# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=506 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 507 --- ## [Taking pills with food: How much food counts as food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-pills-with-food-how-much-food-counts-as-food/812428)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-pills-with-food-how-much-food-counts-as-food/812428 "2018-04-17T23:55:37Z")
I’ve been prescribed an iron supplement pill which I’m supposed to take three times daily with meals. The “eat with food” part was drilled pretty hard into me because not only can they cause gastric discomfort (somethin… --- ## [What should happen in this false sex offence case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-happen-in-this-false-sex-offence-case/812541)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-happen-in-this-false-sex-offence-case/812541 "2018-04-17T23:05:46Z")
Article here. It’s that last sentence that particularly interests me. They failed to disclose evidence that would have immediately exhonorated the teacher. Should the police and prosecutors themselves be prosecuted for… --- ## [What is the deal with Chuck Norris and gadolinium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-chuck-norris-and-gadolinium/812453)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-chuck-norris-and-gadolinium/812453 "2018-04-17T21:07:49Z")
Apparently Chuck Norris’ wife became very ill after receiving gadolinium contrast media for an MRI several years ago. Now the Norrises are suing three different companies for $10 million in damages: http://www.newsweek… --- ## [So, I've been noticing an influx of sex workers on Tinder and POF lately.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-noticing-an-influx-of-sex-workers-on-tinder-and-pof-lately/812430)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-noticing-an-influx-of-sex-workers-on-tinder-and-pof-lately/812430 "2018-04-17T18:03:31Z")
I say “influx” but perhaps that’s always been the case and I’m just now noticing it. Anyway, I’m wondering what’s going to happen to these dating sites now? Are they going to get shut down too due to FOSTA? --- ## [No Malls in Detroit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-malls-in-detroit/812455)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-malls-in-detroit/812455 "2018-04-17T16:14:37Z")
I guess shopping malls are going the way of the dinosaurs, with people buying online now. But the funny thing is, there never was one in the actual city of Detroit to begin with, just the suburbs. In fact the closest t… --- ## [Traction or Power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traction-or-power/812469)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traction-or-power/812469 "2018-04-17T13:43:57Z")
I was watching a Ford and a Chevy truck having a pull contest connected at their trailer hitches. The Fords tires started spinning and he was pulled backwards. To me it looked more like a traction issue than a power issu… --- ## [Not asking for "real" legal advice...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-asking-for-real-legal-advice/812327)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-asking-for-real-legal-advice/812327 "2018-04-17T05:27:33Z")
I obviously don’t expect actual legal advice, but I’d like to hear your feelings about this situation: Nine years ago a friend came over and took some photos of me. I needed one to submit to my high school reunion “mem… --- ## [The slacker superhero and reverse jury nullification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slacker-superhero-and-reverse-jury-nullification/811927)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slacker-superhero-and-reverse-jury-nullification/811927 "2018-04-17T04:41:43Z")
I SAID I would eventually do another hypothetical, didn’t I? No more polls, I am afraid; they are too hard to set up without working eyes, even using accessibility software. Today’s story takes us back into the world of… --- ## [Getting more sensitive as you get older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-more-sensitive-as-you-get-older/812143)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-more-sensitive-as-you-get-older/812143 "2018-04-17T01:15:19Z")
I’ve noticed in the past 3-4 years that news stories affect me much more than they used to. Anything involving children now upsets me deeply, which is I suppose a predictable consequence of being a dad. Just this mornin… --- ## [Measuring magnesium sulfate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-magnesium-sulfate/812480)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-magnesium-sulfate/812480 "2018-04-17T00:27:25Z")
I take magnesium carbonate pills for as a supplement, but they are large so I chew them up, but they never dissolve fully so it is like swallowing and chewing sand. I am planing on using magnesium sulphate powder (epson … --- ## ["Convenience" products and services that do the opposite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-products-and-services-that-do-the-opposite/812173)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-products-and-services-that-do-the-opposite/812173 "2018-04-16T22:56:35Z")
What are products and services that promise “convenience” but in practice have the opposite effect? Example: I’ve never seen Apple Pay work correctly. It’s supposed to be this new innovation that’s going to make purcha… --- ## [Ethics/legality of "you broke it you bought it" at a flea market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-legality-of-you-broke-it-you-bought-it-at-a-flea-market/812422)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-legality-of-you-broke-it-you-bought-it-at-a-flea-market/812422 "2018-04-16T22:02:20Z")
So I just saw an episode of a TV show (not mentioning the name to avoid spoilers) wherein our heroine and her boyfriend and their 5-year-old-ish son are at a flea market. The two adults get distracted for a moment, and w… --- ## [So what would happen if during a prison riot the prisoners killed all the guards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-happen-if-during-a-prison-riot-the-prisoners-killed-all-the-guards/812535)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-happen-if-during-a-prison-riot-the-prisoners-killed-all-the-guards/812535 "2018-04-16T21:21:34Z")
A common scenario in fiction is a prison riot that results in all the non-prisoners in either a cell block (or in more extreme cases) the entire prison getting killed by the prisoners. In real life modern times this has… --- ## [Can I indefinitely postpone paying a worker if my company is starting out and doesn't make money yet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-indefinitely-postpone-paying-a-worker-if-my-company-is-starting-out-and-doesnt-make-money-yet/812429)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-indefinitely-postpone-paying-a-worker-if-my-company-is-starting-out-and-doesnt-make-money-yet/812429 "2018-04-16T19:53:27Z")
My friend needs my help with something big (specifics irrelevant). I told him I might do it if in return he could help further one of my start-up projects, i.e. an idea I have that has a lot of groundwork but certainly … --- ## [How many conversations around the table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-conversations-around-the-table/812447)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-conversations-around-the-table/812447 "2018-04-16T19:41:16Z")
What is your opinion as to conversational dynamics around the dinner table - or among small groups at a social gathering. Say you have 2 other couples over to your house. As a general matter, should there be one conver… --- ## [who gets the prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-the-prize/812304)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-the-prize/812304 "2018-04-16T19:22:29Z")
hypothetical James is selling raffle tickets for his small organization, the tickets are $1 and the prize is worth $200-$400. He sells a ticket to an acquaintance, but they don’t give him the dollar right away. Time c… --- ## [Cowboy Boots!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-boots/699246)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-boots/699246 "2018-04-16T19:11:52Z")
Cowboy Boots! I’d like to buy a pair of really good classic cowboy boots. The kind that last for years and years. The kind you can walk for miles in. The kind that you could wear around a ranch. The kind you’d get f… --- ## [Good protest signs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-protest-signs/812367)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-protest-signs/812367 "2018-04-16T17:07:44Z")
If Trump tries to obstruct this investigation yet again, I will be out there (locally) with my torch and pitchfork. Only without the torch and pitchfork. I’m thinking a sign would probably be more appropriate. So far I’v… --- ## [Are drag queens offensive to transgender people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-drag-queens-offensive-to-transgender-people/812323)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-drag-queens-offensive-to-transgender-people/812323 "2018-04-16T13:31:17Z")
I saw this story about the Free Pride Glasgow banning drag queens from their parade. Are drag queens considered offensive to transgender people? --- ## [Okay to use warm shower water for Neti Pot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-use-warm-shower-water-for-neti-pot/812433)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-use-warm-shower-water-for-neti-pot/812433 "2018-04-16T04:59:01Z")
I feel like it helps with allergies, so I break it out in the spring. However, I thought about the fact that you’re not supposed to swallow warm faucet water. With the NetiPot, there is some minor swallowing of the sol… --- ## [Is this a dickish move at the grocery store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-dickish-move-at-the-grocery-store/809028)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-dickish-move-at-the-grocery-store/809028 "2018-04-16T02:40:33Z")
I was in a moderately busy grocery store today. As I was in line, I overheard a couple behind me debating whether to get in line behind me or the line next to me. “You stay here”, says the man, “I’ll wait in that line”.… --- ## [Technically, are we in World War III?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technically-are-we-in-world-war-iii/812413)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technically-are-we-in-world-war-iii/812413 "2018-04-15T04:25:06Z")
For over 15 years, a multi-national coalition of forces…primarily, the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and others…have been battling insurgents on two fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan…the Taliban, Ba’athists, Al-Qaeda, ISIS. A… --- ## [How do I enlarge a bolt hole? Car strut bar question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enlarge-a-bolt-hole-car-strut-bar-question/812252)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-enlarge-a-bolt-hole-car-strut-bar-question/812252 "2018-04-15T03:26:36Z")
The reinforcement tower plates for my strut bar are a tad less than 1/16" short of fitting one of the three bolts. I jacked the car up to see if there would be enough weight off the towers to shift bolts a bit (no go). I… --- ## [How could the West sink enemy submarines with plausible deniability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-the-west-sink-enemy-submarines-with-plausible-deniability/812423)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-the-west-sink-enemy-submarines-with-plausible-deniability/812423 "2018-04-15T01:50:11Z")
And would the deniability aspect really matter? I applaud (mainly through gratitude) the US and allies’ response to the Syrian CW attack on its own people. In my own mind I think that Putin is equally culpable and the … --- ## [I need a new web browser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-web-browser/812010)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-web-browser/812010 "2018-04-15T01:22:52Z")
I stopped using IE years ago. Went with Firefox because it was recommended by the University as compatible with their online program. Then Opera was suggested so I thought I’d try it, and it was great. Smoking fast. … --- ## [2018 Census Received](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-census-received/811686)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-census-received/811686 "2018-04-15T00:58:27Z")
So I got something in the mail today that I’m a bit concerned/irked about. It came in a large envelope labeled "DO NOT DESTROY. OFFICIAL DOCUMENT’ and in the window of the envelope I could see “Special Notice: You have … --- ## [If/ when the United States goes totally cashless...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-when-the-united-states-goes-totally-cashless/812178)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-when-the-united-states-goes-totally-cashless/812178 "2018-04-14T18:16:02Z")
Shouldn’t it be a function of the U.S. Dept. of Treasury? You know… rather than having private entities taking a cut and being responsible for all that data? --- ## [How soon did you know your SO was The One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-did-you-know-your-so-was-the-one/452577)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-did-you-know-your-so-was-the-one/452577 "2018-04-14T12:43:38Z")
My friend is getting married to a wonderful man in October. They make each other happy and they compliment one another in such a way that it is obvious they belong together. Never have I seen two people who fit togethe… --- ## [Ever been hit by a car? Was it your fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-hit-by-a-car-was-it-your-fault/811470)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-hit-by-a-car-was-it-your-fault/811470 "2018-04-14T12:11:58Z")
I myself have not, which I believe is entirely my fault. :slight\_smile: Graveyards, after all, being stuffed with people who had the right of way. IMHO, short of a car coming after you up on the sidewalk or otherwise … --- ## [Any 3D print users out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-3d-print-users-out-there/812317)
**Author:** [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-3d-print-users-out-there/812317 "2018-04-13T22:06:53Z")
Hi y’all, I have some projects (scale modeling) that could sure use parts from Shapeways or someone like that. Any dopers doing any regular 3D printing either with your own equipment or through Shapeways or Etsy? Do tel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=505) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=507)