# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=426 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 427 --- ## [I want to get a custom tweed jacket or suit - where should I go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-get-a-custom-tweed-jacket-or-suit-where-should-i-go/827700)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-get-a-custom-tweed-jacket-or-suit-where-should-i-go/827700 "2019-02-05T22:38:12Z")
I have been very satisfied getting some off-the-rack suits from Men’s Wearhouse which were adjusted, but I want a tweed jacket, maybe an entire suit. I was prepared to spend $1,000 or so at Men’s Wearhouse for a custom s… --- ## [help - what does a unicorn eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-what-does-a-unicorn-eat/827977)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-what-does-a-unicorn-eat/827977 "2019-02-05T21:19:46Z")
I’m getting a baby unicorn this weekend but I’m freaking out because I don’t know what to feed it or how to take care of it. I can’t find anything on the web, wtf? You guys know all, what do I do? --- ## [Removing grease stains from clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-grease-stains-from-clothes/828926)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-grease-stains-from-clothes/828926 "2019-02-05T20:01:18Z")
I am looking for recommendations on how to remove grease stains from clothes. I’ve used “Shout Advanced Stain Remover Gel”. It’s recently stopped working for me. What do you all use and recommend to remove greasy food s… --- ## [What one food would you put in your "people feeder" to attract the most and varied kind of people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550 "2019-02-05T15:12:04Z")
Suppose you are an alien with multiple robotic food trucks that will be placed around the world in public places. You want one food/dish to attract the most and varied kind of people. it has to be something that will … --- ## [What’s your opinion on mixed gender sleepovers for teenagers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-opinion-on-mixed-gender-sleepovers-for-teenagers/828467)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-opinion-on-mixed-gender-sleepovers-for-teenagers/828467 "2019-02-05T04:12:53Z")
I have no problem with them, but it would have been unthinkable when I was growing up. I think that teens will be teens and a mixed gender sleepover will involve the same type of activities as a same gender one. Late nig… --- ## [It's time for brick-and-mortar video rental stores to come back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-brick-and-mortar-video-rental-stores-to-come-back/828127)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-brick-and-mortar-video-rental-stores-to-come-back/828127 "2019-02-05T01:51:51Z")
Okay, it’s time for the physical video rental industry to make a comeback. The golden age of online streaming is over. Until recently, with subscriptions to Netflix, Hulu, HBO (just for the few months that Game of Thron… --- ## [What actually makes someone a good entrepreneur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-makes-someone-a-good-entrepreneur/828843)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-makes-someone-a-good-entrepreneur/828843 "2019-02-04T22:23:06Z")
I’ve always admired entrepreneurs, something about building up a living in the business community without having to join an existing business started by someone else strikes me as very competent. But anyway, what actual… --- ## [My sister has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-has-died/828858)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-has-died/828858 "2019-02-04T18:45:31Z")
Unexpectedly and I can’t process it. There are these moments of weird normalcy, building a stupid ikea dresser and then just incoherent pain. She helped me learn to ride a bike and beat up an older neighbor who bullied m… --- ## [Those tabletop wireless "pay here" kiosks in restaurants-am I just too paranoid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-tabletop-wireless-pay-here-kiosks-in-restaurants-am-i-just-too-paranoid/828720)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-tabletop-wireless-pay-here-kiosks-in-restaurants-am-i-just-too-paranoid/828720 "2019-02-03T21:28:06Z")
I’ve been successful in ignoring them since they appeared, yesterday I was badgered into using it by our server (the manager says we have to, we get points for getting customers to use it, I have a 12 top over there, I’m… --- ## [Is Trump doomed to hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-doomed-to-hell/828669)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-doomed-to-hell/828669 "2019-02-03T19:56:50Z")
Do your religious beliefs include some notion of “hell?” If so, is there any way Donald Trump isn’t headed there? If you view him as gravely immoral but support his agenda do you believe the success of that agenda can be… --- ## [Adult measles vaccination questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-measles-vaccination-questions/828675)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-measles-vaccination-questions/828675 "2019-02-03T19:35:02Z")
We’re flying to Portland in April, and my husband has become anxious about the measles outbreak there. He was born in 1951, and does not remember ever having been vaccinated for anything. It’s very likely that he wasn’… --- ## [What political party am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-political-party-am-i/828705)
**Author:** [@Littleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Littleman)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-political-party-am-i/828705 "2019-02-03T14:27:50Z")
All right, I’m pretty sure I’m not Democrat or Republican. I’m sure there’s a few people here who I’ve debated with who might have a fairly detailed idea of some of my views. If they didn’t make wild assumptions that be… --- ## [Worst typo you ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-typo-you-ever-made/828151)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-typo-you-ever-made/828151 "2019-02-03T03:04:48Z")
This happened to me this weekend. I was installing Homebridge on on Raspberry Pi. At one part of the installation, you need to create a “homebridge” directory in your “home” directory. I did cd / instead of cd ~ and ac… --- ## [Constantly feeling like you "should be doing something else".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constantly-feeling-like-you-should-be-doing-something-else/828488)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constantly-feeling-like-you-should-be-doing-something-else/828488 "2019-02-02T21:35:07Z")
Borrowing some themes and comments made in these threads: We might need 50 words for “tired” Never really understood “being present” Does anyone else ever feel like you have so many things you “should” be doing and so… --- ## [Anyone Here A Harvard Grad, Parent, Student? A Question About Harvard Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-a-harvard-grad-parent-student-a-question-about-harvard-culture/828841)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-a-harvard-grad-parent-student-a-question-about-harvard-culture/828841 "2019-02-02T16:08:07Z")
I know that there’s a big rivalry between Harvard’s serious on-campus newspaper, The Crimson, and its satire publication, the Lampoon. My question is, when an incoming frosh English or Journalism major comes to Cambridge… --- ## [ok which version of hell would you wanna be in ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-which-version-of-hell-would-you-wanna-be-in/828777)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-which-version-of-hell-would-you-wanna-be-in/828777 "2019-02-02T13:42:24Z")
Australian heat wave :MSN or polar vortex ? https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/record-shattering-arctic-blast-keeps-the-midwest-in-a-deep-freeze/ar-BBSZCnD and tell is why… --- ## [Poll for women: Drawing on the power of image of women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-women-drawing-on-the-power-of-image-of-women/828772)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-women-drawing-on-the-power-of-image-of-women/828772 "2019-02-02T07:00:18Z")
… the power of women specifically as objects of sexual interest. In a fifteen-year-ago thread (of which I’m proud to have started), I asked about how women felt about fashion magazines and one of the optional responses … --- ## [Multiple Monitor Solution Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-monitor-solution-suggestions/828723)
**Author:** [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-monitor-solution-suggestions/828723 "2019-02-02T02:03:52Z")
Our bridge club wants to be able to display on multiple monitors from a single PC. Please suggest ways we might be able to do this. The situation and requirements are as follows. We wish to display something (timer clo… --- ## [Is the World Really All That Crazy These Days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-world-really-all-that-crazy-these-days/820011)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-world-really-all-that-crazy-these-days/820011 "2019-02-01T19:10:12Z")
Immunizations cause autism, Bigfoot and ghosts are worthy of multiple ‘reality’ TV shows—each, Politicians are reptile people in disguise. Gameshow competitions aimed at creating a marriage; advertising advertising adve… --- ## [How do you clean the window on your fireplace insert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-the-window-on-your-fireplace-insert/827463)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-the-window-on-your-fireplace-insert/827463 "2019-02-01T18:49:02Z")
I wait for the glass to cool, then use water, paper towels and ashes and SCRUB. Every time I build a fire. It’s getting old. Does anyone have a better system? --- ## ["US Drops From Top 20 of Corruption Perceptions Index First Time since 2011" But why good last year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-drops-from-top-20-of-corruption-perceptions-index-first-time-since-2011-but-why-good-last-year/828713)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-drops-from-top-20-of-corruption-perceptions-index-first-time-since-2011-but-why-good-last-year/828713 "2019-02-01T05:38:03Z")
Pretty much every article that isn’t The Independent is blaming this 71 score on Trump, but apparently last year in 2017 it actually went up at 75 to the second highest it’s ever been compared to the 74 year of 2016. I… --- ## [Netbook recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netbook-recommendations/828703)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netbook-recommendations/828703 "2019-02-01T05:10:01Z")
The netbook market (which I understand has been largely supplanted by tablets) appears to be a wriggling mass of cheap garbage masquerading as the “barebones but serviceable” device I’m looking for. Most offerings on Ama… --- ## [Would you want to own a bar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-own-a-bar/828537)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-own-a-bar/828537 "2019-02-01T02:15:13Z")
Do you think you could or even want to own a bar? Not too big. Maybe something like “Cheers” where you basically serve beer on tap and mixed drinks. --- ## [Please explain to me as if I were simple: title company, restoring a failed deed, underwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-as-if-i-were-simple-title-company-restoring-a-failed-deed-underwriter/828702)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-as-if-i-were-simple-title-company-restoring-a-failed-deed-underwriter/828702 "2019-01-31T23:20:55Z")
My father left in his living trust a house and land on which he had a private land sale contract. However, recently we learned from a title company that the original transfer of the property from my parents to the trust … --- ## [Is baptism 'swimming' legally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-baptism-swimming-legally/828584)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-baptism-swimming-legally/828584 "2019-01-31T16:45:33Z")
If a body of water has a ‘no swimming’ law, would baptizing someone there be against the law. Asking specifically about NY and MA, but in general answers also appreciated. --- ## [Men - What Percent of Women are Beautiful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-percent-of-women-are-beautiful/828332)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-percent-of-women-are-beautiful/828332 "2019-01-31T14:58:00Z")
As a spin off of this thread, where a Dove survey found that 4% of women think they are beautiful. I thought it would be interesting to see if that differs from the perception of men. Define “beautiful” any way you lik… --- ## [We might need 50 words for "tired".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-might-need-50-words-for-tired/828386)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-might-need-50-words-for-tired/828386 "2019-01-31T14:56:24Z")
Being tired is a major problem of our era, at least in the Western World. As the Inuit may have had 50 words for snow, so we may need 50 words for tiredness. The problem is so vague, and may have so much separate causes… --- ## [Recommend a non-Adobe PDF program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-non-adobe-pdf-program/828167)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-non-adobe-pdf-program/828167 "2019-01-31T14:28:23Z")
Here’s what I use it for: OCR, editing PDF files (adding pages, removing pages), changing an occasional word in a PDF file (but really I can usually go back to the source to make changes; this would be a small change, bu… --- ## [Feasibility of working as a Foreign Legal Consultant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feasibility-of-working-as-a-foreign-legal-consultant/828658)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feasibility-of-working-as-a-foreign-legal-consultant/828658 "2019-01-31T10:24:35Z")
I may soon be having discussions with a woman who I am dating long distance about our future. She is a Russian citizen, living in Russia, who practices Russian law for a living. I’m trying to determine if that translates… --- ## [Women--what % of men are drop-dead-gorgeous hunks of beefcake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-of-men-are-drop-dead-gorgeous-hunks-of-beefcake/828367)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-of-men-are-drop-dead-gorgeous-hunks-of-beefcake/828367 "2019-01-31T06:44:38Z")
Not gonna bother with the poll choices, but turnabout is fair play. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=425) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=427)