# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=607 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 608 --- ## [President Obama as a role model](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-as-a-role-model/788459)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-as-a-role-model/788459 "2017-06-09T11:53:48Z")
I lean conservative but have always liked president Obama as a person. I always appreciated how he articulated and explained his rationale behind things even if I didn’t always agree with him. As a role model to young bl… --- ## [Those better informed, pls enlighten re Duturte/martial law in Mindanao??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-better-informed-pls-enlighten-re-duturte-martial-law-in-mindanao/787330)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-better-informed-pls-enlighten-re-duturte-martial-law-in-mindanao/787330 "2017-06-09T04:26:14Z")
Just reading in newsfeed that Rodrigo Duturte has declared Martial Law in Mindanao in order to rid the island of ISIS and/or other Islamic militants. I am not au fait with Philippino politics, so any opinions will be ap… --- ## [Shin splints in running shoes but not hiking boots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shin-splints-in-running-shoes-but-not-hiking-boots/788439)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shin-splints-in-running-shoes-but-not-hiking-boots/788439 "2017-06-09T03:22:58Z")
I’ve struggled with shin pain for years - even a brisk walk results in burning pain down the front of my shins. I used to run, and tried everything I could think of - various shoes, certain exercises that were supposed t… --- ## [Do you think there will be a person landing on Mars in your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-there-will-be-a-person-landing-on-mars-in-your-lifetime/787581)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-there-will-be-a-person-landing-on-mars-in-your-lifetime/787581 "2017-06-08T22:45:14Z")
Poll to come. Me, I hope so. I like to think so. Whatshisname\* said he is planning to have manned flight to Mars sometime before 2030, but whether: A. I’ll still be alive then or B. His estimations are correct…I don’t k… --- ## [Traveling to Costa Rica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-costa-rica/788374)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-costa-rica/788374 "2017-06-08T22:37:23Z")
Here is the plan: Fly to San Jose So to sloth sanctuary on the Atlantic coast south of Limon Go across the country and spend a few days in the Pacific rainforest. Back to San Jose to fly out. Questions: Is getting … --- ## [Tell me about St John's Wort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-st-johns-wort/788159)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-st-johns-wort/788159 "2017-06-08T21:22:45Z")
Dear dopers! I am looking to start taking St John’s Wort as a potential treatment for my depression. Uncle google says there is evidence it works. Any dopers who have taken / are taking this herb please weigh in with yo… --- ## [What would it mean to move the Dept. of Justice out of the Executive Branch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-mean-to-move-the-dept-of-justice-out-of-the-executive-branch/788451)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-mean-to-move-the-dept-of-justice-out-of-the-executive-branch/788451 "2017-06-08T20:41:36Z")
Just a hypothetical: What would the implications be of moving DoJ out of the umbrella of the Executive Branch for the purposes of avoiding conflicts of interest? Say, something along one of these lines: Make the Attor… --- ## [Are we our own prisons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-our-own-prisons/785388)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-our-own-prisons/785388 "2017-06-08T17:54:14Z")
We’re all our own prisons, we are each all our own wardens and we do our own time. I can’t judge anyone else. What other people do is not really my affair unless they approach me with it. Prison’s in your mind. Can’t you… --- ## [Visiting Washington DC - need advice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-washington-dc-need-advice/787332)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-washington-dc-need-advice/787332 "2017-06-08T15:54:41Z")
We are visiting Washington DC in August for 4-5 days and I’m looking for some advice on the best area to stay in. We’ll be looking to visit museums and the zoo, we need to be somewhere with good public transport links b… --- ## [So are malls dying or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-malls-dying-or-not/744807)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-malls-dying-or-not/744807 "2017-06-08T14:48:52Z")
From this May 2015 article: http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/03/shopping-malls-arent-actually-dying/387925/ \*\*According to a much-cited analysis by the CoStar Group, almost 20 percent of the country’s enclosed shoppi… --- ## [From Biomedical Engineer to Medical Device Sales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-biomedical-engineer-to-medical-device-sales/788421)
**Author:** [@beagle\_duino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagle_duino)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-biomedical-engineer-to-medical-device-sales/788421 "2017-06-08T14:37:46Z")
I’m close to graduating (from an undergrad in Biomed Eng) and have had multiple internships at medical device companies. I’ve been in technical roles ranging from Quality, Software, Mechanical and Electronics and have d… --- ## [Bizarre Interpretation of a NYS Regulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-interpretation-of-a-nys-regulation/788430)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-interpretation-of-a-nys-regulation/788430 "2017-06-08T13:58:38Z")
New York Codes Rules and Regulations: Title: Section 7-2.5 - Personnel, supervision and camp safety plan So let’s say we’re dealing with kids over 8, and you need a 1:10 ratio. So if you have 500 kids you need 50 couns… --- ## [What's the weirdest thing you ever woke up to find yourself doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-thing-you-ever-woke-up-to-find-yourself-doing/787878)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-thing-you-ever-woke-up-to-find-yourself-doing/787878 "2017-06-08T13:33:02Z")
I once woke up with an open jar of Vaseline on my chest, just about to dip my wedding ring in it like I was attending some kind of bizarre fondue party. I had somehow managed – in my sleep – to open the bedside drawer, p… --- ## [Tony Robbins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-robbins/788355)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-robbins/788355 "2017-06-08T12:41:58Z")
Do you have money to burn? Personally, I think Tony Robbins is nothing more than a Baptist preacher with a different message. Instead of “Who wants to be saved and live forever?” he preaches “Who here wants to be rich … --- ## [Kathy Griffin and Trump Derangement Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kathy-griffin-and-trump-derangement-syndrome/787740)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kathy-griffin-and-trump-derangement-syndrome/787740 "2017-06-08T12:21:36Z")
https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/869654650844098562 Another example of this election costing some liberals their minds. --- ## [Tiny toothbrush? (Reaching into back of cat's mouth)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-toothbrush-reaching-into-back-of-cats-mouth/788413)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-toothbrush-reaching-into-back-of-cats-mouth/788413 "2017-06-08T10:32:46Z")
Nikki finally got a long-overdue checkup, and aside from being chunky the only thing noted was plaque on her back molars. I brush her teeth with pet toothpaste, which is supposed to leave an enzyme behind to keep workin… --- ## [Have you ever opposed an idea from someone based purely on their political affiliation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-opposed-an-idea-from-someone-based-purely-on-their-political-affiliation/788367)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-opposed-an-idea-from-someone-based-purely-on-their-political-affiliation/788367 "2017-06-08T07:25:39Z")
So have you? Without looking deep into the issue(s), have you at first blush just immediately opposed someone’s ideas or positions just because the are politically affiliated with other positions that are in general opp… --- ## [Do fruit shakes rippen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fruit-shakes-rippen/788385)
**Author:** [@voyler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voyler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fruit-shakes-rippen/788385 "2017-06-08T06:03:21Z")
Say if someone makes a puree out of green fruit, if left at room temperature in a sterile environment will it get to taste more like if made from ripe fruit? --- ## [Habit of not displaying a valid placard, despite having one. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habit-of-not-displaying-a-valid-placard-despite-having-one-why/788319)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habit-of-not-displaying-a-valid-placard-despite-having-one-why/788319 "2017-06-08T03:04:10Z")
Hopefully my thread title was not too convoluted. Anyway, I’ve mentioned on this board the fact that the only time I approach a person parked in handicapped parking is when they lack any placard or license plate ID. An… --- ## [When will Kmart go completely out of business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-kmart-go-completely-out-of-business/768929)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-kmart-go-completely-out-of-business/768929 "2017-06-07T23:28:43Z")
Like a boxer on it’s last legs Kmart stores continue to close stores across the nation, yet refuses to give up the fight. Have you been in one lately? It reeks of the stench of death! I say 3 years from today ALL Kmart… --- ## [Which part of the human cell decides how we are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-part-of-the-human-cell-decides-how-we-are/788381)
**Author:** [@voyler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voyler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-part-of-the-human-cell-decides-how-we-are/788381 "2017-06-07T22:47:33Z")
I always thought it was the DNA alone until I realized that if we have mostly two different codes for the same characteristic, one from each parent, who decides the proportion of each own contribution to produce our feat… --- ## [Kids are safer today than in the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-are-safer-today-than-in-the-past/788358)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-are-safer-today-than-in-the-past/788358 "2017-06-07T19:56:24Z")
So it’s fairly well established that kids today are victims of crimes far less than they were 30-40 years ago. Some use such statistics to show that parents are over protective and should not hover around their kids and … --- ## [11 Angry Men (and one atheist)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-angry-men-and-one-atheist/623807)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-angry-men-and-one-atheist/623807 "2012-06-04T13:31:15Z")
I read this about the John Edwards jury today: And I thought, yikes. I mean, when I’m at someone’s house for dinner, or at a restaurant, and they want to say grace or pray, of course, I just politely lower my eyes and … --- ## [Were Justice Ginsburg's statements a clear indication of her opposition to Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-justice-ginsburgs-statements-a-clear-indication-of-her-opposition-to-trump/788280)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-justice-ginsburgs-statements-a-clear-indication-of-her-opposition-to-trump/788280 "2017-06-07T18:31:26Z")
Statements in question, from a public media interview: About Trump possibly being elected: “I don’t want to think about that possibility, but if it should be, then everything is up for grabs.” "I can’t imagine what thi… --- ## [Would you let your daughter spend the night with friend and single dad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-daughter-spend-the-night-with-friend-and-single-dad/672707)
**Author:** [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-daughter-spend-the-night-with-friend-and-single-dad/672707 "2017-06-07T17:32:02Z")
I just had a surreal moment. As I’ve mentioned here before, just yesterday actually, I’m 36 and a single dad with an 8 year old daughter. Ok, the kiddo wanted a friend of hers to spend the night Friday. She’s never spen… --- ## [Groundhog Day - anyone been to Punxsutawney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhog-day-anyone-been-to-punxsutawney/788182)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhog-day-anyone-been-to-punxsutawney/788182 "2017-06-07T16:13:05Z")
Groundhog Day is February 2. Next year, that also happens to be my husband’s 40th birthday. So I’m planning a trip for us. Has anyone been to the celebrations? Any recommendations/advice? I’m not sure how long to plan t… --- ## [Forcing fluid intake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forcing-fluid-intake/787852)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forcing-fluid-intake/787852 "2017-06-07T15:54:06Z")
Please share your opinions on ‘encouraging’ (formerly ‘forcing’) fluid intake. If left to my own thirst I would probably consume less than one liter of fluids a day. A doctor told me I needed at least two more liters a… --- ## [US Inteligence Agencies blame Russia for stirring Qatari pot - Plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-inteligence-agencies-blame-russia-for-stirring-qatari-pot-plausible/788316)
**Author:** [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-inteligence-agencies-blame-russia-for-stirring-qatari-pot-plausible/788316 "2017-06-07T15:34:36Z")
Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council are at odds; one of the key bones of contention is a series “Fake News” planted in Qatari News Media - Leading to a breakup in the Gulf Bromance. Now, US Officials are pointing fing… --- ## [Educate me on using Bitcoin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-using-bitcoin/749996)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-using-bitcoin/749996 "2017-06-07T12:22:40Z")
I want to use Bitcoins but I’m unfamiliar with it. I’m told it’s easy once you get used to it but I’m not yet used to it and I want to avoid beginner’s mistakes. So, what should I know? What are the best practices? I’l… --- ## [Why do I sometimes get a strange sense of terror that a "monster" is close?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sometimes-get-a-strange-sense-of-terror-that-a-monster-is-close/788127)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sometimes-get-a-strange-sense-of-terror-that-a-monster-is-close/788127 "2017-06-07T01:42:09Z")
So sometimes if I stay up really late, or drink lots of coffee, I sometimes get a strange feeling that some sort of generic “monster” is stalking me somehow. It sometimes happens when I’m playing a video game as well, ev… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=606) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=608)