# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=569 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 570 --- ## [Best Go Fund Me Campaign, or Worst?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-go-fund-me-campaign-or-worst/797379)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-go-fund-me-campaign-or-worst/797379 "2017-09-26T21:59:09Z")
A campaign to buy back Kellyanne Conway’s soul. It sounds like a good cause…but I would want to see evidence that she had one in the first place. --- ## [Testing positive for cocaine in a probationary bond uv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-positive-for-cocaine-in-a-probationary-bond-uv/797354)
**Author:** [@Dee104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dee104)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-positive-for-cocaine-in-a-probationary-bond-uv/797354 "2017-09-26T20:46:22Z")
I tested positive for cocaine this morning when I went in for my uv test, A day or two before I had tasted some of it on my gums from a friend and obviously it went down to my digestive system, Will the second follow up … --- ## [Working in a call center-broken headset. Pay to replace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-a-call-center-broken-headset-pay-to-replace/797307)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-a-call-center-broken-headset-pay-to-replace/797307 "2017-09-26T17:43:00Z")
I am a retired person working 3 days a week in a call center of sorts. Sat. the ear bracket snapped on my headphones. Unusable. I am told that I will have to purchase new ones from the company for $30. Reason-“we have lo… --- ## [Is this a relationship deal breaker for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-relationship-deal-breaker-for-you/797329)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-relationship-deal-breaker-for-you/797329 "2017-09-26T17:40:39Z")
This is a purely hypothetical question for me. Say you’re single and looking for a relationship. You meet a person of the appropriate gender for you and they’re single and also looking for a relationship. The two of you… --- ## [Outboard motor oil problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outboard-motor-oil-problem/796726)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outboard-motor-oil-problem/796726 "2017-09-26T14:12:25Z")
We are nearing the end of the boating season, but I’d sure like to get in a few more excursions. Things aren’t looking good, though. Any ideas would be appreciated. I have a pontoon boat with a 90 HP outboard. There i… --- ## [Does anyone actually care about "National \ Appreciation/Awareness Day/Week/Month"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-care-about-national-thing-appreciation-awareness-day-week-month/797106)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-care-about-national-thing-appreciation-awareness-day-week-month/797106 "2017-09-26T13:40:41Z")
I mean, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, all those people recognize and do stuff for, but what about all those other days you see marked on a calendar? Things like National Und… --- ## [High School Reunion -- 40 Years Since Graduation in 1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-reunion-40-years-since-graduation-in-1977/797308)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-reunion-40-years-since-graduation-in-1977/797308 "2017-09-26T13:11:24Z")
Los Alamos NM is where the first third of my story takes place, covering the critical years of puberty and adolescence when questions of gender and sexual orientation emerge from a person’s negotiations towards adult sex… --- ## [How long has it been since you've seen kids jumping rope or playing hopscotch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-youve-seen-kids-jumping-rope-or-playing-hopscotch/797239)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-it-been-since-youve-seen-kids-jumping-rope-or-playing-hopscotch/797239 "2017-09-26T07:33:41Z")
One of my most vivid summertime, childhood memories is seeing kids with jump ropes and hopscotch boards drawn on sidewalks. You couldn’t hardly walk down a suburban, neighborhood street without seeing a girl carrying a … --- ## [Passive-aggressive at its finest, I guess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passive-aggressive-at-its-finest-i-guess/797020)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passive-aggressive-at-its-finest-i-guess/797020 "2017-09-25T22:12:32Z")
I posted it here because I don’t consider it Pit-worthy. I’m a Friends of the Library volunteer, and tomorrow, the lady who runs the bookstore we maintain is having a clearance sale - in short, BOGO for children’s and r… --- ## [What's the maintenance like for a water cooler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maintenance-like-for-a-water-cooler/797013)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maintenance-like-for-a-water-cooler/797013 "2017-09-25T21:48:32Z")
I’m considering getting a water cooler for my home. The only thing holding me back is the maintenance involved. So, does anybody know? Is it a pain in the ass? Or is it fairly simple? Thanks. --- ## [Anybody else using Layer3 TV service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-using-layer3-tv-service/796982)
**Author:** [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-using-layer3-tv-service/796982 "2017-09-25T19:59:00Z")
My wife and I had been longtime customers of DirecTV (20 years) and decided it was finally time for a change. We settled on Layer3TV which is a pretty new service, at least in the Dallas area. It streams over your intern… --- ## [Spinoza's God: what is his model and why don't we hear about it more commonly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinozas-god-what-is-his-model-and-why-dont-we-hear-about-it-more-commonly/739110)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinozas-god-what-is-his-model-and-why-dont-we-hear-about-it-more-commonly/739110 "2017-09-25T18:06:40Z")
In the \*\*Ask the Atheist \*\*thread over in MPSIMS, some folks reference philosopher Baruch Spinoza and his view on God/his “model” for reality. \*\*Einstein \*\*famously said that he believes in Spinoza’s God. Ask the Ath… --- ## [Weight rack recommendation for limited space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-rack-recommendation-for-limited-space/797149)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-rack-recommendation-for-limited-space/797149 "2017-09-25T17:55:24Z")
We are going to downsize and move from our house into a being built new construction condo next year. (On specs my garage parking spot will have a charger in it, and there is a bike room in the garage.) I’ve had a baseme… --- ## [Hypothetical - Heal someone without consent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-heal-someone-without-consent/797207)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-heal-someone-without-consent/797207 "2017-09-25T15:59:58Z")
For the purposes of this thread you have been granted the ability to heal other people from all illnesses and diseases, physical or mental. All that is required is skin to skin contact with the other person. However you … --- ## [Thoughts on attending memorial service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-attending-memorial-service/796913)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-attending-memorial-service/796913 "2017-09-25T15:41:39Z")
What do you do if you are invited to a memorial service for someone in your extended family whom you really don’t have any feelings for, and whose closest relatives you feel somewhat negatively towards? A teen killed hi… --- ## [When did you first add the word "dotard" to your vocabulary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-first-add-the-word-dotard-to-your-vocabulary/797031)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-first-add-the-word-dotard-to-your-vocabulary/797031 "2017-09-25T12:36:18Z")
I just saw on my FB feed an item about Kim Jong Un coming up with an insult to get back at President Trump for calling him “Rocket Man.” According to the report I read, Kim’s retort, in Korean, described Trump as a “bea… --- ## [Tell me about your basal cell carcinoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-basal-cell-carcinoma/797028)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-basal-cell-carcinoma/797028 "2017-09-25T00:24:50Z")
I’ve just been diagnosed with a basal cell carcinoma. What’s been your experience with this, especially with regard to the surgery to remove it? --- ## [Do you feel sorry for Billy Bush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-sorry-for-billy-bush/796803)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-sorry-for-billy-bush/796803 "2017-09-24T22:36:45Z")
Just read yesterday that Bush’s wife is apparently now considering an exit from his marriage and that they’ve been estranged since the revelation of the now infamous Access Hollywood tape in which Bush’s guest, Donald Tr… --- ## [What Is The "Safe" Age To Start Smoking Weed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-safe-age-to-start-smoking-weed/796573)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-safe-age-to-start-smoking-weed/796573 "2017-09-24T19:01:32Z")
The Conventional Wisdom is that teens and children shouldn’t smoke doob for the probably-real, but-not-fully-understood health risks to their developing bodies, brains in particular. Given this, and putting aside the le… --- ## [Walmart testing new delivery option](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-testing-new-delivery-option/797141)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-testing-new-delivery-option/797141 "2017-09-24T17:15:06Z")
I would like to know what Dopers think about this. Apparently, there are a lot of people who find the mere idea very upsetting; I’m not quite sure why. If you don’t like it, don’t sign up for it! As one person says… --- ## [Experiences with detachable/2-in-1 laptop/tablet hybrids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-detachable-2-in-1-laptop-tablet-hybrids/797025)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-detachable-2-in-1-laptop-tablet-hybrids/797025 "2017-09-24T16:46:39Z")
So my old Acer Iconia w510 is getting a bit long in the tooth, and I’m looking to basically just get an update, with a similar form factor, while not spending thousands of euros. It’s never exactly been a performance won… --- ## [Is their any explanation for Russia's recent actions? Why restart the Cold War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-their-any-explanation-for-russias-recent-actions-why-restart-the-cold-war/685292)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-their-any-explanation-for-russias-recent-actions-why-restart-the-cold-war/685292 "2017-09-24T10:23:25Z")
Russia had come such a long way since the fall of the Berlin wall and the end of the Soviet block. They had become a full trading partner in the world economy. Membership in the G8. A partner in the International space … --- ## [Sorbitol intolerance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorbitol-intolerance/797125)
**Author:** [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorbitol-intolerance/797125 "2017-09-24T07:32:36Z")
I can’t eat or drink sorbitol. It causes severe intestinal discomfort as well as other systems, most but not all of which fall under the catch all IBS. I know that many people are sensitive to sorbitol and other sugar a… --- ## [Which states are most well known across the pond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-states-are-most-well-known-across-the-pond/795982)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-states-are-most-well-known-across-the-pond/795982 "2017-09-24T04:25:56Z")
If I were to ask the average Joe across the pond to name off as many US states as he (or she) could. Which states would like come up the most often? I’m guessing: California, Texas, New York and Florida. --- ## [Would you rather smell like wine, or smell like sandwiches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-smell-like-wine-or-smell-like-sandwiches/796904)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-smell-like-wine-or-smell-like-sandwiches/796904 "2017-09-24T00:30:50Z")
Last weekend I was picking up my 9 year old granddaughter from her other grandparents’ house. When I came to the door she came running up to give me a hug and said, “Grandpa, you smell like sandwiches.” I said “Sandwich… --- ## [Explain to me how bluetooth works in the following situations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-how-bluetooth-works-in-the-following-situations/797083)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-how-bluetooth-works-in-the-following-situations/797083 "2017-09-23T23:50:06Z")
I’m always about 5+ years behind the latest tech. I’m curious how bluetooth works in the following situations and what items you have to buy to make them work. You have a music player that doesn’t transmit in bluetooth… --- ## [The most unexpected thing you really needed during/after a disaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unexpected-thing-you-really-needed-during-after-a-disaster/794807)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unexpected-thing-you-really-needed-during-after-a-disaster/794807 "2017-09-23T21:04:00Z")
Girl 2.0 is once again designing a donation campaign at the high school. Last year, it was a pet food drive, benefiting local shelters and rescues, and offering pet food to individuals through the local food pantry, afte… --- ## [Here's another thing young whippersnappers are doing to annoy me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-another-thing-young-whippersnappers-are-doing-to-annoy-me/796551)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-another-thing-young-whippersnappers-are-doing-to-annoy-me/796551 "2017-09-23T19:20:22Z")
I like SciShow on YouTube and watch it all the time. They’ve have a relatively new host, Olivia Gordon, who is fine except for two things: her nose ring looks like a booger and, very much more annoyingly, she does a weir… --- ## [DC to Balimore transit options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-to-balimore-transit-options/796938)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-to-balimore-transit-options/796938 "2017-09-23T15:20:42Z")
Looks like I’ll be in DC this weekend, near the DuPont Circle metro stop. My wife has a conference and I’m coming with. This is kind of last minute because it wasn’t certain that she’d be going till just recently. I’m t… --- ## [So what's there to do in Athens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-there-to-do-in-athens/797032)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-there-to-do-in-athens/797032 "2017-09-23T13:02:12Z")
Me, my wife, my kid and my parents are all going to Athens, Greece (not Goergia) for a few days in a couple of weeks. I’ve been to Greece several times before, but never to the mainland, and beyond the Parthenon I have n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=568) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=570)