# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1049 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1050 --- ## [Tell Me About Your C-Sections WITH Adequate Anesthesia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-c-sections-with-adequate-anesthesia/694614)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-c-sections-with-adequate-anesthesia/694614 "2014-08-08T16:31:23Z")
I’ve heard so many horror stories about c-sections, specifically about the notion that adequate anesthesia is apparently optional. People who felt themselves being cut open, or had an epidural start to wear off while the… --- ## [What if conflicting initiatives are passed by voters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-conflicting-initiatives-are-passed-by-voters/695090)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-conflicting-initiatives-are-passed-by-voters/695090 "2014-08-08T16:09:46Z")
There may be a GQ answer to this, so go ahead and toss the this thread over the fence if there is. There are two groups of people for the purpose of this discussion. One group manages to get an item on the ballot stati… --- ## [Why isn't there an effective anti-wrinkle treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-an-effective-anti-wrinkle-treatment/663829)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-an-effective-anti-wrinkle-treatment/663829 "2013-07-19T08:55:23Z")
\< Disclaimer: this isn’t a rant. I don’t think human biology is simple, that there’s a conspiracy or that the world’s finest minds should devote themselves to cosmetics. \> Considering the amount of time and money that h… --- ## [What is your bias: Innocent or Guilty if a defendant testifies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bias-innocent-or-guilty-if-a-defendant-testifies/694991)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bias-innocent-or-guilty-if-a-defendant-testifies/694991 "2014-08-08T11:19:46Z")
I’m curious. I started this thread. and it has been suggested that some jurors would be inclined to find somebody guilty if they testify on their own behalf due to the burden of guilt. Personally, my own bias (before … --- ## [Response to "most muslims are peaceful": what's your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-most-muslims-are-peaceful-whats-your-opinion/694892)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-most-muslims-are-peaceful-whats-your-opinion/694892 "2014-08-08T06:01:18Z")
See this response by someone from the Heritage Foundation in response to a Muslim woman’s question. One part of me says that this is a harsh analysis of the problem but I’m having trouble refuting her points. I’d like … --- ## [Secret key questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-key-questions/694923)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-key-questions/694923 "2014-08-08T05:37:48Z")
Many people keep a secret or hidden key to their home hidden so that it’s there in case they lock themselves out. My wife and I dont because we have a code to get in thru the garage. So I’d like to ask; Do you have on… --- ## [Choose a new flag for Northern Ireland!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-a-new-flag-for-northern-ireland/694977)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-a-new-flag-for-northern-ireland/694977 "2014-08-08T04:04:19Z")
Inspired by a comment from local boxer Paddy Barnes, The Belfast Telegraph has run a readers contest for suggestions for a new flag for Northern Ireland. Leaving aside the comedy entrants, some of which are pretty amusi… --- ## [If you get asked to go somewhere and its an obvious "set-up"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-asked-to-go-somewhere-and-its-an-obvious-set-up/695023)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-asked-to-go-somewhere-and-its-an-obvious-set-up/695023 "2014-08-08T04:03:39Z")
… would you go? Lets assume that this isn’t a bad episode of Magnum PI, you don’t have a sound track of cheesy '70s guitar riffs, and that your car could end up damaged/stolen, you could end up beaten (and for all you k… --- ## [Do you own an icepick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-an-icepick/694929)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-an-icepick/694929 "2014-08-08T03:42:35Z")
Happened to see Basic Instinct on the classic movie channel the other day. And this time I went all WTF about the icepicks. Apart from the murder weapon itself, both Stone’s and Douglas’s characters had an icepick and us… --- ## [Opinions sought on a good universal remote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-sought-on-a-good-universal-remote/695058)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-sought-on-a-good-universal-remote/695058 "2014-08-08T02:36:25Z")
Our good old Kameleon brand universal remote (discontinued now, alas) is looking like it’s in its death throes. Time to start shopping for a new one. Who likes and can recommend a good universal remote? I’m seeing onl… --- ## [A Boeing 747 must be landed. Who do you want at the controls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-boeing-747-must-be-landed-who-do-you-want-at-the-controls/694795)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-boeing-747-must-be-landed-who-do-you-want-at-the-controls/694795 "2014-08-08T02:26:19Z")
Hypothetical situation: A Boeing 747 is flying hundreds of passengers from New York City to Los Angeles when it suffers a one-in-a-trillion mishap: Both of its pilots die from heart attacks at the same time, completely … --- ## [What do Germans today think of the Kaiser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-germans-today-think-of-the-kaiser/694853)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-germans-today-think-of-the-kaiser/694853 "2014-08-07T22:26:46Z")
Kaiser Wilhelm II, to be specific. It’s 100 years since the start of the First World War, an unpleasant business for all involved - in Britain we tend to think of “lions led by donkeys”. What about Germany, how do they … --- ## [Curious \[do gals really like bigger genitalia?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-gals-really-like-bigger-genitalia/694823)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-gals-really-like-bigger-genitalia/694823 "2014-08-07T22:13:01Z")
Counterpose to Curious \[do guys really like bigger breasts?\] I’m curious because I’ve never had any complaints but then I see these movies and… :eek: --- ## [Boys "Husky" clothing...anyone else feel as ugly about it as I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-husky-clothing-anyone-else-feel-as-ugly-about-it-as-i-do/694426)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-husky-clothing-anyone-else-feel-as-ugly-about-it-as-i-do/694426 "2014-08-07T21:00:09Z")
I am doing a mini research project about how various clothing stores are marketing plus clothing of both genders. And I’ve noticed a lot of the “boys husky” category. Just reading that makes me feel uneasy and dirty. D… --- ## [Craziest things you have spent money on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craziest-things-you-have-spent-money-on/694704)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craziest-things-you-have-spent-money-on/694704 "2014-08-07T20:21:44Z")
Somehow yesterday I dropped almost a thousand dollars on a variety of things. Mostly camping gear, but also some athletic equipment. I’m not really experiencing buyer’s remorse. But it is out of my character to spend th… --- ## [What kind of questions should the doctors be asking???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-questions-should-the-doctors-be-asking/694971)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-questions-should-the-doctors-be-asking/694971 "2014-08-07T20:05:31Z")
Or, did the parents’ doctors drop a whole lotta balls? Background info (tl / dr): My husband spent a week visiting his parents in their retirement home a thousand miles away, after FIL had a cardiac procedure while his… --- ## [A few questions about Windows 8 and 8.1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-windows-8-and-8-1/694844)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-windows-8-and-8-1/694844 "2014-08-07T19:51:21Z")
I just picked up a notebook with a touchscreen today so I guess I’m going to have to learn windows 8/8.1. Trying to use 8 in the store was an exercise in pure frustration but 7 is being phased out as touch screens become… --- ## [Gun free zones; which eatery do you pick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-free-zones-which-eatery-do-you-pick/694861)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-free-zones-which-eatery-do-you-pick/694861 "2014-08-07T19:07:38Z")
Say you’re driving across the U.S. While going through a small town you realise you are absolutely ravenous; you pull up and to your delight spot two delicatessen type sandwich places, mom’n’pop type establishments - not… --- ## [Ex-military Dopers, is there anything you miss about military life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-military-dopers-is-there-anything-you-miss-about-military-life/694951)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-military-dopers-is-there-anything-you-miss-about-military-life/694951 "2014-08-07T16:56:02Z")
Is it the sense of self-discipline, the camaraderie or something else? I’m guessing it isn’t the food… --- ## [How long would you survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-you-survive/694513)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-you-survive/694513 "2014-08-07T16:08:41Z")
…in a wilderness situation? You’re on a ship in the Pacific Ocean that is shipwrecked. You are the only survivor, waking up on Auckland Island (although you don’t know where you are). You are sodden casualware; combing … --- ## [Commemoration of the start of World War 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commemoration-of-the-start-of-world-war-1/694816)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commemoration-of-the-start-of-world-war-1/694816 "2014-08-07T13:50:46Z")
One minutes lights out, save for a candle. At BST 23.00, 100 minutes from now. Peter --- ## [Should I buy an extended warranty on my new car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-an-extended-warranty-on-my-new-car/671213)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-an-extended-warranty-on-my-new-car/671213 "2014-07-15T17:33:10Z")
…more precisely, should I keep the one I bought? I have about two weeks left on a 60 day cancellation period. My 2013 Honda Accord is my first new car in seven years. The electronics…touch screen, backup camera, right… --- ## [When did Facebook become an "official" site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-facebook-become-an-official-site/692242)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-facebook-become-an-official-site/692242 "2014-08-07T09:00:10Z")
When did Facebook become an official site & is it replacing web pages? If so, why? Is it easier to update than a webpage? Better way to gather data on you? In the past few weeks, I’ve seen: \[ul\] \[li\]A website for a … --- ## [Is there a name for the phobia of having your blood pressure taken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-phobia-of-having-your-blood-pressure-taken/694963)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-phobia-of-having-your-blood-pressure-taken/694963 "2014-08-07T05:46:15Z")
I don’t know how much medical info I want to divulge, but I have BP that hovers between pre and mild hypertension. I also have some anxiety issues. I’ve had my BP taken enough times to know my normal readings. A few yea… --- ## [Another awkward party situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-awkward-party-situation/694717)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-awkward-party-situation/694717 "2014-08-07T05:10:23Z")
I don’t attend parties that often. I average one per year. So there are some social conventions that I may not be aware of. This may be one of them. So yesterday I was invited to a coworker’s husband’s birthday party… --- ## [So there weren't hobbits after all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-werent-hobbits-after-all/694883)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-werent-hobbits-after-all/694883 "2014-08-07T04:58:20Z")
It seems that Homo Floresiensis was actually someone with Downs Syndrome. --- ## [Left or right poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-or-right-poll/694686)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-or-right-poll/694686 "2014-08-07T02:37:40Z")
Answer these questions without looking at anyone else answers first. I’m curious what other peoples assumptions would be in the following scenarios. In every scenario you are looking at 2 things right next to each othe… --- ## [Asthma / sudden choking sensation - speculation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asthma-sudden-choking-sensation-speculation/694348)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asthma-sudden-choking-sensation-speculation/694348 "2014-08-07T02:24:41Z")
My daughter, Moon Unit, has asthma and has most of her life (she’s 17). Mild, was on an inhaled steroid for maintenance for several years, had not had a flareup for years, and stopped using even the maintenance steroid a… --- ## [Twin Dopers: Can You Recognize Yourself From Your Twin Old Photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-dopers-can-you-recognize-yourself-from-your-twin-old-photos/694907)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-dopers-can-you-recognize-yourself-from-your-twin-old-photos/694907 "2014-08-07T00:01:29Z")
Here is the adorably cute article about Welsh triplets, whose parents paint their toenails to tell them apart, that inspired this question. When you look through old family photos and such, can you tell yourself from yo… --- ## [You vs a medieval peasant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-vs-a-medieval-peasant/694613)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-vs-a-medieval-peasant/694613 "2014-08-06T19:17:35Z")
My Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England says “…you would be crazy to think you could engage a 14th century man in combat and have a chance of surviving. Most of them are much stronger than you.” So let’s say you h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1048) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1050)