# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=397 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 398 --- ## [Owning a billboard, worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owning-a-billboard-worth-it/834890)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owning-a-billboard-worth-it/834890 "2019-06-04T04:38:01Z")
This older gentleman around my area, owns 36 billboards. He is currently looking to slowly exit into retirement, selling 12 per year until he is out. These are located in tiny towns, so the rents are not high in the lea… --- ## [NYC to Montreal on Amtrak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-to-montreal-on-amtrak/833225)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-to-montreal-on-amtrak/833225 "2019-06-03T23:47:20Z")
So I’m thinking of going to Montreal this summer in August by train; does anyone have any experience or advice either with the Adirondack or Amtrak in general? Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk --- ## [Let's Talk About Landscape Fabric!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-landscape-fabric/834881)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-landscape-fabric/834881 "2019-06-03T23:24:43Z")
I have a strip of land separating my yard from the neighboring house. There used to be a row of arborvitae there, but I had it taken down, for a couple of reasons, the main one being it was an eyesore. Now I have a strip… --- ## [I Need a Couple of Sturdy Metal Jars/Urns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-couple-of-sturdy-metal-jars-urns/810128)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-couple-of-sturdy-metal-jars-urns/810128 "2018-03-07T14:33:13Z")
I have become custodian of the ashes of my two parents and my husband. I would like a suitable receptacle for their mortal remains. The problem is… I’m not terribly satisfied with what I’ve found so far. I definitely … --- ## [Shaving your legs with an electric shaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-your-legs-with-an-electric-shaver/584760)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-your-legs-with-an-electric-shaver/584760 "2019-06-03T15:18:43Z")
I recently had a bad experience with ingrown hairs as a result of shaving my legs. I’m thinking of switching to an electric shaver, like Mr. Neville uses to shave his face (NOT the same shaver, of course). I don’t know… --- ## [visiting Vancouver BC in Sept](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-bc-in-sept/834575)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-bc-in-sept/834575 "2019-06-03T13:24:02Z")
I will be visiting Vancouver BC in late September. It will be a vacation. Any suggestions on what I should plan for? I have approximately 3 days in the city. I am already planning a day trip to Victoria. Just because I c… --- ## [How old were you when you got a 4-year university or college degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-got-a-4-year-university-or-college-degree/834390)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-got-a-4-year-university-or-college-degree/834390 "2019-06-02T23:50:02Z")
How old were you when you graduated from a college or university with a BA, BS, or other four-year degree? Studies show that most people take six years to earn their bachelor’s degree, and only 19% of people graduate in… --- ## [Being Your Own Boss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-your-own-boss/834912)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-your-own-boss/834912 "2019-06-02T15:05:31Z")
I’ve been thinking about the course of my life and the major points when it went this direction or that. During these reflections it dawned on me that more and more I’m finding myself in the role of mentor. If I were m… --- ## [Police Posting Racist, Bullying, Homophobic Posts On Social Media: Is This A Thing Outside the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-posting-racist-bullying-homophobic-posts-on-social-media-is-this-a-thing-outside-the-us/834902)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-posting-racist-bullying-homophobic-posts-on-social-media-is-this-a-thing-outside-the-us/834902 "2019-06-02T05:15:24Z")
This article posits that an alarming percentage of police officers with public social media presences post racist, bullying, homophobic, etc. posts. It also offered some rather shocking examples. Is this a problem outsi… --- ## [Bizarre Non-Trademark Infringing Names for Popular Products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-non-trademark-infringing-names-for-popular-products/834627)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-non-trademark-infringing-names-for-popular-products/834627 "2019-06-01T22:26:49Z")
I was watching a cooking show the other day and the host was careful to refer to something as an “Individual Serving Beverage Holders” which confused the hell out of me until I realized I was looking at a Keurig K-cup po… --- ## [What is masculinity and why is it important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-masculinity-and-why-is-it-important/834179)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-masculinity-and-why-is-it-important/834179 "2019-06-01T19:59:28Z")
It would be fatuous to ask “what is masculinity” without acknowledging that I am really asking “what is it to be a man”? Masculinity just means pertaining to or characteristic of a man, or the qualities generally ascribe… --- ## [Hypothetical: The parasitic twin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-the-parasitic-twin/834889)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-the-parasitic-twin/834889 "2019-06-01T19:37:23Z")
Jake lives in an alternate universe where sun-damage can cause a parasitic twin to start forming on your skin. Jake has been spending a lot of time in the sun, because he loves getting a tan, and a rather large growth ha… --- ## [How little would you pay for the "Bottle Imp"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-little-would-you-pay-for-the-bottle-imp/834867)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-little-would-you-pay-for-the-bottle-imp/834867 "2019-06-01T11:41:26Z")
Based on the short story by RL Stevenson. There’s a bottle containing an imp. Whoever dies whilst possessing it will suffer an eternity of torment. The bottle can only be sold for an exact number of US dollars, in incre… --- ## [Many (most?) oldish white Anglophonic males are bigots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-most-oldish-white-anglophonic-males-are-bigots/834445)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-most-oldish-white-anglophonic-males-are-bigots/834445 "2019-06-01T03:57:19Z")
I lived a very sheltered life. I don’t recall any acquaintance who hated Jews. I don’t recall any acquaintance using the N\_\_\_\_ word. Most of my friends were progressive or intellectual; and our topics of conversation … --- ## [What unlocked phone should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unlocked-phone-should-i-buy/832495)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unlocked-phone-should-i-buy/832495 "2019-05-31T22:30:53Z")
I need a new phone. My old Moto G Play has seen better days and it’s time to move on. People here were so helpful with suggestions that I’m trying again. I want an unlocked cell phone that will work with any U.S. carrie… --- ## [Our younger generations include good people, but some of our behaviors/actions poorly represent us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-younger-generations-include-good-people-but-some-of-our-behaviors-actions-poorly-represent-us/834524)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-younger-generations-include-good-people-but-some-of-our-behaviors-actions-poorly-represent-us/834524 "2019-05-31T21:14:34Z")
For this thread, I’ll be focusing on Millennials & Generation Z: Now, if the internet, along with technology, was invented back in the 50’s & 60’s, then they would’ve gone through the same transition/struggles as we do … --- ## [Family Obligations -- and reciprocation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-obligations-and-reciprocation/834848)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-obligations-and-reciprocation/834848 "2019-05-31T21:05:54Z")
This is more of a general anthropological survey, not a question of estate practices\*. I thought I’d split this off MachinaForce’s other thread because it seems worthwhile to compare and discuss on its own. I worked fo… --- ## [Anyone have experience with gabapentin for cat aggression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-gabapentin-for-cat-aggression/834805)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-gabapentin-for-cat-aggression/834805 "2019-05-31T20:36:31Z")
A month or so I adopted a semi-blind 2-year-old male cat that I have named Phineas, aka Finn. Sadly, it’s not working out. I’ve followed internet instructions about keeping the new and existing cat (recent pic of Zoey t… --- ## [When does helping become enabling/dependent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-helping-become-enabling-dependent/834692)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-helping-become-enabling-dependent/834692 "2019-05-31T20:18:42Z")
It’s an issue I ran across. I know that everyday deeds like holding the door, etc. don’t really fall under this. This is more like when people begin to take your help for granted and then if you refuse or set a boundary … --- ## [A quetion about the future of video display technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quetion-about-the-future-of-video-display-technology/834699)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quetion-about-the-future-of-video-display-technology/834699 "2019-05-31T18:40:26Z")
I had a curious thought today while at work. Do the current trends in technology give any indication that one day video display resolution at the scale of the Planck Length may be achievable? Is this idea even conceiva… --- ## [What liberals and conservatives expect people's reactions will be to their policies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-liberals-and-conservatives-expect-peoples-reactions-will-be-to-their-policies/834713)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-liberals-and-conservatives-expect-peoples-reactions-will-be-to-their-policies/834713 "2019-05-31T18:01:16Z")
Not sure how to launch into this, so, head-on: Behind every policy is an assumption as to how people will react to that policy (when implemented.) Trying to understand what those assumptions are: Anti-abortion conserva… --- ## [Please help me get more comfortable with doing things alone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-get-more-comfortable-with-doing-things-alone/834717)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-get-more-comfortable-with-doing-things-alone/834717 "2019-05-31T15:51:28Z")
Hello Everyone. It’s been almost two years now since I separated from my husband and I still can’t get past this hump. If anything, it may be getting even more difficult for me. On Memorial Day, I drove to an event, b… --- ## [Road Warriors! Your must-have travel item(s) for business trips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-warriors-your-must-have-travel-item-s-for-business-trips/833807)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-warriors-your-must-have-travel-item-s-for-business-trips/833807 "2019-05-26T17:19:46Z")
What makes plane trips (less) unpleasant for you? Any little creature comforts that help turn a hotel room into a home? Yeah, I am shamelessly soliciting gift ideas from my Doper pals. This is on behalf of a rather Spar… --- ## [Do Fitbits work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fitbits-work/834609)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fitbits-work/834609 "2019-05-29T20:26:51Z")
I got a Fitbit 103 as a gift a few months ago. I didn’t really see the point of it, since I use Pacer on my phone to track my exercise when I feel like doing that. But today I dug out the Fitbit and, just for curiosity’s… --- ## [Can you bend/walk on a dislocated toe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bend-walk-on-a-dislocated-toe/834739)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bend-walk-on-a-dislocated-toe/834739 "2019-05-31T07:40:39Z")
I have had one of my toes dislocate a couple times before, the pain was intense but went away as soon as I popped it back into place, and there was no residual pain. Last night getting up from my desk chair I felt like m… --- ## [Question regarding trees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-trees/834769)
**Author:** [@Knute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knute)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-trees/834769 "2019-05-31T06:33:14Z")
I was wondering if anyone knows what l can do. I rent an apt but the neighbors trees hang right over my car and l get leaves, bird poopie, seeds stems etc. It is peeling the paint off my car. Also, alot of his trees hang… --- ## [Buying glasses online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-glasses-online/832500)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-glasses-online/832500 "2019-05-30T23:32:40Z")
Is Zenni Optical still the place to go to get your glasses online, or are there better and/or cheaper places available? --- ## [Anyone have any novel theories on why my utility bills are so high?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-any-novel-theories-on-why-my-utility-bills-are-so-high/834528)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-any-novel-theories-on-why-my-utility-bills-are-so-high/834528 "2019-05-30T21:35:42Z")
For as long as I can remember in my current house, my utility bill has always been crazy high compared to my peers and neighbors, even though my house is smaller in comparison. Every month when I get my bill I get motiva… --- ## [Am I ambdextrous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-ambdextrous/834616)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-ambdextrous/834616 "2019-05-30T20:49:32Z")
Some things I do right handed : play most sports and write. Basically everything else I do left handed : eat, shave, brush teeth, comb hair, play pool, throw a frisbee, and a lot of other things. Or maybe I am left … --- ## [Suggest some charging cables that don't go bad in a month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-charging-cables-that-dont-go-bad-in-a-month/834639)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-charging-cables-that-dont-go-bad-in-a-month/834639 "2019-05-30T17:48:03Z")
I have terrible luck with charging cables. Should I just consider them to be disposable and stock up on the cheapest I can find, or are there reliable ones that last long enough to be worth a higher price? Any brand sug… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=396) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=398)