# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1187 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1188 --- ## [How do I find a reputable credit counseling company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-reputable-credit-counseling-company/674732)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-reputable-credit-counseling-company/674732 "2013-11-27T12:22:02Z")
One that might actually be able to help me reduce my consumer debt. (I already know about spending less, at least in theory…) Do I look for one that charges a flat fee? Charges a % of what I would save? Doesn’t charge a… --- ## [Date with a 'believer' who lost her sister, and is "sure she will see her again".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-with-a-believer-who-lost-her-sister-and-is-sure-she-will-see-her-again/615214)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-with-a-believer-who-lost-her-sister-and-is-sure-she-will-see-her-again/615214 "2013-11-27T11:56:57Z")
I’m going on a date with a ‘believer’ who lost her sister, and is “sure she will see her again”. How do I address this without being insensitive? I’m sure I could convert her if it weren’t for her wanting to see her sis… --- ## [OJ Simpson- when does the judge's decision come?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-when-does-the-judges-decision-come/662604)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-when-does-the-judges-decision-come/662604 "2013-11-27T10:28:38Z")
What happened with OJ? Last I read he was (supposedly) confidently preparing to be released in a day or two after the hearing. How long can the judge wait to deliver her decision? Is the delay an indication that OJ’… --- ## [Gear heads: Mechanic says I need to repck my wheel bearings. Scam? or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gear-heads-mechanic-says-i-need-to-repck-my-wheel-bearings-scam-or-no/674745)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gear-heads-mechanic-says-i-need-to-repck-my-wheel-bearings-scam-or-no/674745 "2013-11-27T07:23:34Z")
A couple of weeks ago, I took my son’s truck to get a radiator replaced. While there, the mechanic told me I needed to get my wheel bearings replaced. I chose not to have the work done at the time. I have serious doubts… --- ## [I have a sneaking suspicion that shooter in Detroit may have saved lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-sneaking-suspicion-that-shooter-in-detroit-may-have-saved-lives/674238)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-sneaking-suspicion-that-shooter-in-detroit-may-have-saved-lives/674238 "2013-11-27T06:58:28Z")
Renisha McBride crashed her car into a parked car, then staggered around for a couple hours, then got shot in the face and killed. After those hours of walking around, she still had something like a .23 BAC at the time o… --- ## [Do you back into normal parking spaces? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-back-into-normal-parking-spaces-why/674733)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-back-into-normal-parking-spaces-why/674733 "2013-11-27T04:00:25Z")
I don’t mean for some special reason, I just mean for your typical parking situation. It’s usually so much easier to go in forward and then back out when you leave, but a lot of people do it the other way. A lot of peopl… --- ## [The US will keep about 7k troops in Afghanistan until 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-will-keep-about-7k-troops-in-afghanistan-until-2024/674603)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-will-keep-about-7k-troops-in-afghanistan-until-2024/674603 "2013-11-27T03:11:42Z")
ORLY? I seem to recall a somewhat earlier deadline. Anyway, the new agreement, which still needs to be finalize by both governments, reached final draft stage 2 days ago apparently: Link to NBC news story here. Acco… --- ## [Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction - Heard of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-induced-bronchoconstriction-heard-of-it/674424)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-induced-bronchoconstriction-heard-of-it/674424 "2013-11-27T03:08:35Z")
So, as some of you may know, I am running a 5k this Saturday. I used to run cross country in high school, and all throughout my career I always felt like my lungs were the limiting factor. I could run for miles at great… --- ## [Amazon Prime memberships question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-memberships-question/674661)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-memberships-question/674661 "2013-11-27T01:32:54Z")
Dopers - how do you like the movie and TV show streaming? How’s it rank vis a vis Netflix? If I just use the Kindle app (and not a Fire) do I still get a free book every month as a Prime member? The Amazon site has pro… --- ## [Which concept has each vernacular language come to represent in today's world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-concept-has-each-vernacular-language-come-to-represent-in-todays-world/674302)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-concept-has-each-vernacular-language-come-to-represent-in-todays-world/674302 "2013-11-27T00:53:24Z")
I’m a foreign language enthusiast; I love foreign languages and I am, in fact, learning Spanish right now. If possible, I would also like to learn French, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic and Russian. Anyway, I have an opinion p… --- ## [What counts as "going to Mars"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-counts-as-going-to-mars/674750)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-counts-as-going-to-mars/674750 "2013-11-27T00:14:06Z")
Inspired by this thread. And by a passage in a John Varley novel. Let’s say you’re put in charge of “sending a man to Mars”. Which of the following would you consider the lowest level that fulfills your mission? You … --- ## [21st century Alarm Clock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21st-century-alarm-clock/674785)
**Author:** [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21st-century-alarm-clock/674785 "2013-11-26T22:58:40Z")
Hello Teeming Millions! I was wondering if anyone had a good experience with a fully functional alarm clock with modern technology. It seems too much to ask for: A disc (CD/MP3) player An FM Radio Wireless Internet … --- ## [Little Baby Flathead: Opinions/Experiences With - or Without - STAR/DOC Band Helmets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-baby-flathead-opinions-experiences-with-or-without-star-doc-band-helmets/570936)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-baby-flathead-opinions-experiences-with-or-without-star-doc-band-helmets/570936 "2013-11-26T22:49:07Z")
Almost five months ago now (criminy, time flies!), I had my son. Like all babies, he’s totally awesome and perfect in every way, but it so happens that he’s got a mild case (or at least, it appears mild to me) of plagioc… --- ## [Valet parking and tipping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valet-parking-and-tipping/674831)
**Author:** [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valet-parking-and-tipping/674831 "2013-11-26T22:30:11Z")
We have a question needing input from the Teeming Millions: \*\*Rhiannon8404 \*\*is spending the week in the Los Angeles area with a friend who’s undergoing a minor surgical procedure. They flew down, got a rental car, and… --- ## [Would real alchemy be illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-real-alchemy-be-illegal/674836)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-real-alchemy-be-illegal/674836 "2013-11-26T22:22:56Z")
Let’s say I figured out how to turn an orange into real gold. I start selling my gold oranges in the open market, become a billionaire, report my profits and pay my taxes. Are there any laws against this? Would they u… --- ## [Graphics tablet recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphics-tablet-recommendations/674808)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphics-tablet-recommendations/674808 "2013-11-26T21:44:24Z")
I need to get a drawing tablet for my daughter. I want to spend about $50-100, so obviously not top-of-the-line, but of course I want the best I can get in that price range. I don’t have a clue what to get because I have… --- ## [I wish Amazon.com had this feature...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-amazon-com-had-this-feature/674822)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-amazon-com-had-this-feature/674822 "2013-11-26T20:52:10Z")
A “Recently Shipped” option when I am looking at my orders. Often I will order something months before it is released and once it ships, it no longer shows under Open orders so there is no easy way to find it so I can c… --- ## [Did Jacqueline Kennedy do anything for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jacqueline-kennedy-do-anything-for-you/674653)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jacqueline-kennedy-do-anything-for-you/674653 "2013-11-26T19:56:34Z")
It’s late November again and the airwaves are a-twitter with tales of Camelot and its Queen Jackie, the most beautiful woman who ever lived. Except I didn’t see it. Not when I was six in '60, not today, and at no point… --- ## [How do airline credit card reward miles work, and which is the best](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-airline-credit-card-reward-miles-work-and-which-is-the-best/674799)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-airline-credit-card-reward-miles-work-and-which-is-the-best/674799 "2013-11-26T18:10:22Z")
They say things like ‘1-2 miles per dollar spent’, or 20,000 bonus miles with your first few thousand dollars. However I don’t see how that could be a 1-1 ratio of airline miles and actual miles (since a cross country f… --- ## [Did Hitler have a worse moustache than Stalin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hitler-have-a-worse-moustache-than-stalin/673448)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hitler-have-a-worse-moustache-than-stalin/673448 "2013-11-26T15:08:06Z")
Hitler’s mousatache has certainly got a bad rap since the war – in fact, having a “Hitler moustache” seems to have negative connotations for the wearer of it. Even cats are mocked if they have a Hitler moustache. Nobod… --- ## [Why does being a born-again Christian often necessarily equate to being right-wing politically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-being-a-born-again-christian-often-necessarily-equate-to-being-right-wing-politically/674400)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-being-a-born-again-christian-often-necessarily-equate-to-being-right-wing-politically/674400 "2013-11-26T12:58:04Z")
This OP is mainly directed at ITR Champion, who has been very vocal about his conversion experience, but is not meant to be exclusively focused on him at all. But now he’s been very vocal about his political leanings he… --- ## [Do different pharmacies charge different prices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-different-pharmacies-charge-different-prices/588793)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-different-pharmacies-charge-different-prices/588793 "2013-11-26T06:49:44Z")
I just got a prescription for a nasal steroid. Since it came with a $40 coupon, I fear it may be expensive. Ignoring the insurance issue for the moment, are prescription medications priced like anything else, in that the… --- ## [Is there a vet in the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-vet-in-the-house/674683)
**Author:** [@sharktopus\_rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sharktopus_rex)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-vet-in-the-house/674683 "2013-11-26T01:52:33Z")
Okay, so here’s the situation. My sister has been watching my indoor/outdoor cat for me in another city while I get things in order from a recent move. She called me Friday to let me know that the cat had gotten a littl… --- ## [When applying for a job, is the employer allowed to ask this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-applying-for-a-job-is-the-employer-allowed-to-ask-this/674663)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-applying-for-a-job-is-the-employer-allowed-to-ask-this/674663 "2013-11-26T01:11:06Z")
I’ve been on the job hunt for way too long. I need a job. Last week I interviewed with a place that looked promising, and after a good interview, they said they’d be sending me a personality questionnaire. Now I know t… --- ## [Ancestry.com...worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancestry-com-worth-it/674723)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancestry-com-worth-it/674723 "2013-11-26T01:03:24Z")
Pal of mine is sort of taking over the role of family historian. She’s just asked me if it’s worth it to subscribe to Ancestry.com. I told her I didn’t know as both sides of my family paid pros to do the work for us. A… --- ## [Charles whitman ( texas clock tower shooter)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-whitman-texas-clock-tower-shooter/674600)
**Author:** [@tci707](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tci707)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-whitman-texas-clock-tower-shooter/674600 "2013-11-26T00:49:06Z")
Is there any information on why Charles whitman was taking Dexedrine ( prescription amphetamine) ? I’m also curious on how he got it since his Wikipedia says he saw a psychiatrist once and never went back. --- ## [Why is 18 considered when you become an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-18-considered-when-you-become-an-adult/673507)
**Author:** [@James\_Toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Toothpaste)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-18-considered-when-you-become-an-adult/673507 "2013-11-26T00:26:02Z")
It seems so random. 13 or 20 should be the age. --- ## [How to quit cutting without my parents knowing i ever cut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quit-cutting-without-my-parents-knowing-i-ever-cut/674490)
**Author:** [@MetalMaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetalMaster)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quit-cutting-without-my-parents-knowing-i-ever-cut/674490 "2013-11-25T23:38:51Z")
I have been cutting for about two years. I have been caught only once. I want to quit but whenever i try it is too hard and i just get worse. I want to know a good way to quit. --- ## [Chelation therapy reduces cardiovascular events for older patients with diabetes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelation-therapy-reduces-cardiovascular-events-for-older-patients-with-diabetes/674601)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chelation-therapy-reduces-cardiovascular-events-for-older-patients-with-diabetes/674601 "2013-11-25T23:00:29Z")
This is as bizarre as it is striking, at least in my opinion and there doesn’t seem to be any indication as yet as to what mechanism may be involved. From the NIH: Full story at link including an explanation of chelati… --- ## [Coders: What do you think of Code Academy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coders-what-do-you-think-of-code-academy/674657)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coders-what-do-you-think-of-code-academy/674657 "2013-11-25T18:40:38Z")
Heard much or anything about it? Do you have an opinion as to whether it is of any value for someone who wants to learn coding/programming/whatever-the-kids-are-calling-it, in hopes of someday being able to use the ski… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1186) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1188)