# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=564 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 565 --- ## [2017 Most Annoying New Word awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-most-annoying-new-word-awards/798291)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-most-annoying-new-word-awards/798291 "2017-10-12T05:34:00Z")
I nominate “clapback”. I usually see it used in Millennial-pandering clickbait. I want it to mean “vengefully infecting someone with gonorrhea”. --- ## [How unhealthy is the United States really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-unhealthy-is-the-united-states-really/797849)
**Author:** [@Architect2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Architect2017)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-unhealthy-is-the-united-states-really/797849 "2017-10-12T03:05:19Z")
How bad is the health of citizens in the United States? I read that obesity and diabetes is climbing at alarming rates. --- ## [Cars and suicide doors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-and-suicide-doors/798522)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-and-suicide-doors/798522 "2017-10-12T03:02:43Z")
Sometimes as a society changes, certain changes occur that seemingly nobody foresees. I’ve been considering some of the ramifications of an aging society. Suicide doors make it much easier to get in and out of a car. … --- ## [What's the best month to visit Paris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-month-to-visit-paris/798152)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-month-to-visit-paris/798152 "2017-10-11T23:50:49Z")
So I’m thinking of going to Paris next year for vacation for about 5-7 days. The 2 months I’m leaning towards are April & July. July mainly because if I travel the week of the 4th I can use 1 less PTO day, April becaus… --- ## [camping entertainment in South East Minnesota](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-entertainment-in-south-east-minnesota/798477)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-entertainment-in-south-east-minnesota/798477 "2017-10-11T20:44:40Z")
I’m looking to spend the weekend in Minnesota. ANy interesting camping spots with something to do/look at/enjoy? Heres the sort of thing I like: Effigy mounds national Monument in Iowa, near there…(already been there) … --- ## [Self-driving cars for bad drivers vs. self-driving cars for good drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars-for-bad-drivers-vs-self-driving-cars-for-good-drivers/796906)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars-for-bad-drivers-vs-self-driving-cars-for-good-drivers/796906 "2017-10-11T18:44:16Z")
IMO from everything I’ve read and the programming/computer experience I have, self-driving cars will generally be better than poor/impaired/inattentive drivers, but not better than good attentive drivers. So self-drivin… --- ## [Sex: Does "no" mean no in your relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-does-no-mean-no-in-your-relationship/798570)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-does-no-mean-no-in-your-relationship/798570 "2017-10-11T16:24:42Z")
Apologies if the thread title seems “click bait-y”. Of course, any sane moral person knows that “no” means no and should be respected. But established relationships are not black and white. So this thread assumes, the … --- ## [Not getting four seasons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-four-seasons/797901)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-four-seasons/797901 "2017-10-11T15:44:57Z")
It really sucks living in Texas, where I don’t get to enjoy four distinct seasons like everyone else. Wish I could move up north. What are seasons like where you live? I’m thinking about moving to a state where you get… --- ## [What is your "go to" pod cast app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-go-to-pod-cast-app/794360)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-go-to-pod-cast-app/794360 "2017-10-11T15:34:23Z")
I’m currently using Podcast Addict. It’s free and it does an adequate job, but there must be better out there. What do you use and why? --- ## [How bad is the pink for October in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-the-pink-for-october-in-your-area/798093)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-the-pink-for-october-in-your-area/798093 "2017-10-11T13:46:27Z")
There hasn’t been a lot good about 2017, but I have been happy to see that the pink for ‘Breast Cancer Awareness’ seems to have been scaled way back. I work in the Chicago Loop and I spend a decent amount of time walkin… --- ## [Recommend an iPhone fitness activity measuring app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-iphone-fitness-activity-measuring-app/798562)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-iphone-fitness-activity-measuring-app/798562 "2017-10-11T13:45:03Z")
I’m asking because I can’t figure out how to do this on my iPhone’s default Health app. I want to be able to say for example okay now I’m going for a walk, alert me when I’ve reached 2 miles. I would prefer an app that… --- ## [Hormone replacement therapy (and stopping it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hormone-replacement-therapy-and-stopping-it/798558)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hormone-replacement-therapy-and-stopping-it/798558 "2017-10-11T12:37:41Z")
Not seeking specific medical advice, but the wife’s doctor recently stopped her HRT (both estrogen and progesterone). To hear the doctor talk you’d think HRT was a relic of medieval medicine, and that while it may have b… --- ## [I really don't want to die here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-want-to-die-here/797931)
**Author:** [@LongTimeLurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LongTimeLurker)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-want-to-die-here/797931 "2017-10-11T06:22:57Z")
I have followed this board off and on since the early eighties. I have learned alot, laughed alot, and raged alot. So now I need some help. I am 60 years old with next to no skills. I worked in a warehouse up until last… --- ## [When does a theory become a “conspiracy theory”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-theory-become-a-conspiracy-theory/798028)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-theory-become-a-conspiracy-theory/798028 "2017-10-11T06:10:12Z")
In light of the event in Las Vegas, I am seeing quite a few theories that don’t seem to be supported by given facts. “Multiple shooters.” “ISIS involvement.” Stuff like that. Do we immediately classify these types of t… --- ## [Ever know of a case of unjust forum action by a mod/admin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-of-a-case-of-unjust-forum-action-by-a-mod-admin/798171)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-of-a-case-of-unjust-forum-action-by-a-mod-admin/798171 "2017-10-10T22:29:17Z")
Most of the time when you see complaints that a forum user was banned or got their locked or their post was deleted, it is because of something that didn’t comply with the forum rules. This thread is about those extremel… --- ## [Did your HS have a separate name for girls teams? Do they still?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-hs-have-a-separate-name-for-girls-teams-do-they-still/798401)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-hs-have-a-separate-name-for-girls-teams-do-they-still/798401 "2017-10-10T21:40:55Z")
Driving through a town today, I noted that the high school team was the “Foxes”. This made me wonder with a half-chuckle if the girls team was the Vixens. I doubted it, of course, and looking up the school tells me tha… --- ## [You think it's okay to take a 6 year old to a P!nk concert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-its-okay-to-take-a-6-year-old-to-a-p-nk-concert/798153)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-its-okay-to-take-a-6-year-old-to-a-p-nk-concert/798153 "2017-10-10T19:31:48Z")
Should I take my granddaughter to see Pink? If so, should I take some kind of ear protection for her? --- ## [BEST "As Seen on TV" products.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-as-seen-on-tv-products/798200)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-as-seen-on-tv-products/798200 "2017-10-10T18:07:48Z")
I am very happy with my copper fry pan and my Showtime rotisserie. I love my tac-light. I admit to being very tempted by the thing that shoots butter on your food. So, in response to the other thread about bad experienc… --- ## [Las Vegas shooter and his calculations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-shooter-and-his-calculations/798413)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-shooter-and-his-calculations/798413 "2017-10-10T17:50:24Z")
Some news sources (CNN mostly) seem to want to make an issue about the shooter making calculations to zero in on people. As though this made him an elite sniper or something. But he was shooting an AR-15 from 100 yards … --- ## [Lousy Lower Lip problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lousy-lower-lip-problem/798280)
**Author:** [@LongTimeLurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LongTimeLurker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lousy-lower-lip-problem/798280 "2017-10-10T16:35:42Z")
I have a physical discomfort that is trivial compared to the kind of problems that others have. It is still a problem for me and I wonder if there may be a medical reason behind the problem. My lower lip is constantly c… --- ## [Another brick \*from\* the wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-brick-from-the-wall/797639)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-brick-from-the-wall/797639 "2017-10-10T16:15:53Z")
California is joining Oregon in having X in addition to M and F as an option on drivers licenses and state IDs. It is one-upping Oregon by having the option on birth certificates as well. --- ## [Putting parents in a nursing home. How did you approach it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-parents-in-a-nursing-home-how-did-you-approach-it/797738)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-parents-in-a-nursing-home-how-did-you-approach-it/797738 "2017-10-10T15:48:18Z")
My parents are both in their low to mid 80’s. My dad’s mind is still very sharp. He was a medical school professor and has always been quite intellectual. Having a conversation with him is just about like it has always b… --- ## [Should I take a new job or stay? Family drama.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-a-new-job-or-stay-family-drama/786259)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-a-new-job-or-stay-family-drama/786259 "2017-10-10T15:29:02Z")
So here’s the deal: My dad was laid off from an oil company job a couple years ago, partly as a result of the 2014 oil market crash and partly because of his being nearly 70. With his connections, he was able to throw … --- ## [For your single friends, do you know their next of kin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-your-single-friends-do-you-know-their-next-of-kin/798274)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-your-single-friends-do-you-know-their-next-of-kin/798274 "2017-10-10T04:05:41Z")
Thinking about the Las Vegas massacre. Barely 10% of the victims were from NV, which is not all that surprising given the convention/vacation reputation of that town. It took LVMPD a couple of days to notify the next… --- ## [Didn't anyone else ever feel that nerdiness led to social conservatism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-anyone-else-ever-feel-that-nerdiness-led-to-social-conservatism/797657)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-anyone-else-ever-feel-that-nerdiness-led-to-social-conservatism/797657 "2017-10-10T03:18:10Z")
For various reasons including a recent birthday, I’ve been thinking a lot about my childhood, and this topic from my childhood which I think about a lot came up on a blog I read recently. This blogger was speculating th… --- ## [Clothing Optional Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-optional-question/798228)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-optional-question/798228 "2017-10-09T22:56:16Z")
Let’s say in a fit of insanity, the United States makes the entire country “Clothing Optional”. Anyone who wants to be nude can be nude anywhere, schools, churches, wherever. To object is to discriminate against the n… --- ## [Excruciation near right hip and thigh -- Help please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excruciation-near-right-hip-and-thigh-help-please/798165)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excruciation-near-right-hip-and-thigh-help-please/798165 "2017-10-09T18:31:07Z")
Except for stable angina I am a relatively healthy 68-year old male. But today I woke up with excruciating pain near my right hip. I noticed the pain a few days ago; it was severe yesterday; horrifying this morning. F… --- ## [Southwest removes another passenger-but why are they apologizing for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southwest-removes-another-passenger-but-why-are-they-apologizing-for-it/797453)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southwest-removes-another-passenger-but-why-are-they-apologizing-for-it/797453 "2017-10-09T17:26:24Z")
It looks like Southwest Airlines had to remove another passenger, but for the lofe of me I do not understand why they are apologizing to her. She insisted that they remove two other passengers which the airline could no… --- ## [Choosing a new cat: is it possible to predict personality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-new-cat-is-it-possible-to-predict-personality/798317)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-new-cat-is-it-possible-to-predict-personality/798317 "2017-10-09T10:32:05Z")
The last 2 cats we’ve owned: Cat 1: a cuddly lump. Liked everybody, would snuggle up to complete strangers. Cat 2: a bit of a psycho. Liked to leap out of hiding and bite ankles (I thought it hilarious, my wife, less … --- ## [I'm buying a metal detector](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-metal-detector/352345)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-metal-detector/352345 "2006-04-13T14:58:35Z")
Not for me, for my Dad. Its probably the only (affordable) gadget he doesn’t yet have. I’ve no idea what’s good and what’s not with a metal detector. On EBay, is there anything I need to look for in particular? Also, d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=563) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=565)