# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=755 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 756 --- ## [Would you give up your life for your baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-up-your-life-for-your-baby/752822)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-up-your-life-for-your-baby/752822 "2016-04-27T20:09:57Z")
Let’s say you’ve been trying very hard to get pregnant and finally manage it. At your 20 week ultrasound you find that there is a cancerous growth on your uterus the only possibly treatment is to remove the uterus entire… --- ## [Question for farmers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-farmers/753200)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-farmers/753200 "2016-04-27T20:00:15Z")
So I’m starting a farm and we’ve had our first fallback. One of our chickens got loose and I believe that the neighbors cat ate it. My question is if I catch an animal in the act of attacking my livestock or eating my cr… --- ## [The word "tacky"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-tacky/753201)
**Author:** [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-tacky/753201 "2016-04-27T17:01:49Z")
When I was growing up in the '50’s and '60’s, the word “tacky” meant “slightly sticky.” Sometime in, I think, the '70’s, it came to mean “vulgar” or “in bad taste.” How did this new meaning arise? Is there a connection … --- ## [First-time gun owner looking for advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-gun-owner-looking-for-advice/753220)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-gun-owner-looking-for-advice/753220 "2016-04-27T16:52:29Z")
I recently acquired a Smith & Wesson snubnose 38 from my father, who is 86 years old and in poor health. He realized his hands are too shaky to safely handle a firearm and gave it to me. A few years ago I had asked if he… --- ## [Does your brain ever short out (metaphorically)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-brain-ever-short-out-metaphorically/753207)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-brain-ever-short-out-metaphorically/753207 "2016-04-27T13:49:53Z")
Things that make your brain short out (metaphorically) I’m warm bodying a class at work this week and wondering if there’s something wrong with me or if this is at all something that happens to other people. Here’s the … --- ## [Shooters: recommend a scope, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooters-recommend-a-scope-please/753091)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooters-recommend-a-scope-please/753091 "2016-04-27T11:52:38Z")
For you shooters out there, I would like your suggestions for a scope for my spiffy new Mini 14. What I am looking for: \[ul\] \[li\]Fixed magnification, 4 to 6 X\[/li\]\[li\]Decent accuracy, but not meant for tack driving\[/l… --- ## [Things to do in Madrid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-madrid/753084)
**Author:** [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-madrid/753084 "2016-04-27T10:54:45Z")
My wife and I are headed to Madrid, Spain. We haven’t been there in a long time. I’m sure it’s changed a lot. What should we make it a point to see or do? --- ## [anyone have charter cable ? and if so any better than time warner ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-charter-cable-and-if-so-any-better-than-time-warner/753239)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-charter-cable-and-if-so-any-better-than-time-warner/753239 "2016-04-27T07:43:01Z")
Ok time warner is being bought by charter and its going to be called “new charter” My question are the prices and online service any better or is it "meet new boss … same as old boss " --- ## [UK dopers- WFLA- 80's soft drink- remember it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-wfla-80s-soft-drink-remember-it/168600)
**Author:** [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-wfla-80s-soft-drink-remember-it/168600 "2016-04-27T07:37:30Z")
Sorry, an utterly trivial inquiry I know, but does anyone else in the UK remember a short-lived soft drink from the early-to-mid-80’s called WFLA? Came in a carton, three flavours, slogan was ‘No tin, no fizz, no lobster… --- ## [Advice on Jasper National Park?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-jasper-national-park/752874)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-jasper-national-park/752874 "2016-04-27T04:54:46Z")
Looking to take the family to Jasper National Park in late June or late August. Planning to use Jesper as a base camp to for Banff and the other national parks near by. My wife and 3 kids are pretty rookie campers. My wi… --- ## [Should it be illegal to insult authors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-it-be-illegal-to-insult-authors/752684)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-it-be-illegal-to-insult-authors/752684 "2016-04-27T02:08:31Z")
In this article Jessica Valenti argues that authors should endure “Insults and rape threats”. Of course threatening anyone is and should be illegal. But insulting public figures has been our pastime since 1776. Valent… --- ## [Is My Primary Care Physician's Practice, er, Normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-primary-care-physicians-practice-er-normal/753128)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-primary-care-physicians-practice-er-normal/753128 "2016-04-27T00:20:57Z")
I’ve had the same primary care practice for a couple of years now, at least two, maybe three. I say “practice” because the physician under whose name the practice operates retired last fall and was replaced with another … --- ## [Has anyone switched careers later in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-switched-careers-later-in-life/752979)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-switched-careers-later-in-life/752979 "2016-04-26T22:18:21Z")
I’ve been contemplating switching careers from lawyering to forensic computing. The major hindrance here is that I have no computer science background. Has anyone obtained a degree and some work experience in one career… --- ## [National inferiority complex or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-inferiority-complex-or-what/750461)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-inferiority-complex-or-what/750461 "2016-04-26T21:41:41Z")
We have all seen a person, at least in a movie, from east Europe, Asia or central America that is obsessed with for example USA, if you are from Europe, then you have probably seen how everyone is putting Belgian and Fre… --- ## [Moving to south carolina...maybe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-south-carolina-maybe/752574)
**Author:** [@EASTCOASTFAMILY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EASTCOASTFAMILY)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-south-carolina-maybe/752574 "2016-04-26T20:33:31Z")
I’ve lived in Connecticut my entire life. Im a 37 year old Puerto Rican husband and father. my parents were born in Puerto Rico, but myself in CT. My wife is Italian/Irish. I’m an Operations Manager at a manufacturing co… --- ## [My cat won't stop scratching himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-wont-stop-scratching-himself/753100)
**Author:** [@Wednesday\_Evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wednesday_Evening)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-wont-stop-scratching-himself/753100 "2016-04-26T16:24:41Z")
So last month our household welcomed a new feline overlord, Percy (short for Purrseus). He is a fine fellow, about 2 years old, full of energy and personality (purrsonality?):D. Shortly after we brought him home from th… --- ## [Names you shouldn't go into Politics with.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-shouldnt-go-into-politics-with/633490)
**Author:** [@bigal11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigal11)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-shouldnt-go-into-politics-with/633490 "2016-04-26T15:12:28Z")
http://failname.com/names-you-shouldnt-go-into-politics-with-part-1/ I can’t believe they left out Dick Ryder. And not a Bush in sight. Any others? --- ## [How much protein should I be eating on average per day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-protein-should-i-be-eating-on-average-per-day/591550)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-protein-should-i-be-eating-on-average-per-day/591550 "2016-04-26T14:05:03Z")
While this may, initially, look like a question with a factual answer I actually suspect there is more opinion involved than hard and fast facts. As I am on a very limited budget, and protein is one of the more expensiv… --- ## [What am I doing wrong? (Execise-Diet plan)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-execise-diet-plan/752999)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-execise-diet-plan/752999 "2016-04-26T12:24:07Z")
I recently switched from a warehouse environment to an office based one, I knew that I would need to keep an eye on what I ate due to my metabolism slowing down as I wasn’t expending as much calories as before. So I’ve … --- ## [Why can't they port a phone number \*\*interally\*\*?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-they-port-a-phone-number-interally/752627)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-they-port-a-phone-number-interally/752627 "2016-04-26T06:37:21Z")
A few months back, we activate an older iPhone for Moon Unit’s use. We activated it with the Veridiots as a prepaid phone. The deal was, if she managed with it for 3-4 months without losing or breaking it, we’d get her a… --- ## [Basic Plumbing Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-plumbing-advice/753002)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-plumbing-advice/753002 "2016-04-26T06:35:40Z")
I need to completely detach the P-trap under a sink. The far end of the P-trap (i.e., closest to where the drain pipe runs horizontal and disappears into the wall) has a threaded, plastic fitting that just keeps turning… --- ## ["Hands up, Don't shoot!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-dont-shoot/706048)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-dont-shoot/706048 "2016-04-26T06:30:24Z")
I’m all for the “Hands up, don’t shoot” motto. If Mike Brown had actually done this, he’d be alive today. If the 12 year old in Cleveland had done this he’d be alive today. There are senseless shootings in this countr… --- ## ["If you can't say what you mean, then you don't really know what you mean."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-cant-say-what-you-mean-then-you-dont-really-know-what-you-mean/752873)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-cant-say-what-you-mean-then-you-dont-really-know-what-you-mean/752873 "2016-04-26T06:04:32Z")
I heard this once from the professor in a first-year philosophy class in college. I got the sense that he was fed up with the claim by those unable to clearly articulate the point of view they were trying to express that… --- ## [How Much Do You Like Your Boss at Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-like-your-boss-at-work/752603)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-like-your-boss-at-work/752603 "2016-04-26T01:08:18Z")
One of the responses in the lottery thread is a “go in your boss’s office and tell them to fuck off!” option. When I gave my answer I didn’t read the previous responses but I said “I actually like my boss and wouldn’t s… --- ## [Moving to Oregon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-oregon/752977)
**Author:** [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-oregon/752977 "2016-04-25T23:58:55Z")
Okay guys, so here’s the deal. I currently live in Oklahoma and am looking to make a change to a better life. We’ve been looking around a lot at different cities, jobs and such and thought I’d ask the smartest group of p… --- ## [I want a simple music playing android app that will play MP3 files. I can't find it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-simple-music-playing-android-app-that-will-play-mp3-files-i-cant-find-it/752900)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-simple-music-playing-android-app-that-will-play-mp3-files-i-cant-find-it/752900 "2016-04-25T23:34:16Z")
I updated my smartphone, this is the 2nd smartphone I’ve ever had (technically I had an ipod touch before that, so I’ve had 3 smart devices). All my other ones had an obvious, and easy to use music app that was built in… --- ## [Bimmer Folk: 3 vs. 5 Series to Buy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bimmer-folk-3-vs-5-series-to-buy/753104)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bimmer-folk-3-vs-5-series-to-buy/753104 "2016-04-25T22:53:13Z")
I’m currently driving a 2002 530i and love, love, love it . . . however, she may be on the verge of a terminal illness (though she runs beautifully at the moment). I’ve test-driven a few 328i’s and have been underwhelme… --- ## [How do I find a good lawyer, and what kind do I need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-good-lawyer-and-what-kind-do-i-need/752911)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-good-lawyer-and-what-kind-do-i-need/752911 "2016-04-25T21:56:28Z")
Sigh… I cannot tell you how much I hate this, but… We need a lawyer to find out where we stand with the possible abuse (on the university’s part) of the FML, and what, if anything we can do about it. In short(ish), MrD… --- ## [Kate Upton: Such a problem you have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048 "2016-04-25T20:30:47Z")
Kate Upton wishes for smaller boobs. I really feel (for) her. --- ## [Salesperson accused of murder, exonerated, but still makes clients nervous. Fire her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salesperson-accused-of-murder-exonerated-but-still-makes-clients-nervous-fire-her/752293)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salesperson-accused-of-murder-exonerated-but-still-makes-clients-nervous-fire-her/752293 "2016-04-25T18:12:32Z")
Yes, it’s a hypothetical. Nobody’s forcing you to read it. The usual mockery toward people who do so only to complain. In today’s story, the hypothetical “you” is the sales director for the southern region of Allied Tra… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=754) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=756)