# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=867 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 868 --- ## [Having Sex With Menstrual Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-sex-with-menstrual-cups/508312)
**Author:** [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-sex-with-menstrual-cups/508312 "2015-08-11T17:42:17Z")
About 2 months ago, I started using Instead disposable menstrual cups. I’ve gotten used to all the extra hands-on required for insertion and removal, and I find that once they’re in properly I can’t feel them. Meanwhil… --- ## [Dashboard "Miles Till Empty" - how accurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dashboard-miles-till-empty-how-accurate/726985)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dashboard-miles-till-empty-how-accurate/726985 "2015-08-11T16:19:48Z")
My 2014 Jeep Wrangler has a dashboard “miles till empty” display. Now, I tend to hold my breath as I approach a gas station, since I usually fill-up when I’m on fumes. Currently my yellow “almost empty” light is on and… --- ## [The salient points in the story of Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-salient-points-in-the-story-of-jesus/726999)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-salient-points-in-the-story-of-jesus/726999 "2015-08-11T16:11:19Z")
This thread is about determining the points in the story of Jesus. It is not about the veracity of the story or Christianity or whether Jesus is pro or against anything. So, this is what I have so far, have I missed any… --- ## [Denver Dopers - Where Are The Food Trucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-dopers-where-are-the-food-trucks/727503)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-dopers-where-are-the-food-trucks/727503 "2015-08-11T16:04:40Z")
Hello - I’ll be in Denver this Saturday night for a few hours, and would like to try one of the city’s legendary food trucks while I’m in town. Is there a specific spot where they’re likely to congregate? Also, on Satur… --- ## [Do your hands belie your station in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-hands-belie-your-station-in-life/727237)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-hands-belie-your-station-in-life/727237 "2015-08-11T15:06:58Z")
Callous placement, nail length, scars, sun damage, muscular development, missing digits… You can tell a lot about a person by looking at their hands, but how much of it is accurate? Do your hands reflect your age? Your … --- ## [Is marijuana aroma correlated with potency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marijuana-aroma-correlated-with-potency/727409)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marijuana-aroma-correlated-with-potency/727409 "2015-08-11T14:51:51Z")
Don’t partake myself, but often pass people on the street smoking what smells like strong stuff. Major herbage. Is this the case, though, generally speaking - does strong weed give a strong smell, and gently-scented stu… --- ## [Retribution and Justice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retribution-and-justice/727374)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retribution-and-justice/727374 "2015-08-11T13:45:20Z")
Some people are into (so-called) retribution, very much so in fact. But I contend that NO ONE in this world “deserves” to suffer. There’s already so much suffering in this world. Why would it be better to cause more? … --- ## [Ever backed out of a job after verbal acceptance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-backed-out-of-a-job-after-verbal-acceptance/727401)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-backed-out-of-a-job-after-verbal-acceptance/727401 "2015-08-11T13:41:44Z")
There are always a couple of threads around about companies changing job offers after acceptance, but how many people have done the reverse? One time during a long period of unemployment, I got an phone interview with a… --- ## [Mechanical Types Opinions - Timing Belt vs Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanical-types-opinions-timing-belt-vs-time/727483)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanical-types-opinions-timing-belt-vs-time/727483 "2015-08-11T13:19:15Z")
I just bought a 30 year old Nissan 300zx with very low miles. The miles on the odometer jibe with the Carfax report. It spent all of it’s life until this year in California and was taken in for inspection annually wher… --- ## [Morals, ethics and the incompetence of Bank of America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morals-ethics-and-the-incompetence-of-bank-of-america/727360)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Jones)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morals-ethics-and-the-incompetence-of-bank-of-america/727360 "2015-08-11T05:56:41Z")
This is a rehash of my responses in the “Cashier makes an error in your favor” thread. I should have started it as its own thread to begin with, since I really wanted some opinions on my own situation and didn’t get any … --- ## [Dumb accidents you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-accidents-youve-seen/726788)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-accidents-youve-seen/726788 "2015-08-11T05:30:07Z")
About 1993, I was driving a friend around in south Redondo Beach, CA. On the way out of a supermarket lot, we saw an old Nash move forward and bump another car, getting a broken headlight and creasing the other ca… --- ## [iWatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iwatch/698015)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iwatch/698015 "2014-09-13T11:28:43Z")
Now, I am anything but a Luddite. In fact, I’m an early adapter of new technology provided that I can use it and it is useful to me. I’ve never been an Apple user, but I got an iPhone soon after they came out. I’ve ha… --- ## [Do virgin woman get horny often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-virgin-woman-get-horny-often/727369)
**Author:** [@Bruinoboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruinoboy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-virgin-woman-get-horny-often/727369 "2015-08-11T03:47:43Z")
Hi ladies. I was just wondering do woman who are virgins get horny often or think about sex alot? What do you do if this is so? --- ## [Where north of Chicago to view meteor shower after midnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-north-of-chicago-to-view-meteor-shower-after-midnight/727038)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-north-of-chicago-to-view-meteor-shower-after-midnight/727038 "2015-08-11T02:19:49Z")
A couple night-owl friends and I are thinking of driving north of the city the morning of the 13th to view the meteor shower. But we have no idea where to go. Anyone know of a good spot we can park and hang out for a cou… --- ## [Has anyone here ever trained a chihuahua?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-trained-a-chihuahua/727511)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-trained-a-chihuahua/727511 "2015-08-11T02:09:05Z")
My daughter wants to train our little dog to do tricks (he’s an old dog, but I’ve heard they can be taught tricks :p). About the only trick I know how to train a dog to do is to sit, stay and come to me on command…assum… --- ## [Cashier makes an error in your favor, you say nothing, did you just steal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashier-makes-an-error-in-your-favor-you-say-nothing-did-you-just-steal/726905)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashier-makes-an-error-in-your-favor-you-say-nothing-did-you-just-steal/726905 "2015-08-11T02:03:57Z")
Not a legal question but a moral or ethical one. You are buying something and you notice the cashier make an error that benefits you. You pay the bill and leave. Did you just steal or does something about the cashier’… --- ## [People with an accent entirely their own...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-an-accent-entirely-their-own/727297)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-an-accent-entirely-their-own/727297 "2015-08-11T01:50:09Z")
Which notable people had an accent of their own– meaning one not a recognizable regional accent or foreign accent – but perhaps a unique creation or rare mixture of accents. Or perhaps an accent that is out of place with… --- ## [I suspect my neighbor is dead in her house. What can/should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-my-neighbor-is-dead-in-her-house-what-can-should-i-do/648939)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-my-neighbor-is-dead-in-her-house-what-can-should-i-do/648939 "2015-08-10T22:13:21Z")
There is much about this situation I don’t know for sure, so let me present the facts as I know them. FACTS: I moved into my wife’s house when we married in April 2011. She has been living here since 1996. Our neighbor… --- ## [Your Experiences with being hacked, envirused, etc, How Recent, How Often](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-being-hacked-envirused-etc-how-recent-how-often/727179)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-being-hacked-envirused-etc-how-recent-how-often/727179 "2015-08-10T21:53:48Z")
The comments on this thread about public WiFi about how unsafe it is to be on a public WiFi network generated curiosity. How recently have you had Something Bad happen to you on your computer or communications device in… --- ## [Winter traveling in Spain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-traveling-in-spain/727275)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-traveling-in-spain/727275 "2015-08-10T20:27:10Z")
We usually go someplace warm and tropical over winter break, but I thought maybe we can do something different this year. The kids – 9 & 12-- have never been to Europe, and we thought Spain might be cool-ish but not too… --- ## [Preston Curve v. Retirement Benefit Age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preston-curve-v-retirement-benefit-age/727388)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Doubt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preston-curve-v-retirement-benefit-age/727388 "2015-08-10T19:35:55Z")
Would it make sense to associate retirement age with expected longevity? Is the preston curve a valid enough mathematical construct to base policy on? --- ## [I Think statistics are rigged!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-statistics-are-rigged/727404)
**Author:** [@Bruinoboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruinoboy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-statistics-are-rigged/727404 "2015-08-10T17:42:15Z")
A study was done and is showed that 54% of men thought about sex more than once everyday and only 19% of woman do. I call bullshit on this because on both ends the % is way higher especially woman!! --- ## [Questions about a structured settlement-- what do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-a-structured-settlement-what-do-you-think/727130)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-a-structured-settlement-what-do-you-think/727130 "2015-08-10T17:04:03Z")
So. Here’s the situation, and I’ll try to explain it as clearly as possible (the attempt will be made, anyway, and please tell me if it doesn’t make sense!) Many years ago, I was in a horrible accident as a young teenage… --- ## [Trapped on an escalator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-on-an-escalator/727361)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-on-an-escalator/727361 "2015-08-10T16:30:18Z")
Inspired by an IMHO thread about getting trapped on an elevator. While on your travels you happen to be staying in a hotel that’s hosting a stupid celebrity convention. There’s a fault with the escalator and you’re going… --- ## [Emergency Room or Urgent Care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-room-or-urgent-care/625257)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-room-or-urgent-care/625257 "2015-08-10T15:54:27Z")
I am sorry if this kind of is breaking the rules, I know that asking for medical advice on here is kind of frowned upon. Feel free to close the thread if it’s a violation, and I apologize in advance if so. I have some s… --- ## [Is Woody Allen really that stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-woody-allen-really-that-stupid/726632)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-woody-allen-really-that-stupid/726632 "2015-08-10T09:54:06Z")
First of all, this concerns his relationship with his wife. Let’s not get into whether or not it was appropriate or inappropriate for them to have a relationship-there are plenty of threads already on that topic. That … --- ## [Accenture Background Check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accenture-background-check/726679)
**Author:** [@littlerock24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/littlerock24)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accenture-background-check/726679 "2015-08-10T04:46:20Z")
Hi All, Not sure if I’m in the write message board but here goes: I recently got offered a job with Accenture and after completing the background check I got an email from Accenture HR about employment gaps in my backg… --- ## [Winter babies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-babies/727387)
**Author:** [@Bruinoboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruinoboy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-babies/727387 "2015-08-10T00:17:07Z")
Is it just me that has noticed this, bit after winter there seems to be alot of woman pregnant. Even if its one who does not have a bf, after winter you hear they pregnant. Anyone else? --- ## [Is antiintellectualism primarily a USA thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-antiintellectualism-primarily-a-usa-thing/727161)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-antiintellectualism-primarily-a-usa-thing/727161 "2015-08-09T21:02:36Z")
It really gets under foot here–vaccinations cause autism, YES THEY DO!, man and dinosaurs coexisted because the world is only 4,000 years old, abstinence is the best sex education for teens, Moses is a USA founding fathe… --- ## [Trans people claiming that Drag Queens contribute to objectification & oppression of trans people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-people-claiming-that-drag-queens-contribute-to-objectification-oppression-of-trans-people/726015)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-people-claiming-that-drag-queens-contribute-to-objectification-oppression-of-trans-people/726015 "2015-08-09T20:04:39Z")
This article synopsizes the issues that some trans people have with Drag Queens. Some object that the language of drag is contemptuous and objectifying as below - but the main issue per the articles and quotes below se… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=866) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=868)