# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=550 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 551 --- ## [If you could get rid of any state...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-get-rid-of-any-state/801724)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-get-rid-of-any-state/801724 "2017-11-22T19:00:08Z")
Which one would it be, and why? --- ## [How important is education ranking in your state? \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-education-ranking-in-your-state-edited-title/802015)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-education-ranking-in-your-state-edited-title/802015 "2017-11-22T18:22:57Z")
That you go to a state that ranks high in education? #I ask because I live in Texas, which ranks low in education. --- ## [My boyfriend quit smoking, but I didn't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-quit-smoking-but-i-didnt/505769)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-quit-smoking-but-i-didnt/505769 "2017-11-22T16:00:58Z")
Last weekend, my boyfrined of about 18 months quit smoking. While I knew that he didn’t like being smoker, I didn’t know he was going to quit. I didn’t get to see him last weekend and becasue he was alone, he took the bi… --- ## [Which world problem would you rather magically cure: global warming or antibiotic resistance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-world-problem-would-you-rather-magically-cure-global-warming-or-antibiotic-resistance/802057)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-world-problem-would-you-rather-magically-cure-global-warming-or-antibiotic-resistance/802057 "2017-11-22T15:19:46Z")
Inspired by this humorous reply in a Reddit discussion about antibiotic resistant bacteria: Reddit - Dive into anything --- ## [In which HurricaneDitka makes an announcement about his feelings on Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-hurricaneditka-makes-an-announcement-about-his-feelings-on-trump/802225)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-hurricaneditka-makes-an-announcement-about-his-feelings-on-trump/802225 "2017-11-22T15:09:47Z")
This comes from a series of PMs shared with HurricaneDitka and the thread is started with his permission. Take it away HD! --- ## [Avoiding rhinoviruses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-rhinoviruses/802255)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-rhinoviruses/802255 "2017-11-22T12:02:27Z")
The last three times I’ve flown to East Asia, I got a bad runny nose cold three or four days later. This makes me think it’s from viruses I’m getting on the plane, but I guess it could be things I’m touching once I get … --- ## [What to sedate a cat with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-sedate-a-cat-with/556515)
**Author:** [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-sedate-a-cat-with/556515 "2017-11-22T04:26:30Z")
I agreed to help my college-age daughter out by fostering some cats that needed a home. One is long-haired, and severely matted. I can sweet talk her into letting me near her with a small sharp pair of scissors, but usua… --- ## [Do you find Kellyanne Conway attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-kellyanne-conway-attractive/775379)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-kellyanne-conway-attractive/775379 "2017-11-22T03:15:33Z")
I stumbled across a few articles discussing Trump selecting some female cabinet members based on looks – chiefly, tapping Conway as his prez counsellor. Is she generally considered physically attractive? --- ## [Sorority dog fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-dog-fight/801984)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-dog-fight/801984 "2017-11-21T23:23:29Z")
Of all the Great Issues currently engaging our attention (climate change, war with North Korea, taxes and healthcare, the Roy Moore/Al Franken meltdowns etc.), none is more important than this, so pay attention: which of… --- ## [Modern phone etiquette: When is the dinner hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-phone-etiquette-when-is-the-dinner-hour/802226)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-phone-etiquette-when-is-the-dinner-hour/802226 "2017-11-21T23:12:15Z")
Back when I was a kid with landlines only, there were phone etiquette rules that everyone was supposed to follow. One of them was not to call during “the dinner hour”. I don’t remember when that was but I think it was so… --- ## [So how do you like Nougat's pink home screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-nougats-pink-home-screen/802281)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-like-nougats-pink-home-screen/802281 "2017-11-21T20:37:05Z")
AT&T finally rolled out Nougat to my phone. The pink home screen was quite a WTF moment. I’m trying to give it a chance. But, damn! It’s Pink :eek: On a more serious note. Android’s new split screen is a bit confusing… --- ## [Lost Argentine submarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-argentine-submarine/802299)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-argentine-submarine/802299 "2017-11-21T18:20:38Z")
I was trying to find the water depth at the approximate location of the lost submarine. I couldn’t find it exactly but it did appear over 5,000 ft from what I could see. Can A submarine even survive a depth of 5,000 ft w… --- ## [Sell me on your favorite Science Fiction Con](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-your-favorite-science-fiction-con/802211)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-your-favorite-science-fiction-con/802211 "2017-11-21T18:14:22Z")
I’m in the mood to attend a science fiction convention next year, but it has to be one I don’t regularly attend, like Orycon, GameStorm, or Radcon. It also has to be: A general science fiction convention, not a comicon… --- ## [Is a Restraining Order an effective proxy for an eviction...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-restraining-order-an-effective-proxy-for-an-eviction/802283)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-restraining-order-an-effective-proxy-for-an-eviction/802283 "2017-11-21T18:11:52Z")
…and how hard is it to obtain one? This query is in regard to California Law. I have a friend who I’ll call Alexa (aged 66). She has a sister named (for the purposes of this anecdote) Siri (in her late 50s). Alexa is t… --- ## [Reptile people, and snaker-lovers unite!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptile-people-and-snaker-lovers-unite/801894)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptile-people-and-snaker-lovers-unite/801894 "2017-11-21T16:32:08Z")
I know you’re out there: people with darling ball pythons, sweet geckos, cuddly iguanas. I want to hear about yours. I have two ball pythons, Raphael and Vincent. Both came to my by circuitous (ha!) routes; basically th… --- ## [South Africa going the way of Zimbabwe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-africa-going-the-way-of-zimbabwe/801071)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-africa-going-the-way-of-zimbabwe/801071 "2017-11-21T12:01:41Z")
I’ve just read this article about the plight of white Boers in South Africa. I’ve put the text of the opening inside a spoiler because it’s gruesome. A paragraph near the end goes: What’s the Straight Dope? --- ## [Pavers vs. Concrete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavers-vs-concrete/574555)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavers-vs-concrete/574555 "2012-04-11T07:31:15Z")
Hi all. My husband and I want to install a large patio in our backyard this winter, and we’ve been looking at both paving stones and stamped concrete. As far as we can tell, they’re about the same price in our area, so… --- ## [Car Folk: Step-by-step directions and equipment for waxing (the car, not me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-folk-step-by-step-directions-and-equipment-for-waxing-the-car-not-me/785288)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-folk-step-by-step-directions-and-equipment-for-waxing-the-car-not-me/785288 "2017-04-28T20:39:21Z")
Happy Wednesday! I’m very, very excited to be taking my beast to her first BMW rally in May and then a two-day HPDE in June!!! :D:D I want her to look her very best and need some help. I’ve done the standard amateur Tu… --- ## [A New Request for a Full](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-request-for-a-full/802220)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-request-for-a-full/802220 "2017-11-21T04:28:57Z")
I resumed querying after breaking up with my publisher last month. I tend to consider the practical side of that as being the querying of small publishers, but I also resumed the querying of literary agents. The reason… --- ## [Is there a proper way to cut eyelashes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-to-cut-eyelashes/584419)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-to-cut-eyelashes/584419 "2017-11-21T01:08:18Z")
I’m a dude with long eyelashes. I’ve never cut them before, but I think I should at least try it once. Is there a right way to do this? Do I just go at it with some scissors? For some reason that doesn’t seem right to m… --- ## [IFTTT - what are some cool things to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifttt-what-are-some-cool-things-to-do/801639)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifttt-what-are-some-cool-things-to-do/801639 "2017-11-20T21:46:29Z")
I just discovered a website called IFTTT (If This Then That) dot com, which lets you do all sorts of cool stuff. I just set it up so that every picture I take with my phone gets copied to my Dropbox account. But there is… --- ## [Who's celebrated Thanksgiving outside of North America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-celebrated-thanksgiving-outside-of-north-america/801751)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-celebrated-thanksgiving-outside-of-north-america/801751 "2017-11-20T20:44:57Z")
The celebration of Thanksgiving is mostly confined to the US and Canada. For dopers in those countries, have you ever celebrated Thanksgiving outside of North America? Why, and how did it feel different than celebratio… --- ## [How often do you think the President 'sleeps in'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-think-the-president-sleeps-in/801967)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-think-the-president-sleeps-in/801967 "2017-11-20T14:15:40Z")
Not the current one, this isn’t a political post. Just in general. There has to be lots of days where the underlings can run things. Unless there is a crisis, there is nothing he can’t be briefed on tomorrow. My ment… --- ## [What do you get adult children for Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-adult-children-for-christmas/801889)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-adult-children-for-christmas/801889 "2017-11-20T10:32:51Z")
My kids are 30. Now what? Last year was easy for my daughter as she had recently become a police officer and there was plenty of gear that we could get her. My son recently got a Lego table that I built myself. And the… --- ## [How am I being scammed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-am-i-being-scammed/801652)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-am-i-being-scammed/801652 "2017-11-20T00:29:48Z")
Long story short, years ago I “invested” in what seems to have been a Ponzi scheme of some sort. I signed documents with a registered company to invest in a project, and it seems the project was never done and my money d… --- ## [Is it hard to install a new wireless router?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-hard-to-install-a-new-wireless-router/801805)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-hard-to-install-a-new-wireless-router/801805 "2017-11-19T20:14:19Z")
This is the wireless router I am considering buying to replace my 2011 wireless router. My current router was given to me by a techie friend and he handled all of the installation and set up. Unfortunately, he lives 1… --- ## [White Men-African Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-men-african-women/20594)
**Author:** [@Robbespiere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robbespiere)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-men-african-women/20594 "2017-11-19T17:46:09Z")
Why does it seem that white men are least attracted to women with African features. Is it because of the legacy of racism? Is it because these women look different from their mothers? What? --- ## [Is there any way to keep the bigger birds off hummingbird feeders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-keep-the-bigger-birds-off-hummingbird-feeders/669358)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-keep-the-bigger-birds-off-hummingbird-feeders/669358 "2017-11-19T15:22:46Z")
Their weight tips it, the sugar water runs out, and I get ants. Lots of ants. --- ## [Holding your own baby vs. holding someone else's baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-your-own-baby-vs-holding-someone-elses-baby/801696)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-your-own-baby-vs-holding-someone-elses-baby/801696 "2017-11-19T14:23:36Z")
A spinoff of the “What’s the Most Beautiful Thing You’ve Ever Seen” thread - a number of posters said that the most beautiful thing they saw or felt was holding their own baby for the first time. Now, I’ve never been a … --- ## [Do you feel you've done anything to make the world a better place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-youve-done-anything-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/801836)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-youve-done-anything-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/801836 "2017-11-19T14:14:52Z")
Meaning, the world is better off for having you in it and when you’re gone the world will be more aligned with whatever goals you consider laudable? To me, the most important thing a person can do is contribute to innov… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=549) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=551)