# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1100 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1101 --- ## [What will future (hand-held) guns be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-future-hand-held-guns-be-like/687305)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-future-hand-held-guns-be-like/687305 "2014-05-06T22:32:49Z")
I was reading a sci-fi novel last night (a guilty pleasure…), where there was a throwaway mention of a ‘plasma cannon’, or some-such… This got me to thinking…I don’t know much about this sort of thing, but is plasma the… --- ## [Need advice planning a bachelor party.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-planning-a-bachelor-party/687824)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-planning-a-bachelor-party/687824 "2014-05-06T21:54:13Z")
So one of my best buddies is getting married in June and I’m the best man, which leaves planning the bachelor party up to me. In January, I sat down with the groom and we made a list of all the people he wants invited. … --- ## [What was life in the 2000s like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-in-the-2000s-like/687674)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-in-the-2000s-like/687674 "2014-05-06T20:36:50Z")
(Inspired by this thread) - What was life like back in the 2000s? What do you remember from it? A few things of my own: Starting with Enron - financial collapses of other powerful company after another - nobody was saf… --- ## [Sanitation: Which one of these guys would you rather shake hands with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanitation-which-one-of-these-guys-would-you-rather-shake-hands-with/687152)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanitation-which-one-of-these-guys-would-you-rather-shake-hands-with/687152 "2014-05-06T20:15:21Z")
Man runs errands all day touching all sorts of various things that an average person would touch. He never used the bathroom this day and never washed his hands. 2.) Guy washes his hands and then five minutes later he … --- ## [Retiring in Merida Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retiring-in-merida-mexico/687728)
**Author:** [@Peasandcarrotts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peasandcarrotts)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retiring-in-merida-mexico/687728 "2014-05-06T19:37:48Z")
I have heard of many seniors packing it up and moving to Mexico in the gulf side. What are your opinions of this? I often think about what a great adventure but at 68, am I too old.? I don’t speak the language but certa… --- ## [tv options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-options/687732)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-options/687732 "2014-05-06T19:32:14Z")
I’m old and still watch TV the old fashioned way. I pay for satellite reception. I pay for 200 channels that have crap on all the time and 50% of the time its commercials…So I’m paying for the privledge of being inunda… --- ## [How Do You Let Go of the Fear of Losing Your Parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-let-go-of-the-fear-of-losing-your-parents/639903)
**Author:** [@StrawberryDaquiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrawberryDaquiri)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-let-go-of-the-fear-of-losing-your-parents/639903 "2014-05-06T19:14:13Z")
My dad is dying of cancer. I keep having nightmares and I know they are the result of my fear of loss. I’m an adult and fully capable of taking care of myself without the help or guidance of my parents. I don’t rely on t… --- ## [Advice for a 10-day Iceland trip in July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-a-10-day-iceland-trip-in-july/687683)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-a-10-day-iceland-trip-in-july/687683 "2014-05-06T16:23:32Z")
We’re planning a honeymoon trip to Iceland for the first half of July and would like any advice or help planning it. Our vague outline is to spend a day or to in Reykavik before taking our rental car for a week or so of … --- ## [I may have been ripped off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-been-ripped-off/687559)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-been-ripped-off/687559 "2014-05-06T15:24:51Z")
Nine months ago I submitted a product to a patent company that supposedly has investers willing to get involved at the development stage. Last tuesday I received a message from one of their reps to call him. He sounded … --- ## [To what degree is it worth it to follow your dreams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-degree-is-it-worth-it-to-follow-your-dreams/687743)
**Author:** [@crono35](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crono35)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-degree-is-it-worth-it-to-follow-your-dreams/687743 "2014-05-06T15:18:12Z")
One of my relatives is pretty stubborn about pursuing her artistic talents, but has an underlying medical condition that makes it impractical or downright dangerous to not have full insurance benefits that a stable job w… --- ## [Apple Photo Stream. I don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-photo-stream-i-dont-get-it/687782)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-photo-stream-i-dont-get-it/687782 "2014-05-06T13:07:50Z")
So, I took a pic today on my iPhone, and when I got home tried to call it up on my Photo Stream. No such luck. I kept thinking, WTF? Then I did a little research and apparently, you can only have 1,000 pics in your Ph… --- ## [Slimmest PC/browser combo for streaming video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slimmest-pc-browser-combo-for-streaming-video/687748)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slimmest-pc-browser-combo-for-streaming-video/687748 "2014-05-06T13:06:58Z")
I have an old Windows vista tower I upgraded to 7, with a dual boot to Ubuntu. It’s now plugged into my TV. I deleted one too many registery files, and wouldn’t you know it, the darn thing won’t boot anymore! And my old … --- ## [Just How Much Would It Take to Alter the Timeline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-much-would-it-take-to-alter-the-timeline/687306)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-much-would-it-take-to-alter-the-timeline/687306 "2014-05-06T13:06:53Z")
This is something I have wondered for some time now. And I realize it has no precise answer. But humor me a little. Consider the following example: Somehow I travel back in time, one thousand years. And I go to the exac… --- ## [City slicker going country - advice for a new barn owner, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-slicker-going-country-advice-for-a-new-barn-owner-please/686640)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-slicker-going-country-advice-for-a-new-barn-owner-please/686640 "2014-05-06T12:57:09Z")
So my wife falls in love with a house out in the country. We’re moving in a few weeks. It’s 2½ storeys, 2800 sq.ft… It’s huge and it’s lovely. And it sits on an acre. And it has a barn. A barn! The broad side of t… --- ## [Bicycling with bad balance, could a fatbike be better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycling-with-bad-balance-could-a-fatbike-be-better/687390)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycling-with-bad-balance-could-a-fatbike-be-better/687390 "2014-05-06T03:53:53Z")
I’m an extremely poor bicyclist, owing to deficient coordination and balance. I swore off of it several years ago, after an ugly crash that my cyclist friends were baffled I had even managed to accomplish. Thing is, th… --- ## [What will be the next US state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-next-us-state/686063)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-next-us-state/686063 "2014-05-06T01:29:52Z")
This is the longest the USA has ever gone with no new states. I’m just curious as to what people think is the next one to come in, if any. Poll to follow. --- ## [When'd you find the first white hair on your head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whend-you-find-the-first-white-hair-on-your-head/687256)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whend-you-find-the-first-white-hair-on-your-head/687256 "2014-05-06T00:06:47Z")
And how’d you react? I have… no… particular reason… to ask… --- ## [Bigotry and opposing anti-SSM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigotry-and-opposing-anti-ssm/687604)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigotry-and-opposing-anti-ssm/687604 "2014-05-05T23:30:20Z")
Many on this board love to call opponents of same-sex marriage “bigots.” Let’s have a look at the definition of a bigot (courtesy of Merriam-Webster): A person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her ow… --- ## [‘Flo’ (Progressive Insurance) Is A Bad Model](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-progressive-insurance-is-a-bad-model/686789)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-progressive-insurance-is-a-bad-model/686789 "2014-05-05T20:28:03Z")
I am very disturbed by the character ‘Flo’ in all the Progressive Insurance ads on TV. And I don’t just mean her appearance. This is a person with a low-ranking job who lives, eats, and sleeps for her company. She wears… --- ## [Shoulder Injury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoulder-injury/687702)
**Author:** [@Neros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neros)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoulder-injury/687702 "2014-05-05T20:06:25Z")
This is for any health care workers or people who have experienced this. I took a bad fall on my right shoulder, thought sure it was broke but the x ray said otherwise. Thing is I can’t use it. Can’t cook, clean, play gu… --- ## [Problem Child Behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-child-behavior/687409)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-child-behavior/687409 "2014-05-05T16:25:55Z")
A really amazing turn of events. 5 year old child. Overall a good child. Is repentant for some bad behavior. Bad parts: Too quick with his fists, and a LOT. LOT of energy. Too much. He never walks; he runs, literally. … --- ## [Alzheimer's Disease- How to deal with the questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alzheimers-disease-how-to-deal-with-the-questions/687322)
**Author:** [@StayseaDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StayseaDee)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alzheimers-disease-how-to-deal-with-the-questions/687322 "2014-05-05T15:11:14Z")
Growing up, my mother was best friends with our next door neighbor. She is currently 82 YO and has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. She also has had TIA mini-strokes. She has been suffering for the last 3 years … --- ## [What's so great about American citizenship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-american-citizenship/687461)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-american-citizenship/687461 "2014-05-05T14:03:01Z")
There was an article recently about the number of people who are giving up their US citizenship. This got me thinking (right after April 15,) what am I getting as an American that I couldn’t get somewhere else? Crime? Ta… --- ## [Being homeless in New Jersey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-homeless-in-new-jersey/687282)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Gutgore_Blooddrink)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-homeless-in-new-jersey/687282 "2014-05-05T13:10:41Z")
So I just recently moved to the East side of the continent, and things haven’t worked out as well as I’d hoped. I’m in northern NJ, and about to be homeless. I’ll spare you the details, what I want to know is how to su… --- ## [Who, if anyone, do I have a lawsuit against?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-if-anyone-do-i-have-a-lawsuit-against/686811)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-if-anyone-do-i-have-a-lawsuit-against/686811 "2014-05-05T09:47:19Z")
A week ago Thursday, I went to my LCP, because my knee hurt, and was wiggling oddly. She did a cursory examination, did not order X-rays. 24 hours later, I was in the ER, diagnosed with a broken femur. I had a couple of… --- ## [Weird persistent tickle in my nose! please help!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-persistent-tickle-in-my-nose-please-help/687616)
**Author:** [@TheHoffmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheHoffmeister)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-persistent-tickle-in-my-nose-please-help/687616 "2014-05-05T09:35:34Z")
I’ve got a really weird tickle in my nose, it comes every 5 minutes or so. it happens in only my right nostril and and its at the top of the bit inside my nose. it is really irritating and is currently stopping me from s… --- ## [What is the most wonderful thing the USA has done for the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-wonderful-thing-the-usa-has-done-for-the-world/687440)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-wonderful-thing-the-usa-has-done-for-the-world/687440 "2014-05-05T00:05:21Z")
There is no absolute good. Many of these achievements have had negative effects. For instance, American global philanthropism usually comes with strings attached and is often exploited to gain political and cultural infl… --- ## [Wanted: brilliant idea for a hobby that replaces angling/fishing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-brilliant-idea-for-a-hobby-that-replaces-angling-fishing/687374)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-brilliant-idea-for-a-hobby-that-replaces-angling-fishing/687374 "2014-05-04T23:14:25Z")
Most hobby-fishermen are not into angling to take home the fisch they caught. Most put the hook out of the fishes mouth, and throw the fish back. They say they are mostly in it for the sport, and the peace and quiet of b… --- ## [Why do people insist on interrupting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-insist-on-interrupting/687366)
**Author:** [@SarahRodriguez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SarahRodriguez)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-insist-on-interrupting/687366 "2014-05-04T18:11:21Z")
Why do people insist on interrupting others to ask questions that are not urgent? Every now and then we all interrupt, whether accidentally or without bad intentions. But there are people who have a habit of interrupting… --- ## [Do guys really care if their wife makes more than them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-guys-really-care-if-their-wife-makes-more-than-them/686872)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-guys-really-care-if-their-wife-makes-more-than-them/686872 "2014-05-04T17:55:09Z")
There is a sexist stereotype that men feel somehow threatened by having a wife that earns more than them. I’m sure there’s some neanderthals out there that have an issue with it for real. But I wonder how much of it is … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1099) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1101)