# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=479 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 480 --- ## [If you spell 'scuba' in all caps, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-spell-scuba-in-all-caps-why/817849)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-spell-scuba-in-all-caps-why/817849 "2018-07-17T06:05:26Z")
I noticed that a number of people (not just on this site) spell ‘scuba’ in all caps. Why? I know that some years ago it was not uncommon to see ‘radar’ similarly spelled in all caps, but that doesn’t seem to happen muc… --- ## [At home DNA testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-dna-testing/817971)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-dna-testing/817971 "2018-07-17T05:33:05Z")
Have any dopers done this? What did you hope to find out? --- ## [Hard vs soft arch supports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-vs-soft-arch-supports/817918)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-vs-soft-arch-supports/817918 "2018-07-17T00:56:28Z")
Hard arch supports (even custom made) always made my feet hurt and soft arch supports felt better but podiatrists I talked to always recommended the hard arch supports. (although I suspect it is due to a financial intere… --- ## [Where Were You for Your Decade Years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-for-your-decade-years/816656 "2018-07-16T22:58:54Z")
I turned 10 and 20 in West Texas. 30, 40 and 50 in Greater Bangkok. 60 in Honolulu. --- ## [Why all the traffic in Chicago yesterday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-traffic-in-chicago-yesterday/818000)
**Author:** [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-traffic-in-chicago-yesterday/818000 "2018-07-16T21:43:25Z")
This past weekend I drove round trip from northern Wisconsin to west central Indiana. Chicago could not realistically be bypassed. The way down Saturday we took the tollway around. I figured on Sunday, there would be … --- ## [What specific book has been checked out of libraries the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specific-book-has-been-checked-out-of-libraries-the-most/818017)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Assault)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specific-book-has-been-checked-out-of-libraries-the-most/818017 "2018-07-16T18:39:50Z")
More of an opinion that fact i guess. The question refers to ALL libraries/public/school. Me I have no damn idea. I thought about the bible, but most people own a copy, so no need to check it out. --- ## [Tipping for carpet installation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-for-carpet-installation/817966)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-for-carpet-installation/817966 "2018-07-16T17:46:29Z")
I’m having new carpet installed tomorrow, about 950 Sq. Ft. in two areas. The installers are contractors working for Lowes which is where we made the purchase. The installers are moving furniture, but not electronics no… --- ## [When to Google/Bing/Siri/Quroa/Wikipedia/NCBI/Reddit/ask-your-friends, and when to StraightDope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-google-bing-siri-quroa-wikipedia-ncbi-reddit-ask-your-friends-and-when-to-straightdope/817861)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-google-bing-siri-quroa-wikipedia-ncbi-reddit-ask-your-friends-and-when-to-straightdope/817861 "2018-07-16T14:28:13Z")
If you had to quantify it a bit, what is a polite/appropriate amount of time/effort to spend looking for an answer in other places, and at what point is it okay to get lazy, stop researching, and ask your question here? … --- ## [I'm frightened for my country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-frightened-for-my-country/817795)
**Author:** [@contradancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/contradancer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-frightened-for-my-country/817795 "2018-07-16T12:38:23Z")
This is what I think about the Stormy Daniels arrest. No proof, just based on the character of the POTUS and the people he surrounds himself with. I’m afraid because apparently Trump’s thugs managed to pressure the pol… --- ## [Has society been getting a lot more self absorbed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-society-been-getting-a-lot-more-self-absorbed/817883)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-society-been-getting-a-lot-more-self-absorbed/817883 "2018-07-16T11:01:16Z")
A bit of a rant and a bit of a comment. I was transporting a car out of storage that had been sitting for 13 years. (1981 El Camino, in case you are interested) After sitting for that long, obviously I had some concern… --- ## [Post the hardest riddles you know. or can devise.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-hardest-riddles-you-know-or-can-devise/817593)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-hardest-riddles-you-know-or-can-devise/817593 "2018-07-16T10:36:47Z")
The more obscure, the better. It’s up to each poster whether to spoiler-box The solutions, but please provide them. --- ## [Going Solar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-solar/817955)
**Author:** [@astrobot31](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astrobot31)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-solar/817955 "2018-07-16T09:26:59Z")
Hello, I have gotten estimates from two companies to install solar panels. We are leaning towards just buying the panels (as opposed to leasing or a PPA) and were quoted about 34K before any tax credit. Our house has … --- ## [The sexism experienced by two gay male fathers in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexism-experienced-by-two-gay-male-fathers-in-the-uk/817707)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexism-experienced-by-two-gay-male-fathers-in-the-uk/817707 "2018-07-15T23:51:49Z")
The BBC have an interesting article on the experiences of a gay male father here. I’ve excepted three examples: It’s an interesting and - most importantly - an enlightening read. What’s the American experience like? --- ## [US-Americans: how confident are you of your ability to distinguish Chinese, Japanese, & Thai?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-americans-how-confident-are-you-of-your-ability-to-distinguish-chinese-japanese-thai/817917)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-americans-how-confident-are-you-of-your-ability-to-distinguish-chinese-japanese-thai/817917 "2018-07-15T21:44:49Z")
I mean visually, though if anybody wants to discuss cultural differences I won’t object. Nor am I opposed to talking about Vietnamese, Cambodians, & so forth, or to persons of such ethnicities describing their perspectiv… --- ## [Seeking Advice on DIY project: Soldering copper pipes for pumbing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-diy-project-soldering-copper-pipes-for-pumbing/817902)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-diy-project-soldering-copper-pipes-for-pumbing/817902 "2018-07-15T19:07:34Z")
PLUMBING! Tomorrow I have a little DIY project. The supply valve for hot water to my washing machine sprung a leak and I need to replace it. I’m going by this wikihow article, but wanted to see if anyone here would ca… --- ## [An actual extraterrestrial space craft lands on DC. What happens next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-actual-extraterrestrial-space-craft-lands-on-dc-what-happens-next/817763)
**Author:** [@ohiomstr2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ohiomstr2)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-actual-extraterrestrial-space-craft-lands-on-dc-what-happens-next/817763 "2018-07-15T18:26:28Z")
New here so if I am doing this wrong chalk t up to the fng syndrome Tomorrow afternoon a craft of some sort lands near the White House (ala TDTESS 1951) which is clearly not from Earth. What happens next? --- ## [Can a Supreme Ce ourt Justice rescind his/her resignation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-supreme-ce-ourt-justice-rescind-his-her-resignation/817845)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-supreme-ce-ourt-justice-rescind-his-her-resignation/817845 "2018-07-15T13:53:11Z")
Inspired by my random thought in the other thread. Suppose Anthony Kennedy wakes up this morning and decides that he just can’t do it. Retirement sucks and he wants to keep working. Plus he (hypothetically) doesn’t li… --- ## [Roundup poisoning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundup-poisoning/817836)
**Author:** [@Allison\_Hunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allison_Hunt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundup-poisoning/817836 "2018-07-15T04:07:13Z")
I may loose my toe . I have been in pain over 2 months with Doctor visits and testing. so far they have tested me for diabetes gout authritis all kinds of diseases . i have been prescribed antibiotics steroids anti infla… --- ## [Has anyone given up alcohol, drugs, marijuana due to jail, prison or military and felt better after?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-given-up-alcohol-drugs-marijuana-due-to-jail-prison-or-military-and-felt-better-after/817782)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-given-up-alcohol-drugs-marijuana-due-to-jail-prison-or-military-and-felt-better-after/817782 "2018-07-14T21:13:39Z")
I woke up this morning feeling good and I’m 74 now, but I didn’t always feel so good in my younger years of doing speed, cocaine, marijuana, rum and coke a cola. So I was wondering if anyone else had to give up alcohol, … --- ## [NYT editorial on the movie 'Chappaquiddick'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-editorial-on-the-movie-chappaquiddick/811998)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-editorial-on-the-movie-chappaquiddick/811998 "2018-07-14T16:35:16Z")
Here’s a link to an editorial by Neal Gabler. A note says that he is writing a biography of Ted Kennedy. In the editorial he says some things that to me seem quite surprising coming from someone who presumably should b… --- ## [Feeling a little lonely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-a-little-lonely/817881)
**Author:** [@leavesoflight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leavesoflight)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-a-little-lonely/817881 "2018-07-14T12:24:26Z")
I haven’t talked about this to anyone I know, and since this board is pretty anonymous, I’d like to talk about it a little while I can. I’m 21, finishing college, have a really supportive family, but I find it super dif… --- ## [temp care for kitten's eye til can see vet: need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temp-care-for-kittens-eye-til-can-see-vet-need-answer-fast/817354)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temp-care-for-kittens-eye-til-can-see-vet-need-answer-fast/817354 "2018-07-14T11:16:28Z")
My sweet new kitten Zoey has a vet appointment for a week from tomorrow for her vaccinations; it’s a little overdue but was the best I could get (I called for an appointment as soon as I adopted her; several vets here ar… --- ## [Food allergy? other ideas for stomach problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-allergy-other-ideas-for-stomach-problems/817797)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-allergy-other-ideas-for-stomach-problems/817797 "2018-07-14T11:08:12Z")
Apologies for any graphic descriptions. So I have a weird stomach issue that has now recurred 5 times over the past 2-3 months, but I can’t figure it out. I have a light latex allergy - after 5 years in a lab using lat… --- ## [Real estate idea I'd like to float by y'all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-idea-id-like-to-float-by-yall/817785)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-idea-id-like-to-float-by-yall/817785 "2018-07-14T10:17:08Z")
Back when My Beloved and I bought our little house we paid under $100 thou for it. Over the years house prices in our neighborhood have skyrocketed, and our recent assessments have us paying taxes on a tiny little house… --- ## [Kavanaugh and his friends enjoy baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kavanaugh-and-his-friends-enjoy-baseball/817837)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kavanaugh-and-his-friends-enjoy-baseball/817837 "2018-07-14T06:21:52Z")
“According to financial disclosures, Kavanaugh had between $60,000 and $200,000 in debt, spread across three credit cards and a loan. (Federal rules require individuals to disclose ranges of debts, rather than specific… --- ## [Brett Kavanaugh is the new Supreme Court nominee. Any Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-kavanaugh-is-the-new-supreme-court-nominee-any-thoughts/817642)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-kavanaugh-is-the-new-supreme-court-nominee-any-thoughts/817642 "2018-07-14T01:26:21Z")
The President went with the safest choice. Impeccable credentials. Kavanaugh clerked for Justice Kennedy. He’s taught law at Yale, Harvard and Georgetown. Kavanaugh comes from the DC Circuit to the Supreme Court as doe… --- ## [Can people build monuments to terrorists in private land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-build-monuments-to-terrorists-in-private-land/817705)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-build-monuments-to-terrorists-in-private-land/817705 "2018-07-13T23:10:16Z")
There was a terrorist group in my country belong to a minority ethnicity and it was defeated long ago, but that minority still builds monuments to that terrorist group on their private backyards and no one bothers to rem… --- ## [Survey: Washington DC, Detroit, New York Among The Worst-Run Cities InU.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-washington-dc-detroit-new-york-among-the-worst-run-cities-inu-s/817716)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-washington-dc-detroit-new-york-among-the-worst-run-cities-inu-s/817716 "2018-07-13T22:10:05Z")
Survey: Washington DC, Detroit, New York Among The Worst-Run Cities InU.S. One or two cites on the list might shock you. In terms of politics, some of these cites have a lot of tax revenue. What in your opinion is the… --- ## [OK, when do we leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-when-do-we-leave/817024)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-when-do-we-leave/817024 "2018-07-13T21:08:25Z")
Many folks, myself included, are alternately outraged and appalled by the actions of trump and his cohorts. And “threatening” to leave the country if so-and-so gets elected is old hat. But when does it stop being talk.… --- ## [Could a student ever "get away" with a school shooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-student-ever-get-away-with-a-school-shooting/644509)
**Author:** [@andrew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrew_1)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-student-ever-get-away-with-a-school-shooting/644509 "2018-07-13T20:01:48Z")
Bit hypocritical of me to have rolled my eyes at a billion clone threads on every forum I read this week about You-Know-What, but this is a different type of thread. Before we go any further, I want to lay some ground ru… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=478) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=480)