# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=780 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 781 --- ## [Losing my sex drive (psychological)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-my-sex-drive-psychological/746595)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-my-sex-drive-psychological/746595 "2016-02-20T20:37:30Z")
Hey y’all.Sorry this thread may get a bit graphic / sexually frank. I recently posted about my lack of interest in relationships after my most recent breakup in November. You can look up that thread if you like. I just … --- ## [Underage Drinking Question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underage-drinking-question/741852)
**Author:** [@Last\_Glacial\_Maximum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Last_Glacial_Maximum)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underage-drinking-question/741852 "2016-02-20T19:54:33Z")
I’ll cut to the chase immediately… A young man I know {19 years old} drank beer at a party and while he was helping his very intoxicated friend walk home, a police car stopped and the Officer intervened. The 19 year old… --- ## [Daytona Speedway has a LARGE fan base](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daytona-speedway-has-a-large-fan-base/746598)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daytona-speedway-has-a-large-fan-base/746598 "2016-02-20T19:47:33Z")
How big is the Daytona fan base and are they going to get bigger? Oh not the numbers of fans, I mean how big each of them are! The track is being renovated. Highlights include:\[ul\] \[li\]40 escalators and seventeen eleva… --- ## [Why isn't Mazda a better selling car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-mazda-a-better-selling-car/746543)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-mazda-a-better-selling-car/746543 "2016-02-20T17:44:30Z")
I’m mystified why Mazda isn’t a bigger selling car. Their cars are nearly always at or near the top of just about every “Best …” list out there. They’re relatively cheap, extremely reliable, and most of them get great … --- ## [How do I flunk a sleep apnea test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-flunk-a-sleep-apnea-test/590795)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-flunk-a-sleep-apnea-test/590795 "2016-02-20T14:27:14Z")
My doctor insists I take this test. I know I will not use the frickin scuba apparatus, since I was incapable of wearing a simple TMJ bite guard through the night in the 90s. So I have to make it through a sleep test some… --- ## [Wall mounted TVs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-mounted-tvs/746292)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-mounted-tvs/746292 "2016-02-20T07:56:39Z")
I’m redoing my living room and I’m considering throwing my TV up on the wall. It’s going to serve no real purpose; the stand is currently holding it up just fine. I just think it looks neat. Vanity run amok, or futuri… --- ## [Property line dispute: How to handle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-line-dispute-how-to-handle/736757)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-line-dispute-how-to-handle/736757 "2016-02-20T07:19:43Z")
OK, the details: I have a small piece (just a few acres in nowhere land) of undeveloped property that I inherited from my father. I’m more or less an absentee landlord, living a little over an hour away, so I don’t see… --- ## [House/Pet-sitter pay. How much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-pet-sitter-pay-how-much/648128)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-pet-sitter-pay-how-much/648128 "2016-02-20T03:55:28Z")
We just returned from a vacation. An employee/friend house-sat for use. She lived in our home and fed the horses morning and evening for a week. We stocked food per her liking and she says she had a nice vacation (she u… --- ## [Makeup or no makeup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-or-no-makeup/682413)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-or-no-makeup/682413 "2016-02-20T01:18:31Z")
in Survivor, regardless of whether they are man or woman, i find that the contestants are overwhelmingly much better looking on the island than when you see them during the reunion show. those on the jury are on a middle… --- ## [Need serious search-fu help and any M-1 enthusiasts please weigh in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-serious-search-fu-help-and-any-m-1-enthusiasts-please-weigh-in/746318)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-serious-search-fu-help-and-any-m-1-enthusiasts-please-weigh-in/746318 "2016-02-20T00:27:03Z")
)Hookay, here’s the Pepsi Challenge. Identify an animal by it’s tooth. Backstory. My WW2 and Korean War Combat vet father passed away on 22 Decand we just held his Celebration of Life memorial on Valentine’s Day. I was … --- ## [Have you struggled getting a mortgage on a condo due to nearby rental units?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-struggled-getting-a-mortgage-on-a-condo-due-to-nearby-rental-units/746514)
**Author:** [@keeper0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keeper0)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-struggled-getting-a-mortgage-on-a-condo-due-to-nearby-rental-units/746514 "2016-02-19T21:15:42Z")
I live in a townhouse which is part of a homeowner’s association. The president of our HOA is concerned that, if we get too many rental properties in the complex, it will become more difficult to get a mortgage or do a … --- ## [Broken window and tenancy question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-window-and-tenancy-question/745520)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-window-and-tenancy-question/745520 "2016-02-19T21:10:07Z")
A week or so ago my grandson fell through a ground-level window at our rented home. He suffered relatively minor cuts (given the OK by the ambulance who attended and by the local Doc) and we called in the glazier recomm… --- ## [Do girls still need special treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-still-need-special-treatment/746095)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-still-need-special-treatment/746095 "2016-02-19T19:34:04Z")
I was looking thru our local parks and rec summer camp guide and I came across one summer camp called “Independent Spirit for Girls Camp” (bottom of 2nd page). Activities include “self defense, basic car maintenance, bb … --- ## [A proper market price to pay for teleportation ability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proper-market-price-to-pay-for-teleportation-ability/746450)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proper-market-price-to-pay-for-teleportation-ability/746450 "2016-02-19T18:57:00Z")
How much do you think would be a reasonable market price for a teleportation device - one that could be carried anywhere? Say this device can only teleport one person - the owner - and never anyone else. A family of fou… --- ## [How long would you live if your cat was armed with a machine gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-you-live-if-your-cat-was-armed-with-a-machine-gun/746516)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-you-live-if-your-cat-was-armed-with-a-machine-gun/746516 "2016-02-19T16:25:16Z")
Need answer fast! --- ## [Would you be on board with special flights along with standard flights (e.g adult only)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-on-board-with-special-flights-along-with-standard-flights-e-g-adult-only/746259)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-on-board-with-special-flights-along-with-standard-flights-e-g-adult-only/746259 "2016-02-19T14:17:23Z")
Anyone under 18 would not be allowed on certain flights. I know banning them from all flights would be considered discrimination so I’m talking about airlines offering two types of flights, one standard and one adult on… --- ## [Examples where old or antique tools work better than their modern counterparts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-where-old-or-antique-tools-work-better-than-their-modern-counterparts/571911)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-where-old-or-antique-tools-work-better-than-their-modern-counterparts/571911 "2016-02-19T10:46:11Z")
I just finished building a rec room in the basement. There were countless instances when I had to drill a pilot hole (a.k.a. “thread hole”) for a wood screw. In most of those cases, I did not want the hole to go all the … --- ## [sleep study concern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-study-concern/746382)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-study-concern/746382 "2016-02-19T05:43:06Z")
I didn’t want to derail another thread, so started this thread for my concern. I sleep on my stomach and fear that I may “make love to” my pillow and bedsheets when I sleep and possibly get an erection. I rarely fall asl… --- ## [Finally getting a smart phone: which provider do you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-getting-a-smart-phone-which-provider-do-you-recommend/746317)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-getting-a-smart-phone-which-provider-do-you-recommend/746317 "2016-02-19T04:07:29Z")
Background: I’ve had the same flip phone for about 10 years now, ever since hubby and I signed up with Verizon. But times have changed and we need to move up to smart phones. I am happy with Verizon in terms of being a… --- ## [feeling disempowered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-disempowered/746262)
**Author:** [@quantumleap2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quantumleap2016)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-disempowered/746262 "2016-02-19T03:30:21Z")
To make a long story short- I take courses with a company called Landmark which teaches individuals how to go tap into there natural ability to go from breakdowns to breakthroughs. Well I have had a couple of breakdowns … --- ## [Which airport is the best to enter the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-airport-is-the-best-to-enter-the-usa/735575)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-airport-is-the-best-to-enter-the-usa/735575 "2016-02-19T02:47:06Z")
My brother and his family are just back from America - California and Hawaii - where they generally had a wonderful time. Unfortunately it got off to a bad start when they had to queue for two hours at immigration (LA or… --- ## [Waiting for the doctor - how long is too long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-the-doctor-how-long-is-too-long/569348)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-the-doctor-how-long-is-too-long/569348 "2016-02-19T01:33:20Z")
I had an appointment for 2:30 today. I got there at 2:20. It was 3:35 when they put me in the other room and 4:00 when the doctor finally showed up. IMO, an hour and a half is waaaay too long. Could you imagine if th… --- ## [Lasting love - how should it start, ideally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasting-love-how-should-it-start-ideally/746280)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasting-love-how-should-it-start-ideally/746280 "2016-02-18T22:42:17Z")
Someone raised an interesting point in another thread: Given the ability to craft a hypothetical ideal, long-lasting marriage, how would one script the beginning? A crush, as mentioned, means it probably won’t last, s… --- ## [Francis Fukuyama - What do you think of him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/francis-fukuyama-what-do-you-think-of-him/746368)
**Author:** [@Blackstock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackstock)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/francis-fukuyama-what-do-you-think-of-him/746368 "2016-02-18T22:32:43Z")
I haven’t read his infamous book, the End of History and the Last Man, but as I’ve come to understand, it is because of that book that most people - most social democrats and liberals, at least - hate Fukuyama. I have, t… --- ## [Groin strain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groin-strain/730802)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groin-strain/730802 "2016-02-18T22:10:02Z")
OK, I apparently stressed something somewhere, and it’s going on a month now and I still feel it. If it continues, and I end up thinking I mght need to get it checked out, what kind of doctor should I go to? I don’t ha… --- ## [How some deal with guilt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-some-deal-with-guilt/746456)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-some-deal-with-guilt/746456 "2016-02-18T21:37:54Z")
I had a strange thought last night after having some conversations with a group of not very successful recovering alcoholics. It was funny because it was kind of a flashback to my late teens. Something that had not cross… --- ## [Share Your Stories of Real-Life Threadshitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-stories-of-real-life-threadshitting/746337)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-stories-of-real-life-threadshitting/746337 "2016-02-18T21:17:59Z")
I’m calling it “threadshitting” because I can’t think of the term for this in the real word, if there even is one-- when you’re talking about something and someone makes a nasty, dismissive comment about it with the inte… --- ## [When are the mountains above SLC 80% snow-free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-the-mountains-above-slc-80-snow-free/746485)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-the-mountains-above-slc-80-snow-free/746485 "2016-02-18T21:02:41Z")
I am thinking of flying out to SLC to take some snow-ish, but not too snowy, mountain pictures, and since the weather is hovering just above freezing in SLC per se, it would seem that the mountains would be entirely snow… --- ## [Samsung S4 Issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-s4-issues/745944)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-s4-issues/745944 "2016-02-18T20:52:03Z")
Anyone else experience this? Mega-rapid battery draining, to the tune of completely dead in maybe 5 or 6 hours with display off and about a percent a minute with the display on. Also, overheating to the point that it sh… --- ## [Heroic sacrifices, the great person theory of history, and you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroic-sacrifices-the-great-person-theory-of-history-and-you/746286)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroic-sacrifices-the-great-person-theory-of-history-and-you/746286 "2016-02-18T20:14:17Z")
Note that this is a fantasy hypothetical; note who wrote the OP. If you don’t like these but are still reading, you are clearly a masochist, a malcontent, or some sort of elf. First the short version. Earth is about to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=779) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=781)