# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=641 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 642 --- ## [What is right and what is wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-right-and-what-is-wrong/782174)
**Author:** [@misterlucas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterlucas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-right-and-what-is-wrong/782174 "2017-03-14T19:37:15Z")
I think this will be an interesting topic to share. Say you have a 3 year relationship with a girl that you fall in love with that has problems with her mental state because of her childhood ( father never around, alway… --- ## [How to build wealth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-build-wealth/781563)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-build-wealth/781563 "2017-03-14T18:55:58Z")
For reference, my wife and I are in our mid-30s, with no kids. We plan to have kids soon. We both work full time. Things have been going well for us and I recognize that we’re very, very fortunate. We’re beginning to… --- ## [Urgent - how to get bladder to drain when MD screws up script](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-how-to-get-bladder-to-drain-when-md-screws-up-script/782034)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-how-to-get-bladder-to-drain-when-md-screws-up-script/782034 "2017-03-14T17:32:25Z")
Anyone following disaster of kidney failure knows: serious, life-treatening kidney failure, now reduced to to constant-full bladder which will not drain. doc was supposed to call in flomax, but pharmacy has no record. … --- ## [Would I have been contacted about this parking ticket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-have-been-contacted-about-this-parking-ticket/781988)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-have-been-contacted-about-this-parking-ticket/781988 "2017-03-14T03:30:58Z")
I got a parking ticket in Bloomington, Indiana, in 2008. I did the online appeals process but never heard anything about it again. I’m not sure if the process was the same then as it is now: they say they’ll contact you … --- ## [Who was the most surprising or unexpected choice for Pope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-surprising-or-unexpected-choice-for-pope/781968)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-surprising-or-unexpected-choice-for-pope/781968 "2017-03-14T02:29:29Z")
I was thinking about this today, the Catholic Church has a long history, which papal election had the most unexpected result? Only actually verified historical persons and not figures like Pope Joan if possible. Thanks … --- ## [Women what do you find attractive in a man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-do-you-find-attractive-in-a-man/781536)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-do-you-find-attractive-in-a-man/781536 "2017-03-14T01:15:12Z")
Something I’ve never quite been able to figure out is what exactly women like. I’m not talking about thinks like personality or such. I want to know purely from a physical/visual sense. --- ## [Submitting State Taxes... (not seeking advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submitting-state-taxes-not-seeking-advice/782057)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submitting-state-taxes-not-seeking-advice/782057 "2017-03-14T00:49:55Z")
This is my first time submitting taxes to two US States. Usually, I submit electronically to the Feds and one State form. This time, however, I don’t want to pay to submit to additional States. So, I am submitting to the… --- ## [Will this lead to bipartisan gun control legislation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-lead-to-bipartisan-gun-control-legislation/780965)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-lead-to-bipartisan-gun-control-legislation/780965 "2017-03-14T00:02:36Z")
For years, sensible gun control legislation has been pretty much off the table. There’s a fringe group that opposes any restrictions on firearms at all, and they have managed to get a lot of people at least nominally on … --- ## [Tax Accounting Question (Prospective Changes vs Amending Prior Returns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-accounting-question-prospective-changes-vs-amending-prior-returns/780951)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-accounting-question-prospective-changes-vs-amending-prior-returns/780951 "2017-03-13T19:35:36Z")
Here’s the specific question (though I imagine it would have broader application): Suppose you took out a mortgage on your house in order to fund certain investments. Now, the rules on mortgage deductions is that they’r… --- ## [Northern New Mexico: Where is the Desert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-new-mexico-where-is-the-desert/781934)
**Author:** [@Subtlety\_Wrecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subtlety_Wrecks)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-new-mexico-where-is-the-desert/781934 "2017-03-13T19:17:57Z")
I’ll be in northern NM in late May with my siblings to spread the ashes of our mother. Sad story but it’s been 5 months so it’s not quite as sad anymore. She had a very non-specific request of having the ashes spread in… --- ## [Growing, growing...GONE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-growing-gone/781945)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-growing-gone/781945 "2017-03-13T17:33:29Z")
I am a simple fellow who is inclined to believe that economies can’t possibly grow forever and sees that more growth only means more consumption. Therefore I kind of cringe whenever I hear anyone talk about “economic gro… --- ## [Musk glands in humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-glands-in-humans/782059)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-glands-in-humans/782059 "2017-03-13T16:51:52Z")
For as long as I can remember I have had a small pocket on my right shoulder that would form a small lump under the skin. I can easily drain it with a small amount of pressure. I have always thought it was similar to a b… --- ## [Help! Vet is stumped.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-vet-is-stumped/782019)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-vet-is-stumped/782019 "2017-03-13T14:48:11Z")
Several days ago I made a thread about my dog and her chronic nocturnal vomiting and, as of last week, we are no closer to knowing why. So you don’t have to look for the previous thread: Mysti, a Husky/Border Collie of… --- ## [Point me in the direction of careers that merely require a nebulous bachelor's degree.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/point-me-in-the-direction-of-careers-that-merely-require-a-nebulous-bachelors-degree/781768)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/point-me-in-the-direction-of-careers-that-merely-require-a-nebulous-bachelors-degree/781768 "2017-03-13T14:02:44Z")
My bold dreams of acquiring a PhD and securing a life in academe went up in flames a few days ago. While I still may go to grad school eventually, it won’t be for a few years from now, after I’ve made far more money tha… --- ## [Using a TV as a computer monitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-tv-as-a-computer-monitor/781829)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-tv-as-a-computer-monitor/781829 "2017-03-13T13:59:24Z")
I once upon a time tried to use a 720 TV as a computer monitor, and the picture was jagged and kind of dumb. If I get a 1080p TV does that solve the problem? What other things should I be considering if I want to use thi… --- ## [Sexual Orientation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-orientation/781869)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-orientation/781869 "2017-03-13T10:27:29Z")
In my talks, such as the talk I gave last week in Manhattan, I mention Jeff. Jeff is a gay entertainer; he does a show at the microphone where he intersperses personal anecdotes with edgy humor. Jeff, like me, is and h… --- ## [US + A bomb + D-Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-a-bomb-d-day/781909)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-a-bomb-d-day/781909 "2017-03-13T05:36:14Z")
If the US had the atomic bomb at the time would we have used it against Germany to avoid D-Day? It would have saved countless lives and the war in Europe would have presumably ended much soon one would think. Or would th… --- ## [Straight female vs. gay male turn-ons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-female-vs-gay-male-turn-ons/781943)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-female-vs-gay-male-turn-ons/781943 "2017-03-13T05:22:42Z")
Are there any consistent ways in which what gay males find attractive or arousing differs from what works for heterosexual females? In particular, are there any dead giveaways that something was intended to appeal to gay… --- ## [Don't want baby = not entitled to know about it, ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-want-baby-not-entitled-to-know-about-it-ever/781891)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-want-baby-not-entitled-to-know-about-it-ever/781891 "2017-03-13T04:14:35Z")
I have a co-worker who became pregnant 6 years ago and the father told her he wanted her to have a termination. She hasn’t spoken to him since, had the baby and says she never will talk to the father again, claiming he … --- ## [Replacement Windows (hopefully I have the right forum for this)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-windows-hopefully-i-have-the-right-forum-for-this/780388)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-windows-hopefully-i-have-the-right-forum-for-this/780388 "2017-03-13T04:10:26Z")
Has anyone had any experience replacing windows, specifically with hurricane rated impact windows? I’ve gotten a few bids, and am finding the price prohibitavely expensive with variation between bids, despite some of t… --- ## [People who got their driver's license later down the line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-got-their-drivers-license-later-down-the-line/265128)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-got-their-drivers-license-later-down-the-line/265128 "2017-03-13T01:57:01Z")
Sometimes I feel like I’m the only person who didn’t get his driver’s license at 16 :mad: I have my license now, and in the grand scheme of things, those three extra years of driving would not have made any significant d… --- ## [A convenient way to carry large amounts of coins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-convenient-way-to-carry-large-amounts-of-coins/781204)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-convenient-way-to-carry-large-amounts-of-coins/781204 "2017-03-12T22:22:52Z")
I currently have the following on me right now: $23 in one dollar coins (small ones, Susan B. Anthony and golden coins) $20.50 in halves, $1.75 in quarters, 20¢ in dimes, 20¢ in nickles, and 10¢ in pennies This ha… --- ## [Timeshare sales resistance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeshare-sales-resistance/781124)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeshare-sales-resistance/781124 "2017-03-12T22:18:21Z")
I’ve read a few threads here about timeshare sales, and elsewhere, and I’ve encountered the idea that even people who go in knowing that buying timeshares at retail is a bad idea will sometimes be convinced to buy them. … --- ## [Retired certs on resume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-certs-on-resume/782002)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-certs-on-resume/782002 "2017-03-12T19:59:22Z")
I have the CompTIA Healthcare IT certification, which was retired on 3/1/2017. Anyone who had the cert current at the retirement date, which I did, will have it for life. Should I keep it on my resume? If so, for how … --- ## [Easiest Colonoscopy Ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-colonoscopy-ever/781143)
**Author:** [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-colonoscopy-ever/781143 "2017-03-12T18:57:51Z")
My doctor’s instructions, said that I could eat regular meals before the day of clear liquids only. Instead I spent the 2 days before the clear liquid diet eating chicken and rice soup (with extra rice), and chicken wit… --- ## [Cleaning silk pillowcases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-silk-pillowcases/781944)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-silk-pillowcases/781944 "2017-03-12T14:47:35Z")
Recently, I indulged in a pair of silk pillowcases. Anyway, they’ve been on for a couple of weeks and I’m guessing it’s time to clean them, so I’ve taken them off and replaced them with another pair of pillowcases. They … --- ## [Best Way To Use My Finances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-use-my-finances/781666)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-use-my-finances/781666 "2017-03-12T03:41:30Z")
Looking for a little insight into my situation, hopefully from dopers who have lived through it and either made the right choice, or in hindsight, would have done things differently. I am currently 26 years old Self-em… --- ## [Why does feeling attractive feel creepy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-feeling-attractive-feel-creepy/781701)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-feeling-attractive-feel-creepy/781701 "2017-03-12T03:03:51Z")
The thread asking what makes men attractive to women got me musing about the idea of overall physical attraction. And I thought a place where I’m anonymous and no one knows what I look like might be a good place to ask … --- ## [Numismatists: are old coins more valuable with/without patina?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismatists-are-old-coins-more-valuable-with-without-patina/781863)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismatists-are-old-coins-more-valuable-with-without-patina/781863 "2017-03-12T00:40:15Z")
I have some Japanese coins dating back over approximately 100 years. Some of them are very well weathered/tarnished. I am considering selling them, and wondering whether I should clean/polish them before putting them u… --- ## [Why aren't pants sized in odd inches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-pants-sized-in-odd-inches/781845)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-pants-sized-in-odd-inches/781845 "2017-03-11T23:33:11Z")
I am always in between even sizes. 36 is just too tight, 38 has to be bunched up with a belt. I have discovered Dockers Comfort Waistband, which is a hidden elastic section that works well. It does not look like a Sans-a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=640) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=642)