# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=682 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 683 --- ## [Trump is ALREADY stirring up a ruckus...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-already-stirring-up-a-ruckus/772108)
**Author:** [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-already-stirring-up-a-ruckus/772108 "2016-11-17T02:05:08Z")
Trump is not even in office and the commotion is already starting! Is he firing people before they even have one day on the job? I better get my popcorn going now to watch this show (was planning on a January start), l… --- ## [What allergies do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-allergies-do-you-have/771776)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-allergies-do-you-have/771776 "2016-11-16T20:54:00Z")
Simple poll, what do you have? Any exotic allergies do you have? --- ## [Do we need friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-friends/771910)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-friends/771910 "2016-11-16T20:24:11Z")
As in could you survive without them? I don’t think you need friends to live, it’s not like they are water or food which you can’t do without. --- ## [Is this how people felt post-JFK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-how-people-felt-post-jfk/771786)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-how-people-felt-post-jfk/771786 "2016-11-16T18:26:51Z")
By post-JFK, I mean, after the first four days, after the funeral, when people knew they had to settle in to Johnson being president and adjust to what was not then called the “new normal”. Did people have this bleak fee… --- ## [Things you find creepy (that probably nobody else does)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787 "2016-11-16T17:43:34Z")
Been studying anthropology recently and, for some reason reconstructions of the earlier hominids really creep me out in an ‘uncanny valley’ way, Australopithecus afarensis and the likes of Sahelanthropus are fucking terr… --- ## [Thieving workers/guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thieving-workers-guest/772146)
**Author:** [@Texascat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Texascat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thieving-workers-guest/772146 "2016-11-16T16:32:10Z")
I hope someone can give me a straight answer here as I can’t seem to find one. My mother allowed a couple to do work on and in her house. They stole all of her valuable jewelry, tried to get credit cards in moms name an… --- ## [Plans with friends and the etiquette of inviting others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plans-with-friends-and-the-etiquette-of-inviting-others/441290)
**Author:** [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plans-with-friends-and-the-etiquette-of-inviting-others/441290 "2016-11-16T14:00:35Z")
To start this out, I’m a pretty social creature. I like meeting and spending time with friends-of-friends, and I have a thoroughly “the more the merrier” attitude. If I make plans with people, and I happen to run into an… --- ## [It's 2166: How is the U.S. map drawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2166-how-is-the-u-s-map-drawn/771996)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2166-how-is-the-u-s-map-drawn/771996 "2016-11-16T13:04:47Z")
Putting aside the chance of Trump causing a nuclear winter and leaving the world for the cockroaches, what do you think the U.S. map (demographically, environmentally, economically, politically, map-o-logically, etc) wil… --- ## [How do I take advantage of a Trump presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-take-advantage-of-a-trump-presidency/772005)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-take-advantage-of-a-trump-presidency/772005 "2016-11-16T08:32:34Z")
So …this is happening. That being the case, I’ve decided to just go with it, and, inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit of our new Great Leader, how do I take advantage? Pretend I have but $10,000 to invest (I don’t, … --- ## [Policing in the UK (Scottish/Northern Ireland videos)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policing-in-the-uk-scottish-northern-ireland-videos/769887)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policing-in-the-uk-scottish-northern-ireland-videos/769887 "2016-11-16T01:45:19Z")
I came across these videos from the Scottish Police Federation and thought they were quite well done, and I thought people here (as this is a US board) might find them interesting as well as a different perspective on po… --- ## [MLM as small business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlm-as-small-business/771674)
**Author:** [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlm-as-small-business/771674 "2016-11-15T22:07:25Z")
Multi-level marketing: Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Mary Kay, Initials Inc., even freaking Tupperware, to name a few! Are these “small businesses?” To me, they are not much different than a franchise. The person running the p… --- ## [Hypothetically what powers does the executive branch have to punish their enemies. Legal and illegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-what-powers-does-the-executive-branch-have-to-punish-their-enemies-legal-and-illegal/772019)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-what-powers-does-the-executive-branch-have-to-punish-their-enemies-legal-and-illegal/772019 "2016-11-15T21:47:42Z")
Assume an executive wanted to use the powers granted to them to harass, intimidate or make life miserable for their enemies (personal and political). What legal and illegal methods do they have? Does it change much from… --- ## [The scent of public restroom soap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scent-of-public-restroom-soap/772071)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scent-of-public-restroom-soap/772071 "2016-11-15T20:57:18Z")
This is a combination of GQ and IMHO, so feel free to answer with actual facts — Has anyone noticed that distinctive smell on your hands after washing them using public restroom soap? I find it a particularly off-puttin… --- ## [Motorycle not starting...ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorycle-not-starting-ideas/769008)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorycle-not-starting-ideas/769008 "2016-11-15T17:21:58Z")
2007 Honda Shadow 750 (V2?). Symtoms: It cranks, it’ll ‘catch’ a few times, but when I take my hand off the starter (or a few seconds after) it dies. One time it ran at very low RPM for about 10 seconds, then died. It… --- ## [Third Obama Term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-obama-term/771586)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-obama-term/771586 "2016-11-15T13:39:50Z")
Seeing the extreme negative reaction of many people to Trump’s election, I’m curious to know if anybody here would support a third Obama term, by whatever means such a thing would be accomplished. Are there any Dopers w… --- ## [Recliner buttons, too lazy for a pole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recliner-buttons-too-lazy-for-a-pole/770586)
**Author:** [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recliner-buttons-too-lazy-for-a-pole/770586 "2016-11-15T13:24:57Z")
So we got reclining theater seats in our moho. There are two buttons, one in front of the other. The seats were wired so that the front button made the seats recline, and the back button made the seats unrecline. For 6 m… --- ## [Do you know anyone who needs a medical procedure but can't afford it (or the co-pay)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-needs-a-medical-procedure-but-cant-afford-it-or-the-co-pay/523365)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-needs-a-medical-procedure-but-cant-afford-it-or-the-co-pay/523365 "2016-11-15T09:21:41Z")
I am looking for anecdotal stories that you know are true where a person needs a particular medical procedure and can’t afford to get it because they are uninsured, or are insured but can’t afford the co-pay or deductibl… --- ## [Difference between tone-policing and suggesting how message could be more effectively delivered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-tone-policing-and-suggesting-how-message-could-be-more-effectively-delivered/772041)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-tone-policing-and-suggesting-how-message-could-be-more-effectively-delivered/772041 "2016-11-15T09:06:23Z")
In the same way that there is a small but key difference between victim-blaming and stating that precautions can help thwart crime (i.e., “If you lock car doors, car is less likely to be stolen”) I think there is a small… --- ## [Which window?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-window/771934)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-window/771934 "2016-11-15T03:08:10Z")
Here’s my dilemma: I’ve been moving some things about in the house including removing three stained glass windows, in frames, that were hanging in the enclosed front porch for years. Two are going into the living room,… --- ## [Updates on your physical and mental health since the election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updates-on-your-physical-and-mental-health-since-the-election/771557)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updates-on-your-physical-and-mental-health-since-the-election/771557 "2016-11-15T01:01:01Z")
This election was different, it felt like as a nation we validated of the worst of humanity, and willingly gave a dangerous, unqualified protofascist control of the government. For a lot of people that has been a total s… --- ## [So what are Chelsea's chances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-chelseas-chances/771404)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-chelseas-chances/771404 "2016-11-15T00:43:55Z")
When Chelsea Clinton inevitably decides that it’s her turn will anyone be buying? She doesn’t have nearly the baggage that her mother has but she’s still got the last name, sort of how nobody really is interested in elec… --- ## [Why do conservative "secede" and progressives "move to Canada"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservative-secede-and-progressives-move-to-canada/771175)
**Author:** [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservative-secede-and-progressives-move-to-canada/771175 "2016-11-14T23:39:09Z")
With Trump winning, a lot of my progressive friends in the US have once again announced they’re moving to Canada. That socialist paradise to the north of the United States. During Obama’s (still continuing) reign, the c… --- ## [Why is Hillary so loved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hillary-so-loved/771493)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hillary-so-loved/771493 "2016-11-14T22:01:15Z")
A completely serious counterpoint to the other thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=810330 Since that one in this forum I followed suit. For those of you who are devoted Hillary supporters, why… --- ## [Best meat slicer for around $300](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-meat-slicer-for-around-300/771902)
**Author:** [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-meat-slicer-for-around-300/771902 "2016-11-14T21:34:01Z")
I’m looking for a good meat slicer. The restaurant grade machines start at around $600 for a low end Hobart. I don’t want the cheesy plastic 6 inch serrated bladed $100 models you get from Cabella’s. I’m looking for some… --- ## [Data is dead - No one knows anything - Media "Experts" are con artists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-is-dead-no-one-knows-anything-media-experts-are-con-artists/771384)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-is-dead-no-one-knows-anything-media-experts-are-con-artists/771384 "2016-11-14T21:14:29Z")
I went through a mild earthquake a few years ago here in Maryland and it permanently changed my perspective about how insignificant we are relative to the larger forces abroad in the universe. I understood earthquakes i… --- ## [What happened to teenagers "cruising"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-teenagers-cruising/771021)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-teenagers-cruising/771021 "2016-11-14T20:08:48Z")
I graduated in 1986 and everybody for as long as I can remember had a collective right of passage… cruising. You got in mom’s car, picked up some friends and did the never-ending loop-to-loop down the main drag, culminat… --- ## [Is pokemon animal abuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pokemon-animal-abuse/771987)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pokemon-animal-abuse/771987 "2016-11-14T20:05:44Z")
Considering the buzz I’m hearing about the new game it got me thinking, isn’t this animal abuse? I mean the fact that one is catching wild animals and making them fight each other seems rather cruel to me. I never reall… --- ## [Are teenagers who are 'loners' less likely to be deliquents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-teenagers-who-are-loners-less-likely-to-be-deliquents/771657)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-teenagers-who-are-loners-less-likely-to-be-deliquents/771657 "2016-11-14T18:01:22Z")
Loner being defined as choosing not to incessantly socialize with other teens. This hopefully refutes the point of mass shooters like , Elliot Rodger, Seung-Hui Cho and James Holmes being loners; they were social reject… --- ## [Is there any Woman in America who could have beaten Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-woman-in-america-who-could-have-beaten-trump/771510)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-woman-in-america-who-could-have-beaten-trump/771510 "2016-11-14T17:04:44Z")
Is there any woman in America who could have beaten Trump, or any other white male opponent? Or was Hillary really the only credible hope? There was talk a decade ago about Oprah. Could Trump have been beaten by anot… --- ## [Why am I killing pac man frogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-killing-pac-man-frogs/771817)
**Author:** [@correlophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/correlophus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-killing-pac-man-frogs/771817 "2016-11-14T12:34:01Z")
In the last months I have been unwittingly transformed into a serial killer of pac man frogs, also known as Cranwell’s horned frogs, scientific name Ceratophrys cranwelli. I have managed to kill three, and the fourth cur… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=681) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=683)