# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=698 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 699 --- ## [Chase'sapphire 5/24 rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chasesapphire-5-24-rule/767148)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chasesapphire-5-24-rule/767148 "2016-09-28T21:10:41Z")
If I’m at 7/24 and I apply for the Ink Business card, will I be denied? --- ## [Have flies been watching "Zoo?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-flies-been-watching-zoo/767080)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-flies-been-watching-zoo/767080 "2016-09-28T20:24:29Z")
N/W AR. 8 cats, 1 & ½ dogs. (St Barnard & neighbor Lab) No change in routine for months. "Invasion of the flies !!!" :eek: :confused: They seem sluggish but not enough for easy swatting. Started before any cool do… --- ## [Do I need a tax attorney, or a CPA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-tax-attorney-or-a-cpa/767060)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-tax-attorney-or-a-cpa/767060 "2016-09-28T18:16:56Z")
Wife and I are considering lending money to some of her relatives in Japan, and I’m looking to minimize/zero any tax liability for it, and any hassle/risk associated with an international financial transaction. For the … --- ## [Why would eating healthier mess up your menstrual cycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-eating-healthier-mess-up-your-menstrual-cycle/766661)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-eating-healthier-mess-up-your-menstrual-cycle/766661 "2016-09-28T17:26:01Z")
I started the Whole 30 diet at the beginning of this month (Whole 30 diet in a nutshell: no added sugars, alcohol, dairy, grains, or legumes). It’s working pretty well, my body composition is improving, and I have impro… --- ## [Foot fetish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-fetish/458662)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-fetish/458662 "2016-09-28T16:29:09Z")
I’d like to hear from any foot fetishists here: what’s up with that? How and why did you become sexually aroused by feet and/or shoes? Is it true that some foot fetishists become shoe salesmen? Are there females with … --- ## [Why is "Oriental" Offensive, when "Asian" is not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-oriental-offensive-when-asian-is-not/765870)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-oriental-offensive-when-asian-is-not/765870 "2016-09-28T16:26:35Z")
Latest brouhaha: MSN story about celebrity I’ve never heard of. First, I know that ethnic slurs should be a thing of the past. I’m not some clueless ditz who can’t understand why people of color can use a certain word… --- ## [Should i minor in Small Business Management or Fraud Examination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-minor-in-small-business-management-or-fraud-examination/767094)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-minor-in-small-business-management-or-fraud-examination/767094 "2016-09-28T15:30:00Z")
I am majoring in cybersecurity and have decided I will add a minor to my program. I think doing either Fraud Examination or Small Business Management would go well with my major. Ideally, I would like to start my own s… --- ## [WW2 army vs. modern army with poor training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-army-vs-modern-army-with-poor-training/767042)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-army-vs-modern-army-with-poor-training/767042 "2016-09-28T10:32:53Z")
As a companion to the Nazi vs. US army thread, let’s say that the Arab world was transported to Jan. 1944, a few months before D-day. Thinking this to be a glorious miracle from God, they set about restoring the Caliphat… --- ## [What is the difference between an excuse and an explanation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-an-excuse-and-an-explanation/629784)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-an-excuse-and-an-explanation/629784 "2012-08-01T01:02:49Z")
No excuses! I hear this all the time. It’s said to motivate someone to do something they don’t want to do. Everyone has a reason for not doing something. Some reasons are valid and some are lame. But “NO EXCUSES!” l… --- ## [A lot of CSI detective work & conclusions, DNA results excepted, are largely junk science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-csi-detective-work-conclusions-dna-results-excepted-are-largely-junk-science/766863)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-csi-detective-work-conclusions-dna-results-excepted-are-largely-junk-science/766863 "2016-09-28T02:16:12Z")
Interesting new study and guidelines The distance between the actual predictive and explanatory power of common CSI procedures and the reality is huge. It is interesting how much we take things on faith if they are sup… --- ## [400 turbo hydro problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/400-turbo-hydro-problems/766931)
**Author:** [@mav\_sd55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mav_sd55)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/400-turbo-hydro-problems/766931 "2016-09-27T21:24:20Z")
I am not a expert on turbo 400s but i have gone thru a few in the past. I recently went thru one and put a transgo shift kit in it To install behind my 71 camaro 496 bbc After reinstalling it the trans shifts up but w… --- ## [That Time of the Year - Funding!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-time-of-the-year-funding/767069)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-time-of-the-year-funding/767069 "2016-09-27T20:02:54Z")
Well, it is that time of the year. Time to tell the government how awesome of a researcher you are, how important your research will be and ask won’t you please fund me? :slight\_smile: Anybody else doing funding proposa… --- ## [Help me remember 1990! Montreal dopers especially welcome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-1990-montreal-dopers-especially-welcome/765041)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-1990-montreal-dopers-especially-welcome/765041 "2016-09-27T19:33:18Z")
A project (novella?) I am working on is set in 1990-1991. I was 21 at the time, and it is about people ending university and starting life in the real world. So, I know the time period and I remember the big things (mu… --- ## [Waking up 5/6 times a night feeling thirsty.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-5-6-times-a-night-feeling-thirsty/589612)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-5-6-times-a-night-feeling-thirsty/589612 "2016-09-27T19:05:04Z")
This has been happening to me for as long as I can remember, I seem to be constantly waking up in the middle of the night feeling very thirsty and it leaves me feeling tired during the day. I don’t have a problem with th… --- ## [Worse roommate: random stranger or a ghost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-roommate-random-stranger-or-a-ghost/680814)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-roommate-random-stranger-or-a-ghost/680814 "2016-09-27T18:53:49Z")
Please read before voting I read another story today where someone who had things mysteriously move in their house found out that they had some random weirdo living in their house. Again the real owners joked about ghos… --- ## [Hotels: In what other business model do you pay more and get less?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotels-in-what-other-business-model-do-you-pay-more-and-get-less/766870)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotels-in-what-other-business-model-do-you-pay-more-and-get-less/766870 "2016-09-27T13:59:19Z")
I’m going on a business trips, so it got me thinking - My last two stays were at higher-end hotels. At both locations, there was no included breakfast buffet. At one of them, wi-fi was an extra charge. When I get a cho… --- ## [Periodically, all food becomes repulsive. Also, shaking occurs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/periodically-all-food-becomes-repulsive-also-shaking-occurs/766978)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/periodically-all-food-becomes-repulsive-also-shaking-occurs/766978 "2016-09-27T11:54:06Z")
I have a friend who just revealed that every now and then, for about a week at a time, all food becomes disgusting. She described it as turning into ash in her mouth. Moreover, she begins shaking. I don’t know if the sha… --- ## [Anal bleaching: Have you? Would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching-have-you-would-you/519775)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching-have-you-would-you/519775 "2009-12-04T05:01:54Z")
Anal Bleaching. Yes, it’s true, it’s out there, people are doing it, and some are experiencing significant side effects and complications. Others swear it is the best thing since sliced bread, and are proud to show the… --- ## [What happened to the wandering jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-wandering-jews/766633)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-wandering-jews/766633 "2016-09-27T06:53:55Z")
The plant that is :smiley: These used to be ubiquitous. Anywhere plants are sold these used to be a standard and I have been unable to locate them anywhere around here. As far as I know they are not seasonal and they su… --- ## [What do you always carry in your laptop bag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-always-carry-in-your-laptop-bag/766884)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-always-carry-in-your-laptop-bag/766884 "2016-09-27T05:21:08Z")
Aside from laptop and power supply. I once had the wifi on my PC break (it started working again later for some reason) so ever since I always carry a USB wifi adapter. I also keep a USB data stick and headphones. Also… --- ## [Should the hotel have charged me for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-hotel-have-charged-me-for-this/766920)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-hotel-have-charged-me-for-this/766920 "2016-09-27T05:20:22Z")
Last week I was travelling for work and stayed at a mid-range conference hotel. One day I decided to use their gym, and showered afterwards. Each shower was an individual stall, and had a frosted glass door with the hote… --- ## [Use of the N-word internationally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-n-word-internationally/766660)
**Author:** [@Nippless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nippless)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-n-word-internationally/766660 "2016-09-27T01:16:48Z")
How is use of the n-word viewed around the world? I’m talking in a friendly type of sense, in a “What’s up friends” sort of style. Is it acceptable or is the word off-limits globally to anyone not African-American? --- ## [How much of a cultural obstacle is it that Muslims don't drink Alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-cultural-obstacle-is-it-that-muslims-dont-drink-alcohol/766654)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-cultural-obstacle-is-it-that-muslims-dont-drink-alcohol/766654 "2016-09-27T01:15:15Z")
Alcohol, for all its problems, is a major way of social bonding amongst different people, now I’m thinking, due to Muslims not drinking, does this escalate the divide between us and them, or has it always been a minor is… --- ## [Swallowing complications post coronoidectomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallowing-complications-post-coronoidectomy/709094)
**Author:** [@RollerPiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollerPiggy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallowing-complications-post-coronoidectomy/709094 "2016-09-26T23:28:49Z")
I was born with a rare muscle disorder called RYR1 positive myopathy. It presents similarly to muscular dystrophy, though non-progressive. On December 9 I had a double coronoidectomy to treat severe trismus. I was only a… --- ## [How to urinate while skydiving without getting wet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-urinate-while-skydiving-without-getting-wet/766843)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-urinate-while-skydiving-without-getting-wet/766843 "2016-09-26T22:21:05Z")
Don’t know why I thought of this today, but here is the scenario: You are skydiving and are currently falling at terminal velocity. You need to urinate and you want to minimize the amount of urine that ends up in contac… --- ## [When people cheat why is the "other woman" generally seen as the one primarily responsible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-cheat-why-is-the-other-woman-generally-seen-as-the-one-primarily-responsible/766829)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-cheat-why-is-the-other-woman-generally-seen-as-the-one-primarily-responsible/766829 "2016-09-26T18:47:12Z")
This salon article asks a similar question where the author describes how she slept with the boyfriend of a close friend because she was drunk and lonely and wonders why he mostly got a pass on social judgment by her bud… --- ## [Sleeping together for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-together-for-the-first-time/766786)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-together-for-the-first-time/766786 "2016-09-26T16:57:22Z")
Partially inspired by this thread. I mean literally sleeping, after the sex mentioned above. Left side, right sight, you, them. You’ve got a 50% chance you both want the same side of the bed. Couple who live together… --- ## [So, Blue Jeans are Inappropriate for the Office, but Leggings and Flip Flops are Just Fine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-blue-jeans-are-inappropriate-for-the-office-but-leggings-and-flip-flops-are-just-fine/766088)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-blue-jeans-are-inappropriate-for-the-office-but-leggings-and-flip-flops-are-just-fine/766088 "2016-09-26T16:46:42Z")
I don’t understand this. I have a permanent job now, but during my six years of temp exile, at numerous office locations, the dress code tended to be the same. Blue jeans were not allowed except on Casual Fridays. Thi… --- ## [Ohhh nooo! I may have just murdered my car: help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohhh-nooo-i-may-have-just-murdered-my-car-help/766672)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohhh-nooo-i-may-have-just-murdered-my-car-help/766672 "2016-09-26T16:45:03Z")
My BMW 2002 530i’s battery was low and I needed to jump her in order to start. I charged it, drove for 30 minutes, took a break, then she wouldn’t start again. Then I did something realllly, reallllly stoopid. I crosse… --- ## [Tell me about current smartphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-current-smartphones/766718)
**Author:** [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-current-smartphones/766718 "2016-09-26T14:51:06Z")
I am an alien who has never heard of them. Please explain. OK, not really, but the world of smartphones has totally passed me by :D. However, my current phone is as dated as it’s ancestral namesake, the airship R101, so… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=697) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=699)