# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=880 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 881 --- ## [How do adults tend to naturally separate out into groups at parties or functions you attend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-adults-tend-to-naturally-separate-out-into-groups-at-parties-or-functions-you-attend/724325)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-adults-tend-to-naturally-separate-out-into-groups-at-parties-or-functions-you-attend/724325 "2015-07-16T21:52:04Z")
This article below made me think about changes to the social landscape over the years. With respect to how adults self segregate I haven’t really seen overt enforced separation as in Mom or Granny kicking the men outside… --- ## [Has anyone on here been to Spain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-on-here-been-to-spain/724952)
**Author:** [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-on-here-been-to-spain/724952 "2015-07-16T21:35:05Z")
Me and my buds take an international trip each year. We have not decided on where to go this year. It is down to Costa Rica, Japan, and Spain. Costa Rica is a bit too touristy, so I heard. Every geek, hipster, and misfi… --- ## [You're the juror. Does immediate execution affect your vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-juror-does-immediate-execution-affect-your-vote/725164)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-juror-does-immediate-execution-affect-your-vote/725164 "2015-07-16T21:07:31Z")
Imagine you’re a juror on a crime for which the death penalty is a possibility. In the case of the death penalty being given, it is immediately applied. As in right there in the courtroom in front of you. Does that affec… --- ## ["Lonely" hobbies or hobbies that its hard to have a spouse with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lonely-hobbies-or-hobbies-that-its-hard-to-have-a-spouse-with/725129)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lonely-hobbies-or-hobbies-that-its-hard-to-have-a-spouse-with/725129 "2015-07-16T18:04:44Z")
I have seen people go on long treks. Hiking, bicycling, canoe, etc… where they might be out for a week or more. What I’ve seen is they tend to be just one person. Oh, occasionally you see some couples doing this or a gro… --- ## [Need help designing a tattoo - don't need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-designing-a-tattoo-dont-need-answer-fast/725313)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-designing-a-tattoo-dont-need-answer-fast/725313 "2015-07-16T17:30:37Z")
I am designing a tattoo to celebrate passing my registered respiratory therapist exam (which I hope to do on Saturday). I am stuck on one point though. The tattoo is going to have the Staff of Asclepius with RRT carved … --- ## [How common are facials in gay sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-facials-in-gay-sex/725334)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-facials-in-gay-sex/725334 "2015-07-16T16:27:17Z")
I’m wondering how common ejaculating on the face/head region of your sexual partner is among male homosexuals. I get the impression that it’s about as common in gay porn as it is in straight porn. Is this accurate? How… --- ## [Driving thru Nevada...and Utah....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-thru-nevada-and-utah/722582)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-thru-nevada-and-utah/722582 "2015-07-16T16:12:38Z")
Historical stops wanted! Indian wars, California Trail, Mormons etc. I’ll be leaving San Francisco early in the morning and plan to stop at Donner Pass. I’ve driven thru NV on I80 a couple times before but never come a… --- ## [What is considered fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-considered-fat/154752)
**Author:** [@elgar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elgar)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-considered-fat/154752 "2015-07-16T15:34:27Z")
I’m a total newbie, but I haven’t been able to find a thread like this. Everyone is aware of the typical female question “Do I look fat?” But, what do you consider fat? I ask, because after 2 kids, I feel fat. One of… --- ## [Questions about watching movies from my computer on my tv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-watching-movies-from-my-computer-on-my-tv/725077)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-watching-movies-from-my-computer-on-my-tv/725077 "2015-07-16T13:05:45Z")
After you’ve finished pointing and laughing, can someone please explain - verrrrry slowwwwwly- how I can accomplish this (it is possible, isn’t it?) Someone at work loaned me a drive with Game of Thrones (I know, more po… --- ## [The ex-slacker superhero just flat-out murdered a dude. Do you prosecute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ex-slacker-superhero-just-flat-out-murdered-a-dude-do-you-prosecute/725168)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ex-slacker-superhero-just-flat-out-murdered-a-dude-do-you-prosecute/725168 "2015-07-16T08:30:59Z")
Ridiculous and longish fantasy hypothetical, possibly a poll but I won’t decide till the last second, obligatory bigoted slur of Pompeiians, blah blah blah. Today’s story is set in the world of Box X, the black bisexual… --- ## [Asking to borrow tools at a bike shop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-to-borrow-tools-at-a-bike-shop/725171)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-to-borrow-tools-at-a-bike-shop/725171 "2015-07-16T05:27:34Z")
I had an acquaintance who asked me recently: Acquaintance: Tell me if I’m was being unreasonable. Me: Ok, what happened? Aquaintance: I went to the bike shop because I got a flat tire - I asked to borrow a wrench a… --- ## [How Long Can Low Oil Prices Last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-low-oil-prices-last/724393)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-low-oil-prices-last/724393 "2015-07-16T03:57:09Z")
South Dakota is capping wells…and a lot of off-shore oil wells are being closed as well. It seems that at prices below about $70/barrel, a lot of new oil fields are not profitable. My understanding is that Saudia Arabia… --- ## [Need caregiving experiences/advice. I'm looking after my dad...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-caregiving-experiences-advice-im-looking-after-my-dad/725218)
**Author:** [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-caregiving-experiences-advice-im-looking-after-my-dad/725218 "2015-07-16T02:06:13Z")
Hi, Dopers! Has anyone here given or received home care from a family member during/after a serious illness? I’m sure some have, and I’m new to this so I’m looking for some support. Not for myself, only, but also for … --- ## [Your "Gross-isms".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gross-isms/724771)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gross-isms/724771 "2015-07-16T02:02:50Z")
My cat or dog’s wet (when I don’t know what it’s wet from) paw touching my skin. Sitting on a public toilet that is still warm from the last person that sat on it. --- ## [Love at first sight? Fact or Fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-at-first-sight-fact-or-fiction/725130)
**Author:** [@Simis34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simis34)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-at-first-sight-fact-or-fiction/725130 "2015-07-15T23:07:18Z")
I hate to use this cliché, but I never believed in it until it actually happened to me. My late fiancée was one of the best men I would ever know. That’s why I feel horrible saying this. About a year later, I was at a… --- ## [Aren't we a little past secret Social Security numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arent-we-a-little-past-secret-social-security-numbers/724705)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arent-we-a-little-past-secret-social-security-numbers/724705 "2015-07-15T22:36:36Z")
Okay, I’m old enough to remember when your Social Security number was so low-security that you could have it engraved on a keychain tag by a mail order outfit; so routinely handled that a dumb 14yo could screw up his acc… --- ## [When it comes to bullies - what works better, forgiveness or revenge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-bullies-what-works-better-forgiveness-or-revenge/724918)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-bullies-what-works-better-forgiveness-or-revenge/724918 "2015-07-15T21:07:59Z")
Is it better to kill your bullies with kindness (or ignore them) or give them a taste of their own medicine? What works better? Also, do you think most child bullies are budding psychopaths or simply confused and immatu… --- ## [Who uses algebra in Every Day Life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-uses-algebra-in-every-day-life/20892)
**Author:** [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-uses-algebra-in-every-day-life/20892 "2015-07-15T20:01:38Z")
Firemen use algebra in calculating water pressure and volume. --- ## [Favourite Colour and does it mean anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-colour-and-does-it-mean-anything/20602)
**Author:** [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-colour-and-does-it-mean-anything/20602 "2015-07-15T19:17:08Z")
I have a tie between three colours: brown, green, and clear. I always have to explain clear to people when I say that one though. Clear is the only colour that takes on all the properties of the colours around it yet mai… --- ## [When does a girl stop being a LITTLE girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-girl-stop-being-a-little-girl/724796)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-girl-stop-being-a-little-girl/724796 "2015-07-15T18:56:51Z")
So I have this friend, “Linley,” whom I’m sure I’ve never mentioned on the boards before, because she’s sensible, rational, and calm, and thus does not generate amusing stories. Linley has a daughter named, ridicuously e… --- ## [email services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-services/20642)
**Author:** [@FarAniSOAD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarAniSOAD)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-services/20642 "2015-07-15T18:50:01Z")
Hi guys I’ve finally convinced my family that AOL is NOT the best service in the entire world (contrary to their sad little belief) but they still are making a few demands before we switch over to a pretty lil T-3 line.… --- ## [Judge Sends 3 Siblings to Detention Center for Refusing Lunch with Father](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-sends-3-siblings-to-detention-center-for-refusing-lunch-with-father/724772)
**Author:** [@KAndre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KAndre)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-sends-3-siblings-to-detention-center-for-refusing-lunch-with-father/724772 "2015-07-15T13:45:01Z")
This is the most “neutral” article I came up with on a quick search… My question is why would Judge Lisa Gorcyca think incarcerating the Tsimhoni children (and apparently isolating them) helps this situation? Was she j… --- ## [German Dopers: Karlsruhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-dopers-karlsruhe/709412)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-dopers-karlsruhe/709412 "2015-07-15T12:19:06Z")
Guten Tag! It looks like my husband and I will be moving to Karlsruhe this autumn, for my husband’s job – postdoc at the KIT. I lived in Berlin for the summer of 2003 but it has been a while. My German is OK but quite … --- ## [HELP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/725039)
**Author:** [@tresbea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tresbea)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/725039 "2015-07-15T10:47:33Z")
My sister is married and recently me and my sisters husbands brother have fallen for each other, is that wrong ? --- ## [Can we reclaim landfills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-reclaim-landfills/725186)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-reclaim-landfills/725186 "2015-07-15T05:35:48Z")
It seems that in the time before recycling was so organized, we filled many landfills with things that we’d recycle today. I’m sure the valuable of scrap materials will rise as time goes on, so there must be a point whe… --- ## [Photography Help; using a flash, and other questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-help-using-a-flash-and-other-questions/725062)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-help-using-a-flash-and-other-questions/725062 "2015-07-15T05:23:50Z")
So, for various reasons, it’s been decided that I’m shooting pictures at a conference I’m going to at the end of this week. I’ll be indoors for most/all of it, and as well as doing candid portraits of attendees, I’ll als… --- ## [Opinions about video physician visits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-video-physician-visits/725079)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-video-physician-visits/725079 "2015-07-15T04:54:02Z")
They and “e-visits” are in early stages in our large medical group. So far for a defined list of complaints that physicians felt could appropriately be handled without hands-on. Honestly the major motive for doing it is … --- ## [Would you install a SSD on this laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-install-a-ssd-on-this-laptop/725166)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-install-a-ssd-on-this-laptop/725166 "2015-07-15T04:42:22Z")
I know, short answer = “If you wont miss the money” I would need at least a 500GB drive, so around $250.00. My laptop is 3 years old. Specs: i5 2450M / 2.5 ghz processor Geforce 540M graphics card 8GB RAM Still dec… --- ## [What activities have helped you become mentally strong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activities-have-helped-you-become-mentally-strong/724996)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activities-have-helped-you-become-mentally-strong/724996 "2015-07-15T02:39:12Z")
I have had varying degrees of mental strength in my life, though it is stronger now than it has ever been. We often value feats of physical strength but feats of mental strength to me are just as valuable. Below are the … --- ## [Monthly Contacts Wearability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-contacts-wearability/725087)
**Author:** [@bobrobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobrobs)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-contacts-wearability/725087 "2015-07-14T23:53:11Z")
I have worn glasses for about 6 or 7 years now. Last year I decided to try out contacts. I went to have my eyes check and everything the got me setup I wore them for a week and did my check up everything was all good. We… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=879) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=881)