# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=400 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 401 --- ## [British royalty vs the Kardashians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-royalty-vs-the-kardashians/834409)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-royalty-vs-the-kardashians/834409 "2019-05-24T13:53:51Z")
ISTM that the British “royalty” perform no real societal function, other than as a source of drama/entertainment and gossip, similar to the Kardashians in the US. I actually have more respect for the Kardashians in this … --- ## [I'm a shy photographer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-shy-photographer/807223)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-shy-photographer/807223 "2019-05-24T12:41:46Z")
I used to be heavily into photography (as an amateur hobbyist), and now I want to get back into it. I’m soon going to buy a decent entry-level DSLR and some gear (total under $1,000, as I said, it’s a hobby, not a profes… --- ## [What would make Trumps base supporters turn on him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-trumps-base-supporters-turn-on-him/814963)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-trumps-base-supporters-turn-on-him/814963 "2019-05-24T07:59:25Z")
Is there anything? A crashed economy won’t do it. They will blame Obama. He is already making the US a mockery on the world stage. Hell, electing him in the first place did that. They don’t care. Another war or two… --- ## ["I didn't mean to!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-mean-to/834230)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-mean-to/834230 "2019-05-24T04:26:51Z")
How do you react when you confront someone who has done something wrong, and they respond, “I didn’t mean to!” Minor parking lot incident this a.m. I was driving my wife to and from a medical procedure. As we left the… --- ## [I want to keep abreast of health reform on the city and state level. is there a good website for it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-keep-abreast-of-health-reform-on-the-city-and-state-level-is-there-a-good-website-for-it/834440)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-keep-abreast-of-health-reform-on-the-city-and-state-level-is-there-a-good-website-for-it/834440 "2019-05-24T03:25:12Z")
Now that democrats had a good year in 2018, some states are discussing health reform again. If they have another good year in 2020 I’m sure more states will take up the fight too. The governors in both Colorado & Califo… --- ## [What's the worst thing a person can do and NOT break the law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-and-not-break-the-law/833438 "2019-05-09T04:18:14Z")
This seems like an easy question but the best I can come up with is infidelity or possibly corporal punishment. --- ## [Any suggestions for getting an old dog to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-suggestions-for-getting-an-old-dog-to-eat/833686)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-suggestions-for-getting-an-old-dog-to-eat/833686 "2019-05-23T18:34:56Z")
In a nutshell: My beloved Jack Russell mix is 16. Other than some general age related decline he rarely had a sick day in his life until he was around 15. Now he has stopped eating- not completely, but mostly. I’ve tak… --- ## [Would a Judge charged a felon who grabs a gun to protect people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-judge-charged-a-felon-who-grabs-a-gun-to-protect-people/834339)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-judge-charged-a-felon-who-grabs-a-gun-to-protect-people/834339 "2019-05-23T18:20:26Z")
Okay so theoretical situation, say a felon is in a mall and someone opens fire on people, another man opens fires back on that guy, he’s then killed. Let’s say that felon is a former military or former cop, he picks up t… --- ## [Mouth guard ruined my bite; now need Invisalign. Anyone else have this problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouth-guard-ruined-my-bite-now-need-invisalign-anyone-else-have-this-problem/834267)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouth-guard-ruined-my-bite-now-need-invisalign-anyone-else-have-this-problem/834267 "2019-05-23T15:14:16Z")
I had braces as a kid, but haven’t worn a retainer in 50+ years. Ten years ago, my dentist recommended a mouth guard because my teeth had become damaged from clenching. I’ve worn it nights ever since. Over the years, I… --- ## [What would be the best country for a fed-up American to move to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-country-for-a-fed-up-american-to-move-to/834036)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-country-for-a-fed-up-american-to-move-to/834036 "2019-05-23T11:47:17Z")
Trump. Trade war. Supreme Court. Do-nothing Congress. Health care. Rampant guns. Alabama. All kinds of attendant BS. I’m close to being fed up and starting to think about where else I could go. What countries would be … --- ## [The laws of "thermo-economics"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-laws-of-thermo-economics/834278)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-laws-of-thermo-economics/834278 "2019-05-23T05:54:09Z")
Weird title, I know. My question is this. Is it meaningful, maybe even useful to look at economics through the lense of the laws of thermodynamics? I understand that when you get it down to small enough groups or indi… --- ## [Do people still share excess fruits and vegetables at gatherings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-share-excess-fruits-and-vegetables-at-gatherings/834358)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-share-excess-fruits-and-vegetables-at-gatherings/834358 "2019-05-23T02:16:49Z")
The thread about the itch you get from pineapples brought back some fond memories of my youth. Growing up in Hawaii, in the 60’s and early 70’s, whenever there was a family or social gatherings during fruit season(mangos… --- ## [Morehouse College Class of 2019 - Student debt to be paid off by billionaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morehouse-college-class-of-2019-student-debt-to-be-paid-off-by-billionaire/834248)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morehouse-college-class-of-2019-student-debt-to-be-paid-off-by-billionaire/834248 "2019-05-23T01:17:14Z")
Searched and didn’t see a thread re: this topic. If you hadn’t heard, Robert Smith, Chairman & CEO of Vista Partners, a private equity firm, while conducting the commencement speech at Morehouse College, a predominantly… --- ## [Is it an universal that the smell of other adult people‘s sh\*t is more nauseating than one‘s own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-an-universal-that-the-smell-of-other-adult-people-s-sh-t-is-more-nauseating-than-one-s-own/834285)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-an-universal-that-the-smell-of-other-adult-people-s-sh-t-is-more-nauseating-than-one-s-own/834285 "2019-05-23T01:15:16Z")
An observation I made from being infrequently involved in the care of my late parents, and now of my father in law who needs a pit stop before and after we take him from the nursing home for a wheelchair excursion: Hand… --- ## [Buddhism feels like a chain for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddhism-feels-like-a-chain-for-me/833878)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddhism-feels-like-a-chain-for-me/833878 "2019-05-22T21:06:21Z")
I don’t know, but it’s just that the religion when I read it and the text and articles based on it just feels like a chain around my being. Too much of it I don’t understand: no self, the material world is an illusion, … --- ## [Has anyone been prescribed and taken phentermine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-prescribed-and-taken-phentermine/834269)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-prescribed-and-taken-phentermine/834269 "2019-05-22T19:08:25Z")
I need to lose a bunch of weight and am suffering from pretty bad depression and lack of motivation. Everything in my life and in the US right now is really dragging me down. I would love to look for a better job, but … --- ## [Post your unpopular opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001)
**Author:** [@Reecejackox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reecejackox)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001 "2019-05-22T18:38:15Z")
Can be anything you want I will start WWE is better than UFC --- ## [Teens & Spending Money at Hershey Park?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-spending-money-at-hershey-park/834323)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-spending-money-at-hershey-park/834323 "2019-05-22T18:22:47Z")
My son’s class is taking a class trip to Hershey Park. They will be eating lunch and strongly advised to eat dinner (plus, plan for a snack) all in the park. How much cash should we give him to cover this? I hear food … --- ## [Question for parents: making babies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-parents-making-babies/834128)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-parents-making-babies/834128 "2019-05-22T12:40:23Z")
Parents: Do you know when you “made” your kids? I remember because we were doing “Family Planning” meaning we knew when we wanted our kids to be born (summer) and we knew her cycle. She would come to me and say “Urban-g… --- ## [Plumbing problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-problem/833673)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-problem/833673 "2019-05-11T11:52:31Z")
I had my bathroom completely re-modeled about a month ago. A couple of weeks ago we noticed a gurgling sound from the bathtub whenever the toilet was flushed. It started out barely noticeable, then, as the days went on, … --- ## [Why is "fear of spiders (snakes, etc)" now something to "brag" about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fear-of-spiders-snakes-etc-now-something-to-brag-about/834263)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fear-of-spiders-snakes-etc-now-something-to-brag-about/834263 "2019-05-21T23:11:46Z")
Seems to be a recent phenomenon, especially on Facebook. For example, on our neighborhood HOA FB page, occasionally someone will post that they saw a snake, or that the spiders are started to make their webs, or whatever… --- ## ["Green Bags" Anyone used something like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bags-anyone-used-something-like-this/834134)
**Author:** [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bags-anyone-used-something-like-this/834134 "2019-05-21T20:28:49Z")
Greetings all, Here is a link to what I’m talking about: https://www.ebay.com/i/283162615046?chn=ps I got in a discussion about Strawberries going bad in the 'fridge. The other person mentioned that they used what the… --- ## [What are "good" employee contributions for medical benefits in 2019?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-good-employee-contributions-for-medical-benefits-in-2019/834257)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-good-employee-contributions-for-medical-benefits-in-2019/834257 "2019-05-21T18:24:41Z")
So, I’ve got a small business in the ecommerce space and I’m hoping to attract a general manager or operations manager to help handle day-to-day operations and handle a few other challenges. Some of our existing manager… --- ## [Talk me into or out of doing a marathon this year!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-or-out-of-doing-a-marathon-this-year/834208)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-or-out-of-doing-a-marathon-this-year/834208 "2019-05-21T18:14:39Z")
My first and last marathon was 16 years ago. Hit my (slow) goal time of under 4:45 (4:44 and change but hey) and said, good, check that goal off. From there I did a few years of triathloning up to a half-ironman and sinc… --- ## [When you think of a thong you think of...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-think-of-a-thong-you-think-of/834073)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-think-of-a-thong-you-think-of/834073 "2019-05-21T04:16:28Z")
Inspired by this thread. How did we get two different wearable items with the same name? --- ## [Less than 24 hrs. to respond to purchase offer-is this usual in selling property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-than-24-hrs-to-respond-to-purchase-offer-is-this-usual-in-selling-property/834068)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-than-24-hrs-to-respond-to-purchase-offer-is-this-usual-in-selling-property/834068 "2019-05-21T02:24:27Z")
1st off, which we declined out of hand, got it at 5pm, they needed to know by 2 the next day. New offer, I got the offer at 9p last nite in my mail, I was asleep, saw it at 4a this morning, they want an answer by 1 tomo… --- ## [Retirement question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-question/834175)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-question/834175 "2019-05-20T23:01:06Z")
If I retire at 60 I get a 42K per year pension. I’m likely to have around 200K in a 403b, and we have a house next to a soon to be Metro stop outside DC. The house should be almost paid for by the time I hit 60, so we … --- ## [Making a career change, advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-career-change-advice/834084)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-career-change-advice/834084 "2019-05-20T21:20:11Z")
I haven’t really looked for a job since 2006. In 2008, I joined a rival company but basically doing the same job. In 2012, I took an internal promotion. My problem is that I don’t know what I want to do, but I know I do… --- ## [Yuck, we've got pantry moths - any solutions for getting rid of them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuck-weve-got-pantry-moths-any-solutions-for-getting-rid-of-them/537997)
**Author:** [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuck-weve-got-pantry-moths-any-solutions-for-getting-rid-of-them/537997 "2019-05-20T17:04:15Z")
Last night I discovered that the harmless (or so I thought) moths which I had sometimes seen in our pantry recently are actually pantry moths - I’d never heard of them before. Their larvae have now infested our pantry … --- ## [How do you discard heavy lead crystal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-discard-heavy-lead-crystal/834148)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-discard-heavy-lead-crystal/834148 "2019-05-20T17:01:31Z")
Nobody wants heavy lead crystal. It cannot be recycled and cannot be put in the garbage (damages the compacting machinery). What do you do with it? We have some beautiful inherited pieces, but, as we prepare to downsiz… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=399) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=401)