# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=430 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 431 --- ## [Vintage watch experts: How much is this Vulcain Cricket worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-watch-experts-how-much-is-this-vulcain-cricket-worth/828066)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-watch-experts-how-much-is-this-vulcain-cricket-worth/828066 "2019-01-19T22:47:55Z")
Monetary value, of course. This was my dad’s watch, and its value to me is beyond price. True story: When I was 3 and 4, we were living in Japan. The house wasn’t ‘great’, and dad was doing some wiring on a ceiling lig… --- ## [Ancestors that were killed in battle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancestors-that-were-killed-in-battle/823951)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancestors-that-were-killed-in-battle/823951 "2019-01-19T19:37:35Z")
I recently found out that my great great grandfather was killed at the Battle of Cedar Mountain during the Civil War. 1st New Jersey Cavalry. Good thing for me he managed to have a couple of kids first. In your family t… --- ## [Washington Women's March bruhaha just another dis-information campaign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-womens-march-bruhaha-just-another-dis-information-campaign/828030)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-womens-march-bruhaha-just-another-dis-information-campaign/828030 "2019-01-19T15:49:44Z")
If I was a troll farm, I would play this up big time. I have no knowledge, don’t follow this closely, just wildly speculating, and being lazy have turned to the Dope. Take a very unwieldy coalition that spontaneously fo… --- ## [Greenville SC bar suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenville-sc-bar-suggestions/827991)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenville-sc-bar-suggestions/827991 "2019-01-19T11:39:10Z")
Need answer fast! Lol, I’m visiting Greenville SC today and want to know where’s a good place downtown to grab a couple of beers and get away from family, preferably LGBT friendly. I’m taking Uber both ways. I think I’d … --- ## [Please help me interpret my 23andMe ancestry results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-interpret-my-23andme-ancestry-results/825849)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-interpret-my-23andme-ancestry-results/825849 "2019-01-19T07:05:43Z")
My brothers and I are trying to convince my 90 year old dad to do it. He’s the last one on his side left and our mom has passed too. One of his problems with it, is that my results are not as Italian as he thinks they … --- ## [Things you do, that without context...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-that-without-context/827384)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-that-without-context/827384 "2019-01-18T20:58:28Z")
…that would seem rather odd to onlookers. Earlier today, I was pulling some weeds. I went into the garage first, picking up my gardening gloves…and dropping them to the ground, stepping on them thoroughly before puttin… --- ## [More mud, the dog version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-mud-the-dog-version/827504)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-mud-the-dog-version/827504 "2019-01-18T19:38:55Z")
My entire backyard has turned into a bog, sprinkled with annoying rocks. The dogs come in and they bring dirt everywhere. They also get it stuck between their toes, where it hardens into some kind of demon concrete. If … --- ## [Dating Older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-older/827864)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-older/827864 "2019-01-18T19:14:19Z")
So, this was somewhat inspired by the other thread about dating and older women (sorry no link, on my phone at the moment) and somewhat by my current circumstances. I’ve been chatting with an older woman 10ish years old… --- ## [Hiring a roofer to replace asphalt roof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-a-roofer-to-replace-asphalt-roof/827986)
**Author:** [@biometricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biometricks)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-a-roofer-to-replace-asphalt-roof/827986 "2019-01-18T18:39:34Z")
I’m in the process of getting quotes to replace my roof because it is leaking. I’m looking for any tips that I should look for to weed out the bad contractors. So far, I have contacted four roofers and have quotes from… --- ## [What is the best moment of your ordinary, everyday days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-moment-of-your-ordinary-everyday-days/827562)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-moment-of-your-ordinary-everyday-days/827562 "2019-01-18T17:19:05Z")
I don’t mean the best moment ever, like when you brought home your first baby, or first puppy. Or won the lottery or bingo or met your true love. I mean on any ordinary workday or weekend that is otherwise blessedly unev… --- ## [Ever bought a car/truck/boat/etc., through eAuto Speed Deals (eautospeed.com)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-car-truck-boat-etc-through-eauto-speed-deals-eautospeed-com/827488)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-car-truck-boat-etc-through-eauto-speed-deals-eautospeed-com/827488 "2019-01-18T16:22:28Z")
I’m in the market for a classic convertible to have as a toy. I’ve recently found a car of the year, make, and model I want listed on eautospeed.com. I hadn’t heard of this site before, and I’m not sure if it’s trustwo… --- ## [Investing, I know that I should, but how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investing-i-know-that-i-should-but-how/826298)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investing-i-know-that-i-should-but-how/826298 "2019-01-18T15:48:24Z")
So, to get the basics out of the way, I know that you are not my financial advisor and that I invest at my own risk. With that said, what is best for a person with no experience investing? I have been reading a little … --- ## [Bracelet for penicillin allergy. Happy birthday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bracelet-for-penicillin-allergy-happy-birthday/827929)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bracelet-for-penicillin-allergy-happy-birthday/827929 "2019-01-18T14:19:33Z")
For my birthday last month, my mother bought me a bracelet with ‘penicillin allergy’ prominently printed in the middle. I travel a lot to other countries for work, and my mom worries that something may happen to me and I… --- ## [Pet Groomers: Will You Express a Dog's Butt Glands? (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-groomers-will-you-express-a-dogs-butt-glands-tmi/827773)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-groomers-will-you-express-a-dogs-butt-glands-tmi/827773 "2019-01-18T10:49:52Z")
If I bring a small dog to a groomer that probably has impacted glands at its butt, will a groomer express them? Or, just clip the overgrown fur away? Can I clear them myself with a warm cloth alone…and/or squeezing them … --- ## [Hungarian is a crazy difficult language!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hungarian-is-a-crazy-difficult-language/827764)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hungarian-is-a-crazy-difficult-language/827764 "2019-01-17T23:39:53Z")
So my first language was Bengali, but my “mother” language was solidly English by the time I was three years old. I grew up bilingual (with Bengali a “weak” second language). I studied German in high school and French in… --- ## [A foot in YOUR door.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foot-in-your-door/827740)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foot-in-your-door/827740 "2019-01-17T19:21:36Z")
So, suppose you have a front door with a chain on it that allows the door to open 6 inches or so. And suppose someone does not want you to close your door all the way so they stick a hand or foot through the opening. Bec… --- ## [MRI on my knee - a little help please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mri-on-my-knee-a-little-help-please/827885)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mri-on-my-knee-a-little-help-please/827885 "2019-01-17T18:54:14Z")
My right knee is not working right. I was referred to an orthopedic surgeon, and he ordered an MRI. The results say: IMPRESSION: 10 mm full-thickness cartilage defect medial femoral condyles articular surface. 10 mm … --- ## [Being mean to people online will lead to genocide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-mean-to-people-online-will-lead-to-genocide/827877)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-mean-to-people-online-will-lead-to-genocide/827877 "2019-01-17T16:54:12Z")
No, really. “The problem with the pseudo-realism of the call-out culture is that it is so naïve. Once you adopt binary thinking in which people are categorized as good or evil, once you give random people the power to d… --- ## [Looking to purchase a 3D printer; any experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-purchase-a-3d-printer-any-experience/827801)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-purchase-a-3d-printer-any-experience/827801 "2019-01-17T10:38:38Z")
So I am looking to buy a 3D printer for home use, mostly just hobby work. One of the models I am looking at is the Robo R2. Budget-wise, I’m looking to spend in the $1500-$2000 range. I also want one that is capable o… --- ## [Breaking a Trillion Dollar Bill - Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-a-trillion-dollar-bill-possible/827620)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-a-trillion-dollar-bill-possible/827620 "2019-01-17T05:42:55Z")
Let’s say some very wealthy individual had access to the treasury and at some point in time was able to finagle the printing of a 1-Trillion dollar bill. Let’s also pretend that he has willed the treasury note to you, w… --- ## [Is sunscreen the new margarine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sunscreen-the-new-margarine/827804)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sunscreen-the-new-margarine/827804 "2019-01-17T03:03:09Z")
This: https://www.outsideonline.com/2380751/sunscreen-sun-exposure-skin-cancer-science was linked on another thread. Comments? Should I take it seriously. I would like someone who knows to chime in. --- ## [Hypothetical: At what point did you toss “Trump: The Novel” as being too preposterous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-at-what-point-did-you-toss-trump-the-novel-as-being-too-preposterous/791105)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-at-what-point-did-you-toss-trump-the-novel-as-being-too-preposterous/791105 "2019-01-16T23:31:41Z")
It’s June of 2015 and bored, with a few hours to kill and a dead cell phone, you pick up a copy of “Trump: The Novel” which effectively is a novelization of everything that happened from his announcement in July 2015, on… --- ## [Mesh extender doesn't seem to boost 2.4 GHz range](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mesh-extender-doesnt-seem-to-boost-2-4-ghz-range/827825)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mesh-extender-doesnt-seem-to-boost-2-4-ghz-range/827825 "2019-01-16T21:03:01Z")
I recently moved in to a new house and got cable internet/TV for the first time (I had been DSL internet). I bought a cable modem/router (Netgear AC1600/R6250) which is doing OK, delivering higher than promised speeds. … --- ## [How has this shutdown affected you and yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-this-shutdown-affected-you-and-yours/827401)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-this-shutdown-affected-you-and-yours/827401 "2019-01-16T18:48:24Z")
I personally have not felt the affects, but I have family members who are feeling it. My Son-In-law works for the US Forestry Department and he spent the day yesterday looking for side jobs in his neighborhood. He is w… --- ## [Lands' End T-shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lands-end-t-shirts/827869)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lands-end-t-shirts/827869 "2019-01-16T18:08:19Z")
For about 15-years, I was a regular buyer+wearer of Lands’ End “Super-T w/pocket” T-shirts. They were perfect–consistent high quality, perfect fit, long-lasting. Then in the early 2000s I bought a few that were wretched… --- ## [Having another child because the one(s) before don't love you enough...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-another-child-because-the-one-s-before-dont-love-you-enough/827637)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-another-child-because-the-one-s-before-dont-love-you-enough/827637 "2019-01-16T14:55:24Z")
So my youngest niece is having a second child. Don’t know if it was planned or not. What disturbs me is that her first child was basically raised by my brother and his wife. My niece divorced a year to two after he was b… --- ## [rehab after a stroke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rehab-after-a-stroke/827778)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rehab-after-a-stroke/827778 "2019-01-16T11:35:31Z")
My mate had a stroke in November, went to an intense rehab place for 3 weeks. He was sent to a milder one for 3 weeks, they claimed he could walk independently; he can’t, they sent him home, did not even give him a walke… --- ## [Why must American presidents run up the stairs when boarding an airplane ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-american-presidents-run-up-the-stairs-when-boarding-an-airplane/827551)
**Author:** [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-american-presidents-run-up-the-stairs-when-boarding-an-airplane/827551 "2019-01-16T05:19:37Z")
Nobody else does. I know, they want to show off their ‘dynamism’, but can’t they be more stately ? --- ## [Did you look for your Christmas presents when you were a kid? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-look-for-your-christmas-presents-when-you-were-a-kid-why/827325)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-look-for-your-christmas-presents-when-you-were-a-kid-why/827325 "2019-01-16T04:27:51Z")
A coworker brought her kids’ presents into the office so her six-year-old wouldn’t find them, and a week or two ago I read about people hiding presents really well, to the point of not being able to find them for years. … --- ## [I'm a guy, asking questions about birth control pills and mood/personality changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-guy-asking-questions-about-birth-control-pills-and-mood-personality-changes/827720)
**Author:** [@justanothermike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justanothermike)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-guy-asking-questions-about-birth-control-pills-and-mood-personality-changes/827720 "2019-01-15T22:41:35Z")
I am actually asking this for both my wife and myself. I’ve been the observer of this for the almost 19 years that we’ve been married and things are so bad that something has to change and I’m asking for ideas that we h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=429) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=431)