# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=654 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 655 --- ## [Hypothetical Question, RE: Mexico Invasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-question-re-mexico-invasion/779034)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-question-re-mexico-invasion/779034 "2017-02-09T00:01:34Z")
So hypothetically speaking if Trump were to follow through his “intervention joke”/ threat with Mexico what would happen? If we (United States) invaded Mexico how would it look/ go down? Would Mexico put up much of a fi… --- ## [Still seeing my ex-girlfriend. Interesting turn of situation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-seeing-my-ex-girlfriend-interesting-turn-of-situation/779344)
**Author:** [@misterlucas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterlucas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-seeing-my-ex-girlfriend-interesting-turn-of-situation/779344 "2017-02-08T21:01:59Z")
I have met this girl 3 years ago, but at some point ( after 8 months ) we made some mistakes and we couldn’t be as we were at the start. We both were waiting for the other one to do things while we didn’t much ourselves.… --- ## [che](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/che/779346)
**Author:** [@ray\_c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ray_c)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/che/779346 "2017-02-08T20:05:08Z")
One point only, on che yoll miss the point, who eventually bevomes the leader of your so called failed war --- ## [Is that a dog or a horse...looking for info on some 'giant' breeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-dog-or-a-horse-looking-for-info-on-some-giant-breeds/778797)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-dog-or-a-horse-looking-for-info-on-some-giant-breeds/778797 "2017-02-08T17:21:44Z")
I am looking for personal anecdotes and stories about some “Giant” dog breeds. We want one that is big enough to offer a feeling of security, without being too aggressive, since I intend to train the dog for some Service… --- ## [Girlfriend is moving away. How do we end it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-is-moving-away-how-do-we-end-it/287013)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-is-moving-away-how-do-we-end-it/287013 "2013-04-09T20:54:35Z")
She got an incredible job promotion which regrettably involves a transfer out of state. She made the decision to accept it about a month ago. Neither of us has any interest in a long-distance relationship. We are making … --- ## [Help - friend can't find important tax form](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-friend-cant-find-important-tax-form/779321)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-friend-cant-find-important-tax-form/779321 "2017-02-08T17:09:19Z")
My friend can not find her 1099c Clearance of Debt form for filing her taxes. She called the IRS and said they weren’t helpful. They said to call the creditor but the debt was combined from 3 cards and the 1099c was for… --- ## [What would be your "Dances with Wolves" style name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731 "2017-02-08T16:29:46Z")
I think mine would be “Nitpicks Annoyingly”. Either that, or “Eats Hummus”. --- ## [So I resigned from my promotion - resume question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-resigned-from-my-promotion-resume-question/779257)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-resigned-from-my-promotion-resume-question/779257 "2017-02-08T15:24:58Z")
Yeah, I know. I talked about it on here a few times - I was really excited about the job, I was looking forward to it, etc etc etc - but when it actually came down to it, the people who I was working with who felt that … --- ## [Why do Humans Have Sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-have-sex/778391)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-have-sex/778391 "2017-02-01T21:53:25Z")
This isnt a topic I talk about alot but I found this article “Why Do We Have Sex?” to be a good read. I’ll spare you the details but when it comes down to it, why do we have sex? After you get past the usual reasons of … --- ## [Go back in time and change the election - How would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-back-in-time-and-change-the-election-how-would-you/778921)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-back-in-time-and-change-the-election-how-would-you/778921 "2017-02-08T08:22:05Z")
Because the one thing that the SDMB is lacking is another thread about Trump… I was talking with some friends this past week, and we were talking about how the media kept getting it wrong when it came to predictions abo… --- ## ["com.android.systemui has stopped" - Anyone else getting this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/com-android-systemui-has-stopped-anyone-else-getting-this/777561)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/com-android-systemui-has-stopped-anyone-else-getting-this/777561 "2017-01-20T00:44:56Z")
Its an annoying bug that won’t lide you swipe closed running programs I’ve tried a lot of different approaches recommended on the internet to resolve this error, but it still keeps happening. Is it a virus? Planned Ob… --- ## [Looking for a phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-phone/778872)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-phone/778872 "2017-02-08T06:10:46Z")
Until today, I have had a phone that has the same cost to/from anywhere in North America, $15/month plus tax for 50 minutes a month. I actually used it 3 times yesterday. Today it doesn’t work. When I called the compa… --- ## [Bathroom walls - the ultimate message board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-walls-the-ultimate-message-board/705246)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-walls-the-ultimate-message-board/705246 "2017-02-08T02:32:00Z")
I found this great article on bathroom wall writing. Some quotes: “Well sung of Yore, a Bard of Wit/That some Folks read, but all Folks shit/But now the Case is alter’d quite/Since all who come to Boghouse write.” from … --- ## [Trying to set Windows 10 Default Programs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-set-windows-10-default-programs/779294)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-set-windows-10-default-programs/779294 "2017-02-08T01:46:37Z")
Start, settings, choose default apps… I want to set “Windows Media Player” as my default music player. I click, and that is one of the options. (Along with Groove Music, which is the current default, and IrFanView.) … --- ## [How can these houses be afforded ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-these-houses-be-afforded/779126)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-these-houses-be-afforded/779126 "2017-02-08T01:32:41Z")
This is a new sub-division just outside of Fort Worth. http://walshtx.com/ The MINIMUM price of the houses there is just short of 300k with the higher priced ones being closer to 2-3 million and most of the land is on … --- ## [Windows 7 thumbnails not displaying after malware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-thumbnails-not-displaying-after-malware/779268)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-thumbnails-not-displaying-after-malware/779268 "2017-02-08T00:44:15Z")
I was on the internet and got a pop up and some thing running in the background and now thumbnails are displaying really slow and some cases not displaying at all. I ran Malwarebyte and Microsoft security essentials and… --- ## [Tinkerbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinkerbell/779075)
**Author:** [@kandsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kandsb)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinkerbell/779075 "2017-02-07T22:42:09Z")
My wife and I have a bet you have to settle, We have been coming to WDW for many yeas and love the place. We like to meet and greet a lot. We have taled about the DIFFERENT cast member we see, SO the bet is How many cast… --- ## [Do calls/letters to congressmen from other places make a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-calls-letters-to-congressmen-from-other-places-make-a-difference/779265)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-calls-letters-to-congressmen-from-other-places-make-a-difference/779265 "2017-02-07T22:42:02Z")
I have always figured that in matters that were relatively closely debated, our congressmen would pay attention to their constituents regarding upcoming votes. They tally the pros and cons and vote in ways that will lik… --- ## [You are now a godlike entity, how do you choose to present yourself to people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-now-a-godlike-entity-how-do-you-choose-to-present-yourself-to-people/778863)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-now-a-godlike-entity-how-do-you-choose-to-present-yourself-to-people/778863 "2017-02-07T20:06:41Z")
For reasons of plot you have been chosen to become a demigod, with almost total omnipotence and control over your local corner of reality. However because you now exist in a different dimension that cannot be observed o… --- ## [Places to find a lawyer for debt defense? (NJ)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-find-a-lawyer-for-debt-defense-nj/779195)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-find-a-lawyer-for-debt-defense-nj/779195 "2017-02-07T19:52:22Z")
I’m being sued by an entity that claims they’ve purchased an old debt. Unfortunately I have no records of this account except for a payment 4+ years ago I apparently made. I’m not really sure about any of the claims bein… --- ## [Car rental advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-rental-advice/779105)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-rental-advice/779105 "2017-02-07T19:23:39Z")
Who do you use when flying into a large airport? What company works best for you? My wife and I have had good luck and bad. Got a Volvo XC60 out of Houston on our last trip. The car was fine once we figured it out. … --- ## [Poll: For what crime(s) would you turn in a loved one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-what-crime-s-would-you-turn-in-a-loved-one/610510)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-what-crime-s-would-you-turn-in-a-loved-one/610510 "2017-02-07T18:32:54Z")
The Unabomber was finally caught when David Kaczynski became convinced that his own brother was the long-sought anonymous killer, and provided crucial information to the FBI. If a loved one of yours kept committing cr… --- ## [Safe stocks to invest $12k?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-stocks-to-invest-12k/778985)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-stocks-to-invest-12k/778985 "2017-02-07T17:09:56Z")
I sold my truck (finally!) and want to put 12k in some “safe” stocks that have a chance of weathering whatever is coming down the line with Trump uncertainty. Recommendations? I was thinking Google, Berkshire Hathaway …… --- ## [Zap! You're an invisible pink unicorn!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zap-youre-an-invisible-pink-unicorn/778517)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zap-youre-an-invisible-pink-unicorn/778517 "2017-02-07T16:57:06Z")
It’s a morning in late spring and you’re out for a walk. The Flying Spaghetti Monster extends a noodly appendage and transforms you into an invisible pink unicorn. What do you do? You may be invisible but you still smel… --- ## [Tipping the carpet cleaner-- need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-the-carpet-cleaner-need-answer-fast/629692)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-the-carpet-cleaner-need-answer-fast/629692 "2012-07-28T17:16:57Z")
Do you generally tip carpet cleaners? If so, how much? They’re here now, and we just thought of this… --- ## [Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-museum-in-dayton-oh/779153)
**Author:** [@Debillw3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debillw3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-museum-in-dayton-oh/779153 "2017-02-07T03:35:14Z")
I’m one of those people who likes getting pictures with museum objects instead of just of them (in most cases, better photos than I can even hope to take can be purchased/downloaded elsewhere if that was all I wanted). I… --- ## [Any Financial Advisers Here? Re: Joint CC Account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-financial-advisers-here-re-joint-cc-account/779177)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-financial-advisers-here-re-joint-cc-account/779177 "2017-02-07T03:10:04Z")
My wife and I both have good credit that we mostly established before we married each other. We each have our own CC accounts (ironically through the same organization). My wife’s card had a small balance to pay off wh… --- ## [Opossums: Cute, or ugly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opossums-cute-or-ugly/778911)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opossums-cute-or-ugly/778911 "2017-02-07T02:58:08Z")
Many people think opossums are hideously ugly. My wife is one of them. I tell her opossums are cute! She says, ‘You think everything is cute! Like those enormous raccoons!’ (She thinks the raccoons up here are entir… --- ## [Why do you drive what you drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drive-what-you-drive/778075)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-drive-what-you-drive/778075 "2017-02-06T20:13:17Z")
I expect people select their vehicles for all sorts of reason, whether fiscal, prestige, power (of the car and/or the driver), color, safety, manufacturer… There are so many vehicles on the market, it can be overwhelmin… --- ## [Grow alien plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-alien-plants/778795)
**Author:** [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-alien-plants/778795 "2017-02-06T19:19:42Z")
OK, so I just terminated a torrid affair with a sentient being from Arcturus. As a parting gift, it \[he\\she doesn’t apply\] left a cut bouquet of what is best described as iridescent roses. They are not native to this s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=653) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=655)