# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1031 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1032 --- ## [Accessible And Could Be Used For Very Terrible Deeds. Halloween Edition.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683)
**Author:** [@regularshow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regularshow)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683 "2014-09-11T02:12:15Z")
Halloween is next month. :stuck\_out\_tongue: In early spirit of halloween I present a topic for all… What are the accessible things in your home that could be used to commit a SURE murder and/or a SURE suicide? :eek: Lis… --- ## [Do you have a Passport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-passport/697584)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-passport/697584 "2014-09-11T00:41:19Z")
Do you have a passport, currently valid? Proper passport, not a border-accepted ID card or similar. --- ## [HELP! Traffic Stop Cops Took all our RX meds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-traffic-stop-cops-took-all-our-rx-meds/697915)
**Author:** [@tlboogie4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tlboogie4)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-traffic-stop-cops-took-all-our-rx-meds/697915 "2014-09-11T00:21:00Z")
pulled over on traffic violation. all my prescriptions and my girlfriends were in the consol of my SUV. The police saw them and took them, they said they weren’t confiscating them they were holding them to check them out… --- ## [What's the best way to make a bathroom floor less slippery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-make-a-bathroom-floor-less-slippery/698060)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-make-a-bathroom-floor-less-slippery/698060 "2014-09-10T23:21:38Z")
My parents have a tiled bathroom floor, which gets slippery when wet. I worry one of them is going to fall and hurt themselves. What’s the best way to reduce that probability? I’d really prefer to not have to replace the… --- ## [Etiquette and Laws of Bicycle Riding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-and-laws-of-bicycle-riding/697975)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-and-laws-of-bicycle-riding/697975 "2014-09-10T22:52:03Z")
In my youth I rode bicycles a great deal. I went on long trips, both hosteling and camping as well as used my bike for commuting. This was mostly prior to 1985. At that time if you were an adult, you rode in the street. … --- ## [Should SSA \*contributions\* be evenly divided among spouses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ssa-contributions-be-evenly-divided-among-spouses/698111)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ssa-contributions-be-evenly-divided-among-spouses/698111 "2014-09-10T22:01:29Z")
Think of the situation where two people get married young, have kids, one spouse stays home, and then they get divorced after a few decades. After the divorce, the spouse which stayed home will likely have much smaller … --- ## [How is it possible that iTunes store and App Store still suck so completely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-that-itunes-store-and-app-store-still-suck-so-completely/698081)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-that-itunes-store-and-app-store-still-suck-so-completely/698081 "2014-09-10T21:55:27Z")
I have been a Macfreak for almost 30 years, I’m not someone looking for the problem. But loving Apple doesn’t mean I’m blind. iTunes, by which I mean mostly the iOS store, and the App Store as well, are remarkably weak… --- ## [Are one pieces sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-one-pieces-sexy/697629)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-one-pieces-sexy/697629 "2014-09-10T21:20:28Z")
I was reading a old Dope thread on when women should stop wearing bikinis in public. One thing I noticed (and have seen outside the forum) is the notion a woman wearing a one piece only does so because she can’t wear a … --- ## [How do YOU know that you're not dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-that-youre-not-dead/697681)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-that-youre-not-dead/697681 "2014-09-10T20:39:51Z")
What makes you think you’re still alive? --- ## [So now I'm supposed to increase my intake of saturated fat? WTF.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-im-supposed-to-increase-my-intake-of-saturated-fat-wtf/697312)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-im-supposed-to-increase-my-intake-of-saturated-fat-wtf/697312 "2014-09-10T17:26:18Z")
Low-Carb Diet That Embraces Fat. I give up! --- ## [Handsfreee accessory means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsfreee-accessory-means/696087)
**Author:** [@handsfree\_accessory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsfree_accessory)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsfreee-accessory-means/696087 "2014-09-10T16:57:14Z")
I just received a ticket for using my cell phone while using the handsfree accessory, speaker phone on my iPhone. It seems the wording of the law in Oregon allows this, ORS 811.507 - Operating motor vehicle while using m… --- ## [Do you have any nude selfies laying about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-nude-selfies-laying-about/697377)
**Author:** [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-nude-selfies-laying-about/697377 "2014-09-10T16:24:09Z")
In all of the discussions of the Jennifer Lawrence/et al scandal, there seems to be a split between those who can’t believe people would do it (or think it’s a Generation Y/millennial thing) and those who can’t believe t… --- ## [Why did James Foley (et al.) sit still for the camera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-james-foley-et-al-sit-still-for-the-camera/697927)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-james-foley-et-al-sit-still-for-the-camera/697927 "2014-09-10T16:11:39Z")
I haven’t watched the video and don’t want to. I’ve seen one other such video in the past. I don’t know who it was, but he didn’t seem to know what was about to happen to him, and that can explain why he participated as … --- ## [Surgical abortion, pregnancy hormone & depression (need answer fast.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-abortion-pregnancy-hormone-depression-need-answer-fast/697866)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgical-abortion-pregnancy-hormone-depression-need-answer-fast/697866 "2014-09-10T15:37:29Z")
I am trying to decide between a natural miscarriage and a D&C (the has baby has had no heartbeat for approximately 4 weeks.) I must decide today because I have the procedure scheduled tomorrow morning. One factor I am c… --- ## [Do you discuss health care costs with your doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-discuss-health-care-costs-with-your-doctor/697286)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-discuss-health-care-costs-with-your-doctor/697286 "2014-09-10T15:30:00Z")
Every time I go to the doctor, we end up having a conversation about the cost of health care. I can’t remember the last time it didn’t happen. I’ve been trying to remember how it usually starts, but I don’t really thin… --- ## [How many marriageable people do you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-marriageable-people-do-you-know/697672)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-marriageable-people-do-you-know/697672 "2014-09-10T14:56:16Z")
How many people that you personally know right now, do you think you could form a successful and enduring domestic union with? Not counting a present or former partner or significant other or declared intended, or irres… --- ## [Can cats teleport? How do you take care of a kitty that refuses everything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cats-teleport-how-do-you-take-care-of-a-kitty-that-refuses-everything/698055)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cats-teleport-how-do-you-take-care-of-a-kitty-that-refuses-everything/698055 "2014-09-10T11:13:15Z")
Two days ago, on Sunday afternoon, I was in the backyard with my dog, who was sniffing around the yard as usual. Suddenly the dog started barking and sprinted after something! He’d found a cat! Despite repeated comman… --- ## [Do you consider this men's shirt business casual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-this-mens-shirt-business-casual/697700)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-this-mens-shirt-business-casual/697700 "2014-09-10T10:51:05Z")
Note that the dude in the photo is wearing jeans. I am interested only in the shirt (which would be untucked, as pictured, but paired with non-jean casual pants). The shirt-wearer has no contact with co-workers but no c… --- ## [Credit Card Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-recommendations/685172)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-recommendations/685172 "2014-09-10T03:10:26Z")
I need a new credit card. Our household does most of our purchases through credit cards and our current setup isn’t maximizing the benefit I think we could be getting. Up to this point I haven’t been willing to pay an … --- ## [Hypothetical scenario: What language would you like to know for just seven days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-scenario-what-language-would-you-like-to-know-for-just-seven-days/697442)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-scenario-what-language-would-you-like-to-know-for-just-seven-days/697442 "2014-09-10T01:06:58Z")
Here’s the situation: You’re offered the chance to become fluent in any language that you don’t already know. This won’t work for a language that you can already speak, but poorly. (How? Genie. Or Matrix-style insta-upl… --- ## [What is the maximum number of hours you have worked in one week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-maximum-number-of-hours-you-have-worked-in-one-week/697622)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-maximum-number-of-hours-you-have-worked-in-one-week/697622 "2014-09-09T23:44:12Z")
Have any of you done more than 140? --- ## [Tell me about your (or someone you know's) BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-or-someone-you-knows-bppv-benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo/697924)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-or-someone-you-knows-bppv-benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo/697924 "2014-09-09T22:47:48Z")
Although I haven’t been officially diagnosed with it yet (I have an appointment to see the doctor next week), it’s what I think I have. It’s the only thing that fits all of my problems exact, including the things that br… --- ## [homeowners insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowners-insurance/697845)
**Author:** [@mistnrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistnrain)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowners-insurance/697845 "2014-09-09T20:56:57Z")
I was at my friends house, he walked in his door slamming it behind him. He knew I was behind him coming in to get my house keys. The door slammed on my arm breaking the ulna bone. I went to the er the next day because t… --- ## [Car junkies on here, please provide me with some insight ASAP.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-junkies-on-here-please-provide-me-with-some-insight-asap/697730)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-junkies-on-here-please-provide-me-with-some-insight-asap/697730 "2014-09-09T20:00:06Z")
Ok, so I am certifiably confused about the following conundrum & how I should proceed. About a week ago, I brought my car into the dealership to have some recall replacement parts installed - as part of the wonderful GM… --- ## [Help me break 2:00 in a half marathon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-break-2-00-in-a-half-marathon/697813)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-break-2-00-in-a-half-marathon/697813 "2014-09-09T17:06:27Z")
Argh. I’ve been running on and off for the past eight years. My fitness has gone up and down as well, with my weight fluctuating by about 50 pounds over that time. I just ran my fifth half marathon today,(yay!), but was … --- ## [In A Real Fire Emergency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-real-fire-emergency/697840)
**Author:** [@regularshow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regularshow)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-real-fire-emergency/697840 "2014-09-09T16:56:59Z")
Say you are alone at your place in a fire emergency where a blazing fire is in the kitchen… Would you take more than your wallet or purse out with you? Like what else would you escape out the fire emergency with? --- ## [teens not wanting driver's license---why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-not-wanting-drivers-license-why/615469)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-not-wanting-drivers-license-why/615469 "2014-09-09T16:25:11Z")
From todays NY Times: “the Go-Nowhere Generation”. This boggles my mind. How can any teenager not want a drivers license? When I was in high school (mid 1970’s, middle class suburbia) getting your license was vital…… --- ## [Is "husband hunting" really all that offensive & unreal a concept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-husband-hunting-really-all-that-offensive-unreal-a-concept/697323)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-husband-hunting-really-all-that-offensive-unreal-a-concept/697323 "2014-09-09T13:18:37Z")
Per this ad pic below the ad shows a woman with arrows and a target with a bullet pointed list of things she needs to get the man she wants, and the obvious metaphor is that she is looking (hunting) for a husband or mayb… --- ## [Statistically, how many men can autofellate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistically-how-many-men-can-autofellate/697426)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistically-how-many-men-can-autofellate/697426 "2014-09-09T11:40:25Z")
See query. Maybe there’s some biometric sweet spot that can be used for anthropological studies. Goniometry just sounds so right here. --- ## [Projectors and non-dark rooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/projectors-and-non-dark-rooms/697617)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/projectors-and-non-dark-rooms/697617 "2014-09-09T05:09:55Z")
I come to those knowledgable in the field of a/v to assist with my pipe dream. I recently moved into a loft with massive wall space - about 14-feet high and width well beyond that. It was one of those things that immedi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1030) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1032)