# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=773 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 774 --- ## [Terrorist/Freedom Fighter Semantics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-freedom-fighter-semantics/748373)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-freedom-fighter-semantics/748373 "2016-03-11T17:04:25Z")
I read somewhere a long time ago the only difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist is whether they’re on your side or the other side. For the sake of this post/discussion, let’s go with that definition, m’kay… --- ## [Advice on men’s suits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-men-s-suits/748196)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-men-s-suits/748196 "2016-03-11T16:34:38Z")
I am going to be changing jobs in May, and will be leaving my current workplace which is pretty informal (jeans most everyday) to one that is a lot more formal. At this new place they wear shirts/trousers on a regular wo… --- ## [Odd things you've taken to work (thinking they were other things)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-youve-taken-to-work-thinking-they-were-other-things/748473)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-youve-taken-to-work-thinking-they-were-other-things/748473 "2016-03-11T16:31:41Z")
My partner and I both have black wallets and I have a black BlackBerry (yes, I know); both are about the same size/shape. Twice in the past few months I’ve taken both our wallets to work and left my BlackBerry at home. L… --- ## [Should I upgrade to Windows 10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-upgrade-to-windows-10/747668)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-upgrade-to-windows-10/747668 "2016-03-11T16:03:06Z")
(Sorry if this has been hashed over already - “10” doesn’t register in searches.) I have a 4 or 5 year old laptop running Windows 7. Mouse navigation, no touchscreen. It works fine. So far I’ve ignored the frequent pro… --- ## [Difference between heterosexual and homosexual attraction (other than the obvious)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-heterosexual-and-homosexual-attraction-other-than-the-obvious/748498)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-heterosexual-and-homosexual-attraction-other-than-the-obvious/748498 "2016-03-11T14:26:57Z")
I realize this question has surely been posed before, and that nobody has had two different brains in their life, but are gay men attracted to men in much the same way that heterosexual women are attracted to men, and ar… --- ## [Need advice - waterproof digital camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-waterproof-digital-camera/748583)
**Author:** [@sevenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sevenwood)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-waterproof-digital-camera/748583 "2016-03-11T13:48:08Z")
I’m taking a grand canyon rafting trip in June, and want to take a camera with me. For obvious reasons, it has to be waterproof, and I’d rather it be digital and able to transfer images (somehow) to my smartphone or tabl… --- ## [What qualities make for the best lover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualities-make-for-the-best-lover/748405)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualities-make-for-the-best-lover/748405 "2016-03-11T13:42:22Z")
There is another thread in this forum that asks the question: “Is sex with an attractive person better than with an unattractive person”? I think a more interesting and possibly more useful thread could be: “What qu… --- ## [Was I an asshole (to a guy in a wheelchair)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-an-asshole-to-a-guy-in-a-wheelchair/747639)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-an-asshole-to-a-guy-in-a-wheelchair/747639 "2016-03-11T05:50:01Z")
Got a domestic squabble I need input on. Shopping in the supermarket with the missus, there’s a guy in a wheelchair reaching for something on a higher shelf, I say “Want me to get that for ya?”, he just says “No thanks”… --- ## [how far could you travel in time and be relevant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-could-you-travel-in-time-and-be-relevant/748294)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-could-you-travel-in-time-and-be-relevant/748294 "2016-03-11T01:38:37Z")
By this I mean you’re thrown into a terminator style time machine, meaning one way trip and you can’t bring anything with you, how far back in time could you go before your skills will be useless. For example a computer … --- ## [Solid Donald Trump Advert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solid-donald-trump-advert/748600)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solid-donald-trump-advert/748600 "2016-03-11T01:14:50Z")
My apologies if this already has been posted but I could not resist posting what I see as probably the greatest take down of a Presidential candidate that I frankly dislike fairly significantly. I can’t co… --- ## [Recommend a pressure washer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pressure-washer/748487)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pressure-washer/748487 "2016-03-11T00:29:41Z")
I have a big job coming up, I need to pressure wash a huge deck, long neglected, covered in moss or algae or whatever. I want a gas engine driven unit, will be feeding it (unfiltered ?) well water. Any thoughts on deck w… --- ## [Is my Roku failing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-roku-failing/748092)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-roku-failing/748092 "2016-03-10T21:10:58Z")
Sometimes it just won’t respond to remote commands, i.e., freezes up. If I unplug the power and reconnect, then it works again. Should I replace it, or is something else going on? --- ## [How long should food poisoning nausea last? I'm geting concerned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-food-poisoning-nausea-last-im-geting-concerned/748557)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-food-poisoning-nausea-last-im-geting-concerned/748557 "2016-03-10T20:38:52Z")
I’m assuming it’s food poisoning. I drank a frozen coffee concoction Sunday night I had made a few days before and started feeling queasy shortly afterward. I never actually threw up, but I came close. My energy is way d… --- ## [What's the most you've ever paid for a hotel room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-youve-ever-paid-for-a-hotel-room/560915)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-youve-ever-paid-for-a-hotel-room/560915 "2016-03-10T20:10:57Z")
My sister had the idea of our family going to Biltmore for Christmas. For those not familiar Christmas is a big deal there with candlelight tours and lots of Christmas trees and Edwardian era decorations and the like. … --- ## [Celexa Side Effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celexa-side-effects/593171)
**Author:** [@Storm\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Storm_Girl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celexa-side-effects/593171 "2016-03-10T18:56:33Z")
So, yesterday I finally went to see the doctor for my mild/moderate depression and was prescribed Celexa. Took my first dose yesterday, and my second one today, and I feel…strange. Kind of keyed up and tired all at the… --- ## [Why does smoking marijuana cause paranoia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-smoking-marijuana-cause-paranoia/251619)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-smoking-marijuana-cause-paranoia/251619 "2016-03-10T15:05:29Z")
Thanks, Winston --- ## [Should you tell a temp agency you're signed up with other agencies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-tell-a-temp-agency-youre-signed-up-with-other-agencies/748080)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-tell-a-temp-agency-youre-signed-up-with-other-agencies/748080 "2016-03-10T14:46:03Z")
This question is always asked and I genuinely have no idea why, nor what is the best answer. Why do they want to know? I admit I have lied in the past, saying I work with no other agencies (“you’re my first and only, fo… --- ## [Christ's Jewishness - does it affect your feelings about Jewish people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christs-jewishness-does-it-affect-your-feelings-about-jewish-people/747880)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christs-jewishness-does-it-affect-your-feelings-about-jewish-people/747880 "2016-03-10T14:07:50Z")
A question for ‘observant’ Christians, please: How, if at all, does Christ’s being a Jew influence your interactions with, and feelings about, Jewish people today? My father was Jewish and he told me that it was often … --- ## [Ask the Firearms Historian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-firearms-historian/383785)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-firearms-historian/383785 "2016-03-10T08:19:17Z")
Not long after I first joined here, I did a thread entitled Ask The Australian Gun Owner, and seeing that I have a day off, I thought I’d expand upon what I started in that thread by opening a Ask The Firearms Historian … --- ## [Are you worried about the current extinction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-worried-about-the-current-extinction/748190)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-worried-about-the-current-extinction/748190 "2016-03-09T23:20:45Z")
I consume science articles and documentaries on a daily basis. Popular science, that is. There is an increasing information on the current extinction but people (individuals, communities, nations, and supra-national orga… --- ## [Your experience with TMJ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-with-tmj/748241)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-with-tmj/748241 "2016-03-09T17:50:54Z")
You are not a doctor. I am not a doctor. I have been to a doctor. Seeking personal anecdotes. Have you had TMJ? Do you have it? Sometimes I feel like there’s an icepick being driven into my ear. I had a dental procedur… --- ## [HELP! Windows wants to upgrade to W10 without my consent!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-windows-wants-to-upgrade-to-w10-without-my-consent/748378)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-windows-wants-to-upgrade-to-w10-without-my-consent/748378 "2016-03-09T15:30:26Z")
Windows is telling me that my upgrade to W10 will happen in the next hour unless I reschedule. I rescheduled…but now it’s demanding that I choose a date between now and March 13. I don’t WANT to upgrade now. I’d like … --- ## [Bidet toilet seat or shower toilet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidet-toilet-seat-or-shower-toilet/494087)
**Author:** [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidet-toilet-seat-or-shower-toilet/494087 "2016-03-09T05:22:51Z")
I’m about to have a new bathroom installed but I’m still hesitant about having a bidet toilet seat (or electronic shower toilet). I was told once it’s less hygienic. Of course all Internet sites boast their product and s… --- ## [What colors/etc. would go best with this specific tie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-colors-etc-would-go-best-with-this-specific-tie/747474)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-colors-etc-would-go-best-with-this-specific-tie/747474 "2016-03-09T02:11:35Z")
So I’m going to a wedding in a couple of months. The dress code, such as it is, is “dressy casual.” As I’m not part of the wedding party (home base is quite a distance away), I have free reign. Now, I’ve got this gold… --- ## [Why does this trigger so much anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-trigger-so-much-anger/748109)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-trigger-so-much-anger/748109 "2016-03-09T02:03:50Z")
For the most part I am extremely easy going and have a very high tolerance for most everything. I am 67 years old and have never experienced even the most minor form of road rage. Yet I have a couple of triggers that jus… --- ## [Advice and experiences - looking for relatively cheap smartphone+service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-and-experiences-looking-for-relatively-cheap-smartphone-service/744556)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-and-experiences-looking-for-relatively-cheap-smartphone-service/744556 "2016-03-09T00:15:14Z")
To be honest, i probably don’t really NEED a smartphone. For the last six years, i’ve had a $10 flip phone on a PAYG Virgin Mobile account, and it’s been all i really needed. I rarely talk on the phone, and rarely text… --- ## [What's the most exciting (unexpected) phone call you've ever received?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-exciting-unexpected-phone-call-youve-ever-received/748205)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-exciting-unexpected-phone-call-youve-ever-received/748205 "2016-03-08T21:10:10Z")
The subject came up during a conversation my wife and I were having over the weekend, and I thought it might be interesting to hear from others. The thread title is the question: what do you recall being the most excitin… --- ## [Best Friend In The World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-friend-in-the-world/748257)
**Author:** [@barrywilliamsusasc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barrywilliamsusasc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-friend-in-the-world/748257 "2016-03-08T20:02:23Z")
So, who has that person in their life (not husband or wife) that is still their best friend. They are the person that doesn’t need an appointment for anything, they just need to call. My best friend is about as good as… --- ## [Wood Stove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-stove/747711)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-stove/747711 "2016-03-08T19:23:16Z")
Cord wood, natural gas, or those sawdust fire bricks. Thoughts? --- ## [Can't Start The Music!(need radio/MP3 player)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-start-the-music-need-radio-mp3-player/748218)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-start-the-music-need-radio-mp3-player/748218 "2016-03-08T18:25:14Z")
While traipsing towards yet another convention meeting yesterday, I pulled my headphones out of my jacket pocket, to find out that my little Sandisk FM/MP3 player wasn’t attached to it any more. I had had the little thi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=772) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=774)