# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=477 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 478 --- ## [How do you tell someone that you would like to date that they have an odor problem ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-someone-that-you-would-like-to-date-that-they-have-an-odor-problem/818325)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-someone-that-you-would-like-to-date-that-they-have-an-odor-problem/818325 "2018-07-26T16:44:20Z")
There is a woman that I have known for about a year. She has suggested that she would like to move beyond being just friends. I really enjoy her company, but I have noticed that she has a frequent bad breath problem and… --- ## [Do YOU think keto/nailPolish/acetone breath smells bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-keto-nailpolish-acetone-breath-smells-bad/818517)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-keto-nailpolish-acetone-breath-smells-bad/818517 "2018-07-26T16:11:09Z")
When someone is fasting or doing a ketosis diet, their breath will start to smell like acetone. There’s no way to completely prevent this. You can only mask it with mint, mouthwash and gum. With each breath you will li… --- ## [Please help me pick out exercise equipment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-exercise-equipment/817703)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-exercise-equipment/817703 "2018-07-26T14:23:24Z")
First off, let me start by saying it is really hard to type with an on-screen keyboard so I might not respond as much as I would like. Or might be seemingly terse when I do. So, I have decided to invest in a piece of ex… --- ## [Things adults do that you find (mildly) juvenile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141 "2018-07-26T13:50:59Z")
I’m sure there have been many variants on this topic before - the one about ordering milk in a bar was a good one. What brought it to mind this time is a coworker who sips drinks out of a cup with a straw all day long. … --- ## [Poll: "n-word"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-n-word/818286)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-n-word/818286 "2018-07-26T00:49:55Z")
There are various media items that have provoked discussion as to whether a white person in America can say the actual word of “the n-word” in a context such as discussing use or history of the word’s use, or if any utte… --- ## [Dopers who've had accounts since the early 2000s, how was your writing style changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-whove-had-accounts-since-the-early-2000s-how-was-your-writing-style-changed/818318)
**Author:** [@EricaRoche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EricaRoche)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-whove-had-accounts-since-the-early-2000s-how-was-your-writing-style-changed/818318 "2018-07-25T21:29:10Z")
On this forum and any other forums you participate in. I imagine for young people who were in their teens/twenties when this forum was created, the changed will be more than for people who were middle aged adults. --- ## [Is nightquil the best sleeping aids without prescription ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nightquil-the-best-sleeping-aids-without-prescription/742519)
**Author:** [@AsaMcclennon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AsaMcclennon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nightquil-the-best-sleeping-aids-without-prescription/742519 "2018-07-25T21:03:47Z")
Hi, these day I have some problems for sleep the whole night :eek:, I would buy some sleeping pills many friends of my work advised me to try the nightquil because it’s not dangerous or addictive, I have read a lot artic… --- ## [Help! Can I have a "no kids" birthday party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-i-have-a-no-kids-birthday-party/818346)
**Author:** [@justanothermike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justanothermike)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-i-have-a-no-kids-birthday-party/818346 "2018-07-25T18:33:57Z")
Some quick background. I’ll be turning 41 soon. Left a cult that was all I ever knew about three years ago. Was never allowed to celebrate birthdays, neither was my wife. When we got out we threw a big party for my w… --- ## ['Zero!' hand sign: fingers curled or some outstretched?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-hand-sign-fingers-curled-or-some-outstretched/818440)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-hand-sign-fingers-curled-or-some-outstretched/818440 "2018-07-25T17:10:06Z")
Obviously have too much time on my hands, but. . . It’s common (in the US, anyway) , when someone is answering something with ‘Zero’, to make a hand gesture imitating a numeral zero. Would you normally do it with all f… --- ## [Dog newly blind due to infection. It cleared up, but still blind. How to adapt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-newly-blind-due-to-infection-it-cleared-up-but-still-blind-how-to-adapt/813185)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-newly-blind-due-to-infection-it-cleared-up-but-still-blind-how-to-adapt/813185 "2018-07-25T16:24:43Z")
7 yr old border collie. Very sick and on lots of drugs. Let’s say drugs clear up infection but it’s too late for his eyes. Healthy in every other way. What do we need to do to make his life easy as possible? Right now … --- ## [Things you do despite knowing they're completely irrational](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-despite-knowing-theyre-completely-irrational/818174)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-despite-knowing-theyre-completely-irrational/818174 "2018-07-25T14:57:38Z")
I’ll start: One of my favorite chocolate bars is Twix. A typical pack contains two identical bars. A little while back they started selling packs that, while still containing two bars, claimed to contain “just left Tw… --- ## [Suppose Medical Science Conquered Death (from natural causes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-medical-science-conquered-death-from-natural-causes/818511)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-medical-science-conquered-death-from-natural-causes/818511 "2018-07-25T12:58:47Z")
Suppose at some point all diseases and sicknesses were curable. (Assume that death due to starvation or thirst or being fed into industrial sized blenders were not curable.) Assume further that people do age and grow enf… --- ## [Tell me about the Chicagoland real estate market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-chicagoland-real-estate-market/818534)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-chicagoland-real-estate-market/818534 "2018-07-25T04:03:00Z")
Who’s got some numbers or some data I can look at? Is it hot? Or not? I’ve got to go/no-go selling a home in the north side suburbs in the next few months. Who’s got the skinny? --- ## [Would you wait in line for 2 hours to smell a stinky flower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wait-in-line-for-2-hours-to-smell-a-stinky-flower/818313)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wait-in-line-for-2-hours-to-smell-a-stinky-flower/818313 "2018-07-24T22:34:16Z")
At the Bloedel Conservatory in Vancouver, they recently had a rare “corpse flower” blooming. It’s a huge flower that only blooms very rarely, so I can kind of understand the attraction of seeing something so rare and unu… --- ## [Does vinegar lose cleaning potency with age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vinegar-lose-cleaning-potency-with-age/672193)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vinegar-lose-cleaning-potency-with-age/672193 "2018-07-24T21:09:57Z")
So I mindlessly picked stuff off of my vegetable cutting board with unwashed hands that had just handled raw chicken. I plan to disinfect it with vinegar before washing, when it struck me that the vinegar is quite old —… --- ## [Give me your opinion on this grammer question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-this-grammer-question/818471)
**Author:** [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-this-grammer-question/818471 "2018-07-24T18:21:35Z")
For the wording on a diploma I’m helping design. Should it be The faculty and staff of the University of XXX does hereby recognize… The faculty and staff of the University of XXX do hereby recognize… --- ## [What to do with dollar coins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-dollar-coins/531852)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-dollar-coins/531852 "2018-07-24T15:24:33Z")
A guy who owed me $50 paid me yesterday, with dollar coins. Dick move, IMHO. Anyway, what would you do with fifty dollar coins? It seems rude to pay a restaurant check with a pile of coins, doesn’t it? A friend in reta… --- ## [Deadbolt locks that require keys on the inside: want your opinion (fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadbolt-locks-that-require-keys-on-the-inside-want-your-opinion-fast/817672)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadbolt-locks-that-require-keys-on-the-inside-want-your-opinion-fast/817672 "2018-07-24T10:53:50Z")
The new house we’ve moved into has three doors with deadbolt locks that can only be opened with a key on both sides: there is no knob on the inside. I’ve seen this before, but never lived with it. The locks are immediate… --- ## [Why aren't retired cop cars more "decommissioned"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-retired-cop-cars-more-decommissioned/818240)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-retired-cop-cars-more-decommissioned/818240 "2018-07-24T04:41:04Z")
Preface: I understand that the following probably doesn’t hold for all cities/states, I’ve seen these cars in the three states I’ve lived in – particularly NJ. Why aren’t police patrol cars stripped more of their “copne… --- ## [How come no unintended missile launches yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-unintended-missile-launches-yet/818375)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-unintended-missile-launches-yet/818375 "2018-07-24T03:25:54Z")
I am mildly surprised the world has thousands of nuclear-tipped missiles, but we have never had a rogue launch (yet). I’d imagine their control systems have to pass through insane amounts of testing (and it helps they we… --- ## [Queen Elizabeth send subtle commentary via brooches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-send-subtle-commentary-via-brooches/818338)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-send-subtle-commentary-via-brooches/818338 "2018-07-24T02:01:46Z")
I’m not making this up. Apparently, wearing themed brooches is something she does. --- ## [What the hell beeped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-beeped/818086)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-beeped/818086 "2018-07-23T23:34:45Z")
We were awakened last night when something beeped three times. Got up, looked around, didn’t see anything obvious, so we went back to sleep. Again, three beeps about ten minutes later. This time, we got up, turned on all… --- ## [Options for running an inverter during a power outage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/options-for-running-an-inverter-during-a-power-outage/818322)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/options-for-running-an-inverter-during-a-power-outage/818322 "2018-07-23T23:25:16Z")
Living in the country means that sometimes the power is going to be off for extended periods of time. I know that I could buy a whole house generator and be done with it but I’m not ready to make that kind of investment … --- ## [I just got my private investigator license. What kind of car should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-private-investigator-license-what-kind-of-car-should-i-get/817930)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-private-investigator-license-what-kind-of-car-should-i-get/817930 "2018-07-23T19:25:01Z")
I’m launching my own computer forensics consulting business. My first public announcement that I’m open for business will be on Monday, via social media and email to folks in the local security community. In the State o… --- ## [How sure are you that you (or your side) is right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sure-are-you-that-you-or-your-side-is-right/818021)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sure-are-you-that-you-or-your-side-is-right/818021 "2018-07-23T14:07:06Z")
Fifteen years ago, I felt really assured that I was “right”, politics-wise. Now I have changed considerably - I would say that I have changed views politically on maybe 1/3 of issues. There is still about 2/3 that I thi… --- ## [Did you know anyone teachers in your school that had sex with students?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-anyone-teachers-in-your-school-that-had-sex-with-students/817389)
**Author:** [@EricaRoche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EricaRoche)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-anyone-teachers-in-your-school-that-had-sex-with-students/817389 "2018-07-23T04:44:15Z")
It seems to be on the news from American media many times but I’ve read that it’s not a new phenomenon by any means and has been going on before the internet and the media got desperate for news. The question is probabl… --- ## [Who's wasting all the food? Is it you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-wasting-all-the-food-is-it-you/818002)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-wasting-all-the-food-is-it-you/818002 "2018-07-23T03:41:07Z")
There’s a billboard in town, similar to this one, claiming that the average American wastes 290 pounds of food per year. From what I’ve read elsewhere, this is post-consumer waste, i.e. it’s what individuals are discar… --- ## [So I'm fighting this speeding ticket.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-fighting-this-speeding-ticket/818085)
**Author:** [@K2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K2500)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-fighting-this-speeding-ticket/818085 "2018-07-22T18:16:49Z")
Got pulled over for speeding awhile back. The circumstances, 77 in a 60 here in Texas, land of prima facia speed limits. Light traffic, favorable conditions ect. Road was a three lane per direction Interstate highway. Li… --- ## [Chromecast (streaming TV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chromecast-streaming-tv/818319)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2018, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chromecast-streaming-tv/818319 "2018-07-22T08:14:10Z")
My wife watches a lot of stuff on her iPad. Shw would like to watch on the big TV. She’s seen the Chromecast for sale, and wonders if this will be a magic device. My questions are: (1) Out of the box, is the Chromecas… --- ## [Tracfone smartphone? Other suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracfone-smartphone-other-suggestions/818249)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2018, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracfone-smartphone-other-suggestions/818249 "2018-07-22T04:35:38Z")
I’ve never had a smartphone but I’d like to get one now. I’m considering a Tracfone (Tf) because I’ve been satisfied with their basic phone service. I’d like to get some info on whether that’s a good choice for me. I’m e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=476) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=478)