# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=660 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 661 --- ## [Lower Babysitter Age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lower-babysitter-age/778072)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lower-babysitter-age/778072 "2017-01-25T01:50:10Z")
So I was reading the local free sort of newspaper, and saw a notice by our local fire dept advertising the babysitter qual class. Says for ages 12-15 … WTF\< everybody goes apeshit if you leave a 12 year old home alone, … --- ## ["Run Government Like a Business" - Here We Go!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-government-like-a-business-here-we-go/777109)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-government-like-a-business-here-we-go/777109 "2017-01-25T01:21:45Z")
It occurred to me, from a comment in another thread about Trumpy expecting to be a CEO who barks orders only to have all his underlings (like, Congress) to scurry about making things happen, that we’re about to see the v… --- ## [Extract fossil from rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extract-fossil-from-rock/777971)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extract-fossil-from-rock/777971 "2017-01-25T00:02:09Z")
Last summer, on a visit to the in-laws’ house, during a walk around their property (they own about 150 acres, mostly of dense woods) I found a palm-sized rock near a creek with what appear to be several crinoid fossil(s)… --- ## [My birthday present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-birthday-present/778084)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-birthday-present/778084 "2017-01-25T00:00:05Z")
Everyday I walk past this barbershop. It has a description of a “Shaving Ceremony” in the window. I have coveted it for many years. I have shaved this face for over 50 years. And I thought it would be a great present … --- ## [Falling in love with someone who saved your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-someone-who-saved-your-life/690136)
**Author:** [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-someone-who-saved-your-life/690136 "2017-01-24T21:51:12Z")
It happens in TV and movies, but I’ve never known of it in real life. Has anyone here ever developed feelings for someone who saved your life, or saved someone’s life and they developed feelings for you? Or have you ev… --- ## [Trying to find a cave with lots of fish! In NE USA.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-cave-with-lots-of-fish-in-ne-usa/777712)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-cave-with-lots-of-fish-in-ne-usa/777712 "2017-01-24T21:27:49Z")
Hope that title gets people in here :wink: I’m trying to find a cave that I went to with a family friend who is now long gone. We went there I’d say around 20 or so years ago, and I’m thinking it was probably around Pen… --- ## [Help me identify this weird thing I found on my floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-weird-thing-i-found-on-my-floor/777962)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-weird-thing-i-found-on-my-floor/777962 "2017-01-24T19:28:53Z")
This morning when I came downstairs, I found a weird thing on my floor, and I have no idea what it is. Here’s a photo of it. It’s about 1" long, dark brown, and kind of rubbery in consistency. As you can see from the b… --- ## [Here's my opinion on all of this... \[presidential politics\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-opinion-on-all-of-this-presidential-politics/777711)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-opinion-on-all-of-this-presidential-politics/777711 "2017-01-24T19:14:55Z")
Elections and campaigns are always somewhat divisive. But this last presidential election is by far the worst in my opinion. Every internet forum that I participate in is chock full of “get the bum out” and also “hail … --- ## [You almost got distracted from Trump abolishing funding to Planned Parenthood today, didn't you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-almost-got-distracted-from-trump-abolishing-funding-to-planned-parenthood-today-didnt-you/777970)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-almost-got-distracted-from-trump-abolishing-funding-to-planned-parenthood-today-didnt-you/777970 "2017-01-24T18:32:45Z")
From Huffpo: And all we were talking about today, was the numbers of visitors to the inauguration and the Womens Marches. Trump bested the liberals again. --- ## [Ever had a Stubhub problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-stubhub-problem/777826)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-stubhub-problem/777826 "2017-01-24T18:06:04Z")
I’ve always been wary of the tickets you can print at home and how the first person who gets there to show the barcode gets in. Apparently you just need to trust the person you might by the ticket from. I just bought t… --- ## [Would you make this compromise? To unite country.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-make-this-compromise-to-unite-country/777951)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-make-this-compromise-to-unite-country/777951 "2017-01-24T16:02:14Z")
(I must preface my remarks by saying I am not an American, I’m a Canadian. Canadians have a rare view on all things American. Please be gentle.) The country is so divided, there seems little hope either side is suddenly… --- ## [From Where I Sit: A Liberal Southern Belle's Point of View](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-where-i-sit-a-liberal-southern-belles-point-of-view/777843)
**Author:** [@Grumbacher\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumbacher_Red)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-where-i-sit-a-liberal-southern-belles-point-of-view/777843 "2017-01-24T15:49:19Z")
In reading articles leading up to the Women’s March on Washington, I kept coming across that word “intersectionality”. This seems to be a new buzz word, if I am understanding it properly, to describe overlapping connect… --- ## [How could you kill a terminator using 1984 technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-you-kill-a-terminator-using-1984-technology/777689)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-you-kill-a-terminator-using-1984-technology/777689 "2017-01-24T14:34:56Z")
I don’t know why the terminators were constantly shooting at each other, they had to know that was meaningless and ineffective. That is like throwing rocks at a tank. Good for the plot though, which was the obvious reaso… --- ## [What "procedure" was likely done on George H. W. Bush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-procedure-was-likely-done-on-george-h-w-bush/777567)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-procedure-was-likely-done-on-george-h-w-bush/777567 "2017-01-24T09:40:59Z")
The stories about George Bush (senior) say that he is in the ICU with pneumonia and mentions that a “procedure” was done to “protect and clear his airway” when he was admitted. One story referred to it as surgery. What w… --- ## [Legal question: How to respond to a motion in small claims court.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-how-to-respond-to-a-motion-in-small-claims-court/778005)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-how-to-respond-to-a-motion-in-small-claims-court/778005 "2017-01-24T06:26:46Z")
In Colorado, in small claims court you need to sue where the person lives or where they conduct business. Mrs Cad was paying off a creditor when they violated a court order, refused to take her money and filed for a def… --- ## [Recommend photo management software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-photo-management-software/777838)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-photo-management-software/777838 "2017-01-24T04:20:17Z")
I need to organize my photos. Here’s what I want: We live in the boonies, and can’t get unlimited internet. I don’t want to upload all the pics to the cloud, because that would use up all our data. So not cloud-based. … --- ## [Straight dope on alkaline/ionized water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-alkaline-ionized-water/777999)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-alkaline-ionized-water/777999 "2017-01-24T04:01:47Z")
My wife is having a health care warning (pap smear and biopsy came back with a warning) and suddenly now believes that she needs a $2000 water ionizer to make alkaline water to drink. I want to address her concerns but j… --- ## [Can this weird thing possibly be happening with my computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-weird-thing-possibly-be-happening-with-my-computer/777965)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-weird-thing-possibly-be-happening-with-my-computer/777965 "2017-01-24T01:08:19Z")
I had some random hibernation events over the past several weeks, and the last several times I realized something weird. I typically have my laptop hooked up to a second monitor. I can’t say for sure whether the follow… --- ## [Car/insurance peeps: value diminution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-peeps-value-diminution/777979)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lee_Q)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-peeps-value-diminution/777979 "2017-01-23T23:14:16Z")
A friend’s (2013 Mercedes) was rear-ended, not quite $6k in initial visible damage plus some “supplementals” after they got it pulled apart. The other guy was found at fault, ticketed, etc., and his insurance paid for re… --- ## [In the US, could an agnostic, atheist, and/or gay become president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-could-an-agnostic-atheist-and-or-gay-become-president/777875)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-could-an-agnostic-atheist-and-or-gay-become-president/777875 "2017-01-23T21:58:41Z")
Basically what the title asks. However, I’ll amplify with - given a candidate who is the most qualified, if he or she refused to go to the various church services through indifference or lack of belief, or could potentia… --- ## [Why hyenas tolerate vultures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hyenas-tolerate-vultures/777956)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hyenas-tolerate-vultures/777956 "2017-01-23T21:35:34Z")
I have noticed on films that hyenas seem to be very tolerant of vultures even though they are after the same food. Trying to figure if the vulture somehow benefits the hyena. My first guess would be that the vulture give… --- ## [How difficult is it to operate a rental skid loader or bobcat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-operate-a-rental-skid-loader-or-bobcat/777736)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-operate-a-rental-skid-loader-or-bobcat/777736 "2017-01-23T19:44:34Z")
Skid loader’s are easily rented. They even deliver them. How difficult are they to operate? Im considering a typical landscape job. Peel off the old grass. Smooth out and correct a few drainage issues and spread thr… --- ## [Help me with some aspects of this lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-some-aspects-of-this-lawsuit/777920)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-some-aspects-of-this-lawsuit/777920 "2017-01-23T18:11:33Z")
Right off the bat I’ll mention that we have a lawyer and we also fully intend to settle with the plaintiff either before the court date or at it or however it plays out. We’ve (not to them, just with our lawyer) said th… --- ## [Should a white man with a family history of skin cancer avoid Earl Gray tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-white-man-with-a-family-history-of-skin-cancer-avoid-earl-gray-tea/777738)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-white-man-with-a-family-history-of-skin-cancer-avoid-earl-gray-tea/777738 "2017-01-23T18:02:54Z")
My father died of melanoma at 60. I had a scare last year for a rough discoloration on my bald scalp that turned out to be a mole which eventually vanished. So anyway, out of curiosity I bought a 100 count box of Earl T… --- ## [Are \*ALL\* Gods Immortal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-gods-immortal/777785)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-gods-immortal/777785 "2017-01-23T17:13:27Z")
Isis Rhiannon Thor Venus and a few hundred thousands of others I do not know. or be redundant to those listed. At their peaks, people built temples in their honor, prayed to them, and generally thought they were imm… --- ## [We need to hide human civilisation! (sci-fi hypothetical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-hide-human-civilisation-sci-fi-hypothetical/777581)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-hide-human-civilisation-sci-fi-hypothetical/777581 "2017-01-23T15:38:24Z")
Scenario is that at some point in the near future an alien spaceship lands in one of the worlds capital cities, its occupants are here with a warning, but they can’t stick around to help as they need to leave immediately… --- ## [should the BBC have fired Jeremy Clarkson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-bbc-have-fired-jeremy-clarkson/776967)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-bbc-have-fired-jeremy-clarkson/776967 "2017-01-23T14:17:15Z")
A while back Jeremy Clarkson was sacked from Top Gear by the BBC for assaulting a producer. All three decided to move on and were quickly snapped up by amazon. The new hosts for Top Gear did a terrible job and The Grand … --- ## [Freedom of speech v threats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-of-speech-v-threats/777835)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-of-speech-v-threats/777835 "2017-01-23T06:13:45Z")
I’m not sure I’m in the correct forum on this, so I may be moved. I got to thinking about this after catching a comment Maddona made. I apologize, I don’t have the exact quote, but, to paraphrase she said, I thought abou… --- ## [Can you be prosecuted for giving your wfi an obscene name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-prosecuted-for-giving-your-wfi-an-obscene-name/776826)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-prosecuted-for-giving-your-wfi-an-obscene-name/776826 "2017-01-22T22:17:33Z")
So let’s say someone places a secured wifi on private property but in proximity to a well attended public place and gives it very obscene title. Is this in any way illegal? --- ## [We have a Delusional Mentally ill President - Now What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-delusional-mentally-ill-president-now-what/777832)
**Author:** [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-delusional-mentally-ill-president-now-what/777832 "2017-01-22T17:38:15Z")
Many people are now agreeing that Trump is not playing with a full deck of cards. Actually no one can believe a word he says. I need not say more. Anyway he needs to go. Following are some ways that can happen… \[link r… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=659) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=661)