# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1141 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1142 --- ## [Visiting Paris: Versailles or no Versailles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-paris-versailles-or-no-versailles/681639)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-paris-versailles-or-no-versailles/681639 "2014-02-21T13:04:52Z")
So we’ll be in Paris in late April - a quick trip, only 4 days before heading to Belgium - and I’m trying to decide if I want to spend one of those days at Versailles. We’ve been to Paris before, and skipped Versailles, … --- ## [Most annoying theist arguments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-theist-arguments/681496)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-theist-arguments/681496 "2014-02-21T12:51:52Z")
Just straight off the bat I’d like to assure theists that I’m not trying to have a cheap shot at the almighty or an atheist circlejerk - rather pointing out what arguments shouldn’t be made to convert non-believers to th… --- ## [Learning the violin...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-the-violin/681684)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-the-violin/681684 "2014-02-21T11:53:34Z")
My kid studied the violin, and then stopped. She wants to get back into it. She is 15. Too late for her? --- ## [Question about pot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-pot/681346)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-pot/681346 "2014-02-21T10:43:02Z")
I was wondering how the chemical in pot affects the brain, does it stimulate our own chemicals or does the chemical itself affect us? Alcohol will get a person drunker the more they drink until they pass out. Pot seems t… --- ## [Red Fire Truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-fire-truck/681566)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-fire-truck/681566 "2014-02-21T07:32:07Z")
Need to find something out here and your help would be appreciated. I was in the middle of a discussion and a statement was made to the veracity of a claim, “Sure as a firetruck’s red.” Well, I’ve been some places and… --- ## [To Suit Up or Not to Suit Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-suit-up-or-not-to-suit-up/681644)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-suit-up-or-not-to-suit-up/681644 "2014-02-21T04:35:09Z")
I have a job interview on Thursday, but here’s the thing … it isn’t really a proper interview. Here’s the deal … I’m playing in a side-project band with some old friends of my brother-in-law. One of those old friends is… --- ## [Feline Rhinotracheitis advice please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feline-rhinotracheitis-advice-please/680909)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feline-rhinotracheitis-advice-please/680909 "2014-02-21T02:49:59Z")
Please bear with me if I don’t make much sense at some points but it’s been a long and stressful day. I need to vent and I need your advice. So, I was at work today and when I popped out to get something to drink at the… --- ## [Sooo...anyone else marry into dysfunction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sooo-anyone-else-marry-into-dysfunction/677031)
**Author:** [@Lowdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowdown)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sooo-anyone-else-marry-into-dysfunction/677031 "2014-02-21T01:44:59Z")
Alright, let’s say for the sake of argument that I come from a completely normal immediate family. No abuse, physical, verbal, substance, or otherwise. Everyone is loving, supportive, respectful, etc. Disagreements, w… --- ## [What is the balance of your retirement savings plan (401k, 403b,IRA, etc.)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-balance-of-your-retirement-savings-plan-401k-403b-ira-etc/681243)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-balance-of-your-retirement-savings-plan-401k-403b-ira-etc/681243 "2014-02-21T00:08:46Z")
I will try to fragment the poll based upon age as older people should have more saved. --- ## [If you receive too much change for a purchase, what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-receive-too-much-change-for-a-purchase-what-do-you-do/681568)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-receive-too-much-change-for-a-purchase-what-do-you-do/681568 "2014-02-20T23:41:16Z")
Where I live in Mexico, there isn’t many smart cash registers. The ones that calculate the amount given and the change. Many transactions are done with a calculator or using the brain. I figure if I mention receiving … --- ## [Haven't you ever dreamt of hidden extra rooms and/or corridors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-you-ever-dreamt-of-hidden-extra-rooms-and-or-corridors/681372)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-you-ever-dreamt-of-hidden-extra-rooms-and-or-corridors/681372 "2014-02-20T23:25:33Z")
Hasn’t there ever been a building, i.e. your own home, a building which is your workplace etc which you are very familiar with navigating around but maybe one night you have had a dream of being in that building and comi… --- ## [Who determines human actions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-determines-human-actions/679966)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-determines-human-actions/679966 "2014-02-20T21:56:14Z")
I’ll explain my standpoint a bit first. On the one hand, I believe human will is part of the causal chain, being determined by previous events and, in turn, determining people’s decisions and actions. On the other, there… --- ## [Ever been asked to wear clothes that match others' attire at a funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-asked-to-wear-clothes-that-match-others-attire-at-a-funeral/681643)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-asked-to-wear-clothes-that-match-others-attire-at-a-funeral/681643 "2014-02-20T21:22:31Z")
For the Rhymer clan, 2014 has been lousy with funerals: three so far. In all three cases there has been this odd (to me) pressure for people in the family to dress in matching ways. For one funeral, it was insisted that … --- ## [secret life of North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-life-of-north-korea/681779)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-life-of-north-korea/681779 "2014-02-20T21:06:56Z")
A friend watch this and recomended thist to me, and it is this. Now my usual anonysers and free proxies arent doing a good jobhiding my ip but still dont want give it up kinda dont want to end up revealing this the … --- ## [Finding an aerodynamic shape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-an-aerodynamic-shape/681812)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-an-aerodynamic-shape/681812 "2014-02-20T18:49:27Z")
Suppose you took a straight arrow shaft made from plastic and suspended it from a very tiny string dead center through the nose. The shaft would be straight with a flat nose and tail. Now you turn on the fan and speed it… --- ## [What is the cheapest price you can get a new electric vehicle in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-cheapest-price-you-can-get-a-new-electric-vehicle-in-the-us/681811)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-cheapest-price-you-can-get-a-new-electric-vehicle-in-the-us/681811 "2014-02-20T18:46:24Z")
The mitsubishi i-miev starts at 23k. There is a $7500 federal rebate, but states have rebates too. What is the cheapest you can get an ev for? I know California has a rebate of $2500 and Georgia has a $5000 but Georgia i… --- ## [Buying New Clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-new-clothes/681468)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-new-clothes/681468 "2014-02-20T18:44:09Z")
How often do you go shopping, intending to buy new clothes? This would include all articles of clothing, including shoes, socks, underwear, etc. --- ## [Peewee724 \[Getting records from Michigan state police\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peewee724-getting-records-from-michigan-state-police/681713)
**Author:** [@peewee724](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peewee724)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peewee724-getting-records-from-michigan-state-police/681713 "2014-02-20T17:44:27Z")
I live in Michigan. I believe a MSP office gave my address to my ex-husband. How can I find out if my name was pulled up by a police officer? This would have happened between March 13, 2013, and April 19, 2013. --- ## [Help me save my frying pan!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-save-my-frying-pan/681652)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-save-my-frying-pan/681652 "2014-02-20T16:41:23Z")
And my marriage. :smack: I made a grilled cheese sandwich yesterday and accidentally left the empty pan on the hot stove for about 10 minutes. The pan now has a baked on brown film that is mostly resistant to my effor… --- ## [Los Angeles and Safety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-and-safety/681648)
**Author:** [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-and-safety/681648 "2014-02-20T16:35:41Z")
My son is moving to Los Angeles (for movie industry) and currently looking in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area (in the general vicinity of Rodeo Rd and La Brea Ave). I’ve looked at the crime stats and it looks like it’s … --- ## [Bose Solo: will it help the hearing-impaired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bose-solo-will-it-help-the-hearing-impaired/681798)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bose-solo-will-it-help-the-hearing-impaired/681798 "2014-02-20T16:18:05Z")
Opinions wanted. A friend of mine purchased a Bose Solo TV Sound System and asked me to help him install it. He suffers from age-related hearing loss, and the VA is providing him with a custom hearing aid, but the audi… --- ## [Kid with a history of behavior issues - OK to befriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-with-a-history-of-behavior-issues-ok-to-befriend/681737)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-with-a-history-of-behavior-issues-ok-to-befriend/681737 "2014-02-20T15:39:54Z")
My daughter Chloe has an acquaintance “Mary” who in the early years of elementary school got kind of obsessed with another girl, “Jane.” It escalated beyond not wanting Jane to play with others to being pretty vicious - … --- ## [New York Dopers: Has Sandy Just Killed Rising Real Estate Prices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-dopers-has-sandy-just-killed-rising-real-estate-prices/639329)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-dopers-has-sandy-just-killed-rising-real-estate-prices/639329 "2014-02-20T12:20:08Z")
Don’t get me wrong, I love NYC and lived there. As a matter of fact, one reason I am asking is because I also once lived in lower Manhattan - on Pearl Street; not a good place to live today and I would guess the people l… --- ## [Getting ready for my first Car Navigation system. What features are important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-ready-for-my-first-car-navigation-system-what-features-are-important/681006)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-ready-for-my-first-car-navigation-system-what-features-are-important/681006 "2014-02-20T09:34:26Z")
Never used a Navigation system before. We want to get a portable one that can be moved and used in our family’s cars. Looking at Tom Tom and Garmin. It’ll be kept at home except when we need it. what features are the … --- ## [Should I ignore this letter (UK debit finance)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ignore-this-letter-uk-debit-finance/681701)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ignore-this-letter-uk-debit-finance/681701 "2014-02-20T09:30:51Z")
I know,you’re probably not a lawyer, but if you are you’re not my lawyer and probably out of juristiction etc. I cancelled my account with my local council’s swimming baths and got a… --- ## [Can someone recommend me Month to Month Iphone and Carrier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-recommend-me-month-to-month-iphone-and-carrier/681758)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-recommend-me-month-to-month-iphone-and-carrier/681758 "2014-02-20T05:57:01Z")
I would like to purchase an iphone. I had an android phone which was very slow. I used virgin mobile, the $35 plan where you get unlimited text and internet and 300 minutes a month. I rarely ever go up 100 minutes so no … --- ## [Political Correctness Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-question/681697)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-question/681697 "2014-02-20T05:51:28Z")
Can we refer to vampires and zombies “Undead” or do we have to use “Alternatively Animated” or “Vitality Challenged” now? --- ## [Internet job idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-job-idea/681320)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-job-idea/681320 "2014-02-20T04:33:45Z")
Greetings,a few days ago I posted a thread where I was asking about bookkeeping jobs online,unfortunately I found out that it can’t really be done in reality,so I have a better idea,data entry or whatever you want to cal… --- ## [Why Does An Alternator Go Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-an-alternator-go-bad/681752)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-an-alternator-go-bad/681752 "2014-02-20T03:39:42Z")
A) First, in general, why does an alternator go bad? B) Second, how long should an alternator last? Consider: I just had a new alternator installed 2 years ago, tops, and a new battery at the same time. Recently, I’v… --- ## [Help Cure My Tip of The Tongue Phenomenon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-cure-my-tip-of-the-tongue-phenomenon/681671)
**Author:** [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-cure-my-tip-of-the-tongue-phenomenon/681671 "2014-02-20T02:53:57Z")
I am trying to think of a specific term/phrase that I can’t quite retrieve from the recesses of my mind. The hints for the phrase I am thinking of (or want to be thinking of, if only I could remember it) are: It refe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1140) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1142)