# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=966 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 967 --- ## [Is it entrapment if the FBI grooms and helps a "terrorist"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-entrapment-if-the-fbi-grooms-and-helps-a-terrorist/710019)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-entrapment-if-the-fbi-grooms-and-helps-a-terrorist/710019 "2015-01-18T19:34:58Z")
Ok, so I read the news articles on the Christopher Cornell case, and I’ve previously read stories about the other ‘terrorists’ the FBI have nailed. Here’s roughly how it went, assuming it was anything like the previous … --- ## [Laser Cataract Removal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-cataract-removal/710198)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-cataract-removal/710198 "2015-01-18T19:08:34Z")
Mrs. Cretin needs to have a cataract removed. We’ve been told about the laser process involved, but at our age, we don’t take any surgical procedures lightly. Specifically, MC is nervous about recovery time. Any first… --- ## [Am I still fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-still-fat/710057)
**Author:** [@IncognitoOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IncognitoOne)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-still-fat/710057 "2015-01-18T17:18:02Z")
Be brutally honest. --- ## [Young friend who cannot talk about anything but herself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-friend-who-cannot-talk-about-anything-but-herself/709994)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-friend-who-cannot-talk-about-anything-but-herself/709994 "2015-01-18T17:00:31Z")
So, I’ve got a friend who is considerably younger than I am - in her mid-twenties. She’s a nice enough girl, bubbly, and fun to be with, and her heart’s mostly in the right place, but I often find myself rolling my eyes… --- ## [One-week trip: Panama vs. Costa Rica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-trip-panama-vs-costa-rica/709790)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-trip-panama-vs-costa-rica/709790 "2015-01-18T16:27:29Z")
So we want to take a trip in April or May, not super high-budget, but not backpacking, either. I have enough miles on United for 2 tickets anywhere in North or Central America, but only if we can get Super Saver fares. W… --- ## [Underwriting fee charged at time of application for mortgage--unusual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwriting-fee-charged-at-time-of-application-for-mortgage-unusual/710113)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwriting-fee-charged-at-time-of-application-for-mortgage-unusual/710113 "2015-01-18T16:21:53Z")
Is it unusual to charge an underwriting fee to a mortgage applicant at the time the applicant makes the application? --- ## [Help with tablet purchase please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-tablet-purchase-please/709863)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-tablet-purchase-please/709863 "2015-01-18T14:02:53Z")
I want to buy a tablet. We have no smartphones and want to keep it that way, so a tablet seems to be a good option for travel, maps, restaurant recces, and so on. I am… not smart about this kind of stuff. So a couple qu… --- ## [Ladies: Feminine dispenser queston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-feminine-dispenser-queston/709702)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-feminine-dispenser-queston/709702 "2015-01-18T12:04:37Z")
The ones in rest rooms that cost 25 cents. How often are those broken, empty, or unusable? Note - I just fixed one at our facility. Knob wasnt turning right. --- ## [Do I need to fill out the DMV SR1 form sent from my insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-fill-out-the-dmv-sr1-form-sent-from-my-insurance/710111)
**Author:** [@flufoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flufoff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-fill-out-the-dmv-sr1-form-sent-from-my-insurance/710111 "2015-01-18T10:06:55Z")
Hello everyone, This is will be my first post! I found 1 similar post from this forum with a similar problem, some people said file it, some said not. I recently got rear-ended by someone with no insurance. So I got h… --- ## [Spend a little more for these items](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spend-a-little-more-for-these-items/709167)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spend-a-little-more-for-these-items/709167 "2015-01-18T09:19:35Z")
Sometimes spending a bit more returns big dividends. I like my vegetable peeler which cost a bit more than the el-cheapo, but is a joy to use. I also like to use 25# paper in my printer instead of the 20#. It has a much … --- ## [Does gay people "taking possession" of offensive & disparaging terms render them less powerful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gay-people-taking-possession-of-offensive-disparaging-terms-render-them-less-powerful/709546)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gay-people-taking-possession-of-offensive-disparaging-terms-render-them-less-powerful/709546 "2015-01-18T00:56:19Z")
In this thread a question comes as to the use of the term “dyke” being effectively derogatory. In looking at the online LGBT landscape you often seen gay people self identifying as “dykes” and “queers” (mostly in an acti… --- ## [Who is the heaviest smoker you have known?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-heaviest-smoker-you-have-known/615360)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-heaviest-smoker-you-have-known/615360 "2015-01-17T23:51:19Z")
And how much do(did) they smoke? I was reading about King Zog, who apparently could do 200 cigarettes a day(10 packs). I was also reading this old thread, about a carton a day habit being possible. Anyway, when I lived… --- ## [Las Vegas: the people in orange with the escort cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518)
**Author:** [@Subtlety\_Wrecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subtlety_Wrecks)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-the-people-in-orange-with-the-escort-cards/709518 "2015-01-17T23:01:40Z")
They wear orange t-shirts and almost force cards featuring mostly naked women in your hand. I realize that prostitution is illegal in Clark County. So what is being offered exactly? I suppose I’m naive but I don’t under… --- ## [Do you stigmatise rape victims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-stigmatise-rape-victims/709647)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-stigmatise-rape-victims/709647 "2015-01-17T22:24:55Z")
Well do you? Do you think less of a victim of rape? What you think others think is not relevant - this poll is about what you think. ETA: this poll was inspired by this thread. --- ## [What's the stretchy tube/scarf thing called that you pull over your head & goes around your neck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stretchy-tube-scarf-thing-called-that-you-pull-over-your-head-goes-around-your-neck/709497)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stretchy-tube-scarf-thing-called-that-you-pull-over-your-head-goes-around-your-neck/709497 "2015-01-17T20:33:47Z")
I had one of these years ago and would like to get another one but cannot recall what they are called specifically. Short, stretchy tube of polyester or soft wool fabric you pull over you head and it covers you neck lik… --- ## [Spanish legal help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-legal-help/710058)
**Author:** [@bahimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahimes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-legal-help/710058 "2015-01-17T15:33:22Z")
Greetings, all. I haven’t been even lurking on this forum for a while due to personal issues. One of those issues being property we bought in Spain as a retirement home. With the passing of my wife, it has become comp… --- ## [iTunes Match - worth getting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-match-worth-getting/709521)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-match-worth-getting/709521 "2015-01-17T13:54:49Z")
Title says it. I’m wondering if it is worth the $25 a year. I think I understand the basics, but I’d like to know if it works as smoothly as promised. So, any users? What is your level of satisfaction? Pros/cons? Than… --- ## [Tell me about your PTTD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-pttd/710059)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-pttd/710059 "2015-01-17T10:55:10Z")
For those of you blessed not to suffer from this, PTTD = Posterior Tibialis Tendon Dysfunction, also known as adult acquired flat foot. So, if you have it, are you doing anything to mediate it? Is it working? My PTTD i… --- ## [Did they really think people wouldn't confuse these arenas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-really-think-people-wouldnt-confuse-these-arenas/709860)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-really-think-people-wouldnt-confuse-these-arenas/709860 "2015-01-17T05:06:35Z")
Last summer, the Cumberland County Civic Center changed its name to the Cross Insurance Arena. http://www.crossarenaportland.com/ In Bangor, about two hours away is the Cross Insurance Center. http://www.crossinsuranc… --- ## ["Law of Attraction" vs low expectations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-of-attraction-vs-low-expectations/709023)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-of-attraction-vs-low-expectations/709023 "2015-01-17T04:07:41Z")
I’ve started listening to the audiobook version of Andy Shaw’s Bug Free Mind material after a relative said he was interested in it. (He previously liked Wayne Dyer and I asked him what his latest favorite books are) Th… --- ## [Time frame to accept a job offer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-frame-to-accept-a-job-offer/709588)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-frame-to-accept-a-job-offer/709588 "2015-01-17T03:42:08Z")
I’ve been looking for a new job for a while, and hope to have an offer soon. It’s got to happen some day, whether it’s tomorrow, next week, or a few months down the road. During my search I have kept my options open and… --- ## [1. Why are so many people into having sex using their mouth and rear which spreads lots of germs IMO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-why-are-so-many-people-into-having-sex-using-their-mouth-and-rear-which-spreads-lots-of-germs-imo/709562)
**Author:** [@1jow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1jow)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-why-are-so-many-people-into-having-sex-using-their-mouth-and-rear-which-spreads-lots-of-germs-imo/709562 "2015-01-17T02:13:57Z")
Why are so many people into having sex using their mouth and rear which spreads lots of germs IMO? 2. Mainly because how can you tell who has been where before you are infected? Such as, when a friend told me of thei… --- ## [Have you ever imagined what some of the more obnoxious posters here look like irl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-imagined-what-some-of-the-more-obnoxious-posters-here-look-like-irl/709819)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-imagined-what-some-of-the-more-obnoxious-posters-here-look-like-irl/709819 "2015-01-17T01:56:08Z")
Have you ever imagined what some of the more obnoxious posters look like in real life? I mean some of the members of this board who seem to always post the more obnoxious threads and posts. Haven’t you ever wanted to kn… --- ## [Things you know too well to teach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-too-well-to-teach/698801)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-too-well-to-teach/698801 "2015-01-17T01:12:18Z")
Lets say your a professor of mathematics and you 12 year old is just starting algebra. You of course know so much your explanations get too long winded or you just dont have the patience for when your kid cannot grasp wh… --- ## [Have you ever seen a stop light at an on-ramp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-stop-light-at-an-on-ramp/709901)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-stop-light-at-an-on-ramp/709901 "2015-01-17T00:04:22Z")
I remember a long time ago, somewhere here in Dallas (On 75 maybe?) there used to be a stop light letting you on to the on-ramp of a busy highway. What seemed so stupid about this light is that it had nothing to do with… --- ## [(Sister Dating) What Should I Do??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sister-dating-what-should-i-do/709116)
**Author:** [@question101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/question101)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sister-dating-what-should-i-do/709116 "2015-01-16T23:55:36Z")
My sister is dating someone 6 years older than her that I know and do not approve of. I apologize before hand for bad grammar and the wall of text before you. First off ill talk about my sister. She is 16 and acts matu… --- ## [Anyone have progressive/multifocal/etc contacts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-progressive-multifocal-etc-contacts/666865)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-progressive-multifocal-etc-contacts/666865 "2015-01-16T23:27:31Z")
So I’m getting to that age where in low light, I have trouble reading small print, and if it’s really small, I can’t even read it in normal light. I wear contacts, which makes it even harder - my husband, a glasses-weare… --- ## [You have no kids. What will you do with your estate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-no-kids-what-will-you-do-with-your-estate/709709)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-no-kids-what-will-you-do-with-your-estate/709709 "2015-01-16T23:09:56Z")
Parents contemplating their own deaths commonly stipulate in their wills that most/all of their estate be left to their kids. There are plenty of us that have no kids. What do you want to happen to your estate after yo… --- ## [pawn shop question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-shop-question/709818)
**Author:** [@jona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jona)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-shop-question/709818 "2015-01-16T22:02:52Z")
About 4 years ago, I pawned something stolen for a boyfriend. I didn’t know it was stolen at the time. I was never investigated or ever confronted by any law enforcement. I have since moved out of state. I’d like to pawn… --- ## [Explain to me: "body cooling cloths"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-body-cooling-cloths/709950)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-body-cooling-cloths/709950 "2015-01-16T21:34:29Z")
Sorry to be starting another thread on a health and beauty product, but selling such stuff is what I do these day (sort of) and I find I’m not quite as clued into such products as I thought I was. Today’s question is ab… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=965) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=967)