# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=591 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 592 --- ## [Those who were teen and older in the 80's-90's - how did the AIDS crisis affect your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-were-teen-and-older-in-the-80s-90s-how-did-the-aids-crisis-affect-your-life/791514)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-were-teen-and-older-in-the-80s-90s-how-did-the-aids-crisis-affect-your-life/791514 "2017-07-22T04:26:37Z")
I’m in the middle of listening to the audiobook of And The Band Played On. Depressing stuff, I tell you what. It’s made me think a lot about the times they covered, and what the disease did to the sexual revolution that… --- ## [What is the best upholstery fabric if you have cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-upholstery-fabric-if-you-have-cats/778777)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-upholstery-fabric-if-you-have-cats/778777 "2017-07-22T02:40:38Z")
We have cats who have destroyed our upholstered sofa, so I need to get it reupholstered in a fabric resistant to cats’ claws. This is for a formal living room, so I’d like to avoid canvas or leather, but I’m willing to k… --- ## [Delta forces Ann Coulter to change her seat -- she's peeved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-forces-ann-coulter-to-change-her-seat-shes-peeved/791648)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-forces-ann-coulter-to-change-her-seat-shes-peeved/791648 "2017-07-22T01:34:04Z")
This is a tangent from this thread in General Questions. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=831192 The factual questions: what happened? is it legal? aren’t very interesting in my opinion. What happe… --- ## [Ever bought something from a government auction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-something-from-a-government-auction/791616)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-something-from-a-government-auction/791616 "2017-07-21T23:01:42Z")
I’m considering this historic lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay. Not sure where I’d park my car, though. Could be an interesting commute. Okay, not really, but that’s a hell of a price. I check out that site at least … --- ## [Why not use this sinkhole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-use-this-sinkhole/791413)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-use-this-sinkhole/791413 "2017-07-21T21:45:11Z")
The BBC have a video of a sinkhole eating two houses here. Apparently the sinkhole could be 50 feet deep. Isn’t that sufficiently shallow to be usable? Line the edges, then build an extended basement, divided between th… --- ## [Bike shorts. What under? Nothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-shorts-what-under-nothing/791684)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-shorts-what-under-nothing/791684 "2017-07-21T21:39:35Z")
Pretty self-explanatory. I (male if it matters) had never realized that nothing under was possibly the best choice and lived with chafing from bunched up underwear after longer rides as expected as I adjust to distance. … --- ## [Is it ok to ask out a girl at the grocery store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-ask-out-a-girl-at-the-grocery-store/791591)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-ask-out-a-girl-at-the-grocery-store/791591 "2017-07-21T14:46:01Z")
Today at the grocery store I met the eyes of a pretty African-American girl and it was only a glance that lasted a second as we passed each other. Is it acceptable to talk to her when I’ve only seen her for a matter of … --- ## [Worst Packaging Methods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-packaging-methods/791705)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-packaging-methods/791705 "2017-07-21T13:24:24Z")
Instead of Hijacking a post about clamshell packaging in GQ, I’d thought of making one here about the top 3 packaging methods that make me furious. Corned beef cans - The little key never makes it all the way around w… --- ## [stalker suing me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalker-suing-me/789927)
**Author:** [@wanda888](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wanda888)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalker-suing-me/789927 "2017-07-21T05:15:44Z")
I have a stalker that has been harassing me for 2 year that has been reported to the police multiple times. he breached the restraining order and spent a night in jail but got off because his lawyer claims there was a te… --- ## [Tianxi Mountain area in China (inspiration for Pandora landscapes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tianxi-mountain-area-in-china-inspiration-for-pandora-landscapes/791715)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tianxi-mountain-area-in-china-inspiration-for-pandora-landscapes/791715 "2017-07-21T04:32:35Z")
Has anyone traveled there, or know someone who has? I used to see those Chinese landscape paintings with the giant slabs of rock springing up from seemingly nowhere, with trees growing in the most unlikely places, and … --- ## [Was the GOP always this bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-gop-always-this-bad/791550)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-gop-always-this-bad/791550 "2017-07-21T03:01:40Z")
The destruction of healthcare. Weakening of education. Denial of climate change. Illegitimate wars. Gerrymandering. Voter suppression. Useless weapons programs. Reproductive repression. Constituent avoidance. Incompetent… --- ## [When did you realize that stupid little kids weren't the only ones in existence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-realize-that-stupid-little-kids-werent-the-only-ones-in-existence/791775)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-realize-that-stupid-little-kids-werent-the-only-ones-in-existence/791775 "2017-07-21T02:49:51Z")
I had this misconception in 2012. When I realized I had been wrong, I made the same mistake again --- ## [When did you lose the misconception that stupid little kids were the only little kids that existed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-lose-the-misconception-that-stupid-little-kids-were-the-only-little-kids-that-existed/791767)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-lose-the-misconception-that-stupid-little-kids-were-the-only-little-kids-that-existed/791767 "2017-07-21T02:12:16Z")
I had this misconception in 2012. When I realized I had been wrong, I made the same mistake again --- ## [Va. information on tenant law (late fees)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/va-information-on-tenant-law-late-fees/791625)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/va-information-on-tenant-law-late-fees/791625 "2017-07-20T21:59:50Z")
I am not asking for legal advice in the sense of “what should I do?” I am looking for factual information about the law. Does Virginia law allow landlords to charge for legal fees if the lease does not mention it? My da… --- ## [Health care bill proposal -- come shoot it down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-bill-proposal-come-shoot-it-down/791652)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-bill-proposal-come-shoot-it-down/791652 "2017-07-20T19:57:04Z")
Conservatives have said for a long time that the best way (or at least a damn good way) to lower health insurance premiums would be to allow insurance companies to sell across state lines. So let’s give them that. Let’… --- ## [Religion and arrogance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-and-arrogance/791209)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-and-arrogance/791209 "2017-07-20T16:24:58Z")
Hi SD, I would love your opinion on the following: Is religion necessarily arrogant by nature? That is, when people follow a religion, is there an assumption, however benign, that they are smarter/better than everyone… --- ## [Why is "Gay Agenda" a pejorative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gay-agenda-a-pejorative/791318)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gay-agenda-a-pejorative/791318 "2017-07-20T14:39:27Z")
Please forgive me if I sound obtuse, but when I hear the words: “gay agenda”, I immediately think: “Gays fighting to have the same rights everyone else has” (Mainly before SSM) And that’s not a bad thing at all. That’s … --- ## [Thoughts on a right of way and two driveways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-a-right-of-way-and-two-driveways/791526)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-a-right-of-way-and-two-driveways/791526 "2017-07-20T12:43:00Z")
Short version: in an unmaintained right-of-way between my house and my neighbor’s, there’s their driveway, a 10’ hill that’s maybe 4’ high, and some trees. What are the implications of my trying to expand my driveway int… --- ## [Any treatment for men with high pitch voices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-treatment-for-men-with-high-pitch-voices/762437)
**Author:** [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-treatment-for-men-with-high-pitch-voices/762437 "2016-08-12T01:30:10Z")
I have this client who is 30 years but he has a high pitch voice and keeps being mistaken as a woman over the phone. Otherwise his mannerisms are fine. He has approached me for counseling as he’s depressed over this. I… --- ## [On-line relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-line-relationships/789124)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-line-relationships/789124 "2017-07-20T02:13:32Z")
Well I might be showing my age (51), but reading about conviction of Michelle Carterof the involuntary manslaughter of her boyfriend Conrad Roy, I learned that their relationship of two years was primarily long distance … --- ## ['Pizza Pie' Is NOT Redundant!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pie-is-not-redundant/765177)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pie-is-not-redundant/765177 "2017-07-19T22:03:48Z")
When I was a child, there were those academic purists. And much as they do today, they were quick to correct people, if they made (in their opinion) a mistake. In grammar, in word usage, and so forth. Anyways, one thing… --- ## [What do you do with a spare aircraft carrier? (Hypothetical scenario)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-spare-aircraft-carrier-hypothetical-scenario/791041)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-spare-aircraft-carrier-hypothetical-scenario/791041 "2017-07-19T21:36:03Z")
So the time is the near future, the USS Gerald R. Ford is at sea in the Pacific when it and its surrounding battle group is ordered to check out something rather odd which has been picked up on satellite. They do so and … --- ## [Septic tank problem, possibly legal issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/septic-tank-problem-possibly-legal-issues/790127)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/septic-tank-problem-possibly-legal-issues/790127 "2017-07-19T19:52:24Z")
About a year ago I posted about some septic tank problems we were having. The system was 30 years old and we ended up replacing everything, swapping out a 1,000 gallon cracked plastic tank for a 1,000 gallon concrete ta… --- ## [Debit card with one cent positive balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debit-card-with-one-cent-positive-balance/791014)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debit-card-with-one-cent-positive-balance/791014 "2017-07-19T18:31:52Z")
A wholesaler I deal with at work periodically offers perks to reward their customers who meet certain spending goals. Last month I qualified for a $100 “rebate”. Previously they’ve sent me a check. This time they sent… --- ## [Civilian Marksmanship Program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilian-marksmanship-program/791568)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilian-marksmanship-program/791568 "2017-07-19T13:57:46Z")
So tell me about your experience with the CMP. What do you have to do? How easy is it? How big are the hoops you have to jump through? Supposedly the path to selling all those surplus 1911s is opening up and I would love… --- ## [Do you have multiple phone numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-multiple-phone-numbers/791379)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-multiple-phone-numbers/791379 "2017-07-19T10:47:26Z")
If you do, why? And what service do you use? I’ve been trying to set up a separate phone number for business calls. I have been using Google Voice, but I don’t find it to be very good at organizing contacts. It also doe… --- ## [iPad and FreeTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-and-freetone/791611)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-and-freetone/791611 "2017-07-19T02:41:48Z")
I’ve been using an app, FreeTone, related to TextMe, to make phone calls and send text messages via the iPad. But lately, I’ve been unable to send texts. Can still make phone calls. I’ve restarted the app and the iPad, … --- ## [Can we sit at the big table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-sit-at-the-big-table/791278)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-sit-at-the-big-table/791278 "2017-07-19T02:24:13Z")
Really silly family situation I’m anticipating, and wondered how you would deal. We’re having dinner at my in-laws. My dtr’s family will be there as well. Background. My FIL was a bigamist. My wife found out about h… --- ## [College kid, renting a room, another city, problems/question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-kid-renting-a-room-another-city-problems-question/791589)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-kid-renting-a-room-another-city-problems-question/791589 "2017-07-19T02:07:38Z")
It’s my first rodeo with this, so I appreciate your advice. My college kid is starting her 3rd year at a college several hours away from our home. The first year, she stayed in the dorm. The second year, she got a ‘st… --- ## [I found a lost kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lost-kitten/791287 "2017-07-19T00:41:26Z")
I was doing some landscape work in a neighborhood and saw this kitten in the grass under a utility trailer. No other kittens or the mom around. Have no idea how it got there or anything. The neighbor didn’t know eithe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=590) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=592)