# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=547 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 548 --- ## [I've got a piece of chicken lodged in my throat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-piece-of-chicken-lodged-in-my-throat/803173)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-piece-of-chicken-lodged-in-my-throat/803173 "2017-11-30T19:54:08Z")
It won’t go down or come up. I can breathe OK. Swallowing is difficult and comes with a gurgling sound. Coughing does nothing. Any advise? --- ## [Hidden Talent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-talent/802868)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-talent/802868 "2017-11-30T18:57:07Z")
I often wonder how common it is that individuals will have exceptional talent or aptitude but a complete lack of ability to convey this to others who might be able to use this talent. I ran into this occasionally in my y… --- ## [Ever Get a Ticket for Jaywalking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-a-ticket-for-jaywalking/802951)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-a-ticket-for-jaywalking/802951 "2017-11-30T18:45:24Z")
I was just wondering if anyone on these boards (or frankly anywhere else, for that matter) ever got a ticket for Jaywalking. I know officially, the police do hand them out. But I have never seen someone get one. Also, … --- ## [Office communication before the advent of email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-communication-before-the-advent-of-email/802950)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-communication-before-the-advent-of-email/802950 "2017-11-30T18:32:14Z")
I didn’t start working in a professional office setting until around Y2K, at which point email was an integral communications tool. Every day I receive numerous office-wide emails announcing various events, deadlines, a… --- ## [How do you feel about the term "cancer free"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-the-term-cancer-free/802752)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-the-term-cancer-free/802752 "2017-11-30T17:38:35Z")
I have a bone to pick with this term. How can anyone know for sure that they’re cancer free? Background: I am a member of the club no one wants to belong to, diagnosed with breast cancer almost three years ago. Lumpecto… --- ## [How decadeology should be done.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-decadeology-should-be-done/774387)
**Author:** [@Nadnerb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nadnerb)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-decadeology-should-be-done/774387 "2017-11-30T17:22:35Z")
Here’s a chart to explain the cultural beginnings and endings of every decade since the 1950s: 1950s: Actual decade- 1950-1959 Absolute duration- 1946-1963 Prelude- 1946-1952 Zeitgeist- 1953-1959 Echo- 1960-1963 Q… --- ## [Why are immature jokes considered immature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-immature-jokes-considered-immature/802944)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-immature-jokes-considered-immature/802944 "2017-11-30T17:10:11Z")
How does liking poop, fart, sex,etc. jokes make you immature? What does liking a specific type of jokes have to do with your level of maturity? Is it because people think that stupid and immature people don’t understand… --- ## [Should I have plugged this tire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-plugged-this-tire/802420)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-plugged-this-tire/802420 "2017-11-30T15:51:11Z")
As opposed to doing nothing, that is. (I’m aware that many say tire plugs are only temporary and you need to patch them. That’s not what this thread is about.) Situation: One of my tires was very low on air (about 15-20… --- ## [How slowly can you breathe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-slowly-can-you-breathe/803148)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-slowly-can-you-breathe/803148 "2017-11-30T14:52:40Z")
A few years ago I tried breathing very slowly. I don’t remember why, maybe after reading some article on meditation. Eventually I tried breathing as slowly as possible (i.e. as slowly as could be sustained indefinitely… --- ## [Is there such a Thing as "Western Civilzation" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-western-civilzation/802176)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-western-civilzation/802176 "2017-11-30T14:34:18Z")
Originally Posted by Les Espaces Du Sommeil I don’t question the rest of your post but I find this initial assertion… weird. Of course, “Europe” is a geographical concept first, but claiming that there isn’t such a th… --- ## [Question for non-Americans and American expats - Thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-and-american-expats-thanksgiving/802789)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-and-american-expats-thanksgiving/802789 "2017-11-30T12:58:59Z")
For those Americans living in other countries, did you still try and do traditional Thanksgiving? I read that turkey is uncommon outside the USA. So were you able to buy the basic ingredients like turkey and cranberries. … --- ## [Media intentionally emphasizing less-inflammatory issues to duck tough topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-intentionally-emphasizing-less-inflammatory-issues-to-duck-tough-topics/790392)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-intentionally-emphasizing-less-inflammatory-issues-to-duck-tough-topics/790392 "2017-11-30T09:23:42Z")
In the wake of Brexit and Trump’s election, there have been many folks who tried to cast the election in terms of practical issues: The working-class has been suffering, jobs have been lost, income inequality is severe,… --- ## [11 Year Old Bailey’s Irish Cream - will it kill me? (Don’t need answer fast).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-year-old-bailey-s-irish-cream-will-it-kill-me-don-t-need-answer-fast/803005)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-year-old-bailey-s-irish-cream-will-it-kill-me-don-t-need-answer-fast/803005 "2017-11-30T04:06:02Z")
Obviously not urgent, as I’ve had it for over a decade, unopened. But, 11 year old (Best flavour date 07 2006) Bailey’s Irish Cream, unopened, been refrigerated the whole time. Any one want to take an over/under on its… --- ## [primatene mist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primatene-mist/803105)
**Author:** [@mr\_horsepower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_horsepower)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primatene-mist/803105 "2017-11-30T02:55:24Z")
primatene mist - a rescue inhaler for asthma. for years now it hasn’t been legal to produce because of the CFC it used as a propellant was deemed harmful to the ozone layer. that’s the entire given reason, there were n… --- ## [Getting rid of electrical noise on a TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-electrical-noise-on-a-tv/802397)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rid-of-electrical-noise-on-a-tv/802397 "2017-11-30T02:34:20Z")
First, the setup: I have a DVR/surveillance system at work. There’s a 75 foot VGA cable going from it to a monitor in the main work area. It’s been fine for however long it’s been there. Just recently the boss asked for… --- ## [Value of an autographed baseball cap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-an-autographed-baseball-cap/803053)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-an-autographed-baseball-cap/803053 "2017-11-30T02:03:59Z")
My sister, going through a deceased friend’s possessions found a baseball cap whose bill was autographed Roy Halladay, 13. Normally, I would say that it is not worth much, but: Roy Halladay died in an airplane crash a … --- ## [If You Support Gun Control In The U.S., What Do You Want Specifically \[Poll\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-support-gun-control-in-the-u-s-what-do-you-want-specifically-poll/802869)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-support-gun-control-in-the-u-s-what-do-you-want-specifically-poll/802869 "2017-11-29T23:44:18Z")
If you support gun control in the U.S., please explain in the poll below how you’d like to see it pan out. --- ## [Can right and left agree on anything? (the non-Pit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything-the-non-pit/802207)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-right-and-left-agree-on-anything-the-non-pit/802207 "2017-11-29T20:55:10Z")
The Pit threadstarted by \*\*Clothahump \*\*went Pitt-y immediately, but I think there are a few things that the political right and left generally agree on enthusiastically, and want to see what else there might be. \[ol\] … --- ## [Will it be possible to restore Net Neutrality in three years, 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-it-be-possible-to-restore-net-neutrality-in-three-years-2020/802912)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-it-be-possible-to-restore-net-neutrality-in-three-years-2020/802912 "2017-11-29T16:58:51Z")
Comcast is already getting ready for fast lanes. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/comcast-quietly-drops-promise-not-to-charge-tolls-for-internet-fast-lanes/?amp=1 I’m hopeful that a degree of sanity will ret… --- ## [Is Carhartt Being Sexist (and other clothing manufacturers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carhartt-being-sexist-and-other-clothing-manufacturers/802776)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carhartt-being-sexist-and-other-clothing-manufacturers/802776 "2017-11-29T04:21:09Z")
Hi All I don’t think I am worked up enough to make this a pitting. I have some really nice Carhartt gear, and I love it. They have a hoodie, the J149 that I can’t get enough of. I have several. My wife is always steal… --- ## [Trouble getting insurance reinstated, please help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-getting-insurance-reinstated-please-help/802974)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-getting-insurance-reinstated-please-help/802974 "2017-11-29T00:13:04Z")
I don’t know if this is the right venue, but: 30 year old daughter, college education, several health problems, has worked 3 jobs at times, is presently working a strenuous physical job. She is trying to get back on he… --- ## [Yet more dictates about women's hair styles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-more-dictates-about-womens-hair-styles/802897)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-more-dictates-about-womens-hair-styles/802897 "2017-11-28T22:43:17Z")
A couple months ago I posted about how my MIL opened my eyes to the world of ‘old’ and ‘young’ haircuts. I had no idea there was even such a thing. This past weekend my MIL once again opened my eyes, this time to the not… --- ## [ACA Exchange Coverage: pay December premiums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aca-exchange-coverage-pay-december-premiums/802978)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aca-exchange-coverage-pay-december-premiums/802978 "2017-11-28T21:49:34Z")
Someone I know asked me the following question. He has coverage through the exchange and he is switching plans for 2018. He already signed up for 2018 coverage, so that’s a done deal (he asserts). Question is if he shoul… --- ## [Smoking after sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-after-sex/802817)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-after-sex/802817 "2017-11-28T21:09:16Z")
You know how in movies, after 2 characters have sex, one of them will be smoking a cigarette afterwards? Why exactly do they do this? Does smoking feel good after sex? --- ## [Who has a website and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-website-and-why/307923)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-website-and-why/307923 "2017-11-28T20:36:12Z")
I was reading this thread and I know several Dopers have their own websites. For those that do: Why do you have it? (business? hobby-related?) How much time do you spend maintaining it (assuming you do it yourself)? W… --- ## [Have any of your Thanksgiving traditions changed recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-your-thanksgiving-traditions-changed-recently/802584)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-your-thanksgiving-traditions-changed-recently/802584 "2017-11-28T14:26:56Z")
Take your pick - activities, venue, menu - what has changed from the stereotypical going-to-grandma’s, or whatever your traditions have been? Over the years, various parts of our menu have evolved - succotash has disapp… --- ## [Crappy 70s construction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappy-70s-construction/802444)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappy-70s-construction/802444 "2017-11-28T13:20:01Z")
I am of the opinion that, along with being drab (if not ugly), much of the residential home and commercial building construction in the 1970s was shoddy. Is there an explanation that supports my opinion? --- ## [A Good Place To Buy Vitamins Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-place-to-buy-vitamins-online/526211)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-place-to-buy-vitamins-online/526211 "2017-11-28T11:01:20Z")
Any recommendations? I’ve Googled around and found some really cheap sites, but if it’s that cheap it makes me wonder what I’m getting Hmmmm? So any recommendations as to where I can go? And have you been satisfied with… --- ## [15 week old pup backsliding in housetraining. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-week-old-pup-backsliding-in-housetraining-why/802833)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-week-old-pup-backsliding-in-housetraining-why/802833 "2017-11-28T03:49:15Z")
My pup had been doing great with only occasional excitement piddles. We had gradually expanded his free area to more of the first floor. Now over the last several days suddenly repetitive pee accidents, especially in th… --- ## ["Where Trump's Support Endures"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-trumps-support-endures/802908)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-trumps-support-endures/802908 "2017-11-28T03:07:05Z")
This article from The Week magazine will curl your hair. The reporter follows up with hardcore Trump supporters in Pennsylvania, mainly in Johnstown (my mother’s hometown). The upshot: they know Trump hasn’t been able t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=546) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=548)