# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=504 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 505 --- ## [Mom may have had a stroke: Do I stay or do I go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-may-have-had-a-stroke-do-i-stay-or-do-i-go/812790)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-may-have-had-a-stroke-do-i-stay-or-do-i-go/812790 "2018-04-24T14:06:29Z")
My mom, who is a very healthy and active 71yo, may have had a stroke yesterday. I’m in New Jersey and she’s in Utah (2500 miles away). I’m struggling with flying out or not, here are the details: -Her right arm went num… --- ## [Where are these cramps coming from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-these-cramps-coming-from/813038)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-these-cramps-coming-from/813038 "2018-04-24T13:29:42Z")
This morning at work Infound myself engaged in a task that had me alternately pulling a folded catalog out of a confined space, trying to rim the catalog to shreds using my bare hands, and using an Allen key to painstak… --- ## [Give up everything to know for certain what happens after death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-up-everything-to-know-for-certain-what-happens-after-death/812786)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-up-everything-to-know-for-certain-what-happens-after-death/812786 "2018-04-24T12:46:55Z")
A magical being appears before you and offers you the absolute, 100% honest truth about what happens after death, in exchange for every single thing you own? You will have THE answer but must proceed forward with nothin… --- ## [Convince people you're a Messiah](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-people-youre-a-messiah/812910)
**Author:** [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-people-youre-a-messiah/812910 "2018-04-24T09:11:58Z")
I was thinking with photo\\video editing abilities and what some famous magicians can do these days, even if you, as a second jesus, had some miracleing ability it’d be pretty hard to convince people. So, you wake up tom… --- ## [Fruit fly invasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-fly-invasion/812995)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-fly-invasion/812995 "2018-04-24T06:15:01Z")
Last couple of months I have been bothered with what i think are fruit flies. The problem started when my girlfriend switched to drinking beer and the recycle bag stays in the kitchen. I looked up the lifecycle on the fr… --- ## [On being detail-oriented and household chores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-detail-oriented-and-household-chores/812781)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-detail-oriented-and-household-chores/812781 "2018-04-23T21:48:56Z")
Funny thing I’ve noticed. When I clean the kitchen, inevitably my wife finds all kinds of little areas and edges that I didn’t clean properly (she does it kindly and doesn’t nag, FWIW). This would be a point in favor t… --- ## [Ultra-Cheap Glasses (Two Pair for $69.95 with free exam!!!) - Am I Throwing Money Away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-cheap-glasses-two-pair-for-69-95-with-free-exam-am-i-throwing-money-away/812988)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-cheap-glasses-two-pair-for-69-95-with-free-exam-am-i-throwing-money-away/812988 "2018-04-23T21:19:38Z")
I am in desperate need of new glasses, and I am hella broke. This company (and several others like it) are offering two pairs (I refuse to use the singular) and an exam for about a fourth of what I pay at Walmart for one… --- ## [Has anybody here tried Enchroma glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-tried-enchroma-glasses/812425)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-tried-enchroma-glasses/812425 "2018-04-23T20:58:59Z")
I have red-green color blindness. I think it’s fairly mild. No, the world does not look like the Dick Van Dyke Show to me. As far as I know, I live in a very colorful world, and I don’t feel as if I’m missing out on m… --- ## [Car dealer tried to deny warranty claim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-dealer-tried-to-deny-warranty-claim/812922)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-dealer-tried-to-deny-warranty-claim/812922 "2018-04-23T17:22:00Z")
I have a Nissan Rogue AWD with 1000 miles on it. I was briefly stuck in sand on the beach and got pulled out. The car said “AWD error” I take it to the local dealer (100 miles from where I live) and he says “beach… --- ## ["Police shoot black man" - what's your first reaction/conclusion to the headline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-shoot-black-man-whats-your-first-reaction-conclusion-to-the-headline/812560)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-shoot-black-man-whats-your-first-reaction-conclusion-to-the-headline/812560 "2018-04-23T16:58:40Z")
Suppose you read a headline in tomorrow’s news - “Police Shoot Black Man” - what is your immediate split-second reaction or conclusion \*\*before \*\*any facts or details have emerged in the story? Also, would it change you… --- ## [Shorthand: Is it still a thing? Anybody here know it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shorthand-is-it-still-a-thing-anybody-here-know-it/812834)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shorthand-is-it-still-a-thing-anybody-here-know-it/812834 "2018-04-23T13:07:36Z")
Those thoughts about shorthand crossed my mind a while back, as we cleaned out old documents from our basement, and I came across old notebooks belonging to my mother; notebooks about shorthand, then notebooks filled wit… --- ## [Does G Sachs really say "no money in cures"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-g-sachs-really-say-no-money-in-cures/812906)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-g-sachs-really-say-no-money-in-cures/812906 "2018-04-23T13:03:29Z")
from this article, a Goldman Sachs analyst writes “The potential to deliver ‘one shot cures’ is one of the most attractive aspects of gene therapy, genetically-engineered cell therapy and gene editing. However, such tre… --- ## [Is fruit flavored honey by definition aldulterated??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fruit-flavored-honey-by-definition-aldulterated/812871)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fruit-flavored-honey-by-definition-aldulterated/812871 "2018-04-23T11:57:20Z")
It would certainly seem so to me. Having an argument with an E-bay seller. --- ## [Pain meds timing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-meds-timing/812918)
**Author:** [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-meds-timing/812918 "2018-04-23T03:02:36Z")
Disclaimer: I know I need to talk to doc, he is out of office for next three days. I’m taking norco 3xdaily or every six hours for extremely painful sciatica. I have an appt with surgeon in 5 days. If I take the norco … --- ## [Traffic Courtesies that aren't Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-courtesies-that-arent-laws/811636)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-courtesies-that-arent-laws/811636 "2018-04-23T01:52:42Z")
While driving to an event this weekend, we had to merge onto a heavily-trafficked highway, and one car stayed in the right lane the entire time. My husband grumbled about “What kind of asshole stays in the right lane wh… --- ## [I'm fairly sure my best friend's wife is cheating on him. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fairly-sure-my-best-friends-wife-is-cheating-on-him-what-to-do/447425)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fairly-sure-my-best-friends-wife-is-cheating-on-him-what-to-do/447425 "2008-05-22T01:30:42Z")
Ok, here’s the situation. My best friend and his wife (who is also a very good friend of mine) have a male mutual friend who visits them often. I am only vaguely familiar with their friend. When he visits them he parks … --- ## [Use chemical weapons or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-chemical-weapons-or-not/812875)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-chemical-weapons-or-not/812875 "2018-04-22T06:22:01Z")
Say you are the commander of a nation’s military. You have an arsenal of sarin, VX and other chemical weapons in your possession but have deliberately refrained from their use. A neighboring enemy has invaded your natio… --- ## [Is the USDA/Health Department making us more susceptible to nature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-usda-health-department-making-us-more-susceptible-to-nature/812863)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-usda-health-department-making-us-more-susceptible-to-nature/812863 "2018-04-22T05:04:04Z")
Title pretty much says it all. With the close monitoring of our food and environment, it seems to coincide with a massive increase in allergies. I don’t have any data on how many people got foodbourne illnesses before a… --- ## [More bad headline tactics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-bad-headline-tactics/812797)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-bad-headline-tactics/812797 "2018-04-22T04:43:10Z")
It is quite apparent that news organizations have fallen to new lows with their headlines. Journalism is gone in favor of 8th grade sensationalism. But I really like this juxtaposition of two unrelated stories: … --- ## [Problem with my son's teacher - advice requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-my-sons-teacher-advice-requested/812666)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-my-sons-teacher-advice-requested/812666 "2018-04-22T00:43:28Z")
The long version: Background: My son is high-functioning autistic. He’s very smart, and very autistic. He attends a regular middle school, and “mainstreams” with all the other students for all but one class. The additio… --- ## [Charitable giving-pick one or try to spread it around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charitable-giving-pick-one-or-try-to-spread-it-around/812768)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charitable-giving-pick-one-or-try-to-spread-it-around/812768 "2018-04-21T22:47:09Z")
I don’t have much to give each month, but I try to send a small amount to 1 or 2 charities, mixing them up, every month. But I think maybe it would be better to give a larger fixed amount to 1 each month. All are involve… --- ## [Remember arm amputation by car window? Is that still a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-arm-amputation-by-car-window-is-that-still-a-thing/812623)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-arm-amputation-by-car-window-is-that-still-a-thing/812623 "2018-04-21T17:29:30Z")
You’ve got a fresh haircut, best shirt and ray-bans. Tooling down the highway. Radio blasting Wolfman Jack and a Lucky Strike, comfortably hanging from your lip. \*Your arm is resting on the rolled down car window, on a n… --- ## [Are diesels going away again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-diesels-going-away-again/812611)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-diesels-going-away-again/812611 "2018-04-21T16:07:23Z")
Round One of US Market diesels was the late 70s/early 80s era…ending due primarily to the shoddy durability of the Oldsmobile family of diesels. The current legal trouble with VW diesels and FIAT/VM Motori diesels (In s… --- ## [My experience in Maui (what was I seeing?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-experience-in-maui-what-was-i-seeing/812809)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-experience-in-maui-what-was-i-seeing/812809 "2018-04-21T13:52:38Z")
Actually, despite it being 18 years ago, I can tell you exactly what I was seeing: On route from the airport to our resort (near Lahaina?) I noticed a smashed up car about 50’ from the side of the road in an thicket of t… --- ## [Your Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-name/812716)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-name/812716 "2018-04-21T13:46:31Z")
With all of the odd, crazy names that are given to babies these days, I always wonder how many of those kids grow up cursing their parents for their names? So, who here likes their first (and middle if you want) name an… --- ## [What are the "Socialist Benefits" of Communist China? (YouTube video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-socialist-benefits-of-communist-china-youtube-video/812116)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-socialist-benefits-of-communist-china-youtube-video/812116 "2018-04-21T12:30:40Z")
Thought I’d share this with anyone interested. It’s kind of long. Basically, it’s a video on one of the channels I follow (laowhy86) where he’s discussing the social benefits if you live in China. It’s pretty interest… --- ## [China's Belt and Road initiative (YouTube video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-youtube-video/812291)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-youtube-video/812291 "2018-04-21T05:00:46Z")
Though I’d link to this for anyone interested in China’s one belt, one road initiative. Here’s the description of the video: --- ## [A1C test and blood letting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a1c-test-and-blood-letting/811213)
**Author:** [@Lou\_O](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lou_O)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a1c-test-and-blood-letting/811213 "2018-04-21T02:36:55Z")
So I do some online study of A1C. It’s a relatively new test to determine your long term glucose; how much sugar is bound to the red blood cells for ~ 3 - 4 months. My research also finds that loss of blood will show lo… --- ## [Closing your eyes while talking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-your-eyes-while-talking/812739)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-your-eyes-while-talking/812739 "2018-04-21T02:32:58Z")
I work with two people - both of whom I really like – who do something that bugs the crap out of me. With great frequency, when talking, they both screw their eyes shut. For quite awhile I’ve tried to figure out if ther… --- ## [What to do about tight heavy calves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-tight-heavy-calves/812755)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-tight-heavy-calves/812755 "2018-04-20T19:47:53Z")
When I walk it makes my calves feel tight and heavy for a while. They also get tight and heavy at night time, but the tightness is and heaviness is always gone by the time I wake up in the morning. I never had heart dis… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=503) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=505)