# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=460 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 461 --- ## [Is Texas south or southwest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-texas-south-or-southwest/821863)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-texas-south-or-southwest/821863 "2018-09-25T21:29:57Z")
Would you consider Texas to be part of the South, or the Southwest? I’ve seen maps that group the state with the southwest, and some that group it with the south. --- ## [The US-China trade war.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-china-trade-war/821862)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-china-trade-war/821862 "2018-09-25T20:57:51Z")
Ding Shuang, chief China economist with Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong, said that – together with previous US tariffs on US$50 billion of Chinese goods – a 10 per cent US tariff on US$200 billion of Chinese imports… --- ## [TSA and kindles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-and-kindles/821833)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-and-kindles/821833 "2018-09-25T20:16:58Z")
Was there some kind of attempt on an airplane using a kindle that I missed? I fly a few times a year and always carry my kindle. Going through security it has always been in my carry-on and has never been questioned. T… --- ## [Is it dangerous to run a marathon without taking any refreshment during the race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-run-a-marathon-without-taking-any-refreshment-during-the-race/821828)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-run-a-marathon-without-taking-any-refreshment-during-the-race/821828 "2018-09-25T20:15:00Z")
Sorry about the long title, was about as concise as I could make it. I thought about putting this in GQ as I’m looking more for facts than opinions, but as it leans towards medical advice it had better go here. The back… --- ## [Are blizzards scary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-blizzards-scary/821711)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-blizzards-scary/821711 "2018-09-25T18:22:53Z")
In another thread bordelond noted that there’s a big difference in the terror level of an earthquake or hurricane for people who are used to them and those who are not: This got me thinking about blizzards. We get seve… --- ## [What did Anthony Bourdain do with his wealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-anthony-bourdain-do-with-his-wealth/821881)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-anthony-bourdain-do-with-his-wealth/821881 "2018-09-25T16:23:03Z")
At the time of Anthony Bourdain’s death, his net worth was approximately $1.2M. This is surprisingly little for a 61YO celebrity who has authored a number of books and been the star of top-rated TV shows for well over a… --- ## [PC monitor is not showing the color red](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-monitor-is-not-showing-the-color-red/821792)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-monitor-is-not-showing-the-color-red/821792 "2018-09-25T08:51:10Z")
I have a 26 inch westinghouse LCD monitor that I love and have had for about 9 years. I have noticed noticed that it is not showing the color red, the color red shows up as black. Example https://imgur.com/a/ogbxKh9.I t… --- ## [Lab with weak hind legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-with-weak-hind-legs/821473)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-with-weak-hind-legs/821473 "2018-09-25T00:28:37Z")
Our 13 year old Lab has had progressive leg problems for several years. Recently, it has gotten much worse, to the point where she has trouble standing, after she has walked 20-50 steps. Has anyone had experience with th… --- ## [Help me convince my friend that Quakers are not a cult.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-convince-my-friend-that-quakers-are-not-a-cult/821810)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-convince-my-friend-that-quakers-are-not-a-cult/821810 "2018-09-24T22:47:26Z")
I just had the most surreal exchange with an old friend. He is convinced that the Society of Friends is a cult, and that I need to be rescued. It’s so far from the truth that I don’t know where to begin. I’m stuck betwe… --- ## [How do I get out of my car loan with minimal pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-out-of-my-car-loan-with-minimal-pain/821709)
**Author:** [@Kewk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kewk)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-out-of-my-car-loan-with-minimal-pain/821709 "2018-09-24T18:55:43Z")
My loan is only 5 months old. I love my car but I regret going from a 4 door to a 2 door. It’s just very inconvenient. Looking for any options to get out of this. Thanks! --- ## [Chronic carbon-monoxide poisoning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/821822)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/821822 "2018-09-24T17:48:40Z")
Last Wednesday we had a plumber out to check the gas fixtures at our house. And he immediately condemned our heater…claiming that it was malfunctioning so badly that we were being exposed to noxious gasses and it was pr… --- ## [Panama City Beach bar/restaurant suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panama-city-beach-bar-restaurant-suggestions/821636)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panama-city-beach-bar-restaurant-suggestions/821636 "2018-09-24T12:22:01Z")
My son is getting married this Saturday evening on the beach at Panama City Beach. I’m looking forward to meeting my first-ever daughter-in-law. I’m flying down tomorrow and will have some time to myself before the big … --- ## [diamond tipped saw blades; when to replace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-tipped-saw-blades-when-to-replace/821803)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-tipped-saw-blades-when-to-replace/821803 "2018-09-24T12:16:49Z")
I recently completed a partial residing of my home using HardiePlank cement board siding. To make the long story short the folks at the building supply business told me that if I was going to make more than a few cuts wi… --- ## [How close are we to full immersion/deep dive virtual reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-we-to-full-immersion-deep-dive-virtual-reality/821816)
**Author:** [@erictan1999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erictan1999)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-we-to-full-immersion-deep-dive-virtual-reality/821816 "2018-09-24T08:47:02Z")
By 2050? --- ## [Agencies that assist with making a house handicap accessible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agencies-that-assist-with-making-a-house-handicap-accessible/821659)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agencies-that-assist-with-making-a-house-handicap-accessible/821659 "2018-09-24T02:43:43Z")
My father badly injured his foot earlier this year and has been hospitalized for several months with trying to get it healed, dealing with infections, and numerous other health issues that have arisen as a result. At th… --- ## [Your experiences buying/driving older used cars. (Scion, Yaris)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-buying-driving-older-used-cars-scion-yaris/821780)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-buying-driving-older-used-cars-scion-yaris/821780 "2018-09-24T02:16:19Z")
I just bought a 2011 Scion xB, which had 69,000 miles on it. My car before this was a 2008 Toyota Yaris I bought in 2011 (nice symmetry there) that had 68,000 miles on it. Both these vehicles were rated bullet-proof reli… --- ## [Will Trump launch a military strike against North Korea between now and 2020 presidential election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-launch-a-military-strike-against-north-korea-between-now-and-2020-presidential-election/821465)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-launch-a-military-strike-against-north-korea-between-now-and-2020-presidential-election/821465 "2018-09-23T23:52:06Z")
Today, Lindsey Graham suggested a military option may be back on the table if Trump realizes he has been played by Kim Jong Un: It is becoming abundantly clear that Kim is playing Trump, with the help of Russia and Chi… --- ## [Life of Brian Moments of Biblical Interpretation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-of-brian-moments-of-biblical-interpretation/821609)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-of-brian-moments-of-biblical-interpretation/821609 "2018-09-23T21:19:29Z")
If you know the Monty Python film “Life of Brian”, you may remember the scene where Jesus (played completely seriously) delivers the Sermon on the Mount. The joke is that the Pythons are toward the rear of the large crow… --- ## [Why do cops speak like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cops-speak-like-this/821629)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cops-speak-like-this/821629 "2018-09-23T19:57:31Z")
Just saw this article this morning and noticed a few places where they quoted law enforcement officers (aka cops) using stilted cop-language. For example: ‘Individuals’? Why not ‘dead people’? ‘Transportation veh… --- ## [When it feels bruised but it's not, or my aching knee...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-feels-bruised-but-its-not-or-my-aching-knee/821781)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-feels-bruised-but-its-not-or-my-aching-knee/821781 "2018-09-23T17:08:12Z")
To start - I already have an appointment to see my doc. It all started when my left knee started feeling stiff, and I figured out it was due to my work posture. I’m a mechanical drafter, at the computer all day, and if… --- ## [Legal advice - Oregon - property sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-advice-oregon-property-sale/821708)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-advice-oregon-property-sale/821708 "2018-09-23T16:41:52Z")
I think I have posted about this situation before, but now I’m asking something different. Also, I do have an Oregon attorney, who so far has taken my money and done bugger all, as far as I can tell. Situation: parents … --- ## [Do you go down stairs/steps without looking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-go-down-stairs-steps-without-looking/567928)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-go-down-stairs-steps-without-looking/567928 "2018-09-23T16:19:37Z")
Inspired by this thread. I can’t go down stairs/steps without looking where my foot is going. I see people IRL or in movies walking down stairs in a house or steps in front of a building/courthouse/etc while talking and … --- ## [Will we ever advance above the integrated circuit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-advance-above-the-integrated-circuit/821679)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-advance-above-the-integrated-circuit/821679 "2018-09-23T15:46:43Z")
I remember watching a documentary about Artificial Intelligence. One of the guys on the program made the claim that, in order to get true AI, you’re NOT going to do that with a device that’s built with ICs. You can only … --- ## [Art, crafts, photography - how are these things judged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-crafts-photography-how-are-these-things-judged/821685)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-crafts-photography-how-are-these-things-judged/821685 "2018-09-23T14:46:11Z")
Our county fair is this weekend, and my daughter entered some photos and the stupid judges didn’t recognize her outstanding talent!!! :smack: No, this really isn’t a rant. I’m genuinely curious. My only experience as … --- ## [Computer freezes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-freezes/821748)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-freezes/821748 "2018-09-23T13:08:51Z")
My laptop, a Q430 Samsung, Win 7, freezes up. Windows has been reinstalled, BIOS has been upgraded and set to defaults. BIOS clock never loses time. When powered on, sometimes the screen will be blank and the HD doesn’t … --- ## [Different places to have sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-places-to-have-sex/169260)
**Author:** [@rayray5884](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayray5884)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-places-to-have-sex/169260 "2018-09-23T05:31:40Z")
I’m sure this thread has been done in some form or another but I can’t quite figure out what to search for since “sex” is less than 4 letters. Based on life experience where are the best places to have sex without getti… --- ## [How to get dog to Stop chewing everything up?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-dog-to-stop-chewing-everything-up/821672)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-dog-to-stop-chewing-everything-up/821672 "2018-09-23T05:24:10Z")
We have a 3 year old golden doodle who is awesome but a little hyper in a very friendly way. BUT she has a bad habit that I haven’t been able to break: Chewing. Everything. Up. Shoes, glasses, purses, leashes, table leg… --- ## [Fitbits are invasive and creepy - a poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitbits-are-invasive-and-creepy-a-poll/753984)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitbits-are-invasive-and-creepy-a-poll/753984 "2018-09-22T20:05:43Z")
Please vote your conscience, and add anecdotes or random commentary and jeers in the thread. I’m using “fitbit” like “google” or “kleenex” - any activity wearable or phone app you are aware of that is a background autom… --- ## [you are awareness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-awareness/821565)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-awareness/821565 "2018-09-22T19:49:53Z")
Beyond Mind: Living in Pure Awareness — Zen Thinking Awareness Itself Never Changes | Consciousness Itself Because it seems to me that we are the body or rather a body that produces such a state and it affected my a myr… --- ## [Do you follow the care instructions on your clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-follow-the-care-instructions-on-your-clothes/821489)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-follow-the-care-instructions-on-your-clothes/821489 "2018-09-22T11:45:03Z")
Title is pretty much it. To what degree do you follow the care instructions that come attached to your clothes? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=459) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=461)