# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=535 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 536 --- ## [t-shirt idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirt-idea/806103)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirt-idea/806103 "2018-01-09T16:07:13Z")
I’m on the hook to try and recruit volunteers for a local non-profit that I do a lot of volunteering for. Specifically, I’m in charge of trying to recruit teens to step up and help out. One idea I had was to give t-shir… --- ## [Left food out for a few days, still safe to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-food-out-for-a-few-days-still-safe-to-eat/805949)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-food-out-for-a-few-days-still-safe-to-eat/805949 "2018-01-09T15:30:20Z")
Accidentally left some chili in a sealed Tupperware container out on the counter for two days. If I freeze it, will it be ok to eat later? it’s really good chili and I so badly want to eat it. --- ## [If you had been kicked out on your 18th birthday with no money, what would you have done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-been-kicked-out-on-your-18th-birthday-with-no-money-what-would-you-have-done/805947)
**Author:** [@rastafarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rastafarian)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-been-kicked-out-on-your-18th-birthday-with-no-money-what-would-you-have-done/805947 "2018-01-09T15:27:47Z")
Not me or anyone I know just a hypothetical question. Your parents are arguing and the mood at home is bad in general. You make them pissed by failing HS and not going to any college that they say next week when you turn… --- ## [How do I make a book that will last a million years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-book-that-will-last-a-million-years/805926)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-book-that-will-last-a-million-years/805926 "2018-01-09T02:31:03Z")
Suppose I want to make a book that will last a million years. That is, readable by the Mk 1 eyeball in 1 million years’ time. It’s got to be not only durable but reasonably disaster-proof. Say survive a library fire and … --- ## [Big Brothers/Big Sisters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brothers-big-sisters/805915)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brothers-big-sisters/805915 "2018-01-09T00:22:30Z")
How do those organizations protect the kids from harm and the volunteer adults from unwarranted accusations? I’m getting ready to volunteer with a comparable program in our county and, unfortunately, that will be one of… --- ## [How do you fold a shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-fold-a-shirt/806143)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-fold-a-shirt/806143 "2018-01-08T22:15:48Z")
As far as I can tell there are two major methods, the “store shelf” fold and the “half” fold, the former being the one where the two outside “wings” are folded back and the whole thing folded in half or thirds to produce… --- ## [Why do dogs react with insane joy to snow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-react-with-insane-joy-to-snow/803817)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-react-with-insane-joy-to-snow/803817 "2018-01-08T20:05:48Z")
I wonder if the snow covers up all the smells that are familiar to the dog and everywhere he goes it’s a brand new world to him. I’ve seen dogs react the same way when they go a stranger’s house for the first time: raci… --- ## [Did you notice a difference in how/if people hit on you before/after getting an engagement ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-notice-a-difference-in-how-if-people-hit-on-you-before-after-getting-an-engagement-ring/805761)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-notice-a-difference-in-how-if-people-hit-on-you-before-after-getting-an-engagement-ring/805761 "2018-01-08T20:01:07Z")
Or a wedding band, for the guys. I think learning to check for the ring is kind of a rite of passage for guys. I learned this almost the hard way when I was 19. I met a woman (we both went to the same college) through … --- ## [Should I Freeze my Credit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-freeze-my-credit/799376)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-freeze-my-credit/799376 "2018-01-08T17:32:26Z")
On his show the other night, John Oliver says we all ought to “freeze our credit” with the major credit-reporting agencies. Further, he has provided a handy link to do so. Honestly, I have no idea if my information has … --- ## [Finding duffel bags or their modern equivalent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-duffel-bags-or-their-modern-equivalent/806086)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-duffel-bags-or-their-modern-equivalent/806086 "2018-01-08T15:57:55Z")
I have quantities of clothing which pose a storage problem. I want to store them; but it’s hard to find suitable bags for that. I get the impression that duffel bags are outdated; what would people use these days to stuf… --- ## [Dealing with fleas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-fleas/805990)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-fleas/805990 "2018-01-08T10:35:24Z")
When we lived in apartments, we would always let our cats out onto the balcony, but they weren’t able to go anywhere. We bought a condo a year ago, which has an enclosed yard. We let Rocky, our 11-year-old, out wheneve… --- ## [Over the centuries has religion resulted in a net loss of lives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-the-centuries-has-religion-resulted-in-a-net-loss-of-lives/805118)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-the-centuries-has-religion-resulted-in-a-net-loss-of-lives/805118 "2018-01-08T09:17:41Z")
I always hear about the millions of lives lost over religion, no doubt this is true but has anyone ever tried to estimate how many lives may have been saved because of a belief in God? Could religion at least theoretical… --- ## [Who knows what a Cagener is? (without Googling)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-a-cagener-is-without-googling/806013)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-a-cagener-is-without-googling/806013 "2018-01-08T00:48:55Z")
Stumbled across this word today Cagener. It was a new one to me. I’ll spoiler the link in case anyone finds it NSFW: I won’t explain it. You’d just call me a liar if you don’t read it yourself. All I know is, I can’t w… --- ## [Basic "Casual" Lease Elements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-casual-lease-elements/805861)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-casual-lease-elements/805861 "2018-01-07T22:25:17Z")
Suppose two people have known each other a while, have a sense of mutual trust, and one is now in the process of renting part of the house (or a room only) to the other. And let’s say a mutually trusted third party is h… --- ## [Vegas Stay: Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-stay-advice/805818)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-stay-advice/805818 "2018-01-07T15:47:49Z")
I’d like to take my wife on a poker trip to Vegas. We both love lower stakes poker. I find the choices dizzying, though, and would like some advice. This trip will probably happenin the summer, which I realize is ridi… --- ## [The Dangers of Remote Login in Corporate America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dangers-of-remote-login-in-corporate-america/805810)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dangers-of-remote-login-in-corporate-america/805810 "2018-01-07T05:15:49Z")
I am a retired programmer and I have not worked in the field since 2012. At the time I left, my company ( a large insurance company) had stopped the practice of letting employees login remotely from their own computers a… --- ## [Atlatl and dart vs bow and arrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlatl-and-dart-vs-bow-and-arrow/755195)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlatl-and-dart-vs-bow-and-arrow/755195 "2018-01-07T05:09:04Z")
Curious as to opinions on which weapon was the most effective for primitive man. In most cases the bow and arrow took the place of the atlatl even though there is a lot of evidence to indicate the atlatl may have been a … --- ## [Coroplast - the most useful material you've never heard of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coroplast-the-most-useful-material-youve-never-heard-of/805542)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coroplast-the-most-useful-material-youve-never-heard-of/805542 "2018-01-07T01:41:19Z")
In another IMHO thread, aceplace57 was looking to make dividers for an equipment bag. Various materials had been suggested including rigid insulation, foam core art board, cardboard and Masonite. I suggested Coroplast - … --- ## [Overview (Short information) about the states in the United States of America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overview-short-information-about-the-states-in-the-united-states-of-america/800209)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overview-short-information-about-the-states-in-the-united-states-of-america/800209 "2018-01-06T22:33:46Z")
I am looking for some sort of an information source (can be a video, film, documentary, web page, or text book etc.) which gives a “brief” overview or description of the individual states in the United States of America.… --- ## [How long do ghosts live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-ghosts-live/805848)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-ghosts-live/805848 "2018-01-06T20:02:10Z")
When we moved into our house 7 years ago we quickly discovered the place came with a resident ghost. Specifically, we moved in with a very mellow poltergeist who was into loosening the screws on doorknobs a couple of tur… --- ## [Who Are Some Murder Victims Who Deserved To Die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-murder-victims-who-deserved-to-die/802985)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-murder-victims-who-deserved-to-die/802985 "2018-01-06T18:20:04Z")
DISCLAIMER THE FIRST: Look, taking a human life is justified only in the most extreme cases of self-defense. No one “deserves” to die unless… well, you get the idea. DISCLAIMER THE SECOND: I’m not asking about the legal… --- ## [Install my TimeMachine backup on my son’s Macbook Air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/install-my-timemachine-backup-on-my-son-s-macbook-air/805988)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/install-my-timemachine-backup-on-my-son-s-macbook-air/805988 "2018-01-06T17:46:11Z")
My stepson just got his first Mac. I’ve had Macs for years, and have accumulated files, apps and utilities on my machine that I’d like to transfer to his. I don’t think I can just drag the individual apps from my compute… --- ## [Sanctuary state/false arrest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctuary-state-false-arrest/805932)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctuary-state-false-arrest/805932 "2018-01-06T16:48:18Z")
I don’t know if there is a factual answer to this, so here instead of GQ. On another board, I’m having a bit of discussion surrounding California’s new status as a ‘sanctuary state’. The other guy is suggesting that it … --- ## [Encountering a well-written, wrong, post on Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encountering-a-well-written-wrong-post-on-facebook/805931)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encountering-a-well-written-wrong-post-on-facebook/805931 "2018-01-06T14:51:21Z")
Hypothetical… Say you encounter a post on Facebook arguing that climate change is a hoax, or vaccines cause autism… etc. etc. But this isn’t a run-of-the-mill trolling with lulz, it’s an extremely persuasive, well-writt… --- ## [Left-handed people and mental illnesses/other problems.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handed-people-and-mental-illnesses-other-problems/805596)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handed-people-and-mental-illnesses-other-problems/805596 "2018-01-06T14:19:18Z")
I heard that left-handed people are more likely to be schizophrenic and die early. Is this true? --- ## [Exercise Equipment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-equipment/805781)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-equipment/805781 "2018-01-06T03:51:46Z")
I’m 56 YO. I’m at a healthy weight and in excellent health. My exercise routine is walking. I hike 2 miles with my dogs every morning. 2 - 2.5 miles during my lunch break and another 2 miles with the dogs when I get hom… --- ## [Oil, good gawd y'all, what is it good for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-good-gawd-yall-what-is-it-good-for/805933)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-good-gawd-yall-what-is-it-good-for/805933 "2018-01-06T03:17:24Z")
Hey, great news! I just inherited a rather sizable oil field, complete with extraction infrastructure (this is a lie)! But I am unusually foresightful (another lie) and don’t think gasoline has much of a future anymore… --- ## [Do You Regret Cutting Ties With Your Family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-cutting-ties-with-your-family/535654)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-cutting-ties-with-your-family/535654 "2018-01-06T02:44:42Z")
My family has finally pushed me to a breaking point. I haven’t ever really gotten along with them and last Thanksgiving I actually left the dinner because the disscussion turned to topics I found so revolting that I cou… --- ## [Help me name my information security business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-information-security-business/805816)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-information-security-business/805816 "2018-01-06T01:57:34Z")
I’m going to try to start my own information security consulting business this year. I haven’t sorted out very many of the details yet, but I’m thinking I’m going to start by offering online security training, possibly … --- ## [Dopers who have quit smoking please respond.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-have-quit-smoking-please-respond/805604)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-have-quit-smoking-please-respond/805604 "2018-01-05T19:57:33Z")
I have quit almost eight months ago but am now finding it harder and harder to maintain the quit. How did you quit and when did you feel you had actually made it? Just an FYI I am talking about tobacco. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=534) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=536)