# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=490 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 491 --- ## [Girl tells girl I'll think about it. What does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-tells-girl-ill-think-about-it-what-does-it-mean/815693)
**Author:** [@rkosmint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rkosmint)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-tells-girl-ill-think-about-it-what-does-it-mean/815693 "2018-06-09T20:30:51Z")
Hi everyone. I’m a girl (28) and I recently came back to my home country after 10 years. The other day I got a friend request on Facebook from a girl (28) who I was friends with 12 years ago. Obviously then I moved and w… --- ## [Best Replacement for Ford Focus SVT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-replacement-for-ford-focus-svt/815489)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-replacement-for-ford-focus-svt/815489 "2018-06-09T17:04:55Z")
Up until today I drove a 2003 Ford Focus SVT. I really liked the car; it was small, zippy, and had an insane ability to haul things considering its size. I did almost all the work on the vehicle myself since I bought it … --- ## [Current And Former Military Dopers, A Hypothetical Question: You Are Ordered To Fire On Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-and-former-military-dopers-a-hypothetical-question-you-are-ordered-to-fire-on-americans/815691)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-and-former-military-dopers-a-hypothetical-question-you-are-ordered-to-fire-on-americans/815691 "2018-06-09T15:04:05Z")
Imagine that, for whatever reason, the POTUS, acting as Commander-in-Chief, orders the armed forces to open fire on American citizens - say, to put down riots, to break up a blockade surrounding a city, or for whatever r… --- ## ["I have a rich inner life"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-rich-inner-life/815715)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-rich-inner-life/815715 "2018-06-09T13:59:26Z")
I’ve been taking lots of tests that are directly or tangentially related to autism, because I score freaky-high on them and because it’s spooky to see how prescient some of the questions are. But one question shows up o… --- ## [Stauffenberg Succeeds! Hitler Dead. What Happens with Operation Valkyrie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stauffenberg-succeeds-hitler-dead-what-happens-with-operation-valkyrie/812721)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stauffenberg-succeeds-hitler-dead-what-happens-with-operation-valkyrie/812721 "2018-06-09T12:41:53Z")
Don’t know if this is a Great Debate, so I’ll stick it here. Let’s tweak what actually happened in the Wolf’s Lair just slightly. A piece of shrapnel from the bomb hits Hitler in the thigh, severs the femoral artery, an… --- ## [What's your Melania Trump theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-melania-trump-theory/815254)
**Author:** [@Labor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labor)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-melania-trump-theory/815254 "2018-06-09T03:33:32Z")
Mrs. Labor believes that FLOTUS went to the hospital on May 14 for one of the following reasons: \[ul\] \[li\]She was rushed there due to injuries from a suicide attempt\[/li\]\[li\]She was taken due to injuries sustained afte… --- ## [What would you do in this driving situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-driving-situation/815662)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-driving-situation/815662 "2018-06-08T22:17:26Z")
Imagine driving in the left lane of a 4-lane highway, 2 lanes each way. You’ve been driving for a couple of hours, and are now going 50 mph in medium traffic when you approach a bend to the left. Just as you make it ar… --- ## [Poor packaging designs - ice cream sandwiches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-packaging-designs-ice-cream-sandwiches/815207)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-packaging-designs-ice-cream-sandwiches/815207 "2018-06-08T22:03:33Z")
It looks so simple. Take the ice cream sandwich and wrap it in waxed paper or foil like a gift wrap. Done. Easy to open. But nooooo. They have to glue the final flap down. And you cannot just slip a finger under that fla… --- ## [How do you address your mother & father?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-address-your-mother-father/815328)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-address-your-mother-father/815328 "2018-06-08T21:57:37Z")
I can’t think of a simpler way to pose this question, though I will add that I don’t care whether you are talking about biological, adoptive, or step-parents. If the way you address them has changed over time and you f… --- ## [The dreamers are f\*\*ked.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dreamers-are-f-ked/808382)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dreamers-are-f-ked/808382 "2018-06-08T20:06:38Z")
Well, Schumer has blinked. The senate has agreed on a budget and it does nothing about DACA. I presume the tea party will not be able to block in the house and his royal piece of shit will sign it. --- ## [Is propping up a dying industry with taxpayer money socialism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-propping-up-a-dying-industry-with-taxpayer-money-socialism/815472)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-propping-up-a-dying-industry-with-taxpayer-money-socialism/815472 "2018-06-08T19:26:04Z")
Specifically coal. I don’t really want to debate it, I am just interested in peoples opinion on the boundaries of socialism… --- ## [Robert Kennedy Jr: "Sirhan Sirhan didn't do it"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-kennedy-jr-sirhan-sirhan-didnt-do-it/815307)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-kennedy-jr-sirhan-sirhan-didnt-do-it/815307 "2018-06-08T18:09:22Z")
Can’t say I have heard all of this before, is any of this new at all? It’s a second shooter theory with some agreement from people who were on the scene. Dennis --- ## [Cheap RTK enabled GPS reciever and phone/tablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-rtk-enabled-gps-reciever-and-phone-tablet/815621)
**Author:** [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-rtk-enabled-gps-reciever-and-phone-tablet/815621 "2018-06-08T18:07:24Z")
I’m looking to move away from dedicatied mapping grade recievers to tablets. I just can’t stomach the junk Trimble is putting out these days at $2500 a pop. I’m looking for a combination of a tablet with a GPS reciever.… --- ## [How "honest" are lawyers/attorneys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-honest-are-lawyers-attorneys/815377)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-honest-are-lawyers-attorneys/815377 "2018-06-08T16:40:10Z")
Decades ago my sister wanted to go to law school to become a lawyer. My Dad vehemently objected saying “All lawyers and attorneys are crooks, saying and doing whatever is necessary to win their case.” I remember and hold… --- ## [Women bragging about their genitals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649)
**Author:** [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649 "2018-06-08T15:42:31Z")
I was engaged in the topic of sexual selection and my mind wandered to the physical features we show pride in when we’re courting. I’ve seen or heard of people emphasizing their hair, legs, breasts, butt, penis and super… --- ## [Detaining someone while waiting for the cops. Dos & Don'ts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detaining-someone-while-waiting-for-the-cops-dos-donts/815627)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detaining-someone-while-waiting-for-the-cops-dos-donts/815627 "2018-06-08T15:18:34Z")
So let’s say I find myself in the company of someone I know has an active warrant (for drug stuff, parole violations, etc.) and I’d be very interested in handing him over to the local constabulary. Now this guy isn’t to… --- ## [Mirrored closet doors - yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirrored-closet-doors-yea-or-nay/815499)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirrored-closet-doors-yea-or-nay/815499 "2018-06-08T14:54:26Z")
I have one that I need to replace. It’s a non-bedroom closet. Are mirrored ones considered tacky or dated? --- ## [If you ever accepted an interview, and didn’t go - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-accepted-an-interview-and-didn-t-go-why/814994)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-accepted-an-interview-and-didn-t-go-why/814994 "2018-06-08T13:27:49Z")
My wife has been tasked with doing some research, and that was one of the questions she is looking to answer. So, if you ever were offered an interview, accepted it, but ended up not going, could you please explain why. … --- ## [What's your definition of a "date", not the fruit :-)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-definition-of-a-date-not-the-fruit/815474)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-definition-of-a-date-not-the-fruit/815474 "2018-06-08T12:47:36Z")
I’ve gone out to a meal, movie, theatrical show with a number of women, some much younger than me, some with boyfriends or husbands. Their significant others always know we’re going out and probably trust me more since a… --- ## [When socio-cultural stereotypes prove true.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-socio-cultural-stereotypes-prove-true/810821)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-socio-cultural-stereotypes-prove-true/810821 "2018-06-08T09:03:35Z")
Don’t you just hate it when socio-cultural stereotypes are true You hang about forums like SDMB patiently refuting another post that kangaroos prowl the streets of Australian cities or that every life form on our contin… --- ## [Asking for a doggy bag on the first date as a guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-a-doggy-bag-on-the-first-date-as-a-guy/815567)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-a-doggy-bag-on-the-first-date-as-a-guy/815567 "2018-06-08T03:58:12Z")
I’m a dude who 100% of the time can’t finish a meal when I go on dates. Sometimes I leave a lot of food. Like, I’ll eat less than half of the dish. Is this a bad look? Do girls see this as some sort of inadequacy? Does i… --- ## [How many countries has Jan been to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-has-jan-been-to/815607)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-has-jan-been-to/815607 "2018-06-08T03:43:10Z")
Suppose Jan is born in the Netherlands and visits Guam (U.S. territory,) the Cayman Islands (British territory), Azores (Portuguese territory) and Reunion (French territory.) Now, a friend asks one day, “Jan, how many c… --- ## [Regular Dopers: are you female, male, or other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-dopers-are-you-female-male-or-other/815523)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-dopers-are-you-female-male-or-other/815523 "2018-06-08T02:45:42Z")
I’ll define regular as checking these boards at least a few times a week and at least occasionally posting. This one a public poll. --- ## [Black guys and five dollar bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-guys-and-five-dollar-bills/815655)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-guys-and-five-dollar-bills/815655 "2018-06-08T02:01:37Z")
I sold my car to a guy at work who coveted it for $500.00 He paid me with one hundred five dollar bills. Why? Whats up with that? If I withdrew $500 from the bank for a debt, I would ask for five one hundred dollar bill… --- ## [Vertigo attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vertigo-attack/815600)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vertigo-attack/815600 "2018-06-08T00:44:53Z")
I was just sitting here, reading the Dope, and all of a sudden the room was spinning around, and I had to steady myself by holding on to the table. I had an uneasy feeling in my stomach. The whole thing lasted maybe 10 s… --- ## [Tiananmen Square (Youtube video interview with survivor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiananmen-square-youtube-video-interview-with-survivor/815466)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiananmen-square-youtube-video-interview-with-survivor/815466 "2018-06-07T20:59:12Z")
I thought I’d post this video from one of the channels I am subscribed too, China Uncensored, where the host, Chris Chappell interviews Fang Zheng, a survivor of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Yesterday was the annivers… --- ## [Omaha Beach and the use of more of Hobart"s Funnies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omaha-beach-and-the-use-of-more-of-hobart-s-funnies/815566)
**Author:** [@mako88sb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mako88sb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omaha-beach-and-the-use-of-more-of-hobart-s-funnies/815566 "2018-06-07T19:19:02Z")
First off, a salute to all the soldiers involved with Operation Overlord. I guess this has become a bit of a pet peeve of mine but I would like to dispute the claims often made by British people that Omaha beach would h… --- ## [How did natives survive in ancient times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-natives-survive-in-ancient-times/815219)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-natives-survive-in-ancient-times/815219 "2018-06-07T15:59:21Z")
Surviorman is one of the more honest protrayals of living alone in the wilderness. Even Les has a base camp with rescuers fairly close by. He spends a week or more training with local experts, learning the edible plants … --- ## [When did child abuse become a "bad" thing?...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-child-abuse-become-a-bad-thing/814774)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-child-abuse-become-a-bad-thing/814774 "2018-06-07T03:44:08Z")
Yes, child abuse is and has never been a “good” thing, but growing up in Hawaii in the 60’s and 70’s, my classmates (and I) would go to school with obvious welts and bruises especially after the weekend when parents had … --- ## [Why has the press forgotten that Bill Clinton met with Kim Jong Il in 2009?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-press-forgotten-that-bill-clinton-met-with-kim-jong-il-in-2009/815551)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-press-forgotten-that-bill-clinton-met-with-kim-jong-il-in-2009/815551 "2018-06-06T22:53:27Z")
The press keeps blathering on and on about a “historic” meeting with Kim and Trump. They act like the US found this guy under a rock. Doesn’t any of these, pathetic excuses for “journalists” remember Bill Clinton and Ki… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=489) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=491)