# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1809 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1810 --- ## [What's the duty of the police during a foreign occupation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-duty-of-the-police-during-a-foreign-occupation/568514)
**Author:** [@mutantmoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mutantmoose)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-duty-of-the-police-during-a-foreign-occupation/568514 "2011-01-21T23:35:00Z")
Is there an official line on what the police should do in the event that the country is occupied by a foreign power? Do they continue to enforce the law on civilians and ignore whoever is in government? This would be pr… --- ## [Tooth Whitening in DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-whitening-in-dc/566248)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-whitening-in-dc/566248 "2011-01-21T23:18:37Z")
With Christmas money in my pocket, I think it may be time to invest in getting my teeth whitened. I’ve never been happy with them, and I think it’d be worth it to me to get it done. Does anyone in DC have a recommendati… --- ## [In the market for a Tardis(sort of)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-market-for-a-tardis-sort-of/568468)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-market-for-a-tardis-sort-of/568468 "2011-01-21T22:54:39Z")
I’m looking for a subcompact or compact car that a larger person would feel comfortable in. Good mileage and a smooth ride would be a plus, and it would have to have an automatic transmission. --- ## [Can you recommend a comfy yet effective hernia truss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-comfy-yet-effective-hernia-truss/568507)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-comfy-yet-effective-hernia-truss/568507 "2011-01-21T22:48:00Z")
My father has a very large hernia that is contributing to serious gastrointestinal issues. He’s also essentially bedridden due to severe osteoarthritis in his hips and knees. As part of a larger plan to help him with h… --- ## [86 Pregnant teens in one school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86-pregnant-teens-in-one-school/567716)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86-pregnant-teens-in-one-school/567716 "2011-01-21T21:47:48Z")
86 Pregnant teens in one school and not one mention of condoms or birth control pills. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/01/14/teens-pregnant-menphis-high-school/?test=latestnews http://www.kwtx.com/nationalnews/headl… --- ## [Recommend me a Backup Software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-backup-software/356320)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-backup-software/356320 "2011-01-21T21:04:34Z")
I’m looking to set up a backup solution that’s totally hands-off for a small office. I bought a Maxtor OneTouch III external HD and it’s nifty, however the bundled software doesn’t seem to support backups across a networ… --- ## [Lost a small but specialized object... Recommendations to replace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-small-but-specialized-object-recommendations-to-replace/568249)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-small-but-specialized-object-recommendations-to-replace/568249 "2011-01-21T20:18:43Z")
Recently I lost the little brush for my electric razor. It had stiff bristles, and two sides: one circular side for the parts under the blades, and one very flat to brush out the blade teeth. Now that I can’t find it, … --- ## [Would You Have Been Put To Death Under the Mosaic Code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-been-put-to-death-under-the-mosaic-code/568019)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-been-put-to-death-under-the-mosaic-code/568019 "2011-01-21T19:57:03Z")
If Mosaic Law was still in effect would you have been executed under it in its moral and civil aspects (not its ceremonial aspects such as working on the Sabbath)? \* Murder \* Adultery \* Bestiality\[13\] \* Rape \[14\] \* Homo… --- ## [Resolved: We NEED Another Christmas/Mid-Winter Holiday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-we-need-another-christmas-mid-winter-holiday/568462)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-we-need-another-christmas-mid-winter-holiday/568462 "2011-01-21T19:27:28Z")
For me, anyway. I always get sad when the Christmas lights/decorations come down…while we are mired in late January/February gllom! It seems to me that Christmas is such a happy time (parties and lights0 that we should … --- ## [Another Phone Thread: Nexus S or HTC Desire HD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-phone-thread-nexus-s-or-htc-desire-hd/568455)
**Author:** [@Elvis\_Chimney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elvis_Chimney)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-phone-thread-nexus-s-or-htc-desire-hd/568455 "2011-01-21T18:17:18Z")
So I’m looking at a upgrade for my phone soon, and I’m on the horns of a dilemma - one horn being the new Nexus S, and the other being the HTC Desire HD (essentially the Euro version of the HTC EVO 4G). Somewhat irritat… --- ## [Petting a cat "against the grain"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petting-a-cat-against-the-grain/568327)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petting-a-cat-against-the-grain/568327 "2011-01-21T17:09:34Z")
To my surprise recently, a fellow Doper opined that petting a cat the “wrong way” is not a good idea, and that they hate it. This runs very much counter to my experience with cats. Every single one I’ve ever owned (whi… --- ## [Can you swim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-swim/568204)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-swim/568204 "2011-01-21T17:01:01Z")
What do you think would happen if you fell into deep water, not close to land? (See poll.) --- ## [Suggest passage for reading aloud, "African-Americans in the Civil War"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-passage-for-reading-aloud-african-americans-in-the-civil-war/568335)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-passage-for-reading-aloud-african-americans-in-the-civil-war/568335 "2011-01-21T15:37:54Z")
I’m looking for an inspirational (or at least non-soporific) speech for a reading at a Black History Month event coming up. The “theme” this year is, “African-Americans in the Civil War,” due to the sesquicentennial (15… --- ## [I just got 5 million TV channels. How do I figure out if there's anything on to watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-5-million-tv-channels-how-do-i-figure-out-if-theres-anything-on-to-watch/568390)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-5-million-tv-channels-how-do-i-figure-out-if-theres-anything-on-to-watch/568390 "2011-01-21T15:30:54Z")
I’ve never had more than basic cable, and only had that because in my neck of the woods, no cable = no TV at all. But Game of Thrones is coming up on HBO, and my local cable company just had a special, so as of today, I … --- ## [How do you organize your (digital) photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-your-digital-photos/567867)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-your-digital-photos/567867 "2011-01-21T15:24:20Z")
We’ve been trying to organize our thousands of home pictures and videos. Any insights you can offer? We started by putting the date and location in the file name, but that is becoming a mess of BronxZoo2010\_01.jpg, Bro… --- ## [Nations largest 4g Network?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nations-largest-4g-network/568164)
**Author:** [@racna1305](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racna1305)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nations-largest-4g-network/568164 "2011-01-21T14:49:19Z")
So 4g is the new big thing now. Question is, who has the best 4g coverage. If im debating on a cell phone provider which one has the best service as far as 4g. So far im thinking sprint. Any info? Ideas? --- ## [You meet a machine that claims to be sentient. What does it take to convince you that is so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-meet-a-machine-that-claims-to-be-sentient-what-does-it-take-to-convince-you-that-is-so/568215)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-meet-a-machine-that-claims-to-be-sentient-what-does-it-take-to-convince-you-that-is-so/568215 "2011-01-21T13:34:20Z")
No backstory. Why? Because I can’t be arsed, however, set some parameters: By meet, I mean interact with in person, not trade IMs with or whatever. I will propose four types of possible machines. One is clearly a compu… --- ## [If I wake up early in the morning, can taking 1/3rd of a sleeping pill be effective for a 4hr sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-wake-up-early-in-the-morning-can-taking-1-3rd-of-a-sleeping-pill-be-effective-for-a-4hr-sleep/568350)
**Author:** [@miragesyzygy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miragesyzygy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-wake-up-early-in-the-morning-can-taking-1-3rd-of-a-sleeping-pill-be-effective-for-a-4hr-sleep/568350 "2011-01-21T13:29:34Z")
I went to sleep early and woke up about 8 hours later. I didn’t feel tired but I wasn’t super-refreshed either, so I wanted to go back to sleep since I wasn’t in the mood to do anything else. Does biting and swallowing … --- ## [Diagnosis in medical record that was not disclosed to me--is this normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnosis-in-medical-record-that-was-not-disclosed-to-me-is-this-normal/568267)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnosis-in-medical-record-that-was-not-disclosed-to-me-is-this-normal/568267 "2011-01-21T12:19:55Z")
I don’t know if this is in the right forum. Apologies if it’s not. I went to a neurologist today. He was a very nice guy and he gave me a much better evaluation (quality-wise) than I thought I’d receive. Afterwards, … --- ## [Anyone else emphatically dislike the new YouTube Homepage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-emphatically-dislike-the-new-youtube-homepage/568315)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-emphatically-dislike-the-new-youtube-homepage/568315 "2011-01-21T12:12:51Z")
Because I do. It used to be a nice place that had all my subscriptions together and all of my recommended videos. Now it’s laid out like Facebook, telling me what every single move anyone I’ve subscribed to makes. I’ve e… --- ## [Anyone ever taken Ambien for insomnia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-taken-ambien-for-insomnia/209354)
**Author:** [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-taken-ambien-for-insomnia/209354 "2011-01-21T06:28:09Z")
Sometimes I have sleeping problems, sometimes I don’t. Basically I’ve always been an extreme night person and this never bothered me before because I just slept until the afternoon and always worked night shift jobs. But… --- ## [Renting out rooms for Super Bowl attendees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-out-rooms-for-super-bowl-attendees/568401)
**Author:** [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-out-rooms-for-super-bowl-attendees/568401 "2011-01-21T03:52:01Z")
my sister wants to cash in on the Super Bowl next month by renting out rooms in her home. Someone has told her that she could get $1,000 per day per room. (The person wants $500.00 up front to list her rooms) Her hous… --- ## [Mini vacation - where to go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-vacation-where-to-go/568399)
**Author:** [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-vacation-where-to-go/568399 "2011-01-21T03:38:31Z")
When I looked at this month’s work schedule I discovered that I somehow ended up with 6 days off in a row next week. A friend has overlapping days off so we’re going to take some sort of small road trip. Just one or tw… --- ## [What Would You Do In This Roommate Situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-roommate-situation/568112)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-roommate-situation/568112 "2011-01-21T01:12:11Z")
So a week and a half ago, my 12 year-old son and I moved into a house with another single mom and her son, as a “shared housing”-type arrangement. I have since learned that she is somewhat flaky and, I don’t want to say… --- ## [My friend and his 7 cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-and-his-7-cats/568360)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-and-his-7-cats/568360 "2011-01-21T00:50:05Z")
I am trying to figure out how to help my neighbor. As some of you remember, I posted about how last summer he took in a cat, which turned out to be pregnant. She had 6 kittens in July. He says he cannot afford to get any… --- ## [What's the next move for the antivax crowd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-move-for-the-antivax-crowd/567346)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-move-for-the-antivax-crowd/567346 "2011-01-20T22:46:20Z")
Courtesy of the British Medical Journal, part of their Secrets of the MMR Scare series: How the vaccine crisis was meant to make money. Brian Deer, journalist There have been many attempts to dislodge this pernicious … --- ## [Has anyone read "Money: A History" by Eagleton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-read-money-a-history-by-eagleton/567765)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-read-money-a-history-by-eagleton/567765 "2011-01-20T22:42:14Z")
I’m interested in picking it up if it’s well-written. The author’s credentials (historian at the British Museum) seem well-founded but I don’t want some ponderous treatise. Would anyone recommend a different book on … --- ## [Inherited causes of demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inherited-causes-of-demise/568272)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inherited-causes-of-demise/568272 "2011-01-20T21:55:18Z")
Not wanting to hijack this thread . . . How did your parents/grandparents (or maybe older siblings) die? Do you think you will inherit one of their causes of death? As for me: My grandparents died of heart attack, str… --- ## [Why wouldn't this scheme to pay off the national debt work? Or would it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wouldnt-this-scheme-to-pay-off-the-national-debt-work-or-would-it/568128)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wouldnt-this-scheme-to-pay-off-the-national-debt-work-or-would-it/568128 "2011-01-20T21:38:46Z")
It’s so simple I dunno why we didn’t start years ago… We just print more money! Put the presses on a 3-shift schedule, buy more printers, paper and ink as necessary, and don’t stop until we’ve paid all our debts and pu… --- ## [Dog Owners - Do you let your dog on the furniture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-let-your-dog-on-the-furniture/567553 "2011-01-20T20:59:08Z")
I do. My dog is allowed to sit where he likes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1808) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1810)