# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=731 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 732 --- ## [Where did the EU screw up in their value proposition to the UK voters that chose to leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-eu-screw-up-in-their-value-proposition-to-the-uk-voters-that-chose-to-leave/758498)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-eu-screw-up-in-their-value-proposition-to-the-uk-voters-that-chose-to-leave/758498 "2016-06-27T23:59:14Z")
A lot of the comment in the news and elsewhere are about the disaffected non-urban working class in the UK made a huge mistake in voting for Brexit. But, assuming this cohort of voters is not insane, there must have been… --- ## [What's going on with my vision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-my-vision/758367)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-my-vision/758367 "2016-06-27T22:08:28Z")
You’re not my doctor, etc. etc. I’m merely wondering if anyone has experienced something similar. I’ve started noticing something a bit odd today. When looking straight ahead, there is a 1/4 semicircle in the lower le… --- ## [How safe is a professional (fighting) athlete in prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-a-professional-fighting-athlete-in-prison/758376)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-a-professional-fighting-athlete-in-prison/758376 "2016-06-27T21:46:57Z")
I was reading, a while ago, an article about Nate Newton, an offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s. Newton talked about how he spent time in prison afterwards (something related to drugs) and how, despite… --- ## [What will make me stop shaking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-make-me-stop-shaking/758521)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-make-me-stop-shaking/758521 "2016-06-27T21:16:53Z")
Ugh. Overindulged a bit last night. Fortunately I’ve got no headache or queasy guts, but my hands are really shakey this morning. (This teeny-ass keyboard ain’t helping). Anyone have a suggestion? --- ## [Isn't it, well, irrational to feel troubled by people speaking foreign languages in your country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-well-irrational-to-feel-troubled-by-people-speaking-foreign-languages-in-your-country/758260)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-well-irrational-to-feel-troubled-by-people-speaking-foreign-languages-in-your-country/758260 "2016-06-27T19:16:14Z")
From “Trump and Brexit: Right-wing populism of the two is rooted more in base nationalism than in economic insecurity,” by Amanda Marcotte: It never struck me to consider the question that way – in fact, the question i… --- ## [Kitty is Blocked Up - Ideas? (Vaseline on hand)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-is-blocked-up-ideas-vaseline-on-hand/758104)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-is-blocked-up-ideas-vaseline-on-hand/758104 "2016-06-27T19:15:54Z")
Kitty is listless, and way behind schedule (10 hours) on pooping. The last production was both skinny and too short - and that was with Vaseline\*. I’ve tried cooking oil on food (she won’t touch it). She did go for gre… --- ## [How many of your friends have lots of opposed political views to yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-your-friends-have-lots-of-opposed-political-views-to-yours/758275)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-your-friends-have-lots-of-opposed-political-views-to-yours/758275 "2016-06-27T17:12:05Z")
My Facebook wall is pretty much a liberal echo chamber. Since I’m pretty selective about who I friend, and because my family has always been socially liberal, I’m satisfied with this state of affairs. However, it put in… --- ## [What To Do With An Unused Indoor Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-an-unused-indoor-pool/758079)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-an-unused-indoor-pool/758079 "2016-06-27T16:47:19Z")
I was having lunch at a club today and I noticed an official notice that they were taking the pool out of service for good in July. I asked one of the managers about it, and she said, they debated it long and hard but h… --- ## [What are the chances the UK will really Brexit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-the-uk-will-really-brexit/758345)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-the-uk-will-really-brexit/758345 "2016-06-27T13:05:24Z")
It’s a non-binding referendum with a razor-thin outcome. I’ve heard that Boris Johnson really sees the vote as a chance to renegotiate the UK’s contract with the EU, and even if he’s the next PM he’s in no hurry to invo… --- ## [Will the UK ever shock the world again, this time by abolishing the monarchy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-uk-ever-shock-the-world-again-this-time-by-abolishing-the-monarchy/758298)
**Author:** [@12mgdaily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/12mgdaily)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-uk-ever-shock-the-world-again-this-time-by-abolishing-the-monarchy/758298 "2016-06-27T12:58:25Z")
I’m wondering if the citizens of Britain ever get frustrated and annoyed at supporting the Royal Family? I don’t know how much power the Queen has in the legislation of their country. But it appears to a foreigner like m… --- ## [What is the attraction of large coupes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-attraction-of-large-coupes/758245)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-attraction-of-large-coupes/758245 "2016-06-27T05:26:28Z")
I understand that little sports cars like a Miyata or a Spyder are natural coupes. They’re generally two seaters and have no need for another pair of doors. But there seems to be a lot of fairly large cars, WITH back s… --- ## [David Cameron's Legacy (Brexit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-camerons-legacy-brexit/758226)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-camerons-legacy-brexit/758226 "2016-06-27T04:31:05Z")
So, David Cameron has stepped down following the results of the Brexit referendum, which he had himself called. How will he go down in history? How will future generations assess his decision? (Typo in the poll title, c… --- ## [Is this a weird office situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-office-situation/758410)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-office-situation/758410 "2016-06-26T18:02:30Z")
Just today, I found out that the reason my boss and the other woman in our group were on vacation all week is that they were on their honeymoon. I had kinda figured out shortly after I was hired that they were a couple,… --- ## [Should you floss before or after brushing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-floss-before-or-after-brushing/758215)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-floss-before-or-after-brushing/758215 "2016-06-26T16:35:44Z")
From http://www.seductionbase.com/seduction/cat/Start\_PU/Opopen/46.html This “opinion opener” was also taught by “Mystery” to contestants on VH1’s “The Pickup Artist”. But seriously… Today at the dentist the denta… --- ## [Would you tell this lie to help an impoverished loved one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-tell-this-lie-to-help-an-impoverished-loved-one/758061)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-tell-this-lie-to-help-an-impoverished-loved-one/758061 "2016-06-26T03:25:52Z")
Today’s story, set in 2007, is about Sharon–a pharmaceutical sales rep–and Jean, a seamstress. Both in their late 30s, The two women are first cousins: in fact, each other’s only living relative. Sharon has a comfortable… --- ## [Previous future: a fable and hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/previous-future-a-fable-and-hypothetical/758356)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/previous-future-a-fable-and-hypothetical/758356 "2016-06-26T01:49:53Z")
A silly fable I “discovered”: Maurice Rexham was a professor of mathematics at Wichita State University, and one of most skilled mathematicians in the country. He was also a very devout Baptist, as one might be wont to … --- ## [How do I go about finding a stronger spring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-go-about-finding-a-stronger-spring/758011)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-go-about-finding-a-stronger-spring/758011 "2016-06-25T16:37:32Z")
If you need that backstory, what I have is a cardboard compactor (identical to this one). When the door is down, there are two heavy springs that are stretched. When you lift it, they retract. This keeps the door (sem… --- ## [Trained crows for anti litter programs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trained-crows-for-anti-litter-programs/758012)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trained-crows-for-anti-litter-programs/758012 "2016-06-25T13:15:23Z")
I wonder if it would be possible to train crows and possibly other birds like sea gulls to pick up litter and deposit it in exchange for a treat. If they did take to the training could they possibly pass these same skill… --- ## [Woman chef in the kitchen? Get back in the kitchen! Why do we not accept women as chefs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-chef-in-the-kitchen-get-back-in-the-kitchen-why-do-we-not-accept-women-as-chefs/758264)
**Author:** [@TipTapTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TipTapTwo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-chef-in-the-kitchen-get-back-in-the-kitchen-why-do-we-not-accept-women-as-chefs/758264 "2016-06-25T12:18:02Z")
I recently watched Season 1 episode 4 of Netflix’s show Chef’s Table, and on it, the owner/head chef Niki Nakayama of N/Naka Restaurant in Los Angeles recounted an experience of hers that left me confused. \[QUOTE=Mari… --- ## [Managed Switch questions (networking)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managed-switch-questions-networking/758291)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managed-switch-questions-networking/758291 "2016-06-25T05:34:32Z")
At work, a few weeks ago, we added a new network device. Instead of running another ethernet cable all the way out to where it was, I just put a switch out there to ‘split’ the one cable that was all ready at the locati… --- ## [Politically correct choice in polling.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-correct-choice-in-polling/758237)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-correct-choice-in-polling/758237 "2016-06-25T03:06:27Z")
Assuming there is a PC choice and an PI choice in a vote is there a known tendency of voters to tell pollsters that they are going to make the PC choice when in fact they are actually going to make the PI choice? The po… --- ## [United Kingdom Referedum. Show your skills here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kingdom-referedum-show-your-skills-here/758179)
**Author:** [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kingdom-referedum-show-your-skills-here/758179 "2016-06-25T01:37:44Z")
As the long night approaches, who will be brave to write down here what they think the result will be and check their prediction skills later? I start by betting my reputation on 60% remain. Remember that reports on th… --- ## [Non North American people - how many Great Lakes can you name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-north-american-people-how-many-great-lakes-can-you-name/758129)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-north-american-people-how-many-great-lakes-can-you-name/758129 "2016-06-25T01:00:31Z")
No Google, naturally. Poll coming in a moment. I was chatting with a Canadian acquaintance the other day, and she was surprised that I could (with a little bit of thought) name all five of the Great Lakes. I’ve always b… --- ## [Non--American Diopers: What is the consensus on climate change in your country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-diopers-what-is-the-consensus-on-climate-change-in-your-country/758182)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-diopers-what-is-the-consensus-on-climate-change-in-your-country/758182 "2016-06-24T23:54:19Z")
Russia just christened the world’s biggest ice-breaking ship. Listening to news stories about it, it occurred to me that Vladmir Putin might see global warming as more of a good thing than bad, as the warming of the Arct… --- ## [Hey Straight Folks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-straight-folks/757654)
**Author:** [@DeepLiquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeepLiquid)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-straight-folks/757654 "2016-06-24T23:15:24Z")
I’ve been spending a lot of time in my head lately, trying to be a better, more loving, decent person. I want so badly want to be a part of the movement where we point out to everyone that we are important, viable, dece… --- ## [Would living on Mars suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-living-on-mars-suck/757881)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-living-on-mars-suck/757881 "2016-06-24T22:28:26Z")
Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for space exploration, and the recent achievements of private companies like SpaceX get me really excited about what the near future of space travel will bring. Being able to visit Mars as a … --- ## [How much to ask for a shared ownership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-ask-for-a-shared-ownership/758180)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-ask-for-a-shared-ownership/758180 "2016-06-24T22:22:47Z")
Say that back in the 70’s, there is a Grandmother who gifted her lake cottage to her 2 daughters, June & Sue. June & Sue enjoyed the house together while their kids were growing up, but as the kids got older, June began… --- ## [Psychic powers are demonstrated to exist. Does that make life-after-death claims more plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychic-powers-are-demonstrated-to-exist-does-that-make-life-after-death-claims-more-plausible/758236)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychic-powers-are-demonstrated-to-exist-does-that-make-life-after-death-claims-more-plausible/758236 "2016-06-24T21:05:43Z")
Let’s say that a small community of psychics reveals itself to the world. (I’m using “community” in the sense of “group of persons sharing an important trait and in regular contact with one another,” not “group of people… --- ## [Are you having trouble with Chrome opening to the last page you opened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-having-trouble-with-chrome-opening-to-the-last-page-you-opened/758032)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-having-trouble-with-chrome-opening-to-the-last-page-you-opened/758032 "2016-06-24T19:58:00Z")
Chrome (on my Android phone)updated a couple weeks ago. It’s started remembering the last page I opened. Giving me bizarre feelings of deja vu. Maybe I was reading a news article on CNN yesterday. I open Chrome a day lat… --- ## [What Time Will the Brexit Decision be Made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-will-the-brexit-decision-be-made/758056)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-will-the-brexit-decision-be-made/758056 "2016-06-24T19:07:52Z")
I work for a finance company, so needless to say we are following Brexit pretty closely. We are doing a “what happens now” webinar after the votes have been tabulated (at 2:30 AM when the London markets open), and we wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=730) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=732)