# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=343 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 344 --- ## [Dealing with someone (mom) who won't take "no" for an answer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-someone-mom-who-wont-take-no-for-an-answer/846835)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-someone-mom-who-wont-take-no-for-an-answer/846835 "2020-01-30T22:01:40Z")
I could use some advice, maybe a script of what to say, to deal with my mother’s unreasonable demands… As an example, she’s now demanding the phone number of the friends I’ll be staying with next week. I’m forty years o… --- ## [Help me update my computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-update-my-computer/847037)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-update-my-computer/847037 "2020-01-30T21:32:41Z")
Damn video has been freezing up lately. Motherboard- Gigabyte 970A-DS3P with 8 gigs Processor- AMD FX-6300 six core Video- AMD Radeon R7 200 Series(I don’t know which one. This is the info Belarc Advisor gave me). Ca… --- ## [Rights when living with a crazy parent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rights-when-living-with-a-crazy-parent/847136)
**Author:** [@lizzbottayloreyes\_gmail.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizzbottayloreyes_gmail.com)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rights-when-living-with-a-crazy-parent/847136 "2020-01-30T21:03:56Z")
This probably sound terrible, but I am 35 and recently moved in with my mother after my divorce. Do I have any rights as a tenant normally would? I would hate to play the technically I am a tenant card instead of I am yo… --- ## [Is Raising An Exceptionally-Intelligent, "Gifted" Child Difficult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raising-an-exceptionally-intelligent-gifted-child-difficult/846909)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raising-an-exceptionally-intelligent-gifted-child-difficult/846909 "2020-01-30T20:12:33Z")
Watched a new TV show (Outmatched) last night about parents, three of whose four children are exceptionally intelligent. The parents are portrayed as, well, kind of dim, and in over their heads in parenting the little ge… --- ## [Assited living and Capital Gains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assited-living-and-capital-gains/846969)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assited-living-and-capital-gains/846969 "2020-01-30T14:47:27Z")
Hey folks. My 90yo mother fell and broke her hip. She is now in a skilled nursing center and can be released in a few weeks. So… My Wife and I and my mom do not think she will not be able to live alone at home any mo… --- ## [Best foreign language to learn for fun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foreign-language-to-learn-for-fun/846257)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foreign-language-to-learn-for-fun/846257 "2020-01-30T12:03:59Z")
I took French as a kid and forgot most of it since I did not use it. There are many Spanish speakers here but I don’t think I want to learn Spanish. What about Russian? I know their alphabet is different from ours… --- ## [How long and cost to visit all 50 States in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-and-cost-to-visit-all-50-states-in-the-usa/847032)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-and-cost-to-visit-all-50-states-in-the-usa/847032 "2020-01-30T07:28:10Z")
Well I went to school with someone whose son Ethan Connor once held the world record for the youngest person to visit all 50 States in the USA but I think someone from Canada recently did it at a younger age so has anyon… --- ## [Boeing vs Apple - Can you explain the current trend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-vs-apple-can-you-explain-the-current-trend/847162)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-vs-apple-can-you-explain-the-current-trend/847162 "2020-01-30T02:48:06Z")
While reading the news today, I see that Boeing has posted its first annual loss in two decades while Apple has posted its highest revenues ever. Can this be explained simply by saying that more and more … people pr… --- ## [Resources/reading for serving on a nonprofit board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-reading-for-serving-on-a-nonprofit-board/847125)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-reading-for-serving-on-a-nonprofit-board/847125 "2020-01-30T01:31:26Z")
I’m on the board of a local organization, and am looking for some good resources on governance, committees, organizational structure, etc . . . It’s hard to tell from reviews what might be useful or not, and there are s… --- ## [Can you please critique this letter to the estate of Tarzan's creator? Long posts before the letter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-critique-this-letter-to-the-estate-of-tarzans-creator-long-posts-before-the-letter/782491)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-critique-this-letter-to-the-estate-of-tarzans-creator-long-posts-before-the-letter/782491 "2020-01-29T23:54:38Z")
I plan on e-mailing to the estate’s boss about how a trademark on Tarzan acts as perpetual copyright. I was not given a cease and desist but am wanting to give them a mouthful. I will send it to them once it has been put… --- ## [Another car lease vs. buy question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-car-lease-vs-buy-question/847141)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-car-lease-vs-buy-question/847141 "2020-01-29T23:45:52Z")
I know we’ve discussed leasing a car vs. buying before and the general consensus is it’s better to buy. But I’m looking at the numbers for a specific purchase and I need someone to convince me that that conclusion still … --- ## [Stray cat/kitten situation - need opinion fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cat-kitten-situation-need-opinion-fast/847106)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cat-kitten-situation-need-opinion-fast/847106 "2020-01-29T20:54:50Z")
We’ve had a few stray cats in our neighborhood, including a female with 3 kittens, somewhere around 6 weeks old. We had food out for them, and they were coming by a few times a day, as well as playing in our back yard. T… --- ## [Do you think colleges have flunk out classes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-colleges-have-flunk-out-classes/846916)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-colleges-have-flunk-out-classes/846916 "2020-01-29T14:20:25Z")
My mom is convinced that state universities have so-called flunk out classes where they weed out a lot of the freshman class. I didn’t find this to be true, none of the required classes were particularly difficult. Still… --- ## [How do we know for certain Jesus really lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-for-certain-jesus-really-lived/844978)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-for-certain-jesus-really-lived/844978 "2020-01-29T11:36:28Z")
Let’s try to keep this from going into the BBQ Pit. I didn’t think it belonged in General Questions. I in no way mean to insult, question or belittle the beliefs of anyone by asking this question. I have met a lot of pe… --- ## [Anyone use GIS software for work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-gis-software-for-work/846991)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-gis-software-for-work/846991 "2020-01-29T00:29:18Z")
Might get a certificate in GIS and do a career change. It’s only 6 courses. I could also do a MS degree in GIS. I have 20 years in software development. If you use GIS what do you use it for? What type of job … --- ## [Teen culture: 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-culture-2010/847115)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-culture-2010/847115 "2020-01-28T23:11:49Z")
(Note, I dithered as to whether this belonged here or in General Questions) So, I’m doing some writing set in a high school in Los Angeles, 2010, and I recognize that my own high school experience (some 30 years previou… --- ## ["Sensory-friendly shopping"--can someone explain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensory-friendly-shopping-can-someone-explain/846737)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensory-friendly-shopping-can-someone-explain/846737 "2020-01-28T22:55:39Z")
I went to my local Safeway tonight, to get some groceries. It was during “sensory-friendly” hours. Apparently, that means the canned Muzak isn’t playing, there are no “Price check on 4” or “Customer service, line 1” an… --- ## [Help me plan a California Highway 1 road trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-california-highway-1-road-trip/846926)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-california-highway-1-road-trip/846926 "2020-01-28T14:55:50Z")
For the past several years I’ve always traveled overseas for my summer vacations. But last year I bought a new Mazda MX-5 Miata, and ever since I got it I’ve dreamed of driving it down Highway 1 with the top down. So I… --- ## [Has anyone slept in the bathtub?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-slept-in-the-bathtub/846340)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-slept-in-the-bathtub/846340 "2020-01-28T13:33:36Z")
Being Asian, sleeping on the floor isn’t an issue and actually for years was where I slept. But in the movies and TV, people will go to great lengths to make a too small tub a bed. Has anyone actually done this is real l… --- ## [Is it rude for adult children to remind their parents of their parenting fails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-for-adult-children-to-remind-their-parents-of-their-parenting-fails/846830)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-for-adult-children-to-remind-their-parents-of-their-parenting-fails/846830 "2020-01-28T12:28:12Z")
As with many of my threads, a post on reddit has inspired me to ask this question. The OP in that thread wondered if he and his siblings were an assholes for always talking about how horrible their homeschooling experie… --- ## [Your performance level When passionate about something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-performance-level-when-passionate-about-something/847059)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-performance-level-when-passionate-about-something/847059 "2020-01-28T12:15:16Z")
Using my self as an example I know when I am excited or passionate about something I operate on a much higher plane. Concentration and attention span being the biggest factors and energy level and time spent being the se… --- ## [Guy is screaming obscenities, etc, out window for hours. Can police enter his apt w/o permission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-is-screaming-obscenities-etc-out-window-for-hours-can-police-enter-his-apt-w-o-permission/847005)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-is-screaming-obscenities-etc-out-window-for-hours-can-police-enter-his-apt-w-o-permission/847005 "2020-01-28T00:40:28Z")
See subject. Actually happening now–I called 911 ten minutes ago because I thought he might be outside parked in front, and I heard normal sane vo8ces trying to talk to/with him, and thought bad things could happen. In … --- ## [College student question: dorm vs apartment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-question-dorm-vs-apartment/846743)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-question-dorm-vs-apartment/846743 "2020-01-27T19:46:11Z")
We have a HS senior who will be going off to college next year. One school is a tech school with no dorms. The students rent their own apartments. Now back in my day the dorms were a good transition for students. You ha… --- ## [On "being born broken"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-born-broken/847035)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-born-broken/847035 "2020-01-27T18:14:49Z")
I know a made a thread before about the Morris Berman book but it got taken down because that quote I used wasn’t fair use. I didn’t really know that but apparently it is so, so I apologize. But the subject has given me… --- ## [Your favorite national/state park or other natural area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-national-state-park-or-other-natural-area/846036)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-national-state-park-or-other-natural-area/846036 "2020-01-27T05:38:10Z")
Anywhere in the world. Mine is Bryce Canyon in Utah. Better than Grand Canyon which is not far from Bryce. --- ## [Mouse scrolling slowly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-scrolling-slowly/847031)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-scrolling-slowly/847031 "2020-01-27T02:05:35Z")
Occasionally, my computer mouse will scroll very slowly. When I open it up and take out the dirt, it goes back to working fine. Is my mouse just dirty, or is there something else wrong with it? I ask because the wheel i… --- ## [What do you use your computer for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-computer-for/846800)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-computer-for/846800 "2020-01-27T01:01:07Z")
What do you use your computer for? Gaming or just to go online? --- ## [Remote access of computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-access-of-computers/846744)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-access-of-computers/846744 "2020-01-26T19:51:56Z")
Does anyone have experience using a program to access another computer? I need to be able to access my mother’s computer remotely. I don’t need to do this very frequently so I’d like a free program. We both have home ed… --- ## [Trump's Space Force -- going the wrong direction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-space-force-going-the-wrong-direction/846948)
**Author:** [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-space-force-going-the-wrong-direction/846948 "2020-01-26T12:11:14Z")
About Trump’s ‘Space Force’ branch added to the Armed Forces. Not just twittering about creating a logo that is an obvious copy of the Star Trek Spacefleet one… But the whole idea of adding another service. That seems… --- ## [Kidney function question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-function-question/846973)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-function-question/846973 "2020-01-26T09:13:51Z")
When a kidney removes impurities from the blood does it actually target impurities or does it simply remove water that will bring impurities along with it? Similar to changing 3 gallons of water in a 10 gallon aquarium e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=342) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=344)