# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=740 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 741 --- ## [How do you cope with losing everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cope-with-losing-everything/756210)
**Author:** [@forinternetuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/forinternetuse)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cope-with-losing-everything/756210 "2016-06-03T23:26:38Z")
I’m just struggling a little with how to cope at the moment. I have a boyfriend that I love more than anything but i’m picking he wants to break up, he’s been really quiet this week, ignoring most my messages then said h… --- ## [Agile development: are requirement reviews worth bothering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agile-development-are-requirement-reviews-worth-bothering/756340)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agile-development-are-requirement-reviews-worth-bothering/756340 "2016-06-03T22:22:42Z")
The place I work for used to be a big time Waterfall development shop but for the last few years we’ve been trying Agile development instead. I’m okay with it, but one thing is bothering me with the current project I’m … --- ## [What discretion does a DA have when filing charges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discretion-does-a-da-have-when-filing-charges/756344)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discretion-does-a-da-have-when-filing-charges/756344 "2016-06-03T20:26:48Z")
Here’s a recent example. So a known criminal is allegedly sexually assaulting this guy’s wife, husband shows up and beats him. To death, as it turned out. Now, the bad guy is a known perp with a considerable rap sheet… --- ## [I just resigned. What's the longest you've ever held a job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-resigned-whats-the-longest-youve-ever-held-a-job/756187)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-resigned-whats-the-longest-youve-ever-held-a-job/756187 "2016-06-03T19:43:52Z")
So I jut informed my boss that I have accepted a job elsewhere. I am done at my current job on June 15. That will mean I worked there for nine years, two months, and one week. As it happens, that is the longest I will… --- ## [Do you have any Carhartt Clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-carhartt-clothes/756191)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-carhartt-clothes/756191 "2016-06-03T19:33:02Z")
based on the thread Do you have any Duluth Trading clothes? So, anyone here a fan of Carhartt clothing? I grew up in Oklahoma, and it was considered the some of the best work wear you could get. I still like their Henl… --- ## [A breakthrough in lenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-breakthrough-in-lenses/756386)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-breakthrough-in-lenses/756386 "2016-06-03T18:08:58Z")
What does this mean for telescopes? --- ## [Recommend a new coffee maker - Not Cuisinart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-new-coffee-maker-not-cuisinart/756399)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-new-coffee-maker-not-cuisinart/756399 "2016-06-03T17:56:18Z")
My third Cuisinart coffee maker just died on me, and their warranty department just told me to pound sand\[sup\]\*\[/sup\], so I’m in the market for a new coffee maker. Could anyone recommend a maker that: \[ul\] \[li\]Has a l… --- ## [He's Watson to Your Sherlock (Need other examples)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-watson-to-your-sherlock-need-other-examples/755620)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-watson-to-your-sherlock-need-other-examples/755620 "2016-06-03T15:51:48Z")
Specifically, I’m looking for examples that involve women. (Not “girls,” so let’s pre-emptively reject “She’s Dyna-Girl to her Electra-Woman.”) Hermoine to his Harry? That’s halfway there. There are better examples, th… --- ## [Switching dependent during open enrollment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-dependent-during-open-enrollment/755627)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-dependent-during-open-enrollment/755627 "2016-06-03T15:37:15Z")
Simple question. In the US, if I want to switch my daughter from SO’s insurance to mine, and our open enrollment periods don’t match by several months, should I: \[ol\] \[li\]Add her during my OE, allowing SO to freely dro… --- ## [If a Presidential nominee can't get a VP/running mate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-presidential-nominee-cant-get-a-vp-running-mate/756308)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-presidential-nominee-cant-get-a-vp-running-mate/756308 "2016-06-03T14:53:07Z")
What would happen if NO ONE would accept the position of VP for a presidential candidate? --- ## [Are these bug bites? Any way to tell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-bug-bites-any-way-to-tell/693876)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-bug-bites-any-way-to-tell/693876 "2016-06-03T14:42:24Z")
The past two days, I’ve woken up with raised itchy spots on my skin. Yesterday, a couple were large, but they seem to be more numerous and mostly smaller today. I can’t see anything that looks like a mark or skin break… --- ## [Need advice on a trust account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-a-trust-account/756352)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-a-trust-account/756352 "2016-06-03T12:52:30Z")
I am on a foundation for a non profit. We have a current bank ballance of about 150,000 that grows maybe at 10,000 per year average. We are saving for a building and it may take another 10 or more years to have enough m… --- ## [Why are people freaking out about bedbugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-freaking-out-about-bedbugs/559132)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-freaking-out-about-bedbugs/559132 "2014-08-27T15:14:41Z")
I mean, as far as I can tell from internet research, they don’t transmit disease to humans. They may bite, but many people don’t even react to their saliva and never know they have bedbugs. I suppose those who are allerg… --- ## [new washing machine not getting clothes clean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-washing-machine-not-getting-clothes-clean/755148)
**Author:** [@issicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/issicus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-washing-machine-not-getting-clothes-clean/755148 "2016-06-03T11:40:12Z")
It’s a samsung top loading model . this one I think http://www.samsung.com/us/appliances/washers-dryers/WA52J8060AW/A2 here are two shirts after a ‘heavy load’ and 2nd rinse . http://imgur.com/a/za1Up it’s level and I … --- ## [How do you feel about Spam/Ads from businesses that you've used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-spam-ads-from-businesses-that-youve-used/756120)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-spam-ads-from-businesses-that-youve-used/756120 "2016-06-03T11:32:43Z")
Never fails. Buy one item from an online retailer and you’re on their Spam list forever. It’s reached a point where I think long and hard before opening another account. For example, there was a purchase I considered mak… --- ## [Caffeine and stress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-and-stress/756332)
**Author:** [@Whitney\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitney_Harper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-and-stress/756332 "2016-06-03T06:59:52Z")
Do you think a person’s body would adapt to just drinking coffee (caffeinated) on week-ends and not during the week? In other words, for five days, be virtually caffeine-free (because of some job stress), then two days … --- ## [Is Elon Musk correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-elon-musk-correct/756305)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-elon-musk-correct/756305 "2016-06-03T01:55:44Z")
I have a hard time grasping that the CEO of a major corporation actually believes that there is only likely a 1 in billions chance that we are all currently living in reality, but that most likely we are all living in a … --- ## [Meaning of county appraisal district listing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-county-appraisal-district-listing/756278)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-county-appraisal-district-listing/756278 "2016-06-02T23:04:03Z")
\*That should be “\*\*COUNTY \*\*appraisal district listing.” Can’t edit thread titles. \* I wanted to look up a property on our local county appraisal district website. This website shows a property’s appraised value, square… --- ## [Why do 'conspiracy theory' websites have such an odd and distinct layout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conspiracy-theory-websites-have-such-an-odd-and-distinct-layout/756165)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conspiracy-theory-websites-have-such-an-odd-and-distinct-layout/756165 "2016-06-02T19:32:01Z")
I don’t believe any of it for a moment but being cursed with curiosity I sometimes find myself looking stuff up on the internet\* which leads me to these sorts of websites and I’ve noticed that they almost all have a simi… --- ## [The President Erdogan Dirty Limerick Contest - POLL THREAD!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-erdogan-dirty-limerick-contest-poll-thread/755812)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-erdogan-dirty-limerick-contest-poll-thread/755812 "2016-06-02T17:59:10Z")
So, in this thread, I ran a ‘President Erdogan Dirty Limerick Contest’. The premise is fairly self-explanatory. Entrants were required to compose amusing limericks about quasi-dictator and thin-skinned asshole crybaby… --- ## [How much are babysitters making in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-babysitters-making-in-your-area/756298)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-babysitters-making-in-your-area/756298 "2016-06-02T16:58:59Z")
Curious as to how much teenage babysitters are making in your area? --- ## [WhatsApp vs. Facebook messaging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatsapp-vs-facebook-messaging/756223)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatsapp-vs-facebook-messaging/756223 "2016-06-02T14:26:52Z")
I’ve got to join a WhatsApp group. I don’t particularly mind except I quite like to deal with some stuff on the computer and leave my phone separate. Is there much that’s done on WhatsApp that can’t be done via a Facebo… --- ## [Woman Says "I'll Take a Raincheck": Is This a Tactful Rebuke or an Invitation to Ask Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-says-ill-take-a-raincheck-is-this-a-tactful-rebuke-or-an-invitation-to-ask-again/603345)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-says-ill-take-a-raincheck-is-this-a-tactful-rebuke-or-an-invitation-to-ask-again/603345 "2016-06-02T13:14:19Z")
The other night I asked a woman out. She said she’d take a raincheck, as she already had plans for that evening. In the vast dating experience of the Teeming Millions, does this usually mean “I am tactfully telling you … --- ## [How Much State Pride in Your Area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-state-pride-in-your-area/755978)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-state-pride-in-your-area/755978 "2016-06-02T09:57:25Z")
​How much state pride in your area? Here in Maryland, you see the state flag on display a great deal. There are plenty of buildings that have it up but you can also see it hanging in front of a number of private residen… --- ## [Why is there so much focus on the perpetrator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-so-much-focus-on-the-perpetrator/756079)
**Author:** [@quantumleap2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quantumleap2016)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-so-much-focus-on-the-perpetrator/756079 "2016-06-02T09:39:44Z")
I had a dinner with a friend of mine the night before and we ended up getting into a deep discussion about the trauma we have been through. I really wasn’t prepared to have that type of discussion. But we did meet up at … --- ## [Frozen "Dinners" without the Phosphorus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dinners-without-the-phosphorus/756181)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dinners-without-the-phosphorus/756181 "2016-06-02T04:50:15Z")
Phosphorus is seriously contraindicated for Kidney patients. I have been living out of vending machines and the frozen dinner section of groceries for 40+ years. Yes, I know I can put together a kidney-friendly meal. I… --- ## [What should I do in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-the-us/755393)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-the-us/755393 "2016-06-02T04:15:00Z")
I will stay in the US for 2 weeks, between the 16th and 30th of june. I want to experience the American Way of Life. I want to visit San Francisco, of course, but I would like to do some “american” stuff: watch Nascar Ra… --- ## [Need Help with Screwing. (Drill / Driver Advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-screwing-drill-driver-advice/756127)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-screwing-drill-driver-advice/756127 "2016-06-02T02:30:21Z")
Come to think of it, I could probably use some help with what’s implied by my double-entendre thread title, too! But this is about buying a hammer-drill / driver. I’ve already bought and returned three different DeWalt… --- ## [Baby Shower Gift Advice Needed- NEED ANSWER FAST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-shower-gift-advice-needed-need-answer-fast/756193)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-shower-gift-advice-needed-need-answer-fast/756193 "2016-06-01T23:39:33Z")
My girlfriend will be going out of the country tomorrow to attend her sister’s baby shower. I need advice on what to send for the baby (boy), her sister and possibly her sister’s husband. I work in NYC so have access t… --- ## [Wicking undergarments under a suit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicking-undergarments-under-a-suit/725873)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicking-undergarments-under-a-suit/725873 "2016-06-01T23:17:28Z")
Summer in DC. Yuck. When I’m working here, I usually take the subway, which is double yuck. I by no means have an arduous commute by DC standards, but I arrive at the office drenched in sweat. I have occasionally resorte… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=739) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=741)