# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=933 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 934 --- ## [Psoriasis sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psoriasis-sucks/632424)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psoriasis-sucks/632424 "2015-03-29T21:49:57Z")
My psoriasis started in the folds of my ears. Basically, they’d get flakey for a time, then get better. After a few years of that, they started not getting better and I started getting the same condition at other areas, … --- ## [What kind of symptoms can anxiety cause? Anyone with Benging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-symptoms-can-anxiety-cause-anyone-with-benging/716112)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-symptoms-can-anxiety-cause-anyone-with-benging/716112 "2015-03-29T21:23:36Z")
Short Question: can anxiety cause muscle twitching? Weakness? Difficulty walking? Anyone here with Benign Fasiculation Syndrome? I’ve been experiencing a lot of different symptoms for the past few months. Doctors haven’t… --- ## [How secure does my password need to be, really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-secure-does-my-password-need-to-be-really/716238)
**Author:** [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-secure-does-my-password-need-to-be-really/716238 "2015-03-29T21:21:44Z")
A password manager lowers the cost of password security. I don’t have to have one for the bank, one for e-mail, one for Facebook, and one for everything else; it’s just as easy to have a uique password for each account. … --- ## [Can young women (18-24) find young guys the same age with a bald (shaved to skin) head attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-young-women-18-24-find-young-guys-the-same-age-with-a-bald-shaved-to-skin-head-attractive/715891)
**Author:** [@Oged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oged)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-young-women-18-24-find-young-guys-the-same-age-with-a-bald-shaved-to-skin-head-attractive/715891 "2015-03-29T19:39:18Z")
I’m a 19 year old guy who about a year ago developed a condition where I lost hair diffusely on my scalp. No treatment for it and it looked sickly so I opted to shave it to the skin. People say it looks good on me, (surp… --- ## [CCleaner - anyone figured out why they keep updating it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ccleaner-anyone-figured-out-why-they-keep-updating-it/716207)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ccleaner-anyone-figured-out-why-they-keep-updating-it/716207 "2015-03-29T18:43:15Z")
3 updates in month. :rolleyes: For a program that clears your cache and temp folder. WTH are they dicking around with? It seems like they manage to update this program at least 4 or 5 times a year. The recent 3 update… --- ## [Are US prostitutes mainly "sex trafficking" victims or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-prostitutes-mainly-sex-trafficking-victims-or-not/715806)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-prostitutes-mainly-sex-trafficking-victims-or-not/715806 "2015-03-29T14:55:00Z")
Re this article - ‘Pretty Woman’ and the Ugly Truth About Prostitution it seems to hold that prostitutes in the US have little if any free will deciding to be prostitutes or not. This is in contradiction to some past SD… --- ## [Help me disguise / hide / Feng shui / something this cord tangle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-disguise-hide-feng-shui-something-this-cord-tangle/716223)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-disguise-hide-feng-shui-something-this-cord-tangle/716223 "2015-03-29T14:32:08Z")
So this little clutter of cords lives near my front door: a floor lamp (for humans) and two heat lamps (for a reptile) share a power strip. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/28/4f6eadb0f7b8e04760bc920c2c9adcc9.jpg … --- ## [How has North Korea maintained its grip on power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-north-korea-maintained-its-grip-on-power/715934)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-north-korea-maintained-its-grip-on-power/715934 "2015-03-29T06:03:25Z")
It seems to defy logic that they haven’t been overthrown long ago. Are the top brass so richly rewarded that they completely abondon any sense of fairness? Is it fear? Or do they actually believe they are doing something… --- ## [How powerful does a laptop's graphics need to be to play Steam games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-powerful-does-a-laptops-graphics-need-to-be-to-play-steam-games/716201)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-powerful-does-a-laptops-graphics-need-to-be-to-play-steam-games/716201 "2015-03-28T23:30:51Z")
I am in the market for a new laptop. I would prefer to keep it under $500 for one with a 1TB HD and that can play my STEAM games. Orcs must die 1 & 2, Tom clancy games, TF2, L4D2, etc. How powerful does a laptops graphi… --- ## [Was this 2nd degree murder or was it not a crime at all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-2nd-degree-murder-or-was-it-not-a-crime-at-all/716136)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-2nd-degree-murder-or-was-it-not-a-crime-at-all/716136 "2015-03-28T16:19:19Z")
In 2005 outside of a military base in Germany a group of gang members who were also on active duty military service accidentally killed a new gang member during a beat down gang initiation. The point is the individual as… --- ## [Standing Drawing/Illustration/Art desk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standing-drawing-illustration-art-desk/715822)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standing-drawing-illustration-art-desk/715822 "2015-03-28T16:09:59Z")
Hey folks I’m trying to find a Standing Drawing/Illustration/Art desk. I love art and draw as much as I can and would like to get a drawing desk that I can use while standing. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks everyone! --- ## [Is God Really THAT Full of Himself??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-god-really-that-full-of-himself/714186)
**Author:** [@SeekerofTruth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeekerofTruth)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-god-really-that-full-of-himself/714186 "2015-03-28T13:13:04Z")
Doing some heavy reading today as I usually do and contemplating the failures of Christianity as a substantive religion to believe in, I came across a common complaint that non-Christians like to make: So we have a God… --- ## [Well that was weird! (trigger point injection)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-weird-trigger-point-injection/716077)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-weird-trigger-point-injection/716077 "2015-03-28T10:32:59Z")
Had my first (of three) appointments for trigger point injection today. It’s being done as a complement to “regular” physical therapy (which starts next Friday so I don’t know yet what stretches and exercises they’ll be… --- ## [Art Release Form for Ebook Cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-release-form-for-ebook-cover/716088)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-release-form-for-ebook-cover/716088 "2015-03-28T04:20:15Z")
I was haunting one of the well-known shared art boards, and found a guy whose work I like, he’s amenable. We agree on the price. But neither he nor I have any experience at this. How much detail do we need in an art r… --- ## [Gymnastic ring question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnastic-ring-question/716182)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnastic-ring-question/716182 "2015-03-28T03:14:24Z")
Hey folks I’m trying to figure out how to properly attached the gymnastic straps to the buckle but am having a hard time at it. Can anyone give some advice? Thanks and yes this may be embarrassing to ask but I really can… --- ## [What to do/see/eat in Montreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-see-eat-in-montreal/716166)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-see-eat-in-montreal/716166 "2015-03-28T03:13:56Z")
In a couple days, I’ll be taking my first trip to Montreal! I’m super excited - it looks like an incredible city. I know lots of you have probably been, and a couple of Dopers actually live there, so I thought I’d ask yo… --- ## [What Ideological Labels Do You Give Yourself In Politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ideological-labels-do-you-give-yourself-in-politics/715826)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ideological-labels-do-you-give-yourself-in-politics/715826 "2015-03-28T01:28:44Z")
Inspired by another forum. Old-School Social Democrat (In the tradition of Hansson, Erlander, Gaitskell, Schmidt, Drees etc. as well as SDUSA, my only reservation in this regards is that I generally prefer the German mo… --- ## [I need help \[April Fool prank ideas\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-april-fool-prank-ideas/716165)
**Author:** [@tomcarter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcarter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-april-fool-prank-ideas/716165 "2015-03-28T00:57:37Z")
I am a seventy year old retired miner and for years I have been playing tricks on my neighbour but need new April Fool ideas. She is a dear friend with a superb sense of humour and I don’t want to offend anyone. If this … --- ## [Humor Sounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-sounds/716163)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-sounds/716163 "2015-03-27T23:54:35Z")
Hi Straight Dope, What makes sounds funny? I mean technically. If you hear a spring sound (boing) or the tom-tom sound from cartoons that indicates a character running, it triggers a humorous response. On a more immatur… --- ## [Is There a Limit to How Fast Humans Can Think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-how-fast-humans-can-think/715958)
**Author:** [@Kamakiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamakiri)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-how-fast-humans-can-think/715958 "2015-03-27T23:31:06Z")
I’m a musician, but I’ve also dabbled in sports, namely racquetball, where lightning-fast reflexes separate you from the herd – as I’m sure it does in many other endeavours. Specifically, if you will, listen to the guit… --- ## [Photographers' rights in non-US countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographers-rights-in-non-us-countries/716051)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographers-rights-in-non-us-countries/716051 "2015-03-27T22:07:49Z")
I teach at a photography school / community center, and last night was the class where we discuss ethics and legal issues as they pertain to the taking of photography. Being as the school is in Chicago, our discussion of… --- ## [I just got a new job! I'm quitting my new job!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-job-im-quitting-my-new-job/715744)
**Author:** [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-job-im-quitting-my-new-job/715744 "2015-03-27T21:48:56Z")
I just took a new job, but after about two months, it’s clear that I am not a good fit for the organization. There has been a tremendous amount of turnover at my position, and when I asked about it during interviews, the… --- ## [Financial/credit advice- underwater on house but want to move next summer. Its complicated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-credit-advice-underwater-on-house-but-want-to-move-next-summer-its-complicated/716120)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-credit-advice-underwater-on-house-but-want-to-move-next-summer-its-complicated/716120 "2015-03-27T21:23:54Z")
\*\*You are not my advisor. I realize you are probably typing this with Cheeto dust on your fingers in your Mom’s basement. Thus ends the disclaimer. We had financial woes. My wife and I both went back to school and she g… --- ## [Italy tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italy-tour/709775)
**Author:** [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italy-tour/709775 "2015-03-27T21:04:13Z")
Ms. Bizz and I will be heading to Italy in April. Venice, Parma, and Florence are the main stops for two weeks of intensive eating, drinking, and ogling. We’re looking at lodgings and are a little leery of some of the t… --- ## [Best thing for a sunburn is hot water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-for-a-sunburn-is-hot-water/368688)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-for-a-sunburn-is-hot-water/368688 "2015-03-27T19:22:22Z")
Someone told me that the best thing for a sunburn is to take a hot shower, which doesn’t make any sense to me. Is this true? --- ## [Would you drive from London to New York?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-drive-from-london-to-new-york/715948)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-drive-from-london-to-new-york/715948 "2015-03-27T18:23:17Z")
Was reading this CNN article about a (fantasy) road proposal from Russia that would connect the US via Alaska to eastern Russia, then traverse Russia via an (fantasy proposed) road system that follows the trans-Siberian … --- ## [The military granting waivers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-military-granting-waivers/715995)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-military-granting-waivers/715995 "2015-03-27T17:06:18Z")
Are the Army Reserves and/the Army National Guard granting waivers? --- ## [Dilaudid or Percocet for Mild to Severe pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilaudid-or-percocet-for-mild-to-severe-pain/589742)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilaudid-or-percocet-for-mild-to-severe-pain/589742 "2015-03-27T16:24:11Z")
Not being a big user of pain meds I usually try to take ibuprofen or something much less mild for pain than the painkillers they give you in the hospital. I had a nasty accident with anangle grinder chewing into my left … --- ## [Parents: Do you/would you give your teen permission to have sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-would-you-give-your-teen-permission-to-have-sex/655044)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-would-you-give-your-teen-permission-to-have-sex/655044 "2015-03-27T14:55:18Z")
I was having this conversation with a friend the other day. Disclaimer: I have no children and have no opinion on this issue. At least, I don’t I have a dogmatic opinion. Anyway, my friend told me that he verbally giv… --- ## [Would you socialize with an anti-vaxxer that you kind of have to socialize with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-socialize-with-an-anti-vaxxer-that-you-kind-of-have-to-socialize-with/715923)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-socialize-with-an-anti-vaxxer-that-you-kind-of-have-to-socialize-with/715923 "2015-03-27T13:17:53Z")
My husband’s boss/owner of the company is an anti-vaxxer. He also has four children, one of them being about four months old\*. There are going to come times when he will expect both my husband and me to socialize with hi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=932) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=934)