# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1210 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1211 --- ## [Coca-Cola Factory Tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-factory-tour/671252)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-factory-tour/671252 "2013-10-17T18:42:33Z")
Please tell me about the Coca-Cola Factory and/or Museum tour? Is it in a bad part of town as-of late \[I heard it moved to a better area\]? Is it worth a side trip off I-95 to Atlanta and back to I-95? Is it worth the p… --- ## [Moose are funnier than elk. Why? And by how much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moose-are-funnier-than-elk-why-and-by-how-much/671028)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moose-are-funnier-than-elk-why-and-by-how-much/671028 "2013-10-17T18:08:35Z")
It’s a widely accepted observation that moose are funnier than elk. Just look at the number of moose jokes out there vs. the number of elk jokes. Some casual googling shows 3000 hits for “moose joke” and just under 100… --- ## [Care and Feeding of a goatee.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-and-feeding-of-a-goatee/671282)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-and-feeding-of-a-goatee/671282 "2013-10-17T16:50:11Z")
For the last (about) thirty years, I’ve usually had a goatee. I’ve always kept it short (#2 on a trimmer.) Now, I want to Dumbledore/Gandalf the f out of it. What suggestions do you have to keep it looking groomed and ne… --- ## [Woman nearly cheats on her husband, stopping herself just in time. Should she fess up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-nearly-cheats-on-her-husband-stopping-herself-just-in-time-should-she-fess-up/670878)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-nearly-cheats-on-her-husband-stopping-herself-just-in-time-should-she-fess-up/670878 "2013-10-17T16:24:03Z")
Today’s hypothetical is swiped from “The Timing of Sin,” a short story by the masterful Andre Dubus, published in 1996 in his short story collection Dancing After Hours and probably in Esquire or Vanity Fair before that.… --- ## [My sniffer is broken - any suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sniffer-is-broken-any-suggestions/671428)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sniffer-is-broken-any-suggestions/671428 "2013-10-17T15:57:50Z")
For the last month, I’ve been smelling phantom smells, and things that would normally smell pleasant have smelled terrible. It’s the weirdest thing - one day I kept smelling cigarette smoke. I thought maybe I was sittin… --- ## [Dog coughing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-coughing/671254)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-coughing/671254 "2013-10-17T14:34:38Z")
Last night my dog Buddy started coughing. He has done this from time to time in the past few years, maybe two or three times a year. It’s a gagging sound, like the sound he might make if he had a piece of grass or a hair… --- ## [Sell me on your electric kettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-your-electric-kettle/671218)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-your-electric-kettle/671218 "2013-10-17T14:31:12Z")
I have a coffeemaker that I hate. It works fine, but it’s a huge pain to clean, and it’s way too big for my needs. I’m the only person in my household who drinks coffee, and I get jittery after more than a couple of cups… --- ## [Who originated the popular "because... (one word)" meme in web and article writing commentary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-originated-the-popular-because-one-word-meme-in-web-and-article-writing-commentary/671263)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-originated-the-popular-because-one-word-meme-in-web-and-article-writing-commentary/671263 "2013-10-17T13:44:50Z")
In a lot of web commentary these days there is the fashion to pose a question or situation and then answer it with one word prefaced by “because” as the entire answer. Here is one example I bolded. \*\*Question: Why do wo… --- ## [Why Do Banks Include Links in their Emails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-banks-include-links-in-their-emails/671279)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-banks-include-links-in-their-emails/671279 "2013-10-17T13:34:16Z")
My wife gets emails from the Bank of America telling her to look at her statement online. Fair enough. However, these (legitimate) emails always contain a link to the login site. She always clicks on the link to view her… --- ## [Is there any way to roll back salaries and also prices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-roll-back-salaries-and-also-prices/671255)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-roll-back-salaries-and-also-prices/671255 "2013-10-17T09:08:59Z")
The economy seems to be on an endless upward creep. Even in my lifetime I’ve seen paperback books go from $3.25 up to $9.50. Every item we buy has gone up every few years. My starting salary in 1985 as a Programmer I … --- ## [Diverticulum or Stricture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diverticulum-or-stricture/647139)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diverticulum-or-stricture/647139 "2013-10-17T04:13:21Z")
So, since about high school I’ve been plagued with nasty heartburn and food getting caught in my throat. Back then, I figured the food getting caught was just me trying to eat too fast and the heartburn was heartburn…di… --- ## [Why are so many online news stories in video format nowadays? And does anyone like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-online-news-stories-in-video-format-nowadays-and-does-anyone-like-it/671423)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-online-news-stories-in-video-format-nowadays-and-does-anyone-like-it/671423 "2013-10-17T03:33:46Z")
I’m getting increasingly annoyed by the number of links I see on news sites to what look like interesting stories, only to find that they take me to a video instead of some actual news that I can, you know, read on the i… --- ## [World's Funniest Joke -- Update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-funniest-joke-update/559350)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-funniest-joke-update/559350 "2013-10-17T02:17:40Z")
If we’ve had one of these threads in recent times, just post a link to it and don’t worry about responding here. What’s funnier? --- ## [is this a scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam/671353)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam/671353 "2013-10-16T23:45:03Z")
A friend of mine got a small settlement for an injury at work. I don’t know all the ins and out of how that works and it neither here nor there anyway. So a few weeks later she gets a bill from a bill collector for a p… --- ## [What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do/671418)
**Author:** [@VirgilCaine1865](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VirgilCaine1865)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do/671418 "2013-10-16T22:10:35Z")
Alright, so we have decided we are definitely going to move to Charlotte from New England in November. The original plan was to find a job in the area after our arrival because it would be A) easier to go to interviews a… --- ## [what could have killed my friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-have-killed-my-friend/671120)
**Author:** [@escwilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escwilson)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-have-killed-my-friend/671120 "2013-10-16T20:31:00Z")
A friend of mine was found in a motel room bathroom dead and we just had his funeral. The word on the street is the girl he was with gave him a hot shot & took everything. But whatever it was she mixed with his dope ate … --- ## [Weird pain on my back. Ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-pain-on-my-back-ideas/671227)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-pain-on-my-back-ideas/671227 "2013-10-16T20:22:40Z")
Required disclaimers: You are not my doctor, any free advice is worth every cent, etc. etc. :slight\_smile: Also, I have a doctor’s appt. next week and will mention it then. Anyway, yesterday I developed an odd pain on… --- ## [How do you get the most out of selling on eBay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-the-most-out-of-selling-on-ebay/671202)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-the-most-out-of-selling-on-ebay/671202 "2013-10-16T18:20:38Z")
Im beginning to do research, and the number of fees is staggering. Any tips? --- ## [a little help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-help/670197)
**Author:** [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-help/670197 "2013-10-16T18:12:30Z")
i need a mentor on this board. as you will. --- ## [Am I going to hell for laughing my ass off at these pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117 "2013-10-16T17:40:13Z")
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2456893/Woman-55-left-clinging-life-22-feet-air-moment-railroad-bridge-started-lift.html “‘She was just in this Jesus Christ position,’ witness Phillip Glazebrook told the Sun-Sen… --- ## [Anyone have warming gloves they like (or other gloves good for Reynaud's)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-warming-gloves-they-like-or-other-gloves-good-for-reynauds/671394)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-warming-gloves-they-like-or-other-gloves-good-for-reynauds/671394 "2013-10-16T16:55:26Z")
I have Reynaud’s phenomenon, so my hands are very susceptible to cold. It’s already becoming a problem - I can walk around in short sleeves and sandals but my hands are too cold with the mild autumn breeze. Even in my … --- ## [Shipping a Body "Home" For Burial? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-a-body-home-for-burial-why/671095)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-a-body-home-for-burial-why/671095 "2013-10-16T16:48:11Z")
I mean, the guy is dead-he/she neither knows nor cares what happens to the earthly remains. Would you spend the dough to do this? I really don’t see the need for this-do you? --- ## [Predict the markets with the current uncertainty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-markets-with-the-current-uncertainty/670787)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-markets-with-the-current-uncertainty/670787 "2013-10-16T15:34:01Z")
I have faced - over the last week - an endless procession of people asking what the market is going to do in the face of the shutdown et al. I figure you guys are smart. Let’s see what you think. Based on the S&P 500,… --- ## [Going for Non-profit status, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-for-non-profit-status-but/671130)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-for-non-profit-status-but/671130 "2013-10-16T15:09:13Z")
I have a scheme (not illegal) where I will be eligible for federal grants if I have a non-profit status. I read, someplace, that in order to get the what, 501 ©(3)(?) that you have to make your services available to ever… --- ## [Dry Ice Bomb theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-ice-bomb-theories/671303)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-ice-bomb-theories/671303 "2013-10-16T14:36:50Z")
watching the news this morning and I see there are more dry ice bombs going off. I am starting to wonder if it might be someone trying to call attention to gaps in our security. Any other theories? --- ## [Gentlemen of the SDMB - do you use a penis beaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-of-the-sdmb-do-you-use-a-penis-beaker/670900)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-of-the-sdmb-do-you-use-a-penis-beaker/670900 "2013-10-16T11:21:55Z")
There’s a thread on post-sex clean-up that’s been doing the rounds in the UK, best summarised here - possibly greatest thread in Mumsnet history. NSFW So… leaving aside the likelihood that the Mumsnet OP was trolling, h… --- ## [A quick fix for the Obamacare website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-fix-for-the-obamacare-website/671336)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-fix-for-the-obamacare-website/671336 "2013-10-16T04:19:49Z")
Browse before buying. IOW, I finally created an account, but the glitchy website is unable to verify my identity and asks that I contact Experian to correct the problem. Today when I tried, it told me to upload a form … --- ## [How can we afford health care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-afford-health-care/671045)
**Author:** [@msjudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msjudy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-afford-health-care/671045 "2013-10-16T02:27:50Z")
If I can barely afford to GO to the doctor, when I have to, how can I afford to pay every month to NOT GO to the doctor with health care payments? And if everybody has to pay to go to a doctor, don’t you think they are G… --- ## [do you baby-talk your pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-baby-talk-your-pets/671022)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-baby-talk-your-pets/671022 "2013-10-16T02:10:11Z")
I do, and my parents do, but my sister thinks it’s disrespectful. Do you? --- ## [What would cow racism be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cow-racism-be-like/671314)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cow-racism-be-like/671314 "2013-10-16T01:24:30Z")
Racism has been a common occurrence in human history, but it’s been fairly boring and predictable. Since almost all humans are a single skin color, aside from birth marks and that sort of thing, the only thing that a ra… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1209) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1211)