# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1182 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1183 --- ## [Men - Do You Get Your Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Level Tested? Women, Do You Get Mammograms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-get-your-prostate-specific-antigen-psa-level-tested-women-do-you-get-mammograms/675156)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-get-your-prostate-specific-antigen-psa-level-tested-women-do-you-get-mammograms/675156 "2013-12-05T20:09:24Z")
At this point, the jury really seems to be out about whether the Prostate Specific Antigen level (PSA) test for men and the mammograms for women are actually useful screening tests. According to this site, Of course, m… --- ## [When traveling US citizens have problems US Embassies aren't noted for being very helpful - Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-traveling-us-citizens-have-problems-us-embassies-arent-noted-for-being-very-helpful-why/675226)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-traveling-us-citizens-have-problems-us-embassies-arent-noted-for-being-very-helpful-why/675226 "2013-12-05T19:12:54Z")
When US citizens get involved in legal or logistical problems overseas it’s a common refrain by these people or their families seeking help that US embassies or consulates in those countries really don’t do much to help … --- ## [How would humanity save itself if a rouge planet (etc) disrupted Earth's orbit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-humanity-save-itself-if-a-rouge-planet-etc-disrupted-earths-orbit/675495)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-humanity-save-itself-if-a-rouge-planet-etc-disrupted-earths-orbit/675495 "2013-12-05T18:25:53Z")
Say astronomers discover a brown dwarf, rogue super-Jupiter, or other massive object on a dangerous path toward our solar system. Calculations show that this flyby would seriously disrupt all the planets’ orbits, includi… --- ## [Really good leather slippers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-leather-slippers/675355)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-leather-slippers/675355 "2013-12-05T18:10:33Z")
I want a new pair of soft leather slippers and have had Brooks Brothers in the past. They still make very nice leather slippers, but only in a blue color which I cannot abide. Church’s seems to have what I want but it … --- ## [Travel to, and inexpensive accomodations in, NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-and-inexpensive-accomodations-in-nyc/675522)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-and-inexpensive-accomodations-in-nyc/675522 "2013-12-05T15:50:24Z")
I was wondering if it’d be possible for me to travel from Montreal to New York City and back, around the first week of January. I wonder if it’d be hard to book a bus or train (preferably the train) there, for early Janu… --- ## [Favorite old message boards/websites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-message-boards-websites/675545)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-message-boards-websites/675545 "2013-12-05T15:09:06Z")
This week Radio Discussions, a long lasting message board about broadcasting, folded up shop. It was a great place for people interested in the history and background of TV and radio. What message or websites, now gone… --- ## [Tell Me About Taxis (in DC)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-taxis-in-dc/675549)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-taxis-in-dc/675549 "2013-12-05T11:52:01Z")
I was hoping the SD can share their collective knowledge about travel by taxi, esp in DC: a) How can I find out the rates taxis charge? What “chains” (brands) of taxis would I check out on the web? (Google, right? Wel… --- ## [Farts Vs Burps: the battle of the gasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farts-vs-burps-the-battle-of-the-gasses/674877)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farts-vs-burps-the-battle-of-the-gasses/674877 "2013-12-05T09:58:05Z")
TLDR version: Which is worse, burps or farts? I like to burp. The sensation and the sound are just so satisfying. However, I realize that many people find belching to be off-putting, so I will normally try to stifle … --- ## [Nerve conduction test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerve-conduction-test/675470)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerve-conduction-test/675470 "2013-12-05T06:37:49Z")
My doctor made an appointment for me with a neurologist to have a nerve conduction test done. It started with a technician who applied electrodes on various locations of my left leg and then applied an electric shock at… --- ## [Jury Duty: Tips for not getting selected for a trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-tips-for-not-getting-selected-for-a-trial/621982)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-tips-for-not-getting-selected-for-a-trial/621982 "2013-12-05T02:57:30Z")
I failed miserably at getting out of jury duty. Now I need advice on how to not get selected for a trial. Any advice? --- ## [Windshield wipers won't move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wipers-wont-move/675530)
**Author:** [@Cmoore51515](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmoore51515)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wipers-wont-move/675530 "2013-12-05T02:05:12Z")
It has been snowing here all day, so I lifted my blades off the windshield this morning. When I came out this afternoon, I put them down and turned on my car. I had apparently forgot to turn off my wipers this morning. S… --- ## [Do you consider BuzzFeed a news source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-buzzfeed-a-news-source/675510)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-buzzfeed-a-news-source/675510 "2013-12-05T01:23:11Z")
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, someone sent a series of tweets supposedly detailing his confrontation with a woman on an airplane. Buzzfeed quickly picked up on it and presented it as an actual event. Turns out it was … --- ## [Do I need to send a thank-you card to my coworkers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-send-a-thank-you-card-to-my-coworkers/675488)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-send-a-thank-you-card-to-my-coworkers/675488 "2013-12-05T00:24:57Z")
We all celebrate each other’s birthday here. It’s a small office, and we get together for cake, and then everyone groups together to get the birthday person a small present. A couple of times, one of the recipients has … --- ## [Neighbor accusations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-accusations/675308)
**Author:** [@Blindsided](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindsided)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-accusations/675308 "2013-12-05T00:22:18Z")
2 days ago a neighbor stopped by to complain about the ‘lady that drives the white SUV’. (Me) she told my fiancé I’ve been giving her dirty looks for several weeks, I’ve been passive aggressive to her, and hat I’ve been … --- ## [People who keep to a regular exercise routine: what are your motives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-keep-to-a-regular-exercise-routine-what-are-your-motives/675301)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-keep-to-a-regular-exercise-routine-what-are-your-motives/675301 "2013-12-04T23:40:49Z")
Last week I chanced to see a friend of my baby sister’s whom I haven’t seen in years. Her name is Ayo or Eiya or something unconsonanted like that; I don’t know exactly because I wasn’t paying attention when we were intr… --- ## [Friend is a conspiracy theorist- how to deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-is-a-conspiracy-theorist-how-to-deal/672323)
**Author:** [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-is-a-conspiracy-theorist-how-to-deal/672323 "2013-12-04T23:20:55Z")
I have a good friend who has been helping me out lately. He’s lent money, given me rides to appointments, and is helping me get back into life after the liver/kidney end stage disease/transplant ordeal. I’ve known him si… --- ## [Air Force Academy Cadet Informants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-academy-cadet-informants/675521)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-academy-cadet-informants/675521 "2013-12-04T22:46:00Z")
The Colorado Springs Gazette has a history of running articles that have a local focus but national implications. The latest series is about two parts of the Air Force that seem to have been working at cross purposes. … --- ## [Critique my plan upon winning the lottery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-plan-upon-winning-the-lottery/675369)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-plan-upon-winning-the-lottery/675369 "2013-12-04T22:41:42Z")
Since my retirement plan is winning Powerball. The real question is what to do when I win to minimize taxes. The big difference is that as an individual I get taxed on income but as a corporation I get taxed on profit … --- ## [How to talk to someone you despise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-talk-to-someone-you-despise/675489)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-talk-to-someone-you-despise/675489 "2013-12-04T20:15:07Z")
Later this week, I will be attending a dinner party being held for a \*very \*prominent person whose political views are diametrically opposed to mine. The host is my wife’s employer, whose views are naturally quite simila… --- ## [Tell Me About Rent in NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-rent-in-nyc/664220)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-rent-in-nyc/664220 "2013-12-04T20:13:41Z")
The sky-high cost of rent in NYC is hardly in dispute. But in all seriousness, how bad is it? Like, if you’re still within NYC city limits but don’t mind renting a dump with a long commute, are you still looking at sky-… --- ## [Camel Cricket Invasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camel-cricket-invasion/675178)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camel-cricket-invasion/675178 "2013-12-04T19:04:48Z")
Arrggghhhhhhh! DIE! DIE You horrible evil mutant bastardsssssss!!! OK, sorry. I’m calm now. I’m calm, I say, but I would appreciate any advice you might have about how to get rid of a sudden influx of camel crickets.… --- ## [Mac Users: NTFS Driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-users-ntfs-driver/675448)
**Author:** [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-users-ntfs-driver/675448 "2013-12-04T17:34:52Z")
In this thread I got great advice on which RAID to buy. I ended up getting a Drobo 5D immediately. The second one arrived yesterday. It’ll be the off site backup for the original. I’d like to use the Thunderbolt interfac… --- ## [How wages correspond to education or training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-wages-correspond-to-education-or-training/675474)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-wages-correspond-to-education-or-training/675474 "2013-12-04T15:48:28Z")
What are your opinions on how education should affect wages. Say for instance a 10 year degree should yield $200,000 annual while a 4 year should yield $100,000. What do you feel common perceptions of this are on the ave… --- ## [Need recommendations for video editor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendations-for-video-editor/675458)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendations-for-video-editor/675458 "2013-12-04T15:10:58Z")
I need a relatively simple video editing software. Basically, what I need to be able to do is this: Take H264 AVC MP4 video (specifically from shadowplay) and be able to trim it and save it into clips. So I may have a 5… --- ## [How to ask someone with a wandering eye how I should point when showing things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ask-someone-with-a-wandering-eye-how-i-should-point-when-showing-things/675437)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ask-someone-with-a-wandering-eye-how-i-should-point-when-showing-things/675437 "2013-12-04T14:39:05Z")
A very nice person volunteers at rescue. One of his eyes doesn’t point in the same direction as the other eye. He comes in to be our manly man and lift and carry for us. He works a real job full time so I only get lim… --- ## [Fat Shaming vs. Fit Pride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-shaming-vs-fit-pride/675473)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-shaming-vs-fit-pride/675473 "2013-12-04T14:23:19Z")
I don’t know if any of you are familiar with the fitness model Maria Kang and the photo of her and her 3 young children which displays the phrase “What’s your excuse?” that became pretty controversial. The whole message… --- ## [New Nasty Pop-Up Ad Behavior: Help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nasty-pop-up-ad-behavior-help/675450)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nasty-pop-up-ad-behavior-help/675450 "2013-12-04T12:54:05Z")
ETA: Perhaps never mind: I found their “unsubscribe” button. It happened to me in the last five minutes. Suddenly, lots and lots of words, visible to me when reading the topic menus here at the SDMB, appear in blue … --- ## [Why do bridges cost so much in North America (Tappan Zee, Champlain)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-bridges-cost-so-much-in-north-america-tappan-zee-champlain/675363)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-bridges-cost-so-much-in-north-america-tappan-zee-champlain/675363 "2013-12-04T12:08:07Z")
(The word billion is used in this thread for brevity. It’s a North American billion, worth 1000 million.) Inspired by this recent thread, which I didn’t want to hijack. It discussed the Tappan Zee bridge replacement pro… --- ## [India, and American-style conservatism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-and-american-style-conservatism/673995)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-and-american-style-conservatism/673995 "2013-12-04T11:50:03Z")
Recently there was a Doper from India who insisted that governments should not collect (as much) money in taxes, because A) Governments are corrupt; and B) They don’t do a good job of spending it. Yesterday I was listen… --- ## [What does the word "vixen" mean, in your opinion, when applied to a woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-vixen-mean-in-your-opinion-when-applied-to-a-woman/632072)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-vixen-mean-in-your-opinion-when-applied-to-a-woman/632072 "2013-12-04T10:48:51Z")
A vixen is a female fox, but the word has also historically been used, generally by men, to describe certain women. It seems to have fallen out of use, but i also think that most people would still be familiar with the t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1181) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1183)