, who got out… --- ## [Physical Activities you had never heard of before.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-activities-you-had-never-heard-of-before/697081)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-activities-you-had-never-heard-of-before/697081 "2014-08-31T22:30:18Z")
I have another thread going on regarding which three physical activities you would pick if you had to choose three. On a related note…I’m always curious to explore new kinds of activities. There are so many common activi… --- ## [Talk to Me About Those Big Tubs of Protein Powder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-those-big-tubs-of-protein-powder/696810)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-those-big-tubs-of-protein-powder/696810 "2014-08-31T21:35:48Z")
I work in a big box retailer now and the section I most commonly work in sells (among many, many other things) those big tubs of protein powder. Example, example, example. Now, I know that body builders eat stuff like … --- ## [Are car dealers still negotiating like they used to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-car-dealers-still-negotiating-like-they-used-to/696869)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-car-dealers-still-negotiating-like-they-used-to/696869 "2014-08-31T19:55:02Z")
Specifically, I’m interested in used cars. I haven’t gone car shopping in a while and I’m wondering what effect the internet has had on pricing and negotiating. Do dealers normally list their lowest price on the intern… --- ## [Can this table be saved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-table-be-saved/696916)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-table-be-saved/696916 "2014-08-31T19:10:49Z")
My mother recently bought a new kitchen set and decided the old set would be good on the patio. The table base and chair bases are metal so I am going to spray them with a rustproof paint. My concern is the table top. I… --- ## [Another something bit me thread - what the hell kind of wasp stung me three days ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-something-bit-me-thread-what-the-hell-kind-of-wasp-stung-me-three-days-ago/697058)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-something-bit-me-thread-what-the-hell-kind-of-wasp-stung-me-three-days-ago/697058 "2014-08-31T17:09:26Z")
Thursday around noon at work, a very small wasp (I think) started chasing a woman who works for me. She swatted it away, and it then came after me, following my feet in a quite determined fashion. Maybe a half-inch long,… --- ## [Hops and Coyotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hops-and-coyotes/696944)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hops-and-coyotes/696944 "2014-08-31T14:03:34Z")
Somebody gave me a Cascade Hop rizhome last year. I planted it under the kid’s above-ground playhouse (no trees, so I built a playhouse on old powerpoles, about 7 feet up). Used to be a sandbox, but since repurposed as a… --- ## [Any opinions about the latest Toyota RAV4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinions-about-the-latest-toyota-rav4/696843)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinions-about-the-latest-toyota-rav4/696843 "2014-08-31T09:37:24Z")
This is a car I’m considering getting new. Any thoughts? Thanks! --- ## [What's the best way to handle being in unrequited love with a dear friend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-handle-being-in-unrequited-love-with-a-dear-friend/696675)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-handle-being-in-unrequited-love-with-a-dear-friend/696675 "2014-08-31T07:57:05Z")
A week or two I posted a hypo about a magical cure for unrequited love. I’m not gonna link to that thread because I’m too lazy to search for it, and anyway most of it’s irrelevant. What is relevant is remarks made by a f… --- ## [Moving fish to a larger tank, pt III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-fish-to-a-larger-tank-pt-iii/697033)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-fish-to-a-larger-tank-pt-iii/697033 "2014-08-31T07:47:44Z")
So, I have the 48 gallon tank, and I also have the choice of buying a 55 gallon square cheap from the people who had the 33 gallon. The 33 gal was their son’s, and he didn’t take it when he moved out, so they consolidate… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1035) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1037)