# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=708 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 709 --- ## [Need Kitty sitting advice for my vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-kitty-sitting-advice-for-my-vacation/764030)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-kitty-sitting-advice-for-my-vacation/764030 "2016-08-28T03:39:15Z")
The hubby and I will be going on vacation for about 8 days. We have two dogs who will be going to a boarding kennel and a cat that we’re not sure what to do with. In the past we had two cats who kept each other company … --- ## [Public online grieving- when does it cross the line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-online-grieving-when-does-it-cross-the-line/763924)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-online-grieving-when-does-it-cross-the-line/763924 "2016-08-27T22:55:09Z")
About a year ago, posts started popping up on my Facebook feed from a woman with a terminally ill son, because my former stepdaughter had been liking/commenting on them. The son had a rare-for-a-child illness, and the wo… --- ## [Living in a detached space against zoning ordinance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-detached-space-against-zoning-ordinance/764061)
**Author:** [@jacksen9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacksen9)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-detached-space-against-zoning-ordinance/764061 "2016-08-27T22:23:24Z")
I am renting a cottage on a property with a bigger house. I just discovered this arrangement is not in compliance with the zoning for the neighborhood. The ordinance says the neighborhood is single family and that detach… --- ## [If we were all shapeshifters like Mystique, or made of magical T-1000-style liquid metal...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-were-all-shapeshifters-like-mystique-or-made-of-magical-t-1000-style-liquid-metal/761385)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-were-all-shapeshifters-like-mystique-or-made-of-magical-t-1000-style-liquid-metal/761385 "2016-08-27T18:53:12Z")
…and we could all change our physical appearance at will… Edit: Damn it! :smack: :smack: I hit “enter” accidentally before finishing the OP or even the thought. Let me at least scramble together a coherent paragraph, be… --- ## [Decent auto and/or homeowner insurance companies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-auto-and-or-homeowner-insurance-companies/763935)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-auto-and-or-homeowner-insurance-companies/763935 "2016-08-27T17:34:20Z")
What insurance companies do you like or dislike? I mean auto and also home, in any combination. I had a fender bender a few years ago and the repair shop asked what my insurance company was, and when I said, they said t… --- ## [Anyone sold their own home in California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-sold-their-own-home-in-california/763958)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-sold-their-own-home-in-california/763958 "2016-08-27T16:22:49Z")
I’m thinking of selling my house and considering doing without a seller’s agent so I can pocket more money. I’m interested in hearing from people who have done this in California in particular because I assume the laws … --- ## [How common is suicide by broken heart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-suicide-by-broken-heart/763786)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-suicide-by-broken-heart/763786 "2016-08-27T15:54:23Z")
The percentage of times that I’ve personally heard someone say they would kill themselves, and subsequently don’t kill themselves, is exactly 100%. But it must happen, right? So how often? --- ## [Why would my computer run slower after a repair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-computer-run-slower-after-a-repair/764123)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-computer-run-slower-after-a-repair/764123 "2016-08-27T14:25:38Z")
I had a Geek Squad repair to my computer under an extended warranty I bought (which turned out to be more of a “pay for repairs in advance,” but nevermind). My son cracked the screen. They should have replaced it and tha… --- ## [Tell me about your Nissan Leaf - need answer (kind of) fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-nissan-leaf-need-answer-kind-of-fast/708298)
**Author:** [@Kalea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalea)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-nissan-leaf-need-answer-kind-of-fast/708298 "2016-08-27T13:57:11Z")
Mr. Kalea’s car has blown a head gasket. The cost to repair his 1993 Civic is more than the car is worth by a long chalk, so we’re looking to acquire a new car. I love my 2009 Honda Fit, but want to walk my environment… --- ## [Who is going to WorldCon/MidAmeriCon II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-going-to-worldcon-midamericon-ii/762884)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-going-to-worldcon-midamericon-ii/762884 "2016-08-27T03:37:12Z")
There was a thread about what to do in Kansas City, but I figure a thread with the actual event in the subject might shake a few more folks out of the woodwork. So what Dopers will be attending? --- ## [What happens if someone invents a 'Miracle Material'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-invents-a-miracle-material/764051)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-invents-a-miracle-material/764051 "2016-08-27T03:33:37Z")
So one day in the near future in one of those unexpected developments someone accidently creates what comes to be thought of as a ‘miracle material’, its properties: It feels and looks like a plasticy type material but … --- ## [Can we discuss colorblindness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-colorblindness/763741)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-colorblindness/763741 "2016-08-27T03:07:46Z")
In this thread about what color Captain Kirk’s uniform tunic “really” was, the issue of color perception naturally crops up — http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=801356 And Broomstick mentions a particu… --- ## [Your favorite body part to work out? (Exercise that is.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-body-part-to-work-out-exercise-that-is/764010)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-body-part-to-work-out-exercise-that-is/764010 "2016-08-27T02:22:50Z")
Love working out my arms. HATE working out the legs! (Unless it’s running) --- ## [Android TV the wave of the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-tv-the-wave-of-the-future/763619)
**Author:** [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-tv-the-wave-of-the-future/763619 "2016-08-27T01:53:13Z")
I was figuring out what to do with my 5 disk CD changer and cassette deck recently. Liked the idea a of thumb drive holding 200 or more CD’s… And I wound up using an old Android cell phone in airplane mode - works like … --- ## [Online scheduling software that takes varying transit time into account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-scheduling-software-that-takes-varying-transit-time-into-account/763223)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-scheduling-software-that-takes-varying-transit-time-into-account/763223 "2016-08-27T01:43:08Z")
I’m a tutor, going from house to house. I’d like to offer online scheduling to my students and their families, but I haven’t found any options that take varying transit times into account. For instance–let’s say I have … --- ## [What is the appeal of owning land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-owning-land/763922)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-owning-land/763922 "2016-08-26T21:28:11Z")
I know a good number of people who often talk about wanting to own land. I have asked them what they wanted to do with the land, and they had no idea. What is so great about owning land that you aren’t going to do anyt… --- ## [Americans, do you care about foreigners trying to influence presidential elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-do-you-care-about-foreigners-trying-to-influence-presidential-elections/763896)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-do-you-care-about-foreigners-trying-to-influence-presidential-elections/763896 "2016-08-26T20:45:22Z")
Inspired by Nigel Farage (he’s just an ordinary bloke) urging Trump supports to go out and campaign harder. Do you in any way resent non US citizens chipping in and attempting to sway the presidential election? --- ## [9 year old cat with diarrhea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-year-old-cat-with-diarrhea/763916)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-year-old-cat-with-diarrhea/763916 "2016-08-26T19:12:26Z")
Note: Cat is not mine and is at the vet right now. My mom called to tell me one of the cats they’d gotten when I was living at home has really bad diarrhea. She dropped her off at the vets so she could start cleaning up… --- ## ["Glow Up" - have you heard this phrase before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-up-have-you-heard-this-phrase-before/763281)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-up-have-you-heard-this-phrase-before/763281 "2016-08-26T19:06:31Z")
My daughter started High School this past Monday and, asking her which kids have changed, who looks different, etc, she said “And everybody says I glowed up this summer.” “Glow up?” “Yeah, that’s when you come back to … --- ## [Need Kitty sitting advice for my vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-kitty-sitting-advice-for-my-vacation/764033)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-kitty-sitting-advice-for-my-vacation/764033 "2016-08-26T18:54:56Z")
The hubby and I will be going on vacation for about 8 days. We have two dogs who will be going to a boarding kennel and a cat that we’re not sure what to do with. In the past we had two cats who kept each other company … --- ## [Planning for old-age options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-for-old-age-options/763150)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-for-old-age-options/763150 "2016-08-26T18:50:20Z")
Today I turn 67 (thank you, the cake was delicious). I am overweight but vigorous, active and overall healthy. But anything can happen at any time, including something debilitating. What I’m wondering about is: what are… --- ## [High win % for small jackpot, or low win % for big jackpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-win-for-small-jackpot-or-low-win-for-big-jackpot/763984)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-win-for-small-jackpot-or-low-win-for-big-jackpot/763984 "2016-08-26T18:40:18Z")
You - out of thousands of applicants - have been chosen to be the lucky participant in a televised game show. You’ve made it to the final round, which consists of playing a probability-based machine game for a monetary … --- ## [Why do people take up tobacco smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-take-up-tobacco-smoking/762328)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-take-up-tobacco-smoking/762328 "2016-08-26T18:32:57Z")
I get why someone who is already addicted would keep smoking; It’s apparently quite unpleasant to stop when addicted and relief is one smoke away, every time. But why do people take up the habit? I get the idea of tryin… --- ## [Unusual topics that are extremely incendiary on other boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884 "2016-08-26T18:13:47Z")
I post on a female-dominated board that has many sub-fora, and in the ones that are not specifically devoted to religion, politics, abortion, breastfeeding, cloth diapering, child discipline (which may include spanking),… --- ## [Mug poll.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mug-poll/763946)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mug-poll/763946 "2016-08-26T17:49:01Z")
Puzzle on a mug. When I saw this I hit BUY before the page had fully loaded. --- ## [My new kitten is bullying my adult cat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-kitten-is-bullying-my-adult-cat/760880)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-kitten-is-bullying-my-adult-cat/760880 "2016-08-26T11:38:37Z")
Never had a kitten before. Got one a few weeks ago. She is just over two months old. Her name is Mina. At first my older cat Merlin was pissed, and hid from her, and hissed at her, but then they started playing together… --- ## [Ever lost a friend or been the lost friend over something seemingly trivial or silly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-lost-a-friend-or-been-the-lost-friend-over-something-seemingly-trivial-or-silly/763371)
**Author:** [@Marlonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlonius)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-lost-a-friend-or-been-the-lost-friend-over-something-seemingly-trivial-or-silly/763371 "2016-08-26T09:52:52Z")
Inspired (read: “ripped off”) from an interesting thread on my triathlon forum, I thought I’d bring it over here. Have you ever had a friendship end because of some strange event, exchange or seemingly minor comment? I… --- ## [Working From Home, Permanently, for the First Time: How to Make it Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-from-home-permanently-for-the-first-time-how-to-make-it-work/763314)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-from-home-permanently-for-the-first-time-how-to-make-it-work/763314 "2016-08-26T05:19:21Z")
Hi, I ask for help from my fellow Dopers who may know about this, who may have been there, done that. Can you help? After 40+ years of working from an office or a job site, I recently started my first consulting job wher… --- ## [Is globalization making travel boring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-globalization-making-travel-boring/762215)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-globalization-making-travel-boring/762215 "2016-08-26T03:54:40Z")
When you can get a McDonald’s hamburger or meatball sub at Subway in almost any country on Earth, and English is spoken widely everywhere, does it make the experience of travel less of an adventure? Does the fact that a… --- ## [What do you think about DC's new all-boy high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-dcs-new-all-boy-high-school/763678)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-dcs-new-all-boy-high-school/763678 "2016-08-26T01:58:30Z")
I’m all for all-male high schools. I’m all for all-black male high schools. That is, if that creates the environment for success. What do you think? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=707) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=709)