# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=521 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 522 --- ## [What is the order in numbers of the following](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-order-in-numbers-of-the-following/809189)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-order-in-numbers-of-the-following/809189 "2018-02-24T20:25:04Z")
What is the order, in numbers, of the following. (To put it very mildly, all numbers will be very approximate.) Stars in the sky of the observable universe (A billion galaxies with a billion stars each). Drops of water… --- ## [Do you have a butterfly house in your garden/ yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-butterfly-house-in-your-garden-yard/809422)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-butterfly-house-in-your-garden-yard/809422 "2018-02-24T18:19:51Z")
Has a butterfly ever used it? --- ## [Why is it that people make the distinction between social issues and politics, yet when](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-people-make-the-distinction-between-social-issues-and-politics-yet-when/809459)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-people-make-the-distinction-between-social-issues-and-politics-yet-when/809459 "2018-02-24T16:12:54Z")
Talking about either is under the same umbrella: Full title sorry, but this really gets me. I mean is speaking on anti-bullying a political thing if we are going by that statement? --- ## [Has anyone ever called you whitey as a racial slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-called-you-whitey-as-a-racial-slur/809197)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-called-you-whitey-as-a-racial-slur/809197 "2018-02-24T15:15:51Z")
Internet trolls have posted several fake stories about white people getting attacked at movie theaters for trying to watch Black Panther. Like a lot of racist fictional accounts, several of these stories include angry bl… --- ## [Nude sleepers: what's your emergency plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-sleepers-whats-your-emergency-plan/809152)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-sleepers-whats-your-emergency-plan/809152 "2018-02-24T10:32:26Z")
I sleep naked, and have done so for the past thirty years or more. So far I’ve been lucky: there has never been a nocturnal earthquake so severe that I’ve run outside in the middle of the night. But I have a robe hand… --- ## [Did the USA elect a fictional character as President in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-usa-elect-a-fictional-character-as-president-in-2016/809330)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-usa-elect-a-fictional-character-as-president-in-2016/809330 "2018-02-24T04:26:33Z")
To what degree did the USA elect a fictional character as President in 2016? And how much does it matter? It has been claimed that Donald Trump, on the reality show The Apprentice, was a fraud, or, to put it more kindly… --- ## [Why no Kevlar hoodies or backpacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-kevlar-hoodies-or-backpacks/809332)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-kevlar-hoodies-or-backpacks/809332 "2018-02-23T23:42:13Z")
I wondered when such things would begin to appear, several school shootings ago, assuming they must be right around the corner. Surely some clothing manufacturer was going to seize the opportunity! It seems a simple eno… --- ## [24-hour Urine and Bowel Movements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hour-urine-and-bowel-movements/809237)
**Author:** [@palmer7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palmer7)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hour-urine-and-bowel-movements/809237 "2018-02-23T22:58:06Z")
Hi, This is a followup to my other topic here. Tomorrow, I go in for a pharmacokinetic study. Now, in addition to giving blood samples drawn at 0.5 hours, 1 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, and 24 hours; they’… --- ## [What kind of deodorant do mature men in their mid 20s use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-deodorant-do-mature-men-in-their-mid-20s-use/576459)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-deodorant-do-mature-men-in-their-mid-20s-use/576459 "2018-02-23T22:38:23Z")
I’ve been using Old Spice stick but people are telling me thats just as bad as using Axe --- ## ["Bullet Journal" -- rediscovering the wheel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullet-journal-rediscovering-the-wheel/809404)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullet-journal-rediscovering-the-wheel/809404 "2018-02-23T22:21:12Z")
I came across the everything-old-is-new-again thing called a bullet journal on reddit. Holy crap, I still have my old Day Runner with all of its customized pages from… well, the 1980s. I guess that does seem prehistoric… --- ## [Best computer mouse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-computer-mouse/808334)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-computer-mouse/808334 "2018-02-23T22:19:02Z")
What’s the best computer mouse? I’m not having much luck with them lately. The last one I had sometimes moved 2 pages when I clicked something, and the one I have now sometimes moves up and down when I scroll. --- ## [The Mystery of the Unwrapped Peppermint Pattie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-unwrapped-peppermint-pattie/809310)
**Author:** [@Anxious\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anxious_Squirrel)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-unwrapped-peppermint-pattie/809310 "2018-02-23T21:41:52Z")
I purchased a bag of York Peppermint Patties from Kmart, this morning. The bag was sealed and had like 25 small, individually wrapped, dark chocolate covered, peppermint patties. All of the patties were there, wrapped up… --- ## [How reliable are blood pressure meters IF having my blood pressure read puts me in pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-are-blood-pressure-meters-if-having-my-blood-pressure-read-puts-me-in-pain/809007)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-are-blood-pressure-meters-if-having-my-blood-pressure-read-puts-me-in-pain/809007 "2018-02-23T20:52:14Z")
Wouldn’t pain affect your BP? And anticipation of pain? I have a hard time accepting what I get on my BP readings because of this. And yes, I’m fat, and I swear half my fat settled in my arms. --- ## [This is a NOT healthy way to think, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-not-healthy-way-to-think-right/809335)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-not-healthy-way-to-think-right/809335 "2018-02-23T18:24:05Z")
Me and my stupid anxiety! Lol. Okay, I’m about to share with you a particular situation. I want to make it clear though, that I am NOT looking for advice how to ‘fix’ this particular situation. I’m more concerned with t… --- ## [Is the Raspberry Pi 3 an acceptable workstation for web browsing and word processing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-raspberry-pi-3-an-acceptable-workstation-for-web-browsing-and-word-processing/809327)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-raspberry-pi-3-an-acceptable-workstation-for-web-browsing-and-word-processing/809327 "2018-02-23T17:51:14Z")
I have a Raspberry Pi 2 I’m using as a simple headless web server to experiment with things. When I first got it, I connected it up and used it a little as a work station, but I found it to be too slow. I’ve heard the R… --- ## [Mail Order Cigars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mail-order-cigars/570585)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mail-order-cigars/570585 "2018-02-23T16:56:17Z")
I would appreciate recommendations as to sources for mail order cigars from people who have used those sources. Google gives me many hits and some of them have nice web pages, etc., etc. However, nice web pages don’t mea… --- ## [Tell me about Chuck E. Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-chuck-e-cheese/808887)
**Author:** [@biometricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biometricks)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-chuck-e-cheese/808887 "2018-02-23T16:56:01Z")
I have to escort my 4 year old to a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese on Saturday. I’ve never been there and had always thought that it was mostly ball pits and slides; this appears to not be the case. As far as I can … --- ## [Vancouver, BC-What to see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vancouver-bc-what-to-see/807293)
**Author:** [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vancouver-bc-what-to-see/807293 "2018-02-23T16:26:12Z")
In the middle of next month I’d like to visit Vancouver, BC. It’s a switch from my usual travels: I have no special interest in the city. I’m trying to expand my horizons and what better way than to go somewhere complete… --- ## [Women wearing miniskirts in near-freezing temperatures, why not cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-wearing-miniskirts-in-near-freezing-temperatures-why-not-cold/809158)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-wearing-miniskirts-in-near-freezing-temperatures-why-not-cold/809158 "2018-02-23T15:38:26Z")
When temps were near freezing, and even people bundled in thick clothing were shivering, there were some women who were going about in miniskirts - I mean, really short skirts - who seemed totally unaffected by the cold.… --- ## [Should I take the car dealership’s diagnosis to my mechanic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-the-car-dealership-s-diagnosis-to-my-mechanic/809334)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-the-car-dealership-s-diagnosis-to-my-mechanic/809334 "2018-02-23T14:11:50Z")
My mechanic is a childhood friend of mine so he’s handled my auto work since I was a teenager. However, I had an issue that I felt needed expert diagnosis: engine vibration at constant speeds and an occasional slight w… --- ## [Generally speaking, are mixed race people eligible for the minority card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generally-speaking-are-mixed-race-people-eligible-for-the-minority-card/809099)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generally-speaking-are-mixed-race-people-eligible-for-the-minority-card/809099 "2018-02-23T07:34:34Z")
My question is hard to explain, but… Does the “ethnic minority” label only go for single-race minorities? Or are mixed race people eligible enough to get the race card and even act “opressed”? --- ## [Dirtying up an Olympic Sport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirtying-up-an-olympic-sport/809329)
**Author:** [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirtying-up-an-olympic-sport/809329 "2018-02-23T03:56:55Z")
In This post jasg quotes an article saying that “Pole Sports” (Previously Pole Dancing) is on it’s way to becoming an Olympic sport. This cleaning up of bad, dirty, adult fun is an outrage and we, as a society, have a r… --- ## [Any motorcycle mechanics here? I have a problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-motorcycle-mechanics-here-i-have-a-problem/809230)
**Author:** [@Oddball\_92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oddball_92)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-motorcycle-mechanics-here-i-have-a-problem/809230 "2018-02-23T03:52:37Z")
I have a 2003 Harley-Davidson Road King that is fuel injected. A medical condition has kept me from riding for about a year and a half so the bike has not been started during that time. I am in the process of getting i… --- ## [Any archers (specifically barebow/recurve)? Looking for advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-archers-specifically-barebow-recurve-looking-for-advice/809384)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-archers-specifically-barebow-recurve-looking-for-advice/809384 "2018-02-23T02:22:31Z")
Hi out there, I have started training for a competition and one of my events is barebow(recurve). I am looking at equipment - limbs, risers, etc…looking to spend a decent amount, but not go crazy. It needs to last, and t… --- ## [List cars you wish to see back in production](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cars-you-wish-to-see-back-in-production/809155)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cars-you-wish-to-see-back-in-production/809155 "2018-02-22T23:22:06Z")
A lot for sure -Xterra -2nd generation Honda Pilot -Viper noooooooo! -Chrysler PT Cruiser -Honda S2000 -Honda Element -Lancer Evolution --- ## [ID this bar/grill from logo - San Diego area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-bar-grill-from-logo-san-diego-area/809371)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-bar-grill-from-logo-san-diego-area/809371 "2018-02-22T22:52:47Z")
Here are a couple of stills from a promotional video. I have been trying to identify the name of the bar shown on the waitress’s shirt. Click for full view. … --- ## [Close to 75% of young Americans, ages 17 to 24, are not eligible for the military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-to-75-of-young-americans-ages-17-to-24-are-not-eligible-for-the-military/809224)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-to-75-of-young-americans-ages-17-to-24-are-not-eligible-for-the-military/809224 "2018-02-22T22:25:22Z")
SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT?? Fat, unhealthy Americans threaten Trump’s defense surge Rising obesity numbers, drug use, criminal backgrounds and other problems mean most people at prime military recruiting age are ineligible … --- ## [In your heterosexual marriage, who earns more money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-heterosexual-marriage-who-earns-more-money/809051)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-heterosexual-marriage-who-earns-more-money/809051 "2018-02-22T20:47:12Z")
Thread title says it all, but if you’re wondering why I care: I know that historically in America, it was traditional for the man to earn the money for the household. Even if the woman held a job, it was not typically a… --- ## [Billy Graham; he's one of the good guys, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-graham-hes-one-of-the-good-guys-right/636085)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-graham-hes-one-of-the-good-guys-right/636085 "2018-02-22T19:35:54Z")
I don’t see anything in Billy Graham’s past that leads me to believe that he isn’t a decent Christian who lives and abides by true Christian values. He’s not in it for profit or to fleece the public. He seems to embody… --- ## [Tell me about your home remodeling project, especially if it's an attic buildout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-home-remodeling-project-especially-if-its-an-attic-buildout/809316)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-home-remodeling-project-especially-if-its-an-attic-buildout/809316 "2018-02-22T19:30:43Z")
So we have an architect currently working on the detailed plans to submit to the City for permits, and concurrently we have had several contractors come take a look at the place and hopefully give us at least a ballpark … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=520) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=522)