# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1080 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1081 --- ## [OJ is not the killer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-is-not-the-killer/690702)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-is-not-the-killer/690702 "2014-06-14T15:28:52Z")
A new book comes out with evidence that OJ’s son is responsible for the murders? I wasn’t old enough back in '94 to have a firm understanding of what was going on. --- ## [Knee Pain-is replacement all there is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-pain-is-replacement-all-there-is/690700)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-pain-is-replacement-all-there-is/690700 "2014-06-14T14:42:09Z")
Both knees, I work out on the treadmill 30 min. in intervals of speed and incline - well, it was daily, but now I alternate with the recumbent. Starting to hate simply getting out of the car. Just achy. --- ## [Hey DC Dopers, help me ride the bus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dc-dopers-help-me-ride-the-bus/690748)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dc-dopers-help-me-ride-the-bus/690748 "2014-06-14T14:37:20Z")
So, I was a kid in DC suburbs but basically haven’t done public buses since we moved away to the boondocks when I was 12. I got us tickets for a White House tour early on a Saturday morning coming up in the next few we… --- ## [Ex-military: favorite/least favorite postings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-military-favorite-least-favorite-postings/690676)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-military-favorite-least-favorite-postings/690676 "2014-06-14T04:34:06Z")
For all the former servicepeople out there: which of your postings (whether foreign or domestic) did you like the most? And which didn’t you like at all? Are there any postings in the military world that are most reque… --- ## [15 year mortgage vs 30 with difference invested, which is better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-mortgage-vs-30-with-difference-invested-which-is-better/690738)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-mortgage-vs-30-with-difference-invested-which-is-better/690738 "2014-06-14T04:23:47Z")
Assuming you take the standard deduction and cannot claim the interest deduction. As a general rule of thumb is one better than the other? Is it better to (assuming you live in an area with low cost of living) get a 15 y… --- ## [Would you consider this nice...or creepy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-this-nice-or-creepy/689424)
**Author:** [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-this-nice-or-creepy/689424 "2014-06-14T03:40:49Z")
I live in a small town, and I drive past a quite a few houses that have beautiful flowers/flowering shrubs in their yard. I don’t particularly want to spend hours on the internet looking up “mini purple irises with strip… --- ## [What Is Tackier - Button-Down Collars Buttoned or Spread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-tackier-button-down-collars-buttoned-or-spread/495106)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-tackier-button-down-collars-buttoned-or-spread/495106 "2014-06-14T01:25:46Z")
I’ve got a few dress shirts with collars of the button-down variety. At the time I bought them ,I wasn’t really cognizant of the difference between spread collars and button-down collars. I think I’ve decided I prefer sp… --- ## [How Long Does It Take to Become Comfortable Driving a Large Van?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-comfortable-driving-a-large-van/690177)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-comfortable-driving-a-large-van/690177 "2014-06-14T01:20:53Z")
When you are used to driving a small car? (the van in question is a 15 passenger van–although I won’t have any passengers) --- ## [What is the cost of living in oil boom towns in North Dakota](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-cost-of-living-in-oil-boom-towns-in-north-dakota/690662)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-cost-of-living-in-oil-boom-towns-in-north-dakota/690662 "2014-06-14T00:54:15Z")
I know rents are insane,and have gone up about 500% since the boom started (from maybe $500/month to $2500 for a 2 bedroom). What about all other costs of living? Gasoline, electricity, goods at walmart, fast food, groc… --- ## [Dog Appeasing Pheromone collars and Separation Anxiety ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-appeasing-pheromone-collars-and-separation-anxiety/690545)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-appeasing-pheromone-collars-and-separation-anxiety/690545 "2014-06-14T00:34:32Z")
Hi folks, do you have any experience or anecdotes concerning these collars? I’ve done some research on the web, but I want to hear what you guys have to say. What’s the straight dope on DAP collars? Did they work for yo… --- ## [Do you hear your own accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hear-your-own-accent/596640)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hear-your-own-accent/596640 "2014-06-13T23:31:05Z")
This is a question for those of you who regularly speak a language (or regional dialect) other than your native language (or regional dialect), and speak your current language with an accent. Do you actually hear the ac… --- ## [Health insurance question...premium vs. out of pocket decision.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-question-premium-vs-out-of-pocket-decision/690632)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-question-premium-vs-out-of-pocket-decision/690632 "2014-06-13T22:58:09Z")
I have the opportunity to switch insurance coverage. I have two plans to choose from, an HMO and a PPO. Premiums for the HMO will cost about $400/year. Premiums for the PPO will cost about $1,440/year. However, max O… --- ## [What are the treatment options for a pinched nerve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-treatment-options-for-a-pinched-nerve/690571)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-treatment-options-for-a-pinched-nerve/690571 "2014-06-13T21:52:25Z")
Assume the nerve is not pinched at the spine but is pinched in the muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, etc outside of the spine. What treatment options are there? Can things be divided into two treatment camps: Untrap… --- ## [Do you drink tap water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-tap-water/690215)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-tap-water/690215 "2014-06-13T21:34:44Z")
Do you drink tap water or bottled water? And are you concerned that tap water may have pesticide, fertilizer, rust, lead, copper, medications or other chemicals or harmful bacteria in it. And do you think the chlorine th… --- ## [Would you still have kids if you could do it all again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-still-have-kids-if-you-could-do-it-all-again/531217)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-still-have-kids-if-you-could-do-it-all-again/531217 "2014-06-13T21:29:18Z")
If you could go back in time, knowing what you know now, would you still have kids? Conversely, if you didn’t have kids by choice, and you could do it all over again, would you choose to have kids instead? --- ## [Unsolved Riddle from 1873](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsolved-riddle-from-1873/655530)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsolved-riddle-from-1873/655530 "2014-06-13T19:58:19Z")
So I am a frequent reader of Futility Closet as it often has some great math and logic puzzles, but today’s post has got me curious, can the Straight Dope community solve it? As it is from 1873, I will presume that the … --- ## [Best machine ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-machine-ever/690517)
**Author:** [@scoots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scoots)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-machine-ever/690517 "2014-06-13T19:19:10Z")
In terms of having been built by man. I’m going for the helicopter. --- ## [the idea of retiring early and investing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idea-of-retiring-early-and-investing/689838)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idea-of-retiring-early-and-investing/689838 "2014-06-13T17:35:04Z")
I apologize if this has been posted in a previous thread, its hard to find and narrow the topic. A recent Yahoo article talked about social security and retirement at various ages. The Perils of Retirement at Age 65 So… --- ## [Ever been someone's alibi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-someones-alibi/690623)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-someones-alibi/690623 "2014-06-13T15:36:24Z")
So, there’s this bar.:smiley: I’ve stopped in every Wednesday for the past three years. There used to be a glass give away on Wednesdays, and it was my excuse for midweek inebriation. Over the years, a group of guys in… --- ## [I received an interesting voicemail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-received-an-interesting-voicemail/690683)
**Author:** [@Mecky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mecky)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-received-an-interesting-voicemail/690683 "2014-06-13T14:26:29Z")
Hello, Straight Dopers! I have lurked here for several years and learned that you all are quite insightful and honest. I received an odd voicemail recently that I’ve been trying to decipher, to no avail. I know what I… --- ## [Did Obama lessen his kids chances in life by having children with a black woman instead of..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-lessen-his-kids-chances-in-life-by-having-children-with-a-black-woman-instead-of/690617)
**Author:** [@ContentWithTomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ContentWithTomorrow)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-lessen-his-kids-chances-in-life-by-having-children-with-a-black-woman-instead-of/690617 "2014-06-13T14:21:34Z")
marrying a white or non black woman? Iknow I’ll receive a LOT of backlash for discussing or even holding this view but… Race has traditionally always been a strong tie to culture and a big issue in human societies. Da… --- ## [Escorted off a flight .....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escorted-off-a-flight/690190)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escorted-off-a-flight/690190 "2014-06-13T13:07:36Z")
Recently a friend of mine got thrown off of a United flight. The doors were shut and they had backed away from the gate a short distance. He was trying to make a connection and get to a family emergency of sorts and th… --- ## [Is UFOlogy dated/out of fashion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ufology-dated-out-of-fashion/690578)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ufology-dated-out-of-fashion/690578 "2014-06-13T13:05:06Z")
In the 70s, 80s and especially the 90s UFOs were huge business. This extended into the early 2000s but over the past few years I’ve noticed fewer people seem to care about or believe in alien abductions, Roswell and so o… --- ## [Where should the Democrats have the 2016 convention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-the-democrats-have-the-2016-convention/690570)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-the-democrats-have-the-2016-convention/690570 "2014-06-13T11:15:42Z")
Here’s your chance to promote your city and make a case for why it would be a great town in which to have a great convention. Available facilities, restaurants, weather and location (red/blue, swing state) are all factor… --- ## [I have a stupid question about e-books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-stupid-question-about-e-books/690313)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-stupid-question-about-e-books/690313 "2014-06-13T09:45:07Z")
My husband bought me a Nook.™ The Barnes & Noble employee who sold it to him implied that I could only get e-books from them. Is that true? I don’t want that to be true. Please, say she just wanted to keep the profit in… --- ## [If WW2 Had Ended Differently...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ww2-had-ended-differently/690527)
**Author:** [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ww2-had-ended-differently/690527 "2014-06-13T06:20:15Z")
Sorry if this has been asked before, but was unsure of the right search criteria. Let’s assume the Allies had lost. Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan are the victors, and proceed to embark on their respective massive exp… --- ## [Cities around the world you loved and hated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-around-the-world-you-loved-and-hated/690261)
**Author:** [@Caneknife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caneknife)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-around-the-world-you-loved-and-hated/690261 "2014-06-13T01:47:48Z")
My wife and I have been lucky enough to travel to 26 countries around the world, what cities did u hate or was disappointed in and loved, I didn’t like London, Los Angeles, but loved New York, Paris, Rome, Venice. What’… --- ## [Security system for daughter's apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-system-for-daughters-apartment/690626)
**Author:** [@weef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weef)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-system-for-daughters-apartment/690626 "2014-06-13T00:24:53Z")
My daughter is moving into a first floor apartment of a nice two family house this summer in a city with an above average crime rate. The apartment doesn’t have security system so I’m going to have one installed. ADT wan… --- ## [Do you support relationships with big age gaps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-support-relationships-with-big-age-gaps/649409)
**Author:** [@Orca\_Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orca_Eyes)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-support-relationships-with-big-age-gaps/649409 "2014-06-12T22:30:13Z")
I posted this on another forum that I frequent. My mum’s sister’s ex-husband is 58, and he’s engaged to a 21-year-old woman. That’s a big difference - his fiancee is four years younger than his daughter, who got married… --- ## [Who is on the Mustache Mount Rushmore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-the-mustache-mount-rushmore/688532)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-the-mustache-mount-rushmore/688532 "2014-06-12T20:12:55Z")
Not some random person online who has a great mustache, but someone known for their mustache. My off-the-top-of-my-head candidates Tom Selleck Uncle Pennybags Sam Elliott Hulk Hogan Charlie Chaplin (too Hitler-esqu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1079) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1081)