# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1061 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1062 --- ## [Legal folks: Can Attorneys really do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-folks-can-attorneys-really-do-this/693262)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-folks-can-attorneys-really-do-this/693262 "2014-07-17T14:52:54Z")
Not looking for legal advice, and I’m just a bystander (standard disclaimers, etc.) Can an attorney file continuous lawsuits against someone to get even with them? Backstory: I have relatives living in a neighborhood … --- ## [Sources for countering homophobic influences on school age kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-for-countering-homophobic-influences-on-school-age-kids/693293)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-for-countering-homophobic-influences-on-school-age-kids/693293 "2014-07-17T14:26:05Z")
What are some good sources to promote LGBT inclusivity in grade school kids? I’m thinking books, maybe movies, maybe web sites. The problem is that there are some decidedly homophobic influences out there that specifical… --- ## [Wiping a kindle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiping-a-kindle/693285)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiping-a-kindle/693285 "2014-07-17T14:14:54Z")
When my wife lost her kindle, I bought her a new one as a surprise/gift. It’s a paperwhite and I like it. I love my kindle, but have lusted after her paperwhite. So I found someone (a friend’s son) who is a reader and… --- ## [How does God talk to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-god-talk-to-you/692000)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-god-talk-to-you/692000 "2014-07-17T14:09:27Z")
In biblical times, although it wasn’t too frequently, there are a number of occasions when God was audible. Today, is it different? Others tell us about their personal revelations and phenomenon such as a NDE, OBE, dru… --- ## [How much should I pay for 1/2 day unskilled labor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-pay-for-1-2-day-unskilled-labor/693247)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-pay-for-1-2-day-unskilled-labor/693247 "2014-07-17T11:48:52Z")
How much should I offer to pay, to hire one or two starving college students to help me move? A bit more detail: \[ul\]\[li\] New location = about 1 hour drive (each way) from old location.\[/li\]\[li\] I’m just a bit too crea… --- ## [Advice/Suggestions for a CamCorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-suggestions-for-a-camcorder/693336)
**Author:** [@stanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stanger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-suggestions-for-a-camcorder/693336 "2014-07-17T11:21:56Z")
I see a lot of inexpensive camcorders on eBay nowadays in the $50-$120 range. They are capable of 1080 or 720 HD, and can be upgraded to larger memory cards for longer recordings. I am looking for something along this l… --- ## [Which extra-curricular activities are a waste of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-extra-curricular-activities-are-a-waste-of-time/690686)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-extra-curricular-activities-are-a-waste-of-time/690686 "2014-07-17T11:09:12Z")
Either from your own experiences or speaking as a parent, which extra-curricular activities do you think are or were a waste of time? If you could do it all over again knowing what you know now… I was involved in a chil… --- ## [Does this hospital bill sound legit to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-hospital-bill-sound-legit-to-you/693311)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-hospital-bill-sound-legit-to-you/693311 "2014-07-17T09:01:57Z")
A few weeks ago I threw my back out. Since it happened on a weekend, I had to go to the emergency room. When I got there, all they did was prescribe me three medications. Before leaving the hospital, I paid a $100 co p… --- ## [How should I be saving my money right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-be-saving-my-money-right-now/692428)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-be-saving-my-money-right-now/692428 "2014-07-17T06:02:35Z")
For a while now, I’ve been saving up to afford a house down payment. All my debts are paid off except for my student loan debt, and I can live with that but I really want to get out of renting and become a home owner wit… --- ## [Earbud in only one ear -- left or right for music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earbud-in-only-one-ear-left-or-right-for-music/693163)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earbud-in-only-one-ear-left-or-right-for-music/693163 "2014-07-17T04:51:13Z")
I listen to music while working through earbuds – actually through only one earbud, so I can also hear goings on in the office. I was wondering with the whole left brain / right brain difference is there any difference … --- ## [Buying a house with a cistern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-with-a-cistern/692764)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-with-a-cistern/692764 "2014-07-17T04:41:19Z")
Has anybody done this or know anything about it? I have to go FHA and FHA will not insure houses with a cistern, however you can get a waiver under certain conditions. This house seems to meet all the conditions, there… --- ## [Do you give cash to panhandlers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-give-cash-to-panhandlers/693041)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-give-cash-to-panhandlers/693041 "2014-07-17T04:16:24Z")
I’m always a bit torn. Local media has been doing a series on how to deal with panhandlers and now that it’s warm, many intersections have one or two people with cardboard signs, asking for money. I am aware that most w… --- ## [Adapting a eyeglass prescription](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adapting-a-eyeglass-prescription/693322)
**Author:** [@shortwizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shortwizard)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adapting-a-eyeglass-prescription/693322 "2014-07-17T03:03:21Z")
I have a prescription for progressive lenses, which I have and hate, and he also wrote a prescription for computer glasses because I am in front of my monitor4-5 hours a day. My question is this - does anyone know how to… --- ## [Cedar Point, OH Lodging, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cedar-point-oh-lodging-etc/693159)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cedar-point-oh-lodging-etc/693159 "2014-07-17T00:41:00Z")
I’m considering a couple of days at the park. Any Dopers have any particularly good or bad experiences with lodging in the area? I’m travelling on a budget so 5 star hotels are not an option. Nothing fancy but clean wou… --- ## [Keeping unsolicited mail: how realistic is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-unsolicited-mail-how-realistic-is-it/693288)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-unsolicited-mail-how-realistic-is-it/693288 "2014-07-17T00:19:56Z")
According to the USPS, if you receive unsolicited merchandise through the mail, you can keep it without paying for it. In practice, though, how easy is this? I’m thinking of a situation where a friend had Comcast send h… --- ## [Pre-WWII why was Germany trying to detain & imprison Jews vs just letting them leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-wwii-why-was-germany-trying-to-detain-imprison-jews-vs-just-letting-them-leave/693318)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-wwii-why-was-germany-trying-to-detain-imprison-jews-vs-just-letting-them-leave/693318 "2014-07-16T23:49:23Z")
In many stories of Jewish immigrants to the US coming from Europe in the pre-WWI era there are stories of those that got out and immigrated, and on the other hand those that got left behind and went to the work camps and… --- ## [Are there any cheap smart phone plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cheap-smart-phone-plans/693157)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cheap-smart-phone-plans/693157 "2014-07-16T23:25:57Z")
I’d like to get a smart phone, but they are just too expensive for me. My current phone is about 7 or 8 years old and I just use it to talk a little and text a bit more, but I’d like to have a phone that I can use to tr… --- ## [The best low-cost ways to have a great life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-low-cost-ways-to-have-a-great-life/692871)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-low-cost-ways-to-have-a-great-life/692871 "2014-07-16T22:56:51Z")
Well, maybe more of an interesting, fulfilling life. Not necessarily “great” in the sense of “leaving a lasting and positive impact on humanity,” more along the lines of “I may not have much money, but I’ve led a life ri… --- ## [Home Improvement Mavens: Where do you find the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-mavens-where-do-you-find-the-time/693177)
**Author:** [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-mavens-where-do-you-find-the-time/693177 "2014-07-16T22:27:49Z")
All right, home improvement gurus. Where do you find the time and energy to work substantively around the house? In my time reading on the boards, I’m blown away by the folks who rip out their kitchens, put in new cabi… --- ## [Is "Playgirl Magazine" really for women, or are gay men really the main audience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-playgirl-magazine-really-for-women-or-are-gay-men-really-the-main-audience/243507)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-playgirl-magazine-really-for-women-or-are-gay-men-really-the-main-audience/243507 "2014-07-16T22:03:10Z")
I was reading this news item about Playgirl Magazine’s new launch of a TV network primarily for women, and I wondered about their main intended audience. The focus of the channel seems to be very hetero-woman centric, bu… --- ## [Package delivery by the USPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/package-delivery-by-the-usps/693089)
**Author:** [@contradancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/contradancer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/package-delivery-by-the-usps/693089 "2014-07-16T21:52:27Z")
I live in a very small Maine town. For years the local post office would put any packages just inside my front door. I really appreciated this as I am getting older and it’s hard for me to bend over and lift. I use a … --- ## [Moderately high blood pressure, labs are normal...what's that mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderately-high-blood-pressure-labs-are-normal-whats-that-mean/693187)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderately-high-blood-pressure-labs-are-normal-whats-that-mean/693187 "2014-07-16T20:12:09Z")
You are not my doctor, but you: Play one on TV or Stayed at a Holiday Inn Express Last night. Last week I visited the Dr. for some allergy problems and my BP was high all of a sudden. I think at that visit it was … --- ## [How much does it cost to hire movers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-to-hire-movers/410271)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-to-hire-movers/410271 "2014-07-16T18:18:08Z")
I’ve got a move coming up in about six months, and between being on the fourth floor of a walk-up and having some big things like floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and a huge bed, I’m considering just going with movers when t… --- ## [Beat this for hard-to-understand pronuciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beat-this-for-hard-to-understand-pronuciation/692656)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beat-this-for-hard-to-understand-pronuciation/692656 "2014-07-16T16:41:49Z")
Can you name a place whose pronunciation is harder to understand (or explain) than Natchitoches (Nack-a-tish), Louisiana? --- ## ["It would mean a lot to me if you were there." I fundamentally don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-would-mean-a-lot-to-me-if-you-were-there-i-fundamentally-dont-get-it/692993)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-would-mean-a-lot-to-me-if-you-were-there-i-fundamentally-dont-get-it/692993 "2014-07-16T16:33:55Z")
I seem to be different from all other human beings on this. The current example involves a dispute I’m having with my wife that she doesn’t know we’re having. :wink: (Research shows that successful couples don’t typical… --- ## [Help me grow hemp.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-grow-hemp/691731)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-grow-hemp/691731 "2014-07-16T16:31:24Z")
Its now legal. Where can I buy hemp seeds to grow, not eat? --- ## [App to get podcasts on your phone as mp3s.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-to-get-podcasts-on-your-phone-as-mp3s/693211)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-to-get-podcasts-on-your-phone-as-mp3s/693211 "2014-07-16T15:41:31Z")
So a while ago I asked everyone for podcast recommendations, and I love love love them. Now I have a new problem/question. Is there a way for me to download an app on my Android phone that downloads the podcast and the… --- ## [San Antonio in 1 day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-antonio-in-1-day/693075)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-antonio-in-1-day/693075 "2014-07-16T15:28:54Z")
The family and I are staying over in San Antonio for around a half day. Any thoughts on things to do or see? The kids age in range from 17 to 11 and we’ll be there in late July. I plan to see the Alamo, but that will ta… --- ## [Where would I, an American, get a 1 Euro coin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-an-american-get-a-1-euro-coin/693112)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-an-american-get-a-1-euro-coin/693112 "2014-07-16T13:06:53Z")
I thought all banks keep a stock of some foreign currency, but apparently mine’s too small or something. They only occasionally have 2 dollar bills and it took like a month after the $100 bills came out for them to have… --- ## [The Supreme Leader of the Whole Damn Thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-leader-of-the-whole-damn-thing/692792)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-leader-of-the-whole-damn-thing/692792 "2014-07-16T09:08:58Z")
The premise is that in two years time there will be an election in which everyone in the whole world gets one vote, and the winner gets to rule the world as she/he sees fit. A way has been found to keep the voting hones… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1060) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1062)