# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=986 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 987 --- ## [A body weight theory that makes no sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-body-weight-theory-that-makes-no-sense/706676)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-body-weight-theory-that-makes-no-sense/706676 "2014-12-08T22:51:36Z")
According to everything I read if I my intake is 3500 calories over my output I will ga pound. It doesn’t seem to work that way in reallife. Myself like a lot of people I know seem to stay about the same amount overweigh… --- ## [Who has a touch-screen phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-touch-screen-phone/706445)
**Author:** [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-touch-screen-phone/706445 "2014-12-08T22:34:06Z")
The kinds that’s all touch-screen, I mean. No front-facing hard keys at all, like most smartphones. I had a lot of frustrations with my old bar phone, so when one of the keys stopped working I jumped to replace it, even… --- ## [Yankee Hill Machine (gun/parts maker). Discuss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-hill-machine-gun-parts-maker-discuss/706156)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-hill-machine-gun-parts-maker-discuss/706156 "2014-12-08T22:08:16Z")
Just curious. Anyone in the serious firearms world have anything to say about YHM? Ramble. --- ## [What the Flock? Or, have you ever had a flocked tree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-flock-or-have-you-ever-had-a-flocked-tree/706468)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-flock-or-have-you-ever-had-a-flocked-tree/706468 "2014-12-08T21:00:06Z")
My family is thinking of having one of our Christmas trees (yes I said trees, as in more than one) flocked this year. Because, funny. Real not artificial tree. Having never flocked a tree before I am wondering if anyone… --- ## [Gift for someone who is going to Denmark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-someone-who-is-going-to-denmark/706608)
**Author:** [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-someone-who-is-going-to-denmark/706608 "2014-12-08T18:26:57Z")
My little girl is all grown up (almost) and will be spending a semester abroad in Denmark. I’d like to give her something that will come in handy/be appreciated while she’s there, but know very little about Denmark besi… --- ## [What are the strictest and loosest ethical codes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-strictest-and-loosest-ethical-codes/706457)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-strictest-and-loosest-ethical-codes/706457 "2014-12-08T16:52:28Z")
There is a lot of information out there on the so-called ethics-law divide, or the observation that sometimes there are acts that would be unethical according to some applicable ethical code but would be legal under appl… --- ## [Worst thing you've done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-thing-youve-done/703575)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-thing-youve-done/703575 "2014-12-08T16:47:51Z")
Don’t post if you feel uncomfortable. I’m handing enormous ammunition to people who hate me here, don’t do so yourself unless you are ok with it. Anyway I took my kid to a McDonalds, bought him some fries since that is … --- ## [I've a cold and my blasted eye infection is back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-a-cold-and-my-blasted-eye-infection-is-back/706564)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-a-cold-and-my-blasted-eye-infection-is-back/706564 "2014-12-08T16:44:59Z")
Previous thread here. Now I do need advice. Just over a week ago, I visited various medical professionals for a persistent eye infection. I was prescribed Prednisolone acetate 1%. On Tuesday I was making good progress a… --- ## [Not for all the x in y!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-for-all-the-x-in-y/706309)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-for-all-the-x-in-y/706309 "2014-12-08T16:13:29Z")
You know the saying, when someone vehemently refuses something and not even all the something in something would change their mind. “All the tea in China” is the most common variation, “…all the apple sauce in Glückensch… --- ## [Non-religious godparenting and SOs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-religious-godparenting-and-sos/706647)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-religious-godparenting-and-sos/706647 "2014-12-08T13:31:40Z")
A very good friend of mine, who has just had a baby, did me the honour of asking me to be the non-religious godparent\* of his daughter, which I accepted without a second thought. My friend and his wife are both atheists,… --- ## [TV without cable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-without-cable/706381)
**Author:** [@Get22151](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Get22151)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-without-cable/706381 "2014-12-08T07:33:30Z")
Can anyone tell me anything about getting TV without cable or internet or satellite dish. --- ## [Biblical inerrancy movement is actually a "very new phenomenon". Is this true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-inerrancy-movement-is-actually-a-very-new-phenomenon-is-this-true/705961)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-inerrancy-movement-is-actually-a-very-new-phenomenon-is-this-true/705961 "2014-12-08T03:50:34Z")
Is that ‘old time religion’ not so old time? Re this statement by Resa Aslan - Reza Aslan destroys biblical literalism: “The Gospels are absolutely replete with historical errors” The wiki is here and seems to suppor… --- ## [Portable Washer Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-washer-recommendations/706599)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portable-washer-recommendations/706599 "2014-12-08T03:31:26Z")
We would like to buy a portable washer that is pretty small for doing laundry. Also we like it to have wheels so we could move it around. Does anyone here have a small washer thus portable one that they used that they … --- ## [Good reason for publishing a defective theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-reason-for-publishing-a-defective-theory/706594)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-reason-for-publishing-a-defective-theory/706594 "2014-12-07T23:09:05Z")
Lets suppoose you were very involved in something that had very liitle research done on it. It had a very small pool of experts who did have some interest but overall no indepth reasearch has ever been conducted on it. … --- ## [What powers does adult protective serrvices have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-powers-does-adult-protective-serrvices-have/705446)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-powers-does-adult-protective-serrvices-have/705446 "2014-12-07T22:19:44Z")
I don’t really know how to ask this question without exposing the fact my mom is embarrassing, so I’ll just come right out and say my elderly mother lies to people to get sympathy or money or free stuff. With that out o… --- ## [Does anyone have experience with St. Johns College? (Maryland)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-experience-with-st-johns-college-maryland/704406)
**Author:** [@Minstrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minstrel)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-experience-with-st-johns-college-maryland/704406 "2014-12-07T22:13:13Z")
I’ve been looking to apply here and I’m kind of wondering what the curriculum is like specifically. Isn’t changing a full curriculum to be based around western canon kind of reductive? Would it not be better to learn Eas… --- ## [Genetics: How similar are my cousin's children to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetics-how-similar-are-my-cousins-children-to-me/706563)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetics-how-similar-are-my-cousins-children-to-me/706563 "2014-12-07T21:19:44Z")
Genetically speaking, if I wanted to maximise the spread of my genes, how many of my (1st) cousins’ children are worth one of my children? --- ## [Help Me with Health Insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-health-insurance/706451)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-health-insurance/706451 "2014-12-07T19:14:08Z")
I am not employed, not eligible for Medicare and don’t qualify for an ACA subsidy. I am in good health. Last year I paid about $200/mo for a high deductible policy that basically protected me from any huge medical expe… --- ## [Things we delete from our memory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-delete-from-our-memory/706498)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-delete-from-our-memory/706498 "2014-12-07T18:55:21Z")
I have noticed when it comes to things like telephone numbers, addresses, model numbers, part numbers etc, That I will automaticaly delete them from my memory very quickly after I no longer have a use for them. Other … --- ## [Superiority of Apple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superiority-of-apple/706402)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superiority-of-apple/706402 "2014-12-07T18:34:58Z")
I’ve gone over to the dark side. I have had an iPod for nearly ten years with no issue. I wanted a tablet so badly so after doing research, I opted for the Asus transformer tablet. It was OK, but truth be told I just ne… --- ## [ADHD Medications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-medications/706270)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-medications/706270 "2014-12-07T18:14:26Z")
My teen has a new diagnosis of ADHD- Inattentive type (and also a new diagnosis of motor delay and an old diagnosis, reconfirmed, of autism). He is very high functioning. These results are from a large, well respected un… --- ## [How much do you spend per person per meal at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-spend-per-person-per-meal-at-home/706520)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-spend-per-person-per-meal-at-home/706520 "2014-12-07T18:12:27Z")
It seems at my house we average right at a dollar per person per meal (this is counting only cases where we cook at home). It’s a surprisingly fixed figure as well–particular meals don’t seem to deviate very far at all f… --- ## [Is it a bad thing to never be pitted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-bad-thing-to-never-be-pitted/706541)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-bad-thing-to-never-be-pitted/706541 "2014-12-07T17:55:12Z")
Sounds like a dumb question on its face, I know. However (and keep in mind I only started reading the dope a year ago), it seems to me that if someone posts for a long time and never gets pitted it might mean they have … --- ## [Identical twins you've known-truly identical, or radically different](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identical-twins-youve-known-truly-identical-or-radically-different/706278)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identical-twins-youve-known-truly-identical-or-radically-different/706278 "2014-12-07T09:14:31Z")
Just soliciting stories here, understand. Some of you may recall the various studies of twins separated at birth, and how they often end up paralleling each other’s lives in very spooky ways. But in other cases (the tr… --- ## [What to do about my neighbor's insanely loud leaf blower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-my-neighbors-insanely-loud-leaf-blower/706264)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-my-neighbors-insanely-loud-leaf-blower/706264 "2014-12-07T04:06:45Z")
This has been going on for years. I used to think, literally, the guy was sawing timber or something to make money on the side, and I didn’t want to say anything to hurt his business. Then one day I look outside and see … --- ## [Person you wanted to marry vs. the person you married](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-you-wanted-to-marry-vs-the-person-you-married/706449)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-you-wanted-to-marry-vs-the-person-you-married/706449 "2014-12-07T01:01:13Z")
Everyone had certain notions of what their ideal or probable spouse would be like, but how closely did your actual spouse match what you had envisioned your future spouse would be like? Quite similar in personality, app… --- ## [Countries (or other things) that you're FAMILIAR with but know nothing about.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-or-other-things-that-youre-familiar-with-but-know-nothing-about/706464)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-or-other-things-that-youre-familiar-with-but-know-nothing-about/706464 "2014-12-06T21:05:02Z")
What countries (or other topics) are there that you feel like you ought to know more about than you do know? For some reason I got to thinking about Portugal. Portugal is by no means an obscure country. If I had a map o… --- ## [Advice on hiring a lawyer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-hiring-a-lawyer/706510)
**Author:** [@Whitney\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitney_Harper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-hiring-a-lawyer/706510 "2014-12-06T18:43:21Z")
I’ve never hired a lawyer before, but would like to, as I want to have a will drawn up and also discuss some other legal documents, (some could be complicated). What are the initial steps regarding hiring a lawyer? Do … --- ## [What's the most obscure general circulation periodical publication?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-obscure-general-circulation-periodical-publication/706076)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-obscure-general-circulation-periodical-publication/706076 "2014-12-06T17:36:35Z")
Over the past 20 years or so, there have been a lot of magazines and newspapers that specialize in pretty narrow niches, yet still remain generally available to the public via bookstores, libraries, and direct subscripti… --- ## [Lap top or notebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lap-top-or-notebook/706243)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lap-top-or-notebook/706243 "2014-12-06T16:52:52Z")
Time to choose my Christmas present. I am not very computer savy and was asked what I would like for Christmas. I do a little word processing, surf the net and visit a few web sites. Budget about $500.00 It has to be big… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=985) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=987)