# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=596 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 597 --- ## [Crossing the Canadian border--what do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossing-the-canadian-border-what-do-i-need-to-know/788632)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossing-the-canadian-border-what-do-i-need-to-know/788632 "2017-07-08T03:06:00Z")
Next week we will be driving from Buffalo to Chicago. I thought we might go through Ontario. Google says the time and distance differences between going via Port Huron/Sarnia and going via Cleveland are pretty negligible… --- ## [Not sure what a lawyer would do \[home buyout questions\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-what-a-lawyer-would-do-home-buyout-questions/790637)
**Author:** [@Gsengineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gsengineer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-what-a-lawyer-would-do-home-buyout-questions/790637 "2017-07-08T01:21:27Z")
If my ex-partner has not had a job since we bought our home, would we still follow normal buyout procedures? I live in the state of Oregon. He made a $10, 000 down payment when we initially bought the house, using his sa… --- ## [Should I get this mole looked at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-this-mole-looked-at/790531)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-this-mole-looked-at/790531 "2017-07-07T19:53:52Z")
I’ve just recently noticed it on my skin. It’s not a mole proper, it’s like a birth mark. I’ve only noticed it recently, and it’s much bigger than my other regular beauty marks (see the one below it for comparison). It h… --- ## [protesting globalism and nationalism at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-globalism-and-nationalism-at-the-same-time/790685)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-globalism-and-nationalism-at-the-same-time/790685 "2017-07-07T19:51:01Z")
I’m confused by the G-20 protests; specifically those related to protests against ‘globalism’. It seems that these are the same people that are protesting the trend of ‘nationalism’ as well. As in ‘we are protesting Tr… --- ## [Club Members are Easily-Offended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/club-members-are-easily-offended/790710)
**Author:** [@Hectorik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hectorik)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/club-members-are-easily-offended/790710 "2017-07-07T18:48:48Z")
Our club of about 45 members have a small circle of guys that get offended. They seem to be looking for anything for which they can take offence - and then attempt to create the greatest issue possible. Offences range … --- ## [A "girlhood box" for a 1970s girlhood.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girlhood-box-for-a-1970s-girlhood/790505)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girlhood-box-for-a-1970s-girlhood/790505 "2017-07-07T18:10:29Z")
Some friends of mine and I are planning a party for a friend of ours who has been transitioning from MtF. We are basically giving her an instant girlhood. We’re planning a sleepover where we will play a lot of the party… --- ## [Who on earth was that guy and what was he doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-on-earth-was-that-guy-and-what-was-he-doing/790657)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-on-earth-was-that-guy-and-what-was-he-doing/790657 "2017-07-07T16:36:33Z")
I had an amazon package arriving today, so I was awaiting the mail man. My mailbox is the rural variety located across the street. I’m looking out the front window to see him when he comes, and before he gets there, a ca… --- ## [Renting cars with Priceline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-cars-with-priceline/790618)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-cars-with-priceline/790618 "2017-07-07T14:41:42Z")
What is the straight dope on using Priceline to rent cars? --- ## [If the red states and blue states split up, what would be the new capital of the red states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-red-states-and-blue-states-split-up-what-would-be-the-new-capital-of-the-red-states/790279)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-red-states-and-blue-states-split-up-what-would-be-the-new-capital-of-the-red-states/790279 "2017-07-07T14:04:02Z")
A recent youtube video considers a scenario where the red states and blue states have split into completely separate countries and posits that Austin would be the new capital of the Red States of America which, frankly, … --- ## [What kind of jobs are available in animation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-jobs-are-available-in-animation/789743)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-jobs-are-available-in-animation/789743 "2017-07-07T13:03:22Z")
I know a 19 yr old high school graduate who is very interested in animation. He draws a lot, has created his own comics characters,and spends lots of time on the web following stuff to do with “animation”–whatever that … --- ## [The definitive Custard Creme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-custard-creme/790524)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-custard-creme/790524 "2017-07-07T07:05:32Z")
Custard Cremes - what’s your brand? It has been brought to my attention that I have never tried a “Custard Creme.” This is reportedly an outrage, and my “Irish” card has been pulled until the deficit has been repaired. … --- ## [A Better Poll: What is your Gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-better-poll-what-is-your-gender/790454)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-better-poll-what-is-your-gender/790454 "2017-07-07T05:08:19Z")
In response to this: There that wasn’t so hard.:slight\_smile: --- ## [Can America win wars anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-win-wars-anymore/790204)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-win-wars-anymore/790204 "2017-07-06T22:48:19Z")
So a great deal could be said about the overwhelming strength of the American military however we don’t seem to be able to win wars since WWII. I wonder if it is a case of us having become too powerful for our own good.… --- ## [NJ Gov Beach House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-gov-beach-house/790581)
**Author:** [@ishamael69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ishamael69)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-gov-beach-house/790581 "2017-07-06T19:33:44Z")
Can anyone explain to me why a governor needs a beach house? Why would voters approve such a thing? --- ## [Total Gym](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-gym/664526)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-gym/664526 "2017-07-06T13:20:40Z")
I searched the forums back 10 years, but didn’t see a single post or thread on this (at least not with the key words Total Gym, and I wasn’t sure what else to use, I tried Chuck Norris as well :D). I’m thinking about ge… --- ## [Was I subtly propositioned by a gay man today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-subtly-propositioned-by-a-gay-man-today/790478)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-subtly-propositioned-by-a-gay-man-today/790478 "2017-07-06T10:37:28Z")
Quick backstory-my mother (mid 80’s) just moved out of Florida back north for the summer. She has been concerned about finding someone up there who can be an emergency contact. She found one, a guy we’ll call Fred. 2… --- ## [Things you were stunned that people didn't know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-were-stunned-that-people-didnt-know/790146)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-were-stunned-that-people-didnt-know/790146 "2017-07-06T06:14:14Z")
I was stunned that my mate who is a big Brock Lesnar fan didn’t know that he started WWE in 2002 , he thought the early 90s --- ## [Calling all programmers – What language should I learn next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-programmers-what-language-should-i-learn-next/790539)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Sanchez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Sanchez)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-programmers-what-language-should-i-learn-next/790539 "2017-07-06T01:50:45Z")
I’m in the process of transitioning from a career in banking to (hopefully) front-end web development. As such, I’m teaching myself HTML/CSS and Javascript. I’ve also signed up for a course which will teach me about JQ… --- ## [Jeep Cherokee (XJ) fuel pump question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-cherokee-xj-fuel-pump-question/790312)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-cherokee-xj-fuel-pump-question/790312 "2017-07-05T22:02:12Z")
Hey Jeep owners, and general car folks! What do you think? I’ve got a '90 Jeep Cherokee (XJ), 214k miles, 4 litre straight 6. I’m getting a wicked humming from the rear area, which I assume is the fuel pump, in the tan… --- ## [Ladies, what kind of build do you like in a man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-kind-of-build-do-you-like-in-a-man/293555)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-kind-of-build-do-you-like-in-a-man/293555 "2017-07-05T17:22:00Z")
Here’s why I’m asking. I’ve heard several women say that they don’t like athletic-looking guys. At the same time though, I hear a lot of women swoon over guys who look like they’re scuplted into the images of Greek god… --- ## [Netflix - lame rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-lame-rant/790479)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-lame-rant/790479 "2017-07-05T17:13:52Z")
We have Netflix, mainly for the grandkids. I thought I’d rewatch a movie I hadn’t seen in a while. I searched for: Prince of the City Butch Cassidy Last of the Mohicans Little Big Man And none were available. WTF? --- ## [Seemingly small things that actually REALLY hurt...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-small-things-that-actually-really-hurt/789267)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-small-things-that-actually-really-hurt/789267 "2017-07-05T16:33:54Z")
I am laying here, full of self-pity. I had a gum graft done on Wed…which sounded like such a minor thing. Okay. Ow. I realize it’s not life-ending pain, but it’s surprisingly uncomfortable. It got me thinking, we have a… --- ## [Sending the teenagers to the country because of fireworks, yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-the-teenagers-to-the-country-because-of-fireworks-yes-or-no/790087)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-the-teenagers-to-the-country-because-of-fireworks-yes-or-no/790087 "2017-07-05T15:01:53Z")
The fourth of July is upon us which in America means fireworks. Problem, where we live shooting off fireworks by individuals are illegal within the city limits though there are some lovely professional, displays availa… --- ## [Going paperless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-paperless/790512)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-paperless/790512 "2017-07-05T14:29:31Z")
Remember for years we have all been promised we would be paperless in X number of years. Yet the paper still comes in the postal mail every day and most places you buy things want to give you a paper receipt. I decided … --- ## [First major home remodeling project: advice requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-major-home-remodeling-project-advice-requested/781087)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-major-home-remodeling-project-advice-requested/781087 "2017-07-05T13:50:04Z")
I hope I’m not jinxing us by posting this, but we are in the middle of buying a house. Assuming all goes well, and we actually close the deal, we would like to do the following: Before we move in - Convert the exist… --- ## [New to yoga at 58. Ouch! Help! Advice/info please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-yoga-at-58-ouch-help-advice-info-please/790329)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-yoga-at-58-ouch-help-advice-info-please/790329 "2017-07-05T04:08:17Z")
Because I play musical instruments that involve extended periods of sitting on the floor, I need to stay limber. It’s been manageable until recently but I find myself a lot stiffer than I used to be. I asked a friend, wh… --- ## [Movie worlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-worlds/790473)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-worlds/790473 "2017-07-05T01:58:25Z")
Not sure where this will go, here or wind up in Thread Games. Just curious. If you had to pick a movie world to live in (the atmosphere of the film), what one would it be? I choose 1955/Back To The Future --- ## [My cat likes to bite my ankles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-likes-to-bite-my-ankles/790434)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-likes-to-bite-my-ankles/790434 "2017-07-04T23:30:41Z")
My 3 year old tabby thinks its great fun to hide, and then leap out from hiding as I (or worse, my wife) walk by and attack our legs – oftentimes biting. On the one hand, it’s adorable. On the other, it hurts and I’d r… --- ## [Anyone here ever done independent study for a college course?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-done-independent-study-for-a-college-course/790325)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-done-independent-study-for-a-college-course/790325 "2017-07-04T19:01:08Z")
I have a minor in natural science, and only need one more course to finish it. There were very few options in the course catalog that I could take(Most of my school’s science courses are geared towards nursing and bio m… --- ## [Will mulch bought now be good until next spring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mulch-bought-now-be-good-until-next-spring/790246)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mulch-bought-now-be-good-until-next-spring/790246 "2017-07-04T15:49:40Z")
It’s that time of year again in the closeout industry, truckload upon truckload of overstock mulch is looking for a home. I can scoop these loads up for a couple hundred dollars, but i wonder…if stored properly, will th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=595) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=597)