# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=579 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 580 --- ## [My puppy's UTI might be a congenital defect??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-puppys-uti-might-be-a-congenital-defect/663186)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-puppys-uti-might-be-a-congenital-defect/663186 "2017-08-27T00:19:05Z")
My darling girl (video taken two days ago) has a UTI, which I had suspected for awhile due to frequent pee, housebreaking issue, little dribble after main pee… then yellow discharge two days ago. Okay, no crisis…until … --- ## [How are Civil War re-enactors handling the controversy these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-civil-war-re-enactors-handling-the-controversy-these-days/794481)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-civil-war-re-enactors-handling-the-controversy-these-days/794481 "2017-08-26T20:57:17Z")
Are there any Civil War re-enactors on this board, specifically Confederate re-enactors? I can imagine what they’re saying about the controversy surrounding Confederate statues and flags right now and I’m curious as to … --- ## [NY Drivers License Question (1970s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-drivers-license-question-1970s/794706)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-drivers-license-question-1970s/794706 "2017-08-26T18:36:21Z")
I have a collection of my father’s and grandfather’s old driver NYC licenses. My grandfather’s span from 1966 to 1975. His licenses from 1966, 1969, and 1975 have photos on them as he had a Chauffeur’s License (apparent… --- ## [Discussing "the other side's" flaws without being a both-sides-do-it-er](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussing-the-other-sides-flaws-without-being-a-both-sides-do-it-er/794675)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussing-the-other-sides-flaws-without-being-a-both-sides-do-it-er/794675 "2017-08-26T17:58:02Z")
For a wide variety of reasons, I find the Antifa movement quite troubling in its own right - but it seems just about impossible to mention, and discuss, the problems with Antifa, without immediately leading to a “You’re … --- ## [Puns! Puns! Everywhere puns! (But not in this thread, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puns-puns-everywhere-puns-but-not-in-this-thread-please/794667)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puns-puns-everywhere-puns-but-not-in-this-thread-please/794667 "2017-08-26T12:52:52Z")
Is it just me or is the use of punning becoming excessive? (Particularly in advertising) Everywhere I turn I’m confronted with one lousy pun after another! Please tell me this will pass! --- ## [Every freakin' time I fly, I get sick-sheesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-freakin-time-i-fly-i-get-sick-sheesh/794642)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-freakin-time-i-fly-i-get-sick-sheesh/794642 "2017-08-26T07:57:09Z")
Other than not flying, what to do? It starts, and I can almost time it exactly, with a sudden tickle in my nose and then a sneezing fit-like 10 or 12 sneezes. Poor seatmates. Couple days later, horrible respiratory crap… --- ## [Recommendations for home blood pressure machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-home-blood-pressure-machine/794556)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-home-blood-pressure-machine/794556 "2017-08-26T03:12:18Z")
My Dr wanted me to monitor my BP on a regular basis for a bit, and suggested I get a home BP machine. I don’t think this will be a long term need, but I could be using it for 6 months or so. There are many offered online… --- ## [When you absolutely, positively have to get there NOW!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-absolutely-positively-have-to-get-there-now/794580)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-absolutely-positively-have-to-get-there-now/794580 "2017-08-26T02:43:00Z")
Would you rather have the ability to safely teleport to anyplace on Earth you have already visited by conventional methods, or the ability to safely use line-of-natural-sight teleportation? --- ## [Which former U.S. Presidents were the biggest jerks? \[personalities, not policies\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-former-u-s-presidents-were-the-biggest-jerks-personalities-not-policies/794519)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-former-u-s-presidents-were-the-biggest-jerks-personalities-not-policies/794519 "2017-08-26T01:38:37Z")
I just posted this in a Pit thread: But in retrospect, maybe this is old news. Probably there have been other U.S. Presidents who were just plain jerks, if not in precisely the way that Trump is. So, my question is: W… --- ## [Divorce / Car co-signer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-car-co-signer/794564)
**Author:** [@kinjirurm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinjirurm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-car-co-signer/794564 "2017-08-26T00:18:51Z")
So, my wife and I split last year. Earlier this year I filled out the divorce paperwork at her request and supposedly she had an attorney file it and all that. It was amicable, no disputed property or kids, etc. Thing i… --- ## [How can I help my mother stop getting ripped off by Comcast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-my-mother-stop-getting-ripped-off-by-comcast/794478)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-my-mother-stop-getting-ripped-off-by-comcast/794478 "2017-08-25T22:40:04Z")
My mother lives in the greater Philadelphia area, which means, unfortunately, that she gets her TV and internet service from the worst company in the nation, Comcast (excuse me, I mean “Xfinity.”) I’ve known for years t… --- ## [If you don't have a smart phone, post here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-a-smart-phone-post-here/793968)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-a-smart-phone-post-here/793968 "2017-08-25T22:30:22Z")
This isn’t an attack on people with smart phones. Rather, I wonder how many others like me are on the Dope, either using basic cell phones or none at all. I have a cheapie flip phone on a pay-as-you-go account. The va… --- ## [Vertical fencposts on a hill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vertical-fencposts-on-a-hill/794652)
**Author:** [@Hectorik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hectorik)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vertical-fencposts-on-a-hill/794652 "2017-08-25T21:58:17Z")
What’s the best way to build a fence on hilly ground? If we put the posts in the ground perpendicular to the boards it saves a lot of cutting and fitting. Also the gates will swing without hitting the ground (or leavin… --- ## [20 year old sharing sublet apartment with stranger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-year-old-sharing-sublet-apartment-with-stranger/793821)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-year-old-sharing-sublet-apartment-with-stranger/793821 "2017-08-25T21:00:21Z")
So, we have a 20 year old daughter, Moon Unit, whose behavior to the family is not always as it should be. We took both kids (Dweezil, male, is 23) to a family reunion and then onward to Quebec (Hi, EmilyG!!) late June. … --- ## [Car Advice: Strong Vibration at Acceleration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-advice-strong-vibration-at-acceleration/794673)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-advice-strong-vibration-at-acceleration/794673 "2017-08-25T20:36:31Z")
I have a 2014 Honda CR-V. It is all-wheel drive. The car has a lot of a miles (90K) for a newer model. Lately, when I accelerate, there is such a strong vibration, I have to let off the gas and gently accelerate again an… --- ## [Bible verse help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-verse-help/794546)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-verse-help/794546 "2017-08-25T20:28:19Z")
\[QUOTE=1 Corinthians 13:4-5\] 4Love is patient and kind. Love is not \*\*jealous \*\*or boastful or proud or rude. \[/QUOTE\] \[QUOTE=Exodus 34:14\] For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is… --- ## [FDR and Churchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fdr-and-churchill/794662)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fdr-and-churchill/794662 "2017-08-25T17:14:35Z")
My interest in FDR caused me to become interested in Churchill. Most sources comment of the friendship between the two men, and their having the same goals in WWII. In How Churchill Saved Civilization (an auspicious tit… --- ## [List 3 women you think could be president of the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-3-women-you-think-could-be-president-of-the-us/794383 "2017-08-25T16:20:31Z")
Other than Hillary Clinton, that is. This is not to say you personally want these people to be, but you think they have the experience and cold possibly be elected: Condi Rice Diane Feinstein Oprah Winfrey (I only l… --- ## [What is your Myers Briggs personality type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492)
**Author:** [@spjork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spjork)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/794492 "2017-08-25T14:43:55Z")
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that most of you are INTJ or INTP. BECAUSE REASONS. --- ## [Computer to computer backup service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-to-computer-backup-service/794374)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-to-computer-backup-service/794374 "2017-08-25T13:43:53Z")
Just got an email from Crashplan saying that they are ending their “Home” backup service, which includes backing up from one computer to another. I have extra hard disk space, so I back up my laptop and several of my re… --- ## [1982 Encyclopedia set in a third grade classroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1982-encyclopedia-set-in-a-third-grade-classroom/793722)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1982-encyclopedia-set-in-a-third-grade-classroom/793722 "2017-08-25T12:10:51Z")
I’m back in the classroom today on an unofficial workday, getting everything ready for the new year. Somebody kindly dropped off three boxes, containing a full set of the 1982 Encyclopedia Britannica. Huh. I’m torn abo… --- ## [What to include in a time capsule letter to my granddaughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-include-in-a-time-capsule-letter-to-my-granddaughter/794400)
**Author:** [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-include-in-a-time-capsule-letter-to-my-granddaughter/794400 "2017-08-24T18:09:41Z")
For my granddaughter’s first birthday, her mother has requested that we hand-write a Time Capsule letter to her which will be opened and read by her on her 18th birthday. I’m interested in what types of things you might… --- ## [Do great men have higher arrest records than the average citizen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-great-men-have-higher-arrest-records-than-the-average-citizen/794392)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-great-men-have-higher-arrest-records-than-the-average-citizen/794392 "2017-08-24T18:03:43Z")
I kind of thought of this a while back when I read someone say very proudly of themselves “I’ve never known anyone who’s been arrested” and I thought to myself “well I guess that means you never hung out with Nelson Mand… --- ## [Why do eclipses excite / agitate Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-eclipses-excite-agitate-dopers/794437)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-eclipses-excite-agitate-dopers/794437 "2017-08-24T17:08:14Z")
By my count there are 68 threads on the page \[not counting the stickies at the top\]. Of them 14 mentioned eclipses, so nearly 20%. Normally I’d think if there were 2-3 World War II questions on the page, someone was ge… --- ## [Gym rats: are men in locker rooms more modest than they used to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-rats-are-men-in-locker-rooms-more-modest-than-they-used-to-be/380196)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-rats-are-men-in-locker-rooms-more-modest-than-they-used-to-be/380196 "2017-08-24T17:02:45Z")
I am 44 y.o. and a regular gym goer. I have noticed recently that men in locker rooms seem more modest than they used to be. They are less likely to face the common area of the locker room when they change and guys that … --- ## [Kialo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kialo/794570)
**Author:** [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kialo/794570 "2017-08-24T16:52:01Z")
This morning, Twitter alerted me to this discussion platform. Has anyone tried it? On first glance, it seems too regimented for my taste. On the other hand, it weeds out irrelevancies admirably. I have no association w… --- ## [Comcast Limited Basic vs. HD broadcast TV antenna...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-limited-basic-vs-hd-broadcast-tv-antenna/794525)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-limited-basic-vs-hd-broadcast-tv-antenna/794525 "2017-08-24T15:49:15Z")
Rejiggering my cable service again, and these are the two options I’m looking at. The only kind I know about for antennas are in the Seen on TV section; I assume if none of them work, I can find one that does, but those… --- ## [How many time zones programmed into your phone's clock app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-time-zones-programmed-into-your-phones-clock-app/793828)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-time-zones-programmed-into-your-phones-clock-app/793828 "2017-08-24T14:56:02Z")
I have 6: My home. Boston (my East Coast reference point) Munich (my European reference point) London (the UK is an hour earlier, and I’m too lazy to subtract) Tokyo (my Asian reference point) Sydney (my “Down Under” r… --- ## [What is the % Sky Cover Forecasted for your Eclipse Visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-sky-cover-forecasted-for-your-eclipse-visit/794004)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-sky-cover-forecasted-for-your-eclipse-visit/794004 "2017-08-24T05:26:19Z")
To find % Sky Cover go to http://www.weather.gov/ Enter your Zipcode or City/State at Local Forecast, then press Go There will be a big temperature number. On the right hand of the screen there will be a choice under M… --- ## [Instructions for chauffeuring a Congressman-- are these ridiculous or acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-for-chauffeuring-a-congressman-are-these-ridiculous-or-acceptable/793982)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-for-chauffeuring-a-congressman-are-these-ridiculous-or-acceptable/793982 "2017-08-24T02:44:27Z")
An internal memo/instruction book meant to help aides effectively drive their boss around his home district leaked, and Politico has a write-up, which they describe as an “agonizing 8-page memo on how to chauffeur a cong… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=578) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=580)