# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1014 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1015 --- ## [Should Fitness Be Considered Obligatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-fitness-be-considered-obligatory/700504)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-fitness-be-considered-obligatory/700504 "2014-10-13T03:30:46Z")
I stumbled upon this thread and found it very interesting. It showcased a lot of the debate about fat shaming, body image, etc. It got me to thinking, should at least a minimal amount of attention to personal fitness be… --- ## [Mongolian BBQ and semen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongolian-bbq-and-semen/700888)
**Author:** [@TheBaptiste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBaptiste)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongolian-bbq-and-semen/700888 "2014-10-13T00:23:27Z")
Ok so it’s not what you think. I had Mongolian BBQ for lunch the other day, within minutes after consuming it I had the overwhelming urge to evacuate my bowels. Of course I could not have this release in a restaurant bat… --- ## [A few travel-stuff-related questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-travel-stuff-related-questions/700472)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-travel-stuff-related-questions/700472 "2014-10-12T22:17:20Z")
Rick Steves recommends memorizing and scratching off the security code on the back of your credit card. Any down side to this if one already has it memorized? I’ve seen a recommendation to carry packing tape (which … --- ## [Need ideas to cover an apartment balcony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-to-cover-an-apartment-balcony/701071)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-to-cover-an-apartment-balcony/701071 "2014-10-12T18:04:05Z")
The five of us live in an apartment: myself, my girlfriend, her daughter, and our two indoor cats. The cats are free to go out on the balcony, which they can’t escape from (or at least, they’ve never bothered to try). D… --- ## [For linguists and language experts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-linguists-and-language-experts/700831)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-linguists-and-language-experts/700831 "2014-10-12T15:49:44Z")
I do not speak any languages other than English… a smattering of words in Spanish, French, German, Farsi and Hebrew is the best I can do. (I’m told my recitation of the Farsi alphabet is better than most of the native Fa… --- ## [Is there a email notification service to alert you when your favorite bands come to your town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-email-notification-service-to-alert-you-when-your-favorite-bands-come-to-your-town/700673)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-email-notification-service-to-alert-you-when-your-favorite-bands-come-to-your-town/700673 "2014-10-12T01:24:39Z")
I realized that a couple bands that I like have come to my city on tour and I didn’t realize it until after the fact because they did not have heavy advertising. Is there a kind of email notification service that you can… --- ## [Californians, Did You Move From Another State or Country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californians-did-you-move-from-another-state-or-country/700622)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californians-did-you-move-from-another-state-or-country/700622 "2014-10-12T00:43:01Z")
Pretty much self-explanatory. Inspired by this post in the IMHO thread, Which state do you currently live in?, I want to see how many people currently residing in California are transplants, and where did they move from. … --- ## [What did I see this guy on the street doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-see-this-guy-on-the-street-doing/701065)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-see-this-guy-on-the-street-doing/701065 "2014-10-12T00:06:07Z")
I saw something the other day that seemed weird to me and I can’t explain it but maybe I am just out of the loop. Here it is: I saw a guy, looked to be in his mid to late twenties standing in front of a Trader Joe’s. He… --- ## [How does Yahoo! Mail stay around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-yahoo-mail-stay-around/700911)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-yahoo-mail-stay-around/700911 "2014-10-11T21:05:02Z")
I opened a Yahoo! Mail account way back before gmail using my full name as the address. I only use it for “official” personal email, like on resumes or such. It was ok for years. Then something happened. It now sucks… --- ## [How many women here would be interested in dating a gay guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-women-here-would-be-interested-in-dating-a-gay-guy/656106)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-women-here-would-be-interested-in-dating-a-gay-guy/656106 "2014-10-11T17:22:21Z")
Ok so I know the “joke” is that all the good guys are either taken or gay, and that women typically get along fabulously with gay guys. But my question is actually a bit serious. So I’m posing the following question to … --- ## [Is there a Doper in every Commonwealth country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-doper-in-every-commonwealth-country/700545)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-doper-in-every-commonwealth-country/700545 "2014-10-11T17:14:53Z")
Inspired by this thread - is there a Doper in every one of the fifty three current countries in the Commonwealth of Nations? I’ll start, representing the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland … --- ## [Poll: Would you want to see anatomy posters in the Vet's office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-would-you-want-to-see-anatomy-posters-in-the-vets-office/700625)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-would-you-want-to-see-anatomy-posters-in-the-vets-office/700625 "2014-10-11T13:34:58Z")
When you go to the vet with your pet would you want to see posters of dog and cat anatomy drawings hanging on the wall? These are posters with an overlay of the skeletal system over a picture of a dog and cat, plus anoth… --- ## [Do you have a "fat bike"? How do you like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-fat-bike-how-do-you-like-it/700624)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-fat-bike-how-do-you-like-it/700624 "2014-10-11T13:25:55Z")
I’ve seen a few riding these things around town on the streets with their enormously wide tires. They are interesting looking but I would think the rolling resistance would be a lot more work than for bikes with skinnie… --- ## [Are antipsychotics related to benzos chemically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-antipsychotics-related-to-benzos-chemically/696454)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-antipsychotics-related-to-benzos-chemically/696454 "2014-10-11T13:16:54Z")
And which would you generally consider to be more “hardcore”? I used to take Seroquel which is a benzene-based antipsychotic and I remember it would knock me out cold. --- ## [Selling house. Buyer wants out of contract without having to lose deposit...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-house-buyer-wants-out-of-contract-without-having-to-lose-deposit/700893)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-house-buyer-wants-out-of-contract-without-having-to-lose-deposit/700893 "2014-10-11T12:47:59Z")
… so she’s throwing tons of inspections and demands at us. A bit of backstory: I got laid off a little over a month ago. I’ve since gotten a job, but it’s halfway across the US, and I don’t start for another month. We… --- ## [Talk to me about getting an Epidural.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-getting-an-epidural/700939)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-getting-an-epidural/700939 "2014-10-11T04:07:01Z")
Six months ago I took a fall and injured my lower back. I took meds and went through physical therapy and given I still have pain, The Doc just scheduled me for an Epidural. I went to WebMD and did a quick read but I’d l… --- ## [GRRR!!! No more iPod Classic?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grrr-no-more-ipod-classic/698355)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grrr-no-more-ipod-classic/698355 "2014-10-11T02:17:38Z")
So hidden amidst the new watch and phone stuff last week was the quiet death of the beloved iPod Classic. What do I do now when my current one dies?! I’m all about capacity. Please don’t bother to explain why I’m so i… --- ## [Wanting to hold on to a website, but not really using it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanting-to-hold-on-to-a-website-but-not-really-using-it/700940)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanting-to-hold-on-to-a-website-but-not-really-using-it/700940 "2014-10-11T01:08:35Z")
Way way way back when Geocities existed, I set up the website I use for my comedy music. Someone advised me to use Geocities not because it was the super best most awesome, but because I was web design illiterate and th… --- ## [Gearheads: Restoring power to an old car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gearheads-restoring-power-to-an-old-car/700961)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gearheads-restoring-power-to-an-old-car/700961 "2014-10-11T00:17:00Z")
I recently found myself the owner of a 1987 Subaru GL hatchback. Kind of a fun little car that should get us through the winter. The only problem with it is the engine is a little tired after 27 years of service and 14… --- ## [So, what's the next cause celebre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-next-cause-celebre/700923)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-next-cause-celebre/700923 "2014-10-10T21:57:37Z")
Well, it looks like\*\* bullying \*\*has just about run its course and left a void for the next cause celebre to fill. We’ve already gone through enough ribbon colors and causes to put us way over the rainbow, and (thankful… --- ## [Why do we need to identify "generations"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-need-to-identify-generations/700751)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-need-to-identify-generations/700751 "2014-10-10T21:43:22Z")
I was listening to a piece on NPR about the Millienials this week and frankly I’m getting fed up with over-analysis and stereotyping of generations. And I wonder if the concept of a generation as a social cohort even mak… --- ## [Drug prohibition seems to be pincking up steam, so why do most people feel it is winding down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-prohibition-seems-to-be-pincking-up-steam-so-why-do-most-people-feel-it-is-winding-down/700948)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-prohibition-seems-to-be-pincking-up-steam-so-why-do-most-people-feel-it-is-winding-down/700948 "2014-10-10T20:50:47Z")
All evidence I can see from the USA is that drug prohibition is alive and well and chugging along. Recently several pain killers were bumped up a schedule level federally(tramadol, hydrocodone) and there was a silly medi… --- ## [Car insurance ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance/700670)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance/700670 "2014-10-10T19:30:12Z")
Was watching one of those commercials for car insurance. Person says that their friend’s rate got jacked up after a minor fender bender. I exclaim,“That’s how insurance works!” However, it occurs to me I could be mistake… --- ## [Self-identify your "Region"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-identify-your-region/700668)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-identify-your-region/700668 "2014-10-10T19:01:47Z")
Whether geographical or political or some other grouping criterion, what “region” do you live in? In my case, I could include myself in any of these: Tennessee Middle Tennessee SEC The South The Mid-South The Conf… --- ## [Was Civil War Union General McClellan totally useless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-civil-war-union-general-mcclellan-totally-useless/699585)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-civil-war-union-general-mcclellan-totally-useless/699585 "2014-10-10T18:56:34Z")
So I’m reading Karen Abbot’s Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy, and it’s interesting. It’s about four different women who got intimately involved with the Civil War on both sides. I’m a sucky child of the Confederacy, so … --- ## [When can police lawfully order you out of your car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-can-police-lawfully-order-you-out-of-your-car/700882)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-can-police-lawfully-order-you-out-of-your-car/700882 "2014-10-10T18:17:46Z")
Inspired by a BBQ Pit thread about police tazing a fellow who refused to get out of the car on a routine traffic stop. I realize they can ask me to get out of my car any time during a stop, but at what point am I legall… --- ## [Discussion Thread for "Raw Fruits" Polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-raw-fruits-polls/700856)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-raw-fruits-polls/700856 "2014-10-10T18:08:24Z")
If you have yet to vote in either (or both) of these polls, they are still open and will be for a while longer. Since posts to those threads are what keep them in view, and since there haven’t been all that many posts –… --- ## [Nobel Peace Prize 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-2014/700877)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-2014/700877 "2014-10-10T18:08:01Z")
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday, October 10, at (I think) about 4 AM Eastern. Apparently, the “smart money” is on Pope Francis, but in light of the committee’s recent habit of using it to slam the US… --- ## [Recommend a good fuel injector cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-fuel-injector-cleaner/700901)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-fuel-injector-cleaner/700901 "2014-10-10T17:56:35Z")
1988 Ford F250 with a 7.5l EFI V8. I’ll spare everyone the backstory, but can anybody recommend a fuel injector cleaner that they have used and seems to work? Looking for “dump it in the tank” and drive kind of stuff. … --- ## [When you grew up, was talking smack about a guy's mom asking for a punch in the schnozz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-grew-up-was-talking-smack-about-a-guys-mom-asking-for-a-punch-in-the-schnozz/700792)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-grew-up-was-talking-smack-about-a-guys-mom-asking-for-a-punch-in-the-schnozz/700792 "2014-10-10T16:19:00Z")
Before you answer, please bear in mind what the question is NOT.’ I am not asking if you’ve ever punched anyone for insulting your mother. I am not asking if you would punich someone for insulting your mother. I am no… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1013) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1015)