# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1280 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1281 --- ## [Tell me about: Charlotte, NC!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-charlotte-nc/661123)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-charlotte-nc/661123 "2013-06-19T12:54:56Z")
I hate to do this because I’m forcing myself to not put the cart before the horse while I’m counting my eggs before they’ve hatched but…I’m really close to getting a job (my first one!!!) out in Charlotte and I’ve never … --- ## [Choosing sides in a family dispute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-sides-in-a-family-dispute/661241)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-sides-in-a-family-dispute/661241 "2013-06-19T03:43:00Z")
My parents and I are in the beginning stages of what I feel will be a long-term (if not permanent) estrangement. I worry she will bully my extended family (2 siblings, aunts and cousins) into cutting me off from their l… --- ## [Does the 'kids these days' misconception apply to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-kids-these-days-misconception-apply-to-work/661003)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-kids-these-days-misconception-apply-to-work/661003 "2013-06-19T03:30:07Z")
We’ve all heard the ‘kids these days’ rant. Every generation thinks the next generation is disrespectful, lazy, etc. But I hear this rant about young employees as well- that they dress too casually, act unprofessional, e… --- ## [Should I be mad at ride not showing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-mad-at-ride-not-showing-up/661127)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-mad-at-ride-not-showing-up/661127 "2013-06-19T02:35:42Z")
I’m a bit pissed off so I thought I’d get some unbiased opinions. A few weeks ago I answered an add for a walking buddy. I met the lady, she was nice enough but a bit odd and very old for her age (52). We went for a fir… --- ## [Best way to give up caffeine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-give-up-caffeine/661198)
**Author:** [@Whitney\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitney_Harper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-give-up-caffeine/661198 "2013-06-18T23:32:43Z")
I have tried going “cold turkey” several times in an attempt to give up coffee, tea, etc., but I quickly went back to it. A couple of months ago, I started tapering off very, very gradually, and felt I was on my way to … --- ## [What's it like living in a war zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-living-in-a-war-zone/661309)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-living-in-a-war-zone/661309 "2013-06-18T23:18:18Z")
I get hit by a sort of cognitive dissonance when seeing pictures out of Syria, some showing people with machine guns fighting in the street, and others showing people shopping or drinking coffee in sidewalk cafes. That’s… --- ## [Why do you own a gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-own-a-gun/661138)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-own-a-gun/661138 "2013-06-18T23:00:29Z")
I am not a gun owner and don’t think I ever will be. It just seems unnecessary and a major risk. My cousin once told me the reason he doesn’t have a gun is because he wants to use his head if the situation arises and not… --- ## [Should we change the names of military bases named after Confederate Generals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-change-the-names-of-military-bases-named-after-confederate-generals/660481)
**Author:** [@tbook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tbook)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-change-the-names-of-military-bases-named-after-confederate-generals/660481 "2013-06-18T21:48:50Z")
This article from the NY Times proposes just that. Misplaced Honor? I don’t agree but maybe others here will have a different view. Perhaps Ft. Rucker in Alabama could become Ft. Powell. --- ## [Didn't get a 2nd interview for lateral move...how far should I push this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-get-a-2nd-interview-for-lateral-move-how-far-should-i-push-this/661204)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-get-a-2nd-interview-for-lateral-move-how-far-should-i-push-this/661204 "2013-06-18T19:31:21Z")
I left a career in banking last year because it was killing my soul, slowly but surely. My wife is in nursing school and graduates this December with her RN, BSN. I am entering a Respiratory Therapy program this Fall a… --- ## [How can one NOT know how to swim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-not-know-how-to-swim/626700)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-not-know-how-to-swim/626700 "2013-06-18T18:59:13Z")
This is something that’s always puzzled me. I get not knowing how to do the various ‘stroke’ styles of swimming. But a simple dog paddle? How can people NOT know how to do that? Especially when it means keeping yoursel… --- ## [top 5 living mathematicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-living-mathematicians/651954)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-living-mathematicians/651954 "2013-06-18T18:39:21Z")
who do you consider the top 5 living mathematicians? --- ## [Do you pick up dropped coins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-dropped-coins/647903)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-dropped-coins/647903 "2013-06-18T17:30:05Z")
I don’t really drive, so I walk most places I go, and always watch the ground for obstacles (puddles, dog poo, loose paving stones, etc) so I spot a lot of dropped coins on the pavement. I think sometimes people are with… --- ## [Giving directions to strangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-directions-to-strangers/660626)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-directions-to-strangers/660626 "2013-06-18T16:59:18Z")
When a stranger stops you and asks for directions, do you generally: give them the shortest, most efficient route or give them a route that is simplest to follow assuming they are different, of course. --- ## [Is it impolite to refuse to share your umbrella with a stranger when it's raining?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-impolite-to-refuse-to-share-your-umbrella-with-a-stranger-when-its-raining/660930)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-impolite-to-refuse-to-share-your-umbrella-with-a-stranger-when-its-raining/660930 "2013-06-18T16:10:11Z")
I was waiting at the bus stop this morning and it started raining. I asked a person if I could stand under her umbrella. NO! WTF? So I decided to take a poll on the subject. --- ## [How is the ammo availability situation lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-ammo-availability-situation-lately/661089)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-ammo-availability-situation-lately/661089 "2013-06-18T14:01:28Z")
I have been occupied with other problems lately and haven’t checked. Last time I went to Gander Mountain to buy some .22 there was none to be had. They told me to be there Thusday morning and stand in line when the truck… --- ## [Why do my dreams rock and everbody else's suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-dreams-rock-and-everbody-elses-suck/661226)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-dreams-rock-and-everbody-elses-suck/661226 "2013-06-18T13:29:28Z")
Or to be more succinct: Why is it, we find our own dreams so fascinating, yet when other people tell us about their dreams, we find ourselves wishing that Freddy Kruger would come by and put us out of our misery? I know… --- ## [Could Swiss Air 111 of made it to Halifax Airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-swiss-air-111-of-made-it-to-halifax-airport/660831)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-swiss-air-111-of-made-it-to-halifax-airport/660831 "2013-06-18T05:13:35Z")
This crash has been driving me nuts for months, I watched a documentary about Swiss Air 111, which crashed off Nova Scotia in 1998, due to a fire in the cockpit which was because of faulty wiring of an inflight entertain… --- ## [Just got my first Android phone, need app suggestions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-android-phone-need-app-suggestions/661167)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-android-phone-need-app-suggestions/661167 "2013-06-18T04:25:52Z")
It is very basic, an LG Optimus Elite that I got at Best Buy for$50. It uses 2.3 and runs over Virgin. One issue is battery life. My home is in a really weak signal area so when I am here the battery just drains away. i… --- ## [Inability to remember faces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inability-to-remember-faces/229771)
**Author:** [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inability-to-remember-faces/229771 "2013-06-18T03:07:36Z")
This is something that I’ve just noticed about myself, and I’m hoping others can shed some light on it. I absolutely cannot remember faces. Not at all, none, period. Right now, sitting here, I am utterly unable to sum… --- ## [Air Conditioner Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioner-recommendations/588782)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioner-recommendations/588782 "2011-07-14T07:12:23Z")
A couple of years ago we had most of the windows in our house replaced. The following summer we found we had a problem. Our window air conditioner for our bedroom no longer fit. The problem is that the window opens 12 … --- ## [Thoughts on Codependency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-codependency/659526)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-codependency/659526 "2013-06-18T01:11:16Z")
In my ongoing struggle to come to terms with the end of my relationship, and path to healing and feeling better, etc, I did once a week counseling sessions for the last 4 weeks. In our final session it came to light that… --- ## [A day trip to Amish Country (Lancaster County)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-trip-to-amish-country-lancaster-county/660999)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-trip-to-amish-country-lancaster-county/660999 "2013-06-18T00:55:31Z")
Suggestions? We are probably going to be hosting anywhere from 1 to 4 high-school-age students from Europe next month and thought we’d take them on a trip outside our metro area (Washington DC). Hershey Park is somethin… --- ## [Relationship advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-advice/661103)
**Author:** [@Wickman84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wickman84)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-advice/661103 "2013-06-17T23:43:20Z")
Not really like me to post in one of these but I need some advise. A little back story, I am 29, have a four year old son, and am widowed. My wife past away a little over two years ago. I got involved with a girl way too… --- ## [Father's Day question for divorced mothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-day-question-for-divorced-mothers/661174)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-day-question-for-divorced-mothers/661174 "2013-06-17T23:28:34Z")
Do you do anything or help your children do anything for Father’s Day? I have been separated from my ex for 3 years or so and the divorce was final last December. Each year on Mother’s Day I make sure my kids have a gif… --- ## [Leg gets numb from standing, walking. Causes?? Should I be concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leg-gets-numb-from-standing-walking-causes-should-i-be-concerned/661193)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leg-gets-numb-from-standing-walking-causes-should-i-be-concerned/661193 "2013-06-17T23:24:24Z")
While I’m standing in line at a store or walking around the store, my left leg will start to get numb and tingly in the top muscle between the knee and hip. It feels like its falling asleep, I’ll slap it and after a sho… --- ## [Is there a stigma to taking paternity leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-stigma-to-taking-paternity-leave/660992)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-stigma-to-taking-paternity-leave/660992 "2013-06-17T22:32:46Z")
I was watching a news blurb about how many dads who have jobs that offer paternity leave don’t take it because they worry about the ‘stigma’ of taking off work for family reasons :rolleyes: . I think this is pretty silly… --- ## [Explain the "poor" mentality to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-poor-mentality-to-me/660558)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-poor-mentality-to-me/660558 "2013-06-17T22:04:16Z")
I’m not really sure where this should go but I’ll start in GQ assuming there’s a factual answer for this. Why is it that people that are perpetually broke have a broke-person mentality. I’m not talking about people wit… --- ## [My Pet Chalazion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-chalazion/296858)
**Author:** [@Sarah\_Woodruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_Woodruff)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-chalazion/296858 "2013-06-17T19:17:36Z")
For those who don’t know, a chalazion is a tiny lump or cyst that forms in the upper or lower eyelid. I have one in my upper left eyelid. It’s not painful, it doesn’t really do anything except make it less comfortable to… --- ## [Death Row Inmate Released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-row-inmate-released/661197)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-row-inmate-released/661197 "2013-06-17T19:08:04Z")
No, not some poor innocent shlub who had people lie in court to convict him. Not some mistaken identity cleared by this fancy new DNA thing they go goin’ around. Nope, just a selfish, drunk, high teenager who stabbed a… --- ## [Predict SCOTUS in the big 4 decisions coming soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-scotus-in-the-big-4-decisions-coming-soon/661038)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-scotus-in-the-big-4-decisions-coming-soon/661038 "2013-06-17T18:49:10Z")
And I mean: Perry–CA SSM case Windsor—DOMA Fisher—University of TX Affirmative Action Shelby County—Voting Rights Act pre-clearance. My Predictions: Perry—6-3 Roberts writing the majority. No right to SSM in the c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1279) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1281)