# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=495 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 496 --- ## [Making Your Own Kitchen Cabinets-Easy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-your-own-kitchen-cabinets-easy/651253)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-your-own-kitchen-cabinets-easy/651253 "2013-03-06T11:14:46Z")
Watching an experienced carpenter/cabinetmaker like Norm Abrams on TV, I get the impression that building a nice set of kitchen cabinets is quite easy-provided you have the correct tools (table saw, router), correct mea… --- ## [Learning to play an instrument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-to-play-an-instrument/814141)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-to-play-an-instrument/814141 "2018-05-24T12:59:36Z")
I was never much into playing instruments in school and my attempts to learn outside school left me with a bad taste in my mouth thanks to a teacher who did not have the right attitude. I’m still curious to try it, with… --- ## [Car: remote engine start and/or push button start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-remote-engine-start-and-or-push-button-start/814678)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-remote-engine-start-and-or-push-button-start/814678 "2018-05-24T08:35:29Z")
I’ve never had a car with either, but they scare me as my new car doesn’t have a key. Am I overly paranoid? In the case of remote start, I’m concerned that my three year old will find an play with the fob and start the… --- ## [No any black Trump supporters? Is it possible for you to respect such a person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444 "2018-05-24T05:46:55Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to place this thread here or in Elections, so I tossed a coin, realized at the last second that I couldn’t see it because I am purblind, called myself an idiot, and spent five minutes searching for … --- ## [\[Poll\] "Show Dogs": "Miss Congeniality" with dogs or Wikihow for pedophiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-show-dogs-miss-congeniality-with-dogs-or-wikihow-for-pedophiles/814603)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-show-dogs-miss-congeniality-with-dogs-or-wikihow-for-pedophiles/814603 "2018-05-24T02:28:17Z")
Just saw a distressing item on Facebook, forwarded by my homeschooling, vaccine-averse, homeopathy-promoting, FitBit-wearing sister. The item concerned the film Show Dogs. The Wikipedia article suggests that it’s a movi… --- ## [Non-political question for SDMB gun folk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-question-for-sdmb-gun-folk/814414)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-question-for-sdmb-gun-folk/814414 "2018-05-23T20:39:29Z")
This is for a story I’m writing that probably no one will ever read. I’m wondering what a realistic gun collection would look like for someone in a semi rural area in the mid eighties. (Southern Maryland, if it makes a … --- ## [Designing a wood drying box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designing-a-wood-drying-box/814639)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designing-a-wood-drying-box/814639 "2018-05-23T19:51:24Z")
I am rebuilding my old wood drying box and hope to make it a little more efficient than my last one. I use the drying box to bring my all wood archery bows down to about 6% MC. The box will be about 6 ft long and have a… --- ## [Convertible with better rear seat: Mustang or VW Beetle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convertible-with-better-rear-seat-mustang-or-vw-beetle/814610)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convertible-with-better-rear-seat-mustang-or-vw-beetle/814610 "2018-05-23T19:40:12Z")
I’m planning a road trip to see Yosemite with two other people, and the idea is to fly to SFO and to rent a convertible for about five days. I know the standard wisdom is “ignore the rear seat as a passenger option”, bu… --- ## [Does there exist a hook for fastening a travel mug to the edge of a table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-there-exist-a-hook-for-fastening-a-travel-mug-to-the-edge-of-a-table/809851)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-there-exist-a-hook-for-fastening-a-travel-mug-to-the-edge-of-a-table/809851 "2018-05-23T19:32:45Z")
A few months ago, I started taking a photography class at a local CC. Not having been in a college classroom for many years, I was pleasantly surprised by the extensive computing infrastructure, in this case including … --- ## [Cardiac catheterization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiac-catheterization/814651)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiac-catheterization/814651 "2018-05-23T19:20:51Z")
So i just got out of surgery where they had inserted a catheter into my heart and discovered that my led artery was 99% blocked which they fixed by inserting a stent. Have any other dopers had experience with this? I’m t… --- ## [Partial psychology behind gun ownership (NOT a gun control thread!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-psychology-behind-gun-ownership-not-a-gun-control-thread/814509)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-psychology-behind-gun-ownership-not-a-gun-control-thread/814509 "2018-05-23T13:53:13Z")
This is not a thread on gun control, whether gun control is worth debating, or on the feasibility/viability/advisability of owning any type of gun. To be clear where I stand: I am a lifelong gun owner/enthusiast who has… --- ## [What do you like to do for its own sake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-to-do-for-its-own-sake/814155)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-to-do-for-its-own-sake/814155 "2018-05-22T23:19:46Z")
Since living alone I got two nights a week all to myself. I love love love them. But, as the backlog of chores slowly starts to dwindle, I can start to dream about what to do with those two evenings. The problem is, I d… --- ## [People who used to drink alcohol - When did you give up and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-used-to-drink-alcohol-when-did-you-give-up-and-why/814073)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-used-to-drink-alcohol-when-did-you-give-up-and-why/814073 "2018-05-22T23:03:57Z")
Well I am just approaching it being 5 years since I gave up drinking alcohol. Has anyone else here done the same? And do you miss it? --- ## [Any tips on Chicago next weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-chicago-next-weekend/814109)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-chicago-next-weekend/814109 "2018-05-22T22:59:48Z")
I’ll be at a conference there that ends Friday, and decided to extend to Sunday. So basically I’ll be free from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. I’ve been to the city a few times before, but always with a local. Th… --- ## [Meghan Markle is the most mathmatically beautiful royal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meghan-markle-is-the-most-mathmatically-beautiful-royal/814530)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meghan-markle-is-the-most-mathmatically-beautiful-royal/814530 "2018-05-22T22:03:31Z")
So saw this article about how Meghan’s face has almost perfect symmetry matching something called the golden ratio. I understand how symmetry is strongly associated with beauty but I’m not sure how that particular ratio … --- ## [35 year old found guilty of murder comitted 21 years ago, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35-year-old-found-guilty-of-murder-comitted-21-years-ago-what-to-do/810235)
**Author:** [@JamesGrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesGrey)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35-year-old-found-guilty-of-murder-comitted-21-years-ago-what-to-do/810235 "2018-05-22T21:53:04Z")
Not based on any real case. A 14 year old’s body is found. It’s determined that he was killed 21 years ago. After some cold case investigating they eventually work out that he was killed by one of his old friends. The no… --- ## [Depositing coins at the bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depositing-coins-at-the-bank/813998)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depositing-coins-at-the-bank/813998 "2018-05-22T20:05:31Z")
I have a bucket of coins. It once held a pound of cookie dough, and it’s about a half-gallon or so in capacity. My credit union doesn’t have a coin counter, so they require that coins be rolled for deposit. Here are m… --- ## [E-Type Jagauar.....how do you drive when the front bumper is so far away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-type-jagauar-how-do-you-drive-when-the-front-bumper-is-so-far-away/814503)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-type-jagauar-how-do-you-drive-when-the-front-bumper-is-so-far-away/814503 "2018-05-22T19:18:57Z")
So some guy named Harry just got hisself all hitched-up to his gal Meggy with some big fancy weddin’ party. And they drove there in a really,really cool-lookin’ E type Jag. Now, take a look at the pic in the link: …The… --- ## [Would you call this young woman two-face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-this-young-woman-two-face/814441)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-this-young-woman-two-face/814441 "2018-05-22T16:39:52Z")
Today’s story is about APRIL, age 20, living on her own and working like a demon to put herself through college. The above might make it seem that April has no parental support whatsoever, which is not entirely true. Oh,… --- ## [What is Your Favorite Disney World Ride?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151 "2018-05-22T16:01:51Z")
As you can see from my signature, Mrs. Cups and I have an Orlando-based instagram account. We’re in the process of creating a blog about Orlando things as well and we’re obviously going to have a big Disney section. (Fu… --- ## [Difference between two slang terms for the male anatomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-two-slang-terms-for-the-male-anatomy/814466)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-two-slang-terms-for-the-male-anatomy/814466 "2018-05-22T15:31:40Z")
Hi SD, At the risk of using foul language, I will refer to these words as d\*\*\* and c\*\*\*. Do these words have different connotations? Would you use one over the other in certain situations? For me, personally, I think… --- ## [Catholics, some Protestants: how core is Original Sin to the doctrine? The culture you grew up in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-some-protestants-how-core-is-original-sin-to-the-doctrine-the-culture-you-grew-up-in/814501)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-some-protestants-how-core-is-original-sin-to-the-doctrine-the-culture-you-grew-up-in/814501 "2018-05-22T14:43:52Z")
I am not a Christian, but checked it out while growing up, studied the Bible a bit, etc. But I know and engage active Christians and really notice differences in how they approach their beliefs and living their faith. … --- ## [Murder by Keyfob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-by-keyfob/814247)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-by-keyfob/814247 "2018-05-22T12:10:11Z")
So, another thread inspired this in my paranoid mind (welcome to my mind): Cars now have keyfobs which will start the engine. A jilted lover, or a sidereal divorcee happens to have the spare fob still. They start the en… --- ## [Practical to teach myself to use a welder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-to-teach-myself-to-use-a-welder/814284)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-to-teach-myself-to-use-a-welder/814284 "2018-05-22T02:07:18Z")
Several years ago when I purchased my house, the previous owner left a Lincoln Electric arc welder in the garage. This is an old fashioned stick welder, not a more modern wire feed model. I have no clue if it still works… --- ## [Question for Christian Dopers (Jesus vs. God)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-christian-dopers-jesus-vs-god/814465)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-christian-dopers-jesus-vs-god/814465 "2018-05-22T02:06:27Z")
Hi SD, Can you Christian Dopers help me out? I am not Christian, so I don’t know the answer to this question. Why is it that Christians sometimes call upon Jesus for help or salvation and not to God? I understand (I … --- ## [Parents of adult children: how emotionally vulnerable/open can you be around them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-adult-children-how-emotionally-vulnerable-open-can-you-be-around-them/814586)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-adult-children-how-emotionally-vulnerable-open-can-you-be-around-them/814586 "2018-05-21T22:15:16Z")
I am going to be all on-Skald and not go into huge detail with this question, certainly not making up a hypothetical situation to illustrate my point, as I am too freaking tired for that. So define adult children howev… --- ## [What's the biggest/most important thing you forgot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-most-important-thing-you-forgot/814432)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-most-important-thing-you-forgot/814432 "2018-05-21T21:11:43Z")
\[ul\] \[li\]Your battery/phone charger? \[/li\]\[li\]Your ID/passport before a flight?\[/li\]\[li\]How about the SD (memory) card in your GoPro? \[/ul\]\[/li\]How about the SD (memory) card in your GoPro…when you’re an astronaut…in o… --- ## [Best way to support external display and USB 3 peripherals on a new MacBook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-support-external-display-and-usb-3-peripherals-on-a-new-macbook/814347)
**Author:** [@Mllz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mllz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-support-external-display-and-usb-3-peripherals-on-a-new-macbook/814347 "2018-05-21T13:51:49Z")
I just received a new 13" MacBook Pro for my home office–which is awesome! But new 13" MacBook Pros have rather limited options for attaching peripherals–which kinda stinks. In fact, mine has just 2 (!) Lightning 3/USB-C… --- ## [Peaceful Invasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaceful-invasion/813945)
**Author:** [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaceful-invasion/813945 "2018-05-21T09:54:27Z")
Another Hypothetical Let’s say there’s a very rich, very racist country who want to take over rich democracies through peaceful means. The government encourages and subsidises emigration of its people to the rich count… --- ## [Idiots and Professional Careers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-and-professional-careers/814498)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-and-professional-careers/814498 "2018-05-21T06:14:30Z")
I hope this is an isolated experience for someone in my age group (30) but I’ve noticed something over the years… The complete wrecks, \*\*idiots \*\*and party animal type ‘C’ students/otherwise complete dumpster fires I’ve … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=494) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=496)