# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=656 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 657 --- ## [Would you opt for this "Black Mirror" type implant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-opt-for-this-black-mirror-type-implant/778816)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-opt-for-this-black-mirror-type-implant/778816 "2017-02-03T21:53:53Z")
It’s a non intrusive implant that uses your bodies kinetic energy to power your phone or other various small devices. The thing is, in order for this thing to work, you have to consume at least 6,000 calories a day. Onc… --- ## [How do you think this whole Trump thing is going to end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-think-this-whole-trump-thing-is-going-to-end/778525)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-think-this-whole-trump-thing-is-going-to-end/778525 "2017-02-03T17:34:25Z")
Wow, this got ugly fast. Thanks, fuckheads, who voted for this piece of human excrement. I personally think he will be out of office by the end of the year. He will continue the crazy and the GOP will either remove him v… --- ## [Why are US senators so sloppy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-us-senators-so-sloppy/778770)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-us-senators-so-sloppy/778770 "2017-02-03T17:19:35Z")
I am not an American, but I’ve been watching senate sessions past few days and I was amazed with how slow and careless everything and everyone looks. For example these days they are talking about important inauguration … --- ## ["You should NEVER give up on a dog!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-should-never-give-up-on-a-dog/778673)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-should-never-give-up-on-a-dog/778673 "2017-02-03T17:08:29Z")
So say the vocal people on several dog related FB groups and message boards. They’re not talking about Fluffy or Fido chewing, peeing/pooping on the floor or digging holes. They’re talking about dogs that bite them/oth… --- ## [Does Trump have RBF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-have-rbf/778809)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-have-rbf/778809 "2017-02-03T13:24:32Z")
(For those few posters who may have somehow not heard of this, RBF = resting bitch face and describes a tendency for a person of either gender to look like they are scowling or displeased when in fact their emotional sta… --- ## [America may become an autocracy :-(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-may-become-an-autocracy/778644)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-may-become-an-autocracy/778644 "2017-02-03T07:50:35Z")
How to Build an Autocracy is a frightening article from the March Atlantic Monthly. It starts with a preview of the possible state of the union in 2020; then compares Orbán’s Hungary with Trump’s America in the scenario… --- ## [We have Godwin's Law and Rule 34. We need another one, for this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-godwins-law-and-rule-34-we-need-another-one-for-this/775736)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-godwins-law-and-rule-34-we-need-another-one-for-this/775736 "2017-02-03T02:56:55Z")
For those of you who don’t know, Godwin’s Law is about gratuitous references to Hitler, and Rule 34 is “if people, animals, or inanimate objects do it, someone’s made a porn of it.” What we also seem to need is a “\_\_\_\_\_… --- ## [The exclamation point is dead! Dead! Well, mostly dead!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exclamation-point-is-dead-dead-well-mostly-dead/778820)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exclamation-point-is-dead-dead-well-mostly-dead/778820 "2017-02-03T02:47:07Z")
Ok, maybe not dead, but I think its usage is completely intertwined with an antiquated sense and the capitalized, bolded, or italicized word (or phrase/sentence) has taken over. Here are my reasons why grammar needs to … --- ## [What should Trump do about North Korean ICBMs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-trump-do-about-north-korean-icbms/777957)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-trump-do-about-north-korean-icbms/777957 "2017-02-03T02:39:57Z")
So in what is being called a direct challenge to President Trump North Korea has put two ICBMs into position to be fired. I don’t think they’ve been fueled yet but in every other way they’re ready to launch. How should t… --- ## [Having my first-ever CT scan tomorrow (1/20)- tips, advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-my-first-ever-ct-scan-tomorrow-1-20-tips-advice/777550)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-my-first-ever-ct-scan-tomorrow-1-20-tips-advice/777550 "2017-02-03T00:12:45Z")
The scan is of my abdominal/pelvic area. I’ve had the sensation for about 10 months of “something” in my lower right quadrant-- something small, maybe ping pong ball size-- that’s not painful, but that feels like it shou… --- ## [Kindle or Kono?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-or-kono/770033)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-or-kono/770033 "2017-02-02T21:37:53Z")
As I get ready to move, there will be more of these threads. Sorry in advance, Dopers. So I feel the need to move to e-readership, although I don’t like the idea. Pocket books are my bag, and I have thousands of them (I … --- ## [How often do you do Laundry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-do-laundry/778703)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-do-laundry/778703 "2017-02-02T19:00:18Z")
I hate doing Laundry. It’s my least favorite household chore. So, how often do you do laundry? --- ## [What's the lamest prize you ever won in a contest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-lamest-prize-you-ever-won-in-a-contest/778170)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-lamest-prize-you-ever-won-in-a-contest/778170 "2017-02-02T03:58:16Z")
Or worst prize you’ve seen given out in a serious contest? Basically you were entered in a contest (an actual one, no Publishers Clearinghouse style contests or “Take a test drive in this car and you might be a winner!”… --- ## [Do you sleep naked in hotel rooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053 "2017-02-02T02:11:01Z")
At home is one thing but in a hotel you never know if the maid will let herself in while you’re too groggy to respond to her knock or if there will be a fire or if you just don’t want to be vulnerable while surrounded by… --- ## [When in history should a morally average person spurn homophobia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-history-should-a-morally-average-person-spurn-homophobia/778683)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-history-should-a-morally-average-person-spurn-homophobia/778683 "2017-02-02T02:01:55Z")
Forgive the clunky title, couldn’t quite put in any more succinctly. So you know how 200 years ago (nearly) everyone was racist, Thomas Jefferson was a slave owner, but we don’t think of him as a monster because he was a… --- ## [Muslim ban a distraction for Rosneft-gate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-ban-a-distraction-for-rosneft-gate/778754)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-ban-a-distraction-for-rosneft-gate/778754 "2017-02-02T01:50:13Z")
Wednesday a week ago, Jan 25th, Reuters ran some facts about the shady sale of Russian oil shares. Two days later, Trump announced the Muslim ban. And the Muslim ban sucked up all attention this story might otherwise ha… --- ## ["Pardoning" gays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardoning-gays/778679)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardoning-gays/778679 "2017-02-02T01:24:09Z")
Dunno if you’ve seen this story, in the UK; \*Thousands of gay and bisexual men found guilty of decades-old sexual offences in England and Wales have been posthumously pardoned. The enactment by the government of the so… --- ## [Pronunciation of Across](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-across/778779)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-across/778779 "2017-02-02T00:12:43Z")
First off, I have always lived in the Western US, so perhaps this is a regional thing, but I keep running across people who think there is a ‘t’ at the end of the word across. For example they might say ‘I just came acr… --- ## [What's More Secure: EMail or E-Fax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-secure-email-or-e-fax/778702)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-secure-email-or-e-fax/778702 "2017-02-01T21:47:16Z")
I wager this is a toss-up. I guess they are equal since an e-fax is not a real fax. Is that about the size of it? --- ## [Is it just me or does it seem like pain pills perscribed from your doctor doesn't work that well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-does-it-seem-like-pain-pills-perscribed-from-your-doctor-doesnt-work-that-well/778641)
**Author:** [@4kad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4kad)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-does-it-seem-like-pain-pills-perscribed-from-your-doctor-doesnt-work-that-well/778641 "2017-02-01T20:14:33Z")
My doctor perscribed Ibuprofen for me and each pill is 800 MG but whenever i take for to calm a arthritis flare up I am still in pain 3 hours later. But when I buy the regular Ibuprofen on the shelf at the pharmacy an… --- ## [How Negatively do you view Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-negatively-do-you-view-trump/778544)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-negatively-do-you-view-trump/778544 "2017-02-01T20:04:11Z")
The previous poll I had was how many people viewed Trump in his 10 days. Nearly 90% of 200 voters said very negatively. So I’ve created a bonus poll to see how negatively people view Trump (please wait a minute when I do… --- ## [Why are there direct flights from Philadelphia to Newark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-direct-flights-from-philadelphia-to-newark/777009)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-direct-flights-from-philadelphia-to-newark/777009 "2017-02-01T19:30:25Z")
If you need to get to the airport 2 hours in advance, taking a train will take just as long. --- ## [In these dark times for liberals, I offer a lifeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-these-dark-times-for-liberals-i-offer-a-lifeline/778728)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-these-dark-times-for-liberals-i-offer-a-lifeline/778728 "2017-02-01T09:40:41Z")
Not one that has ANYTHING to do with the state of the nation or politics, that’s all sh\*t for YEARS. Liberals will be in the wilderness for ages and have nothing but bitterness and ashes to look forward to in the coming… --- ## [Is IT still a good career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-a-good-career/776794)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-a-good-career/776794 "2017-01-18T20:52:11Z")
I am asking from an American perspective. I have worked in IT, and am studying for a degree in Cybersecurity. I love it, and find it very interesting. I have noticed though, there is a massive increase in outsourcing. … --- ## [Can you buy a new handgun for \<$100?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-a-new-handgun-for-100/778714)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-a-new-handgun-for-100/778714 "2017-02-01T06:48:11Z")
I’m not saying you should, especially if it is a home defense gun. But I’ve seen 22 rifles start at $99 and I’ve seen single shot twelve gauge shotguns start at $99, but I don’t know if handguns start that low. Even cob… --- ## [The birds and the bees, teaching kids about sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-and-the-bees-teaching-kids-about-sex/778009)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-and-the-bees-teaching-kids-about-sex/778009 "2017-02-01T04:59:40Z")
My kids are still young, eight and six. Today, we were driving by a wedding photographers and saw a bride. I asked my son, 6, if he knew who she was was. He said yes, and put his hands over his tummy in the universal si… --- ## [One 800mg vs four 200mg Ibuprofen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-800mg-vs-four-200mg-ibuprofen/778711)
**Author:** [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-800mg-vs-four-200mg-ibuprofen/778711 "2017-02-01T04:52:11Z")
I told my friend that my doc gave me a script for 800mg Ibuprofen. I said that I can go get OTC 200mg Ibuprofen and take 4 to get 800mg. He said it doesn’t work that way and I disagreed. Once dissolved in the body they’… --- ## [What Else Can I Do With a Math Ed Bachelor's Degree Other Than Teach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-i-do-with-a-math-ed-bachelors-degree-other-than-teach/379879)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-i-do-with-a-math-ed-bachelors-degree-other-than-teach/379879 "2017-02-01T03:58:23Z")
I am completely and utterly fed up with teaching math at this point. Between dealing with high schoolers who can’t multiply single digit numbers, out of control IEP requirements, way too much apathy and a refusal to take… --- ## [The ascent of Bannon, the former executive chairman of Breitbart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ascent-of-bannon-the-former-executive-chairman-of-breitbart/778493)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ascent-of-bannon-the-former-executive-chairman-of-breitbart/778493 "2017-02-01T03:15:55Z")
WTF - In an executive order, Trump reorganized the National Security Council to, along with other changes, gives Bannon a regular seat on the principals committee - the meetings of the most senior national security offic… --- ## [Reel South: The State of Eugenics. Tillis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reel-south-the-state-of-eugenics-tillis/778670)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reel-south-the-state-of-eugenics-tillis/778670 "2017-01-31T22:54:00Z")
TLDR: Why was Thom Tillis portrayed as the champion in the NC Eugenics compensation/restitution program in this documentary? http://worldchannel.org/programs/episode/reel-south-state-eugenics/ I watched this doc last … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=655) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=657)