# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=813 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 814 --- ## [Attention genealogists, re: Family Tree Maker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-genealogists-re-family-tree-maker/739872)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-genealogists-re-family-tree-maker/739872 "2015-12-10T13:04:48Z")
Ancestry has just announced that they are no longer going to produce this software and will stop support for it in 2017, which means you will no longer be able to sync your tree with the online tree. I’m sure that Ancest… --- ## [Bath Towel Recommendations Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bath-towel-recommendations-please/739836)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bath-towel-recommendations-please/739836 "2015-12-10T03:23:12Z")
Hi. I am looking for a good bath towel that I can buy on Amazon or a site that takes PayPal. I went the cheap route this time and ended up with towels that fail at the number one function of a towel: absorbing water. S… --- ## [Miscarried fetus names. Reuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscarried-fetus-names-reuse/632071)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscarried-fetus-names-reuse/632071 "2015-12-10T02:15:20Z")
If you/your SO were pregnant and had already decided on a name for the baby, but then miscarried, would you reuse the name for a future baby or does that fetus carry the name in your minds forever? I also wonder at what… --- ## [Can you see the x through the hole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-the-x-through-the-hole/739857)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-the-x-through-the-hole/739857 "2015-12-10T01:49:48Z")
In this picture, can you see the x through the hole? (Poll to come.) Important: in order to obtain unbiased statistics, please enter your answer before looking at the results, or other people’s posts. (Spoiler boxes are… --- ## [Who else doesn't decorate for Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-doesnt-decorate-for-christmas/739539)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-doesnt-decorate-for-christmas/739539 "2015-12-09T22:45:22Z")
This really isn’t a bah-humbug thread, altho I find I feel that way more often than not. I’m not trash-talking those who love tinsel and lights and garland and all that. I just want to hear from others who don’t deck t… --- ## [Weird Car Noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-car-noise/739740)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-car-noise/739740 "2015-12-09T22:31:32Z")
I have a 2005 Nissan Murano that just passed the 100,000 mile mark. I took it in for a tuneup and spent $1300 fixing numerous things. Now just two months after the tuneup, when I start the car in the morning or after it… --- ## [Is tech support / help desk so bad job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tech-support-help-desk-so-bad-job/739855)
**Author:** [@dr\_zippermeyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dr_zippermeyer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tech-support-help-desk-so-bad-job/739855 "2015-12-09T21:30:44Z")
It seems I will have an opportunity to move a country I want and start to work there as a level one help desk operator. This help desk is for computer issues of a large media and newspaper company. I plan to do it maybe … --- ## [Easter Eggers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggers/739833)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggers/739833 "2015-12-09T20:46:21Z")
So I’m planning on getting chickens and sell some eggs (besides the ones we eat ourselves). The chickens will be organic with lots of their food coming from foraging/outside time. The question I have is if you were buyin… --- ## [Acronyms we really need on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-we-really-need-on-the-sdmb/739729)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-we-really-need-on-the-sdmb/739729 "2015-12-09T20:06:09Z")
We all know the “standard” abbreviations, like IOW (In Other Words), IMHO (In My Humble Opinion), IANAL (I Am Not A Lawyer), and YMMV (Your Milage May Vary). It occurs to me that there are some other situations that pop… --- ## [Dealing with a little girl that just won't sleep in her bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-little-girl-that-just-wont-sleep-in-her-bed/738531)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-little-girl-that-just-wont-sleep-in-her-bed/738531 "2015-12-09T19:54:05Z")
We tried stickers and treats and praise for successes. We tried explaining why it’s not a good idea. We tried locking our door. It’s been years and nothing really works: every single night our daughter, now 5, wakes up a… --- ## [Examples of Silly New Expressions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-silly-new-expressions/739310)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-silly-new-expressions/739310 "2015-12-09T18:49:00Z")
During the past few years, I have heard a few expressions that appear to be “completely new” to me and also new to the English language. Many of these expressions are just … well … I’m trying to think of a polite way to… --- ## [Letting a child believe in foolishness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letting-a-child-believe-in-foolishness/739498)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letting-a-child-believe-in-foolishness/739498 "2015-12-09T18:40:09Z")
At a piano lesson recently, one of my students, about 12 years old, told me he had powers. I was understandably skeptical. He insisted he was a wizard and chasing a monster that only he could see. I cast doubt that he… --- ## [Vaccine Reactions: Adults vs Kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-reactions-adults-vs-kids/739974)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-reactions-adults-vs-kids/739974 "2015-12-09T18:19:05Z")
Who gets more adverse reactions to shots, kids or adults? Just what really is your chance of getting a “vaccine injury” if you’re an otherwise healthy adult? MODS, move this if you need to, I wasn’t sure if it went here… --- ## [Warm water to clean teeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warm-water-to-clean-teeth/739741)
**Author:** [@Glyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glyn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warm-water-to-clean-teeth/739741 "2015-12-09T18:13:15Z")
I clean my teeth in the shower for the sake of expedience so use warm water. Does it help to clean teeth with warm water and if so why does everyone seem to use cold? We use warm water to clean most other things so why n… --- ## [Which kinds of dogs fit these requirements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-kinds-of-dogs-fit-these-requirements/445549)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-kinds-of-dogs-fit-these-requirements/445549 "2015-12-09T18:10:29Z")
I’d like to have a 70-80 lb short haired dog that is reserved (not aggressive) with strangers, good with kids, and good with small dogs. The dog wouldn’t need to be a playmate to children, but would need to be even temp… --- ## [Gardeners: planting recommendations or ideas, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardeners-planting-recommendations-or-ideas-please/739774)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardeners-planting-recommendations-or-ideas-please/739774 "2015-12-09T17:41:50Z")
I have a brick planter integral to the house, between the front steps and the driveway. About 10’ wide and 22" front to back. Between this planter and the sidewalk is about 8’ of mostly concrete, however a tree (peppermi… --- ## [Should the Girl Scouts be ashamed at this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-girl-scouts-be-ashamed-at-this/739100)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-girl-scouts-be-ashamed-at-this/739100 "2015-12-09T17:28:48Z")
This story is that 5 girls in California want to join the Boy Scouts. The Girl Scouts they feel, are boring, unchallenging, and lack the outdoors and camping emphasis the Boys get. This is understandable. Check out the G… --- ## [Gifts for Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-for-military/739936)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-for-military/739936 "2015-12-09T13:11:17Z")
I need to get some thank you gifts for a couple of Army sergeants in North Carolina. I was wondering in general is there something that those in the military would especially like. Gift certificate from restaurant? L… --- ## [Upon Our Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upon-our-death/739508)
**Author:** [@Murf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murf)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upon-our-death/739508 "2015-12-09T04:53:09Z")
Just wondering about everyones various opinions. Upon our deaths will we A. Be all knowing, getting the answers to the workings of the universe etc. B. Just be gone. C. Have our soul (or life energy) join the rest of … --- ## [Unexplained weight and appetite loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexplained-weight-and-appetite-loss/739217)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexplained-weight-and-appetite-loss/739217 "2015-12-09T04:14:20Z")
I don’t even own a scale, so I can’t tell you how long this has been going on. All I can say for sure is that I’ve lost about 75 pounds in the past few years based on weighings at various doctors’ offices. In fact, I’v… --- ## [I have jury duty tomorrow...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-tomorrow/739665)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-tomorrow/739665 "2015-12-09T01:47:59Z")
…what should I wear? Need answer in the next 10 hours. It’s 7:30 pm CST --- ## [Need ideas for dealing with asshole neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-for-dealing-with-asshole-neighbor/738408)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-for-dealing-with-asshole-neighbor/738408 "2015-12-09T01:08:07Z")
To make a long story short, our upstairs neighbor is an asshole. One of the ways his assholishness manifests itself is that he likes to park his huge SUV in such a way that it blocks most of the back stairwell of the bui… --- ## [Rank the Bill of Rights in order of importance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-bill-of-rights-in-order-of-importance/739866)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-bill-of-rights-in-order-of-importance/739866 "2015-12-09T00:32:21Z")
Reading about the formation of the Bill of Rights and James Madison’s original intentions, interestingly it seems the Big M didn’t want them to be added on as Amendments but incorporated into the Articles, consequently t… --- ## [How picky, donations wise, should a rescue be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-picky-donations-wise-should-a-rescue-be/739653)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-picky-donations-wise-should-a-rescue-be/739653 "2015-12-08T23:06:51Z")
I was looking into a rat rescue and saw this: Should a rescue specify brand/make of what it wants? Or should they say “cage of A X B X C length,” “food with/without (insert ingredient)”, etc.? --- ## [How do I politely get my neighbors to stop mowing my lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-politely-get-my-neighbors-to-stop-mowing-my-lawn/616556)
**Author:** [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-politely-get-my-neighbors-to-stop-mowing-my-lawn/616556 "2015-12-08T21:25:16Z")
My next door neighbors on both sides aren’t bad people. They’re fairly nice families, one with grandchildren (the grandparents are in their 50s, so not very old), and the other are younger, maybe early 30s, with one youn… --- ## [Charity Turkeys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-turkeys/739819)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-turkeys/739819 "2015-12-08T18:12:45Z")
This time of year, it seems that a lot of turkeys go to food pantries and other charities. Workplaces that give out a bird offer to donate it instead, grocery stores and other businesses have places where you can buy a … --- ## [Hanukkah's presence in your area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanukkahs-presence-in-your-area/739794)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanukkahs-presence-in-your-area/739794 "2015-12-08T17:50:13Z")
I spent most of the day shopping in downtown Seattle and Bellevue. Along the way, I took notice of how much Hanukkah presence there was around me. A couple of places had large menorahs (due to the work of the ultra-Ort… --- ## [What could the ER doctors have missed that caused this woman's death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-the-er-doctors-have-missed-that-caused-this-womans-death/739718)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-the-er-doctors-have-missed-that-caused-this-womans-death/739718 "2015-12-08T17:38:33Z")
A friend of my wife’s died suddenly over the weekend. She was in a car accident on Tuesday, but while her vehicle was totalled she walked away in what seemed minimal distress, and so she did not go the hospital right awa… --- ## [How to avoid feeling like shit when you're in ketosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-feeling-like-shit-when-youre-in-ketosis/639701)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-feeling-like-shit-when-youre-in-ketosis/639701 "2015-12-08T16:27:50Z")
So I’ve done a low carb diet and it’s given me good results. A few days ago, I noticed that my breath had a metallic taste. Looking it up, I discovered I was in ketosis, which is when your body starts getting most of its… --- ## [Your thoughts on 'prayer shaming'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-prayer-shaming/739502)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-prayer-shaming/739502 "2015-12-08T15:48:38Z")
You might have seen this front page criticising responses of “…in my thoughts and prayers” as a response to tragedy, specifically the California shooting. Do you think it’s a valid response to a tragedy? If you experien… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=812) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=814)