# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=659 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 660 --- ## [Online ads that take forever to get to the point - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-ads-that-take-forever-to-get-to-the-point-why/778262)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-ads-that-take-forever-to-get-to-the-point-why/778262 "2017-01-27T17:40:37Z")
So one of my “selected” Facebook links was to a story about how to delay or prevent dementia in old age. I was suspicious but I thought I would take a look anyway. First, it was a video, and there was no indication of t… --- ## [Is it safe to eat food that was outside all night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-eat-food-that-was-outside-all-night/777921)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-eat-food-that-was-outside-all-night/777921 "2017-01-27T16:49:13Z")
Hey all, So I went to lunch with my sister yesterday at our favorite Vietnamese restaurant. I got home and put the leftovers in the fridge at about 5:00 (pm.) This morning, I realized that I didn’t know where the wonton… --- ## [Did you know that "banana" was a slur to Asian Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-banana-was-a-slur-to-asian-americans/777568)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-banana-was-a-slur-to-asian-americans/777568 "2017-01-27T15:58:14Z")
A co-worker called me to change his password. As is my custom, I looked around my office for an item to it change to. I had a banana on my desk. I told him that I changed his temporary password to 123BANANA and that h… --- ## [Possible 2020 Trump Slogans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-2020-trump-slogans/777985)
**Author:** [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-2020-trump-slogans/777985 "2017-01-27T13:01:50Z")
Apparently Trump’s already filed for a trademark on “Keep America Great” for his reelection campaign. However, what if, for some unforeseen reason, things aren’t going great in 2020 and the Donald develops enough awaren… --- ## [Faster-than-light space travel explained 201](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faster-than-light-space-travel-explained-201/777896)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faster-than-light-space-travel-explained-201/777896 "2017-01-27T10:59:51Z")
Prerequisite: Understand Einstein"s quote “spooky action at a distance”. If two particles are quantumly entangled; one on Earth, the other on a spacecraft, and both particles can be observed, then time dilation does no… --- ## [Bring out your dead: flu/URI roll call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-out-your-dead-flu-uri-roll-call/778090)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-out-your-dead-flu-uri-roll-call/778090 "2017-01-27T03:17:09Z")
So, who amongst us has been stricken by this year’s awful flu/URI plague and where are we? Mrs. Shark and I got sick over the weekend (New Jersey). Please report in . . . --- ## [HR 7 Passes in House - How Does This Affect American Women's Ability to Access Abortions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-7-passes-in-house-how-does-this-affect-american-womens-ability-to-access-abortions/778104)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-7-passes-in-house-how-does-this-affect-american-womens-ability-to-access-abortions/778104 "2017-01-27T00:56:05Z")
HR 7 (No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017) seems to be a Very Bad Thing, but I don’t know enough about it - is it an extension of things that are already regulations in the… --- ## [Your home city gets nuked; what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-home-city-gets-nuked-what-do-you-do/777116)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-home-city-gets-nuked-what-do-you-do/777116 "2017-01-26T23:36:18Z")
You were away on vacation that is. You get up one morning and the news media are screaming that a large-yield thermonuclear device has incinerated \. \[ul\] \[li\]Your home and all your belongings? Gone.… --- ## [How should I integrate my calendars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-integrate-my-calendars/778168)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-integrate-my-calendars/778168 "2017-01-26T20:58:13Z")
So I keep going back and forth between paper and electronic, ugh. I can’t really find anything that permanently works for me. As electronic calendars go, ideally I need something that either IS Outlook or talks to Outl… --- ## [PC Won't Recognize Kindle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-wont-recognize-kindle/778026)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-wont-recognize-kindle/778026 "2017-01-26T20:27:29Z")
Why won’t my PC recognize my Kindle when I plug it into a USB port? Yes, the USB port works for other devices. Yes, I’ve refreshed the screen (which is open to “This PC”). Yes, the Kindle is on. Yes, the PC has recognize… --- ## [How would an orbital ring deal with continental drift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-orbital-ring-deal-with-continental-drift/777817)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-orbital-ring-deal-with-continental-drift/777817 "2017-01-26T20:04:29Z")
The next stage beyond an orbital tower is an orbital ring. You’d have it connected to the surface by several orbital towers. But the thing is, those towers are on moving surfaces, and, just like when you swing a pole, a … --- ## [Charged with DUI, the only traces in blood are caffeine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charged-with-dui-the-only-traces-in-blood-are-caffeine/775605)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charged-with-dui-the-only-traces-in-blood-are-caffeine/775605 "2017-01-26T18:14:56Z")
"After being pulled over on 5 August 2015, Schwab was charged by the Solano County district attorney with misdemeanor driving under the influence of a drug. Almost 18 months later, Schwab is preparing to go to trial. … --- ## [The "Wow! I didn't know my device can do that!" thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wow-i-didnt-know-my-device-can-do-that-thread/777763)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wow-i-didnt-know-my-device-can-do-that-thread/777763 "2017-01-26T17:46:55Z")
I’ve been playing music on my truck’s radio via BT from the Pandora on my phone. It’s been a real pain in the ass though, because every time I get in my truck, I have to pull my phone out of my pocket, unlock it, and the… --- ## [To Trump haters - how would YOU have responded to this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-trump-haters-how-would-you-have-responded-to-this/778008)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-trump-haters-how-would-you-have-responded-to-this/778008 "2017-01-26T16:41:59Z")
Basically a woman went off on a Trump supporter on a plane and ended up getting kicked off. To a round of applause from fellow passengers. Ok, on this board we have some pretty sharp people who can write up some excelle… --- ## [What is the best way to find an addiction specialist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-find-an-addiction-specialist/777904)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-find-an-addiction-specialist/777904 "2017-01-26T14:47:32Z")
I’d like to find an addiction specialist who will treat addiction to a mild opiate agonist. What is the best way to go about doing that? We’re not talking about hardcore opiates here; it’s a drug called tianeptine which … --- ## [You know you've gotten old when...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-gotten-old-when/776452)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-gotten-old-when/776452 "2017-01-26T14:41:39Z")
We had an all hands meeting at my workplace a few weeks ago, and each manager introduced their group members and mentioned an interesting fact about each of them. My manager said “Knowed Out once received an email from R… --- ## [Why would someone need a gun on a college campus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-need-a-gun-on-a-college-campus/777599)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-need-a-gun-on-a-college-campus/777599 "2017-01-26T05:29:45Z")
The bill I am wondering about is this: “Rep. Richard M. Cebra, R-Naples, proposes legislation to “enhance safety on college and university campuses” by allowing firearms to be carried on the campuses of public colleges… --- ## [Driving on the "wrong" side - how hard is it to adapt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-on-the-wrong-side-how-hard-is-it-to-adapt/777319)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-on-the-wrong-side-how-hard-is-it-to-adapt/777319 "2017-01-25T22:52:52Z")
My husband and I were talking about doing a self-driving tour of Great Britain. This isn’t “need answer fast” - it may not happen for a year or more. For those of you whose travels had you sitting behind the wheel on t… --- ## [Philosophy, Physics, Spiritual Types - how many distinct Dimensions of reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophy-physics-spiritual-types-how-many-distinct-dimensions-of-reality/777393)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophy-physics-spiritual-types-how-many-distinct-dimensions-of-reality/777393 "2017-01-25T22:29:08Z")
There have been a few Big Think threads lately that have led to discussion, so might as well pile on. In this thread on the everyday application of Determinism vs Free Will: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthre… --- ## [Will pot dispensaries in the U.K. eventually happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-pot-dispensaries-in-the-u-k-eventually-happen/778071)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-pot-dispensaries-in-the-u-k-eventually-happen/778071 "2017-01-25T22:06:41Z")
I’ve been enjoying access to pot dispensaries here in B.C. for the past couple years. I’m surprised the U.K. hasn’t kept pace, but at least there’s signs… To Brits: what’s the word in the street? Is there genuine inte… --- ## [Men--when do you go shirtless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-do-you-go-shirtless/662299)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-do-you-go-shirtless/662299 "2017-01-25T20:57:17Z")
It’s mid-90s today in the Pacific Northwest, a really hot day around here, and numerous guys are walking the streets shirtless. It’s not something I’d ever do; if I’m outdoors and not going to the beach/doing hard labor… --- ## [The Luckiest Day of the Week.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-luckiest-day-of-the-week/778141)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-luckiest-day-of-the-week/778141 "2017-01-25T20:50:11Z")
True story. When I still in grade school, I was sure there was something up with Fridays. It just seemed, if something bad were to happen, it would always happen on a Friday. Then I found out, actually according to popul… --- ## [How best to contact Congress/White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-contact-congress-white-house/778101)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-contact-congress-white-house/778101 "2017-01-25T20:25:54Z")
It seems like there will be a lot of issues in the next four years that will make me want to contact Congress and register my disapproval. I’ve read various disagreeing opinions on which way is the best, some say phone c… --- ## [Legal Ramifications of Trump's Twitter & Stock Trading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ramifications-of-trumps-twitter-stock-trading/777114)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ramifications-of-trumps-twitter-stock-trading/777114 "2017-01-25T19:56:46Z")
In December, a tweet by Trump sent Lockheed shares down by almost 2%… http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-tweet-sends-lockheed-shares-down-boeing-shares-rising-2016-12-22 A similar tweet sent Boeing’s stock down ab… --- ## [You're a Secret Service agent. Would you take a bullet for a President you hated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-secret-service-agent-would-you-take-a-bullet-for-a-president-you-hated/754513)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-secret-service-agent-would-you-take-a-bullet-for-a-president-you-hated/754513 "2017-01-25T19:30:00Z")
So…suppose that you are a Secret Service agent. And an obnoxious individual with a penchant for making appalling statements, coming up with incredibly destructive ideas, utter ignorance and an “I don’t care” attitude, a … --- ## [Has Trump ever commented on being armchair diagnosed as having Narcissistic Personality Disorder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-trump-ever-commented-on-being-armchair-diagnosed-as-having-narcissistic-personality-disorder/778156)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-trump-ever-commented-on-being-armchair-diagnosed-as-having-narcissistic-personality-disorder/778156 "2017-01-25T16:53:57Z")
Just curious. Has Trump ever publicly commented on being armchair diagnosed as having Narcissistic Personality Disorder ? Has any interviewer ever asked him about it? Has he denied it, dismissed it? I do remember Dr. … --- ## [Trump SCOTUS picks, opinions on Neil Gorsuch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-scotus-picks-opinions-on-neil-gorsuch/778149)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-scotus-picks-opinions-on-neil-gorsuch/778149 "2017-01-25T16:18:19Z")
It is being reported that Neil Gorsuch is on the short list for a Trump SCOTUS nomination. He is reported to be very close to Scalia in many ways. The short list also includes Judges William Pryor and Thomas Hardiman. … --- ## [One of the most politically incorrect questions of all time - are gay men really attracted to asses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-most-politically-incorrect-questions-of-all-time-are-gay-men-really-attracted-to-asses/778010)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-most-politically-incorrect-questions-of-all-time-are-gay-men-really-attracted-to-asses/778010 "2017-01-25T14:55:24Z")
I know I am going to need a disclaimer here because some people will have a bad reaction to it without even reading the real question. I am not opposed to gay people in the least. I am just curious about how the sexual a… --- ## [So now we know Trump's paradigm. Pure, unbridled America 1st Nationalism. How's that going to play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-we-know-trumps-paradigm-pure-unbridled-america-1st-nationalism-hows-that-going-to-play/777766)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-we-know-trumps-paradigm-pure-unbridled-america-1st-nationalism-hows-that-going-to-play/777766 "2017-01-25T07:33:48Z")
Per Trump’s inauguration speech the main theme seems to be a dedication to pure, unbridled “America first” nationalism. OK … so let’s take POTUS Trump at his word on that. Trump has not bent to the powers that be so fa… --- ## [Is philosophy really worth studying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-philosophy-really-worth-studying/776696)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-philosophy-really-worth-studying/776696 "2017-01-25T04:33:04Z")
I ask this because it doesn’t seem to lead anywhere. I get that philosophy is the study of knowledge, existence, reality, and all that good stuff. But what I don’t get is the point or the end game, since it seems like j… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=658) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=660)