# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=635 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 636 --- ## [Opening up a new 401k for tax purposes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-up-a-new-401k-for-tax-purposes/783258)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-up-a-new-401k-for-tax-purposes/783258 "2017-03-30T02:04:21Z")
So, I went to H&R block to do my taxes, as I do every year. This year, for the first time since we were married, my wife was unemployed for the entire year. My tax adviser suggested that we should max out a donation to h… --- ## [Do high school girls give their sweethearts their high school rings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-high-school-girls-give-their-sweethearts-their-high-school-rings/782986)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-high-school-girls-give-their-sweethearts-their-high-school-rings/782986 "2017-03-29T22:32:38Z")
I’d like to sing She’s Got You, the great Patsy Cline hit. Loretta Lynn had a hit with it too. I’ve been listening to Roseanne Cash’s updated version on her album The List. It’s strongly identified with female vocalist… --- ## [With LED agriculture taking off will crops go underground](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-led-agriculture-taking-off-will-crops-go-underground/782900)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-led-agriculture-taking-off-will-crops-go-underground/782900 "2017-03-29T21:10:32Z")
LED agriculture is taking off. Combined with aquaponics it is quite an exciting prospect. Is this the future of agriculture. Underground farms using cheap LEDs to feed the world? No worries about rain, frost, wind damage… --- ## [How many saucepans does the average American household have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216 "2017-03-29T17:22:01Z")
Some things just cant be Googled. --- ## [ovulation question pls answer (Females)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ovulation-question-pls-answer-females/783291)
**Author:** [@VGHA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VGHA)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ovulation-question-pls-answer-females/783291 "2017-03-29T17:00:26Z")
Hello everyone, Im a 19 years old student and I’m experiencing weird symptom. its my Ovulation days and I’m going to bathroom A LOT ! frequent urination and I’m really worried “health anxiety” anyone experience the same … --- ## [Broken cell phone: some quick answers appreciated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-cell-phone-some-quick-answers-appreciated/783294)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-cell-phone-some-quick-answers-appreciated/783294 "2017-03-29T15:50:07Z")
nm - problem fixed’ --- ## [Do police have access to pharmacy Rx history data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-police-have-access-to-pharmacy-rx-history-data/783173)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-police-have-access-to-pharmacy-rx-history-data/783173 "2017-03-29T03:21:56Z")
Okay, we know from previous threads (I’m thinking of this one in particular, from about a year ago) that databases are kept of prescriptions filled by pharmacies, and that pharmacists are on the lookout for patients phar… --- ## [Machiavellian view of Gorsuch filibuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machiavellian-view-of-gorsuch-filibuster/782996)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machiavellian-view-of-gorsuch-filibuster/782996 "2017-03-29T02:39:39Z")
My guess on how it’s going down. Schumer to McConnell: “Mitch. You know I need to feed those rabid dogs to the left of me some red meat so I’m going to filibuster this thing with Gorsuch. I know you understand. Give … --- ## [My mailbox has been trashed...what now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mailbox-has-been-trashed-what-now/455572)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mailbox-has-been-trashed-what-now/455572 "2017-03-29T01:33:39Z")
I came home late yesterday to find my mailbox lying on the ground. Here are some pictures…I haven’t rearranged or touched anything. … --- ## [Kamikazes in the U.S. military, and the implications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamikazes-in-the-u-s-military-and-the-implications/782418)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamikazes-in-the-u-s-military-and-the-implications/782418 "2017-03-29T00:45:57Z")
I was musing about kamikazes in WWII and began to wonder: Is there any conceivable situation in which the U.S. military might require kamikazes or suicide missions (that is, missions specifically entailing suicide, no… --- ## [Bird owners -- experience with sedation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-owners-experience-with-sedation/783210)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-owners-experience-with-sedation/783210 "2017-03-29T00:37:52Z")
My green-cheeked conure has a heart murmur, and the vet wants me to consider having him x-rayed to determine whether he has an enlarged heart. If so, he would start him on heart medicine. He can’t start him on the medic… --- ## [TOSLink Connector Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toslink-connector-problem/783247)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toslink-connector-problem/783247 "2017-03-29T00:13:40Z")
I finally entered the mid 2000s with my TV setup by buying a new Samsung HW-K450 soundbar. Which I tried to connect to my dumb Toshiba HDTV via the included digital optical cable. This is my first experience with TOSLi… --- ## [Trump handed Merkel an invoice for $ 300 billion for providing military protection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-handed-merkel-an-invoice-for-300-billion-for-providing-military-protection/783087)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-handed-merkel-an-invoice-for-300-billion-for-providing-military-protection/783087 "2017-03-28T23:47:52Z")
Yes he really did this and while it’s a stupid stunt I’m not really up on what exactly our obligations are with respect to NATO and the other members toward us. It does seem however that their military expenditures are … --- ## [Why did the Republicans demonize Obamacare so much from the start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-republicans-demonize-obamacare-so-much-from-the-start/783147)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-republicans-demonize-obamacare-so-much-from-the-start/783147 "2017-03-28T21:29:48Z")
It is funny to me to see how the Republicans have put themselves in such a tough situation with health care. They can’t make a more conservative version of Obamacare, since it is already fairly conservative and modeled o… --- ## [I'm really awesome at X, but I also do Y](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-awesome-at-x-but-i-also-do-y/782964)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-awesome-at-x-but-i-also-do-y/782964 "2017-03-28T18:16:27Z")
Been thinking about how we all have good and bad in us, profound qualities along with the mundane. Not interested in a philosophical discussion so much as seeking examples. Especially curious about traits that seem at od… --- ## [Chicagoans: Give up Cubs World Series win for Trump loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicagoans-give-up-cubs-world-series-win-for-trump-loss/783158)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicagoans-give-up-cubs-world-series-win-for-trump-loss/783158 "2017-03-28T13:32:15Z")
Skald had never been this cruel: you have a choice - win the 2016 WS or un-elect Donald Trump. If you choose the WS, you get Trump. If you choose “no” on the Series, you get your preferred candidate (since this is a drea… --- ## [Opinion on Stocks with high dividends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-stocks-with-high-dividends/783111)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-stocks-with-high-dividends/783111 "2017-03-28T06:46:23Z")
What do you guys think about stocks that have dividend yields in the 10-15% range? A lot of the stocks i see that do this are REITs, or other investment companies. Every once in a while i will see a non-investment compa… --- ## [Battery tenders, trickle chargers, and 6 volt 14Ah Power Wheels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-tenders-trickle-chargers-and-6-volt-14ah-power-wheels/783159)
**Author:** [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-tenders-trickle-chargers-and-6-volt-14ah-power-wheels/783159 "2017-03-28T03:56:56Z")
I have a few questions all rolled into one: What is the difference between a trickle charger and a battery tender? Suppose I wanted to purchase the last charger I will ever need. Is there something that can be both, and… --- ## [So what happens if someone dies and the next of kin doesn't want to be involved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happens-if-someone-dies-and-the-next-of-kin-doesnt-want-to-be-involved/783023)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happens-if-someone-dies-and-the-next-of-kin-doesnt-want-to-be-involved/783023 "2017-03-28T02:28:12Z")
So my family is estranged from my father, myself less than the rest of him. (I’ll talk to my father on the phone now and then and even see him once in a great while). He has a few friends in the area but all the other r… --- ## [Why are people in the United States socialized to believe that math is unreasonably difficult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-in-the-united-states-socialized-to-believe-that-math-is-unreasonably-difficult/782782)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-in-the-united-states-socialized-to-believe-that-math-is-unreasonably-difficult/782782 "2017-03-27T23:32:30Z")
… --- ## [Polls useless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-useless/783093)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-useless/783093 "2017-03-27T23:25:48Z")
So, in a post Trump world… Are polls useless? I had an argument in this group many years ago. It was about things that happen in the black community. Folks who disagreed with me were mainly 1. Not black and 2., really … --- ## ["we have the rule of law"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-the-rule-of-law/782953)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-the-rule-of-law/782953 "2017-03-27T19:35:24Z")
What exactly does that mean? I’ve heard many people state this\*. Does ‘rule’ mean like the rule of a king, as a king might rule over a kingdom. Or does it mean a rule like don’t run in the halls. I’m sure I could go… --- ## [Revolvers Then and Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolvers-then-and-now/783128)
**Author:** [@Avery\_Weisman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avery_Weisman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolvers-then-and-now/783128 "2017-03-27T18:33:35Z")
I’m interested in DA revolvers. Looking at past models, a number of evolutions seem to have occurred. First, you have \> 6 shot cylinders now. Second, you have fewer one-piece barrels and ejector shrouds. That’s as far as… --- ## [Gender, Sex (aka Physical Bodyparts?) and Gender Politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-sex-aka-physical-bodyparts-and-gender-politics/782906)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-sex-aka-physical-bodyparts-and-gender-politics/782906 "2017-03-27T17:31:17Z")
Many folks in the transgender community speak or write about having a sort of schematic diagram in the brain, one that told them that despite the morphological body they were born with, they were SUPPOSED to have a diffe… --- ## [What happens next with Obamacare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-next-with-obamacare/783037)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-next-with-obamacare/783037 "2017-03-27T17:27:10Z")
Well we dodged a major bullet this week. Imho The Republicans hastily thrown together health care plan went down in flames. Obamacare does have serious problems that has to be addressed. It’s not sustainable unless som… --- ## [Time for new smart phones. Should we get the latest and greatest, or will last year's models do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-smart-phones-should-we-get-the-latest-and-greatest-or-will-last-years-models-do/783105)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-new-smart-phones-should-we-get-the-latest-and-greatest-or-will-last-years-models-do/783105 "2017-03-27T14:47:10Z")
My husband and I have kept our “old” Samsung Galaxy S5’s for three years. We’ve been overall very happy with them, but my camera has stopped working correctly, and his screen is broken at one corner (we’re hard on our ph… --- ## [How do real estate transactions work at the level of Trump (and his ilk)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-real-estate-transactions-work-at-the-level-of-trump-and-his-ilk/782972)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-real-estate-transactions-work-at-the-level-of-trump-and-his-ilk/782972 "2017-03-27T14:43:40Z")
I’ve bought and sold a few houses in my day, and usually paper checks or wire transfers are involved to cover earnest money and down payments. Then at some point the participating parties go to a lawyer’s office or the l… --- ## [Relationship between the German Military and the SS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-between-the-german-military-and-the-ss/783102)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-between-the-german-military-and-the-ss/783102 "2017-03-27T04:15:04Z")
So the SS seems to have had a similar rank structure to the Army, you could have an SS major or an Army Major. My question is was an Army officer treated as equivalent to an SS officer? Like if you had a SS Major doing s… --- ## [Enforceability of subjective traffic laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforceability-of-subjective-traffic-laws/777650)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforceability-of-subjective-traffic-laws/777650 "2017-03-26T23:22:15Z")
Are traffic laws that contain an element of driver judgment enforceable? For instance, a statute regarding traffic control signals indicates that drivers shall stop for yellow lights before entering the intersection or … --- ## [What large companies have you had good luck negotiating with for a better deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-large-companies-have-you-had-good-luck-negotiating-with-for-a-better-deal/782988)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-large-companies-have-you-had-good-luck-negotiating-with-for-a-better-deal/782988 "2017-03-26T19:40:21Z")
I am not poor but I hate being screwed out of an available deal. I always look for money saving opportunities. Some of those just involve getting on the phone and telling the rep that you aren’t going to pay full price a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=634) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=636)