# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=999 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1000 --- ## [Tell me the Cons of ditching my TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-cons-of-ditching-my-tv/704155)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-cons-of-ditching-my-tv/704155 "2014-11-11T15:44:27Z")
I have a small TV purchased in 2004 (regular old style tube) similar to this one I have not watched it since 12/2008 when I disconnected cable (I do not have an antenna.) I watch DVD’s, Netflix, Hulu etc on my computer… --- ## [Substituting national leaders at crucial moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substituting-national-leaders-at-crucial-moments/704180)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substituting-national-leaders-at-crucial-moments/704180 "2014-11-11T15:26:23Z")
I’m a fan of the “great man of history” theory. For example, some people claim that George Washington was literally the only person who could have won the American Revolution. Average leaders are more or less interchan… --- ## [Any flipping Devil dog Jarheads here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-flipping-devil-dog-jarheads-here/704280)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-flipping-devil-dog-jarheads-here/704280 "2014-11-11T15:06:34Z")
Well, if you’re here, Happy Birthday! :slight\_smile: --- ## [What do you think is the most universal human struggle is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-universal-human-struggle-is/704111)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-universal-human-struggle-is/704111 "2014-11-11T14:47:39Z")
Excluding those people who are struggling over meeting the basic needs of survival (food, shelter, etc.), what do you think is the most common source of inner turmoil for human beings? What’s the one personal struggle th… --- ## [Just can't get a reliable blood sugar test machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-cant-get-a-reliable-blood-sugar-test-machine/704223)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-cant-get-a-reliable-blood-sugar-test-machine/704223 "2014-11-11T14:43:53Z")
I just can’t buy a reliable blood sugar test device. One showed my blood sugar as 20, which is impossible - I’d be near a coma if so (I felt perfectly fine) - then also gave error messages most other times. Other machine… --- ## [Are e-cigarettes too big and heavy to feel realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-e-cigarettes-too-big-and-heavy-to-feel-realistic/704324)
**Author:** [@Hedwig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedwig)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-e-cigarettes-too-big-and-heavy-to-feel-realistic/704324 "2014-11-11T13:46:45Z")
I don’t mind the taste of e-cigarettes, and they’re bound to be better for smokers’ health, but does anyone else find that they are just to big and clunky to feel comfortable either in the hand or in the mouth? I wish th… --- ## [Blood A1C of 5.8 - opinions seem to differ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-a1c-of-5-8-opinions-seem-to-differ/704224)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-a1c-of-5-8-opinions-seem-to-differ/704224 "2014-11-11T13:32:18Z")
I got tested and it showed my A1C as 5.8, which surprised me as it was quite higher than expected. Technically it’s still within normal range, but it’s uncomfortably close to prediabetic, right? And some sources say tha… --- ## [What price the stars? (Scenario and Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-price-the-stars-scenario-and-poll/704027)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-price-the-stars-scenario-and-poll/704027 "2014-11-11T13:09:42Z")
Inspired by Skald’s most recent thread though this is something I’ve been thinking about for some time. At some point in the near future benign (take it as read that they’re genuinely benign) and technologically advance… --- ## [So. Prostate cancer. Of course I m Googling, but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-prostate-cancer-of-course-i-m-googling-but/704204)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-prostate-cancer-of-course-i-m-googling-but/704204 "2014-11-11T12:26:23Z")
It’s nice to be able to ask specific question of people who know. Are you such a person? Will you volunteer your knowledge to help me navigate this very scary thing? Because I love my father above all other beings on th… --- ## [Straight Men - What Desired Sexual Act/Aspect Won't Your Wife/Partner Do With You (Now or Ever)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-men-what-desired-sexual-act-aspect-wont-your-wife-partner-do-with-you-now-or-ever/703374)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-men-what-desired-sexual-act-aspect-wont-your-wife-partner-do-with-you-now-or-ever/703374 "2014-11-11T08:31:26Z")
Not trying to be discriminatory by narrowing this down to a poll of hetero men; just don’t want to skew the results in any way. This really only applies to men in a committed relationship - you single guys should be abl… --- ## [How do you handle unwanted hugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-unwanted-hugs/704251)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-unwanted-hugs/704251 "2014-11-11T07:14:24Z")
Another etiquette thread, sort of. So here’s the sitch. I am not a hugger, at least not to all and sundry. That’s not to say I won’t EVER hug: rather, that I only hug a certain group of people. My wife; our kids; my ste… --- ## [What causes people to die of old age diseases in their 30s and 40s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-people-to-die-of-old-age-diseases-in-their-30s-and-40s/703628)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-people-to-die-of-old-age-diseases-in-their-30s-and-40s/703628 "2014-11-11T05:37:06Z")
Patrice O’Neal died at about 41 from a stroke. That is about the age nate dogg died. What causes this? That is a loss of almost 40 years of life expectancy compared to what you’d expect. I was reading up on Patrice, he … --- ## [Help: remove unwanted toolbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-remove-unwanted-toolbar/704285)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-remove-unwanted-toolbar/704285 "2014-11-11T05:29:38Z")
My IE 11 currently doesn’t have any working search add-ons. I tried to add Google Tool bar. Too successful: I now have a tool bar that’s stuck on my DESKTOP screen! It isn’t part of my browser; it’s part of my Deskto… --- ## [Question for payroll experts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-payroll-experts/703698)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-payroll-experts/703698 "2014-11-11T03:35:03Z")
My boss and I were talking about payroll recently, and I realized that our company withholds a percentage based on pay rate. So for anyone who makes $30/hr, taxes removed from your gross earnings are x%, at $35/hr it’s y… --- ## [Veterans: The moment when you return.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-the-moment-when-you-return/704096)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-the-moment-when-you-return/704096 "2014-11-11T03:31:58Z")
Last Monday night into Tuesday morning, I stood at the International Arrivals area at B.W.I. airport. My son and his wife are both active duty US Air Force. They were returning for leave and bringing our insanely wonderf… --- ## [If you haven't read this about Creigh Deeds and his son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-havent-read-this-about-creigh-deeds-and-his-son/703566)
**Author:** [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-havent-read-this-about-creigh-deeds-and-his-son/703566 "2014-11-11T02:18:07Z")
Read it now… It is probably one of the better pieces of writing that I have ever read, regardless of format. For those who don’t know who Creigh Deeds is, he is a Virginia legislator whose schizophrenic son attacked him… --- ## [My good cholesterol is low. Time for fries cooked in olive oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-good-cholesterol-is-low-time-for-fries-cooked-in-olive-oil/704105)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-good-cholesterol-is-low-time-for-fries-cooked-in-olive-oil/704105 "2014-11-11T01:44:40Z")
Despite a complete lack of effort on my part\*, I continue to be too healthy for a 60-yr-old fat man. However, I just got some of the results from my recent blood work\*\*, and while everything else was normal, there was s… --- ## [Help me choose a small pet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-small-pet/703267)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-small-pet/703267 "2014-11-11T01:21:07Z")
I haven’t had any kind of pet for a while, and I miss having animals around. I’ve had a lot of guinea pigs, several rabbits and a couple of Syrian hamsters in the past. I especially liked my last rabbit - she showed me t… --- ## [Women - the more moral sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-the-more-moral-sex/703864)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-the-more-moral-sex/703864 "2014-11-11T00:29:14Z")
Do you think women are on average more altruistic and compassionate than men? Men murder many times more often than women and studies have shown that women are more generous and have more empathy. --- ## [Any reason why laptop --\> TV via miniDP --\> DP --\> HDMI shouldn't work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-why-laptop-tv-via-minidp-dp-hdmi-shouldnt-work/703694)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-why-laptop-tv-via-minidp-dp-hdmi-shouldnt-work/703694 "2014-11-10T15:02:22Z")
The old laptop had a DisplayPort port. My TV has an HDMI port. I bought a DP --\> HDMI cable, which worked, and promptly got a new laptop. This new laptop has a mini DisplayPort port, so I bought a mini DisplayPort to Dis… --- ## [Blood sugar question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-sugar-question/704083)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-sugar-question/704083 "2014-11-10T14:41:35Z")
Suppose you have not been diagnosed with diabetes but are on the far edge of the normal scale. Some holloween candy is laying around and for several consecutive days I find myself reaching if for a peanut butter cup ever… --- ## [Thoughts on the viral 'New York catcalling' video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-viral-new-york-catcalling-video/703179)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-viral-new-york-catcalling-video/703179 "2014-11-10T03:06:26Z")
There may be a thread on this already - if so, I haven’t seen it, so here goes… One of those viral online videos has been doing the rounds recently: it shows a woman walking around NYC for 10 hours (filmed by someone wa… --- ## [Sager NP2740 Right Side of Keyboard Doesn't Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sager-np2740-right-side-of-keyboard-doesnt-work/704175)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sager-np2740-right-side-of-keyboard-doesnt-work/704175 "2014-11-10T03:05:40Z")
Bought it from xoticpc. I used the laptop without any issues with the keyboard. I then connected it to an external monitor and using my own wired keyboard. Thus using a usb port and connect my wired keyboard to it. I the… --- ## [How are you supposed to wear baggy sweatpants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-supposed-to-wear-baggy-sweatpants/703936)
**Author:** [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-supposed-to-wear-baggy-sweatpants/703936 "2014-11-10T02:05:32Z")
A number of my sweatpants have long rises that make them kind of awkward to wear. I never quite feel comfortable in them–there is always this bagginess that makes me feel like I should be dancing in an MC Hammer video. I… --- ## [I'm suffering from a most peculiar affliction, y'all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-suffering-from-a-most-peculiar-affliction-yall/703760)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-suffering-from-a-most-peculiar-affliction-yall/703760 "2014-11-10T00:09:04Z")
So I was on a plane two weeks ago, and there was an older man next to me who was coughing and sneezing the whole way. I kind of forgot about it, but then a few days later I started getting a pain in my tooth. That’s ri… --- ## [Dating advice: I get anxiety when a date comes to my house.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-advice-i-get-anxiety-when-a-date-comes-to-my-house/703915)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-advice-i-get-anxiety-when-a-date-comes-to-my-house/703915 "2014-11-09T23:01:59Z")
I’ve gone on a few dates with a nice lady, and tomorrow we’re taking the next logical step, which is dinner at one of our places. This shouldn’t cause me anxiety, but it does. My house is nice. I have matching furniture… --- ## [Help my wonderful, nutritionally clueless husband lower his cholesterol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wonderful-nutritionally-clueless-husband-lower-his-cholesterol/704012)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-wonderful-nutritionally-clueless-husband-lower-his-cholesterol/704012 "2014-11-09T20:29:20Z")
My beloved hubby was diagnosed with high cholesterol and has a family history of heart disease. Doc put him on lipitor after changing our at-home diet didn’t help. We are eating more veggies and whole grains and less mea… --- ## [Anyone using Apple Pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-apple-pay/701982)
**Author:** [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-apple-pay/701982 "2014-11-09T20:03:05Z")
Well IOS 8.1 was released today which adds the Apple Pay functionality and is usable with iPhone 5s 6 , 6plus and the new iPads, basically anything with the thumb print scanner on the home button. For those that don’t k… --- ## [Fitness band for monitoring sleep & does anyone have the Microsoft Band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-band-for-monitoring-sleep-does-anyone-have-the-microsoft-band/704113)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-band-for-monitoring-sleep-does-anyone-have-the-microsoft-band/704113 "2014-11-09T19:47:26Z")
A two-fer. I think I have sleep issues. At least I’m perpetually fatigued and would like to see what a band shows as far as my sleep patterns. I think seeing the effect of the 5 day international trip + ambien is my fri… --- ## [How are you supposed to wear tube socks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-supposed-to-wear-tube-socks/703958)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-supposed-to-wear-tube-socks/703958 "2014-11-09T18:44:20Z")
I find tube socks awkward to wear. How do I know where my heel is supposed to go? Since they’re not form-fitting, there’s always some excess material around the little toe. And they go too high up my leg. I feel like… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=998) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1000)