# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=466 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 467 --- ## [A question for those with/dating someone with HSV \[genital herpes\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-those-with-dating-someone-with-hsv-genital-herpes/820756)
**Author:** [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-those-with-dating-someone-with-hsv-genital-herpes/820756 "2018-09-04T22:14:03Z")
I have recently started seeing someone, and they opened up to me that they have genital herpes/HSV. I’ve done some research, and know a some about the ways to protect myself from contracting it, but I wanted to get some… --- ## [What Marketing Segment Are You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-marketing-segment-are-you/820572)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-marketing-segment-are-you/820572 "2018-09-04T21:33:35Z")
The Claritas PRIZM is a marketing tool that breaks everyone down into almost 70 different groups. A list of them is here. So which one do you think you are? Here is what they probably think you are based on your ZIP Co… --- ## [I hope this is the right place to come \[Advice on buying a car\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-this-is-the-right-place-to-come-advice-on-buying-a-car/820662)
**Author:** [@LissaMarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LissaMarie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-this-is-the-right-place-to-come-advice-on-buying-a-car/820662 "2018-09-04T20:16:37Z")
I have posted on other forums without a response, even though I just posted last night. I am urgently looking for opinions asap. I don’t mean to make it a book but I am going to act on this situation tomorrow, before I… --- ## [Baking Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baking-soda/820525)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baking-soda/820525 "2018-09-04T19:49:10Z")
Not sure if I’m posting this in the correct spot - maybe GQ or Cafe? Feel free to move it. This has bothered me for a long time and I just thought about again this morning as I was taking the box of baking soda out of … --- ## [Republican party aims to make forms of birth control illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-party-aims-to-make-forms-of-birth-control-illegal/820739)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-party-aims-to-make-forms-of-birth-control-illegal/820739 "2018-09-04T16:34:43Z")
I overhead this conversation recently: It never got more specific than that. So I appeal to the Dope - what is the evidence for or against this? --- ## [Does every sentence out of your mouth need to contain the word "fuck?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-sentence-out-of-your-mouth-need-to-contain-the-word-fuck/820544)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-sentence-out-of-your-mouth-need-to-contain-the-word-fuck/820544 "2018-09-04T14:22:39Z")
Look, I can swear along with the best, and I’m no prude. But sitting here at the bar listening to two loudmothed douches talking is giving me a headache. Why does every sentence need to contain the word “fuck?” I’m in … --- ## [Cold Water Shutoff Valve (Apparently) Not Working Properly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-water-shutoff-valve-apparently-not-working-properly/819045)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-water-shutoff-valve-apparently-not-working-properly/819045 "2018-09-04T13:33:19Z")
Last weekend I replaced the faucets in my kitchen sink. Not consistently, though, sometimes it’s better and sometimes it’s worse. I believe it’s the shutoff valve which is the problem. Reason is that I tested this by shu… --- ## [Choose your weapon: Gladiatorial combat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-weapon-gladiatorial-combat/819806)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-weapon-gladiatorial-combat/819806 "2018-09-04T13:30:10Z")
You’re standing in line at airport security when suddenly you’re pulled out of the queue by a couple of large men, dragged into a private room nearby and told, “You’ve been randomly selected to participate in Roman Gladi… --- ## [Best small SUV under 15k?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-small-suv-under-15k/815732)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-small-suv-under-15k/815732 "2018-09-04T01:28:59Z")
Our 2006 Pontiac Vibe has too much going on to be our main car. We’d like a compact SUV, something like CRV/Rav4/Escape/ Equinox. We don’t need it to be AWD. Anyone have experience with these are others in the same cl… --- ## [Do you know any women who shave their face???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-women-who-shave-their-face/820491)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-women-who-shave-their-face/820491 "2018-09-03T21:51:12Z")
This isn’t a joke. And I don’t mean older women. I realize that some women in their 70’s and above do it. I’m talking about a lady that’s 40-50. My wife started shaving her face at about 37 or so. She NEVER needed t… --- ## [Dolomite, Comfrey Tea and Octocosanol.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolomite-comfrey-tea-and-octocosanol/820677)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolomite-comfrey-tea-and-octocosanol/820677 "2018-09-03T16:29:58Z")
Many of my family members were greatly interested in health food, in times past. My mother was an avid reader of Prevention magazine. And my Uncle Chet. Well, even the more eccentric members of my family called him a nut… --- ## [How should one refer to a former (deceased) spouse in casual conversation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-one-refer-to-a-former-deceased-spouse-in-casual-conversation/820607)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-one-refer-to-a-former-deceased-spouse-in-casual-conversation/820607 "2018-09-03T15:32:58Z")
I’ve been married three times. The first marriage ended in divorce after ten years, though it was quite amicable and neither of us bears a grudge. My second spouse died at a relatively young age after 18 years. I marr… --- ## [Request for cubical change in office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-cubical-change-in-office/820445)
**Author:** [@ShellyB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShellyB)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-cubical-change-in-office/820445 "2018-09-03T14:38:27Z")
Recently one team member got promoted to lead. So she got moved to the different spot. Since her cubical was empty I requested my manager, if I can move to empty cubical since it is big and spacious. My manager approved … --- ## [Places to visit on way from WI to Outer Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-visit-on-way-from-wi-to-outer-banks/820503)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-visit-on-way-from-wi-to-outer-banks/820503 "2018-09-03T14:23:27Z")
My family is having a “sibling reunion” at Rodanthe, NC in mid to late October. One of my sisters (and her husband) and I are carpooling from near Menasha, WI. Google says this is a ~19 hour drive which we may break up… --- ## [Is AARP membership worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-aarp-membership-worth-it/820589)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-aarp-membership-worth-it/820589 "2018-09-03T04:48:10Z")
Yes, the dreaded moment has arrived - the Marketing Gods have heard about my upcoming milestone birthday and sent me the membership packet in the mail, complete with offer for Free Sporty Tote! I am, first and foremost,… --- ## [Does anyone else have "hot" feet or understand what I mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-hot-feet-or-understand-what-i-mean/310232)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-hot-feet-or-understand-what-i-mean/310232 "2018-09-03T01:46:06Z")
Hi I’m \*\*Anaamika \*\* and have hot feet. No, I know they’re \*attractive \*. :smiley: But what I mean is that they are several degrees warmer than the rest of my body. I wear sandals ten months out of the year in Albany,… --- ## [Advice on flying Delta (LAX-ATL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-flying-delta-lax-atl/820022)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-flying-delta-lax-atl/820022 "2018-09-03T00:51:59Z")
Next week I’m flying from LAX to ATL, so I’m on Delta (hard to fool the corporate travel app into my preferred airline on this particular route) I have status on another major carrier, but nothing on Delta. In this cas… --- ## [Things that "can't happen" that are poised to happen soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-cant-happen-that-are-poised-to-happen-soon/819640)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-cant-happen-that-are-poised-to-happen-soon/819640 "2018-09-02T20:32:46Z")
With Trump getting elected, Brexit, Leicester City winning the Premier League in spite of 5000-to-1 odds, Germany finishing last in its group, etc. there have been plenty of surprises or “things that can’t happen” happen… --- ## [Subaru Owners...Do You Love Your Subaru?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-owners-do-you-love-your-subaru/820284)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-owners-do-you-love-your-subaru/820284 "2018-09-02T17:22:22Z")
All- I sell Subaru vehicles nowadays and have for about a month and a half. There is indeed a culture of loyalty that surrounds these cars, mostly because of how safe they are, how “go anywhere” their sophisticated AWD … --- ## [Mead people: bars and CO2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mead-people-bars-and-co2/820553)
**Author:** [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mead-people-bars-and-co2/820553 "2018-09-02T16:05:53Z")
I have a friend in the beer business who sets up the beer lines in bars, sets up the cute lights and is the best schmoozer ever. He looks like a really, really tall Mark Harmon… at 7’+ he gets the ladies. His company h… --- ## [How much to tip at a restaurant in Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-tip-at-a-restaurant-in-germany/820026)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-tip-at-a-restaurant-in-germany/820026 "2018-09-02T06:09:27Z")
I’m going to Berlin for 5 days. What’s the tipping culture in Germany? A little googling results in confusing answers. I’m going for a personal vacation, not part of a group. Nothing fancy. Will be staying at a simp… --- ## [Anyone experienced with 13 year old daughter, middle school drama and borderline eating disorder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-experienced-with-13-year-old-daughter-middle-school-drama-and-borderline-eating-disorder/820097)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-experienced-with-13-year-old-daughter-middle-school-drama-and-borderline-eating-disorder/820097 "2018-09-02T05:56:03Z")
As usual, I turn to the Dope for a kickstart. Twin A is going into 8th grade. It’s a really good public school that is 6-12, with less than 100 kids per grade, and requires winning a very over subscribed lottery to get … --- ## [Meet Steve, the purple streak of light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-steve-the-purple-streak-of-light/820087)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-steve-the-purple-streak-of-light/820087 "2018-09-02T03:32:16Z")
Meet Steve. He is a purple aurora or some kind of luminescence, drawn across Canada’s night skies like a bold stroke of the crayon. The strange part is, he’s not going anywhere. No shimmering, no dancing. He’s very stati… --- ## [What are your thoughts on the felony murder rule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-felony-murder-rule/819966)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-felony-murder-rule/819966 "2018-09-01T21:43:27Z")
I have a cousin, “Isaac,” about the same ages me, who has been in jail since we were 25 and will probably die there. The reason is pretty stupid. When we were young, Isaac needed money to impress some girl and so agreed … --- ## [Dating: boys more likely to be victims of violence than girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-boys-more-likely-to-be-victims-of-violence-than-girls/820545)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-boys-more-likely-to-be-victims-of-violence-than-girls/820545 "2018-09-01T21:30:09Z")
So sayeth a recent study by the University of British Columbia reported here. Wow. I would never have guessed that. --- ## [Seeing the breath as an energy filled fog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-the-breath-as-an-energy-filled-fog/820307)
**Author:** [@Emil\_Toth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emil_Toth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-the-breath-as-an-energy-filled-fog/820307 "2018-09-01T19:51:06Z")
Hi everyone, I am not sure if this is where I should be posting this but since I am a new member here it is. Many years ago when I was more interested in my psychic development as opposed to my current spiritual develop… --- ## [How insulting was this buyer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-insulting-was-this-buyer/820417)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-insulting-was-this-buyer/820417 "2018-09-01T15:09:15Z")
My sister had a used truck for sale and she offered me a 25% commission if I handled all the details. I examined the truck, set a price of $500 O.B.O. and posted it for sale. I told my sister that I would accept the firs… --- ## [Longest route you can coast on your bicycle without pedaling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-route-you-can-coast-on-your-bicycle-without-pedaling/820560)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-route-you-can-coast-on-your-bicycle-without-pedaling/820560 "2018-09-01T12:47:07Z")
What is the longest route that you know of that you can coast on a bicycle without having to pedal? For the purposes of this question, I would not count mountain roads that just stay on one mountain and switch back and … --- ## [The Village Voice : Gone but not forgotten.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-village-voice-gone-but-not-forgotten/794420)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-village-voice-gone-but-not-forgotten/794420 "2018-09-01T10:30:43Z")
The Village Voice ceases print publication after 62 years. How very sad. For a kid of 19 who grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia but fancied himself quite the hip urban(e) young fop because he used to hang out at The… --- ## [Why are some people losers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-losers/819496)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-losers/819496 "2018-09-01T04:37:56Z")
Why do some people do all the right things with school, volunteering, etc yet can’t ever get ahead and are kept in certain positions? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=465) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=467)