# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=247 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 248 --- ## [Do You Wash New Clothes Before You Wear them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-new-clothes-before-you-wear-them/946157)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-new-clothes-before-you-wear-them/946157 "2021-07-19T20:13:29Z")
If your answer is “sometimes” that’s “yes”. --- ## [How to choose a new tenant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-choose-a-new-tenant/946530)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-choose-a-new-tenant/946530 "2021-07-19T18:34:15Z")
I have a condo that I rent out, and it’s time to choose new tenants. Because apparently I can’t properly determine comparable rentals, I priced it about 5% too low, which doesn’t sound like much, but has brought in a flo… --- ## [Tips on Dealing With Stress from a Sales Job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-dealing-with-stress-from-a-sales-job/847191)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-dealing-with-stress-from-a-sales-job/847191 "2020-02-02T16:01:06Z")
Disclaimer: I love my job. It’s “technically” sales, in that I have a monthly quota to meet, but I’m not on commission. I do get a bonus if I make the monthly goal, but it’s not enough to break me if I don’t get it. I… --- ## [Credit Card Programs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-programs/946593)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-programs/946593 "2021-07-19T07:29:21Z")
Hey Y’All I’m getting ready to take a new job where I’ll be charging a LOT of stuff. Travel and business expenses- including such evils as renting space at trade shows ($$$$). Where I’ve worked in the past I’ve been iss… --- ## [Why do PA's (Physicians Assistant) need a Masters degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pas-physicians-assistant-need-a-masters-degree/946758)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pas-physicians-assistant-need-a-masters-degree/946758 "2021-07-19T04:29:56Z")
I had the impression PA’s were Nurses with extra training. I’ve been treated by PA’s at Urgent Care Centers. They can prescribe antibiotics, give shots etc. There’s a real doctor in charge at those clinics. But the PA’s … --- ## [I need an interior designer. I think. Do I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-interior-designer-i-think-do-i/946708)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-interior-designer-i-think-do-i/946708 "2021-07-18T10:33:55Z")
Has anyone used an interior designer? How did you use them, or how did they help you? Was the cost worth the outcome? I like my house, but I’m tired of living with a style that I call 1980’s college house. I’ve been pic… --- ## [How about exit interview “invitations,” teeming internetizens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-exit-interview-invitations-teeming-internetizens/946492)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-exit-interview-invitations-teeming-internetizens/946492 "2021-07-17T23:57:28Z")
The best response I’ve found: “Thank you for your best wishes in my future endeavors. In fact, focused on them as you must understand me to be, I do not have much to offer to your admirable commitment to solicit views o… --- ## [Clueless white guy asks another race-related question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-white-guy-asks-another-race-related-question/945437)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale1)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-white-guy-asks-another-race-related-question/945437 "2021-07-17T14:03:05Z")
I ask this solely to improve other. my understanding of differently situated people, and how we perceive and act towards each other. I live in a suburb west of Chicago. A bike path runs east-west. My town is largely wh… --- ## [How do contingent fees work when the judge makes losers pay attorney fees & damages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-contingent-fees-work-when-the-judge-makes-losers-pay-attorney-fees-damages/944092)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-contingent-fees-work-when-the-judge-makes-losers-pay-attorney-fees-damages/944092 "2021-07-17T05:21:55Z")
Simple hypothetical: A righteous group (Righteous) seeks to recover $90,000 from an evil organization (Evil). They have no money to pay an attorney, but their case is taken by an attorney on a contingent basis: the attor… --- ## [Baby falling through window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-falling-through-window/836816)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-falling-through-window/836816 "2021-07-17T02:58:11Z")
So the grandfather is too stupid to realize that the window was open and red granddaughter falls through? WTF?!? This sounds like bullshit to me. --- ## [Would losing all 50 State Governors lead to America being pushed into chaos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-losing-all-50-state-governors-lead-to-america-being-pushed-into-chaos/946373)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-losing-all-50-state-governors-lead-to-america-being-pushed-into-chaos/946373 "2021-07-17T02:45:38Z")
I’ve read or watched a few movies where the bad guys plot revolves around some convention where all 50 State Governors will be in attendance, with the President of the United States giving a speech, and the bad guys plan… --- ## [How far would you resist participation in a political gesture you don't agree with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-would-you-resist-participation-in-a-political-gesture-you-dont-agree-with/946184)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-would-you-resist-participation-in-a-political-gesture-you-dont-agree-with/946184 "2021-07-17T01:37:09Z")
Suppose that, at your workplace, or university, you and all other employees/students are notified by your boss: “In support of (or opposition to) a particular Political Cause XYZ, we are all going to wear sloganed T-shir… --- ## [Coolest educational demonstration you ever had](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-educational-demonstration-you-ever-had/945985)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-educational-demonstration-you-ever-had/945985 "2021-07-17T00:18:24Z")
So reading this thread about a jar of nicotine in a high school chemistry lab got me thinking about my high school chemistry experiences, and one thing that stood out was a totally impromptu, but very illuminating (at le… --- ## [Mahabharata and Ramayan epics. Why do Indians believe everything in it is fact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mahabharata-and-ramayan-epics-why-do-indians-believe-everything-in-it-is-fact/946502)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mahabharata-and-ramayan-epics-why-do-indians-believe-everything-in-it-is-fact/946502 "2021-07-16T21:01:43Z")
The Hindu epics, Ramayan and Mahabharata are fantastic stories and well worth reading. But the problem I have is that most Indians believe that those stories, characters and events actually happened and the fantastical p… --- ## [U posts for securing a fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-posts-for-securing-a-fence/946577)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-posts-for-securing-a-fence/946577 "2021-07-16T16:17:20Z")
Can anyone recommend a place I can order 3-foot U-posts in big lots of 100 or more? Looking to pay a lot less per stake when we buy in bulk. I’m talking about things like these: So… --- ## [Tools to extract a sheared-off bolt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-to-extract-a-sheared-off-bolt/946321)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-to-extract-a-sheared-off-bolt/946321 "2021-07-16T13:33:49Z")
The bolt attaching one of the pressurized struts that holds up the back of my minivan lift gate sheared off yesterday, and I need to drill it out. I’ve never done this before, but it looks pretty doable via youtube. Wha… --- ## [Pronouncing extraordinary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-extraordinary/945811)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-extraordinary/945811 "2021-07-16T13:07:56Z")
The word “extraordinary” contains three Rs. More and more I’m hearing people omitting the second R, pronouncing the word "ex-TRAW-dinary. I find this very distracting. Is that second R so difficult to pronounce? (And le… --- ## [What might be the best example of Jesus Christ’s carpentry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-be-the-best-example-of-jesus-christ-s-carpentry/946443)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-be-the-best-example-of-jesus-christ-s-carpentry/946443 "2021-07-15T22:40:02Z")
My understanding is that either Jesus, possibly Joseph instead, studied carpentry at some point. A useful skill, but less impressive than oratory and salvation. One presumes He was a good carpenter, even though I am un… --- ## [Apartment dwellers where do you store your bicycle(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-dwellers-where-do-you-store-your-bicycle-s/945617)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-dwellers-where-do-you-store-your-bicycle-s/945617 "2021-07-15T19:09:27Z")
Is it against your lease to keep a bike in your apartment? What’s the rationale for this rule? I’ve never lived in an apartment, not familiar with their rules. My kid had to deal with a combined sewer overflow from a … --- ## [How to achieve immortality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-achieve-immortality/945409)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-achieve-immortality/945409 "2021-07-15T18:53:52Z")
Seriously. Not to get too Ozymandias on your ass, let’s assume that I would like to be remembered by future generations, in some form or other, and let’s assume I’ve written a long, reasonably entertaining account of my … --- ## [Thinking About Selling Out/Consulting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-selling-out-consulting/944127)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-selling-out-consulting/944127 "2021-07-15T18:37:19Z")
I’m a part-time grant writer for a midsized nonprofit. Recently a contract offer fell into my lap and I realized I could be making 3-4x what I do now as an independent contractor. I pitched her a rate so high it made me … --- ## [Platinum As An Investment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platinum-as-an-investment/946143)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platinum-as-an-investment/946143 "2021-07-15T16:57:06Z")
I am sure we have all heard about gold and silver as an investment. They have never been worth zero. Naturally, they have never been worth zero. But are they going up in value, is the real question. Anyways, gold actual… --- ## [Which DeWalt drill should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dewalt-drill-should-i-get/639274)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dewalt-drill-should-i-get/639274 "2012-10-30T22:00:20Z")
I’m sick of my crappy drill and I’m ready to buy something that doesn’t suck. I’m 95% decided on DeWalt. I expect at some point I’ll get some other cordless tools, so I want to start out with a good power specification s… --- ## [Talk to me about using soft paws for cats, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-using-soft-paws-for-cats-please/946371)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-using-soft-paws-for-cats-please/946371 "2021-07-15T00:43:51Z")
George is a very good kitten, but he’s a kitten. Hubs has paper thin skin and takes blood thinners so just a touch of anything sharp is enough to have him bleeding for a very long time. George has him bleeding after alm… --- ## [Why are old men always naked in gym locker rooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-old-men-always-naked-in-gym-locker-rooms/945145)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-old-men-always-naked-in-gym-locker-rooms/945145 "2021-07-14T20:29:20Z")
There’s been a joke since public locker rooms were first invented about how old people are always the first ones naked in them. I was curious why that exactly is? Is it a weird sexual thrill? Is it because they’re so ol… --- ## [QR Code on Dating App](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qr-code-on-dating-app/946418)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qr-code-on-dating-app/946418 "2021-07-14T19:45:49Z")
I use sa dating app (on my laptop) - not one of the “international” ones such as Tinder, POF etc. Somebody contacted me with a short message - like an inside joke based on something on my profile to which I responded wi… --- ## [Vuarnet legend 03 - - Tortoise or Brown (no links) \[Sunglasses\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vuarnet-legend-03-tortoise-or-brown-no-links-sunglasses/946226)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vuarnet-legend-03-tortoise-or-brown-no-links-sunglasses/946226 "2021-07-14T17:00:15Z")
Which do you prefer: Tortoise: Brown: I should note that that little piece by the bridge pops out. (permission received to post without links to buy.) --- ## [Is 140 years too late for a pardon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-140-years-too-late-for-a-pardon/946445)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-140-years-too-late-for-a-pardon/946445 "2021-07-14T16:39:40Z")
Mods: This could go in IMHO, but it’s mainly about legend, folklore, and famous people – but move it if you must. I’m gonna split this off the Bill Cosby discussion in order to avoid (accusations of) hijacking. I also… --- ## [Financial help for the terminally disorganized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-help-for-the-terminally-disorganized/946008)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-help-for-the-terminally-disorganized/946008 "2021-07-14T13:59:17Z")
There was another IMHO thread asking for financial advice, so I hope this one does not run afoul of the rules. And forgive me if this sounds like a humblebrag. I am not terribly organized, and my financial strategy is … --- ## [Cosmic idea, quite possibly trite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmic-idea-quite-possibly-trite/946322)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmic-idea-quite-possibly-trite/946322 "2021-07-14T05:26:41Z")
One of the foundations of my belief system is that humankind is in the middle period of its development, with no clear notion of how close we are to the final period. The first period being the one in which humans are ju… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=246) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=248)