# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=630 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 631 --- ## [How much do you worry about getting your taxes right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-worry-about-getting-your-taxes-right/784136)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-worry-about-getting-your-taxes-right/784136 "2017-04-11T15:04:13Z")
Mr. Athena and I were self-employed for years, and during those years we had a CPA do our taxes. Now we’re both W2 employees and our tax return is much simpler, so we’ve been using Turbo Tax for the past couple of years.… --- ## [Seeking advice on daughter's denial issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-daughters-denial-issue/783894)
**Author:** [@Athabasca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athabasca)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-daughters-denial-issue/783894 "2017-04-11T15:03:23Z")
Hello dopers, I know, it’s been a while since i was around. Life happens, shit happens, I apologize for coming back with hat in hand, but… My 19 yo daughter has been dating a 21 yo guy for 2 years now. Basically, she h… --- ## [Any studies ever been done on how effective caning is as a means of deterrence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-studies-ever-been-done-on-how-effective-caning-is-as-a-means-of-deterrence/784077)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-studies-ever-been-done-on-how-effective-caning-is-as-a-means-of-deterrence/784077 "2017-04-11T15:01:17Z")
Per the Wiki article below Have any studies ever been done that compared the efficacy of caning as a punishment vs just simply imprisonment with respect to preventing people from re-offending? Sent from my SM-G930V u… --- ## [Most and least useful things to pack when camping.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-and-least-useful-things-to-pack-when-camping/784142)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-and-least-useful-things-to-pack-when-camping/784142 "2017-04-11T14:45:21Z")
Title says it all. What’s something you’ve had occasion to say “thank God I brought it”, what usually ends up being deadweight, and what items that most people wouldn’t think of turned out to be good ideas? --- ## [Dollar Shave Club or Harrys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollar-shave-club-or-harrys/783887)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollar-shave-club-or-harrys/783887 "2017-04-11T14:37:40Z")
Due to random-ass circumstances, I’ve had more razors on my person than I care to mention. After finally whittling through those over the years, I have come to the end of my run. I always hear commercials for Dollar Sh… --- ## [Presentation to Women's Studies Classes + LGBT Group, Mars Hill University NC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presentation-to-womens-studies-classes-lgbt-group-mars-hill-university-nc/784217)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presentation-to-womens-studies-classes-lgbt-group-mars-hill-university-nc/784217 "2017-04-11T13:46:25Z")
Women’s Studies Coordinator Ann Peiffer and I were chatting after the evening of my final presentation at Mars Hill. We were talking, in part, about one male student who wants to be an ally and the limits of a person’s … --- ## [How Do You Hold Your Knife And Fork When Eating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-hold-your-knife-and-fork-when-eating/623074)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-hold-your-knife-and-fork-when-eating/623074 "2017-04-11T12:44:33Z")
Growing up in the US, it is fairy normal to hold the fork in your left hand and knife in the right hand to cut food, and then you switch hands and eat with the fork in your right hand. However, when I moved to Europe I … --- ## [Determinism vs. Free Will: why care in the everyday world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/determinism-vs-free-will-why-care-in-the-everyday-world/774771)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/determinism-vs-free-will-why-care-in-the-everyday-world/774771 "2017-04-11T11:29:30Z")
I enjoy reading about philosophy, physics - the Big Questions and how folks are trying to ponder them. As near as I can tell, the debate between Free Will vs. Determinism can be boiled down to two scenarios that are rat… --- ## [When did 4-door trucks become the norm (seemingly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-4-door-trucks-become-the-norm-seemingly/784219)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-4-door-trucks-become-the-norm-seemingly/784219 "2017-04-11T07:51:54Z")
Now maybe I just never really paid much attention to pickup trucks but in my mind, they were always either two door two-seaters or two doors that seat four with an extended cab. These days, however, I rarely see newer-w… --- ## [Reflections on Hitting (not Celebrating) 60](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reflections-on-hitting-not-celebrating-60/784036)
**Author:** [@JBGUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBGUSA)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reflections-on-hitting-not-celebrating-60/784036 "2017-04-11T05:20:04Z")
Several days ago, I passed my 60th birthday. I would like to use the word “celebrated” but that is not accurate. My life is overall good; I have a wife who means everything to me, has been undyingly loyal, as have bee… --- ## [question about adblocking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adblocking/784193)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adblocking/784193 "2017-04-11T05:12:13Z")
So I need ad blocking for my phone, I’ve been looking around, trying to figure out which is best and have narrowed it down to adblock plus for android, adguard or perhaps switching browsers to opera. Not really happy wi… --- ## [Help me work through my reaction to a friend cheating on his wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-work-through-my-reaction-to-a-friend-cheating-on-his-wife/784175)
**Author:** [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-work-through-my-reaction-to-a-friend-cheating-on-his-wife/784175 "2017-04-11T01:38:52Z")
The context: all 4 of us are around 50, both couples have been married over 20 years, and we’ve been friends for well over 10 years, with one of those deep friendships that connects the whole families, such that everyon… --- ## [Why should I listen to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-listen-to-you/784063)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-listen-to-you/784063 "2017-04-10T23:48:20Z")
Or why should I care what you have to say or write? Try to pick something outside your primary line of expertise. It is ok to call atention to your primary expertise as a qualifier if you choose. --- ## [Niche but profitable repair business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niche-but-profitable-repair-business/784169)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niche-but-profitable-repair-business/784169 "2017-04-10T23:32:58Z")
I tinker – cars, computers, small engines, appliances. I like fixing stuff. By circumstance, this has led to a career in software development, which started out as a low quality hobby-shop affair. I have a real job no… --- ## [Question for the English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-english/784091)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-english/784091 "2017-04-10T20:35:04Z")
I have read a little about the new regulations, laws and rules in the U.K. and am curious. With all of the cameras (traffic, surveillance and otherwise) and monitoring equipment around, as well as terrorism laws and inte… --- ## [How does severe hypothermia feel like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-severe-hypothermia-feel-like/783855)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-severe-hypothermia-feel-like/783855 "2017-04-10T20:31:56Z")
I always wondered about this. For anyone who’s ever almost died, lost consciousness, or experienced extreme cold for a long time how did it feel like? Its kind of late to ask this since winter is over and now it’s spri… --- ## [Which strategy do you think is better: generalist or specialist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-strategy-do-you-think-is-better-generalist-or-specialist/784074)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-strategy-do-you-think-is-better-generalist-or-specialist/784074 "2017-04-10T20:20:43Z")
Generalist: Someone who knows enough about a lot of things to be a useful source of information for most everyday problems but who probably wouldn’t be able to get enough in the weeds to fix major problems of a specific … --- ## [Will humans ever come into contact with extraterrestrial life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-humans-ever-come-into-contact-with-extraterrestrial-life/784134)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-humans-ever-come-into-contact-with-extraterrestrial-life/784134 "2017-04-10T18:44:42Z")
Pretty much as the title; let’s define ‘extraterrestrial’ as tracing its ultimate origin to a planet other than Earth, ‘life’ as possessing physiological functions. For ‘human’ let’s stick with the old school species de… --- ## [Hunger headaches - solutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunger-headaches-solutions/783656)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunger-headaches-solutions/783656 "2017-04-10T18:37:22Z")
I’m trying once again to cut back on my eating, having smaller and more frequent meals/snacks and drinking more fluids. I can put up with feeling hungry in my belly, but it’s the headaches that are hard to deal with. I… --- ## [What's the worst legal advice you've ever heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-legal-advice-youve-ever-heard/783932)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-legal-advice-youve-ever-heard/783932 "2017-04-10T18:15:20Z")
Sister thread to this thread on medical advice and inspired by this thread which has some…interesting takes on legal matters. What are the worst pieces of advice you’ve heard given earnestly, in matters of criminal or ci… --- ## [I don't understand this legal contract.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-this-legal-contract/784079)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-this-legal-contract/784079 "2017-04-10T17:41:47Z")
You put money into a slot machine. Isn’t that an implied contract? You’re offering a payment for a chance to win a cash prize? That’s what I always thought. I don’t understand this casino’s policy. They are letting a p… --- ## [Do pro-wrestling "skills" have any utility for real world fighting or self defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pro-wrestling-skills-have-any-utility-for-real-world-fighting-or-self-defense/784096)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pro-wrestling-skills-have-any-utility-for-real-world-fighting-or-self-defense/784096 "2017-04-10T15:13:56Z")
Most professional wrestlers are large and strong and usually have some speed but I’m curious if any of their pro wrestling “skills” will translate in any real-world sense to them being able to defend themselves in a grap… --- ## [Advice for gelding/mare living together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-gelding-mare-living-together/784054)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-gelding-mare-living-together/784054 "2017-04-10T11:14:14Z")
My gf’s oldest (34) horse died last year. She found a new horse, which happens to be a mare. She arrived yesterday. So, Jake (a gelding) and the mare are getting along famously. He has welcomed her to his barn and pa… --- ## [Have you ever seen kids joy riding supermarket motorized scooters for disabled/elderly/obese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-kids-joy-riding-supermarket-motorized-scooters-for-disabled-elderly-obese/784049)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-kids-joy-riding-supermarket-motorized-scooters-for-disabled-elderly-obese/784049 "2017-04-10T07:42:17Z")
According to this thread, the OP states he sees young kids joy riding around on store scooters more often than those for whom the devices are intended. He even speculates that some parents might use the possibility of s… --- ## [Juggling my money: opinions desired.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juggling-my-money-opinions-desired/783568)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juggling-my-money-opinions-desired/783568 "2017-04-10T07:13:57Z")
So I’ve gotten to the point in my current finances where I’m under my bank’s minimum standards for waiving the monthly fee. I’m looking for steady work (anyone want to hire a writer who has experience in the game indust… --- ## [IF you had to be eaten to death by an animal, what animal would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-be-eaten-to-death-by-an-animal-what-animal-would-you-choose/783367)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-be-eaten-to-death-by-an-animal-what-animal-would-you-choose/783367 "2017-04-10T05:26:13Z")
Well, I’m sorry, but this is it. Tomorrow you’re going to die, and you’re going to die by being eaten by an animal. There is no getting out of this; tomorrow is the last day of your life, and it’s going to end when som… --- ## [If a news anchorman only actively mentors male co-workers & assistants are they legally at risk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-news-anchorman-only-actively-mentors-male-co-workers-assistants-are-they-legally-at-risk/783630)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-news-anchorman-only-actively-mentors-male-co-workers-assistants-are-they-legally-at-risk/783630 "2017-04-10T05:11:11Z")
Thinking about the Fox News case in the news and Bill O’Reilly being sued from all angles by women that worked with him for sexual harassment. One accusation is that he acted as mentor on the front end but sexual favors … --- ## [Diagnose my shoulder pain. \[Post-Op Update\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-shoulder-pain-post-op-update/672959)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-shoulder-pain-post-op-update/672959 "2017-04-10T00:22:44Z")
Right off the bat, I made a doctor’s appointment for Monday, but I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out what’s going on here. Either it’s nothing (just a pulled muscle) or it’s more then one thing so the sympto… --- ## [Are carnivorous beasts people too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-carnivorous-beasts-people-too/783839)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-carnivorous-beasts-people-too/783839 "2017-04-09T23:56:23Z")
Found a rather interesting blurb on Sci-Am that describes studies of the psychology and emotional health of carnivorous beasties. When you see a claim like does this strike you as woo/pseudoscience? I have a tendency… --- ## [Short people, do you struggle to make eye contact with tall people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-people-do-you-struggle-to-make-eye-contact-with-tall-people/784104)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-people-do-you-struggle-to-make-eye-contact-with-tall-people/784104 "2017-04-09T23:07:14Z")
Just wondering. I’m a fairly tall person(6ft), but I feel awkward making eye contact with people who are extra-tall (people that are around 6’4" and taller. Its not that they are intimidating, but maybe I’m not use to m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=629) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=631)