# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1033 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1034 --- ## [Did you have sexual feelings as a pre-pubescent child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-sexual-feelings-as-a-pre-pubescent-child/697057)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-sexual-feelings-as-a-pre-pubescent-child/697057 "2014-09-07T02:12:05Z")
Ok I’m tired of seeing this claimed, and would like to finally see a poll to see. As for me no, not in any real sense. Not before I hit puberty at least. I’m not talking about stuff like why doesn’t Jessica have a peni… --- ## [dental help! i feel lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-help-i-feel-lost/693997)
**Author:** [@143amanda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/143amanda)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-help-i-feel-lost/693997 "2014-09-07T02:10:11Z")
in march of this year i chipped my front top tooth of course i was crying and freaking out so i made the first appointment i could get with a NEW dentist the same day they put a filling but said they had to also do a roo… --- ## [When self-help books have a religious flavour..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-self-help-books-have-a-religious-flavour/688463)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-self-help-books-have-a-religious-flavour/688463 "2014-09-07T01:29:03Z")
I was browsing Amazon.com for books on improving relationships. It turns out, there are a LOT of books on “saving your marriage and prevent a divorce” written by Christian authors. Amazons section of other self-help and… --- ## [The greatest of the greatest Americans/Britons/Canadians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-of-the-greatest-americans-britons-canadians/697017)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-of-the-greatest-americans-britons-canadians/697017 "2014-09-06T21:22:49Z")
There have been a few of those ‘greatest ever’ polls for various nationalities - so I’ve compiled a list of those I can be bothered to (if your nationality isn’t included, it’s because I’m racist and I hate you) of the t… --- ## [What's your favoured explanation for the Fermi paradox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favoured-explanation-for-the-fermi-paradox/697546)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favoured-explanation-for-the-fermi-paradox/697546 "2014-09-06T18:49:28Z")
The Fermi paradox\*, per wiki, is While I could construct various explanations, the internet has done it already(and done it well), so I’ll re-use. I’ll try to make the poll options self explanatory, but the quoted mate… --- ## [The term "N/S" or "non-serviceable" used to refer to people in the military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-term-n-s-or-non-serviceable-used-to-refer-to-people-in-the-military/697624)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-term-n-s-or-non-serviceable-used-to-refer-to-people-in-the-military/697624 "2014-09-06T17:39:36Z")
Is “N/S” also used in the US military to refer to people who are injured/incompetent/not useful/muppets? I know that it’s used in Canadian military and may be used in the UK military. Do the militaries of other Commonwe… --- ## [College Greek (Frat.) Life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-greek-frat-life/697591)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-greek-frat-life/697591 "2014-09-06T16:16:40Z")
My daughter is a freshman this year. She just successfully completed rush week and was picked by her first choice sorority and is now pledging. From what she’s described, they sound like a great group of young women. … --- ## [ISIS and the power of religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isis-and-the-power-of-religion/697473)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isis-and-the-power-of-religion/697473 "2014-09-06T15:57:34Z")
I don’t know whether this should go into the Pit, or MPSIMS or here. I don’t understand why we as a people or our government can think they can beat a closely held religious conviction out of existence. A person’s reli… --- ## [The Grand Canyon Escalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grand-canyon-escalade/697529)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grand-canyon-escalade/697529 "2014-09-06T15:56:21Z")
Apropos of a report from the LA Times, on a proposal to build an escalade on Navajo land about two miles outside National Park boundaries to take people down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, a system not unlike the cab… --- ## [Can I use boiled tap water in a sinus rinse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-boiled-tap-water-in-a-sinus-rinse/697421)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-boiled-tap-water-in-a-sinus-rinse/697421 "2014-09-06T15:00:39Z")
Or does it have to be distilled bottled water? Thanks for your help. --- ## [Question for the ladies about work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies-about-work/697615)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies-about-work/697615 "2014-09-06T13:49:49Z")
Have you ever worked in a situation where it was all men and your the only female? OTOH have your worked where its all female? If so tell me, if you had a choice would you; a. Work where your the only female b. Work w… --- ## [Statistics of becoming rich with business, stocks, and real estate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-of-becoming-rich-with-business-stocks-and-real-estate/697132)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-of-becoming-rich-with-business-stocks-and-real-estate/697132 "2014-09-06T12:53:47Z")
I got the idea from Robert Kyosaki’s book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” that if you want to become rich, invest in things which put money into your pocket rather than take money out. Practically this translates to stocks, real est… --- ## [Info on Pakistan protest march?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-on-pakistan-protest-march/696033)
**Author:** [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-on-pakistan-protest-march/696033 "2014-09-06T12:28:23Z")
The Dope is awesome for giving info on matters outside of the US (at least to me). However I haven’t read anything about the protest march(es?) in Pakistan. Just about all information is from mainstream media and I’m l… --- ## [Couples with kids - who was ready first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-with-kids-who-was-ready-first/697223)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-with-kids-who-was-ready-first/697223 "2014-09-06T05:34:46Z")
It’s completely unscientific self-selected poll time again! Three cheers! The topic of interest today is - kids, and when to have them. At least in Australia, the age of first becoming a parent is increasing for both m… --- ## [Louisiana bucks a trend (same-sex marriage, protected classes and the constitution).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-bucks-a-trend-same-sex-marriage-protected-classes-and-the-constitution/697417)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-bucks-a-trend-same-sex-marriage-protected-classes-and-the-constitution/697417 "2014-09-06T05:06:51Z")
So a federal judge has ruled that the Louisiana statute prohibiting same sex marriage in that state is constitutional, because same-sex partners are not a protected class, and therefore the law does not have to be defens… --- ## [Help me design my superhero costume!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-my-superhero-costume/696844)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-my-superhero-costume/696844 "2014-09-06T03:29:24Z")
This Halloween, I believe I will be going out as “Captain Awkward,” a character I am inventing just for me. (Unless, of course, there is already a Captain Awkward. There probably is. Then again, that’s to be expected.… --- ## [Business/ethics question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-ethics-question/697618)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-ethics-question/697618 "2014-09-06T00:54:12Z")
So I am a painting contractor. I do some decorative/plaster finishes but that’s not my main thing; mostly I do, you know, regular painting. Mostly high-end/custom residential, and some commercial. In the past, I have occ… --- ## [Late summer 2014 SDMB religious beliefs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-summer-2014-sdmb-religious-beliefs/697065)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-summer-2014-sdmb-religious-beliefs/697065 "2014-09-05T23:11:22Z")
In this thread, the debate persists about how “overwhelmingly atheist” the SDMB is. We know atheists are certainly more prominent here than in the general global population, but let’s get an update as to how much more. P… --- ## [A question of death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-death/691656)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-death/691656 "2014-09-05T21:58:34Z")
Let’s say you are told you have a 75 percent chance of dying in the next 5 years in a very painful way. The remaining 25 percent of the time you will live a long life and die in a way that is not particularly painful. H… --- ## [Knee Defender - Yea or Nea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-defender-yea-or-nea/696584)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-defender-yea-or-nea/696584 "2014-09-05T21:49:26Z")
This story. --- ## [Do you obey the law for principled or pragmatic reasons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-obey-the-law-for-principled-or-pragmatic-reasons/697516)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-obey-the-law-for-principled-or-pragmatic-reasons/697516 "2014-09-05T20:25:55Z")
By “principled reasons,” I mean that you think that obeying the law is a positive good in itself, regardless of your feelings about the morality of a given act By “pragmatic reasons,” I mean that you obey the law simply… --- ## [Well at least our VP has a big pair.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-our-vp-has-a-big-pair/697437)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-our-vp-has-a-big-pair/697437 "2014-09-05T20:14:10Z")
About time someone in power said it. I’m not generally supportive of Biden but damn this needed to be said. There’s a reason our President is also Commander in Chief and it’s not to go golfing after an American is execu… --- ## [wisteria irritation: quick fix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisteria-irritation-quick-fix/697480)
**Author:** [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisteria-irritation-quick-fix/697480 "2014-09-05T19:53:40Z")
Just cut an insignificant amount of wisteria back (just where it blocked the light) and now the skin of my arms is going crazy! Does anyone have a quick fix for this? I rinsed with soap and water, but so far no luck. How… --- ## [dealing with SOs sexual issues (fake Os etc)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-sos-sexual-issues-fake-os-etc/697378)
**Author:** [@timewilltell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timewilltell)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-sos-sexual-issues-fake-os-etc/697378 "2014-09-05T19:32:23Z")
Hi, I am in my mid-30s and my GF is in her early 30s. We have been seeing each other for around 6 months. There are a few issues with our sex life. First, I suspect she is faking orgasms either frequently or all the … --- ## [What is good for a itchy skin rash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-good-for-a-itchy-skin-rash/697267)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-good-for-a-itchy-skin-rash/697267 "2014-09-05T18:43:33Z")
Got these itchy red welt streaks on my right arm. Two welts about 4 to 5 inches long.and one short one about a inch long. I’ve had hives on this same arm about 6 years ago. But I think this is something different. Som… --- ## [Gold chain repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-chain-repair/697509)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-chain-repair/697509 "2014-09-05T17:36:20Z")
Had my chain repaired. The guy from the jewelry store just called. The last link had broken, and it was possible it would need a new barrel end clasp thing. I asked how much. Guess what he told me. --- ## [Disadvantages To A Kind Of Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disadvantages-to-a-kind-of-home/697479)
**Author:** [@regularshow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regularshow)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disadvantages-to-a-kind-of-home/697479 "2014-09-05T17:16:28Z")
Out of these six kinds of homes listed below, which kind would you say leaves a person with more disadvantages than advantages: A) A trailer home B) An apartment C) A manufactured home D) A house E) A condo F) A mo… --- ## [Disputed Claim for Work Done, do i have a case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputed-claim-for-work-done-do-i-have-a-case/697544)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputed-claim-for-work-done-do-i-have-a-case/697544 "2014-09-05T16:54:11Z")
Just to keep this short and simple, you are not my lawyer, yadda yadda. In May i recorded a television infomercial for a company. By June the product was finalized and approved. In August, the seller backs out and pla… --- ## [What do you think of this classroom "icebreaker?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-classroom-icebreaker/697403)
**Author:** [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-classroom-icebreaker/697403 "2014-09-05T14:53:50Z")
My kids just started the school year yesterday and evidently there had been an edict handed down that the teachers should conduct some sort of ice-breaker with their kids in each class on the first day. My son, who is 1… --- ## [NO Kidding, Doc, Really! Thanks Sooo much.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kidding-doc-really-thanks-sooo-much/697214)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kidding-doc-really-thanks-sooo-much/697214 "2014-09-05T12:54:13Z")
I just sent a bitter email to my doc. Just in case you’ve forgotten - I have Osteoarthritis - the deterioration of the cartilage between bones. The resultant pain has been compared to un-medicated childbirth. After a D… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1032) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1034)