# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=830 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 831 --- ## [It's unbelievably fucked up how normalized virginity shaming is in our culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-unbelievably-fucked-up-how-normalized-virginity-shaming-is-in-our-culture/736163)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-unbelievably-fucked-up-how-normalized-virginity-shaming-is-in-our-culture/736163 "2015-11-03T16:38:18Z")
adult virginity is not a choice --- ## [Forum Drama: Men vs Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-drama-men-vs-women/736524)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-drama-men-vs-women/736524 "2015-11-03T16:31:51Z")
Everyone knows how some forums tend to skew heavily towards one gender versus another (women: parenting, pets, fashion. men: sports, games(ing), history.) Which type do you think as more “drama” (cliques, passive aggres… --- ## [Anyone ever take care of a diabetic cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-take-care-of-a-diabetic-cat/732189)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-take-care-of-a-diabetic-cat/732189 "2015-11-03T09:35:24Z")
Reggie the cat is the sweetest animal you could ever imagine - he loves to snuggle into armpits and stay there all night long. He’s unusually social, too. Every Wednesday night I have about 15-20 people over to my house … --- ## [What computer monitor should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-computer-monitor-should-i-get/736258)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-computer-monitor-should-i-get/736258 "2015-11-02T23:37:42Z")
I am looking to upgrade my computer monitor. The monitor would mostly be used for binge watching TV shows and every once in a while, for productive activities. I was thinking about getting an ultra-wide monitor so that … --- ## [Lethal force justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethal-force-justified/736104)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethal-force-justified/736104 "2015-11-02T21:53:40Z")
This actually happened to me a few weeks ago. I’m at work, standing in a public parking lot waiting for a company official to give me a ride after doing some work in the field. I’m wearing a bright green vest with refle… --- ## [Need some advice on grandparents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-on-grandparents/736327)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-on-grandparents/736327 "2015-11-02T18:23:44Z")
I dont ask for advice much but I would like your opinion. My son wants to spend a couple of weeks up at his grandparents farm next summer. Now normally we only see them maybe a week in the summer and over Thanksgiving d… --- ## [Anyone familiar with University of the People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-university-of-the-people/736290)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-university-of-the-people/736290 "2015-11-02T17:45:08Z")
It is a low-cost online university, and recently was the focus of a favorable report on NPR. My husband is thinking of completing his degree there, so this isn’t purely academic. :wink: --- ## [Social stability question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-stability-question/736276)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-stability-question/736276 "2015-11-02T17:31:56Z")
Are \[color=#000000\]obedience and respect for authority are the most important virtues children should learn ? \[/COLOR\] --- ## [Vibrators are bad! Stop using them!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibrators-are-bad-stop-using-them/420780)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vibrators-are-bad-stop-using-them/420780 "2015-11-02T14:11:06Z")
In another thread this subject came up and it was looking hijacky so here I am. I am a woman, and I think vibrators are, in the main, a bad thing. I think they are only a good thing with women (or men, but it’s really a… --- ## [Good source of news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-source-of-news/736197)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-source-of-news/736197 "2015-11-02T06:21:36Z")
I don’t get much time to catch up on the news. FOX has been too dishonest for too long I wouldn’t be able to believe them if they reported the sun rose in the east. CNN doesn’t seem to have the same credibility issues,… --- ## [Could a homeless person, who has not eaten for 4 days, go to the emergency room and get food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-homeless-person-who-has-not-eaten-for-4-days-go-to-the-emergency-room-and-get-food/736220)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-homeless-person-who-has-not-eaten-for-4-days-go-to-the-emergency-room-and-get-food/736220 "2015-11-02T04:56:24Z")
Could a homeless person, who has not eaten for 4 days, go to the emergency room and get food? If you stay in the hospital overnight if you get in a minor car wreck, they will feed you. So, could a homeless person who has… --- ## [Windows smartphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-smartphones/736287)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-smartphones/736287 "2015-11-02T04:27:07Z")
What do you think of smartphones running the Windows OS? I can get one cheap for travel in Vietnam, but I have heard that there aren’t that many apps available. --- ## [Do you like your kids' names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-kids-names/736026)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-kids-names/736026 "2015-11-02T03:46:27Z")
Inspired by the thread on carrying on the family surname. There have to be people who felt pressured to name their child after a relative, or people who chose a name they didn’t really like as a compromise, or who fell … --- ## [Does this SMBC comic make you think of SDMB polls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-smbc-comic-make-you-think-of-sdmb-polls/736199)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-smbc-comic-make-you-think-of-sdmb-polls/736199 "2015-11-02T03:32:50Z")
Here’s the SMBC comic in question. --- ## [Would you wear this type of t-shirt in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-this-type-of-t-shirt-in-public/722377)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-this-type-of-t-shirt-in-public/722377 "2015-11-01T23:52:54Z")
So I’m traveling for work today and was flying out of O’Hare. I’m waiting at my gate and see this dude wearing an orange t-shirt that says" I Love Vaginas" in 4" letters with the Kool-Aid man image saying "Oh yeah!!!. … --- ## [Opinions wanted in Volvo C30](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-wanted-in-volvo-c30/736351)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-wanted-in-volvo-c30/736351 "2015-11-01T23:45:41Z")
My wife would like one. I therefore request any dopers who have personal experience to advise us, specifically: are they a bear to repair? how do they handle? are they good on gas consumption? what has been your deal… --- ## [when you try not to cry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-try-not-to-cry/736369)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-try-not-to-cry/736369 "2015-11-01T23:36:36Z")
When someone is about to cry, he/she feels a feeling (maybe the feeling of the coming cry) intensifies inside him/her as he/she tries so hard not to cry. Is there a name or an explanation for this feeling? More specific… --- ## [Looking for good Arabic translation of the Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-good-arabic-translation-of-the-bible/736325)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-good-arabic-translation-of-the-bible/736325 "2015-11-01T22:59:31Z")
I’m looking for a good Arabic translation of the standard Protestant Bible (the usual 66 books), preferably as a PDF. Anyone have a link to such or even a PDF of the thing already? I tried searching using a number of eng… --- ## [Your thoughts on video editing equipment, software, tips and tricks for a noob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-video-editing-equipment-software-tips-and-tricks-for-a-noob/736291)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-video-editing-equipment-software-tips-and-tricks-for-a-noob/736291 "2015-11-01T20:15:16Z")
So I’m the parent of two boys in Cub / Boy Scouts. The troop has asked me if I’d be willing to take on a new project they want to do, namely create video montages of various camp-outs, troop meetings, courts of honor, et… --- ## [Undergoing knee surgery this week -- how to prepare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undergoing-knee-surgery-this-week-how-to-prepare/735760)
**Author:** [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undergoing-knee-surgery-this-week-how-to-prepare/735760 "2015-11-01T17:33:57Z")
On Thursday I’m undergoing ACL reconstruction surgery on my knee. I’ve been spending the weekend doing things to prepare, and it’s finally dawned on me that there are probably plenty of people on the SDMB who could give… --- ## [Problem with Panasonic VT plasma TV and Monitor Audio ASB 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-panasonic-vt-plasma-tv-and-monitor-audio-asb-2/736341)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-panasonic-vt-plasma-tv-and-monitor-audio-asb-2/736341 "2015-11-01T16:24:00Z")
I have a Panasonic VT series 55" plasma screen and I’ve just purchased a Monitor Audio ASB 2. And I’ve done something and it’s now not working properly via the SPDIF socket. If I connect the ASB 2 via the HDMI ARC it wor… --- ## [US tries again to extradite Roman Polanski, this time from Poland.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-tries-again-to-extradite-roman-polanski-this-time-from-poland/710614)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-tries-again-to-extradite-roman-polanski-this-time-from-poland/710614 "2015-11-01T14:17:37Z")
Once again, the US has filed a formal extradition request to obtain Roman Polanski. Polanski is in Poland, filming, and the US has filed a formal request. The Polish government has forwarded the request to the Polish c… --- ## [The real threat China poses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-threat-china-poses/736162)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-threat-china-poses/736162 "2015-11-01T04:43:43Z")
Reading many Westerners lament the passing of the one child policy today I was thinking, the real threat China poses isn’t the chance they will decide to go to war with us, or steal our allies. The real threat is ideolo… --- ## [Favorite thing about Halloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-thing-about-halloween/736188)
**Author:** [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-thing-about-halloween/736188 "2015-11-01T04:00:49Z")
Simplest thread ever, but: What’s your own personal favorite thing about Halloween? Love the dressing up, love the spooky TV episodes, love the thematic foods: graveyard pudding, Halloween Cap’n Crunch, readily availab… --- ## [why is the "Labor Theory of Value" rejected today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-labor-theory-of-value-rejected-today/736221)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-labor-theory-of-value-rejected-today/736221 "2015-11-01T02:27:03Z")
why is it rejected today in Economics academia… when esteemed economists like Adam Smith and David Ricardo agreed with it…and Marx --- ## [Finding an old newspaper article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-an-old-newspaper-article/736293)
**Author:** [@knits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knits)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-an-old-newspaper-article/736293 "2015-11-01T02:20:27Z")
I am trying to find a copy of the Malone Evening Telegram from November 29th, 1925, and could use some help. I’ve done some Googling without success and have emailed the business office of today’s Malone Telegram in ho… --- ## [Should I visit Toronto in January?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-visit-toronto-in-january/735052)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-visit-toronto-in-january/735052 "2015-11-01T02:18:31Z")
Am I crazy to consider a Toronto vacation in January? I’ve been there once and loved the city. I’d probably stay downtown, near or on Younge street and keep my itinerary to mainly the museums and perhaps the Toronto Symp… --- ## [Will vinegar damage leather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-vinegar-damage-leather/736200)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-vinegar-damage-leather/736200 "2015-10-31T23:41:49Z")
I have read to use a 50/50 vinegar water solution to clean leather, is this okay to do, or can it damage or darken leather? I have a pair of expensive calfskin leather boots, and want to know before I try it. --- ## ['Gift' is a noun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-is-a-noun/736209)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-is-a-noun/736209 "2015-10-31T23:32:22Z")
Yeah, yeah, I know. ‘Language is not stagnant, blahblahblah…’ But from commercials to news articles, I keep coming across ‘gift’, and its past tense ‘gifted’, being used as a verb. It’s starting to bug me. Gift is a … --- ## ["Do you think I'm fat?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-im-fat/735397)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-im-fat/735397 "2015-10-31T23:30:45Z")
Hypothetical: Say you’re spending time with five good friends of yours. Four of them are very thin; the fifth is very fat. The topic of body weight comes up in the conversation. The first friend - very thin - asks you… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=829) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=831)