# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=557 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 558 --- ## [If I was locked in a room with Johnny Rotten & a zombie frappuccino, would he set me on fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-was-locked-in-a-room-with-johnny-rotten-a-zombie-frappuccino-would-he-set-me-on-fire/800317)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-was-locked-in-a-room-with-johnny-rotten-a-zombie-frappuccino-would-he-set-me-on-fire/800317 "2017-11-01T16:05:12Z")
Yesterday after school I bought my daughter a zombie frappuccino from Starbucks and tweeted a picture. Instantly a newish follower unfollowed me and\* told\* me about it, to make sure I didn’t miss his consumer protest. I… --- ## [Wall mounted TV's. How to deal with the chords and receiver box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-mounted-tvs-how-to-deal-with-the-chords-and-receiver-box/800333)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-mounted-tvs-how-to-deal-with-the-chords-and-receiver-box/800333 "2017-11-01T15:23:23Z")
I installed my LCD tv with a wall mount, ten years ago. The result was pure frustration and failure. The DirecTv receiver was on an old TV tray. Electrical Cables hanging down the wall & on the floor. The coax went down… --- ## [Some People See Me as THE STRAIGHT DOPE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-see-me-as-the-straight-dope/799626)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-see-me-as-the-straight-dope/799626 "2017-11-01T14:44:38Z")
No, I don’t mean I’m seen as the poster child of the SDMB, or as the person most associated with it. I’m a long way from that. Also not the real deal, the genuine article, the “shoot from the hip / tell it like it is” … --- ## [Does menstruation serve a social purpose in humans, perhaps some animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-menstruation-serve-a-social-purpose-in-humans-perhaps-some-animals/799821)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-menstruation-serve-a-social-purpose-in-humans-perhaps-some-animals/799821 "2017-11-01T13:40:35Z")
Does menstruation serve a social purpose in humans, perhaps even some animals. (In humans) monthly (cyclic) bleeding, and dealing with fluid discharge on a regular basis, well dealing with anything on a regular basis , … --- ## [Can Mites Kill Humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-mites-kill-humans/800207)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-mites-kill-humans/800207 "2017-11-01T03:22:25Z")
In another thread I spoke about having lice in my hair. It got so bad I finally went to see a dermatologist, who told me I had mites called Sarcoptus Scabei. Okay, so I took the cremes, the shampoos and lotions she pres… --- ## [College Student Finance Internship Resume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-finance-internship-resume/800260)
**Author:** [@Skepticalthegreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skepticalthegreat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-finance-internship-resume/800260 "2017-11-01T03:21:22Z")
Advice on creating a good resume for a college student looking to get his first internship? I dont know what I can put on there to make myself stand out, I’m looking to get my first experience in the field of finance but… --- ## [Going out-Final Destination Style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-out-final-destination-style/800241)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-out-final-destination-style/800241 "2017-11-01T00:40:56Z")
How do you NOT want to die…and I’m not talking “alone” or “with debts unpaid”. I’m talking cringeworthy, horrid, “Michael Myers upchucked when he saw it, and Freddy Krueger just said “Duuuude!! That’s just wrong!””. Ha… --- ## [Seeking help for weird Twitter problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-help-for-weird-twitter-problem/800106)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-help-for-weird-twitter-problem/800106 "2017-11-01T00:08:00Z")
After more than a year of reading other people’s tweets, I decided to set up a Twitter account of my own. Somehow, someone had already set up a Twitter account using the email address I use for social media, which preve… --- ## [Do lawyers feel threatened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lawyers-feel-threatened/800225)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lawyers-feel-threatened/800225 "2017-10-31T19:46:04Z")
Recently here in Kansas City a lawyer was shot right in front of his house. One theory they are suggesting was that he had just won a $5.75 million judgement against a man for shooting someone who had trespassed on his … --- ## [I'm giving away lots of very cute black tops and blouses-I now have scalp psoriasis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-away-lots-of-very-cute-black-tops-and-blouses-i-now-have-scalp-psoriasis/800290)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-away-lots-of-very-cute-black-tops-and-blouses-i-now-have-scalp-psoriasis/800290 "2017-10-31T17:55:08Z")
And it’s a snowstorm according to my BF who kept dusting me off. I’ve tried the T-sal, T-gel, Nizoral, etc. but nothing seems to help, except putting a light oil on my scalp after shampooing. I’ve seen a dermatologist w… --- ## [clearcutting trees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearcutting-trees/799929)
**Author:** [@clearcut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clearcut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearcutting-trees/799929 "2017-10-31T17:30:31Z")
has anybody experienced a neighbor clear cutting his property and this has made an erosion problem on your property? My neighbor did this and now when it rains it washes my land away. I put up a retaining wall and hauled… --- ## [Maybe not a "great debate".... (Jars v Bottles)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-not-a-great-debate-jars-v-bottles/799888)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-not-a-great-debate-jars-v-bottles/799888 "2017-10-31T16:41:33Z")
But certainly a discussion my husband and I have had fun with. And we haven’t come to a conclusion yet. What’s the difference between a bottle and a jar? What are the defining characteristics of a bottle and those of … --- ## [Are you a racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-racist/797966)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-racist/797966 "2017-10-31T16:15:38Z")
Inspired by this thread. I was originally going to put multi-options - i.e., “I am very racist,” “I am only a little bit,” “I am mostly un-racist,” but decided to just make it a binary option, yes or no. --- ## [Ativan questions and help, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ativan-questions-and-help-please/800232)
**Author:** [@Patty818](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty818)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ativan-questions-and-help-please/800232 "2017-10-31T15:12:38Z")
Hi I need some help. I was given ativan by my psychiatrist I have bad health anxiety and general anxiety. I have been take a very small dose. I take a 1/4 of a .5 mg and I’ve started taking it every few days then he s… --- ## [Who Would Want to Explore Deep Space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-want-to-explore-deep-space/800176)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-want-to-explore-deep-space/800176 "2017-10-31T15:02:22Z")
I foresee a major problem with deep space exploration: assuming that you need to hibernate ~100s of years to reach anywhere that can sustain life, there is no way that the space traveller can guarantee a payment in the f… --- ## [Do you experience discrimination based on a group of which you are a member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-experience-discrimination-based-on-a-group-of-which-you-are-a-member/799736)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-experience-discrimination-based-on-a-group-of-which-you-are-a-member/799736 "2017-10-31T13:44:09Z")
In your life today (not in the past), do you face discrimination or discriminatory behavior based only on an identifiable group of which you are a member? This can be ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or some… --- ## [How many cats is too many?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cats-is-too-many/477460)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cats-is-too-many/477460 "2008-12-18T04:09:45Z")
I have three cats. My SO’s sister (also his roommate) has one. We want to blend this feline family, but how many cats is too many for one apartment? It’s a fairly spacious 2 bedroom, probably between 800-1000 square feet… --- ## [How many females are open to the idea of 'scat fetish' in a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-females-are-open-to-the-idea-of-scat-fetish-in-a-relationship/773049)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-females-are-open-to-the-idea-of-scat-fetish-in-a-relationship/773049 "2017-10-31T13:31:55Z")
Just to say I am a 19yr old male. I identify as non sexual but throughout my life I have been ironically open to some …highly unusual fetishes which are not a joke or a mental illness (despite what some may say): \[ url=h… --- ## [Are there any effective cough suppressants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-effective-cough-suppressants/800113)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-effective-cough-suppressants/800113 "2017-10-31T13:14:40Z")
The most common cough medicine is DXM, but everything I’ve read suggests that it’s no more effective than a placebo at actually suppressing coughs. Even codeine is considered ineffective these days. So, are there any d… --- ## [Women, oral sex, and vaginal odor: am I the only one that cares? (Possible TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-oral-sex-and-vaginal-odor-am-i-the-only-one-that-cares-possible-tmi/172375)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-oral-sex-and-vaginal-odor-am-i-the-only-one-that-cares-possible-tmi/172375 "2017-10-31T01:21:49Z")
This is an issue that I have been thinking about ever since I parted ways with the last woman I dated, about six weeks ago. This woman really liked oral sex, both giving and receiving. This created a problem, since I did… --- ## [Can the charges lessen or be dropped if the county passed its ordinance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-charges-lessen-or-be-dropped-if-the-county-passed-its-ordinance/800219)
**Author:** [@iHelpYouShy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iHelpYouShy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-charges-lessen-or-be-dropped-if-the-county-passed-its-ordinance/800219 "2017-10-31T01:20:08Z")
Excuse my title, I tried my best to write it. Onto the specifics… Let’s say someone was charged with cultivating marijuana a few months ago and just recently, that county that they were charged in has now passed an ord… --- ## [Can you competently drive a manual transmission car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-competently-drive-a-manual-transmission-car/799774)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-competently-drive-a-manual-transmission-car/799774 "2017-10-31T00:54:49Z")
Just curious. --- ## [Trump is going to start a war with North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-going-to-start-a-war-with-north-korea/800228)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-going-to-start-a-war-with-north-korea/800228 "2017-10-31T00:08:23Z")
I really really hope I am wrong on this. In my humble opinion Trump is going to start a war with N. Korea. And again, wow do I hope that I am wrong! There haven’t been 3 aircraft carriers in one place since the last ti… --- ## [Are you motivated by power and wealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-motivated-by-power-and-wealth/799822)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-motivated-by-power-and-wealth/799822 "2017-10-31T00:03:37Z")
Presumably, many of our politicians are motivated by the elusive drivers of wealth and power. Are you like that? Do you long to have millions/billions of dollars in the bank and loyal minions who live only to take orders… --- ## [So Fox is saying there is new compelling evidence that the Dems and Hillary are the ones that...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-fox-is-saying-there-is-new-compelling-evidence-that-the-dems-and-hillary-are-the-ones-that/799890)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-fox-is-saying-there-is-new-compelling-evidence-that-the-dems-and-hillary-are-the-ones-that/799890 "2017-10-30T23:18:37Z")
Have ties to Russia, Link Any credibility here? --- ## [Most unusual Halloween treat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-halloween-treat/800116)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-halloween-treat/800116 "2017-10-30T22:34:01Z")
So what have you or someone you know been given for Halloween trick-or-treating that is unusual? --- ## [Has anyone used New Direction meal replacement products?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-new-direction-meal-replacement-products/750131)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-new-direction-meal-replacement-products/750131 "2017-10-30T19:34:36Z")
I’m considering signing up for a medically-supervised very low calorie diet (VLCD) program run by a local hospital. I went to an informational seminar last night, and found out that they use New Direction products. Has … --- ## [Political buzz phrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-buzz-phrases/800238)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Terrific](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Terrific)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-buzz-phrases/800238 "2017-10-30T19:32:22Z")
I was just thinking about some words just lead into certain channels. For example: the word comprehensive automatically goes to immigration reform, at least in my head:o The word commonsense leads to gun control. Thes… --- ## [What would you pay to not have to reuse your dental crown you'd swallowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-pay-to-not-have-to-reuse-your-dental-crown-youd-swallowed/800104)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-pay-to-not-have-to-reuse-your-dental-crown-youd-swallowed/800104 "2017-10-30T19:30:42Z")
Let’s suppose someone punches you in the jaw, dislodging your molar crown, which instantly goes down your throat before you can react. The next time you feel nature’s urge, you go in the shower, do your business, and wa… --- ## [Horsepower Wars vs Electric Cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horsepower-wars-vs-electric-cars/799777)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horsepower-wars-vs-electric-cars/799777 "2017-10-30T18:15:36Z")
The musclecar and horsepower wars are alive and well in American cars, and also in supercars from here and abroad. Heck, modern supercars like the Porsche 918, Ferrari LaFerrari and the McClaren P1 all use hybrid tech t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=556) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=558)