# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=572 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 573 --- ## [Anyone of a lost film that was re-discovered and the condition was like new?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-of-a-lost-film-that-was-re-discovered-and-the-condition-was-like-new/796524)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-of-a-lost-film-that-was-re-discovered-and-the-condition-was-like-new/796524 "2017-09-17T12:28:21Z")
I know that many American films that were often presumed lost sometimes are re-discovered. It’s obvious they are likely to be in signs of decay and warrant digital restoration. My question is this: anyone of a lost film … --- ## [Parenting: Am I being too much of a hardass? (Involves 19yo son)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-am-i-being-too-much-of-a-hardass-involves-19yo-son/796313)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-am-i-being-too-much-of-a-hardass-involves-19yo-son/796313 "2017-09-17T07:21:36Z")
My son is 19 and a HS graduate. He’s autistic. The job he is currently working for nearly a year now, he got through a state program. Basically, they get him the job and then assign him a personal trainer (employed by th… --- ## [Have you ever made up your own language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-up-your-own-language/796293)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-up-your-own-language/796293 "2017-09-17T04:34:01Z")
A local newspaper’s web site has a daily poll you can participate in that is often interesting. It generates a bar graph, just like here. Of course, after you make your choice, you have to answer another question or two … --- ## [Repointing exterior walls of a home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repointing-exterior-walls-of-a-home/796421)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repointing-exterior-walls-of-a-home/796421 "2017-09-17T04:29:09Z")
The brickwork in our otherwise well-built (in 1949) home has many areas of missing mortar, many areas of cracked, uneven brick-lines and many (ugly) areas where a previous owner appears to have done a half-assed job addr… --- ## [Is "investing" in my mortgage a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-investing-in-my-mortgage-a-good-idea/796003)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-investing-in-my-mortgage-a-good-idea/796003 "2017-09-17T02:02:16Z")
To start with, I am 27, make a comfortable living, have some money saved, some assets. I would say for a 27 year old, financially anyway, I am in the top 50 percentile of my peers. My 2 biggest liabilities are a $20K st… --- ## [Legality... Can an investment company open an account in my name without consent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-can-an-investment-company-open-an-account-in-my-name-without-consent/796483)
**Author:** [@Khendrask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khendrask)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-can-an-investment-company-open-an-account-in-my-name-without-consent/796483 "2017-09-17T00:12:45Z")
Mods: Obviously, feel free to move this if it doesn’t fit in GQ Details… My mother died a few months ago, and had two IRA’s. I informed both of the investment companies about her death. Company A sent me a condolence … --- ## [Transposition of the Great Arteries with Pulmonary Artery Stenosis - need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transposition-of-the-great-arteries-with-pulmonary-artery-stenosis-need-answer-fast/796200)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transposition-of-the-great-arteries-with-pulmonary-artery-stenosis-need-answer-fast/796200 "2017-09-16T20:08:46Z")
Family crisis. Looking for help finding studies, surgical approaches, etc to ask about in seeking a second opinion. The mother, 27 year old Colombian in-law is 8.5 months pregnant. At random ultrasound on 1 Sep was re… --- ## [Doing an Image Map (web illustration). Could Use Advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-an-image-map-web-illustration-could-use-advice/796478)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-an-image-map-web-illustration-could-use-advice/796478 "2017-09-16T16:39:09Z")
“Image Map” = an interactive web picture. Clicking on various areas will take you to different web pages. My web chops are 20 years out of date. I remember using GoLive (WYSIWYG HTML), before it was acquired by Adobe a… --- ## [Any experience getting rid of dead rodent smell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-getting-rid-of-dead-rodent-smell/787487)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-getting-rid-of-dead-rodent-smell/787487 "2017-09-16T15:53:40Z")
I had a recent rat infestation in my attic and walls. Good news: the poison worked. Bad news: I have a problem with dead rodent smell. Any recs for the best heavy duty odor eliminator? There’s a product called RatSorb o… --- ## [Death (Not Morbid, IMO Anyway)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-not-morbid-imo-anyway/795863)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-not-morbid-imo-anyway/795863 "2017-09-16T15:30:04Z")
Please tell me what you think of the following. Agreeing/Disagreeing isn’t what I’m after, although I realize it’s going to be inevitable. In short you won’t piss me off, okay?:wink: I guess ever since I became an adult… --- ## [So, is Virtual Reality getting to be worth it yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-virtual-reality-getting-to-be-worth-it-yet/796383)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-virtual-reality-getting-to-be-worth-it-yet/796383 "2017-09-16T09:35:49Z")
I’ve long been interested in it (like, since the 80’s), and it seems in recent years it’s improved greatly, though the price was on the high side for me, and my computer a bit too anemic to get the most from it. Now it … --- ## [What is the target market for this piece of apparel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-target-market-for-this-piece-of-apparel/796238)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-target-market-for-this-piece-of-apparel/796238 "2017-09-16T03:52:00Z")
I guess I just don’t understand fashion. The asking price for this piece is over 6 thou. I’d be embarrassed to be seen in it, but then again, I’m far from young. http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/Givenchy-Calf-Leather-Long… --- ## [Woodworkers: have you had your fingers saved by a SawStop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworkers-have-you-had-your-fingers-saved-by-a-sawstop/701443)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworkers-have-you-had-your-fingers-saved-by-a-sawstop/701443 "2017-09-16T02:56:19Z")
Several years ago a company began marketing a line of table saws called SawStop, with an ingenious mechanism that could distinguish between wood and flesh. If flesh made contact with the spinning sawblade, a brake woul… --- ## [Getting online with my 1999 computer+software. How long to virus's malware grind it to a halt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-online-with-my-1999-computer-software-how-long-to-viruss-malware-grind-it-to-a-halt/796353)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-online-with-my-1999-computer-software-how-long-to-viruss-malware-grind-it-to-a-halt/796353 "2017-09-16T02:41:37Z")
I thought it’d be fun to go online with my Win98 desktop that I purchased in 1999. Gonna format and reinstall the OS and all the software/virus protection that came with it, as if I just unboxed it in 1999, but no softw… --- ## [Was Jane Grey queen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jane-grey-queen/796371)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jane-grey-queen/796371 "2017-09-16T01:38:45Z")
So Edward IV proclaimed in his will that Jane Grey was his heir and then died shortly thereafter. Jane was proclaimed queen by the Privy Council for around 9 days at which point Mary showed up and locked her in the tower… --- ## [Marrying/Sleeping With a Man Whose Troubles are Greater than Your Own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marrying-sleeping-with-a-man-whose-troubles-are-greater-than-your-own/796410)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marrying-sleeping-with-a-man-whose-troubles-are-greater-than-your-own/796410 "2017-09-15T21:20:02Z")
This is based on a famous Nelson Algren quote that came up recently in another thread. But the more famous version (and that quoted in the thread) is advice to a man to be wary of such a woman. I see from looking around … --- ## [Parachute bedding: Worth the premium or overhyped garbage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachute-bedding-worth-the-premium-or-overhyped-garbage/796338)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachute-bedding-worth-the-premium-or-overhyped-garbage/796338 "2017-09-15T20:50:33Z")
I can’t escape the endless ads for Parachute bedding. Anyone have any experience with this company? I don’t particularly want to spend that much on bedding, but if it is worth it for comfort and longevity, then I’d consi… --- ## [Any good Youtube Channels regarding Sociology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-youtube-channels-regarding-sociology/796408)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-youtube-channels-regarding-sociology/796408 "2017-09-15T19:13:28Z")
I’m a frequent Youtuber, love watching videos how culture has evolved over time, and have an interest in sociology. Do any of you watch any channels that might be of any interest to me? --- ## [Husband Helping Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/husband-helping-neighbor/796065)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/husband-helping-neighbor/796065 "2017-09-15T18:58:30Z")
Yesterday afternoon my husband noticed our elderly neighbor across the street trying to hang an exterior door (on his house) by himself. The neighbor, I’ll call him Mr. J, has a grown son that lives 1/2 mile away but do… --- ## [How close to empty before you fill your gas tank? How far do you trust the range calculator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-empty-before-you-fill-your-gas-tank-how-far-do-you-trust-the-range-calculator/789640)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-empty-before-you-fill-your-gas-tank-how-far-do-you-trust-the-range-calculator/789640 "2017-09-15T17:53:07Z")
If you have a car that displays an available driving range, based on your gas gage and your estimated miles per gallon, how much are you willing to trust it? I have a new car, the first one I’ve had with such a display,… --- ## [What fields to avoid because of unemployment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fields-to-avoid-because-of-unemployment/796348)
**Author:** [@Architect2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Architect2017)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fields-to-avoid-because-of-unemployment/796348 "2017-09-15T13:34:23Z")
In another thread I started about how the field of Architecture is doing, which sucks, the field for lawyer’s was brought up as well and that sucks as well. I was curious if there is actually anything out there today tha… --- ## [Do people still high-five?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-high-five/795947)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-high-five/795947 "2017-09-15T12:30:27Z")
Same question as on the tin. --- ## [Tell me about Photoshop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-photoshop/579022)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-photoshop/579022 "2011-04-21T17:16:37Z")
I had PhotoImpact when I used a PC. It did what I needed it to do, and it was really cheap. Since I’ve been on a Mac, I’ve been without a similar program. (iPhoto doesn’t seem to do anything.) I rarely need a photo p… --- ## [Honest question, now: why douse yourself in patchouli oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-question-now-why-douse-yourself-in-patchouli-oil/403952)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-question-now-why-douse-yourself-in-patchouli-oil/403952 "2017-09-15T06:42:14Z")
The other day Mrs. RickJay and I went to Indigo (a Canadian bookstore chain, like Borders.) As I was walking down the aisle I passed by a couple… well, no, I couldn’t pass by them. I had to pass around them, because th… --- ## [Which is the best strategy to sell vintage magazines on ebay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-strategy-to-sell-vintage-magazines-on-ebay/796314)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-strategy-to-sell-vintage-magazines-on-ebay/796314 "2017-09-15T04:14:01Z")
A friend of mine is a hoarder of magazines and has an attic full of mostly whole year’s editions. This is in Germany, he’s got German Rolling Stone, Musikexpress (music magazine similar to RS), Titanic (THE German satire… --- ## [Why don't some bald men shave their side hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-bald-men-shave-their-side-hair/796282)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-bald-men-shave-their-side-hair/796282 "2017-09-15T01:16:52Z")
Even after the top of their dome is completely smooth and shiny, they still have side hair. What’s the reason behind it? --- ## [I just don't knowwhat to do and I feel lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-dont-knowwhat-to-do-and-i-feel-lost/796138)
**Author:** [@sweetemotion0726](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetemotion0726)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-dont-knowwhat-to-do-and-i-feel-lost/796138 "2017-09-14T22:46:13Z")
i have been married for about a month and a half without knowing that my husband got two private lap dances from a stripper four days before or wedding. i found out about five days ago. i had to find out for myself, i d… --- ## [Do you accept strangers on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-accept-strangers-on-facebook/795897)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-accept-strangers-on-facebook/795897 "2017-09-14T21:32:47Z")
On Facebook this morning, I see a lady named “Donna” accepted my friend request. The only problem is, I have no idea who Donna is. I know I didn’t intentionally request a friendship with her. So I assume I must have acc… --- ## [Have you changed your name (besides for marriage)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-changed-your-name-besides-for-marriage/795872)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-changed-your-name-besides-for-marriage/795872 "2017-09-14T20:29:48Z")
If so, what part of your name was it (like first or last) and did it effect you in any negative way as far as employment and such? --- ## [Denver Residents--Casa Bonita](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-residents-casa-bonita/796276)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-residents-casa-bonita/796276 "2017-09-14T19:04:17Z")
Okay, I’ve been to Casa Bonita nearly twenty years ago. It’s a tourist trap and not somewhere I ever need or really want to see again. But, I’m taking her on a vacation to Denver for the first time in her life. (We’re mo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=571) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=573)