# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=913 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 914 --- ## [gift for second marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-second-marriage/719759)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-second-marriage/719759 "2015-05-11T18:40:45Z")
My wife and I have a very close friend who is getting married for the second time next month. She is divorced with two kids (16 and 18), and her fiance is also divorced with kids (all of whom are out of the house already… --- ## [Moral Dilemma (Loaning money you can afford to loan)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-loaning-money-you-can-afford-to-loan/719528)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-loaning-money-you-can-afford-to-loan/719528 "2015-05-11T18:25:15Z")
So I have a neighbor that I’ve been letting use my old car since I was stationed in Saudi Arabia in 2009. I’ve been back for a year now, and the registration needs renewed, and I will just give her the car (2003 Kia Spe… --- ## [Anyone remember the specifics of this childhood racist joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-the-specifics-of-this-childhood-racist-joke/719709)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-the-specifics-of-this-childhood-racist-joke/719709 "2015-05-11T18:14:47Z")
All I remember is putting pepper in liquid, maybe milk…and then maybe salt? Or maybe it was the other way around. --- ## [Do you agree with my assessment of those who are against Affirmative Action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-agree-with-my-assessment-of-those-who-are-against-affirmative-action/719706)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-agree-with-my-assessment-of-those-who-are-against-affirmative-action/719706 "2015-05-11T17:59:37Z")
Do you agree with my assessment of those who are against Affirmative Action? I am talking about the meaning behind what they say and not the rhetoric they use in their defense. If you say “Affirmative Action” is unfair … --- ## [Car experts: What would you do with this 1991 Sentra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-experts-what-would-you-do-with-this-1991-sentra/719638)
**Author:** [@birchtree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/birchtree)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-experts-what-would-you-do-with-this-1991-sentra/719638 "2015-05-11T13:06:35Z")
I own a 1991 Sentra, mileage 78,000. The car has been garaged for the past six years, not driven, not even started. I bought it in 1998 from original owner, mileage then 49,000, and it’s been an excellent car for my mode… --- ## [Are Birkenstocks (shoes) worth the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-birkenstocks-shoes-worth-the-money/337726)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-birkenstocks-shoes-worth-the-money/337726 "2015-05-11T11:22:20Z")
For about eight years now, most all of my shoes have been Rockports. They’re not cheap, but given how comfortable and sturdily constructed I’ve found them to be, to me, they’re worth the cost. I’ll pay maybe $50.00 for a… --- ## [The bike advice thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bike-advice-thread/719592)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bike-advice-thread/719592 "2015-05-11T05:59:30Z")
So, I am building a tandem for my son and me, because he has a little bit of a coordination problem, and I’m hoping he can learn to ride a bike this way, or at least get the experience of riding a bike. I have a tandem … --- ## [Is visiting your deceased mother's gravesite on Mother's Day a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-visiting-your-deceased-mothers-gravesite-on-mothers-day-a-thing/719350)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-visiting-your-deceased-mothers-gravesite-on-mothers-day-a-thing/719350 "2015-05-11T05:49:31Z")
My wife says it is, so I’m stuck with it. She suggested it to my father, and a bunch of us will schlep out there. My mother died June 2014. I’m not too happy with it, as you can tell. Mother’s Day was nice. Full of live… --- ## [You're dying. Would you like a big goodbye party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-dying-would-you-like-a-big-goodbye-party/719711)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-dying-would-you-like-a-big-goodbye-party/719711 "2015-05-11T04:08:39Z")
I heard a Moth podcast story about a man going home to care for his mother who was dying of cancer and they came up with the idea of a huge fancy party before she died to say goodbye to everyone. Clearly this was a posi… --- ## [Portable folding chair recommendations, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-folding-chair-recommendations-please/719557)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-folding-chair-recommendations-please/719557 "2015-05-11T03:01:24Z")
I’m 29 weeks pregnant and have a toddler who will be 3 in August. The weather’s getting decent, and I’d like to take her to parks and other outdoor places to run around. The problem is, running around after her, or eve… --- ## [How Can I Help My Son Understand Homosexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-my-son-understand-homosexuality/719671)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-my-son-understand-homosexuality/719671 "2015-05-11T02:00:26Z")
My 16 year-old son and I had a conversation today about gay people. I’ve talked to him about sexuality of differing types through the years, and have always told him that whatever sexuality someone has is not their choic… --- ## ["Opposites attract" vs. "You should marry someone like yourself"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposites-attract-vs-you-should-marry-someone-like-yourself/719645)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposites-attract-vs-you-should-marry-someone-like-yourself/719645 "2015-05-11T01:13:24Z")
This isn’t so much a thread about the merits of these two philosophies - although, of course, that can be discussed and debated in this thread - but rather, more of a survey. For those of you who are married, did you en… --- ## [Calling baby boys "little man"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-baby-boys-little-man/493313)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-baby-boys-little-man/493313 "2015-05-11T00:35:08Z")
On the pregnancy and parenting boards I visit, I have been seeing more and more people refer to their young or unborn sons as their “little man”, and I have to say I find something about it really unappealing. Infant gi… --- ## [Which bike should I buy for my wife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bike-should-i-buy-for-my-wife/717955)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bike-should-i-buy-for-my-wife/717955 "2015-05-10T23:36:01Z")
My wife wants a new bicycle. She’s also into the Hello Pussy stuff. So seeing my kids already got her other stuff I figured I’d get her a bike for Mothers Day. Didn’t like any of the bikes with that logo on it. For one … --- ## [Which animal would take down 4 humans the quickest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612 "2015-05-10T22:58:08Z")
A spin off of this thread and Baker’s comments. Let’s say we’re at the Colosseum in ancient Rome and four men are attacking one animal - no matter how suicidal the odds. They’re unarmed, of average build. Which animal wo… --- ## [Phoenix.. single afternoon/evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phoenix-single-afternoon-evening/719605)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phoenix-single-afternoon-evening/719605 "2015-05-10T20:44:20Z")
My son and I will be in Phoenix near the airport area for a couple of days and will have an open evening. My son is heading to college there and we are going to be attending an orientation and tour during the day. Any th… --- ## [Seeking suggestions for a week in San Diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-suggestions-for-a-week-in-san-diego/718648)
**Author:** [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-suggestions-for-a-week-in-san-diego/718648 "2015-05-10T19:53:09Z")
My family has decided, for reasons opaque to me, that we will take a week-long vacation to the San Diego area this summer. There are plenty of tourist attractions, of course, and no doubt we will engage in touristy thing… --- ## [Looking for a low stand for a MIDI keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-low-stand-for-a-midi-keyboard/719664)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-low-stand-for-a-midi-keyboard/719664 "2015-05-10T19:02:08Z")
I’m wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a keyboard stand. I need to be able to tuck my MIDI keyboard away under my computer desk. As the desk has drawers the available vertical space is limited (24"). The keyboar… --- ## [What's the biggest change to your life since you joined the Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-change-to-your-life-since-you-joined-the-dope/719353)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-change-to-your-life-since-you-joined-the-dope/719353 "2015-05-10T15:30:34Z")
Many of us have been around here awhile. Long enough to have gone through some major life changes. Some of us just recently found the dope via Google and revived a long dead thread. No matter, what big life change has… --- ## [Know any marriages of convenience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-marriages-of-convenience/719649)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-marriages-of-convenience/719649 "2015-05-10T15:17:24Z")
Where both parties don’t love each other, at all, anymore, and both fully acknowledge it, but never bother to divorce each other for other reasons (usually financial)? I know (knew) two. A close relative remained marri… --- ## [Colorado Dopers ... pot sales affecting banking laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-dopers-pot-sales-affecting-banking-laws/719578)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-dopers-pot-sales-affecting-banking-laws/719578 "2015-05-10T14:48:52Z")
A friend was in Colorado last week on her son’s birthday (he was here in WI). She decided she would give him a present by depositing some money in his Chase checking account. She knows his name and his account number, … --- ## [Registering to Vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registering-to-vote/719577)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registering-to-vote/719577 "2015-05-10T14:40:13Z")
I have been reading several threads about politics and voting etc. A couple of times, I saw people mentioning something about registering to vote as a Republican or Democrat. In the state where I normally vote (Texas),… --- ## [Recommend a self-propelled lawnmower.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-self-propelled-lawnmower/687598)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-self-propelled-lawnmower/687598 "2015-05-10T14:07:39Z")
I asked in GQ about the horsepower of a Briggs & Stratton engine. That thread is specifically about converting torque to horsepower. After some browsing, I’d like to ask for recommendations for a self-propelled lawnmow… --- ## [If you believe(d) in reincarnation, when and where do you think you may have lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-d-in-reincarnation-when-and-where-do-you-think-you-may-have-lived/719314)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-d-in-reincarnation-when-and-where-do-you-think-you-may-have-lived/719314 "2015-05-10T11:00:53Z")
Excuse another of my clunky thread titles; I’m trying to make it clear that this question is for anyone, even if you don’t necessarily believe in reincarnation. Many years ago I read a few books about “discovering your … --- ## [What's needed to survive almost-extinction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-needed-to-survive-almost-extinction/719268)
**Author:** [@iljitsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iljitsch)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-needed-to-survive-almost-extinction/719268 "2015-05-10T06:26:11Z")
Apparently the show The Last Man on Earth picks up again after taking quite a a turn for the worse a few episodes in. The premise of the show is that the human species is almost extinct. So I wonder: what would be neede… --- ## [How would you deal with this shared taxi issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-deal-with-this-shared-taxi-issue/719442)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-deal-with-this-shared-taxi-issue/719442 "2015-05-10T04:24:36Z")
So tonight I was getting into a shared taxi with my son, in the back seat. A skinny woman got in after us, this is the standard three seats seating arrangement charged by seat. Then another skinny woman got in, it was a … --- ## [Why are cameras still camera-shaped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cameras-still-camera-shaped/719400)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cameras-still-camera-shaped/719400 "2015-05-10T03:23:12Z")
The classic 35mm camera body was designed to deliver frames of 35mm film to a point behind the lens, while keeping the other parts of the film in complete darkness. Now that film isn’t an issue though, is that still the … --- ## [What do babies actually need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-babies-actually-need/719537)
**Author:** [@nicole1912](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicole1912)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-babies-actually-need/719537 "2015-05-10T01:25:49Z")
So, I’m going to have a baby in a couple of months - it’s our first, and neither my husband or I have much/any experience with babies. And I’m feeling a little overwhelmed by all the stuff that shops seem keen to sell u… --- ## [Shopping for exercise shoes: how much to pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-exercise-shoes-how-much-to-pay/719529)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-exercise-shoes-how-much-to-pay/719529 "2015-05-10T01:07:55Z")
So I want to start exercising more. I figure my main barrier clothing wise is shoes, especially since I have no idea what kind of exercise I want to do. So I’ve been shopping around. Payless has the cheapest options, Co… --- ## [What do you call the evening meal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-evening-meal/719374)
**Author:** [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-evening-meal/719374 "2015-05-09T21:07:04Z")
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