# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=608 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 609 --- ## [What's the simplest protein shake I could make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-simplest-protein-shake-i-could-make/788260)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-simplest-protein-shake-i-could-make/788260 "2017-06-06T23:46:45Z")
I decided to try to make protein shakes to get my required calorie, protein,etc. amount, since I eat a lot less than I should and thus can’t even exercise until I get enough nutrients and I’m having a little trouble deci… --- ## [When did you first learn that you are an evil person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-first-learn-that-you-are-an-evil-person/788087)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-first-learn-that-you-are-an-evil-person/788087 "2017-06-06T19:33:35Z")
They say that Hitler and Al Capone would claim that they were decent people. That is complete bullshit. Most people that are truly evil know it and that is why they do it. The thing is, everyone is evil - you just have … --- ## [Tell me about pugs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pugs/788121)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pugs/788121 "2017-06-06T19:29:09Z")
I need some education on pugs. My son is in love with them, and my husband is convinced it’s cruel to breed them, since their faces are all smashed in and they can’t breath, and they have bug eyes. I’m mediating. I shou… --- ## [What didn't change about you (opinion wise) as you became an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-didnt-change-about-you-opinion-wise-as-you-became-an-adult/788272)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-didnt-change-about-you-opinion-wise-as-you-became-an-adult/788272 "2017-06-06T18:50:37Z")
It’s something teachers and my old fashioned parents said when I was a young teen, “You’ll change your mind about X… when you grow up”. Another variant was related to parenting “When you grow older, you’ll thank us for x… --- ## [How long before everyone has their own Wikipedia page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-everyone-has-their-own-wikipedia-page/788236)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-everyone-has-their-own-wikipedia-page/788236 "2017-06-06T14:17:42Z")
How long before every person has their own Wikipedia page? Of course, this would also be theoretically impossible if you think about it!!! Thanks --- ## [Recommend a standalone speaker w/ usb or sd card input](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-standalone-speaker-w-usb-or-sd-card-input/788189)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-standalone-speaker-w-usb-or-sd-card-input/788189 "2017-06-06T13:11:39Z")
I want a speaker that I can plug a USB drive or an SD card into that will play the audio files on it in a loop until I turn it off. I feel like this product must exist, but so many speakers like this now are bluetooth a… --- ## [How bad would seeing a animal's dungeon be for a squad of soldiers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-would-seeing-a-animals-dungeon-be-for-a-squad-of-soldiers/787999)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-would-seeing-a-animals-dungeon-be-for-a-squad-of-soldiers/787999 "2017-06-06T11:43:16Z")
So I read about a story that a man posted on a youtube comments section. It was about the tale of some great beast that was living in a cave, when a squad of soldiers came across it. The giant charged at them and they sh… --- ## [Stomach acid neutralization, (kind of need an answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomach-acid-neutralization-kind-of-need-an-answer-fast/788209)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomach-acid-neutralization-kind-of-need-an-answer-fast/788209 "2017-06-06T10:17:37Z")
So…my very ‘eccentric’ friend who regularly experiments with his body and chemicals decided for some dangerous and quite possibly stupid reason to place baking soda and caustic soda pellets (sodium hydroxide) in dozens o… --- ## [Why does the Bank list electronic transactions as "pending"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-bank-list-electronic-transactions-as-pending/787927)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-bank-list-electronic-transactions-as-pending/787927 "2017-06-06T07:57:43Z")
I call my Banks automated line periodically to check my balance. Invariably there will be electronic debts pending. I’ve figured out that the balance provided is my actual balance that includes the pending charges. I’v… --- ## [How much will a naval railgun improve a ship's performance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-will-a-naval-railgun-improve-a-ships-performance/787825)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-will-a-naval-railgun-improve-a-ships-performance/787825 "2017-06-06T02:37:40Z")
So what will these guns be used for mostly? I heard they have longer range and are slightly cheaper than more expensive cannons like the AGS LRLAP, but what do you think? Other: What is the “damage” of those railguns? D… --- ## [Blood pressure monitor question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-monitor-question/788103)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-monitor-question/788103 "2017-06-06T01:58:13Z")
You’re not my doctor, etc. in the space of an hour I get very different results from different blood pressure monitors. At Walmart and my doctor’s office I get good (low) results. At home it’s always higher. I try to fo… --- ## [Vaccum Cleaner Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccum-cleaner-suggestions/787891)
**Author:** [@SUZ\_MAC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SUZ_MAC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccum-cleaner-suggestions/787891 "2017-06-06T01:32:41Z")
I’m looking to replace my old (heavy as hell) vacuum cleaner. I want something that is more lightweight and easy to maneuver. I prefer it not require bags as I hate changing those suckers. It doesn’t need to be heavy … --- ## [A new launch to low earth orbit system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-launch-to-low-earth-orbit-system/788230)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-launch-to-low-earth-orbit-system/788230 "2017-06-06T01:32:04Z")
Stratolaunch. I’ve often wondered why something like this hasn’t come down the pike before. Comments? --- ## [Love Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-quotes/35225)
**Author:** [@Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fairy_Princess_Kitty)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-quotes/35225 "2017-06-06T01:17:11Z")
Well, you see I was at the mall recently and I saw all sorts of cute asian stationary. You know, the type with the adorable little asian girls that play every sport known to man and look CUTE while doing it? The type wit… --- ## [Is collecting "stuff" going away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-collecting-stuff-going-away/787953)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-collecting-stuff-going-away/787953 "2017-06-05T22:37:57Z")
Years ago it seemed like many people collected things. I knew people who collected plates, snow globes, action figures, books, tools, figurines, antiques, etc… You would go into their homes and find whole walls and giant… --- ## [Advice on "bumper to bumper" Warranty for certified pre-owned vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-bumper-to-bumper-warranty-for-certified-pre-owned-vehicle/787973)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-bumper-to-bumper-warranty-for-certified-pre-owned-vehicle/787973 "2017-06-05T22:23:54Z")
I finally traded in my 10 year old Kia for a certified pre-owned 2014 model. Man, I hate dealing with car salespeople. Anyway, one of the things they really wanted me to purchase (and I did so on the promise of being ab… --- ## [Parents of young kids: Ever wake up trying to "save" them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-kids-ever-wake-up-trying-to-save-them/787971)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-kids-ever-wake-up-trying-to-save-them/787971 "2017-06-05T21:19:44Z")
We have kids in diapers. The first week after the boy was born, my wife woke up, got out of bed, and started tossing the sheets around saying “Where is he?” I told her he was asleep in the crib in the other room. A ye… --- ## [Time to Hire a Personal Trainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-hire-a-personal-trainer/787798)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-hire-a-personal-trainer/787798 "2017-06-05T19:46:19Z")
I am fat and have chronic back pain and I’m tired of feeling sorry for myself, so I’m going to hire a personal trainer. I was fit once, for about two years, with the help of another personal trainer, a friend who helped … --- ## [Credit question: importance of account holder vs. authorized user](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-question-importance-of-account-holder-vs-authorized-user/788201)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-question-importance-of-account-holder-vs-authorized-user/788201 "2017-06-05T18:49:25Z")
The situation described below comes from a hypothetical discussion and is not real. In other words, do not need answer fast. :slight\_smile: My Google searches provided some information, but not anything I saw that direct… --- ## [Series hybrids : they make paper sense, why aren't they more common](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-hybrids-they-make-paper-sense-why-arent-they-more-common/787808)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-hybrids-they-make-paper-sense-why-arent-they-more-common/787808 "2017-06-05T18:45:05Z")
On paper, leaked numbers show that Bolt’s battery costs GM $145/kWh for the bare cells. Or $8700. Let’s round up to $175/kwh to factor in the cost of all the circuitry and structure around the battery. So the battery … --- ## [Recommend a YouTube extension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-youtube-extension/788126)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-youtube-extension/788126 "2017-06-05T18:34:39Z")
Watching YouTube on my tablet is perfect - the video stays at the top while I read downloader’s notes, comments and scroll related videos. But how do you do that on Chrome for Windows? I’ve searched and haven’t found a… --- ## [Doing handstands with baby strapped to body...bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-handstands-with-baby-strapped-to-body-bad-idea/787895)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-handstands-with-baby-strapped-to-body-bad-idea/787895 "2017-06-05T16:48:52Z")
I just watched this video of a young mother doing some inverted yoga poses with a young baby strapped to her chest. My immediate reaction is that she is probably very good at yoga and has a negligible chance of falling … --- ## [Was Convfefe a deliberate distraction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-convfefe-a-deliberate-distraction/787828 "2017-06-05T16:15:46Z")
Yesterday, Trump did two things. There was the stupid “convefefe” tweet that got a lot of press coverage. He also decided to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The tweet got far more media coverage, almost burying the… --- ## [Parents - would you "let" your child be a martyr?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-would-you-let-your-child-be-a-martyr/788047)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-would-you-let-your-child-be-a-martyr/788047 "2017-06-05T15:36:49Z")
Controversial question, no doubt, but I wanted to ask: From time to time there are people who are martyred in a sense, and whose deaths trigger some major societal reform, or legal reform, or big political change in att… --- ## [Which of these virtual roulette whels would you prefer to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-virtual-roulette-whels-would-you-prefer-to-use/788160)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-virtual-roulette-whels-would-you-prefer-to-use/788160 "2017-06-05T14:54:24Z")
You’ve won the proceeds from 1000 $10 bets on a virtual roulette table from which you get the cash including your stake for all winning bets. You have the choice of 2 tables. Table 1 has 37 slots labelled 0-36, you get … --- ## [Is "Gentleman" a "racist slur"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gentleman-a-racist-slur/787994)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gentleman-a-racist-slur/787994 "2017-06-05T08:12:52Z")
Is “Gentleman” a “racist slur” in American english? \* I was reading a 40-50 yr old text, when I was struck by the fact that I’ve only ever read/heard the word “gentleman” used by an American to refer to a Black Gentlema… --- ## ["Mobile Strike" - Is anybody else getting spamming incessantly with ads for this game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-strike-is-anybody-else-getting-spamming-incessantly-with-ads-for-this-game/788128)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-strike-is-anybody-else-getting-spamming-incessantly-with-ads-for-this-game/788128 "2017-06-05T04:50:18Z")
On my phone, the various ad-supported apps that I use have been advertising this game “Mobile Strike” very aggressively. This is apparently some type of tank battle game. I understand that these ads are not controlled by… --- ## [Two Cameras Appeard Just Outside My Room - Kinda Upset](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-cameras-appeard-just-outside-my-room-kinda-upset/787921)
**Author:** [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-cameras-appeard-just-outside-my-room-kinda-upset/787921 "2017-06-05T00:43:49Z")
I live in a student housing block. It used to be an office building. My room is located on the first floor in a narrow corridor that also functions as kitchens, with one kitchen on each side of a door, separating the cor… --- ## [Angelenos - opinions on Mayor Garcetti?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angelenos-opinions-on-mayor-garcetti/788053)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angelenos-opinions-on-mayor-garcetti/788053 "2017-06-05T00:42:03Z")
I just heard an interview with him on Freakonomics Radio and I liked the way he talked and a lot of the things he said. What about his performance in the real world so far (he’s been mayor now for over four years, I bel… --- ## [Why am I unable to see my FB "notifications"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-unable-to-see-my-fb-notifications/788123)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-unable-to-see-my-fb-notifications/788123 "2017-06-05T00:20:25Z")
For the past three days, when I click on ‘notifications’ in FB, all I get is the little spinning thingy. It never resolves, just spins. Any ideas? Oh yeah, I’m on a PC, not Mac, using Chrome. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=607) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=609)