# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=622 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 623 --- ## [Eyelid Twitching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-twitching/785546)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-twitching/785546 "2017-05-01T12:48:01Z")
Alright, I’m really annoyed right now, yesterday my lower eyelid on my right eye started twitching, comes and goes, I figured it was because of lack of sleep, i tried stretching it, rubbing it etc… and it won’t stop and … --- ## [Does a student have a "right" to a particular seat in the classroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-student-have-a-right-to-a-particular-seat-in-the-classroom/785335)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-student-have-a-right-to-a-particular-seat-in-the-classroom/785335 "2017-05-01T03:25:54Z")
Question for teachers here, although anyone else can chime in: It’s common for students, over the course of a semester, to sit in one particular seat in a classroom, and for that to be “their” seat. Suppose one day Stu… --- ## [BOOK REVIEWS: Tea And Transition, Barriers To Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-reviews-tea-and-transition-barriers-to-love/785615)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-reviews-tea-and-transition-barriers-to-love/785615 "2017-05-01T02:06:59Z")
Tea and Transition: A Story of Love, the Human Spirit, and How One Man Became One Woman, by Nicola Jane Chase (Telemachus Press: 2015) Barriers to Love: Embracing a Bisexual Identity, by Marina Peralta with Penolope … --- ## [Trigger Finger, can this be cured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-finger-can-this-be-cured/721313)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-finger-can-this-be-cured/721313 "2017-05-01T01:42:22Z")
Until recently I never heard of Trigger Finger. For those that don’t know, a finger can either lock in a position or catch while it’s moving. My cousin developed trigger finger and his doctor sent him to see an occupati… --- ## [Our dog bit our kid,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-bit-our-kid/785046)
**Author:** [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-bit-our-kid/785046 "2017-05-01T00:48:51Z")
Our 9 month old male terrier/lab mutt bit our 4 year old tonight, not a particularly bad bite, a couple of small punctures around her eye. He’s never been aggressive before, or snapped at anyone, despite our daughter con… --- ## [Madman theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madman-theory/785579)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madman-theory/785579 "2017-04-30T22:05:16Z")
So during Vietnam Nixon tried to use a strategy called the Madman theory. Basically the idea was to convince the North Vietnamese that Nixon was crazy and that he might do anything to stop them and they should really jus… --- ## [During summer after freshman year in college, can one see themselves as a freshman or sophmore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-summer-after-freshman-year-in-college-can-one-see-themselves-as-a-freshman-or-sophmore/785574)
**Author:** [@SasoriOrange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SasoriOrange)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-summer-after-freshman-year-in-college-can-one-see-themselves-as-a-freshman-or-sophmore/785574 "2017-04-30T21:10:42Z")
Or either? I mean, I know the term rising sophmore but could one still see themselves as a freshman? --- ## [Opinion on minor (I hope) social situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-minor-i-hope-social-situation/785537)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-minor-i-hope-social-situation/785537 "2017-04-30T20:07:58Z")
Friday is a regular board game night. With one exception, the regulars have known each other for over twenty years. This week was a birthday, so we decided to meet early, at 6:30 instead of 7:30, at a restaurant a block… --- ## [Home appraisals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-appraisals/784840)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-appraisals/784840 "2017-04-30T18:17:01Z")
Confirm or correct my acquired notion that RE appraisals do not much consider the everyday state of the house? That is, that the appraisal will come in about the same whether the place is in ordinary condition, with some… --- ## [Retail and stores not doing well and many stores are struggle to stay open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-and-stores-not-doing-well-and-many-stores-are-struggle-to-stay-open/784190)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-and-stores-not-doing-well-and-many-stores-are-struggle-to-stay-open/784190 "2017-04-30T14:58:34Z")
Why is retail not doing well in Canada and stores closing in Canada? Many stores are closing in Canada and many stores are struggle to stay open. I hear retail is not doing well in the US but is worse in Canada. Stores… --- ## [How do you refer to your spouse when talking to your children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-refer-to-your-spouse-when-talking-to-your-children/785448)
**Author:** [@CurtC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurtC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-refer-to-your-spouse-when-talking-to-your-children/785448 "2017-04-30T14:37:39Z")
Many years ago when I met my wife’s parents, I would notice when her mom was talking to my wife and referred to the father, she would call him “daddy.” This struck me as a little weird. Several years later we had our ow… --- ## [Network Administration Best Practices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/network-administration-best-practices/785567)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/network-administration-best-practices/785567 "2017-04-30T11:33:20Z")
I am looking for good references providing an overview and/or best practices to configuration (or, change) management and how to evaluate risks and vulnerabilities. A good primer would be a great recommendation, but all … --- ## [Headaches upon awakening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headaches-upon-awakening/785500)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headaches-upon-awakening/785500 "2017-04-30T04:43:13Z")
I woke today with a horrible headache and I do not suffer from Migraine. I did a little googling and found it is a common occurrence. I took Advil and it has helped some. I skipped my usual cup of coffee yesterday and c… --- ## [You can relay a single 140 character message to your 16-year-old self. What do you say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-relay-a-single-140-character-message-to-your-16-year-old-self-what-do-you-say/785065)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-relay-a-single-140-character-message-to-your-16-year-old-self-what-do-you-say/785065 "2017-04-30T03:49:06Z")
Rules for this hypothetical: You cannot send specific information about future events, so no winning lottery numbers, future news stories, or anything similar. You cannot choose which day your 16-year-old self will get … --- ## [Help me figure out how much to charge for an afternoon of yardwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-how-much-to-charge-for-an-afternoon-of-yardwork/785466)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-how-much-to-charge-for-an-afternoon-of-yardwork/785466 "2017-04-30T01:50:59Z")
A little background: I am a professional elder care/personal assistant. I have done everything from helping a client put on a new roof, to editing and co-authoring a client’s book for publication. Recently I painted hea… --- ## [Products and services you've happily used for years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-and-services-youve-happily-used-for-years/785509)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-and-services-youve-happily-used-for-years/785509 "2017-04-30T00:21:01Z")
Can you recommend products and services you’ve used for years now? What would you hate to do without? Please link to the product, if possible. And leave out products that might not be useful to others, like that perfect… --- ## [Another finanace question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-finanace-question/785498)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-finanace-question/785498 "2017-04-29T21:45:39Z")
We always here about how the top 10% or 20% has such a large percentage of the money. What do they do with this money. If the available money exceeds the viable investment market where does the money go? Do prices on inv… --- ## [Banking questions (Loans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banking-questions-loans/785497)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banking-questions-loans/785497 "2017-04-29T21:02:32Z")
Not being a finance expert beyond being a homeowner and working person all I have are my impressions of what went down in the 2008 banking failures. My question relate to what incentives do banks have to be paid back mon… --- ## [Q-pon or coo-pon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-pon-or-coo-pon/682821)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-pon-or-coo-pon/682821 "2017-04-29T20:00:38Z")
How do you pronounce the word that describes a little piece of paper that offers a financial discount, usually in the range of 20 cents to two dollars? It’s spelled “coupon” but has two different pronunciations-- one of … --- ## [What if NK launches a nuke but it doesn't work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-nk-launches-a-nuke-but-it-doesnt-work/785269)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-nk-launches-a-nuke-but-it-doesnt-work/785269 "2017-04-29T19:59:25Z")
Imagine Comrade Kim has a fit of insanity and launches a nuke. Either at the US fleet or at a US military base. Unbeknown to anyone, a technician secretly disables the device before launch so it doesn’t go off. The warhe… --- ## [I think that bottled water is not a scam but provides better security than reusable tap water bottl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-that-bottled-water-is-not-a-scam-but-provides-better-security-than-reusable-tap-water-bottl/785416)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-that-bottled-water-is-not-a-scam-but-provides-better-security-than-reusable-tap-water-bottl/785416 "2017-04-29T19:09:38Z")
I just find it annoying when people look at people drinking bottled water and going “haha look at the idiotic millennials haha they probably think they’re drinking magical space water or something haha idiots it’s the sa… --- ## [Combating Nonenal, the Old Person Smell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combating-nonenal-the-old-person-smell/785404)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combating-nonenal-the-old-person-smell/785404 "2017-04-29T18:14:48Z")
I’ve read what causes this and how regular washing doesn’t really help. I was wondering if the SD can recommend what potions they’ve tried that works? If I have to go to cologne to mask it, what’s affordable without smel… --- ## [Speaking Broken English to Others Who Speak That Way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-broken-english-to-others-who-speak-that-way/785393)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-broken-english-to-others-who-speak-that-way/785393 "2017-04-29T14:35:48Z")
I see many fluent English speakers do this. Meaning, when speaking English to an immigrant whose grasp of English is pretty poor, they themselves also speak a sort of broken English, similar to the way the immigrant them… --- ## [Leaky faucet plumbing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaky-faucet-plumbing-question/785451)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaky-faucet-plumbing-question/785451 "2017-04-29T14:06:54Z")
My bathroom faucet has developed a drip and I’m looking for a virtual second opinion. I’ll describe the symptoms: This faucet has separate cold and hot taps, like most bathroom sinks; in fact this sink is about as generi… --- ## [Handwriting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handwriting/785114)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handwriting/785114 "2017-04-29T13:48:55Z")
At this late stage in life, I’ve decided to try to do something about my awful handwriting. It’s not exactly illegible, but it is really ugly. So I’ve been Googling for methods of doing this, and frankly am a bit overw… --- ## [What is the best winter jacket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-winter-jacket/784805)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-winter-jacket/784805 "2017-04-29T09:41:34Z")
So, I’ve looked at some of the more expensive winter coats, but other than pricing and brand-name marketing, I can’t see what the difference is. There are also few jacket reviewing channels on youtube where they just buy… --- ## [Background help needed with German translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-help-needed-with-german-translation/785422)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-help-needed-with-german-translation/785422 "2017-04-29T09:21:13Z")
“Ein bauer der mit pferdegespannen arbeitet.” I get the straightforward translation: a farmer who works with horse-drawn wagons (or teams of horses, or wagons drawn by teams of horses). What is not clear to me is why t… --- ## [Nuclear End Scenario/What Would You Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-end-scenario-what-would-you-do/785128)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-end-scenario-what-would-you-do/785128 "2017-04-28T23:36:40Z")
Subject says it all. I am oddly fascinated by this stuff, mainly due to playing Fallout and I find Cold War stuff interesting. What would you do, if you survived the initial blast? Would you hunker down, or flee? Where … --- ## [Your Wallpaper Victories and Horror Stories Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wallpaper-victories-and-horror-stories-please/782308)
**Author:** [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wallpaper-victories-and-horror-stories-please/782308 "2017-04-28T23:16:25Z")
We’re in the process of buying a new (to us) home and the former occupant was a little old lady who loved little old lady flowery wallpaper. Mrs. BD of course hates every bit of it and to save money she (she actually me… --- ## [Are the blackflies worse this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-blackflies-worse-this-year/785400)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-blackflies-worse-this-year/785400 "2017-04-28T23:00:13Z")
The friggin blackflies here in upstate NY are terrible on my back porch this spring. I don’t remember them being this bad. I may need to take up cigars. I blame Trump. How are they in y’alls neck of the woods? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=621) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=623)