# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=918 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 919 --- ## [How tough is it, really, to eat for $30.00 / week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-is-it-really-to-eat-for-30-00-week/718597)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-is-it-really-to-eat-for-30-00-week/718597 "2015-04-30T14:46:52Z")
(Starting this in IMHO as I expect a mix of hard facts and opinions. Possibly even GD material here?) (Somebody stop me if there’s already a thread on this.) So Ms. Paltrow took the One-Week Food Stamp Challenge and f… --- ## [Will the 5th Circuit CoA rule on SSM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-5th-circuit-coa-rule-on-ssm/717240)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-5th-circuit-coa-rule-on-ssm/717240 "2015-04-30T13:59:31Z")
Three months ago today, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments for SSM cases from Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Unless, I’ve missed it, they have yet to issue a ruling. After today, they will break th… --- ## [HIPAA - Scared of Employer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hipaa-scared-of-employer/718790)
**Author:** [@belatedmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belatedmi)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hipaa-scared-of-employer/718790 "2015-04-30T13:12:43Z")
I was let go from my job recently and was escorted out of he building without being able to have documents shredded and such. I took nothing home, and I am to pick up my belongings soon. I would answer calls for various… --- ## [Internship employer tells my kid to "draft something" re reference letter. So ...what to do next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internship-employer-tells-my-kid-to-draft-something-re-reference-letter-so-what-to-do-next/718826)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internship-employer-tells-my-kid-to-draft-something-re-reference-letter-so-what-to-do-next/718826 "2015-04-30T12:56:56Z")
My daughter is a senior who did internship last year and it went well. She sent an email to her internship employer requesting a recommendation letter and part of what the employer replied was this. “Good to hear from y… --- ## ["Holy Places"-What If They Are Not Correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-places-what-if-they-are-not-correct/718806)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-places-what-if-they-are-not-correct/718806 "2015-04-30T10:37:13Z")
Every religion has so-called Holy Places-where the founder or other important individuals lived, died,were buried, etc. Places that are “Holy” to several religions are troublesome-frequently, such places are of disputed… --- ## [Tax error question... Need tax expert/attorney advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-error-question-need-tax-expert-attorney-advice/718739)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-error-question-need-tax-expert-attorney-advice/718739 "2015-04-30T00:19:01Z")
We have a friend who is on long-term disability and has been for a very long time. She said that she was notified by the company that pays her disability (as I understand it, her employer has an insurance company that p… --- ## [My friend's ex is a loose cannon- NEED ANSWER FAST!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-ex-is-a-loose-cannon-need-answer-fast/718610)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-ex-is-a-loose-cannon-need-answer-fast/718610 "2015-04-30T04:44:46Z")
I meet up with my friends every week for a game night. About a month ago one of my friends got a girlfriend, and she came to meet us. I later found out from another friend (who was there) that she has a crush on me and… --- ## [Med question - Necessary to treat asystomatic mild / moderate hyponatremia (low sodium)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/med-question-necessary-to-treat-asystomatic-mild-moderate-hyponatremia-low-sodium/718664)
**Author:** [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/med-question-necessary-to-treat-asystomatic-mild-moderate-hyponatremia-low-sodium/718664 "2015-04-29T23:38:27Z")
I’ve been having low sodium recently and wonder whether my doctor is overreacting. My sodium did get quite low (mid 120s) for a short while but I have never had any particular symptoms. I seem to be able to keep my lev… --- ## [People in the DC and Maryland. How well is Hyattsville MD doing these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-the-dc-and-maryland-how-well-is-hyattsville-md-doing-these-days/718814)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-the-dc-and-maryland-how-well-is-hyattsville-md-doing-these-days/718814 "2015-04-29T22:37:19Z")
My mom’s sister married a guy from Hyattsville MD in the late 1940’s. They bought a house just around the corner from his mom. They were close to the District line. Convenient because he was with the DC Metropolitan Poli… --- ## [Was the fear of cold the ultimate human fear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-fear-of-cold-the-ultimate-human-fear/718629)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-fear-of-cold-the-ultimate-human-fear/718629 "2015-04-29T22:16:45Z")
I feel that for anyone who’s background is in Europe especially northern Europe the fear of freezing to death was the ultimate factor people dealt with until maybe the last 100 years. People adjusted their lives around t… --- ## [Do we have an "overly medicated society"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-an-overly-medicated-society/718302)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-an-overly-medicated-society/718302 "2015-04-29T21:47:34Z")
I was reading a synopsis of a book at the library. It ends as such: I haven’t read it yet, but I would guess that the author, if asked, would say that we take too many drugs as a society, and that “anxiety” and “depres… --- ## [I have a debt to repay. Pay to collections or original lender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-debt-to-repay-pay-to-collections-or-original-lender/718722)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-debt-to-repay-pay-to-collections-or-original-lender/718722 "2015-04-29T21:10:36Z")
I owe a school some money. I have the money with which to repay the debt, and would like to do so. I have received mail from both the university and collections in the past regarding this debt. My question is, who do … --- ## [Did the establishment of a Jewish homeland solve problems for both Britain and the Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-establishment-of-a-jewish-homeland-solve-problems-for-both-britain-and-the-jews/718757)
**Author:** [@GiJoe007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GiJoe007)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-establishment-of-a-jewish-homeland-solve-problems-for-both-britain-and-the-jews/718757 "2015-04-29T20:21:36Z")
Britain was able to pon off the palestinian mandate, and Jews got a homeland. So were both benefitted, or was the creation of the Jewish state more pain than help do you think? --- ## [Is it ever okay to represent yourself in court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-okay-to-represent-yourself-in-court/718227)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-okay-to-represent-yourself-in-court/718227 "2015-04-29T18:57:37Z")
My general rule has been “NO”. But I just read a post in another thread where someone said acting as your own lawyer is “rarely a good idea”. I was about to correct that to “never”, but then decided that was a good quest… --- ## [Hate Pride and Self Deception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-pride-and-self-deception/718685)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-pride-and-self-deception/718685 "2015-04-29T18:34:12Z")
“So,” I said, “what’s the deal with the Confederate flag?” “Hah?” said the guy with the truck. “Why are you flying a Confederate flag from the back of your truck?” I asked. “I mean, are you a Civil War recreationist, o… --- ## [How many people here joined Weight Watchers or followed their diet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-joined-weight-watchers-or-followed-their-diet/718824)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-joined-weight-watchers-or-followed-their-diet/718824 "2015-04-29T18:14:01Z")
It seemed like every adult woman in the 1970’s followed Weight Watchers. Certainly all my relatives did. My mom followed the diet but never joined Weight Watchers. A lot of men followed it too. Sometimes involuntarily. … --- ## [Why does my shoulder hurt when I run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-shoulder-hurt-when-i-run/718812)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-shoulder-hurt-when-i-run/718812 "2015-04-29T17:56:38Z")
I’m putting this in IMHO because I think the answers to this are gonna be more opinion than fact, but feel free to move this if you wanna! I have an annoying problem that creeps up when I run, and I want to know what’s … --- ## [Free Range vs Helicopter parenting: Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-range-vs-helicopter-parenting-poll/718452)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-range-vs-helicopter-parenting-poll/718452 "2015-04-29T16:55:04Z")
Okay, I’m going to try a poll on this. Recent news coverage of parents having to deal with the fallout from allowing their children to play in parks or walk to the store unaccompanied by an adult has gotten my ire up. Pe… --- ## [Is the sing-a-long dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sing-a-long-dead/718508)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sing-a-long-dead/718508 "2015-04-29T14:43:22Z")
Its just my observation that nobody is doing it anymore. The days of singing “Camptown Races” and “Row Row row your boat” around the campfire seem to be gone. Even in schools they seem to have droped general signing and … --- ## [Listening to a .cda file without the CD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-a-cda-file-without-the-cd/718789)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-a-cda-file-without-the-cd/718789 "2015-04-29T14:21:46Z")
OK, I’m afraid my question is awfully dumb but… fighting ignorance and all that. A few months ago a coworker lent me a CD that contained audio files which I needed for a presentation. I made a copy of the tracks I neede… --- ## [Has anyone else ever known someone who was a child molester?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-ever-known-someone-who-was-a-child-molester/717778)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-ever-known-someone-who-was-a-child-molester/717778 "2015-04-29T13:49:30Z")
And not because they molested you? This is a spinoff of the “have you ever known a murderer” thread. Unfortunately, I have. For many years, my mother was a police department transcriptionist, and found out that a man … --- ## [Is Life Fair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-fair/718146)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-fair/718146 "2015-04-29T10:28:19Z")
I think I know what most people will say, but maybe I’ll be surprised. I have a theory about how the answer to the question relates to politics, so if you want to also state your politics, I’d appreciate it. Thanks. --- ## [do modern academic economists take marxism serious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-modern-academic-economists-take-marxism-serious/718783)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-modern-academic-economists-take-marxism-serious/718783 "2015-04-29T08:03:00Z")
there are still marxists but i see that its often not among economists? why is that --- ## [Does the way pain is treated vary widely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-way-pain-is-treated-vary-widely/718618)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-way-pain-is-treated-vary-widely/718618 "2015-04-29T06:49:28Z")
You keep seeing the media go on an on about how there is an epidemic of RX narcotic addiction, OD deaths, black market full of them in the USA etc. Yet in every single case I know of from family and friends in the USA i… --- ## [Why would a professional require cash payment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-professional-require-cash-payment/718646)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-professional-require-cash-payment/718646 "2015-04-29T03:54:25Z")
Other than tax avoidance? I deal with a professional who does her job very well; I have no complaints. Oddly, though, she began requiring all payment in cash a few years ago. Now, she is an intense believer in woo. Fo… --- ## [How do you make getting lost fun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-getting-lost-fun/717354)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-getting-lost-fun/717354 "2015-04-29T03:31:05Z")
People sometimes report - e.g. in travel writing - that some places to visit will inevitablly end in getting lost, and sometimes even report that is part of the fun. Is it possible to change one’s general outlook on lif… --- ## [Interview Tomorrow! What Will They Ask, And What Sould I Answer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-tomorrow-what-will-they-ask-and-what-sould-i-answer/701388)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-tomorrow-what-will-they-ask-and-what-sould-i-answer/701388 "2015-04-29T02:32:38Z")
For my interview tomorrow, should I expect the usual questions such as: “Why should we hire you?” “What are your greatest strengths? Weaknesses?” I have not had an interview in nearly 20 years, so I may be rusty at it… --- ## [Attention Internet Shoppers: please help me find a storage locker/gun safe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-internet-shoppers-please-help-me-find-a-storage-locker-gun-safe/718727)
**Author:** [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-internet-shoppers-please-help-me-find-a-storage-locker-gun-safe/718727 "2015-04-29T00:44:34Z")
With a built-in combination lock. I don’t really need a gun safe–this is for medicines, household chemicals, etc., but I need something around those dimensions, with shelves. I really don’t want one with a key since I’… --- ## [I guess I \_do\_ cause animal deaths when I eat pre-killed meat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-_do_-cause-animal-deaths-when-i-eat-pre-killed-meat/718450)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-_do_-cause-animal-deaths-when-i-eat-pre-killed-meat/718450 "2015-04-28T19:51:19Z")
This somehow never occurred to me. Whatever one thinks of the merits and demerits of the killing of animals for food, I’d always thought that eating a hamburger doesn’t, in itself, cause an animal to be killed. The thing… --- ## [Would Windows 8 have been more warmly received if...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-windows-8-have-been-more-warmly-received-if/718562)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-windows-8-have-been-more-warmly-received-if/718562 "2015-04-28T19:42:44Z")
There is now a wide range of relatively powerful, well-specified small tablet devices on the market that run a full windows OS (not just RT). Some of these are almost throwaway prices - I have seen them on sale for as lo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=917) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=919)