# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=626 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 627 --- ## [Help with a gift - interview questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-gift-interview-questions/784861)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-gift-interview-questions/784861 "2017-04-20T17:18:40Z")
Some of you know that I am about to move to another province with my teen. As you can imagine, she is upset at having to leave her friends. To help create something she can take with her, I am putting together a gift, an… --- ## [How much trouble am I in with the IRS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-trouble-am-i-in-with-the-irs/781746)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-trouble-am-i-in-with-the-irs/781746 "2017-04-20T17:08:16Z")
I just got a letter from the IRS that my 2016 refund is being held up because they do not have my 2013 return. That year I filed by mail (no I do not have a record of that) because I owed them $480 and I filed a 9465 fo… --- ## [Does the theory of "death is like before you're born" also 100% support reincarnation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-theory-of-death-is-like-before-youre-born-also-100-support-reincarnation/784650)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-theory-of-death-is-like-before-youre-born-also-100-support-reincarnation/784650 "2017-04-20T14:53:50Z")
I mean, if there are no gods or demons that do some things, not saying that there aren’t but the “dead is the same as before you’re born” is usually secular, so if it’s before you’re born, doesn’t that mean reincarnation… --- ## [Would you accept a $250 Mil jackpot if it came with a mandatory sex change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-a-250-mil-jackpot-if-it-came-with-a-mandatory-sex-change/784333)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-a-250-mil-jackpot-if-it-came-with-a-mandatory-sex-change/784333 "2017-04-20T10:56:59Z")
Just like it says-$250,000,000(after taxes), but it comes with a mandatory sex change operation to change you successfully(well, at least physically) from the sex opposite of the one you now have. By the way, if that is… --- ## [So what really "stays in Vegas"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-really-stays-in-vegas/784734)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-really-stays-in-vegas/784734 "2017-04-20T04:21:20Z")
Vegas advertises “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”. So what does that mean? Does a couple go there, away from family and friends, and agree to say take a vacation on their vows of monogamy? Maybe see a prostitute… --- ## [How come Jesus can be reincarnated but there's no Easter Bunny or Santa Clause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-jesus-can-be-reincarnated-but-theres-no-easter-bunny-or-santa-clause/784590)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-jesus-can-be-reincarnated-but-theres-no-easter-bunny-or-santa-clause/784590 "2017-04-20T03:37:26Z")
If you accept that there is this all seeing, all knowing God who runs the Universe, and this God decided to send his son/self in human form to be sacrificed and then come back to life a few days later, why is the existen… --- ## [Mortgage Servicer not cashing my check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-servicer-not-cashing-my-check/784736)
**Author:** [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-servicer-not-cashing-my-check/784736 "2017-04-20T01:26:45Z")
My mortgage was sold to a new bank early this month and that means I have a new mortgage servicer. This happened before I made my April mortgage payment. This new company seems shifty to me, and has near universal bad … --- ## [Telemarketers, where are you hiding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telemarketers-where-are-you-hiding/784703)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telemarketers-where-are-you-hiding/784703 "2017-04-19T23:08:44Z")
Anybody here personally know anyone who owns or runs\* one of the companies engaged in telemarketing? If so, please describe the personality of said individual. Bonus question: Has anybody here actually sat through a tel… --- ## [Normal amount of wine for an afternoon....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-amount-of-wine-for-an-afternoon/784660)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-amount-of-wine-for-an-afternoon/784660 "2017-04-19T23:08:15Z")
So, my wife and I are at her fathers house for Easter. We get there at 1:00, company arrives around 2:45. 4 adults, 3 younger teenagers. Only one other adult other than him have any wine. He pours his wine glass (app… --- ## [Let's solve the overbooking problem with a simple plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-solve-the-overbooking-problem-with-a-simple-plan/784458)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-solve-the-overbooking-problem-with-a-simple-plan/784458 "2017-04-19T23:03:13Z")
Here’s a modest proposal to solve, or at least alleviate, the current airline overbooking problem. Yes, I’m aware that overbooking was not the cause of the Dr. Dao incident, but that unfortunate event brought overbookin… --- ## [Folding Bicycles--experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folding-bicycles-experiences/784571)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folding-bicycles-experiences/784571 "2017-04-19T20:39:44Z")
I’m fed up with my bike. The rear tire keeps getting leaks. 5, in the last 4 years. Winter, ruining the tires (I keep it on a bike rack, outdoors, for reasons I ain’t going into)? Vandalism? Tacks? I dunno. I’m si… --- ## [" If You're Gonna Ride My Ass... "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-gonna-ride-my-ass/784502)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-gonna-ride-my-ass/784502 "2017-04-19T20:11:43Z")
" …at least pull my hair!" What sort of person would put that bumper sticker on their car? Seriously. --- ## [Anyone use AnchorFree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-anchorfree/784683)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-anchorfree/784683 "2017-04-19T20:11:11Z")
User experiences using AnchorFree welcomed as I am contemplating using such a service given that internet providers can now collect and sell my Web browser history (Thanks Trump). If you are not in favor of AnchorFree, a… --- ## [We'll always have Walmart!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-always-have-walmart/784513)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-always-have-walmart/784513 "2017-04-19T19:10:07Z")
Baloney! The #1 retail company always fallen on it’s face at some point and it’ll happen at some point with Walmart. How long do you give it? If you accept my premise Amazon is doomed as well. How long until Amazon sta… --- ## [You're walking. Where are you looking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-walking-where-are-you-looking/784715)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-walking-where-are-you-looking/784715 "2017-04-19T18:22:51Z")
When I walk, my eyeballs roam everywhere. Indoors, I’m looking flyers on the wall, gazing down the hall to see who’s coming toward me, checking out lights, trim, paint, whatever. Outdoors, I’m taking in the scenery, wa… --- ## [What to See/Stay/Eat on OBX?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-stay-eat-on-obx/784594)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-stay-eat-on-obx/784594 "2017-04-19T17:38:37Z")
I’ve never been to the Outer Banks, NC…beyond Kitty Hawk, that is. The family is considering an extended weekend getaway in a few weeks (before the beach season really starts). So, what’s your advice on where to stay? Be… --- ## [Ignoring court-ordered anger management - what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-court-ordered-anger-management-what-happens/784717)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-court-ordered-anger-management-what-happens/784717 "2017-04-19T16:12:06Z")
Someone I know (not me, honest) was told by a court to go to anger management class. He has not gone. What’s likely to happen? Backstory: Man and wife argue, man physically attacks wife, she calls police. He is t… --- ## [Writer responding to comments about article - bad form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writer-responding-to-comments-about-article-bad-form/784643)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writer-responding-to-comments-about-article-bad-form/784643 "2017-04-19T14:35:40Z")
There are some writers who, when an article of theirs has been published in a 3rd-party publication like a newspaper or professional journal/digest, will then read and follow the readers’ comments and feedback, and then … --- ## [Tell me about gout please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-gout-please/784538)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-gout-please/784538 "2017-04-19T13:53:20Z")
Gout runs in my family. Yesterday my hand started hurting for no reason at all that I could tell. The first joint of my little finger, down in the palm. Today the rest of the finger is hurting. The area is turning re… --- ## [How is this not age/disability discrimination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-not-age-disability-discrimination/784663)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-not-age-disability-discrimination/784663 "2017-04-19T11:47:48Z")
My dad is over 80, still very active and sharp. His near vision is not very good, though. He volunteered to go to the store to get stuff for our Easter dinner. Among other things, he bought two cases (12 cans per case… --- ## [New Windows 10 laptop crashes when plugging in USB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-windows-10-laptop-crashes-when-plugging-in-usb/784720)
**Author:** [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-windows-10-laptop-crashes-when-plugging-in-usb/784720 "2017-04-19T07:48:31Z")
Hi all, I got a new Dell Latitude laptop a few days ago and it crashes when I plug in the USB to try and install my printer. It takes a reset to get it working again as no amount of rebooting will. I thought the first ti… --- ## [Need password vault app suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-password-vault-app-suggestions/784773)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-password-vault-app-suggestions/784773 "2017-04-19T07:05:22Z")
I need a password vault app for my phone, and I’m looking for suggestions. A) Needs to work for Android phones. B) Free or a cheap one time purchase. No annual fees. C) Must be able to export contents to a PC. I don’… --- ## [extended outdoor trip in mid/late june](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extended-outdoor-trip-in-mid-late-june/784639)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extended-outdoor-trip-in-mid-late-june/784639 "2017-04-19T02:43:56Z")
I’m looking to spend a week or more, but less than 2 weeks. I’d like to explore canoeing, hiking, backpacking ideas and it should be within 14 hour drive of Chicago. I prefer to go west, but there isn’t anything that wi… --- ## [Job question - responsibilities of the golden boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-question-responsibilities-of-the-golden-boy/784618)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-question-responsibilities-of-the-golden-boy/784618 "2017-04-19T02:34:53Z")
I have a boss at work who’s known to talk down to her employees and in general be kinda nasty. She has high turnover in her dept. People leave just to get away from her. She’s is not like that to me. I seem to be the g… --- ## [Why are airlines allowed to bump passengers for crew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-airlines-allowed-to-bump-passengers-for-crew/784695)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-airlines-allowed-to-bump-passengers-for-crew/784695 "2017-04-19T02:18:41Z")
Sorry if this has been addressed in the long threads. If so, please just direct me to the appropriate thread. And figured this was likely to involve more opinion than simple fact. This a.m. in the paper I read that Un… --- ## [Could gay people band together and defeat a state like Checnyays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-gay-people-band-together-and-defeat-a-state-like-checnyays/784422)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-gay-people-band-together-and-defeat-a-state-like-checnyays/784422 "2017-04-19T00:24:53Z")
Just curious. Internationally in modern industrialized nations gay people wield a considerable amount of economic4 horsepower. If Cheneya is really putting gay people in prison camps and killing them is there any conceiv… --- ## [How do you want your obit to read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-obit-to-read/784656)
**Author:** [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-obit-to-read/784656 "2017-04-18T22:27:57Z")
I want mine to be simple and to the point: \*\*\*Alonzo John Blitz passed away again, this time to an erection lasting more than four hours. He was alone at the time. His previous demise was attributed to a massive cardi… --- ## [Looking for recommendations for a new television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-recommendations-for-a-new-television/784687)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-recommendations-for-a-new-television/784687 "2017-04-18T21:26:58Z")
Hi all, posting this in IMHO as I’m looking for advice. We’ve got a 42" 720p TV at the moment. I don’t actually know how old it is, because it came included when we bought the house (it’s bolted to the wall and the sell… --- ## [Interesting way to look at US government sending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-way-to-look-at-us-government-sending/784735)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-way-to-look-at-us-government-sending/784735 "2017-04-18T21:21:57Z")
Really clean presentation of where your money goes - quickly noted that, as Trump berates some NATO allies for not spending 2% GDP on military, the USA spends a bracing 14%. Also noted that the US spends 9.5% of GDP … --- ## [Al Gore and Embezzlement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-and-embezzlement/784559)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-and-embezzlement/784559 "2017-04-18T16:14:37Z")
I was talking to my right-wing-Fox-watching uncle the other day, and he mentioned in passing (as though it were common knowledge, like Obama being a secret Muslim) that Al Gore had been accused/convicted/\*something \*of l… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=625) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=627)