# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=621 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 622 --- ## [D'ya ever just feel like drinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dya-ever-just-feel-like-drinking/785375)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dya-ever-just-feel-like-drinking/785375 "2017-05-03T19:33:37Z")
I like alcohol. I really do. But I rarely consume any. Now if I’m at a party… Well, I can get really fun. But no one invites me to parties anymore, so my alcohol consumption is the occasional beer with lunch or dinn… --- ## [Increased pressure on NK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increased-pressure-on-nk/784409)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increased-pressure-on-nk/784409 "2017-05-03T18:59:10Z")
Could the U.S. be putting increased pressure on NK in hopes of causing an inside break in Kims inside circle leading to a possible overthrow? --- ## [Complex short-term mortgage question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complex-short-term-mortgage-question/785502)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complex-short-term-mortgage-question/785502 "2017-05-03T18:51:17Z")
This is really a GQ question, as I only want factual, considered answers, but I suspect it would be moved here along with most legal/financial/opinion-driven topics, so. Here’s the deal: I need to know everything Doper … --- ## ["Not afraid to call a spade a spade"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-afraid-to-call-a-spade-a-spade/785765)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-afraid-to-call-a-spade-a-spade/785765 "2017-05-03T18:21:29Z")
What do you think if someone you haven’t met is described in this way? Other adjectives may include “honest”, “straight up”, “takes no bullshit” etc. It can refer to someone who has a fairly straight approach to life and… --- ## [Would a man saying "I'm a feminist" to explain his lack of deferential manners to dates be OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-man-saying-im-a-feminist-to-explain-his-lack-of-deferential-manners-to-dates-be-ok/784578)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-man-saying-im-a-feminist-to-explain-his-lack-of-deferential-manners-to-dates-be-ok/784578 "2017-05-03T17:13:22Z")
In reading thisarticleabout the Wall Street Bull and Fearless Girl by author Amanda Marcotte and what appropriate feminist reactions should be I wondered just how much latitude a man would be given if he deliberately ign… --- ## [Any experience with BistroMD meal delivery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-bistromd-meal-delivery/785781)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-bistromd-meal-delivery/785781 "2017-05-03T15:37:22Z")
My husband and I are interested in eating more healthily (he is pre-diabetic), and in losing some weight. We’d also like to add some variety to our menu. Due to some health issues, I’m not cooking much (at all, really)… --- ## [Big pet peeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-pet-peeve/785620)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-pet-peeve/785620 "2017-05-03T15:25:27Z")
I have a pet peeve slightly related to my OCD nature. I firmly believe that if you must have a bed pushed against an electrical outlet, it should have nothing plugged into it EXCEPT socket covers. (Virtually no risk of a… --- ## [That old-time firearm solvent scent...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-old-time-firearm-solvent-scent/785690)
**Author:** [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-old-time-firearm-solvent-scent/785690 "2017-05-03T14:40:07Z")
In the Rifle Action thread, cleaning (the perennial bane of shooters) was mentioned, including the relative suckitude of cleaning some types of rifle - And that venerable standby of greybeards everywhere, Hoppes #9, was … --- ## [How come we seldom see these technologies in air combat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-seldom-see-these-technologies-in-air-combat/785647)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-we-seldom-see-these-technologies-in-air-combat/785647 "2017-05-03T13:45:27Z")
I’m wondering about the scarcity of ramfan engines in missiles and of ventral/dorsal radar pods on fighters. I’ll explain what I mean and how I guess they might be useful. If I’m mistaken about parts of it or you see way… --- ## [Fell into IT Job - Need Guidance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fell-into-it-job-need-guidance/785532)
**Author:** [@trylikeafool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trylikeafool)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fell-into-it-job-need-guidance/785532 "2017-05-03T02:49:30Z")
Hi guys - looking for some guidance in the IT field. I was hired a few months ago as an assistant for a small company (two owners + me). Once they discovered I was tech savvy and could do some graphic design, my role mor… --- ## [Coyotes vs domesticated dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyotes-vs-domesticated-dogs/785455)
**Author:** [@SUZ\_MAC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SUZ_MAC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyotes-vs-domesticated-dogs/785455 "2017-05-03T02:46:48Z")
First off I am absolutely not looking for disturbing stories. So please don’t share those with me. I’m just looking for opinions and perhaps some reassurance. I live in a residential neighborhood that is not far from … --- ## [In court for no insurance/registration what to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-court-for-no-insurance-registration-what-to-expect/785232)
**Author:** [@Oortcloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oortcloud)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-court-for-no-insurance-registration-what-to-expect/785232 "2017-05-03T02:27:16Z")
I was pulled over randomly while driving my car in New York City, I couldn’t get insurance at the time so my vehicle was unregistered and uninsured, on top of that I got a posession of stolen property charge because poli… --- ## [The Holocaust (logical) fallacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-holocaust-logical-fallacy/785694)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-holocaust-logical-fallacy/785694 "2017-05-03T01:02:23Z")
This might go in general questions, but I assume it will get sidetracked, so I’m putting it here. What is the logical fallacy that is probably some subset of appeal to authority, where a person who has been through some… --- ## [Two conflicting messages for the public on body weight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-conflicting-messages-for-the-public-on-body-weight/785642)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-conflicting-messages-for-the-public-on-body-weight/785642 "2017-05-02T23:30:16Z")
How do women cope with messages about weight? I see and hear two messages in the media: Women should accept their body. Plus-size women can be sexy. The view of beauty presented in the media is unrealistic. 67% of wo… --- ## [Did anyone here grow up in Brooklyn NY in the 1950s or 1960s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-here-grow-up-in-brooklyn-ny-in-the-1950s-or-1960s/785747)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-here-grow-up-in-brooklyn-ny-in-the-1950s-or-1960s/785747 "2017-05-02T20:32:26Z")
I’m just wondering what Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst were like around those times compared to today. Also, were Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst very different culturally in that time? Was there any inter-borough rivalry between t… --- ## [Is slavery incompatible with modern technologically advanced societies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-slavery-incompatible-with-modern-technologically-advanced-societies/785604)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-slavery-incompatible-with-modern-technologically-advanced-societies/785604 "2017-05-02T20:00:04Z")
Re the current discussion about the book, and now TV series "The Handmaid’s Tale"here on the dope and elsewhere I’m wondering if you could have real world plausible scenario where chattel slavery (ie people as property) … --- ## [How likely do you think all out war with North Korea is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-do-you-think-all-out-war-with-north-korea-is/785491)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-do-you-think-all-out-war-with-north-korea-is/785491 "2017-05-02T19:17:19Z")
Question in the title. As for time horizon, let’s go with: until the end of Trump’s first term. --- ## [Did anyone here attend the NY World's Fair (1964-1965)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-here-attend-the-ny-worlds-fair-1964-1965/785593)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-here-attend-the-ny-worlds-fair-1964-1965/785593 "2017-05-02T19:04:57Z")
And if so, what are your memories of the Pinkerton Guards? My grandpa worked as one ;p. --- ## [Which phone should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-phone-should-i-get/785623)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-phone-should-i-get/785623 "2017-05-02T18:12:39Z")
So because I was a Microsoft employee all my smartphones for the last 5+ years have been windows phones, well it turns out today that windows phone is officially dead. So I am now going to change eco-systems and it’s no… --- ## [Chicago - free parking near L station](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-free-parking-near-l-station/785439)
**Author:** [@Bike\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bike_Rider)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-free-parking-near-l-station/785439 "2017-05-02T13:25:52Z")
Since I know there’s a significant Chicago contingent here, and I can’t find info on this through my google attempts, I thought I’d ask for opinions here. I am traveling to Chicago for the weekend and staying at the Int… --- ## [Mild Insults: "one \_\_\_\_ short of a \_\_\_\_\_"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-insults-one-____-short-of-a-_____/160536)
**Author:** [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-insults-one-____-short-of-a-_____/160536 "2017-05-02T07:22:01Z")
So as not to hijack this thread, I’m starting this one to come up with alternatives to the classic “one brick short of a load.” Bibliophage already suggested “a few vermin short of a plague” in that other thread. I wou… --- ## ["Let me make you cool" - does this happen IRL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-make-you-cool-does-this-happen-irl/785637)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-make-you-cool-does-this-happen-irl/785637 "2017-05-02T01:18:34Z")
I was watching a TV show last night that used the “let me make you cool” trope, where the super-popular girl takes an uncool girl and gives her a makeover, invites her to hang out with her friends, but tells her how to b… --- ## [I need a flashing wireless doorbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-flashing-wireless-doorbell/785680)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-flashing-wireless-doorbell/785680 "2017-05-02T00:31:11Z")
My dad refuses to address his hearing problem, and I’m looking for a wireless doorbell that gives off a good flash as it dings. I keep finding ones that sort of glow, etc, but I need it to have at least 4 receivers and f… --- ## [Yet another social situation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-social-situation-question/785556)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-social-situation-question/785556 "2017-05-01T21:48:13Z")
I recently started attending a small informal weekly meetup at a coffee shop; we do crafts and shoot the breeze. Anyway, one of the more-regular members only seems to want to talk about one thing - and not only is it th… --- ## [Your fanciest hotel room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fanciest-hotel-room/785493)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fanciest-hotel-room/785493 "2017-05-01T20:51:28Z")
What was the fanciest hotel or resort room you ever stayed in? Please share details like location, cost, and the amenities. --- ## [Ethical Dilema - payback for a scammer or petty revenge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-dilema-payback-for-a-scammer-or-petty-revenge/785629)
**Author:** [@AK-46](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK-46)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-dilema-payback-for-a-scammer-or-petty-revenge/785629 "2017-05-01T19:29:33Z")
Greetings dopers. I have lurked here for nearly 20 years and am finally stepping forward with a Dilema from my weekend. I live on about two acres and have been looking for a riding mower on Craig’s list. This past F… --- ## [So Yale grad students go on a hunger strike, well sort of...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-yale-grad-students-go-on-a-hunger-strike-well-sort-of/785646)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-yale-grad-students-go-on-a-hunger-strike-well-sort-of/785646 "2017-05-01T17:52:25Z")
Grad students at Yale are attempting to unionize and are demanding a union contract from the University. Yale isn’t doing so because of the numbers: So a small group of students affiliated with the proposed union,… --- ## [Books on rabbit ownership suitable for kids.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-on-rabbit-ownership-suitable-for-kids/785492)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-on-rabbit-ownership-suitable-for-kids/785492 "2017-05-01T15:52:56Z")
Spike has decided he wants a pet rabbit. Unlike Fang’s and Squeaky’s perpetual petition to their mother for a cat, this request has a chance to be granted. Mrs Magill owned a rabbit when she was younger and has indicate… --- ## [Alternative or Fringe Investment Ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-or-fringe-investment-ideas/785611)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-or-fringe-investment-ideas/785611 "2017-05-01T14:57:26Z")
Recently i stumbled upon a Youtuber who, as far as i could tell, bought and sold Magic The Gathering cards for a living, but not only that, he INVESTED in Magic cards. The investment ran like this: —A new set comes out … --- ## [Non-prescription sleep aid for overnight flight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-prescription-sleep-aid-for-overnight-flight/785100)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-prescription-sleep-aid-for-overnight-flight/785100 "2017-05-01T13:12:31Z")
In a couple of weeks I’ll be taking an 8-1/2 hour red-eye flight in coach. I’ve got a good neck pillow, some ear plugs and an eye mask, but being 6’2", I have trouble getting comfortable enough to sleep in the confines o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=620) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=622)