# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=752 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 753 --- ## [Australia plans to give herpes to carp. Which Australians should step up to serve their country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-plans-to-give-herpes-to-carp-which-australians-should-step-up-to-serve-their-country/753771)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-plans-to-give-herpes-to-carp-which-australians-should-step-up-to-serve-their-country/753771 "2016-05-05T11:38:39Z")
Australia’s plan to fight the overpopulation of carp in their waters is to give the carp herpes. Which Australians do you think are most qualified to give herpes to carp? It’s time for heroes to step up and serve their… --- ## [Interview question: "What is your greatest weakness?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-question-what-is-your-greatest-weakness/753078)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-question-what-is-your-greatest-weakness/753078 "2016-05-05T08:38:08Z")
Have you ever been asked, “What is your greatest weakness?” in a job interview? How did you answer it? How do you wish you had answered it? I have only been asked this once in an interview, and probably flubbed by ans… --- ## [Things to do in New England with young kids.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-new-england-with-young-kids/753682)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-new-england-with-young-kids/753682 "2016-05-05T07:36:47Z")
I’m planning a trip to New England in June with my two daughters, 10 and 8. We will have from Friday through Sunday to go between Six Flags New England, near I-91 on the boarder of CT and MA over to Six Flags Great Escap… --- ## [Chronic Procrastination and Commitment Devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-procrastination-and-commitment-devices/753853)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-procrastination-and-commitment-devices/753853 "2016-05-05T03:48:35Z")
I am one of the most, possibly the most, severe procrastinator I know. The damage to my life from procrastination is unfathomable. It is rare that I get something done more than thirty minutes before the deadline. Latel… --- ## [Happy Star Wars day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-star-wars-day/753884)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-star-wars-day/753884 "2016-05-05T01:48:04Z")
May the 4th be with you! Or am I the only one? --- ## [Your local mammals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-local-mammals/753762)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-local-mammals/753762 "2016-05-04T23:47:18Z")
We’ve had threads before on your most commonly spotted neighbourhood birds… how about mammals? I’ll go first. Here in the SF Bay area, I mostly see: squirrels – mostly introduced eastern gray and fox in the suburbs, b… --- ## [Opinions on SaferWeb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-saferweb/753949)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-saferweb/753949 "2016-05-04T23:45:35Z")
Anyone use it? Is it really necessary for people with little money and no secrets? Is a VPN worth the trouble for an individual? Here is a link to the sight I was investigating? \[broke the link https://ww w.s aferweb… --- ## [Why are the prosecutors in a criminal case often viewed as the "bad guys"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-prosecutors-in-a-criminal-case-often-viewed-as-the-bad-guys/753575)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-prosecutors-in-a-criminal-case-often-viewed-as-the-bad-guys/753575 "2016-05-04T22:07:44Z")
I’ve noticed this in books and the media and in general when there’s a court case going on. The Prosecution is generally put in a position of being the “evil force”, and consumers of said media or spectators of said cas… --- ## [question \[Kratom and suboxone withdrawal\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-kratom-and-suboxone-withdrawal/753925)
**Author:** [@yankees880](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yankees880)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-kratom-and-suboxone-withdrawal/753925 "2016-05-04T21:18:08Z")
Hi - I just heard about Kratom from a friend and was thinking about trying it. he recommended it because I have been taking suboxone for years, and he recommended this as a possible solution. I would like to stop taking … --- ## [Habits of someone you live with, that is driving you nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habits-of-someone-you-live-with-that-is-driving-you-nuts/753672)
**Author:** [@12mgdaily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/12mgdaily)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habits-of-someone-you-live-with-that-is-driving-you-nuts/753672 "2016-05-04T21:03:13Z")
My first husband, who I was married to for 20 years constantly shuffled his feet, whenever he walked throughout the house. It drove me crazy listening to him shuffle over here, then shuffle, shuffle, shuffle over there. … --- ## [Cost of hobbies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-hobbies/753523)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-hobbies/753523 "2016-05-04T17:17:09Z")
Looking back over the past 50 years or so I hink I have always had hobbies of one kind or another. I figure they probably averaged out at about 10 to 12% of my income. I usually dropped a hobby eventually because the cos… --- ## [Big Toe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-toe/753895)
**Author:** [@Jamesjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamesjim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-toe/753895 "2016-05-04T16:59:07Z")
How, and with what do I treat an exposed toe after the toenail has come off? I have been treating the fungus with distilled vinegar and it works, but the toe nail dried up and fell off…leaving exposed skin. I want to pr… --- ## [Why is a shouting woman so scary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-shouting-woman-so-scary/753712)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-shouting-woman-so-scary/753712 "2016-05-04T14:06:33Z")
A column in today’s Chicago Tribune by syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker said this: I know I’m exceptionally dense about some things, but I don’t get it. Why is a woman’s raised voice every man’s nightmare? --- ## [Apartment security deposits around the U.S. (and elsewhere)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-security-deposits-around-the-u-s-and-elsewhere/753768)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-security-deposits-around-the-u-s-and-elsewhere/753768 "2016-05-04T12:22:32Z")
I’ve lived in apartments in four states plus DC. Until I moved to DC, I’ve always paid a full month’s rent as a security deposit, which was returned when I moved out, less any damages. But the place I moved to in DC didn… --- ## [Replacing the Dishwasher-Inexpensively.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-the-dishwasher-inexpensively/753742)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-the-dishwasher-inexpensively/753742 "2016-05-04T03:10:22Z")
The dishwasher has failed, and with real estate taxes on three properties due, $1200 of car repair on the credit card, we don’t have much free money at the moment. I am interested in your opinions by manufacturer and mo… --- ## [Anyone else who doesn't get bothered by public speaking at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-who-doesnt-get-bothered-by-public-speaking-at-all/753193)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-who-doesnt-get-bothered-by-public-speaking-at-all/753193 "2016-05-03T23:13:06Z")
Seriously, what’s the big deal? But everyone I meet is varying degrees of terrified about it. I don’t have any fear at all. Admittedly, I am fearless in most of my life, but it seems like a completely ridiculous fear - n… --- ## [Declare an opinion to be absolutely correct and authorative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declare-an-opinion-to-be-absolutely-correct-and-authorative/753319)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declare-an-opinion-to-be-absolutely-correct-and-authorative/753319 "2016-05-03T22:17:25Z")
For the purposes of this hypothetical, let’s assume my alternate career as a SuperScientist is coming along nicely. Let’s further assume that my project, the Opiniontron 9000, has also been completed and is functioning f… --- ## [Can the study of advanced physics and math provide a sense of something greater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-study-of-advanced-physics-and-math-provide-a-sense-of-something-greater/753689)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-study-of-advanced-physics-and-math-provide-a-sense-of-something-greater/753689 "2016-05-03T22:07:43Z")
My question is probably phrased poorly, but what I’m asking is if the study of advanced physics leaves any room for any type of religious belief. My guess, based on what a lot of the physicists themselves say, is probabl… --- ## [Period on pill - when should I start worrying about it not coming? I'm a worrying mess.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/period-on-pill-when-should-i-start-worrying-about-it-not-coming-im-a-worrying-mess/753534)
**Author:** [@alicefrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alicefrost)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/period-on-pill-when-should-i-start-worrying-about-it-not-coming-im-a-worrying-mess/753534 "2016-05-03T22:05:59Z")
Before I start, I know this may be very eyeroll worthy but I worry myself sick and need some reassurance and advice! im on the pill - when I’m on my off week when I take no pills at all I stop on the Thursday and usuall… --- ## [Any Northern Virginia dopers with an opinion on Cox versus Fios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-northern-virginia-dopers-with-an-opinion-on-cox-versus-fios/742107)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-northern-virginia-dopers-with-an-opinion-on-cox-versus-fios/742107 "2016-05-03T21:36:44Z")
I need to enter the 21st century. Currently I have Cox analog cable, Verizon telephone and no internet at home. The cable is changing to digital on the 19th and since I will then require a box for television it seems a g… --- ## [Is the era of malls over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-era-of-malls-over/753598)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-era-of-malls-over/753598 "2016-05-03T21:25:40Z")
Sports Authority has just announced that they will be closing all of their stores due to debt. However, the sporting goods industry as a whole is actually rising. Sears is also in an inescapable death spiral. I have a… --- ## [Inspire Therapy for sleep apnea - anyone with experience or medical knowledge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspire-therapy-for-sleep-apnea-anyone-with-experience-or-medical-knowledge/753564)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspire-therapy-for-sleep-apnea-anyone-with-experience-or-medical-knowledge/753564 "2016-05-03T16:33:14Z")
Here is the website. Basically, it is a surgically-installed stimulator for the tongue and maybe other parts that allows someone with moderate to severe sleep apnea to sleep without a CPAP or similar device. You have a c… --- ## [Barack Obama is the \_\_\_\_\_ President, ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-is-the-_____-president-ever/753633)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-is-the-_____-president-ever/753633 "2016-05-03T00:13:38Z")
Fill in the blank: Barack Obama is the \_\_\_\_\_ President, ever. I’m not really a fan of Obama these days, but I would say: “funniest” “most self-aware” “coolest” Just look at this… Feel free to write … --- ## [How to sell a really old car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-a-really-old-car/753466)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-a-really-old-car/753466 "2016-05-02T22:42:34Z")
You can drop down to the TL;DR if you want. So, the car I drive every day is 22 years old. Everything works. I replaced the AC system 4 years ago, because it was too old to be recharged legally. I had it retrofitted. So… --- ## [EMT/Medical dopers is this extended questioning by a 911 dispatcher normal in a critical emergency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emt-medical-dopers-is-this-extended-questioning-by-a-911-dispatcher-normal-in-a-critical-emergency/753577)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emt-medical-dopers-is-this-extended-questioning-by-a-911-dispatcher-normal-in-a-critical-emergency/753577 "2016-05-02T21:29:53Z")
News story and audio of call here The call has gone a bit viral and many people seem to be criticizing the 911 Dispatchers insistence on being told a fairly detailed scenario before dispatching the ambulance. Is this … --- ## [Your impression of/experience with "low talkers"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-impression-of-experience-with-low-talkers/753599)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-impression-of-experience-with-low-talkers/753599 "2016-05-02T20:57:19Z")
Wife and I attended a social event at a friends’ house. 20-ish people gathered, seated in living/dining rooms and foyer, to listen to a presentation and mingle/discuss before and after. Not many attendees knew many oth… --- ## [What do you think "$20 Suggested Donation" means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-20-suggested-donation-means/753556)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-20-suggested-donation-means/753556 "2016-05-02T20:24:17Z")
Poll to follow. A local nonprofit organization is having one of those “shred-a-thon” events, where you show up with boxes or bags of old documents and they toss them into an industrial-strength shredder. Their suggested… --- ## [Can you copyright a fictional language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-copyright-a-fictional-language/752247)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-copyright-a-fictional-language/752247 "2016-05-02T20:15:12Z")
That’s one of the questions in front of a California district court. This particular case involves Klingon, which makes it more complex than usual — it being a much more developed system than a lot of other fictional lan… --- ## [What is the best handgun to have and why is it a Glock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-handgun-to-have-and-why-is-it-a-glock/753412)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-handgun-to-have-and-why-is-it-a-glock/753412 "2016-05-02T19:53:58Z")
Kidding, kidding–I know virtually nothing about guns–but one thing I always see a ton of, when I go to gun forums (which I like to read, for some reason) is scores of people always going on about Glocks. Like, Glocks abo… --- ## [Front door camera- creepy or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-door-camera-creepy-or-no/753330)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-door-camera-creepy-or-no/753330 "2016-05-02T19:10:06Z")
Is it creepy to put a security camera at my front door? The siding off so now is the time if I’m going to do it. Ideally it would use Cat 5 for power and signal and be viewable over my LAN. Any recommended products? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=751) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=753)