# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=461 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 462 --- ## [Selling grandpa's old collection of ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-grandpas-old-collection-of/821302)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-grandpas-old-collection-of/821302 "2018-09-22T02:53:57Z")
You see this every now and the. Some older person has a nice collection of say antique cars, tractors, toys, furniture, etc… Well when the person goes usually their heirs dont want the collection or cannot keep them so t… --- ## [Introducting Yoga into the School System as part of Curriculum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducting-yoga-into-the-school-system-as-part-of-curriculum/821544)
**Author:** [@cabetz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cabetz)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducting-yoga-into-the-school-system-as-part-of-curriculum/821544 "2018-09-22T00:29:14Z")
Hello, Does anyone have any good ideas regarding what to name a not-for-profit that aims to bring yoga into the middle and high school curriculum.? Mind Body Balance? Trust Yoga? Be Yoga? True Self Yoga? I tried th… --- ## [Has anyone used CBD on their dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-cbd-on-their-dog/821466)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-cbd-on-their-dog/821466 "2018-09-21T16:25:17Z")
My dog, 11 years old, has some kind of cancer in his stomach. I should have a better explanation tomorrow when the pathology report comes back. Right now he’s got not much of an appetite, but the vet thinks he’s not in … --- ## [Best simple photo editor for PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-simple-photo-editor-for-pc/821494)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-simple-photo-editor-for-pc/821494 "2018-09-21T14:06:11Z")
Things like photoshop are to expensive and way to complicated for me to use. I am looking for a free program similar to the app snapseed, but that you can use on your PC, to make simple edits to photos. Does anyone have … --- ## [Who has more "deal breakers"? Men or women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-more-deal-breakers-men-or-women/755611)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-more-deal-breakers-men-or-women/755611 "2018-09-21T10:49:46Z")
Folks, we will be painting with broad brushes here. You have been warned. Whether it be a one night stand, friends with benefits or long term relationships. Which of the two genders has more (typical) deal breakers. Wo… --- ## [I need a cool decorative bottle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-cool-decorative-bottle/821641)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-cool-decorative-bottle/821641 "2018-09-21T06:41:58Z")
I’m redoing the towels, rugs, etc in my bathroom. I’d like a cool bottle to keep my mouthwash in. I was thinking a whiskey bottle with the labels scraped off, along with a shot glass set beside it (Is that dorky?). Anyw… --- ## [Best way to pick up conversational Italian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-pick-up-conversational-italian/821557)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-pick-up-conversational-italian/821557 "2018-09-21T05:22:18Z")
Planning a trip to Italy in about 8 months (late May). Know nothing about foreign languages (I took Latin in school but that was focused on reading, not conversation. I think exclusively in English and have little conf… --- ## [Recommend me an Android Phone and a new prepaid carrier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-an-android-phone-and-a-new-prepaid-carrier/821514)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-an-android-phone-and-a-new-prepaid-carrier/821514 "2018-09-21T02:03:33Z")
I don’t want to hijack this thread. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=862247 I like the pre-paid phone plans, the ones where you buy your own phone and then pay $25-40/month for the phone plan. I a… --- ## [You see a fight on the internet. The wrong side is winning. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-fight-on-the-internet-the-wrong-side-is-winning-what-do-you-do/821316)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-fight-on-the-internet-the-wrong-side-is-winning-what-do-you-do/821316 "2018-09-21T00:47:49Z")
\*\*You’re reading the internet, minding your own business, when you stumble on a thread where people are fighting. But the wrong side is winning! You just know they’re wrong. You might even be able to prove it with a f… --- ## [Black Sheep of the Family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sheep-of-the-family/821574)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sheep-of-the-family/821574 "2018-09-20T22:42:20Z")
Dear anonymous internet people, settle a dispute…when someone says “\[So and so\] is the black sheep of the family,” would you say: A. the expression ‘black sheep’ necessarily carries a negative connotation B. the expres… --- ## [How to keep track of stuff you have to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-track-of-stuff-you-have-to-do/731433)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-track-of-stuff-you-have-to-do/731433 "2018-09-20T22:05:01Z")
What systems, procedures, ticklers, etc. do you use to keep track of appointments, tasks, follow-ups, recurring things, reminders? I’m talking about globally across your whole life- personal and work both. For myself, I … --- ## [48 Hours in Dubai, UAE or Doha, Qatar \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hours-in-dubai-uae-or-doha-qatar-edited-title/819602)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hours-in-dubai-uae-or-doha-qatar-edited-title/819602 "2018-09-20T18:23:24Z")
Looks like I’m headed to Bangalore for work again at the end of October, and this time I’d like to take a 48 hour layover in Dubai. Having never been anywhere in the Middle East I think this will be an interesting cultur… --- ## [Recommendations for blisters on toe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-blisters-on-toe/821213)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-blisters-on-toe/821213 "2018-09-20T14:39:34Z")
My right big toe has had issues. Not long after I got rid of a large callus that developed a few years ago, another has developed nearby. Now it’s accompanied by 3-4 tiny whitish blisters on the “shaft” of the toe that I… --- ## [Increase my funding to 403b or start my wife's 401k?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-my-funding-to-403b-or-start-my-wifes-401k/821468)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-my-funding-to-403b-or-start-my-wifes-401k/821468 "2018-09-20T13:55:54Z")
I am the primary breadwinner in the family. I am a teacher and have a 403b. We are paying off our house this month and are ready to increase contributions to retirement. I already contribute pretty well to my 403b, but a… --- ## [Re-defining Artificial Intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-defining-artificial-intelligence/821575)
**Author:** [@axolotyl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/axolotyl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-defining-artificial-intelligence/821575 "2018-09-20T11:27:25Z")
Is the term "artificial intelligence" actually a misnomer? Consider instead that it is merely "asymptotic smartness" and not actual intelligence. This could imply that its purported potential of so-called self awarene… --- ## [I'm thinking about driving from California to Florida ALL ALONE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-about-driving-from-california-to-florida-all-alone/821445)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-about-driving-from-california-to-florida-all-alone/821445 "2018-09-20T04:40:56Z")
My car is new and I have GPS. I would only drive for 7 or 8 hours a day so it would take a little more than a week. I’m a 62 year old female and of course my family is not thrilled with the idea. I’m nervous too, but th… --- ## [Japanese Female Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-female-names/821507)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-female-names/821507 "2018-09-20T04:23:04Z")
I’m planning to get a Japanese Akita puppy. (Yes, I’ll post a picture soon.) She’s “red”, which means fox like in coloring, with white tips on her nose, feet. She’s happy, and playful, and inquisitive, and smart. I’d … --- ## [night sweats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-sweats/821551)
**Author:** [@fedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-sweats/821551 "2018-09-19T23:34:32Z")
while de-toxing from alcoholism, I experienced the proverbed “night sweats”, but I wondered why I only got them at night and only when lying down --- ## [Are there alternative sites to Gofundme for personal fundings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-alternative-sites-to-gofundme-for-personal-fundings/821604)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-alternative-sites-to-gofundme-for-personal-fundings/821604 "2018-09-19T21:25:07Z")
Short version: I want a at least a somewhat decent low end gpu by todays standards for rendering, but don’t know where to ask for help. Longer version: I’m starting out with more serious 3d modeling and video editing on… --- ## [Where/how to spend a couple extra days betw Phoenix/Grand Canyon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-how-to-spend-a-couple-extra-days-betw-phoenix-grand-canyon/810075)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-how-to-spend-a-couple-extra-days-betw-phoenix-grand-canyon/810075 "2018-09-19T20:44:17Z")
We are visiting the Grand Canyon this August. Staying at the rim Sun night, then hiking down, staying at the bottom for 2 nights, then at the rim for another night on Wed. We are flying in/out of Phoenix Sat and Fri. … --- ## [How much do we owe people that ignore incoming storms and "ride out the storm"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-we-owe-people-that-ignore-incoming-storms-and-ride-out-the-storm/821321)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-we-owe-people-that-ignore-incoming-storms-and-ride-out-the-storm/821321 "2018-09-19T18:03:37Z")
The news about incoming hurricane Florence got me thinking about this, again. I’ve pondered it before, around past disasters. Hurricane Florence has been in the news for the last couple of days. On Tuesday, the governor… --- ## [Engine repair conundrum!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engine-repair-conundrum/820757)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engine-repair-conundrum/820757 "2018-09-19T17:57:24Z")
1999 Subaru Outback 2.5l 4 cyl Replaced both head gaskets & timing belt, had the heads freshened up and machined (just a little). Did NOT replace the water pump because \[reasons\]. Problem: reinstalled the motor last … --- ## [Recommend me a backpack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-backpack/821560)
**Author:** [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-backpack/821560 "2018-09-19T13:50:01Z")
I’m looking for a new back pack. I currently have a Timbuk2 bag that is nice and roomy, but doesn’t have a lot of pockets. It was great for school, when I had to carry textbooks, notebooks and such, but not that great fo… --- ## [The Eighties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eighties/821184)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eighties/821184 "2018-09-19T06:31:56Z")
Not to sound like Rodney Bingenheimer’s song I Miss The '80s, but… Earlier today a Duran Duran song popped up on my iPod, and I saw Patrick Nagel’s painting on the album cover. Coincidentally, I recently received a cop… --- ## [Where to short vacation in Western U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-short-vacation-in-western-u-s/821380)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-short-vacation-in-western-u-s/821380 "2018-09-19T03:09:34Z")
Let’s say I’ve got maybe 5 days to fly out and back from NorCal in fall or spring with whatever R&R I can get in between. I want to reasonably minimize transit time and cost. Staying in the West seems the most efficient… --- ## [Wife's burner phone is the target of a phisherman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifes-burner-phone-is-the-target-of-a-phisherman/776349)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifes-burner-phone-is-the-target-of-a-phisherman/776349 "2018-09-18T21:29:08Z")
She just got five identical texts in quick succesion: From: New Message Subject: ( No Subject ) To download, press Get This ain’t my first ro-day-oh, so I assume that, were I to press Get, what I would Get is an en… --- ## [How best to convince my employer to hire me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-convince-my-employer-to-hire-me/821434)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-convince-my-employer-to-hire-me/821434 "2018-09-18T21:23:30Z")
Disclosure: I’m a VFX artist in the game industry. I’ve just hit my one-year anniversary with my employer. I like working for them, and in many ways it’s a really good gig. They’re in California, and I’m in Utah, so I’v… --- ## [Magic cures for a disabled child - would you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-cures-for-a-disabled-child-would-you-do-it/821354)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-cures-for-a-disabled-child-would-you-do-it/821354 "2018-09-18T18:18:02Z")
Let’s say that here is magic land a cure for Down’s Syndrome has appeared. If it is used on a person with Down’s Syndrome, regardless of type or severity, they become a neuro-typical person with above average intelligenc… --- ## [Auto Recall: What are my obligations/responsibilities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-recall-what-are-my-obligations-responsibilities/821281)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-recall-what-are-my-obligations-responsibilities/821281 "2018-09-18T15:35:12Z")
I got a notice in the mail that the little shit-car I bought for the wife has some outstanding recall work. This is a brand that no longer has dealers in the US. The card has two other “service providers” (looks like fo… --- ## [Reverse mortgages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-mortgages/815492)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-mortgages/815492 "2018-09-18T14:47:59Z")
Any of you folks have (or had) a reverse mortgage? How do you like it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=460) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=462)