# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=545 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 546 --- ## [Gravestones/Monuments? Ever Had One Made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravestones-monuments-ever-had-one-made/803458)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravestones-monuments-ever-had-one-made/803458 "2017-12-07T04:44:07Z")
I recently found out that an old friend had died back in 2008. I saw him last in 2007 and tried to see him many times after then but he was always a little hard to make contact with. He lived in a very, very small town … --- ## [Gun Grabbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-grabbers/803576)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-grabbers/803576 "2017-12-07T04:43:35Z")
Well, I know some thought Obama was going to lead a crew of "Gun Grabbers’ but it seems so far it is the Trump Administration: Mind you, in the past the ATF was supposed to do this, but the Administration put no priori… --- ## [Help! Solve my flooring dilemma!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-solve-my-flooring-dilemma/803402)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-solve-my-flooring-dilemma/803402 "2017-12-07T01:55:02Z")
Hi all! I am in desperate need of opinions about what to do with floor in my bedroom. For background, I bought a house in July, had my budget well researched, and discovered the prior owners had placed their furniture i… --- ## [Poll conservative VS liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-conservative-vs-liberal/803280)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-conservative-vs-liberal/803280 "2017-12-06T20:43:07Z")
I am a liberal and I pay for my SDMB subscription I am conservative and I pay for my subscription I am a liberal and I don’t pay I am a conservative and I don’t pay --- ## [What’s the most amount of different currencies you’ve used in a day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-most-amount-of-different-currencies-you-ve-used-in-a-day/803543)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-most-amount-of-different-currencies-you-ve-used-in-a-day/803543 "2017-12-06T15:15:26Z")
Today I’ve used British Pounds, Euros, and will use US dollars later today. That’s not remarkable if you fly from London to the USA through Dublin. I’m sure there are people who have used a lot more, especially in the da… --- ## [Masculinity and the Blue Collar Everyday-Joe Thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masculinity-and-the-blue-collar-everyday-joe-thing/803549)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masculinity-and-the-blue-collar-everyday-joe-thing/803549 "2017-12-06T13:57:50Z")
(This is a repurposed blog post) \* During my senior year of high school, my after-school job was to sweep up the floors and empty the trash cans at an auto repair shop. I was theoretically destined to have a different… --- ## [How long do you wait for a doctor's appointment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-wait-for-a-doctors-appointment/803191)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-wait-for-a-doctors-appointment/803191 "2017-12-06T10:39:51Z")
I’m super frustrated. Yesterday, I used the online portal to request the next available appointment with my OBGYN. Today I heard back from her office that my appointment had been scheduled for January 23. That’s fifty f… --- ## [Hemochromatosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemochromatosis/800852)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemochromatosis/800852 "2017-12-06T01:13:09Z")
After years of weird, unexplained bouts of fatigue, memory fog, and joint pain, a 23nMe DNA test provided me with an explanation - Hemochromatosis. Basically it’s an evolutionary advantage that doesn’t work so well in m… --- ## [Perks At Work: a purported discount buying program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perks-at-work-a-purported-discount-buying-program/775252)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perks-at-work-a-purported-discount-buying-program/775252 "2017-12-06T00:44:21Z")
My employer, a Fortune 500 company, recently rolled out an employee benefit called Perks At Work. This program claims to offer discounts on all kinds of things: travel, hotels, electronics, clothing, etc. With each purch… --- ## [Job compensation advise please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-compensation-advise-please/803638)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-compensation-advise-please/803638 "2017-12-05T22:39:56Z")
Hi all. Moved away from the Bay Area to a very rural part of the country in March. Severely underestimated the amount of professional work available and how long it would take to achieve same. I was offered a position ye… --- ## [How many baseball caps do you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603 "2017-12-05T22:30:52Z")
And how often do you wear them? Do you consider yourself a “collector”? What percentage of them do you wear regularly? Do you wear them backwards? I’ve amassed 12 baseball type caps (I include one which has a “skirt”… --- ## [Cross country drive: What shouldn't be missed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-country-drive-what-shouldnt-be-missed/803311)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-country-drive-what-shouldnt-be-missed/803311 "2017-12-05T19:05:12Z")
I’m going to be driving from Orlando (or Daytona Beach) to Oregon in January. It’s a moving my son across country trip and I don’t have a lot of time, but I’d like to give him at least some memorable moments from the tri… --- ## [Bitcoin as an investment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-as-an-investment/799343)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-as-an-investment/799343 "2017-12-05T17:56:02Z")
How do you feel about investing in Bitcoin? I see some people say “$25,000 by end of the year, $million in 5 years!” I really don’t know a whole lot about Bitcoin, but what do you think? --- ## [Scale invariance of empty space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scale-invariance-of-empty-space/803370)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scale-invariance-of-empty-space/803370 "2017-12-05T15:12:22Z")
Recent news reports of a new theory say that it eliminates the need for dark matter and dark energy. Here’s the paper. I’ll admit to not understanding it. Is this something new? I Have a vague memory of seeing something… --- ## [I'm sorry I don't speak French, only English, could you help me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-i-dont-speak-french-only-english-could-you-help-me/803177)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-i-dont-speak-french-only-english-could-you-help-me/803177 "2017-12-05T14:54:30Z")
I have encountered plenty of what I like to call French snobs, both in France and the French-English Canada provenience of Quebec. Also have been in Haiti though Creole has been declared it’s own language before I went … --- ## [How do you negotiate a better price for a hotel room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-negotiate-a-better-price-for-a-hotel-room/499975)
**Author:** [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-negotiate-a-better-price-for-a-hotel-room/499975 "2009-06-17T18:06:45Z")
In another thread regarding Priceline, this post was made: I readily admit that the haggle lobe of my brain is merely inert tissue - I have no idea how to negotiate. So walk me through the process, specifically the si… --- ## [If I dig a shallow hole and throw in a pine cone, will a tree grow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-dig-a-shallow-hole-and-throw-in-a-pine-cone-will-a-tree-grow/803405)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-dig-a-shallow-hole-and-throw-in-a-pine-cone-will-a-tree-grow/803405 "2017-12-05T10:43:58Z")
Assuming I throw some dirt back over it. These are pine cones from a tree growing 100 ft. from where I’d plant. How 'bout acorns? Same deal. --- ## [What do you think of women who shave their heads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-women-who-shave-their-heads/579772)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-women-who-shave-their-heads/579772 "2017-12-05T04:11:39Z")
Poll upcoming. Lettuce discuss our thoughts on the topic. I’ve never met anyone with a weak opinion on this subject, so I’m hoping the discussion will be interesting :slight\_smile: I think bald women are bold and brave … --- ## [Tire repair appears to have been dishonest - what should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-repair-appears-to-have-been-dishonest-what-should-i-do/803439)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-repair-appears-to-have-been-dishonest-what-should-i-do/803439 "2017-12-04T23:32:49Z")
Near the beginning of the year, one of the tires in my car had a slow leak, and I took it to be repaired. A few months later, the same tire leaked again, and I took it to be repaired again. And, again, a few months lat… --- ## [What do you think are the chances the defamation suit against Trump succeeds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-chances-the-defamation-suit-against-trump-succeeds/803580)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-chances-the-defamation-suit-against-trump-succeeds/803580 "2017-12-04T21:55:07Z")
See here: Trump may face a reckoning in case brought by female accuser It’s notoriously hard to prove allegations of sexual misconduct in court, and even more so after years have passed.\* But perhaps defamation will be… --- ## [It’s Silence of the Lambs, the Musical! Or, can I legally create a stage adaption of a book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-silence-of-the-lambs-the-musical-or-can-i-legally-create-a-stage-adaption-of-a-book/803548)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-silence-of-the-lambs-the-musical-or-can-i-legally-create-a-stage-adaption-of-a-book/803548 "2017-12-04T21:49:40Z")
Recently a local community theater announced that they were going to put on a production of It’s a Wonderful Life as a musical. Local folks auditioned, and the there will be 6 or 8 performances through December. Last yea… --- ## [Where does the Left think economic growth comes from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-left-think-economic-growth-comes-from/802975)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-left-think-economic-growth-comes-from/802975 "2017-12-04T21:29:31Z")
I’m not trying to start an argument; just looking for a simple answer to a simple question. --- ## [What are the Best Ways to Make Anonymous Donations to Charities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-ways-to-make-anonymous-donations-to-charities/803527)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-ways-to-make-anonymous-donations-to-charities/803527 "2017-12-04T21:28:21Z")
Thanks. --- ## [Newly Contacted Peoples and Modern Civilsation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-contacted-peoples-and-modern-civilsation/803289)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-contacted-peoples-and-modern-civilsation/803289 "2017-12-04T20:55:49Z")
I’ll explain where this question came from below as its a little convoluted but basically my question concerns how newly contacted people react when introduced to modern civilisation, either directly by being taken and s… --- ## [Is my phone dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-phone-dead/803555)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-phone-dead/803555 "2017-12-04T20:51:47Z")
The wife bought a small ZTE smart phone from Walmart a year ago, did not like using it so just let it sit. Now I have a need for a phone just to run a single app on a WiFi network, I don’t need phone service. I tried ou… --- ## [Who is buying their own health insurance? How much are you paying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-buying-their-own-health-insurance-how-much-are-you-paying/803459)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-buying-their-own-health-insurance-how-much-are-you-paying/803459 "2017-12-04T19:18:28Z")
I have to buy my own insurance and I just bought a plan off the NYS Market Place. I’m a 32 year old male who is buying coverage for just myself. It’s $421 a month where I just send them money every month and they don’t … --- ## [Need suggestions for Philadelphia art/music subscriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-philadelphia-art-music-subscriptions/803434)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-philadelphia-art-music-subscriptions/803434 "2017-12-04T18:47:31Z")
My son is a college student in the Philadelphia area and doesn’t want anything that takes up space in his tiny dorm room as a Christmas gift. He already has gift certificates for Wawa’s and Ruby’s Diner, and subscription… --- ## [Any strategies for introducing a visitor dog to the resident dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-strategies-for-introducing-a-visitor-dog-to-the-resident-dogs/803546)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-strategies-for-introducing-a-visitor-dog-to-the-resident-dogs/803546 "2017-12-04T17:55:12Z")
We are planning to dogsit my stepson’s German shepherd for about a week, as we have done before. He’s a sweet, obedient dog, no trouble to look after on his own. However, we have two rescue Dobies that we got a few mon… --- ## [Too Fat for Amusement Park Rides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-fat-for-amusement-park-rides/803520)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-fat-for-amusement-park-rides/803520 "2017-12-04T17:49:37Z")
Last year I weighed around 250lb and I went to six flags. I was really embarrassed to find out the seatbelt would not fit me on some rides (and surprised this would happen in the US). Now I weigh around 177 lb but my st… --- ## [How many of you have scale models of cars you own/owned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-have-scale-models-of-cars-you-own-owned/803306)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-have-scale-models-of-cars-you-own-owned/803306 "2017-12-04T16:32:00Z")
I have an unassembled scale model of my Triumph TR3, my first car (still have the car after 53 years). Plus a neat ceramic coin bank that I have never seen anywhere. There are many scale models of TR3s, some nearly as pr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=544) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=546)