# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=559 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 560 --- ## [What's my best math thread or post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-best-math-thread-or-post/799351)
**Author:** [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-best-math-thread-or-post/799351 "2017-10-27T14:12:33Z")
This is sort of a weird, narcissistic one, but… As many of you know, I like writing math explanation type things, and used to spend a lot of time doing so here, among other places. And it occurs to me that, among the man… --- ## [Robot citizenship! The future is NOW!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-citizenship-the-future-is-now/799927)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-citizenship-the-future-is-now/799927 "2017-10-27T11:35:55Z")
See here. Saudi Arabia has become the first country to give a robot citizenship. So besides all the other human rights abuses brought up in the article, the real burning question is… Can this robot citizen qualify for … --- ## [Movie Nude Scenes You Could Have Done Without](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-nude-scenes-you-could-have-done-without/50647)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-nude-scenes-you-could-have-done-without/50647 "2017-10-27T09:30:47Z")
I’m not talking baout porn, here. I’m talking about mainstream movies. When I saw “Camilla” (a rather slow, talky boring movie), I had no idea I’d have to see 80+ year old Jessica Tandy naked. Any movies you’ve seen fea… --- ## [Help! Need birthday gift for girlfriend!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-need-birthday-gift-for-girlfriend/194390)
**Author:** [@rhinostylee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhinostylee)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-need-birthday-gift-for-girlfriend/194390 "2017-10-27T07:42:35Z")
I?m running short on time (still have 2 weeks) but I?m still not sure on what to get her. She?s turning 24, and I am already 24. Background: We?ve been dating 5 months, but we?re really serious. Neither of us have mu… --- ## [Neuroplasticity, Right brain training etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neuroplasticity-right-brain-training-etc/799810)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neuroplasticity-right-brain-training-etc/799810 "2017-10-27T03:40:24Z")
To what extent in your experience do trainings to improve Neuroplasticity, Right brain usage etc. work? Walking backwards, using wrong hand for writing, brushing teeth etc… Have you ever tried them and which ones? Are yo… --- ## [Putin's Revenge (Frontline)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putins-revenge-frontline/799896)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putins-revenge-frontline/799896 "2017-10-27T02:47:53Z")
Wow, did anybody else see this last night? Wonder if Trump or Putin did? Did the hairs on the back of your neck stand up? Explains a lot. I understand so much more now. Boris Yeltsin had a laspe in judgement selecting … --- ## [What streaming device should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-streaming-device-should-i-buy/799805)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-streaming-device-should-i-buy/799805 "2017-10-26T23:26:15Z")
I’m fixing up our basement gym area, and rather than continuing to rely on iPads for entertainment while Mr. Athena and I work out, I’m gonna bit the bullet and buy a TV. We’d use it exclusively for streaming; I don’t th… --- ## [Would you/ should you rake the leaves at house you sold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-should-you-rake-the-leaves-at-house-you-sold/799781)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-should-you-rake-the-leaves-at-house-you-sold/799781 "2017-10-26T18:58:44Z")
Our house is pretty much sold with the offer made and accepted, inspection done, appraisal done. Closing date is set for Dec.1. My lawn is fairly large with a lot of trees and getting rid of the leaves every year is a m… --- ## [Vehicle hit while parked, note left. How to proceed? Need answer fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-hit-while-parked-note-left-how-to-proceed-need-answer-fast/798216)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-hit-while-parked-note-left-how-to-proceed-need-answer-fast/798216 "2017-10-26T15:14:47Z")
My vehicle was parked on a residential street yesterday. Today I found a note indicating it had been hit, the hitter is sorry, please contact her to arrange repairs. Despite the fact that I didn’t notice it until today,… --- ## [Electric cars: why not removable batteries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-why-not-removable-batteries/799232)
**Author:** [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-why-not-removable-batteries/799232 "2017-10-26T15:07:06Z")
The main problems with electric cars seem to be limited range and lengthy recharge times. Both of these would be solved if you could easily swap out the batteries at the equivalent of a gas station. This would also solve… --- ## [So I've scheduled a hysterectomy for next month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-scheduled-a-hysterectomy-for-next-month/797012)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-scheduled-a-hysterectomy-for-next-month/797012 "2017-10-26T14:32:18Z")
I have had a large fibroid for this past year; it’s gotten big enough to be of concern and looks like it’s pretty well in the tissues of the top part of the uterus. After consulting with my regular doctor, and then a gyn… --- ## [Are there small, ordinary, daily things that make you happy for a little while?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-small-ordinary-daily-things-that-make-you-happy-for-a-little-while/799587)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-small-ordinary-daily-things-that-make-you-happy-for-a-little-while/799587 "2017-10-26T14:10:47Z")
When I come home after having been out for long time (or short time–I’m retired, so no job to go to anymore), and I know I don’t have to leave the house again until the next day, it makes me so happy. For just a while, t… --- ## [Am I being unreasonable about this? (Handyman question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-unreasonable-about-this-handyman-question/799855)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-unreasonable-about-this-handyman-question/799855 "2017-10-26T14:08:33Z")
I recently had a handyman company I’ve used before come over and update my bathroom. I’ve used them before and they do good work at reasonable prices. In this case, it’s a small bathroom, and what I wanted them to do wa… --- ## [Advice wanted: How to be supportive without being dragged down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-how-to-be-supportive-without-being-dragged-down/799706)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-how-to-be-supportive-without-being-dragged-down/799706 "2017-10-26T13:13:04Z")
Hello everyone. Lately I feel like I’ve been surrounded by a lot of negativity. My husband and my close friends are just all fed up with work, stressed out, irritated with other people, etc. I want to be a supportive … --- ## [Telling a colleague that they have major B.O.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telling-a-colleague-that-they-have-major-b-o/799770)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telling-a-colleague-that-they-have-major-b-o/799770 "2017-10-26T13:07:41Z")
My friend Mary Lou is on the board (total of 12 members) of a civic organization. A fellow board member, a woman in her middle-60s whom I’ll call Mrs. Crump, comes to board meetings unbathed, unwashed, in dirty clothes, … --- ## [Toenail fungus (eww!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toenail-fungus-eww/625303)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toenail-fungus-eww/625303 "2016-06-08T04:27:32Z")
Last spring (2011), I developed a red mark under a portion of my left, big toenail. That eventually turned yellow. I went to the doctor, who cut most of the affected nail off with snips (the yellow area was not connect… --- ## [Join dates: where (if at all) do you perceive 'wise old age' to begin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-dates-where-if-at-all-do-you-perceive-wise-old-age-to-begin/799628)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-dates-where-if-at-all-do-you-perceive-wise-old-age-to-begin/799628 "2017-10-25T20:48:13Z")
This is something I’ve wondered about from time to time and have certainly put way too much thought into. When you look at a Doper’s join date, which dates classify them as ‘newbie’ or ‘venerable’ or ‘been around for a w… --- ## [Seriously - are some posters just bots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-are-some-posters-just-bots/799263)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-are-some-posters-just-bots/799263 "2017-10-25T20:41:02Z")
I have my own “conspiracy theory” that scientists, engineers, etc, attempting to perfect AI, set loose their latest software revisions on the unsuspecting public. They use the SD because we are the most savvy and sophist… --- ## [How do I straighten my umbrella?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-straighten-my-umbrella/799767)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-straighten-my-umbrella/799767 "2017-10-25T18:26:46Z")
I have a nice full-length umbrella - not a golfing umbrella - which now has a slight bend in the central tube near the handle after I stumbled against it. How do I straighten the bend? I can live with it but I’d rather f… --- ## [Trump Perry sign racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-perry-sign-racist/799577)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-perry-sign-racist/799577 "2017-10-25T17:16:39Z")
Football game has this sign. “Trump Perry” using the play on words to “beat Perry.” Perry students get offended because it is racist. Can you tell me how this is racist? I don’t think I can clearly follow the line o… --- ## [In the long run, do you think Trump's election will have been a net positive or negative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-long-run-do-you-think-trumps-election-will-have-been-a-net-positive-or-negative/799760)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-long-run-do-you-think-trumps-election-will-have-been-a-net-positive-or-negative/799760 "2017-10-25T17:06:39Z")
A common refrain has been that “Trump getting elected really sucks, but the upside is that it has galvanized the political left, gotten the Democratic Party energized, and it has eroded the GOP and will lead to the GOP’s… --- ## [Teen detained after crossing border fights to have abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-detained-after-crossing-border-fights-to-have-abortion/798546)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-detained-after-crossing-border-fights-to-have-abortion/798546 "2017-10-25T16:29:52Z")
I thought this worthy of note and discussion: It seems that the subject has come up before: That case was apparently based on denial by contracted agencies with religious backgrounds, a factor that is said not to be … --- ## [Ask the woman doing EMDR therapy for PTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-doing-emdr-therapy-for-ptsd/787492)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-doing-emdr-therapy-for-ptsd/787492 "2017-10-25T16:16:05Z")
Thought if I was going to suffer, I might as well do it for someone else’s amusement (enlightenment?) In the vein of past threads on various mental health treatments I have employed, I am hoping someone looking into EMD… --- ## [In a normal day, how often do you encounter homeless people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-normal-day-how-often-do-you-encounter-homeless-people/799429)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-normal-day-how-often-do-you-encounter-homeless-people/799429 "2017-10-25T15:54:33Z")
It seems like homelessness is reaching epidemic levels in some cities now. In San Diego it appears the problem has literally become an epidemic. This article details how bad the problem seems to be in Seattle (at leas… --- ## [Should I be Concerned About This Relative Joining the Navy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned-about-this-relative-joining-the-navy/799454)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned-about-this-relative-joining-the-navy/799454 "2017-10-25T15:37:45Z")
I know we have some military folks here. I’ve never served, so I wondered what folks’ perspective is. I’ll be clear this isn’t really my concern, but it’s one o those things that’s come up in family gossip, and so I tho… --- ## [Sexual assault scenario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-assault-scenario/799220)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-assault-scenario/799220 "2017-10-25T14:31:52Z")
I recently overheard a group of women at a neighborhood grill out talking about how one lady’s daughter reportedly got her butt pinched in high school between classes. The perp was some boy she considered an “acquaintanc… --- ## [Looking to buy a new big and tall computer chair, hoping for opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-buy-a-new-big-and-tall-computer-chair-hoping-for-opinions/798906)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-buy-a-new-big-and-tall-computer-chair-hoping-for-opinions/798906 "2017-10-25T12:53:59Z")
I’m six-three, and I’m currently about 305 lbs. I sometimes have to take prednisone, which means I might gain even more for a time, as I have in the past. As a safety margin, I’m looking for a chair rated for at least 3… --- ## [Hawaii vacation tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaii-vacation-tips/789611)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaii-vacation-tips/789611 "2017-10-25T09:44:42Z")
Not that I can afford it, but Mrs. L.A. has decreed we will take a vacation every year. This year it looks like it might be Hawaii. She spent the evening looking for accommodations on Hawaii. I’ll have to buy the plan… --- ## [Why is the south the most populated region?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-south-the-most-populated-region/799369)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-south-the-most-populated-region/799369 "2017-10-25T05:13:59Z")
I recently read that the south is the most populated region in the US. Why do you think this is? --- ## [Casue of death for people in the station nightclub fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casue-of-death-for-people-in-the-station-nightclub-fire/674935)
**Author:** [@tci707](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tci707)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casue-of-death-for-people-in-the-station-nightclub-fire/674935 "2017-10-25T00:40:44Z")
If you watch this video - YouTube you can see that in only a couple minutes the place is engulfed in flames and anyone in there would be burned alive. The question I have is the thick smoke that was in there was it en… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=558) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=560)