# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1088 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1089 --- ## [I'm buying a keg of beer for a party. Looking for tips on keeping it cold.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-keg-of-beer-for-a-party-looking-for-tips-on-keeping-it-cold/264290)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-keg-of-beer-for-a-party-looking-for-tips-on-keeping-it-cold/264290 "2014-05-31T00:42:49Z")
We’re having a outdoor party at our house this Saturday and I’m buying a keg. I’ve never bought one before. The distributor is only open from 10:00 AM to noon on Saturday, and they suggested getting there early. So I’… --- ## [AIDS: Should the Public Pay $13,000 yearly each for Contraceptive for Gays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-should-the-public-pay-13-000-yearly-each-for-contraceptive-for-gays/689399)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-should-the-public-pay-13-000-yearly-each-for-contraceptive-for-gays/689399 "2014-05-30T22:41:33Z")
"Federal health officials recommended two weeks ago that hundreds of thousands of Americans at risk for AIDS take a daily pill that has been shown to prevent infection with the virus that causes it. If broadly followed,… --- ## [Would you want to be 16 again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-16-again/689540)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-16-again/689540 "2014-05-30T22:14:41Z")
If you were magically 16 again, that would mean that your memories would only be 16 years old as well. You can’t go back and fix the stupid shit you did as a teenager because you wouldn’t remember…but you might possibly … --- ## [Canine Lymphoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-lymphoma/574695)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Baks\_Noogiehead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Baks_Noogiehead)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-lymphoma/574695 "2014-05-30T16:47:11Z")
My twelve-and-a-half-year-old Lab mix, Bear, was just diagnosed with lymphoma. I was told that with palliative care only, he has less than six months, but up to two years if we pursue twenty-six weeks of chemotherapy. Hi… --- ## [Help me analyze my genetics (height).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-analyze-my-genetics-height/689185)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-analyze-my-genetics-height/689185 "2014-05-30T09:26:29Z")
So yeah, I am that dude who was complaining about my height and my parents got a genetic test for me done on 23andMe. I had to spit in something and it was shipped off to be examined. I am a 16-year old guy and 5’3.5 and… --- ## [What does this mean(asking someone out)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-asking-someone-out/688322)
**Author:** [@CMG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CMG)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-asking-someone-out/688322 "2014-05-30T06:03:21Z")
So I work in a job that takes me into people house throughout the day. Over the last few years it adds up to thousand and thousands of people ive met. During this time i have met lots of single women but have never asked… --- ## [Does a Camaro w/ Auto Trans = a Sports Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-camaro-w-auto-trans-a-sports-car/688609)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-camaro-w-auto-trans-a-sports-car/688609 "2014-05-30T02:47:19Z")
I mean, you just keep it tuned up and stamp your feet when you feel pissy. Is that a sports car…? --- ## [Fit Bit/Nike Running Bands...anybody use one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fit-bit-nike-running-bands-anybody-use-one/689458)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fit-bit-nike-running-bands-anybody-use-one/689458 "2014-05-30T01:13:10Z")
My girlfriend is trying to lose weight, and is incorporating running into the mix. She currently uses the Nike running app on her phone and uses that, but was interested in upgrading to buying a Fitbit, or a Nike Runnin… --- ## [What the typical man's and woman's voices sound like. Disagree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-typical-mans-and-womans-voices-sound-like-disagree/689455)
**Author:** [@Stoned\_stoner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoned_stoner)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-typical-mans-and-womans-voices-sound-like-disagree/689455 "2014-05-30T00:18:31Z")
Sometimes, there are people who say a particular person doesn’t sound like the typical man/woman when he/she talks. But we need to know what is considered the typical man’s/woman’s voice. I believe the voice of Douglas … --- ## [Stuck in a dream loop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-in-a-dream-loop/689492)
**Author:** [@ricolokoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricolokoy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-in-a-dream-loop/689492 "2014-05-30T00:03:39Z")
Hi guys, well this is my first time to register in any forum sites. I’ve been having these dream loops for a while and it is kind of hard to find a straight answer. I searched a lot about it and all i got was same result… --- ## [Is feminism really just equality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-feminism-really-just-equality/689400)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-feminism-really-just-equality/689400 "2014-05-29T23:10:55Z")
I’m a left wing socialist and I believe with all my heart that women and men are equal as human beings, but feminists in general irritate me for reasons that have nothing to do with equality. I dislike their tendency to … --- ## [Does anything actually prevent stretch marks? (In pregnancy.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-actually-prevent-stretch-marks-in-pregnancy/689454)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-actually-prevent-stretch-marks-in-pregnancy/689454 "2014-05-29T22:25:05Z")
Whether it’s actually shown to work with studies, or just recommendations of a favorite product with which to rub oneself down. Is there anything that actually prevents stretch marks in pregnancy? --- ## [Tall houseplant for dim spot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-houseplant-for-dim-spot/689584)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-houseplant-for-dim-spot/689584 "2014-05-29T21:47:11Z")
Hi planty dopers, I’m looking for some possible species to try in our dining room. We have a spot in the dining room, which has french doors on to the patio - you’d really expect there to be a lot more light than there … --- ## [Thoughts on shoulder repalcement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-shoulder-repalcement/689591)
**Author:** [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-shoulder-repalcement/689591 "2014-05-29T21:43:22Z")
When I was playing college football I eventually reached the point I couldn’t lift my arm enough to put it in the window of my car while I was driving so I went to the team doctor and discovered that I had arthritis, bur… --- ## [I can't go to the quite study room to study or do programming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-go-to-the-quite-study-room-to-study-or-do-programming/689564)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-go-to-the-quite-study-room-to-study-or-do-programming/689564 "2014-05-29T20:37:38Z")
I can’t go to the quite study room to study or do programming because the final examination period is over and it is the end of the semester and people think I am odd, crazy, weird, loser, nerd etc. if they see me doing … --- ## [So... my pelvis doesn't work now? (Just until the baby comes, right?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-pelvis-doesnt-work-now-just-until-the-baby-comes-right/689407)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-pelvis-doesnt-work-now-just-until-the-baby-comes-right/689407 "2014-05-29T20:19:56Z")
Really? Pelvis, I am disappoint. You spend your whole life knowing, theoretically, that you have joints in your pelvis. I mean, they use them to help identify bodies without skulls and stuff. But you never think abou… --- ## [Would you overpay your mortgage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-overpay-your-mortgage/689229)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-overpay-your-mortgage/689229 "2014-05-29T20:09:00Z")
Which is a better investment: Overpaying your mortgage. There are no early payment penalties or additional fees. Current rate is 4.5% variable. There is 30+ years left on the mortgage. Investing in a tax efficient… --- ## [The burden of being pro-active in interpersonal relations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-burden-of-being-pro-active-in-interpersonal-relations/689397)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-burden-of-being-pro-active-in-interpersonal-relations/689397 "2014-05-29T19:31:16Z")
From one of the psycho-threads: I’m quite a passive man, but I prefer not to have much to do with people anyway. How do you people deal with that scenario? --- ## [Does menalist Lior Suchard have psychic powers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-menalist-lior-suchard-have-psychic-powers/689474)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-menalist-lior-suchard-have-psychic-powers/689474 "2014-05-29T19:20:19Z")
No? Do you know how I can prove it to someone I know? A friend of mine has been trying to convince me that some people have psychic powers and can predict the future. Her latest attempt to convince me had her sending me… --- ## [What to do with an old cat in Baltimore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-an-old-cat-in-baltimore/689409)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-an-old-cat-in-baltimore/689409 "2014-05-29T17:38:43Z")
My wife and I moved from Baltimore to Las Vegas last year, and left our cat, Giovanni, in the Baltimore house in the care of the tenants. He is about 16 years old now, has always been an indoor-outdoor cat, and is gettin… --- ## [How might the Electric Chair be modernized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-the-electric-chair-be-modernized/689152)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-the-electric-chair-be-modernized/689152 "2014-05-29T16:14:30Z")
The state of Tennessee, a couple of days ago, passed some interesting legislation concerning their use of the death penalty—bringing back the Electric Chair, in case Lethal Injection drugs become unavailable. That got m… --- ## [What do you think is wrong with my cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-wrong-with-my-cat/678257)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-wrong-with-my-cat/678257 "2014-05-29T15:16:03Z")
I live in Jakarta, Indonesia. The vets here are good people - the profession seems to attract individuals with good hearts - but realistically, they don’t have the training, or access to technology/drugs, that a vet in t… --- ## [Modern bible vs Original texts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-bible-vs-original-texts/686070)
**Author:** [@TexanCountryboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexanCountryboy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-bible-vs-original-texts/686070 "2014-05-29T12:04:56Z")
I have a friend who is majoring in Ancient History. She swears that the bible people use today (yes, I know there are dozens of different versions, but most are very similar), is almost completely different than the orig… --- ## [Recent college grad moving to China--gift ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-college-grad-moving-to-china-gift-ideas/689444)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-college-grad-moving-to-china-gift-ideas/689444 "2014-05-29T09:37:58Z")
An acquaintance of mine, a recent college grad, is moving to China very soon to do the whole teach students English thing. I’d like to get this person a gift before they leave, but my old standby, a gift card, seems lik… --- ## [Ladies: "How to make a man happy, 2014 Edition"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-to-make-a-man-happy-2014-edition/688991 "2014-05-29T08:59:54Z")
We’d like to see your list of what works, what doesn’t, what you think will work. We’re not out to make fun of you. We just want to see how close (or how far) are your thoughts from ours. Previous threads (in other fora)… --- ## [USAmericans: can you reliably determine a person's "race" over the telephone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usamericans-can-you-reliably-determine-a-persons-race-over-the-telephone/689111)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usamericans-can-you-reliably-determine-a-persons-race-over-the-telephone/689111 "2014-05-29T07:25:46Z")
That’s a specific “you,” not an epicene one. If you think you, personally, can accomplish this feat but most people cannot, the answer to the question is “yes”; if you cannot but others can, you should answer “no.” Rac… --- ## [Abruptly stopping my zoloft (unintentionally)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abruptly-stopping-my-zoloft-unintentionally/592813)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abruptly-stopping-my-zoloft-unintentionally/592813 "2014-05-29T05:29:58Z")
I recently switched over to a mail-order prescription drug insurance plan, and I inadvertently let my prescription for Zoloft run out while I was making the transition from the drug-store pharmacy to the three-month mail… --- ## [How accurate is the Walkscore app with respect to vacancies and rent costs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-is-the-walkscore-app-with-respect-to-vacancies-and-rent-costs/689442)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-is-the-walkscore-app-with-respect-to-vacancies-and-rent-costs/689442 "2014-05-29T03:42:28Z")
For those of you who don’t know, Walkscore is an online service that lets you enter any address, and then calculates a “walkscore”…basically the area’s walkability and availability of good transit options. They have als… --- ## [Catholic Dopers \>age 50- does the term "pagan babies" ring a bell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-dopers-age-50-does-the-term-pagan-babies-ring-a-bell/689130)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-dopers-age-50-does-the-term-pagan-babies-ring-a-bell/689130 "2014-05-29T03:17:06Z")
When I was in grade school prior to ~1961 in Catholic school, we collected money (our little pittances of coins) for some vague, needy group covered by the catch-all term “pagan babies.”\* “We’re collecting money for the … --- ## [Canadian accent - related to Geordie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-accent-related-to-geordie/689431)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-accent-related-to-geordie/689431 "2014-05-29T01:47:28Z")
I find it interesting that in Newcastle upon Tyne and North East England in general people pronounce about as “aboot” and right as “reet” and round their o’s in words like “so” because I think of these linguistic feature… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1087) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1089)