# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=886 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 887 --- ## [A Civil War retelling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-civil-war-retelling/724230)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2015, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-civil-war-retelling/724230 "2015-07-05T12:41:28Z")
This is a metaphor, or retelling, or making-strange for the US Civil War that I’ve used on occasion, mostly in “Yes, it was about slavery” arguments. Comments and refinements solicited. It’s 20 minutes into the future. … --- ## [Predict what life will be like 10 years into the future.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-what-life-will-be-like-10-years-into-the-future/532732)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2015, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-what-life-will-be-like-10-years-into-the-future/532732 "2015-07-05T05:02:41Z")
I’ve seen a lot of people make fun of past predictions on what life would be like around this time. There have also been forgettable and unforgettable movies that got it wrong. Lets see if we can do better by trying to g… --- ## [The Declaration of Independence, paraphrased](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-declaration-of-independence-paraphrased/724243)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-declaration-of-independence-paraphrased/724243 "2015-07-05T01:31:46Z")
I created the following as a writing project, in which I tried to paraphrase the somewhat archaic language of the Declaration of Independence into modern terms, which would give current-day readers a better sense of just… --- ## [Need some advice on pursuing this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-on-pursuing-this/724113)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-on-pursuing-this/724113 "2015-07-05T00:51:45Z")
Hey everyone the other week I posted a question asking bout drafting as a career and it’s looking that I will be doing the program here http://collegecatalog.ncc.edu/current/programs/engineering\_physics\_technologies/civ… --- ## [About the 4th of July and that Declaration thingy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-4th-of-july-and-that-declaration-thingy/724276)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-4th-of-july-and-that-declaration-thingy/724276 "2015-07-05T00:11:30Z")
Not too long ago, I was informed that “the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution \[of the US\] were designed to work together.” This struck me as rather odd, as they were drafted 13 years apart, so I took a look… --- ## [AARP vs State Farm--Savings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarp-vs-state-farm-savings/724267)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarp-vs-state-farm-savings/724267 "2015-07-04T19:47:33Z")
I have State Farm on my car & condo. If I join AARP, will I get insurance savings on my car? On my condo? Can I get a bundle discount? Your experiences? --- ## [I'd want to die praying in church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-want-to-die-praying-in-church/723517)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-want-to-die-praying-in-church/723517 "2015-07-04T19:22:58Z")
Don’t get me wrong: I am no Bible fundamentalist. Far from it. Nonetheless, there is something wholesome about praying in church, and an implicit recognition of mortality in the act. Considering one has to die sometime … --- ## [Golf or tennis tournament "classic"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-or-tennis-tournament-classic/724161)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-or-tennis-tournament-classic/724161 "2015-07-04T18:59:36Z")
What’s the meaning/significance/origin of using the word "classic,"in the names of tournaments? --- ## [Android mobile invoicing app recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-mobile-invoicing-app-recommendations/724246)
**Author:** [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-mobile-invoicing-app-recommendations/724246 "2015-07-04T16:21:07Z")
I need to fill out and send invoices from my phone. I have tried some of the apps in the Play store but they often want you to set up an account at a website first, and their descriptions don’t have the info I need so it… --- ## [Spanish lesson needed: genders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-lesson-needed-genders/724067)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-lesson-needed-genders/724067 "2015-07-04T13:32:15Z")
I know many words in Spanish, not really enough to form sentences but my ears pop up when I hear lots of random words spoken. I know a little bit about the gender suffixes, but I don’t know why something is required to … --- ## [Relationships \[women can use sex and kids to exploit men\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-women-can-use-sex-and-kids-to-exploit-men/724135)
**Author:** [@Dominatrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dominatrix)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-women-can-use-sex-and-kids-to-exploit-men/724135 "2015-07-04T13:13:47Z")
How many men know that women can use sex and kids to exploit men? --- ## [Women -- how touchy-feely are women with other women's breasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-touchy-feely-are-women-with-other-womens-breasts/723836)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-touchy-feely-are-women-with-other-womens-breasts/723836 "2015-07-04T13:10:08Z")
In a discussion on women’s only gyms over in IMHO, there was this quote from Amateur Barbarian: Really? :confused: I would have figured that was as much of a no-no if a guy had done it. So my question to all the ladi… --- ## [A clumsy but genuine question about what chastity means to LGBT people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-clumsy-but-genuine-question-about-what-chastity-means-to-lgbt-people/724049)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-clumsy-but-genuine-question-about-what-chastity-means-to-lgbt-people/724049 "2015-07-04T11:57:17Z")
If there are any LGBT dopers who are or have been religious, I’d be really interested to hear your thoughts on this. I was brought up in a religion that placed a great deal of importance on chastity until marriage and f… --- ## [Best way to remove adhesive residue from skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-remove-adhesive-residue-from-skin/442781)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-remove-adhesive-residue-from-skin/442781 "2015-07-04T04:57:41Z")
I doubt there’s one factual answer to this, hence it’s in imho instead of gq. My doctor recently (about a month ago), my doctor put me on estrogen patches; I wear one for a week, then switch to a new one. The new one ha… --- ## [Print it myself Retirement Party "Save the Date" Invitations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-it-myself-retirement-party-save-the-date-invitations/724076)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-it-myself-retirement-party-save-the-date-invitations/724076 "2015-07-04T04:43:12Z")
Being the cheapskate that I am, I’m looking for something I can print out myself… I’m holding a retirement party later this year and want to send out “save the date” cards (not invitations, since all of particulars aren… --- ## [Pluto and Ceres - The Speculation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluto-and-ceres-the-speculation-thread/724191)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluto-and-ceres-the-speculation-thread/724191 "2015-07-04T03:38:48Z")
The next few months is going to be one of the more interesting times in planetary science that I can remember. We have multiple probes returning some very interesting data that so far has no explanation. So, I thought… --- ## [Lyme disease: A Trip in the Woods = Death Sentence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyme-disease-a-trip-in-the-woods-death-sentence/724133)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyme-disease-a-trip-in-the-woods-death-sentence/724133 "2015-07-04T02:35:50Z")
I am very concerned about what I read about Lyme Disease. Scientists now have identified at least 5 bacterial diseases carried by ticks. The classic Lyme Disease seems to s a spirochete bacterium, much like syphilis. If … --- ## [Neighbor Using leafblower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-using-leafblower/724186)
**Author:** [@summit1ghype](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/summit1ghype)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-using-leafblower/724186 "2015-07-04T02:24:56Z")
My main issue is my neighbor blowing dust up in his backyard. There is a small pavement (corridor) where it is adjacent to my room. Is it right for a neighbor to use his leaf blower to blow his shit like dog hair and du… --- ## [knee injury question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-injury-question/724054)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-injury-question/724054 "2015-07-04T01:02:49Z")
Trying a avoid stepping on a cat in the doorway, I swung my leg high and smacked it solidly against the doorframe. Hard. Right on the kneecap. It hurt a lot, but I iced it for a few minutes and carried on. That was on Mo… --- ## [Black men as "canaries in the coal mine"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-men-as-canaries-in-the-coal-mine/723930)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-men-as-canaries-in-the-coal-mine/723930 "2015-07-04T00:52:05Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of Karen Straughan (pronounced “Strong”), and I thought I’d throw something out there that I just listened to her say. Cite: Q&A - Are Men Obsolete? The paraphrased quote above starts at about… --- ## [If Obama never came out for SSMs, would SSMs be the law of the land today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-obama-never-came-out-for-ssms-would-ssms-be-the-law-of-the-land-today/724142)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-obama-never-came-out-for-ssms-would-ssms-be-the-law-of-the-land-today/724142 "2015-07-04T00:22:12Z")
I was thinking specifically about that Obama interview just a couple (or a few) months before his re election where he said his “Feelings had evolved” and he is now in favor of SSMs. To me, it seems like that one little… --- ## [Best thing to do about missing FedEx package, need answer fastish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-to-do-about-missing-fedex-package-need-answer-fastish/724085)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-to-do-about-missing-fedex-package-need-answer-fastish/724085 "2015-07-03T22:40:29Z")
So, I watched the FedEx driver go up my street, and thought ‘they must have a couple of stops on my block,’ but 5 min later I watched him drive back out, shortly after my tracking was updated to delivered. There’s no wa… --- ## [So, let's say that the world had only one major airliner manufacturer left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-say-that-the-world-had-only-one-major-airliner-manufacturer-left/724106)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-say-that-the-world-had-only-one-major-airliner-manufacturer-left/724106 "2015-07-03T22:35:31Z")
Imagine that over the course of time, most of the world’s major airliner manufacturers went bankrupt and there was only one manufacturer of big airliners left. What would the effect be on the airline industry? It seems… --- ## [Weedwackers: Gas or Electric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weedwackers-gas-or-electric/724150)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weedwackers-gas-or-electric/724150 "2015-07-03T21:18:43Z")
Gas-powered or Electric-powered (cord-free) weed wacker…which is better? I have Googled and read the gas will need more maintenance; however, the gas is lighter, the gas is typically more powerful, and the gas will la… --- ## [Is it bad to de-gauss my eyes every day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-de-gauss-my-eyes-every-day/724029)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-de-gauss-my-eyes-every-day/724029 "2015-07-03T19:22:44Z")
I stumbled across a good stress relief technique online, but I want to make sure it isn’t harmful before I make it a habit. I like to press lightly on my closed eyes until I see sparklies, then release after about 10 sec… --- ## [Why does Google Maps use the Mercator projection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-google-maps-use-the-mercator-projection/723366)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-google-maps-use-the-mercator-projection/723366 "2015-07-03T18:11:40Z")
Mercator is awful and was discredited a century ago. Why would a cutting-edge company like Google be using it in their maps? This projection simply reinforces ignorance. Greenland is not the size of Africa! --- ## [Social and psychological implications of wearing transition lenses in colder climates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-and-psychological-implications-of-wearing-transition-lenses-in-colder-climates/724127)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-and-psychological-implications-of-wearing-transition-lenses-in-colder-climates/724127 "2015-07-03T16:05:41Z")
“Transition” lenses is actually only the brand name for a company that manufactures photochromic lenses, but the name “transition lens(es)” has become more or less synonymous with photochromic lenses (like Xerox machine … --- ## [Opinions about Subaru Outback?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-subaru-outback/723672)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-subaru-outback/723672 "2015-07-03T15:11:44Z")
I may be looking for a late-model used car soon. I need something with space in back (I do volunteer tree care for young street trees, so I need room for a few tools and maybe a short ladder, and for the green waste), so… --- ## [Oh no! Isis dildo flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-isis-dildo-flag/723708)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-isis-dildo-flag/723708 "2015-07-03T08:04:35Z")
This is just precious.CNN thinks pictures of dildos on a flag are Arabic :rolleyes::stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Should my son learn cursive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-son-learn-cursive/459761)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-son-learn-cursive/459761 "2008-08-18T14:48:55Z")
My son had a total waste of a third grade teacher and he never learned cursive. Now he’s in 5th grade and in a very academically strenuous school. Should I make an effort to teach him cursive? I’ve heard some people s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=885) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=887)