# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=690 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 691 --- ## [Looking for suggestions or advice for selling 2nd hand books-deceased relative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-suggestions-or-advice-for-selling-2nd-hand-books-deceased-relative/769017)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-suggestions-or-advice-for-selling-2nd-hand-books-deceased-relative/769017 "2016-10-23T16:44:27Z")
I am looking for information from new york dopers. Death of a close relative who had a large library of books. my sister was handling the sale and she tried the Strand, who told her to take a photo, which she did (one sh… --- ## [What's up with the bags of dog crap left in the parks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-bags-of-dog-crap-left-in-the-parks/519653)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-bags-of-dog-crap-left-in-the-parks/519653 "2016-10-23T04:17:21Z")
When I go walking, I often (more and more) see bags of dog waste left in the park/green space/off leash area. Someone has gone to the trouble to put their dog’s crap in a bag, and then just left the bag lying there. Is t… --- ## [Face pimples at 54. WTF? Male Menopause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-pimples-at-54-wtf-male-menopause/769214)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-pimples-at-54-wtf-male-menopause/769214 "2016-10-23T03:24:46Z")
I turned 54 this year. No big deal and honestly I don’t feel much different than at 34, for example. Well, some arthritis seems to be creeping into some knuckles, but that’s genetic, for sure. For the last maybe 6 wee… --- ## [Is it possible to get contact lenses cheaper online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-contact-lenses-cheaper-online/769296)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-contact-lenses-cheaper-online/769296 "2016-10-23T01:26:43Z")
I am getting an eye exam next week and for the first time in 10 years, I am getting new lenses and frames. I have extended my current glasses beyond their years and I really need a new pair. My insurance only covers con… --- ## [Am I responsible for being undercharged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-responsible-for-being-undercharged/769260)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-responsible-for-being-undercharged/769260 "2016-10-22T21:59:42Z")
I dropped off my car at a mechanic after the wheel fell off. I never told them to start work, but they went ahead and replaced a rotor and then put the spare back on. I picked it up yesterday because I didn’t have the mo… --- ## [Tell us about the TRICKS you pulled on Halloween](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-the-tricks-you-pulled-on-halloween/769079)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-the-tricks-you-pulled-on-halloween/769079 "2016-10-22T21:01:45Z")
I don’t remember any tricks that me and my friends pulled on Halloween as everyone always gave us treats. Okay, I guess you might count emptying out the bowl of candy left out on the front porch with the note, “Please j… --- ## [Woman accuses man of rape/sexual assault. Who do you believe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-accuses-man-of-rape-sexual-assault-who-do-you-believe/769034)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-accuses-man-of-rape-sexual-assault-who-do-you-believe/769034 "2016-10-22T19:57:35Z")
Many have stated that women who have been the victims of rape/sexual assault victims aren’t taken seriously enough or believed. I wanted to try a poll of Dopers (the ideal thing would be to have a statistically represe… --- ## [Did anyone live in a 'Blue Law' state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-live-in-a-blue-law-state/769044)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-live-in-a-blue-law-state/769044 "2016-10-22T18:58:46Z")
If so could you tell us of your memories? I did live in the great state of Texas back in the 70’s and it still had blue laws … even women’s panty hose were covered up and not for sale on Sunday. Blue Law --- ## [Background check to volunteer at the Humane Society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-check-to-volunteer-at-the-humane-society/768632)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-check-to-volunteer-at-the-humane-society/768632 "2016-10-22T15:54:39Z")
For some reason a local Humane Society requires anyone over 18 who is interested in volunteering to have a back ground check done. This is the first time I’ve come across a non-child/vulnerable person/medical/government … --- ## [Animals Hunting Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-hunting-humans/769061)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-hunting-humans/769061 "2016-10-22T15:40:44Z")
What would happen if all the animals on the earth suddenly decided to do everything in their power to hunt, maim and kill humans? What would something like that look like initially? Would we have to deploy the military … --- ## [Which Earth Species is Likely to be the Next to Develop Sentient Intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-earth-species-is-likely-to-be-the-next-to-develop-sentient-intelligence/769253)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-earth-species-is-likely-to-be-the-next-to-develop-sentient-intelligence/769253 "2016-10-21T23:37:08Z")
I say the next intelligent species likely to develop will be the dolphin. Humankind will have to make treaties with them about fishing and such. Maybe they’ll develop spacesuit type equipment, so their ambassadors can … --- ## [Second try at relationships...ever work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-try-at-relationships-ever-work/597416)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-try-at-relationships-ever-work/597416 "2011-09-28T21:49:23Z")
I’m curious what people’s opinions are on the subject of dating the same person a second time after an initial break up; does this ever work? It would seem to me that if a relationship ends, or isn’t working, it’s pro… --- ## [Most oddball courses you took in High School/College?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-oddball-courses-you-took-in-high-school-college/768911)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-oddball-courses-you-took-in-high-school-college/768911 "2016-10-21T22:18:22Z")
As the title says, what was the most odd course you took in school? And by odd, I mean, something that’s in school that most people wouldn’t take (or you wish they had). For me, it was Sports Officiating. In PE, I got s… --- ## [Do others know us better than we do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-others-know-us-better-than-we-do/769097)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-others-know-us-better-than-we-do/769097 "2016-10-21T20:46:17Z")
I have heard it said time and again, but is it really true? How can people who aren’t around us all the time know us better than we do? Where is the proof (as they have said their is research to prove it). --- ## [Keep the Stereo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-the-stereo/768794)
**Author:** [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-the-stereo/768794 "2016-10-21T19:48:39Z")
This not one of the life-changing threads. I just need a little help. As I was digging through my storage unit, I found a stereo I bought about 10 years ago. It’s a decent quality bookshelf system (Onkyo XB7) in its orig… --- ## [Am I wrong to think this insurance company fucked up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-wrong-to-think-this-insurance-company-fucked-up/768884)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-wrong-to-think-this-insurance-company-fucked-up/768884 "2016-10-21T18:49:12Z")
A young lady got a brand new car. Went to an insurance company, knowing SQUAT about car insurance, signed up. Great! No one smarter in the ways of insurance, certainly not her supposedly involved dad or boyfriend advis… --- ## [Is all "locker room" talk equal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-all-locker-room-talk-equal/769081)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-all-locker-room-talk-equal/769081 "2016-10-21T15:55:02Z")
Two examples, are they both equal? 1)Two men talking in private: “Man, did you see that girl in that dress? I’d likes to get some of that!” 2) Trump’s “Grab’em by the pussy” comments. I acknowledge both are bad. But a… --- ## [Whose at fault for tarnishing Ken Bone's image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-at-fault-for-tarnishing-ken-bones-image/769123)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-at-fault-for-tarnishing-ken-bones-image/769123 "2016-10-21T15:03:24Z")
You know, Ken Bone, the loveable teddy bear guy from the 2nd debate, with the red sweater, black glasses and cheesy moustache. The human meme, the one in the viral video dancing with Hillary. He became an overnight int… --- ## [Pin the Nickname on the Donald](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pin-the-nickname-on-the-donald/752539)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pin-the-nickname-on-the-donald/752539 "2016-10-21T14:39:13Z")
Since Trump seems to have such a facility with inane nicknames, I thought we could come up with something substantially more pointed and appropriate. A few ground rules: Let’s avoid scatology or, basically, anything t… --- ## [Medical question, (no lives at risk!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-no-lives-at-risk/768907)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-no-lives-at-risk/768907 "2016-10-21T00:43:54Z")
Here’s the scenario: A patient is having a endoscopy combo with a colonoscopy. During the colonoscopy they find and remove a few polyps, and take a few biopsies. All of this appears to be routine procedure. But afterwa… --- ## [Public figure, private info hacked, should it be disregarded by the public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-figure-private-info-hacked-should-it-be-disregarded-by-the-public/769156)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-figure-private-info-hacked-should-it-be-disregarded-by-the-public/769156 "2016-10-21T00:35:01Z")
I think this is going to continue to be a problem for public figures. Nude selfies by celebrities Abhorrent opinions by executives of large corporations Nefarious cover-up by politicians Private opinions about candid… --- ## [Recommend a very user-friendly cell phone for my parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-very-user-friendly-cell-phone-for-my-parents/769157)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-very-user-friendly-cell-phone-for-my-parents/769157 "2016-10-21T00:03:07Z")
My elderly parents have been advised to take a cell phone with them whenever they leave home. They have phones right now, but they (the phones) are rather old, and not particularly user-friendly - to the point that I do… --- ## [Railguns into space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/railguns-into-space/769162)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/railguns-into-space/769162 "2016-10-20T22:51:15Z")
So found a 6 year old article about a plan to get a orbiter into space with a combination railgun and scramjet. Anyone have any more recent information? Did this idea get tested or will it be or was it another ambitious … --- ## [Recommend a Yellowstone campground](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-yellowstone-campground/769023)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-yellowstone-campground/769023 "2016-10-20T21:23:25Z")
Yes, another Yellowstone thread. I was honestly thinking of posting this before I saw the other one. I’m seriously considering doing Cycle Greater Yellowstone, which in 2017 will start and end in West Yellowstone (route)… --- ## [The Mercury Mariner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mercury-mariner/769092)
**Author:** [@Terry\_the\_Tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terry_the_Tramp)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mercury-mariner/769092 "2016-10-20T17:28:41Z")
I’m thinking of buying a Mercury Mariner (2004-2008 range). It’s a small entry-level luxury SUV that seems to have decent reviews and they’re dirt cheap now (they originally sold in the $40K range and now can be had for… --- ## [What Would Have Been (Or Was) Your Draft Lottery Number During Vietnam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-been-or-was-your-draft-lottery-number-during-vietnam/577745)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-been-or-was-your-draft-lottery-number-during-vietnam/577745 "2016-10-20T12:46:12Z")
Start with a couple of assumptions: You were an American male at the time, and you were born between 1944 and 1950, and the draft year was 1970. Here is a link to the table. My number was 267. The highest number call… --- ## [Why did lee fight the second day at gettysburg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-lee-fight-the-second-day-at-gettysburg/769001)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-lee-fight-the-second-day-at-gettysburg/769001 "2016-10-20T10:52:47Z")
After the first day of fighting at Gettysburg the union soldiers managed to retreat to the high ground surrounding the city and began to dug in. Why did Lee think it was important to continue the fight? The fighting was… --- ## [At what age do children start to be able to lie convincingly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-do-children-start-to-be-able-to-lie-convincingly/768825)
**Author:** [@Emerald\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emerald_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-do-children-start-to-be-able-to-lie-convincingly/768825 "2016-10-19T23:44:34Z")
I read an article recently about a meta-analysis of studies suggesting that children can be pretty convincing liars. The article also said that kids become better liars as they age (no surprise there). So of course, wh… --- ## [Am I crazy or is Google Maps impossible to use now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-or-is-google-maps-impossible-to-use-now/686255)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-or-is-google-maps-impossible-to-use-now/686255 "2016-10-19T18:42:43Z")
They changed it and I find it hard to do anything. It used to be easy to zoom from map to satellite to street view and back again. Now I have no idea what is going on. --- ## [can an employer stop you from shopping at a competitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employer-stop-you-from-shopping-at-a-competitor/768802)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employer-stop-you-from-shopping-at-a-competitor/768802 "2016-10-19T16:22:36Z")
My wife works at a daycare which has as part of her employment agreement that she’s not allowed to use another daycare for our children calling it a conflict of interest. I’ve worked at companies which discourage such bu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=689) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=691)