# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=934 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 935 --- ## [Would you go back to this Veterinarian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-back-to-this-veterinarian/716038)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-back-to-this-veterinarian/716038 "2015-03-27T12:06:46Z")
I took my pooch to the vet yesterday for his annual check-up and to get his heartworm medication refilled. He also had developed a “hot spot” on his shoulder, apparently where he got a minor cut when he was groomed two … --- ## [Problems making changes at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-making-changes-at-work/715187)
**Author:** [@Syne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syne)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-making-changes-at-work/715187 "2015-03-27T12:06:32Z")
The problems I often came across as a BA rarely had to do with analyzing processes and determining their worth. That’s the easy part. The problem is the psychological issues people have with change. Often rule followers … --- ## [Opinions on, or experience with, Duke Univ. TIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-or-experience-with-duke-univ-tip/715800)
**Author:** [@rpinrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rpinrd)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-or-experience-with-duke-univ-tip/715800 "2015-03-27T06:45:28Z")
If you understand the title, you may be the perfect person to answer this. Sooo, my daughter, who is in 7th grade and is really, really smart, was asked by her school to participate in a tryout (?) for the Duke Universi… --- ## [Ever known someone who owns a yacht?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-who-owns-a-yacht/715844)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-who-owns-a-yacht/715844 "2015-03-27T04:54:04Z")
This is related to my “ever known someone who owns a Ferrari?” thread. Summer is coming and around here in the midwest, the boat owners are getting ready for another season. For the rich that means getting their big boa… --- ## [Got my first Social Security check, what to do with it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-my-first-social-security-check-what-to-do-with-it/716054)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-my-first-social-security-check-what-to-do-with-it/716054 "2015-03-27T03:38:14Z")
Recognizing you’re not financial advisers etc… Still working, but wasn’t going to wait until I was 70. I am having taxes withheld from the SS check. I do make an OK living. My first inclination was to increase my 401 c… --- ## [Bogus IRS Lawsuit scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-irs-lawsuit-scam/716027)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-irs-lawsuit-scam/716027 "2015-03-27T02:38:41Z")
I just received a message, saying it was from the IRS, and that they have been trying to contact me, and are filing a lawsuit. Not that they’re auditing me, not that I owe them $X, not that they’re questioning me. No, th… --- ## [Aroma Rice Cooker Opinion Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aroma-rice-cooker-opinion-please/716004)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aroma-rice-cooker-opinion-please/716004 "2015-03-27T02:10:17Z")
I’m thinking of buying an Aroma brand rice cooker. This one specifically. I’ve always had Zojirushi but I’m a bit strapped for cash these days. The reviews for the Aroma seem really good - anyone know any reason I shou… --- ## [Horse people: Which is harder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-people-which-is-harder/716012)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-people-which-is-harder/716012 "2015-03-26T23:39:48Z")
Which is harder, staying on a horse that’s bucking, or staying on a horse that’s clearing a high (let’s say 8 ft.) fence? In IMHO because this could be opinionated and is certainly going to rely on anecdotes. I have be… --- ## [DEA required drug test of chronic pain patient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dea-required-drug-test-of-chronic-pain-patient/634075)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dea-required-drug-test-of-chronic-pain-patient/634075 "2015-03-26T22:23:08Z")
Hello Everyone, A brief bit of background, I am a chronic pain patient. I have been prescribed scheduled narcotic drugs since 2003. Currently I am using morphine, percocet and amphetamine (the later to keep me awake dur… --- ## [What does death smell like?(do not need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-death-smell-like-do-not-need-answer-fast/715877)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-death-smell-like-do-not-need-answer-fast/715877 "2015-03-26T21:36:04Z")
Gross and morbid, I know. I also know there’s going to be a lot of sick jokes in response. I can live with that:cool: But it is a (semi)serious question. In movies you often see the detectives come across a dead body an… --- ## [Another "Help with Dating Profile" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-with-dating-profile-thread/715423)
**Author:** [@Orionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orionizer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-with-dating-profile-thread/715423 "2015-03-26T19:23:45Z")
I didn’t want to hijack this thread, so I’m starting one of my own. I’ve been out of the dating field for a LONG time. Been separated for 5 years and just recently divorced (beginning of March). Had a girlfriend for t… --- ## [Design your own Around-the-World Cruise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-your-own-around-the-world-cruise/715411)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-your-own-around-the-world-cruise/715411 "2015-03-26T18:19:51Z")
You have unlimited money and unlimited time, to take a leisurely cruise around the world. You are limited to 20 destinations, not including your point of departure, which you must return to at the end. The only stipulati… --- ## [Looking for a thermos to hold soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-thermos-to-hold-soup/715969)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-thermos-to-hold-soup/715969 "2015-03-26T16:59:05Z")
But not just any old thermos. I’m trying to find one that is more like a bowl, or at least has a wide enough mouth that I can eat straight from it. Ideally I’d like 24 oz capacity. The closest I’ve seen online is one mad… --- ## [Lover filmed sex w/o consent...illegal? Options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lover-filmed-sex-w-o-consent-illegal-options/715522)
**Author:** [@Chetumal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chetumal)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lover-filmed-sex-w-o-consent-illegal-options/715522 "2015-03-26T16:18:01Z")
I have a friend with a complete asshole for a new boyfriend. She was in the process of getting ready to dump him for good when he revealed that he had secretly taken video of them in bed. He claims that they (he) can ma… --- ## [Anyone owned or ridden a Pederson bike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-owned-or-ridden-a-pederson-bike/715901)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-owned-or-ridden-a-pederson-bike/715901 "2015-03-26T14:41:35Z")
At the doctor’s office today, the only magazine in the examining room was one on biking. There was a fascinating article about the Pederson bicycle, a strange-looking thing that has a fanatical following and is supposed … --- ## [Is Capital Gains Tax Actually Good 4U?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-capital-gains-tax-actually-good-4u/715902)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-capital-gains-tax-actually-good-4u/715902 "2015-03-26T12:46:31Z")
I’ve never had experience with a capital gains situation, but now I might. I read online the purpose is to encourage long-term investing. As such, if a property (or something of value) is held for more than 1 year, the … --- ## [What if j.f.k had lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-j-f-k-had-lived/715903)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-j-f-k-had-lived/715903 "2015-03-26T03:52:42Z")
How would history be different if President Kennedy had survived Dallas? --- ## [Toga Party!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toga-party/715663)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toga-party/715663 "2015-03-26T02:26:42Z")
I have to say, you guys are great. You are awesome. If there is a witticism, piece of irony or pun that can be extracted from a subject. Someone here will be on top of it. Threads are so much easier to read between slice… --- ## [Best way to heat Trader Joe's vegetable lasagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-heat-trader-joes-vegetable-lasagna/715963)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-heat-trader-joes-vegetable-lasagna/715963 "2015-03-26T00:08:48Z")
I bought a box of the Trader Joe’s vegetable lasagna and plan to have it tonight. The back of the box indicates two ways to heat it: microwave and oven. From my experience, heating stuff up in the oven almost always resu… --- ## [Knowing what people say or think about you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knowing-what-people-say-or-think-about-you/715892)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knowing-what-people-say-or-think-about-you/715892 "2015-03-25T23:31:29Z")
OK, time to resurrect an old trope: Say you could discover what people think or say about you. But this knowledge only extends as far as it pertains to you; you can’t know someone’s thoughts about the stock market, spor… --- ## [anyone know anything about Harmony Ink Press](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-anything-about-harmony-ink-press/715966)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-anything-about-harmony-ink-press/715966 "2015-03-25T22:22:28Z")
someone I know is going to be published with them apparently. They seem to be legitimate, though I always wonder if its some scammy type company like those that publish your poetry for a price. Any knowledge about the … --- ## [Stereotactic breast biopsy Friday-- anticipation is freaking me out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotactic-breast-biopsy-friday-anticipation-is-freaking-me-out/712919)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotactic-breast-biopsy-friday-anticipation-is-freaking-me-out/712919 "2015-03-25T21:39:37Z")
I’m scheduled for a Stereotactic breast biopsy this Friday (Feb 20, 2015) and I made the mistake of researching it. On YouTubethere is a video that has totally creeped me out. Basically you lie facedown with the boob in… --- ## [Histamine Intolerance- Real Or Woo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/histamine-intolerance-real-or-woo/715945)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/histamine-intolerance-real-or-woo/715945 "2015-03-25T21:25:12Z")
I just joined a group on Facebook that’s focused on autism, and there’s a conversation going on there about histamine intolerance. My son has many of the symptoms of it, including almost daily headaches and migraines. … --- ## [Legal Question — Producing a VR-Demo based on a Film Property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-producing-a-vr-demo-based-on-a-film-property/715954)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-producing-a-vr-demo-based-on-a-film-property/715954 "2015-03-25T21:15:20Z")
What might be the ramifications if I were to build an environment in virtual reality, based off a popular Hollywood film, only to showcase what I, or my business, is capable of doing artistically/technically, in order to… --- ## [Grammar question... Is proper english doomed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-is-proper-english-doomed/715754)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-is-proper-english-doomed/715754 "2015-03-25T20:04:19Z")
I am currently watching a documentary on Pivot, called “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, directed by (and I assume starring) Angela Sun. She is walking on a beach on Midway Atoll with a 12-year old ki… --- ## [Decline of the word "RAM" to mean computer memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decline-of-the-word-ram-to-mean-computer-memory/715868)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decline-of-the-word-ram-to-mean-computer-memory/715868 "2015-03-25T18:19:38Z")
In another SDMB thread someone computer “RAM” which made me think they sounded a bit out of date. Is this just me? It seemed like back in the 90’s computer memory was frequently called “RAM” for random access memory. H… --- ## [Things From Your Imagination That You Never Thought Would Happen Until It Happened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-from-your-imagination-that-you-never-thought-would-happen-until-it-happened/715629)
**Author:** [@Umbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbridge)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-from-your-imagination-that-you-never-thought-would-happen-until-it-happened/715629 "2015-03-25T18:09:34Z")
Have you ever thought of something from your imagination that you never thought would happen and then it happened? For me, there was the time when I imagined that one day there would be personal computers for every stud… --- ## [Experiences with American Home Shield (or other home warranty companies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-american-home-shield-or-other-home-warranty-companies/715860)
**Author:** [@RememberMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RememberMe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-american-home-shield-or-other-home-warranty-companies/715860 "2015-03-25T16:41:29Z")
I am thinking of using a home warranty company for a current rental I own and a soon to be second. I will be geographically separated from both properties so I will be unable to do any maintenance on the properties. I … --- ## [Help me find things to do in Charlotte, NC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-things-to-do-in-charlotte-nc/715243)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-things-to-do-in-charlotte-nc/715243 "2015-03-25T15:43:29Z")
Hi y’all - I’ll be in Charlotte for a weekend next month. I’ll be there for a workshop, so driving out from my home location Friday about noon and driving back Sunday afternoon. The workshop activity will be Saturday an… --- ## [Hot water heater bargain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-heater-bargain/715867)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-heater-bargain/715867 "2015-03-25T14:56:39Z")
We have an old water heater my hubby wants to replace before it busts. He’s talked about it for at least a year, but his work hours are crazy lately (IT go live deadlines). Also, he’s talked about having to “rig up” so… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=933) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=935)