# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=840 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 841 --- ## [Pope Francis totally fucking rocks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-totally-fucking-rocks/732596)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-totally-fucking-rocks/732596 "2015-10-06T02:51:08Z")
I am an atheist; have been all my life. But I still think Pope Francis totally fucking rocks! Today, he did this:\[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_POPE\_BOY\_AT\_AIRPORT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAUL… --- ## [why split the Nobel Prize in Medicine this time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-split-the-nobel-prize-in-medicine-this-time/733604)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-split-the-nobel-prize-in-medicine-this-time/733604 "2015-10-05T23:09:09Z")
Here is a news article about it. http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/05/world/nobel-prize-medicine/index.html I’m unclear why they lumped the award for two clearly distinct medicines for two clearly distinct diseases. Yes, both… --- ## [Japan's Yakuza schism: what's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japans-yakuza-schism-whats-next/733615)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japans-yakuza-schism-whats-next/733615 "2015-10-05T21:41:13Z")
It was big news last month when the Yakuza split into a couple of factions, but I haven’t seen much about it since then; if you do a Google-News search for “Yakuza,” the only articles since mid-September are about a rece… --- ## [Dope Smoking Parents: How Did You Tell Your Kids You Smoke Pot? (Don't Need Answer Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-smoking-parents-how-did-you-tell-your-kids-you-smoke-pot-dont-need-answer-fast/733317)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-smoking-parents-how-did-you-tell-your-kids-you-smoke-pot-dont-need-answer-fast/733317 "2015-10-05T21:15:09Z")
Something I was just curious about: how did you break the news (or admit what they already suspected) to your kids that you smoke the ganja? FWIW, I have no iron in this fire, not being a parent, but I’m curious about o… --- ## [Question for non-Americans - Favorite "patriotic" song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173 "2015-10-05T20:39:22Z")
In your country or within your ethnic group what is the favorite “Patriotic” song or song that expresses national or cultural pride? For example In France they have “La Marseillaise”. In England they have “God Save th… --- ## [What's the worst you injured yourself without telling anyone about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-you-injured-yourself-without-telling-anyone-about-it/733324)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-you-injured-yourself-without-telling-anyone-about-it/733324 "2015-10-05T18:05:31Z")
\[ul\] \[li\]You didn’t seek medical attention (well, maybe much much later if it didn’t heal right)\[/li\]\[li\]You didn’t tell your mom, your brother, your lover, your coworkers, friends or your priest. At least not until wel… --- ## [The bungling of foreign policy in the middle east, intentional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bungling-of-foreign-policy-in-the-middle-east-intentional/733466)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bungling-of-foreign-policy-in-the-middle-east-intentional/733466 "2015-10-05T17:54:26Z")
I post this here and not in GD only because I don’t have the patience or determination to back up an impression of the actions of different world powers over more than a century with cites, if it can even be done for suc… --- ## [Could humans - primitive ones, not modern civilized ones - have survived the K/T extinction event ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-humans-primitive-ones-not-modern-civilized-ones-have-survived-the-k-t-extinction-event/733529)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-humans-primitive-ones-not-modern-civilized-ones-have-survived-the-k-t-extinction-event/733529 "2015-10-05T16:27:34Z")
Primate evolution happened pretty much well after the dinosaurs died, but let’s say that there were large primates or hominids alive at the time. Would they have been amongst the extinct ? --- ## [Blackout Duration of Date Rape Drugs with out Alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackout-duration-of-date-rape-drugs-with-out-alcohol/733342)
**Author:** [@tauceti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tauceti)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackout-duration-of-date-rape-drugs-with-out-alcohol/733342 "2015-10-05T12:36:49Z")
I have never done drugs in my life. Just want to know the minimum duration of Blackout induced by Date Rape Drugs without Alcohol. Bcoz my best friend mysteriously blacked out for 2 hours. She is Teetotaler. is she vict… --- ## [Does oral sex usually occur before intercourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-oral-sex-usually-occur-before-intercourse/732384)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-oral-sex-usually-occur-before-intercourse/732384 "2015-10-05T11:05:02Z")
or does that just happen in pornography? (asking for a friend) --- ## [Ever had an MRI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-an-mri/732871)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-an-mri/732871 "2015-10-05T07:08:20Z")
I recently had an MRI on my neck. What stood out about the experience was I had a weird pulsing through my head in synch with the throbbing sounds of the machine. In particular, I was fighting to keep my jaw from moving… --- ## [What are some courses my fictional teenager would be taking in small town America circa 2010?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-courses-my-fictional-teenager-would-be-taking-in-small-town-america-circa-2010/733510)
**Author:** [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-courses-my-fictional-teenager-would-be-taking-in-small-town-america-circa-2010/733510 "2015-10-05T07:06:27Z")
I don’t know any recent high school students I could ask, and my own personal experiences are a bit out of date. The student is a high school senior/community college freshman in a small (population \<10,000), conservati… --- ## [What age did you start caring about the news/politics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-age-did-you-start-caring-about-the-news-politics/732990)
**Author:** [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-age-did-you-start-caring-about-the-news-politics/732990 "2015-10-05T04:31:26Z")
Just out of curiosity. To elaborate, about how old were you when you really started paying attention to current events in the media, especially politics? Did something prompt you to start paying more attention? When I… --- ## [Why do people talk in dialect but post on the Web in pure English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-talk-in-dialect-but-post-on-the-web-in-pure-english/733100)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-talk-in-dialect-but-post-on-the-web-in-pure-english/733100 "2015-10-05T03:31:41Z")
What’s up you mf’s? How it hanging? You wants dat article now? You don’t see dialect on the web. We all talk prim and proper like our English teacher is standing over our shoulder. Even a mild curse word is frowned on. … --- ## [With which German party would you identfiy with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-which-german-party-would-you-identfiy-with/723105)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-which-german-party-would-you-identfiy-with/723105 "2015-10-05T03:03:47Z")
I am not very familiar with the US politics despite reading relatively much about it. I currently live in Germany as a student pursuing academic degree and I am relatively good at guessing what kind of people vote for wh… --- ## [Geographical tendencies to exaggerate research claims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-tendencies-to-exaggerate-research-claims/733577)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-tendencies-to-exaggerate-research-claims/733577 "2015-10-05T02:11:25Z")
Are there any particular areas on the globe that automatically raise eyebrows when claims are made regarding research or performance that seem to good to be true? I have a lot of internet friends from eastern Europe… --- ## [Causes for loss of libido](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-for-loss-of-libido/726946)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-for-loss-of-libido/726946 "2015-10-05T00:34:18Z")
I have noticed a fairly sudden drop in my desire for sex. 67 years old, everything still works fine but I don’t seem to get that grouchy feeling I normally get if I go a few days. If I miss the entire week ( which I did … --- ## [A TIMI Question About My (Male) Below-the-Belt Region](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-timi-question-about-my-male-below-the-belt-region/733388)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-timi-question-about-my-male-below-the-belt-region/733388 "2015-10-04T23:19:11Z")
This topic contains TMI, you have been warned. Anyway, the past few days I’ve noticed a stank coming up from Mr. Happy’s region whenever I pee. It’s not a pee smell - more like a fungal smell. Nothing itches or burns do… --- ## [Should I beat this computer to death with a hammer, or fix it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-beat-this-computer-to-death-with-a-hammer-or-fix-it/732773)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-beat-this-computer-to-death-with-a-hammer-or-fix-it/732773 "2015-10-04T22:07:09Z")
I have a Dell “all in one” type computer, which I bought new a little less than 3 years ago. Intel I5-333os 2.7GH, 6GB, Windows 8.1. It is driving me crazy. It seems like there is always some little shit going wrong with… --- ## [Anybody know how to make the handlebars MOVE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-how-to-make-the-handlebars-move/733445)
**Author:** [@Fat2FitMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fat2FitMama)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-how-to-make-the-handlebars-move/733445 "2015-10-04T21:35:13Z")
So, when a neighbor of mine decided to trade up for a newer, spiffier exercise bike I inheirited her DP Airgometer Sprint. Now, before I even looked up the manual online, I had the idea just from looking at the thing th… --- ## [Blood glucose: how big a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-glucose-how-big-a-thing/733434)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-glucose-how-big-a-thing/733434 "2015-10-04T19:47:35Z")
So between my last doctor’s visit and the one I just had, my fasting blood glucose went up eight points, though still within the (somewhat high) range of normal listed in the test results. Although I’m underweight, or o… --- ## [Recommendations for Over The Air DVRs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-over-the-air-dvrs/732122)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-over-the-air-dvrs/732122 "2015-10-04T17:41:33Z")
I’ve been a cord cutter for years. I’ve done OK with Antenna, Netflix and Hulu Plus. I recently updated my antenna and I get fantastic picture now; before it could be occasionally spotty. The next logical step for me … --- ## [What do people who advocate mental health reforms as a solution to mass shootings really envision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-who-advocate-mental-health-reforms-as-a-solution-to-mass-shootings-really-envision/733379)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-who-advocate-mental-health-reforms-as-a-solution-to-mass-shootings-really-envision/733379 "2015-10-04T17:37:19Z")
Oregon Killer had mental health issues. He was described as shy, anxious, and withdrawn, and had been educated in a special school for the learning and emotionally disturbed. On an online forum, his mother described hi… --- ## [Question for Americans - Patriotic songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-americans-patriotic-songs/733172)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-americans-patriotic-songs/733172 "2015-10-04T17:34:25Z")
What is your favorite American “patriotic” song? This could be anything from “God Bless America” to “Born in the USA” to “My Country Tis of Thee”? --- ## [Trigger warnings in college, cuz it's scawy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warnings-in-college-cuz-its-scawy/722452)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warnings-in-college-cuz-its-scawy/722452 "2015-10-04T16:39:07Z")
sigh Here is something to orient you to this topic…The fourth paragraph is particularly jaw-dropping: And more: Face palm, bang head on desk, deeply sigh again and again, and pour another strong drink. :smack: I… --- ## [Should hard work be irrelevant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-hard-work-be-irrelevant/731941)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-hard-work-be-irrelevant/731941 "2015-10-04T14:26:28Z")
I am basing this question on a NPR podcast which discusses how Netflix became profitable after nearly folding. In this piece, the idea of 100% human resource efficiency efficiency is touted as a goo, and even liberating… --- ## [How do you want to do something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-to-do-something/733367)
**Author:** [@jujuju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jujuju)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-to-do-something/733367 "2015-10-04T14:04:54Z")
Not like a chore, but something fun? What is it that makes someone want to do something? For example, I wish that I wanted to go to the beach. I pay the taxes to live here, but I don’t have any desire to go. It’s a s… --- ## [Three New Apostles in the LDS Church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-new-apostles-in-the-lds-church/733442)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-new-apostles-in-the-lds-church/733442 "2015-10-04T14:02:07Z")
Is there anything interesting about these three individuals? By which I mean, for example, anything about them being selected which in any way signals anything about directions the church could move in or anything like… --- ## [Does this solve the whole "Are you a feminist?" media thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-solve-the-whole-are-you-a-feminist-media-thing/733345)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-solve-the-whole-are-you-a-feminist-media-thing/733345 "2015-10-04T13:56:57Z")
Forgive the inept title. I don’t know what to call it, but some celebrity will be asked by the media, “Are you a feminist?” Or some celeb will spontaneously declare that s/he is or is not a feminist. Then you have a shit… --- ## [Anybody still get Nigerian scam email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-still-get-nigerian-scam-email/733259)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-still-get-nigerian-scam-email/733259 "2015-10-04T13:42:33Z")
Seems as though it has been years since I did. My Firefox is very good at stopping junk mail, but my Hotmail and Yahoo accounts get several every day. however none from Nigeria. I kind of miss them. :slight\_smile: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=839) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=841)