# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=443 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 444 --- ## [Would a search warrant be required?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-search-warrant-be-required/825219)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-search-warrant-be-required/825219 "2018-12-01T03:21:09Z")
If law enforcement wanted to search my property from the air using a drone with a camera, could they do so without a warrant? Have there been any cases in the US regarding the constitutionality of using drones by law en… --- ## [Clever cops catch child abuser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-cops-catch-child-abuser/825202)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-cops-catch-child-abuser/825202 "2018-12-01T02:17:13Z")
This story on Quora tells how some clever cops used technology to catch a serial child abuser. It’s an upsetting story, so be warned. The \ got 110 years in prison but that doesn’t really help the kids. --- ## [Why am I reacting to cold weather so badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-reacting-to-cold-weather-so-badly/825341)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-reacting-to-cold-weather-so-badly/825341 "2018-12-01T00:31:22Z")
I am a 23 year old man and I suppose that how cold you feel on cold weather depends a lot on your weight and this is where things get unusual. For the last few years I used to be somewhat bellow the normal BMI and was sl… --- ## [Whose worse the troll or the ignorant believer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-worse-the-troll-or-the-ignorant-believer/825175)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-worse-the-troll-or-the-ignorant-believer/825175 "2018-11-30T23:28:56Z")
The Washington Post did a recent article: about a trollster, Christopher Blair, that in 2016 created a Facebook page (America’s Last Line of Defense) with outlandish claims (labeled as satire and untrue) for the purpo… --- ## [Obituaries - list of survivors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obituaries-list-of-survivors/825320)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obituaries-list-of-survivors/825320 "2018-11-30T21:23:40Z")
Don’t need answer soon. Say a couple are both in their second marriage and when they got married each had adult children. The children never lived with the couple or got adopted but all are close to the couple. When one… --- ## [What to do when your kid fails a high school course?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-your-kid-fails-a-high-school-course/825296)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-your-kid-fails-a-high-school-course/825296 "2018-11-30T20:55:44Z")
My HS junior son son always got good grades in math his freshman and sophomore year when he took algebra I and geometry. But in those classes they did almost all the homework in class. This year he took algebra II and wi… --- ## [Monthly bills \> income, and income is about to be reduced. Fuck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-bills-income-and-income-is-about-to-be-reduced-fuck/824565)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-bills-income-and-income-is-about-to-be-reduced-fuck/824565 "2018-11-30T19:55:13Z")
So I realized this week that my monthly bills are greater than my income, leaving me with no $ for food, gas, emergencies, etc. Plus I’m going to have to stop working and go on disability pretty soon, which will further… --- ## [Do people know about their sexual orientation before experiencing first sexual attraction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-know-about-their-sexual-orientation-before-experiencing-first-sexual-attraction/824819)
**Author:** [@gisaaanr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gisaaanr)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-know-about-their-sexual-orientation-before-experiencing-first-sexual-attraction/824819 "2018-11-30T18:13:48Z")
How can someone know about their sexual orientation (gay, bi or straight not asexual) who never experienced sexual attraction? Can someone know about their sexual orientation before experiencing first sexual attract… --- ## [Dizzy when I turn my head/move too quickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dizzy-when-i-turn-my-head-move-too-quickly/825213)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dizzy-when-i-turn-my-head-move-too-quickly/825213 "2018-11-30T14:47:53Z")
So, on Saturday night, I went out and had some celebratory drinks with my wife and some friends of hers… which was a bad idea, being it was only one day after I had broken my 14-day fast. Over the course of about 4.5 h… --- ## [So where exactly did the whole Canada Burned Down The White House "fact" get started?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-exactly-did-the-whole-canada-burned-down-the-white-house-fact-get-started/825194)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-exactly-did-the-whole-canada-burned-down-the-white-house-fact-get-started/825194 "2018-11-30T14:07:09Z")
Until fairly recently it was common to see numerous Canadians spout off randomly that among their countries many national achievements was “Burning down the White House”. Until of course President Trump also exclaimed th… --- ## [How do Italians and Spaniards see each other ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-italians-and-spaniards-see-each-other/820523)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-italians-and-spaniards-see-each-other/820523 "2018-11-30T08:21:10Z")
This probably going to paint with a ridiculously broad brush, but it’s a question that’s always fascinated me. Being a native French speaker, I’ve had a passing familiarity with Italian and Spanish cultures relatively e… --- ## [How would you interpret the term critical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-interpret-the-term-critical/825211)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-interpret-the-term-critical/825211 "2018-11-30T02:30:44Z")
I was recently asked to provide feedback to a peer, that was done through a set of survey questions. One of the questions, IMHO, was poorly worded. It asked: Is this person critical? One could interpret this question… --- ## [Report Designers - I need a name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-designers-i-need-a-name/825291)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-designers-i-need-a-name/825291 "2018-11-29T22:40:42Z")
So, my report for tasks assigned to employees has various columns including Due Date Days Left Aging Status Days Left is days until Due Date. If negative then it’s overdue. Aging Status is text like Due next 30, 1-30 … --- ## [Probate question for very small estate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probate-question-for-very-small-estate/825235)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probate-question-for-very-small-estate/825235 "2018-11-29T22:32:55Z")
My mother-in-law died in March. She was in a Medicaid-funded nursing home. Her only assets were a checking account held jointly with my wife and an irrevocable burial reserve account. Since the checking account was joint… --- ## [Where should I work? For Science!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-work-for-science/819932)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-work-for-science/819932 "2018-11-29T20:38:07Z")
I have a few job offers (or likely job offers) for research positions in my field starting mid next year. All the jobs are pretty equally interesting, and pay roughly the same in their local currency and are about the sa… --- ## [Thank you Mr. Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-mr-trump/825190)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-mr-trump/825190 "2018-11-29T18:16:12Z")
Again, thank you, sir. By your actions, and those of your enablers, you have caused many, otherwise right-leaning individuals to move much further to the left. This is reminiscent of how the signing of the Molotov-Ribb… --- ## [Cat owners: Do you always keep the toilet lid down so cat doesn't fall in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-do-you-always-keep-the-toilet-lid-down-so-cat-doesnt-fall-in/320835)
**Author:** [@beckiemoriello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckiemoriello)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-do-you-always-keep-the-toilet-lid-down-so-cat-doesnt-fall-in/320835 "2018-11-29T17:49:36Z")
I never have. Just got a new roommate who insists it stays down so her normal, adult cats don’t accidentally commit suicide. Google yielded nothing about this danger. Any of you heard of even one cat dying this way? --- ## [The most satisfying instance of a person's firing/job termination (i.e., they deserved it).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-satisfying-instance-of-a-persons-firing-job-termination-i-e-they-deserved-it/824547)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-satisfying-instance-of-a-persons-firing-job-termination-i-e-they-deserved-it/824547 "2018-11-29T08:04:49Z")
One of the advisors to the college newspaper where I first went to school was a pretty big @$$hole. He yelled at people, played favorites, talked down to others, etc. I finally went to the department head and complained … --- ## [How can I know when my long-term memory is back after twilight sedation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-know-when-my-long-term-memory-is-back-after-twilight-sedation/824525)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-know-when-my-long-term-memory-is-back-after-twilight-sedation/824525 "2018-11-29T07:20:05Z")
Some outpatient medical procedures will use a form of sedation called twilight sedation where the patient is not totally put under. The patient will be awake, but may not feel pain and may not form memories during that … --- ## [2/3 of the world population has the pylori virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-3-of-the-world-population-has-the-pylori-virus/825056)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-3-of-the-world-population-has-the-pylori-virus/825056 "2018-11-29T01:35:21Z")
This is the virus that causes ulcers. Is it reasonable to think that we will just get reinfected soon so why bother with treatment. I am currently talking the treatment although I still think stress is what brought the u… --- ## [Battery/batteryless Jump Starter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-batteryless-jump-starter/825155)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-batteryless-jump-starter/825155 "2018-11-29T01:09:47Z")
I’ve had one of these Li-Ion battery jump starters for a few years and it works very well. http://a.co/d/89sSV8e I’ve never had to jump my vehicle, but have used it on several others. It can also power a notebook PC or… --- ## [Is it odd for an adult American to have never eaten in a Chinese restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-for-an-adult-american-to-have-never-eaten-in-a-chinese-restaurant/824922)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-for-an-adult-american-to-have-never-eaten-in-a-chinese-restaurant/824922 "2018-11-28T21:41:50Z")
A friend of my stepson flew all the way out to the west coast to visit stepson. He’s from the Philadelphia area – Bucks County. We had never met him, but stepson had flown back east to visit him last summer. They met … --- ## [Why do warships no longer have aft guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-warships-no-longer-have-aft-guns/825200)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-warships-no-longer-have-aft-guns/825200 "2018-11-28T20:37:04Z")
I no longer have access to the Admiralty, so this question falls to the Dope. Recent warships don’t seem to have guns aft; only to the fore. Sample pic. Ships can’t turn very quickly, so why don’t they still have aft gun… --- ## [People who have not heard of major historical events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-not-heard-of-major-historical-events/824904)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-not-heard-of-major-historical-events/824904 "2018-11-28T19:27:45Z")
Taking 9/11 as an example (although perhaps any other major event from the 20th or 21st century would work as well) - in which places of the world might people not know what the 9/11 attacks were (other than, say, remote… --- ## [Why do Asian women tend to lack muscle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-asian-women-tend-to-lack-muscle/822886)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-asian-women-tend-to-lack-muscle/822886 "2018-10-16T17:34:36Z")
Inflammatory title, I know. Why does it seem that Asian women who are from or live in an East Asian country seem to have very little muscle on their bodies? On a college campus, you’ll notice that is more common for an… --- ## [It's just not Christmas until I see Santa riding an electric razor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-not-christmas-until-i-see-santa-riding-an-electric-razor/825043)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-not-christmas-until-i-see-santa-riding-an-electric-razor/825043 "2018-11-28T13:27:46Z")
Over in the annoying commercial thread we are beginning to be annoyed at holiday commercials. I don’t want to talk about annoying holiday commercials, though. I want to know if you have an iconic now-it’s-the-holiday-se… --- ## [Train-vehicle collisions in Britain, frequency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-vehicle-collisions-in-britain-frequency/825031)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-vehicle-collisions-in-britain-frequency/825031 "2018-11-28T08:33:18Z")
A question for the British dopers. British railroads have at-grade crossings with roads. Do you think British railroads have the same number of train-road vehicle collisions as do we in the U.S.? Not in absolute numbers … --- ## [Subtle political threats on facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-political-threats-on-facebook/825154)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-political-threats-on-facebook/825154 "2018-11-28T06:45:05Z")
I started seeing something new on Facebook a couple of weeks ago, now I am seeing it with increased frequency. Liberals when engaged in arguments with conservatives are saying, " we know who he is now". Does that sound l… --- ## [Teacher assaults student that uses a racial slur against him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-assaults-student-that-uses-a-racial-slur-against-him/824106)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-assaults-student-that-uses-a-racial-slur-against-him/824106 "2018-11-28T03:29:43Z")
So, in Maywood Academy High School in Maywood, CA, south of Los Angeles, a well respected African American music teacher, Marston Riley, asked a male student that was not dressed in accordance with the school’s dress c… --- ## [A question about possible racism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-possible-racism/825010)
**Author:** [@Darkon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-possible-racism/825010 "2018-11-28T02:13:36Z")
Am I way off base or is the limerick here racist? How about this forum post which was supposed to be a joke? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=442) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=444)