# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=553 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 554 --- ## [What is the appeal of "chicks with dicks"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-chicks-with-dicks/398155)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-chicks-with-dicks/398155 "2017-11-12T19:32:33Z")
If you’re a gay man, you want a man. If you’re a straight man, you want a woman (though a post-op male-to-female transsexual might be woman enough for you). What kind of guy is attracted to pre-op male-to-female transs… --- ## [Does anyone else have a hard accepting republican voters are decent people lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-a-hard-accepting-republican-voters-are-decent-people-lately/799514)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 467\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-a-hard-accepting-republican-voters-are-decent-people-lately/799514 "2017-11-12T16:59:28Z")
I live in a deep red state, work in a deep-red job, surrounded by deep-red voters. I really feel like I’m in some sort of bizzaro world, and while a I used to be able to broach the subject of politics in casual conversat… --- ## [How bad, really, is pollution in Beijing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-really-is-pollution-in-beijing/796082)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-really-is-pollution-in-beijing/796082 "2017-11-12T13:48:23Z")
Looking for input from Chinese 'dopers or 'dopers who have been to Beijing fairly recently. For full disclosure, I haven’t been to Beijing or even China recently…last time I was in China it was a business trip to Hong K… --- ## [Help me pick out a phone that works on the Verizon Wireless network](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-phone-that-works-on-the-verizon-wireless-network/801286)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-phone-that-works-on-the-verizon-wireless-network/801286 "2017-11-12T13:29:45Z")
I’m on a prepaid plan, but someone I know has a Verizon Wireless unlimited plan. The cost would be about the same so I’m looking to switch providers to join their plan. However my phone won’t work on their network. I ne… --- ## [Daylight Saving Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time/800424)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time/800424 "2017-11-12T11:36:34Z")
If you were in charge, would we: Keep it? Ditch it? Ditch standard time and leave the clocks where they are now, forever? --- ## [Okay, guys: blonde, brunette, or redhead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198 "2017-11-12T04:41:48Z")
Me, I’m brunette all the freakin’ way. Just something about dark shades which does me, even dating back to when I was a preschooler and liked the cute Argentinian girl that lived down the street. --- ## [Ice pick headache](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-pick-headache/800610)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-pick-headache/800610 "2017-11-11T19:44:37Z")
Apparently, “ice pick headache” is a thing. For a month I’ve been getting sudden intense pains in my head that last one second and then vanish. I consulted Dr. Google and came up with the malady of ice pick headache. … --- ## [Hypothetical - Visible Morality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-visible-morality/801259)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-visible-morality/801259 "2017-11-11T19:27:09Z")
So it appears that God or some other similar entity has had enough of humanity messing around and has decided to change things a bit. From this day forward every person on earth over the age of 16 has a visible external … --- ## [My son just turned 11, and got the HPV vaccine. Who else got it for their sons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-just-turned-11-and-got-the-hpv-vaccine-who-else-got-it-for-their-sons/801098)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-just-turned-11-and-got-the-hpv-vaccine-who-else-got-it-for-their-sons/801098 "2017-11-11T19:10:05Z")
I was kinda surprised that we had to ask the doctor. Our son is 11, and looks 13 or 14. It’s always in the back of my head that someone might try to victimize him, because of an incident that happened to me, when I got h… --- ## [Used Cars Shopping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-cars-shopping/800850)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-cars-shopping/800850 "2017-11-11T19:00:03Z")
If you’ve recently bought a used car, do you have tips on shopping for a half-decent one? Did you put more weight on the condition of the specific car that caught your eye, or the reputation for that make and model? Natu… --- ## [Legality of presidental motorcades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-presidental-motorcades/801060)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-presidental-motorcades/801060 "2017-11-11T16:59:13Z")
I’m sure by now everyone has seen the picture of the woman flipping off the President(al motorcade). I’m sure lots of others have done it, not necessarily because of who the president is but because of the traffic jams … --- ## [KIA Optima Owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kia-optima-owners/801336)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kia-optima-owners/801336 "2017-11-11T16:35:44Z")
Any Kia Optima Owners experience issues where the car door(s) lock(s) INSTANTLY defaults to the locked position not allowing you to exit the vehicle? Apparently this was especially true of the 2006 model. But, reports do… --- ## [The iPhone 15 will be unlocked with a DNA Sample](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iphone-15-will-be-unlocked-with-a-dna-sample/800689)
**Author:** [@AI\_Proofreader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AI_Proofreader)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iphone-15-will-be-unlocked-with-a-dna-sample/800689 "2017-11-11T15:43:05Z")
First it was fingerprints. Now it’s facial recognition to unlock your phone with the iPhone X. I’d like to come forward as the first to predict that a future incarnation of the iPhone will require a DNA sample to unlock… --- ## [Government officials and traffic laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-officials-and-traffic-laws/801067)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Terrific](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Terrific)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-officials-and-traffic-laws/801067 "2017-11-11T15:33:41Z")
I was reading the thread about the president’s motorcade and some people claiming the motorcades are illegal. I remembered the serious accident involving, then governor of NJ, Jon Corzine. Corzine was riding in the fron… --- ## [What's new in ovens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-ovens/797877)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-ovens/797877 "2017-11-11T02:24:33Z")
The oven went ffft-POP the other day. Now it doesn’t turn on. The stovetop works, but the oven bit is kaput. I love to bake. I make bread about twice a week, and other stuff as the whim takes me. So this is a problem. G… --- ## [BCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcd/801256)
**Author:** [@bigg101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigg101)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcd/801256 "2017-11-11T01:54:39Z")
I am a former Infantryman with no trade and a GED. I have a Bad Conduct Discharge. I am looking for resources to help me better my self. Is there any PMC that will work with me. --- ## [I'm getting progressive lenses. Any tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-progressive-lenses-any-tips/646551)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-progressive-lenses-any-tips/646551 "2017-11-10T18:00:52Z")
At the ripe old age of 35, I’m getting progressive lenses, aka bifocals. Although the eye doctor assures me that they will look just like regular glasses and will not have those little granny windows visible in them. An… --- ## [It's no McRib!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-no-mcrib/801103)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-no-mcrib/801103 "2017-11-10T15:30:53Z")
I have a nagging pain on my left side, upper rib cage. I have thought it was a ‘stitch’ in my side. But I don’t recall ever having it go on for several days. It is mostly a dull ache if I move in a certain way, and occa… --- ## [Toilet is not flushing properly, any idea why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-is-not-flushing-properly-any-idea-why/799089)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-is-not-flushing-properly-any-idea-why/799089 "2017-11-10T15:04:59Z")
I live in a rental, and the landlord is supposed to fix this. But I don’t have a lot of faith in that. On another note, what recourses do I have if the landlord refuses to fix things? So here is the situation. When I fl… --- ## [Workout Advice Please: Faintness/Crashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-advice-please-faintness-crashing/801064)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-advice-please-faintness-crashing/801064 "2017-11-10T09:30:21Z")
Pre-emptive statement: I’ve seen multiple doctors about this (among other symptoms) and have had bloodwork done, and it appears there is no obvious medical cause. Oh, and if it matters, I am a 34-year-old female. I star… --- ## [new study about opioids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-opioids/800984)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-opioids/800984 "2017-11-10T06:00:49Z")
We have had several discussions about prescrition opioid use and abuse, many with the Good Doctor Qadgop the Mercotan weighing in. I think this new study may be of interest: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/heal… --- ## [Jury Duty Questionnaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-questionnaire/799042)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-questionnaire/799042 "2017-11-10T05:11:44Z")
I recent got called for jury duty (again, fourth time in 8 years, three different courts). This time, it’s for the county I live in (first time), Medina Co., TX. They sent me a “Juror Questionnaire” to fill out and han… --- ## [Eating European style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-european-style/801100)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-european-style/801100 "2017-11-10T03:28:09Z")
I’m trying to learn how to eat European style, with the fork turned tines down in my (weak) left hand and the knife in my right hand. This works fine for many foods, such as a chicken breast or a steak. But how do you d… --- ## [The UK political sex scandal takes a grim turn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-political-sex-scandal-takes-a-grim-turn/800969)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-political-sex-scandal-takes-a-grim-turn/800969 "2017-11-10T03:13:12Z")
Welsh politician Carl Sargeant has committed suicide. If the allegations against him are found to be false, then that’s going to undo all the good work already done. --- ## [To the copyright experts here, how is the copyright restoration of "It’s a Wonderful Life" legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-copyright-experts-here-how-is-the-copyright-restoration-of-it-s-a-wonderful-life-legal/801169)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-copyright-experts-here-how-is-the-copyright-restoration-of-it-s-a-wonderful-life-legal/801169 "2017-11-10T00:38:58Z")
Intro: federal courts have ruled that pre-1972 sound recordings fully become public domain from federal and state/common law copyright protections) on 2/15/2067\*. So, even though an American film may be public domain bec… --- ## [Where should I start learning about electronics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-start-learning-about-electronics/798089)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-start-learning-about-electronics/798089 "2017-10-15T21:47:32Z")
During my time at the university I took lots of CS courses but did not learn much about electronics. I don’t know very well how a motherboard functions, for example. As I can’t go back to university to study electronics,… --- ## [Flag poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-poll/800995)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flag-poll/800995 "2017-11-09T19:13:52Z")
What flag(s), if any, do you have hanging outside your home? Could by flying high on a traditional flag poll, could be perched off a bracket on your porch, could be one of those little banners you stick in the ground. A… --- ## [Staph (possibly MRSA) skin infection cured overnight with 'Alliderm'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staph-possibly-mrsa-skin-infection-cured-overnight-with-alliderm/801028)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staph-possibly-mrsa-skin-infection-cured-overnight-with-alliderm/801028 "2017-11-09T18:38:32Z")
One evening recently I noticed a small, itchy red patch on one of my calves. Next morning there were lots of them … on both calves. Under a magnifying glass I could see blisters with small heads developing. I went straig… --- ## [What is considered 'A Bad Customer' (and have you ever been one)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-considered-a-bad-customer-and-have-you-ever-been-one/800971)
**Author:** [@LisaMaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LisaMaryM)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-considered-a-bad-customer-and-have-you-ever-been-one/800971 "2017-11-09T17:38:11Z")
I’m glad I found this site since Yahoo answers is crawling with stupid people with no expertise, just ignorant opinions. This is a long and detailed story so bear with me (I’m a writer, so I add everything in but some o… --- ## [Do you keep your curtains closed during the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-curtains-closed-during-the-day/799370)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-curtains-closed-during-the-day/799370 "2017-11-09T17:19:13Z")
It’s 8 am, a few days ago. The rain trickled down the windows of my living room as I sat in my overstuffed recliner, sipping the day’s first cup of coffee. I don’t have the TV on in the mornings, nor the radio or any oth… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=552) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=554)