# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1117 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1118 --- ## [Opinions on David Perlmutter (anti-carb doctor)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-david-perlmutter-anti-carb-doctor/678713)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-david-perlmutter-anti-carb-doctor/678713 "2014-04-04T04:32:09Z")
I received this book, Grain Brain, for Christmas. The giver is generally a pretty rational person, but seems to have an issue with carbohydrates. The synopsis from Amazon: Right off the bat I’m suspicious because the… --- ## [I found a gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-gun/659964)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-gun/659964 "2014-04-04T03:39:49Z")
Many years ago, when I was young and foolish(er), I took a motorcycle ride to Colorado. I checked into a cheap motel, and that evening as I was watching TV, I noticed that the TV stand looked like a speaker. For whateve… --- ## [What's worse : a thief or a con-man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-a-thief-or-a-con-man/684656)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-a-thief-or-a-con-man/684656 "2014-04-04T03:23:35Z")
I started watching the movie “Wolf of Wall Street” and I couldn’t finish it. The reason is that watching the protagonist blatantly rob people of their life savings and then blow all the money frivolously was hard to sto… --- ## [Questions In Which Just a Little Knowledge Hurts Your Chances of Getting a Correct Answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-in-which-just-a-little-knowledge-hurts-your-chances-of-getting-a-correct-answer/684868)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-in-which-just-a-little-knowledge-hurts-your-chances-of-getting-a-correct-answer/684868 "2014-04-04T01:27:45Z")
This is a hard question to ask so stick with me. Sometimes science and facts are not intuitive at all (see quantum mechanics). However, there are a few questions in which both a child and an expert could give a correct a… --- ## [Shit, I broke my kindle - Yay, I get a kindle paperwhite!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-i-broke-my-kindle-yay-i-get-a-kindle-paperwhite/685106)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-i-broke-my-kindle-yay-i-get-a-kindle-paperwhite/685106 "2014-04-04T01:06:54Z")
I fell asleep reading once more last night, but this time I lay on my kindle (maybe I even slobbered on it), and now half of the screen is all scrambled and doesn’t reload; in short it’s toast. That’s rather bad because:… --- ## [For those who didn't have friends in High School...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-didnt-have-friends-in-high-school/685243)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-didnt-have-friends-in-high-school/685243 "2014-04-03T23:34:57Z")
What’s the longest you went without speaking to anyone? I was playing two truths, one lie with some people in my office and Aborigine said that when he was high school he felt isolated because of his race and didn’t spe… --- ## [License suspended ... Please read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/license-suspended-please-read/685197)
**Author:** [@Blndenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blndenblue)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/license-suspended-please-read/685197 "2014-04-03T22:09:16Z")
In November of 2012, I received a knock on the door from 2 police officers wanting to arrest me for a hit and run accident. After a long discussion, they gave me 3 tickets and told me to take it up in court. I was NOT in… --- ## [contempt in divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contempt-in-divorce/685256)
**Author:** [@cwestcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwestcoat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contempt-in-divorce/685256 "2014-04-03T22:00:19Z")
I am being held in contempt of court over divorce decree. He saying I have things that I have not had. These were discussed at the time and were agreed that I could not give things I do not have. we were also to trans… --- ## [Disney Annual Pass Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-annual-pass-questions/685270)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-annual-pass-questions/685270 "2014-04-03T21:49:34Z")
We have the opportunity to buy Premium Annual Passes for a total of $1936 for the four of us. Park hopper tickets for all of us would come in at about $1400. Can I purchase Annual Passes today, and have them start count… --- ## [Jewish Dopers: The Mosiach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-the-mosiach/685047)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-the-mosiach/685047 "2014-04-03T21:27:07Z")
I’ve seen in wikipedia what the Mosiach is prophesied to be…but what to resident Jewish Dopers proclaim “The Messiah” is supposed to be and do? --- ## [So how do you communicate with a very detail-oriented person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-communicate-with-a-very-detail-oriented-person/685282)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-communicate-with-a-very-detail-oriented-person/685282 "2014-04-03T21:13:42Z")
So here at work I’m trying to prep a co-worker to hold down the fort for a couple weeks when my wife and I have a baby. I’ve been supporting this particular business unit for about 2 years now, and my co-worker just got… --- ## [In what field would a degree in law or government give you an advantage over other job applicants.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-field-would-a-degree-in-law-or-government-give-you-an-advantage-over-other-job-applicants/684983)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-field-would-a-degree-in-law-or-government-give-you-an-advantage-over-other-job-applicants/684983 "2014-04-03T19:29:30Z")
Just recently I found out that law enforcement organizations give preference to applicants with law degrees. Does anyone know any other professions where this is the case? When I got a B.A. in Government I did not give … --- ## [Bio-Medical Dopers--Book From Tuberculosis Hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bio-medical-dopers-book-from-tuberculosis-hospital/685188)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bio-medical-dopers-book-from-tuberculosis-hospital/685188 "2014-04-03T16:30:23Z")
So. i have a used, first edition Heinlein, that seems to have once been owned by a Tuberculosis hospital. i am loath to destroy any book. Safe to keep? Yes/no, & your bio-background. --- ## [Question about beneficiary of a life insurance claim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-beneficiary-of-a-life-insurance-claim/671421)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-beneficiary-of-a-life-insurance-claim/671421 "2014-04-03T15:53:51Z")
Hello! My sister died six weeks ago. I was listed as a secondary beneficiary. The primary being our mother, who died 14 years ago. My sister’s husband, of four years, has hired a lawyer claiming that due to a “glitch… --- ## [Deciding what branch in the Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deciding-what-branch-in-the-military/685080)
**Author:** [@Interestpeaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interestpeaks)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deciding-what-branch-in-the-military/685080 "2014-04-03T14:36:45Z")
I am a 19 year old female and am thinking about joining the Military. I’ve been doing a ton of research and am curious to know why and what helped a decision in choosing what branch?! Air Force, Marines, Army, Navy? --- ## [55 and Older members: What did you think the year 2000 would look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/55-and-older-members-what-did-you-think-the-year-2000-would-look-like/685028)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/55-and-older-members-what-did-you-think-the-year-2000-would-look-like/685028 "2014-04-03T14:28:36Z")
As a 20 year old I am a huge fan of science fiction and I have often read up on old magazines and read old articles on what futurist thought the year of 2000 would look like from the 1950s. I would like to know what did … --- ## [Primary Investigators: tell me about EHS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primary-investigators-tell-me-about-ehs/685252)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primary-investigators-tell-me-about-ehs/685252 "2014-04-03T14:28:07Z")
Hi folks, I’m doing some preliminary research into software solutions to make Environmental Health and Safety run more smoothly from a researcher’s perspective. I’m coming at it from a business side, but I have basicall… --- ## [Why did my car make a noise at a particular RPM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-car-make-a-noise-at-a-particular-rpm/685230)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-car-make-a-noise-at-a-particular-rpm/685230 "2014-04-03T08:59:05Z")
Problem was fixed under warranty, so this is not an advice thread. I’m just curious. At 2000 RPM, a noise would come from the back of my car, kind of a high pitched whirring. It was diagnosed as stemming from loose exhau… --- ## [Ed Witten is the smartest man in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-witten-is-the-smartest-man-in-the-world/685177)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-witten-is-the-smartest-man-in-the-world/685177 "2014-04-03T02:17:23Z")
yeah, i just watched a bunch of interviews of this man, and looked at his accomplishments… this guy is widely considered the greatest living phyiscist if you were to ask the top physicists in the world who the greatest … --- ## [anyone use pro-biotics for dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-pro-biotics-for-dogs/685208)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-pro-biotics-for-dogs/685208 "2014-04-03T01:24:23Z")
last weekend one of my dogs got really sick, it started with a little diarrhea and by the next day he pooped a fairly significant amount of blood; it was really scary. I took him to the emergency vet and he had to be hos… --- ## [Opinions and advice about my manager please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-and-advice-about-my-manager-please/684832)
**Author:** [@Depechemode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Depechemode)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-and-advice-about-my-manager-please/684832 "2014-04-03T01:16:53Z")
Hi, I recently got a new manager at work. He has starting acting differently around me. Here are some of the things he has said and done. Asked me to smile more Told me he’s never seen me with my hair up and told me I… --- ## [Elderly, low income, assistance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-low-income-assistance/685009)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-low-income-assistance/685009 "2014-04-03T01:04:51Z")
The in-laws have Social Security and nothing else; no assets whatsoever due to a combination of bad luck and bad decisions. Total income is about 2400 a month / 28,000 a year. This is enough above various poverty levels… --- ## [Badass dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badass-dreams/685211)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badass-dreams/685211 "2014-04-03T00:45:04Z")
People have plenty of ‘strange’ dreams, but the best dreams are the badass dreams. The dreams fueled by your own ego or desires, where you wake up disappointed the dream isn’t real (vs nightmares, where you feel relieved… --- ## [Does an abundance of visible hyperlinks reduce a document's legibility for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-abundance-of-visible-hyperlinks-reduce-a-documents-legibility-for-you/685099)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-abundance-of-visible-hyperlinks-reduce-a-documents-legibility-for-you/685099 "2014-04-03T00:13:55Z")
So I’m sitting here reading a training memo about – well, that doesn’t matter. It’s a document intended for internal distribution only, written by some person or committee in the training department; the people who work … --- ## [That "Fresh Motel Room" Smell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-fresh-motel-room-smell/685198)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-fresh-motel-room-smell/685198 "2014-04-02T23:56:32Z")
You’re on the road, and pull into a small town, into the “Hole in the Wall” motel. Or, maybe a big chain, Best Western motel. The room smells nice and fresh. The rooms all smell pretty much the same. What cleaning pr… --- ## [Trespassed from Oregon high school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trespassed-from-oregon-high-school/685117)
**Author:** [@Tori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tori)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trespassed-from-oregon-high-school/685117 "2014-04-02T22:13:30Z")
On June 5th 2012 my friend was trespassed from my high school. At the time he was 14. He went to peer court and was sentenced to community service. He completed that and in September was enrolled into the school again. H… --- ## [Umbilical Hernia mesh: risk at high pressure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umbilical-hernia-mesh-risk-at-high-pressure/685199)
**Author:** [@Umbilical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbilical)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umbilical-hernia-mesh-risk-at-high-pressure/685199 "2014-04-02T22:06:07Z")
I have an Umbilical Hernia with an opening of around 10mm (0.4 inch). The surgeon told me that the procedure of the operation is to inspect during the operation if a mesh is needed, otherwise they just sew it together. … --- ## [Which state would make the worst independent country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-state-would-make-the-worst-independent-country/684491)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-state-would-make-the-worst-independent-country/684491 "2014-04-02T20:17:11Z")
Inspired by this comment by silenus in GQ. If California were an independent country it would have the worlds 12th largest economy. But which state would be worst off out of the 50 without the rest of the Union - and wh… --- ## [Strep throat long treatment delay: what to do now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strep-throat-long-treatment-delay-what-to-do-now/685023)
**Author:** [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strep-throat-long-treatment-delay-what-to-do-now/685023 "2014-04-02T20:13:54Z")
I know that lots of you are not doctors or medical professionals, though some of you are. I could use some advice, professional and not. I went to the doctor three weeks ago today sick with typical cold symptoms: sore … --- ## [Doesn't Passive Voice Have A Place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-passive-voice-have-a-place/684339)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-passive-voice-have-a-place/684339 "2014-04-02T19:56:13Z")
If one is trying to write objectively, without the use of pronouns, doesn’t it then turn into passive voice? And, is that REALLY so awful? I think passive voice has its place in this instance instead of saying “I did t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1116) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1118)