# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=930 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 931 --- ## [Legal Question on Divorcee and income taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-on-divorcee-and-income-taxes/716775)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-on-divorcee-and-income-taxes/716775 "2015-04-04T14:33:51Z")
Looking for legal advice. A friend of mine is in the midst of divorce. She has been trying to get her husband to get their taxes done since late January. He’s working with an accountant, who’s supposed to run numbers bo… --- ## [What will be the largest post-industrial man-made structure to remain standing the longest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-largest-post-industrial-man-made-structure-to-remain-standing-the-longest/715443)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-largest-post-industrial-man-made-structure-to-remain-standing-the-longest/715443 "2015-04-04T11:12:44Z")
The Great Pyramids are 4500 years old (at least). Petra is about 2000 years old. What is the largest post-industrial man-made structure, that currently exists, that will remain standing the longest? For the purposes o… --- ## [Okay, what jeans am I supposed to be wearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-jeans-am-i-supposed-to-be-wearing/694660)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-jeans-am-i-supposed-to-be-wearing/694660 "2014-08-02T20:21:00Z")
So the good news is that I’ve… mysteriously lost almost all the baby weight at 2 weeks postpartum? So, you know, that’s cool. But it doesn’t mean anything FITS. I think there’s been a certain amount of… redistribution… --- ## [Odd occurance during DWI arrest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-occurance-during-dwi-arrest/716161)
**Author:** [@Ken\_Alexis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken_Alexis)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-occurance-during-dwi-arrest/716161 "2015-04-04T04:22:46Z")
I was recently pulled over and subsequently arrested for a DWI. So here are the some elements of what happened that night in jail: I had to perform the field sobriety test again inside the holding cell. I then submitted … --- ## [Do you use a sound machine as a sleep aid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-sound-machine-as-a-sleep-aid/711723)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-sound-machine-as-a-sleep-aid/711723 "2015-04-04T03:45:37Z")
Here are a bunch of reviews that I found. Does anyone have any real world experience? http://sound-machine-review.toptenreviews.com/ --- ## [place to camp/hike in western U.S. (WY,MT, CO, etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-to-camp-hike-in-western-u-s-wy-mt-co-etc/716637)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-to-camp-hike-in-western-u-s-wy-mt-co-etc/716637 "2015-04-04T03:17:45Z")
a couple of times in the last 15 years or so, I’ve come on here looking for relatively unknown nice places to go camping/hiking/backpacking. I was intorduced to Little MO national Grassland, and Woodland Caribou Provinc… --- ## [You're being warped 100 million years into the future — How do you prepare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-being-warped-100-million-years-into-the-future-how-do-you-prepare/715385)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-being-warped-100-million-years-into-the-future-how-do-you-prepare/715385 "2015-04-04T03:16:32Z")
Hypothetical— Physicists have found a way to open a door 100,000,000 years into the future, and you’re the chrononaut. You’re also part of the panel of engineers and other scientists to figure out how to protect and equ… --- ## [My girls ruined your movie: sorry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girls-ruined-your-movie-sorry/716530)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girls-ruined-your-movie-sorry/716530 "2015-04-04T00:24:14Z")
From Facebook: According to ABC News, the post was re-broadcast and shared by the thousands and thousands, and it did find its way to the woman from the theater: Too public shaming? Or good parenting? --- ## [How far can a US citizen go in supporting ISIS before you are arrested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-a-us-citizen-go-in-supporting-isis-before-you-are-arrested/716720)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-a-us-citizen-go-in-supporting-isis-before-you-are-arrested/716720 "2015-04-03T21:57:19Z")
Where do free speech limits end in supporting ISIS? Assuming you do not raise money for, or facilitate any transactions or delivery of goods and services for ISIS are the following permissible? Blogging that you believ… --- ## [Would we regret it if we mounted our TV above the fireplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-we-regret-it-if-we-mounted-our-tv-above-the-fireplace/715947)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-we-regret-it-if-we-mounted-our-tv-above-the-fireplace/715947 "2015-04-03T19:26:52Z")
I was considering the need to childproof our TV and bemoaning the problems of its location (the house was built in 1928, the living room just sort of faces the fireplace, there isn’t a good wall to put the TV on, etc.) … --- ## [What's a fair price for transporting 50-60 eighth graders from Durango Colorado to Canyon De Chelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-fair-price-for-transporting-50-60-eighth-graders-from-durango-colorado-to-canyon-de-chelly/716692)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-fair-price-for-transporting-50-60-eighth-graders-from-durango-colorado-to-canyon-de-chelly/716692 "2015-04-03T19:21:45Z")
It’s about 200 miles each way and my two drivers will need to overnight. What’s a fair price for the whole thing? --- ## [Is 28 old for the job market?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-28-old-for-the-job-market/716544)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-28-old-for-the-job-market/716544 "2015-04-03T19:15:01Z")
I’m not saying that 28 is old physically or mentally but for the job market is it? Lately I have been thinking that one of my problems in trying to find a job is my age. I know I’m not that young anymore and from my unde… --- ## [Which of these MALE celebrities is least like the others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-male-celebrities-is-least-like-the-others/716517)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-male-celebrities-is-least-like-the-others/716517 "2015-04-03T19:13:06Z")
With the relative success of Which of these female celebrities is least like the others? maybe we can let the guys in on the fun. Again, use your own criteria and pick the ONE who is/was least like the others on the lis… --- ## [Home Office Printer/All in One: Current, Easy, Reliable, Easy to Buy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-office-printer-all-in-one-current-easy-reliable-easy-to-buy/716703)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-office-printer-all-in-one-current-easy-reliable-easy-to-buy/716703 "2015-04-03T19:11:14Z")
My company got me an \*\*HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M177fw \*\*- printer, copier, scanner. I hate it. The paper feed seems very poorly designed: either misses pickup or grabs multiple pages and jams. Either scenario req… --- ## [Tell me about being a lawyer - the day-to-day stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-a-lawyer-the-day-to-day-stuff/716445)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-a-lawyer-the-day-to-day-stuff/716445 "2015-04-03T18:45:28Z")
Hello all! My brilliant nephew is graduating high school this year and is apparently considering Law School/being a lawyer. I, as his loving but far-away Aunt, would love to offer him some guidance since I also toyed wi… --- ## [Have you ever bought an adult magazine in a store? How embarrassed were you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-an-adult-magazine-in-a-store-how-embarrassed-were-you/716209)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-an-adult-magazine-in-a-store-how-embarrassed-were-you/716209 "2015-04-03T18:35:43Z")
So I was reading a story (on another site) about how cashiers will silently judge people based on what they buy…and there were a few first hand experiences, especially with cashiers describing how the behaviors were of p… --- ## [Question about watch and watch batteries.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-watch-and-watch-batteries/716667)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-watch-and-watch-batteries/716667 "2015-04-03T16:30:49Z")
I have a Citizen watch that I’ve had since about 2000. I really like it. The last few times I put a battery in it (Eveready) it seems like they go dead pretty quickly, like maybe 3 months. It seems like they used to last… --- ## [Why Is the 'Ode to Joy' the Default National Anthem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-ode-to-joy-the-default-national-anthem/716477)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-ode-to-joy-the-default-national-anthem/716477 "2015-04-03T16:12:58Z")
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” is the apparently the default national anthem, for countries that don’t already have such a tune. The European Union uses it. Also, during the Olympics, it is clear some African nations use it to… --- ## [Moving to Jerusalem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-jerusalem/716713)
**Author:** [@Senhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senhal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-jerusalem/716713 "2015-04-03T16:01:26Z")
O Wise Ones! Longtime lurker here. I’ve been offered a (prestigious, time-limited) research position in Jerusalem, starting next academic year. I’ve never been, and don’t speak any Hebrew or Arabic. (The working languag… --- ## [Canadians! Find out what marketing wonks think of you ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-find-out-what-marketing-wonks-think-of-you/716547)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-find-out-what-marketing-wonks-think-of-you/716547 "2015-04-03T15:36:14Z")
… based on your postal code. This is a company that apparently sells this product to marketers, to target folks by classifying them based on where they live. They give a free sample where you put your postal code in, an… --- ## [What is your typical stress level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-typical-stress-level/716669)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-typical-stress-level/716669 "2015-04-03T13:11:58Z")
Scale from 0 to 10. Zero is completely mellowed out, 10 is frazzled, annoyed, and/or enraged to the bone on a regular basis. Zero here, if you want to know. --- ## [The heck with a wedding cake, how does the Indiana Religious Freedom Law affect these situations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-with-a-wedding-cake-how-does-the-indiana-religious-freedom-law-affect-these-situations/716610)
**Author:** [@WPA-Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WPA-Guy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-with-a-wedding-cake-how-does-the-indiana-religious-freedom-law-affect-these-situations/716610 "2015-04-03T05:34:05Z")
The Indiana Religious Freedom law famously would allow businesses to refuse to sell a cake to a same sex wedding, if the baker’s beliefs were against gay marriage. However, how would the law apply in the following situa… --- ## [Anyone have experience with VRT exercise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-vrt-exercise/716472)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-vrt-exercise/716472 "2015-04-03T04:42:34Z")
I’ve recently decided to pursue VRT ( Visualized Resistance Training ) exercise. It was created by a man named Greg Mangan. Anyone have any experience with it and what do you think of it? Pros and Cons? Thanks! --- ## [Strict Religious Beliefs in the Modern World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strict-religious-beliefs-in-the-modern-world/716581)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strict-religious-beliefs-in-the-modern-world/716581 "2015-04-03T04:35:42Z")
Hello Everyone, My question this time is about strict religious beliefs today. Was it easier to be fundamentalist earlier in history than it is in our generation? I’m undecided. It is clear that technology and the in… --- ## [International Talk Like Yoda Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-talk-like-yoda-day/716634)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-talk-like-yoda-day/716634 "2015-04-03T04:23:08Z")
Many people are aware that September 19th is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. In that spirit, I hereby declare April 4th to be… International Talk Like Yoda Day. The Word, shall you spread. --- ## [For people getting divorced - Some practical things you need to know about divorce in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-people-getting-divorced-some-practical-things-you-need-to-know-about-divorce-in-the-us/716228)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-people-getting-divorced-some-practical-things-you-need-to-know-about-divorce-in-the-us/716228 "2015-04-02T23:57:49Z")
For whatever confluence of reasons I have been approached by 3 people over the past few months (all men in this case), including a close relative, who are in the middle of fighting with their soon to be ex’s over their d… --- ## [Why can't we have nap accomodations at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-have-nap-accomodations-at-work/716643)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-have-nap-accomodations-at-work/716643 "2015-04-02T22:57:00Z")
Some days I just need a mid-day nap. Sometimes when I’m this sleepy, I fantasize curling up under my desk for 20 minutes of shut-eye. But I don’t dare try it or ten people will ask me if I’m okay and someone will call … --- ## [Opinions on electronics kits for children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-electronics-kits-for-children/716656)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-electronics-kits-for-children/716656 "2015-04-02T21:52:21Z")
Does anyone have any ideas on easy-to-handle electronics kits for children in the 5-years range? It’s for my son… at age 3 he knew how to disassemble things with a Phillips-head screwdriver without being taught (much t… --- ## [What Should I Do In San Francisco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390)
**Author:** [@RayMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RayMan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390 "2015-04-02T19:15:14Z")
Hello all. I am on spring break, and I am on vacation in San Francisco all this week, staying with family. I visited Monterrey today, but I hope to spend the rest of the week in San Francisco exploring. Please share your… --- ## [Anybody learn to run with a jogging stroller?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-learn-to-run-with-a-jogging-stroller/716348)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-learn-to-run-with-a-jogging-stroller/716348 "2015-04-02T18:07:51Z")
How on earth do people do this? It is so hard! I’ve been kind of crappily running for years, you know, start C25K and get injured halfway in or sick or whatever, start again… but I’m doing much better this time! I’ve … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=929) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=931)