# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1038 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1039 --- ## [Men, let's talk Testosterone supplements.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-lets-talk-testosterone-supplements/696747)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-lets-talk-testosterone-supplements/696747 "2014-08-28T20:44:49Z")
I put this in IMHO instead of GQ because, though there is hard science on Testosterone replacement therapies, I’m asking for anecdotal evidence here so IMHO is where we are. I keep seeing warnings and lawsuit advertisem… --- ## [Do pet cats routinely lead a double life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pet-cats-routinely-lead-a-double-life/696654)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pet-cats-routinely-lead-a-double-life/696654 "2014-08-28T20:28:47Z")
In the 60s we got a young kitten, just old enough to be weaned. He grew up in our household, into a streetwise tomcat who spent his nights like any normal tom–beating up other tomcats, romancing his feline girlfriends, … --- ## [Mobile upgrade: Should I consider jumping from Android to iOS? Help me decide.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244 "2014-08-28T20:25:29Z")
It seems that it will soon be time to up grade my mobile phone. It so happens that I’m very happy with my service provider and have no problem signing up with them for another eighteen months, or two years, or whatever,… --- ## [Selling a used car to an auction house via AutoTrader: good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-used-car-to-an-auction-house-via-autotrader-good-idea/692627)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-used-car-to-an-auction-house-via-autotrader-good-idea/692627 "2014-08-28T19:58:28Z")
First things first: I know zilch about cars and am distinctly un-savvy when it comes to any transaction involving cars. I have a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo with around 95,000 miles. It has mechanical problems that … --- ## [Self defense; Should a man be able to hit a woman back if she is stronger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-should-a-man-be-able-to-hit-a-woman-back-if-she-is-stronger/696701)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-should-a-man-be-able-to-hit-a-woman-back-if-she-is-stronger/696701 "2014-08-28T19:27:26Z")
I’m giving three options since I think they cover all bases. Choice 1; A man should never be able to hit a woman back. To me, this operates on the assumption that women are inherently weaker, and even if not, a man sho… --- ## [Bird owners: should I be worried about my conure's bald spot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-owners-should-i-be-worried-about-my-conures-bald-spot/696752)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-owners-should-i-be-worried-about-my-conures-bald-spot/696752 "2014-08-28T19:16:46Z")
OK, here’s the gist of it: I have a 4 year-old Sunday Conure (creatively named "Sunny) She’s currently molting. Like most conures, Sunny LOVES her regular baths (I spray her with a mister and then she goes and splashes a… --- ## [What's the iconic American battle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-iconic-american-battle/694330)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-iconic-american-battle/694330 "2014-08-28T19:09:58Z")
Inspired by the idea that English history is ‘1066 and all that’; the Battle of Hastings being the most iconic battle in English history, everyone knows the date and roughly what occurred. What’s the equivalent for the … --- ## [Joint supplement for dogs: woo or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joint-supplement-for-dogs-woo-or-no/696569)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joint-supplement-for-dogs-woo-or-no/696569 "2014-08-28T18:55:37Z")
One of my dogs has been having pretty bad issues with either arthritis or pain from some collapsed tendons in one front foot (either a birth defect or the result of an injury we don’t know about, hard to tell which). Wit… --- ## [Why haven't tablets replaced "meters" in taxis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-tablets-replaced-meters-in-taxis/696738)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-tablets-replaced-meters-in-taxis/696738 "2014-08-28T18:47:42Z")
Or are they, and I just haven’t seen them yet? I’ve been taking a lot of taxis lately, in a number of different countries. The specifics differ, but in general there are at least two different devices in use in the cab … --- ## [Getting bullied at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-bullied-at-work/696491)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-bullied-at-work/696491 "2014-08-28T18:36:24Z")
I work in a warehouse, and this older guy keeps trying to wind me up all the time, and I tried getting back at him to leave me alone because of wounded pride, I’ve reported him 3 times, even had a grievance procedure aga… --- ## [Hacked Passwords - LastPass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacked-passwords-lastpass/695025)
**Author:** [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacked-passwords-lastpass/695025 "2014-08-28T17:44:59Z")
With all the recent news of hackers getting millions (billions?) of usernames and passwords, I’ve gone around and changed all my passwords. One doesn’t realize how many passwords you have until you change them all at on… --- ## [So Going to Waltham, MA...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-going-to-waltham-ma/691670)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-going-to-waltham-ma/691670 "2014-08-28T17:39:45Z")
In late August I’ll be going to Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts from Orange County, California where I’ve lived up to this point of my life. Besides the obvious precaution of getting bulkier clothing for th… --- ## [Moving Fish to a Larger Tank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-fish-to-a-larger-tank/696301)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-fish-to-a-larger-tank/696301 "2014-08-28T16:46:08Z")
I want to upgrade my 20gal tank to a larger one. I have a 20gal that is at slightly over 100% capacity based on the fish-inch per gallon rule. I change about 4 gallons of water a week, and the tank is doing well, with al… --- ## [Motel reservation claims no cancellations. Is this normal? Can I fight this? Need answer ASAP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motel-reservation-claims-no-cancellations-is-this-normal-can-i-fight-this-need-answer-asap/696593)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motel-reservation-claims-no-cancellations-is-this-normal-can-i-fight-this-need-answer-asap/696593 "2014-08-28T16:11:57Z")
We don’t travel often. I’ve always heard room reservations could easily be canceled with a couple days or more notice. I’ve canceled reservations at least once or twice in the 90’s. I know one time we got delayed during… --- ## [Incident with violent, racist driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incident-with-violent-racist-driver/696410)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incident-with-violent-racist-driver/696410 "2014-08-28T15:47:39Z")
Hey all, I just had an incident coming home from a Nats game with a driver and wanted to find out what you all would have done. I got in a cab at Nats Park and was sitting in the back reading my email. I wasn’t paying… --- ## [Melted pen inside consumer appliance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melted-pen-inside-consumer-appliance/696348)
**Author:** [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melted-pen-inside-consumer-appliance/696348 "2014-08-28T14:51:36Z")
Specifically, inside of an over-the-hood combination microwave/convection oven. My wife used it for the first time at its max temperature of 450 in convection mode and after awhile it lost all power. It was also drippin… --- ## [Have you ever had really delicious revenge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-really-delicious-revenge/696118)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-really-delicious-revenge/696118 "2014-08-28T14:47:55Z")
Inspired by this thread I don’t remember ever getting any kind of revenge, delicious or no, on any occasion. Any attempt was merely another escalation of the war. I can only remember a few times where Karma stepped up… --- ## [Is tasting plants dangerous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tasting-plants-dangerous/696339)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tasting-plants-dangerous/696339 "2014-08-28T13:09:09Z")
I have a bad habit of tasting plants, very small tastes and I always spit after tasting. Are there things out there poisonous enough to be dangerous from a very small taste. I have had my mouth get numb a number of times… --- ## [Godwin's Law is getting old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godwins-law-is-getting-old/696405)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godwins-law-is-getting-old/696405 "2014-08-28T11:12:03Z")
Godwin’s Law claims that the longer an online discussion goes on, the greater the chance of a comparison to Hitler or Nazis becomes.\* It was an amusing idea for a while. But mostly, it’s neither funny nor helpful. It’s … --- ## [We can "chip" violent criminals to make them incapable of aggression. Should we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-chip-violent-criminals-to-make-them-incapable-of-aggression-should-we/696221)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-chip-violent-criminals-to-make-them-incapable-of-aggression-should-we/696221 "2014-08-28T07:15:38Z")
Out there in the multiverse, Earth analogue-58746384751355-smg is notable because, in the United States of that world, there is far less violent crime than here, and far, far fewer repeat offenders. This is because the U… --- ## [A problem with the economy: there are no more technologically prestigious products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-problem-with-the-economy-there-are-no-more-technologically-prestigious-products/696527)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-problem-with-the-economy-there-are-no-more-technologically-prestigious-products/696527 "2014-08-28T03:13:35Z")
A big problem with our economy (No. 2 after people just being plain ol’ broke) is a lack of demand for products. There are (virtually) no more technologically prestigious products; rather, everything has been commoditize… --- ## [Can personality disorders be 'overcome'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-personality-disorders-be-overcome/696245)
**Author:** [@thecavalry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thecavalry)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-personality-disorders-be-overcome/696245 "2014-08-28T02:20:58Z")
I have AVPD. It sucks. I’ve tried before to overcome it, and seen no success. So – question: is a personality disorder simply a learned pattern of behavior that one can be trained out of, and hence ‘overcome’, or is it a… --- ## [Who had the coolest birthdate ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-the-coolest-birthdate-ever/696554)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-the-coolest-birthdate-ever/696554 "2014-08-28T01:54:40Z")
Inspired bythisthread. My grandfather was born on January 1, 1911, which he always wrote as “1/1/11” It tickled him that he could write his birthdate using only vertical lines. Since I have a lousy memory, that trick … --- ## [Is it wrong to deceive the dying for their peace of mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-deceive-the-dying-for-their-peace-of-mind/696328)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-deceive-the-dying-for-their-peace-of-mind/696328 "2014-08-28T00:57:20Z")
Suppose you have a very ill relative or friend who has longed for her whole life for some great cause – perhaps peace in the Middle East, or a cure for some disease, or some other cause. If the doctor informs you they a… --- ## [Would it be evil for me to give Jehovah Witnesses handouts from JWFacts.com when they come here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-evil-for-me-to-give-jehovah-witnesses-handouts-from-jwfacts-com-when-they-come-here/695774)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-evil-for-me-to-give-jehovah-witnesses-handouts-from-jwfacts-com-when-they-come-here/695774 "2014-08-27T22:31:25Z")
Apparently, the Jehovah’s Witnesses are in the middle of a big campaign this month to promote their website and they are stepping up their house visits and pamphlet drops as a result. They hit up our house the other day w… --- ## [Have you ever experienced an earthquake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/696257)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/696257 "2014-08-27T21:46:28Z")
If so, do you remember your first one? What was it like? What did you do and think and how did you feel? If you’ve been through more than one, what’s the worst one you remember? I had my first (and so far, only) earthq… --- ## [Would you feel comfortable bringing otherwise-uninvited guests to such a gathering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-feel-comfortable-bringing-otherwise-uninvited-guests-to-such-a-gathering/696475)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-feel-comfortable-bringing-otherwise-uninvited-guests-to-such-a-gathering/696475 "2014-08-27T21:40:08Z")
Yesterday my wife & I threw a party in celebration of the anniversary of our reconciliation, a few years back. We invited about 30 people, all family and close friends; my baby sister and I did the cooking. We sent out w… --- ## [Is there a presidential obligation to disclose a terminal illness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-presidential-obligation-to-disclose-a-terminal-illness/696673)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-presidential-obligation-to-disclose-a-terminal-illness/696673 "2014-08-27T21:27:01Z")
Let’s say a president develops an incurable terminal disease while in office. It will kill him abruptly at the end of 6 months, long before his four-year term ends. But it has no effect on his intellect or cognitive abil… --- ## [Ever met someonw with your birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-met-someonw-with-your-birthday/696529)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-met-someonw-with-your-birthday/696529 "2014-08-27T19:35:06Z")
Have you ever met a person who was born on the same day, same year, as yourself? I met Canadian impressionist Rich Little, but did not know at the time that he was born the same day I was. I don’t think I’ve known any … --- ## [Love you....(well, not really)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-you-well-not-really/696611)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-you-well-not-really/696611 "2014-08-27T17:56:18Z")
So I’m in New York for business and having drinks in some small wine bar in the upper east side between Park and Lexington with a colleague. There is a table of four women in their late 20’s/mid 30’s next to us. Sound … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1037) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1039)