# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1199 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1200 --- ## [Do you get hot or cold after eating a meal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-hot-or-cold-after-eating-a-meal/672893)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-hot-or-cold-after-eating-a-meal/672893 "2013-11-05T02:28:51Z")
Just curious. I’ve been thinking about it since a couple of coworkers got chilly on separate occasions, during meal breaks. Me, I get warm. --- ## [Please Recommend an Air Filter to Help With a Guest Who Smokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-air-filter-to-help-with-a-guest-who-smokes/672743)
**Author:** [@thursday\_next](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thursday_next)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-air-filter-to-help-with-a-guest-who-smokes/672743 "2013-11-05T01:30:41Z")
We need to cut down on the unpleasantness that our guest is bringing inside with him after going outside to smoke. Can anyone recommend a good air filter to help in this situation? I already asked and a decontamination… --- ## [Women: Do you get horny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-get-horny/519167)
**Author:** [@Pulp\_Friction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pulp_Friction)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-get-horny/519167 "2013-11-05T00:27:59Z")
Well, of course you do. I mean, to the point where you are acutely aware of it. To the point of distraction. To the point where you’re at some random point in your day and you formulate a thought along the lines of “I’s … --- ## [Health insurance time - need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-time-need-answer-fast/672815)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-time-need-answer-fast/672815 "2013-11-04T23:22:57Z")
So it’s “that” time of year again. Typo Knig and the spawn are covered under his insurance, and open season for him ends tomorrow (2 weeks before mine even opens, so no opportunity for comparison-shopping). Boo. And the… --- ## [Winter vacation Ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-vacation-ideas/673059)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-vacation-ideas/673059 "2013-11-04T22:11:21Z")
Hi, I’m looking for any suggestions for a family vacation/resort for my Floridian family (myself, wife, 2 kids (4 and 6 years old). The kids have never seen snow, and our primary goal is to take them somewhere where th… --- ## [Which is the best Porsche 911?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-porsche-911/669388)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-porsche-911/669388 "2013-11-04T21:28:27Z")
I used to have a Porsche 911SC. Miles better than the 924 I had before. (The 924 gets no respect; but it handled quite well.) Just now I was watching Top Gear and they praised the Boxster, saying ‘It’s what the 911 wa… --- ## [Newspaper Obituaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspaper-obituaries/672891)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspaper-obituaries/672891 "2013-11-04T21:15:44Z")
Have no idea if this is observed in other cities. Perusing the obituaries I note that, in proportion to the demographics here in San Diego, very few African Americans are “featured” in the obit. In fact, it’s very rare… --- ## [TSA Precheck-anyone signed up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-precheck-anyone-signed-up/672289)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-precheck-anyone-signed-up/672289 "2013-11-04T20:49:50Z")
Apparently in an attempt to promote the service, we were given Precheck status on a recent flight. At least, that’s what the TSA agent told us. Nice. Quick thru a special gate, no line, no shoe removal. Upon checking, we… --- ## [We might have to pick one of these cities for relocation - help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-might-have-to-pick-one-of-these-cities-for-relocation-help/665737)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-might-have-to-pick-one-of-these-cities-for-relocation-help/665737 "2013-11-04T20:39:48Z")
I work for a government agency that is closing several offices around the country (including mine in Cincinnati) and relocating the employees. They just released the list of cities where people with my position may choo… --- ## [Can men be "taught not to rape"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-men-be-taught-not-to-rape/672447)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-men-be-taught-not-to-rape/672447 "2013-11-04T20:35:56Z")
A common response against victim blaming is “Why not teach men not to rape?” I don’t think you can. Can you teach a murderer not to murder? You can try, but they aren’t going to listen. You can try to teach a thief not… --- ## [Lightbox recommendations for SAD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightbox-recommendations-for-sad/672766)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightbox-recommendations-for-sad/672766 "2013-11-04T18:57:35Z")
Been dragging my feet. Wondering about what you guys use, how long each day you use it for, where you got it, what it cost, and does it work. Thanking you. --- ## [Really practical housewarming care package ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-practical-housewarming-care-package-ideas/668992)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-practical-housewarming-care-package-ideas/668992 "2013-11-04T18:30:17Z")
My niece and her sweetie will be setting up housekeeping in the next couple of months, and I’m sort of the parental figure for her, so I figured I’d play Good Mommy and put together a Giant Box o’ Crap that one needs fro… --- ## [Which state am I covered under?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-state-am-i-covered-under/672932)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-state-am-i-covered-under/672932 "2013-11-04T17:26:58Z")
I work for a security firm that, within the last year, moved from Oregon to Washington. My own job site for the last 21 years has been in Oregon, and I live in Oregon. In yesterday’s paycheck was a little note that sai… --- ## [Gardening question: ferns and banana skins.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-question-ferns-and-banana-skins/673032)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-question-ferns-and-banana-skins/673032 "2013-11-04T16:52:54Z")
Many eons ago I happenchanced to become the custodian of a number of staghorn or elk ferns. And way back then, one of our esteemed members here (Essured) told me that her mum ‘feeds’ her stag ferns with banana skins chu… --- ## [AAVE question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aave-question/645633)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aave-question/645633 "2013-11-04T15:50:55Z")
The thread that shall not be mentioned got me thinking about a question I have had for a while. I have noticed the following many times: Me, white person: where do you live? Black person: I stay on the east side OR I s… --- ## [How do I deal with tipping waitstaff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-deal-with-tipping-waitstaff/672923)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-deal-with-tipping-waitstaff/672923 "2013-11-04T15:33:30Z")
Not sure if this is GQ or IMHO, but people seem adamant that there is, in fact, one true answer to this, so… Anyway, as I’ve said in far to many threads lately, I’m going to America (Florida). I’ve been once before, but… --- ## [What Became of Those 19th Century "Genetic Improvement"Societies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-of-those-19th-century-genetic-improvement-societies/673057)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-of-those-19th-century-genetic-improvement-societies/673057 "2013-11-04T14:43:58Z")
In the 19th century, geneticists like Francis Galton advocated having "superior"individuals breed with each other-the idea was that such unions would result in smarter children. Robert Heinlein alluded to these organi… --- ## [Question for Atheists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-atheists/672444)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-atheists/672444 "2013-11-04T14:01:40Z")
I am not a Christian, ( though I was raised a lapsed Catholic!), but like everyone else, grew up with a wide exposure to Christian habits. Like saying grace, or Thanking Jesus. Pretty prevalent in movies, and on TV. Som… --- ## [What's Bonn (Germany) Like -Ghost Town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-bonn-germany-like-ghost-town/672914)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-bonn-germany-like-ghost-town/672914 "2013-11-04T12:38:19Z")
From 1945 to about 2000? Bonn was the capital of Germany. Now that the capital is now berlin, there must be a lot of empty buildings in Bonn-so is real estate cheap there? Or has the government expanded to absorb the b… --- ## [sinfest.net -- anyone else having trouble seeing pics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinfest-net-anyone-else-having-trouble-seeing-pics/673020)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinfest-net-anyone-else-having-trouble-seeing-pics/673020 "2013-11-04T11:41:23Z")
I thought about this going in Cafe Society, but it’s more of a technical issue than a content issue – for the past few days, when I view sinfest.net, I get an “x” instead of the pictures. I’m using Firefox on Windows 8.… --- ## [Perhaps A Stupid Question For Women...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-a-stupid-question-for-women/671292)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-a-stupid-question-for-women/671292 "2013-11-04T10:26:14Z")
I have noticed in some TV shows, women with large bags (not just a small purse) seem to be walking around with the bag being held by their elbow joint - with their arm unnaturally bent in a 90 degree angle - as they go p… --- ## [Would You Drive a Car Without a Steering Wheel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-drive-a-car-without-a-steering-wheel/672982)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-drive-a-car-without-a-steering-wheel/672982 "2013-11-04T05:06:35Z")
Now that many cars are “drive by wire”-why not replace the old fashioned steering wheel with a joystick? It would n make for a safer car in a crash, and probably be a more relaxed driving experience. I remember seeing a … --- ## [Can one be "otherkin" if they don't know what kin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-be-otherkin-if-they-dont-know-what-kin/672804)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-be-otherkin-if-they-dont-know-what-kin/672804 "2013-11-04T04:59:18Z")
So, otherkin. Basic idea = I don’t feel like a human, instead I feel like an x. Where x is usually a mythical or fantasical creature like a unicorn or pixie or phoenix or something. I have an internet acquaintance who… --- ## [Unethical to take kids trick-or-treating outside your neighbourhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-to-take-kids-trick-or-treating-outside-your-neighbourhood/672834)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-to-take-kids-trick-or-treating-outside-your-neighbourhood/672834 "2013-11-04T03:29:55Z")
My daughter volunteered\* that her stepdad balked this year at taking her and her step-/half-siblings to trick-or-treat at the college dorms because the candy wasn’t good enough. So he drove them to a known “good spot” t… --- ## [Fast moving things appearing to slow down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-moving-things-appearing-to-slow-down/673008)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-moving-things-appearing-to-slow-down/673008 "2013-11-04T02:46:53Z")
Throughtout my life I have worked on and off on high speed production lines as a maintenance mechanic. When I first started as a teenager I was set back by how fast everything seemed to be moving. The longer I worked on … --- ## [why does weed cause paranoia,anxiety?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-weed-cause-paranoia-anxiety/672881)
**Author:** [@wdsta1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wdsta1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-weed-cause-paranoia-anxiety/672881 "2013-11-04T02:38:03Z")
Last time i smoked,i flippd out.i have teens that are startng to dabble with pot.my fear is they puff some strong shit like i did that caused my anxiety attacks…i do not want my kids smoking weed.i believe weed has many … --- ## [Yech, toilet stain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yech-toilet-stain/671113)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yech-toilet-stain/671113 "2013-11-04T01:03:10Z")
Right at the water line, black staining, not raised, IOW, can’t take pumice to that damn stain, impervious to bleach, seemingly Background: the hardest water in the world, I swear. And a septic tank that we use for 2 si… --- ## [Anti-depressant Discontinuation Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-depressant-discontinuation-syndrome/649614)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-depressant-discontinuation-syndrome/649614 "2013-11-04T00:49:02Z")
Does anyone here have any experience with this? My 30 year old stepson just stopped taking Zoloft after being on it for several (3-4+?) years under a doctor’s care. He was also taking prescribed Soboxone at the same time… --- ## [Someone wants to kill me. How worried should I be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-wants-to-kill-me-how-worried-should-i-be/670398)
**Author:** [@Dusty\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusty_Rose)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-wants-to-kill-me-how-worried-should-i-be/670398 "2013-11-04T00:34:37Z")
I was enjoying a vacation day from work this afternoon when I noticed a sheriff’s deputy walking up to the front door. This is a highly unusual occurrence for us, and we quickly went to talk to him. It seems he had a mes… --- ## ["If you don't vote, you can't complain." What if...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-vote-you-cant-complain-what-if/672696)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-vote-you-cant-complain-what-if/672696 "2013-11-04T00:15:55Z")
Most of us have heard the saying, “If you don’t vote, you can’t complain about who gets elected.” But are you allowed to complain about who gets elected if you did vote for them, and later regretted it? (This is only hy… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1198) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1200)