# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=846 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 847 --- ## [Recommend me a great travel discussion forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-great-travel-discussion-forums/644437)
**Author:** [@Placebo\_Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Placebo_Effect)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-great-travel-discussion-forums/644437 "2015-09-24T12:51:00Z")
I am fed up with Lonely Planet’s clunky, confusing forum interface as well as their snarky contributors and am looking for recommendations for a good travel forum to join. Looked at Fodors, it’s clunky as well, plus fu… --- ## [What is your food eating strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-food-eating-strategy/731864)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-food-eating-strategy/731864 "2015-09-24T12:10:48Z")
My strategy right now: I always eat coffee with oatmeal for breakfast on weekdays, and coffee with an omelet on the weekends. I buy enough chicken and vegetables for a salad with grilled chicken that lasts about 1-… --- ## [Explain how Satan designed the Great Seal of the USA!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-how-satan-designed-the-great-seal-of-the-usa/340592)
**Author:** [@Tevildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tevildo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-how-satan-designed-the-great-seal-of-the-usa/340592 "2015-09-24T07:31:03Z")
Idly browsing through one of the disturbingly large number of conspiracy theory/apocalyptic sites on the 'net just now, and, embedded among the usual stuff about chemtrails, RFID chips, the Trilateral Commission, Denver … --- ## [Live Forever, or Be Remembered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-forever-or-be-remembered/732079)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-forever-or-be-remembered/732079 "2015-09-24T06:05:47Z")
The grim reaper knocks on your door. After an entertaining game of chess, which you graciously lose, it becomes apparent that the hour of your demise is at hand (just when it was getting fun!). Oddly, the hooded figure… --- ## [Buying professional-grade framing materials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-professional-grade-framing-materials/732097)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-professional-grade-framing-materials/732097 "2015-09-24T02:42:50Z")
Wow. Once again I discover that the fine-art/photo framing industry is as closed as a medieval guild, or any wealthy cult you could name. Does anyone know of a source for high-end framing materials - glass, frame, mat -… --- ## [Favorite outfits revealed to be hideous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-outfits-revealed-to-be-hideous/732100)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-outfits-revealed-to-be-hideous/732100 "2015-09-24T02:38:22Z")
I’m leaving out my 1980s teenhood attire, as it would be shooting fish in the barrel (and fish wearing parachute pants, at that). 1. Mid-1990s, beloved brown corduroy pants and forest green oxford shirt. I wore this com… --- ## [Where should we go for Christmas with a toddler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-we-go-for-christmas-with-a-toddler/732197)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-we-go-for-christmas-with-a-toddler/732197 "2015-09-24T01:24:03Z")
So I’ve been trying to figure out how to bring up the “Christmas issue” with my mom for a bit now. My dad died this March and this is going to be her first Christmas without him, and that’s going to be really hard. The… --- ## [Need help putting together a portable..desktop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-putting-together-a-portable-desktop/732135)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-putting-together-a-portable-desktop/732135 "2015-09-23T22:13:40Z")
So I’m been doing a bit of embedded system development work. I have an old gaming rig I’m using as the main development system, something that is out of date now but has ample RAM and connects to multiple monitors with … --- ## [Product liability question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-liability-question/732342)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-liability-question/732342 "2015-09-23T21:29:22Z")
Putting in IMHO because legal issues involved. My wife and I have a friend who kaylasmom has known since the early 70s, and I have known since 1991. Like my wife, she is totally blind. In 2001, she went through some per… --- ## [Grad School Admissions - How important is my undergrad institution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grad-school-admissions-how-important-is-my-undergrad-institution/732183)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grad-school-admissions-how-important-is-my-undergrad-institution/732183 "2015-09-23T21:18:27Z")
The answer to this question seems to be all over the map depending on where I view things online. I still have about another year before I’ll even be applying to grad schools, but this is a nagging issue I have. The bo… --- ## [Does having this really work for strong bones and strong joint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-having-this-really-work-for-strong-bones-and-strong-joint/732052)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-having-this-really-work-for-strong-bones-and-strong-joint/732052 "2015-09-23T20:40:39Z")
Are these gimmicks or do they really work for strong bones and strong joint? Having Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulfate, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and SAMe S-adenosyl-methionine. Are these mostly gimmicks or do they really work? … --- ## [Dealing with a parent who is in denial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-parent-who-is-in-denial/731054)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-parent-who-is-in-denial/731054 "2015-09-23T19:58:12Z")
Arrgh… I am way out of my depth here. My Mother is 84, has been very frail for years, and recently (\< 1 week ago) fell walking up the stairs, and broke her clavicle. So, a big priority is to get her out of their two-st… --- ## [So: Define "reasonable" copyright and related terms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-define-reasonable-copyright-and-related-terms/732300)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-define-reasonable-copyright-and-related-terms/732300 "2015-09-23T18:47:20Z")
With the granddaddy copyright case finally thrown out after a hundred years of wrangling, and a wide range of opinions expressed in many threads here, let’s take a hack gag “proactive” approach. In one or two sentences … --- ## [Is the world more conservative today than it was 30-40 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-world-more-conservative-today-than-it-was-30-40-years-ago/731723)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-world-more-conservative-today-than-it-was-30-40-years-ago/731723 "2015-09-23T18:34:48Z")
Even though the popular sentiment is that we live in the most egalitarian and socially progressive time in human history, isn’t today actually more conservative than much of the 20th century in a lot of ways? The Left i… --- ## [Length of playing time in youth sports.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/length-of-playing-time-in-youth-sports/732293)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/length-of-playing-time-in-youth-sports/732293 "2015-09-23T16:06:06Z")
The quick facts…7th grade girls volleyball, private school, 8 girls on the team. This has to do with my daughter’s playing time. She is very athletic but only has pedestrian volleyball skills. 6 girls rotate on the c… --- ## [Getting married, immigration, and taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-married-immigration-and-taxes/731716)
**Author:** [@Melaradark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melaradark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-married-immigration-and-taxes/731716 "2015-09-23T15:48:00Z")
So, here’s the skinny: I’m getting married on Dec. 5th (provided everything goes smoothly) to an Australian Immigrant. She’s immigrating for the purpose of us marrying and plans to live and work here. However, she won’t… --- ## [People with young children: do you travel for Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-young-children-do-you-travel-for-christmas/732105)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-young-children-do-you-travel-for-christmas/732105 "2015-09-23T14:47:21Z")
(Obviously this question is geared toward people who celebrate Christmas.) For those have young children with geographically dispersed families, do you travel for Christmas or do you always have it at your own house? F… --- ## [A deus ex machina saves you from a sadistic enemy. Do you take revenge, or leave peacefully?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-deus-ex-machina-saves-you-from-a-sadistic-enemy-do-you-take-revenge-or-leave-peacefully/731570)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-deus-ex-machina-saves-you-from-a-sadistic-enemy-do-you-take-revenge-or-leave-peacefully/731570 "2015-09-23T05:04:34Z")
Today’s thread is a sequel to this one from earlier in the week. Last time, you and 39 comrades are in a remote settlement besieged by an enemy intent on killing, cooking, and eating you, unfortunately not in that order;… --- ## [Would you bet your life on a coin toss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-bet-your-life-on-a-coin-toss/732227)
**Author:** [@Oops\_I\_Went\_Poopies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oops_I_Went_Poopies)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-bet-your-life-on-a-coin-toss/732227 "2015-09-23T01:09:44Z")
You’ll often hear, “I’d bet my life on it,” in regards to a guaranteed event; however, is that really what it would take to wager your life? Here’s the hypothetical. His Raggedness the Grim Reaper wants to gamble with … --- ## [Orthodontist Logistics: What Would You Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodontist-logistics-what-would-you-do/732228)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodontist-logistics-what-would-you-do/732228 "2015-09-22T23:42:23Z")
My daughter had an appointment today, and she had to walk out after waiting 45 minutes. The staff was short one technician due to a personal emergency. (This is the 2nd time this has happened.) They cannot reschedule fo… --- ## [Dx: gout, but not really](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dx-gout-but-not-really/728262)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dx-gout-but-not-really/728262 "2015-09-22T20:19:56Z")
Actual medical condition, but advice is for entertainment purposes only; you are not my doctor, or even a doctor. I’ve had around 15 gout attacks in the last 12 years (more if you count onsets that never developed). I’m… --- ## [Mature Smokers Who Don’t Want to Stop Smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mature-smokers-who-don-t-want-to-stop-smoking/728718)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mature-smokers-who-don-t-want-to-stop-smoking/728718 "2015-09-22T18:48:06Z")
One argument in favor of not starting smoking to begin with – and the main one I’ve emphasized to my kids when the subject has come up – is that bottom line, look around at all the adults in their mid-20s and older who a… --- ## [Wishful thinking or did my car's struts fix themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishful-thinking-or-did-my-cars-struts-fix-themselves/732184)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishful-thinking-or-did-my-cars-struts-fix-themselves/732184 "2015-09-22T18:35:08Z")
So, a couple days ago I changed the oil. I was unfamiliar with the jack I was using, and released the hydraulic valve too rapidly, sending the car to the floor with a bit of a jolt. I only lowered it too fast on one si… --- ## [What setting could be causing this facebook behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-setting-could-be-causing-this-facebook-behavior/730287)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-setting-could-be-causing-this-facebook-behavior/730287 "2015-09-22T07:42:44Z")
I have one facebook friend for which, for some reason, every single post of hers shows up in my notifications. This is not true of any other facebook friends of mine. But I am having trouble locating any setting related … --- ## ["Please stop sucking my dick or I'll call the police."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-sucking-my-dick-or-ill-call-the-police/731495)
**Author:** [@Oops\_I\_Went\_Poopies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oops_I_Went_Poopies)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-sucking-my-dick-or-ill-call-the-police/731495 "2015-09-22T05:33:44Z")
According to George Carlin, this is one of those things you never hear. I’m willing to believe it, but it makes me wonder if anything similar has been spoken. To whom it may apply, have you ever asked someone to stop b… --- ## [Maryland Public Schools c. 1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-public-schools-c-1980/731455)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-public-schools-c-1980/731455 "2015-09-22T03:38:57Z")
I’m looking for anyone who went through the Md school system around this time because my memory of the course structure is hazy. I vaguely remember that I took four core subjects (math, science, English and … history?).… --- ## [Apple helps block apps in ads with iOS 9; cry me a river, advertisers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-helps-block-apps-in-ads-with-ios-9-cry-me-a-river-advertisers/731764)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-helps-block-apps-in-ads-with-ios-9-cry-me-a-river-advertisers/731764 "2015-09-22T03:26:42Z")
I can’t remember when I first started using Firefox, which is about when I started using AdBlock Plus. 2009? In any case, I haven’t seen ads for years and years. Now Apple with iOS 9 is going to start blocking ads in a… --- ## [Is the West Coast really the most liberal/open minded part of the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-west-coast-really-the-most-liberal-open-minded-part-of-the-us/724013)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-west-coast-really-the-most-liberal-open-minded-part-of-the-us/724013 "2015-09-22T02:15:31Z")
The idea that West Coast people don’t care about race or class and are “laid back” is repeated so often that it could be considered a truism. However - is it actually true? I find people here tend to be quite materialis… --- ## [Is There Anything Good About Male Sexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352 "2015-09-22T02:07:36Z")
Is there anything good about male sexuality? --- ## [What's a Good (Cheap?) Web Site (HTML) Editor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-cheap-web-site-html-editor/732059)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-cheap-web-site-html-editor/732059 "2015-09-22T01:57:00Z")
I’ve got a web site…which I haven’t actually updated since around 2003… I coded it in a text editor, directly in HTML… It works, but it ain’t elegant. It isn’t mobile-friendly, because I don’t know how to do that. Is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=845) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=847)