# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=663 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 664 --- ## [How did you write your first book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-write-your-first-book/777010)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-write-your-first-book/777010 "2017-01-15T01:53:26Z")
I’ve been wondering about how people get started with writing their first book. Is it something you do for free in your spare time and then try to see if someone will publish it? Or does someone pay you to spend time wri… --- ## [How satisfied are you with your response to the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-satisfied-are-you-with-your-response-to-the-election/776962)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-satisfied-are-you-with-your-response-to-the-election/776962 "2017-01-15T00:01:38Z")
First time I’ve been back to this forum in a while. Was wondering how satisfied any of you were with any choices you’ve made following Trump’s election. Personally, I’m pretty pleased so far. I resolved to pay far les… --- ## [I'm thinking of making a raised flowerbed and would like advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-making-a-raised-flowerbed-and-would-like-advice/777153)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-making-a-raised-flowerbed-and-would-like-advice/777153 "2017-01-14T21:08:46Z")
My front yard has a large patch of bare ground that seems to be incapable of supporting plants. The area has flooded in the past, though no longer does with improvements the city has made to the drainage in the neighbor… --- ## [Driverless cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driverless-cars/777038)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driverless-cars/777038 "2017-01-14T20:50:29Z")
They seem to be coming and I wondered if we are seeing the last generation of people learning how to drive cars. Will driverless cars become so popular that teens will never learn to drive? They already seem to be get… --- ## [Those Lawyers That Advertise On Late-Night TV: Is It Beneficial To Use Them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-lawyers-that-advertise-on-late-night-tv-is-it-beneficial-to-use-them/777145)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-lawyers-that-advertise-on-late-night-tv-is-it-beneficial-to-use-them/777145 "2017-01-14T19:32:15Z")
Let’s say I really, truly, actually have suffered in some tangible way from taking Xarelto or some other drug. There are these commercials that say "If you took Xarelto and suffered \[list of ailments\], call now! You may… --- ## [Was I being "baited" at this Asian foot massage place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-being-baited-at-this-asian-foot-massage-place/777040)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-being-baited-at-this-asian-foot-massage-place/777040 "2017-01-14T16:17:13Z")
I went to the doctor due to a foot pain issue I’ve been having. Doctor says it has something to do with my tendons and I need to stretch it (using a frozen water bottle). Anyway, after leaving the doctor’s office, I got… --- ## [Bankruptcy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bankruptcy/776968)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bankruptcy/776968 "2017-01-14T16:16:55Z")
Man, am I loathe to ask this question, but here goes: I am trying to get some advice and guidance on whether I should declare bankruptcy. I have free 30 minute consult with a bankruptcy attorney today, but before I pul… --- ## [Could you navigate to an address in an unfamiliar town using only a paper map?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-navigate-to-an-address-in-an-unfamiliar-town-using-only-a-paper-map/776855)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-navigate-to-an-address-in-an-unfamiliar-town-using-only-a-paper-map/776855 "2017-01-14T16:01:39Z")
Backstory first. I’m working out of town this week in a moderate sized town (pop≈100k) that I have never been to before. While driving here it occurred to me just how different my preparations are now compared to when … --- ## [Niagara Falls (Canada) and Toronto. Advice for a 7 day itinerary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niagara-falls-canada-and-toronto-advice-for-a-7-day-itinerary/776516)
**Author:** [@Subtlety\_Wrecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subtlety_Wrecks)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niagara-falls-canada-and-toronto-advice-for-a-7-day-itinerary/776516 "2017-01-14T13:29:57Z")
I’ve searched threads about both places and have a very general idea of things I’d like to see. But I don’t know how to split my time between the two places, what to see for how long and what my best transportation optio… --- ## [Best way to sell a car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-sell-a-car/776507)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-sell-a-car/776507 "2017-01-14T04:24:23Z")
Hi, I’m Ulf and I’ve never sold a car\*. For various reasons that is probably about to change. I have a car that I no longer need. My mechanic describes it as “basic transportation,” and he’s exactly right. It’s 14 years… --- ## [HR question: "insubordination" outside a military environment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-question-insubordination-outside-a-military-environment/776711)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-question-insubordination-outside-a-military-environment/776711 "2017-01-14T03:59:23Z")
The dictionary definition of insubordination is “defiance of authority; refusal to obey orders.” I’ve always believed that this term is not applicable in ordinary, civilian employment settings. Even though the definitio… --- ## [Do you eat the ends of bread loafs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899 "2017-01-14T00:04:45Z")
The end of the loaf (or beginning, depending on your perspective)-- this guy. Do you eat it? My wife and kids won’t,and none of them can actually articulate a reason why. I quite enjoy it, much like any other slice in t… --- ## [Bacteria carried to the ocean by rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacteria-carried-to-the-ocean-by-rain/776999)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacteria-carried-to-the-ocean-by-rain/776999 "2017-01-13T23:08:02Z")
I was wondering today about any possible environmental impacts that rain has on bacteria. It washes it off the land into rivers and streams and then the ocean. Any impact involved in washing away from the land? On rivers… --- ## [Anaphylaxis: Epinephrine or Benadryl first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaphylaxis-epinephrine-or-benadryl-first/776291)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaphylaxis-epinephrine-or-benadryl-first/776291 "2017-01-13T22:08:19Z")
A week ago my diabetic wife went to the ER for an infected foot. They put her on an IV with an antibiotic and all went well. They then plugged in a different IV and immediately she went into what was obviously anaphyla… --- ## [When is the appropriate time to ask my aging mother to move closer to family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-appropriate-time-to-ask-my-aging-mother-to-move-closer-to-family/776383)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-appropriate-time-to-ask-my-aging-mother-to-move-closer-to-family/776383 "2017-01-13T21:30:26Z")
Or me basically. She’s 70 and in good health. She’s on no medication and gets around just fine. Although, she does tire easily. Which is understandable. My concern is, she lives way the hell out, away from any family. … --- ## [Understanding Imputed Taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-imputed-taxes/776884)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-imputed-taxes/776884 "2017-01-13T21:00:50Z")
I am facing a layoff with the option to take advantage of company-paid benefits up to one month after layoff. However, I am responsible for taxes. It has been explained that I am responsible for taxes on my share of the … --- ## [Passenger taking up two seats on a crowded train - how would you have handled it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-taking-up-two-seats-on-a-crowded-train-how-would-you-have-handled-it/776948)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-taking-up-two-seats-on-a-crowded-train-how-would-you-have-handled-it/776948 "2017-01-13T21:00:36Z")
I’m commuting to work, which involves two trains. The first of the trains, which I’ve just got off, is always very crowded, to the extent that it’s unusual for passengers getting on at the station I use to be able to ge… --- ## [Will businesses save money if Obamacare is canceled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-businesses-save-money-if-obamacare-is-canceled/777055)
**Author:** [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-businesses-save-money-if-obamacare-is-canceled/777055 "2017-01-13T20:14:11Z")
Did the creation of Obamacare cost businesses more money? (They suddenly had to pay for health insurance for employees or more employees?) And will canceling Obamacare save businesses money? i.e. Is it that “rich peopl… --- ## [Flying cars vs self driving cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-cars-vs-self-driving-cars/777049)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-cars-vs-self-driving-cars/777049 "2017-01-13T19:55:19Z")
The self driving cars are being retrofitted to the current road situations which were constructed based on human needs and abilities and thus is limited in terms of capacity, and safety. With the ‘drone age’, quadcopter… --- ## [Is the American journalist and economist, Max Keiser really 'American'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-american-journalist-and-economist-max-keiser-really-american/776982)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-american-journalist-and-economist-max-keiser-really-american/776982 "2017-01-13T19:43:22Z")
I don’t know if any Dopers here have heard of this guy but he’s considered a ‘fringe economist’ in the financial world. He has a show called the Keiser Report on Russia Today. Max Keiser I’m not disputing his citizensh… --- ## [Rash on hand (picture included)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rash-on-hand-picture-included/776936)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rash-on-hand-picture-included/776936 "2017-01-13T19:07:15Z")
I have noticed this discoloration rash on my palm for a couple weeks, it is where my palm touches my mouse pad. I have had the same mouse pad for years though. Here is a picture I took of it today http://imgur.com/a/U8Zn… --- ## [Just curious: What would a Medal of Freedom be worth at a good pawn shop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-what-would-a-medal-of-freedom-be-worth-at-a-good-pawn-shop/777061)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-what-would-a-medal-of-freedom-be-worth-at-a-good-pawn-shop/777061 "2017-01-13T19:02:01Z")
''Joe Biden Reacts in the Most Joe Biden Possible Way to Obama’s Surprise Medal of Freedom’’ -Slate What would a Medal of Freedom be worth at a good pawn shop? What would Jo Biden’s Medal of Freedom be worth at a good … --- ## [Seeking travel recommendations - Gulf Coast states](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-travel-recommendations-gulf-coast-states/776536)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-travel-recommendations-gulf-coast-states/776536 "2017-01-13T13:51:16Z")
I’ve done posts like this before and gotten some good ideas from Dopers, so here goes again! Each summer, my good friend and I take a trip to watch baseball (Majors and Minors) in different parts of the country. The rou… --- ## [How Can/Should I Respond to This Job Opportunity (Need Answer Kinda Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-should-i-respond-to-this-job-opportunity-need-answer-kinda-fast/776893)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-should-i-respond-to-this-job-opportunity-need-answer-kinda-fast/776893 "2017-01-13T13:32:26Z")
Short intro: I lost a semi-decent paying job recently so I’m currently working at a job that doesn’t pay me enough to live. I’m getting by on Ms. Cups’ salary and consistent money from my parents. The Situation: I’m job… --- ## [Can I File A Front Tooth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-file-a-front-tooth/609132)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-file-a-front-tooth/609132 "2017-01-13T11:48:53Z")
And with what, if I can? I chipped the teeniest, tiniest, little bitty bit off the very edge of a front tooth. Just enough that I can feel a tiny jagged edge with my tongue or if I scrape a fingernail over it. Can’t tel… --- ## [Which keyboard keys have you never used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-keyboard-keys-have-you-never-used/776815)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-keyboard-keys-have-you-never-used/776815 "2017-01-13T07:53:32Z")
Looking at my keyboard, I’m pretty sure I’ve never had a reason to press F6, F7, F9, F11, Scroll Lock, Num Lock, the menu bar key, the button immediately left of 1 that I don’t know the name of, the / on the keypad, the… --- ## [What is the most 'uncommon profile' you've seen in a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-uncommon-profile-youve-seen-in-a-relationship/776818)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-uncommon-profile-youve-seen-in-a-relationship/776818 "2017-01-13T07:41:21Z")
Doesn’t have to be romantic, it could be a friendship. When I mean uncommon, I’m referring to very unusual pairs based on gender/age/race/attractiveness/socio-economic/intelligence/personality etc. Hugh Hefner and his 2… --- ## [Do you know anyone who doesn't curse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-doesnt-curse/776863)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-doesnt-curse/776863 "2017-01-13T04:49:46Z")
Not because they were raised in a religious/non-religious conservative background or have a high personal emphasis about ‘manners and respect’ but just no desire to do it. I only know two women, one is 32 and another is… --- ## [dry mouth and chapped lips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868 "2017-01-13T03:44:50Z")
I have dry mouth and chapped lips and I wonder if a humidifier would help. --- ## [Ink-jet printers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ink-jet-printers/776844)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ink-jet-printers/776844 "2017-01-13T03:28:15Z")
Do any of you Dopers have advice on what would be a good all-in-one printer for a PC computer? I have been using Epsons, but my last one, a WF-2650 is most unsatisfactory. The instruction manual is poorly written, the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=662) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=664)