# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1491 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1492 --- ## [Would you vote to keep the 3-1-1 rule (liquids through security)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-to-keep-the-3-1-1-rule-liquids-through-security/626818)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-to-keep-the-3-1-1-rule-liquids-through-security/626818 "2012-07-03T20:58:32Z")
For anyone that hasn’t flow in the past few years The 3-1-1 Rule. If put to a vote this November, would you vote to keep, change, or alter this little bit of security theatre? --- ## [You are being followed by a cop, what is the best course of action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-being-followed-by-a-cop-what-is-the-best-course-of-action/626789)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-being-followed-by-a-cop-what-is-the-best-course-of-action/626789 "2012-07-03T18:47:22Z")
Ever been driving on a lonely road or at a quiet time and notice oh hey officer friendly is tailing you, and he continues to do so for MILES! So you are making sure you abide by all motor vehicle regulations and speed li… --- ## [Reminding you that your call is very important to us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminding-you-that-your-call-is-very-important-to-us/626842)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminding-you-that-your-call-is-very-important-to-us/626842 "2012-07-03T17:03:42Z")
This probably belongs in the Pit, but thought I’d ask & see if there’s any logical explanation first… So I get it that big mega corporations are cheap & therefore don’t staff enough such that you are kept on hold for an… --- ## [What stupid things scarred you emotionally as a child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-things-scarred-you-emotionally-as-a-child/626276)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-things-scarred-you-emotionally-as-a-child/626276 "2012-07-03T15:56:46Z")
And I mean truly stupid things. For example: when I was four years old my parents took me to the circus in Chicago. At that time they still had trained bears performing (they may still for all I know - I will never go … --- ## [Anyone used 'Fancy Hands' and had bad experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-fancy-hands-and-had-bad-experiences/574920)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-fancy-hands-and-had-bad-experiences/574920 "2012-07-03T14:38:54Z")
My sister is raving about a service called ‘Fancy Hands’ that I now see is advertising on the Dope and it’s causing my bullshit flag to wave around wildly. It’s described as a ‘personal assistant for everyone’. What I c… --- ## [Do you enjoy performing oral sex on your sexual partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-performing-oral-sex-on-your-sexual-partner/626630)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-performing-oral-sex-on-your-sexual-partner/626630 "2012-07-03T06:59:09Z")
Considering the other thread rolling around here about the woman who’s husband will no longer go down on her, I thought I’d put a poll up to query the millions. I’m pretty sure that most of us, if not all enjoy being on… --- ## [Help me find music for my daughter's ice skating program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835 "2012-07-03T04:15:09Z")
My daughter is 9 - she skates at the Preliminary level (if that means anything to you). Her free skate program lasts between 1m30s and 1m40s. Instrumental only; ideally the music should have a tempo change, so splicing… --- ## [People who were bullied as a kid. Does it bother you when people ask why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-bullied-as-a-kid-does-it-bother-you-when-people-ask-why/626826)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-bullied-as-a-kid-does-it-bother-you-when-people-ask-why/626826 "2012-07-03T02:18:41Z")
I was listening to an interview with the film-maker of the documentary “Bully”, who was also bullied as a kid. The interviewer asked him why he was bullied, and he kind of huffed and puffed, saying he didn’t like that q… --- ## [Any advice on buying a 2001 Toyota Echo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-on-buying-a-2001-toyota-echo/544797)
**Author:** [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-on-buying-a-2001-toyota-echo/544797 "2012-07-03T02:08:45Z")
I’m interested in buying a 2001 Toyota Echo through a private seller. I’m not familiar with the car (and just learned today that the Yaris is the same thing as the Echo). Has anyone out there owned an Echo? Worked on … --- ## [Well when a man and a woman love each other very much they get a stork and......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-when-a-man-and-a-woman-love-each-other-very-much-they-get-a-stork-and/626061)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-when-a-man-and-a-woman-love-each-other-very-much-they-get-a-stork-and/626061 "2012-07-03T01:16:39Z")
I am the parent of a two year old, it occurs to me I have zero desire to lie or make any kind of obfuscating statements on human reproduction if he should ask. Making exceptions for simplified language and leaving the mo… --- ## [Recommend a printer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-printer/626954)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-printer/626954 "2012-07-03T00:21:09Z")
I need an inkjet printer for home use. I want to print high-quality photographs, with color accuracy being my biggest concern. I don’t mind tweaking the printer to get printout colors that match my monitor. Cost is un… --- ## [Do you ever forget how to walk down stairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-forget-how-to-walk-down-stairs/627002)
**Author:** [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-forget-how-to-walk-down-stairs/627002 "2012-07-03T00:01:14Z")
Ever have one of those moments when your body doesn’t quite line up with what your brain is telling it to do? This often happens when I overthink something - for example, going down a flight of stairs quickly when for so… --- ## [What would really happen if britain left the european union](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-britain-left-the-european-union/626995)
**Author:** [@eddie1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eddie1980)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-britain-left-the-european-union/626995 "2012-07-02T23:19:20Z")
Hi all, David Cameron is, according to the British press, considering leaving the EU. My question is - if the UK was to leave Europe how would this affect everyday Britons? Thanks, Eddie --- ## [Acrylic blocks (vs. glass blocks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acrylic-blocks-vs-glass-blocks/627029)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acrylic-blocks-vs-glass-blocks/627029 "2012-07-02T23:00:34Z")
A couple of weeks ago I started a thread asking for people’s experience with constructing glass block walls. Now I am thinking about acrylic block walls instead, both because acrylic blocks are cheaper and because they … --- ## [destructiveness of modern anti-trade warfare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/destructiveness-of-modern-anti-trade-warfare/626561)
**Author:** [@griffon502](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffon502)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/destructiveness-of-modern-anti-trade-warfare/626561 "2012-07-02T22:43:10Z")
We all know how destructive the German unlimited submarine warfare was during WW1 and WW2, and also the effective blockade of Japan via the American submarines in the pacific theatre. Nowadays, things have changed. My p… --- ## [What "radical" ideas/laws would you enact if "king for a day"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-radical-ideas-laws-would-you-enact-if-king-for-a-day/626669)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-radical-ideas-laws-would-you-enact-if-king-for-a-day/626669 "2012-07-02T21:45:22Z")
Off the top: More eye-for-an-eye legalities. You kill? You’re killed. You rape? You get raped. You embezzle/fraud/etc? Every possession and nickel is taken from you and your credit is destroyed forever. etc. A… --- ## [OK, So IF There Are Legions of Demons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-if-there-are-legions-of-demons/626888)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-if-there-are-legions-of-demons/626888 "2012-07-02T20:35:07Z")
If we accept the (fundamentalist assertions) that there are jillions of evil spirits (demons), I have a few questions: -these beings appear to assist Satan in capturing souls-what’s in it for them? -what is the origin… --- ## [Should cats & dogs be treated differently from rats if they are nuisance animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-cats-dogs-be-treated-differently-from-rats-if-they-are-nuisance-animals/626952)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-cats-dogs-be-treated-differently-from-rats-if-they-are-nuisance-animals/626952 "2012-07-02T19:53:26Z")
Many people who are very protective of cats or dogs do not extend that feeling of protection to rats, and will often not protest the trapping and killing of rats as nuisance animals by property owners. If we have a rura… --- ## [Boarding the cat. Or not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boarding-the-cat-or-not/626357)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boarding-the-cat-or-not/626357 "2012-07-02T18:49:03Z")
The SO and I have tickets to The Big Easy in December. She mentioned over the weekend that we’ll probably board the cat. I did find a pet-friendly hotel on Rampart, so taking the cat is an option. I kind of hate to bo… --- ## [Deleted clients' data after non-payment .... what have i gotten myself into?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleted-clients-data-after-non-payment-what-have-i-gotten-myself-into/619329)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleted-clients-data-after-non-payment-what-have-i-gotten-myself-into/619329 "2012-07-02T18:06:00Z")
Back in early March, I received an email from someone who I used to do data entry projects for a couple years ago. He was with a new company, but since he always paid me in the past, I felt no reason to be concerned. I h… --- ## [When you park an automatic automobile, do you personally...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-park-an-automatic-automobile-do-you-personally/626841)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-park-an-automatic-automobile-do-you-personally/626841 "2012-07-02T16:37:30Z")
Poll to follow. --- ## [Dog-Walking Tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-walking-tips/626676)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-walking-tips/626676 "2012-07-02T16:36:20Z")
So I’m staying at my mother’s for a little bit, and my little brother has volunteered us to babysit a friend’s dog for the next few weeks. Theoretically it’s his job to look after the animal, and he mostly does a dilige… --- ## [Not all calories the same](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-calories-the-same/626530)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-calories-the-same/626530 "2012-07-02T16:32:22Z")
Right off I want to apologize for bringing this overdone subject up but this news report sheds some actual light on the question. The report is about this just published JAMA article. From the news report version: Fro… --- ## [Websites for finding a Good Babysitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-finding-a-good-babysitter/627001)
**Author:** [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-finding-a-good-babysitter/627001 "2012-07-02T15:44:57Z")
Can anyone vouch for sittercity.com? Does anyone have a good site for finding a local babysitter? Thanks! Btw I am in Columbus Ohio. --- ## [Vent in wall from house built around 1920](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vent-in-wall-from-house-built-around-1920/626931)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vent-in-wall-from-house-built-around-1920/626931 "2012-07-02T15:44:50Z")
I have a house that was built approximately early 1920’s on the east coast. Like many houses of this age, apparently when it was built, there was a vent for the oven that apparently ran along the corner of the wall, up … --- ## [Venus figurines - Erotic Art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-figurines-erotic-art/626664)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-figurines-erotic-art/626664 "2012-07-02T14:53:46Z")
Venus figurines, whatever purpose they were made for or whatever they were meant to symbolize, are found over a significant geographical and temporal range, in Eurasia from the Pyrenees in the west to Lake Baikal in mode… --- ## [Ask the parent of a kid with Down Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-parent-of-a-kid-with-down-syndrome/625900)
**Author:** [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-parent-of-a-kid-with-down-syndrome/625900 "2012-07-02T13:50:24Z")
Okay, someone suggested I move the discussion about Down syndrome to an “ask” thread, so here it is. I have an 11-year-old girl with DS. I’ll share, but I won’t get too specific because I value my privacy and there are … --- ## [Racially/regionally skewed tests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racially-regionally-skewed-tests/626970)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racially-regionally-skewed-tests/626970 "2012-07-02T04:28:57Z")
It’s said that IQ and other tests are skewed towards Western/white bias. And I’m not inclined to disagree. But I’m at a loss when it comes to quantifying the bias. How would we do so? I’m sure there’s statistics provi… --- ## [how do married couples (especially w/ kids) treat the home computer usage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-married-couples-especially-w-kids-treat-the-home-computer-usage/626850)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-married-couples-especially-w-kids-treat-the-home-computer-usage/626850 "2012-07-02T03:35:52Z")
as always, please point me to the relevant thread, if this has already been discussed… but it just crossed my mind - after having lived alone for the last 18 years, and never giving a fuck, what “cookies” or “History” w… --- ## [Anyone else not oppose UHC in the USA, but think Obamacare is horrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-not-oppose-uhc-in-the-usa-but-think-obamacare-is-horrible/626887)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-not-oppose-uhc-in-the-usa-but-think-obamacare-is-horrible/626887 "2012-07-02T03:04:48Z")
I have no opposition to UHC, in fact I’d support it. But not this bizarre Obamacare monstrosity which is probably the worst way to do it. I don’t even know why someone would try to implement UHC in this way, maybe so the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1490) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1492)