# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=812 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 813 --- ## [Men with time to read all this...give me a little hope about this relationship, pleas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-time-to-read-all-this-give-me-a-little-hope-about-this-relationship-pleas/375657)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-time-to-read-all-this-give-me-a-little-hope-about-this-relationship-pleas/375657 "2015-12-11T20:58:19Z")
I’m going to try and lay this out as cleanly as I can but I want enough of a picture that your responses, should you choose to give them, will be based on sufficient information. May of this year… I’m a little less than… --- ## [Will a cat ever guard or defend it's owner like a dog sometimes will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-cat-ever-guard-or-defend-its-owner-like-a-dog-sometimes-will/543612)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-cat-ever-guard-or-defend-its-owner-like-a-dog-sometimes-will/543612 "2015-12-11T19:42:44Z")
Just curious. Will a cat ever guard or physically defend the people it associates with? --- ## [How long do you think the USA will remain a "free" country/society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-think-the-usa-will-remain-a-free-country-society/740105)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-think-the-usa-will-remain-a-free-country-society/740105 "2015-12-11T18:20:27Z")
How long do you think the USA will remain “free”? - that is, a country and society of freedom/liberty? I’m not defining ‘free’ - that’s the point, for everyone to define, themselves. Edit: Wow, huh, for some reason th… --- ## [Gentiles and Menorah Lighting for Chanukah](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentiles-and-menorah-lighting-for-chanukah/740073)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentiles-and-menorah-lighting-for-chanukah/740073 "2015-12-11T14:42:49Z")
This may be covered under some sort of Jewish law or tradition, hence it is here, because I’d like a factual answer. On the other hand, it might be more a matter of opinion and/or debatable, in which case maybe it will … --- ## [How Long Until You Got Engaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-you-got-engaged/739832)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-you-got-engaged/739832 "2015-12-11T14:17:38Z")
Last night, a friend announced he was engaged, after four months of dating someone. I soon received a few messages from mutual friends expressing amazement at the speed they moved. (Full disclosure: They opened a joint b… --- ## [Palermo and Rome in August. Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palermo-and-rome-in-august-suggestions/739946)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palermo-and-rome-in-august-suggestions/739946 "2015-12-11T13:46:37Z")
My girlfriend and I have our tickets for Italy next summer; we’ll be staying 9 days in Palermo, Sicily, and then three nights/two full days in Rome. Any tips/suggestions for things that might not be on the usual radar? … --- ## [Things that used to be considered "high class" that are now tacky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-used-to-be-considered-high-class-that-are-now-tacky/739121)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-used-to-be-considered-high-class-that-are-now-tacky/739121 "2015-12-11T12:25:08Z")
The first thing that comes to mind for me is chocolate fountains… maybe they’ve always been gross and tacky, I guess that’s up for debate. But when I was a kid, it seemed like the height of luxury to have a chocolate fo… --- ## [Why does my stomach constantly rumble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-stomach-constantly-rumble/740089)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-stomach-constantly-rumble/740089 "2015-12-11T11:17:29Z")
It is strange… But for the last 6 months or so, my stomach has been in a permanent state of rumble… When I wake up, before I eat, after I eat, and especially when I lay down to go to sleep at night. I have been on a d… --- ## [Woman: "I'm sure you'll find someone much better than me?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-im-sure-youll-find-someone-much-better-than-me/739689)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-im-sure-youll-find-someone-much-better-than-me/739689 "2015-12-11T06:25:18Z")
A woman canceled a date with me recently. Part of her text message read,\* “I’m sure you’ll find someone much, much better than me.” \* I’m sure this question is impossible to answer in a one size fits all way, but which… --- ## [Would you rather have a sonic screwdriver or an infinite wardrobe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-a-sonic-screwdriver-or-an-infinite-wardrobe/739851)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-a-sonic-screwdriver-or-an-infinite-wardrobe/739851 "2015-12-11T06:12:08Z")
To reward you for your part in averting the Apocalypse of 524,288 Michelle Jennekes, Athena has directed Rhymer Enterprises to not only call off the band of thugs scheduled to rough you up tomorrow morning, but also to g… --- ## [Do you look both ways when the light turns green before you go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-both-ways-when-the-light-turns-green-before-you-go/738033)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-both-ways-when-the-light-turns-green-before-you-go/738033 "2015-12-11T04:05:16Z")
I just read an article about a local l19-year-old girl who was killed in a car accident last weekend. She was making a left turn onto a 4-lane divided highway. She proceeded to make her left turn when the light turned … --- ## [Transmission trouble. I think it's bad. Please tell me I'm wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-trouble-i-think-its-bad-please-tell-me-im-wrong/739655)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-trouble-i-think-its-bad-please-tell-me-im-wrong/739655 "2015-12-11T03:31:51Z")
I’m not, of course, but I’m looking for any straw to grasp at the moment. My grandfather (who died about a month ago) was committed to a nursing home about a year ago. We got a great price, about half of blue book value… --- ## [Why did they name as asteroid after Anne Frank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-name-as-asteroid-after-anne-frank/135496)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-name-as-asteroid-after-anne-frank/135496 "2015-12-11T02:41:27Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/11/05/asteroid.stardust/index.html --- ## [VW diesel lawsuits -- what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vw-diesel-lawsuits-what-would-you-do/739963)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vw-diesel-lawsuits-what-would-you-do/739963 "2015-12-10T23:24:27Z")
You aren’t my lawyer. You may not be anyone’s lawyer. For all I know, you’re a dog on the Internet. But let’s say you own one of the diesels that have recently been exposed as having an environmental testing defeat de… --- ## [places offering me 'gift cards' are a scam, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-offering-me-gift-cards-are-a-scam-right/739862)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-offering-me-gift-cards-are-a-scam-right/739862 "2015-12-09T04:48:23Z")
hope this is the right venue to post, if not please move it. This year a friend new to the internetz, and I , have ordered many items online from Amazon, Walmart, Macys, and others. I keep getting e-mails saying “you … --- ## [People who use a knife and fork American style: How did it happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-use-a-knife-and-fork-american-style-how-did-it-happen/739400)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-use-a-knife-and-fork-american-style-how-did-it-happen/739400 "2015-12-10T21:09:40Z")
The American style of knife and fork usage involves cutting an item with your fork in the non-dominant hand and knife in the dominant hand, then putting down the knife and transferring the fork to the dominant hand to ea… --- ## [What "Must See/Must Do" in FL/GA/SC/NC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-must-see-must-do-in-fl-ga-sc-nc/739897)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-must-see-must-do-in-fl-ga-sc-nc/739897 "2015-12-10T20:35:31Z")
Other than Orlando, what hidden gems are up and down the I-95 corridor (or a decent side trip therefrom) starting NC down to Ft. Lauderdale, FL…for kids 9-16? Any “must sees” that should be on our bucket list? --- ## [Why should spend, or not spend, $99 on 23andme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-spend-or-not-spend-99-on-23andme/649576)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-spend-or-not-spend-99-on-23andme/649576 "2015-12-10T20:23:07Z")
A dinner guest the other night excitedly announced that she had had her spit examined closely by this company for only $99, and she learned so much about herself from it. I asked her what she learned, and she went on ab… --- ## [How could gun control reduce gun violence in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-gun-control-reduce-gun-violence-in-the-united-states/739449)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-gun-control-reduce-gun-violence-in-the-united-states/739449 "2015-12-10T20:06:46Z")
Ok, this thread is to debate a very specific point. Assume for the sake of the thread, that reducing available guns enough would reduce gun violence. (and, implicitly, total crime and violence, but this thread isn’t t… --- ## [What is the goal when people grossly mislead regarding their appearance in dating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-goal-when-people-grossly-mislead-regarding-their-appearance-in-dating/739684)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-goal-when-people-grossly-mislead-regarding-their-appearance-in-dating/739684 "2015-12-10T19:40:00Z")
Talking with a friend tonight about this phenomenon after another friend discovered the pictures a guy was sending her were actually of some internationally known model. Back in the day, pre-internet, when I was meeting… --- ## [Rank the Bill of Rights in order of importance (easy version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-bill-of-rights-in-order-of-importance-easy-version/739868)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-bill-of-rights-in-order-of-importance-easy-version/739868 "2015-12-10T19:16:56Z")
Because I made the poll in a confusing order in the last one… Reading about the formation of the Bill of Rights and James Madison’s original intentions, interestingly it seems the Big M didn’t want them to be added on a… --- ## [Stay on Statins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-on-statins/739981)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-on-statins/739981 "2015-12-10T18:42:05Z")
I just got the results from my lipid panel back, and like they were last time, the numbers are very low. Total: 133 HDL: 59 LDL: 57 vLDL: 17 Triglycerides: 87 My understanding is that Statins typically move the num… --- ## [Tipping in Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-in-vegas/740032)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-in-vegas/740032 "2015-12-10T18:39:15Z")
My SO and I are eloping to Las Vegas and having a trip around California at the end of January. We’re from Australia (I’ve been to Canada before so have been a little exposed to tipping but not much) and I’m anxious I wo… --- ## [Looking for a European city break in January](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-european-city-break-in-january/737111)
**Author:** [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-european-city-break-in-january/737111 "2015-12-10T17:59:09Z")
We’re looking for a 3 or 4 night break in some European city early in January, any suggestions? We live in the UK so want something ‘foreign’. We’ll probably fly from Manchester. We’ve had a quick look at Lisbon and Vale… --- ## [If armageddon were just around the corner ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-armageddon-were-just-around-the-corner/739840)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-armageddon-were-just-around-the-corner/739840 "2015-12-10T17:58:07Z")
In two movies that I recently watched, the end of life on Earth was just around the corner. In one film, the movie starts three weeks before an asteroid is due to hit the earth. In the other film, a nuclear cloud has a… --- ## [What would happen if a presidential candidate quit on the eve of the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-presidential-candidate-quit-on-the-eve-of-the-election/739964)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-presidential-candidate-quit-on-the-eve-of-the-election/739964 "2015-12-10T17:50:44Z")
Crazy scenario, but let’s suppose its Trump vs. Clinton. Then on Monday before the election, Trump reveals its all been a big scam and he quits. There’s no time to get another candidate on the ballot. The GOP have no … --- ## [Learning Japanese. Please recommend a good method other than formal classes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-japanese-please-recommend-a-good-method-other-than-formal-classes/740074)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-japanese-please-recommend-a-good-method-other-than-formal-classes/740074 "2015-12-10T17:02:27Z")
I would like to learn Japanese, and am asking for recommendations on a good method to do so. I am specifically interested in something that I can listen to while driving to help me learn the spoken language. I am also in… --- ## [Where Did All the Sleeves Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-all-the-sleeves-go/739920)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-all-the-sleeves-go/739920 "2015-12-10T16:40:02Z")
Sitting here eating breakfast and looking for something watchable on TV I happened across a talk show that was discussing dresses and current fashion. Once again, every selection was sleeveless. What the heck? It’s wi… --- ## [Question for high school band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-high-school-band/739911)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-high-school-band/739911 "2015-12-10T14:48:08Z")
My 8th grade son likes playing his bass guitar and was hoping to play in the high school jazz band. Problem is I just found out that if one wants to be in Jazz band, they must also be in regular band. Problem with that … --- ## [Kool-Aid as a racial stereotype?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kool-aid-as-a-racial-stereotype/739605)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kool-aid-as-a-racial-stereotype/739605 "2015-12-10T13:55:23Z")
I found this Nightly Show piecequite amusing (first 2 min), especially the little girl’s reaction, but the idea that a reference to Kool-Aid might be considered racist was completely new to me. I’ve heard of watermelon,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=811) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=813)