# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=589 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 590 --- ## [Brake lights always on 24/7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brake-lights-always-on-24-7/792117)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brake-lights-always-on-24-7/792117 "2017-07-28T13:01:52Z")
Car is 2005 Hyundai Elantra hatchback with 115k miles. Brake lights burn constantly even with ignition key in my pocket. Brakes operate perfectly well; brake fluid level is okay. If this car has a brake light switch I … --- ## [Are gay men nicer than straight men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gay-men-nicer-than-straight-men/792225)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gay-men-nicer-than-straight-men/792225 "2017-07-28T08:17:41Z")
I’ve read that gay men are less likely to be racist than straight men, and rank higher in terms of empathy. Honestly, the vast majority of gay/bi men I’ve known have been extremely nice, with only one or two exceptions. … --- ## [Risk of defamation by author](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-of-defamation-by-author/792207)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-of-defamation-by-author/792207 "2017-07-28T02:18:32Z")
I’m writing a book about the television industry. If a producer tells me negative things about a celebrity (he’s crazy, impossible to work with, etc.) – can I be charged with libel if I quote the producer verbatim? And… --- ## [Women: do you ever wear a slip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-ever-wear-a-slip/508754)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-ever-wear-a-slip/508754 "2009-09-08T04:53:39Z")
This Project Rungay post about the new\* Sex and the City\* movie made me wonder about this topic. There are some minor spoilers for the new movie here, so if you care about that, don’t read it. Scroll down to where Carr… --- ## [Bodybuilding nutrition advice-advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bodybuilding-nutrition-advice-advice/791790)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bodybuilding-nutrition-advice-advice/791790 "2017-07-27T23:16:44Z")
I’m not Phil Heath, I’m a 49-year-old computer guy who works out some. No steroids, no supplements beyond the basic whey protein shake. I just lift some weights, do some cardio and call it a day. So I’m basically a burl… --- ## [How hard should you work to give a company your money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-should-you-work-to-give-a-company-your-money/791829)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-should-you-work-to-give-a-company-your-money/791829 "2017-07-27T22:22:13Z")
About 2 weeks ago, I ordered a keyboard (music, not computer) from Amazon for my daughter’s birthday. On the scheduled delivery day, tracking showed it was out for delivery, but around 4 PM I got an email that it was “Un… --- ## [Photo sorting/deletion app for Windows - is there one like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-sorting-deletion-app-for-windows-is-there-one-like-this/792187)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-sorting-deletion-app-for-windows-is-there-one-like-this/792187 "2017-07-27T19:59:30Z")
My hard drive is nearly completely full of photos, built up over a decade of just dumping my camera and phone memory into a bunch of folders - I will find some offline or cloud space for them somewhere, but it occurred t… --- ## [Do you have a plastic bag filled with plastic bags...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-plastic-bag-filled-with-plastic-bags/791927)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-plastic-bag-filled-with-plastic-bags/791927 "2017-07-27T17:37:24Z")
…somewhere in your home? For when you need a plastic bag to line a trash can etc.? I had a discussion over whether this is normal. --- ## [The morality of allowing North Korea to continue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-allowing-north-korea-to-continue/792118)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-allowing-north-korea-to-continue/792118 "2017-07-27T13:49:09Z")
So today in North Korea there are millions of people starving. Trying to leave the country without permission will result in execution. If discovered in China North Koreans will be turned over to the NK government to be … --- ## ['02 Acura TL 3.2 Type S. Too many miles? Problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/02-acura-tl-3-2-type-s-too-many-miles-problems/792257)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/02-acura-tl-3-2-type-s-too-many-miles-problems/792257 "2017-07-27T12:53:51Z")
I found this car for about $2k. It looks nice. My concern is that I’ve seen that model can have tranny problems but not sure how pervasive the problem is. It has 150k miles, but I’d expect to get at least 200k from an Ac… --- ## [Opioid and tobacco deaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opioid-and-tobacco-deaths/792163)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opioid-and-tobacco-deaths/792163 "2017-07-27T12:46:57Z")
Why are people all upset about opioid deaths but relatively quiet about tobacco deaths. From Wiki, I get that the latter outnumber the former by a factor of 8 (about 480,000 a year to 60,000). I grant that tobacco gene… --- ## [Hiking Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiking-etiquette/791966)
**Author:** [@the\_thecat\_hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_thecat_hat)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiking-etiquette/791966 "2017-07-27T03:08:00Z")
Am I expected to greet other hikers that I come across? If so, is a wave or nod sufficient, or should I say “hi” or “good morning”? Is it relevant if the other person is on headphones? Or jogging"? Or passing me going… --- ## [Would you get the surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-the-surgery/792037)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-the-surgery/792037 "2017-07-26T22:31:13Z")
So let’s say you’ve been in an accident that has left you paraplegic. The doctor has an experimental surgery that may allow you to walk and function normally but the surgery has a 50% chance of killing you. Would you do … --- ## [Calling All Car Buffs: Laufenn Tires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-car-buffs-laufenn-tires/792126)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-car-buffs-laufenn-tires/792126 "2017-07-26T21:10:19Z")
Can anyone share their knowledge/experience with Laufenn Tires? They have a Laufenn tire for my car at Pep Boys at a reasonable price. The government rates this tire pretty good compared to others in its class for my siz… --- ## [Is there evidence ex post facto also applies to civil (copyright-related)? (Congress, legal)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-evidence-ex-post-facto-also-applies-to-civil-copyright-related-congress-legal/791992)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-evidence-ex-post-facto-also-applies-to-civil-copyright-related-congress-legal/791992 "2017-07-26T17:54:53Z")
Assistant Prof. of Law Evan C. Zoldan at the University of Toledo College of Law wrote a nearly 60-page research paper called “The Civil Ex Post Facto Clause”\* on 7/23/14 but revised it nearly 16 months later. On its Soc… --- ## [Cutting a barrel stave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-a-barrel-stave/792136)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-a-barrel-stave/792136 "2017-07-26T15:51:10Z")
I have looked for this on the internet and cant seem to find anything. When cutting a stave for a barrel I am struggling to figure out how you handle the tapers where they meet in the middle of the barrel. Bringing them … --- ## [Have you found a comfortable way to hold a digital pad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-found-a-comfortable-way-to-hold-a-digital-pad/792011)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-found-a-comfortable-way-to-hold-a-digital-pad/792011 "2017-07-26T15:36:19Z")
I’ve been setting up my mom’s new Samsung Galaxy S2 pad. She selected the 32GB and 9.7" screen. Her main interest is reading the New York Times and Washington Post. I installed both Apps and she paid for a years subscrip… --- ## [Jaw whiplash--ow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaw-whiplash-ow/792137)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaw-whiplash-ow/792137 "2017-07-26T14:27:47Z")
About ten days ago I bent over to kiss my daughter’s head at the exact moment she jumped for joy. I essentially got a sucker punch to the chin. After about thirty seconds of shock (and some tears), we both went on with o… --- ## [Being strongly encouraged to get a non-girly drink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-strongly-encouraged-to-get-a-non-girly-drink/791532)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-strongly-encouraged-to-get-a-non-girly-drink/791532 "2017-07-26T12:37:30Z")
A friend wants to take me out for drinks tomorrow for my birthday. She knows that I don’t like to drink and that when I do drink, I tend to go for the sweetest drink on the menu. In a playful way, she has let me know I… --- ## [Been to Vietnam? I got questions!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-to-vietnam-i-got-questions/792089)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-to-vietnam-i-got-questions/792089 "2017-07-26T09:58:24Z")
So we’re thinking of spending a month in Vietnam, (probably mid Nov to mid Dec), and I’ve just begun to do some research. I know there’s tons of resources out there, but always like to hear from personal experience. So … --- ## [Kirby and Rexair Rainbow Vacuum Cleaners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirby-and-rexair-rainbow-vacuum-cleaners/791902)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirby-and-rexair-rainbow-vacuum-cleaners/791902 "2017-07-26T03:18:59Z")
Has anybody here purchased a vacuum cleaner after a sales pitch from a representative of one of these companies? Are you pleased with your decision? --- ## [Uh oh, got spear phished. What is my risk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-got-spear-phished-what-is-my-risk/792114)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-got-spear-phished-what-is-my-risk/792114 "2017-07-26T03:14:58Z")
So I applied to a job through the Web. I got a follow up e-mail that requested I resend my info to another mail address. The address seemed to be from a legit business, so I sent it. I then got a reply back asking if … --- ## [Upstate NYers: I-81 Construction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upstate-nyers-i-81-construction/791456)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upstate-nyers-i-81-construction/791456 "2017-07-26T00:52:48Z")
We’ll be going to Niagara Falls in a few weeks. It’s been quite awhile since we made the trip. Coming up the PA Turnpike into NY, we can either take (a) I-81 to I-90 or (b) NY-17. It seems I-81 has a lot of construction … --- ## [Will my mustache get any thicker after age 26?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-mustache-get-any-thicker-after-age-26/791920)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-mustache-get-any-thicker-after-age-26/791920 "2017-07-25T23:03:02Z")
I’m 26. I can grow a respectable enough mustache, but it takes about two months. My father on the other hand had a thick, Tom Selleck-esque or Hall and Oates-esque mustache that he could grow in under a month. Had it fro… --- ## [1993 Saturn vs. 1997 Accord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-saturn-vs-1997-accord/792074)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-saturn-vs-1997-accord/792074 "2017-07-25T22:30:19Z")
Saturn was given to our kids by wife’s parents. It seem to run ok, but has gone long periods without being driven much (so the mileage is lower expected). My brother has the Accord, which he would let us have for 1K. … --- ## [My uvula, how you've grown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uvula-how-youve-grown/792031)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uvula-how-youve-grown/792031 "2017-07-25T21:46:43Z")
You’re not my doctor, I’ve been to the clinic, etc. About five weeks ago, I got a cold. Three weeks in I still had a clumpy sore throat and cough, so I went to the clinic and they confirmed it wasn’t strep and I should… --- ## [Similes, Metaphors and Gender Identities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similes-metaphors-and-gender-identities/792044)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similes-metaphors-and-gender-identities/792044 "2017-07-25T21:33:49Z")
This was something new, a phenomenon for which there was no name. Galileo saw that the small “stars” surrounding Jupiter were MOVING, following Jupiter in the sky and, furthermore, shifting in their relative locations. … --- ## [Desi dopers (and anyone else who wants to chime in)--I need your advice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desi-dopers-and-anyone-else-who-wants-to-chime-in-i-need-your-advice/728036)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desi-dopers-and-anyone-else-who-wants-to-chime-in-i-need-your-advice/728036 "2015-11-25T11:59:50Z")
My sister (we’re Jewish) is marrying into a Gujarati family and is having an Indian wedding. I’ve been advised to get two nice salwar kameezes–one for the garba (dance party) the night before the wedding, and one for th… --- ## [General Lee stays with Union](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-lee-stays-with-union/792056)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-lee-stays-with-union/792056 "2017-07-25T18:44:04Z")
I think if General Lee stays with the US army instead of joining the CSA the war lasts until 1863 with the Union winning quicker. What else do you think is different about the war, the aftermath and the people in it? --- ## [I am curious as to which branches of the US gov. you think would be considered the least criticized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-curious-as-to-which-branches-of-the-us-gov-you-think-would-be-considered-the-least-criticized/792035)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-curious-as-to-which-branches-of-the-us-gov-you-think-would-be-considered-the-least-criticized/792035 "2017-07-25T17:24:31Z")
I am curious as to which branches of the US gov. you think would be considered the least criticized by mainstream media and to which are arguably the most reputable. This thread welcomes both objective and subjective res… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=588) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=590)