# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=903 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 904 --- ## [Do you read a Newspaper everyday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-a-newspaper-everyday/721255)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-a-newspaper-everyday/721255 "2015-06-02T01:18:00Z")
A physical Paper, not a website. I do. I am lucky enough to live in an area that has a every good Newspaper and I have read it pretty much every day since I was a teenager (except for when I lived away from the area). I … --- ## [Auction with Near Duplicate Items: Which one to Buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auction-with-near-duplicate-items-which-one-to-buy/721396)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auction-with-near-duplicate-items-which-one-to-buy/721396 "2015-06-01T22:57:42Z")
Suppose you are attending an auction with 3 to 4 near duplicate items: which one is probably going to be the cheapest? What would your strategy be? (You only want to buy one–and these are cars). --- ## [Lost lawn mower - how does this scenario play out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lawn-mower-how-does-this-scenario-play-out/721343)
**Author:** [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-lawn-mower-how-does-this-scenario-play-out/721343 "2015-06-01T22:51:49Z")
I’ve had my lawn mower serviced a couple times over the years from a guy who runs a small business fixing small engines like this. (I last used his service 3-4 years ago). He used to work from a small building that was… --- ## [This may be legal advice, or medical. I just need opinions, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-may-be-legal-advice-or-medical-i-just-need-opinions-please/721102)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-may-be-legal-advice-or-medical-i-just-need-opinions-please/721102 "2015-06-01T22:10:28Z")
I understand that you’re neither my doctor nor my attorney. You may be an MD or a lawyer, but you probably aren’t licensed in my state. I just need opinions, perhaps directions on where to go next. Quick background: 2.5… --- ## [Daughter now refuses to visit noncustodial parent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-now-refuses-to-visit-noncustodial-parent/721240)
**Author:** [@MaverickRaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverickRaven)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-now-refuses-to-visit-noncustodial-parent/721240 "2015-06-01T21:55:25Z")
Hey all, hope your day is going well. My husband had told me about this website earlier. I thought I should ask for some advice since there seem to be many attorneys here. I know that a child cannot dictate visitation. … --- ## [Humans vs Human Beings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-vs-human-beings/721207)
**Author:** [@Apollon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-vs-human-beings/721207 "2015-06-01T21:03:43Z")
Why do some people feel the need to add “beings” after “human”? Is it inappropriate to just say “humans”? What is “beings” supposed to express? And am I the only one who’s bothered by it? --- ## [First one in my family to get a masters degree, and I got tattoo sleeves several years ago; scared!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-one-in-my-family-to-get-a-masters-degree-and-i-got-tattoo-sleeves-several-years-ago-scared/721163)
**Author:** [@Hossdonad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hossdonad)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-one-in-my-family-to-get-a-masters-degree-and-i-got-tattoo-sleeves-several-years-ago-scared/721163 "2015-06-01T20:49:20Z")
I’m so scared that I won’t ever become a business executive, because of my tattoos. The part on my wrist pops out occasionally from under my dress shirt and suit jacket. The regret is making me near suicidal! Is my life … --- ## [Your favorite way to remove old dusty greasy film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-way-to-remove-old-dusty-greasy-film/721286)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-way-to-remove-old-dusty-greasy-film/721286 "2015-06-01T19:29:51Z")
I’m moving, and some rarely used items have a year-plus old film borne of the unholy union between airborne kitchen grease and household dust. What’s your favorite way to get rid of it? Items in question are not dishwash… --- ## [A sister owes me thousands. Should I forgive the debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sister-owes-me-thousands-should-i-forgive-the-debt/721175)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sister-owes-me-thousands-should-i-forgive-the-debt/721175 "2015-06-01T19:20:16Z")
A couple years ago one of my sisters asked to borrow $10,000 because she wanted to buy and reopen a cafe in the rural Indiana town she’d just moved to. I told her restaurants were a bad idea and had a high rate of failur… --- ## [Anyone been to racing school? Is my car "eligible"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-racing-school-is-my-car-eligible/721150)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-racing-school-is-my-car-eligible/721150 "2015-06-01T18:09:42Z")
I’m thinking of taking a basic car racing course along with a friend and would love some input. My questions: -Is my car appropriate to use? 2002 BMW 530i, straight 6, Steptronic 5-speed tranny (can drive in automatic … --- ## [Your wife/husband/very-committed-SO is having sex with someone else. Your emotions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wife-husband-very-committed-so-is-having-sex-with-someone-else-your-emotions/721042)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-wife-husband-very-committed-so-is-having-sex-with-someone-else-your-emotions/721042 "2015-06-01T16:56:41Z")
You walk in on your spouse or very committed SO having sex with someone who is not you. How do you feel about this? Why? Are your feelings justified? Myself, I’ve never really understood sexual jealousy on any visceral … --- ## [Please help me anticipate the logistics for my surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-anticipate-the-logistics-for-my-surgery/719522)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-anticipate-the-logistics-for-my-surgery/719522 "2015-06-01T16:00:54Z")
As discussed in last month’s mini-rant thread, in February I began the process of getting my carcass brought up to speed, health-wise. Yesterday, I brought my hip/pelvis xrays to an orthopedic surgeon for a consult. Hi… --- ## [Could this sex-ed video work in the US classroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-sex-ed-video-work-in-the-us-classroom/720791)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-sex-ed-video-work-in-the-us-classroom/720791 "2015-06-01T12:17:06Z")
Norwegian State Channel sex-education video (spoilered for NSFW content) Watch the damn thing. It’ll only take five minutes of your time and you may actually learn something. :slight\_smile: I vaguely remember sex edu… --- ## [Stage IV Prostate Cancer: any realistic hope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-iv-prostate-cancer-any-realistic-hope/671211)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-iv-prostate-cancer-any-realistic-hope/671211 "2013-10-16T00:30:24Z")
I am not seeking treatment advice; the subject is already being treated by probably the world’s best (MD Anderson). Rather, I want to determine if my guess as to the outcome is the most likely, and if there is even a sli… --- ## [Has anyone had ankle surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-ankle-surgery/721030)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-ankle-surgery/721030 "2015-06-01T08:31:49Z")
I might have to have ankle surgery for peroneal tendon subluxation. My doctor thinks the retinaculum holding the tendons in place in loose. Has anyone had this surgery, or any ankle surgery? My doctor said he would injec… --- ## [What "good" secrets do families cover up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-secrets-do-families-cover-up/721315)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-secrets-do-families-cover-up/721315 "2015-06-01T04:26:20Z")
This is a follow up to my thread about “bad” secrets families cover up and their effect. I’d like to ask, are their some good things also that are covered up? I know for one, a secret that a relative was a war hero. Th… --- ## [Driving a retired police cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-a-retired-police-cruiser/709850)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-a-retired-police-cruiser/709850 "2015-06-01T04:08:00Z")
Inspired by this resurrected zombie thread, is it true in your area of the country as well, that a large number or retired police cars are sold to wanna-be cops? Seems like these things are driven by a good many securit… --- ## [Would you consider this dog stolen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-this-dog-stolen/720621)
**Author:** [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-this-dog-stolen/720621 "2015-06-01T03:55:23Z")
All names are false. Fred has a dog. When he’s away, Mary or Sue take care of the dog. There is some relationship between Fred and one of the girls, possibly ex-wife, sister-in-law, whatever. One of the caretakers kn… --- ## [Any experience with Selective Mutism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-selective-mutism/682229)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-selective-mutism/682229 "2015-06-01T03:31:58Z")
My four-year-old has been going to daycare two to three times a week since she was 18 months (currently three days a week for eight hours). In that time she’s hardly talked at all at daycare – she will occasionally talk … --- ## [Things You Look Forward To That Always Disappoint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-look-forward-to-that-always-disappoint/705298)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-look-forward-to-that-always-disappoint/705298 "2015-06-01T02:37:31Z")
Baths. I always think that a long hot bath will be sheer bliss, that I will stretch out in hot soapy water, maybe with a book and slip into a sort of ecstatic trance that will only end when the water gets cold, but ten m… --- ## [Does a naked photo of you exist in this world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-naked-photo-of-you-exist-in-this-world/720912)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-naked-photo-of-you-exist-in-this-world/720912 "2015-06-01T02:18:38Z")
I’m talking about a photo that was taken of you after the age of 18. Baby photos aren’t counted here. --- ## [Do you take off rings/watches/bracelets before cooking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-off-rings-watches-bracelets-before-cooking/720444)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-off-rings-watches-bracelets-before-cooking/720444 "2015-06-01T00:20:14Z")
They show Food Network on one of the TVs at the gym. The show was Pioneer Woman, which I find obnoxious on many levels, but the host kept all of her jewelry on while she mixed together a meatloaf with her otherwise bare… --- ## [Legal to Expose Child Sex Predator to Neighborhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809)
**Author:** [@BlueValley45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueValley45)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809 "2015-05-31T20:08:57Z")
For over five months I rented a room from a man I knew was a convicted child sex offender. That is documented in my states sex offender registry and it was later a local news story when he was also convicted of failing t… --- ## [Paging all nurses....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paging-all-nurses/646066)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paging-all-nurses/646066 "2015-05-31T19:44:25Z")
Hellooo nurse. :smiley: My daughter, currently a high school junior, is considering applying to a nursing program in college. Would you mind sharing some thoughts, ideas, do’s and don’ts, with respect to your applicat… --- ## [Talk to me about nursing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-nursing/654650)
**Author:** [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-nursing/654650 "2015-05-31T19:12:41Z")
I’m in a position where I’m really needing to make some sort of serious career choice, if I’m not going to be stuck in a dead-end, boring job. My previous work history has been somewhat erratic, and generally fairly phy… --- ## [Light Bulb Longevity Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulb-longevity-question/720755)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulb-longevity-question/720755 "2015-05-31T18:37:32Z")
(I’m guessing this is more an “anecdotal experience” than “factual answer” type question, hence IMHO) When the incandescent light bulb ban was about to go into effect, I stocked up on 100 Watt bulbs. I figured I had pur… --- ## [How to build on my nursing degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-build-on-my-nursing-degree/719425)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-build-on-my-nursing-degree/719425 "2015-05-31T18:12:17Z")
I have an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). There is a big push to have ADN nurses return to school for their Bachelors, and I’ve just completed my first semester after more than 20 years out of school. (Woot! Go me!) M… --- ## [Private Duty/Self Pay Nursing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-duty-self-pay-nursing/590889)
**Author:** [@Lor213](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lor213)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-duty-self-pay-nursing/590889 "2015-05-31T17:56:04Z")
My grandfather recently came home from the nursing home and we’re looking for a LPN to come and dispense meds and do trach care twice a day. He’s pretty complex and probably shouldn’t be at home, but you can’t tell my gr… --- ## [Nursing RN to BSN programs...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-rn-to-bsn-programs/633365)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-rn-to-bsn-programs/633365 "2015-05-31T17:27:43Z")
Nurses who did their BSN after a AAS…where’d you do it? Online or in person? What did it (roughly) cost? Would you recommend that school to another (namely, me?) Anyone who works with hiring nurses: are there any fly by… --- ## [Visiting nursing homes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-nursing-homes/288884)
**Author:** [@Astacey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astacey)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-nursing-homes/288884 "2015-05-31T16:48:48Z")
I’m a nurse and I work in a nursing home. I am a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society and am planning on doing a presentation paper regarding this topic at a future meeting, possibly even writing an art… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=902) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=904)