# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=538 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 539 --- ## [Where does say it on FB site say you are limited to 5000 friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-say-it-on-fb-site-say-you-are-limited-to-5000-friends/805407)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-say-it-on-fb-site-say-you-are-limited-to-5000-friends/805407 "2017-12-30T13:25:13Z")
I have read that a Facebook friend list is limited to 5000 people (including requests). Sure, there might be hacks to grow that number. I was searching through FB’s ToS and Policies pages, I didn’t see mention a 5000-fri… --- ## [Which video game advantage would you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-advantage-would-you-like/805499)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-video-game-advantage-would-you-like/805499 "2017-12-30T02:31:24Z")
So, I can offer you one of 3 advantages available to a videogame character, which one do you want? Manual save game: you can “save your game” a total of 10 times in your life. You only have one save slot so any furthe… --- ## [Can we please get some pics/videos of Tosa Inu (Japanese Mastiff) living in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-get-some-pics-videos-of-tosa-inu-japanese-mastiff-living-in-the-usa/805496)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-get-some-pics-videos-of-tosa-inu-japanese-mastiff-living-in-the-usa/805496 "2017-12-30T00:13:29Z")
The reason I why ask for USA-living Tosa Inu is because of this: many of the web pages I see articles, pics, or videos of them are from Euro-based countries. Pics or videos with them in something Christmas-related (even … --- ## [Make dividers for electronic equipment cases. Is cloth covered foam board my best option?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-dividers-for-electronic-equipment-cases-is-cloth-covered-foam-board-my-best-option/804734)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-dividers-for-electronic-equipment-cases-is-cloth-covered-foam-board-my-best-option/804734 "2017-12-29T22:33:25Z")
Most electronic cases are one big space with a zipper. I bought This 12x12 by 5.5 in deep, Gator bag. https://express.google.com/u/0/product/5982970812119068937\_18264010549845815688\_1327510?mall=Arizona&directCheckout=1&… --- ## [Most sophisticated machines of the age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-sophisticated-machines-of-the-age/805412)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-sophisticated-machines-of-the-age/805412 "2017-12-29T19:45:09Z")
The term “sophisticated” may leave itself open to some interpretation but I would submit the Large Hadron Collider as my nomination for the most sophisticated machine in 2017. Certain other machines (e.g. supercomputers)… --- ## [1960s Westers-firearms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-westers-firearms/805098)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-westers-firearms/805098 "2017-12-29T19:11:07Z")
Riverboat begins in 1847. The Captain has a lever action carbine. In a later episode he has breach loading muskets with a crew member reloading for him, but I don’t think they were around until 1865 or 1866. Maverick ta… --- ## [What was your Red Ryder BB gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-red-ryder-bb-gun/805258)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-red-ryder-bb-gun/805258 "2017-12-29T16:42:58Z")
The thing you desperately wanted as a kid. Did you get it? For me it was roller skates. Didn’t get them. Oh, and one year, a Princess Leia action figure. Didn’t get that either. --- ## [The problem isn't Donald Trump -- it's the Donald Trump in all of us.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-isnt-donald-trump-its-the-donald-trump-in-all-of-us/805303)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-isnt-donald-trump-its-the-donald-trump-in-all-of-us/805303 "2017-12-29T05:44:50Z")
Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves that we are underlings. I hope everyone reads this intelligent and eloquent essay. The whole article isn’t lo… --- ## [Is a Survey still required for real estate sells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-survey-still-required-for-real-estate-sells/805381)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-survey-still-required-for-real-estate-sells/805381 "2017-12-29T03:37:16Z")
My mom is buying a smaller home. She’s relocating and moving a hundred miles to be near family that can help her. A reality of aging when everybody moves away from their hometown. We were shocked when the Realtor seemed… --- ## [Who or what comes to your mind when you hear "Same Old Lang Syne" by Dan fogelberg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-comes-to-your-mind-when-you-hear-same-old-lang-syne-by-dan-fogelberg/804995)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-comes-to-your-mind-when-you-hear-same-old-lang-syne-by-dan-fogelberg/804995 "2017-12-28T22:15:22Z")
SONG This song was based on his encounter with his old girlfriend in 1975. He wrote about it 5 years later. Its been playing on the radio as part of the Christmas songs. There have been a couple of special women in my… --- ## [defendants taking "you have the right to remain silent" to the most absolute extreme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defendants-taking-you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent-to-the-most-absolute-extreme/804920)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defendants-taking-you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent-to-the-most-absolute-extreme/804920 "2017-12-28T20:04:04Z")
I’m trying to imagine how this scenario would play out - suppose you have someone who walks into a bank, holds it up, shoots a teller in the shoulder (a non-fatal wound) and escapes with the money. He gets away for a ti… --- ## [Should I buy this laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-this-laptop/805393)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-this-laptop/805393 "2017-12-28T19:49:55Z")
I’m in the market for a new laptop - in addition to the usual internet/email/document stuff, I do quite a lot of video editing, a fair bit of image editing, a little bit of animation (which I would like to do more of). I… --- ## [Best base layer for cold-weather outdoor exercising that won't break the bank.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-base-layer-for-cold-weather-outdoor-exercising-that-wont-break-the-bank/805463)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-base-layer-for-cold-weather-outdoor-exercising-that-wont-break-the-bank/805463 "2017-12-28T19:11:03Z")
I’m in search of base layer clothes that I can use for both running and skiing. I have a set of silk tops and bottoms that work fine but I only have one set. If you have a preference, what do you like? Silk? Thermasi… --- ## [What if all things currently in motion were at their destination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-things-currently-in-motion-were-at-their-destination/805366)
**Author:** [@DrForrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrForrester)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-things-currently-in-motion-were-at-their-destination/805366 "2017-12-28T17:45:46Z")
What if all things currently in motion - animals, cars, airplanes, wind, whatever - were suddenly at their final destination? What do you think would be the logical conclusion? Assuming you think the logical conclusion… --- ## [Got an Echo For Xmas...Now What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-an-echo-for-xmas-now-what/805299)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-an-echo-for-xmas-now-what/805299 "2017-12-28T16:15:52Z")
I have her setup, I’ve downloaded the app, but some things seem not to work. I want to rename the device with a different “wake word”, but I can’t seem to do it. Any users of this device out there that can illustrate it… --- ## [Anyone else get pieces of calculus coming thru their gums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-pieces-of-calculus-coming-thru-their-gums/805268)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-pieces-of-calculus-coming-thru-their-gums/805268 "2017-12-28T11:57:53Z")
3rd time. And it feels like a big one, so the dentist can handle it. I have scratched one out before. Reason from my research seems to be poor dental hygiene, but I swear I spend 20 minutes a night on my damn shitty teet… --- ## [Have you ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/805287)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/805287 "2017-12-28T10:39:39Z")
Post your forgetf, ullness here. See - I can’t even type correctly as my fingers are frozen due to wind chill and weather. My dog ran home on his walk because it was too cold out there and…I was left stranded in the all… --- ## [Starbucks shuts down its online store--how is that not batshit insane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-shuts-down-its-online-store-how-is-that-not-batshit-insane/805084)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-shuts-down-its-online-store-how-is-that-not-batshit-insane/805084 "2017-12-28T04:16:47Z")
https://customerservice.starbucks.com/app/answers/detail/a\_id/5618 This happened at the beginning of October and was announced back in August. I managed to miss the news. I learned today that this was the case when I wa… --- ## [Turn the heat up, or put on a sweater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-the-heat-up-or-put-on-a-sweater/805004)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-the-heat-up-or-put-on-a-sweater/805004 "2017-12-28T00:44:07Z")
I’m sure this comes up every year, but I just had this discussion IRL again. I actually use my heater in my house so I don’t have to walk around freezing or sit all bundled up. The temperature in my house stays at 77 a… --- ## [Parakeets (Budgies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parakeets-budgies/805122)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parakeets-budgies/805122 "2017-12-27T23:41:59Z")
I took my 11 yo daughter to the park today, and there was a lady doing face-paintings for $5, includes pics with parakeets. She didn’t want face paint, just to hold the birds, and I paid the $5. These birds were extrem… --- ## [Non-political question on 2nd amendment rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-question-on-2nd-amendment-rights/804668)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-question-on-2nd-amendment-rights/804668 "2017-12-27T15:22:37Z")
I’ve seen a group protest the 2nd amendment, saying that it should be limited because back when it was drafted, they only had single shot muskets. My question is, if you are in the camp I described, would you be totally… --- ## [texting question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-question/805169)
**Author:** [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-question/805169 "2017-12-27T14:55:26Z")
What is a polite way to end a texting conversation of back and forth banter? There should be a universal symbol that means " Ok I’m done good-bye" --- ## [Looking for some advice concerning my 401(k)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-advice-concerning-my-401-k/800662)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-advice-concerning-my-401-k/800662 "2017-11-06T19:43:32Z")
OK, so I’ve had a 401(k) for decades, and I’ve always been 100% in stocks. A fairly diversified portfolio, and not super-aggressive, but it sure has done well over the years. Now that I’m on the threshold of my “golde… --- ## [Quitting with style. Tell me your tales.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-with-style-tell-me-your-tales/800599)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-with-style-tell-me-your-tales/800599 "2017-11-04T23:57:44Z")
The BBC have posted an article hereon how people quit their jobs with style. I have no such tales of my own; do you? --- ## [Tool Box for a Young Vagabond Auto Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tool-box-for-a-young-vagabond-auto-mechanic/804826)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tool-box-for-a-young-vagabond-auto-mechanic/804826 "2017-12-27T03:33:49Z")
I’m thinking about buying a toolbox for a young guy who enjoys working on his car (1980s vintage), but will probably be living in a succession of apartments and houses over the next five years. Currently he lives in an … --- ## [What was seeing a movie like in the 1960s-1970s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-seeing-a-movie-like-in-the-1960s-1970s/788661)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-seeing-a-movie-like-in-the-1960s-1970s/788661 "2017-12-27T02:06:28Z")
What was it like to see a movie in the 1960s or 1970s? I’ve seen a photograph circa 1958 of my local movie theater and it seems like theaters only played two movies at most at a time - is this true? In the photo I’ve see… --- ## [I need a hobby other than politics. Its turning me into a dick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-hobby-other-than-politics-its-turning-me-into-a-dick/805102)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-hobby-other-than-politics-its-turning-me-into-a-dick/805102 "2017-12-26T22:38:26Z")
I really don’t like it. I’m arrogant, combative, condescending, filled with contempt, etc. I wish I had other hobbies or ways to pass the time. What do other people do? Is stamp collecting still a thing? --- ## [Women with huge plump lips. Does the fantasy deliver in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-huge-plump-lips-does-the-fantasy-deliver-in-real-life/658258)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-huge-plump-lips-does-the-fantasy-deliver-in-real-life/658258 "2013-05-18T19:03:41Z")
Big plump lips have been a thing ever since Angelina Jolie and Lisa Rinna hit the scene. A coworker told me theres even lipsticks that plump the lips. Some women go for medical Collagen Replacement Therapy. All for that … --- ## [How do I get Rich Girl Hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230 "2012-02-19T19:26:32Z")
Sorry for the shallow question, but anyway… what products/techniques get me that thick, shiny, bouncy rich-girl-hair look, like Charlotte from Sex And The City? My hair is fine Caucasian hair with a very slight wave. I … --- ## [Using an old Tablet as a picture viewer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-an-old-tablet-as-a-picture-viewer/805329)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-an-old-tablet-as-a-picture-viewer/805329 "2017-12-26T21:05:36Z")
What I’d like to do is turn an old tablet into a photo viewer for my Dad to use. The catch is…I would like to be able to edit what he can see remotely. I would like to add photos as needed without going to his home to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=537) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=539)