# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1085 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1086 --- ## [Crossplay makeup advice (female to male)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossplay-makeup-advice-female-to-male/690096)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossplay-makeup-advice-female-to-male/690096 "2014-06-05T06:05:14Z")
I don’t wear makeup. At all. Never learned how, and never had any interest in it. But…I’m doing a crossplay (cross-gender) costume for Comic Con, and I’d like to use makeup and shading to help achieve the look I’m going… --- ## [Starting/Driving Car After 4 Months.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-driving-car-after-4-months/689990)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-driving-car-after-4-months/689990 "2014-06-05T03:51:04Z")
I have a 1999 Honda Civic that lost third gear. As we had two other cars, I parked it and planned on getting the transmission fixed. Unexpected outlays of cash rendered that to the back burner. Now my daily driver (1999 … --- ## [İ badly need to loose 7kgs in 16days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-badly-need-to-loose-7kgs-in-16days/689851)
**Author:** [@ag1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ag1000)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-badly-need-to-loose-7kgs-in-16days/689851 "2014-06-05T03:25:16Z")
Hello i desparately need to lose 7kgs abt 14lbs in 16days.İ had a knee injury and laid off for some 3months but i have trials at some big club around 26th this month for football i rely do workout and firstly i have abit… --- ## [Rate the free SQL tools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-the-free-sql-tools/689970)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-the-free-sql-tools/689970 "2014-06-05T00:23:40Z")
Before I retire, I need to pass on at least a large chunk of my database-reporting knowledge to my co-worker. He is smart and interested, so I’m sure he can learn it. As for tools, our office will be on SSRS and they are… --- ## [Describe your perfect Holodeck program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-perfect-holodeck-program/689906)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-perfect-holodeck-program/689906 "2014-06-05T00:15:45Z")
If you could craft the perfect scene or scenario to experience in a Star Trek “Holodeck”, what would it be? Would you create a driftwood shack on an isolated tropical beach in which to relax? Would you surround yourself … --- ## [I've suddenly become mortally petrified of undergoing general anaesthetic (personal identity Q)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-suddenly-become-mortally-petrified-of-undergoing-general-anaesthetic-personal-identity-q/680650)
**Author:** [@LifeSucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeSucks)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-suddenly-become-mortally-petrified-of-undergoing-general-anaesthetic-personal-identity-q/680650 "2014-06-04T20:21:34Z")
I was entirely convinced by Tibby’s argument regarding personal identity when he said: The bolded/underlined sentence really made my heart sink. Will I essentially die? Even if there’s a 1% chance this argument is tru… --- ## [disorderly conduct](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disorderly-conduct/689972)
**Author:** [@ezbill47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ezbill47)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disorderly-conduct/689972 "2014-06-04T19:35:30Z")
last week at a sonic restaurant, at a walk up menu board I tried to place an order through the speaker. After placing order I wanted to confirm order and give my name. No real good response (garble) and noise from the ar… --- ## [Help me understand this supplement label](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-supplement-label/690017)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-supplement-label/690017 "2014-06-04T18:07:15Z")
I was looking online for a high DHA supplement when I saw this ingredient label. It says “DHA 10%”, total content by weight is 500mg. Does this mean I am only getting 50mg worth of DHA, the rest being fillers? If not, w… --- ## [Should we be deeply troubled by the deal Obama cut with the Taliban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-be-deeply-troubled-by-the-deal-obama-cut-with-the-taliban/689796)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-be-deeply-troubled-by-the-deal-obama-cut-with-the-taliban/689796 "2014-06-04T17:57:49Z")
It’s no surprise that Fox and other right leaning publications are upset. But, even the Washington Post is questioning the wisdom of this “deal”. These are senior Taliban leaders. One is a fucking war criminal responsib… --- ## [Lowest-priced vehicles with at least six seats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowest-priced-vehicles-with-at-least-six-seats/689966)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowest-priced-vehicles-with-at-least-six-seats/689966 "2014-06-04T16:38:46Z")
What are the four lowest priced vehicles (cars, SUVs, vans, whatever is out there) that seat at least six? I mean new, not used. Also, would you pay $12000 for a 2005 Ford Freestar? 65000 miles Thanks in advance… --- ## [Is it really more evil to shoot a songbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-more-evil-to-shoot-a-songbird/689691)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-more-evil-to-shoot-a-songbird/689691 "2014-06-04T15:49:08Z")
I don’t know if is in the right section… Is it really more evil to shoot a songbird than say a crow or a pigeon. A bird (living being) who’s only/sole function is to create beauty. Or is life sacred and all birds are e… --- ## [Moving Across Country leaving family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-across-country-leaving-family/689983)
**Author:** [@lovinglife08](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lovinglife08)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-across-country-leaving-family/689983 "2014-06-04T15:04:53Z")
Hi All. I am new to this so bare with me. I am 24 have a husband and an almost two year old daughter. We currently live in a small town in Michigan where we have been our whole lives. We live within our means driving rus… --- ## [Why is there boa in the street outside our house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-boa-in-the-street-outside-our-house/689974)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-boa-in-the-street-outside-our-house/689974 "2014-06-04T13:35:33Z")
Feather, not constrictor. It’s just lying there, and I’m trying to imagine how it got there? A little girl, running late for dance class, and didn’t notice she’d dropped it? A surreptitious drag queen parade in the mi… --- ## [Streaming gadget for new TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-gadget-for-new-tv/689964)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-gadget-for-new-tv/689964 "2014-06-04T13:08:39Z")
So we’re getting the folks a new TV. They’ll only have basic cable, through a different provider than their internet - the cable is provided by the HOA of the condo they’re moving to. I’d been planning on doing a connec… --- ## [Rec Room Game Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rec-room-game-poll/689910)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rec-room-game-poll/689910 "2014-06-04T04:13:27Z")
What is your favorite Rec Room game? --- ## [Who belongs on the bridal shower guest list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-belongs-on-the-bridal-shower-guest-list/689969)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-belongs-on-the-bridal-shower-guest-list/689969 "2014-06-04T03:00:56Z")
Recently, an old friend (with whom I haven’t socialized in about a decade) invited me to a bridal shower in honor of her eldest son’s intended. Her eldest was in late teens the last time I saw him, and I met the future … --- ## [Philosophical Poll: your REASONS for your stance on Free Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophical-poll-your-reasons-for-your-stance-on-free-will/689649)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophical-poll-your-reasons-for-your-stance-on-free-will/689649 "2014-06-04T01:55:23Z")
From here but only as the latest of a zillion threads about FREE WILL. Here are the long-winded poll questions. A real poll with abbreviated versions of the same shall be appended to this momentarily: FIRST, some gen… --- ## [Diagnose: uncomfortable holding jaw shut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-uncomfortable-holding-jaw-shut/689905)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-uncomfortable-holding-jaw-shut/689905 "2014-06-03T23:53:14Z")
So, for the last few weeks my jaw muscles have felt really tense; a bit like the feeling after you’ve inflated several balloons. And my jaw is not comfortable in any position. If I have my mouth open, it wants to close.… --- ## [Quick Question for Dopers Born Before c. 1955](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-for-dopers-born-before-c-1955/689663)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-for-dopers-born-before-c-1955/689663 "2014-06-03T23:49:20Z")
Before news broke of Walt Disney’s “Florida Project,” if someone had said the word “Orlando” to you, would you have immediately recognized it as “a city somewhere in Florida,” or would you have thought “Where the hell is… --- ## [Is it odd to send sympathy card to someone you haven't seen in 30 yrs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-to-send-sympathy-card-to-someone-you-havent-seen-in-30-yrs/689963)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-to-send-sympathy-card-to-someone-you-havent-seen-in-30-yrs/689963 "2014-06-03T23:30:32Z")
Someone I knew back in high school has recently lost her husband to a tragic accident. (I dated her sister for about 6 months back then). Everyone has always said what a great guy he was. Is it odd to send her a sympa… --- ## [(Roommate drama) Was I a selfish asshole or was this justifiable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-drama-was-i-a-selfish-asshole-or-was-this-justifiable/689732)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-drama-was-i-a-selfish-asshole-or-was-this-justifiable/689732 "2014-06-03T23:13:47Z")
TL;DR: I intervened in my roommate’s love life and told her BF not to come over anymore because I thought he treated her like crap, and I didn’t want to see that happening in my own space. That’s more drama than I can ha… --- ## [Help with Hamstring Injury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-hamstring-injury/689967)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-hamstring-injury/689967 "2014-06-03T22:02:08Z")
3 months ago I was moving some boxes at work and I injured my hamstring. It felt like a rubber-band popped right near where the upper thigh meets the groin. The pain wasn’t too bad the rest of the day so I assumed it was… --- ## [What do you consider yourself a connoisseur of? What](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-yourself-a-connoisseur-of-what/688655)
**Author:** [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-yourself-a-connoisseur-of-what/688655 "2014-06-03T20:23:37Z")
The Moon Family was traveling through Spain a few years back and I somehow became obsessed with the nuances of different brands of canned Spanish olives. I could really become an expert of this, I thought. It didn’t happ… --- ## [What is your favorite scene from nature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-scene-from-nature/689865)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-scene-from-nature/689865 "2014-06-03T20:08:35Z")
If you could have a mural on your wall of a nature scene, what would it be? Not just a purdy picture, but something that speaks to your soul? A white sand beach with palm trees? An autumn forest? A sunny field of sun… --- ## [What good is the Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-the-bible/687718)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-the-bible/687718 "2014-06-03T18:57:57Z")
Greetings. I’ve gotten to a point in my life (and this may, again, change) where I don’t have much, if any, faith in religion. I’ve come to believe that the Bible (and other religious books) are mostly supposed to be gui… --- ## [Why was/is the Army silent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-is-the-army-silent/689804)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-is-the-army-silent/689804 "2014-06-03T14:35:08Z")
When that soldier, the one just traded for the five Gitmo prisoners, left his base in Afghanistan, the circumstances were never firmly publicized, or at least identified by the Army. Don’t know why there would be any qu… --- ## [Delightful things you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delightful-things-youve-seen/689900)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delightful-things-youve-seen/689900 "2014-06-03T14:16:08Z")
How about it? A smiling 7-year-old with a pack of puppies ganging up on him. Mama Hummingbird and her babies, in a nest the size of a watch pocket. Kittens brought out for their daily outing, fighting the bushes. A one… --- ## [Hairy Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairy-women/65739)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairy-women/65739 "2014-06-03T12:51:41Z")
This is a riposte to the thread A question for the ladies only…, which was about women liking body hair on men. I like hairy women. Considering that the hairiest woman has nowhere near as much body hair as the average m… --- ## [Question about cholesterol and possible issues with liver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-cholesterol-and-possible-issues-with-liver/689863)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-cholesterol-and-possible-issues-with-liver/689863 "2014-06-03T12:41:33Z")
So my dad had high cholesterol and suffered from high blood pressure… it seems I’m going to be stuck in the same boat, but I’m not happy with the way this is being treated by my current doctor… or should I say facility, … --- ## [Grown children not inviting parents to social events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grown-children-not-inviting-parents-to-social-events/689554)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grown-children-not-inviting-parents-to-social-events/689554 "2014-06-03T07:57:21Z")
The thread about encouraging children to a higher socioeconomic level made me think of this. My ex gets very upset because are children don’t always invite us to their parties. Some of their parties are their social gro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1084) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1086)