# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1297 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1298 --- ## [What's up with the water speed record standing unbroken for 35 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-water-speed-record-standing-unbroken-for-35-years/658777)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-water-speed-record-standing-unbroken-for-35-years/658777 "2013-05-20T10:44:44Z")
Yeah, it’s damned dangerous stuff, but so’s so much of that sort of extreme motorsport record chasing. We don’t even need daredevil billionaire type to chase this particular record. The craft that set it was a backya… --- ## [Piss Christ vs Onion article re Chris Brown beating Rihanna to death - Are these equivalent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piss-christ-vs-onion-article-re-chris-brown-beating-rihanna-to-death-are-these-equivalent/658792)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piss-christ-vs-onion-article-re-chris-brown-beating-rihanna-to-death-are-these-equivalent/658792 "2013-05-20T09:10:44Z")
Per this article the author makes the following assertion. Are these equivalent pruderies? --- ## [Kinsey Scale Revisited/ Are you straight/gay/ bi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinsey-scale-revisited-are-you-straight-gay-bi/553507)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinsey-scale-revisited-are-you-straight-gay-bi/553507 "2013-05-20T07:26:31Z")
The Kinsey Scale Rate yourself on the Kinsey Scale as follows Rating Description 0 Exclusively heterosexual 1 Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual 2 Predominantly heterosexual, but more than inci… --- ## ["Makeup for Men Is on the Rise—and No Longer a Taboo" I call shenanigans on this perennial BS claim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-for-men-is-on-the-rise-and-no-longer-a-taboo-i-call-shenanigans-on-this-perennial-bs-claim/658381)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-for-men-is-on-the-rise-and-no-longer-a-taboo-i-call-shenanigans-on-this-perennial-bs-claim/658381 "2013-05-20T04:53:37Z")
I’m 54 and I’ve seen this claim practically every year by fashion articles. This might be true in certain youth oriented genres like emo/goth dress up, the urban music and artsy fartsy fashion scene or for some gay men,… --- ## [life of pi \[actually surviving with tiger on boat\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-of-pi-actually-surviving-with-tiger-on-boat/658654)
**Author:** [@e.fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/e.fred)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-of-pi-actually-surviving-with-tiger-on-boat/658654 "2013-05-20T04:52:48Z")
What would be the best way to survive with a tiger on a small boat? Could you try to pet it like a cat or would it get it mad and kill you? Do you think you could catch fish and feed it and become friends? Or would he ju… --- ## [Tinted moisturizer? BB cream? wut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinted-moisturizer-bb-cream-wut/658468)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinted-moisturizer-bb-cream-wut/658468 "2013-05-20T01:41:14Z")
I don’t really do makeup. But I was looking at the pics in the “dudes wearing makeup” thread today, and wow! If tinted moisturizer can do that, I wanna start wearing it. But how do I pick a color? A brand? I don’t have c… --- ## [Your takes on parents' & employers' superiority](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-takes-on-parents-employers-superiority/658744)
**Author:** [@itsharkley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/itsharkley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-takes-on-parents-employers-superiority/658744 "2013-05-20T00:58:12Z")
I was told that I am nothing, since I have not worked in society, and have no rights to stand up to my step father’s bitter toned comments. He made his points by telling me that I am a son of a bitch a couple of times, a… --- ## [My gf's birthday present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gfs-birthday-present/658771)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gfs-birthday-present/658771 "2013-05-20T00:57:09Z")
My gf’s birthday is a month from now and I don’t have it bought but I have it picked out. She’s big into 4H shooting sports and hunting but she never had a gun that was her own, she always borrowed one from her dad. I’m… --- ## [Rowing machine for cardio any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rowing-machine-for-cardio-any-good/657208)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rowing-machine-for-cardio-any-good/657208 "2013-05-19T23:24:00Z")
I used to run a lot. But after an injury to my ankle I had to stop. Now I do some elliptical and static bicycle, but I don’t like either much. The elliptical puts too much strain on my damaged ankle. The static bike act… --- ## [Attention whore or social commentator (Obese photographer)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-whore-or-social-commentator-obese-photographer/658251)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-whore-or-social-commentator-obese-photographer/658251 "2013-05-19T19:15:25Z")
\[From here: http://www.salon.com/2013/04/23/pictures\_of\_people\_who\_mock\_me\](From here: http://www.salon.com/2013/04/23/pictures\_of\_people\_who\_mock\_me/?fark) Basically, an obese woman sets up a very “look at me” situat… --- ## [Click It or Ticket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-it-or-ticket/658583)
**Author:** [@Teddy\_Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teddy_Kennedy)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/click-it-or-ticket/658583 "2013-05-19T19:08:24Z")
Am I in the minority in finding this law a steaming pile of bullshit? Or perhaps I missed something about the idea of “freedom”. I’d like to go ahead and make a few predictions concerning future laws: \[ul\] \[li\]Unprote… --- ## [Injury to my nail bed and skin by it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injury-to-my-nail-bed-and-skin-by-it/658742)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injury-to-my-nail-bed-and-skin-by-it/658742 "2013-05-19T18:54:24Z")
I seem to have had ingrown toenail and I tried cutting it but was rough. It was oozing clear liquid that seem to be coming under the nail bed.:o:o I would wash it everyday. This problem seems to be all gone now but I ha… --- ## [Question about buying a washer & dryer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-buying-a-washer-dryer/658690)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-buying-a-washer-dryer/658690 "2013-05-19T16:28:18Z")
OK, my old dryer bit the bullet, my washer is on its last legs, both are 20 years old, so I’m in the market to replace them both. I’m just a single dude who really doesn’t know anything about washing clothes besides the… --- ## [How should you handle a job interview with human reasources?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-you-handle-a-job-interview-with-human-reasources/658686)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-you-handle-a-job-interview-with-human-reasources/658686 "2013-05-19T04:56:16Z")
I have a job interview coming up for an entry level position as an attorney. However, the interview is being conducted by someone from HR, i.e., someone with no legal experience. So what is a guy from HR going to be loo… --- ## [Sliced Finger: What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sliced-finger-what-to-do/658660)
**Author:** [@Mathematics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mathematics)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sliced-finger-what-to-do/658660 "2013-05-19T04:50:50Z")
Okay, I feel a little ridiculous posting this on a message board, but it’s 2 am and nobody I know here is awake. So I was just cutting an apple and managed to slice my finger a little bit. I’m normally very careful with… --- ## [Shower radios](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-radios/658464)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-radios/658464 "2013-05-19T01:46:18Z")
Do any of you listen to the radio in the shower? It occurred to me today that shower radios are something I’ve only seen in cartoons. I’m an avid radio listener, but only outside of a shower. --- ## [Car Insurance Company Nightmare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-company-nightmare/658670)
**Author:** [@jmb819](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmb819)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-company-nightmare/658670 "2013-05-19T01:09:51Z")
Got into a car accident on April 7th and it’s now May 18th and my claim is pretty much nowhere close to being finished. Details On The Accident I was in the drive thru at McDonalds and a taxi was in front of me. For s… --- ## [If Fight Club's ending happened for real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-fight-clubs-ending-happened-for-real/658643)
**Author:** [@itsharkley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/itsharkley)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-fight-clubs-ending-happened-for-real/658643 "2013-05-18T21:09:03Z")
What would happen to the world? How would you respond? --- ## [Bikini line issues - Any chubby girls get waxed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-line-issues-any-chubby-girls-get-waxed/658326)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-line-issues-any-chubby-girls-get-waxed/658326 "2013-05-18T19:45:51Z")
I have been trying (and failing) to clean up my bikini line. I am shaving but ingrown hairs are a very big problem for me. I would like to go get waxed but I am a little overweight (in particular, my thighs are huge). I… --- ## [Progesterone question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progesterone-question/658678)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progesterone-question/658678 "2013-05-18T18:08:14Z")
So my wife has been prescribed this drug by her gynocologist, and she’s a little concerned about some of the risk factors both to herself and the baby. As far as we know, her progesterone levels aren’t known. She took a … --- ## [Can you fix/build stuff? How handy are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-build-stuff-how-handy-are-you/658266)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-build-stuff-how-handy-are-you/658266 "2013-05-18T17:52:52Z")
I considered a poll for this one but there are just too many variables. My question is fairly basic though: Something breaks around the house–plumbing, electrical, windows, landscaping; or the car needs a tune up or may… --- ## [PEE! PEE! housebreaking...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pee-pee-housebreaking/658630)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pee-pee-housebreaking/658630 "2013-05-18T17:52:20Z")
My darling Zusje is 8.5 weeks old, pit bull, sweet as pie. I have housebroken some tough cookies, including my Preston, who was pooping in his crate at 6 months when I got him. But Zuzu is defying me. Oh, she’s got the… --- ## [Family Crisis: Are You Obligated To Pet-Sit For A Sibling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-crisis-are-you-obligated-to-pet-sit-for-a-sibling/658631)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-crisis-are-you-obligated-to-pet-sit-for-a-sibling/658631 "2013-05-18T16:47:20Z")
I have two sisters who live at the opposite ends of a large city. The older one has a cat and a large dog. Up to last year, her ex-husband lived near her, and he would take care of her pets when she went on vacation, b… --- ## [Parents of young children: what's your position on having TVs in the kid's bedroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-children-whats-your-position-on-having-tvs-in-the-kids-bedroom/658245)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-children-whats-your-position-on-having-tvs-in-the-kids-bedroom/658245 "2013-05-18T15:56:28Z")
My wife & I have a baby girl. On her first birthday, one of my siblings gave her a television with built-in DVD player, which we have not put up and do not intend to (annoying the sibling in question, but that’s another … --- ## [Please help me find these glasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-these-glasses/658655)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-these-glasses/658655 "2013-05-18T15:41:30Z")
It was a toss-up whether this belonged in IMHO or Cafe Society, so please feel free to move if I made the wrong choice. Thanks! So…I’m going to Comic Con again this year. The spouse has been planning all year to dress u… --- ## [Mystery Scientist Ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-scientist-ideas/658628)
**Author:** [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-scientist-ideas/658628 "2013-05-18T15:02:49Z")
My son’s first grade class has a recurring parent “mystery scientist”. Tuesday is my turn. I have 30-45 minutes to do something funinvolving science with the class. I’m not sure what the other parent’s have done. Any ide… --- ## [W.W.2, American Iliad or American Odyssey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-w-2-american-iliad-or-american-odyssey/658649)
**Author:** [@David\_H\_Singanas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_H_Singanas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-w-2-american-iliad-or-american-odyssey/658649 "2013-05-18T14:13:48Z")
World War 2 , American Iliad or American Odyssey? The review of Rick Atkinson’s “The Guns at Last Light” (WSJ , May 11-12, 2013) is titled “The American Iliad.” I don’t know if this comes from reviewer Max Hastings or… --- ## [Updates on SD User Satyagrahi, and car-related question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updates-on-sd-user-satyagrahi-and-car-related-question/657706)
**Author:** [@Satyagrahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satyagrahi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updates-on-sd-user-satyagrahi-and-car-related-question/657706 "2013-05-18T12:58:33Z")
Hello, This is Mrs Satyagrahi. I would like to let you know that my husband passed away a few months ago. He was suddenly, and unexpectedly, diagnosed with brain cancer, which turned out to be inoperable as well as end-… --- ## [Recomend a mountain bike for me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-mountain-bike-for-me/658453)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-mountain-bike-for-me/658453 "2013-05-18T08:37:59Z")
It’s official: I’m taking my talents to Columbus. This means a lot of things: New job, new car, new apartment, cooking my own food again. It also means biking again! I’ve not been near a bike since moving to NYC–you ai… --- ## [Cleaning burned food off of a stainless steel pan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-burned-food-off-of-a-stainless-steel-pan/407844)
**Author:** [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-burned-food-off-of-a-stainless-steel-pan/407844 "2013-05-18T06:25:49Z")
To make a long story short: We were making stuffing on the stovetop and completely forgot about it until the smoke alarm went off. Over the past couple of days, I’ve been soaking and scrubbing this one saucepan, but I’ve… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1296) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1298)