# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1459 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1460 --- ## [Straight women & gay men: Are crazy men better in bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-gay-men-are-crazy-men-better-in-bed/632275)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-gay-men-are-crazy-men-better-in-bed/632275 "2012-08-22T17:57:16Z")
The title pretty much says it all. In your experience, should you let the crazy stick its dick into you? --- ## [Etiquette question: scheduling two weddings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-scheduling-two-weddings/537466)
**Author:** [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-scheduling-two-weddings/537466 "2012-08-22T17:49:04Z")
My fiance and I got engaged last August, but because of several factors (paying for the wedding ourselves, unemployment, moving to a new apartment) we haven’t yet been able to put down money on a location, so we don’t ha… --- ## [Things to do when you've gotta stay in bed/seated for long stretches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-when-youve-gotta-stay-in-bed-seated-for-long-stretches/631517)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-when-youve-gotta-stay-in-bed-seated-for-long-stretches/631517 "2012-08-22T16:44:05Z")
For some months I’ve been having some mobility problems and issues with my health. I’m getting treated, and it’s getting much better, but long story short I have some serious muscle wasting that’s happened over the las… --- ## [Pacifists: do you feel that partaking of action/adventure movies, books, & so forth is unethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacifists-do-you-feel-that-partaking-of-action-adventure-movies-books-so-forth-is-unethical/632074)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacifists-do-you-feel-that-partaking-of-action-adventure-movies-books-so-forth-is-unethical/632074 "2012-08-22T16:10:59Z")
I thought about asking if such entertainment glorifies violence, but that’s not quite what I mean. I also thought about putting this thread in Cafe Society, but it’s not really action movies & so forth that I want to di… --- ## [Valedictorian gives a hell of a speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valedictorian-gives-a-hell-of-a-speech/632049)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valedictorian-gives-a-hell-of-a-speech/632049 "2012-08-22T14:49:14Z")
She said a bad word…and now they won’t give her the diploma. Her school is insisting on an apology before giving it to her. Even if is legal, I think they went way overboard. What say you? --- ## [How to deal with unwanted gift of a cougar painting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-unwanted-gift-of-a-cougar-painting/631668)
**Author:** [@mengvs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mengvs)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-unwanted-gift-of-a-cougar-painting/631668 "2012-08-22T14:35:30Z")
(Apologies to those of you who clicked on this thread hoping to claim a picture of an attractive older woman.) I recently received a rather large art print of a cougar from a friend of mine. She purchased it while on a … --- ## [Why did my oven door blow open?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-oven-door-blow-open/631999)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-oven-door-blow-open/631999 "2012-08-22T14:34:16Z")
I’m cooking a ham, because I have two of 'em in the freezer that I’ve been saving forever, it feels like autumn, and ham sounded good. Mr. Athena made a glaze that he tells me has a fair bit of booze in it (as well as su… --- ## [Newsweek cover trashing Obama - Is this how a national news magazine should present news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsweek-cover-trashing-obama-is-this-how-a-national-news-magazine-should-present-news/632124)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsweek-cover-trashing-obama-is-this-how-a-national-news-magazine-should-present-news/632124 "2012-08-22T14:00:46Z")
I thought it was some sort of joke photoshop chop job but the cover is apparently real. Reactions are coming in - Paul Krugman Bashes Niall Ferguson’s Newsweek Cover Story As ‘Unethical’ Tina Brown Sells Out to the Rig… --- ## [Pre-OP Urine test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-urine-test/632194)
**Author:** [@ExcitedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExcitedIdiot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-urine-test/632194 "2012-08-22T13:57:05Z")
A friend just called, freaking out, asking me about how to beat a drug test. She’s having surgery on a tendon in her hand, and the nurse called and told her to be ready to give a urine sample when she gets there. It wi… --- ## [A nerd walks into an aborted business club meeting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nerd-walks-into-an-aborted-business-club-meeting/632237)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nerd-walks-into-an-aborted-business-club-meeting/632237 "2012-08-22T08:43:57Z")
Several weeks ago, I email one of the people in charge of a networking event/social club which is starting out. She tells me it’s at 18h00 on Tuesday the 21st of August. The meeting place is a café which I later learn to… --- ## [Is Malta a good vacation spot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-malta-a-good-vacation-spot/624618)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-malta-a-good-vacation-spot/624618 "2012-08-22T06:55:06Z")
We won’t be ready for another overseas trip for years and years, so this is all speculative, but… every time House Hunters International goes to Malta, it looks absolutely gorgeous. I’d like to imagine it’s a great place… --- ## [A Bible poll (Number 20)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bible-poll-number-20/631860)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bible-poll-number-20/631860 "2012-08-22T06:31:44Z")
Okay, another poster and I got into a debate about the meaning of this bible passage. It’s Numbers 20. God is punishing Moses and Aaron. What do you think God is punishing them for? One interpretation is that God was … --- ## [Which Internet Search Engines Do You Use Regularly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-internet-search-engines-do-you-use-regularly/632019)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-internet-search-engines-do-you-use-regularly/632019 "2012-08-22T06:21:41Z")
I personally mostly use the Swagbucks search engine and sometimes Google. Please vote in a dupolicate thread because this one’s poll does not allow more than one option thanks. --- ## [Are cats as pets becoming more 'Manly man" acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cats-as-pets-becoming-more-manly-man-acceptable/631885)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cats-as-pets-becoming-more-manly-man-acceptable/631885 "2012-08-22T05:57:01Z")
Warning: Broad brush painting ahead. Personally, I’ve always loved cats and have always had one or more as a pet. But I’m not exactly a “Manly man” either. Some of my friends are though . They’re all into Sports, power… --- ## [A description of a situation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-description-of-a-situation/632247)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-description-of-a-situation/632247 "2012-08-22T04:18:55Z")
34 years old BA in Emergency Management from 13 years ago. Never had a job in Emergency Management Has science teaching qualifications Taught for three years eight years ago, currently in a new teaching job, hates it… --- ## [How is Celiac Disease affecting your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-celiac-disease-affecting-your-life/585616)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-celiac-disease-affecting-your-life/585616 "2012-08-22T04:16:39Z")
I have a new doctor who suspects my diagnosis of IBS was wrong, lo those many years ago. They are running blood tests for Celiac Disease. I don’t know that much about coping with it and am trying to learn just how frea… --- ## [How best to rid car of funky smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-rid-car-of-funky-smell/632122)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-rid-car-of-funky-smell/632122 "2012-08-22T02:50:26Z")
I recently bought a used car and it has a bit of a funky odor. I’ve searched and come up with nothing that can be causing it, and can only assume it is emanating from the cloth upholstery. It is the worst when the car … --- ## [First-grade social scheduling for the socially inept parent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-grade-social-scheduling-for-the-socially-inept-parent/631537)
**Author:** [@History\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Geek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-grade-social-scheduling-for-the-socially-inept-parent/631537 "2012-08-22T02:38:51Z")
My younger son made a few friends in his kindergarten class last year, had one over for his birthday party, went to the birthday of another. But because I’m not very good at meeting people and thinking of the things that… --- ## [Critique my photos!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-photos/632146)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-photos/632146 "2012-08-22T02:26:23Z")
I sent these 2 photos in for a (food) photography competition. (Yes, I’m one of those people who takes pictures of food) How could I have made them better? … --- ## [Gender differences in beer vs. wine: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-differences-in-beer-vs-wine-why/632133)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-differences-in-beer-vs-wine-why/632133 "2012-08-22T01:51:19Z")
I dug up this poll about alcohol consumption. One interesting point it makes is that while men prefer beer over wine by a 3-1 margin, women largely prefer wine. Why? Is it due to differences in socializing? Does heav… --- ## [Comic book grading services - Worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-grading-services-worth-it/632187)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-grading-services-worth-it/632187 "2012-08-22T01:26:13Z")
I have a couple long boxes full of comics, pretty much all from the mid-90’s (mostly the bad girl types that were popular at the time). I know they printed a shit-ton of books during that time and from what I can tell, n… --- ## [Preserving flowers in resin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preserving-flowers-in-resin/632229)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preserving-flowers-in-resin/632229 "2012-08-22T01:18:59Z")
I’m not sure what forum to put this in so I guess I’ll start here. I have some dried roses given to me by my late boyfriend and I would like to find a way to preserve them permanently so that they don’t get destroyed ov… --- ## [Need Advice: Student in Wheelchair.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-student-in-wheelchair/631916)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-student-in-wheelchair/631916 "2012-08-22T01:10:16Z")
Poor kid caught a stray bullet a few years back and is now my student. I’m not uncomfortable around wheelchairs but this is my first time being a teacher to a student in a wheelchair that did not also have a diagnosis of… --- ## [Why are so many Americans squeamish about animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-americans-squeamish-about-animals/632065)
**Author:** [@Atakapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atakapa)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-americans-squeamish-about-animals/632065 "2012-08-22T00:59:05Z")
I’ve often heard people say things like “If a person gets killed in a movie it doesn’t bother me; but if a dog dies I go to pieces.” On television, you can easily see dozens of humans being killed in an hour between movi… --- ## [What would happen to someone playing junior cop legally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-someone-playing-junior-cop-legally/632223)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-someone-playing-junior-cop-legally/632223 "2012-08-22T00:55:57Z")
One thing that always bugged me about the Zimmerman/Martin case was while actions might be legal they can still be ill advised. Focusing on legality rather than social convention, ignoring social cues etc I mean like fo… --- ## [Architecture/airport question: why get a simple thing so wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architecture-airport-question-why-get-a-simple-thing-so-wrong/632048)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architecture-airport-question-why-get-a-simple-thing-so-wrong/632048 "2012-08-21T23:06:23Z")
Sorry for my clunky thread title, please suggest a better one. I don’t fly much, haven’t been in airports too much. I haven’t studied architecture. I did fly this past June from Raleigh-Durham (RDU). The terminal I l… --- ## [The Most Important Question….](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-question/632209)
**Author:** [@bdeberg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdeberg)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-question/632209 "2012-08-21T22:36:05Z")
You must ask yourself is…when you pass on from this life do you want to stand before God on the basis of your own deeds or works? I mean really? No one has lived a perfect life and the thought that somehow all the “go… --- ## [Possibly offensive comments from strangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-offensive-comments-from-strangers/632181)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-offensive-comments-from-strangers/632181 "2012-08-21T22:00:28Z")
That you just ignore rather than investigate further? I’m not the only one that gets these and does that right? Taxi driver to me: “Did you see all those muslims?”:dubious: (It was the end of Ramadan) --- ## [401k problem and settlement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/401k-problem-and-settlement/632127)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/401k-problem-and-settlement/632127 "2012-08-21T20:51:08Z")
Calling lawyers, benefits people - I’ve been going through an issue with my employer about a problem with my 401k contributions. The short summary is that they “forgot” to do any contributions to my 401k for two years, … --- ## [What If The Universe Had a "Scattering Layer"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-universe-had-a-scattering-layer/632169)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-universe-had-a-scattering-layer/632169 "2012-08-21T20:08:58Z")
Suppose the universe is closed, and its edges are bounded by a layer of plasma that reflects light perfectly. Would the universe then appear (to light and radio wave astronomers) as infinite? What would the (reflected ) … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1458) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1460)