# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=458 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 459 --- ## [Rich and dead or poor and alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-and-dead-or-poor-and-alive/822325)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-and-dead-or-poor-and-alive/822325 "2018-10-03T22:25:12Z")
I’m offering guaranteed, no-questions-asked BILLION dollar life insurance policies. The catch is, the moment after you’ve signed the paperwork, you will die. Your beneficiary receives the money immediately. No, you ca… --- ## [Investing in Silver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investing-in-silver/822199)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investing-in-silver/822199 "2018-10-03T19:11:24Z")
Is now a good time to buy some Silver bars? $14.50 seems awful low Some forecasts are saying $8 by 2020, some aw saying $130 by 2019??? What do you think? --- ## [What do you remember about second grade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-remember-about-second-grade/822161)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-remember-about-second-grade/822161 "2018-10-03T18:24:59Z")
My daughter recently attended a homecoming game - the seniors had been her second grade students 10 years ago, and she was quite surprised that some of them remembered her. Granted 10 years isn’t ridiculously long, but … --- ## [Brett Kavanaugh defense: "But Clinton!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-kavanaugh-defense-but-clinton/822237)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-kavanaugh-defense-but-clinton/822237 "2018-10-03T18:23:01Z")
This keeps getting brought up and sort of buried by all the other stuff. I’d like to talk about it, all by itself. Bill Clinton was impeached (not convicted) for lying under oath about his sexual relationship with Monic… --- ## [Favorite Teachers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-teachers/822371)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-teachers/822371 "2018-10-03T17:39:42Z")
Reading the Gender Divide thread got me thinking about one of my favorite teachers; Mr. Booth, my 5th grade (1971-2) teacher and the only male teacher in the school. He was young, probably right out of college. He dro… --- ## [Forget windshield wipers, let's redesign horns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-windshield-wipers-lets-redesign-horns/822128)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-windshield-wipers-lets-redesign-horns/822128 "2018-10-03T08:41:06Z")
You would think with all the electronics in a car already you could have a horn that would give a nice gentle “meep-meep” for courteous alerts. And maybe another ‘regular’ highway setting before going all the way to “Fu… --- ## [Suppose an estate executor never completes the job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-an-estate-executor-never-completes-the-job/822336)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-an-estate-executor-never-completes-the-job/822336 "2018-10-03T04:50:21Z")
Forty years ago, Adam was appointed executor of Mary’s estate. Mary was single with two sisters, one of whom was Adam’s mother. Mary died in the early 80s. We all assumed that Adam had distributed all of her estate. B… --- ## [What is living with multiple sclerosis like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-living-with-multiple-sclerosis-like/822218)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-living-with-multiple-sclerosis-like/822218 "2018-10-02T21:56:40Z")
My girlfriend is worried she has it (family history). She does hit all the risk factors, so it’s more than possible she does. She’s 43, and has never had any major symptoms until recently What are the best and worse poss… --- ## [How are drum cover videos made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-drum-cover-videos-made/822293)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-drum-cover-videos-made/822293 "2018-10-02T19:06:14Z")
I am interested in making some drum cover video like this one THE NEIGHBOURHOOD - PREY (DRUM COVER) - YouTube, but I can’t find any of the songs I want to play without the drum track. Is there a resource for this? Also t… --- ## [What's fall like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-fall-like/821796)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-fall-like/821796 "2018-10-02T14:48:30Z")
I live in Texas, where we don’t get seasons. For those that actually get fall, what is the season like? --- ## [Are you a pet racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-pet-racist/821986)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-pet-racist/821986 "2018-10-02T14:10:52Z")
When you are choosing a new pet or have a favorite current one, does color influence your choices? Picking a tuxedo over a tortoiseshell, or a chocolate lab over a yellow, for example? --- ## [Advertising in the classroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-in-the-classroom/822151)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-in-the-classroom/822151 "2018-10-02T02:45:09Z")
I am taking an adult ed course at a local high school’s tech center. I have noticed that in our classroom, are large advertising banners for tool companies(This room is used for building trades class during the school d… --- ## [Babies in Cars (Back in the Day)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-in-cars-back-in-the-day/822118)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-in-cars-back-in-the-day/822118 "2018-10-02T02:13:00Z")
This is something I’ve been wondering for a while. What did people do with their babies when they were driving before baby/kid car seats were a thing? My mom didn’t drive when I or my sisters were babies, so if she too… --- ## [If you rub the lamp, you get the genie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-rub-the-lamp-you-get-the-genie/821680)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-rub-the-lamp-you-get-the-genie/821680 "2018-10-02T00:58:30Z")
That’s right, you polish that lamp! Don’t stop until all the genie is out. Gonna grant you a single wish for that. Whaddaya want? --- ## [I'm single and alone and thinking about starting online dating. Advice or websites you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-single-and-alone-and-thinking-about-starting-online-dating-advice-or-websites-you-recommend/821890)
**Author:** [@carag73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carag73)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-single-and-alone-and-thinking-about-starting-online-dating-advice-or-websites-you-recommend/821890 "2018-10-02T00:37:45Z")
Hello everyone, I know it’s 2018 and online dating is a lot more accepted than it used to be 10 years ago. I’m still a little bit hesitant to try it out as I feel like I’m giving up on true love or romance or something s… --- ## [Best shooting hearing protection recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-shooting-hearing-protection-recommendations/822054)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-shooting-hearing-protection-recommendations/822054 "2018-10-02T00:06:03Z")
Do any of you who shoot have any recommendations on hearing protection? Do you recommend the electronic earmuffs? --- ## [what is the pain-level involved in "tearing your ACL", is it comparable to a Mom giving birth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-pain-level-involved-in-tearing-your-acl-is-it-comparable-to-a-mom-giving-birth/822173)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-pain-level-involved-in-tearing-your-acl-is-it-comparable-to-a-mom-giving-birth/822173 "2018-10-01T16:55:11Z")
I still remember the iconic Joe Theismann broken-leg, where immediately you knew that shit had gone wrong, and he was done. Nowadays, the death-knell to an athlete seems to be “tearing your ACL” but when it happens, you… --- ## [Fraternity & Sorority Club Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-sorority-club-life/821954)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-sorority-club-life/821954 "2018-10-01T15:37:34Z")
I never pledged for a fraternity and didn’t really know or hang out with anyone affiliated with a Greek organization during college (at least that I was aware of). I’m interested in hearing from folks who have actual exp… --- ## [Basement finishing and construction permits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-finishing-and-construction-permits/822019)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-finishing-and-construction-permits/822019 "2018-10-01T14:55:30Z")
The basement of the house we just moved into was never finished, so we have started the process of selecting a contractor to do the work for us. The question of getting construction permits has come up, and I need the ex… --- ## [Trip planning mapping software to capture checkpoints & notes, and to save the plans w/ info](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-planning-mapping-software-to-capture-checkpoints-notes-and-to-save-the-plans-w-info/821789)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-planning-mapping-software-to-capture-checkpoints-notes-and-to-save-the-plans-w-info/821789 "2018-10-01T14:54:35Z")
I am planning two trips for next year. One is a combination of flights, drives, and boat rides, and the other is a long road trip (5,000+ miles) with some hikes along the way. What is good mapping software that will let… --- ## [Contact/Activity Management Software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-activity-management-software/821949)
**Author:** [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-activity-management-software/821949 "2018-10-01T13:04:31Z")
I was recently laid off and am deep in the throes of looking for a new job, and I am having difficulty keeping track of my job search-related activities. I am positive there is a tool out there that does the things for … --- ## [Dried Blood Caused Skin Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-blood-caused-skin-problem/822153)
**Author:** [@Shywolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shywolf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-blood-caused-skin-problem/822153 "2018-10-01T07:19:36Z")
I got some dried blood on the palm of my hand that I forgot to wash off right away, and ever since, there is a dry patch of skin that was smooth before it contacted the dried blood. I am using hydro-cortisone and beeswa… --- ## [staying in NYC--need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staying-in-nyc-need-answer-fast/822123)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staying-in-nyc-need-answer-fast/822123 "2018-09-30T20:54:37Z")
I want to visit a friend in Manhattan for 3 days or so starting 10/10. What is the best way to find economy accommodations in Manhattan? I’d like to spend 200 bux or less. My buddy found a place but I would be sharing a … --- ## [Massive amount of "Sealed Indictments" -- What is up with this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-amount-of-sealed-indictments-what-is-up-with-this/821966)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-amount-of-sealed-indictments-what-is-up-with-this/821966 "2018-09-30T05:03:46Z")
Over the last few weeks, I have overheard several conversations while out at lunch regarding this topic – evidently there are massive numbers of “sealed indictments” ready to be delivered to various government officials,… --- ## [explain Gamble v. US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-gamble-v-us/822174)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-gamble-v-us/822174 "2018-09-29T22:56:30Z")
I read a comment elsewhere that this case could have a significant effect on the power of the Presidency, which kind of makes sense. But the idea behind it kind of baffles me. \[ul\] \[li\]Martez Gamble was arrested and fo… --- ## [Treadmill desk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treadmill-desk/822039)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treadmill-desk/822039 "2018-09-29T19:05:09Z")
My wife is giving serious consideration to getting a treadmill desk, as a way of getting exercise while she’s stuck working on her computer. Does anyone have any first-hand experience with one of these? ETA: I’ll settl… --- ## [Pronounce "default"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-default/822119)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-default/822119 "2018-09-29T15:14:50Z")
How do you pronounce the word “default”? --- ## [Mirrorless full-frame camera systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirrorless-full-frame-camera-systems/822059)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirrorless-full-frame-camera-systems/822059 "2018-09-29T14:29:41Z")
All of a sudden, there are 4 full-frame mirrorless camera systems to choose from: SONY A7 series, Nikon Z mount, Canon EOS R mount, and the Panasonic/Leica/Sigma L-mount. Any thoughts on which, if any, has major advanta… --- ## [Replying "No problem" when someone asks a favor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replying-no-problem-when-someone-asks-a-favor/821830)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replying-no-problem-when-someone-asks-a-favor/821830 "2018-09-29T06:51:03Z")
Like so many other people, I have a habit of automatically saying “No problem” when someone asks me for a favor. But during a one-day management course I attended a few month ago, the instructor told the attendees to bre… --- ## [Difference between master caution and master warning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-master-caution-and-master-warning/822003)
**Author:** [@erictan1999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erictan1999)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-master-caution-and-master-warning/822003 "2018-09-29T02:15:39Z")
Hi guys, what is the difference between master caution and master warning on planes? By the sounds of it master warning sounds more serious then master warning. Thanks :slight\_smile: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=457) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=459)