# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=700 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 701 --- ## [Things people say they want, but probably wouldn't actually like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-say-they-want-but-probably-wouldnt-actually-like/764513)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-say-they-want-but-probably-wouldnt-actually-like/764513 "2016-09-23T00:24:54Z")
I think many of the folks who demand an end to importing “Made in China” products and demand Made-in-America instead would probably quickly complain about the steep jump in product prices that would ensue. They want to … --- ## [Work/project question: should I keep my trap shut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-project-question-should-i-keep-my-trap-shut/766522)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-project-question-should-i-keep-my-trap-shut/766522 "2016-09-22T23:06:02Z")
I’m a senior level business analyst, sort of an unofficial team lead, but not officially. I’m on a very large project part time, training another business analyst who we recently hired. She’s very good, smart and defin… --- ## [meaning of "you can never go home again"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-you-can-never-go-home-again/335345)
**Author:** [@ShortBus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShortBus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-you-can-never-go-home-again/335345 "2016-09-22T22:52:27Z")
I never really understood this quote. Does anyone have better insight? --- ## [Is it weird to you that pharmacies sell cigarettes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-you-that-pharmacies-sell-cigarettes/766304)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-you-that-pharmacies-sell-cigarettes/766304 "2016-09-22T21:13:07Z")
Was picking up a prescription and some things at CVS yesterday, as I checked out, I noticed the wall of cigarettes behind the check out counter, and thought that it was weird that a pharmacy, a place where drugs sold to … --- ## [Need advice on Vera Bradley bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-vera-bradley-bags/582033)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-vera-bradley-bags/582033 "2016-09-22T17:00:18Z")
I have always hated Vera Bradley bags. I have always thought they were hideous and old-lady-ish. Only, now I have seen one I like, and it’s available for a decent price on Amazon. It’s the perfect color scheme for my… --- ## [One Weird Trick... That actually works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-weird-trick-that-actually-works/762996)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-weird-trick-that-actually-works/762996 "2016-09-22T15:52:38Z")
The thread about stupid clickbait ads made me wonder if people have any “weird tricks” that actually work? The one that comes to mind for me is using toothpaste to clean foggy/hazy headlights. Works like magic! I’m su… --- ## [Help with family situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-family-situation/765971)
**Author:** [@flygirl2172](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flygirl2172)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-family-situation/765971 "2016-09-22T15:52:07Z")
Dear Straight Dope Readers, My 96 year old mother lives in Dundalk, Maryland and I live in Denver, Colorado. She is living with a 60 year old brother that is a hoarder. The home smells of feces and urine. The bathroo… --- ## [My car just got towed/ repossessed. Help or experiences??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-just-got-towed-repossessed-help-or-experiences/765977)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-just-got-towed-repossessed-help-or-experiences/765977 "2016-09-22T15:26:12Z")
I lost my job and was 3 months behind on my payment. I finally started a full time job Monday, I get off work today and this happens. I’m about to have a nervous breakdown. I called Wells Fargo. The remaining balance… --- ## [When should a professional person call you back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-a-professional-person-call-you-back/766124)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-a-professional-person-call-you-back/766124 "2016-09-22T11:37:08Z")
Let’s say you hired an attorney and left him a voicemail. When do you expect a call back? Would the answer change for another service professional (i.e. doctor, accountant, mortgage broker, etc.?) --- ## [What did the aardvark say to the taxi driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-aardvark-say-to-the-taxi-driver/766119)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-aardvark-say-to-the-taxi-driver/766119 "2016-09-22T03:54:30Z")
On the recent season finale of “Zoo,” two zoologists are performing a dangerous procedure. To keep things light, they play a game of animal riddles, such as “Why did the cow become an astronaut? So he could go to the moo… --- ## [Does soap clean you better than shower gel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-soap-clean-you-better-than-shower-gel/766386)
**Author:** [@ripply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ripply)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-soap-clean-you-better-than-shower-gel/766386 "2016-09-22T00:59:45Z")
I use both at different times. When I use soap, I’ve noticed that when I’m rubbing myself dry with the towel after, I see these tiny bits of something, which I think is dead skin. It doesn’t happen when I use shower gel… --- ## [Real-life events that seem fictional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-events-that-seem-fictional/766184)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-events-that-seem-fictional/766184 "2016-09-22T00:16:04Z")
A Doper commented that Donald Trump’s candidacy in this presidential election was “Tom Clancey-esque” - that a laughable, outrageous, wealthy buffoon could be one of the two main candidates in a presidential election, an… --- ## [Self abusers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-abusers/766241)
**Author:** [@jasnooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasnooks)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-abusers/766241 "2016-09-22T00:03:21Z")
I just realized that I’ve lit up 75 cigarettes in the past 20 hours, and have consumed 20 beers in the last 12 hours. I just turned 45 years years old, and i think I’ve been doing this every other day (on an average) fo… --- ## [Money market fund vs money market account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-market-fund-vs-money-market-account/766517)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-market-fund-vs-money-market-account/766517 "2016-09-21T22:22:52Z")
My niece is rebalancing her IRA. She plans to move money out of a Vanguard stock fund, and into their money market fund. She’s decided to keep a small percentage of her IRA more-or-less permanently in cash. Would it be … --- ## [Electrolyzed Disinfectant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrolyzed-disinfectant/765714)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrolyzed-disinfectant/765714 "2016-09-21T20:01:41Z")
Wondering about this Grommet product: https://www.thegrommet.com/force-of-nature I seem to recall a product like this making the rounds in the early 90’s. That one claimed to run electricity through tap water, turning… --- ## [Re the cosmetic filler & plastic surgery look of wealthy women & celebrities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-cosmetic-filler-plastic-surgery-look-of-wealthy-women-celebrities/766371)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-cosmetic-filler-plastic-surgery-look-of-wealthy-women-celebrities/766371 "2016-09-21T18:45:27Z")
One thing that’s been puzzling me a bit is that the fillers and surgery "look" many female (and some male) actresses, celebrities and wealthy people have is not all that attractive. The stretched, botoxed skin and weirdl… --- ## [Differences in wireless routers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-in-wireless-routers/766477)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-in-wireless-routers/766477 "2016-09-21T18:03:26Z")
My wireless router is about 15 years old and when I tried to sign in to my email this morning, it wasn’t working. I rebooted it (power off, wait, power on) and it eventually started working again. But I think I probabl… --- ## [Gearheads: What is your opinion/experiences with FRAM oil filters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gearheads-what-is-your-opinion-experiences-with-fram-oil-filters/766399)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gearheads-what-is-your-opinion-experiences-with-fram-oil-filters/766399 "2016-09-21T11:06:35Z")
I was on another forum (I know, right?) and they were roundly slagging FRAM oil filters. I had no idea they had a bad reputation. Or do they? Is it just these kooks? I’ve used them for ages, never had a problem. Consens… --- ## [If they had known at the beginning would they have gone to war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-had-known-at-the-beginning-would-they-have-gone-to-war/766393)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-had-known-at-the-beginning-would-they-have-gone-to-war/766393 "2016-09-21T09:40:38Z")
I’ve been watching the excellent “The Great War” a series of weekly videos that show what happened in WW1 during that week 100 years ago. I have to wonder, if you got all the war leaders on both sides in a room and sho… --- ## [Let's talk printers: laser vs inkjet for home user](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-printers-laser-vs-inkjet-for-home-user/766358)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-printers-laser-vs-inkjet-for-home-user/766358 "2016-09-21T05:45:13Z")
I’m changing jobs, and because I worked from home my employer provided a printer, which I was allowed to use for the small amount of personal printing I do. As I’m leaving that firm though, I’ve had to give it back. As I… --- ## [Best Route PA \> NJ \> NY \> CT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-route-pa-nj-ny-ct/766440)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-route-pa-nj-ny-ct/766440 "2016-09-21T01:29:48Z")
What is your experience driving I-78E or I-80E and I-287N on a Sunday? Where are the spots traffic typically bogs down? Is I-84E across Porconos and into NY a less traveled route, perhaps? --- ## [Ask the woman who had a BMI of 36, had gastric bypass surgery a year ago and is thrilled about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-had-a-bmi-of-36-had-gastric-bypass-surgery-a-year-ago-and-is-thrilled-about-it/591930)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-had-a-bmi-of-36-had-gastric-bypass-surgery-a-year-ago-and-is-thrilled-about-it/591930 "2016-09-20T23:39:40Z")
Note: this thread is not intended for posts of the: “if you had just put the fork down and exercised, fattie, your wouldn’t have needed the surgeon to fix your mess for you” variety. Those people have had plenty opportun… --- ## [Definition of entry level professional work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-of-entry-level-professional-work/766459)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-of-entry-level-professional-work/766459 "2016-09-20T21:55:45Z")
I lurk/participate in another forum that discusses job hunting and professional job issues, so I know that the New Normal is for entry level jobs to require 3 - 5 years experience. I’ve seen that in job ads myself the l… --- ## [quad vs. raptor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quad-vs-raptor/766400)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quad-vs-raptor/766400 "2016-09-20T19:17:42Z")
Apparently, the Dutch police have become so annoyed with UAVs that they are using trained eagles to snatch them out of the sky. Which, honestly, I have a hard time having a problem with. Could they do this in America, w… --- ## [Which minivan should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-minivan-should-i-get/762578)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-minivan-should-i-get/762578 "2016-09-20T18:52:29Z")
I’ve decided to just go ahead and go full-cliche and get a minivan for me and my kids. Want to get it gently used…nothing over 20,000 miles, or possibly new if the price is right. Main use will be for hauling my grade-… --- ## [Women showing cleavage at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-showing-cleavage-at-work/766155)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-showing-cleavage-at-work/766155 "2016-09-20T17:03:38Z")
I know that some women have been showing cleavage for a long time. (And some people have been criticizing them for it for a long time.) But in my experience, it’s been getting more common in the last five years or so, … --- ## [So ugly it's cute! (I don't get it.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ugly-its-cute-i-dont-get-it/766364)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ugly-its-cute-i-dont-get-it/766364 "2016-09-20T14:24:50Z")
I put this in IMHO because I’m have my strong opinions and I know others do as well. But I would like someone to give me a more rational explanation than the only one I can think of. I don’t want this to devolve into a… --- ## [Questions on buying a business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-buying-a-business/764506)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-buying-a-business/764506 "2016-09-20T06:52:27Z")
I am a wage slave who has been saving up for quite some time. I’d like to be my own boss and own my own business. The obstacle is that I have no idea what’s involved in running a business except that you try to make m… --- ## [Nevada Brothels: What's A Starting Point For Negotiations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-brothels-whats-a-starting-point-for-negotiations/766227)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-brothels-whats-a-starting-point-for-negotiations/766227 "2016-09-20T05:28:29Z")
I ask strictly for curiosity’s sake, of course. But since the vast majority of brothels don’t publicize prizes, insisting instead that you negotiate with your courtesan, what is even a starting point? You don’t want to c… --- ## [Tree experts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tree-experts/766404)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tree-experts/766404 "2016-09-20T00:39:27Z")
I realize that this is a useless thought experiment but I will ask anyway. One of my longtime hobbies is bonsai, I do it strictly as a past time and prefer to use non traditional techniques by today’s standards and this… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=699) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=701)