# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=600 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 601 --- ## [Is NYC as interesting, intimidating or scary as it is made out to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nyc-as-interesting-intimidating-or-scary-as-it-is-made-out-to-be/732029)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nyc-as-interesting-intimidating-or-scary-as-it-is-made-out-to-be/732029 "2017-06-25T11:26:27Z")
I’ve never been there, but I have spent time and lived in several of the 10 biggest cities in the US. When I was in Chicago I never felt unsafe or intimidated by it. But the cultural meme that NYC is this dangerous, int… --- ## [What bird is best for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bird-is-best-for-me/789526)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bird-is-best-for-me/789526 "2017-06-25T05:46:48Z")
In a year I’ll be moving to a house and will finally have room for a bird. But, I’m not sure what would suit me best. I’ve been googling and going to bird centric forums, but am still at a loss. My criteria: I want to… --- ## [Odd shaped hook - what's it for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-shaped-hook-whats-it-for/789779)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-shaped-hook-whats-it-for/789779 "2017-06-25T01:53:58Z")
Such a specific shape to the “tail” must have a purpose. Is this for pegboards maybe? It’s about 1.5 inches tall (long?) and was found in a buncha random odds’n’ends so I have no idea if it’s from, say IKEA or what. ht… --- ## [wasper vs wasp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasper-vs-wasp/570898)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasper-vs-wasp/570898 "2017-06-25T00:36:22Z")
My boyfriend, who is from a rural area of Tennessee, grew up hearing wasps called “waspers.” Despite having grown up in Tennessee myself, I have never heard of this. What say you, dopers? If you have heard it, I would be… --- ## [Parents and their kids discussing sexual experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-and-their-kids-discussing-sexual-experiences/789722)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-and-their-kids-discussing-sexual-experiences/789722 "2017-06-24T23:26:35Z")
These were fun, funny and sweet videos: Kids tell their parents how they lost their virginity Parents tell their kids how they lost their virginity People describe the time they caught their parents having sex Note: … --- ## [Lawmakers Could Carry Concealed Guns Virtually Everywhere, Under Republican’s Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawmakers-could-carry-concealed-guns-virtually-everywhere-under-republican-s-bill/789496)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawmakers-could-carry-concealed-guns-virtually-everywhere-under-republican-s-bill/789496 "2017-06-24T20:55:36Z")
“The bill would grant rank and file members of Congress the ability to conceal weapons “in nearly every conceivable scenario,” according to information released by Babin’s office, including federal parks and buildings,… --- ## [Keyboard Macro Software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-macro-software/789720)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-macro-software/789720 "2017-06-24T19:12:44Z")
I discovered today that my computer, at my workplace, has “Shortkeys,” a keyboard macro. You can set up rules, using key combinations, to replace keystrokes with text. Their example is that if you type “##test” you get… --- ## [Leasing Toyota Camry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leasing-toyota-camry/789764)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leasing-toyota-camry/789764 "2017-06-24T17:45:48Z")
I am looking to lease a 2017 Camry. I told them no down payment, I want everything rolled into the monthly payment. What’s a good deal for this? I got them down to $269/mo for 3-year lease. How much lower can I get them… --- ## [Trump and the military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-the-military/789744)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-the-military/789744 "2017-06-24T16:57:45Z")
Hello SD, What do soldiers in the US army think of Trump? Are they unquestionably supportive of him? How about COs and higher-ups? I understand how important soldiers value the idea of fighting for one’s country, but… --- ## [Talk to me about collections (& taxes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-collections-taxes/789686)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-collections-taxes/789686 "2017-06-24T14:35:03Z")
Fuck \[del\]B\[/del\]Jerkheimer! (the third-party firm who processes local earned-income tax collections on behalf on many local towns) Those incompetent mutha-fuckers make make baby goat felchers look like upstanding membe… --- ## [You think co-worker has a drug problem...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-co-worker-has-a-drug-problem/789636)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-co-worker-has-a-drug-problem/789636 "2017-06-24T12:54:18Z")
This question was prompted by this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=829293 In that thread, the OP’s boss asked him if he had been drinking because someone smelled alcohol on his breath at 9 in… --- ## [Fellow migraineurs, how do you cope when you know nothing will help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-migraineurs-how-do-you-cope-when-you-know-nothing-will-help/789566)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-migraineurs-how-do-you-cope-when-you-know-nothing-will-help/789566 "2017-06-24T05:47:00Z")
I am in the midst of a week-long migraine and I am in absolute hell. The only abortive that has worked at all for me (Excedrin), has become utterly useless. I’ve eaten enough Excedrin pills to wake the dead and they h… --- ## [Playa del Carmen or Tulum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playa-del-carmen-or-tulum/789255)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playa-del-carmen-or-tulum/789255 "2017-06-24T02:21:38Z")
I’ve just booked a flight to spend 6 days/5 nights in Quintana Roo (late Aug/early Sep), and would love to get some advice on where to stay. I am thinking of staying 4 nights either in Playa del Carmen or Tulum, with the… --- ## [What climate would you ideally like to live in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-would-you-ideally-like-to-live-in/789643)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-would-you-ideally-like-to-live-in/789643 "2017-06-24T02:06:04Z")
Tropical wet: https://sites.google.com/site/climatetypes/tropical-wet Tropical wet/dry: https://sites.google.com/site/climatetypes/tropical-wet-and-dry Mediterranean: https://sites.google.com/site/climatetypes/mediterr… --- ## [Stroke questions for any neurologists here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stroke-questions-for-any-neurologists-here/789657)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stroke-questions-for-any-neurologists-here/789657 "2017-06-24T00:30:40Z")
I never had the chance to meet my grandfather. He had a stroke in 1973 which caused him to retire. I do not have his original hospitalization record from 1973. I however have a January 1974 (10 months after stroke) hosp… --- ## [In what order of importance should a President serve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-of-importance-should-a-president-serve/789637)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-order-of-importance-should-a-president-serve/789637 "2017-06-24T00:22:03Z")
Poll: When it comes to country, party and self, in what order should the President serve? --- ## [How much of "business" is really money laundering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-business-is-really-money-laundering/789682)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-business-is-really-money-laundering/789682 "2017-06-23T22:56:41Z")
I’m putting this in here because I’m not looking for a factual answer. Background: I am not a business owner, I am an employee. Nobody in my family is a business owner, so I don’t have any real life exposure to what t… --- ## [Growing long hair as a curly haired guy - help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-long-hair-as-a-curly-haired-guy-help/789612)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-long-hair-as-a-curly-haired-guy-help/789612 "2017-06-23T22:30:00Z")
Forgive the messiness of the hair on top. I haven’t had a haircut since January. My ideal is for my hair to be at my shoulders. You can’t see it, but in the back it’s just below ears. … --- ## [Value of undergrad certificates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-undergrad-certificates/789685)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-undergrad-certificates/789685 "2017-06-23T21:15:19Z")
I found out that I will be getting a certificate in Information Assurance in addition to my degree. I am working a Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity with a focus in policy and compliance. My advisor let me know about this ne… --- ## [Fads that have come back in new generations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fads-that-have-come-back-in-new-generations/789356)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fads-that-have-come-back-in-new-generations/789356 "2017-06-23T20:46:54Z")
There are plenty of examples of fads that have (briefly) consumed large swaths of people, from raccoon coats on college campuses in the 1920s to Members Only jackets in the 1980s to Pokemon Go last year. Are there examp… --- ## [What's the deal with all the incest porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-incest-porn/789418)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-incest-porn/789418 "2017-06-23T18:34:02Z")
I’m not talking about incest porn existing on the internet but rather the ubiquitous nature of such porn in mainstream porn, found on mainstream sites. Has anyone else noticed this? Every time I visit Pornhub I get flo… --- ## [Visiting Canada in early July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-canada-in-early-july/789569)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-canada-in-early-july/789569 "2017-06-23T18:33:21Z")
Since others are asking for visiting advice, I would like to join in. My wife and I are planning to visit the US Northeast (Pa., western NY, Vermont, etc) and we would like to come up and relax in eastern Canada for a w… --- ## [Class B Camper Van](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-b-camper-van/789414)
**Author:** [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-b-camper-van/789414 "2017-06-23T17:35:43Z")
I’m interested in buying a Class B camper van - basically for solo travel in the United States. Can any of you offer advice or suggestions? I’m in no rush, just beginning my search. Thanks --- ## [Economics question re: minimum level of inflation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-question-re-minimum-level-of-inflation/788987)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-question-re-minimum-level-of-inflation/788987 "2017-06-22T23:48:31Z")
In today’s story about the Fed raising interest rates another 0.25%, there was reference to the rate of inflation falling below the desired level (they didn’t say what the desired level of inflation is, at least not in t… --- ## [Housemate does not wash hands after using bathroom. How do I ask him to start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housemate-does-not-wash-hands-after-using-bathroom-how-do-i-ask-him-to-start/618063)
**Author:** [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housemate-does-not-wash-hands-after-using-bathroom-how-do-i-ask-him-to-start/618063 "2017-06-23T13:31:58Z")
I live with two other men in a townhouse. I have lived in the townhouse for nearly four years; the other two have been here for a little more than half a year. Over the past month or so, I believe I have been noticing … --- ## [Unfriending on FB. Advice. Transgender related.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfriending-on-fb-advice-transgender-related/789663)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfriending-on-fb-advice-transgender-related/789663 "2017-06-23T13:03:41Z")
At what point do you “unfriend” someone just because you are tired of their particular soapbox that you disagree with but that you don’t see much value in engaging with them over? The particulars is a woman who is pleas… --- ## [Getting liberals on board with the wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-liberals-on-board-with-the-wall/788328)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-liberals-on-board-with-the-wall/788328 "2017-06-23T07:26:23Z")
So I read an article that among the proposals for the wall with Mexico was the idea of covering it with solar panels. Surely such a long wall should be able to catch quite a bit of solar power and it strikes me that if t… --- ## [How best to care for a wild pig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-care-for-a-wild-pig/788157)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-care-for-a-wild-pig/788157 "2017-06-23T05:54:24Z")
SHORT VERSION: A wild pig is trapped in a cage on our property, and the trap-setter is nowhere to be found, so I’m trying to take care of the pig since it seems incredibly cruel just to let it languish. What does it need… --- ## [Laying wood floor, can a novice do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-wood-floor-can-a-novice-do-it/789335)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-wood-floor-can-a-novice-do-it/789335 "2017-06-23T04:01:14Z")
Opening store #2 and I want to lay nice wood flooring, the snap together kind, and to save money I would be willing to pay the floor myself. I have laid tile before, I keep being told wood floor is a whole different anim… --- ## [Who died?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-died/789600)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-died/789600 "2017-06-23T03:23:40Z")
Way back in 1969, I was on a four hour bus trip when I noticed that flags were at half mast. Wow! Somebody important must have died. Without a smart phone, I had no way of finding out until I reached my destination. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=599) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=601)