# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=848 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 849 --- ## [Doper Dentists: Please tell me about sedative dressings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-dentists-please-tell-me-about-sedative-dressings/731745)
**Author:** [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-dentists-please-tell-me-about-sedative-dressings/731745 "2015-09-19T18:39:05Z")
I had a very deep cavity in my very back molar on the lower right side. It was causing intermittent pain of varying intensity. My dentist recommended we try a sedative dressing. I had this done on Thursday afternoon. My… --- ## [What does let them eat cake mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-let-them-eat-cake-mean/731492)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-let-them-eat-cake-mean/731492 "2015-09-19T16:57:54Z")
Supposedly Marie antionette didn’t say it, but is there consensus of the meaning? I’ve heard several interpretations. It showed she was out of touch and didn’t understand that the poor didn’t have cake. She meant it as… --- ## [So after stopping smoking, did you gain weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-after-stopping-smoking-did-you-gain-weight/494678)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-after-stopping-smoking-did-you-gain-weight/494678 "2015-09-19T15:43:13Z")
If you did gain weight, how much? And did you lose the weight? What worked for you - diet, exercise, or both? --- ## [Does anyone prefer embedded videos to text on the web?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-prefer-embedded-videos-to-text-on-the-web/731475)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-prefer-embedded-videos-to-text-on-the-web/731475 "2015-09-19T15:12:42Z")
Specifically on news sites, but I suppose it applies to the web in general. Another entry on my long list of pet peeves is the fact that you usually can’t tell a link goes to a video or to an article. A special circle … --- ## [Paranoia or Instinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranoia-or-instinct/731741)
**Author:** [@Gotlift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotlift)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranoia-or-instinct/731741 "2015-09-19T07:40:49Z")
Forgive me… I’m drinking IPA. Does a paranoid person know they are paranoid or do they think they are following their instinct? I feel that I am very instinctive, but is it possible that I am just paranoid? It seems lik… --- ## [How often do adult kids and their parents communicate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-adult-kids-and-their-parents-communicate/664292)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-adult-kids-and-their-parents-communicate/664292 "2015-09-19T04:16:09Z")
Basically what the title asks. Whether you are the parent of an adult child, or an adult child, how often do you see or speak with each other? Our youngest of 3 graduated from college. Our eldest lives 10 minutes away… --- ## [Weird issue with Stalker Neighbor, please HELP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-issue-with-stalker-neighbor-please-help/731600)
**Author:** [@jbubby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jbubby)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-issue-with-stalker-neighbor-please-help/731600 "2015-09-19T03:22:10Z")
I am at my wit’s end here and I can’t live like this anymore. :frowning: So what’s happening is, I am living in the bottom floor of a two level apartment building, I have been here for over 4 years now and never had any … --- ## [For single people, age 25-35 is the time of greatest marriage anxiety?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-single-people-age-25-35-is-the-time-of-greatest-marriage-anxiety/731411)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-single-people-age-25-35-is-the-time-of-greatest-marriage-anxiety/731411 "2015-09-19T03:17:48Z")
In my observation (your experience may be different,) it seems to me that single men and women are the most likely to be anxious about their unmarried status when they are between the age of 25-35. Before 25, they don’… --- ## [Let's share Halloween tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-halloween-tips/731672)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-halloween-tips/731672 "2015-09-19T02:25:45Z")
And by “share” I mean I need your help; please give it to me :wink: Halloween is my favorite holiday - hell, it’s the only one I really celebrate- and my company is full of like minded people who go all out. We’re talki… --- ## [NEST thermostat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nest-thermostat/731512)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nest-thermostat/731512 "2015-09-19T02:20:52Z")
These have been out on the market a couple years now. Anybody have one? How do you like it? --- ## [Libertarian Socialism; Social Anarchism; Left-Libertarianism; Anarchist Communism; Etc. Gimme books.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-socialism-social-anarchism-left-libertarianism-anarchist-communism-etc-gimme-books/731590)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-socialism-social-anarchism-left-libertarianism-anarchist-communism-etc-gimme-books/731590 "2015-09-19T01:37:42Z")
I’m looking for good, preferably contemporary books that can help me make sense of political thought that is anti-authoritarian and leftist. I’ve just read through articles on Wikipedia on topics such as Libertarian Soc… --- ## [Would Such a gas Violate The Geneva Convention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-such-a-gas-violate-the-geneva-convention/731669)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-such-a-gas-violate-the-geneva-convention/731669 "2015-09-19T01:33:47Z")
You are a research chemist for a large firm. In your off hours, you discover a easily synthesized gas that has important effects upon humans: -it renders people immobile (a deep sleep) for 48-36 hours -it is non-toxic … --- ## [When has Cecil been flat-out wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-has-cecil-been-flat-out-wrong/731655)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-has-cecil-been-flat-out-wrong/731655 "2015-09-19T01:14:48Z")
\[/“all hail the perfect master” schtik\] In the long time since “Cecil” has been writing articles, he must have made thousands of factual statements. I imagine quite a few of them have subsequently been shown to be wrong… --- ## [Grandma's getting scammed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandmas-getting-scammed/731589)
**Author:** [@Oops\_I\_Went\_Poopies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oops_I_Went_Poopies)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandmas-getting-scammed/731589 "2015-09-18T22:03:31Z")
In my grandmother’s old age, she’s gotten more emotional and less savvy. It’s only natural, but adding spite and scammers into the mix is a formula for disaster. To give you some background, she’s got savings to last h… --- ## [Child support when one has way too many kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-support-when-one-has-way-too-many-kids/731178)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-support-when-one-has-way-too-many-kids/731178 "2015-09-18T21:46:17Z")
Hypothetically, if someone had 30 kids from 30 different women that he impregnated within the span of a few years, what would the courts do about child support? There would be no way for him to support 30 kids, so would… --- ## [What should I do about this crappy phone Google sold me? Need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-this-crappy-phone-google-sold-me-need-answer-fast/731606)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-this-crappy-phone-google-sold-me-need-answer-fast/731606 "2015-09-18T21:34:06Z")
About two years ago, I bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 (Google Play edition) from the Google store online for about $700. I could have bought the same phone at the same price from my carrier (T-Mobile), but I thought the Goog… --- ## [Does anyone entertain Netflix recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-entertain-netflix-recommendations/731458)
**Author:** [@Gotlift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotlift)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-entertain-netflix-recommendations/731458 "2015-09-18T21:26:13Z")
I pretty much can’t stand most network TV so I try to find shows and movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime. The problem is I can spend a lot of time browsing instead of watching and I often find myself watching a few minute… --- ## [Atari 800XL power supply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-800xl-power-supply/731656)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-800xl-power-supply/731656 "2015-09-18T21:13:50Z")
I’m tempted to grab one of these that I have spotted on eBay for a decent price, but it comes without a power supply, and these things don’t seem commonplace in the UK. Does anyone know of a place that stocks them, or o… --- ## [Foot fetish or reasonable request?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-fetish-or-reasonable-request/731597)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-fetish-or-reasonable-request/731597 "2015-09-18T20:16:12Z")
So am selling some dance shoes I never use. I dance Argentine tango and the shoes I have for sale are some very sexy black stiletto sandals. I put up a picture of them and got a mail in reply asking what condition they a… --- ## [Experieonces with/opinions for elaborate workplaces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experieonces-with-opinions-for-elaborate-workplaces/731686)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experieonces-with-opinions-for-elaborate-workplaces/731686 "2015-09-18T19:31:04Z")
One of my kids recently started working at Epic near Madison, a firm that does computerized medical records. We recently visited her, and she took us on a tour of the headquarters. If you Google Epic headquarters, you … --- ## [How long have you had your "facial hair"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-had-your-facial-hair/731357)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-had-your-facial-hair/731357 "2015-09-18T19:12:09Z")
I started to say “beard” but I mean any sort of intentional allowing to grow of hairs below the hairline at the top of the head and above the neck. Include moustache/mustache, goatee, muttonchops and other long sideburns… --- ## [English to Russian translation help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-russian-translation-help/731617)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-russian-translation-help/731617 "2015-09-18T18:51:30Z")
I was trying to translate this expression into Russian: “Youth is wasted on the young.” I tried google translate but apparently it didn’t do a good job. Any Russian speakers that can translate this and still keep the … --- ## [Sexual fantasies/fetishes that you would never carry out in real life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-fantasies-fetishes-that-you-would-never-carry-out-in-real-life/655061)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-fantasies-fetishes-that-you-would-never-carry-out-in-real-life/655061 "2015-09-18T18:02:05Z")
I was just thinking about this based on some other sexual fetish threads we’ve had, and most people seem to have fetishes based on things that they see or do in real life. That is, their fetishes and fantasies are part o… --- ## [can the police confiscate your home if they find drugs in it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-police-confiscate-your-home-if-they-find-drugs-in-it/663876)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-police-confiscate-your-home-if-they-find-drugs-in-it/663876 "2015-09-18T16:24:33Z")
I know cops can and do confiscate vehicles they find drugs in. I always found this to be legalized theft (unless the car was bought with drug money, but I get the impression even recreational users can have their cars ta… --- ## [Best exercises for strength?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-exercises-for-strength/731502)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-exercises-for-strength/731502 "2015-09-18T15:34:24Z")
I’m a total gym novice and weak as a tipsy kitten. I want to change this by lifting weights. Trouble is, I have no idea what I’m doing and googling has just left me more confused. I want to create a program to increas… --- ## [Ladies: a single man who becomes suddenly attached..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-a-single-man-who-becomes-suddenly-attached/731344)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-a-single-man-who-becomes-suddenly-attached/731344 "2015-09-18T13:21:34Z")
Automatically becomes 10% more attractive. Especially if said new attachment is pretty. True or false? (poll to follow) --- ## [Unusual or lesser known experiences in Washington DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-or-lesser-known-experiences-in-washington-dc/632114)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-or-lesser-known-experiences-in-washington-dc/632114 "2012-08-24T13:59:38Z")
So for this year’s Wild Women’s Weekend, Hallgirl1 and I are headed to Washington DC for the extended weekend. These weekends tend to be time to get away and visit another city and do some sightseeing for rather odd or … --- ## [How powerful a PC will I need to properly run this spreadsheet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-powerful-a-pc-will-i-need-to-properly-run-this-spreadsheet/730938)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-powerful-a-pc-will-i-need-to-properly-run-this-spreadsheet/730938 "2015-09-18T03:09:08Z")
I have written many excel spreadsheets but nothing near as large as the one I am currently constructing. My current computer is really struggling to load and manage what I have constructed so far, and I’m only about 25%… --- ## [You're beseiged by a merciless, sadistic enemy. Do you fight to the last, or take your own life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-beseiged-by-a-merciless-sadistic-enemy-do-you-fight-to-the-last-or-take-your-own-life/731267)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-beseiged-by-a-merciless-sadistic-enemy-do-you-fight-to-the-last-or-take-your-own-life/731267 "2015-09-18T01:26:09Z")
Due to circumstances I feel no need to contrive, you and a small group of people – let’s say 40–are in a remote settlement under attack by a merciless foe, far superior in both numbers and firepower You know from your ow… --- ## [Choosing a laserjet printer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-laserjet-printer/730785)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-laserjet-printer/730785 "2015-09-17T23:17:14Z")
My recent dealings with eBay have led me to believe that getting a printer might be a good investment. However, I very rarely print (though when I do, it’s usually at least somewhat important, which is why I’m consideri… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=847) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=849)