# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=889 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 890 --- ## [Any Known Negative Effects Due to Life Time of NO Sexual Contact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-known-negative-effects-due-to-life-time-of-no-sexual-contact/723300)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-known-negative-effects-due-to-life-time-of-no-sexual-contact/723300 "2015-06-30T04:37:31Z")
I know it is certainly possible for humans to live out their lives without romantic, sexual contact. We see this with most priests, nuns and monks. People spend decades incarcerated in prison without sexual contact and t… --- ## [Enough about Greece, what about Puerto Rico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-about-greece-what-about-puerto-rico/723795)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-about-greece-what-about-puerto-rico/723795 "2015-06-30T04:06:29Z")
Lost in the shadow of the Greek economic problems is another place with bad money trouble: Puerto Rico. The governor of PR seems to think it’s inevitable that PR will default on its debts. They’ve racked up a whopping… --- ## [How safe is riding on a Greyhound bus in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-riding-on-a-greyhound-bus-in-the-us/723368)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-riding-on-a-greyhound-bus-in-the-us/723368 "2015-06-30T02:31:29Z")
I was thinking about traveling to the United States and exploring the vastness of the country by using Greyhound buses. I did a search on Youtube for videos about the subject. Here are some of the titles that came up: M… --- ## [Watch maintenance...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-maintenance/723351)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-maintenance/723351 "2015-06-30T02:16:56Z")
I bought a Seiko watch a little less than three years ago, and have been satisfied with it so far. Now, its manual suggests I get it looked at for maintenance about every three years. I’ve been considering this strongly… --- ## [Cemetery Plot Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cemetery-plot-help/723533)
**Author:** [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cemetery-plot-help/723533 "2015-06-29T23:52:58Z")
Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. In an effort to ensure that I’m consistently providing mediocre to poor content here on the SDMB and not a whole lot more, I thought I’d pose this question to you all, because frankly, nobod… --- ## [Debunk these alien/ufo/conspiracy videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-these-alien-ufo-conspiracy-videos/721766)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-these-alien-ufo-conspiracy-videos/721766 "2015-06-29T23:16:12Z")
Cracked.com just published a user-suggested list of The 14 most eerily convincing signs of conspiracies or aliens. As a skeptic I find it highly unlikely that any of them are authentic signs of anything supernatural/wha… --- ## [Dating your sister in law's sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-your-sister-in-laws-sister/716234)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-your-sister-in-laws-sister/716234 "2015-06-29T23:03:18Z")
Would it be appropriate to date the sister of your brother’s wife? My SIL has a beautiful 20 year old half sister (I’m 25) and TBH I sort of have a crush on her. She looks a little bit like my brother’s wife but not to t… --- ## [Recommend me a new tablet game!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-new-tablet-game/723424)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-new-tablet-game/723424 "2015-06-29T22:48:55Z")
I need a new time-waster. :slight\_smile: I like puzzle games, especially those that involve real-world 3D physics. I love “World of Goo” for those who are familiar. But it doesn’t have to be cerebral; I’ve lost countless… --- ## [Comments on President Obama's Charleston speech and Amazing Grace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-president-obamas-charleston-speech-and-amazing-grace/723565)
**Author:** [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-president-obamas-charleston-speech-and-amazing-grace/723565 "2015-06-29T21:55:40Z")
Comments vary from “I watched this speech in tears,” his 'strongest remarks on race ever" to observations on his unexpected rendition of 'Amazing Grace." Not meaning to belittle the momentousness of the day and/or of the… --- ## [Two items that should be included in a new car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-items-that-should-be-included-in-a-new-car/722481)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-items-that-should-be-included-in-a-new-car/722481 "2015-06-29T20:34:29Z")
IMHO, every new car should come with a "plug-in-the-wall battery charger. Not some 20-AMP fast-charger, but just a 1 or 2 amp trickle charger, to keep the battery charged during periods of non-use or give the owner a ea… --- ## [Tell your gallbladder removal stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-your-gallbladder-removal-stories/398040)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-your-gallbladder-removal-stories/398040 "2015-06-29T16:27:43Z")
Only good ones, please. I spent all day Sunday in the emergency room of my local hospital with pain that wouldn’t go away. I’d had the same pain before, but usually it abated after a couple hours, so I ignored it. Accor… --- ## [Seems weird for UPS to just leave $1200 of electronics on my porch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-weird-for-ups-to-just-leave-1200-of-electronics-on-my-porch/723608)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-weird-for-ups-to-just-leave-1200-of-electronics-on-my-porch/723608 "2015-06-29T16:09:52Z")
I may be a former city slicker who will just never “get it” when it comes to small town life (as I’ve noted in past threads, I always lock my home and car). OTOH I live in the most densely populated part of a town/city … --- ## [Question for non-Americans - Happy Birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-happy-birthday/723694)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-happy-birthday/723694 "2015-06-29T11:34:30Z")
In the US we sing the song “Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear"so and so”, happy birthday to you." I know in some other countries they just change the words but I’d like to ask, are there … --- ## [Help me understand the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th Amendment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-due-process-and-equal-protection-clauses-of-the-14th-amendment/723654)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-due-process-and-equal-protection-clauses-of-the-14th-amendment/723654 "2015-06-29T11:33:10Z")
Help me understand the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th Amendment. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority in Obergefell v. Hodges, “The right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the … --- ## [Women: What's a normal number of underwear to own at any given time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-whats-a-normal-number-of-underwear-to-own-at-any-given-time/723100)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-whats-a-normal-number-of-underwear-to-own-at-any-given-time/723100 "2015-06-29T11:04:35Z")
This is to settle a slight dispute. Second question: What would you say about someone buying around 150 different panties over the course of 10 months? Is that normal? --- ## [Mallards - Releasing to Wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mallards-releasing-to-wild/722998)
**Author:** [@Boomer\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boomer_1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mallards-releasing-to-wild/722998 "2015-06-29T05:20:33Z")
I work in an office building with an enclosed courtyard completely open to the sky. A few months ago, we noticed a pair of mallards hanging out both on the lawn outside the building, and in the courtyard. 3 weeks ago, … --- ## [You're getting over a bout of food poisoning .. What do you want to eat now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-getting-over-a-bout-of-food-poisoning-what-do-you-want-to-eat-now/723317)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-getting-over-a-bout-of-food-poisoning-what-do-you-want-to-eat-now/723317 "2015-06-29T05:18:58Z")
No poll, open-ended. Just wondering what folks here would want as their first tentative foray back into the realm of solid food. --- ## [Ignoring the Supreme Court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-the-supreme-court/723674)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-the-supreme-court/723674 "2015-06-29T05:11:09Z")
Several conservative lawmakers and politicians have advocated this in the wake of recent rulings. And in fact, I was wondering what would’ve happened had the Court specifically kicked the ACA back to Congress for clarifi… --- ## [Wi-Fi through thick walls and across open spaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-through-thick-walls-and-across-open-spaces/723726)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-through-thick-walls-and-across-open-spaces/723726 "2015-06-29T04:41:26Z")
I have two situations where I would like to extend a Wi-Fi signal beyond its current reach. In both cases, running cable is not an option. One obstacle is thick, signal-blocking walls. I see “extenders,” “repeaters,” an… --- ## [Is "Toe-rag" Racist/Ethnicist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-toe-rag-racist-ethnicist/723423)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-toe-rag-racist-ethnicist/723423 "2015-06-29T03:08:13Z")
I mentioned having a nasty blister and having to wrap it up in a toe-rag t’other day, and my correspondent said that I shouldn’t use that term, as it is racist. Is it? I always thought “You toe-rag” was nasty without a… --- ## [Men going their own way (MGTOW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-going-their-own-way-mgtow/723022)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 455\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-going-their-own-way-mgtow/723022 "2015-06-29T02:20:14Z")
So I heard about this phenomenon in the context of another thread and decided to find out what it was. I’ve only just started, so feel free to add comments or info or whatever. So far what I’ve found out: They really r… --- ## [How to display Internet Sharing as tile on Windows Phone 8?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-display-internet-sharing-as-tile-on-windows-phone-8/723536)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-display-internet-sharing-as-tile-on-windows-phone-8/723536 "2015-06-29T01:27:28Z")
One of the lovely things about my phone contract is the ability to tether. I just enable Internet Sharing on the phone and my ipad or laptop connect to the phone and thence to the internet. However, to get to Internet Sh… --- ## [What would have happened to Switzerland if Germany had won WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-happened-to-switzerland-if-germany-had-won-wwii/723530)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-happened-to-switzerland-if-germany-had-won-wwii/723530 "2015-06-29T00:50:28Z")
Same thing Spain and all the other neutral countries. --- ## ["Anesthesiologist trashes sedated patient"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anesthesiologist-trashes-sedated-patient/723403)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anesthesiologist-trashes-sedated-patient/723403 "2015-06-28T23:54:47Z")
Story in today’s Washington Post. Pretty hair-raising. Doper medical types, tell me this sort of thing is not common! --- ## [Grading criteria of our daughter's HS teacher. Unfair? (Need answer fast.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grading-criteria-of-our-daughters-hs-teacher-unfair-need-answer-fast/721488)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grading-criteria-of-our-daughters-hs-teacher-unfair-need-answer-fast/721488 "2015-06-28T18:59:58Z")
Our daughter (Cathy967) is 17 years old. She is a junior in high school. Catherine is an extremely talented artist in both fine art and graphic design. She has won numerous awards and has taken private art lessons for m… --- ## [Weekly lawn care: Order of operations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-lawn-care-order-of-operations/723435)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-lawn-care-order-of-operations/723435 "2015-06-28T16:27:57Z")
We usually attack the lawn together, but last weekend my gf was working on another project and I told her I’d do the lawn. After I finished she mentioned she was surprised by how I did things. Her solo approach would be… --- ## [The Ford 3.5l FFV engine, your experience, need answer kinda fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ford-3-5l-ffv-engine-your-experience-need-answer-kinda-fast/723659)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ford-3-5l-ffv-engine-your-experience-need-answer-kinda-fast/723659 "2015-06-28T15:54:54Z")
So, due to the vagaries of the galaxy, I might need a new truck very, very soon. All other options aside, I will be making a decision between one equipped with the 2.7l Ecoboost or the 3.5l FFV (Flex Fuel, specifically n… --- ## [Is the Supreme Court supposed to bow to public pressure, or interpret the Constitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-supreme-court-supposed-to-bow-to-public-pressure-or-interpret-the-constitution/723638)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-supreme-court-supposed-to-bow-to-public-pressure-or-interpret-the-constitution/723638 "2015-06-28T15:16:35Z")
What bothers me about the recent Supreme Court decisions (the gay marriage and the one upholding Obamacare) is that I don’t see how you could possibly argue that a document more than 200 years old supports the idea of ga… --- ## [Non Verbal Learning Disability - I've Joined The Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-verbal-learning-disability-ive-joined-the-club/723372)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-verbal-learning-disability-ive-joined-the-club/723372 "2015-06-28T13:34:01Z")
Having run through a battery of tests administered by a competent and reputable clinical psychologist I have the pleasure of announcing my joining - at tender age of 42 - the Non-Verbal Learning Disability Club. Yay for… --- ## [Am I crazy for wanting to move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-for-wanting-to-move/723600)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-for-wanting-to-move/723600 "2015-06-28T10:45:48Z")
So, I have decided I don’t like where I live (NE Wyoming). I don’t feel like part of the community, as I have different values than anything represented around here. I don’t like living in a conservative echo chamber, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=888) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=890)