# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=404 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 405 --- ## [Recommend me a dashcam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-dashcam/833545)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-dashcam/833545 "2019-05-07T16:39:39Z")
In the market for a dashcam. There are numerous models on Amazon. I am not sure I can make the right choice myself. Some questions: Should I pay more for a higher (2k, 4K) video quality? What is a good framerate (FPS) … --- ## [Is any amount of physical contact ever appropriate in the workplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-any-amount-of-physical-contact-ever-appropriate-in-the-workplace/833605)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-any-amount-of-physical-contact-ever-appropriate-in-the-workplace/833605 "2019-05-07T14:10:39Z")
In GD, we are (yet again) debating physical contact in the workplace. Some people seem to believe that ANY intentional physical contact - no matter how minor - is inappropriate. Others seem to feel SOME DEGREE of phys… --- ## [Getting fired or expelled = punishment. Not being hired or accepted = you aren't owed anything.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-fired-or-expelled-punishment-not-being-hired-or-accepted-you-arent-owed-anything/833372)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-fired-or-expelled-punishment-not-being-hired-or-accepted-you-arent-owed-anything/833372 "2019-05-07T13:50:31Z")
I was lurking in a reddit thread this morning that was focused on the student that Stanford U. just expelled because it has been discovered her father had paid $6.5 million to secure her admission. There were a number o… --- ## [IAAF wins control of Caster Semenya's body (kind of).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iaaf-wins-control-of-caster-semenyas-body-kind-of/833345)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iaaf-wins-control-of-caster-semenyas-body-kind-of/833345 "2019-05-07T13:37:21Z")
And it isn’t just Caster Semenya, of course. This ruling means that she will have to take testosterone suppressing drugs in order to compete in her chosen events. (Mods - not sure what forum is best for this thread. Ple… --- ## [Why Globalization and Democracy sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-globalization-and-democracy-sucks/830238)
**Author:** [@senoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/senoy)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-globalization-and-democracy-sucks/830238 "2019-05-07T13:00:14Z")
So, I just spent a sleepless night with my crying wife. She wanted to know why everything good gets taken away from us. So here’s the back story. We’re United Methodists - a happy, big-tent denomination that generally li… --- ## [Dentists? Dental Hygenists? Need your input](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentists-dental-hygenists-need-your-input/833550)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentists-dental-hygenists-need-your-input/833550 "2019-05-07T04:04:43Z")
Hi, all. I’ve been having problems with my teeth lately, and while my dentist (a DDS) says that I need X, Y, and Z procedures, what bothers me most is that he refuses to do them before I have a “deep clean” by one of hi… --- ## [Parents, would you try to curb your son/daughter's obsession with (game, book, band, celebrity)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-would-you-try-to-curb-your-son-daughters-obsession-with-game-book-band-celebrity/833474)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-would-you-try-to-curb-your-son-daughters-obsession-with-game-book-band-celebrity/833474 "2019-05-07T04:00:53Z")
If you had/have a son or daughter who was just utterly obsessed with some game, or celebrity, or music band/book/TV show, etc. would you try to take measures to curb it (knowing also that parental intervention often back… --- ## [The 2019 Cataract Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-cataract-thread/828633)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-cataract-thread/828633 "2019-05-06T22:28:16Z")
So I have cataracts. I’m 56, so I shouldn’t be surprised. 6 months ago they were discovered but after talking to my optometrist and ophthalmologist the decision was made that if I could still get my vision corrected with… --- ## [Traffic question I've been wondering about lately...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-question-ive-been-wondering-about-lately/792674)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-question-ive-been-wondering-about-lately/792674 "2019-05-06T21:20:23Z")
Suppose a car wants to leave a business driveway out onto a four lane road (two per direction, of course). Suppose that driver wants to turn right, and this is America. Suppose the driver specifically wants to get into… --- ## [Poor designs in everyday life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-designs-in-everyday-life/832358)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-designs-in-everyday-life/832358 "2019-05-06T03:49:34Z")
I was having lunch in nice restaurant today, and my meal came served in a oblong, curved plate. It was beautifully stylish, very fashionable, and poorly designed. The nice, heavy knife would not stay on the edge of the p… --- ## [Intelligence and human sexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligence-and-human-sexuality/833490)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligence-and-human-sexuality/833490 "2019-05-06T03:41:53Z")
I feel like I read this somewhere. Maybe someone can provide me a source. The premise is that the creative urge (“I think I’ll paint a picture today”) is very closely related to, if even distinguishable from, the procre… --- ## [What's more important: that you find your spouse/SO attractive or vice versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-important-that-you-find-your-spouse-so-attractive-or-vice-versa/833385)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-important-that-you-find-your-spouse-so-attractive-or-vice-versa/833385 "2019-05-05T18:11:18Z")
Choice between a spouse/SO that you find attractive but who does not find you attractive, or a spouse/SO that you do not find unattractive but who finds you attractive. Which situation do you prefer? Or more generally, w… --- ## [Has anyone here ever made a living day trading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-made-a-living-day-trading/833379)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-made-a-living-day-trading/833379 "2019-05-05T16:26:52Z")
I like to play around in the markets, but would say I’m far from knowledgeable enough to try and make a decent living on my trading. Has anyone here made a living doing it? Experience? Stressful? Fun? --- ## [Tell me about Zoloft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-zoloft/833466)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-zoloft/833466 "2019-05-05T01:36:31Z")
New shrink thinks that twenty years taking 60mg of Prozac with meh results is long enough, so he’s changing me to Zoloft this morning. No tapering off the Prozac, just a general switch. ‘The are both SRIs so it should … --- ## [Appalling Sanitary Practices of the Middle Ages.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appalling-sanitary-practices-of-the-middle-ages/833189)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appalling-sanitary-practices-of-the-middle-ages/833189 "2019-05-05T00:40:59Z")
(I actually tried submitting this question to Quora.com. But they flagged it for being incomplete for some reason. It didn’t seem anymore or any less complete than the general questions they get. But hey, judge for yours… --- ## [Traveling the the Waukegan, north of Chicago...good places to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-the-the-waukegan-north-of-chicago-good-places-to-eat/833400)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-the-the-waukegan-north-of-chicago-good-places-to-eat/833400 "2019-05-04T19:34:54Z")
I’ll be going on a trip up to Great Lakes north of Chicago in a week and figured I’d see if some 'dopers know some good places to eat. I’ve been to Chicago many times, though it’s been a few years, but it’s been like 20… --- ## [What is it like to run in cold, humid temperature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-run-in-cold-humid-temperature/833437)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-run-in-cold-humid-temperature/833437 "2019-05-04T14:35:27Z")
I’m deciding whether or not to embark on a trip this weekend which will involve 2-3 hours of running. The expected temperature is 40-45F and 90% humidity. I wouldn’t run in weather that’s both hot and humid but what is i… --- ## [Is there a value-neutral term for dressing 'modestly'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-value-neutral-term-for-dressing-modestly/833259)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-value-neutral-term-for-dressing-modestly/833259 "2019-05-03T20:51:13Z")
The choice of what clothing to wear is fraught with social judgement. This is true for women much, much, much more so than for men. Clothing that covers more skin than locally typical, or conceals rather than reveals th… --- ## [Comming off of a long run of insomnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comming-off-of-a-long-run-of-insomnia/801687)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comming-off-of-a-long-run-of-insomnia/801687 "2017-11-15T13:32:55Z")
Last couple of weeks I feel like I have been coming off a very long run of insomnia. Getting about 4 or 5 hours a night right now. I am very unhappy about what seems to be my cure. I can’t seem to enjoy hobbies like a no… --- ## [Things that make you immediately stop reading something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-immediately-stop-reading-something/829270)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-immediately-stop-reading-something/829270 "2019-05-03T17:42:21Z")
So you start reading a book, article, essay, poem, whatever, and you’re thinking, “this will enrich my life in some way.” And then you get to some word, phrase, sentence, or idea that makes you go, “Nope! This is actuall… --- ## [Should I throw in the towel on my 2004 Toyota 4Runner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-throw-in-the-towel-on-my-2004-toyota-4runner/833339)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-throw-in-the-towel-on-my-2004-toyota-4runner/833339 "2019-05-03T15:06:54Z")
I wanted to consult with the collective wisdom here at the SDMB… I have a 2004 Toyota 4Runner with 239,997 miles on it. I bought it new back in Feb 2004. It is now the third car in the family – my son has been driving i… --- ## [Feral and domestic cats living in harmony?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-and-domestic-cats-living-in-harmony/833316)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-and-domestic-cats-living-in-harmony/833316 "2019-05-03T15:00:43Z")
I posted thisthread about my feral cat situation a while ago. I am pleased to say that over the last couple of months I managed to catch three of the kittens and to get them fixed (two females and one male). There is st… --- ## [For Those who Know: How Satisfying is Prostitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-know-how-satisfying-is-prostitution/833179)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-know-how-satisfying-is-prostitution/833179 "2019-05-03T13:54:32Z")
I imagine some Dopers have experience with this. Paying for sex. Is it fun and worth it? Or is it gross and disappointing? Answers from male or female encouraged. --- ## [Looking for a new camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-new-camera/833242)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-new-camera/833242 "2019-05-01T20:45:08Z")
I’ve got a Canon 7D, not the Mk2, with a zoom that would be called a “kit lens”. IOW, not the top of the line lens. Im interested in the newer Canon mirrorless cameras. I’d like to stick with Canon because I’ve got two … --- ## [Opioid executives found guilty of racketeering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opioid-executives-found-guilty-of-racketeering/833388)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opioid-executives-found-guilty-of-racketeering/833388 "2019-05-03T03:10:06Z")
Fuck you assholes. All those lives ruined or snuffed out so you could become billionaires. There has to be a special rung in hell for you. --- ## [What do you use for flea and tick control on your pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-for-flea-and-tick-control-on-your-pets/833276)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-for-flea-and-tick-control-on-your-pets/833276 "2019-05-03T02:56:21Z")
Whenever I go to the vet, I get sticker shock at how much their “Drops on the back” solutions are. I don’t know if they’re better than what I can find online or at Petco. So I’m curious, what do you use? --- ## [How to start a scholarship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-start-a-scholarship/833373)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-start-a-scholarship/833373 "2019-05-02T21:46:23Z")
I have wanted to do this for some time, and feel I’m finally in a position to make it happen. I would like to offer up a big scholarship, available to students in communities my stores are in, who exhibit a drive for en… --- ## [Need a recommendation on a good herbicide for poison ivy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-recommendation-on-a-good-herbicide-for-poison-ivy/833380)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-recommendation-on-a-good-herbicide-for-poison-ivy/833380 "2019-05-02T21:20:45Z")
I’m looking for something that’s extremely deadly to poison ivy but mostly benign on other plants (especially grass). Any suggestions? --- ## [What message is being sent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-message-is-being-sent/833311)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-message-is-being-sent/833311 "2019-05-02T19:54:26Z")
I had a falling out with a female friend. We resonated real well with each other (just as friends, I’m male). She became judgemental and I had to back off. We haven’t spoken in about 7 months. I need to break the ic… --- ## [When Alzheimers turns mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-alzheimers-turns-mean/833137)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-alzheimers-turns-mean/833137 "2019-05-02T18:40:01Z")
It’s getting so bad, I don’t want to be around her. I know the rules, distract, deflect, change the subject. I carry the cards to explain her behavior to others, servers, clerks in the stores, etc. But now I am the targ… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=403) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=405)