# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1496 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1497 --- ## [When did jr. high become middle school...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-jr-high-become-middle-school/626132)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-jr-high-become-middle-school/626132 "2012-06-25T15:45:38Z")
…in your area. And does anyone know why? Was it a good idea? Are there still junior highs anywhere in the US? --- ## [I have about 40 days to get into beach shape. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-about-40-days-to-get-into-beach-shape-how/621879)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-about-40-days-to-get-into-beach-shape-how/621879 "2012-06-25T15:07:53Z")
I am heading to Rehoboth Beach for annual family vacation on June 24th. I do not want to endure the embarrassment of one more summer looking like a bowling pin wearing swim trunks. I am currently 32 years old, 5’10" and … --- ## [Lending money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lending-money/626012)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lending-money/626012 "2012-06-25T14:11:50Z")
Someone you know has a legal issue and they tell you they need $3000 three weeks from now or they could get some jail time. They don’t need the entire amount from you, but they know they can’t get all $3000 by then. Y… --- ## [How can I get my socially awkward son to learn social skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-socially-awkward-son-to-learn-social-skills/625935)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-socially-awkward-son-to-learn-social-skills/625935 "2012-06-25T12:14:33Z")
Ben is 12. He talks about weird topics others aren’t interested in and won’t drop them even with very clear signs that the other person wants him to. He tells jokes others don’t find funny, over and over and over. He’l… --- ## [I'm so lonesome I could die.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-lonesome-i-could-die/626103)
**Author:** [@Frosty\_Camel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosty_Camel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-lonesome-i-could-die/626103 "2012-06-25T12:08:58Z")
I’m not sure that this is appropriate for such a new member, but I need a listening ear. If someone here would be so kind as to read this and respond I would be grateful. My wife of 16 years and my three children, ages… --- ## [Billed for Surprise Tests From Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billed-for-surprise-tests-from-doctor/626187)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billed-for-surprise-tests-from-doctor/626187 "2012-06-25T11:56:45Z")
My brother-in-law went to the dermatologist because of a skin condition. The doctor diagnosed the condition and said that there was a small chance that the skin condition resulted from Hepatitis C so he would need to ge… --- ## [How did you find your tattoo artist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-your-tattoo-artist/625852)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-your-tattoo-artist/625852 "2012-06-25T10:46:50Z")
I have decided what I want my next couple of tattoo’s to be, in particular I have a shoulder piece I want to get for my 30th birthday and this time I want to find a quality artist and get it done nicely. Not that I don’… --- ## [Anyone travel to Paraguay for holiday/vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-travel-to-paraguay-for-holiday-vacation/626148)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-travel-to-paraguay-for-holiday-vacation/626148 "2012-06-25T09:41:56Z")
Someone told me that Paraguay was the only country that he knew of where the people from that country told him not to bother to visit, there was nothing to see. Anyone here travel to Paraguay (on their own accord and no… --- ## [can I flip it, and "Ask The Truck Driver" a question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-flip-it-and-ask-the-truck-driver-a-question/626041)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-flip-it-and-ask-the-truck-driver-a-question/626041 "2012-06-25T08:10:54Z")
I have killed so many hours over the last six months, reading through most of the “Ask the person who…” threads that Idle Thoughts (through the kindness of his/her heart) took the time to compile here, and there’s a new … --- ## [apologies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologies/625982)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologies/625982 "2012-06-25T01:44:17Z")
I have noticed that if someone says they are sorry, it doesn’t feel complete to me unless they also include something about how they will try harder, or some other way to avoid making the same mistake again. I am curious… --- ## [Cost for Pest Extetminator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-for-pest-extetminator/626162)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-for-pest-extetminator/626162 "2012-06-24T18:24:44Z")
We have about four areas in our yard that has mice nests (little black mice). One of spots is under our front porch, which is the one I’m most concerned about. Given the number of nest, I’m considering using an extermin… --- ## [Woman sues little leaguer for getting hit with baseball..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-sues-little-leaguer-for-getting-hit-with-baseball/625987)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-sues-little-leaguer-for-getting-hit-with-baseball/625987 "2012-06-24T18:02:40Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/nj-woman-hit-ball-sues-little-league-player-170958657--spt.html;\_ylt=Anu1\_rlom3iDFAdy4B\_pKXKmWot4;\_ylu=X3oDMTRvamZnOGw3BGNjb2RlA2dtcHRvcDEwMDBwb29sd2lraXVwcmVzdARtaXQDTmV3cyBmb3IgeW91BHBrZwNmM2I0NTN… --- ## [Bereavement Time and Employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bereavement-time-and-employees/625523)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bereavement-time-and-employees/625523 "2012-06-24T15:24:12Z")
I welcome opinions on the issue below. My company offers up to three bereavement days. The employee manual reads as follows: “At some time, most people face the tragedy of the death of a loved one. So that you will k… --- ## [Is it possible for someone to be fantastically wealthy in secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-someone-to-be-fantastically-wealthy-in-secret/625866)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-someone-to-be-fantastically-wealthy-in-secret/625866 "2012-06-24T13:50:25Z")
So here is a quote from a Neil Gaiman short story, “Keepsakes and Treasures” (p. 117 in Fragile Things): So Neil Gaiman’s a fantasy author, and this is obviously for narrative effect, but I’m curious as to what extent … --- ## [How much debt do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-debt-do-you-have/625976)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-debt-do-you-have/625976 "2012-06-24T09:03:18Z")
Credit cards, student loans, mortgage, etc…add it all together, and how much do you owe? Private poll is coming… --- ## [Will Sandusky be a man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015 "2012-06-24T06:06:32Z")
Convicted on 45 of 48 counts, and at 68 years old, he’s breathed his last breath of fresh air. Would seem to me that he could preserve his home/assets (assuming civil suits will soon follow) for his family if took his o… --- ## [Are you ready to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ready-to-die/625895)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ready-to-die/625895 "2012-06-24T05:56:28Z")
Are you ready to die? By which I mean, are you comfortable with your own mortality yet? Personally I’m extremely uncomfortable with it and it’s a subject I think about quite often, never pleasantly. And I’m still pretty… --- ## [Is $13,900 too much for a car on a $40,000 a year salary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-13-900-too-much-for-a-car-on-a-40-000-a-year-salary/626093)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-13-900-too-much-for-a-car-on-a-40-000-a-year-salary/626093 "2012-06-24T05:55:27Z")
Maybe a silly question. Dave Ramsey devotees encouraged to comment. I have a 50 minute commute to work. My current car has 355,000 miles, the a/c doesnt work, the radiator fan doesnt work. It’s ok as long as I keep movi… --- ## [Would you post this FB reply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-post-this-fb-reply/625926)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-post-this-fb-reply/625926 "2012-06-24T04:34:22Z")
Disclaimer: I already know what I’m going to do. I’m just curious, not least because I’m still feeling my way around Facebook. Friends just had a baby. They posted a photo with the full name and time of birth. When I o… --- ## [What's up with the prejudice towards "transportation" workers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-prejudice-towards-transportation-workers/625648)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-prejudice-towards-transportation-workers/625648 "2012-06-24T01:29:56Z")
Mailmen. Bus/cab/limo/shuttle drivers. Newspaper carriers. Catering drivers. Tow truck drivers. Ice cream truck drivers. UPS guys/girls. And so on… I’ve worked several jobs in the transportation industry, and I notice t… --- ## [I got a SHITLOAD of Herbs. Now what.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-shitload-of-herbs-now-what/626107)
**Author:** [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-shitload-of-herbs-now-what/626107 "2012-06-24T00:41:49Z")
Dear Fans: Rule #1. Herbs is pronounced “Herbs”. If you go: “Erbs”, leave, none of us has any time for snots. That said, so me and \*\*BigHair \*\*get really fucked up last Wednesday, and apparently I talked to \*\*LongDist… --- ## [Obama Gets Holder Off The Hook\_Implications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-gets-holder-off-the-hook_implications/625753)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-gets-holder-off-the-hook_implications/625753 "2012-06-23T23:40:45Z")
I just read that Obama has exerted executive privilege and the documents about “Fast And Furious” will not be made public. My question: will this come back to haunt him? --- ## [Stuff we need to get before our baby is born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-we-need-to-get-before-our-baby-is-born/625155)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-we-need-to-get-before-our-baby-is-born/625155 "2012-06-23T22:37:35Z")
What baby gear will we need to get before our baby is born? She’s due 8/13. I know we need: Diapers (we’re planning to use disposables) Wipes and diaper rash cream A car seat (I know they probably won’t even let us … --- ## [Style guide for blog tags and hash tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-guide-for-blog-tags-and-hash-tags/626091)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-guide-for-blog-tags-and-hash-tags/626091 "2012-06-23T20:12:36Z")
Is there a formal or informal style guide, rule of thumb, or SOP out there that is either commonly used or you recommend in terms of best practices for tags? Occasionally I find myself thinking way too hard about this w… --- ## [Ladies how would you feel about an unexpected pregnancy in your forties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-would-you-feel-about-an-unexpected-pregnancy-in-your-forties/616877)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-would-you-feel-about-an-unexpected-pregnancy-in-your-forties/616877 "2012-06-23T18:35:23Z")
You’re past 40, happily married, teenage kids and that romantic weekend with your hubby last month may have unexpected consequences. You might be pregnant. :smiley: You’ve almost finished raising one set of kids and he… --- ## [Ever fall in love with a cartoon character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-fall-in-love-with-a-cartoon-character/149579)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-fall-in-love-with-a-cartoon-character/149579 "2012-06-23T18:25:00Z")
What am I doing looking at cartoons in the first place? My 10-year-old has the Disney channel on all the time. Nobody else bothers to watch TV much, so that’s about all we ever see. My attention was seriously distract… --- ## [Need some clever things to do with a Grandfather Clock minus the movement.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-clever-things-to-do-with-a-grandfather-clock-minus-the-movement/625526)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-clever-things-to-do-with-a-grandfather-clock-minus-the-movement/625526 "2012-06-23T17:50:28Z")
My wife and I were driving home the other day when we saw a HUGE grandfather clock on the side of the road, in front of our neighbors house \[he’s a woodworker\]. It had a sign on it that read: FREE. So I pulled over and … --- ## [Using AT-tributes vs A-ttributes in spoken language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-at-tributes-vs-a-ttributes-in-spoken-language/626004)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-at-tributes-vs-a-ttributes-in-spoken-language/626004 "2012-06-23T16:31:08Z")
A solar panel entrepreneur in addressing a group this afternoon was saying his panel installation plans have these a (rhymes with “uh”) ttributes vs at (like cat) ttributes. Is he wrong or this an acceptable pronuncia… --- ## [Intelligent hubby, but dumb wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-hubby-but-dumb-wife/625825)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-hubby-but-dumb-wife/625825 "2012-06-23T16:07:37Z")
Or vice versa. Is the marriage bound to last? --- ## [Driving through Wisconsin to UP Michigan. Any intersting stops/drives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-wisconsin-to-up-michigan-any-intersting-stops-drives/625784)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-through-wisconsin-to-up-michigan-any-intersting-stops-drives/625784 "2012-06-23T14:57:31Z")
I’m going camping the Porcupine Mountains State Park(Union Bay), driving from Chicagoland north through Milwaukee and Green Bay(probably). I’m always looking for interesting places to stop, or nice detours to take along… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1495) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1497)