# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=513 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 514 --- ## [Do you find security questions ambiguous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-security-questions-ambiguous/810606)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-security-questions-ambiguous/810606 "2018-03-21T20:53:33Z")
I signed up for an airline rewards account, and encountered something I had noticed before. I could not guarantee that I would be able to reliably respond to any of the offered security questions. For example: What is… --- ## [What will guests wear to a wedding at a rural midwestern US evangelical church?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-guests-wear-to-a-wedding-at-a-rural-midwestern-us-evangelical-church/555760)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-guests-wear-to-a-wedding-at-a-rural-midwestern-us-evangelical-church/555760 "2010-10-20T03:38:19Z")
My husband and baby and I are going to a family wedding in a few weeks, my 28-year-old cousin’s (her first marriage). She and her parents belong to an evangelical church in rural Iowa, and that’s where the wedding will b… --- ## [Got any St Pat's Day jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-st-pats-day-jokes/810550)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-st-pats-day-jokes/810550 "2018-03-21T17:03:22Z")
I’m playing a couple of gigs this Sat, and am trying to get together a few jokes for in between songs. Plusses are short, and don’t require a brogue. The first gig is at an old folks home - so any jokes need to be “cle… --- ## [Trying to log in to my router](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-log-in-to-my-router/670431)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-log-in-to-my-router/670431 "2018-03-21T15:45:33Z")
This is a longshot but does anyone here know much about how to log in to an Xfinity router? When I go to the URL 10.0.0.1 (listed as the router’s URL on the bottom of the router) it shows me an xfinity logo and asks for… --- ## [Renovating McDs vs. Liberty in Ownership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renovating-mcds-vs-liberty-in-ownership/810790)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renovating-mcds-vs-liberty-in-ownership/810790 "2018-03-21T15:09:40Z")
In recent years, the high-volume McD’s have been totally revamped in this energy efficient, “going green” look with a touch of that ridiculous chic cafe lighting and uncomfortable seats so you do not linger. As such, I w… --- ## [Tell me about your experience with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-polycystic-ovarian-syndrome/810910)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-polycystic-ovarian-syndrome/810910 "2018-03-21T14:34:49Z")
I was born without ovaries, but I know someone who was. Turns out a particular set of symptoms that have been troubling her, along with some lab results and MD analysis, point squarely to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. S… --- ## [How do you pass the time if you are not working and are alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pass-the-time-if-you-are-not-working-and-are-alone/810778)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pass-the-time-if-you-are-not-working-and-are-alone/810778 "2018-03-21T07:23:15Z")
I’m taking some time off from work and have a lot of time on my hands. I have no friends in the area either and so that makes this even worse. I’m bored and lonesome. Keep in mind, I’m a 61 year old female. So help me… --- ## [Airline seat preference poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-seat-preference-poll/810838)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-seat-preference-poll/810838 "2018-03-21T06:10:52Z")
A very simple poll: When you fly, what is your favorite place to sit on the plane? I added an option for airplanes with a 2 4 2 seating arrangement, which I’ve seen on a lot of Airbus planes. --- ## [Big toe anatomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-toe-anatomy/810946)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-toe-anatomy/810946 "2018-03-21T04:31:14Z")
I am looking for information of the anatomy of the big toe, but all the pictures and info I can find only show the big toe joint close to the foot, I am looking for info on the first big toe joint that bends close to the… --- ## [Is streaming t.v shows generally considered illegal/copyright infringement/stealing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-streaming-t-v-shows-generally-considered-illegal-copyright-infringement-stealing/810783)
**Author:** [@BloodStalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BloodStalk)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-streaming-t-v-shows-generally-considered-illegal-copyright-infringement-stealing/810783 "2018-03-21T03:10:17Z")
I was wondering, is streaming considered stealing or copyright infringement to the law? --- ## [Have you pulled your marriage back from the brink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-pulled-your-marriage-back-from-the-brink/371824)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-pulled-your-marriage-back-from-the-brink/371824 "2018-03-20T21:46:11Z")
My wife and I are in a sad state. I’ll avoid the entire he-said-she-said stuff. I’m sorry, I know that prurient details are fun to read but for now I’ll leave them out and add them if necessary. They’d be slanted in m… --- ## [Does anyone else vape CBD oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-vape-cbd-oil/810900)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-vape-cbd-oil/810900 "2018-03-20T20:22:01Z")
For the past month or so, I’ve been using an EVOD vaporizer, about the size of a thick marker, roughly the same proportions as a small cigar. (I’ll never use of those crazy contraptions that looks like a Star Trek phaser… --- ## [How many times have you called 911 (or its equivalent?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-called-911-or-its-equivalent/810455)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-called-911-or-its-equivalent/810455 "2018-03-20T19:31:21Z")
As far as I can recall, I have only ever done a 911-type call twice. The first time was in calling an ambulance for an accidental death (someone else started the call but I had to finish it,) and the second time was when… --- ## [Wi-Fi Access: USB Wireless Network Adapters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-access-usb-wireless-network-adapters/810803)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-access-usb-wireless-network-adapters/810803 "2018-03-20T17:12:02Z")
I am having trouble finding a USB Wireless Network Adapter (made by Belkin, as one possible supplier) that is compatible with Windows 7 (if not Windows 8 and 10, ideally). …Are these things obsolete now? If they are obs… --- ## [HandyPersons: Fixing Interior Door Handle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handypersons-fixing-interior-door-handle/810750)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handypersons-fixing-interior-door-handle/810750 "2018-03-20T14:22:14Z")
I have two interior door handles that won’t turn. (If it matters: one locks, the other is non-locking.) I was wondering if I take the handle off, should I spray WD-40 onto the moving parts within the door knob? Or, shoul… --- ## [Nitrogen Execution Now In America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitrogen-execution-now-in-america/810714)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitrogen-execution-now-in-america/810714 "2018-03-20T13:54:29Z")
There are numerous threads on execution on the SDMB. Many posts to these threads think a nitrogen asphyxiation is the best method for a variety of reasons. Well, Oklahoma has decided nitrogen asphyxiation is the primar… --- ## [Do you wear strong scents? Should you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-strong-scents-should-you/801464)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-strong-scents-should-you/801464 "2018-03-20T13:03:58Z")
\-Do you wear a scent on a daily basis? Perfume, cologne, aftershave? I am allergic to strong scents, and it seems that at least once a week I am confronted with a scent that makes me sneeze and can trigger asthma. If … --- ## [If Donald Trump didn't inherit any money, where would he be today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-donald-trump-didnt-inherit-any-money-where-would-he-be-today/810773)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-donald-trump-didnt-inherit-any-money-where-would-he-be-today/810773 "2018-03-20T07:13:37Z")
Imagine an alternate history where Donald Trump finds out on his 18th birthday that his father so totally screwed up the family business that he doesn’t have a single penny to his name. Thus he doesn’t inherit anything, … --- ## [Camel smokers: Do they taste different to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camel-smokers-do-they-taste-different-to-you/810813)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camel-smokers-do-they-taste-different-to-you/810813 "2018-03-20T05:49:13Z")
I’m talking about the new red packs of Camel Filters. (and now red Camel wides too.) As near as I can tell, these are the new “regular” Camels. Not only are they so harsh that I have trouble even inhaling them; but tha… --- ## [Fun fact site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-fact-site/810840)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-fact-site/810840 "2018-03-20T01:47:34Z")
I used to read a certain fact and debunking site with some regularity. It had science, entertainment, etc. No, no Snopes. any ideas? --- ## [Women: are you turned off if a man asks to kiss you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-you-turned-off-if-a-man-asks-to-kiss-you/810428)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-you-turned-off-if-a-man-asks-to-kiss-you/810428 "2018-03-19T20:12:11Z")
One problem I have with certain segments of the #MeToo movement is the idea that you need explicit verbal consent to initiate physical contact. I’m a man who honestly wouldn’t mind doing that. In fact, I’d be okay with s… --- ## [Which African country(ies) would you visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-african-country-ies-would-you-visit/810732)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-african-country-ies-would-you-visit/810732 "2018-03-19T15:24:11Z")
I am considering a trip to Africa as my next vacation. I am interested in Dopers’ opinions. Extra points for details given. mmm --- ## [Help Me Figure This Out -- Is She Interested In Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-this-out-is-she-interested-in-me/810754)
**Author:** [@kevinkilgore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevinkilgore)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-this-out-is-she-interested-in-me/810754 "2018-03-18T21:33:21Z")
Hey, thanks for reading. First off let me say I am not saying this is an ideal situation, and I understand all the ramifications. I am asking this question to figure this out. Here is the deal. I recently started a new … --- ## [Why I Keep AR-15 Platform Rifles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-keep-ar-15-platform-rifles/810269)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-keep-ar-15-platform-rifles/810269 "2018-03-18T21:22:17Z")
When I hear proposals to ban the AR-15 or things along those lines, I am reminded of this quote:“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purp… --- ## [Literal reading of gym contract makes it impossible for me to cancel.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literal-reading-of-gym-contract-makes-it-impossible-for-me-to-cancel/810692)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literal-reading-of-gym-contract-makes-it-impossible-for-me-to-cancel/810692 "2018-03-18T19:03:46Z")
My gym contract states that I can cancel if one of the following conditions obtains: A doctor certifies I can’t use their services, or I move 25 miles or more away, and none of their locations are availabe, or They cl… --- ## [This person thinks I am anti-Semitic from a FB post (this thread can put me on thin ice). Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-person-thinks-i-am-anti-semitic-from-a-fb-post-this-thread-can-put-me-on-thin-ice-thoughts/805151)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-person-thinks-i-am-anti-semitic-from-a-fb-post-this-thread-can-put-me-on-thin-ice-thoughts/805151 "2017-12-27T03:51:27Z")
\[link removed by Bone\] This is 1 of my FB friends. She is a liberal Jew and a voice actress. She is the wife of famed voice \[deleted by Bone\]. My response to Toby: “Then again, they live near Hollywood which has a lot… --- ## [Why would the IRS send me a certified letter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-irs-send-me-a-certified-letter/665205)
**Author:** [@My\_Freakin\_Back\_Is\_Killing\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Freakin_Back_Is_Killing_Me)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-irs-send-me-a-certified-letter/665205 "2018-03-18T12:18:09Z")
So, I come home today to find an orange slip that says I missed a certified letter. Upon closer inspection I see that the letter is from the IRS:eek::eek: The PO is closed now, so I have to wait until tomorrow morning … --- ## [I'm taking a long train ride. Give me your tips please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-taking-a-long-train-ride-give-me-your-tips-please/808970)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-taking-a-long-train-ride-give-me-your-tips-please/808970 "2018-03-18T05:39:34Z")
Hi Everyone, I’m taking an 18 hour train ride. What should I know? What should I take or NOT take? I appreciate your input. --- ## [Does a Drinking Straw Have One Hole or Two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-drinking-straw-have-one-hole-or-two/810479)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-drinking-straw-have-one-hole-or-two/810479 "2018-03-18T04:10:26Z")
Which do you think? --- ## [Compact tractors - Kubota or Deere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compact-tractors-kubota-or-deere/809728)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compact-tractors-kubota-or-deere/809728 "2018-03-18T02:58:21Z")
Factual question: which would you as a tractor owner recommend for a compact tractor? Or any other contender? They seem comparable in features and price. I am most concerned about reliability, even more than power; … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=512) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=514)