# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1344 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1345 --- ## [Right/Fair? Purposely left out of inheritance!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-fair-purposely-left-out-of-inheritance/651396)
**Author:** [@Sassyitis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassyitis)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-fair-purposely-left-out-of-inheritance/651396 "2013-03-02T06:25:29Z")
I’m trying to figure out what my legal options are! Mother passed away 18 yrs ago, dad moves in a ‘lady’ who has 3 grown daughters and 3 grandchildren! Pushes my brother and myself out of the picture! Brother is a ‘3 str… --- ## [Moving with a cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-with-a-cat/651495)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-with-a-cat/651495 "2013-03-02T05:56:24Z")
Soooo, it turns out, the move is going to happen. I just found out my transfer date today! (a few short weeks ago, I thought the end of the contract surely meant the end of my job, so I’m happy!). That’s the good news… --- ## [Modern Soldier VS Medieval Army (and a bonus scenario)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-soldier-vs-medieval-army-and-a-bonus-scenario/611252)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-soldier-vs-medieval-army-and-a-bonus-scenario/611252 "2013-03-02T05:18:47Z")
Just a casual thought I had last night, suppose through an act of plot a modern western soldier appeared on a Medieval battlefield just as it was about to kick off and decided to take sides how much damage could he do? (… --- ## [Creative writers: What's a good format to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-writers-whats-a-good-format-to-use/651686)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-writers-whats-a-good-format-to-use/651686 "2013-03-02T04:37:33Z")
I’m finding myself with a lot of extra spare time these days. So I figured I’d make use of my extra time with a little creative writing. For the record I’m not interested in “self publishing” or even sharing my stories … --- ## [Reboot Your Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reboot-your-life/651650)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reboot-your-life/651650 "2013-03-02T04:09:54Z")
If you could go back in time to the beginning of any decade in your lifetime and start fresh would you do it, and if so, what decade would you pick? For the purpose of this exercise the refresh point would be 0001 hours,… --- ## [Did I have a heart attack (do NOT need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-have-a-heart-attack-do-not-need-answer-fast/651029)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-have-a-heart-attack-do-not-need-answer-fast/651029 "2013-03-02T02:59:26Z")
I decided to pull my MIB report (\[URL=“http://www.mib.com/facts\_about\_mib.html”\]Medical Information Bureau, not the alien-hunters). For people who haven’t heard of it, it’s kind of like FICO, only for medical records. A… --- ## [Unemployed & Discouraged. Need Resume Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-discouraged-need-resume-advice/651691)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-discouraged-need-resume-advice/651691 "2013-03-02T01:13:12Z")
Ok, so I’ve been unemployed a long time. Six years in June. I spent the time raising my daughter and just being a mom. I didn’t have to have a job during that time but kind of just applied here and there for things that … --- ## ["Relief Band" motion sickness remedy: really works, placebo, or woo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-band-motion-sickness-remedy-really-works-placebo-or-woo/651668)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-band-motion-sickness-remedy-really-works-placebo-or-woo/651668 "2013-03-02T01:09:22Z")
12 years ago when I was learning to fly, I bought and used a device called a “Relief Band”. It is a wristwatch-like device that gives periodic small electric shocks to your inside wrist, and this is supposed to “disrupt… --- ## [Best way to wash clothes in an efficienct without washer/dryer connections.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-wash-clothes-in-an-efficienct-without-washer-dryer-connections/651698)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-wash-clothes-in-an-efficienct-without-washer-dryer-connections/651698 "2013-03-02T00:28:08Z")
I’m probably moving into a 300 sq ft efficiency without washer/dryer connections. I’d like to have some way of doing laundry at home because I’m both lazy and busy and don’t want to take the time for trips to the laundr… --- ## [Anybody up for a fortnight in the ancient world? Where you will go? What will you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-fortnight-in-the-ancient-world-where-you-will-go-what-will-you-do/651663)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-fortnight-in-the-ancient-world-where-you-will-go-what-will-you-do/651663 "2013-03-01T23:48:26Z")
At the behest of Athena, Sovran of Olympus, Rhymer Enterprises is currently prepping for a mission to save Hypatia from the grisly fate history records for her. Don’t bother asking what God wants with Hypatia, because I … --- ## ["Windows is checking for a solution to the problem"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-is-checking-for-a-solution-to-the-problem/608954)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-is-checking-for-a-solution-to-the-problem/608954 "2013-03-01T20:16:42Z")
So this error message often pops up after a program stops responding for one reason or another. Quite often nowadays witht the prevalence of internet video embedded in web pages you’ll get this after a brief freeze of y… --- ## [Do you have a tv in your bedroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tv-in-your-bedroom/651174)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tv-in-your-bedroom/651174 "2013-03-01T19:47:49Z")
If yes, is this where you usually watch tv? Is this helpful or detrimental to your life in general and/or to your sex life? I only have one tv, and it’s in the living room. I have no sex life. That involves as anyone el… --- ## [When even the WWE starts making sport of Tea Party Republicans it might be time to take stock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-even-the-wwe-starts-making-sport-of-tea-party-republicans-it-might-be-time-to-take-stock/651141)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-even-the-wwe-starts-making-sport-of-tea-party-republicans-it-might-be-time-to-take-stock/651141 "2013-03-01T19:01:17Z")
This was pretty awesome. The WWE now has a Tea Party character portrayed as a racist buffoon. It might seem no big deal but IMO this is a sea change. WWE Invents Odious Tea Party Character As Part of Publicity Stunt, Su… --- ## [Would you move for your SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-move-for-your-so/651543)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-move-for-your-so/651543 "2013-03-01T18:53:23Z")
(Hypothetical; do not need answer fast ;)) You live with your SO in a fairly expensive area. You both earn almost exactly the same salary. On your own, you’d each barely be getting by, but combined you live a happy an… --- ## [What would be your response if called by Hollywood execs tomorrow and asked to host the Oscars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-response-if-called-by-hollywood-execs-tomorrow-and-asked-to-host-the-oscars/651606)
**Author:** [@gerund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerund)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-response-if-called-by-hollywood-execs-tomorrow-and-asked-to-host-the-oscars/651606 "2013-03-01T18:20:36Z")
Supposing they called you up at home and explained to you that they like what they see in you, and feel you’re just what the Academy needs as a host next year for the Oscars. Would you agree to do so? --- ## [Parents. How Do You Discipline kids or Teens These Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-do-you-discipline-kids-or-teens-these-days/651504)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-do-you-discipline-kids-or-teens-these-days/651504 "2013-03-01T17:58:38Z")
I am not talking about spanking and such but being “grounded” or sent to your room… Do parents still do this? Back in the day, getting sent to your room was agonizing. All I had was a crystal radio I made from a Radio S… --- ## [Make a manual for avoiding trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-manual-for-avoiding-trouble/651617)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-manual-for-avoiding-trouble/651617 "2013-03-01T17:55:53Z")
That is, when you’re outside, have business to do, and can’t avoid going to some place that is normally safe but can turn to a war zone and you in it by the luck of the dice. This might be too broad for one just one set… --- ## [How did you stop being a 'Nice Guy'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-stop-being-a-nice-guy/650910)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-stop-being-a-nice-guy/650910 "2013-03-01T16:16:18Z")
With all the threads on Nice Guys I thought I’d start one. I used to be a “Nice Guy”, the type of person who thought he could impress women into a relationship. I used to resent guys who acted abusive toward women and di… --- ## [afreecodec](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afreecodec/611656)
**Author:** [@Marlinspike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlinspike)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afreecodec/611656 "2013-03-01T14:06:16Z")
Hi folks, I apologize if this is in the wrong place but has anyone tried using (or at least heard of) this website for free software downloads? Is it safe? --- ## [What to look for in a used car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-used-car/651474)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-used-car/651474 "2013-03-01T13:06:36Z")
I will be buying a used, sorry, pre-owned, car this weekend. My budget is very limited, therefore so are my options. I know what I’m looking for: sedan or hatchback, 2002 or newer, preferrably under 110K miles, automatic… --- ## [Kidney Failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-failure/651556)
**Author:** [@Agressivethoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agressivethoughts)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-failure/651556 "2013-03-01T11:46:56Z")
My last living relative is strungling with kidney failure. I want him to leave the country to buy a kidney in a third world counrty. What are your thoughts? I neglected to say he is not willing to do so. I am not a match… --- ## [When Will Earth's Fossil Fuels be Depleted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-earths-fossil-fuels-be-depleted/651354)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-earths-fossil-fuels-be-depleted/651354 "2013-03-01T10:40:05Z")
Simple question with broad impacts. When will our planets fossil fuel resources be depleted. As a framework for this poll lets assume the following: Fossil Fuel primarily represents all forms of crude oil used in the m… --- ## [What is this posting style called? Fake satire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-posting-style-called-fake-satire/651615)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-posting-style-called-fake-satire/651615 "2013-03-01T08:49:00Z")
\*This is not about a tweet with the Cword in it. I’ve only ever seen this on the internet, never in real life(probably because you’d get beat up for it). Basically someone who clearly is an actual poster(not a one tric… --- ## [Standing Desk Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standing-desk-recommendations/651711)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standing-desk-recommendations/651711 "2013-03-01T08:30:02Z")
Since I work from home, I spent approximately, the entire day in a chair. And it seems a few years of this is catching up with me, plus all the news recently that sitting that long isn’t exactly good for you. So, I gues… --- ## [Tell me about Opera (the browser, not the music)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-opera-the-browser-not-the-music/649567)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-opera-the-browser-not-the-music/649567 "2013-03-01T08:01:18Z")
I’ve been using Firefox for a long time, but for the last few years it has been pissing me off royally. Freezing, seizing, bogging down; what was once a great, fast, slick experience has become a slog through the thickes… --- ## [Recommend me rubber gloves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-rubber-gloves/549872)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-rubber-gloves/549872 "2010-08-11T20:25:12Z")
I need gloves to do dishes, otherwise my skin gets too dry and cracks. But I’m getting pretty annoyed with using a pair of grocery store gloves for a few weeks, then the right one getting a tiny hole, rendering the pair… --- ## [Pedestrians crossing street: how long do you wait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedestrians-crossing-street-how-long-do-you-wait/651628)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedestrians-crossing-street-how-long-do-you-wait/651628 "2013-03-01T05:52:33Z")
You’re in your car and you’ve stopped at a crosswalk to let a pedestrian or pedestrians cross the street. There are no other pedestrians crossing the street except this one person or group. It’s not at an intersection … --- ## [India: Are the gang rapes at all representative of the culture towards women there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-are-the-gang-rapes-at-all-representative-of-the-culture-towards-women-there/647266)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-are-the-gang-rapes-at-all-representative-of-the-culture-towards-women-there/647266 "2013-03-01T03:24:45Z")
(This is not meant to be inflammatory or insulting, so don’t take it that way. This is a matter of ignorance that I wish fought.) To this clueless Californian, when I think “India” I imagine things like: yoga, peace-lea… --- ## [Should I jump off the Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas plus a gambling question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-jump-off-the-stratosphere-tower-in-las-vegas-plus-a-gambling-question/647572)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-jump-off-the-stratosphere-tower-in-las-vegas-plus-a-gambling-question/647572 "2013-03-01T02:51:18Z")
I have a trip coming up in about week to Las Vegas. I have never been there before and don’t have any firm plans because it was a spur of the moment free trip. One thing that caught my eye was a jump off the Stratosphere… --- ## [Activities that are inherently more valuable than others...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/activities-that-are-inherently-more-valuable-than-others/651644)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/activities-that-are-inherently-more-valuable-than-others/651644 "2013-03-01T01:34:24Z")
In the thread about cutting out the Internet cold turkey, at least one poster talks about other activities (besides the Internet), such as reading and just walking around outside, as though they were inherently more valu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1343) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1345)