# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=339 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 340 --- ## [Passive Zombies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passive-zombies/847727)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passive-zombies/847727 "2020-02-19T18:51:18Z")
I’m just looking some opinions on something that randomly popped into my head the other day. What would happen if the dead starting rising from the grave but it turned out that instead of craving brains, that they are j… --- ## [Tax advice: living trust, form 1041](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-advice-living-trust-form-1041/848055)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-advice-living-trust-form-1041/848055 "2020-02-19T16:27:46Z")
Situation: I have administered a living trust for 10 years. The only asset after the first year was a house which someone was buying on a private contract. So the trust was earning interest from this mortgage, there was … --- ## [Does "MADE IN AMERICA" ever indicate a desirable product outside of the U.S.A.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-made-in-america-ever-indicate-a-desirable-product-outside-of-the-u-s-a/847772)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-made-in-america-ever-indicate-a-desirable-product-outside-of-the-u-s-a/847772 "2020-02-19T06:14:39Z")
If you ask most citizens of the U.S.A. about imported, sometime exotic, consumer goods then certain stereotypes immediately come to mind. German cars are well engineered. Italian cars are exciting and sexy. Japanese cars… --- ## [Home weather station](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-weather-station/848100)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-weather-station/848100 "2020-02-18T23:56:13Z")
I’ve read a lot of reviews but most people just want a pretty display and a clock. I’m looking for one that displays temp, dew point, daily and all-time records, barometric pressure trends and a remote sensor that lasts … --- ## [Am I being irrational in refusing free rides to & from work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-irrational-in-refusing-free-rides-to-from-work/847832)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-irrational-in-refusing-free-rides-to-from-work/847832 "2020-02-18T23:14:10Z")
I am in that minority of blind people fortunate enough to still be working. Post-divorce, my kids and I moved back into the apartment building where my work wife also lives. Because a Lyft ride from my home to my work c… --- ## [Real life experiences with inverters and batteries (non-RV)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-experiences-with-inverters-and-batteries-non-rv/847790)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-experiences-with-inverters-and-batteries-non-rv/847790 "2020-02-18T22:45:20Z")
Short version: Power was out for more than two days while I was away on business. We have gas logs and gas water heater, so no problem there. Plenty of flashlights and batteries for my wife to use. Friends offered to… --- ## [Hell, no! - The anti-Bucket List.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981 "2020-02-18T21:29:49Z")
There are lots of things that I don’t want to do before I die. Obviously. For example, in my unenviable medical history, the only orifice that doctors have not yet shoved some sort of implement up is my nose, and I’d lik… --- ## [What tax software is better than TurboTax now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tax-software-is-better-than-turbotax-now/847698)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tax-software-is-better-than-turbotax-now/847698 "2020-02-18T20:55:36Z")
Own a house and some stocks. Nothing remarkable. I’ve used TurboTax for years but it is now so expensive for it’s services and last year they printed up the wrong forms and got us into some trouble with the state. Wha… --- ## [Boxer underwear w/no pee slot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826 "2020-02-18T18:46:03Z")
I just bought a 4 pack of Reebok brand stretchable boxer shorts and discovered that they have no hole in the front to pee through! I returned them to the store and checked the 3 or 4 other brands and they were all the s… --- ## [Do some races smell...stronger than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-races-smell-stronger-than-others/200969)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-races-smell-stronger-than-others/200969 "2020-02-18T17:23:40Z")
Being around lots of different people at both school and work, I’ve noticed that people of some ethnic background smell stronger than others. I don’t really want to say they stink, because it doesn’t exactly smell like B… --- ## [5 panel drug screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-panel-drug-screen/847901)
**Author:** [@Blonde\_duh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde_duh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-panel-drug-screen/847901 "2020-02-18T16:15:25Z")
have been clean since the 6th off of methamphetamine I did a 5 panel drug screen that their mailing into the lab that tested instantly positive for amphetamine I do take a doctor pill Phentermine although I haven’t taken… --- ## [Family law question (Northern Ireland) - parental access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-law-question-northern-ireland-parental-access/847930)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-law-question-northern-ireland-parental-access/847930 "2020-02-18T10:35:56Z")
Background: about 4 years ago a good friend of mine fell hard for a nice young girl from Northern Ireland, who was living and working in England at the time. Within a year or so they moved in together, got engaged, and t… --- ## [How much walking is too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-walking-is-too-much/847970)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-walking-is-too-much/847970 "2020-02-17T23:33:33Z")
I have started walking for exercise every day. Each week I add ten more minutes to the time I am on the pavement. Starting at 40 minutes, I am now up to 100 minutes per day. Is there a point at which additional time w… --- ## [Tabletop advertising](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabletop-advertising/847627)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabletop-advertising/847627 "2020-02-17T22:22:45Z")
The local Mexican restaurant is getting new tables. There are 20 tables in the main dining area, and they all have advertising on them like this. The tables/advertising will remain in place for two and a half years, af… --- ## [Do you know a real life "Hoarder'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-a-real-life-hoarder/846739)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-a-real-life-hoarder/846739 "2020-02-17T21:34:40Z")
I enjoy watching clips and videos of the tv show “Hoarders” on Youtube. Now I know people with way more junk than they need (guilty) but NEVER as bad as what they show on the show with all the garbage. We hope to take a… --- ## [Computer turned off by itself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-turned-off-by-itself/846758)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-turned-off-by-itself/846758 "2020-02-17T11:54:40Z")
I was gone for almost an hour, and my computer tower shut off. I turned it on, and my tabs were still up. Should I be worried? --- ## [Did Amazon Bot Already KNOW My Pkg. Wasn't delivered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-amazon-bot-already-know-my-pkg-wasnt-delivered/848009)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-amazon-bot-already-know-my-pkg-wasnt-delivered/848009 "2020-02-17T05:33:25Z")
TLDR: I’m puzzled by an Amazon bot instantly gifting me a item to replace the one that never arrived in my mailbox even though USPS tracking said it was delivered (and that’s GPS nowadays, right?) How does Amazon know i… --- ## [Two trivial etiquette questions on cell phones and the phrase "I'll call you back later"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-trivial-etiquette-questions-on-cell-phones-and-the-phrase-ill-call-you-back-later/847968)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-trivial-etiquette-questions-on-cell-phones-and-the-phrase-ill-call-you-back-later/847968 "2020-02-17T04:25:51Z")
So here are the situations. Because of my visual impairment, I am forced to use an iPhone despite my seething hatred of Apple. One nifty feature of that largely odious device is Do Not Disturb. When that is activated… --- ## [Do you ever go out without ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-go-out-without-id/847764)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-go-out-without-id/847764 "2020-02-16T20:07:09Z")
I’ve read a bunch of stories on sites like Not Always Right where a store clerk will ask for ID and the customer claims not to have any. These aren’t necessarily underage kids trying to buy beer - some are adults who app… --- ## [Temporary Device to Lock a Door from the Outside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-device-to-lock-a-door-from-the-outside/847943)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-device-to-lock-a-door-from-the-outside/847943 "2020-02-16T18:26:33Z")
I live in an apartment and for various reasons from time to time someone else will need access when I’m not there. I’d like to find a way to temporarily lock the bedroom door from the outside so I can go about my busines… --- ## [AirB&B---so pissed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airb-b-so-pissed/847272)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airb-b-so-pissed/847272 "2020-02-16T17:37:05Z")
We’ve had to move out of our house while bathroom repair/remodel goes on from the catastrophic leak. Currently in an all suite hotel. I saw an AirB house at a good price in a decent neighborhood and booked. We went to se… --- ## [Automotive: Restoring faded black plastic trim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-restoring-faded-black-plastic-trim/847784)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-restoring-faded-black-plastic-trim/847784 "2020-02-16T17:15:21Z")
My 1999 Jeep Cherokee is still in excellent condition, but the plastic trim has faded from black to grey. I’d like to restore the trim to black. I looked at TriNova Plastic & Trim Restorer, which has good reviews. It … --- ## [Almost-sneeze stuck halfway on its blast out of your sinuses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-sneeze-stuck-halfway-on-its-blast-out-of-your-sinuses/847973)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-sneeze-stuck-halfway-on-its-blast-out-of-your-sinuses/847973 "2020-02-16T16:28:24Z")
That itching tingle that doesn’t … quite … go … anywhere … while you sit there with a dumb look on your contorted face. Like the blue balls of the nose, or a sneeze that miscarried. Is it universal? Is there a cause? D… --- ## [Reading In Your Sleep??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-in-your-sleep/144335)
**Author:** [@HighSoci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HighSoci)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-in-your-sleep/144335 "2020-02-16T07:31:40Z")
I once watched a Batman cartoon that had Batman facing the Scarecrow. Well in the cartoon, Batman was put to sleep or something like that and couldn’t get out of it and couldn’t figure out what was going on until he grab… --- ## [Really, what can a progressive/ally actually do that makes a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-what-can-a-progressive-ally-actually-do-that-makes-a-difference/848005)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-what-can-a-progressive-ally-actually-do-that-makes-a-difference/848005 "2020-02-16T03:47:05Z")
Because I’m not sure that any of it matters? I hate to sound like an ass saying that, because it may well matter on a personal or small-scale basis. But in the big picture, I feel like there’s an entrenched population t… --- ## [Would you whistle blow on Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-whistle-blow-on-trump/847830)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-whistle-blow-on-trump/847830 "2020-02-15T09:31:42Z")
Suppose you were a career public servant who worked in the vicinity of the white house and came across some form of incriminating information about Trump. Its not for any crime that is worse those he has already been acc… --- ## [Coin Collectors: About New Coins...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-collectors-about-new-coins/847956)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-collectors-about-new-coins/847956 "2020-02-15T02:19:09Z")
I’m just the average coin collector, but I have noticed certain coins are tough to find although they are of no real value (above face value). For example, the Maine and Hawaii National Parks Quarters are conspicuously m… --- ## [How many guitar picks do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-guitar-picks-do-you-have/847833)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-guitar-picks-do-you-have/847833 "2020-02-15T01:17:35Z")
I’ve never played guitar, but my teenage son has two of them-one acoustic and one electric. And about 5000 guitar picks. All different colors, shapes, sizes, and materials; some with logos or band names on them, some loo… --- ## [What's the most obvious lie you've ever believed past childhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-obvious-lie-youve-ever-believed-past-childhood/847616)
**Author:** [@VinylEsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylEsto)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-obvious-lie-youve-ever-believed-past-childhood/847616 "2020-02-15T00:54:11Z")
I believed in the “you can taste sweet things on your balls” myth for the better part of a year. --- ## [Fun with flags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-flags/847821)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-flags/847821 "2020-02-14T19:34:30Z")
We’re in the process of moving into a home in Kentucky which has a towering flagpole with regulation-sized U.S. flag flying near the front entrance. This is a nifty feature; however I was made aware by the home inspecto… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=338) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=340)