# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=739 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 740 --- ## [Why is widowhood taken to be more sorrowful than divorcehood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-widowhood-taken-to-be-more-sorrowful-than-divorcehood/756583)
**Author:** [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-widowhood-taken-to-be-more-sorrowful-than-divorcehood/756583 "2016-06-07T02:36:00Z")
If there are no kids involved, the final effect is virtually the same: you have lost a loved one, so why are reactions so different when people are told one thing and the other? --- ## [Is this a disease and if so, can you name it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-disease-and-if-so-can-you-name-it/756426)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-disease-and-if-so-can-you-name-it/756426 "2016-06-07T01:46:07Z")
There is this person I keep seeing on TV. Every time this person utters a word they accentuate their speech with hand gestures. My initial thinking is that this person is delusional but my question is as follows. Does su… --- ## [More problems with Win 10.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-problems-with-win-10/756595)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-problems-with-win-10/756595 "2016-06-06T23:33:23Z")
MS upgraded me to Win 10 without permission. One problem (with games) was solved thanks to gurus at TSD. Now I have another. With Win 7, I was able to use the control panel to disable the touch pad. With Win 10, it i… --- ## [Land of opportunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-of-opportunity/756121)
**Author:** [@CrowTitanium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrowTitanium)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-of-opportunity/756121 "2016-06-06T21:38:18Z")
Is there still a country, anywhere in the world, where a hard-working, ambitious person with a “million-dollar idea” who wasn’t born into wealth can become successful? --- ## [California Solar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-solar/756664)
**Author:** [@tony424](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tony424)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-solar/756664 "2016-06-06T20:24:32Z")
CALIFORNIA SOLAR POWER IS A SCAM BY YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT!!! I had 4 quotes on installment of solar power as for me I am not happy with anyone of them. They are all similar. In regard to tax credit that sound great but if… --- ## [When do you stop being a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-stop-being-a-kid/755820)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-stop-being-a-kid/755820 "2016-06-06T20:06:14Z")
Many of my friends wanted to stop being called kids around junior year of high school. I am now 22, and many people still refer to me as a kid. People may refer to their sons and daughters as kids forever, but that is … --- ## [What is Your Skin Color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-skin-color/750102)
**Author:** [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-skin-color/750102 "2016-06-06T19:38:41Z")
This is a bit of a tricky question, if the Mods delete it I won’t argue. We have a lot of questions about age and sexual preferences but I can’t recall any about the ethnicity or skin color of Dopers. My skin would be d… --- ## [Blast From the Past That You'll Never See Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blast-from-the-past-that-youll-never-see-again/755534)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blast-from-the-past-that-youll-never-see-again/755534 "2016-06-06T18:04:11Z")
What are some great things from the past that nowadays, you would never see it, whether it be for safety reasons or some other. This can be an actual product or an activity. My first thought was the little toddler seat… --- ## [Prescribing laws for pain medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescribing-laws-for-pain-medication/756507)
**Author:** [@boogerbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boogerbunny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescribing-laws-for-pain-medication/756507 "2016-06-06T17:01:17Z")
My husband felt an abscessed tooth coming on and made an appointment with our dentist (which took a week). Over that week and on the day of the appointment, the pain was not bad and easily controlled with ibuprofen. Whe… --- ## [What does "Miss Thing" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-miss-thing-mean/57241)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-miss-thing-mean/57241 "2016-06-06T16:48:01Z")
In books or movies, it’s usually pimps or gay guys who say this. I had thought it was some kind of '70s pimp slang, but I just saw the term in a Hubert Selby Jr. novel from the '50s. What the heck does it mean? --- ## [How often do you do laundry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-do-laundry/667507)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-do-laundry/667507 "2016-06-06T15:54:49Z")
How often do you do your laundry? As a male my honest answer is “not very often” --- ## [Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keweenaw-peninsula-michigan/756356)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keweenaw-peninsula-michigan/756356 "2016-06-06T15:06:23Z")
I’m a lifelong Midwesterner and have gone to the UP of Michigan several times. I have enjoyed these visits very much, although I don’t think I would want to live there. Too isolated and rural for me, especially during … --- ## [A really cool birthday gift for a 2-year-old boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-cool-birthday-gift-for-a-2-year-old-boy/756452)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-cool-birthday-gift-for-a-2-year-old-boy/756452 "2016-06-06T02:42:21Z")
I need to buy a birthday gift for a 2-year-old boy. I want something really unusual, costing between $15 and $20. It can cost even less, if it involves some (or a lot of) creativity on my part. His parents have money, s… --- ## [Registry even for a tiny wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registry-even-for-a-tiny-wedding/756327)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registry-even-for-a-tiny-wedding/756327 "2016-06-06T01:34:02Z")
I just got married on the 27th. It was at the courthouse, and the only people in attendance were my dad and his parents. I didn’t tell anyone before hand, but made an announcement to my friends and the rest of the family… --- ## [Advance directives/Living will for inernational travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advance-directives-living-will-for-inernational-travel/756524)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advance-directives-living-will-for-inernational-travel/756524 "2016-06-05T23:45:27Z")
Does anyone have any information about how to handle such directives when traveling overseas? I’m 77, and faced with a possibility that I will die in some third world country. Googling, I find that even within the USA,… --- ## [Am I a jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-jerk/756381)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-jerk/756381 "2016-06-05T21:59:09Z")
I know you don’t know me, but let me explain… Scene: Me and the family sitting around the fire pit, cooking some hot dogs for dinner last night. Not sure how the conversation started, but my stepson (18) trotted out the… --- ## [Do you put your degrees on your business card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-your-degrees-on-your-business-card/756269)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-your-degrees-on-your-business-card/756269 "2016-06-05T15:06:28Z")
Sorta related to the honorifics thread: do you put your degrees on your business card? What about professional qualifications? Mine says I’m a lawyer, but no degrees. Being a lawyer is the key point for me. Plus ther… --- ## [“Imagine if men were as disgusted with rape as they are with periods.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-if-men-were-as-disgusted-with-rape-as-they-are-with-periods/756279)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-if-men-were-as-disgusted-with-rape-as-they-are-with-periods/756279 "2016-06-05T14:43:32Z")
A young lady is posting interesting notes around her town. For now I want others opinions before commenting. --- ## [Archaeology buffs, what places would you like to see excavated that are currently not possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeology-buffs-what-places-would-you-like-to-see-excavated-that-are-currently-not-possible/756177)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeology-buffs-what-places-would-you-like-to-see-excavated-that-are-currently-not-possible/756177 "2016-06-05T10:04:08Z")
Meaning currently untenable due to a modern major city being built on top of it(tenochtitlan), Religious objections(Temple Mount/Jerusalem) or technological barriers (The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor). Those are m… --- ## [Why are motorcycles so much louder than cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-motorcycles-so-much-louder-than-cars/752888)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-motorcycles-so-much-louder-than-cars/752888 "2016-06-05T02:57:06Z")
Cars are noticeably quieter today than even thirty years ago. I’m not sure why, maybe the computer controlling the engine and/or smog controls? It’s my understanding that most cities have ordinances and fines for glassp… --- ## [Good alternative expressions to "Don't jump to conclusions"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-expressions-to-dont-jump-to-conclusions/756436)
**Author:** [@freebird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freebird)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternative-expressions-to-dont-jump-to-conclusions/756436 "2016-06-04T23:42:44Z")
Sometimes people we are talking to judge us real quickly and we feel taken aback. So instead of saying “don’t jump to conclusions” or “That’s not how it is” etc. what would be some good expressions or phrases to use? Any… --- ## [Shoulder pain diagnosis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoulder-pain-diagnosis/750567)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoulder-pain-diagnosis/750567 "2016-06-04T23:39:11Z")
Yeah, probably rotator cuff, but anyway: I have some tightness in roughly this area: http: //www.chiropracticfirstleeds.co.uk/what-can-chiropractic-treat/shoulder-pain/ I’ve broken the link because it contains an imag… --- ## [Protestants at Catholic Mass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protestants-at-catholic-mass/755941)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protestants-at-catholic-mass/755941 "2016-06-04T21:18:22Z")
So my stepcousin is now a priest and I was at his ordination mass. Kneeling, Standing, etc; it looked to me like everyone stood and sat at the appropriate times, but kneeling was more or less optional if you were older … --- ## [Are American accents sexy to non-Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-american-accents-sexy-to-non-americans/373761)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-american-accents-sexy-to-non-americans/373761 "2016-06-04T18:26:53Z")
I know we’ve asked similar questions before, about what accents we all find most attractive. Based on another thread (“Is this boy crazy?”) about an American lad who visits England and drops his native accent, it made m… --- ## [How can one avoid cramps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-avoid-cramps/756439)
**Author:** [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-avoid-cramps/756439 "2016-06-04T17:49:06Z")
I started swimming again awhile ago and kept having tiny cramps which I was able to thwart. Until a major one stroke without warning and left me limping for hours and sore for days. I thought this was lack of practice b… --- ## [Recommendation for microcap online broker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-microcap-online-broker/756494)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-microcap-online-broker/756494 "2016-06-04T16:00:44Z")
Title sez it all :smiley: --- ## [Seriously, how do their pants not fall all the way down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-how-do-their-pants-not-fall-all-the-way-down/390301)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-how-do-their-pants-not-fall-all-the-way-down/390301 "2007-02-04T17:15:58Z")
Driving home from work yesterday I saw two, how shall we say - urban teenagers, trying to run to the bus stop. Trying is the key word. They both had the ‘falling down’ pants look and watching them run was extremely com… --- ## [Places to visit in Minnesota](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-visit-in-minnesota/756254)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-visit-in-minnesota/756254 "2016-06-04T11:25:51Z")
I will have two weeks in the summer during which I’m off work and my family will be visiting relatives elsewhere. I’ve decided that the best way to use that time is to explore the great state of Minnesota by myself. I … --- ## [Nuclear attack eminent; do you retaliate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-attack-eminent-do-you-retaliate/756158)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-attack-eminent-do-you-retaliate/756158 "2016-06-04T05:12:44Z")
So Putin lost his mind and says: “Fuck America” and decides to launch nuclear weapons at the USA. Our military intelligence has determined,unequivocally, that the missiles WILL hit the US, and it WILL take out 85% of it… --- ## [Being truly transparent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-truly-transparent/756275)
**Author:** [@quantumleap2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quantumleap2016)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-truly-transparent/756275 "2016-06-04T01:53:28Z")
I am really trying to work on taking time out of social activities after work. It has gotten to the point where I am really drained…I know people may ask don’t go…stay at home and rest…just to give a backstory- I feel pr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=738) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=740)