# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=435 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 436 --- ## [How to find a psychoanalyst if one's primary doc is no help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-a-psychoanalyst-if-ones-primary-doc-is-no-help/771844)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-a-psychoanalyst-if-ones-primary-doc-is-no-help/771844 "2018-12-28T21:17:12Z")
Someone close to me is basically on the edge of a breakdown. She’s under a lot of stress due to both work and family matters, on top of depression issues that she’s always wrestled with. And the election results didn’t… --- ## [Britishisms I've adopted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishisms-ive-adopted/725626)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishisms-ive-adopted/725626 "2018-12-28T18:43:33Z")
Comes from watching a lot of BBC I suppose but I find myself adopting British usages for a few things: \[ul\] \[li\]Saying Aunt as in awe-nt simply to distinguish it from ant\[/li\]\[li\]Pronouncing a building where cars are p… --- ## [Why is the 23rd psalm the one that is so well known and popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-23rd-psalm-the-one-that-is-so-well-known-and-popular/826830)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-23rd-psalm-the-one-that-is-so-well-known-and-popular/826830 "2018-12-28T18:34:07Z")
Out of 150 Biblical psalms, why this one? Most everybody knows it by heart, even non-religious people. How many people even know the opening line of another one of the 149 psalms. Why the 23rd psalm? --- ## [Question about deducting expenses for autistic child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-deducting-expenses-for-autistic-child/826807)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-deducting-expenses-for-autistic-child/826807 "2018-12-28T04:40:10Z")
The usual disclaimers apply (you are not my legal or financial representative, etc). My son is autistic. We are spending a lot of money on services for him. Does anyone know if any of this can be deducted? If so, how (u… --- ## [Handgun-owning Dopers, how well would you fare in a duel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handgun-owning-dopers-how-well-would-you-fare-in-a-duel/826599)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handgun-owning-dopers-how-well-would-you-fare-in-a-duel/826599 "2018-12-28T03:44:43Z")
Suppose you had to duel another handgun owner in America, 1700s/1800s style. Back to back, each take 3 steps forward, then suddenly turn around and fire at each other (that’s how it was done…?) How would the average han… --- ## [De Poezenboot (Amsterdam)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-poezenboot-amsterdam/826793)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-poezenboot-amsterdam/826793 "2018-12-27T22:56:34Z")
Well we visited the Poezenboot (Catboat) today. It has been mentioned a few times six years ago but I thought I’d bring current members a bit up to date. It is a refuge for stray cats- a purpose built barge on one of the… --- ## [Any Backpackers In Here (Current or Past)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-backpackers-in-here-current-or-past/824125)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-backpackers-in-here-current-or-past/824125 "2018-12-27T16:54:34Z")
I especially love to compare the different times people traveled, to contrast. I was 22 in 2004 when I first went to Europe, which I’d do 5 times in all, and the last couple were one-way tickets (once staying for almost … --- ## [Is there a free alternative to malwarebytes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-alternative-to-malwarebytes/826749)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-alternative-to-malwarebytes/826749 "2018-12-27T15:18:20Z")
I have some kind of ad infection on chrome. It fills the top of the first page with ads and then it redirects some of my mouse clicks. I tried several programs, the only thing that got rid of it was malwarebytes. But th… --- ## [Longest possible homonym/homograph chain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-possible-homonym-homograph-chain/826742)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-possible-homonym-homograph-chain/826742 "2018-12-27T12:59:08Z")
(No idea if this is the right forum for this thread… GQ? Thread games?) So in English, there are some sets of words that are spelled differently, but pronounced the same. (For instance, “right” and “write”). These are c… --- ## [if vape pens became illegal by would it be constitutional for the govt to take them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-vape-pens-became-illegal-by-would-it-be-constitutional-for-the-govt-to-take-them/826735)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-vape-pens-became-illegal-by-would-it-be-constitutional-for-the-govt-to-take-them/826735 "2018-12-27T03:04:10Z")
I see that smoking laws with regard to marijuana are becoming more lax. Which got me to thinking about what if things went the other way? Lets say…totally theoretical…that whoever regulates tobacco in the fed govt (is … --- ## [What is it like to have servants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-have-servants/826317)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-have-servants/826317 "2018-12-27T00:52:22Z")
I was watching the movie “Roma” on Netflix. The story is about a Mexican families servant and her relationship with family members. Now the closest I’ve known about having a “servant” is I have known one person who was … --- ## [Poll on Trump’s Wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-on-trump-s-wall/826566)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-on-trump-s-wall/826566 "2018-12-27T00:31:28Z")
I apologize if someone has already done this, but I couldn’t find anything in search. --- ## [Do you give Christmas gifts to service people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-give-christmas-gifts-to-service-people/825629)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-give-christmas-gifts-to-service-people/825629 "2018-12-26T19:58:07Z")
All these threads about gifts got me thinking and I realized I’m not a complete Grinch after all. I leave a gift card for my mail carrier (USPS rules say it has to be less than $20) and when I lived in the family home, w… --- ## [Rear-view video recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-view-video-recommendations/817979)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-view-video-recommendations/817979 "2018-12-26T19:30:29Z")
Mrs. L.A. liked the rear-view video in cars we’ve rented. I thought I might get her one for her 2010 Toyota RAV4 for Christmas. The few I’ve looked at online seem pretty small, like a 4-inch diagonal screen. I think s… --- ## [Lawn Warriors: Cutting Tool Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-warriors-cutting-tool-advice/826575)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-warriors-cutting-tool-advice/826575 "2018-12-26T17:34:08Z")
I have some kind of weed “bush” that grows wild like a forsythia (sans flowers and scraggly leaves). I cut it down to the ground, but I really want to dig the roots out. I have dug out all around (but this pest is up aga… --- ## [The Atomic Light Angel (security light)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atomic-light-angel-security-light/826585)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atomic-light-angel-security-light/826585 "2018-12-26T17:11:36Z")
I was reading the box for this thing since they had them next to the checkout at Walmart along with the “Room air conditioner” that runs off a USB port. The box claims it is “Astonishingly BRIGHT!” and “The brightest s… --- ## [Bra fitting for non-slender women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bra-fitting-for-non-slender-women/676929)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bra-fitting-for-non-slender-women/676929 "2018-12-26T10:38:00Z")
It’s about time for me to get new bras, and I have some questions. I’ve seen a few women on Youtube doing bra fit demos and they explain it well, but they’re all slender. I’m not, and unlike every other fat chick in th… --- ## [Coupla cellphone "ettiquette" questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coupla-cellphone-ettiquette-questions/825859)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coupla-cellphone-ettiquette-questions/825859 "2018-12-26T06:05:20Z")
I am not a “heavy” user of my cellphone. It is not uncommon for me to not have my phone with me, or for it to run out of charge. I’m seeking input primarily from folk who like to have their phones with them and availab… --- ## [Is wishing a non-Jewish person "Happy Hanukah" wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wishing-a-non-jewish-person-happy-hanukah-wrong/826629)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wishing-a-non-jewish-person-happy-hanukah-wrong/826629 "2018-12-26T02:11:05Z")
Okay, we’ve debated the “Merry Christmas” idea to death. But occasionally at work a customer will wish me a “Happy Hanukah.” I give our programmed response of “Thank you, and same to you.” I celebrate neither holiday, bu… --- ## [Help ID these sores that'll probably kill me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-these-sores-thatll-probably-kill-me/826619)
**Author:** [@CrashTown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrashTown)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-these-sores-thatll-probably-kill-me/826619 "2018-12-25T19:20:44Z")
The first is on my left cheek, near sideburn. The second is on my left shoulder blade. Ive had them since at least 2006. Sometimes they get worse and sometimes they improve. Typically crusty and will bleed if scratched A… --- ## [Re-responding to a zombie thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-responding-to-a-zombie-thread/677034)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-responding-to-a-zombie-thread/677034 "2018-12-25T14:58:53Z")
I knew it was inevitable; in fact I don’t know why it took so long. Or most likely I’ve done it before and didn’t notice: Responding to a zombie thread that I had already responded to, the first time around. In fact, te… --- ## [What percentage chance of death would you say is neededfor a suicide mission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-chance-of-death-would-you-say-is-neededfor-a-suicide-mission/826513)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-chance-of-death-would-you-say-is-neededfor-a-suicide-mission/826513 "2018-12-25T11:14:33Z")
Asuume there’s a really important objective that needs to be completed. (rescuing 100s of children from a plane wreck, destroying an enemy leadership cell, getting a Big Mac and Coke, it doesn’t matter what it is, it jus… --- ## [When is my dog going to stop being a maniac? (aka, Vet gave my dog a steroid shot)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-my-dog-going-to-stop-being-a-maniac-aka-vet-gave-my-dog-a-steroid-shot/826567)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2018, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-my-dog-going-to-stop-being-a-maniac-aka-vet-gave-my-dog-a-steroid-shot/826567 "2018-12-25T05:54:36Z")
Girly pug has been being treated for an ongoing inner ear infection for about six weeks now; she started with a round of antibiotics and some ear drops, which seemed to work, but a week after stopping both, she started s… --- ## [How do solar farms make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-solar-farms-make-sense/826609)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-solar-farms-make-sense/826609 "2018-12-25T02:09:00Z")
Around my area there have been probably half a dozen solar farms popping up in PRIME or future (next 10 years) prime real estate. One that really makes me scratch my head is a 10 acre plot, that is supposed to provide e… --- ## [What do you believe regarding global climate change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-regarding-global-climate-change/826518)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-regarding-global-climate-change/826518 "2018-12-24T23:40:04Z")
There has been a lot of debate whether the Earth is warming, or whether it is warming due to human activity or natural cycles. Lately, it seems like more people accept it as a reality, one caused by human activity thoug… --- ## [Do All Religions Have The Same Ratio Of Devout Followers To Cultural Followers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-religions-have-the-same-ratio-of-devout-followers-to-cultural-followers/826643)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-religions-have-the-same-ratio-of-devout-followers-to-cultural-followers/826643 "2018-12-24T23:20:38Z")
Though experiment: say that of the two billion Christians in the world (rounding for simplicity’s sake), 25 percent actually adhere to the dietary,\* behavior, and other restrictions of the religion; go to church every Su… --- ## [Elves in blackface?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elves-in-blackface/826588)
**Author:** [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elves-in-blackface/826588 "2018-12-24T20:42:27Z")
Check out the Google splash page for today, 12/23, loading Santa’s sleigh… Are the elves in blackface? Dan --- ## [A scenario... \[universal beauty of Niagara Falls\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scenario-universal-beauty-of-niagara-falls/826507)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scenario-universal-beauty-of-niagara-falls/826507 "2018-12-24T17:29:56Z")
This is a scenario I’ve been thinking about today. What if everyone in the world (older than an infant) including every country and those living in very remote areas in the jungle or the arctic, all had individual acces… --- ## [What do you believe regarding global climate change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-regarding-global-climate-change/512352)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-regarding-global-climate-change/512352 "2018-12-24T15:51:27Z")
You’ve seen the threads, people endlessly debate whether the Earth is warming, or if it is warming whether it is due to human activity or natural effects. Sometimes the threads even degenerate into debates on what we sh… --- ## [How long can apartment go without fixing my fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-apartment-go-without-fixing-my-fridge/826548)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-apartment-go-without-fixing-my-fridge/826548 "2018-12-24T05:13:38Z")
So I’m having trouble finding the SC code on this. I know with an AC/heater it’s considered cosmetic or something so they have 14 days to fix it. But the fridge is a necessity, they said they’d replace my broken fridge b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=434) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=436)