# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1097 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1098 --- ## [Legal Advice: bought a flipped home in MA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-advice-bought-a-flipped-home-in-ma/688318)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-advice-bought-a-flipped-home-in-ma/688318 "2014-05-13T12:59:56Z")
We bought one unit of a duplex last year; it was a fixer-upper, bought, refurbished, and sold by a professional handyman. We got a builder’s warrantee for his construction. Most of the stuff worked well, but the lacquer/… --- ## [Preparing for being homeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-for-being-homeless/688287)
**Author:** [@homelesshal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/homelesshal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-for-being-homeless/688287 "2014-05-13T12:26:55Z")
Hi, My name is Hal, I have just been fired, have very little money and may be homeless soon. I am curious if others have been in this position, how they made it, where to go? Any and all help would be appreciated. I am… --- ## [Any advice for a parent trying to teach his kid about God and Christianity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-a-parent-trying-to-teach-his-kid-about-god-and-christianity/343701)
**Author:** [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-a-parent-trying-to-teach-his-kid-about-god-and-christianity/343701 "2014-05-13T12:18:47Z")
I was raised rural Southern Baptist; the really fire and brimstone kind. It took a long time for me to accept that their view of Christianity need not have any bearing on my relationship with God. So, when I became an … --- ## [Such as vs such...as](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-as-vs-such-as/688281)
**Author:** [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-as-vs-such-as/688281 "2014-05-13T02:14:19Z")
Which sentence is better, or are they the same? If one is better, can you explain why? --- ## [Shower curtain - Opened or Closed after use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-curtain-opened-or-closed-after-use/687991)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-curtain-opened-or-closed-after-use/687991 "2014-05-13T01:19:20Z")
Assuming that you have a shower curtain, when you are done with your shower, do you leave it open so that one can see into the shower or do you close it to hide the shower? Just curious really. We recently had our bath… --- ## [You had a funeral for a loved one. Was it a social necessity, or was it for your benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-had-a-funeral-for-a-loved-one-was-it-a-social-necessity-or-was-it-for-your-benefit/687709)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-had-a-funeral-for-a-loved-one-was-it-a-social-necessity-or-was-it-for-your-benefit/687709 "2014-05-12T23:39:21Z")
My parents are now quite old and not in great health. I’m pretty sure they won’t be around in ten years, and may not be around in five. I’m struggling to imagine what that transition will be like. a funeral or memoria… --- ## [Paternity Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paternity-question/688218)
**Author:** [@crazytooth615](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazytooth615)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paternity-question/688218 "2014-05-12T22:39:03Z")
If someone in your family suspected that your dad is not your biological father, and you have no clue and never considered the possibility, would you want your family member to tell you about it? We suspect a member of … --- ## [Unbelievably annoying academic affectations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelievably-annoying-academic-affectations/688192)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelievably-annoying-academic-affectations/688192 "2014-05-12T21:38:17Z")
Ironic to start this thread considering that we’re going to have commencement this week at my uni… but I was recently at a fancy pants university giving a talk. At the end of the talk there was a Q&A/discussion bit, and … --- ## [Advise on CPA classes - community colllege or lots of debt?.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advise-on-cpa-classes-community-colllege-or-lots-of-debt/688125)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advise-on-cpa-classes-community-colllege-or-lots-of-debt/688125 "2014-05-12T20:06:31Z")
Hello everyone. I know at many of you are accountants and/or very wise in the ways of the academic and professional world, and any advise you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Basically I have 2 options for t… --- ## [The plural of anecdote is not data, um it kind of is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plural-of-anecdote-is-not-data-um-it-kind-of-is/649684)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plural-of-anecdote-is-not-data-um-it-kind-of-is/649684 "2014-05-12T18:37:34Z")
It certainly is data, if poor quality data. It seems like it is simply not rational not to consider anecdote, you just have to view it in the proper context. To simply dismiss it seems downright foolish, and I can’t beli… --- ## [Question for female dopers and home health care givers about feminine wipes, possibly TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-female-dopers-and-home-health-care-givers-about-feminine-wipes-possibly-tmi/688167)
**Author:** [@thursday\_next](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thursday_next)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-female-dopers-and-home-health-care-givers-about-feminine-wipes-possibly-tmi/688167 "2014-05-12T17:42:57Z")
Right now, I am in a position where a bath, shower or bath from the sink is not an option. Most of my body is taken care of as far as being cleansed. However I still have girlie bits that need to be cleaned. I’ve tried… --- ## [Are Email and Print a thing of the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-email-and-print-a-thing-of-the-past/688172)
**Author:** [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-email-and-print-a-thing-of-the-past/688172 "2014-05-12T17:36:13Z")
Has the “social media” elite :wink: decreed that email is no longer relevant? Seems as if many (most?) web pages these days have a little line of icons at the top and/or bottom of the page so that you can tweet on twitt… --- ## [Expected gift from Ireland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expected-gift-from-ireland/687703)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expected-gift-from-ireland/687703 "2014-05-12T17:01:45Z")
As we speak, my gf is in a pub in Dublin, Ireland. She is with her best friend and their mothers, the moms were gifted the trip since neither had ever left the US. So, I’m holding down the fort. I know next to nothing a… --- ## [How many Twitter followers do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-twitter-followers-do-you-have/651856)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-twitter-followers-do-you-have/651856 "2013-03-03T13:51:48Z")
How many people/whatevs follow you? --- ## ["Pentecostalism is the last step before no religion": True? If so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentecostalism-is-the-last-step-before-no-religion-true-if-so-why/688008)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentecostalism-is-the-last-step-before-no-religion-true-if-so-why/688008 "2014-05-12T15:57:30Z")
I was listening to a radio program this afternoon where a professor of theology was discussing new stats that say that many Hispanics in the US (it might have been specifically people of Mexican descent) are turning away… --- ## [Buy a new house or an old house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-a-new-house-or-an-old-house/688226)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-a-new-house-or-an-old-house/688226 "2014-05-12T15:33:40Z")
So, I’ve moved, or a I’m in the process of moving. The rest of the family moves in the summer after school is out. I’m tasked with working at my day job, and trying to find a place to live. Right now, I’m trying to figu… --- ## [Help me find a password solution for an elderly Mac use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-password-solution-for-an-elderly-mac-use/688186)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-password-solution-for-an-elderly-mac-use/688186 "2014-05-12T14:38:56Z")
I’m helping a lady who can’t remember her passwords, gets confused and either tries to change them or gets really frustrated and creates new accounts. Is there any way (on the Mac) to have her passwords supplied automati… --- ## [Why hasn't cursive fonts been the norm on the Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-cursive-fonts-been-the-norm-on-the-internet/688217)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-cursive-fonts-been-the-norm-on-the-internet/688217 "2014-05-12T12:48:31Z")
My uncle could write beautiful calligraphy. He got lots of requests to so family bibles, greeting cards, wedding invitations and so on. Computers have the capability to easily produce very detailed fonts. Either on the … --- ## [How much to pay a teen babysitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-pay-a-teen-babysitter/687954)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-pay-a-teen-babysitter/687954 "2014-05-12T08:05:46Z")
I have twins, two 9 month old babies, we are getting a babysitter for the first time next week, May 14th for our anniversary; and I was wondering how much we should pay the babysitter. The baby sitter we are getting is … --- ## [With the advent of Swipe, is text-speak going away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-the-advent-of-swipe-is-text-speak-going-away/687972)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-the-advent-of-swipe-is-text-speak-going-away/687972 "2014-05-12T05:03:56Z")
A lot of people use text-speak (i.e., ‘will u b here l8r?’) at least when texting, if not sometimes in other contexts as well. It started as a way to streamline the texting process, but became kind of a style all its own… --- ## [Just came into some money - Is buying a franchise right for me? What to do with 300k at 25yrs old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-came-into-some-money-is-buying-a-franchise-right-for-me-what-to-do-with-300k-at-25yrs-old/688085)
**Author:** [@leo3654](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leo3654)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-came-into-some-money-is-buying-a-franchise-right-for-me-what-to-do-with-300k-at-25yrs-old/688085 "2014-05-11T21:12:57Z")
Hi, Im a 25 year old male that recently came into some money. I want to invest it into something that I can live off and start a family with in the next couple years. In the past 9 years I have lived in 3 different coun… --- ## [How screwed am I? Auto Insurance Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-screwed-am-i-auto-insurance-question/688030)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-screwed-am-i-auto-insurance-question/688030 "2014-05-11T19:05:55Z")
I’m in NJ. My policy just renewed and I thought my payment was due 5/12. Turns out it was due 5/7. On the way home tonight I hit a deer. Damage to my car is relatively minor as far as I can tell. There is a broken panel… --- ## [you think this is a decent deal for $549?......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-this-is-a-decent-deal-for-549/688007)
**Author:** [@Mr.Natural](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Natural)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-this-is-a-decent-deal-for-549/688007 "2014-05-11T18:32:59Z")
my wife wants a new laptop and she only uses it to check email, facebook, recipes, very little surfing around. She doesn’t really want Windows 8, and this has Windows 7… http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-17-5748-laptop… --- ## [Accredited Degree Programs: Six of One/Half Dozen of the Other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accredited-degree-programs-six-of-one-half-dozen-of-the-other/687990)
**Author:** [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accredited-degree-programs-six-of-one-half-dozen-of-the-other/687990 "2014-05-11T18:16:59Z")
I’m mapping out a preliminary degree/career path in early education and am considering two options to get started: A) Enroll in a 2-year transferable AA degree program at the local community college and then transfer to… --- ## [Recommend a good online Microsoft Excel course.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-online-microsoft-excel-course/687969)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-online-microsoft-excel-course/687969 "2014-05-11T17:49:33Z")
I want to improve my excel skills. While I’m okay with the basics, I want to be able to master the following: 1). Complex formulas. 2). Macros. 3). Drop-down menus 4). As much other complicated Excel stuff as I can. … --- ## [Your best advice: should I retire this year or next year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-advice-should-i-retire-this-year-or-next-year/687446)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-advice-should-i-retire-this-year-or-next-year/687446 "2014-05-11T16:31:06Z")
I will be 65 at the end of August. I have been planning on retiring as of the end of August next year (69.5 weeks to go!), when I am 66, as Social Security recommends. Now I am considering retiring this year instead. Wh… --- ## [Is Cracked.com as good as it once was?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cracked-com-as-good-as-it-once-was/688053)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cracked-com-as-good-as-it-once-was/688053 "2014-05-11T15:12:57Z")
The theme being how websites are doing these days… I also started this thread the other day: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17362073&posted=1#post17362073 For your amusement, this is the funniest … --- ## [Do people talk about what they do for a living at social gatherings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-talk-about-what-they-do-for-a-living-at-social-gatherings/687893)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-talk-about-what-they-do-for-a-living-at-social-gatherings/687893 "2014-05-11T14:41:37Z")
It seems to me that maybe 16 or 17 years ago if I went to a party or somewhere where I’m meeting a bunch of new people, the first question was always “What do you do? Where do you go to school?” Recently, I was at a so… --- ## [My seven-year old is a teenager](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-seven-year-old-is-a-teenager/688040)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-seven-year-old-is-a-teenager/688040 "2014-05-11T14:41:32Z")
Things are getting pretty intense tbh. She goes from zero to screaming at the slightest provocation. Her immediate reaction to the slightest obstacle is to assume we are all her enemy and begin fighting. And she’s moody… --- ## [How are Salon.com and Slate.com doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-salon-com-and-slate-com-doing/687916)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-salon-com-and-slate-com-doing/687916 "2014-05-11T12:08:37Z")
These are two websites I visit regularly. I’ve never found another site like them, so if you know of one, please tell me. How to define what they are? Curated news and opinion about politics and events and whatnot? Anyh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1096) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1098)