# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=606 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 607 --- ## [Good sources for information on topics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sources-for-information-on-topics/788581)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sources-for-information-on-topics/788581 "2017-06-12T11:53:28Z")
So what are some very good sources for factual and informative information on certain subjects? I enjoy reading detailed accounts on subjects, both from a personalized view, and an “instruction manual” formal type. --- ## [Is State Farm being reasonable, or really nosy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-state-farm-being-reasonable-or-really-nosy/289581)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-state-farm-being-reasonable-or-really-nosy/289581 "2017-06-12T10:21:06Z")
My husband and I have two cars. One is the every day car and the other is a '73 Mustang convertible that winters in the garage and is only brought out on nice days. The Mustang has a low-mileage policy. Both cars (plu… --- ## [Comparing the German Armed forces between WW1 and WW2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-the-german-armed-forces-between-ww1-and-ww2/788329)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-the-german-armed-forces-between-ww1-and-ww2/788329 "2017-06-12T10:03:58Z")
Suppose the German armed forces of WW1 (at their peak strength) were transported to Sept 1, 1939. How would they do as compared to the German Armed forces at the beginning of WW2? Some things to consider in the WW1 Ger… --- ## [Do you prefer buying Things or Experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-buying-things-or-experiences/788401)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-buying-things-or-experiences/788401 "2017-06-12T01:17:52Z")
What do you prefer to spend your disposable income on: Material things (e.g. Electronics, Collectibles, Books, DVDs etc.)? or Experiences (e.g. Trips, Concerts, Fun Classes like cooking etc.)? Almost everyone gets so… --- ## [Would you hang out on the work breakroom patio without your shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hang-out-on-the-work-breakroom-patio-without-your-shirt/788391)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hang-out-on-the-work-breakroom-patio-without-your-shirt/788391 "2017-06-12T01:02:47Z")
EW! ewewewewewewewewewewewewew. I cannot unsee. Gimme the brain bleach! So I’m just minding my business, going to get coffee around 1pm and in my peripheral vision see that someone’s out on the large patio. I made the u… --- ## [Dog trainers: an overabundance of joy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-trainers-an-overabundance-of-joy/788305)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-trainers-an-overabundance-of-joy/788305 "2017-06-12T00:23:35Z")
Hey guys. I have a dog. Marge. Husky x German Shorthair. (Shortsky?) I got her at 8 weeks. She is 15 months old now. She’s very smart–permanently housebroken at 12 week! And responds to training well. When she damn well… --- ## [Is the popularity of pit bulls and pit mixes increasing or decreasing as a breed in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-popularity-of-pit-bulls-and-pit-mixes-increasing-or-decreasing-as-a-breed-in-the-us/788659)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-popularity-of-pit-bulls-and-pit-mixes-increasing-or-decreasing-as-a-breed-in-the-us/788659 "2017-06-11T20:27:08Z")
I live in a middle-class to upper-middle-class neighborhood I’ve noticed recently that a number of the dogs being walked up and down the streets are not just pit bulls but dogs that appear to be a cross breed of a pitbul… --- ## [De-extinction through incremental genetic editing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-extinction-through-incremental-genetic-editing/788714)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-extinction-through-incremental-genetic-editing/788714 "2017-06-11T19:36:47Z")
So I’m sure I’m not the first to think of this. But I was reading about how frozen woolly mammoths have been found. If you were to sequence the DNA of a large chunk of frozen mammoth-tissue, it should be possible to ar… --- ## [My dog bit my nephew...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-bit-my-nephew/788575)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-bit-my-nephew/788575 "2017-06-11T16:06:38Z")
So my dog, Toby, is a one year old neutered min pin/ Chihuahua mix. I’ve had him since he was eight weeks old. He’s generally a good dog, listens well, likes to play and gets along with my daughter. He’s always been terr… --- ## [I need to cut my cat's nails. Any help, tips and/or tricks would be appreciated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-cut-my-cats-nails-any-help-tips-and-or-tricks-would-be-appreciated/788627)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-cut-my-cats-nails-any-help-tips-and-or-tricks-would-be-appreciated/788627 "2017-06-11T14:50:59Z")
Plunket is 17 or 18 years old. He was never a lap cat and his nickname was Grumpy Old Man even at the tender age of 5. Aside from his thyroid and arthritis, he’s doing OK. However, he’s not scratching the post much and h… --- ## [Is it weird to have a random Native American face on your t-shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-have-a-random-native-american-face-on-your-t-shirt/788210)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-have-a-random-native-american-face-on-your-t-shirt/788210 "2017-06-11T02:41:19Z")
I was at a large gathering of friends and noticed one of my friends wearing a t-shirt that I will now describe. In the middle of the shirt was a graphic of a male-appearing realistic drawing of a face that looked decided… --- ## [Anyone live in Milwaukee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-milwaukee/788560)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-milwaukee/788560 "2017-06-11T00:47:47Z")
We’re flying into Milwaukee next month. Arrive about 6:00 PM. Going to rent a car. Next morning driving to Manitowoc. Looking for a nice hotel in a good area. Any suggestions for either a hotel or a neighborhood? --- ## [Disney auctioning off original plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-auctioning-off-original-plans/788562)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-auctioning-off-original-plans/788562 "2017-06-10T21:18:00Z")
I just caught the tail end of this on the news but I think they said Disney was selling off their original plans for a theme park. Starting bid would be 1/2 million. Why would a company of this size even consider selling… --- ## [It's 1300 and you're the king of england](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-1300-and-youre-the-king-of-england/788513)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-1300-and-youre-the-king-of-england/788513 "2017-06-10T17:26:54Z")
So lets say that you’ve traveled back in time with no hope of return and have spent the last few years using your knowledge of the future to secure yourself the throne of England. You have killed or suppressed all of you… --- ## [I cannot Unsee!! LOL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-unsee-lol/788602)
**Author:** [@LicketySplit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LicketySplit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-unsee-lol/788602 "2017-06-10T16:35:08Z")
So…I arrive at work today…and I look out on the patio and see some woman. A very LARGE woman. Oh. My. God. It’s Heather. Sitting in the sun with a belly shirt. Exposing about five inches of pale, flabby midriff. Hea… --- ## [GearHeads: What the heck happened with my truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gearheads-what-the-heck-happened-with-my-truck/788588)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gearheads-what-the-heck-happened-with-my-truck/788588 "2017-06-10T16:10:36Z")
Running errands all day (yesterday) with no issues. Until I get to the liquor store. When I came back out, and turned the ignition, everything starts going haywire. The dash lights are flashing, the radio display is flas… --- ## [Do dogs ever catch squirrels and the like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-ever-catch-squirrels-and-the-like/520754)
**Author:** [@Taenia\_spp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taenia_spp)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-ever-catch-squirrels-and-the-like/520754 "2017-06-10T15:35:13Z")
Maybe GQ, but perhaps personal experiences would be more enlightening. Though dogs love to chase small woodland creatures, have you ever seen a domesticated dog actually catch a squirrel? --- ## [Shingles...VERY localised, aka ONE lesion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-very-localised-aka-one-lesion/788580)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-very-localised-aka-one-lesion/788580 "2017-06-10T14:27:47Z")
Yeah, I know, you’re not my doctor yada yada, and I HAVE been to my GP today who referred me to a dermatologist. But I’m curious: I have a small lesion on my lower neck that hurts like a muthafucka. Just one. Had it fo… --- ## [Pinky finger not bending properly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-finger-not-bending-properly/788394)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-finger-not-bending-properly/788394 "2017-06-10T14:19:11Z")
So when I bend my small finger instead od executing a smoorh rotation of thousands of tiny increments, it does it in one whole, sudden bump. If I do it fast enough, I can hear it making a thumping noise as the stuff slam… --- ## [Pride Month and The Politics of Identity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-month-and-the-politics-of-identity/788135)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-month-and-the-politics-of-identity/788135 "2017-06-10T13:53:09Z")
June is Pride Month! So, in one of the LGBTQIA-centric Facebook groups I participate in, someone posted a link to a pride month calendar – similar to this one – and because it was June 2 at the time, said “Happy Lesbian… --- ## [Opinion on eBay experience - Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-ebay-experience-need-answer-fast/788551)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-ebay-experience-need-answer-fast/788551 "2017-06-10T13:39:36Z")
I just sold an item on eBay to someone in California. The item was about $2000. The buyer first requested my contact info through eBay. First time that’s happened, but I only sell occasionally, so maybe that’s not unusua… --- ## [Best accounting software for small business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-accounting-software-for-small-business/788428)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-accounting-software-for-small-business/788428 "2017-06-10T03:33:06Z")
What’s the best accounting software for a small business? What are the options? Is it better to have the data on your own computer or have it on an internet-based application? thanks --- ## [\*\*Cough cough\*\* Anyone else had this Death Bronchitis? \*Sniff\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cough-cough-anyone-else-had-this-death-bronchitis-sniff/787539)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cough-cough-anyone-else-had-this-death-bronchitis-sniff/787539 "2017-06-10T01:42:21Z")
Has anyone contracted a bad case of bronchitis recently? I had terrible migraine 10 days ago, which does regularly happen to me about once a month. I awoke on Saturday with a dry cough and snot and by Sunday I was rat… --- ## [5BMW X3: How do I . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5bmw-x3-how-do-i/788520)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5bmw-x3-how-do-i/788520 "2017-06-10T00:29:35Z")
Keep the stereo on without car running? Trying to listen whilst planting flowers, but it stops 15 mins interval and I have to turn car on and off. Both in in owner’s manual. . . --- ## ["Daddy, what's (insert sexually explicit term)?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddy-whats-insert-sexually-explicit-term/788265)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddy-whats-insert-sexually-explicit-term/788265 "2017-06-10T00:24:48Z")
Hi SD, I don’t have any kids. But I always wondered the appropriate response to this specific type of question. This is not “Where do babies come from?” which I think is an easier question to address. This is, “What… --- ## [I will now reveal the most beautiful eye color in the entire world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-now-reveal-the-most-beautiful-eye-color-in-the-entire-world/788249)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-now-reveal-the-most-beautiful-eye-color-in-the-entire-world/788249 "2017-06-10T00:17:22Z")
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and is entirely subjective. That said, my subjective standards are the best I have ever come across, and so I feel impelled to reveal them to the world so that you may benefit from … --- ## [I need to find a new home for my dog but I am striking out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-find-a-new-home-for-my-dog-but-i-am-striking-out/788509)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-find-a-new-home-for-my-dog-but-i-am-striking-out/788509 "2017-06-09T19:27:55Z")
TLDR: My daughter had a baby. After much emotional discussion, all agreed that their 4-year-old rescue pit is too unpredictable to live with a baby in the house. I am keeping the dog until we find her a home, but am havi… --- ## [What is my relative saying he is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-relative-saying-he-is/788404)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-relative-saying-he-is/788404 "2017-06-09T17:41:45Z")
:confused: I have a relative that is a couple of years younger than me (early 20’s) who posted this in the political views section of his Facebook page. What does this word salad mean? --- ## [An ethical/moral obligation? Retiring to make way for newer faculty . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ethical-moral-obligation-retiring-to-make-way-for-newer-faculty/788295)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ethical-moral-obligation-retiring-to-make-way-for-newer-faculty/788295 "2017-06-09T17:32:27Z")
I really don’t have an answer to the following, but it’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot this past year and would like to hear others’ perspectives. FYI: I’m 50yo, no spring chicken, and have taught here 11 year… --- ## [Trump wants to privatize air traffic control. Is this a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wants-to-privatize-air-traffic-control-is-this-a-good-idea/788240)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wants-to-privatize-air-traffic-control-is-this-a-good-idea/788240 "2017-06-09T15:06:28Z")
The president’s proposal transfers responsibility for providing air traffic services from the FAA to a private, nonprofit organization. The process is expected to unfold over three years, taking 30,000 FAA employees — c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=605) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=607)