# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=532 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 533 --- ## [Cheapest was to store an ATV or snowmobile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-was-to-store-an-atv-or-snowmobile/807099)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-was-to-store-an-atv-or-snowmobile/807099 "2018-01-21T15:02:49Z")
I am thinking of buying an ATV or snowmobile to use a couple of times a year in Wisconsin as the prices are high for a rental. Is there a way for me to store it near the location that would make it cheaper to buy? --- ## [Amazon should choose Detroit...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-should-choose-detroit/796081)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-should-choose-detroit/796081 "2018-01-21T07:18:15Z")
For their new 2nd headquarters, wouldn’t the Detroit metro area meet their specs? In addition, they’d help to regenerate the city. A lot of cheap land in Detroit, at least for now. Why not? --- ## [Tipping Etiquette - Contractors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-etiquette-contractors/533037)
**Author:** [@kevlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevlaw)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-etiquette-contractors/533037 "2018-01-21T06:37:32Z")
I am astounded by the care and diligence of the guys who just put in a new patio for me. I’d like to tip them but I don’t waht to commit any tipping faux pas. My instinct is to give each of the labourers (but not the co… --- ## [When did schools stop recognizing Federal holidays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-schools-stop-recognizing-federal-holidays/806568)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-schools-stop-recognizing-federal-holidays/806568 "2018-01-21T01:41:01Z")
So I noticed a number of signs around town today reminding me that various facilities will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Meanwhile, I have a number of chores to complete this weekend because I have sc… --- ## [Please/thanks to the people that can give the Japanese equivalent of this quote about public domain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-thanks-to-the-people-that-can-give-the-japanese-equivalent-of-this-quote-about-public-domain/806831)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-thanks-to-the-people-that-can-give-the-japanese-equivalent-of-this-quote-about-public-domain/806831 "2018-01-21T01:12:21Z")
Rant: If you have uploaded the original theatrical version of a now public domain (at least in it’s native country and the country you uploaded it in) onto YouTube, there is less of an issue. That is, if all copyrighte… --- ## [How do you convince mentally ill person they need help? Sorry, long.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-convince-mentally-ill-person-they-need-help-sorry-long/806769)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-convince-mentally-ill-person-they-need-help-sorry-long/806769 "2018-01-20T18:39:34Z")
My 35 year old step-son is in pretty bad shape. He thinks people are taking pictures and videos of him, sees simple coincidences as having some kind of meaning having to do with him and thinks his mother and biological f… --- ## [How does my son find out if he has the aptitude for the skilled trades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-son-find-out-if-he-has-the-aptitude-for-the-skilled-trades/806945)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-son-find-out-if-he-has-the-aptitude-for-the-skilled-trades/806945 "2018-01-20T16:08:26Z")
Our 19 year old son flunked out of college last year due to a previously undiagnosed disability (written communication) and the fact that he just hasn’t liked school that much since middle school. His test scores were s… --- ## [What news source do you use if not "Main Stream Media"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-news-source-do-you-use-if-not-main-stream-media/806536)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-news-source-do-you-use-if-not-main-stream-media/806536 "2018-01-20T16:01:31Z")
If you want to add in your personal definition of “Main Stream Media” to clarify things, that would be fine, but what I want to really know is what specific news sources do you use in lieu of the “Main Stream Media” you … --- ## [All NYTimes letters to editor today (01-18-2018) from pro-Trumpers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-nytimes-letters-to-editor-today-01-18-2018-from-pro-trumpers/806907)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-nytimes-letters-to-editor-today-01-18-2018-from-pro-trumpers/806907 "2018-01-20T15:39:29Z")
You know how whenever someone asks Trump supporters here to come forward with a clear, articulate, straightforward statement of why they support him, no one ever does? Well today, at the invitation of the NYTimes, ALL th… --- ## [English banned for elementary students in Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-banned-for-elementary-students-in-iran/806059)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-banned-for-elementary-students-in-iran/806059 "2018-01-20T12:58:19Z")
Reuters informs that primary schools in Iran can no longer include the English language in their curriculum from now on. The authorities have decided that the control of their citizens’ minds by the West begins with Engl… --- ## [Do you think my Dad will be ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-my-dad-will-be-ok/807003)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-my-dad-will-be-ok/807003 "2018-01-20T05:11:58Z")
So my Dad got a staph infection in his foot, working in another country. He is one of those guys that is terrified of doctors and I think he waited a really long time after it first became noticeable before he saw someon… --- ## [My home appreciated in value a great deal. Does this make any difference if I don't want to move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-home-appreciated-in-value-a-great-deal-does-this-make-any-difference-if-i-dont-want-to-move/805938)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-home-appreciated-in-value-a-great-deal-does-this-make-any-difference-if-i-dont-want-to-move/805938 "2018-01-19T21:58:13Z")
Other than rising property taxes, is there anything I can actually do to take advantage of this value appreciation that doesn’t involve selling the home? We boutght it at 121000. It’s now (three years later) worth 25000… --- ## [Etsy/Ebay/Amazon sellers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etsy-ebay-amazon-sellers/806930)
**Author:** [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etsy-ebay-amazon-sellers/806930 "2018-01-19T18:36:17Z")
This question\[s\] is directed primarily for those who sell a lot on these venues, and I particularly want to hear from people who are able to make a living from these places. If I’m selling used items (like from Garage… --- ## [Question about "preferred gender pronouns"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-preferred-gender-pronouns/806860)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-preferred-gender-pronouns/806860 "2018-01-19T14:13:35Z")
OK, so I’ve never actually had a person in real life introduce themselves with their pronouns, but I’ve seen it online, usually at the top of a blog or what have you. And I gather this is becoming a thing that happens i… --- ## [Small box or case to keep earphone rubber tips in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-box-or-case-to-keep-earphone-rubber-tips-in/806774)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-box-or-case-to-keep-earphone-rubber-tips-in/806774 "2018-01-19T07:26:18Z")
I have a pair of Airpods that I love and that mostly stay in my ears. I got a pair of little rubber tips to go on them to make them more secure, and I’m looking for something to carry them in in my pocket. They came wit… --- ## [Chronic chest congestion & throat clearing - it's driving me crazy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion-throat-clearing-its-driving-me-crazy/485459)
**Author:** [@Libre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Libre)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion-throat-clearing-its-driving-me-crazy/485459 "2018-01-19T02:10:16Z")
Ok, here’s the deal. I have been to my doctor about this health issue and I don’t seem to be getting anywhere with it. When I go to walk-in clinics to see a different doctor, they tell me to go see my family doctor abo… --- ## [Yer father's mustache?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yer-fathers-mustache/806848)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yer-fathers-mustache/806848 "2018-01-18T21:56:01Z")
Does or did your father have a mustache? Mine started one for the first time shortly after his 90th birthday. Idle curiosity strikes. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Help me choose a new(er) car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-er-car/806910)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-er-car/806910 "2018-01-18T19:52:51Z")
So I need a new(er) car and have my choices narrowed down between two cars and need an opinion. My current choices are: 2011 NISSAN VERSA Sedan with 18,858 Miles for $8500 or 2012 Hyundai Elantra GLS with 56,077 miles… --- ## [Crossword poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-poll/806275)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-poll/806275 "2018-01-18T19:37:48Z")
I’m starting a new poll for crossword lovers, this previous one was back in 2003. I’ll use the same questions and add one more: Which crossword puzzles do you like best? Ink or pencil? Where/when do you like t… --- ## [Opinion on a gym membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-a-gym-membership/806859)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-a-gym-membership/806859 "2018-01-18T17:57:23Z")
Okay, so I haven’t done a lick of exercise since October, when my apartment complex’s free fitness center shut down for an indefinite amount of time for structural leaks. I’m middle aged, and want to become healthier and… --- ## [OTC snoring solutions - opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-snoring-solutions-opinions/806705)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-snoring-solutions-opinions/806705 "2018-01-18T17:44:24Z")
Has anyone here tried using the various over the counter snoring solutions (Nasal Strips, Chin Straps, Mouthpieces, Tongue Suction thingys)? I’ve read various reviews of some products, but would like as many opinions as … --- ## [What famous woman would you like to see on the $20 bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-woman-would-you-like-to-see-on-the-20-bill/715776)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-woman-would-you-like-to-see-on-the-20-bill/715776 "2018-01-18T14:47:06Z")
There’s a movement brewing to have the face of a woman on the $20 bill. The new ‘female’ twenties would commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020. The link takes you to a site with a list of some poss… --- ## [How can an idiot fix their own wireless modem/router issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-an-idiot-fix-their-own-wireless-modem-router-issues/806843)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-an-idiot-fix-their-own-wireless-modem-router-issues/806843 "2018-01-18T14:10:26Z")
Can’t wait for service provider’s tech to come out – they’re using cold weather (in Louisiana!) as an excuse to cancel today’s appointments. Anyone smart about this stuff have any clues? It went down like this: yesterda… --- ## [Is it worth studying CS courses alone after I graduated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-studying-cs-courses-alone-after-i-graduated/806003)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-studying-cs-courses-alone-after-i-graduated/806003 "2018-01-18T07:40:42Z")
Hello, I am done with my studies and I received my degree in Information Management and Systems as an undergraduate student. I wanted to study CS but I was afraid of doing that because CS courses at my university were s… --- ## [Cleaning muddy vhs....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-muddy-vhs/806624)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-muddy-vhs/806624 "2018-01-18T04:57:39Z")
So my daughter found a couple of unlabeled, mud filled vhs tapes in a creek. Being the curious sort, I’d love to know what’s on them. A quick Google gave me two conflicting tips about cleaning vhs tapes. One says absolut… --- ## [It may be time for Americans to consider splitting up the UNITED States of America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-may-be-time-for-americans-to-consider-splitting-up-the-united-states-of-america/805994)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-may-be-time-for-americans-to-consider-splitting-up-the-united-states-of-america/805994 "2018-01-18T04:23:56Z")
As a liberal progressive Canadian , the past year has been very worrisome for me as I have watched the political drama unfolding in America. I no longer have any faith in America to lead the world into a better future. … --- ## [Odors you find pleaseant that are generaly thought of as repulsive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odors-you-find-pleaseant-that-are-generaly-thought-of-as-repulsive/806716)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odors-you-find-pleaseant-that-are-generaly-thought-of-as-repulsive/806716 "2018-01-17T23:13:25Z")
I can only think of a few examples off the top of my head but I am sure more will come to me. The smell of a fish hauling trailer. I was the only one who could work on them without gagging, I loved the smell. Same with d… --- ## [sugar daddy and sugar baby website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-daddy-and-sugar-baby-website/797355)
**Author:** [@Pippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pippers)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-daddy-and-sugar-baby-website/797355 "2018-01-17T20:22:46Z")
I’m all for “to each their own”, but I can’t understand how this wouldn’t be construed as prostitution plain and simple. So if your morals are fine with being a whore (yes I’m using the term for effect) then ok. Does i… --- ## [Would we understand spoken Elizabethan English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-we-understand-spoken-elizabethan-english/806731)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-we-understand-spoken-elizabethan-english/806731 "2018-01-17T15:14:13Z")
Just finished a great book about the era, it had a lot of snippets from comtemporaneous letters, books, speeches. I could plow through the text pretty well ( one writer, bless him, spelled “fight” five different ways in… --- ## [Geologists: Care to guess what this rock might be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geologists-care-to-guess-what-this-rock-might-be/806782)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geologists-care-to-guess-what-this-rock-might-be/806782 "2018-01-17T09:23:46Z")
I found it on the shore of the Bay in Emeryville, California. It is a pale and translucent pink. One one side, it is lumpy and appears to have been formed by being molten. On the underside, however, one can see crystalli… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=531) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=533)