# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1051 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1052 --- ## [Would this PDA have vexed you, or should the bus driver have minded his own bees' wax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-pda-have-vexed-you-or-should-the-bus-driver-have-minded-his-own-bees-wax/693942)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-pda-have-vexed-you-or-should-the-bus-driver-have-minded-his-own-bees-wax/693942 "2014-08-05T10:39:09Z")
Schedule and weather permitting, I bicycle to work in service of managing my blood sugar. Yesterday I’d have been better off taking a pill, as there was an unexpected thunderstorm just as I was about to go home. Fortunat… --- ## ["You can be right or be happy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-be-right-or-be-happy/694637)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-be-right-or-be-happy/694637 "2014-08-05T05:08:15Z")
What do you think about this saying? Sometimes I get people to agree with me if I nag them enough but I’m starting to think that nagging is a bad idea. --- ## [Are your godparents meaningful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-godparents-meaningful/694750)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-godparents-meaningful/694750 "2014-08-05T01:14:30Z")
Catholic, in my case. My godmother was my father’s sister. She had a lot to do with me as a teenager, but nothing to do religiously, or as a replacement for my (living) parents. My godfather I never saw again after the… --- ## [Using lead solder on fryer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-lead-solder-on-fryer/694666)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-lead-solder-on-fryer/694666 "2014-08-04T22:39:12Z")
Is it safe to use lead solder on the circuitry of a deep fryer.? This is not in the part that contacts food, but just the inner wiring. --- ## [Aeroplane Ear...remedies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aeroplane-ear-remedies/694624)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aeroplane-ear-remedies/694624 "2014-08-04T21:53:23Z")
Spent a weekend away last weekend and flew home on Monday afternoon. Normally I’m a shocker on the descent from a flight but Monday was a lot less painful than I’ve ever experienced. Except I’m still as deaf as a post.… --- ## [The Gaza cease-fire - did Kerry screw up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gaza-cease-fire-did-kerry-screw-up/694700)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gaza-cease-fire-did-kerry-screw-up/694700 "2014-08-04T20:46:58Z")
https://mobile.mmedia.me/lb/en/mena/558200-israel-to-continue-defensive-operations-during-truce Kerry, announcing the ceasefire deal in the early morning on a visit to India, said Israel and Hamas will “cease all offens… --- ## [Where do you use the bathroom if you are in town in a large city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-use-the-bathroom-if-you-are-in-town-in-a-large-city/670462)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-use-the-bathroom-if-you-are-in-town-in-a-large-city/670462 "2014-08-04T20:37:52Z")
I like using public transit when I’m in Chicago but when I am downtown I’m unsure of where to go to the bathroom. This is an issue no matter what large city I’m in. There are obvious places like fast food restaurants, a… --- ## ["Spare a single fly's life, you save the world entire" - A fly-in-the-ointment poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spare-a-single-flys-life-you-save-the-world-entire-a-fly-in-the-ointment-poll/694756)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spare-a-single-flys-life-you-save-the-world-entire-a-fly-in-the-ointment-poll/694756 "2014-08-04T20:31:14Z")
Okay. So, the scene is dinner. The setting, outdoors. Purely hypothetically, \[del\]I\[/del\] someone is drinking from an open glass of orange juice she just poured from a now-empty container. (It’s Tropicana, not that it… --- ## [Are Google products becoming too convoluted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-google-products-becoming-too-convoluted/694784)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-google-products-becoming-too-convoluted/694784 "2014-08-04T20:26:18Z")
I have a youtube channel and a website with adsense and analytics. Setting everything up is a nightmare. It seems that there are a million settings thrown out all over the place, sometimes well hidden behind several lay… --- ## [Can you still call yourself (in good faith) a lesbian even if you lead a heterosexual lifestyle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-still-call-yourself-in-good-faith-a-lesbian-even-if-you-lead-a-heterosexual-lifestyle/694453)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-still-call-yourself-in-good-faith-a-lesbian-even-if-you-lead-a-heterosexual-lifestyle/694453 "2014-08-04T19:51:45Z")
Per this article if a women willingly pursues a heterosexual lifestyle do they have to give up identifying as a lesbian? Obviously people can self-label however they wish but should she expect other people to go along wi… --- ## [Who is the most powerful woman currently alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-powerful-woman-currently-alive/694716)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-powerful-woman-currently-alive/694716 "2014-08-04T19:32:46Z")
Which gal in the world right now has the most power and influence herself – meaning not by virtue of her male relations (so no Michelle Obamas or puppeteering moms of powerful men)? The Queen of England? My understanding… --- ## [Literary language vs. everyday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-language-vs-everyday/694692)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-language-vs-everyday/694692 "2014-08-04T18:46:19Z")
I was reading an article on lenta.ru discussing “unified textbooks” proposal in Russian schools and came across this interesting tidbit at the end of it expressed by Alexander Adamsky, supposedly the head of Institute of… --- ## [Basic Financial Management Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-financial-management-service/694791)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-financial-management-service/694791 "2014-08-04T18:08:08Z")
My friend’s mom is on a fixed income and is very irresponsible with her money. He is currently managing many of her bills, but often finds that she’s overdrawn and/or “accidentally forgot” to pay something. She just mi… --- ## [Has anyone here used IdeaPaint? How's it working for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-ideapaint-hows-it-working-for-you/694794)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-ideapaint-hows-it-working-for-you/694794 "2014-08-04T16:53:53Z")
An article I was reading about new kinds of light bulbs had the following blurb: I decided I could read about light bulbs later; what is this IdeaPaint stuff, and why haven’t I heard of it before - like, in time to con… --- ## [What kind of academic journal would be most accessible to laymen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-academic-journal-would-be-most-accessible-to-laymen/694743)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-academic-journal-would-be-most-accessible-to-laymen/694743 "2014-08-04T16:52:20Z")
In another thread, the following comment was made: In what academic discipline would you find academic literature (peer reviewed journal articles, conference papers, etc.) that was the most accessible to laymen? Assume… --- ## [cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops/694770)
**Author:** [@smileyc6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smileyc6)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops/694770 "2014-08-04T15:21:35Z")
How do police figure out who’s the victim and who’s aggressor? I was wrongly accused what can I do? --- ## [Who was the funniest president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-funniest-president/693154)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-funniest-president/693154 "2014-08-04T12:18:23Z")
Funniest as in ‘ha ha’, and intentionally funny - laughing with them, not at them. So joke with a punchline, not hilariously trying to open a locked door. Which presidents could have been stand-up comedians if they hadn… --- ## [Which unusual things do you find attractive in your preferred sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-unusual-things-do-you-find-attractive-in-your-preferred-sex/694479)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-unusual-things-do-you-find-attractive-in-your-preferred-sex/694479 "2014-08-04T11:51:09Z")
Although too much can be overwhelming, I have always found a bit of garlic on a woman’s breath to be a turn on. I like arm hair. I don’t understand why some women go through the trouble to wax their arms. And not just b… --- ## [Which celebrity/public figure do you most implicitly trust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-public-figure-do-you-most-implicitly-trust/694177)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-public-figure-do-you-most-implicitly-trust/694177 "2014-08-04T04:12:25Z")
I tried to go swimming this evening. When I found that there was nobody else there, I decided against it rather than spending an hour watched by 2 lifeguards, on my own. I was then thnking about the fact that despite the… --- ## [How can I, a man in my late 20s, appear younger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-a-man-in-my-late-20s-appear-younger/579702)
**Author:** [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-a-man-in-my-late-20s-appear-younger/579702 "2014-08-04T01:31:46Z")
This weekend I, 27 year old man, stopped by one of my rental properties with my friend, a 24 year old woman, to drop off an extra key to a new tenant. When he saw us together, he asked if she was my daughter. … --- ## [Does anyone have experience with e-sign software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-experience-with-e-sign-software/694654)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-experience-with-e-sign-software/694654 "2014-08-04T01:15:52Z")
I’m looking into this because I work in a field where I need people to sign stuff. I signed up for a free trial of Adobe Echo just to see how it works. Basically you upload a document, add a signature box where you want… --- ## [John Gottman - Volatile, Validating, or Avoidant couples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-gottman-volatile-validating-or-avoidant-couples/694694)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-gottman-volatile-validating-or-avoidant-couples/694694 "2014-08-03T22:21:48Z")
John Gottman’s research led him to believe that there are three marriage styles: He says it is best if both partners have the same marriage style. Also Gottman found that in happy marriages there is a 5:1 ratio of pos… --- ## [How soduko average times are established](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soduko-average-times-are-established/694734)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soduko-average-times-are-established/694734 "2014-08-03T21:58:30Z")
I put this here instead of cafe because it is more about statistics than the game itself. I usually play 1 or 2 relaxed games of soduko at night before I go to bed. My times are usually between 55% and 65% are faster tha… --- ## [Only a few people show up for your party. Do you feel more sad or mad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-a-few-people-show-up-for-your-party-do-you-feel-more-sad-or-mad/622515)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-a-few-people-show-up-for-your-party-do-you-feel-more-sad-or-mad/622515 "2014-08-03T21:38:37Z")
I don’t know how to do a poll. Just pretend that this is one. :slight\_smile: (In this hypothetical, everyone RSVP’d. So this is not a case of people saying they were going to come and then flaking out.) --- ## [You knock out a burgler & then post his picture & drivers license online. Illegal or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-knock-out-a-burgler-then-post-his-picture-drivers-license-online-illegal-or-not/694649)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-knock-out-a-burgler-then-post-his-picture-drivers-license-online-illegal-or-not/694649 "2014-08-03T21:00:46Z")
You catch a burglar burglarizing your house, tussle with him and after a violent struggle you knock him, out and restrain him. Before calling the police you decide to take his picture while he is restrained and take a pi… --- ## [Did you lose your ability to function without enough sleep in your 40s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-lose-your-ability-to-function-without-enough-sleep-in-your-40s/694574)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-lose-your-ability-to-function-without-enough-sleep-in-your-40s/694574 "2014-08-03T19:46:30Z")
In my 20s and 30s I am able to get by on only 3 hours sleep if need be and I can still pull all nighters if necessary just so long as I get to recover the next night. I’ve heard some people say by your 40s your resilienc… --- ## [My adult daughter is careless & brutal with electronics. What iPad case do I need to protect it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-adult-daughter-is-careless-brutal-with-electronics-what-ipad-case-do-i-need-to-protect-it/694682)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-adult-daughter-is-careless-brutal-with-electronics-what-ipad-case-do-i-need-to-protect-it/694682 "2014-08-03T17:06:31Z")
My lovely daughter tends to be brutal with electronics and does not treat them with respect. She and my son have made good progress lately in becoming more responsible so I’m getting her and my adult son (he’s OK with el… --- ## [The Second World War II!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323 "2014-08-03T17:03:49Z")
You know the one, 1939-1945, when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor and all that. What term do you prefer to use when referring to the conflict - and by extension its prequel (when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostric… --- ## [There's a spider on your bed, but no tissue. You have a $5 bill, though.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-spider-on-your-bed-but-no-tissue-you-have-a-5-bill-though/694616)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-spider-on-your-bed-but-no-tissue-you-have-a-5-bill-though/694616 "2014-08-03T16:31:05Z")
Whaddaya gonna do, tough guy? --- ## [Do you think most people are capable of becoming murderers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-most-people-are-capable-of-becoming-murderers/694530)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-most-people-are-capable-of-becoming-murderers/694530 "2014-08-03T16:17:31Z")
Do you think in extreme cases of deprivation or abuse, most of us could commit a heinous crime such as murder? I’m not talking about self defense, I mean out of extreme anger (such as avenging a family member) or killin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1050) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1052)