# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1234 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1235 --- ## [Solutions for extreme dietary sensitivity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solutions-for-extreme-dietary-sensitivity/668206)
**Author:** [@puggyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puggyfish)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solutions-for-extreme-dietary-sensitivity/668206 "2013-09-09T02:41:53Z")
I’m writing on behalf of a friend who has had digestion issues since she was young, most likely some form of IBS. Over time she has become dependent on laxatives (Dulcolax) for bowel movements - far too many of them. As … --- ## [What kind of bicycle do I want? (long, sorry)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bicycle-do-i-want-long-sorry/668203)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bicycle-do-i-want-long-sorry/668203 "2013-09-09T02:23:02Z")
I go into a bike store and stand there slack-jawed, wondering what to look at. Mostly I don’t find clerks who are very helpful (they seem to be used to dealing with people who know what they want or who will take whateve… --- ## [Is earwax cleaning a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-earwax-cleaning-a-scam/666886)
**Author:** [@Tanhauser\_Gate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanhauser_Gate)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-earwax-cleaning-a-scam/666886 "2013-09-09T02:13:43Z")
I figured you guys would be the best to ask about this; google throws up mixed answers. My ear ear has felt somewhat blocked the past 6 months or so. I’m fairly prone to wax (ain’t the human body charming), and I’d feel… --- ## [Help me understand "epileptiform discharge"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-epileptiform-discharge/648856)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-epileptiform-discharge/648856 "2013-09-09T00:15:18Z")
No, it’s not THAT kind of discharge. :slight\_smile: To get this over with: Yes, you ANAD, I am being treated by a qualified Neurologist, blah, blah, blah. Now that the kidding is over, my neurologist diagnosed me with… --- ## [Is the cost of war going down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-cost-of-war-going-down/668194)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-cost-of-war-going-down/668194 "2013-09-09T00:06:04Z")
I find it very interesting that in modern times we can debate whether to bomb a country publicly, under the knowledge of the potential enemy, without there being much they can do about it.“Should be a full-scale invasion… --- ## ["Drug Checkpoint 5 Miles Ahead"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-checkpoint-5-miles-ahead/668340)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-checkpoint-5-miles-ahead/668340 "2013-09-08T23:44:01Z")
You’re driving down the Interstate when you pass a sign that says: “Drug Checkpoint 5 Miles Ahead”. But before you get to it, there’s another exit. I’ve actually only seen this scenario one time, but have wondered about … --- ## [Getting rid of ammonia smell from a lot of cat pee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-ammonia-smell-from-a-lot-of-cat-pee/652147)
**Author:** [@Postariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Postariti)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-ammonia-smell-from-a-lot-of-cat-pee/652147 "2013-09-08T23:23:34Z")
My friend has four cats, and keeps the litter box on the landing of his stairs. He’s been sick, and didn’t clean the litter box enough. End result was cat pee up and down the carpeted stairs. He’s planning to eventual… --- ## [Ben Jealous head of NAACP seems super-competent & successful- Why would he leave position?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jealous-head-of-naacp-seems-super-competent-successful-why-would-he-leave-position/668363)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jealous-head-of-naacp-seems-super-competent-successful-why-would-he-leave-position/668363 "2013-09-08T23:07:42Z")
This guyappears to be hitting it out of the park and as head of the NAACP is (I would think) king of the mountain in his chosen field. There appears to be no whisper of scandal. Why in the world would he give this up? A… --- ## [Night Guards for Bruxism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-guards-for-bruxism/605604)
**Author:** [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-guards-for-bruxism/605604 "2013-09-08T21:22:51Z")
My problem with tooth grinding has become bad enough that my dentist wants me to use a custom made night guard. It will cost about $500. I don’t doubt that I need one, since I’m having quite a bit of gum recession becaus… --- ## [At what point do I become concerned about a permanent tooth not coming in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-i-become-concerned-about-a-permanent-tooth-not-coming-in/668231)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-i-become-concerned-about-a-permanent-tooth-not-coming-in/668231 "2013-09-08T19:20:08Z")
Daughter is 8. She had an orthodontist consult less than a year ago, and he had her x-rays and did a visual exam and declared that she would probably need braces at some point, but nothing worth intervention now. Her den… --- ## [Cool lists of info](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-lists-of-info/668342)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-lists-of-info/668342 "2013-09-08T18:50:31Z")
Ever been looking at categories on wikipedia and say damn, just the list is fascinating! My most recent example: Anyone got more? --- ## [Anyone else find sex toys too funny/awkward to be useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-find-sex-toys-too-funny-awkward-to-be-useful/667288)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-find-sex-toys-too-funny-awkward-to-be-useful/667288 "2013-09-08T16:29:24Z")
I swear I’m not doing it on purpose! But practically it is pretty hard to stay in the right mindset when you’re laughing your ass off, or messing around with an awkward toy until you get frustrated and go look can we jus… --- ## [Sudden arm jerk when awakening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-arm-jerk-when-awakening/668325)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-arm-jerk-when-awakening/668325 "2013-09-08T15:31:23Z")
We are trying to find the source of a sudden arm jerk my girlfriend is experiencing when she first awakes. If she goes to sip her glass of water in the middle of the night she throws the water all over her self, of if sh… --- ## [This job opportunity looks like a scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-job-opportunity-looks-like-a-scam/640288)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-job-opportunity-looks-like-a-scam/640288 "2013-09-08T14:25:52Z")
I’m searching for a job right now and found a lead that I think is a somewhat obvious scam but perhaps not. The company name is Inctor CCL. They have no online presence at all. There is an inctor.com but it is a totally… --- ## [Help me learn medical Spanish!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-learn-medical-spanish/668263)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-learn-medical-spanish/668263 "2013-09-08T04:24:46Z")
I have just started a new job where a substantial chunk of the patients I see don’t speak any English. Right now I am using nurses to interpret or the phone interpreter service, but that is very cumbersome and time-consu… --- ## [Is this racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-racist/668076)
**Author:** [@Modevo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modevo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-racist/668076 "2013-09-08T02:55:50Z")
So my friend and I were playing Total War Shogun II and I remarked at how some of the soldiers didn’t look Japanese, they looked Caucasian. He said that’s racist. Is it? I mean, I didn’t intend to be derogatory or anythi… --- ## [Explain this lawn mowing strategy to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-lawn-mowing-strategy-to-me/668214)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-lawn-mowing-strategy-to-me/668214 "2013-09-07T23:44:29Z")
Because I see this quite a bit and have never understood it. Step 1. Let your grass grow until it is a foot tall. Step 2. Drop your mower down to the lowest setting. Step 3. Struggle to mow your yard as your mower cho… --- ## [Is flypaper cruel and/or am I a sadistic monster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flypaper-cruel-and-or-am-i-a-sadistic-monster/667101)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flypaper-cruel-and-or-am-i-a-sadistic-monster/667101 "2013-09-07T23:23:48Z")
Flies have bedeviled animalkind since they were created in 4004 (I think it was a Thursday). Exodus even shows them to be one of God’s special punishments. There are many ways of killing them quickly and cleanly, but m… --- ## [GFCF and autism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfcf-and-autism/668234)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfcf-and-autism/668234 "2013-09-07T22:49:15Z")
So, the ABA program manager for China bambina went to an autism conference and is now suggesting we think about a gluten free casein free diet. On top of that, oxalates are bad and need to clense the toxin build up in Ch… --- ## [If the U.S. attacks Syria without U.N. approval, can Syria "legally" fire back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-u-s-attacks-syria-without-u-n-approval-can-syria-legally-fire-back/668019)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-u-s-attacks-syria-without-u-n-approval-can-syria-legally-fire-back/668019 "2013-09-07T21:17:45Z")
Suppose that the U.S. decides to attack Syria without approval from the U.N. Could Syria legally return fire? While they don’t have the ability to conventionally shoot back, they could send commandos and undercover age… --- ## [Microsoft buys Nokia- Will this save their smartphone venture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-buys-nokia-will-this-save-their-smartphone-venture/667865)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-buys-nokia-will-this-save-their-smartphone-venture/667865 "2013-09-07T19:06:43Z")
I thinking it’s just rearranging deck chairs, but we’ll see - Microsoft to acquire Nokia’s device and services division --- ## [How did people make a living whittling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-make-a-living-whittling/668051)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-make-a-living-whittling/668051 "2013-09-07T18:51:38Z")
I was reading the Wikipedia article on whittling, and this sentence popped up: These days whittling is mainly a hobby and not as living as it used to be before carving machines were invented. How did people make money… --- ## [How many Popes have served in your lifetime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-popes-have-served-in-your-lifetime/668107)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-popes-have-served-in-your-lifetime/668107 "2013-09-07T18:06:40Z")
Looking at the POTUS thread, thought Pope might be fun. For me it is: Paul VI John Paul I John Paul II Benedict XVI Francis --- ## [Flea Advice (for my cat, not me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flea-advice-for-my-cat-not-me/668063)
**Author:** [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flea-advice-for-my-cat-not-me/668063 "2013-09-07T16:59:18Z")
Hey all, A quick post before I gotta take off for my internship. My sweet, simpleminded Snuggleslut (pic herefrom her fun day at the vet when she failed at hopping a fence) has fleas. About a week ago I put some liquid … --- ## [Genie Wish #3-Resurrection!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genie-wish-3-resurrection/668085)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genie-wish-3-resurrection/668085 "2013-09-07T16:05:33Z")
Last in a series. The premise is that you’ve found and rubbed the right magic lamp, and a genie pops out and grants you 3 wishes. You wish to resurrect someone at the prime of their life. Who do you resurrect? How do … --- ## [State of Jefferson? Secession movements around the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-jefferson-secession-movements-around-the-us/668108)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-jefferson-secession-movements-around-the-us/668108 "2013-09-07T15:57:58Z")
I do not think this has a factual answer so I am posting in IMHO. Parts of northern California and southern Oregon are making noises about secession from each state and forming the 51st state called ‘Jefferson’. I hear … --- ## [Need a rec for a good light-blocking sleep mask please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-rec-for-a-good-light-blocking-sleep-mask-please/668226)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-rec-for-a-good-light-blocking-sleep-mask-please/668226 "2013-09-07T15:14:57Z")
We don’t sleep in the same room, since he likes the TV on all night. I have wonderful earplugs, but the flickering light of the TV bothers me, and we’ll be traveling and sharing a room for 10 days. Please advise, thanks --- ## [How many US Presidents have there been in your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-presidents-have-there-been-in-your-lifetime/653913)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-presidents-have-there-been-in-your-lifetime/653913 "2013-09-07T05:45:11Z")
I woke up this morning with the thought that some US citizens must have lived from the terms of George Washington to Abraham Lincoln, as only 64 years separated their terms of 1st and 16th POTUS. So many US Presidents … --- ## [Are there girls' instruments and boys' instrument in band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-girls-instruments-and-boys-instrument-in-band/668044)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-girls-instruments-and-boys-instrument-in-band/668044 "2013-09-07T04:38:14Z")
A friend of mine has a son who just started middle school. He wants to be in the band and he wants to play the flute. She is going to let him play the flute, but is concerned that he will be teased for playing a girls’ i… --- ## [Is the Comcast data usage plan a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-comcast-data-usage-plan-a-scam/667617)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-comcast-data-usage-plan-a-scam/667617 "2013-09-07T04:11:39Z")
Several months ago Comcast put in a data cap on accounts. 300 MB in my area, with $10 for every 50MB after that, They advertised that this would only affect a small % of customers , mainly those with multiple users and d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1233) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1235)