# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=562 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 563 --- ## [Is a president that you dislike, still "your" president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-president-that-you-dislike-still-your-president/798671)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-president-that-you-dislike-still-your-president/798671 "2017-10-18T20:13:06Z")
After Election Day 2008, I saw social media of “Not my president,” and plenty of that after Election Day 2016 as well. So - by however you define “your,” would you say a president that you oppose is “your” president? N… --- ## [Why are taxi-ways parallel to runways?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-taxi-ways-parallel-to-runways/791012)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-taxi-ways-parallel-to-runways/791012 "2017-10-18T01:14:14Z")
Any airport designers in the house? I was reading this BBC article and this Pprune thread and remembered that Harrison Ford made a similar mistake. In both instances the taxi-way was parallel to the runway. I believe th… --- ## [Paying off debt with debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-off-debt-with-debt/798769)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-off-debt-with-debt/798769 "2017-10-17T20:07:48Z")
My sister got one of those Kabbage loans for $4000. The monthly payment is $1098! Predatory, sure, but apparently was the only company that would loan that much unsecured, but whatever, that’s not the point. She has a D… --- ## [Men and Football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-football/798793)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-football/798793 "2017-10-17T20:03:54Z")
Is this a societal thing; men are supposed to like football because they’re men? Is it supposed to be some masculine right-of-passage or something? I often wonder if there are a lot of pretenders out there, as in they pr… --- ## [Utah ski resort for beginner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-ski-resort-for-beginner/799099)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-ski-resort-for-beginner/799099 "2017-10-17T15:45:52Z")
I am going to Utah in the winter and I wonder which resort is most suited to a beginner like me? I know they all have beginner trails . --- ## [Flooded/Sump advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flooded-sump-advice/798905)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flooded-sump-advice/798905 "2017-10-17T15:45:45Z")
Just got water (rain) at my mothers, wet vac and mops… No sump pump around. Pretty handy here, so i’m going to install a sump pump for her. My question is, for her situation what would be the best location/procedure? … … --- ## [Why does Britain call so many items after their people while Americans favor descriptive names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-britain-call-so-many-items-after-their-people-while-americans-favor-descriptive-names/798764)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-britain-call-so-many-items-after-their-people-while-americans-favor-descriptive-names/798764 "2017-10-17T03:35:16Z")
There are a lot of items that in Britain are named for a person (e.g. wellingtons, mackintosh, etc.). However in the US we refer to them with names that are more descriptive (e.g. rubber boots, raincoat) of their nature … --- ## [Those for new gun control laws...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-for-new-gun-control-laws/797847)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-for-new-gun-control-laws/797847 "2017-10-17T01:42:29Z")
I know this topic has probably been done to death, but I have a question/survey for those in favor for new gun control laws. Disclaimer, I’m a liberal, from a conservative family and probably the reddest state in the cou… --- ## [Is this site satire or not? HugeQuestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-site-satire-or-not-hugequestions/799025)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-site-satire-or-not-hugequestions/799025 "2017-10-17T00:22:18Z")
Huge Questions Stop blaming Jews It seemed like satire at first, but the author might be serious. What do you think it is? --- ## [Who wants to give me financial advice? (RE: refi)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-give-me-financial-advice-re-refi/799054)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-give-me-financial-advice-re-refi/799054 "2017-10-16T23:55:39Z")
I have 22 years left on my mortgage @4.5%. I’ve been paying quite a bit more towards the principle in an effort to get this \<10 years. The lender approached me about refi to 15 years @3.5%. So for sure there’s potenti… --- ## [European Trip 2: Electric Boogaloo - Amsterdam and Paris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-trip-2-electric-boogaloo-amsterdam-and-paris/798768)
**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-trip-2-electric-boogaloo-amsterdam-and-paris/798768 "2017-10-16T16:37:36Z")
Following our successful trip to Iceland and London last year, as immortalized in this thread, we have decided to venture across the pond again in March. To recap, the adventures include myself, my beloved, and our two … --- ## [Daycare or nanny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daycare-or-nanny/530127)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daycare-or-nanny/530127 "2017-10-16T13:10:35Z")
Since I have received such great advice from Dopers lately, I thought I would try another question. My wife and I recently had our first child – a lovely little daughter, now 6 weeks old. My wife is on maternity leave, … --- ## [Best Carburetor Cleaner? Motorheads, Check In!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-carburetor-cleaner-motorheads-check-in/798702)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-carburetor-cleaner-motorheads-check-in/798702 "2017-10-16T12:23:32Z")
I’ve been watching YouTube vids that say Pine-Sol is nearly as good as Berryman’s parts (carb especially, I have a solvent tank) cleaner. Now, as you all know, I’m a Cheap Bastard, and will walk a mile to save a dime, s… --- ## [Intact males: Do you enjoy having a foreskin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intact-males-do-you-enjoy-having-a-foreskin/798809)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intact-males-do-you-enjoy-having-a-foreskin/798809 "2017-10-16T10:00:34Z")
As I was circumcised shortly after my birth, I have no idea what it feels like to have a sexual experience with a foreskin. I’m curious to hear directly from intact males whether they value this part of their body. --- ## [Would young Trump have been a better President than old Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-young-trump-have-been-a-better-president-than-old-trump/798820)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-young-trump-have-been-a-better-president-than-old-trump/798820 "2017-10-16T03:10:36Z")
I’ve been looking at a gallery of shots of Trump from his 20s to the present. It’s interesting seeing Trump as a young guy with his wife Ivana on his arm swanning through New York society, a Trump who back then was a Dem… --- ## [Is avoidance a possible/acceptable strategy (re: politics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-avoidance-a-possible-acceptable-strategy-re-politics/798648)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-avoidance-a-possible-acceptable-strategy-re-politics/798648 "2017-10-15T19:14:51Z")
I don’t want to watch late night talk show hosts complain about Trump anymore. I don’t want to read opinion pieces in the New York times. I don’t want to see endless idiotic conversations on social media. I don’t want… --- ## [For three days: Choose between brush your teeth or floss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-three-days-choose-between-brush-your-teeth-or-floss/798739)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-three-days-choose-between-brush-your-teeth-or-floss/798739 "2017-10-15T18:30:56Z")
For a three day period you have to choose between brush your teeth or floss. You can’t do both. Which do you choose? Instinctively, I want to choose brushing. But thinking about it, I feel like flossing would be better. … --- ## [How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie pop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-licks-does-it-take-to-get-to-the-center-of-a-tootsie-pop/798586)
**Author:** [@JJOHNSON](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JJOHNSON)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-licks-does-it-take-to-get-to-the-center-of-a-tootsie-pop/798586 "2017-10-15T18:09:57Z")
More than 1000 licks? --- ## [Computer not driving monitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-not-driving-monitor/798920)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-not-driving-monitor/798920 "2017-10-15T17:21:37Z")
I tried replacing the cord with no luck. I don’t know how to troubleshoot this without replacing parts, would a new video card be my best 1st guess to change? I bought a new computer but still need to fix it so I can get… --- ## [Prescriptions bottles or punch out packs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescriptions-bottles-or-punch-out-packs/798443)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescriptions-bottles-or-punch-out-packs/798443 "2017-10-15T15:58:59Z")
My pharmacy recently was no longer able to get the blister pack version of my medicine. Instead it’s in a bottle. I was told that the reason why was that older people preferred the bottles. I, on the other hand, preferr… --- ## [Cleaning out my ears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-out-my-ears/798594)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-out-my-ears/798594 "2017-10-15T13:38:35Z")
I’ve suffered, on and off, from clogged up ears since I was a kid. It’s worse at night, when I get rushing and thumping in my head and it stops me sleeping. Over the past year, I’ve taken to tilting my head to the side i… --- ## [quit smoking cold turkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-cold-turkey/648532)
**Author:** [@evelynanyanwu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evelynanyanwu)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-cold-turkey/648532 "2017-10-15T07:49:56Z")
I quit smoking 3 days ago. I’m not really feeling normal. Is that normal --- ## [Why so many zombies lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-zombies-lately/798871)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-zombies-lately/798871 "2017-10-15T06:35:29Z")
The last week or so, it seems that half the threads I click on for the first time are more than 2 years old, with some more than 10 years old, and they’ve been revived, not by someone posting an update, but by a new user… --- ## [Were you terrified while learning to drive? What happened? Please share your experience..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-terrified-while-learning-to-drive-what-happened-please-share-your-experience/798319)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-terrified-while-learning-to-drive-what-happened-please-share-your-experience/798319 "2017-10-15T04:42:25Z")
Brief background info - I’m 36, from the UK, and I’ve never really had the urge to drive, mainly due to a lack of interest. Although recently, I’ve found myself intrigued by the learning process and probably for the firs… --- ## [The "new" information on the Vegas shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-information-on-the-vegas-shooting/798773)
**Author:** [@celwic8891](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/celwic8891)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-information-on-the-vegas-shooting/798773 "2017-10-15T04:26:32Z")
This story bothered me from day one. My son was watching videos on YouTube about it and within a couple of hours those videos were unavailable. Now there is a second shooter. In my opinion based on watching videos footag… --- ## [What is Donald Trump's IQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-donald-trumps-iq/798521)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-donald-trumps-iq/798521 "2017-10-15T03:44:04Z")
Has that or anything related ever been published? He attended the Wharton School where the average SAT score is north of 1430 (1600 is perfect). Its my understanding that SAT correlates with IQ scores. Anyone seen real… --- ## [Unbuttoning after a large dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbuttoning-after-a-large-dinner/798738)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbuttoning-after-a-large-dinner/798738 "2017-10-15T03:03:14Z")
Do you do it? And do you consider it appropriate? I tend to do it after almost every dinner I eat. I tend to bloat up like a balloon when I eat large dinners. My mom HATES it when I do it. She says “it’s not a ladylike … --- ## [Is there a causal relationship between being in posession of the facts and humourlessness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-causal-relationship-between-being-in-posession-of-the-facts-and-humourlessness/798801)
**Author:** [@hypnotisedseagull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypnotisedseagull)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-causal-relationship-between-being-in-posession-of-the-facts-and-humourlessness/798801 "2017-10-15T01:22:41Z")
Einstein was fond of cracking the odd joke. Many other scientists and mathematicians have left evidence of their humour in their work. Looking at it from the other side the funniest stuff is usually the work of the smart… --- ## [Is this not the ugliest horse ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-not-the-ugliest-horse-ever-seen/798713)
**Author:** [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-not-the-ugliest-horse-ever-seen/798713 "2017-10-15T00:56:52Z")
The breeders say it is ‘close to perfection’. To me its face looks more like that of a seahorse or the victim of a severe beating with a metal pole. They shoot horses to put them out of their misery, but perhaps they sho… --- ## [How is the Virtual Reality format war going to shake out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-virtual-reality-format-war-going-to-shake-out/798858)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-virtual-reality-format-war-going-to-shake-out/798858 "2017-10-14T22:54:12Z")
So we have Microsoft, Oculus, and HTC all pushing high quality headsets (as well as cheaper and lower quality playstation and smartphone based concepts). Any idea who’s going to win the format war, or is this going to b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=561) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=563)