# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1052 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1053 --- ## [Help me prepare for my 1st tooth extraction (yipe!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prepare-for-my-1st-tooth-extraction-yipe/693780)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prepare-for-my-1st-tooth-extraction-yipe/693780 "2014-08-03T15:05:04Z")
Hey all. This is a continuation of the merry adventures of my teeth, first related in my What the heck is going on in my mouth? thread. After dealing with an Evil Tooth that turned out to be the answer to the above thr… --- ## [Is this a thing? (guys shaving their arms)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-thing-guys-shaving-their-arms/674268)
**Author:** [@corvidae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corvidae)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-thing-guys-shaving-their-arms/674268 "2014-08-03T11:48:37Z")
So I’ve run about 4 flu shot clinics in the past month at my pediatric office. When we do the clinics, we also immunize parents, grandparents and caregivers and lately, I’ve notice that a bunch of the dads have their upp… --- ## [The before and after Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-before-and-after-project/694689)
**Author:** [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-before-and-after-project/694689 "2014-08-03T04:13:07Z")
I was wondering how you feel about the project, what your top three versions would be if any? I would start a poll but have no clue how to do that. I find the second version of the United States most disturbing/morphed. … --- ## [Swinging all night long on my 12 and a half foot tall swingset?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swinging-all-night-long-on-my-12-and-a-half-foot-tall-swingset/694625)
**Author:** [@TogoFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TogoFan)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swinging-all-night-long-on-my-12-and-a-half-foot-tall-swingset/694625 "2014-08-03T04:12:59Z")
You think I can swing continuously on my swingset from from sunset to sunrise? Has anyone ever done that? That would be a good workout for a night. --- ## [The 39 Malakhos (t)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-39-malakhos-t/693799)
**Author:** [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-39-malakhos-t/693799 "2014-08-03T00:45:45Z")
what is the story with setting lawn sprinklers (that you set on Thursday, to go off) , for let’s say 2:00 a.m. Shabbos (Saturday)? I have heard arguments both ways, what do you say? --- ## [A word of warning about flip flops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-of-warning-about-flip-flops/694507)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-of-warning-about-flip-flops/694507 "2014-08-03T00:23:08Z")
There is more than one kind of flip flop. But, this thread is about the shoes called “Flip Flops” that some people wear in the summer. You may think I’m being unnecessarily alarmist. But I have seen some people suffer s… --- ## [What is the tallest playground swing set you have been on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-tallest-playground-swing-set-you-have-been-on/693584)
**Author:** [@TogoFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TogoFan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-tallest-playground-swing-set-you-have-been-on/693584 "2014-08-02T23:48:06Z")
The ones around where I live are 8 foot or shorter. I have been on a few very tall swing sets in past years. Whats the tallest ones you have been on? --- ## [Can Landlord INCREASE Sec Deposit? Illinois](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-landlord-increase-sec-deposit-illinois/694659)
**Author:** [@BlueValley45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueValley45)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-landlord-increase-sec-deposit-illinois/694659 "2014-08-02T22:18:12Z")
Hi . . I moved in here in Feb this year paying the landlord his requested sec deposit of $375. vs monthly room rent of $400. . . . Now he has given me a written note declaring rent to increase to $425. on Sept. 1st and I… --- ## [Unlikely places you've seen cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-places-youve-seen-cats/694026)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-places-youve-seen-cats/694026 "2014-08-02T19:56:13Z")
Everybody knows a cat’s place is where humans are–so we believe. But I have seen them off the beaten path–accompanying their people in line at a bus station; around the neck of a fan at Dodger Stadium; terrified in the o… --- ## [Tooth extractions VS Extractions for dentures...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-extractions-vs-extractions-for-dentures/694462)
**Author:** [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-extractions-vs-extractions-for-dentures/694462 "2014-08-02T19:31:33Z")
I have a friend that wants/needs to get dentures. He has had several teeth extracted and each time it has cost him (roughly) $75. He does not have insurance. He has decided that rather than try to fix what remaining tee… --- ## [soap vs emollient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-vs-emollient/694562)
**Author:** [@Bootsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootsy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-vs-emollient/694562 "2014-08-02T18:37:11Z")
Hi folks, Just been wondering lately about these so called soap substitutes, with my eczema I have lots of these creams but I am curious about their effectiveness, does anyone know how good they are at doing the job of … --- ## [Best part time careers or seasonal careers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-part-time-careers-or-seasonal-careers/694465)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-part-time-careers-or-seasonal-careers/694465 "2014-08-02T15:50:19Z")
I’ve been working full time for a while and I don’t think its for me. I value my free time more than money, and climbing a career ladder doesn’t interest me. I don’t mind living like a college student, and assuming I ge… --- ## [Gaza Tunnels....How paid for ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaza-tunnels-how-paid-for/694569)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaza-tunnels-how-paid-for/694569 "2014-08-02T14:37:31Z")
I see last night news clips of these Gaza tunnels. I am in the construction business, and from a construction point of view I was impressed. They looked very well constructed to me, so I am wondering how these things are… --- ## [Divorcing gasoline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorcing-gasoline/694543)
**Author:** [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorcing-gasoline/694543 "2014-08-02T14:18:20Z")
I’m slowly divorcing gasoline. Remember, this is the In My Humble Opinion forum so I’m entitled to my opinion. I simply think that fossil fuels are bad for the environment and I want to lessen my carbon footprint as much… --- ## [Advice on a situation with a girl...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-situation-with-a-girl/685694)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-situation-with-a-girl/685694 "2014-08-02T13:50:08Z")
Here’s the story: Halloween 2.5 years ago, I was visiting my hometown Houston for a friend’s party. I met a really cool, intelligent, pretty girl and we hit it off immediately. Lets call her Sara. We chatted all night, … --- ## [Alternate beer bottle cap removal device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-beer-bottle-cap-removal-device/694595)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-beer-bottle-cap-removal-device/694595 "2014-08-02T12:02:44Z")
Inspired by another thread, I pondered about how others might open a beer bottle in the absence of a conventional “bottle opener”. Me, I use a ratchet buckle … yes, that’s the thing you use to tension your straps when… --- ## [Who is your favorite Popular Historian? And who do you dislike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-popular-historian-and-who-do-you-dislike/694537)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-popular-historian-and-who-do-you-dislike/694537 "2014-08-02T06:13:16Z")
I’m reading Bruce Catton’s This Hallowed Ground and am enjoying it immensely. He writes with a verve and passion that belies his painstaking accuracy. I also like John Keegan, who I understand can be a controversial ch… --- ## [Where to purchase porn DVD's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-purchase-porn-dvds/694431)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-purchase-porn-dvds/694431 "2014-08-02T05:48:23Z")
Hello Everyone, I have an unusual question today. I have a good friend who is unfortunately severely disabled due to a motorcycle accident. I was visiting him a few days ago and he asked me if I could provide him with s… --- ## [Can broke bone pain come back years later?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-broke-bone-pain-come-back-years-later/694622)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-broke-bone-pain-come-back-years-later/694622 "2014-08-02T04:49:52Z")
I remember when I was 4 years old I broke 3 bones in my foot and two years later my foot suddenly started hurting out of the blue so badly that I thought I must have broken it again somehow. Do you think it was recurrin… --- ## [Americans: in your community, is white racism, black racism, or Hispanic racism the biggest problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-in-your-community-is-white-racism-black-racism-or-hispanic-racism-the-biggest-problem/694353)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-in-your-community-is-white-racism-black-racism-or-hispanic-racism-the-biggest-problem/694353 "2014-08-02T02:41:40Z")
First a little housekeeping. By “white racism,” I mean racism expressed by white people against other ethnic groups; likewise for black and Hispanic racism. I specified “your community” because it is not the nation as a … --- ## ["Running Reduces Risk of Death"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-reduces-risk-of-death/694315)
**Author:** [@Defective\_Detective](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defective_Detective)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-reduces-risk-of-death/694315 "2014-08-02T02:12:22Z")
This article in Time magazine http://time.com/3048568/even-if-youre-bad-at-it-running-reduces-risk-of-death/ is titled “Running Reduces Risk of Death.” It goes on to specify that “runners show a 30% lower risk of death f… --- ## [Does "hung" refer to a penis that is large while flaccid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hung-refer-to-a-penis-that-is-large-while-flaccid/694516)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hung-refer-to-a-penis-that-is-large-while-flaccid/694516 "2014-08-02T01:12:43Z")
'Cause an erect penis, large or not, does not hang. --- ## [You must get a tattoo - what would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-a-tattoo-what-would-you-choose/693337)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-a-tattoo-what-would-you-choose/693337 "2014-08-01T20:29:39Z")
Hypothetical: there is a new regime in the land (or world if you like so you can’t emigrate to avoid it), the one law/rule/dictate it enforces is that every person over the age of 21 must have one new tattoo done by the … --- ## [Signs of mental deterioration due to age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-of-mental-deterioration-due-to-age/694594)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-of-mental-deterioration-due-to-age/694594 "2014-08-01T20:23:23Z")
My apologies for any non-ideal language I’m using here. I don’t know much about the topic. Are there types of mental deterioration associated with age which “come and go,” in the sense that one day the person might seem… --- ## [Have you, or anyone you know, ever won a prize for taking a survey in a receipt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-anyone-you-know-ever-won-a-prize-for-taking-a-survey-in-a-receipt/694511)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-anyone-you-know-ever-won-a-prize-for-taking-a-survey-in-a-receipt/694511 "2014-08-01T20:02:46Z")
It seems everyone wants to know what I think - Food Lion, Cracker Barrel, Best Buy, Wal Mart - they all give you a website and an identifying code so you can offer your opinions on your most recent customer experience (o… --- ## [Race and Sexual Attraction Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-and-sexual-attraction-poll/632195)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-and-sexual-attraction-poll/632195 "2014-08-01T19:19:13Z")
“Think of the fact that, in general, people tend to be more sexually attracted to members of their own racial group.” This was a quote made by a psychiatrist (in an unrelated article) that caught my eye. I’m Indian, an… --- ## [Defense against CA 21651(a) "simulated island" traffic violation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-against-ca-21651-a-simulated-island-traffic-violation/693695)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-against-ca-21651-a-simulated-island-traffic-violation/693695 "2014-08-01T18:46:57Z")
A friend of mine was ticketed this morning in San Diego under circumstances that seemed questionable because of a change to the painting of the road, and the appearance of what looked like a turn lane that was actually a… --- ## [Vacation in Cincinnati: What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-in-cincinnati-what-to-do/694498)
**Author:** [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-in-cincinnati-what-to-do/694498 "2014-08-01T18:11:38Z")
Hey Dopers! We’re shortly to depart on a Sunday-Friday vacation to Cincinnati. Any suggestions as to what might go over well for two middle-aged adults and 3 girls aged 15-21? DH has nixed Kings’ Island as he does not… --- ## [X is the something-est number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-is-the-something-est-number/694190)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-is-the-something-est-number/694190 "2014-08-01T17:28:33Z")
As the song says “One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do.” Although I think a case could be made for zero being even more lonely a number. Zero is certainly the roundest number, in one sense. So… make your ca… --- ## [The distant future or a distant planet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-distant-future-or-a-distant-planet/694180)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-distant-future-or-a-distant-planet/694180 "2014-08-01T17:09:45Z")
The universe is in trouble again and I need your help. You’ll need to travel to either Earth, 10,000 A.D. or a world approximately 10,000 light years from Sol to prevent quantum fluctuations destroying us all. I’ll beam… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1051) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1053)