# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=625 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 626 --- ## [Looking for a catch phrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-catch-phrase/785016)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-catch-phrase/785016 "2017-04-23T23:54:18Z")
In the outside world we have the typical “Beautiful People” and everything they represent. On social media and places like here the SDMB we also have the beautiful people but we have never seen or heard them. I would lik… --- ## [First Huge Loss at Trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-huge-loss-at-trial/783852)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-huge-loss-at-trial/783852 "2017-04-23T22:41:24Z")
and my guy will probably do life in prison. I can’t help but feel I could have done more and I let him down. I almost feel guilty being at home knowing he will never be. Any other criminal defense attorneys that can s… --- ## [Trump's mental state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-mental-state/784926)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-mental-state/784926 "2017-04-23T16:31:54Z")
A couple of days ago, Trump seemed confused about who is leading North Korea. Of course, Kim Jong-il was North Korea’s leader when Clinton was in office, and Kim Jong-un has only been in power since 2011. Trump seems … --- ## [My life as the old fox/goose/grain conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-as-the-old-fox-goose-grain-conundrum/784988)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-as-the-old-fox-goose-grain-conundrum/784988 "2017-04-23T14:35:03Z")
Anyone who’s read my recent threads knows that (1) I am getting a divorce after 20 years and (2) planning to relocate to the Portland, Oregon area. Both the STBX and I are working to get this over with quickly - the kids… --- ## [Is there alcohol at your family gatherings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-alcohol-at-your-family-gatherings/784661)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-alcohol-at-your-family-gatherings/784661 "2017-04-23T00:58:59Z")
Inspired by this thread, I just thought I’d ask. If so, what do you have? Beer? Wine? Liquor? When I was growing up, most holidays were spent with my mom’s side of the family, where my great-aunt and great-uncle (hardco… --- ## [Meet The Dodge Demon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-dodge-demon/784942)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-dodge-demon/784942 "2017-04-22T20:38:47Z")
So… Dodge decided the Hellcat at a measly 707 horsepower wasn’t radical enough, so they now have the Demon coming out, a Challenger based, purpose-built drag racing car with 840 horsepower (!!!), stock factory drag slic… --- ## [Deterring bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deterring-bees/784668)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deterring-bees/784668 "2017-04-22T18:26:31Z")
First off, in the “I know I should know this, but I don’t” department – what is the term that covers bees, wasps and hornets – you know, insects that build hives and could sting you? In any case, my husband bought a pai… --- ## [Do you use a travel agent? When will they become obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-travel-agent-when-will-they-become-obsolete/784745)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-travel-agent-when-will-they-become-obsolete/784745 "2017-04-22T16:55:08Z")
Like many others with an internet connection and a computer, I can plan a total holiday overseas holiday with flights, accom, finding a driver on FB etc etc without having to move from my couch (except to get my cc out o… --- ## [How my acid reflux finally went away after 25 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-my-acid-reflux-finally-went-away-after-25-years/784841)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-my-acid-reflux-finally-went-away-after-25-years/784841 "2017-04-22T14:30:40Z")
I’ve been wanting to do a thread about this for some months now, but so little time, nor did I want to jump the gun in case it came back. But I really want to shout this from the mountaintops in the hope there is a good… --- ## [Information vs. Intellectual Resources](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-vs-intellectual-resources/784843)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-vs-intellectual-resources/784843 "2017-04-22T12:45:58Z")
Is there a difference between intellectual resources and information when talking about the internet. To me the difference is very distinct and clear but others I have talked to about this see no distinction. Information… --- ## [The attraction to disability is weird. Period.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-attraction-to-disability-is-weird-period/784418)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-attraction-to-disability-is-weird-period/784418 "2017-04-22T08:07:43Z")
I just had a conversation with a devotee online. This person was complimenting me on my body. Not my upper body, mind you, but my lower body. I have extreme atrophy of my legs, butt, etc. I told her I thought that wa… --- ## [Why has the Vatican not (yet) been struck by terrorist activities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-vatican-not-yet-been-struck-by-terrorist-activities/784620)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-vatican-not-yet-been-struck-by-terrorist-activities/784620 "2017-04-22T07:57:08Z")
The subject line pretty much sums it up. Vatican City is the seat of Catholicism, but in the eyes of most of the non-Christian world, I suspect it represents all of Christianity, so it seems like it would be an extremel… --- ## [High School student by day stripper by night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-student-by-day-stripper-by-night/784860)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-student-by-day-stripper-by-night/784860 "2017-04-22T05:09:12Z")
College girls paying for college by stripping is not that unusual, but let’s say you had an 18 year old public HS student would there be any way the school administration could prevent her (ie threaten to expel her) from… --- ## [Odd question on manliness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-question-on-manliness/781951)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-question-on-manliness/781951 "2017-04-22T02:48:01Z")
I know the look but I can’t define it. It is a look of maturity. Very common in old photos of young men in their twenties but much less common today even in men in their 40’s. Even movie characters in modern movies eithe… --- ## [Upset about restaurant gratuity charge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upset-about-restaurant-gratuity-charge/784658)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upset-about-restaurant-gratuity-charge/784658 "2017-04-21T23:00:45Z")
Yeah, I know. Another thread about tipping. My wife and I dined as part of a 10-person party a couple of weeks ago. We asked to be charged as couples, which was honored. I paid by credit card. When I received the CC sl… --- ## [Recommend a recommendation service (HomeAdvisor, Angie's List, etc...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-recommendation-service-homeadvisor-angies-list-etc/784649)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-recommendation-service-homeadvisor-angies-list-etc/784649 "2017-04-21T22:56:36Z")
In a couple of weeks, we’re going to be closing on a big house that will need quite a few small repairs and upgrades over the next few years. Things like painting the interior, minor patching, a few electrical fixes and… --- ## [Worst commerical firearms of the last 50 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-commerical-firearms-of-the-last-50-years/784280)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-commerical-firearms-of-the-last-50-years/784280 "2017-04-21T19:28:38Z")
One thing I always enjoy reading about is terrible products but gun-focused websites tend to not really openly talk about terrible commerical guns barring some very obvious targets (like Hi-Point Firearms products). In f… --- ## [Pot is a legal drug, opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-is-a-legal-drug-opinions/784699)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-is-a-legal-drug-opinions/784699 "2017-04-21T19:15:27Z")
I live in Ca. I don’t think the law has actually taken effect yet but lack of enforcement has basically made it legal. I have retired friends who are putting their finances in serious jeopardy because they are spending $… --- ## [Spanish-speaking therapist/social worker in southern Indiana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-speaking-therapist-social-worker-in-southern-indiana/784864)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-speaking-therapist-social-worker-in-southern-indiana/784864 "2017-04-21T18:52:56Z")
Without divulging too much confidential information, I am looking for a Spanish-speaking source of psychological counseling at low or no cost in southern Indiana for a woman and her young son who have suffered severe dom… --- ## [Best non-RX sleep aid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-non-rx-sleep-aid/784726)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lee_Q)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-non-rx-sleep-aid/784726 "2017-04-21T18:42:40Z")
I’m battling insomnia lately. Not interested in Rx sleep med, hoping to find an effective alternative to that. Got OTC Unisom – absolutely worthless for me, does not work at all. I’ve taken it for several nights in a row… --- ## [Best smart phone for not having the screen washed out in bright sunlight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smart-phone-for-not-having-the-screen-washed-out-in-bright-sunlight/784857)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smart-phone-for-not-having-the-screen-washed-out-in-bright-sunlight/784857 "2017-04-21T15:20:52Z")
I drive around for Uber and Lyft and I’m looking for a replacement phone. What I like least about my current one is how easily it becomes almost unreadable at times early and late in the day when the sun’s coming in fro… --- ## [How long does it take to built up family wealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-built-up-family-wealth/784730)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-built-up-family-wealth/784730 "2017-04-21T13:37:44Z")
Or how long should it take? For example, right now I am doing better financially than my parents. That is partially because I had help getting my first home loan and I had help paying for college. I will inherit some mo… --- ## [Car window tint advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-window-tint-advice/623884)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-window-tint-advice/623884 "2017-04-21T09:16:35Z")
Looking to get my car windows tinted. I’ve got a pretty normal 4 door sedan. You can spend anywhere from $100 for the cheapest film products to upwards of $400 for the fancy ceramic stuff. I want to spend closer to the … --- ## [Anybody here had Electrical Cardioversion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-had-electrical-cardioversion/784279)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-had-electrical-cardioversion/784279 "2017-04-21T03:00:20Z")
So it turns out I have AFib, and my cardiologist is going to perform that procedure on me next week. I’ve been on a blood thinner for over a month, so I should be good to go. I understand it’s a pretty routine and quit… --- ## [Will Trump Beat Bill Clinton and Ford in Approval/Disapproval?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-beat-bill-clinton-and-ford-in-approval-disapproval/784884)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-beat-bill-clinton-and-ford-in-approval-disapproval/784884 "2017-04-20T23:07:23Z")
If you check out How Popular Is Donald Trump? | FiveThirtyEight there’s a neat little comparison to other presidents. As you can see Trump is currently … uhh … winning in both approval and disapproval compared to the ot… --- ## [Hitler gets the bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-gets-the-bomb/784873)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-gets-the-bomb/784873 "2017-04-20T22:29:55Z")
So let’s say that Hitler’s people develop the atom bomb at some point during the war. At what point during the war would it have been able to change the winner? I doubt that it would have been much use as the soviets app… --- ## [Getting Good Friday and/or Easter Monday off work and school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-good-friday-and-or-easter-monday-off-work-and-school/784679)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-good-friday-and-or-easter-monday-off-work-and-school/784679 "2017-04-20T20:20:54Z")
I have never ever gone to school or worked anywhere that has given the Friday before Easter or the Monday after off as a holiday. And, frankly, the idea of getting Good Friday off is hard to wrap my mind around. Yet I kn… --- ## [When buying a home, what latent defects are acceptable..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-buying-a-home-what-latent-defects-are-acceptable/784836)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-buying-a-home-what-latent-defects-are-acceptable/784836 "2017-04-20T19:32:37Z")
I am buying a home and the inspection turned up some small to moderate defects in certain areas. All fixable with, of course, money. However, my question is more general. When buying a home, what defects should the bu… --- ## [Want to lower high deductible on homeowners insurance for a long trip...suspicious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-lower-high-deductible-on-homeowners-insurance-for-a-long-trip-suspicious/784750)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-lower-high-deductible-on-homeowners-insurance-for-a-long-trip-suspicious/784750 "2017-04-20T18:15:41Z")
We’re going to be out of town for a while in the near future. Our current deductible on our homeowners insurance is something like 3-5K, I think. This doesn’t bother me in general, but since we’re going to be away for an… --- ## [Spectacles stigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacles-stigma/784785)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacles-stigma/784785 "2017-04-20T17:29:37Z")
While visiting my kid’s elementary school the other day I overheard one student compliment another on their new eyeglasses. This conversation NEVER would have happened when I attended this very same school 45 years earli… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=624) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=626)