# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=487 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 488 --- ## [Confidential informants in jails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confidential-informants-in-jails/816392)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confidential-informants-in-jails/816392 "2018-06-19T22:05:17Z")
A person is accused of planning to have a judge killed. From the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: “Jenkins was in the Benton County Jail when she asked a fellow inmate, who was a confidential informant, if she knew someone w… --- ## [Car Washes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-washes/816122)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-washes/816122 "2018-06-19T17:32:42Z")
Maybe I am too worried of messing up my car, but the book to my Ford Fusion says not to get wax on certain surfaces, like windows. How do people handle this? At various automated car washes, I can’t even tell if wax is e… --- ## [MRSA and antiperspirants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrsa-and-antiperspirants/816163)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrsa-and-antiperspirants/816163 "2018-06-19T17:29:08Z")
So my son and wife were recently diagnosed with MRSA and so my wife has been trying to eliminate anything in the house that could possibly have MRSA on it. She read that it likes to live in armpits so she threw out my an… --- ## [U. S. 15 from Maryland to Upstate NY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-15-from-maryland-to-upstate-ny/816334)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-15-from-maryland-to-upstate-ny/816334 "2018-06-19T14:17:21Z")
I’m driving our son up to Ithaca for his college orientation next month. Last time we took Interstate 81, which was pretty dull. I’m fine with taking a little longer to get there. Has anyone taken this route? Is ther… --- ## [Help ID this spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-spider/815915)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-spider/815915 "2018-06-19T02:35:59Z")
A picture was posted on FB. Taken in Tennessee. What is the name of this pretty spider? Thanks! StG --- ## [Question about having the energy to go to the gym](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-having-the-energy-to-go-to-the-gym/816191)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-having-the-energy-to-go-to-the-gym/816191 "2018-06-19T01:06:26Z")
I’m sorry for the odd question, but it’s something I’ve been struggling with lately. After work I’m usually hungry. If I go to the gym hungry, I won’t get a good workout. I"ll be to weak/tired/hungry to workout. Howeve… --- ## [Identity Theft/Fraud Advice Requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identity-theft-fraud-advice-requested/816209)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identity-theft-fraud-advice-requested/816209 "2018-06-18T23:41:18Z")
Short version: I’m looking for advice on what to do in a situation where someone has taken the identity (SSN, etc) from a senior family member, used it to open several credit accounts, run up $75,000 or more in debt (sti… --- ## [Is this paragraph okey-dokey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-paragraph-okey-dokey/816316)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-paragraph-okey-dokey/816316 "2018-06-18T16:38:43Z")
This is the opening paragraph of a blog post for a small business. It might get read by a couple thousand people. The writer is stepping out of a challenging job and wishing good luck to his successor. The tone is knowle… --- ## [How can you touch up a photo to remove bright lights in the background](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-touch-up-a-photo-to-remove-bright-lights-in-the-background/816129)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-touch-up-a-photo-to-remove-bright-lights-in-the-background/816129 "2018-06-18T12:10:28Z")
I took a family photo that I think was good, but I took it indoors on my phone. And the way the house is set up, the sun was coming in through the windows, creating a bright light that is distracting. I tried adjusting … --- ## [Medical question, need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-need-answer-fast/816236)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-need-answer-fast/816236 "2018-06-18T03:46:07Z")
My girlfriend is in ICU on life support at a local hospital. Respiratory failure. She has been on a breathing machine for 6 days with no improvement. Original diagnosis was pneumonia. They are having problems weening… --- ## [Trum and China question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trum-and-china-question/816226)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trum-and-china-question/816226 "2018-06-18T02:53:25Z")
Color me confused. Trump gets a 500 million dollar boost from China and an electronics manufacturer (can’t place the name ‘TZE’ something like that). And then he slaps China with 50 billion in tariff’s? Isn’t’ that ve… --- ## [How do you own a piece of reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-own-a-piece-of-reality/816184)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-own-a-piece-of-reality/816184 "2018-06-18T00:55:58Z")
It was something that I heard mentioned at one point and it has bothered me ever since. It’s like how do we rationalize owning any part of reality? What right or claim do we really have to anything and how can we say tha… --- ## [Advice and Experiences about terminating epilepsy / anti-seizure medicines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-and-experiences-about-terminating-epilepsy-anti-seizure-medicines/815912)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-and-experiences-about-terminating-epilepsy-anti-seizure-medicines/815912 "2018-06-17T15:42:20Z")
Requisite Disclaimer: you’re not my doctor, blah, blah, blah. Has anyone successfully weaned themselves off of anti-seizure medicines? I’m trying to decide whether I should try (under a doctor’s supervision, of course)… --- ## [Does everybody still feel like a young'un?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everybody-still-feel-like-a-youngun/815977)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everybody-still-feel-like-a-youngun/815977 "2018-06-17T14:04:51Z")
I’ll be 43 years old next month. I’m married. No kids but we have a dog. I own a home, just bought a new car. I’ve worked for the same company for well over a decade. Recently took a temporary assignment overseas. … --- ## [Men and Women: Your reaction to this Nextdoor posting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-women-your-reaction-to-this-nextdoor-posting/816192)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-women-your-reaction-to-this-nextdoor-posting/816192 "2018-06-17T05:24:59Z")
When I read this, it does something to my hackles; it feels really creepy somehow. I would like to know if I am reading too much into this (other than the incredible woo factor). And I am surprised to see this kind of th… --- ## [Catch plane, or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-plane-or-not/816076)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-plane-or-not/816076 "2018-06-17T01:03:45Z")
No definitively right or wrong answer here, but I’m curious what people would do in this situation. Imagine a husband and wife in their late 70s, mostly excellent health. The wife did fall a few years back, and broke her… --- ## [Omnibus awesome things that cops have done - counter thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-awesome-things-that-cops-have-done-counter-thread/816230)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-awesome-things-that-cops-have-done-counter-thread/816230 "2018-06-17T01:00:21Z")
Based on Banquet Bear’s advice: I have decided to start a thread about the good things that cops do. The controversial cop thread in the Pit was depressing the hell out of me and since there’s enough badness to go arou… --- ## [What is the straight dope on using amphetamines or opiates to treat depression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-on-using-amphetamines-or-opiates-to-treat-depression/815970)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-on-using-amphetamines-or-opiates-to-treat-depression/815970 "2018-06-16T23:21:14Z")
I don’t have depression anymore, but I’m curious what the answer is to this question. It seems like stimulants or opiates could be potent anti-depressants because they trigger reward mechanisms in the brain. However the … --- ## [Help me choose a cell phone for my dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-cell-phone-for-my-dad/815687)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-cell-phone-for-my-dad/815687 "2018-06-16T22:41:52Z")
My 77 year old father is looking to upgrade from his flip phone. He only wants one upgrade: Bluetooth capability so he can talk hands free in his truck. And he wants to keep paying for network the same way he does now, w… --- ## [IHOP to IHOB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ihop-to-ihob/815539)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ihop-to-ihob/815539 "2018-06-16T17:37:28Z")
Some news articles are saying IHOP is changing its name to IHOB. I guess Pancakes in the full name is being changed to Breakfast. But they should also realize they are not a House, they are a restaurant. And I see them a… --- ## [Calling a police officer a(n) LEO. How do you say it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-a-police-officer-a-n-leo-how-do-you-say-it/815812)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-a-police-officer-a-n-leo-how-do-you-say-it/815812 "2018-06-16T15:07:15Z")
Just a quick poll, mainly for Americans as I think they’re the only ones who use this acronym reuraly but anybody is welcome to vote. --- ## [The Grow-Up Defense (Political Question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grow-up-defense-political-question/816200)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grow-up-defense-political-question/816200 "2018-06-16T14:22:20Z")
Hi SD, I’ve been wondering about this for a while. Do politicians use the “grow-up” defense? I’m talking about someone using the words “Grow up!” or an equivalent. It seems to me a useful way of asserting superiority. … --- ## [The Benevolent Racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benevolent-racist/815984)
**Author:** [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benevolent-racist/815984 "2018-06-16T14:12:19Z")
HYPOTHETICAL WARNING So there’s a rich white guy, Whitey O’Richpants, who does loads of work for improving the lot of Africans and African-Americans. He runs charities to provide food & water to needy African areas and … --- ## [Conversation with a niece who is going into Grade 10 \[inadvertent Avengers 3 spoiler\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversation-with-a-niece-who-is-going-into-grade-10-inadvertent-avengers-3-spoiler/816136)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversation-with-a-niece-who-is-going-into-grade-10-inadvertent-avengers-3-spoiler/816136 "2018-06-16T14:01:35Z")
I wonder if this is typical for a 15 year old girl. (Note that I am 40 and a single male) This is a conversation I had with a 15 year old girl going into Grade 10. Of note, she lives in Alberta, Canada. Me: Hello Emma … --- ## [despot: despite or respite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despot-despite-or-respite/815997)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despot-despite-or-respite/815997 "2018-06-16T12:51:02Z")
Imagine for a moment that your nation has been taken over by an genuine autocrat. This person arranged a coup and has gathered a firm following, so they appear to be all but unassailable. Now, you see what they are doin… --- ## [What books would you include in a collection of religious books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-would-you-include-in-a-collection-of-religious-books/815257)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-would-you-include-in-a-collection-of-religious-books/815257 "2018-06-16T07:41:24Z")
Let’s say I want to put together a collection of religious or sacred books of the worlds religions. What books would you suggest I include? The Bible and Koran are the obvious ones to start with, but what other books sh… --- ## [Targus Backpack Replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/targus-backpack-replacement/816091)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/targus-backpack-replacement/816091 "2018-06-16T02:17:44Z")
I need help picking a backpack to get as replacement. I used to have TGS650 and the only issues with it were the elastic band breaking and the shoulder straps coming loose so I had to stitch a fold in the strap for it … --- ## [How to be Happy Alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-happy-alone/815944)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-happy-alone/815944 "2018-06-15T22:20:53Z")
I am not asking how to find a passion or a goal in life. How do you get your mind to lean towards entertaining you in most situations instead of bringing up adult life stuff like efficiency etc.? --- ## [What the ideal dangerous creature to keep in my moat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-ideal-dangerous-creature-to-keep-in-my-moat/814460)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-ideal-dangerous-creature-to-keep-in-my-moat/814460 "2018-06-15T22:18:32Z")
Based on this thread, I’ve been thinking. I’ve started the process of designing my dream house and what does it need? It needs a moat filled with dangerous creatures to keep out the rabble. That’s just obvious! But what… --- ## [Sexual braggers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-braggers/816086 "2018-06-15T20:30:22Z")
Last night I made a comment to someone I have been listening to for the past 20 odd years who is constantly bragging about how good he is in bed. I told him the best judge of whether or not you are good in bed is how oft… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=486) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=488)