# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1011 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1012 --- ## [Hierarchy on military officers' alma mater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hierarchy-on-military-officers-alma-mater/701618)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hierarchy-on-military-officers-alma-mater/701618 "2014-10-18T01:41:19Z")
My brother is in the air force, and was complaining how most high officers were ex-fighter pilots. Then I thought about. I imagine a lot folks join the USAF to be fighter pilots. Since there are so many officers, I bet t… --- ## [What do you think about the events in this video...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-events-in-this-video/701625)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-events-in-this-video/701625 "2014-10-18T01:02:21Z")
…without any other information but’s what there? (at least for the moment) It's just three minutes - and you can probably skip to the end the first thirty seconds, nothing particularly different happens in the middle. T… --- ## [\*Why\* did Oswald kill JFK?/Why \*did\* Oswald kill JFK? \[No conspiracy loons please\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-oswald-kill-jfk-why-did-oswald-kill-jfk-no-conspiracy-loons-please/701427)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-oswald-kill-jfk-why-did-oswald-kill-jfk-no-conspiracy-loons-please/701427 "2014-10-18T00:22:41Z")
See subject. Couldn’t decide on what emphasis to make it emphatic, so I chose both. After all, it wasn’t you and me. Sirhan Sirhan had his reasons, generally clustered around his Palestinian nationalism, and thinking, I… --- ## [I never wanted much to do with kids until my lover was murdered in front of hers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-wanted-much-to-do-with-kids-until-my-lover-was-murdered-in-front-of-hers/696841)
**Author:** [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-wanted-much-to-do-with-kids-until-my-lover-was-murdered-in-front-of-hers/696841 "2014-10-17T22:32:24Z")
So long story short. I was romantically (but non monogamously) involved with a women with two kids - a boy nine and a girl eight. It was the first relationship I had were there was no jealousy - as I did not want kids … --- ## [You wake up one day trapped in a house.. with a stranger.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wake-up-one-day-trapped-in-a-house-with-a-stranger/701395)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wake-up-one-day-trapped-in-a-house-with-a-stranger/701395 "2014-10-17T21:11:38Z")
You wake up one day trapped in a very large, posh house. This house has everything you could possibly want. Anything you can imagine that you would want in your dream home, this house has it. The thing is, you can’t lea… --- ## [Quarantined - does the gov't owe you anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantined-does-the-govt-owe-you-anything/701560)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantined-does-the-govt-owe-you-anything/701560 "2014-10-17T20:26:36Z")
You’re a healthcare worker in a certain Dallas hospital, you were planning on going away this weekend. You made your travel arrangements months in advance, including purchasing a plane ticket. Maybe it’s for some speci… --- ## [Do you consider e-cig users smokers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-e-cig-users-smokers/668112)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-e-cig-users-smokers/668112 "2014-10-17T19:37:28Z")
Contributing to the many e-cig threads we have now, I was wondering something. I’ve read about many people who say they’re former smokers, who now use only e-cigs. So, I’m asking all of you (smokers, e-cig users, nonsmok… --- ## [Is there a car that you refuse to ride?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-car-that-you-refuse-to-ride/701356)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-car-that-you-refuse-to-ride/701356 "2014-10-17T16:21:14Z")
Cars usually go through some quality control processes to make sure they are safe, efficient, reliable and all that stuff. Some manufacturers are not so good on that, and we end up having cars such as the Ford Pinto that… --- ## [UKers: How many, if any, of your countrypeople think Ireland is still part of your country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukers-how-many-if-any-of-your-countrypeople-think-ireland-is-still-part-of-your-country/700736)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukers-how-many-if-any-of-your-countrypeople-think-ireland-is-still-part-of-your-country/700736 "2014-10-17T15:38:30Z")
Inspired by this tale. Just wondering. I assume it’s a pretty small minority, but I was wondering if there were any holdouts, especially amongst older people. (And I know the guy in the story may have thought so out o… --- ## [A God Am I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-god-am-i/701000)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-god-am-i/701000 "2014-10-17T15:27:49Z")
So, you’re flying your Cessna in the South Pacific when your eye is caught by a breathtaking solar eclipse. So much so that you take your eye off the ball and plunge your plane into the sea. Oops. You wake up on a beach… --- ## [How much is your happiest memory worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-your-happiest-memory-worth/701511)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-your-happiest-memory-worth/701511 "2014-10-17T15:18:32Z")
Take a moment, if you will, to identify your dearest, most precious memory. It can be the moment you first met the woman you would marry, or the day you gave birth to your firstborn child, or the time you realized that y… --- ## [Would you date a person with 3 kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-a-person-with-3-kids/616306)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-a-person-with-3-kids/616306 "2014-10-17T14:55:39Z")
Personally, I wouldn’t. I like kids, I want to have kids, I’d even be willing to adopt. But if I was dating someone, I wouldn’t want to be in any position of parent drama. In my twenties, I dated a lot of women, and thou… --- ## [Synvisc for knees-any personal experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synvisc-for-knees-any-personal-experiences/701424)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synvisc-for-knees-any-personal-experiences/701424 "2014-10-17T14:35:24Z")
Looking hard at this for my achy knees. Any experiences-yea or nay? Thanks --- ## [Human trafficking \*in the US\* - Huge issue involving huge numbers or highly overblown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-trafficking-in-the-us-huge-issue-involving-huge-numbers-or-highly-overblown/701133)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-trafficking-in-the-us-huge-issue-involving-huge-numbers-or-highly-overblown/701133 "2014-10-17T13:09:27Z")
It’s 2014 and in 2007 this article appeared in the Washington Post questioning the real world prevalence of human trafficking in \*the US \*based on reported crime stat numbers and confirmed cases of this activity being di… --- ## [Would you sell your state to Google?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sell-your-state-to-google/701547)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sell-your-state-to-google/701547 "2014-10-17T07:17:42Z")
Only 1/4 serious, but I keep thinking about how poorly government services are run compared to Google’s services. If you could hypothetically (through initiative or revolution) cede control of your state/county/province … --- ## [Partial late paycheck. Is this legal in New York? (need answer ASAP!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-late-paycheck-is-this-legal-in-new-york-need-answer-asap/701417)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-late-paycheck-is-this-legal-in-new-york-need-answer-asap/701417 "2014-10-17T03:02:57Z")
My boss forgot to submit my stipend to HR in time to get it onto my current paycheck (being paid this Friday). The difference is about 20% of my net. This is significant to me, as we were going to put a down payment on a… --- ## [Gabapentin and Its Ilk - How is this Evne Supposed to Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gabapentin-and-its-ilk-how-is-this-evne-supposed-to-work/701332)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gabapentin-and-its-ilk-how-is-this-evne-supposed-to-work/701332 "2014-10-17T02:43:15Z")
This was brushed on in the thread on opiate restrictions, but I didn’t want to push it. How come I keep having this stuff shoved in my face my docs who feel obliged to to do something, but not the obvious - opiates. Qu… --- ## [Anybody have a tungsten carbide or titanium ring? How do you like them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-a-tungsten-carbide-or-titanium-ring-how-do-you-like-them/481577)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-a-tungsten-carbide-or-titanium-ring-how-do-you-like-them/481577 "2014-08-29T02:18:41Z")
I’m not usually a ring loving kind of guy, but these look pretty awesome. Any opinions about titanium or tungsten carbide rings? --- ## [Need advice for a dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-for-a-dog/701418)
**Author:** [@stilettofury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stilettofury)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-for-a-dog/701418 "2014-10-17T00:36:08Z")
Hi, I know I don’t post much, but you people all seem pretty intelligent and experienced, so maybe at least one of you will be able to help with this. I volunteer with an animal rescue group, and my latest foster that I… --- ## [What are the benifits of being a man? (Other than the obvious)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benifits-of-being-a-man-other-than-the-obvious/701095)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benifits-of-being-a-man-other-than-the-obvious/701095 "2014-10-16T23:40:33Z")
I’ve been feeling insecure about being a man a little more than usual lately. I can try to explain why I always was insecure, (and more-so lately), if you really want to know. I understand that my thinking isn’t always… --- ## [Why doesn't this product/service exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-this-product-service-exist/701247)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-this-product-service-exist/701247 "2014-10-16T23:25:29Z")
Two things that I am perfectly willing to pay money for, but are not (at least not obviously) for sale: (1) Pay-as-you-go cell phone tethering. I have an iPhone from Verizon, and if I pay them $30 per month, they will l… --- ## [Anyone own a log cabin home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-a-log-cabin-home/701110)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-a-log-cabin-home/701110 "2014-10-16T22:50:43Z")
My husband and I recently bought some property and were planning to build a log cabin on it. We just met with a prospective builder, who said he’d be glad to build it, but that we should be aware that a log cabin is ver… --- ## [What causes sudden huge front-teeth gaps in women in their 30s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-sudden-huge-front-teeth-gaps-in-women-in-their-30s/701039)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-sudden-huge-front-teeth-gaps-in-women-in-their-30s/701039 "2014-10-16T22:48:34Z")
The other day while shopping I ran into a former coworker who I hadn’t seen in two years. She had her toddler in the cart with her (who was adorable) but I couldn’t help but notice her smile. Wow… what a change. What … --- ## [My car was sideswiped in a parking lot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-was-sideswiped-in-a-parking-lot/701458)
**Author:** [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-was-sideswiped-in-a-parking-lot/701458 "2014-10-16T22:28:30Z")
My car has a pretty bad and long scratch/dent on the rear passenger side door and a not so bad one over the wheel well. Makes me a little sad. I take good care of her and was proud of her (still am) but not that big of a… --- ## [How often do you shop/dine overnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-shop-dine-overnight/701374)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-shop-dine-overnight/701374 "2014-10-16T20:58:25Z")
This weekend I saw a Subway at a strip mall. Why is that news? Its hours are… 24 hours a day. How much demand can there be for fast food sandwiches at 3am? How often do you dine out (fast food counts) at the overnig… --- ## [Ebola transmission via sweat. Is that the biggest danger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebola-transmission-via-sweat-is-that-the-biggest-danger/701487)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebola-transmission-via-sweat-is-that-the-biggest-danger/701487 "2014-10-16T19:02:28Z")
I was thinking about this the other day. It appears that Ebola can be transmitted via contact with a carriers sweat. That to me sounds like, if the virus spreads into heavily populated areas, it could directly effect h… --- ## [Boku Haram or ISIS: Who do you hate more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boku-haram-or-isis-who-do-you-hate-more/701391)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boku-haram-or-isis-who-do-you-hate-more/701391 "2014-10-16T17:29:58Z")
Out of those two bunches of barbarians, who do you hate more? --- ## [Which restaurant would you be more likely to recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-restaurant-would-you-be-more-likely-to-recommend/701245)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-restaurant-would-you-be-more-likely-to-recommend/701245 "2014-10-16T17:14:39Z")
It is your first time at a new (to you) restaurant: So you are on a date. You go to a nice restaurant. Dress is casual. It has a nice atmosphere. The food is great. Not cheap but worth the price. Service is impeccable. … --- ## [What Is The Best Thread Title You've Ever Seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-thread-title-youve-ever-seen/693164)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-thread-title-youve-ever-seen/693164 "2014-10-16T16:50:59Z")
Regardless of actual content of the thread itself, what is the best SDMB thread title you have ever seen? --- ## [Do you think global warming will be as bad as people say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-global-warming-will-be-as-bad-as-people-say/701092)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-global-warming-will-be-as-bad-as-people-say/701092 "2014-10-16T16:34:30Z")
Will it be the end of the world/civilization? Or do you think the Earth might rise a degree or two more, and then stop and time will forget what all the fuss was about in the first place? Even though something like 90 t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1010) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1012)