# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1056 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1057 --- ## [Your daily commute traffic differential](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-daily-commute-traffic-differential/694017)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-daily-commute-traffic-differential/694017 "2014-07-26T21:19:53Z")
For those of you who drive to work: Provided it is fairly regular, either coming or going, take the time of your average daily commute, door-to-door (A). Take (or estimate) the time it would take without traffic, as if… --- ## [Would you rather be a real princess or a modern "princess"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-a-real-princess-or-a-modern-princess/693870)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-a-real-princess-or-a-modern-princess/693870 "2014-07-26T13:22:57Z")
Reincarnation is real. The way it works is when you die, you go before the great HR manager in the sky, who puts your soul (sans memories) into the developing embryo of some human, past or present, let’s say in an alter… --- ## [St. Louis Dopers: Recommend a Head Shop in St. Louis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-recommend-a-head-shop-in-st-louis/694060)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-recommend-a-head-shop-in-st-louis/694060 "2014-07-26T13:17:24Z")
Can anyone recommend a good \[del\]head shop\[/del\] novelties store in St. Louis? Thanks! --- ## [Help w/buying used car Lexus vs Infinit vs Sebring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-w-buying-used-car-lexus-vs-infinit-vs-sebring/694037)
**Author:** [@tuscanleather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tuscanleather)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-w-buying-used-car-lexus-vs-infinit-vs-sebring/694037 "2014-07-26T06:38:16Z")
Hi everyone, New to the forum but I’m interested in hearing other people’s opinions on some car stuff. I’m helping buying my mom buy a used car (for her birthday). I have a very basic knowledge of cars and I have my m… --- ## [Newark to Rye, NY: Travel Options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newark-to-rye-ny-travel-options/694015)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newark-to-rye-ny-travel-options/694015 "2014-07-26T02:29:03Z")
I’m driving down to Newark tomorrow for a Global Entry interview with CBP. Seeing as how it’s about 2.5 hours each way from Albany, we’re planning on actually doing something while we’re that far south and were thinking … --- ## [How can I convince the state of Virginia that I haven't lived there in 11 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-convince-the-state-of-virginia-that-i-havent-lived-there-in-11-years/693783)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-convince-the-state-of-virginia-that-i-havent-lived-there-in-11-years/693783 "2014-07-26T02:23:05Z")
I left the state of Virginia in 2003. I haven’t lived there, worked there, or earned income there in any year since. And yet, in 2010, I received a tax bill from the state of Virginia for taxes they thought I owed for … --- ## [What independently-useful items can still be bought for a penny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-independently-useful-items-can-still-be-bought-for-a-penny/693776)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-independently-useful-items-can-still-be-bought-for-a-penny/693776 "2014-07-26T00:04:42Z")
When I was a kid, a single penny could be used to buy individual pieces of candy like gumballs and jawbreakers. I’m sure there were small toys which could also be purchased with a penny. What things today can still be … --- ## [Life Insurance question about minor child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-question-about-minor-child/694053)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-question-about-minor-child/694053 "2014-07-25T23:47:48Z")
So I’m working on getting life insurance for me and the misses. Now that we have a 7 month old child this is definitely a priority, frankly we probably should have some already. I have a question about listing him as a … --- ## [Light Truck Tires: All-Terrain vs Touring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-truck-tires-all-terrain-vs-touring/694056)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-truck-tires-all-terrain-vs-touring/694056 "2014-07-25T22:13:07Z")
I am planning on getting new tires for an old cargo van and (because of sale prices at a local dealer) have narrowed it down to an all-terrain tire (the Cooper Discover A/T3) and a touring tire (the Cooper Discover H/T).… --- ## [Bubbles!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubbles/694041)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubbles/694041 "2014-07-25T21:59:08Z")
Has anyone here made their own super-bubbles? The kind that adds things like glycerine, sugars or cornstarch to the recipe? Do they make a noticeable difference over the store-bought large-jug-o-bubbles? We’d be using … --- ## [Why are Amazons shares doing so badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-amazons-shares-doing-so-badly/687999)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-amazons-shares-doing-so-badly/687999 "2014-07-25T20:50:26Z")
Amazons share price back in January this year was close to $400 a share, they’re now below $300 in the space of 5 months, why? They’ve brought out a new TV box, they’re investing like crazy in infrastructure, what’s the… --- ## [Was this shooting morally justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-shooting-morally-justified/693377)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-shooting-morally-justified/693377 "2014-07-25T20:49:16Z")
Today’s story is about Jodie\*, a 30-year-old restaurant manager. She lives with her 15-year-old daughter, Éimi\[sup\]†\[/sup\] in a small house in a somewhat sketchy neighborhood. Between that and the fact that her job regu… --- ## [What positions or views could ruin your friendship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-positions-or-views-could-ruin-your-friendship/693786)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-positions-or-views-could-ruin-your-friendship/693786 "2014-07-25T20:48:29Z")
This weekend, I was socializing with some friends and it came out the topic of gun control was raised. Over the next 10 minutes, two friends got into a heated discussion, where the typical “gun grabber vs gun nut” argume… --- ## [Choosing a Mac for CS Grad School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-mac-for-cs-grad-school/693987)
**Author:** [@lagalots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lagalots)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-mac-for-cs-grad-school/693987 "2014-07-25T19:37:37Z")
So, my little brother recently got into a computer science graduate program and I am thinking about buying him a laptop as a congratz-gift. He can’t decide between a 13" macbook pro or a 13" macbook air - or perhaps mac … --- ## [What's a good lakeside family reunion spot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-lakeside-family-reunion-spot/693880)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-lakeside-family-reunion-spot/693880 "2014-07-25T19:23:06Z")
My family is dispersed between DC, NYC, and St. Louis. I’m trying to organize a summer lakeside family get-together (i.e. cabin rental of some kind) that will meet the following criteria: Relatively close to all partie… --- ## [Nashville Dopers - tell me about Williamson county.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopers-tell-me-about-williamson-county/686381)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopers-tell-me-about-williamson-county/686381 "2014-07-25T18:33:37Z")
Mrs Magill and I may accept a position that would require a move to Nashville. We have done some preliminary research, and we have decided that Williamson county would be the best location. It would be nearer to the sal… --- ## [A probability puzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-probability-puzzler/693518)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-probability-puzzler/693518 "2014-07-25T15:38:33Z")
Consider betting on a simple card game. I take a standard deck and remove everything but the aces and the kings. I then draw two cards in the usual manner. If they’re both aces, the gambler wins. Otherwise, it’s a lo… --- ## [Are Irish Protestants really Irish? What do they think of themselves as being?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-irish-protestants-really-irish-what-do-they-think-of-themselves-as-being/693703)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-irish-protestants-really-irish-what-do-they-think-of-themselves-as-being/693703 "2014-07-25T15:03:46Z")
Are Protestants in Northern Ireland in particular actually of Irish ancestry or are they mostly descended from Scots, Yorkshiremen and Geordies? Was there ever a significant number of Irish Gaelic people who converted to… --- ## [List your diagnosed chronic dis-eases.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-diagnosed-chronic-dis-eases/693341)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-diagnosed-chronic-dis-eases/693341 "2014-07-25T14:27:08Z")
I’ve noticed over the years that we here on the SDMB are a pretty lurgied lot, suffering from all sorts of diseases, disabilities and disorders. Let’s see who can come up with the longest list! Note: they must be diagn… --- ## [18 yr old cat having seizures - when do we let go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-yr-old-cat-having-seizures-when-do-we-let-go/693596)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-yr-old-cat-having-seizures-when-do-we-let-go/693596 "2014-07-25T13:33:13Z")
My 18 yr old cat now has had 3 seizures (that we know of) since Easter. She seems to shake them off within an hour or so, but they are miserable and traumatic to witness and I’m sure horrible to actually experience. Ot… --- ## [Religious Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-poll/511137)
**Author:** [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-poll/511137 "2014-07-25T12:44:17Z")
With which system of belief (or non-belief) do you identify most closely? --- ## [Shooters / Gun Enthusiasts - Slide question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooters-gun-enthusiasts-slide-question/693521)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooters-gun-enthusiasts-slide-question/693521 "2014-07-25T12:31:19Z")
I encountered something new at the range recently, while working with an instructor. We were shooting handguns and changing magazines\* (and continuing to fire). When inserting the second magazine, she cautioned me not … --- ## [Explain big weddings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-big-weddings/693506)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-big-weddings/693506 "2014-07-25T11:49:00Z")
A woman I worked with until yesterday quit so she could devote more time to planning and arranging her wedding, scheduled in mid-November. She’s in her mid-40s and it’s her first. It’s his second. The engagement was i… --- ## [Tuxedo vs black suit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuxedo-vs-black-suit/660031)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuxedo-vs-black-suit/660031 "2014-07-25T10:34:48Z")
Absent the cumberbund and bow tie, what’s the dif? I need a new suit for my daughter’s wedding and I’m wondering about wearing a tux at less formal occasions. To my untrained eye, a black tux is just an especially nice… --- ## [Recommend me some neat Android apps!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-neat-android-apps/693761)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-neat-android-apps/693761 "2014-07-25T08:30:16Z")
So, I’ve finally decided to enter this decade and got one of 'em new-fangled smartphone gadgettos, and of course, now I’m having a bout of new toy fever and want to find out what cool stuff I can do with it. It’s running… --- ## [Can I do this with Excel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-this-with-excel/693875)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-this-with-excel/693875 "2014-07-25T04:27:04Z")
I’ve got two spreadsheets. One is just a list of names. The other is a bigger list of names, including all the names in the first spreadsheet (but with additional names as well), with a numerical value in the next colu… --- ## [Mentioning Brands on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentioning-brands-on-tv/693567)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentioning-brands-on-tv/693567 "2014-07-25T02:16:27Z")
An investor and I have started a discount retail store, and with my connections in the world of television have been given a free month worth of commercials on TV. Basically the idea behind the store; we buy salvage fro… --- ## [Script idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/script-idea/693627)
**Author:** [@Jessicakim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessicakim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/script-idea/693627 "2014-07-25T02:10:50Z")
Hi , so I am writing and directing our next play at school and the theme that I was given is " The big issue ". I’ve been trying to think of ideas that are not depressing. I need a script that is comical but also makes p… --- ## [if your ex did this, what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ex-did-this-what-would-you-do/693782)
**Author:** [@amorali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amorali)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ex-did-this-what-would-you-do/693782 "2014-07-25T00:50:04Z")
I’m curious, if you knew your ex and their SO broke into your email then followed you around the forums you signed up for with that address, then sent an email to your employer accusing you of doing illegal drugs, then i… --- ## [Advice on renting a car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-renting-a-car/693800)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-renting-a-car/693800 "2014-07-24T23:32:44Z")
Any tips on saving money on car rentals. I feel like I always pay about twice what I planned when I turn the car in. Going for an economy model for two weeks in Wisconsin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1055) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1057)