# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1604 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1605 --- ## [The Business of Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-business-of-porn/607411)
**Author:** [@DxZero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DxZero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-business-of-porn/607411 "2011-12-26T18:52:14Z")
I gots questions o’plenty about the business side of porn. Hopefully I get pointed in the right direction. I read through this threadearlier and I am going to watch the news journal report linked therein, later. So if … --- ## [A Biblical interpretation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-biblical-interpretation-question/607115)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-biblical-interpretation-question/607115 "2011-12-26T18:30:50Z")
Why would a Christian fundamentalist refer to Isaiah 6:2-6:9 on a Christmas card when his niece marries a Nice Jewish Boy? --- ## [Alternative to paid "experts" in criminal trials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-to-paid-experts-in-criminal-trials/606949)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-to-paid-experts-in-criminal-trials/606949 "2011-12-26T17:13:36Z")
It seems to me very odd that states allow paid experts during criminal trials…I don’t think that people are able to make truly sound and objective determinations on what did/didn’t happen if they are are getting paid to … --- ## [Do They Have Owls In Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-have-owls-in-chicago/607353)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-have-owls-in-chicago/607353 "2011-12-26T15:48:24Z")
I stopped by my place of work late last night, it’s on the 10th floor and a few doors outside my office, they are building a deck. So I was bored and I wondered over there. I opened the door and said, “They look like th… --- ## [If Kim Il-sung was the "Great Leader" and Kim Jong-il was the "Dear Leader" . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-kim-il-sung-was-the-great-leader-and-kim-jong-il-was-the-dear-leader/606813)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-kim-il-sung-was-the-great-leader-and-kim-jong-il-was-the-dear-leader/606813 "2011-12-26T12:21:59Z")
. . . what will they call Kim Jong-un? --- ## [Baring your soul:question for anyone in a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baring-your-soul-question-for-anyone-in-a-relationship/607135)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baring-your-soul-question-for-anyone-in-a-relationship/607135 "2011-12-26T07:46:59Z")
Just out of curiosity…would you say that your SO knows you inside and out? --- ## [Best way to react as a passenger in an impending automobile crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-react-as-a-passenger-in-an-impending-automobile-crash/607122)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-react-as-a-passenger-in-an-impending-automobile-crash/607122 "2011-12-26T03:11:35Z")
The other day I was driving about 55 mph (the speed limit) on a two-lane road when some moron in an SUV made a left turn RIGHT in front of me. I had to literally stand on the brakes; missed the moron with inches to spare… --- ## [What is the meaning of Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-meaning-of-christmas/607340)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-meaning-of-christmas/607340 "2011-12-26T03:04:46Z")
What is the meaning of Christmas? Why do people celebrate it? Why is this holiday so important in American culture that big department stores will display holiday sale signs and advertise intensely during this time of ye… --- ## [Help me find a pendant/necklace for a 16 year old boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-pendant-necklace-for-a-16-year-old-boy/604240)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-pendant-necklace-for-a-16-year-old-boy/604240 "2011-12-25T22:23:51Z")
My son has taken to wearing this used-to-be-a-mood-disc but now it’s just black pendant on a cord around his neck. This is not the first time he’s worn things around his neck. For Christmas I’d like to get him a real pen… --- ## [What are ALL the perceptions of being gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-the-perceptions-of-being-gay/607368)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-the-perceptions-of-being-gay/607368 "2011-12-25T19:46:08Z")
What are ALL the perceptions of being gay? How is a person perceived as gay? Do these perceptions extend to homosexual women, or are they only limited to homosexual men? Is there a particular reason why the word “gay” ha… --- ## [What is objectification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-objectification/607180)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-objectification/607180 "2011-12-25T19:31:37Z")
I’ve read up a bit about the concept of objectification, especially sexual objectification, and I’m still rather confused. What does it mean to objectify someone? What are the criteria to determine whether or not A obje… --- ## [Tattletale device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattletale-device/607356)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattletale-device/607356 "2011-12-25T19:04:48Z")
In exchange for a discount on your auto insurance premium, would you consider allowing your insurance company to install a device on your car that would tell them everything about the way you drive? --- ## [What would it take for you to give it all up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-you-to-give-it-all-up/607205)
**Author:** [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-you-to-give-it-all-up/607205 "2011-12-25T17:07:19Z")
Let’s say you had a once-in-history opportunity but you had to give up everything you have now, could you do it? And what would it take? For example: Could you give up your family in order to have the powers of Superman… --- ## [Etiquette question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question/607328)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question/607328 "2011-12-25T15:05:23Z")
Short question, since I’m typing this with one finger on my iPhone: My Mom died this past July, and she and my Dad had been married for 47 years. Their anniversary would have been coming up next month, in mid January. W… --- ## [Taming a stray cat. Litter box issues.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taming-a-stray-cat-litter-box-issues/607295)
**Author:** [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taming-a-stray-cat-litter-box-issues/607295 "2011-12-25T08:58:42Z")
There are a bunch of stray cats that hang around my apartment complex. During the spring one of them had a pair of kittens. At some point one of the two disappeared ( :frowning: ) but the other did well and I tossed hi… --- ## [Will freezing spices preserve their flavor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-freezing-spices-preserve-their-flavor/606784)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-freezing-spices-preserve-their-flavor/606784 "2011-12-25T07:55:21Z")
I have a few spices that I only use in one or two recipes. For example, my sugar cookie recipe (which I only make one batch a year for christmas) calls for a teaspoon of ground cardamom (is that spelled right?) and I ne… --- ## [Death is not an option: AMPUTATION!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-not-an-option-amputation/607080)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-not-an-option-amputation/607080 "2011-12-25T07:47:14Z")
Okay, things are slow at work this week and my idle curiosity continues. As mentioned in the other DINAO threads (Sex! Imprisonment!), in college, my friends and I would play a game called “Death is Not an Option.” You … --- ## [Have you ever licked a 9-volt battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-licked-a-9-volt-battery/606461)
**Author:** [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-licked-a-9-volt-battery/606461 "2011-12-25T07:32:15Z")
Once upon a time, I would have just assumed the answer to this question would be ‘yes’ for every living human being in the first world. It recently came to my attention that two people I know personally - one being my wi… --- ## [Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/607104)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/607104 "2011-12-25T01:54:36Z")
Poll asks simple question. (Despite stupidly spelling “account” incorrectly…) Feel free to elaborate if you wish. --- ## [1) Do you think "guido" is a racial slur? 2) Would you ever use it in earshot of your boss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-do-you-think-guido-is-a-racial-slur-2-would-you-ever-use-it-in-earshot-of-your-boss/606896)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-do-you-think-guido-is-a-racial-slur-2-would-you-ever-use-it-in-earshot-of-your-boss/606896 "2011-12-25T01:40:32Z")
Poll to come. I don’t watch that Jersey Shore stuff, and I’ve never said it myself, so I really don’t have an opinion. I’m just curious because of a mild incident that I overheard at work today. --- ## [Why don't most christians go to church on Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-christians-go-to-church-on-christmas/607319)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-christians-go-to-church-on-christmas/607319 "2011-12-25T00:15:15Z")
I’m genuinely curious about this one. All year long, certain Facebook friends and people I know from a variety of places make it clear in one way or another that they consider themselves christian. I know the vast majo… --- ## [Creationist methods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-methods/607121)
**Author:** [@GeddyClaypoolBurton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeddyClaypoolBurton)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-methods/607121 "2011-12-24T22:22:09Z")
Many times when I have read statements from fundamentalist websites, I have found that most authors spend a large portion of their writings insulting scientists, rather than actually trying to create a real refutation. W… --- ## [Should LEO required to have College Degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-leo-required-to-have-college-degree/607261)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-leo-required-to-have-college-degree/607261 "2011-12-24T20:34:45Z")
Should Law Enforcement Officers required to have 4 year College Degree? Why or why not? --- ## [Walking around near LAX - how safe is the area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-around-near-lax-how-safe-is-the-area/607252)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-around-near-lax-how-safe-is-the-area/607252 "2011-12-24T20:10:30Z")
I’m planning to attend Gallifrey 23, the big Doctor Who convention in Los Angeles by myself next year, and I wont have my car with me. I’ll be staying at a hotel about a five minute walk from the convention hotel and sin… --- ## [Death is not an option: Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-not-an-option-sex/606892)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-not-an-option-sex/606892 "2011-12-24T20:09:26Z")
In college, my friends and I would play a game called “Death is Not an Option.” You present participants with two equally gruesome options, and they HAVE to pick one-- death is not an option. Therefore, if you’ve opened … --- ## [What to tip for hair coloring and cut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-tip-for-hair-coloring-and-cut/607040)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-tip-for-hair-coloring-and-cut/607040 "2011-12-24T14:47:32Z")
Hey, give me a break. I’m a man, and I’m new to this. I’ve been going to the same woman to get my hair cut at a national chain salon for about 6 months. She does a good job. I got tired this last time of being like 3… --- ## [Anybody else need surgical help to lose virginity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-need-surgical-help-to-lose-virginity/606756)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-need-surgical-help-to-lose-virginity/606756 "2011-12-24T14:05:01Z")
I’m terrified of being catagorized as an opal-type, but I can’t help wondering who else had this trauma as a teen. Anyone? --- ## [Do you take a Baby Aspirin a day to protect your Heart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-a-baby-aspirin-a-day-to-protect-your-heart/607105)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-a-baby-aspirin-a-day-to-protect-your-heart/607105 "2011-12-24T14:01:38Z")
I’ve taken a baby aspirin a day to prevent blood clots and heart attacks since 2000. Never had any heart problems, but my doctor still recommended it. How about you? --- ## [Is it the wife's job to purchase all presents.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-the-wifes-job-to-purchase-all-presents/607196)
**Author:** [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-the-wifes-job-to-purchase-all-presents/607196 "2011-12-24T09:25:07Z")
In the beginning of our marriage my husband’s brother and sisters would choose a gift for his parents and we would chip in on it. Once his sister complained that we never chose the present but, really, we can’t, they al… --- ## [Help me buy an iPod with one critical feature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-ipod-with-one-critical-feature/606889)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-ipod-with-one-critical-feature/606889 "2011-12-24T07:48:00Z")
I’m thinking of going over to the Dark Side and getting an iPod. I’ve always used iRiver, but an iPod connects directly to my car and it that’s really nice. But there’s one feature I really need, and I can not figure o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1603) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1605)