# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=598 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 599 --- ## [Why did CNN remove an article and make three journalists resign re: a piece on Trump / Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-cnn-remove-an-article-and-make-three-journalists-resign-re-a-piece-on-trump-russia/790051)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-cnn-remove-an-article-and-make-three-journalists-resign-re-a-piece-on-trump-russia/790051 "2017-07-01T01:00:45Z")
Last week CNN retracted an article regarding the investigation into ties between Russia and Trump and his associates. The story was based on an anonymous source. What I don’t get is why in this particular case that was… --- ## [I'd like to sock him in the nose!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-sock-him-in-the-nose/790195)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-sock-him-in-the-nose/790195 "2017-07-01T00:25:29Z")
Inspired by a thread about a neighbor’s dog crapping in their lawn, I was wondering about the type of situations in which people thought it desirable that folk who consider themselves injured/aggrieved administer their o… --- ## [Asking my new company for projects and for preparation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-my-new-company-for-projects-and-for-preparation/789607)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-my-new-company-for-projects-and-for-preparation/789607 "2017-06-30T23:07:39Z")
I recently got a new job offer. It is my first job ever if we do not count my internship. It is a full-time web developer position and I will start after 2-3 weeks. Is it a good idea to ask my contact person in the comp… --- ## [What would you do if you won 10 billion dollars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-won-10-billion-dollars/789581)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-won-10-billion-dollars/789581 "2017-06-30T08:08:27Z")
I’m sure this type of thread has been done before but probably not with this high a figure mentioned. I thought it might be fun to discuss what you would do if you won 10 billion dollars. Let’s say that Warren Buffett … --- ## [Anyone else have DISH? ---not the satellite service.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-dish-not-the-satellite-service/790175)
**Author:** [@fervour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fervour)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-dish-not-the-satellite-service/790175 "2017-06-30T02:39:03Z")
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis----a kind of arthritis. I know there are other internet sites devoted to this affliction, but I feel like I know some of you and can trust your judgement. You’re not my Dr, I ha… --- ## [Scheduling a funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scheduling-a-funeral/592467)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scheduling-a-funeral/592467 "2017-06-30T02:09:41Z")
My grandfather passed away last Sunday, and there’s been some difficulty planning the memorial service. My uncle has taken charge of the planning, for the most part, and is trying to schedule a service that almost every… --- ## [Is it rude to skip the receiving line at a funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-skip-the-receiving-line-at-a-funeral/778594)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-skip-the-receiving-line-at-a-funeral/778594 "2017-06-30T01:17:51Z")
…if you’re one if the mourners? My sister died when I was barely a teen, & I vowed I would never stand in that line at the front of the funeral home again. Every time I managed to pull it together, someone else would co… --- ## [What are atheist funerals like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-atheist-funerals-like/762657)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-atheist-funerals-like/762657 "2017-06-30T01:17:18Z")
Our church just lost another good man the other day, but at least he lived 'til 84, and had a happy life and loving family. The poem “Gone from My Sight” by Henry Van Dyke was listed in his funeral’s bulletin; here it i… --- ## [Funeral home etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-home-etiquette/687381)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-home-etiquette/687381 "2017-06-30T01:16:04Z")
Dear Teeming Millions, My wife and I have taken turns going to funeral homes in recent months-- one goes to pay condolences while the other stays home with the kids. Whenever I go, I sign the guest book with my name an… --- ## [Wanted: Advice on Cremation Services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-advice-on-cremation-services/783048)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-advice-on-cremation-services/783048 "2017-06-30T01:14:20Z")
Yes, it’s getting to that point that I need to consider what to do with my spouse’s mortal remains. He’s not dead yet, but I would prefer to have a plan in place rather than having to face a hypothetical situation where… --- ## [What's the rule with funeral processions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rule-with-funeral-processions/590742)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rule-with-funeral-processions/590742 "2017-06-30T01:13:33Z")
By those I mean the deal where cars drive in a straight line with their lights flashing from the funeral home to the cemetary. I try and follow the “rules” made up for this, but I rarely see processions, and often forge… --- ## [What songs do they always sing at funerals where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-do-they-always-sing-at-funerals-where-you-live/513286)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-do-they-always-sing-at-funerals-where-you-live/513286 "2017-06-30T01:11:32Z")
Here in the American South, every black funeral has “Precious Lord” and every white one has “Softly and Tenderly”. That’s a little bit of an exaggeration, but not much of one, and maybe not an exaggeration at all when i… --- ## [Do you save obituaries, funeral booklets etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-save-obituaries-funeral-booklets-etc/404733)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-save-obituaries-funeral-booklets-etc/404733 "2017-06-30T01:10:53Z")
This question’s kind of morbid, but the practice is pretty morbid too. I know a few people who clip and save obituaries of people they know, and also keep the little booklets from the funeral (the pamphlet that lists th… --- ## [What's the difference between hillbillies, rednecks, and briars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hillbillies-rednecks-and-briars/193202)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hillbillies-rednecks-and-briars/193202 "2017-06-30T01:06:09Z")
Not the most politically-correct topic, I readily admit, and I rarely (if ever?) use these terms myself. But all my life I’ve hear these terms thrown around more-or-less interchangeably, though I sense there may be subt… --- ## [Big Savings? Buy YOUR Coffin at COSTCO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-savings-buy-your-coffin-at-costco/265289)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-savings-buy-your-coffin-at-costco/265289 "2017-06-29T23:55:58Z")
I just read that COSTCO is going to test-market coffins in several key markets! Isn’t this a bit over the top? I mean,how do you get these things home (if you don’t have a pickup truck). And, how doesone conduct a “do-it… --- ## [Organic honey VS normal honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organic-honey-vs-normal-honey/788723)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organic-honey-vs-normal-honey/788723 "2017-06-29T20:18:41Z")
What the title says. Someone once said that there are noticeable benefits to eating organic honey over regular honey. Is this all hype over something barely noticeable or is it actually reasonably substantial. I’m not as… --- ## [Trans etiquette: how bad is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-etiquette-how-bad-is-this/789813)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-etiquette-how-bad-is-this/789813 "2017-06-29T18:02:57Z")
To be clear from the start, I didn’t do this. I just happened to be in the room when somebody else did it. I was at a social gathering today. It’s a group of people that get together on a regular basis. We were having a… --- ## [Triglycerides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triglycerides/789934)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triglycerides/789934 "2017-06-29T17:37:38Z")
So last week I went to the doc to get a prescription refilled. He decided to do blood work. I told him I wasn’t expecting that and thus hadn’t fasted. The nurse supposedly made a note of that. Well the nurse called toda… --- ## [Android issue: recurring and delayed notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-issue-recurring-and-delayed-notifications/789902)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-issue-recurring-and-delayed-notifications/789902 "2017-06-29T16:53:34Z")
I’ve got a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge running the latest OS available to me (I’ve checked for updates). I last had an update come through maybe three weeks ago or so. I can no longer recall how close in time to the last upda… --- ## [Best all-purpose wood cutting tool for hobbyists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-purpose-wood-cutting-tool-for-hobbyists/789883)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-purpose-wood-cutting-tool-for-hobbyists/789883 "2017-06-29T16:30:48Z")
I have a couple little home projects planned where I will need to cut dowels at a 45 degree angle, saw a board in half, and similar relatively basic woodworking crafts. I’d like to buy a single inexpensive power tool th… --- ## [Strange cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-cat/789998)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-cat/789998 "2017-06-29T15:50:41Z")
I know, it’s a redundant phrase. And I’m putting the question in IMHO because we servants will never really know what a cat is thinking. When I was a tyke we had a queen who had a thing about socks. Especially if they… --- ## [Vacation in North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-in-north-korea/789533)
**Author:** [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-in-north-korea/789533 "2017-06-29T15:50:09Z")
Pretty simple actually. A tour group has a package were you can visit North Korea. IS it OK to do so? --- ## [Is it rude to ask a friend to delete bad photos of you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-ask-a-friend-to-delete-bad-photos-of-you/790111)
**Author:** [@cdm17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdm17)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-ask-a-friend-to-delete-bad-photos-of-you/790111 "2017-06-29T14:00:59Z")
Recently my friend posted a photo of me on instagram that is very unflattering of me and where I feel like I look really overweight. I really want to ask her to delete it from Instagram but I am wondering if it is rude t… --- ## [Suggest some good home pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-good-home-pages/790016)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-good-home-pages/790016 "2017-06-29T13:16:00Z")
I’ve used Google News as my “home” page for quite a while. But today, like so many other formerly useful web sites, they changed the format to something unattractive and awful looking. So buh-bye to them. Suggest some o… --- ## [Is it safe to drive while wearing sandals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-drive-while-wearing-sandals/790060)
**Author:** [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-drive-while-wearing-sandals/790060 "2017-06-29T12:13:58Z")
I was driving in my flip flops the other day and the sole got caught under the brake pedal. Due to the ribbon that goes between the big toes, I barely was able to get the tips of my toes on the pedal to brake in time. I… --- ## [A question of academic ethics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-academic-ethics/789759)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-academic-ethics/789759 "2017-06-29T04:32:54Z")
Disclaimer first - I am not a student. There are no students in my immediate family. This never happened to anyone I know - it’s just something I was thinking about because my mind goes weird places. Let’s say in a wr… --- ## [London Bridge attack: PC Marques interviewed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-bridge-attack-pc-marques-interviewed/790094)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-bridge-attack-pc-marques-interviewed/790094 "2017-06-28T23:02:18Z")
The second one, not the first. BBC video here. A very brave and modest man. And I’m guessing there’ll be a medal in his future. --- ## [How late is too late to change a dog's name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-is-too-late-to-change-a-dogs-name/790073)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-is-too-late-to-change-a-dogs-name/790073 "2017-06-28T22:32:52Z")
We are meeting a lady this weekend who’s fostering a couple of rescue dogs, and I strongly suspect those doggies will be coming to live with us. :slight\_smile: They are about a year and a half old. I don’t know yet ho… --- ## [Tell me about Ford Escapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-ford-escapes/789279)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-ford-escapes/789279 "2017-06-28T22:24:26Z")
So my love-hate relationship with my 02 Jeep Grand Cherokee came to and end when I blew a head gasket leaving a Menards parking lot last night. With that and transmission issues it’s time to send it to it’s demise. I abs… --- ## [My Favorite Rejection Letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-rejection-letters/789904)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-rejection-letters/789904 "2017-06-28T19:46:35Z")
Yes, I’m officially being published by NineStar Press, with a release date of November 27 of this year. The final editing has yet to occur (I’m waiting to receive the first set of change requests from the editor assigne… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=597) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=599)