# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=500 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 501 --- ## [How to make a hole in a clay pot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-hole-in-a-clay-pot/813552)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-hole-in-a-clay-pot/813552 "2018-05-06T22:13:21Z")
I’d like to add a small hole to the side of a cheapie clay pot, but not shatter the whole thing. If I tap a nail into it, would that work? (Doesn’t have to be cleanly edged, as long as the pot doesn’t smash into shards… --- ## [Do you warn guests about family members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-warn-guests-about-family-members/813690)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-warn-guests-about-family-members/813690 "2018-05-08T07:07:33Z")
Here’s the scenario: you’re bringing your SO/college roommates/in-laws/coworkers/bowling team to a gathering where some of your more colorful family members will be present. Would you clue them in ahead of time? For e… --- ## [Electrical System Options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-system-options/812823)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-system-options/812823 "2018-05-08T02:01:10Z")
Hello Everyone We re about to move to a house built in the 40s. The main panel has been upgraded to 200A service, and in general the electrical system appears to be in good shape. That’s not just my opinion, but also th… --- ## [Friend A asks you to persuadeFriend B not to break their engagement. Do you try?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-a-asks-you-to-persuadefriend-b-not-to-break-their-engagement-do-you-try/813140)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-a-asks-you-to-persuadefriend-b-not-to-break-their-engagement-do-you-try/813140 "2018-05-08T01:45:33Z")
Let’s say you have a pair of friends, Lindsay and Josh, ages 30 & 40, respectively. They are engaged to be married; while you are buddies with both, you became so with each independently of the other. You have known Jos… --- ## [Why do people hate anti-vaxxers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-anti-vaxxers/774644)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-anti-vaxxers/774644 "2018-05-07T19:37:18Z")
I’m not one myself, but my family sort of is and I had an anti-vaxxer doctor that I went to for various treatments for things. But it seems like people look at anti-vaxxers as being at the same level of climate skeptics… --- ## [I dumped cable. What's the simplest way to get some basic...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dumped-cable-whats-the-simplest-way-to-get-some-basic/811468)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dumped-cable-whats-the-simplest-way-to-get-some-basic/811468 "2018-05-07T17:41:51Z")
Retained my high-speed internet. Dumped my TV service from Xfinity (Comcast). Enough content on-line, but just a couple of things I wouldn’t mind having on the TV (for background noise/content, such as news and sports) … --- ## [You're going to fight a duel- what weapon do you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-going-to-fight-a-duel-what-weapon-do-you-choose/812744)
**Author:** [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-going-to-fight-a-duel-what-weapon-do-you-choose/812744 "2018-05-07T17:34:23Z")
You were challenged to a duel, and circumstances compelled you to accept. In the hypothetical reality where this happens duels are legal and you are able-bodied, not elderly, nor ill. Duels in this world work like this: … --- ## [Why is it that people hate sandals with socks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-people-hate-sandals-with-socks/807214)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-people-hate-sandals-with-socks/807214 "2018-05-07T17:21:33Z")
It’s practically proverbial that sandals with socks are a Bad Thing. and I cannot for the life of me figure out why. I have very heat-sensitive feet, so I can’t wear closed-toed shoes except in extremely cold weather. T… --- ## [Trump and Iran sanctions-what real effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-iran-sanctions-what-real-effects/813727)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-iran-sanctions-what-real-effects/813727 "2018-05-07T16:52:24Z")
One thing I don’t understand about the Trump and the Iran deal-I don’t expect any other country to follow the US in abandoning the deal and so how big a deal will Trump be? I realize that the US is central to internation… --- ## [What to do with slaves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-slaves/813476)
**Author:** [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-slaves/813476 "2018-05-07T15:10:06Z")
So, hypothetical world where chattel slavery is a thing in the whole of your country and has been going on for hundreds of years. You’re a fairly well to do person, society expects someone in your position to own slaves… --- ## [Would you fly on Allegiant Airlines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fly-on-allegiant-airlines/813641)
**Author:** [@TallPoppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TallPoppy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fly-on-allegiant-airlines/813641 "2018-05-07T11:14:59Z")
After the recent ‘60-Minutes’ episode revealing the less than par safety culture, there is no way I ever would. In fact, I never even considered it before anyway. I don’t use price as a factor when choosing the company … --- ## [What did you do growing up in a neighborhood with no sidewalks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-do-growing-up-in-a-neighborhood-with-no-sidewalks/813440)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-do-growing-up-in-a-neighborhood-with-no-sidewalks/813440 "2018-05-07T07:51:32Z")
I recently found out that there are actually entire neighborhoods in America with no sidewalks at all. I thought problems like that were for 3rd world countries. So how did you get around in a neighborhood with no side… --- ## [Which disaster would be the worst?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-disaster-would-be-the-worst/813649)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-disaster-would-be-the-worst/813649 "2018-05-07T03:46:19Z")
A great disaster has occurred. The good news is it’s over and humanity has survived. The bad news is the disaster caused massive damage; twenty-five percent of the people on Earth were casualties and an equal amount of p… --- ## [Cellphone Advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellphone-advice/813648)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellphone-advice/813648 "2018-05-06T20:26:30Z")
I’m switch from my crummy tracfone, to something better. Issues \[ol\] \[li\]I do not want mandatory bill paying, from a bank account. After a difficult incident my late Brother had, with too much taken out of an account,… --- ## [Should gun owners be required to carry liability insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gun-owners-be-required-to-carry-liability-insurance/809609)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gun-owners-be-required-to-carry-liability-insurance/809609 "2018-05-06T16:10:49Z")
Just as the title says-should people that own guns be required to carry liability insurance for the weapons they own? --- ## [Vivint vs ADT security, what are your experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivint-vs-adt-security-what-are-your-experiences/813611)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivint-vs-adt-security-what-are-your-experiences/813611 "2018-05-06T13:25:48Z")
I’m confused and not sure which to choose. PC Mag gives Vivint almost a full 5 stars, excellent rating. Yet, I see many bad reviews about their customer service, hidden fees, and 5 year contracts. ADT has similar bad… --- ## [What type of smartphone operating system do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-smartphone-operating-system-do-you-have/812579)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-smartphone-operating-system-do-you-have/812579 "2018-05-06T01:12:55Z")
This poll is about which operating system you have: iPhone, Android, Windows or other. If you wish add make and model. --- ## [Human Genetic Engineering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-genetic-engineering/812558)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-genetic-engineering/812558 "2018-05-05T22:29:26Z")
I’m just curious about the science, and potential. I ask that we keep morals and ethics out of this one, TIA. So we’ve mapped the human genome now, many times over, and we can genetically engineer corn. Where are we in… --- ## [Pick a cause](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-cause/813613)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-cause/813613 "2018-05-05T18:07:08Z")
This is mundane enough that it should have gone into MPSIMS, but there is no polling ability there: You can pick one of the following options in the poll - and that option will see drastic improvement (improvement as de… --- ## [Is there any advantage to having 2 guns as opposed to one in a battle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-advantage-to-having-2-guns-as-opposed-to-one-in-a-battle/813548)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-advantage-to-having-2-guns-as-opposed-to-one-in-a-battle/813548 "2018-05-05T18:04:41Z")
I have been watching too many old movies and TV shows and noticed that it is fairly rare for anyone to use 2 guns simultaneously In a gun battle, is there any advantage to using 2 guns simultaneously as opposed a single… --- ## [What is a cheap pair of gloves for skeet shooting with a shotgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-cheap-pair-of-gloves-for-skeet-shooting-with-a-shotgun/813617)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-cheap-pair-of-gloves-for-skeet-shooting-with-a-shotgun/813617 "2018-05-05T16:53:32Z")
I just tried this and enjoyed it. Problem is I cut my hand a bit due to the recoil. Is there an affordable pair of gloves that will protect my hands? I know when it comes to hobbies, there are lots of people who say unl… --- ## [Uh Oh, looks like we need to rename to In My Honest Opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-looks-like-we-need-to-rename-to-in-my-honest-opinion/813601)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-looks-like-we-need-to-rename-to-in-my-honest-opinion/813601 "2018-05-05T16:40:32Z")
Apparently the majority of the internets think the H in IMHO stands for “Honest”. link. Honestly. Kids these days. xkcd with an excellent take. ETA (Extra Text Appended): By topic, this should maybe go in MPSIMS (My P… --- ## [What does Latin alphabetic text 'look like' to people who don't habitually use it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-latin-alphabetic-text-look-like-to-people-who-dont-habitually-use-it/813497)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-latin-alphabetic-text-look-like-to-people-who-dont-habitually-use-it/813497 "2018-05-05T15:36:45Z")
This is sort of like the question “What does English sound like to non-English speakers” (prisencolinensinainciusol) But I wondered the same thing about text. What sort of feeling or impression do users of non-Latin sc… --- ## [Thought experiment/hypothetical/alliteration - Sex suddenly ceases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-hypothetical-alliteration-sex-suddenly-ceases/813595)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-hypothetical-alliteration-sex-suddenly-ceases/813595 "2018-05-05T15:08:31Z")
The thread “Is there a legitimate non-sex reason to rent a hotel room at an hourly rate?” and the “Me, too” issues of late inspired a thought experiment - how would the world change if sex weren’t a thing at all? One da… --- ## [Is the Keto diet all or nothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-keto-diet-all-or-nothing/813545)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-keto-diet-all-or-nothing/813545 "2018-05-05T05:30:06Z")
I have (mostly) managed my weight ok with a fairly unbalanced diet that is probably too heavy on carbs. As I get older, it seems my strategy is becoming less and less successful. So I guess the ketogenic diet is the di… --- ## [Advice on getting my new car painted/wrapped/etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-my-new-car-painted-wrapped-etc/813582)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-my-new-car-painted-wrapped-etc/813582 "2018-05-05T03:43:43Z")
\[Ok it’s a slightly used Honda Civic SI that I got back in March, 45,000 miles for a car 5 years old\] I much prefer blue, but hey it looked like a good deal for the mileage, but it’s a dull dishwater grey… Around the s… --- ## [Help me get this hose removed from my outside faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-this-hose-removed-from-my-outside-faucet/813423)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-this-hose-removed-from-my-outside-faucet/813423 "2018-05-05T02:59:06Z")
Last fall when the weather started to get cold, I went out to the side of the house to remove the garden hose from the faucet for the winter. It would not budge. Which surprised me, because I’m sure I only screwed it on … --- ## [AC power distribution frequency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-power-distribution-frequency/813575)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-power-distribution-frequency/813575 "2018-05-05T02:52:12Z")
I am reading Empires of Light about Westinghouse, GE, Edison and Tesla developing AC power distribution. The guys building a hydroelectric project at Niagara Falls wanted to use 162/3 Hz. 54 Hz is close to the US standar… --- ## [Would you sign a letter of support for an accused sexual harasser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sign-a-letter-of-support-for-an-accused-sexual-harasser/813441)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sign-a-letter-of-support-for-an-accused-sexual-harasser/813441 "2018-05-05T02:28:48Z")
Inspired by this news story: NBC staffers felt pressure to sign letter in support of Tom Brokaw If one of your long-time colleagues was accused of sexual harassment and you were asked to express your support for him/he… --- ## [Didn't want kids and had them anyway? What happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-want-kids-and-had-them-anyway-what-happened/237797)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-want-kids-and-had-them-anyway-what-happened/237797 "2018-05-05T00:31:07Z")
For the past year or so, my wife and I have been talking about whether or not we want to have kids. (Seriously talking, that is, not just idly speculating.) She thinks she probably wants them, I think I probably don’t. I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=499) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=501)