# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=563 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 564 --- ## [Calcium Index Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calcium-index-test/798743)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calcium-index-test/798743 "2017-10-14T22:52:11Z")
I had a Calcium Index test done about a week ago, and I just got the results. I did a little googling, and I think I understand it, but I was wondering if any of you guys had any experience and would like to weigh in. … --- ## [Do liberals and conservatives have different facial features?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-liberals-and-conservatives-have-different-facial-features/496039)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-liberals-and-conservatives-have-different-facial-features/496039 "2017-10-14T21:55:56Z")
Just inspired by this thread, which implored me to look up images of John Boehner. The instant I saw this guy’s picture, I knew he was a conservative. It was immediately apparent to me-- the weirdly vacant eyes, the neat… --- ## [What is the worst thing you can reasonably see hackers doing in the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-you-can-reasonably-see-hackers-doing-in-the-future/798603)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-you-can-reasonably-see-hackers-doing-in-the-future/798603 "2017-10-14T20:45:25Z")
And I mean directly, not as a side consequence of their main purpose (e.g. if they release a trojan to extort a corporation and it accidentally gets loose to a hospital, I don’t count the hospital). If it’s already happ… --- ## [Sahara desert. Lost travellers helped by mysterious saviour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sahara-desert-lost-travellers-helped-by-mysterious-saviour/798850)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sahara-desert-lost-travellers-helped-by-mysterious-saviour/798850 "2017-10-14T19:52:33Z")
As a child in the seventies i read a few stories about how travellers lost for days in the Sahara desert were saved by someone miraculously appearing and guiding them in the right direction. No one knew who that saviour … --- ## [sfc/ scannow -- good idea or bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sfc-scannow-good-idea-or-bad-idea/798604)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sfc-scannow-good-idea-or-bad-idea/798604 "2017-10-14T16:00:33Z")
I still can’t get my mail from Outlook… I tried installing another email client app, and it won’t pull mail in either… In the Outlook help docs, it suggests doing an sfc/ scannow scan. Is this a good thing to do? Is … --- ## [Trying to identify a so cal raptor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-a-so-cal-raptor/798761)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-a-so-cal-raptor/798761 "2017-10-14T13:10:22Z")
i was driving down the 91 frwy today near the Prado Dam and I got a glimpse of a bird above my car. At first glance it looked like a sea gull but taking a better look it was clear that it was a raptor. My first guess wou… --- ## [Property Line, trees and tree roots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-line-trees-and-tree-roots/798676)
**Author:** [@Briarpatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briarpatch)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-line-trees-and-tree-roots/798676 "2017-10-14T13:05:32Z")
About 30 years ago I planted several pine trees on my property line. There was an empty lot next door. Ten years later the lot is purchased and a home built. I received a letter from the neighbor a fews days ago, dema… --- ## [How satisfied are you with how your life has turned out so far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-satisfied-are-you-with-how-your-life-has-turned-out-so-far/798654)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-satisfied-are-you-with-how-your-life-has-turned-out-so-far/798654 "2017-10-14T12:50:58Z")
From a high of “Extremely” to a low of “Not At All”, how satisfied are you with how your life has turned out so far. Elaborate if you wish. --- ## [How to get rid of a creosol smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-creosol-smell/798757)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-creosol-smell/798757 "2017-10-14T07:58:30Z")
I got this new firewood carrier cart which makes it much easier to get wood from the shed to right next to the fireplace and visually pleasing enough to stay inside. But it was packed with a cover which was obviously tr… --- ## [Nausea during hot shower (medical advice?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nausea-during-hot-shower-medical-advice/798709 "2017-10-14T06:24:02Z")
So I take a long hot shower and about 20 minutes in, begin to feel sudden nausea. Which is alleviated by getting out of the shower and lying down, but wonder if this means Body overheating from hot shower? Sweating… --- ## [Opinions of either Webroot or Trendo Micro internet security software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-either-webroot-or-trendo-micro-internet-security-software/798782)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-either-webroot-or-trendo-micro-internet-security-software/798782 "2017-10-14T04:13:51Z")
And if they aren’t good, what one do you recommend? (OK, why do I ask about those two? Because they were recommended by someone who knows something about the subject, but who may not be entirely objective.) --- ## [PEX - Pinch Clamp or Crimp Ring? Manifolds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pex-pinch-clamp-or-crimp-ring-manifolds/798650)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pex-pinch-clamp-or-crimp-ring-manifolds/798650 "2017-10-14T02:48:03Z")
Time to get my PEX materials for plumbing the new addition on my house. It won’t be a lot to do, kitchen and bath right next to each other and a couple of outdoor spigots through the basement. The big choice is the clam… --- ## [Are foot massages only for SO's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foot-massages-only-for-sos/798585)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foot-massages-only-for-sos/798585 "2017-10-14T00:33:55Z")
I’ve always been of the opinion that a foot massage should be reserved for one’s SO. I feel like it’s a romantic thing, and personal as well. The only other person that has given me a foot rub other than my boyfriend wa… --- ## [When getting dressed, what do you put on first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-getting-dressed-what-do-you-put-on-first/798083)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-getting-dressed-what-do-you-put-on-first/798083 "2017-10-13T23:44:41Z")
As my outrage/horror/sadness meter at the state of the world has pegged and broken, I present to the Teeming Millions a silly poll. When getting dressed, what do you put on first? Pants or socks? --- ## [Given names these days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-names-these-days/798424)
**Author:** [@papaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papaw)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-names-these-days/798424 "2017-10-13T22:14:02Z")
I am an older man (74+) and have seen some widely varied given names, even in my own family. I don’t mind the current popular ones, but I wonder where they come from. Odd (to me ) spellings, and unusual constructions ar… --- ## [The Damage Done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-damage-done/798380)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-damage-done/798380 "2017-10-13T21:09:53Z")
I was hanging out with A2, my lower east side girlfriend. We got into a discussion about how we handle similar situations quite differently. She is very much a social extrovert, and when she feels hurt, betrayed, mist… --- ## [How Is Your 401K Doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-your-401k-doing/798665)
**Author:** [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-your-401k-doing/798665 "2017-10-13T20:15:28Z")
Mine has been on a tear since day after Election Day 2016!!! Up 22.48% this year so far (w/NO contribution added). Thank you, Mr. Trump! :smiley: --- ## [Recommendations for a travel backpack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-travel-backpack/781538)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-travel-backpack/781538 "2017-03-06T20:15:58Z")
I’m sure there are hundreds of backpacks that would fit my needs, but I’m trying to find a really good one, and interested in any suggestions for either a specific backpack, or just a manufacturer to look in to. Hoping … --- ## [Chicken tenders or Ribs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-tenders-or-ribs/798533)
**Author:** [@hyltonjean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyltonjean)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-tenders-or-ribs/798533 "2017-10-13T16:41:18Z")
Just daydreaming that you had influence over your adult daughter’s choice of a potential husband. You go to a fast food restaurant for lunch. There are a few young men eating alone and you let your mind wonder…then reali… --- ## [Question About Seeing A Therapist And Patient Privilege](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-seeing-a-therapist-and-patient-privilege/797655)
**Author:** [@CadillacFreightTrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CadillacFreightTrain)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-seeing-a-therapist-and-patient-privilege/797655 "2017-10-13T13:23:27Z")
I’m going to start seeing a counselor or therapist soon. There is an issue that I’m afraid may cause problems for me later. I was sexually abused as a child. Only on a few occasions over the course of a couple of weeks. … --- ## [Thoughts on thank-yous after an interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-thank-yous-after-an-interview/798614)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-thank-yous-after-an-interview/798614 "2017-10-13T06:34:19Z")
Soliciting opinions on sending the interviewer a “thank you” of some kind after being interviewed . . . Never a bad idea I’m sure, but is it mandatory? Does not sending a th/y hurt someone’s chances of getting the job, … --- ## [Is the President having a Good Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-having-a-good-time/798571)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-having-a-good-time/798571 "2017-10-13T05:26:30Z")
I am not getting the impression he is enjoying himself. He does things to amuse himself, but they seem to fail. What do you think? --- ## [how do i stop stroking my hair??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-stroking-my-hair/759366)
**Author:** [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-stroking-my-hair/759366 "2017-10-13T02:23:46Z")
i have this bad habit - whenever i think or get anxious, i tend to stroke my hair. it has been years and i do want to stop it. I’m male and i feel effeminate doing this - looks sissy as well, but stroking my hair does g… --- ## [Have you stopped taking omeprazole (or other PPI) due to health risks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-stopped-taking-omeprazole-or-other-ppi-due-to-health-risks/798520)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-stopped-taking-omeprazole-or-other-ppi-due-to-health-risks/798520 "2017-10-13T02:18:38Z")
A 2015 Stanford study linked proton-pump inhibitors (like omeprazole) with an elevated risk of heart attack (summary here; full report here). A recent study at Washington University came up with similar results (summary h… --- ## [Americans: what gives you faith in the system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-what-gives-you-faith-in-the-system/798454)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-what-gives-you-faith-in-the-system/798454 "2017-10-13T02:07:16Z")
In regard to a hot button topic, whether Nazis deserve freedom of speech, in my experience, at least on social media, those who say no have lost faith in the basic power structures of modern American society. They see it… --- ## [Surface Pro or Surface Book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surface-pro-or-surface-book/797219)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surface-pro-or-surface-book/797219 "2017-10-12T22:49:10Z")
Need opinions fast-ish… I need a new machine for work and I’m torn between the Surface Pro and the Surface Book. Maybe I’m missing something but what advantages does the Surface Pro have over the Surface Book? As far as… --- ## [What's the best way to get an idea to go viral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-an-idea-to-go-viral/798494)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-an-idea-to-go-viral/798494 "2017-10-12T20:03:10Z")
What would be the best way to publicize (hopefully to go viral) the slogan: Trump - Just STFU! Or Trump- Just Shut the F up! Or some version of it? Some social media platform? Other? --- ## [Is it necessary to get high to receive the medical benefits of marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-get-high-to-receive-the-medical-benefits-of-marijuana/798575)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-get-high-to-receive-the-medical-benefits-of-marijuana/798575 "2017-10-12T17:45:41Z")
Are there still benefits to marijuana if a low dose is taken where the person is not buzzed? Or is it the case that to see any improvement, it’s necessary to take enough where you are high? To relate to something I’m m… --- ## [How do people survive severe insomnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-survive-severe-insomnia/717524)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-survive-severe-insomnia/717524 "2017-10-12T16:55:48Z")
I have insomnia at various points in my life, but reading up on it I’ve read some people who have it really bad, far far worse than me. People who claims they may go weeks without sleeping, people who claim they only ave… --- ## [Did your school still have corporal punishment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-school-still-have-corporal-punishment/592507)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-school-still-have-corporal-punishment/592507 "2017-10-12T10:06:04Z")
Physical punishment. If so, was it ever administered to you? When answering, please state what part of the world you lived in and the general time period you were in school. We had it when I was in school. I graduated… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=562) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=564)