# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1256 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1257 --- ## [Drinking problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-problem/664421)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-problem/664421 "2013-08-02T18:00:32Z")
I am what they call a functional alcoholic. I don’t call myself that, I prefer heavy drinker. However, every morning, I awake and say to myself, why did I do that? It may be as simple as why did I drink so much, to as co… --- ## [Practicing drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practicing-drivers/664756)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practicing-drivers/664756 "2013-08-02T16:47:54Z")
Where can first time drivers practice legally? I know some suggest parking lots but that’s private property and one could be misconstrued as maliciously trespassing. Where is a safe and legal place? --- ## [What type of person is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-person-is-this/665017)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-person-is-this/665017 "2013-08-02T04:56:46Z")
Ok, there are two people stranded in the middle of the Sahara desert from a plane crash and are stuck until rescued…person A and person B. They have been there for days and haven’t eaten a thing. Person A isn’t fond of p… --- ## [How many biological children do you have or you think you'll have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068 "2013-08-02T04:36:51Z")
Anonymous poll. --- ## [Topless beaches near Cancun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topless-beaches-near-cancun/664985)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topless-beaches-near-cancun/664985 "2013-08-02T03:57:24Z")
My wife and I are heading down to the Cancun area later this year for a few days of romantic adult time. We’ve never been there before but have heard good things, plus it will give us a good reason to finally renew our … --- ## [How can I find jobs in North Dakota](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-jobs-in-north-dakota/665050)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-jobs-in-north-dakota/665050 "2013-08-02T03:53:55Z")
With the energy boom there, I am hearing about people making $15+/hr in unskilled labor. I have a degree in biochemistry, and have worked in QA/QC in a manufacturing environment (doing various analytical and micro tests… --- ## [Do queen-sized bed conversions look okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-queen-sized-bed-conversions-look-okay/665108)
**Author:** [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-queen-sized-bed-conversions-look-okay/665108 "2013-08-02T01:08:30Z")
I’ve got a full-size bed at the moment. Beautiful (and sometimes ahem useful for certain things) wrought-iron head and footboards that I’m kind of loath to abandon despite wanting to move up to a queen-size bed. Have h… --- ## [Saudi Website Founder to Receive 7 Years in Prison and 700 Lashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-website-founder-to-receive-7-years-in-prison-and-700-lashes/665021)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-website-founder-to-receive-7-years-in-prison-and-700-lashes/665021 "2013-08-01T21:32:30Z")
“The founder of a liberal-minded website in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes… Raif Badawi, through his website known as Free Saudi Liberals, had urged Saudis to share opinions abou… --- ## [Considering trying a ketogenic low carb diet, but warnings make me concerned - What's the truth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-trying-a-ketogenic-low-carb-diet-but-warnings-make-me-concerned-whats-the-truth/665104)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-trying-a-ketogenic-low-carb-diet-but-warnings-make-me-concerned-whats-the-truth/665104 "2013-08-01T21:24:51Z")
I’m currently slowly losing and maintaining a regular 3 times a week apt. with a personal trainer for an hour of intensive exercise. I’m 55 with no outstanding health issues other than needing to lose weight. I’m 6’3" a… --- ## [I May Have Been Burglarized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-been-burglarized/664994)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-been-burglarized/664994 "2013-08-01T21:16:07Z")
When I returned from being out of town, I went to put on the two rings I wear every day that are family heirlooms and they weren’t in the jewelry tray I keep in my top dresser drawer. At first I didn’t panic and checked… --- ## [Non profit organization enforcing bi-laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-profit-organization-enforcing-bi-laws/665000)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-profit-organization-enforcing-bi-laws/665000 "2013-08-01T20:12:11Z")
I belong to a non profit organization that owns and manages a clubhouse. The way we are set up is that we elect a board of directors each year that handles the day to day activities of the club. The bi laws are very expl… --- ## [Sleep Apnea woes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-apnea-woes/643524)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-apnea-woes/643524 "2013-08-01T18:35:05Z")
I got tested for sleep apnea because I snored loud and have a family history of others with SA. Turns out I have it. And the treatment is a pain in my ass. I never felt fatigue after sleeping without my CPAP… at least… --- ## [Ladies: How bad was this? (A slight cat call I guess)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-bad-was-this-a-slight-cat-call-i-guess/650552)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-bad-was-this-a-slight-cat-call-i-guess/650552 "2013-08-01T17:10:29Z")
I’m in the grocery store parking lot. I’m busy loading groceries from the cart to my truck. As I’m doing this my son elbows me in the side and says: “Dad, check it out.” So I raise my head up and see two attractive wome… --- ## [Can you tell if someone is a jerk just by looks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-if-someone-is-a-jerk-just-by-looks/664871)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-if-someone-is-a-jerk-just-by-looks/664871 "2013-08-01T07:10:27Z")
I think some people have a facial structure that makes them look… not evil, exactly, but definitely not good. I remember when Bob Filner was running for mayor of San Diego and remarking that I thought he looked like a m… --- ## [Upcoming family reunion - San Juan Islands or Big Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-family-reunion-san-juan-islands-or-big-sky/664970)
**Author:** [@mumma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mumma)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-family-reunion-san-juan-islands-or-big-sky/664970 "2013-08-01T01:10:19Z")
I’m trying to plan a family vacation for the summer of 2014 and the two front-runners so far are the San Juan Islands in Washington State or Big Sky, Montana. If you have been to those places can you tell me what you thi… --- ## [Eye injury / stye resulting from grass seed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-injury-stye-resulting-from-grass-seed/665036)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-injury-stye-resulting-from-grass-seed/665036 "2013-08-01T00:46:11Z")
My husband and BIL went for a ride on an ATV the other day and ran through a bunch of tall grass, releasing all the seed, which covered them. My husband was not wearing eye protection at the time. He had an immediate rea… --- ## [The Yelp website, and possible misuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yelp-website-and-possible-misuse/664889)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yelp-website-and-possible-misuse/664889 "2013-07-31T23:34:51Z")
This is an issue much complicated by the fact that it involves proprietary logarithms; but I’m interested to see what you folks might have to say. There is a gentleman I went to high school with, although I didn’t know … --- ## [Feeling depressed about dating fails. Obviously I'm doing something wrong, but not sure what it is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-depressed-about-dating-fails-obviously-im-doing-something-wrong-but-not-sure-what-it-is/664282)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-depressed-about-dating-fails-obviously-im-doing-something-wrong-but-not-sure-what-it-is/664282 "2013-07-31T22:35:27Z")
Long story short: I’m not ugly, I have friends, an active social life, I’m employed, and so on, yet I find it impossible to date. I have gone on dates in the literal sense, kissed guys, and had sex. I just can’t make it… --- ## [Will we walk on Mars in your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-walk-on-mars-in-your-lifetime/664680)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-walk-on-mars-in-your-lifetime/664680 "2013-07-31T20:03:40Z")
…assuming you don’t walk out tomorrow and get squashed by a falling anvil or something. Inspired by this poll; “71 Percent of U.S. See Humans On Mars By 2033” So whatdya reckon? Will you see mankind’s first footstep on… --- ## [What are your conversational gambits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-conversational-gambits/664347)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-conversational-gambits/664347 "2013-07-31T20:02:31Z")
Once I get a conversation going I’m pretty good. But getting there can sometimes be a struggle. I do several “meetup” type things these days so I’m often in the situation of chatting with someone I sort of know and mig… --- ## [man made colored clouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-made-colored-clouds/664861)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-made-colored-clouds/664861 "2013-07-31T04:53:39Z")
so I am driving cross country, and I get an artistic idea. remember the artist, who covered a huge part of a sea, with massive sheets of color floating panels, tied together. I think they were all red or maybe blue. too… --- ## [Unarmed Man Shot by Deputies Inside His Own Car Outside His Own Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unarmed-man-shot-by-deputies-inside-his-own-car-outside-his-own-home/664834)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unarmed-man-shot-by-deputies-inside-his-own-car-outside-his-own-home/664834 "2013-07-31T03:19:23Z")
I’m sure this story will get larger and more problematic the more people hear it. Unlike what the writer - not journalist - writes, he was not shot reaching for cigarettes. That was sarcasm or an outright lie to get yo… --- ## [What constitutes plagiarism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-plagiarism/664714)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-plagiarism/664714 "2013-07-31T02:45:05Z")
HI Dopers, I am trying to understand the dos and don’ts of writing a fictional novel, in so far as borrowing ideas and concepts from existing literature and media is concerned. Specifically, at what point does “reuse” o… --- ## [noticed something odd \[divorce/insurance policy question\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noticed-something-odd-divorce-insurance-policy-question/664656)
**Author:** [@08roadglide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/08roadglide)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noticed-something-odd-divorce-insurance-policy-question/664656 "2013-07-31T00:23:28Z")
I was divorced back in 2005 , part of the agreement was i had to get a one hundred thousand dollar life insurance policy on both my children , my ex wife was to be the sole beneficiary and i had no other control other th… --- ## [Obese Boy Scouts not allowed to attend Jamboree. Fat discrimination or common sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obese-boy-scouts-not-allowed-to-attend-jamboree-fat-discrimination-or-common-sense/663634)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obese-boy-scouts-not-allowed-to-attend-jamboree-fat-discrimination-or-common-sense/663634 "2013-07-31T00:14:23Z")
As a fat but strong kid in my youth I’m kind of conflicted. On one hand I understand the logic. A kid with a BMI of 40 ispretty fat in most cases and I can see that a physically challenging site might be difficult or in … --- ## [4-year-old with speech problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-year-old-with-speech-problem/664747)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-year-old-with-speech-problem/664747 "2013-07-30T23:41:38Z")
My 4-year-old girl says “frain frack” instead of “train track” and “wewwow” instead of “yellow.” Both problems seem similar–using the lips instead of making the sound all the way back in the mouth where it should be mad… --- ## [A Household Repair Question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-household-repair-question/664799)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-household-repair-question/664799 "2013-07-30T23:13:29Z")
My neighbors had a pipe leak in the ceiling of their condo. The leak did damage, & spread both into the ceiling of the common corridor, & into the basement. What kind of workman should I call to check my condo for hidd… --- ## [Is this unreasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-unreasonable/664851)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-unreasonable/664851 "2013-07-30T21:26:26Z")
There’s this guy named beane who when was younger was a bit of a troublemaker who did stupid things such as stealing. Now the place he stole from knew he stole and to no action against him/ didn’t hold him accountable/le… --- ## [What are the hallmarks of a good man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-hallmarks-of-a-good-man/664806)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-hallmarks-of-a-good-man/664806 "2013-07-30T21:12:19Z")
I need to preface this with some background information as seemingly straightforward discussions sometimes take confusing turns when readers make assumptions. I’m an adult. I’m married with kids. I’m not looking for dat… --- ## [Would werewolves, kaiju and/or zombies be classified as biological weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-werewolves-kaiju-and-or-zombies-be-classified-as-biological-weapons/664911)
**Author:** [@RTepp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTepp)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-werewolves-kaiju-and-or-zombies-be-classified-as-biological-weapons/664911 "2013-07-30T20:54:20Z")
Hey guys, I’m just curious about something, hoping somebody can answer this: Suppose that werewolves, kaiju, and/or zombies existed. Suppose also that the military implemented these creatures in warfare by letting them … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1255) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1257)