# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=879 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 880 --- ## [3 thugs attack a woman on the subway would you intervene? Would you use deadly force if armed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-thugs-attack-a-woman-on-the-subway-would-you-intervene-would-you-use-deadly-force-if-armed/725076)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-thugs-attack-a-woman-on-the-subway-would-you-intervene-would-you-use-deadly-force-if-armed/725076 "2015-07-18T22:01:01Z")
Per this story I’m amazed no one stepped up to help her. According to her everyone but one small woman stayed hunkered down ignoring her being attacked. Realistically, if the events described below unfolded would you int… --- ## [Any Swingers In The House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-swingers-in-the-house/725194)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-swingers-in-the-house/725194 "2015-07-18T21:15:09Z")
Mrs. Homie and I are thinking about seeing if The Lifestyle is for us. Honestly, I don’t even know where to begin. A brief Google search turned up some personals sites (one looked like it hasn’t been updated since 1998),… --- ## [Mother and her 2 sons write about escaping from a prostitution ring...but someone is silencing them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-and-her-2-sons-write-about-escaping-from-a-prostitution-ring-but-someone-is-silencing-them/723832)
**Author:** [@elusive\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elusive_mind)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-and-her-2-sons-write-about-escaping-from-a-prostitution-ring-but-someone-is-silencing-them/723832 "2015-07-18T20:42:54Z")
This story has been getting some attention on kpop websites and forums. i’m not sure what to make of it, but here is the summary that people are passing around: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIGIQWQUYAADMcr.jpg The sour… --- ## [Do you screen phone calls with Caller ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-screen-phone-calls-with-caller-id/724475)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-screen-phone-calls-with-caller-id/724475 "2015-07-18T20:28:51Z")
We got rid of our land line and our “home phone” is now a cell on the pay-per-call plan. We made the switch because we hardly ever used our phone and most of the calls that came in were crap calls. Rather than be charg… --- ## [Some questions about guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-guns/724929)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-guns/724929 "2015-07-18T13:45:57Z")
I know nothing about guns, so: Cocking a gun: what is the purpose? Presumably the gun can be fired without cocking. So is the cocking to save, what 50 milliseconds in firing time? Automatic and semi-automatic guns… --- ## ["Best" route from Indiana to Wisconsin - Need Answer Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-route-from-indiana-to-wisconsin-need-answer-today/723968)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-route-from-indiana-to-wisconsin-need-answer-today/723968 "2015-07-18T12:21:51Z")
My employer has paid for me to travel from Highland, Indiana to Grafton, Wisconsin for business purposes. Yay expense account. Last time I took the Tri-State Tollway. Just fucking shoot me in the head already, OK? I … --- ## [Storycorps on NPR - story of redemption that crossed a line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storycorps-on-npr-story-of-redemption-that-crossed-a-line/725405)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storycorps-on-npr-story-of-redemption-that-crossed-a-line/725405 "2015-07-18T11:56:47Z")
If you are in this thread, I assume you know Storycorps, a non-profit formed to record individual stories for archiving. One gets played most Fridays on NPR. Some folks joke that they never miss it for their weekly Go… --- ## [Just for laughs: What's your favorite day of the week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-laughs-whats-your-favorite-day-of-the-week/724958)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-laughs-whats-your-favorite-day-of-the-week/724958 "2015-07-18T11:54:06Z")
That’s all… --- ## [Martial arts dopers - Two softball dads fighting - What could the loser have done to win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martial-arts-dopers-two-softball-dads-fighting-what-could-the-loser-have-done-to-win/725351)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martial-arts-dopers-two-softball-dads-fighting-what-could-the-loser-have-done-to-win/725351 "2015-07-18T11:45:11Z")
Fight that happened between two visiting softball tournament dads from NJ outside our local Civic Center. Men appear to be approximately the same size. Winner possibly stronger. What mistakes did the losing dad make? Co… --- ## [Kill animal shelters and a basic ecological model](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-animal-shelters-and-a-basic-ecological-model/724603)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-animal-shelters-and-a-basic-ecological-model/724603 "2015-07-18T11:06:58Z")
Ok, so in Houston, apparently, the animal shelters kill 90% of the animals given to them. This is an upsetting bit of news, and I’m trying to think of it their way. Ok, so there’s stray dogs and cats in Houston. Someo… --- ## [Why did one man's house get hit by meteorites six times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-one-mans-house-get-hit-by-meteorites-six-times/725407)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-one-mans-house-get-hit-by-meteorites-six-times/725407 "2015-07-18T05:23:04Z")
I came across this story from 2010 – a Bosnian man, Radivoke Lajic, says that his house has been hit six times by meteorites. According to the story, that the rocks are meteorites has been confirmed. Assuming that this… --- ## [Lack of curiosity with age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-curiosity-with-age/725328)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-curiosity-with-age/725328 "2015-07-18T03:28:09Z")
Multiple threads over the years have decried most older people’s inability or unwillingness to learn new things, and their usually dogged refusal to change or upgrade things. Not all older people are that way, but most … --- ## [Experiences volunteering with small organizations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-volunteering-with-small-organizations/725169)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-volunteering-with-small-organizations/725169 "2015-07-18T02:21:56Z")
I’d like to discuss some peeves I have with my volunteer work, to see if my experience is common or if I’m way out in left field. I’m considering stepping down from my volunteer board seat but I’m not sure if that is ap… --- ## [Curtain to hang in doorway to keep room cool with A/C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-to-hang-in-doorway-to-keep-room-cool-with-a-c/725353)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-to-hang-in-doorway-to-keep-room-cool-with-a-c/725353 "2015-07-18T02:17:13Z")
We have a small portable A/C unit in our kitchen that does a pretty good job when the doors to the rooms off of it (bathroom and two bedrooms) are closed. But it also opens to the hallway with no door and we’d like to av… --- ## [Photoshop challenge - too much light on skin - can it be fixed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photoshop-challenge-too-much-light-on-skin-can-it-be-fixed/725271)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photoshop-challenge-too-much-light-on-skin-can-it-be-fixed/725271 "2015-07-18T02:14:54Z")
here’s a photo I grabbed off the web. typical problem - way too much light obvious white streak on the leg, sides of the arms this is a spam photo and some idiot may have badly dam… --- ## [Why is the actual Confederate flag so unpopular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-actual-confederate-flag-so-unpopular/725316)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-actual-confederate-flag-so-unpopular/725316 "2015-07-18T01:20:06Z")
Compared to the retangularised version of the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia? Seems that’s a lot more popular than the actual flags the Confederacy used - the Stars and Bars, Stainless Banner and Bloodstain… --- ## [Conditioner for light leather sofas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conditioner-for-light-leather-sofas/725462)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conditioner-for-light-leather-sofas/725462 "2015-07-17T23:47:35Z")
We’ve got some cream colored leather sofas that are starting to show signs of drying. What can we use to condition the leather without darkening it? --- ## [Would, does, or has an overly-sexily-dressed boss made you lose respect for him/her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-does-or-has-an-overly-sexily-dressed-boss-made-you-lose-respect-for-him-her/725249)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-does-or-has-an-overly-sexily-dressed-boss-made-you-lose-respect-for-him-her/725249 "2015-07-17T21:16:18Z")
No absurd hypothetical today folks, and probably no poll, which means no dessert. Blame jayrey; she was screwing around with the central teleport unit, trying to clone Taye Diggs for some reason. Ask her, I don’t know th… --- ## [If You Were the Duggars...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-duggars/720992)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-duggars/720992 "2015-07-17T20:45:25Z")
Considering the sensitive nature of the topic itself, compounded by those involved being the Duggars and the recency of the controversy I hesitated between putting this thread here or in Great Debates. The mods should fe… --- ## [Renting a house or apartment - what do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-a-house-or-apartment-what-do-i-need-to-know/724762)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-a-house-or-apartment-what-do-i-need-to-know/724762 "2015-07-17T19:29:38Z")
I’ve always either lived with family or in a home that I owned but now I’m looking to rent. How do I go about this? Internet searches? Realtor? I don’t know. I have a small well-behaved dog who is coming with me and I’m … --- ## [Would you be friends with your sibling(s) if you weren’t family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-friends-with-your-sibling-s-if-you-weren-t-family/725190)
**Author:** [@Hugosvoice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugosvoice)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-friends-with-your-sibling-s-if-you-weren-t-family/725190 "2015-07-17T17:50:31Z")
I have often said that if she and I weren’t family, my sister isn’t the kind of person I would have as a friend. She is judgmental, racist, a drama queen, way too regimented and at times, extremely bitter. Very ‘the wor… --- ## [tile size for bedrooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tile-size-for-bedrooms/725262)
**Author:** [@Robert7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert7)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tile-size-for-bedrooms/725262 "2015-07-17T17:03:52Z")
I have two small bedrooms (11’ x 12’ 11" and 10’ 7" x 11’) that I want to put wood look tile in with 1/8" or 1/16" grout lines. The tile comes in two different sizes: 6" x 36" and 9" x 36". I also plan on staggering t… --- ## [Resolved: A SC Justice who uses terms like "jiggery-pokery" in his opinions ought to retire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-a-sc-justice-who-uses-terms-like-jiggery-pokery-in-his-opinions-ought-to-retire/723872)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-a-sc-justice-who-uses-terms-like-jiggery-pokery-in-his-opinions-ought-to-retire/723872 "2015-07-17T16:20:31Z")
Doesn’t Scalia have a lawn to protect somewhere? He seems to be deteriorating into ranting. --- ## [The Old Dopers Retirement Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-dopers-retirement-home/725101)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-dopers-retirement-home/725101 "2015-07-17T15:44:45Z")
Spinning off from the thread about being sick and living alone… I think Cecil Adams and the Straight Dope organization should open a retirement facility for Old Dopers. It could be run as a non-profit or a co-op. Think … --- ## [HVAC experts: How bad is this and what should I do about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-experts-how-bad-is-this-and-what-should-i-do-about-it/719498)
**Author:** [@Enigma42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enigma42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-experts-how-bad-is-this-and-what-should-i-do-about-it/719498 "2015-07-17T12:46:07Z")
I have a situation with a bad heat-pump/AC system that is shaping up to be a nightmare. This is a bit long, but any information or advice is much appreciated. I had the system installed in 2010 by a franchise of a natio… --- ## [What do you think of the "natural beauty/no makeup" movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-natural-beauty-no-makeup-movement/725199)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-natural-beauty-no-makeup-movement/725199 "2015-07-17T12:35:48Z")
In recent years there seems to have been a bit of a backlash against the cosmetics industry and the heavy use of cosmetics in personal appearance. This has led to something of a “natural beauty” and/or “no makeup” moveme… --- ## [Can a person know for sure how'd they react in a life-or-death situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-know-for-sure-howd-they-react-in-a-life-or-death-situation/724727)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-know-for-sure-howd-they-react-in-a-life-or-death-situation/724727 "2015-07-17T08:45:29Z")
Often, when there’s a mass shooting or stabbing spree in which bystanders didn’t intervene, indignant Internet commenters rage, “Cowards; if\*\*\* I \*\*\*had been there, I would have stopped the killer by force!” These comme… --- ## [Saltwater Aquarium, how hard is it, really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saltwater-aquarium-how-hard-is-it-really/725283)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saltwater-aquarium-how-hard-is-it-really/725283 "2015-07-17T08:26:58Z")
and what do I need to know that I don’t even know I don’t know? To start, I’ve been running a freshwater aquarium, more or less successfully for a few years now. I’ve always wanted a saltwater tank but figured I should… --- ## [Need some IMHO's (Changing careers/ moving)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-imhos-changing-careers-moving/725191)
**Author:** [@Sehmket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sehmket)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-imhos-changing-careers-moving/725191 "2015-07-17T02:16:42Z")
Hi, SDMB! I need help, and I don’t know where to start, so I’m turning to the smartest group of people I know. I am sick and tired of my career. Tech support has been great - it’s proved a place where I can get a job I’… --- ## [CPU upgrade from Core i3 to i7; worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpu-upgrade-from-core-i3-to-i7-worth-it/725377)
**Author:** [@Oglomott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oglomott)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpu-upgrade-from-core-i3-to-i7-worth-it/725377 "2015-07-17T02:05:58Z")
I have an older HP computer running 8 mb of RAM, with an Intel Core i3 3240 processor. The documentation for the motherboard says it will support up to a Core i7 2700K processor. So the question is, would upgrading to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=878) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=880)