# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1684 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1685 --- ## [Funeral arrangements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-arrangements/592879)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-arrangements/592879 "2011-08-18T13:42:09Z")
This will be my first time sharing arrangement responsibilities for a funeral. Just asking for thoughts, general advice, and opinions, or similar experiences. YANML etc. Long Island area. Basically everyone is broke s… --- ## [What's wrong with my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-car/592410)
**Author:** [@Oscalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oscalo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-car/592410 "2011-08-18T13:40:38Z")
So here’s what happened. I have a GMC Safari. Two weeks ago I tried starting it and it was dead. I figured it was the battery. So the next day I jump started it and took it to a local repair shop. They told me it was the… --- ## [Zombipocalypse test- with poll!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombipocalypse-test-with-poll/592592)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombipocalypse-test-with-poll/592592 "2011-08-18T13:33:13Z")
First, here’s a link to the test: I got just shy of 86. I don’t have to be perfect; I just have to hang out with people who scored below 85. :smiley: Now the debate. On the last page you’ll find a question involving … --- ## [What have you learned about social skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-learned-about-social-skills/593057)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-learned-about-social-skills/593057 "2011-08-18T11:12:40Z")
Are there social skills, basic or sophisticated, that you’ve learned and which have helped you? Things like maintaining proper hygiene, controlling anger and not interrupting are basic and I never had problems with it. … --- ## [Technology: Are there any civilization-transforming breakthroughs on the horizon? Would we know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-are-there-any-civilization-transforming-breakthroughs-on-the-horizon-would-we-know/592451)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-are-there-any-civilization-transforming-breakthroughs-on-the-horizon-would-we-know/592451 "2011-08-18T09:49:48Z")
I guess the last real breakthrough was the World Wide Web about fifteen years ago. Aside from that big exception, though, everything seems to be incremental improvements to what we do already. Watch TV, fly on a commerci… --- ## [How many rental properties can you manage as a part time job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-rental-properties-can-you-manage-as-a-part-time-job/592743)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-rental-properties-can-you-manage-as-a-part-time-job/592743 "2011-08-18T08:27:17Z")
Houses and condos are stupid cheap most everywhere. However, even if you pay in cash, once you take into account taxes, insurance, routine maintenance, vacancies, the paltry interest your capital would have been generat… --- ## [Forget your age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-your-age/592880)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-your-age/592880 "2011-08-18T08:17:33Z")
I’ve spent the last month thinking I just turned 38 only to be informed I am in fact now 37. Somehow 3 years away from forty makes me feel a decade younger than only two. Has this happened to anyone else? --- ## [If I knew then, what I know now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-knew-then-what-i-know-now/592754)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-knew-then-what-i-know-now/592754 "2011-08-18T08:04:25Z")
Okay, here are the rules. You get to go back in time, and tell your teenaged self two things. These things will “stick”. And your teenaged self won’t remember the visit from you, or why they know these two things to b… --- ## [Is flickr pro worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flickr-pro-worth-it/592774)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flickr-pro-worth-it/592774 "2011-08-18T06:59:50Z")
With my new camera I’m going to take and post a lot of pictures. I’ll share them with friends, but it’d be cool if strangers stumbled upon them too. Is Flickr the biggest/best of the photo sharing/social sites? Is there … --- ## [A question for Lawyers about Lawyering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-lawyers-about-lawyering/593078)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-lawyers-about-lawyering/593078 "2011-08-18T05:22:29Z")
SET UP: My GF was involved in a car accident. Other drive (Idiot-Boy) was clearly at fault. No less than 8 witnesses to accident, all say Idiot-Boy was at fault. GF’s car is totalled. She gets taken via ambulance to h… --- ## [weird product manager / designer relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-manager-designer-relationship/592986)
**Author:** [@seatho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seatho)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-manager-designer-relationship/592986 "2011-08-18T04:40:30Z")
So I just started a new job as a designer for a software company, and I work with several product managers and software engineers. Typically the product managers give you the high level goals and brainstorm with you whe… --- ## [Tell me about the Air National Guard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-air-national-guard/592941)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-air-national-guard/592941 "2011-08-18T04:26:20Z")
I have been doing some research about the Air National Guard. There’s something I don’t quite understand, however. From what I have read, you serve one weekend a month and two weeks a year (in addition to any deployments… --- ## [US Dopers: Do you know what county you live in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-do-you-know-what-county-you-live-in/592963)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-do-you-know-what-county-you-live-in/592963 "2011-08-18T03:33:50Z")
According to Wikipedia: 48 states call them counties; Louisiana has parishes, and Alaska has boroughs. And apparently there are some independent cities which are not part of a county but which the census, along with pari… --- ## [Yes this is a medical question. Please bear me out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-this-is-a-medical-question-please-bear-me-out/592866)
**Author:** [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-this-is-a-medical-question-please-bear-me-out/592866 "2011-08-18T03:19:41Z")
I began vomiting profusely one day out of nowhere in late April. Could hold nothing down. I would just vomit up the newly created bile every 20 minutes or so. I went to the ER and was admitted due to being dehydrated. … --- ## [Fundraiser ideas for rising medical bills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-ideas-for-rising-medical-bills/592970)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-ideas-for-rising-medical-bills/592970 "2011-08-18T01:08:17Z")
Ben’s mom has been in the ICU since the 10th after getting a 100 mile trip in air medical transport. She has health insurance (Ben’s dad is a retired Marine, so whatever they get) but obviously it won’t cover all her cos… --- ## [Guys, When At A Urinal......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-when-at-a-urinal/592640)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-when-at-a-urinal/592640 "2011-08-18T00:17:03Z")
(yeah, I know: Another one of Quasi’s TMI threads!:p) … do you “free Willie” or just let him “peek out”? By that I mean, do you undo your britches, and kinda just hold them groin-high while you pee, or do you just unzi… --- ## [Your thoughts on this traffic citation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-this-traffic-citation/551226)
**Author:** [@Saganist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saganist)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-this-traffic-citation/551226 "2011-08-17T23:15:28Z")
Observe this street: Street Now I’m driving down the road towards the T-intersection, intending to make a left turn. The left turn lane has a green arrow, the right one is red and there are cars backed up in the right … --- ## [Why do so many public restroom doors swing inward?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-public-restroom-doors-swing-inward/593049)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-public-restroom-doors-swing-inward/593049 "2011-08-17T23:00:56Z")
Why do businesses make their bathroom doors swing inward? After you have washed your hands, you have to grab the same nasty door handle used by every Tom, Dick, and Harry and all the non-hand washers to just get out of … --- ## [What would you make of this writing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-of-this-writing/546037)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-of-this-writing/546037 "2011-08-17T22:57:03Z")
These are some posts I’ve cribbed from a Facebook page. Just wondering what you would think about the person writing them: just chillin in tha room listenin 2 sum music gettin ready 2 leave tha crib i mite meet my bro … --- ## [Anyone going to Dreamforce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-dreamforce/593066)
**Author:** [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-dreamforce/593066 "2011-08-17T19:45:15Z")
For those who don’t know, Dreamforce is Salesforce.com’s (a provider of cloud-based application services) annual user conference, scheduled for Aug. 29th through Sept. 2nd. With so many posters here in the technology fi… --- ## [Legal vs Just](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-vs-just/593037)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-vs-just/593037 "2011-08-17T18:57:34Z")
I am looking for opinions as to not what would be legal, but what would be fair. My 23 year old son was driving around a motorcycle which made me extremely nervous. He decided to sell it and spend the money on a car. … --- ## [Did you invite an ex (or any ex) to your wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-invite-an-ex-or-any-ex-to-your-wedding/592979)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-invite-an-ex-or-any-ex-to-your-wedding/592979 "2011-08-17T17:17:31Z")
This thread is suggested by a rerun of some sitcom whose name I would not have forgotten if I had been paying any attention while it was on the other night. Anyway, the question is simple: Married people, did you invit… --- ## [Many bug bites (itchitchitchscratchow)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-bug-bites-itchitchitchscratchow/592805)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-bug-bites-itchitchitchscratchow/592805 "2011-08-17T16:00:30Z")
I went to a Perseids party last Friday night and ended up with about 50 mosquito bites on my feet and calves. I’ve been soaking my legs in very hot water every 4-5 hours to suck out the antihistamines temporarily, which … --- ## [How far could you go with a relationship of someone who is philosophically opposite of you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-could-you-go-with-a-relationship-of-someone-who-is-philosophically-opposite-of-you/592946)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-could-you-go-with-a-relationship-of-someone-who-is-philosophically-opposite-of-you/592946 "2011-08-17T16:00:27Z")
You are an average Joe/Jane and you meet someone that is smoking hot (of your preferred gender). They are into you, but they happen to be diametrically opposite to you in your political and philosophical views. How far… --- ## [$250,000/year income?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/250-000-year-income/591739)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/250-000-year-income/591739 "2011-08-17T15:03:28Z")
How many of you have an income of $250,000 or more per year? How many people do you know who do? ISTM that most of the people opposed to tax increases on the ‘rich’ are not in that bracket and are unlikely ever to be. --- ## [ED...Natural Remedies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-natural-remedies/593017)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-natural-remedies/593017 "2011-08-17T14:45:28Z")
I think I may be starting to experience erectile dysfunction. I am sure there’s a lot of information on the web about this, but I thought I’d ask the Dope first. Any other guys out there have experience with this? I d… --- ## [How much tongue is too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-tongue-is-too-much/94202)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-tongue-is-too-much/94202 "2011-08-17T09:03:55Z")
(an homage to Rue de Day with a semi-serious question buried within) Now, I’m not talking about tongue that used to be part of an animal but is now residing in Your Local Grocer’s meat display. In that case I wouldn’t e… --- ## [Identifying a rash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-a-rash/592798)
**Author:** [@Sehmket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sehmket)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-a-rash/592798 "2011-08-17T05:58:47Z")
Starting out with the usual disclaimers of you’re not a doc, this isn’t medical advice, yadda, yadda… Starting on Thursday, my husband noticed a bit of a rash on one of his arms. It ran under his arm, skipped his undera… --- ## [Conservatives: Is "teabagger" an insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-is-teabagger-an-insult/592604)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-is-teabagger-an-insult/592604 "2011-08-17T05:50:31Z")
I want to hear from conservatives. Liberals, please don’t respond. And PLEASE don’t make this a political debate. This is a LANGUAGE question. --- ## [So god was not sober when he created the world!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-god-was-not-sober-when-he-created-the-world/592991)
**Author:** [@profwebber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/profwebber)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-god-was-not-sober-when-he-created-the-world/592991 "2011-08-17T04:51:13Z")
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