# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=584 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 585 --- ## [Buying a really cheap violin for someone, should I not even bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-really-cheap-violin-for-someone-should-i-not-even-bother/793213)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-really-cheap-violin-for-someone-should-i-not-even-bother/793213 "2017-08-11T21:33:33Z")
Someone I know just got some good news and I was wanting to buy him a gift to celebrate. He doesn’t have a lot of money, but has mentioned wanting to play the violin in the past but not being able to afford one. I know … --- ## [Experiences with kidney dialysis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-kidney-dialysis/793181)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-kidney-dialysis/793181 "2017-08-11T19:26:00Z")
I’m going to keep the OP brief. Someone I know recently started kidney dialysis. In looking at pictures of him, he looks like he really deteriorated a lot over the last two years. (He also had some of the symptoms of … --- ## [Hotel in London - where do/don't I want to stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-in-london-where-do-dont-i-want-to-stay/769695)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-in-london-where-do-dont-i-want-to-stay/769695 "2017-08-11T19:20:11Z")
Those of you who remember my previous post about going to Ireland need not worry; that’s still part of the plan. However, after about a week in Ireland, I plan on a week in London, and would like to know from people who… --- ## [Archaeology/Anthropology Cliches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeology-anthropology-cliches/792776)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeology-anthropology-cliches/792776 "2017-08-11T17:00:22Z")
\-Windows in prehistoric buildings align exactly on summer solstice. I’ve no doubt that some ancient buildings were consciously built for a once-a-year event, but surely some are just gratuitous accidents? -This is a rit… --- ## [Subdural hematoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subdural-hematoma/792980)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subdural-hematoma/792980 "2017-08-11T16:58:56Z")
On the evening of August 03, 2017 at about 8:00 PM I came through the front door of my condo with several bags of groceries. Without any warning my right leg suddenly lost all strength and I found myself sprawled on the … --- ## [Value of CAHIMS Certification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-cahims-certification/793340)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-cahims-certification/793340 "2017-08-11T15:42:52Z")
I am taking a health informatics course this summer that is about to end. This is a field I am interested in, and I asked the professor what other courses I could take. My school does not offer any advanced informatics… --- ## [Do women with certain body types have worse menstrual cramps than others? A poll.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-with-certain-body-types-have-worse-menstrual-cramps-than-others-a-poll/253527)
**Author:** [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-with-certain-body-types-have-worse-menstrual-cramps-than-others-a-poll/253527 "2017-08-11T14:49:39Z")
I’ve always wondered why some women have debilitating cramps every month while some women seem to have minor ones, if at all. So: Do you have cramps during your period, and if so, how bad are they? What’s your bod… --- ## [What unusual uses have you found for your dishwasher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unusual-uses-have-you-found-for-your-dishwasher/792921)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unusual-uses-have-you-found-for-your-dishwasher/792921 "2017-08-11T14:44:08Z")
Obviously dishwashers are intended to clean dish (and pots and pans and utensils) but their long cycles of jets of soapy water does a fantastic job of cleaning lots of other things that can be hard and/or tedious to tack… --- ## [How can dog attacks be stopped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-dog-attacks-be-stopped/793251)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-dog-attacks-be-stopped/793251 "2017-08-11T13:59:55Z")
There is a flyer at my vets advertising an upcoming meeting at the public library. The topic of the meeting is the dog attacks that have occurred in our small town in the last couple years. The list three examples: A w… --- ## [Has anybody who has a hard time putting their head underwater learned to do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-who-has-a-hard-time-putting-their-head-underwater-learned-to-do-it/534873)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-who-has-a-hard-time-putting-their-head-underwater-learned-to-do-it/534873 "2017-01-05T03:39:32Z")
Awkward title, sorry. So, I can swim, in the sense that I’m perfectly drownproofed and can cheerfully make my way across a pool with reasonable speed using that same modified breast stroke your aunt Edna uses after she … --- ## [Is North Korea telling its citizens that its test rockets are actually striking USA targets ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-north-korea-telling-its-citizens-that-its-test-rockets-are-actually-striking-usa-targets/793319)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-north-korea-telling-its-citizens-that-its-test-rockets-are-actually-striking-usa-targets/793319 "2017-08-11T08:54:24Z")
Is North Korea telling its citizens that its test rockets are actually striking USA targets ? My guess is that they are. North Koreans only know what they are being told, and I think it would fit in with NK’s propagand… --- ## [McMullinism: Help me write a Letter to Editor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcmullinism-help-me-write-a-letter-to-editor/793093)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcmullinism-help-me-write-a-letter-to-editor/793093 "2017-08-11T07:10:08Z")
The Atlantic is, by far, the best periodical published in North America. I used to love it because it didn’t emphasize political issues. During the century and a half between 1861 and 2015 it endorsed a total of only o… --- ## [Slide-out cutting boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slide-out-cutting-boards/793128)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slide-out-cutting-boards/793128 "2017-08-11T05:11:43Z")
In the house I grew up in, in the house of my teens to mid-20s, in my apartment in L.A., the kitchens had cutting boards that slid out from below the countertop. They were made of wood, and had a semi-circular groove on… --- ## [How do you Twitter? And who do you follow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-twitter-and-who-do-you-follow/792438)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-twitter-and-who-do-you-follow/792438 "2017-08-11T00:56:54Z")
OK, I know you have to set up an account. Then what? I believe you select some people you want to follow? Then what? Do you get every tweet they send? On your phone? PC? Does it get annoying? Is it worth the effort? Als… --- ## [Have You Ever Hosted A Foreign Exchange Student? What Was The Experience Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-hosted-a-foreign-exchange-student-what-was-the-experience-like/793129)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-hosted-a-foreign-exchange-student-what-was-the-experience-like/793129 "2017-08-10T21:31:24Z")
A local woman works with a foreign exchange program, and she went on the town Facebook page recently, practically begging for people to be host families. I half-jokingly told her that I’d consider it if I had a spare bed… --- ## [Quiet revolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiet-revolution/793279)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiet-revolution/793279 "2017-08-10T21:28:14Z")
I thought I’d share this YouTube video from one of the futurist sites I subscribe to (Isaac Arthur’s). Basically, it’s a video that talks about the small things that will so change our society and civilization in the fu… --- ## [High Quality LED Flashlight That's NOT Super-Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-quality-led-flashlight-thats-not-super-bright/750337)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-quality-led-flashlight-thats-not-super-bright/750337 "2017-08-10T21:18:34Z")
Hi - I need a medium-sized flashlight. In the old incandescent days I’d get something like a 2 C-cell Maglite. My requirements in order of priority are: Not stupid bright. Ordinary bright is plenty. More bright than… --- ## [ultrasound or frequency used in treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultrasound-or-frequency-used-in-treatment/792803)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultrasound-or-frequency-used-in-treatment/792803 "2017-08-10T21:09:55Z")
I was reading an article about experiments using ultrasound or frequency used to treat eye problems, ear problems, different cancers, wound healing so on. I cannot find the article again and wonder if these experiments … --- ## [Why do people who aren't rich care how much in taxes rich people pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-who-arent-rich-care-how-much-in-taxes-rich-people-pay/792663)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-who-arent-rich-care-how-much-in-taxes-rich-people-pay/792663 "2017-08-10T19:32:23Z")
Not sure where to put this, but I have just been wondering about this tonight. Only 6% of Americans make over $200,000, why would the other 94% care about how much taxes they pay? For instance, 2 of the items in the Hi… --- ## [Americans - your longest vacations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-your-longest-vacations/793007)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-your-longest-vacations/793007 "2017-08-10T19:01:10Z")
Please read the ground rules: Poll is for working Americans. Non-Americans or students, feel free to post, but I’m trying to poll Americans. Respond with the longest duration of a vacation you have taken in the last fi… --- ## [Pre retirement men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-retirement-men/793032)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-retirement-men/793032 "2017-08-10T18:10:52Z")
Older men have of pre retirement age…ie 55-60 get easily annoyed and are grumpy. There is some truth in it. I am one of them. What is the scientific explanation for this But is it true that they also lose empathy for ot… --- ## [Please give us some pointers for our South-West USA road trip and tell us we're not crazy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-us-some-pointers-for-our-south-west-usa-road-trip-and-tell-us-were-not-crazy/782651)
**Author:** [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-us-some-pointers-for-our-south-west-usa-road-trip-and-tell-us-were-not-crazy/782651 "2017-08-10T18:01:17Z")
Hello, Dopers! I haven’t posted in a while, but now I’m hoping that the teeming millions of Americans on the board can maybe give me a hint or two: My fiancee and I (both from Germany, in case that matters) are plannin… --- ## [So where did the weight go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-did-the-weight-go/792402)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-did-the-weight-go/792402 "2017-08-10T17:35:04Z")
Last night I weighed myself before bed. I did it five times over the course of an hour and the average of the five reading was 234.8 lbs. I went to bed and slept for 7 1/2 hours. This morning I got up and weighed mysel… --- ## [Euphemism treadmill: why is "\ people" not offensive, but "\" offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemism-treadmill-why-is-adjective-people-not-offensive-but-adjectives-offensive/793044)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemism-treadmill-why-is-adjective-people-not-offensive-but-adjectives-offensive/793044 "2017-08-10T15:33:48Z")
Over in another thread somewhere (not linked because I don’t think the source is really relevant), a poster used the word “transgenders” to refer to transgendered people, and was told it’s offensive. Someone else brought… --- ## [Just got a big box of stuff from amazon...that I didn't order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-big-box-of-stuff-from-amazon-that-i-didnt-order/774725)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-big-box-of-stuff-from-amazon-that-i-didnt-order/774725 "2017-08-10T14:33:05Z")
Got home. BIG box from amazon on my front porch. How big? Both my dogs (60 lbs & 35 lbs) could fit into it comfortably. Amazon label addressed to me. Although I order from amazon a lot, I wasn’t expecting anything at the… --- ## [Same job, same company for 20 years, how the hell to write a resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-job-same-company-for-20-years-how-the-hell-to-write-a-resume/663721)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-job-same-company-for-20-years-how-the-hell-to-write-a-resume/663721 "2017-08-10T13:48:12Z")
Seriously, just put all of my responsibilities now, skills, etc.? I can’t imagine previous jobs being an issue. Non-degreed, so I know the computers will bounce my applications, but I have found 1 great opportunity in … --- ## [What is the worst place to be in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-place-to-be-in/792713)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-place-to-be-in/792713 "2017-08-10T13:46:46Z")
I got this question and response, in part, from an icebreaker question I once heard. If the bus is packed with pregnant women. What’s so bad about that? If the bus is packed with pregnant women about to deliver and your … --- ## [Should I be worried about NK nuking me? Also Trump...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-nk-nuking-me-also-trump/793126)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-nk-nuking-me-also-trump/793126 "2017-08-10T12:32:01Z")
Their threats are getting dire. Have we let them get too far along in their nuke program? If things do go sideways is Trump smart enough to lead us in war? CNN link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/07… --- ## [Travel question - what happens if you lose everything while on the trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-question-what-happens-if-you-lose-everything-while-on-the-trip/793158)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-question-what-happens-if-you-lose-everything-while-on-the-trip/793158 "2017-08-10T09:27:10Z")
Imagine that you live on the west coast and you travel to a large east coast city - let’s say Boston, Massachusetts. After arriving in Boston you’re traveling between the airport and your hotel when you’re mugged and y… --- ## [What exactly is IT "work"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-it-work/792516)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-it-work/792516 "2017-08-02T19:02:02Z")
A friend suggested I get a job in IT. What exactly is IT “work”? What do they do all day? Is a degree required or just a general knowledge of computers? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=583) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=585)