# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1006 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1007 --- ## [Superman causing World War III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-causing-world-war-iii/702555)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-causing-world-war-iii/702555 "2014-10-27T22:50:40Z")
A spin off of this thread. In it Chronos opined that MAD - the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction - does not deserve the credit for stopping World War III. So here’s the scenario to test it. I dunno if you’ve seen… --- ## [better technologies that failed (i.e. BetaMax)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-technologies-that-failed-i-e-betamax/700178)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-technologies-that-failed-i-e-betamax/700178 "2014-10-27T20:55:12Z")
I on occasion have to discuss why technologies fail, even if they are perceived as better quality then the competing technology. I’m old. the most obvious example I have is BetaMax vs. VCR technology. I’d like to upda… --- ## [Extremely intelligent people...Emotionally challenged??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-intelligent-people-emotionally-challenged/185979)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-intelligent-people-emotionally-challenged/185979 "2014-10-27T20:08:00Z")
A curious \, brought on by the mensa thread and other questions I’ve had lately. I’ve run across a whole BUNCH of people in my lifetime with IQs that run from genious or slightl… --- ## [Combining assets after marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combining-assets-after-marriage/702596)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combining-assets-after-marriage/702596 "2014-10-27T18:33:48Z")
Looking for factual answers. I’m getting married in TWO MONTHS evidently… We both have good jobs making over $40,000. Her situation is pretty simple. Her only asset and debt is her vehicle. She manages her money very w… --- ## [Most girls in HotOrNot. com make duckface in their pics. Do they think it's actually attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-girls-in-hotornot-com-make-duckface-in-their-pics-do-they-think-its-actually-attractive/702580)
**Author:** [@guesswhoiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guesswhoiam)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-girls-in-hotornot-com-make-duckface-in-their-pics-do-they-think-its-actually-attractive/702580 "2014-10-27T17:28:04Z")
So just for fun I signed up on HotOrNot. com (a website where you can rate picture of nearby people as “hot” or not, and potentially offer connection between people who rate each other as hot). Among other things, I fo… --- ## [You're on the run from zombies. What items in your house RIGHT NOW do you take with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-the-run-from-zombies-what-items-in-your-house-right-now-do-you-take-with-you/702177)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-the-run-from-zombies-what-items-in-your-house-right-now-do-you-take-with-you/702177 "2014-10-27T16:49:32Z")
So the dead have risen and started chomping on folks in your city. Maybe they’re supernatural types, corpses reanimated because Hell is and Heaven is closed; maybe it’s an improbable virus that leaves the laws of thermod… --- ## [If I shop at Walmart in a T-shirt critical of thier polices can they force me to leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-shop-at-walmart-in-a-t-shirt-critical-of-thier-polices-can-they-force-me-to-leave/702594)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-shop-at-walmart-in-a-t-shirt-critical-of-thier-polices-can-they-force-me-to-leave/702594 "2014-10-27T16:17:36Z")
If I strut into Walmart wearing a T-Shirt that says WALMART = SLAVE WAGES or WALMART WORKERS SO POORLY PAID THEY NEED WELFARE! or WALMART WAGES = POVERTY Can they physically force me to leave the premises if I’m sh… --- ## [Somebody is drinking the Evernote kool-aid; is it you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-is-drinking-the-evernote-kool-aid-is-it-you/702290)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-is-drinking-the-evernote-kool-aid-is-it-you/702290 "2014-10-27T15:40:32Z")
Because I have tried it at least four different times starting WAY back when…a decade or more? Most recently with a full pro account via a bundle puchase. All I see is this ugly monstrosity trying to be all things to al… --- ## [Men abandoning old friendships when they find a partner or GF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-abandoning-old-friendships-when-they-find-a-partner-or-gf/697539)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-abandoning-old-friendships-when-they-find-a-partner-or-gf/697539 "2014-10-27T15:00:32Z")
As a guy, I have been experiencing this. I have, like many people, male friends. :eek: And when some of my old good friends get in a relationship with a woman/girl, they start to meet less often with us/me. I feel as if… --- ## [People our most valuable resource](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-our-most-valuable-resource/702589)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-our-most-valuable-resource/702589 "2014-10-27T14:50:06Z")
Not a day goes by that I don’t see trememdous talent, imagination and displays of great potential. I can’t help but think about the countless millions that never really discover their forte in life simply because they ha… --- ## [How can a parent seriously disbelieve claims of sexual abuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-parent-seriously-disbelieve-claims-of-sexual-abuse/702539)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-parent-seriously-disbelieve-claims-of-sexual-abuse/702539 "2014-10-27T14:42:13Z")
I see this claim a lot, parents disbelieving a child who claims sexual abuse. I mean sure kids mix up fantasy and reality, they exaggerate and fantasize. But saying someone is sexually touching them?! Someone is raping … --- ## [Russian "deputy" does not like Finland "homoerotic" stamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-deputy-does-not-like-finland-homoerotic-stamps/702408)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-deputy-does-not-like-finland-homoerotic-stamps/702408 "2014-10-27T14:31:29Z")
“Deputy Councillor” Vitaly Milonov of St. Petersburg needs some attention again. Last seen debating Stephen Fry: Stephen Fry confronts Vitaly Milonov over Russian law banning 'gay propaganda' - BBC Two - YouTube ; now he… --- ## [What do you need to change about your character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-need-to-change-about-your-character/702392)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-need-to-change-about-your-character/702392 "2014-10-27T01:57:29Z")
I’ve lost quite a bit of weight in the past few years. I can’t give a precise number because it wasn’t purposeful; that is, I didn’t decide one day to get rid of the unhealthy fat. I lost the weight because (a) I’m terri… --- ## [Visit Boston, NYC, or DC for President's Day Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visit-boston-nyc-or-dc-for-presidents-day-weekend/702531)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visit-boston-nyc-or-dc-for-presidents-day-weekend/702531 "2014-10-27T00:53:30Z")
So, I’m debating on which big East Coast city to visit for my 4 day weekend in February. I’ve been to NYC and DC, but both of those were quite a while ago. I’ve never been to Boston. I like museums, particularly art and… --- ## [Would you choose to have chemotherapy if you had cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-choose-to-have-chemotherapy-if-you-had-cancer/702306)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-choose-to-have-chemotherapy-if-you-had-cancer/702306 "2014-10-26T18:29:23Z")
You’ve been diagnosed with cancer. (Oh no! That’s awful, I’m so sorry to hear it!) It doesn’t look good; with chemo your odds of living 2 years are 15%. If you’re still alive after 2 years, things look a bit better. With… --- ## [Hyperkin plagirism of Retroarch - Legal Recourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperkin-plagirism-of-retroarch-legal-recourse/702553)
**Author:** [@TheSuffolkRam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSuffolkRam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperkin-plagirism-of-retroarch-legal-recourse/702553 "2014-10-26T18:14:21Z")
Hi all Recently me a couple of friends were discussing a situation detailed on this site: http://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-license-violations/ In summery, to save you reading the whole thing, Retroarch is a … --- ## [What can I do to improve my next lab results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-to-improve-my-next-lab-results/702109)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-to-improve-my-next-lab-results/702109 "2014-10-26T17:43:11Z")
I recently had blood work done after waiting over two and half years so I don’t feel comfortable using my last one as a comparison. I’m not sure what to ask my PCP when I see him on 11/24 I’m 40, over weight, no longer … --- ## [Extra money - invest or pay off car faster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-money-invest-or-pay-off-car-faster/702151)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-money-invest-or-pay-off-car-faster/702151 "2014-10-26T17:07:34Z")
I’m finally in the position where I have some extra money every month. I currently have a car payment, say $350, a month and have about that much extra (after maximizing my 401K) every month. I’m trying to figure out i… --- ## [Taxpayer chooses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxpayer-chooses/702515)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxpayer-chooses/702515 "2014-10-26T16:21:39Z")
What if each tax payer in the United States was required to pay a $20.00 tax that he could allocate to any number of projects in denominations as small as 25 cents. Or as large as the full $20.00 to one project. These pr… --- ## [Camel producer bans employee smoking in the office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camel-producer-bans-employee-smoking-in-the-office/702342)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camel-producer-bans-employee-smoking-in-the-office/702342 "2014-10-26T14:18:57Z")
This is kind of hilarious and mind-bending. From The Atlantic online. I’d have liked to be a fly on the wall in the room where they came up with this. George Orwell probably would have enjoyed it, too. The Company That … --- ## [How Often Do You Question Your Own Side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-question-your-own-side/701782)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-question-your-own-side/701782 "2014-10-26T13:38:51Z")
The question in the title is more geared towards those who identify strongly with one of the two sides (political discourse in America tends to be bimodal) of the political/culture war divide. Centerists and the politica… --- ## [Pulse racing, red splotches episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulse-racing-red-splotches-episode/702537)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulse-racing-red-splotches-episode/702537 "2014-10-26T12:13:48Z")
A couple of weeks ago I had eaten or been exposed to nothing unusual as far as I know, taken no drugs. All of a sudden my blood pressure and pulse just went crazy, I could feel the blood pulsing in my head so bad it fel… --- ## [Monica Lewinsky - cyberbullying victim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monica-lewinsky-cyberbullying-victim/702300)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monica-lewinsky-cyberbullying-victim/702300 "2014-10-26T09:09:09Z")
She’s in the news, presenting herself as such - and claiming she wants to “end cyberbullying”. But is she really a victim of this? Did The Drudge Report’s reporting of this really amount to bullying? I’m inclined to b… --- ## [On the Potty -- Pants around knees or ankles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-potty-pants-around-knees-or-ankles/702260)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-potty-pants-around-knees-or-ankles/702260 "2014-10-26T08:00:25Z")
When sitting on the Potty, are your pants around your knees or ankles? --- ## [The quarantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quarantine/701480)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quarantine/701480 "2014-10-26T05:01:08Z")
A spin-off of this thread on Ebola. Two questions, one scenario. Here’s the situation - in the city of Frederick, MA, a city of about 70,000 is home to Fort Detrick, a US biological research facility. Yeah, you see wher… --- ## [I've Been Diagnosed With Cirrhosis, Need Help, Is This a Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-diagnosed-with-cirrhosis-need-help-is-this-a-scam/600883)
**Author:** [@Gus\_Handsome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Handsome)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-diagnosed-with-cirrhosis-need-help-is-this-a-scam/600883 "2014-01-06T06:10:58Z")
My doctor told me I have Cirrhosis of the liver, which was confirmed by a biopsy as well as a CT scan. His exact words were “You have the liver of a 90 year old man”, I am 45. I’ve been browsing the web trying to learn… --- ## [does Quantum Mechanics pretty much undermine Determinism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-quantum-mechanics-pretty-much-undermine-determinism/702502)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-quantum-mechanics-pretty-much-undermine-determinism/702502 "2014-10-26T01:39:32Z")
I often hear Quantum Mechanics/Physics is in conflict with Determinism because everything in QM is Probabilistic? is this true? --- ## [Should I take my Amazon review down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-amazon-review-down/702365)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-amazon-review-down/702365 "2014-10-26T00:37:59Z")
I bought something on Amazon that has a few design issues affecting its functionality, so I posted a lukewarm review. The seller emailed me and refunded my credit card without asking for a return, and wants me to take do… --- ## [Women why do you wear a bra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-why-do-you-wear-a-bra/667576)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-why-do-you-wear-a-bra/667576 "2014-10-25T23:03:43Z")
I’ve heard a few reasons. Mrs. Cad was once told it’s unprofessional to go braless at work. Other women I know have told me it’s for support so they don’t start sagging latter in life or they already sag. I suspect pa… --- ## [Renting out a house ... Furnished or unfurnished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-out-a-house-furnished-or-unfurnished/630948)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-out-a-house-furnished-or-unfurnished/630948 "2014-10-25T20:27:18Z")
We’re thinking about renting out our house (condo townhouse) sometime in the next year so we can do some extensive traveling. We would sell it, but that’s not possible in the current market. Anyway, a lot of the furnitur… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1005) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1007)