# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=493 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 494 --- ## [Where can I find book digitizing jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-book-digitizing-jobs/815159)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-book-digitizing-jobs/815159 "2018-05-31T06:47:44Z")
I suppose that there are a lot of people that need various books, magazines,etc. digitized by retyping, as opposed to just scanning them and I don’t mind spending hours (re)typing words, so it would be a great job for me… --- ## [Anyone using Advecta this summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-advecta-this-summer/814958)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-advecta-this-summer/814958 "2018-05-30T18:46:00Z")
Happy Flea Season, everyone! My dog, Sancho - an 18 pound poodle mix - has used Advantage all his life. Now I’m seeing ads for something called Advecta, which claims to have the same ingredients at half the price. That’… --- ## [Do you remove dealership branding from a car you've purchased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remove-dealership-branding-from-a-car-youve-purchased/814873)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remove-dealership-branding-from-a-car-youve-purchased/814873 "2018-05-31T04:09:00Z")
I’m old and I’ve bought more than a few cars in my life. After I return home with my new (or used, but new to me) car, I remove the various things that identify the dealership where I bought the car. This usually include… --- ## [Non-Desk Laptop Setup: Laptop Chair / Reading Pillow / etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-desk-laptop-setup-laptop-chair-reading-pillow-etc/814314)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-desk-laptop-setup-laptop-chair-reading-pillow-etc/814314 "2018-05-31T01:43:50Z")
I work for long hours with my laptop and I get tired from sitting at the desk. They had beanbag chairs at a university I went to which looked very comfortable, but if you work with a laptop on it for an hour or longer it… --- ## [You're a billionaire. What does your will look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-what-does-your-will-look-like/814719)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-billionaire-what-does-your-will-look-like/814719 "2018-05-30T22:04:28Z")
So you’re a billionaire by whatever means suits you. Your assets are cash, stocks, real estate, bullion, krugerrands, bitcoins, overstuffed mattresses, whatever. It’s your money, you decided how to apportion it as you … --- ## [Have you selected cash back and walked away without it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-selected-cash-back-and-walked-away-without-it/814644)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-selected-cash-back-and-walked-away-without-it/814644 "2018-05-30T21:56:51Z")
I sometimes get $20 cash back at the grocery self-checkout. I try and make a point to verify that I get the bill after the machine spits it out. I’ve gotten distracted a couple times. Walked away without it. It’s not a … --- ## [What do you do while your getting a new bath and kitchen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-while-your-getting-a-new-bath-and-kitchen/814360)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-while-your-getting-a-new-bath-and-kitchen/814360 "2018-05-30T20:27:11Z")
It’s a small condo. I don’t have anywhere else to go and I’ve been told it’s an 8-10 week thing. I can’t think of anything to do away from home for 3 months. I wonder if I’ll just sell to avoid this. I have never looked… --- ## [Leather Glove Care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leather-glove-care/814984)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leather-glove-care/814984 "2018-05-30T15:10:15Z")
I got motorcycle gloves a while back but now they are starting to show cracks in the leather and the water penetrates. Am I supposed to use some sort of oil on these things? how often? any specific recommendations (deer… --- ## [Sacramento to Vegas by car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacramento-to-vegas-by-car/814254)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacramento-to-vegas-by-car/814254 "2018-05-30T12:35:35Z")
So, my wife is planning on driving from Sacramento to Vegas with one of the boys. This route is recommended as scenic (highway 395, South Lake Tahoe, Death Valley, various parks). One site calls it ‘California’s lost roa… --- ## [Ferret vs. Cat-Who would win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferret-vs-cat-who-would-win/282395)
**Author:** [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferret-vs-cat-who-would-win/282395 "2018-05-30T10:53:53Z")
This probably doesn’t belong in General questions so- If a housecat and a ferret were put in the same room together, with no exits, who would win? Why? Anyone who has seen this gets extra points? --- ## [Occam's razor, goddidit and the many-worlds theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occams-razor-goddidit-and-the-many-worlds-theory/814662)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occams-razor-goddidit-and-the-many-worlds-theory/814662 "2018-05-30T03:35:15Z")
Occam’s razor is the problem-solving principle that when presented with competing hypothetical answers to a problem one should select the answer that makes the fewest assumptions. Atheists have often invoked Occam’s raz… --- ## [The Thread for Migraineurs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-migraineurs/811990)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-migraineurs/811990 "2018-05-30T02:52:46Z")
I know that many folks here on the Dope have migraines. I’m starting this thread to allow us to share information on migraines, or just commiserate if needed. I’ll start us off with this link for registering for the Mig… --- ## [I hear computers are going to be a big thing (recommend a PC for me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hear-computers-are-going-to-be-a-big-thing-recommend-a-pc-for-me/810408)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hear-computers-are-going-to-be-a-big-thing-recommend-a-pc-for-me/810408 "2018-05-30T02:32:43Z")
I have an old (circa 2011) PC running Windows 7 and it is on its last legs. I’ve decided to buy another desktop. What I decided I want is: \[ul\] \[li\]A small SSD plus a big (TB) HD\[/li\]\[li\]At least 8, preferably 16 GB … --- ## [Hitman ethics: A Skaldian hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitman-ethics-a-skaldian-hypothetical/814844)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitman-ethics-a-skaldian-hypothetical/814844 "2018-05-30T01:10:46Z")
Assume, for the sake of this thread, that you are a hitman; a professional killer. People pay you money to murder somebody who they want dead. You’ve been doing this for several years and you plan on continuing your care… --- ## ["Nub City" Florida... Anyone have any additional information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nub-city-florida-anyone-have-any-additional-information/815065)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nub-city-florida-anyone-have-any-additional-information/815065 "2018-05-29T20:43:21Z")
I’m sorry but I can’t put this bizarre story (re: folks lopping off limbs for insurance money) into my own words. This article is brief: And there are others that mostly repeat the same information with little expans… --- ## [How old is your beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-your-beer/814876)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-your-beer/814876 "2018-05-29T17:59:08Z")
Not literally the beer in your hand, but its maker and traditions? I’m drinking an Alexander Keith from Nova Scotia, established 1820. I’ve not done any research to see if they’ve fudged that date at all (e.g. Continuou… --- ## [Receiving a high honor, but having it awarded by Trump (or someone you hate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-a-high-honor-but-having-it-awarded-by-trump-or-someone-you-hate/814700)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-a-high-honor-but-having-it-awarded-by-trump-or-someone-you-hate/814700 "2018-05-29T16:54:52Z")
Say you won a Nobel Prize, Fields Medal, or Presidential Medal of Freedom, or Congressional Medal of Honor, or Teacher of the Year - and it is only to be presented by Donald Trump (or Sarah Palin, or some other person yo… --- ## [Why no "Happy Presidents' Day"? Stop the discrimination!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-happy-presidents-day-stop-the-discrimination/712846)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-happy-presidents-day-stop-the-discrimination/712846 "2015-02-17T03:34:44Z")
In 67 years, I’ve never heard anybody say “Happy P-day”, and before that was a thing, “Happy Washington’s (or Lincoln’s) Birthday”. We say ‘Happy 4th of July’, ‘Happy Easter’ (which is odd), etc.; I’ve even heard some ni… --- ## [What do modern Japanese think of Kamikaze pilots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-modern-japanese-think-of-kamikaze-pilots/814020)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-modern-japanese-think-of-kamikaze-pilots/814020 "2018-05-29T09:13:53Z")
Regardless of what you think of the war record of imperial Japan I’m curious how Kamikaze pilots are viewed by modern day Japanese people? Personally I can’t help but have respect for those men who were so willing to def… --- ## [To live Bilbo's life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-live-bilbos-life/814761)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-live-bilbos-life/814761 "2018-05-29T08:29:00Z")
I dont remember the exact words but at the end of the story when Bilbo bids goodbye to everyone, he tells them something to the extent of that they are all welcome to visit and that teatime is at 4. In the books they sa… --- ## [Web Slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-slow/815004)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-slow/815004 "2018-05-29T02:25:21Z")
Anybody notice the Internet seems slow? Or, just mine? --- ## ["Veteran" and "casualty" - what do these terms mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veteran-and-casualty-what-do-these-terms-mean-to-you/814858)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veteran-and-casualty-what-do-these-terms-mean-to-you/814858 "2018-05-29T02:20:44Z")
(This is a 2-for-1 poll, so you can select multiple options, but please select only one for Veteran and one for Casualty.) ISTM that these two terms have changed; it used to be that “veteran” meant you had to have parti… --- ## [Why are Suburban Cops So Hungry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-suburban-cops-so-hungry/813808)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-suburban-cops-so-hungry/813808 "2018-05-29T00:07:26Z")
Hungry as in seemingly pulling everyone over for the slightest or imagined infraction. Example: Each time (once a week) I drive into Downer’s Grove, IL I see at least two people pulled over within a 3 mile stretch on Og… --- ## [Adopted child discovered to have been abducted as baby. Who should get custody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopted-child-discovered-to-have-been-abducted-as-baby-who-should-get-custody/627627)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopted-child-discovered-to-have-been-abducted-as-baby-who-should-get-custody/627627 "2018-05-28T23:24:19Z")
Yes, it’s a hypothetical with a storytelling OP. The Pit is down the hall and to the left if you’re bothered. Today’s story is \[del\]plagiarized\[/del\] suggested by an episode of Law & Order: SVU. Or possibly Criminal Mi… --- ## [Found $100 at the grocery store. Am I an idiot for turning it in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-100-at-the-grocery-store-am-i-an-idiot-for-turning-it-in/814563)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-100-at-the-grocery-store-am-i-an-idiot-for-turning-it-in/814563 "2018-05-28T23:19:51Z")
Last night at the grocery store, as I was cruising up the soda pop aisle I noticed what looked like some folded paper money on the floor. I picked it up and unfolded it and - holy crap! It was a $100 bill. My first thou… --- ## [You're a homeless person. Someone gives you $50. How do you spend it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-homeless-person-someone-gives-you-50-how-do-you-spend-it/814546)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-homeless-person-someone-gives-you-50-how-do-you-spend-it/814546 "2018-05-28T23:16:14Z")
You possess nothing except the clothes on your back. Operating under these constraints, what is the best way to spend this money, to get the most bang for your buck? --- ## [I think it's super-weird that I have kids.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-super-weird-that-i-have-kids/814888)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-super-weird-that-i-have-kids/814888 "2018-05-28T19:35:05Z")
Every now and then I get a few moments of quiet reflection, at which point it eventually dawns on me that I have two kids. Not one, mind you. TWO. I mean I could explain one away as a happy “accident”, but I have two … --- ## [Flat Earthers Gaining Prominence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-earthers-gaining-prominence/814803)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-earthers-gaining-prominence/814803 "2018-05-28T18:00:30Z")
I remember reading about people who believed that the Earth is flat years ago, in Gardner’s Fads and Fallacies, but it was a curiosity to know that such people existed. You didn’t encounter or hear about such people othe… --- ## [LMAO-What do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lmao-what-do-you-think/814727)
**Author:** [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lmao-what-do-you-think/814727 "2018-05-28T16:34:48Z")
Can LMAO be taken as sarcastic I cant imagine why it would thanks --- ## [Someone takes a dump in some tupperware then gives you a meal in it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-takes-a-dump-in-some-tupperware-then-gives-you-a-meal-in-it/814893)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-takes-a-dump-in-some-tupperware-then-gives-you-a-meal-in-it/814893 "2018-05-28T06:45:33Z")
A situation I saw in a sitcom recently. A friend of yours gives you a lasagne or somesuch in a tupperware container, you take it home, eat it and really enjoy it, suffering no negative reaction. A few week later is becom… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=492) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=494)