# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=743 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 744 --- ## [Hot air balloon launch site recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-air-balloon-launch-site-recommendations/755851)
**Author:** [@AmeliaEarhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmeliaEarhart)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-air-balloon-launch-site-recommendations/755851 "2016-05-28T11:20:57Z")
Hello! I’m trying to launch my first hot air balloon. I live in the NYC area. Does any one know any good launch sites? I need the balloon to land on flat land and I’m not looking to go more than three hours away to retri… --- ## [Looking for a particular advice blog or site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-advice-blog-or-site/755867)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-advice-blog-or-site/755867 "2016-05-28T09:57:57Z")
And my sieve brain canNOT remember the name! It’s not just romance stuff, but does tend towards personal relationships. The topics are designated by letter# (or question#? Possibly?) and I have the impression of titles … --- ## [Shipping a car cross country - Any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-a-car-cross-country-any-advice/617940)
**Author:** [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-a-car-cross-country-any-advice/617940 "2015-12-09T13:50:15Z")
I’ll be moving across the country pretty soon, and I’d like to bring my car with me. I’d also like to avoid driving it there, so I’m looking into shipping. Anybody use any companies before that they liked? I’m moving fro… --- ## [Am I going to hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell/755432)
**Author:** [@jasnooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasnooks)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell/755432 "2016-05-28T06:59:25Z")
First post here. I’m just wondering how people (mainly Christians) feel about my full support of the US Military? --- ## [How does Dollar General stay in business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dollar-general-stay-in-business/755336)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dollar-general-stay-in-business/755336 "2016-05-28T04:09:45Z")
They have popped up all over the place in rural areas of Maine. I occasionally have stopped in for a snack. When I have gone into one of their stores, there usually weren’t any other customers at all. Dollar stores are… --- ## [Need help with a domain name Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-domain-name-dopers/755793)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-domain-name-dopers/755793 "2016-05-27T22:47:21Z")
Ok, youse lot being the smartest and hippest folk on the planet, I’m setting up a personal website and need some ideas for a domain name. Last month I went on holiday and kept my FB friends (and some on a page devoted t… --- ## [Chicago questions with little kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-questions-with-little-kids/755517)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-questions-with-little-kids/755517 "2016-05-27T22:01:28Z")
Part II of the Summer Road Trip. I am going to Chicago with two small-ish children (7 and 11). We have two full days in the city, 3 nights at our hotel in Oakbrook. I know there are multiple very helpful threads on the … --- ## [Do you really have to shit on the Swiss Military to sell your cheaply made knives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-have-to-shit-on-the-swiss-military-to-sell-your-cheaply-made-knives/755759)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-have-to-shit-on-the-swiss-military-to-sell-your-cheaply-made-knives/755759 "2016-05-27T19:50:54Z")
Insulting Ad here. SAK are wonderful knives! Crapping on them is beneath contempt. --- ## [Learning to swim as an adult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-to-swim-as-an-adult/755519)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-to-swim-as-an-adult/755519 "2016-05-27T18:56:32Z")
In college we had to take one semester of swimming to graduate. I put it off until the last semester of my senior year. Kept hoping they would eliminate the requirement. Dang. They didn’t. So I took it and I did pass and… --- ## [Weird dream. What do you think it means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-dream-what-do-you-think-it-means/755805)
**Author:** [@Whatsthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatsthis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-dream-what-do-you-think-it-means/755805 "2016-05-27T17:58:43Z")
Dream started with my boyfriend and I at our new home in Tennessee. We were doing house work when his friend from Florida showed up his name is John. (In my dream Florida and Tennessee were mixed. My mother and father li… --- ## [How often do you get a haircut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-a-haircut/755479)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-a-haircut/755479 "2016-05-27T05:02:41Z")
I walked into my local cheapo haircut place (one of the national chains) to get my usual trim. I personally don’t like getting my haircut, probably because the conversation is inane and having people whiz about my head w… --- ## [Anyone Been on a River Cruise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-on-a-river-cruise/755550)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-on-a-river-cruise/755550 "2016-05-27T01:53:35Z")
We have our big vacation scheduled for next year, but for 2018 we were thinking of doing a river cruise. American Cruise Lines seems to have a wide range of options, from the Southeast to Alaska. Pros, cons, things you… --- ## [Arms embargo lifted - what would Vietnam want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-embargo-lifted-what-would-vietnam-want/755646)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-embargo-lifted-what-would-vietnam-want/755646 "2016-05-27T00:20:12Z")
Obama recently lifted the arms embargo against Vietnam - what would Vietnam want to buy from the USA? As I understand it, most of their current warships, warplanes, etc. are Russian-made, so commonality would be an issue… --- ## [Good responses to “that’s nonsense”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-responses-to-that-s-nonsense/755702)
**Author:** [@freebird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freebird)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-responses-to-that-s-nonsense/755702 "2016-05-26T22:13:09Z")
Sometimes we all come across people that just dismiss our ideas or thoughts by saying “that’s nonsense”. So I was wondering what would be some good responses to that in general? Any ideas? Good comebacks would also do b… --- ## [Any strategies for successfully typing on a phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-strategies-for-successfully-typing-on-a-phone/755742)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-strategies-for-successfully-typing-on-a-phone/755742 "2016-05-26T19:11:23Z")
Typing on Google keyboard is challenging. My finger is too fat to easily reposition my text pointer (the green tear drop thing). Selecting more than one word of text to copy is hit and miss. I have learned to copy/paste … --- ## [How to tell a depressed friend not to (metaphorically) bleed on me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-a-depressed-friend-not-to-metaphorically-bleed-on-me/755561)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-a-depressed-friend-not-to-metaphorically-bleed-on-me/755561 "2016-05-26T18:27:11Z")
So my friend Kate is badly depressed, and has been for at least 4 years now. She is on meds, she is in therapy, and nothing is helping. She talks a lot about feeling useless, unloved, that nobody likes her, everyone ha… --- ## [Injured helping friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injured-helping-friends/755547)
**Author:** [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injured-helping-friends/755547 "2016-05-26T17:02:41Z")
My sister’s husband injured his arm on a friend’s property while helping them with some minor construction. He had to have surgery to re-attach a muscle in his arm. Friends were not negligent and have used the medical … --- ## [More on chevy 3.7ltr 5 cyl. engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-chevy-3-7ltr-5-cyl-engine/755518)
**Author:** [@Chevromaniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chevromaniac)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-chevy-3-7ltr-5-cyl-engine/755518 "2016-05-26T15:44:07Z")
I ran across the thread that was discussing the Chevy Colorado and it’s 3.7 liter ( not the 3.5 liter i-5 ) .This engine was only produced as a 3.7 begining in 2007. The earlier 305 was anemic, at best. The 3.7 was a muc… --- ## [Guys weekend in middle America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-weekend-in-middle-america/755643)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-weekend-in-middle-america/755643 "2016-05-26T13:11:44Z")
I need to plan a bachelor party for sometime between now and July '17. No strip clubs or casinos please. I’m thinking something outdoorsy, maybe tent camping or a cabin with some epic activities, but I’m open to suggest… --- ## [Are sex offenders the worst treated prisoners in prisons around the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sex-offenders-the-worst-treated-prisoners-in-prisons-around-the-world/755529)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sex-offenders-the-worst-treated-prisoners-in-prisons-around-the-world/755529 "2016-05-26T12:18:15Z")
Rapists and pedophiles are often the “lowest of the low” in the prison hierarchy. Is this true, or does it only apply in the US? Also someone said that wife beaters are there too. Why is this? Why do prisoners take a di… --- ## [How Good Is Jodie Foster's French?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-jodie-fosters-french/725826)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-jodie-fosters-french/725826 "2016-05-26T11:47:26Z")
Question for French speaking people This 1997 interview with Miss Foster is in French and has her speaking it. I see from the comments how people say how well she speaks French, so I thought I’d ask any French speakers … --- ## [A massive 6-month volcano disruption of commercial air travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-massive-6-month-volcano-disruption-of-commercial-air-travel/755641)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-massive-6-month-volcano-disruption-of-commercial-air-travel/755641 "2016-05-26T11:27:42Z")
In 2010, the Eyjafjallajökull eruption interrupted air travel to and from Europe for 6 days, and it was a major disruption to the world economy. This had me thinking - what if there was a much bigger, much-longer lastin… --- ## [\[Does society need\] The Bully](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-society-need-the-bully/755623)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-society-need-the-bully/755623 "2016-05-26T06:02:01Z")
Does society need the bully? Do they serve a purpose, such as discouraging kids from being fat? Do they toughen up kids for life as adults? Does it hurt children that they can go crying to teachers or administrators ra… --- ## [Advice on 2007 Suburban XLT with 100K miles Yes or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-2007-suburban-xlt-with-100k-miles-yes-or-no/755629)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-2007-suburban-xlt-with-100k-miles-yes-or-no/755629 "2016-05-26T03:07:10Z")
Hello - I’m seeking advice from anyone who has experience with Chevrolet Suburbans. I have my eye on a Chevrolet Suburban XLT. It has about 100K miles on it. It’s a 2007. It’s in very good overall condition. It’s a… --- ## [How much responsibility do African tribes share in the slave trade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-responsibility-do-african-tribes-share-in-the-slave-trade/755019)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-responsibility-do-african-tribes-share-in-the-slave-trade/755019 "2016-05-26T02:30:40Z")
I recall from American history classes that the African tribes captured people from neighboring tribes they defeated in battle. That was pretty common throughout early history everywhere. The victors in war took any res… --- ## [I've a question specifically for anyone who was changed from Spiriva to Incruse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-a-question-specifically-for-anyone-who-was-changed-from-spiriva-to-incruse/755566)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-a-question-specifically-for-anyone-who-was-changed-from-spiriva-to-incruse/755566 "2016-05-25T23:28:21Z")
I’ve a question specifically for anyone who has changed from \*Spiriva \*to \*Incruse \*back at the first of the year. How do you feel? Yes, I asked my doctor. Should I notice any changes. He yawned. \[Note to the bewild… --- ## [What is the best travel insurance I can buy in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-travel-insurance-i-can-buy-in-the-us/755381)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-travel-insurance-i-can-buy-in-the-us/755381 "2016-05-25T23:26:38Z")
I am going to visit San Francisco on a few days, and I am going to stay there for 2 weeks. I already have my ESTA, but I still need insurance. What is the best insurance I can buy for this travel? I might also visit othe… --- ## [Are you afraid to voice unpopular opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-afraid-to-voice-unpopular-opinions/755513)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-afraid-to-voice-unpopular-opinions/755513 "2016-05-25T22:37:36Z")
The question seems self obvious. How much do you allow society to obliterate your identity? --- ## [Did/does shaming children ever work to get them to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-does-shaming-children-ever-work-to-get-them-to-eat/755404)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-does-shaming-children-ever-work-to-get-them-to-eat/755404 "2016-05-25T22:08:38Z")
I think everyone of us grew up with someone saying “Their are starving children” somewhere out here (China? India? Ethiopia?) when we would not clean our plates or eat our vegetables. Did it ever work for any of you? Do… --- ## [Legal Experts: US DOJ vs NC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-experts-us-doj-vs-nc/754005)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-experts-us-doj-vs-nc/754005 "2016-05-25T17:37:05Z")
North Carolina says it will defy feds over LGBT law; ‘We’re not going to get bullied’ I’m interested in the legal handicapping as to these two possibilities (or any other possibilities that might be out there). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=742) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=744)