# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=594 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 595 --- ## [Recommend a new email provider](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-new-email-provider/790935)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-new-email-provider/790935 "2017-07-13T19:24:11Z")
Why are so many provider getting out of email? Verizon being the biggie, but also operamail/fastmail is doing away with free email this month. An email account I’ve had for 7 or 8 years is going away at the end of this… --- ## [Itchy lower leg, no rash. WTH?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itchy-lower-leg-no-rash-wth/679627)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itchy-lower-leg-no-rash-wth/679627 "2017-07-13T17:44:37Z")
Dope is not my doctor, yadda yadda. For about a week now, my right leg has been itchy. Only my right leg, only below my knee to about halfway down my shin, mostly on the front and outside of my leg, worse in hot water,… --- ## [Chicken coops for newbs? Any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-coops-for-newbs-any-advice/651970)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-coops-for-newbs-any-advice/651970 "2017-07-13T14:48:49Z")
As a new homeowner for the first time, we are getting into suburban ranching. The worm farm is going well, got 4 big raised beds, the window sill starter is getting fired up. Gateway stuff ya know. Now it’s getting time … --- ## [Do you know someone who engaged in physician-assisted dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-someone-who-engaged-in-physician-assisted-dying/790535)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-someone-who-engaged-in-physician-assisted-dying/790535 "2017-07-13T14:36:27Z")
A terminally-ill friend is pursuing physician-assisted dying in a state where it is legal to do so. He’s talking about a “farewell weekend” sometime in the next several months: the details aren’t clear yet, so I don’t k… --- ## [IMO The Black Hills is doing it right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imo-the-black-hills-is-doing-it-right/790881)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imo-the-black-hills-is-doing-it-right/790881 "2017-07-13T11:29:15Z")
Just got from a trip to the Black Hills region of western South Dakota. This is the area of Mt. Rushmore, Deadwood, Sturgis, Crazy Horse, and Custer national park. The last time I visited the area was about 10 years ago. … --- ## [My dog is acting very anxious - would like help soonish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-acting-very-anxious-would-like-help-soonish/771462)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-acting-very-anxious-would-like-help-soonish/771462 "2016-11-14T20:59:42Z")
I have two dogs, Buddy and Sweetie. Buddy is pretty old (about 14, I think) and acts it. Moves slowly, walks with difficulty, but otherwise not ill or anything. He’s always been very stable and grounded. I tell people th… --- ## [Dogs and fireworks--need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-fireworks-need-answer-fast/724277)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-fireworks-need-answer-fast/724277 "2015-10-26T18:24:07Z")
OUr dog is scared of bangs and July 4 is a bad day for her. Usually we leave her home because we go to a BBQ at my mother in law’s house–she lives very close to a fireworks display that we can see from her lawn. But th… --- ## [Best place to live for little money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-live-for-little-money/790929)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-live-for-little-money/790929 "2017-07-13T05:02:14Z")
So currently I receive around $1900 a month for va disability. My question is if I decided to live off just this income where would be the best place in the world to live? Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk --- ## [It's the perfect Trump conspiracy theory!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-perfect-trump-conspiracy-theory/790360)
**Author:** [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-perfect-trump-conspiracy-theory/790360 "2017-07-13T03:26:07Z")
OK, so Donald Trump has been saying since the beginning of his campaign that he’s going to "Make America Great Again, " the implication being that we’re going to return to 1950s-style American economic hegemony. And we, … --- ## [Why no visibility for Trump's exes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-visibility-for-trumps-exes/791149)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-visibility-for-trumps-exes/791149 "2017-07-13T03:15:30Z")
None of Trump’s exes have been seen nor heard from since the start of the campaign. You would think someone would interview Ivana relative to her role as Ivanka’s mom. We’ve seen Tiffany on TV but no sign of her mom Marl… --- ## [ear is full of earwax and is hard to hear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-is-full-of-earwax-and-is-hard-to-hear/790988)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-is-full-of-earwax-and-is-hard-to-hear/790988 "2017-07-13T02:45:53Z")
Work up in the morning and my ear is full of earwax and is hard to hear. Still feel like there are some earwax there and still hard to hear. Well it been over a week and it still feel like there is some earwax there and… --- ## [How would you deal with a SO like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-deal-with-a-so-like-this/790564)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-deal-with-a-so-like-this/790564 "2017-07-13T01:55:55Z")
Many years ago, I fell pretty hard for a Muslim girl from Malaysia. This is a conversation we once had. We were speaking in hypotheticals. (Forgive me. This isn’t exactly verbatim, as it was years ago and I’m going from… --- ## [How is this an opinion? \[beauty\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-an-opinion-beauty/791017)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-an-opinion-beauty/791017 "2017-07-12T23:22:58Z")
I’m not sure where this should be posted so I apologize about that. When Joe Eszterhas was writing Basic Instinct he wrote that a beautiful and seductive woman should be one of the lead roles. The whole point of the st… --- ## [Flat Earth Nonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-earth-nonsense/790676)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-earth-nonsense/790676 "2017-07-12T22:49:57Z")
“It’s notable that this development only took place in the context of the emergence of a truly global capitalism and what the philosopher Max Horkheimer would later call “instrumental reason” – scientific reason that d… --- ## [Going on a 3 hour boat tour. What should I pack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-on-a-3-hour-boat-tour-what-should-i-pack/790924)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-on-a-3-hour-boat-tour-what-should-i-pack/790924 "2017-07-12T20:31:33Z")
It will only be 3 hours so I won’t need a lot of stuff, right? --- ## [Were your parents nice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-your-parents-nice/790796)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-your-parents-nice/790796 "2017-07-12T19:11:09Z")
I just read this thread about a not nice dad, and thought “wow my dad wasn’t perfect, but he was nice.” My parents were products of the 60s, 70s culture. Both smoked and both drank, sometimes to excess. But they were … --- ## [I'm driving from Texarkana to Chicago. What would be some good places to eat on the way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-driving-from-texarkana-to-chicago-what-would-be-some-good-places-to-eat-on-the-way/791054)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-driving-from-texarkana-to-chicago-what-would-be-some-good-places-to-eat-on-the-way/791054 "2017-07-12T17:30:43Z")
I’ll be driving from Texarkana to Chicago over the next few days and would like some recommendations on good places to eat. I’m looking for good hole in the wall places to fine dining and anything in between. I will be t… --- ## ["Nice Guy," "Assertive Woman"? Define terms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-guy-assertive-woman-define-terms/791108)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-guy-assertive-woman-define-terms/791108 "2017-07-12T17:17:27Z")
Over in this thread, it seems that we are once again throwing around terms like “Nice Guy” (note the capitalization) and “Strong, Assertive Woman” with everyone defining them through their own filters. This cannot stand… --- ## [At what point does male height provide "diminishing returns?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-male-height-provide-diminishing-returns/790812)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-male-height-provide-diminishing-returns/790812 "2017-07-12T15:04:56Z")
It’s a well known “fact” that women like tall men, or at least men who are taller than them, and that tall men often get “ahead” in life. But at what point does height start to bring “diminishing returns?” By this I mean… --- ## [Panty Thief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panty-thief/572276)
**Author:** [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panty-thief/572276 "2017-07-12T12:59:17Z")
OK, this is a relatively serious thread. Jokes are fine, but I really want to know if I should be worried. My SO and I have 2 houses for convenience and property tax’s sake. It’s probably the main reason we haven’t ma… --- ## [Asian Massage Parlor - Cool if Women Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-massage-parlor-cool-if-women-go/631002)
**Author:** [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-massage-parlor-cool-if-women-go/631002 "2017-07-12T12:54:34Z")
I say this as someone who has never been to one, but know what generally goes on with them. I have a female friend, happily married, but in recent conversations she has been somewhat interested in the same sex. Not to … --- ## [Which of these three would you least like to live in? A Dark Ages debate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-three-would-you-least-like-to-live-in-a-dark-ages-debate/790914)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-three-would-you-least-like-to-live-in-a-dark-ages-debate/790914 "2017-07-12T08:45:33Z")
Present day historians tend to dismiss the idea of the Dark Ages as a time period that occurred in Western Europe after the fall of the western Roman Empire. The Wikipedia entry on the Dark Ages. In terms of the average … --- ## [Where Prostitution Is Legal (Or Looked-the-other-way at), How Much Does A "Visit" Cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-prostitution-is-legal-or-looked-the-other-way-at-how-much-does-a-visit-cost/714007)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-prostitution-is-legal-or-looked-the-other-way-at-how-much-does-a-visit-cost/714007 "2017-07-12T07:55:35Z")
Assume it’s completely legal - licensed, taxed, and regulated (Carson City or Amsterdam); or at least, it goes on openly and the police look the other way (Seoul, Tokyo). Assume penetrative intercourse, and not just a b… --- ## [Looking for a mythical or historical character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-mythical-or-historical-character/790931)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-mythical-or-historical-character/790931 "2017-07-12T05:09:14Z")
Trying a new twist in my book. No one believes in the main character and even his sanity is in question. I am looking for an imaginary friend/ advocate of some historical importance who might represent thinking outside t… --- ## [Spreadsheet help / ideas needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spreadsheet-help-ideas-needed/790909)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spreadsheet-help-ideas-needed/790909 "2017-07-12T03:38:14Z")
In this thread I mention having a basic budget spreadsheet, that I use YNAB for the bulk of my budgeting, and that I had no inclination to create a proper budget spreadsheet that does the work of YNAB. This situation has… --- ## [Do 'nice guys' ever find women who will accept them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nice-guys-ever-find-women-who-will-accept-them/755482)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 532\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nice-guys-ever-find-women-who-will-accept-them/755482 "2017-07-11T21:16:07Z")
Just to clarify, I’m not a nice guy and neither is this about me. This has been interesting to me since I’ve been seeing it online on YouTube and other sites. Apparently a good number of women don’t like “nice guys” bec… --- ## [Iceland travel tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceland-travel-tips/787788)
**Author:** [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceland-travel-tips/787788 "2017-07-11T19:44:20Z")
My husband and I will spend 12 days in Iceland in early July. We bought a “self-directed driving tour” package that includes a car, an itinerary that takes us all around the island along the coast, and hotel reservation… --- ## [Did you discuss potential life and death decisions with your spouse prior to having a child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-discuss-potential-life-and-death-decisions-with-your-spouse-prior-to-having-a-child/790944)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-discuss-potential-life-and-death-decisions-with-your-spouse-prior-to-having-a-child/790944 "2017-07-11T18:22:05Z")
Based upon this thread in GD. Prior to your having a child, did you discuss whose life would be saved (either the mother or the child) if faced with a “We can only save one of them” decision. For this poll, assume that… --- ## [BOOK REVIEW: The Simplicity of Being Normal, by James Stryker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-review-the-simplicity-of-being-normal-by-james-stryker/790996)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-review-the-simplicity-of-being-normal-by-james-stryker/790996 "2017-07-11T13:30:16Z")
Naturally, once I had a publication offer from NineStar, I wanted to see who my colleagues were and get a sense of how my book would fit in among the rest of their line. NineStar is LGBTQ-centric but most of it is ficti… --- ## [Has it been established what laws were allegedly broken during the 2016 campaign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-it-been-established-what-laws-were-allegedly-broken-during-the-2016-campaign/790805)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-it-been-established-what-laws-were-allegedly-broken-during-the-2016-campaign/790805 "2017-07-11T02:08:10Z")
The press is full of innuendo that somehow a crime was committed during the 2017 Presidential campaign. That campaign insiders allegedly met with various people in Russia. There’s never any hard facts. Special counsel M… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=593) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=595)