# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=491 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 492 --- ## [Guys, would you wear these pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-wear-these-pants/815378)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-wear-these-pants/815378 "2018-06-06T22:03:58Z")
These slacks have been discovered in Japan. Would you wear them? --- ## [Legal Q: Stopping Company From Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-stopping-company-from-calling/815562)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-stopping-company-from-calling/815562 "2018-06-06T21:30:07Z")
The wrinkle is, this is a company I have a relationship with, specifically my mortgage company. They called a month or so ago, from a call center (I could hear all sorts of background noise) trying to get me to do a cas… --- ## [Hiring professionals: How long does recruitment process take at your company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-professionals-how-long-does-recruitment-process-take-at-your-company/815485)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-professionals-how-long-does-recruitment-process-take-at-your-company/815485 "2018-06-06T20:27:46Z")
So I am job hunting and have sent out MANY applications over the last month and not even a nibble of an interview offer. Some jobs are a bit of a stretch but others seem like my skills\* are a tight match. So I’m startin… --- ## [Photography - how to get more out of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-how-to-get-more-out-of-it/815427)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-how-to-get-more-out-of-it/815427 "2018-06-06T20:25:56Z")
Photography has been one of my hobbies for a long time, but I haven’t really done anything with it. Being a loner, mostly what I end up doing is go out and take landscape photos, then share them on facebook. I think wha… --- ## [Can you pay for a $1000 emergency expense without borrowing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pay-for-a-1000-emergency-expense-without-borrowing/594181)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pay-for-a-1000-emergency-expense-without-borrowing/594181 "2018-06-06T19:36:17Z")
\[FONT=Calibri\]\[SIZE=3\]I couldn’t find another thread on this older topic, so here goes: Could you pay for a $1000 emergency expense in cash (paper money, checking account, savings account - in other words not borrowed m… --- ## [Anyone with experience or recommendations for dogs who survived bloat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-experience-or-recommendations-for-dogs-who-survived-bloat/815559)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-experience-or-recommendations-for-dogs-who-survived-bloat/815559 "2018-06-06T18:26:48Z")
My 11 year old Newfoundland recently survived an episode of bloat. I got him to the vet very quickly and they were able to stop the stomach from completing rotation by intubating him. He’s back home now and seems very we… --- ## [Gut Feeling and Conversations with People you Don't Know well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gut-feeling-and-conversations-with-people-you-dont-know-well/815047)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gut-feeling-and-conversations-with-people-you-dont-know-well/815047 "2018-06-06T17:49:56Z")
I recently had a long conversation with a new coworker that’s leaving me puzzled, and not in a good way. We’d had a few short, almost always pleasant - and getting increasingly friendly and fun - chats before but this wa… --- ## [Informative Youtube Channels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/informative-youtube-channels/815506)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/informative-youtube-channels/815506 "2018-06-06T11:18:32Z")
What are some informative Youtube channels like that of Isaac Arthur (but not necessarily science oriented)? --- ## [Who here has been to Poland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-been-to-poland/815373)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-been-to-poland/815373 "2018-06-06T06:42:51Z")
I am in the early stages of planning a vacation to Poland. i am hitting Warsaw and Krakow, and touring Auschwitz and the Wieliczka salt mine for sure. Considering going north to Gdansk, but that remains undecided. I thi… --- ## [Regular Dopers: are you female, male, or other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-dopers-are-you-female-male-or-other/815522)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-dopers-are-you-female-male-or-other/815522 "2018-06-06T05:51:32Z")
Let’s define “regular” as someone who checks these boards at least a few times a week and at least occasionally posts. --- ## [How to find a trustworthy lawyer and trustee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-a-trustworthy-lawyer-and-trustee/815500)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-a-trustworthy-lawyer-and-trustee/815500 "2018-06-05T23:20:36Z")
I need to set up a new will and probably an irrevocable trust to perform financial services for my husband if I pre-decease him, to hold the funds in trust, provide him with an income from the trust, and to disburse the … --- ## [Is carpeting on the way out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carpeting-on-the-way-out/797606)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carpeting-on-the-way-out/797606 "2018-06-05T23:03:37Z")
It seems many people nowadays are switching to hard wood floors, or at least the fake equivalent. THIS is just one article on this but I have read another where Realtors are saying homebuyers are wanting hard wood over c… --- ## [Poisoning the well: A bad deed done in the name of a good cause](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poisoning-the-well-a-bad-deed-done-in-the-name-of-a-good-cause/815475)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poisoning-the-well-a-bad-deed-done-in-the-name-of-a-good-cause/815475 "2018-06-05T21:35:08Z")
Suppose that one day someone carried out a mass shooting, with the specifically stated motive of “Causing enough mayhem to force society to finally adopt gun control once and for all” - or maybe “a shooting done with ass… --- ## [Poll for ladies only: What percentage of men on this board are misogynists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-ladies-only-what-percentage-of-men-on-this-board-are-misogynists/815482)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-ladies-only-what-percentage-of-men-on-this-board-are-misogynists/815482 "2018-06-05T19:43:17Z")
Simple question. Title says it all. --- ## [Do you correct a casual real life friend when she/he makes an agree just scientific error?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-correct-a-casual-real-life-friend-when-she-he-makes-an-agree-just-scientific-error/815418)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-correct-a-casual-real-life-friend-when-she-he-makes-an-agree-just-scientific-error/815418 "2018-06-05T19:35:42Z")
Yesterday morning I was talking to the kid who cuts my lawn. “Jason” is about 22 and reasonably intelligent, though not currently possessed of a high school diploma; he is studying to get his equivalency diploma and aspi… --- ## [What do women think of being in the presence of scantily clad women (i.e., Hooters?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-think-of-being-in-the-presence-of-scantily-clad-women-i-e-hooters/815313)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-women-think-of-being-in-the-presence-of-scantily-clad-women-i-e-hooters/815313 "2018-06-05T17:58:16Z")
Out of curiosity, what do most women (assuming heterosexual) think when they are in the presence of scantily clad women in a business establishment (i.e., Hooters?) --- ## [Being in the Military Does NOT Automatically Make You a Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-in-the-military-does-not-automatically-make-you-a-hero/814856)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-in-the-military-does-not-automatically-make-you-a-hero/814856 "2018-06-05T15:34:48Z")
Not feeling strong enough for it to be a Pit thread, but one annoying notion I’ve seen since returning to the US is this constant one of anyone in uniform past or present being a hero. Some are. Many are not. I’ve known … --- ## [Ill kid doesn't want to inform her dad of impending surgery. Do you override her decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-kid-doesnt-want-to-inform-her-dad-of-impending-surgery-do-you-override-her-decision/814950)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-kid-doesnt-want-to-inform-her-dad-of-impending-surgery-do-you-override-her-decision/814950 "2018-06-05T15:17:30Z")
Hypothetical? Certainly. Inclusive of sex, rape, violence against women, possibility of death as a story element? Well, maybe the last one. Offensive to anybody? How the hell should I know? So here is the situation. For… --- ## [Choose when to stop technological advancement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-when-to-stop-technological-advancement/815341)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-when-to-stop-technological-advancement/815341 "2018-06-05T13:37:19Z")
For the purposes of this thread you have been given a one-off opportunity to change history by stopping technological advancement at a point in time of your choice. If you choose the year 1452\* for example all technolog… --- ## [Need recommendations and suggestions about dealing with unfairness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendations-and-suggestions-about-dealing-with-unfairness/815345)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendations-and-suggestions-about-dealing-with-unfairness/815345 "2018-06-05T08:16:33Z")
Sometimes, you read a quote, a book, a text etc. or you watch a movie, clip, video etc. or you listen to someone give a talk, and it changes your perspective or it makes you more courageous or it makes you mor… --- ## [Is Duplicolor car paint, shaker can, a good choice for a wrought iron railing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-duplicolor-car-paint-shaker-can-a-good-choice-for-a-wrought-iron-railing/815249)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-duplicolor-car-paint-shaker-can-a-good-choice-for-a-wrought-iron-railing/815249 "2018-06-05T07:16:21Z")
I’ve been reading about shaker can paint. I’ve seen many posts that says Duplicolor goes on very smooth and looks great. I just had a concrete wheelchair ramp poured at my mom’s house. I’m going to a welding shop this a… --- ## [1st time Europe: Poland, Austria, Czech; advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-time-europe-poland-austria-czech-advice/813199)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-time-europe-poland-austria-czech-advice/813199 "2018-06-05T00:41:41Z")
Time for another Family Vacation with Anya (13) and Grant (9). This is my first time going to Europe! When visiting Yosemite, we met some folks at the hotel from Poland while traveling. Then we saw them again in Sequoia.… --- ## [Should I get knee surgery for my meniscus tear? What questions should I go back to the doctor with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-knee-surgery-for-my-meniscus-tear-what-questions-should-i-go-back-to-the-doctor-with/815431)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-knee-surgery-for-my-meniscus-tear-what-questions-should-i-go-back-to-the-doctor-with/815431 "2018-06-04T21:37:12Z")
I’ve had four years of knee pain, getting better, getting worse, when it suddenly got much worse after I did a weird speedy side step to get past some people in a crowd. Had an MRI last week, saw the doctor today. He t… --- ## [Question for non-Americans - Coupons and Specials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-coupons-and-specials/815367)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-coupons-and-specials/815367 "2018-06-04T18:32:44Z")
In the US it is common for a business like a restaurant to put out a coupon in the paper for say “Buy 1 hamburger - get 1 free”. Or “25% off with coupon”. Another are “Day of the week” specials like say half price meals… --- ## [Two false accusers likely won't be charged.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-false-accusers-likely-wont-be-charged/815066)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-false-accusers-likely-wont-be-charged/815066 "2018-06-04T18:24:47Z")
A woman who admitted in court that she had falsely accused a man of rape is not going to be charged. Case 1: The reason: And another Case 2: I bet the local police are real happy about that. And you can bet that … --- ## [Appropriate Attire for a "Celebration of Life"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-attire-for-a-celebration-of-life/815278)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-attire-for-a-celebration-of-life/815278 "2018-06-04T17:29:21Z")
As detailed in this post, one of my closest friends passed away on May 1st. It both was and wasn’t a surprise. He didn’t have any terminal illness, but we all figured his lifestyle and choices would take him to an early… --- ## [Historical Inks and Drawing implements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-inks-and-drawing-implements/815312)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-inks-and-drawing-implements/815312 "2018-06-04T15:40:49Z")
This may sound weird, but I dabbled in calligraphy back in the days of tied-dyed T shirts and macrame, and now I want to find an ink “pen” just like the old folks did pre-whatever, dipping it ink (which is a whole new su… --- ## [Right To Try law? Good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-try-law-good-or-bad/815221)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-try-law-good-or-bad/815221 "2018-06-04T15:36:33Z")
There has been a lot in the news lately about the federal Right To Try law that has just been enacted, allowing terminally ill patients to try out experimental, unapproved treatments. There seem to be interesting argumen… --- ## [Budget futureproofing, rx 570 4gb or gtx 1060 3gb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budget-futureproofing-rx-570-4gb-or-gtx-1060-3gb/815334)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budget-futureproofing-rx-570-4gb-or-gtx-1060-3gb/815334 "2018-06-04T13:39:46Z")
I can only afford to upgrade my GPU every 5 years more or less and I can only afford budget cards like the GTX 1050 Ti, however since I upgrade the GPU only every few years, I might as well push my budget a little and ge… --- ## [Has anyone ever used one of those tub overlays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-used-one-of-those-tub-overlays/815251)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-used-one-of-those-tub-overlays/815251 "2018-06-04T04:16:33Z")
Like Rebath or the like? I just did a gut job on one of my rentals that ended in March. Now I have another tenant leaving and the bathroom needs work. I’d like not to spend the time to gut the bathroom and replace the tu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=490) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=492)