# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=478 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 479 --- ## [A good Aluminum free deodorant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-aluminum-free-deodorant/818146)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-aluminum-free-deodorant/818146 "2018-07-22T03:47:56Z")
The subject kind of says it all. I am looking for a good Men’s deodorant that doesn’t contain Aluminum. Any recommendations? Preferably reasonably priced and relatively easy to get but willing to hear about any and all … --- ## [How did "Fedora" wind up taking on its current connotations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-fedora-wind-up-taking-on-its-current-connotations/818155)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-fedora-wind-up-taking-on-its-current-connotations/818155 "2018-07-22T00:42:08Z")
From a post in the incel sex robots thread: This isn’t the first time I’ve seen the word “fedora” appear in the company of those other words. Actually, I’ve seen it for the past, like, 5 years. I’ve never even seen a … --- ## [How Serious is Michael Cohen's violation of Attorney Client Privilege?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-serious-is-michael-cohens-violation-of-attorney-client-privilege/818331)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-serious-is-michael-cohens-violation-of-attorney-client-privilege/818331 "2018-07-21T22:38:37Z")
I’m not sure there’s a GQ answer. I thought Attorney Client Privilege was one of the most important principles of law? Haven’t attorneys risked jail rather than betray this duty to their client? That would include any a… --- ## [Men who are either asexual or don't enjoy sex, do you find people have trouble understanding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-are-either-asexual-or-dont-enjoy-sex-do-you-find-people-have-trouble-understanding/818326)
**Author:** [@EricaRoche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EricaRoche)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-are-either-asexual-or-dont-enjoy-sex-do-you-find-people-have-trouble-understanding/818326 "2018-07-21T18:20:44Z")
Being a man who has little interest in sex (I’ve realized I’m not asexual. I enjoy sex but I don’t seek it at all, feel tired afterwards, and can forget about it without any feeling of being denied anything), I notice th… --- ## [How good of a golfer do you have to be for business golf outings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-golfer-do-you-have-to-be-for-business-golf-outings/818036)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-golfer-do-you-have-to-be-for-business-golf-outings/818036 "2018-07-21T17:32:52Z")
I’m in an industry where there’s a lot of schmoozing with clients and partners. There are a whole bunch of golf outings each year people in my office go to, but I always decline because I’m really awful. I know you don’… --- ## [Things to do in Branson, MO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-branson-mo/816917)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-branson-mo/816917 "2018-07-21T16:07:04Z")
My wife and I are meeting my daughter and my 6 year-old grandson in Branson in August for a short vacation. It will be hot as heck there so a day at the local water park is likely going to happen, but where else should w… --- ## [Worst attention seeking behaviour you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-attention-seeking-behaviour-youve-seen/817995)
**Author:** [@EricaRoche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EricaRoche)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-attention-seeking-behaviour-youve-seen/817995 "2018-07-21T14:41:35Z")
I know most people here live in the U.S. and probably drive thus don’t take buses/trains but here in Europe where I take the bus, there’s always the same teenage kid with a shiny expensive phone or tablet blasting his un… --- ## [Is there any major US city (pop \> 1M) that has a charming rural town within 30 minutes of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-major-us-city-pop-1m-that-has-a-charming-rural-town-within-30-minutes-of-it/812708)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-major-us-city-pop-1m-that-has-a-charming-rural-town-within-30-minutes-of-it/812708 "2018-07-21T12:53:28Z")
Or is that impossible due to urban sprawl? I was out in Lancaster, PA the other day and wishing it was closer to Philly so I could move there. Sadly, it isn’t. --- ## [Trump: Do you believe he misspoke, or is he backpedaling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-do-you-believe-he-misspoke-or-is-he-backpedaling/818110)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-do-you-believe-he-misspoke-or-is-he-backpedaling/818110 "2018-07-21T12:49:00Z")
Are we still doing Trump thread-starter participation trophies? Because I never had a chance to get one until now. The question is, do you believe Trump when he said he misspoke during his press conference with Putin y… --- ## [Is acute self limiting rhinitis a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-acute-self-limiting-rhinitis-a-thing/818278)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-acute-self-limiting-rhinitis-a-thing/818278 "2018-07-21T12:44:11Z")
This has never happened to me before. Tuesday morning I began sneezing. And sneezing. And sneezing some more. I was blowing my nose in between bouts of sneezing. It felt like I had the worst cold ever. Unrelenting runnin… --- ## [Married Roman Catholic Priests - think it'll happen soon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-roman-catholic-priests-think-itll-happen-soon/800701)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-roman-catholic-priests-think-itll-happen-soon/800701 "2018-07-21T10:52:36Z")
I know some Roman Catholic priests are already married, but that’s not the norm. But the idea of that changing, to a limited degree at least, has been in news. Particularly recently in regards to Brazil. Article from … --- ## [How do you design something as complex as a submarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-design-something-as-complex-as-a-submarine/817828)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-design-something-as-complex-as-a-submarine/817828 "2018-07-21T10:06:17Z")
I’m watching Das Boot for the first time and am impressed by how complex the submarine is. And I’m sure there are other feats of engineering that are much more complex. So I’m wondering, how do engineers know down to th… --- ## [Have you switched to battery powered lawn care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-switched-to-battery-powered-lawn-care/818121)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-switched-to-battery-powered-lawn-care/818121 "2018-07-20T23:25:27Z")
I just bought my first battery powered string trimmer. I’ve always hated messing with my gas powered one, although when it works it works great. Years ago I gave up on gas powered chainsaws and now only use corded ones. … --- ## [Are films and photographs ageing slower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-films-and-photographs-ageing-slower/818255)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-films-and-photographs-ageing-slower/818255 "2018-07-20T18:09:53Z")
Not sure how much of this has to do with my age (I’m 35) but I have recently been noticing a certain phenomenon. Films and photographs seem to have stopped “ageing”, or at the very least, are ageing too slow for me to n… --- ## ["I'm awake!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-awake/818204)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-awake/818204 "2018-07-20T17:15:10Z")
I’m putting this here rather than because I doubt there’s been much research on the subject. Why is it when people are caught dozing and are called on it, they instantly deny they were out of it. Hell, I’ve even someon… --- ## [why do dogs hate baths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-hate-baths/818003)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-hate-baths/818003 "2018-07-20T07:00:37Z")
YouTube has about a gazillion videos of dogs doing their goddamndest to avoid being given a bath. No doubt there are some dogs that are just fine with it, and there are plenty of dogs that love to go for a swim in the … --- ## [Criminal justice reform. Is this proposal common sense or does it make no sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-justice-reform-is-this-proposal-common-sense-or-does-it-make-no-sense/818106)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-justice-reform-is-this-proposal-common-sense-or-does-it-make-no-sense/818106 "2018-07-20T00:52:25Z")
I’ve been pondering ways that the criminal justice system can be reformed and have thought up these ideas. Legalize or decriminalize victimless offenses. Prostitution, using and selling drugs, gambling, etc. If we did… --- ## [Another Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-earth/817975)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-earth/817975 "2018-07-19T15:06:33Z")
A standard element of science fiction stories and movies is colonies on other worlds. In reality, of course, no planet in the Solar System is habitable and planets in other star systems that seem like they might be habit… --- ## [Moral hypothetical: the dark knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-hypothetical-the-dark-knight/818075)
**Author:** [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-hypothetical-the-dark-knight/818075 "2018-07-19T09:08:13Z")
Joker appears in Gotham. He says “batman: if you don’t reveal your identity, I will kill people”. Batman doesn’t reveal his identity, joker kills people. Who is responsible? This is a pretty straight forward moral quest… --- ## [Who’s REALLY to Blame for the US-China Trade War? (YouTube video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-really-to-blame-for-the-us-china-trade-war-youtube-video/818167)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-really-to-blame-for-the-us-china-trade-war-youtube-video/818167 "2018-07-19T02:28:21Z")
Thought I’d post this video (Who’s REALLY to Blame for the US-China Trade War? - YouTube) from the folks at China Uncensored in case anyone is interested. Basically, it talks about who is mainly to blame for the current… --- ## [Your Dream Collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dream-collection/818074)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dream-collection/818074 "2018-07-18T20:12:32Z")
What do you collect? And what pieces would you like to add to made the collection wonderful? I have a Pinball thread going on. I have three machines, and am about to add a fourth. I have The Lost World (the Bally 1977 o… --- ## [If you want it to be colder, do you turn the air conditioner up or down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-want-it-to-be-colder-do-you-turn-the-air-conditioner-up-or-down/817817)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-want-it-to-be-colder-do-you-turn-the-air-conditioner-up-or-down/817817 "2018-07-18T02:25:04Z")
Based on a conversation with wife, I’m curious what the rest of the dope thinks. --- ## [Better Term for This Gap in Logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-term-for-this-gap-in-logic/818109)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-term-for-this-gap-in-logic/818109 "2018-07-18T00:01:24Z")
In his New Historical Baseball Abstract, Bill James writes: James is addressing how good certain ballplayers are in “clutch situations” and how much weight this should be given in valuing their contribution. Clutch abi… --- ## [Home remodel, question on questionable bedrooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remodel-question-on-questionable-bedrooms/818097)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remodel-question-on-questionable-bedrooms/818097 "2018-07-17T20:13:15Z")
I’m going to be finishing one corner of my basement soon and I’m trying to figure out how much I should care about making sure I can classify the room as a bedroom. The house is currently a 4 bedroom, but the “master” i… --- ## [Do you think David Icke is 'genuine' or trolling the public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-david-icke-is-genuine-or-trolling-the-public/817835)
**Author:** [@EricaRoche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EricaRoche)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-david-icke-is-genuine-or-trolling-the-public/817835 "2018-07-17T20:03:53Z")
David Icke Genuine in the sense that he had a legitimate experience (whether or not it’s due to mental illness) back in the 1990s. Some people are saying that he just did it for attention and doesn’t believe most of his… --- ## [Not receiving traffic citation because abroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-receiving-traffic-citation-because-abroad/817878)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-receiving-traffic-citation-because-abroad/817878 "2018-07-17T18:30:14Z")
Since IMHO is where to go for legal advice: There’s a good chance that I may get cited for running a red light near my home today (the red-light camera sees it). Unfortunately I am also likely traveling abroad very soon… --- ## [Is cleaning your septic tank a Utility Cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cleaning-your-septic-tank-a-utility-cost/818096)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cleaning-your-septic-tank-a-utility-cost/818096 "2018-07-17T18:13:59Z")
I have a friend who bragged that after he installs solar panels his utility cost will be zero. (he forgot about phone/internet) Assume for a moment that is true for electricity (including his well pump and geothermal hea… --- ## [Trump-Putin summer summit? Aye!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-putin-summer-summit-aye/816189)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-putin-summer-summit-aye/816189 "2018-07-17T18:00:34Z")
Susan B. Glasser at The New Yorker posted a story today that says that Trump is actively seeking a face-to-face summit meeting with Vladimir Putin and that he wants it to happen ASAP, like this summer. Will it happen… --- ## [I need career advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-career-advice/818064)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-career-advice/818064 "2018-07-17T14:18:12Z")
I’ve always sucked at careers and need help. I have a BS in biochemistry. The problem is many jobs in my field are either tied to manufacturing (which is undergoing a lot of job loss) or are made up of permatemp jobs. P… --- ## [Will you be joining the boycott of Amazon Prime day, 7/16/18?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-joining-the-boycott-of-amazon-prime-day-7-16-18/818005)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-joining-the-boycott-of-amazon-prime-day-7-16-18/818005 "2018-07-17T12:37:33Z")
Amazon workers in Germany and Spain are striking for better working conditions and higher pay. They’re asking customers to boycott Prime Day to help with their effort. Will you be joining the Amazon Prime Day boycott? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=477) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=479)