# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=619 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 620 --- ## [Plainclothes cop demand to know how much money you're carrying. How do you react?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plainclothes-cop-demand-to-know-how-much-money-youre-carrying-how-do-you-react/785530)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plainclothes-cop-demand-to-know-how-much-money-youre-carrying-how-do-you-react/785530 "2017-05-10T13:37:27Z")
I just watched this video: Copwatch man goes off big time on undercover officers and TSA agents at LAX - YouTube For those who don’t want to watch, a guy who is about to walk out of an airport is approached by two plain… --- ## [Self-loader, or Bolt-action? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-loader-or-bolt-action-why/784428)
**Author:** [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-loader-or-bolt-action-why/784428 "2017-05-10T04:17:48Z")
I’ve been collecting firearms a long time. But I’ve noticed that my preferences have changed substantially as I’ve aged. I have specific programs of collecting - I’m currently working on collecting significant German cen… --- ## [Dogs and Cats Living Together (want to avoid mass hysteria)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-cats-living-together-want-to-avoid-mass-hysteria/786228)
**Author:** [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-cats-living-together-want-to-avoid-mass-hysteria/786228 "2017-05-10T01:10:41Z")
Wife and I are living with our 14 year-old mostly Lab mix who has become pretty set in her ways - not mean but more of a “get off my lawn” sort of dog. Our son adopted a kitten while away at college and will be spending… --- ## [Least likely to be tried 3 digit combination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-likely-to-be-tried-3-digit-combination/786127)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-likely-to-be-tried-3-digit-combination/786127 "2017-05-09T21:47:47Z")
(I think this is closer to a poll than factual, but…) Anyway, I got a new cheap-o lock that lets me set a three digit combination, and it made me wonder what the least likely three digit number that some random would-be… --- ## [Another THC side effect thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thc-side-effect-thread/786049)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thc-side-effect-thread/786049 "2017-05-09T21:26:28Z")
None of my searches reveal anything like my own personal experiences when looking at studies on THC side effects. I have had problems with a loud hissing sound in my ears and a nasty facial twitch on the whole left side… --- ## [UK Tenancy Laws: experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-tenancy-laws-experiences/785986)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-tenancy-laws-experiences/785986 "2017-05-09T21:18:48Z")
I’m a tenant (private landlord) and it’s really hard finding anything on the internet about the actual use of provisions in the tenancy law. For example, it is apparently legally required for my landlord to provide me w… --- ## [Do you get happy/loving/expansive when you drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-happy-loving-expansive-when-you-drink/786114)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-happy-loving-expansive-when-you-drink/786114 "2017-05-09T12:58:54Z")
We all know the type of person who gets belligerent when they drink; also the type of person who bitches about or obsesses on their no-good-ex or dubious choice of current SO. People who think they can drive but they can… --- ## [Best Noise-Canceling Headphones Under $150](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-noise-canceling-headphones-under-150/712145)
**Author:** [@DoggyDunnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoggyDunnit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-noise-canceling-headphones-under-150/712145 "2015-02-09T19:52:59Z")
So, I am in the market to replace the rather mediocre headphones I currently have, since they’re on their last legs after only a couple years of gentle use (amusingly enough considering recent events and threads, they ar… --- ## [Airline cabin crew abuse of power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-cabin-crew-abuse-of-power/786019)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-cabin-crew-abuse-of-power/786019 "2017-05-09T05:22:02Z")
Once again, a family has been kicked off a flight, this time for refusing to give up their toddler’s seat. This was a lie. They also lied, saying that the man and his wife would go to prison for a ‘federal offence’, a… --- ## [How Offensive Is The Word "Jewess"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-offensive-is-the-word-jewess/688175)
**Author:** [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2016, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-offensive-is-the-word-jewess/688175 "2016-09-14T06:18:44Z")
I have started a family history blog, and I want to write about some letters that my great great grandmother penned in the 1920s. In one of them, she talks about her grandmother being a “jewess”. I know it is an outdated… --- ## [Anybody here ever take the A.C.E Personal trainer test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-ever-take-the-a-c-e-personal-trainer-test/786134)
**Author:** [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-ever-take-the-a-c-e-personal-trainer-test/786134 "2017-05-08T23:53:16Z")
In my retirement I’ve decided to take up personal training, to keep myself fit and to maybe make a couple of bucks here and there. To that end, I’ve take a personal training class at the local community college. The cl… --- ## [Electrical tape. What is it used for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-tape-what-is-it-used-for/785550)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-tape-what-is-it-used-for/785550 "2017-05-08T23:49:16Z")
I’ve done a lot of electrical work over the past 30 years. Have never used it for electrical work. Not even temporary stuff. So i have to wonder… what is it actually used for? Are there other uses besides temporary elec… --- ## [Will the US ever install bicycle lanes in all the major cities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-ever-install-bicycle-lanes-in-all-the-major-cities/786084)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-ever-install-bicycle-lanes-in-all-the-major-cities/786084 "2017-05-08T23:03:19Z")
I’d love to bike the three miles to my job. But, it requires using a major 6 lane artery in the heart of my city. The speed limit is 45 mph for most of it. It would be suicidal. I’ve never seen anyone dumb enough to risk… --- ## [Okay, so tell me about Denver...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-tell-me-about-denver/785870)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-tell-me-about-denver/785870 "2017-05-08T20:15:16Z")
I’m still investigating Portland as my next city of domiciling, but I’ve run into just enough red flags (relocation distance, weather, possibly very tight job market in my field) that I’m ramping up my look at Future Dom… --- ## [Need help fast! English to German translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-fast-english-to-german-translation/786004)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-fast-english-to-german-translation/786004 "2017-05-08T20:12:18Z")
I’m ordering a personalized German license plate for a friend’s retirement (he’s a BMW fanatic). His nickname is “Silver Fox.” Is “Silber Fuchs” the appropriate translation for the plate? --- ## [So, do you think the CIA tried to kill Kim Jong-un?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-you-think-the-cia-tried-to-kill-kim-jong-un/785907)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-you-think-the-cia-tried-to-kill-kim-jong-un/785907 "2017-05-08T17:32:00Z")
Here’s the article.And whether or not they did, do you think it’s a good idea? Certainly the CIA has attempted to kill heads of state before. Castro comes to mind(though I’m not sure how reliable all the accusations fro… --- ## [Most attractive body part.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-attractive-body-part/785830)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-attractive-body-part/785830 "2017-05-08T17:30:42Z")
Inspired by a thread that has moved to the Pit on body part disgust, a simple question: which body part of the opposite sex do you find most attractive? To limit the number of items in my poll I am limiting this to hete… --- ## [Netflix hack: will you watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-hack-will-you-watch/785691)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-hack-will-you-watch/785691 "2017-05-08T00:27:38Z")
Netflix was hacked and the new season of Orange is the New Black was held for ransom. Netflix refused to pay, and the eps were apparently put on line. The organization is threatening to do the same with other network sho… --- ## [Car engine coolant--types](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-engine-coolant-types/785874)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-engine-coolant-types/785874 "2017-05-08T00:11:22Z")
If you check the owner’s manual of every car made in the last 20 years or so, it screams to high heaven that there is ONLY ONE!!! proper kind of coolant to use. This is accompanied by almost-Lovecraftian warnings of doo… --- ## [NJ legal to take Tips to make up for discrepancy in register?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-legal-to-take-tips-to-make-up-for-discrepancy-in-register/785554)
**Author:** [@dave2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dave2500)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-legal-to-take-tips-to-make-up-for-discrepancy-in-register/785554 "2017-05-07T21:38:44Z")
Hello, Im not sure if its just a jerk move or illegal, I work at a Dunkin Donuts in NJ and there are 4 people that use the register in the mornings (everyone uses the same account) so, either someone took money (20 buck… --- ## [Why is windows browsers bad at sandboxing malware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-windows-browsers-bad-at-sandboxing-malware/785843)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-windows-browsers-bad-at-sandboxing-malware/785843 "2017-05-07T21:25:23Z")
The idea is the browsers does not have read and write access out side it’s folder area and thus it means it cannot read and write to other files and folders. In theory sandboxing sounds great!! But in real world many ma… --- ## [Old-enough American Dopers: AARP member or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-enough-american-dopers-aarp-member-or-not/785624)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-enough-american-dopers-aarp-member-or-not/785624 "2017-05-07T21:03:58Z")
To avoid hijacking this thread about the increase in robo-calls related to marketing stuff to the senior crowd, I’m posting my question here: Has AARP ever tried to get you to join? Why did you join, or not join? If you… --- ## [Is the first relationship after a bad breakup \*always\* bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-first-relationship-after-a-bad-breakup-always-bad/515116)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-first-relationship-after-a-bad-breakup-always-bad/515116 "2017-05-07T20:13:17Z")
I’ve been warned by many, many people about hooking back up with someone too soon, and how much I have to avoid that “rebound” relationship. Even before I was going through separation/divorce, I’d always heard that advic… --- ## [Want to help me pick out a new laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-help-me-pick-out-a-new-laptop/785919)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-help-me-pick-out-a-new-laptop/785919 "2017-05-07T19:28:04Z")
My old laptop is old enough that it came with Vista installed on it (which doesn’t feel that old, but I am assured is actually very old). I need it for work purposes, I’m in sales and end up using it at clients homes a … --- ## [How would you refer to your deceased parent when speaking to an adopted child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-refer-to-your-deceased-parent-when-speaking-to-an-adopted-child/785418)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-refer-to-your-deceased-parent-when-speaking-to-an-adopted-child/785418 "2017-05-07T18:08:51Z")
Sorry for the confusing title… This is something I’ve thought of idly a few times since my mom died. I don’t have kids, and newly age 40, the likelihood of me raising biological offspring is getting smaller. Adopting ki… --- ## [Pilots: You must choose any five planes to own, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-you-must-choose-any-five-planes-to-own-but/785159)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-you-must-choose-any-five-planes-to-own-but/785159 "2017-05-07T16:52:22Z")
OK, here’s the game: You must choose five aircraft to own. You may choose any aircraft you want, but you have a budget of $7.5 million to buy them, maintain them, and fly them. For exmple, buy a used Gulfstream G400 fo… --- ## [Safety of an Indiegogo "perk"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-of-an-indiegogo-perk/786021)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-of-an-indiegogo-perk/786021 "2017-05-07T15:00:41Z")
I’m interested in a relatively low-priced consumer electronic item being offered by a company whose products I’ve ordered in the past (good quality). They started an Indiegogo campaign to raise money for this new item (… --- ## [What makes some teenage girls choose a 'classy' look over an 'arsty' one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-some-teenage-girls-choose-a-classy-look-over-an-arsty-one/785721)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-some-teenage-girls-choose-a-classy-look-over-an-arsty-one/785721 "2017-05-07T10:05:56Z")
I hope I don’t offend anyone with this thread. I’m not criticizing people for choosing their appearance but I will say that I’ll be ‘blunt’ in my descriptions. Going to school, youth groups, tutor classes a few years go… --- ## [Did you find Colbert's Trump Comment Homophobic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-find-colberts-trump-comment-homophobic/785785)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-find-colberts-trump-comment-homophobic/785785 "2017-05-07T06:29:15Z")
I thought Colbert was a bit crude. I don’t find it Homophobic. Gays don’t exclusively have a monopoly on fellato. Girls do it too. :smiley: It’s a normal sex act. Practiced every day by tens of millions of people. Not… --- ## [Question on NJ Statute 39:3-74](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-nj-statute-39-3-74/785815)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-nj-statute-39-3-74/785815 "2017-05-07T04:21:18Z")
I am a UBER & LYFT driver and after a recent incident I have the need to record what happens in the passenger compartment. I was considering a dash cam that records the road and inside of my car but after doing some Goog… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=618) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=620)