# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=541 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 542 --- ## [Suppose Ginsburg instead of Scalia, and (moderate) instead of Garland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-ginsburg-instead-of-scalia-and-moderate-instead-of-garland/804869)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-ginsburg-instead-of-scalia-and-moderate-instead-of-garland/804869 "2017-12-20T18:26:43Z")
Since the Merrick Garland issue has been debated for years: The closest opposite analogy I can come up with for the Merrick Garland scenario is if it were 2008, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away abruptly (instead of S… --- ## [Sissy Spring — Scrapbook of My Coming Out, in 1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sissy-spring-scrapbook-of-my-coming-out-in-1980/804870)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sissy-spring-scrapbook-of-my-coming-out-in-1980/804870 "2017-12-20T17:59:14Z")
(This is a repurposed blog post) \* In my last \[two\](Masculinity on a College Campus: ahunter3 — LiveJournal" target="\_blank) blog posts, I described my life between high school and the end of my first semester of givin… --- ## [What is the Most Beautiful Thing You Have Ever Seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-beautiful-thing-you-have-ever-seen/801649)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-beautiful-thing-you-have-ever-seen/801649 "2017-12-20T17:14:55Z")
I asked myself this question just now, and it’s surprisingly hard to qualify, depending on where I was in my life. For example, at twelve, I went to Montana for a month to visit extended family, and my breath caught in m… --- ## [Reuters' new Format Sucks. Need Suggestions for new News Site.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reuters-new-format-sucks-need-suggestions-for-new-news-site/804853)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reuters-new-format-sucks-need-suggestions-for-new-news-site/804853 "2017-12-20T15:21:24Z")
Reuters World News had an awesome format where you could take in a lot of headlines quickly and most of the stories were not “infotainment.” Recently (today?) they have changed their format where you have to scroll down … --- ## [What job title would you expect for this position?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-title-would-you-expect-for-this-position/804909)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-title-would-you-expect-for-this-position/804909 "2017-12-20T01:28:08Z")
Create the invoices and send them out Follow-up on collections Other misc. accounts receivable tasks Monitor accounts payable Initial entry of bills Ordering and receiving. Manage shipping and inventory (not in the… --- ## [Guys: How often does a lap dance end in orgasm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-often-does-a-lap-dance-end-in-orgasm/467596)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-often-does-a-lap-dance-end-in-orgasm/467596 "2017-12-20T01:08:04Z")
I read a book a while back in which a woman dressed up in a convincing-enough male persona that she was able to infiltrate many male-only bastions of society. One of these was a strip club, and she mentioned that the go… --- ## [Got into a minor accident. Should I contact my insurance company or just let them find out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-into-a-minor-accident-should-i-contact-my-insurance-company-or-just-let-them-find-out/804864)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-into-a-minor-accident-should-i-contact-my-insurance-company-or-just-let-them-find-out/804864 "2017-12-20T00:45:55Z")
Last night I backed into someone in a parking lot, denting their fender. Rainy night, black truck, and I mistakenly thought they had moved a sufficient distance away when they hadn’t. Looked like they were starting to … --- ## [Best way to fund Trump's impeachment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-fund-trumps-impeachment/804792)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-fund-trumps-impeachment/804792 "2017-12-19T19:37:41Z")
My wife and I are compiling our list of charities to which we’ll make donations before the end of the year or monthly contributions next year. At the top of our list of causes is getting Donald Trump out of office by any… --- ## [Is Uber Dangerous? (Kinda Need Answer Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-uber-dangerous-kinda-need-answer-fast/755504)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-uber-dangerous-kinda-need-answer-fast/755504 "2017-12-19T17:18:55Z")
So my husband and I are currently having a bit of a disagreement. Due to a seizure cluster in March, I can’t legally drive until September (assuming I remain seizure-free) and it is seriously cramping my style and his. I… --- ## [Another Humidifier Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-humidifier-question/804865)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-humidifier-question/804865 "2017-12-19T17:01:39Z")
I feel that it is too dry in our house during the winter, especially for sleeping. I wake up with a dry mouth and nose. My problem with humidifiers is that when we use one the windows are covered in condensation and ev… --- ## [People who live in a "hands-free" phone area, is it better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-live-in-a-hands-free-phone-area-is-it-better/804858)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-live-in-a-hands-free-phone-area-is-it-better/804858 "2017-12-19T16:48:48Z")
Minnesota is not a hands-free state. A bill was introduced earlier this year but was dropped because the lawmakers didn’t want to “burn through political capital” for it. However, when I’m driving along or even just walk… --- ## [Credit card FUBAR, how can this happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-fubar-how-can-this-happen/804634)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-fubar-how-can-this-happen/804634 "2017-12-19T11:16:03Z")
My BF and I doing business with the same company, a very well respected local company. Actually, I used to work there. So I am at one location and put a $65 charge on my card. My credit card, to which he does not have … --- ## [Do I need a faster drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-faster-drive/804845)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-faster-drive/804845 "2017-12-19T06:10:16Z")
My system is running out of space for the main drive (PCI-e) and I am thinking to either get the Crucial which is (~500MB/s) for $287 or I could get the Samsung 960 EVO (~2500MB/s) for $460. But what on Earth would I ne… --- ## [Biopsy by endocrinologist or surgeon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biopsy-by-endocrinologist-or-surgeon/576562)
**Author:** [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biopsy-by-endocrinologist-or-surgeon/576562 "2017-12-19T01:47:16Z")
For a biopsy of thyoid nodules, I read that an endocrinologist is best, using fine needle biopsy. But my friend’s family doctor wants her to have a biopsy done by a general surgeon. He says that fine needle biopsy is n… --- ## [Dead bird Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-bird-mystery/804693)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-bird-mystery/804693 "2017-12-19T00:37:29Z")
I found a small dead bird on the sidewalk yesterday. The only thing wrong I found was that he appeared the be skinned from the bottom side of his beak to his throat. This morning near by I found the skin and feathers tha… --- ## [I have pain in my jaw hinge area, do I go to a dentist or a doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-pain-in-my-jaw-hinge-area-do-i-go-to-a-dentist-or-a-doctor/804757)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-pain-in-my-jaw-hinge-area-do-i-go-to-a-dentist-or-a-doctor/804757 "2017-12-18T21:15:58Z")
Subject says it all, but I’ve had this pain on the interior of my jaw for about a week and it’s kind of hard to place. If you drew a line from the bottom of my earlobe to the corner of my lips, the pain would be centered… --- ## [Do you have any Duluth Trading clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-duluth-trading-clothes/740247)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-duluth-trading-clothes/740247 "2017-12-18T18:38:13Z")
As usual, their commercials make their coats, clothes, and underwear look tempting but then I look at their prices and am shocked. I cannot imagine feeling that I’ve gotten my money’s worth when wearing a $25 pair of und… --- ## [Why does Kaspersky want me to install VPN secure wireless? Should I install it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-kaspersky-want-me-to-install-vpn-secure-wireless-should-i-install-it/804420)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-kaspersky-want-me-to-install-vpn-secure-wireless-should-i-install-it/804420 "2017-12-18T17:11:47Z")
I use Kaspersky’s App to protect my phone. It’s blocked malware several times. It’s Russian but I don’t have any State secrets they care about. :wink: Today, I get a notification to install their VPN to protect my wirel… --- ## [Zocor to Lipitor. Did it stop working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zocor-to-lipitor-did-it-stop-working/804727)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zocor-to-lipitor-did-it-stop-working/804727 "2017-12-18T16:31:13Z")
I know you are not my Doctor etc. I have been taking 20 mg of Zocor for years. This month when I went for the annual blood tests the results showed high cholesterol. The Doc is switching me to Lipitor. What happened? D… --- ## [Things that are considered acceptable today but will be seem as morally repulsive in the future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-considered-acceptable-today-but-will-be-seem-as-morally-repulsive-in-the-future/804223)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-considered-acceptable-today-but-will-be-seem-as-morally-repulsive-in-the-future/804223 "2017-12-18T15:52:40Z")
I’m sure this thread idea has been done before. But what do people do today that in 50-100 years will be considered morally repugnant? Generally, my hope is each generation is not only wealthier, but more moral than th… --- ## [Looking for Combo record/radio/cd shelf system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-combo-record-radio-cd-shelf-system/804719)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-combo-record-radio-cd-shelf-system/804719 "2017-12-18T07:59:16Z")
I bought this “Encore Technology” unit a couple of years ago, and it turned out to be a piece of shit. The turntable speed was off, the radio tuner was highly inaccurate, the sound was extremely bass and it had no contr… --- ## [Using a humidifier in the bedroom at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-humidifier-in-the-bedroom-at-night/804635)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-humidifier-in-the-bedroom-at-night/804635 "2017-12-18T05:24:23Z")
I acquired this humidifierthrough strange circumstances described here. I have central heat in my house, and I know I must snore (although my dog Sweetie is too polite to tell me) because I wake up with the inside of my… --- ## [Bitcoin question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-question/804259)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-question/804259 "2017-12-17T07:16:40Z")
Assuming Bitcoin can not be hacked or whatever term fits, I have heard the reason for people valuing Bitcoin was there will only ever be so many of them, the quantity is known and this may be more valuable then gold, whi… --- ## [What were the 80s like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-80s-like/803671)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-80s-like/803671 "2017-12-17T06:24:58Z")
As someone who was born in 1992, what were the 80s were like for those of you who lived through it? --- ## [Deporting Dreamers--how would that work logistically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deporting-dreamers-how-would-that-work-logistically/804633)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deporting-dreamers-how-would-that-work-logistically/804633 "2017-12-17T05:57:43Z")
I’m starting it out in IMHO, recognizing that it might have to be moved. Let’s say no solution is reached WRT DACA, no way that both sides can agree on to make it okay for the Dreamers to stay in the USA. How do those w… --- ## [Tylenol allergic reaction - Should I go to the ER?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tylenol-allergic-reaction-should-i-go-to-the-er/804587)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tylenol-allergic-reaction-should-i-go-to-the-er/804587 "2017-12-17T02:40:44Z")
Had a really bad cold, took some of the liquid Tylenol stuff, about 4, 30mL doses 6 hours between each. On day 2 I had what I believe is a bad allergic reaction, I’ve broken out in painful hives and blisters on my hands … --- ## [What's using up all my memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-using-up-all-my-memory/804574)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-using-up-all-my-memory/804574 "2017-12-16T23:47:13Z")
I have a Dell Dimension 8700 desktop running Windows 7. It came with 1TB of storage meaning 906GB of storage available out of the box almost four years ago. Today my “C” drive has 434GB used. My four libraries (documen… --- ## [Avoiding a monkey's-paw-type wishing scenario.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-a-monkeys-paw-type-wishing-scenario/803182)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-a-monkeys-paw-type-wishing-scenario/803182 "2017-12-16T23:41:20Z")
Consider an encounter between yourself and an arbitrarily powerful entity whose motivations you are uncertain of - is it possible to request something from this entity in a way that avoids or minimizes unintended consequ… --- ## [Right-wing SDMB members - defend the 7 banned CDC words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-sdmb-members-defend-the-7-banned-cdc-words/804644)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-sdmb-members-defend-the-7-banned-cdc-words/804644 "2017-12-16T22:39:28Z")
Yes, I know there is a pit thread on this but I would like a civil discourse. It is abhorrent that the Trump administration would ban any words (free speech and all, right?) but “science-based”? I would love to hear a ri… --- ## [What does b\*\*\* mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-b-mean/804544)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-b-mean/804544 "2017-12-16T18:31:42Z")
A direct quote from the Votemaster this morning: Can someone enlighten me as to what it means? My wife suggested “ball” but that hardly seems so raw as to require asterisks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=540) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=542)