# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=417 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 418 --- ## [U.S. English vocabulary question \[Edited: How to prevent delivery of flyers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-english-vocabulary-question-edited-how-to-prevent-delivery-of-flyers/830272)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-english-vocabulary-question-edited-how-to-prevent-delivery-of-flyers/830272 "2019-03-10T15:58:36Z")
I travel a lot, and I try to make sure that there are no obvious indications that the house is empty - like a stuffed mailbox. So I use a P.O. box, and I have physically removed my mailbox to stop USPS-delivered junk m… --- ## [How Many Wearings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-wearings/830767)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-wearings/830767 "2019-03-10T12:14:47Z")
After reading all of the posts in the purpose of underwear thread I thought it would be interesting to find out… How many times do you wear certain items of clothing before laundering? Me: Jeans - 3 times Leggings or… --- ## [Can anyone recommend a good texting app for Android? Requirements/Wants inside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-good-texting-app-for-android-requirements-wants-inside/830845)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-good-texting-app-for-android-requirements-wants-inside/830845 "2019-03-10T01:28:44Z")
I use whatever came with my phone. It appears to be called “messaging” and it does do a good job texting, but I have a couple issues with it. It struggles to scroll up message histories so I can read old messages. If I g… --- ## [Day trip to a Florida key......from Miami](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-trip-to-a-florida-key-from-miami/830830)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-trip-to-a-florida-key-from-miami/830830 "2019-03-09T22:58:10Z")
We’re going to Miami for a full 3 days at the end of March. Can anyone recommend a day trip to one of the Florida Keys. The most we’d want drive is 2 hours. Which Key would have the most to offer? Maybe we’d take a s… --- ## [Backing up an an entire computer to an external drive. What is the easiest way to do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-an-an-entire-computer-to-an-external-drive-what-is-the-easiest-way-to-do-this/830481)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-an-an-entire-computer-to-an-external-drive-what-is-the-easiest-way-to-do-this/830481 "2019-03-09T20:58:18Z")
I have a 700 GB laptop that has 120 GB of hard drive space used. I also have a 2 TB external drive that I would like to dedicate to performing monthly backups of the laptop. I want a method that is easy, reliable, and t… --- ## [Help me pick a cat tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-cat-tree/829929)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-cat-tree/829929 "2019-03-09T20:24:28Z")
I’ve been thinking of getting a cat tree and I’ve narrowed it down to 2 choices. I’d ask the main interested parties but they only respond to images on computer monitors if it’s a bird video. Here is the first option: A… --- ## [Is it that easy to buy someone a car, as a surprise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-that-easy-to-buy-someone-a-car-as-a-surprise/830759)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-that-easy-to-buy-someone-a-car-as-a-surprise/830759 "2019-03-09T19:42:42Z")
It’s a common theme in car ads. Assuming you really want to buy someone a new car, and have it delivered as a surprise in their driveway, is it as easy as it looks? If you don’t want to be responsible for any ongoing c… --- ## [If you've had DNA testing (23andme, Ancestry.com, etc) done, please share your experience.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youve-had-dna-testing-23andme-ancestry-com-etc-done-please-share-your-experience/830586)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youve-had-dna-testing-23andme-ancestry-com-etc-done-please-share-your-experience/830586 "2019-03-09T19:28:11Z")
For those that have had voluntary DNA testing done through one (or more) of the options that currently inundate TV commercials, who did you use and what did you think of the results? Was it worth the cost to you? --- ## [Tell me honestly: how did you, as a kid, (not) do your homework?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-honestly-how-did-you-as-a-kid-not-do-your-homework/830629)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-honestly-how-did-you-as-a-kid-not-do-your-homework/830629 "2019-03-09T19:07:22Z")
There is mounting evidence that homework is worse then useless for elementary school kids. But it keeps existing, because parents fear that if a school does not assign homework, their kids will fall behind in the rat rac… --- ## [What would happen if I simply refuse to show up for jury duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-simply-refuse-to-show-up-for-jury-duty/830754)
**Author:** [@kevlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevlaw)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-simply-refuse-to-show-up-for-jury-duty/830754 "2019-03-09T18:21:26Z")
Last week, I received a summons to appear for jury duty at the Superior Court of Santa Clara. I don’t want to attend. I have spent the last week emailing back and forth with the jury staff of The Court and they claim th… --- ## [Poll: Putting your finger close to your "third eye"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-putting-your-finger-close-to-your-third-eye/355461)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-putting-your-finger-close-to-your-third-eye/355461 "2019-03-09T15:48:25Z")
Ever since I was a kid, I noticed that if I put my finger, or any other object for that matter, close to my forehead between my eyes, without actually touching, I would get a weird feeling at that spot in my forehead. T… --- ## [Dental work - Implants and bridges and...flippers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-work-implants-and-bridges-and-flippers/830708)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-work-implants-and-bridges-and-flippers/830708 "2019-03-09T03:28:38Z")
Just back from the dentist. Had a crown fall off that could not be repaired, so had to have the rest of the tooth yanked. I asked about options and Mr. Dentist mentioned something called a flipper. It’s a single tooth t… --- ## [Contempt of court to call a federal judge's chambers and leave msg calling him a f@cking a@shole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contempt-of-court-to-call-a-federal-judges-chambers-and-leave-msg-calling-him-a-f-cking-a-shole/830738)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contempt-of-court-to-call-a-federal-judges-chambers-and-leave-msg-calling-him-a-f-cking-a-shole/830738 "2019-03-09T03:09:54Z")
Would it be considered contempt of court, or is it otherwise illegal, to call a federal judge’s chamber’s office phone and leave a profane message regarding your feelings about his rulings? The only other consideration … --- ## [Dumb Car Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-car-question/830611)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-car-question/830611 "2019-03-09T02:29:36Z")
If one should need a new gas cap for your car, does one size fit all? If not, should the packaging be marked as to which cars the particular cap fits? Or, should I see the person at the auto parts counter to help me find… --- ## [Very low LDL cholesterol... should I be concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-low-ldl-cholesterol-should-i-be-concerned/830672)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-low-ldl-cholesterol-should-i-be-concerned/830672 "2019-03-09T02:05:23Z")
To start with, I’m an overweight diabetic in perimenopause, with depression and panic disorder. (Sorry boys, I’m taken!) In 2017, I worked on my health to eat better and get my diabetes under control (via (low carbs, m… --- ## [Bad decisions or bad luck that paid off in the long run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-decisions-or-bad-luck-that-paid-off-in-the-long-run/830795)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-decisions-or-bad-luck-that-paid-off-in-the-long-run/830795 "2019-03-09T01:38:53Z")
Anyone got stories of bad luck, disappointment or bad decisions that paid off in the long run? It reminds me of the buddhist parable. Anyway, I knew a guy who got his girlfriend pregnant in high school. Sounds bad, b… --- ## [WTF? Mentally handicapped people aren't subject to minimum wage laws. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-mentally-handicapped-people-arent-subject-to-minimum-wage-laws-why/830140)
**Author:** [@Littleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Littleman)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-mentally-handicapped-people-arent-subject-to-minimum-wage-laws-why/830140 "2019-03-09T01:04:21Z")
I was just looking through potential libertarian candidates , ( seemed like most just use the party more as an excise for craziness than actually want to progress party views) came across Schiff, who doesn’t think minimu… --- ## [How to know if its Achilles tendonitis or partial tear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-know-if-its-achilles-tendonitis-or-partial-tear/830668)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-know-if-its-achilles-tendonitis-or-partial-tear/830668 "2019-03-09T00:15:13Z")
So last night I got pain in my Achilles tendon, I didn’t hear a pop but it happened after I was running around the house in my slippers that have a tendency to rub against the Achilles area if you pivot wrong. I had a fr… --- ## [Need new wheels on road bike...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-new-wheels-on-road-bike/830788)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-new-wheels-on-road-bike/830788 "2019-03-08T20:39:14Z")
I have a Felt z85 road bike that I bought about 4 years ago. Looks like the rims are getting thin and I’ll need a new set soon. 700c wheels needed. Mostly a commuter bike. I used it for some training, but nothing intens… --- ## [Will the merchant ever win the chargeback arbitration if they deny service and claim...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-merchant-ever-win-the-chargeback-arbitration-if-they-deny-service-and-claim/830670)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-merchant-ever-win-the-chargeback-arbitration-if-they-deny-service-and-claim/830670 "2019-03-08T17:02:47Z")
That the customer committed wrongdoing? I bring this up because there’s all sort of online and offline services and clubs people subscribe to. Whether it be a gym that bans you from the premises because they claim you … --- ## [What ultrabook to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ultrabook-to-buy/830732)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ultrabook-to-buy/830732 "2019-03-08T07:32:32Z")
I’m in the market for a real computer that’s small and light and runs windows. I have an old, bottom of the line Lenovo yoga. I love the form factor (the hinge lets it work as a laptop, or flips all the way over to be a… --- ## [Any Baltmore SDopers? Seeking Info...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-baltmore-sdopers-seeking-info/830612)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-baltmore-sdopers-seeking-info/830612 "2019-03-08T01:14:19Z")
I know this is minor, but it is bugging me. Did Bill Kidd’s Toyota once sell Chrysler Plymouth Dodge new cars in the 1990s? I could swear I bought my second car from them, but I am told that’s not possible. Apparently, … --- ## [Suggestions for the Beverly Hills/Hollywood area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-the-beverly-hills-hollywood-area/830589)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-the-beverly-hills-hollywood-area/830589 "2019-03-08T00:07:36Z")
Mrs. Wheelz and I will be spending 3 nights at the Beverly Hilton in May. I’ve booked us the Warner Brothers studio tour, and we’re looking at the Surf City Perfect Hollywood Tour to check off some of the obvious touris… --- ## [For those who have, or had, Universal Health Care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-have-or-had-universal-health-care/830303)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-have-or-had-universal-health-care/830303 "2019-03-07T20:20:50Z")
This poll is for those that have experience with UHC: Do you prefer UHC, the private insurance system we have in the U.S., or some other system? edited to add: the “UFC” in the poll is supposed to be “UHC”-mods have bee… --- ## [Mosbach Germany in May](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosbach-germany-in-may/830578)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosbach-germany-in-may/830578 "2019-03-07T19:35:34Z")
I’m taking a business trip the last 2 weeks of May to Mosbach Germany and gathering info has been a bit difficult. Has anyone been or have any recommendations? --- ## [Hiking camera backpacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiking-camera-backpacks/830700)
**Author:** [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiking-camera-backpacks/830700 "2019-03-07T19:29:45Z")
For years I have been using a shoulder sling to take my DSLR on hikes, but it is less then ideal on tricky trails or when using a pack. Recently on a winter trip to Yosemite, I saw a camera bag in the store that might s… --- ## [Gun-Owners - Have you ever carried you handgun tucked into your waistband](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-owners-have-you-ever-carried-you-handgun-tucked-into-your-waistband/830639)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-owners-have-you-ever-carried-you-handgun-tucked-into-your-waistband/830639 "2019-03-07T18:38:45Z")
This is NOT a gun control debate thread. I see this in TV and movies all the time, where a guy with a gun sticks into his waistband. Good guys and bad guys, usually at the small of their backs, but sometimes up front. T… --- ## [Do these shop owners think I'm someone special?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-shop-owners-think-im-someone-special/830695)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-shop-owners-think-im-someone-special/830695 "2019-03-07T15:59:47Z")
This makes me chuckle to think about. About two years ago I signed up on this thing on Google. Basically, Google asked me if I want to become a regular reviewer. Each review, I score points… for something… I can’t remem… --- ## [Olga Ladyzhenskaya: dammed with faint praise.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olga-ladyzhenskaya-dammed-with-faint-praise/830671)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olga-ladyzhenskaya-dammed-with-faint-praise/830671 "2019-03-07T13:43:53Z")
Olga Ladyzhenskaya is todays google doodle on my computer. I like that: Olga did theoretical work related to things I am interested in, so I actually understand the nature of her work (although not the work itself: I am … --- ## [Is the demonization of carbon dioxide just like the demonization of the poor Jews under Hitler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-demonization-of-carbon-dioxide-just-like-the-demonization-of-the-poor-jews-under-hitler/830166)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-demonization-of-carbon-dioxide-just-like-the-demonization-of-the-poor-jews-under-hitler/830166 "2019-03-07T06:10:39Z")
(I wanted to post this in GD, with the following preface, but didn’t want to “push my luck.”) If some crackpot like Anderson Cooper or Oprah Winfrey had done the following, IMHO or BBQ Pit would be the proper forum for … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=416) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=418)