# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1126 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1127 --- ## [Kitchen Garbage Disposals: How Much Garbage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-garbage-disposals-how-much-garbage/683744)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-garbage-disposals-how-much-garbage/683744 "2014-03-19T03:48:51Z")
I live in a typical apartment building, with a fairly ordinary sink and garbage disposal. “In sink erator” brand. I tend not to use it at all. Today, I was peeling an orange, and got to wondering. What volume of garb… --- ## [Car repair question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-repair-question/678208)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-repair-question/678208 "2014-03-19T03:42:45Z")
I’ve got a 2000 Civic that’s had a rasping in the right side of the dashboard (only when the AC/heating system was running) for quite a while (I’d heard it as far back as a few months, maybe up to 10-12, but it only real… --- ## [Mt. Rushmore or your state...with a beard of evil!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-rushmore-or-your-state-with-a-beard-of-evil/683996)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-rushmore-or-your-state-with-a-beard-of-evil/683996 "2014-03-19T02:09:12Z")
Thread over yonder asking who you would put on the Mt. Rushmore of your state. What about the ANTI-Rushmore? 4 folks from your state that for whatever reason embody all that is evil and wrong. Same rules as that threa… --- ## [What's a good place to hide some gold coins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-place-to-hide-some-gold-coins/683777)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-place-to-hide-some-gold-coins/683777 "2014-03-19T01:59:05Z")
This thread about hiding a key got me thinking. I’ve been considering buying some (maybe half a dozen) gold coins as an investment. Where could I hide them at home where a burglar wouldn’t find them? I live in an apart… --- ## [Who is the most influential, yet least well-known person in the United States politics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-influential-yet-least-well-known-person-in-the-united-states-politics/684040)
**Author:** [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-influential-yet-least-well-known-person-in-the-united-states-politics/684040 "2014-03-19T01:13:19Z")
From any party and why are they so influential? --- ## [Anyone else able to create a roaring in their ears/head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-able-to-create-a-roaring-in-their-ears-head/683732)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-able-to-create-a-roaring-in-their-ears-head/683732 "2014-03-18T23:23:24Z")
Here’s what I know: For whatever reason, it’s impossible to breathe while doing this. it’s much easier to do it with your eyes closed. I’m pretty sure the roar isn’t blood because I can’t hear a heartbeat or any… --- ## [Best smelling Laundry Detergent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smelling-laundry-detergent/654255)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smelling-laundry-detergent/654255 "2014-03-18T21:47:57Z")
In your opinion, what is the best smelling laundry detergent or laundry product such as dryer sheets? What does it smell like? Right now I am using some brand that says it smells like lavender but my clothes come out no… --- ## [How do I force my dog and cat to respect each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-force-my-dog-and-cat-to-respect-each-other/683892)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-force-my-dog-and-cat-to-respect-each-other/683892 "2014-03-18T21:45:55Z")
I have had a Jack Russell Terrier for 10 years and a cat for 7 years. Both of them have hated each other since they met. The cat lives in the basement and the dog lives upstairs. I am sick of the dog freaking out ever… --- ## [Can I buy dinner for a freegan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-dinner-for-a-freegan/683849)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-dinner-for-a-freegan/683849 "2014-03-18T20:51:09Z")
I met a guy of facebook that I wanted to get to know. I wanted to meet him. I wanted to go out to dinner with him and pay for it, but I heard him say in an interview that he hasn’t bought food since 1984. If I offered… --- ## [bipolar \[an excuse for bad behavior?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bipolar-an-excuse-for-bad-behavior/683974)
**Author:** [@panda1956](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panda1956)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bipolar-an-excuse-for-bad-behavior/683974 "2014-03-18T19:36:07Z")
Is bipolar an excuse. for bad behavior such as abusive, liar, stealing, hypocrite etc --- ## [Why do we have 'casual' and 'formal'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-casual-and-formal/683989)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-casual-and-formal/683989 "2014-03-18T19:00:36Z")
I suppose its to set a level of expectation in society? Sure. But what sense does it make to have casual? What benefit does it bring? Doesn’t such a division create confusion of how far one should extend formality in th… --- ## [Which one of these shops would you rob money from 1st?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-of-these-shops-would-you-rob-money-from-1st/683972)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-of-these-shops-would-you-rob-money-from-1st/683972 "2014-03-18T18:59:27Z")
A street in a city has a row of 4 shops. A toy shop, a frozen food shop, a charity shop and a computer shop. If you had to make the choice, which one would you rather rob money from the most? :eek: I would personally go… --- ## [Stainless steel backsplash: How to install?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-backsplash-how-to-install/636863)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-backsplash-how-to-install/636863 "2014-03-18T18:54:26Z")
The stainless steel backsplash arrived today. Silly me, I thought it would come with installation instructions. I gather you just glue them up? The wall is drywall. It will be cleaned. Should it be sanded to rough… --- ## [If you were to start an Ask the Thread …](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-to-start-an-ask-the-thread/683531)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-to-start-an-ask-the-thread/683531 "2014-03-18T18:40:55Z")
If you were to start an Ask the Thread, what do you think would garner the most replies? In other words, what accomplishment/lifestyle choice/life/event/quality tends to garner the most interest from other people? (Loo… --- ## [A hodge-podge hierarchy -- Rank these](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hodge-podge-hierarchy-rank-these/684012)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hodge-podge-hierarchy-rank-these/684012 "2014-03-18T18:36:48Z")
Not a poll, but like one. Using your own tastes and preferences rank these ten things from highest to lowest. Chocolate FOX News The Kardashians Whooping cough Florida Oprah Winfrey Justin Bieber Rush Limbaugh V… --- ## [the last stand at the Alamo, was it the right strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-stand-at-the-alamo-was-it-the-right-strategy/683970)
**Author:** [@STENDEC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/STENDEC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-stand-at-the-alamo-was-it-the-right-strategy/683970 "2014-03-18T18:33:50Z")
My question is about the Alamo and whether the “last stand” done by the remaining Texans was a good idea or not. I’m not debating the heroism of the activity, just its effect. I am wondering if Travis would have been be… --- ## [Lost a dental crown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-dental-crown/683771)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-dental-crown/683771 "2014-03-18T15:40:32Z")
A molar dental crown fell out of my head last night. I’ve put in a call to my dentist, but it’s the weekend, so he probably won’t call back until Monday. :mad: Is there anything I should do in the meantime? There’s no… --- ## [Expensive car repair question!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expensive-car-repair-question/683915)
**Author:** [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expensive-car-repair-question/683915 "2014-03-18T15:20:03Z")
Is a ten-year-old car with a couple of oil leaks repairable to the tune of $950 p&l (OUCH!) worth the expense? Princess has an oil pan gasket leak and a leak from somewhere up front around the passenger side of the engi… --- ## [Weird trick that makes you click my ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trick-that-makes-you-click-my-ad/683967)
**Author:** [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trick-that-makes-you-click-my-ad/683967 "2014-03-18T15:19:44Z")
What the heck is up with all these ads lately that stick “weird trick” into the opening? “Weird trick” will get you girls, money or let you learn a foreign language! Did somebody do a study that shows it works or is it… --- ## [How Old is the Oldest Person You Know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-the-oldest-person-you-know/683708)
**Author:** [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-the-oldest-person-you-know/683708 "2014-03-18T14:50:52Z")
How Old is the Oldest Person You Know? Not know of, …but actually know. Mine would be my wife’s 92 yr old grandmother. --- ## [60 yrs old: Open IRA to reduce taxes - Worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-yrs-old-open-ira-to-reduce-taxes-worth-it/683803)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-yrs-old-open-ira-to-reduce-taxes-worth-it/683803 "2014-03-18T11:41:46Z")
You are not my accountant, I am not your client, blah, blah, blah. etc. etc. I’m doing my taxes and trying to decide if opening an IRA to reduce my taxes is worth it. Here’s some background: 60 yrs old Will retire in… --- ## [Inheritance Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-question/683890)
**Author:** [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-question/683890 "2014-03-18T08:36:28Z")
This is a hypothetical question that is a spin off of the I Hate My Mother topic. Someone suggested that the mother could be declared incompetent and her funds be used in a way that takes care of her medical and living … --- ## [Help a teetotaller understand: why people like drinking booze and smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-teetotaller-understand-why-people-like-drinking-booze-and-smoking/683767)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-teetotaller-understand-why-people-like-drinking-booze-and-smoking/683767 "2014-03-18T08:00:00Z")
My whole life, I’ve been an abstainer. It likely started out as my religious upbringing. These were things we just didn’t do because of our strict, fundamentalist religion. I’ve reevaluated a lot of my beliefs, particul… --- ## [Please ID this book/story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-book-story/683946)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-book-story/683946 "2014-03-18T05:31:49Z")
I thought it was written by Nabokov, and I thought it was called “The Spider” but I seem to be wrong on both counts, because I can’t seem to find it anywhere. It was about a mentally ill man, who rented a room. He began… --- ## [Pre-Poll Survey -- "Social Media"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-survey-social-media/683765)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-survey-social-media/683765 "2014-03-18T04:27:56Z")
Before constructing a poll to take the pulse of the SDMB fanbase in terms of the outlets of “social media” available to anybody with the requisite equipment (from semaphore flags to super computers and personal communica… --- ## [Starvation in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starvation-in-america/683907)
**Author:** [@TexanCountryboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexanCountryboy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starvation-in-america/683907 "2014-03-18T04:25:40Z")
Question I’ve always wondered. How many Americans DIE from starvation each year due to inability to afford food? I am not talking about people who kill themselves from starvation or those who have a medical reason that c… --- ## [What's the secret of life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-secret-of-life/683812)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-secret-of-life/683812 "2014-03-18T04:15:44Z")
If you ask me, I think the secret of life is to be happy and try to improve other people’s situations if they need help. I don’t always follow my own advice. But that seems like a good enough answer to me. --- ## [Tile: looks like a good idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tile-looks-like-a-good-idea/683867)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tile-looks-like-a-good-idea/683867 "2014-03-18T03:09:05Z")
I just ran across this device, tile. It looks like it is a tiny plastic (RFID?), personal device that you can attach to any object, then track it with an iPhone or other modern communication gadget. Lost your keys? Mi… --- ## [Etiquette of conversing in doctors' waiting rooms.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-of-conversing-in-doctors-waiting-rooms/683954)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-of-conversing-in-doctors-waiting-rooms/683954 "2014-03-18T02:39:34Z")
Scenario: This afternoon, I and a friend went with a third friend to be supportive during some medical testing (she may have cancer.) Friend A was called in for her tests, leaving friend B and myself in the waiting roo… --- ## [Police interrogation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-interrogation-question/683468)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-interrogation-question/683468 "2014-03-18T02:10:09Z")
Inspired by true events : Let’s say a suspect is being interrogated in the murder of a 15 year old. His semen is found in the woman. When questioned whether he had consensual sex with her, he refuses to answer that beca… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1125) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1127)