# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=509 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 510 --- ## [How does your dog react in thunderstorms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-your-dog-react-in-thunderstorms/811302)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-your-dog-react-in-thunderstorms/811302 "2018-04-04T21:03:41Z")
I’ve had 2 dogs over the past 20 years and they’ve both cowered in terror whenever they hear thunder. I’ve got a thunder vest for my current doggo and it seems to help but she still gets a little freaked out by thunder … --- ## [Things to do in Colorado - Summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-colorado-summer/811733)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-colorado-summer/811733 "2018-04-04T20:59:28Z")
I’m planning on a week long trip - flying into Denver from Philly and renting a car. I visited/camped Rocky Mountain National about 40 years ago and plan on going back on this trip. I’m going with my wife and daughter (w… --- ## [Venezuela’s Oil, Bankruptcy and Cryptocurrency - VisualPolitik EN (YouTube video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-s-oil-bankruptcy-and-cryptocurrency-visualpolitik-en-youtube-video/811827)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-s-oil-bankruptcy-and-cryptocurrency-visualpolitik-en-youtube-video/811827 "2018-04-04T19:37:39Z")
Thought I’d share this video with anyone interested. Basically, it talks about the state of Venezuela’s oil industry as well as their latest attempt to gain hard currency, the Petro. Here is a short synopsis from the … --- ## [Going lawn-less, need advice on sod removal. Yes or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-lawn-less-need-advice-on-sod-removal-yes-or-no/811739)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-lawn-less-need-advice-on-sod-removal-yes-or-no/811739 "2018-04-04T18:05:21Z")
I have a vast, flat front yard. The previous owners had put in a small flower bed along the driveway, and there is another on one side of the porch and on the other side is a narrow bed which runs along the foundation of… --- ## [What sort of drug paraphenalia did I see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-drug-paraphenalia-did-i-see/690636)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-drug-paraphenalia-did-i-see/690636 "2018-04-04T17:07:54Z")
My father-in-law has a side job doing maintenance at an apartment building. Sometimes I help him, usually installing air conditioners in the summer & removing them in the fall. The place is a house that was converted i… --- ## [Are cross-dressers (men) still called transvestites??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cross-dressers-men-still-called-transvestites/811579)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cross-dressers-men-still-called-transvestites/811579 "2018-04-04T15:58:08Z")
I don’t want to offend but new gender terms keeps evolving. So if I go to a drag show, are the performers still called transvestites? --- ## [Do girls experience attraction when do they see guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-experience-attraction-when-do-they-see-guys/811803)
**Author:** [@gisaaanr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gisaaanr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-experience-attraction-when-do-they-see-guys/811803 "2018-04-04T14:07:08Z")
I keep hearing that girls don’t feel attraction when do they see guys. But if a guy ask a girls out, after knowing the guy thoroughly if they like his personality and if he is a good person then girls can feel affection … --- ## [Love is overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-overrated/811378)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-overrated/811378 "2018-04-04T12:04:52Z")
Some things I came across when I was wondering about love: There is love, and it is a deep thing but there are deeper things than love. First and last, man is alone. He is born alone, and alone he dies and alone he … --- ## [Should I clean/polish a 200 AD Roman bronze bracelet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-clean-polish-a-200-ad-roman-bronze-bracelet/811303)
**Author:** [@RichardMcRae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RichardMcRae)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-clean-polish-a-200-ad-roman-bronze-bracelet/811303 "2018-04-04T03:26:44Z")
It has a light blue coating on it. Should I polish it. It isn’t thin. Well built. --- ## [Would you fuck/date/marry an (ex)stripper/prostitute/phone sex operator/porn actor/other sex worker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fuck-date-marry-an-ex-stripper-prostitute-phone-sex-operator-porn-actor-other-sex-worker/585911)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fuck-date-marry-an-ex-stripper-prostitute-phone-sex-operator-porn-actor-other-sex-worker/585911 "2018-04-04T01:21:39Z")
After a hilariously short and one-sided conversation when I put in a reply to a blog that is unrelated to this issue, I got to wondering how more realistic people feel about this issue. I think I may be more liberal than… --- ## [Hypothetical massacre conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-massacre-conundrum/811602)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-massacre-conundrum/811602 "2018-04-04T00:07:06Z")
As it happens, you are caught up in a shooting. When you hear the first shots, you take cover behind something and are not hit. When the shooting stops, not 6 feet away, you see a person lying in a pool of blood, not mo… --- ## [Motives for increasing one's vocabulary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motives-for-increasing-ones-vocabulary/811714)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motives-for-increasing-ones-vocabulary/811714 "2018-04-03T19:07:09Z")
A former boss had one of those ‘word a day’ vocabulary calendars on his desk. I would look at that calendar the first thing each morning and later take note as my boss would make an awkward attempt to incorporate that wo… --- ## [Should I eat this \[jar of capers\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-eat-this-jar-of-capers/811572)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-eat-this-jar-of-capers/811572 "2018-04-03T16:39:48Z")
I have a jar of unopened capers which has been refrigerated since they were purchased. They are dated 'best by April 24, 2015. Are they bad? If so, how? Texture? Flavor? Are they dangerous? They are jarred, so could I ge… --- ## [Is this email legit or a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-email-legit-or-a-scam/809965)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-email-legit-or-a-scam/809965 "2018-04-03T16:01:54Z")
I’ve gotten a bunch of emails, supposedly from Microsquash. Everything I know screams don’t click on a link in an unsolicited email, ever; however, “they” have sent me a bunch over a couple of weeks & the address kinda-… --- ## [Anybody on Lipitor? Are the side effects really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-on-lipitor-are-the-side-effects-really-that-bad/317602)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-on-lipitor-are-the-side-effects-really-that-bad/317602 "2018-04-03T15:48:24Z")
Well Phlosphr went to the doc yesterday afternoon to followup on some blood work I had done a week or so ago. I walked into the docs and sat down…One thing led to another and before I knew it I was being asked if I had k… --- ## [If I don’t pay for free stuff, I’m the product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-don-t-pay-for-free-stuff-i-m-the-product/811527)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-don-t-pay-for-free-stuff-i-m-the-product/811527 "2018-04-03T15:25:16Z")
In another thread of mine asking for opinions about Google Photos, Doctor Jackson posted I’ve seen this idea posted before and it seems to be a popular position here on the SDMB. But is it really that valid? In these … --- ## [Legal question: Suing a company in small claims court: Where?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-suing-a-company-in-small-claims-court-where/811639)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-suing-a-company-in-small-claims-court-where/811639 "2018-04-03T14:45:33Z")
Suppose I wanted to sue Airbnb in small claims court. Would I have to do it in San Francisco, since that’s where their headquarters are; the city in which they are incorporated (I don’t know what that is); or where I liv… --- ## [Are most girls bisexual, or at least bi-curious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-girls-bisexual-or-at-least-bi-curious/811700)
**Author:** [@gisaaanr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gisaaanr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-girls-bisexual-or-at-least-bi-curious/811700 "2018-04-03T11:39:40Z")
Around 85% girls are exclusively bisexual and only 2% girls are heterosexual? I have read some questions and answers on GAG. Why do “straight” girls make out with each other? Are there any straight girls not arous… --- ## [You can only have one child. Would you rather it be a boy or girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-one-child-would-you-rather-it-be-a-boy-or-girl/811592)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-one-child-would-you-rather-it-be-a-boy-or-girl/811592 "2018-04-03T09:44:38Z")
With China’s (erstwhile) One-Child Policy, I am curious to see what the breakdown would be in a more Westernized polling sample survey. If I had to choose, I think I would rather have a daughter than a son. But I have n… --- ## [Best bath soap for hard water (both bar and liquid)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bath-soap-for-hard-water-both-bar-and-liquid/811588)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bath-soap-for-hard-water-both-bar-and-liquid/811588 "2018-04-03T03:49:16Z")
Any suggestions? I heard Zest is good but I also heard they changed their formula and it doesn’t work like it used to. Also shampoo suggestions are welcome too. --- ## [Hair dye too dark. Anything I can do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-dye-too-dark-anything-i-can-do/563644)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-dye-too-dark-anything-i-can-do/563644 "2018-04-03T02:14:31Z")
Well, probably not. Luckily, it is not a “cannot show my face in public” style disaster. It just came out too dark. I was once called an “ageing Goth” in my mid twenties. I’m hitting 33 tomorrow and this very dark hair … --- ## [Want recommendations for multi-day, all inclusive tours of Yellowstone National Park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-recommendations-for-multi-day-all-inclusive-tours-of-yellowstone-national-park/811517)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-recommendations-for-multi-day-all-inclusive-tours-of-yellowstone-national-park/811517 "2018-04-03T00:40:18Z")
My spouse and I like stress-free vacations. For us, stress-free means “we give you our money, and all we have to do is show up. You take care of lodging, most meals, transportation, and guided tours.” We’d like to vis… --- ## [Facebook Throws Away A Billion Dollars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-throws-away-a-billion-dollars/618367)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-throws-away-a-billion-dollars/618367 "2018-04-03T00:22:12Z")
It’s been announced thatFacebook has purchased Instragram, a photo shapring app, for one billion dollars in stock and cash. I dont know if any of you young pups remember it, but years ago there was an up and coming tita… --- ## [April Fools day joke articles that persist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-joke-articles-that-persist/811577)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-joke-articles-that-persist/811577 "2018-04-02T22:59:29Z")
A while back, some newspaper published an article on April 1 where Geoff Hurst, hat-trick hero of the 1966 World cup admits that he saw that the one controversial goal that he scored never actually crossed the line. Sinc… --- ## [new tires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tires/811534)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tires/811534 "2018-04-02T18:45:16Z")
I have a friend who has the new thin (?) tires and he said that he has to be careful hitting a pothole or even going over some railroad tracks. Does anyone else have these problems? --- ## [Google Photos - what’s the catch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-what-s-the-catch/811448)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-what-s-the-catch/811448 "2018-04-02T15:22:26Z")
It seems too good to be true. Unlimited storage. Free. What’s the downside? --- ## [The countdown to 50 has begun. What do I need to accomplish before it hits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-countdown-to-50-has-begun-what-do-i-need-to-accomplish-before-it-hits/811553)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-countdown-to-50-has-begun-what-do-i-need-to-accomplish-before-it-hits/811553 "2018-04-02T12:48:40Z")
I’ve got 30 days until I turn 50, dopers. What do I need to get done before then? --- ## [Dead Lift versus Romanian Dead Lift (Trap bar)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-lift-versus-romanian-dead-lift-trap-bar/811569)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-lift-versus-romanian-dead-lift-trap-bar/811569 "2018-04-02T03:20:32Z")
My gym has a new free weight apparatus called a trap bar. At least I think it’s new because I see every muscle head waiting to use it. I wanted to give it a try in lieu of my usual dead lift and came across this video: … --- ## [If you can take ibuprofen and acetaminophen together . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-take-ibuprofen-and-acetaminophen-together/811441)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-take-ibuprofen-and-acetaminophen-together/811441 "2018-04-02T00:43:12Z")
. . . how about aspirin and acetaminophen? I’ve read many times that you can take Tylenol together with Advil, or at least alternate between the two during the course of the day, but I don’t know if the same rule applie… --- ## [Recommend a Radio with Bluetooth Speaker Support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-radio-with-bluetooth-speaker-support/811312)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-radio-with-bluetooth-speaker-support/811312 "2018-04-01T21:34:29Z")
I’m looking for a FM/AM radio for my small apartment. Ideally I’d like a compact unit with FM/AM radio tuner and additional Bluetooth speaker support so I can add speakers in other rooms. An aux in would be nice but not … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=508) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=510)