# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=639 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 640 --- ## [Can you bend just the last joint of your fingers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bend-just-the-last-joint-of-your-fingers/200240)
**Author:** [@cdhostage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdhostage)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bend-just-the-last-joint-of-your-fingers/200240 "2017-03-19T15:53:53Z")
Not your thumbs, but any of the four fingers on each hand. It’s odd - neither I nor anyone I speak to can bend the last joint of their figners without bending the second-to-last. Is there a good reason for this? --- ## [What if Japan hadn't surrendered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-japan-hadnt-surrendered/781874)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-japan-hadnt-surrendered/781874 "2017-03-19T12:33:52Z")
If Japan had refused to surrender and forced the invasion of the home islands what would have happened? I have a feeling that as fanatical as they were about fighting to the last man and the fact that civilians were comm… --- ## [Help me abandon NYC and move to southern California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-abandon-nyc-and-move-to-southern-california/782186)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-abandon-nyc-and-move-to-southern-california/782186 "2017-03-19T08:21:49Z")
Nyc native here, loved here 48 years and am employed in an internal bank. I’m over NYC…the weather, the cost, the people who visit, etc…want to move to a place where the sun is fierce and warm most of the time. Don’t m… --- ## [THERE IS NO GOD! I have proof!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-god-i-have-proof/782405)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-god-i-have-proof/782405 "2017-03-18T21:38:18Z")
No, not really. But if I did have proof that somehow convinced\* everybody on the planet \*what would the result of revealing it? --- ## [Collaborative experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collaborative-experiment/782341)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collaborative-experiment/782341 "2017-03-18T21:37:01Z")
Suppose you wanted to form a group that would develop a metaforical --- ## [Should the President be examined by independent health and mental health professionals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-president-be-examined-by-independent-health-and-mental-health-professionals/782395)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-president-be-examined-by-independent-health-and-mental-health-professionals/782395 "2017-03-18T17:24:52Z")
First off, while this thought is triggered by the current occupant of the White House, I intend it to refer to any and all Presidents. (For that matter - any leader of any country. This isn’t an exclusively American is… --- ## [Obfuscation and distraction in business transactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obfuscation-and-distraction-in-business-transactions/782475)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obfuscation-and-distraction-in-business-transactions/782475 "2017-03-18T14:41:47Z")
Supporters and detractors agree: D.T. says some “wild” things! Let’s suppose that some of these pronouncements are made in a calculated effort to distract us from noticing things some might consider even more outrageous.… --- ## ['London Bridge is Down': official plans following the death of QEII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-bridge-is-down-official-plans-following-the-death-of-qeii/782340)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-bridge-is-down-official-plans-following-the-death-of-qeii/782340 "2017-03-18T14:01:27Z")
I’m no monarchist but, wow, what a read: London Bridge is Down - what happens next … … and so it goes on; it’s a long and fascinating read. --- ## [Hurray! Auto emission standards reduced! Phew!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurray-auto-emission-standards-reduced-phew/782262)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurray-auto-emission-standards-reduced-phew/782262 "2017-03-18T08:12:28Z")
Thanks, Don! Now my life will improve because\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Please fill in the blank --- ## [Tell me about your experience "harvesting" a stool sample for you physicians lab.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-harvesting-a-stool-sample-for-you-physicians-lab/782389)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-harvesting-a-stool-sample-for-you-physicians-lab/782389 "2017-03-18T03:41:23Z")
C’mon. Confess… confess. --- ## [Why do so many feel the need to tell others they are exercising wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-feel-the-need-to-tell-others-they-are-exercising-wrong/782313)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-feel-the-need-to-tell-others-they-are-exercising-wrong/782313 "2017-03-18T01:43:51Z")
A more creative person would turn this into a good Pit rant but I have not that sort of mind. Not funny enough and more of annoyed than angry. But the behavior is too common and not just here. People who with evangelical… --- ## [What kind of car should I get? (Need answer sort of fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-should-i-get-need-answer-sort-of-fast/782192)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-should-i-get-need-answer-sort-of-fast/782192 "2017-03-18T01:31:45Z")
I was in an auto accident last week. My car (a 2010 Honda Fit) was totaled, but the insurance company gave me a good chunk of change. Now I need to buy a new car. The easiest thing to do would be to combine the insuran… --- ## [Is it St. Patty's Day or St. Paddy's Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-st-pattys-day-or-st-paddys-day/782391)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-st-pattys-day-or-st-paddys-day/782391 "2017-03-18T00:29:37Z")
Before you pass out, please answer this important question. --- ## [Home buying sanity check Round 2: Comps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-buying-sanity-check-round-2-comps/782343)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-buying-sanity-check-round-2-comps/782343 "2017-03-17T23:17:40Z")
So we decided to try to buy The House. Call it FOO. My offer was 8% below the listing price. The seller rejected the offer, and cited the recent sale of a comp (BAR) in the neighborhood, which sold for just over the li… --- ## [What are the worst vices to have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-vices-to-have/782156)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-vices-to-have/782156 "2017-03-17T21:23:59Z")
I have an ex-colleague who has both drunk and smoked heavily for years, so far without any (apparent) negative effects. This got me to wondering which of the more ‘common’ vices have the most serious impacts. Let’s consi… --- ## [London to Beijing by Bicycle = feasible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-to-beijing-by-bicycle-feasible/594485)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-to-beijing-by-bicycle-feasible/594485 "2017-03-17T19:42:41Z")
I’ve had this idea on my mind for a while now and I think I will do this in the next few years, I just wanted some advice as to what I should get or take with me, how much money I need, how to avoid my bike being stolen … --- ## [A Day Without \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Protests. Were you affected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-without-_______-protests-were-you-affected/781762)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-without-_______-protests-were-you-affected/781762 "2017-03-17T19:09:07Z")
How noticeable were the effects of the “Day Without” protests in your area? I encountered no evidence of either protest here (DFW - N Texas). On the day without immigrants, our (all Hispanic) lawn crew came later than… --- ## [Do you read QR Codes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-qr-codes/781907)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-qr-codes/781907 "2017-03-17T18:04:17Z")
They’re everywhere these days. Those funny looking squares on ads in magazines with strange black shapes and squiggles in them. You download a free phone app, point your camera at the square and it takes you to the compa… --- ## [home callus removers - any good ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-callus-removers-any-good-ones/782195)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-callus-removers-any-good-ones/782195 "2017-03-17T17:40:33Z")
It’s winter and my heels are those of a scaly monster. I have tried the razors and only succeeded in hurting myself. I tried the PediEgg but didn’t give it a real chance. I don’t mind a pedicure but let’s assume I am … --- ## [Guys and pot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-pot/782183)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-pot/782183 "2017-03-17T16:40:11Z")
Why do you think it is that guys are so much more likely to use or get hooked on weed than girls are? I’ve known lots of girls who smoked, but the major potheads were all guys. They seem to keep it up throughout their … --- ## [Can I get a decent and affordable 5.1 stereo system. I'm a total novice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-a-decent-and-affordable-5-1-stereo-system-im-a-total-novice/782103)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-a-decent-and-affordable-5-1-stereo-system-im-a-total-novice/782103 "2017-03-17T16:10:32Z")
My current setup is I have a 5.1 system, but it was a $40 Logitech set of computer speakers. There is no hdmi or optical input options. There is a 3.5 jack and I use that to play music. Also the speakers are not set up f… --- ## [How far is too far in persuing nazis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-too-far-in-persuing-nazis/782125)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-too-far-in-persuing-nazis/782125 "2017-03-17T15:48:21Z")
So there is a story today on msn about a 98 year old man accused of being an SS commander who massacred some polish villages. I understand the idea that going after each and every Nazi but considering the extreme age an… --- ## [Miss work as a political protest, get fired. Fair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-work-as-a-political-protest-get-fired-fair/780297)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-work-as-a-political-protest-get-fired-fair/780297 "2017-03-17T13:53:50Z")
"The 18 employees at Bradley Coatings, Incorporated in Nolensville, Tennessee told their supervisors on Wednesday they’d be taking part in the nationwide movement. Then, on Thursday, they were told they no longer had … --- ## [Ladies: What's up with: "He makes me feel safe..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-up-with-he-makes-me-feel-safe/339475)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-up-with-he-makes-me-feel-safe/339475 "2006-01-13T04:43:19Z")
…when I’m around him."? So the gal I’m currently dating right now made this remark to me the other day. I’ve had other GF’s say this to me and I’ve heard women in general say this about certain guys. Don’t get me wrong… --- ## ["Hell-In-A-Handbasket" books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-in-a-handbasket-books/782168)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-in-a-handbasket-books/782168 "2017-03-17T10:04:14Z")
I’m not going to cite any specific books of the type in that title but I am referring to the sort that are addressing things like the dire consequences of, for example, climate change. They all seem to follow the follow… --- ## [Is being a health pundit bad for your health?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-a-health-pundit-bad-for-your-health/782315)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-a-health-pundit-bad-for-your-health/782315 "2017-03-17T03:20:52Z")
Newest one being Henry Lodge, author the “Younger next year …” series (never read 'em but from the article they seem to be full of reasonable common sense advice sold with an evolutionary pitch) not making out of his 50s… --- ## [Can I say something (new wind chimes)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-say-something-new-wind-chimes/782239)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-say-something-new-wind-chimes/782239 "2017-03-17T03:02:03Z")
My neighbor just got new wind chimes; they are annoying & annoyingly loud, & at least in the past couple of (windy) days, have been playing virtually nonstop. I could hear them two stories up, with the windows closed, o… --- ## [If your wife or SO told she had fellated a male stripper is that a deal breaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-wife-or-so-told-she-had-fellated-a-male-stripper-is-that-a-deal-breaker/467633)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-wife-or-so-told-she-had-fellated-a-male-stripper-is-that-a-deal-breaker/467633 "2017-03-17T02:52:58Z")
Per the My Husband is at a Strip Club and I Can’t Stop Cryingthread The closest analogy to what he did is a woman sucking a male strippers penis at all male shows, and if you doubt it happens with some regularity there … --- ## [Driving the car of my dreams: Jeep Wrangler Unlimited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-the-car-of-my-dreams-jeep-wrangler-unlimited/782213)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-the-car-of-my-dreams-jeep-wrangler-unlimited/782213 "2017-03-17T01:18:07Z")
So for years now I’ve been lusting after the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (the four-door version of the Wrangler). I know, I know, I know … it’s (1) overpriced, (2) not fuel efficient, (3) unreliable, (4) expensive to mainta… --- ## ["Why Most People Will Never Be Successful" - Does this philosophy make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-most-people-will-never-be-successful-does-this-philosophy-make-sense/781520)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-most-people-will-never-be-successful-does-this-philosophy-make-sense/781520 "2017-03-17T01:14:46Z")
Re this article “Why Most People Will Never Be Successful”. The thesis seems to be we’ve got to cut out everything in life that’s petty and mundane and focus on that which truly engages us then we will be “high quality”… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=638) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=640)