# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=590 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 591 --- ## [Any plant experts here ( Gentetics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-plant-experts-here-gentetics/791964)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-plant-experts-here-gentetics/791964 "2017-07-25T14:05:20Z")
I build bows and arrows as a hobby and I compete in international flight shooting events. The fastest bows break world records. I build what is known as primitive class bows meaning all natural materials ( Wood). We have… --- ## [Is "how" falling into disuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-how-falling-into-disuse/791971)
**Author:** [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-how-falling-into-disuse/791971 "2017-07-25T13:50:52Z")
I’ve noticed an odd trend of headlines using “why” where “how” would’ve been appropriate, e.g., “Why This App Can Teach You any Language in Three Weeks.” While obviously an ad, this has been showing up in more reputable … --- ## [So many pricks! (Diabetes monitoring.) Also: warning, LONG!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-pricks-diabetes-monitoring-also-warning-long/791994)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-pricks-diabetes-monitoring-also-warning-long/791994 "2017-07-25T13:00:23Z")
Sorry for the clickbaity title, but I’m hella frustrated right now. Spoilering the backstory because it’s not super-germane,unless you’re into this kinda thing. \[spoiler\]A couple of years ago I was diagnosed w/diabetes,… --- ## [Trump's wall is now a 50 mile fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-wall-is-now-a-50-mile-fence/791906)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-wall-is-now-a-50-mile-fence/791906 "2017-07-25T12:11:36Z")
According to Trump, it turns out the wall along the Mexican border is not needed after all. Surprise! He now says that all that is needed is 700 miles of fence. Since Bush already built 650 miles, Trump is almost done. … --- ## [Do you throw out your cup of tea if your pet puts a limb inside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-throw-out-your-cup-of-tea-if-your-pet-puts-a-limb-inside/788909)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-throw-out-your-cup-of-tea-if-your-pet-puts-a-limb-inside/788909 "2017-07-25T05:40:42Z")
So, when you have your dogs on your desktop/kitchen table and are reading a newspaper while drinking some liquid and your dog or pet dunks a tail inside, do you throw it out? What about if he puts a paw or leg inside, or… --- ## [Upcoming eclipse - oregonians ... How are you preparing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-eclipse-oregonians-how-are-you-preparing/791731)
**Author:** [@SUZ\_MAC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SUZ_MAC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-eclipse-oregonians-how-are-you-preparing/791731 "2017-07-25T00:49:03Z")
I live in Oregon and we are expected to get approximately 1 million visitors to our State. I also live in an area that is expected to get 250 - 300,000 of those visitors. I know we have some members from Oregon on the … --- ## [are CliffsNotes still a thing? still sold in every bookstore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cliffsnotes-still-a-thing-still-sold-in-every-bookstore/791868)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cliffsnotes-still-a-thing-still-sold-in-every-bookstore/791868 "2017-07-24T23:08:09Z")
I’m guessing anyone in their 40’s or 50’s relied on these things heavily in school to get through that Romeo and Juliet book report that they didn’t read. (Don’t ask me how I know). Just wondering with this recent inve… --- ## [The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Footage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-patterson-gimlin-bigfoot-footage/792016)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-patterson-gimlin-bigfoot-footage/792016 "2017-07-24T23:06:09Z")
I’m currently reading through one of my favourite childhood books, the mid-1980’s Reader’s Digest ‘Mysteries of the Unexplained’. Ten year old me couldn’t have foreseen that almost 30 years later she would be able to che… --- ## [What's a good adult height for a man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-adult-height-for-a-man/788144)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-adult-height-for-a-man/788144 "2017-07-24T15:11:25Z")
We are facing a situation where we may essentially be selecting our son’s height. Here’s what is going on. He is right now 10 years, and 8 months, and 5’2, which is over the 100th percentile for that age. His projected … --- ## [Share your recurring dream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-recurring-dream/791631)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-recurring-dream/791631 "2017-07-24T14:52:37Z")
I keep having a dream about walking up these perfectly shaped concrete blocks on some structure on another planet, I look up when I get to the top and see two moons, one with some giant oil derrick thing on it and then I… --- ## [can someone help me identify this 80's "toy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-identify-this-80s-toy/642654)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-identify-this-80s-toy/642654 "2017-07-24T12:38:47Z")
I got one of these “kits” (for lack of a better word) for Christmas back when I was in junior-high, and just recently had a flashback on how much fun I had messing around with it. Best way I can remember it, to describe… --- ## [Should I let my 10 year old go full geek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-10-year-old-go-full-geek/791784)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-10-year-old-go-full-geek/791784 "2017-07-24T08:51:23Z")
Should I let my 10 year old go full geek without any sort of intervention? Or is the idea of interfering in a child’s harmless interests wrong? Is it my duty to guide him, protect him, prepare him for challenges of his… --- ## [Taxes on Life Insurance payment...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-on-life-insurance-payment/669490)
**Author:** [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-on-life-insurance-payment/669490 "2013-09-23T17:11:34Z")
Another question for the Doper accountants… I am the benificiary of some life insurance policies and I’m wondering what, if any, taxes I’ll have to pay when I collect. Also, any advice on what would be the best method … --- ## [On the whole, are there more attractive people in life than unnattractive ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-whole-are-there-more-attractive-people-in-life-than-unnattractive-ones/789913)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-whole-are-there-more-attractive-people-in-life-than-unnattractive-ones/789913 "2017-07-24T03:00:12Z")
As a resident of Orlando, I spend a greater majority of my weekends at one of the three theme parks here, which means I am exposed to A LOT of people. Whether I’m walking between rides or, more likely, standing by mysel… --- ## [Shopping: Things you Want vs. Things You Need](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-things-you-want-vs-things-you-need/791761)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-things-you-want-vs-things-you-need/791761 "2017-07-23T16:08:36Z")
I’m a spendy person by nature, but after a rough start in my early 20s I have made significant progress on learning to manage money. I saved $14,000 in the last year toward adoption fees! I have been trying to take next … --- ## [Died In Childbirth. Really??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/died-in-childbirth-really/791913)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/died-in-childbirth-really/791913 "2017-07-23T16:00:47Z")
Tomorrow we attend a memorial for the wonderful wife of a dear colleague. We both know him professionally. I’d met her a few times - the last time their then newborn son was sleeping on her bosom, happy as a clam. She d… --- ## [Original RAF Coastal Command 'Irvin' jacket: Value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-raf-coastal-command-irvin-jacket-value/791758)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-raf-coastal-command-irvin-jacket-value/791758 "2017-07-23T15:34:52Z")
I have an original RAF Coastal Command ‘Irvin’ jacket that I’m thinking of selling. (Other photos if you click left of the linked one.) I think it’s about a size 38 (too small for me), and all of the zippers need to be… --- ## [If accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt, and the President pardons himself, and the courts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-accepting-a-pardon-is-an-admission-of-guilt-and-the-president-pardons-himself-and-the-courts/791885)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-accepting-a-pardon-is-an-admission-of-guilt-and-the-president-pardons-himself-and-the-courts/791885 "2017-07-23T15:31:26Z")
If accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt, and the President pardons himself, the matter would go to the Supreme Court. The reason is thatit is disputed as to whether or not the President is allowed to pardon himse… --- ## [Replacing house windows--something for a DIYer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-house-windows-something-for-a-diyer/791910)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-house-windows-something-for-a-diyer/791910 "2017-07-23T14:13:55Z")
I’ve done quite a bit of stuff around the house–removed the paneling in the laundry room and installed insulation, hung ceiling fans and light fixtures, laid flooring, run plumbing, repaired furniture, built a shelving u… --- ## [Car question - Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-need-answer-fast/791877)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-need-answer-fast/791877 "2017-07-23T12:50:21Z")
Today I am supposed to leave on a several hundred mile car trip. Yesterday evening my 2007 Suburban started becoming very difficult to move at slow speeds, after the wheel had been turned. It felt almost as though as t… --- ## [Is 40 too old for a man to get married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-40-too-old-for-a-man-to-get-married/791718)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-40-too-old-for-a-man-to-get-married/791718 "2017-07-23T04:06:03Z")
I have a friend. I won’t tell you too many details on him suffice to say that he is overweight, he was born in America but lives in a foreign country for the last decade, and he is turning 40. He is very depressed, and h… --- ## [When did you lose the misconception that stupid little kids were the ones that existed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-lose-the-misconception-that-stupid-little-kids-were-the-ones-that-existed/791777)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-lose-the-misconception-that-stupid-little-kids-were-the-ones-that-existed/791777 "2017-07-23T01:06:19Z")
I think we all had the misconception that stupid kids were the only ones in existence. I mean, if you see some anonymous kid throwing a tantrum, and another anonymous kid bawling, of course you’re gonna think stupid litt… --- ## [Experiences with surgery for Tennis Elbow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-surgery-for-tennis-elbow/791856)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-surgery-for-tennis-elbow/791856 "2017-07-23T00:16:43Z")
\ I have tennis elbow. I apparently acquired this by hitting a bucket of golf balls at the driving range over a year ago. A few days after that, my elbow… --- ## [Rent payment on trip. Who is in the right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-payment-on-trip-who-is-in-the-right/791489)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-payment-on-trip-who-is-in-the-right/791489 "2017-07-22T20:16:50Z")
A lot of my extended family, including me, had to go somewhere. It’s far enough away it requires an overnight stay. I was taking a lift with some people and was paying for my share of the petrol. As far as I was concerne… --- ## [When/how is it appropriate to hit on someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-how-is-it-appropriate-to-hit-on-someone/791788)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-how-is-it-appropriate-to-hit-on-someone/791788 "2017-07-22T19:27:01Z")
So… I’m poly, have a high libido, and enjoy meeting new people. I also am seriously worried about coming across as overbearing, creepy, or douchey, and want to be a good feminist. So maybe you guys can help me out - when… --- ## [3 year old microwave, repair or replace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-year-old-microwave-repair-or-replace/791118)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-year-old-microwave-repair-or-replace/791118 "2017-07-22T17:00:00Z")
SO, our 3 year old, out-of-warranty GE microwave oven stopped working yesterday. Details: It has power (though along with the “real” problem of it no longer running the oven light has at the same time stopped working). … --- ## [What to do about the elderly and tithing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-the-elderly-and-tithing/791527)
**Author:** [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-the-elderly-and-tithing/791527 "2017-07-22T14:13:43Z")
I’ll try to keep the question kind of general although the problem is drawn from a real situation. An elderly woman I know has been generous with her church over the years plus she always tithes 10% of her income as per… --- ## [S. 720 Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-720-israel-anti-boycott-act/791863)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-720-israel-anti-boycott-act/791863 "2017-07-22T10:57:39Z")
Text of bill here. \[QUOTE=S. 720\] The bill prohibits U.S. persons engaged in interstate or foreign commerce from: •requesting the imposition of any boycott by a foreign country against a country which is friendly to t… --- ## [Mother's will: Trust funds, dividing real estate and such](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-will-trust-funds-dividing-real-estate-and-such/776874)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-will-trust-funds-dividing-real-estate-and-such/776874 "2017-07-22T07:36:22Z")
My mother is getting along in years and isn’t getting any younger. We were looking at her estate and have some questions. There are five of us adult children: two brothers, two sisters and me. Mother owns two houses. He… --- ## ["Gay men married to women" -- bisexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-men-married-to-women-bisexual/791753)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-men-married-to-women-bisexual/791753 "2017-07-22T05:40:57Z")
I recently had a conversation with a friend about the phenomenon of “gay men married to women”. I know that homosexuals still face a lot of abuse from the world-at-large, but nothing like it was in years past. A lot of g… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=589) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=591)