# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1389 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1390 --- ## [A proposal for gun control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proposal-for-gun-control/644419)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proposal-for-gun-control/644419 "2012-12-21T17:35:55Z")
Yes, this is another gun thread. My apologies. Feel free to click away now… So here’s my proposal for controlling guns in America: \[ol\] \[li\]No semi-autos. Period.\[/li\]\[li\]No handguns. Period.\[/li\]\[li\]No detachable mag… --- ## [If assault weapons are banned do authorities just restrict new ones or collect the existing ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-assault-weapons-are-banned-do-authorities-just-restrict-new-ones-or-collect-the-existing-ones/644256)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-assault-weapons-are-banned-do-authorities-just-restrict-new-ones-or-collect-the-existing-ones/644256 "2012-12-21T15:51:12Z")
How would a ban on assault weapons be implemented on a practical basis? Do the existing owners get to keep and use their banned guns? Do they require you turn them in? --- ## [Where do people get their SDMB names from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-people-get-their-sdmb-names-from/452940)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-people-get-their-sdmb-names-from/452940 "2012-12-21T15:22:56Z")
A lot of names seem to be puns or wordplay. Why do these particular names resonate with those particular posters? Others seem to be versions of real names. I’m not looking for real names here, paranoids, but I’m curio… --- ## [Do you pay attention to the identities of other posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pay-attention-to-the-identities-of-other-posters/644581)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pay-attention-to-the-identities-of-other-posters/644581 "2012-12-21T14:38:35Z")
When you are posting on the SDMB, do you spend a lot of effort paying attention to the identities of the other posters across multiple threads, or do you mostly just read the content of the posts and respond to whatever … --- ## [Hershey's Hugs or real hugs: which are better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hersheys-hugs-or-real-hugs-which-are-better/644680)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hersheys-hugs-or-real-hugs-which-are-better/644680 "2012-12-21T14:38:10Z")
Do you prefer Hershey’s chocolate Hugs, or real hugs? --- ## [What do you do with your cats at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-cats-at-night/637505)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-cats-at-night/637505 "2012-12-21T11:05:58Z")
Seriously, are any of you cat owners out there getting an unbroken night’s sleep? I haven’t had a peaceful rest in ten years, barring the occasional hotel stay on vacation. I’ve been fighting an ongoing battle with thi… --- ## [Do you personally know anyone who believes the world will end on Friday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-personally-know-anyone-who-believes-the-world-will-end-on-friday/644435)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-personally-know-anyone-who-believes-the-world-will-end-on-friday/644435 "2012-12-21T10:39:43Z")
We all know that they’re out there. But do you know anyone personally that believes the world is ending? What are they up to these days? I met a True Believer about 3 years ago, but never really got a chance to talk to… --- ## [Marijuana Is Legal Worldwide. Now What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-is-legal-worldwide-now-what/644471)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-is-legal-worldwide-now-what/644471 "2012-12-21T09:19:09Z")
Imagine that the governments of the world collectively come to their senses, and by a specific date in the near future (say, June 1, 2013) marijuana is legal in just about every jurisdiction in the world. It is essential… --- ## [Obama vows to use power of office to safeguard children. Can anyone explain what that means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vows-to-use-power-of-office-to-safeguard-children-can-anyone-explain-what-that-means/644452)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vows-to-use-power-of-office-to-safeguard-children-can-anyone-explain-what-that-means/644452 "2012-12-21T07:43:22Z")
Can we keep the snark to a minimum please? This is just too serious an issue for it. Obama made a pretty strong and emotional speech. I’m really not sure what to make of it. Obviously he’s going to push to renew the as… --- ## [Help for people whose Christmas just got ruined?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-for-people-whose-christmas-just-got-ruined/644690)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-for-people-whose-christmas-just-got-ruined/644690 "2012-12-21T04:31:35Z")
A Facebook friend of mine just had her basement flooded, ruining tons of toys, clothes and furniture-- and perhaps most tragically, all the kids’ Christmas presents. Where can she go, whom can she talk to, what can she … --- ## [Web Sites that end up being rabbit holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-sites-that-end-up-being-rabbit-holes/644196)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-sites-that-end-up-being-rabbit-holes/644196 "2012-12-21T03:35:55Z")
You know sites where you end up opening dozens of links of tabs and read through until you realize an entire Sunday is over? TVtropes is the classic one but honestly that one doesn’t get me like it does some others. Th… --- ## [Guns: A one year wait period. Would that deter the crazies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-a-one-year-wait-period-would-that-deter-the-crazies/644651)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-a-one-year-wait-period-would-that-deter-the-crazies/644651 "2012-12-21T02:37:03Z")
I realize there’s little chance of this happening but I’d prefer this thread not turn into a debate about over all gun control. I’d like to keep the topic strictly on keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. … --- ## [Spree killer "crazy eyes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spree-killer-crazy-eyes/644477)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spree-killer-crazy-eyes/644477 "2012-12-21T02:27:00Z")
Does anyone else notice a trend in spree killers having the “crazy eyes” in their photographs? Some examples: Batman shooter CTshooter --- ## [Do you think Obama counts as a black president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-obama-counts-as-a-black-president/644289)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-obama-counts-as-a-black-president/644289 "2012-12-21T00:17:08Z")
I see a lot of Americans being extremely happy about the fact that they have a Black president. Cite. I find this slightly surprising. Does Obama really even count as a black man? He’s only half black for one (by birth I… --- ## [Large lunch orders: any lapse of courtesy here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-lunch-orders-any-lapse-of-courtesy-here/644354)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-lunch-orders-any-lapse-of-courtesy-here/644354 "2012-12-20T23:07:09Z")
Just now I went to lunch at the food court of a major shopping center downtown. My choice was a sandwich place. Now, this particular place makes hot sandwiches to order. That means putting raw meat (raw meat sheets, r… --- ## [Concerned re: a friend's engagement. Would you be, too? Should I keep my opinion to myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerned-re-a-friends-engagement-would-you-be-too-should-i-keep-my-opinion-to-myself/644431)
**Author:** [@Green\_Rosetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Rosetta)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerned-re-a-friends-engagement-would-you-be-too-should-i-keep-my-opinion-to-myself/644431 "2012-12-20T23:03:13Z")
I have a friend who is a 22 year old college student. She and her boyfriend have been dating since February. Things moved very quickly- after about four months she moved into the apartment across the hall from him. They … --- ## [You can't find an apartment that allows dogs. Are you homeless with Fido, or Fido--\>animal shelter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-find-an-apartment-that-allows-dogs-are-you-homeless-with-fido-or-fido-animal-shelter/644327)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-find-an-apartment-that-allows-dogs-are-you-homeless-with-fido-or-fido-animal-shelter/644327 "2012-12-20T21:13:48Z")
Riffing off the “Who would you save, your drowning dog or a stranger?” thread, I couldn’t help but notice that a number of the people who said they’d save their dog instead of the person said their dog was a member of th… --- ## [Do you have a tan line under your wedding ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tan-line-under-your-wedding-ring/644444)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tan-line-under-your-wedding-ring/644444 "2012-12-20T20:31:05Z")
It’s a staple of detectives stories: the sharp-eyed detective spots a tan line on the left ring finger of a corpse (say) and is able to surmise that he/she was having an affair and was killed during a lover’s tryst. Howe… --- ## [Assault Weapon Definition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-weapon-definition/644456)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-weapon-definition/644456 "2012-12-20T20:28:38Z")
I’m not looking for any rants from either side of the spectrum. I simply want to know your definition on what characteristics define a rifle as an assault weapon. --- ## [slewellyn52 \[Waiting at a doctor's office\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slewellyn52-waiting-at-a-doctors-office/644603)
**Author:** [@slewellyn52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slewellyn52)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slewellyn52-waiting-at-a-doctors-office/644603 "2012-12-20T17:51:30Z")
I was at the Doctor last week and my appt. was for 11:00AM. The Doctor was in and I don’t mind having to wait abit due to the fact it’s a pain management doctor. Well I waited and wailted and waited some more and they ha… --- ## [What is the stupidist movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-stupidist-movement/644049)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-stupidist-movement/644049 "2012-12-20T17:49:25Z")
I have learned about so many new wackadoodle groups here that I thought it time to ask which is the nuttiest. Nominate a group and give a case for them. By group I mean anything with at least a thousand followers, a basi… --- ## [Do you tell your kids about their deceased siblings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tell-your-kids-about-their-deceased-siblings/644613)
**Author:** [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tell-your-kids-about-their-deceased-siblings/644613 "2012-12-20T17:48:40Z")
I’ve just received a bit of unexpected information. So, long story short, I needed a copy of my birth certificate. All my life I’ve got by with an extract that was over 30 years old, but I lost it, so applied for a copy… --- ## [Child Custody and therapy - legal question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-custody-and-therapy-legal-question/644358)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-custody-and-therapy-legal-question/644358 "2012-12-20T17:26:47Z")
A friend of mine is a single mother of two girls ~ 6 and 7 yrs old. Her ex was a layabout deadbeat till she kicked him to the curb. He moved, married someone else and has a new family. She is extremely concerned about … --- ## [Religions, Philosophies, etc. That Were Not Practiced By Their Namesake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religions-philosophies-etc-that-were-not-practiced-by-their-namesake/644472)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religions-philosophies-etc-that-were-not-practiced-by-their-namesake/644472 "2012-12-20T15:31:07Z")
Jesus Christ was not a Christian. He was a Jew. Similarly, Halie Selassie (Ras Tafari) was not a Rastafarian; he was a Christian. I’ve also read that Marx wasn’t very Marxist, and that Queen Victoria wasn’t very Victoria… --- ## [GF Is Pregnant With Another Man’s Baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gf-is-pregnant-with-another-man-s-baby/643899)
**Author:** [@bigsteve1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigsteve1966)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gf-is-pregnant-with-another-man-s-baby/643899 "2012-12-20T14:36:37Z")
I am a older man (46) and am involved with this woman who now is 37. we have been together for almost 4 years and i love her i had a vasectomy 10 years ago after my 4th child . Well she doesnt have any but desperately wa… --- ## [Apple TV vs Roku vs ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-vs-roku-vs/639770)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-vs-roku-vs/639770 "2012-12-20T13:51:25Z")
A while back, I thought about getting a streaming media box. Yesterday I caught the episode of South Park where Randy buys a Blockbuster Video store, only to find that no one rents physical videos anymore. That reminde… --- ## [Would I Destroy The Value of This Sofa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-destroy-the-value-of-this-sofa/644533)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-destroy-the-value-of-this-sofa/644533 "2012-12-20T13:19:16Z")
My wife bought an antique sofa at a yard sale. It is in excellent condition-except that the springs are coming loose, and the velvet cushions are faded. I would like to restore it (repaint/regild the frame), r… --- ## [Can massage therapy help to relieve pain from a probable herniated disc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-massage-therapy-help-to-relieve-pain-from-a-probable-herniated-disc/637614)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-massage-therapy-help-to-relieve-pain-from-a-probable-herniated-disc/637614 "2012-12-20T13:12:57Z")
The pain in my right arm/hand is becoming intolerable and I don’t know what in the hell to do about it. I can’t afford the MRI to confirm the probable herniated disc that the doctor suspects is causing my problem. So … --- ## [Hindi speakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hindi-speakers/644577)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hindi-speakers/644577 "2012-12-20T12:22:52Z")
How would you translate the word ucha or uccha? Also, whenever I go in the corner store the Indian owner and his wife refer to me as Mama, with the emphasis on the second syllable. Is this because I usually have my son… --- ## [What threads do you subscribe to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-threads-do-you-subscribe-to/644623)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-threads-do-you-subscribe-to/644623 "2012-12-20T12:12:44Z")
I’m not necessarily interested in a comprehensive list, unless people really want to take the time to do it, but I’m curious as to what SDMB threads other people have on their subscriptions list. How many? What’s the o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1388) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1390)