# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=486 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 487 --- ## [Am I ignorant for wanting to buy some MREs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-ignorant-for-wanting-to-buy-some-mres/815588)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-ignorant-for-wanting-to-buy-some-mres/815588 "2018-06-23T05:31:28Z")
Many years ago in my youth, my dad was a member of the National Guard. Sometimes, after his monthly drills, he would bring home some of his field rations. At first these were the venerable MCI (meal, combat, individual –… --- ## [Cyber-bullying: School and parental responsibility (request for enlightenment)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-bullying-school-and-parental-responsibility-request-for-enlightenment/816413)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-bullying-school-and-parental-responsibility-request-for-enlightenment/816413 "2018-06-23T04:11:55Z")
Last year a 12yo girl in NJ killed herself after ongoing online torment by peers. Reportedly, she was repeatedly urged on Facebook to kill herself and finally did. The story has reemerged in the news because the girl’s … --- ## [Amazon Prime Pantry- does anyone use it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-pantry-does-anyone-use-it/816440)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-pantry-does-anyone-use-it/816440 "2018-06-23T03:44:09Z")
I am a loyal Amazon shopper, Prime member, and lover of convenience, but I don’t understand how the Prime Pantry model works for the consumer. I pay extra every month for my prime membership so I can order one or two th… --- ## [What's the best find-a-flight site these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-find-a-flight-site-these-days/816571)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-find-a-flight-site-these-days/816571 "2018-06-22T22:00:50Z")
It’s been years since I needed to fly anything besides Southwest, but I’m headed from BWI to Wichita (far from this opera forevermore ;)) for a funeral next weekend, and I’m looking for better options. So what’s the eas… --- ## [Do people just not understand they shouldn't point lasers at aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-just-not-understand-they-shouldnt-point-lasers-at-aircraft/737380)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-just-not-understand-they-shouldnt-point-lasers-at-aircraft/737380 "2018-06-22T19:27:05Z")
The local news just reported on someone being arrested in New York for pointing a laser at a couple of helicopters. They said that there were 4,000 incidents in the past year. ISTR last month an airline pilot was taken… --- ## [Language, people!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-people/816394)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-people/816394 "2018-06-22T14:40:40Z")
Earth receives a message from the Merry Martian Marching Society which reads: “Greetings, Dirtlings! We are in the midst of deciding whether to bestow upon you the gifts of free energy, eternal life and the perfect chil… --- ## ["The dog is shaking." What do you immediately picture when you read this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dog-is-shaking-what-do-you-immediately-picture-when-you-read-this/816462)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dog-is-shaking-what-do-you-immediately-picture-when-you-read-this/816462 "2018-06-22T13:59:16Z")
It occurred to me recently that when you describe a dog “shaking,” it could mean one of three things. Which of these do you immediately think of if someone says a dog is shaking? Lifting a paw to your hand (shaking han… --- ## [How could I inspect a storage container in Lake Tahoe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-inspect-a-storage-container-in-lake-tahoe/816326)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-inspect-a-storage-container-in-lake-tahoe/816326 "2018-06-22T13:09:17Z")
I’m in Rhode Island. I have an opportunity to buy a 40 ft. storage container located in Lake Tahoe area for a remarkably low price, shipping included. However, I will have to approve the condition of the container before… --- ## [Hague: war on cannabis lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hague-war-on-cannabis-lost/816372)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hague-war-on-cannabis-lost/816372 "2018-06-22T11:32:21Z")
There must be something funny in the air - a politician is speaking sense! Former Tory leader Lord Hague says that the war on cannabis has been lost. The Daily Telegraph article is paywalled. I think that all drugs sh… --- ## [For those that have been to Hollywood, LA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-have-been-to-hollywood-la/807081)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-have-been-to-hollywood-la/807081 "2018-06-22T06:54:15Z")
For those that have been to Hollywood, LA (the actual and physical area making up that area), which part have you been to? --- ## [East Coast Reshipping Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-coast-reshipping-service/816509)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-coast-reshipping-service/816509 "2018-06-21T20:54:58Z")
Can anyone recommend a cheap US to US reshipping service (that uses the cheap USPS options) that has an address on the east coast? --- ## [Are drunken statements their real thoughts or just useless ramblings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-drunken-statements-their-real-thoughts-or-just-useless-ramblings/816329)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-drunken-statements-their-real-thoughts-or-just-useless-ramblings/816329 "2018-06-21T20:12:41Z")
If someone gets drunk and confesses that they’ve secretly been crushing on your for years, or rants that they think your new hairdo is stupid, how do you evaluate it? Do you believe “Oh, Joe is drunk, so his inhibitions… --- ## [Legal Hypothetical about Double (Triple?) Jeopardy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-hypothetical-about-double-triple-jeopardy/816526)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-hypothetical-about-double-triple-jeopardy/816526 "2018-06-21T19:56:08Z")
Last night, during a conversation with friends about the families of people convicted of terrible crimes (it was a wide ranging conversation), a semi-legal question arose to which none of us knew the answer. Meet Jeff. … --- ## [Do you remember grocery stores selling colored bread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-grocery-stores-selling-colored-bread/816249)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-grocery-stores-selling-colored-bread/816249 "2018-06-21T19:28:49Z")
I’m trying to sort out whether something is a real memory or a figment of my imagination. Did grocery stores used to sometimes sell colored bread? Sandwich bread, specifically? I seem to remember–and these memories woul… --- ## [Real Life Wooshes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-wooshes/816202)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-wooshes/816202 "2018-06-21T18:07:08Z")
We took a friend out to a local brewery last night. She is smart and a lot of fun to hang around with. As she perused the beer list, she asked what the different terms meant. First was %ABV. She had no idea, so I expl… --- ## [Why has Trump given only one solo press conference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-trump-given-only-one-solo-press-conference/816182)
**Author:** [@fervour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fervour)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-trump-given-only-one-solo-press-conference/816182 "2018-06-21T15:56:17Z")
This cite shows that Obama had given ~16 (cite is by year) by this time in his Presidency. Trump has given one. My guess is that although Trump claims the media is reporting “fake news”. He knows that if he had to expl… --- ## [Am I justified in not wanting to see/speak to my father again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-justified-in-not-wanting-to-see-speak-to-my-father-again/816280)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-justified-in-not-wanting-to-see-speak-to-my-father-again/816280 "2018-06-21T04:51:53Z")
My father and I haven’t really gotten along ever since I became a young man, if not well before that point. I feel that we’re just fundamentally, irredeemably “incompatible” as people. We’ve never really had a ‘father-so… --- ## [Do you think that your friendly dog would protect you if you were in danger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-your-friendly-dog-would-protect-you-if-you-were-in-danger/816347)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-your-friendly-dog-would-protect-you-if-you-were-in-danger/816347 "2018-06-21T03:10:26Z")
Assuming that you have (or have had) a generally friendly dog, do you believe that your dog would come to your aid if you were being attacked by a stranger? Poll coming. --- ## [My dog has lost his best canine friend. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-lost-his-best-canine-friend-what-to-do/814898)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-lost-his-best-canine-friend-what-to-do/814898 "2018-06-20T20:03:22Z")
About a month ago we had to put to sleep our 14 year old female Schnoodle due to mounting health issues. This has left our 14 1/2 year old male Schnoodle as the lone dog in the house. They lived together basically from t… --- ## [inspired by the travlers check discussion have you or do you use money orders ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-the-travlers-check-discussion-have-you-or-do-you-use-money-orders/816239)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-the-travlers-check-discussion-have-you-or-do-you-use-money-orders/816239 "2018-06-20T19:10:36Z")
this thread on travelers checks reminded me of money orders https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856808&page=2 If you’ve never used one a money order was/is like a prepaid check now days its mainly … --- ## [Confused Recollections: Is there an Explanation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-recollections-is-there-an-explanation/816298)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-recollections-is-there-an-explanation/816298 "2018-06-20T18:21:07Z")
Example 1: The 1992 NLCS, Sid Bream slides across the plate destroying the Pirates’ World Series berth. My father’s recollection: All three of us (me, Dad, cousin) were in \]living room on the couch waiting for the fin… --- ## [Bow hunting, should I go recurve, compound or crossbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bow-hunting-should-i-go-recurve-compound-or-crossbow/586373)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bow-hunting-should-i-go-recurve-compound-or-crossbow/586373 "2018-06-20T13:17:07Z")
Having fallen in with a group of very serious hunters lately, I intend to take up bowhunting as this is the most popular kind of hunting where I am in Southern Indiana. My friends have been helping me get an idea of the … --- ## [Who knows a lot about long hair, or hair in general?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-a-lot-about-long-hair-or-hair-in-general/582810)
**Author:** [@Actias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Actias)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-a-lot-about-long-hair-or-hair-in-general/582810 "2011-05-23T23:52:16Z")
Soo, I want long hair. Like, to my butt long hair. Since this is going to take me quite a while I want to make sure I’m doing things right and I have a few questions. My hair is naturally wavy and it is also frizzy and … --- ## [Honda Pilot experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-pilot-experience/816252)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-pilot-experience/816252 "2018-06-20T02:31:58Z")
I’m thinking of trading in my Honda Odyssey just because. It’s 7 years old by 70k miles, has some bumps, scrapes, cracked windshield, etc that all need to be fixed. I also went to U Haul and did their tow package, and th… --- ## [Seekign Advice, Not a Debate...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seekign-advice-not-a-debate/816351)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seekign-advice-not-a-debate/816351 "2018-06-20T01:16:18Z")
Concerning current events, Trump blames Democrats for the separation of children from their illegal parents. A Republican friend of mine supports this statement under Public Law 107-296 (of 2002). This law does say conce… --- ## [What does the purchase of the LA Times by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong mean to the industry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-purchase-of-the-la-times-by-dr-patrick-soon-shiong-mean-to-the-industry/816300)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-purchase-of-the-la-times-by-dr-patrick-soon-shiong-mean-to-the-industry/816300 "2018-06-20T01:16:14Z")
And why did he buy it? (Actually his investment firm, Nank Capital) He is very rich, around $9 billion, apparently most of it from patents. He is considered a philanthropist, although there were some disturbing irregula… --- ## [Invasion of the Uber Drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-uber-drivers/815504)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-uber-drivers/815504 "2018-06-20T00:18:14Z")
Problem: The overcrowded building next to mine, a former single family residence now sub-divided into at least five units, has had a number of its residents using Uber. Fine. Except they insist on having Uber pick the… --- ## [Tipping a tow truck driver - Please read OP for specifics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-a-tow-truck-driver-please-read-op-for-specifics/816240)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-a-tow-truck-driver-please-read-op-for-specifics/816240 "2018-06-19T23:58:24Z")
This happened to me today. My question is whether you would tip the driver, and if so, how much. Key details: \[ul\] \[li\]We were driving when our vehicle died on the road. Totally. Clearly something electrical.\[/li\]\[li\]… --- ## [Am I the only one who finds clothing size charts absolutely useless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-clothing-size-charts-absolutely-useless/813425)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-clothing-size-charts-absolutely-useless/813425 "2018-06-19T23:02:02Z")
I’ve been buying more clothing online lately, and, like most clothing purchases, it’s a completely random guess around what size to order. To wit: I recently got a trunk from Trunk Club with 5 pairs of jeans in it, all o… --- ## [How much to do you tip and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-do-you-tip-and-why/816242)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-do-you-tip-and-why/816242 "2018-06-19T22:41:36Z")
Inspired about the poll about tipping a tow driver, I’ve been wondering about this for a while. How much do you tip and why, and under what circumstances. For food servers, if the service was good, but not great, I’ll t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=485) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=487)