# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=615 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 616 --- ## [Firearms question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firearms-question/786784)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firearms-question/786784 "2017-05-19T15:27:19Z")
I live in Chicago, Illinois, as such this is pretty much for Illinois residents. I want to get my FOID card (firearms license) but I do not want to keep a gun in the house, I just want to be able to go to ranges and pra… --- ## [What would it be like to be born in late 1800s and survive to at least 2000?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-be-like-to-be-born-in-late-1800s-and-survive-to-at-least-2000/786921)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-be-like-to-be-born-in-late-1800s-and-survive-to-at-least-2000/786921 "2017-05-19T15:08:19Z")
What would that be like? Other than obvious things, how much has the world changed since, say, 1890? What are some science/technological things that would get you locked away in a mental asylum in the early 1900s/1890s b… --- ## [The Boxed-In Front porch-Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boxed-in-front-porch-why/581337)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boxed-in-front-porch-why/581337 "2017-05-19T15:07:06Z")
Where I live (New England), there are lots of old houses (I’m talking 100-150 years). Most of them have a strange feature-the front porch has usually been closed in with windows and a storm door. Why do people do this? T… --- ## [Uncomfortable situation: stay or go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncomfortable-situation-stay-or-go/786371)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncomfortable-situation-stay-or-go/786371 "2017-05-19T14:31:41Z")
You’re in a room with a bunch of people, maybe 10 or so. You know everyone but would not categorize most as much more than an acquaintance. Across the room there’s some sort of increasingly intense argument (the specif… --- ## [Are scrappers a problem in your city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-scrappers-a-problem-in-your-city/777574)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-scrappers-a-problem-in-your-city/777574 "2017-05-19T14:27:58Z")
Scrappers - miscreants who steal perfectly good infrastructure and/or raw materials and then sell them to scrap yards for cash - have been a plague on Detroit. If you’re trying to build something new or renovate somethi… --- ## [In Search Of: Network Admin Terminology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-network-admin-terminology/786877)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-network-admin-terminology/786877 "2017-05-19T14:26:49Z")
I am hoping someone can confirm / correct my understanding of the term “enclave” in network admin terminology? I believe I have heard the term “enclave” to refer to servers in a server farm under the umbrella of an admin… --- ## [lethargy \[does anyone know why i feel more lethargic when im driving?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethargy-does-anyone-know-why-i-feel-more-lethargic-when-im-driving/786886)
**Author:** [@burty1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burty1972)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethargy-does-anyone-know-why-i-feel-more-lethargic-when-im-driving/786886 "2017-05-19T14:02:32Z")
hi does anyone know why i feel more lethargic when im driving? --- ## [Verizon 4G LTE Network](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verizon-4g-lte-network/786769)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verizon-4g-lte-network/786769 "2017-05-19T05:04:36Z")
I am planning to use Verizon’s 4G Network to replace a crappy DSL connection at a remote second home. Verizon supposedly guarantees 4G service up to 22 GB a month and after that they MAY downgrade the service to 3G under… --- ## [Liberals - what do you think of Nancy Pelosi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-what-do-you-think-of-nancy-pelosi/786722)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-what-do-you-think-of-nancy-pelosi/786722 "2017-05-19T01:17:02Z")
I confess that, living abroad and being reasonably content with how the Obama administrations chugged along, I did not pay super-close attention to US politics in between elections. So I wasn’t really all that focused on… --- ## [How would you react to finding illegal porn on your friend's/family's computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-to-finding-illegal-porn-on-your-friends-familys-computer/786907)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-to-finding-illegal-porn-on-your-friends-familys-computer/786907 "2017-05-19T01:09:36Z")
I remember last year in a computer class, a 19yr old guy who was the typical ‘intelligent’ nerd unsporty but came in looking quite upset/angry one week. Apparently two weeks prior, he went on TOR (anonymous browser) volu… --- ## [If 9/11 happened in Western Europe, would the name be the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-9-11-happened-in-western-europe-would-the-name-be-the-same/786802)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-9-11-happened-in-western-europe-would-the-name-be-the-same/786802 "2017-05-19T00:39:11Z")
If the attacks occurred on Sept 11 2011 but instead of the US, on cities across Western Europe, would they be known as 11/9 due to the reverse in the date? Seems that they wouldn’t do that purely because of the phonetic… --- ## [Have RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-rls-restless-leg-syndrome/786378)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-rls-restless-leg-syndrome/786378 "2017-05-18T23:27:46Z")
My wife does, and I’ve been on google, found the causes (antidepressives, pain meds, serotonin drugs, etc)… We’ve found Gabapentin and I took some Lyrica once (for some other problem). The bottle stated it was also to h… --- ## [folk remedies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folk-remedies/786962)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folk-remedies/786962 "2017-05-18T22:26:07Z")
I rolled my ankle at work today. As I sit here with my feet up and my ankle on ice, I thought I’d entertain myself by soliciting your best, or favorite, folk remedy. It doesn’t have to be related to sprains. I’ll start… --- ## [Psychopathy and children; reward and punishment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychopathy-and-children-reward-and-punishment/786919)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychopathy-and-children-reward-and-punishment/786919 "2017-05-18T19:38:38Z")
Article is here: When Your Child Is a Psychopath - The Atlantic I found it fascinating. The individual stories about child-psychopaths were alternately horrifying and heartbreaking. What I found most intriguing was th… --- ## [Backwards baseball caps - sly cultural statements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backwards-baseball-caps-sly-cultural-statements/754726)
**Author:** [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backwards-baseball-caps-sly-cultural-statements/754726 "2017-05-18T19:02:36Z")
In my opinion, the only reason to turn baseball caps, or indeed any billed cap, from back to front is either to protect the neck from the sun, or to peer into a periscope. So, from time to time when I see such a hat wor… --- ## [Connecting Flight Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connecting-flight-questions/786012)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connecting-flight-questions/786012 "2017-05-18T15:07:27Z")
I’m on hold with Delta (they’re calling me back so I don’t have to wait on hold 2-3 hours) because I have a question about a connecting flight. Ivylad and I are taking a vacation to West Yellowstone, Montana, in the sum… --- ## [Does digital audio cable provide a full surround sound experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-digital-audio-cable-provide-a-full-surround-sound-experience/786897)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-digital-audio-cable-provide-a-full-surround-sound-experience/786897 "2017-05-18T14:27:50Z")
I don’t want to hijack Grrr’s thread, so I have an unrelated question. I bought a surround sound system. I decided to try setting it up with just using the optical audio cable to connect the TV to the receiver. That way… --- ## [So I guess "Cuck" is the new "I've outed myself as brainless" word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-cuck-is-the-new-ive-outed-myself-as-brainless-word/786634)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-cuck-is-the-new-ive-outed-myself-as-brainless-word/786634 "2017-05-18T12:16:48Z")
Bear with me on this… So I was watching these Antifa videos in Berkley and Boston…and I really don’t like those Antifa guys. They spout dumb rhetoric, they’re hypocrites, they’re bullies. They don’t understand free spee… --- ## [What Anti Virus software would you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anti-virus-software-would-you-recommend/753504)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anti-virus-software-would-you-recommend/753504 "2017-05-18T11:41:44Z")
I have used Avira for years but the free license expired so I am thinking of maybe switching to something else and looking for opinions. It does not necessarily have to be free if there is a paid one that is worth it but… --- ## [When I say the word "server"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-the-word-server/786682)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-the-word-server/786682 "2017-05-18T06:59:39Z")
…what’s the first thing you think of? A waiter/waitress? A computer? --- ## [When removing ruined meat from a infected fluid wound, why put the scraps on the patient's arm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-removing-ruined-meat-from-a-infected-fluid-wound-why-put-the-scraps-on-the-patients-arm/786719)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-removing-ruined-meat-from-a-infected-fluid-wound-why-put-the-scraps-on-the-patients-arm/786719 "2017-05-17T23:44:24Z")
So, the other day I saw a medical procedure where a man had bought a tattoo, but it got infected, so some doctors were pulling some tube-shaped pink goop out of a hole in the skin, but instead of putting the pink goop i… --- ## [Evil Is As Evil Does...Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-is-as-evil-does-huh/783109)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-is-as-evil-does-huh/783109 "2017-05-17T23:20:54Z")
I keep forgetting to ask… What do such expressions mean, like Forrest Gump might have said “Stupid is as stupid does”. At least, I think there was such a line. (It’s been awhile.) Anyway, I don’t get the point. A little … --- ## [Problems with Neighbor's Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-neighbors-dog/786835)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-neighbors-dog/786835 "2017-05-17T22:58:03Z")
I live in a townhouse and have an older dog. He is very well behaved and not aggressive at all. My neighbor has a pit/lab mix that is not trained or socialized. He is very aggressive and on a couple occasions he has pull… --- ## [What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do/786853)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do/786853 "2017-05-17T19:48:48Z")
Hi, I need your help. I’m 26 turning 27 at the end of the year. While I have had jobs, I haven’t held a steady one for more than six months. I’ve had a lot of family complications which held me back from having a stab… --- ## [Worldwide Dopers: How Accessible is your Head of State/Head of Government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-dopers-how-accessible-is-your-head-of-state-head-of-government/777314)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-dopers-how-accessible-is-your-head-of-state-head-of-government/777314 "2017-05-17T19:43:00Z")
Inspired by this thread: Why do American Presidents get so many assassination attempts compared to other world leaders? One suggestion in that thread (I think from an American Doper) was that perhaps there are more ass… --- ## [Treason: Who is an "enemy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treason-who-is-an-enemy/786766)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treason-who-is-an-enemy/786766 "2017-05-17T17:42:59Z")
This may be more poll-ish than debate, so I’m opening it here. In the US Constitution, treason is defined as: Some folks are asserting that Russia qualifies as an enemy, but I can’t see it. We have more or less open … --- ## [How to deal with controlling and petty roommate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-controlling-and-petty-roommate/785176)
**Author:** [@groved13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groved13)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-controlling-and-petty-roommate/785176 "2017-05-17T17:35:52Z")
Hey all, I decided to move in with my roommate who I had knowm for about a year before moving in from a previous job. I moved in with him because I needed a new place to go and since Im new to the area I didnt know many… --- ## [Warts That Won't Go Away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-that-wont-go-away/786523)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-that-wont-go-away/786523 "2017-05-17T16:44:43Z")
Around 1995, I found out from my foot doctor that I had plantar warts on the sole of my right foot. I would treat them with salicylic acid, almost every day. And they won’t leave me. In fact, I think I was just making th… --- ## [Does a verbose writing style indicate lower intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-verbose-writing-style-indicate-lower-intelligence/786795)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-verbose-writing-style-indicate-lower-intelligence/786795 "2017-05-17T12:45:24Z")
I have often times marveled at people that were able to say exactly what they wanted in very few words. Being able to say exactly what you wanted to say, and well, in a concise manner seems to correlate with good writer… --- ## [Best Dashcam, mid-2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dashcam-mid-2017/786605)
**Author:** [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dashcam-mid-2017/786605 "2017-05-17T12:04:40Z")
After being near a few wrecks on the road, I’ve decided now’s the time to get a dashcam. I’ve never had one nor have any idea what to look for. Amazon has a bewildering assortment. The choices\*!\* Reading the comments doe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=614) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=616)