# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=760 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 761 --- ## [New Chinese Made Buick, Coming Soon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chinese-made-buick-coming-soon/751971)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chinese-made-buick-coming-soon/751971 "2016-04-14T13:20:25Z")
I am not sure if this belongs in this forum, but I was curious to our automotive insiders here as to how well the Buick Envision will be received here in the USA, despite the UAW’s supposed protests and it’s 100% Chinese… --- ## [Any really effective OTC appetite suppressants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-really-effective-otc-appetite-suppressants/479565)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-really-effective-otc-appetite-suppressants/479565 "2009-02-23T08:13:41Z")
I used to use ephedra products by they banned it because some stupid people abused it and died. Any truly effective OTC products like the old ephedra products? --- ## [Why Are My Memories of Alcohol Always Good Ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-memories-of-alcohol-always-good-ones/751681)
**Author:** [@Kamakiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamakiri)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-memories-of-alcohol-always-good-ones/751681 "2016-04-14T05:04:23Z")
I’ve been an alcoholic pretty much since I was 18—forty years ago. No excuses except to say that in my family, there was an accepted drinking culture—both my parents drank every day, my aunts and uncles drank every day,… --- ## [Help me with a tree please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-a-tree-please/752051)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-a-tree-please/752051 "2016-04-14T02:50:09Z")
Here is the situation. I have been given a fruit tree by my neighbor. It is a nectarine/tangerine (she’s not sure which and neither am I) and is between 8 and 10 feet tall, trunk diameter is 2½ to 3 inches. The tree h… --- ## [Who famously died while you were in utero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-famously-died-while-you-were-in-utero/751158)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-famously-died-while-you-were-in-utero/751158 "2016-04-14T01:49:18Z")
I was \*in utero \*for the first nine months of 1945. During that time the following people died: Anne Frank Franklin D. Roosevelt Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler & Eva Braun Joseph Goebbels Robert H. Goddard And a wh… --- ## [Snot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot/752092)
**Author:** [@Jiggers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jiggers)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot/752092 "2016-04-13T23:12:28Z")
How do I tell a respected man in our group to stop blowing his nose at the table? --- ## [I burned my lower lip with lemon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burned-my-lower-lip-with-lemon/751905)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burned-my-lower-lip-with-lemon/751905 "2016-04-13T22:33:23Z")
I consume lots and lots of spices. I tried eating lemons (their juice was in my tea) and I got a severe burn on my lower lip.:smack: Which medicine would work best? --- ## [What's harder: guitar or piano? And how hard to move from guitar to Piano?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-harder-guitar-or-piano-and-how-hard-to-move-from-guitar-to-piano/751763)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-harder-guitar-or-piano-and-how-hard-to-move-from-guitar-to-piano/751763 "2016-04-13T22:00:41Z")
I’ve been playing the guitar since my teenage years. Was never super good, but there was a time when I could keep up with Kirk Hammett… well, in a lot of songs at least :slight\_smile: I’ve been trying to get back into … --- ## [Pilots, how bad is losing a propeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-how-bad-is-losing-a-propeller/752017)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-how-bad-is-losing-a-propeller/752017 "2016-04-13T19:45:42Z")
The situation is that you’re in a home built, 2-seat, single engine aircraft, at altitude on a clear day. The propeller falls off. How bad is this situation? --- ## [Would a zombie apocalypse occur in the following typical outbreak scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-zombie-apocalypse-occur-in-the-following-typical-outbreak-scenario/752066)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-zombie-apocalypse-occur-in-the-following-typical-outbreak-scenario/752066 "2016-04-13T18:47:10Z")
Let’s consider the following zombie outbreak scenario, which in the movies, books, comics, etc. typically turns into an apocalypse. Some kind of government, military, or top secret corporate experiment goes wrong. Som… --- ## [Networking experts: how is Eero (new wifi system) better than this other one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/networking-experts-how-is-eero-new-wifi-system-better-than-this-other-one/751915)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/networking-experts-how-is-eero-new-wifi-system-better-than-this-other-one/751915 "2016-04-13T18:23:00Z")
I just heard about Eero, a new mesh networking system designed specifically for the home, and am intrigued, because we have a large house and some dead spots. Eero gets rave reviews, and is apparently very easy to set up… --- ## [Very, very slow 11 year old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-very-slow-11-year-old/752060)
**Author:** [@Phoenix3733](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phoenix3733)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-very-slow-11-year-old/752060 "2016-04-13T16:26:44Z")
My granddaughter is very healthy and appears happy. She looks, acts, and moves like a 80 year grandmother. Any and everything she is asked to do takes her three times the normal person to perform. She is brite, performs … --- ## [Nuclear power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-power/751278)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-power/751278 "2016-04-13T16:16:12Z")
So today I was sitting in the EBR 2 which is an amazing feat of engineering and science. The thing eats nuclear waste from other plants to power itself and although it has been invited to melt down twice, including doing… --- ## [Have you ever personally known someone who was murdered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-personally-known-someone-who-was-murdered/519797)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-personally-known-someone-who-was-murdered/519797 "2016-04-13T07:29:04Z")
An old supervisor of mine (I only worked with her for a couple weeks before she got promoted) was recently murdered. I didn’t know her super well, but it’s still weird when I think about it. I mean, I know that lady. … --- ## [How to discuss Rosa Parks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-discuss-rosa-parks/751352)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-discuss-rosa-parks/751352 "2016-04-13T04:19:57Z")
My son was learning about Rosa Parks and as they were discussing it, he said that he didnt feel what she had done was really that big of a deal. Of course the teacher didnt like that answer and asked him to explain and m… --- ## [Question about WhatsApp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-whatsapp/681823)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-whatsapp/681823 "2016-04-13T04:06:47Z")
I had never heard of WhatsApp until this morning, when its purchase by Facebook was announced. In reading a thread about it here, I was curious, so I downloaded, since it appeared to be a free texting program. I already… --- ## [What am I not getting about crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-not-getting-about-crime/750535)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-not-getting-about-crime/750535 "2016-04-12T23:49:13Z")
I like to think of myself as a good person. I’ve never deliberately set out to hurt anyone. I’ve never committed an assault, or a robbery, or a murder, or whatever else. I don’t even have any particular inclination to… --- ## [Busy office. Papyrophobia problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busy-office-papyrophobia-problem/752014)
**Author:** [@nansbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nansbread)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busy-office-papyrophobia-problem/752014 "2016-04-12T19:56:49Z")
A colleague has suddenly developed a phobia of papers being crunched. Its a bog standard office with paper in constant use. Its only the act of crunching paper (for eg to be tossed into the bin) that sets of a reaction … --- ## [Does Your Job Create Wealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-job-create-wealth/751877)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-job-create-wealth/751877 "2016-04-12T18:12:08Z")
In what way is Wealth created by the job you do every day? You don’t make laptops or umbrellas, they’re made offshore. You don’t deal with customers, they get an endless phone menu or use automated checkout lanes. Yo… --- ## [Uninstalling Norton and Skype](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninstalling-norton-and-skype/751929)
**Author:** [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninstalling-norton-and-skype/751929 "2016-04-12T17:00:44Z")
Ok, computer folks, I have a Toshiba laptop that runs Windows 10 (I bought it with Windows 8 and one day Microsoft forcibly updated it to 10 despite my clicking the NO button repeatedly). It came pre-installed with Norto… --- ## [How crummy will my job search be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-crummy-will-my-job-search-be/751984)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-crummy-will-my-job-search-be/751984 "2016-04-12T16:52:03Z")
I’m a forty-something woman. No college degree. I’m well spoken and have good writing skills, and am able to learn. My professional experience is in the hospitality industry, mostly - hotel, restaurant, and entertainment… --- ## [I keep losing weight, any idea why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-losing-weight-any-idea-why/741082)
**Author:** [@Torontonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torontonian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-losing-weight-any-idea-why/741082 "2016-04-12T15:41:37Z")
I lost approximately 50 pounds since spring 2015. I don’t exercise at all. In fact Im a couch potato. Im 5.8 and now below 120 pounds. My arms are two noodles I am diagnosed with acute gastritis that last for 3 days fe… --- ## [Prolonged exposure to VR headsets.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prolonged-exposure-to-vr-headsets/751329)
**Author:** [@Noreka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noreka)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prolonged-exposure-to-vr-headsets/751329 "2016-04-12T15:12:36Z")
I am currently trying to write down the ideas for various books. The reason being that I am going to focus my education on the act of writing literature. (Do not fear, I will focus on English as well, so you won’t cring… --- ## [Speeding tickets on a bicycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-tickets-on-a-bicycle/751969)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-tickets-on-a-bicycle/751969 "2016-04-12T14:54:17Z")
Numerous websites are reporting that Marin County, CA, (where mountain biking was founded) is going to start enforcing a 15mph speed limit on the trails out there. story - despite the date it’s not an April Fools joke. … --- ## [What is the real "unreported" suicide rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-real-unreported-suicide-rate/751921)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-real-unreported-suicide-rate/751921 "2016-04-12T13:33:55Z")
I was reading about a couple people who died from what was clearly suicide but officially was not classified as such. There is a reported suicide rate, but I was thinking, what about all the times someone takes pills and… --- ## [Do I blame our admins for these server problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-blame-our-admins-for-these-server-problems/751885)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-blame-our-admins-for-these-server-problems/751885 "2016-04-12T07:10:29Z")
Three times now in the last year my organization’s mail server has crashed as the result of a power failure in our building. Each time, I have been told that the fault “corrupted the server” and they had to rebuild it–co… --- ## [In MS Word trying to print 2 sided, 4 page booklet. Back side prints upside down. How to fix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-ms-word-trying-to-print-2-sided-4-page-booklet-back-side-prints-upside-down-how-to-fix/751943)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-ms-word-trying-to-print-2-sided-4-page-booklet-back-side-prints-upside-down-how-to-fix/751943 "2016-04-12T06:58:33Z")
Using MS Word I’m trying to print out 4 page booklet (program for an awards ceremony) on a single 8.5 x 11 sheet on a networked Toshiba printer that prints color and can print on both sides automatically. Effectively it… --- ## [Do people tread on you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-tread-on-you/751776)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-tread-on-you/751776 "2016-04-12T05:41:17Z")
Over half my age ago the latest hit was Don’t Tread on Me. According to Damn Yankees, if you are nice to people, they will tread on you! --- ## [If I Find Priceless Treasure In My \[Rented\] Attic (Not Seeking Legal Advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-find-priceless-treasure-in-my-rented-attic-not-seeking-legal-advice/751169)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-find-priceless-treasure-in-my-rented-attic-not-seeking-legal-advice/751169 "2016-04-12T05:18:32Z")
I rent my house from “Diane.” Diane never set foot in the attic. Diane bought the house from “Philbert,” who built the house and lived here for 40 years before selling it to Diane. So let’s say this spring I venture up … --- ## [Who's the closest to a real life Forrest Gump - being a piece of multiple major events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-closest-to-a-real-life-forrest-gump-being-a-piece-of-multiple-major-events/751579)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-closest-to-a-real-life-forrest-gump-being-a-piece-of-multiple-major-events/751579 "2016-04-12T04:45:39Z")
I’m reminded of Don King - not only was he involved in all the things you know him for, but he was also a large piece of Mapp v Ohio - the case that said illegally found evidence can’t be held against you. Mapp was invol… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=759) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=761)