# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=971 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 972 --- ## [As Women become primary breadwinners, will there be a female equivalent to "Man Caves"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-women-become-primary-breadwinners-will-there-be-a-female-equivalent-to-man-caves/708771)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-women-become-primary-breadwinners-will-there-be-a-female-equivalent-to-man-caves/708771 "2015-01-08T17:37:23Z")
Given that the percentage of women as head of household and/or primary breadwinner is increasing, will we start seeing a female version of (what is now) a traditionally male retreat? The overwhelming majority of males I… --- ## [Taxes: keep my CPA, or do it myself this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-keep-my-cpa-or-do-it-myself-this-year/709269)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-keep-my-cpa-or-do-it-myself-this-year/709269 "2015-01-08T15:49:26Z")
For the past 10-15 years, either I or Mr. Athena have been self-employed as contractors, and have used a CPA to do our taxes. Between various write-offs from working from home as well as the extra complications that come… --- ## [Parents of minor children: if you and your co-parent died today, who'd get your kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-minor-children-if-you-and-your-co-parent-died-today-whod-get-your-kids/709139)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-minor-children-if-you-and-your-co-parent-died-today-whod-get-your-kids/709139 "2015-01-08T15:25:48Z")
That’s assuming you have a co-parent, of course. Have you made arrangements for such an eventuality? If so, how formal are your arrangements? If not, why not? --- ## [When did knowledge of ninjas become general in the West?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-knowledge-of-ninjas-become-general-in-the-west/709164)
**Author:** [@Idilia\_Dubb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idilia_Dubb)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-knowledge-of-ninjas-become-general-in-the-west/709164 "2015-01-08T13:23:27Z")
\*\*\*\*I’m reading Clavell’s Shogun, which was published in 1975. I notice with some surprise that the author finds it necessary to explain ninjas in detail to his reader - their code, stealth tactics, weapons, uniform, the… --- ## [Aussie Dopers (or other travellers) – Let’s talk about Darwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-dopers-or-other-travellers-let-s-talk-about-darwin/709226)
**Author:** [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-dopers-or-other-travellers-let-s-talk-about-darwin/709226 "2015-01-08T05:03:55Z")
I have a big birthday coming up, and as part of this and, well, because I want to, my wife & I are taking close to four weeks away to travel around Australia, starting with a week in Darwin. We have all the other parts … --- ## [Should Weird Earl's Be Restored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709 "2015-01-08T03:08:36Z")
As per Ed’s instructions, I’m posting a poll to gauge the reaction to the recent replacing of the much-loved Weird Earl’s section on the main SD page with one of those horrendous Twitter feeds, an abomination to nature i… --- ## [French response to terror?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-response-to-terror/709266)
**Author:** [@bubba001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba001)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-response-to-terror/709266 "2015-01-08T02:39:37Z")
Will the French strike back at the terrorists? Do you think the French Foreign Legion will be sent to Iraq? --- ## [Another cataract surgery question- need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cataract-surgery-question-need-answer-fast/709216)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cataract-surgery-question-need-answer-fast/709216 "2015-01-08T02:03:25Z")
My mother had cataract surgery yesterday and she said it was extremely painful. She told the doctor afterward that it was “torture.” She had no headache or discomfort afterwards; she meant that she felt the procedure its… --- ## [Why is North Korea so utterly irresistible to proselytizing Christians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-north-korea-so-utterly-irresistible-to-proselytizing-christians/694841)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-north-korea-so-utterly-irresistible-to-proselytizing-christians/694841 "2015-01-08T01:05:17Z")
You’d think by now people would know enough to leave the Bibles at home, but no… gotta drop a Bible on the Best Koreans. U.S. Tourist Jeffrey Fowle Was Detained In North Korea For Leaving Bible In A Bathroom --- ## [After how many dates do you kiss/have-sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-how-many-dates-do-you-kiss-have-sex/709006)
**Author:** [@TheBuilding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBuilding)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-how-many-dates-do-you-kiss-have-sex/709006 "2015-01-07T22:18:26Z")
I know there is no general rule but after how many dates do you usually feel comfortable enough to kiss them? After how many dates do you usually feel comfortable enough to have sex with them? --- ## [Male wardrobe advisor - is that a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-wardrobe-advisor-is-that-a-thing/709144)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-wardrobe-advisor-is-that-a-thing/709144 "2015-01-07T21:58:23Z")
I want to upgrade (replace) my wardrobe. I’ve been employed at the same place for over 15 years. My work clothes inventory has reached the lowest common denominator; it consists of few nice dress pants, a few “just pas… --- ## [I'm asking for a friend.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-asking-for-a-friend/709246)
**Author:** [@justanothermike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justanothermike)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-asking-for-a-friend/709246 "2015-01-07T21:54:37Z")
…or more accurately, about friends. Why? Because I don’t think I have any. There are reasons for that which I think may be borne out in your answers to the following two questions, and I really appreciate your help. … --- ## [Is dropping change on the ground at drive-thrus an urban myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dropping-change-on-the-ground-at-drive-thrus-an-urban-myth/708682)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dropping-change-on-the-ground-at-drive-thrus-an-urban-myth/708682 "2015-01-07T20:14:11Z")
I keep hearing about people just dropping change on the ground at drive-thrus. Is this real or an urban myth? Who collects and keeps the money? Staff or is it claimed by the store? It could add up quick if a 100 cars a … --- ## [Crazy high glucose reading: muscle achy on waking and headaches coincidence or symptom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-high-glucose-reading-muscle-achy-on-waking-and-headaches-coincidence-or-symptom/709148)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-high-glucose-reading-muscle-achy-on-waking-and-headaches-coincidence-or-symptom/709148 "2015-01-07T19:45:12Z")
This morning I hit a personal worst of 340. Besides peeing and drinking like a horse (which I know about) I was wondering about the subject. I’ve been sleeping on the couch a lot recently (my marriage is fine, thank you… --- ## [For you men out there, is sex with a condom still pleasurable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-you-men-out-there-is-sex-with-a-condom-still-pleasurable/708820)
**Author:** [@TheBuilding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBuilding)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-you-men-out-there-is-sex-with-a-condom-still-pleasurable/708820 "2015-01-07T19:42:11Z")
I know that having sex without a condom beats sex with a condom every time. But is sex with a condom still fun? Does it still give you pleasure? Does it matter what type of condom it is? --- ## [Can parents use a restraining order to prevent a minor teenager from contacting their kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-parents-use-a-restraining-order-to-prevent-a-minor-teenager-from-contacting-their-kid/709090)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-parents-use-a-restraining-order-to-prevent-a-minor-teenager-from-contacting-their-kid/709090 "2015-01-07T18:38:04Z")
Eugene Volokh writes about an interesting legal question: I’m inclined to side with the parents’ right to control their minor child’s contact with both adults and with other minor children as a matter of correct legal … --- ## [If a safe and reliable male contraceptive pill was invented what would happen to US birth rates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-safe-and-reliable-male-contraceptive-pill-was-invented-what-would-happen-to-us-birth-rates/708835)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-safe-and-reliable-male-contraceptive-pill-was-invented-what-would-happen-to-us-birth-rates/708835 "2015-01-07T18:13:34Z")
A lot of children are born without planning. Neither of my kids were specifically planned. In your opinion what would happen to American birthrates if an inexpensive, safe and reliable male contraceptive (say a once mont… --- ## [Facebook users: do you care if a page you like is named pseudonymously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-users-do-you-care-if-a-page-you-like-is-named-pseudonymously/708893)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-users-do-you-care-if-a-page-you-like-is-named-pseudonymously/708893 "2015-01-07T17:19:42Z")
My stepdaughter is an artist, photographer, and occasional model. She promotes her work, among other ways, through a personal website and a Facebook page. I prefer to check out the latter, as there’s a not-zero chance th… --- ## ["Black Brunch" Protests: Yay or Nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-brunch-protests-yay-or-nay/709079)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-brunch-protests-yay-or-nay/709079 "2015-01-07T15:34:45Z")
Protesters this weekend disrupted brunches in Oakland and NYC to call attention to #BlackLivesMatter. I don’t know, to me it sort of feels like a joke. And incredibly annoying. Commenters on Gawker made it sound as tho… --- ## [Men and the romance genre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-the-romance-genre/708790)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-the-romance-genre/708790 "2015-01-07T14:17:41Z")
Just pondering how society seems to have relegated all things romance to the domain of women. From romance novels to rom-coms, guys aren’t supposed to be interested in that stuff. The stereotype is that you mostly endure… --- ## [What percentage of people do you think are jerks/bullies? What percentage of police officers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-do-you-think-are-jerks-bullies-what-percentage-of-police-officers/709069)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-do-you-think-are-jerks-bullies-what-percentage-of-police-officers/709069 "2015-01-07T12:20:36Z")
I had a conversation with a retired police officer acquaintance recently about all the hubbub lately. I asked him how many cops he thought were assholes, and he had an answer ready: “20% of cops want to be Supercop – th… --- ## [I think my boyfriend is gay and in denial, what do I do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-boyfriend-is-gay-and-in-denial-what-do-i-do/709024)
**Author:** [@dazednconfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dazednconfused)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-boyfriend-is-gay-and-in-denial-what-do-i-do/709024 "2015-01-07T10:30:07Z")
So I have been with my boyfriend for about two years now. When we first got together everything was great. After awhile though we began arguing about small things. Mainly because he never paid attention to me. He never c… --- ## [The upside of getting older/compressed time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upside-of-getting-older-compressed-time/709168)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upside-of-getting-older-compressed-time/709168 "2015-01-07T05:35:47Z")
If you blink, your favorite musicians will have released several albums…whereas when you were younger your faves released material so slowly that they stopped being your faves. Also…before I know it, baseball season wil… --- ## [Dopers in open carry states. Do you see a lot of people carrying in non-threatening environments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-open-carry-states-do-you-see-a-lot-of-people-carrying-in-non-threatening-environments/708720)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-open-carry-states-do-you-see-a-lot-of-people-carrying-in-non-threatening-environments/708720 "2015-01-07T05:31:12Z")
I am curious. In states where open carry is allowed do any noticeable number of people actually open carry in typically non-threatening environments like school meetings, suburban mall shopping, high school sports events… --- ## [What's your resting heart rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-resting-heart-rate/709051)
**Author:** [@iljitsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iljitsch)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-resting-heart-rate/709051 "2015-01-07T05:22:51Z")
For some reason I find this number very interesting, but it doesn’t seem socially acceptable to go around checking people’s pulses. In my experience, you get the lowest results (which are the ones I’m interested in) lat… --- ## [Getting a hair cut: Do you face the mirror or away from it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-hair-cut-do-you-face-the-mirror-or-away-from-it/708972)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-hair-cut-do-you-face-the-mirror-or-away-from-it/708972 "2015-01-07T05:15:42Z")
Am I crazy, or did all the barbers get together about 5-10 years ago and decide they would all just start facing customers away from the mirror. Before that, I remember always facing the mirror while the barber cut my ha… --- ## [Polygraph Questionnaire- Law enforcement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygraph-questionnaire-law-enforcement/707493)
**Author:** [@Protocon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protocon)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygraph-questionnaire-law-enforcement/707493 "2015-01-07T01:09:53Z")
Hi all, I’m applying for a major law enforcement agency. I wrote answers for an applicant questionnaire, which were untrue. I have done many drugs in the past, mushrooms, LSD, Ecstasy, MDMA, Hash and a TON of weed, even… --- ## [Are kids today really all that tech-savvy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-kids-today-really-all-that-tech-savvy/708963)
**Author:** [@gracefulfatsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracefulfatsheba)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-kids-today-really-all-that-tech-savvy/708963 "2015-01-06T23:20:40Z")
Are kids today really that much tech savvy than in the past? I would wager that a kid born in the 2000s-2010s will grow up to be more tech illiterate than anyone born in the 1980s-1990s. I was born in the late 1980s, an… --- ## [Liberal Snarky Comments on Conservative Web Sites (And Vice Versa)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-snarky-comments-on-conservative-web-sites-and-vice-versa/709123)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-snarky-comments-on-conservative-web-sites-and-vice-versa/709123 "2015-01-06T22:49:19Z")
I read a lot of conservative blogs, and very few left-leaning ones. That’s why I’m asking for more-or-less factual answers here, mostly from left-wingers. Almost all conservative bloggers I know of who allow comments ge… --- ## [Any secrets to gathering super cut material?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-secrets-to-gathering-super-cut-material/709066)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-secrets-to-gathering-super-cut-material/709066 "2015-01-06T20:59:22Z")
(Might be Café Society…mods decide) I am obsessed with a particular idea for a supercut. But the material I need to go through is roughly 100 1 hour episodes of one television show… so does anyone know of any software, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=970) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=972)