# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1021 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1022 --- ## [Things you wish you had never sold (or gotten rid of)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-you-had-never-sold-or-gotten-rid-of/699759)
**Author:** [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-you-had-never-sold-or-gotten-rid-of/699759 "2014-09-30T17:24:47Z")
I was putting some training wheels on my son’s new bike today because he still isn’t fully comfortable without them. In the conversation that followed, I thought about bikes I’ve had in the past. Most of them aren’t anyt… --- ## [Say one of my employees is accused of domestic violence. Should I punish him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-one-of-my-employees-is-accused-of-domestic-violence-should-i-punish-him/698950)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-one-of-my-employees-is-accused-of-domestic-violence-should-i-punish-him/698950 "2014-09-30T16:46:09Z")
This thread is suggested by the Ray Rice scandal, about which I shall say nothing further because I had never heard of Ray Rice before the elevator video scandal broke, have never watched said video, and know nothing abo… --- ## [British Dopers - Advice/Hints/Suggestions living and working in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-advice-hints-suggestions-living-and-working-in-the-uk/699825)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-advice-hints-suggestions-living-and-working-in-the-uk/699825 "2014-09-30T16:44:27Z")
As a life long resident of Australia, the missus and I are looking at stepping way outside my comfort zone and selling up and moving to the UK. probably for a ~5 year stint. My wife is a dual citizen, albeit she grew up… --- ## [Parents of Jailbirds; nature or nurture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-jailbirds-nature-or-nurture/699805)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-jailbirds-nature-or-nurture/699805 "2014-09-30T16:11:27Z")
I have only one child. He is now 35 years old and is in and out of jail/prison. He was raised right for the most part. I am not, nor ever professed, to be perfect. He is currently incarcerated in Fl state prison for less… --- ## [Don't paint everyone with one broad brush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-paint-everyone-with-one-broad-brush/699743)
**Author:** [@Amberlei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amberlei)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-paint-everyone-with-one-broad-brush/699743 "2014-09-30T15:51:07Z")
In the thread Jews take over East Rampano school district and defund it (Jews take over East Ramapo School District and Defund It - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board) it has been suggested that the title is perha… --- ## [Lights in garage keep shorting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-in-garage-keep-shorting/699965)
**Author:** [@abbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-in-garage-keep-shorting/699965 "2014-09-30T14:58:44Z")
Hoping someone can give me an idea of why the lights in my garage keep shorting, if that’s the correct word. There is nothing wrong with the light bulbs because when I move the light bulb in the socket, I can get it to … --- ## [If a man strikes his wife with a branch of a tree and leaves open sores, is that domestic violence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-man-strikes-his-wife-with-a-branch-of-a-tree-and-leaves-open-sores-is-that-domestic-violence/699900)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-man-strikes-his-wife-with-a-branch-of-a-tree-and-leaves-open-sores-is-that-domestic-violence/699900 "2014-09-30T14:19:43Z")
That. It seems that “disciplining a child” gets a bit of a pass from society. Corporal punishment is variously accepted in different places. If what Adrian Peterson did to his child was done to an adult, would that f… --- ## [Under attack, where's the first point you aim at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-attack-wheres-the-first-point-you-aim-at/699525)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-attack-wheres-the-first-point-you-aim-at/699525 "2014-09-30T14:07:33Z")
Inspired by this thread on unarmed combat. Let’s say you’re out for a stroll alone on a quiet street when some nutter comes at you with his fist raised about to clobber you. You retreat and reach for your phone to call t… --- ## [List the time length of all your failed relationships/marriages (in months).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-time-length-of-all-your-failed-relationships-marriages-in-months/699676)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-time-length-of-all-your-failed-relationships-marriages-in-months/699676 "2014-09-30T13:15:18Z")
I am studying the mathematical relationship between relationship time-length (in months) and likelihood of a breakup, and investigating if there is any such relationship. I need some (a lot of) data. For every (final) … --- ## [Please recommend a good, durable indoor/outdoor thermometer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-durable-indoor-outdoor-thermometer/699858)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-durable-indoor-outdoor-thermometer/699858 "2014-09-30T06:43:00Z")
Been buying the $20-$30 ones. Although the location is dry, the transmitter always dies after about one year. I live in the tropics, and use the information to know when to open/close doors/windows in order to stay a l… --- ## [Why is Ayn Rand not taught in schools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-ayn-rand-not-taught-in-schools/692078)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-ayn-rand-not-taught-in-schools/692078 "2014-09-30T03:09:40Z")
Hi Why is Ayn Rand not taught in schools? Is it the anti-spiritualism of Objectivism “Objectivism rejects belief in anything alleged to transcend existence.\[16\]” or the “rational self-interest” from wikipedia: “Ra… --- ## [Stopgap measures for insane itching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopgap-measures-for-insane-itching/699799)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopgap-measures-for-insane-itching/699799 "2014-09-30T01:46:22Z")
To make a long story short, right now I am in Northern Cyprus, approximately 6,000 miles away from my primary doctor, and tomorrow at 7:00 am I will begin the colossal schlep home, which will get me there too late to get… --- ## [Ideas for a gag gift for retirement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-gag-gift-for-retirement/699919)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-gag-gift-for-retirement/699919 "2014-09-30T01:23:20Z")
A good friend of mine is retiring. His last day is tomorrow. I have arranged for a fiesta at the cantina on Wednesday, his first day of freedom. It is a cantina, so only guys will be there. Mexicanos love humor with … --- ## [Is This Job Offer a Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-job-offer-a-scam/699897)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-job-offer-a-scam/699897 "2014-09-30T00:50:46Z")
Phone call from someone who’d seen my resume on a job website (e.g. Monster.) They want me to be available to be dispatched at odd times to customer sites to repair computers and printers. I would get paid $50 for each… --- ## [So, I'm going to be an executor...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-be-an-executor/699875)
**Author:** [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-be-an-executor/699875 "2014-09-30T00:44:38Z")
Well, my parents and I sat down and had The Talk, last night. They are both around 80 and my dad had a recent health problem that convinced him that he and Mom need to make an appointment with their lawyer pretty soon t… --- ## [Do you "prepare" for sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prepare-for-sex/699433)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prepare-for-sex/699433 "2014-09-30T00:23:24Z")
Just like the title says - I’m interested to find out how much other dopers prep for sex and how much time it takes. The genesis of this curiosity is, of course, my own experience. Before sex, my husband usually wants t… --- ## [FMoviesF.net Is this site illegal? I think yes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fmoviesf-net-is-this-site-illegal-i-think-yes/678492)
**Author:** [@Jungian\_Camisole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fmoviesf-net-is-this-site-illegal-i-think-yes/678492 "2014-09-30T00:04:32Z")
But I wanted to post this question to the Dopers, so let me have it. My boss’s kids have recently discovered this site. They are watching newly released movies, saying that it’s okay because the movies are the copies re… --- ## [Am I introverted for the wrong reasons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-introverted-for-the-wrong-reasons/699790)
**Author:** [@goingfortheone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goingfortheone)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-introverted-for-the-wrong-reasons/699790 "2014-09-29T23:25:53Z")
Here are my main reasons as to why I don’t like socializing too much: I am fascinated by fields such as computer science and mathematics, and as a result, I constantly think about them even when I’m not doing anything… --- ## [Is saving Nekkid pics of themselves a big thing for this current generation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-saving-nekkid-pics-of-themselves-a-big-thing-for-this-current-generation/699789)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-saving-nekkid-pics-of-themselves-a-big-thing-for-this-current-generation/699789 "2014-09-29T22:33:47Z")
Geez the Fappenning on 4chan and Reddit just released its third big release of naked celebrities. Poor Jennifer Lawrence must have three dozen photos out there. Kate Upton has some hardcore posted. I think over a hundred… --- ## [How would you feel about being a prop at fake wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-being-a-prop-at-fake-wedding/699639)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-being-a-prop-at-fake-wedding/699639 "2014-09-29T22:21:49Z")
I’m curious to know your opinions on a family situation I went through recently. I will try to give you enough information so you can understand my feelings about it without boring you too much. I have four stepsons. Th… --- ## [I may have permanently murdered an old Mac Pro because Apple is crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-permanently-murdered-an-old-mac-pro-because-apple-is-crazy/699718)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-permanently-murdered-an-old-mac-pro-because-apple-is-crazy/699718 "2014-09-29T20:42:29Z")
The actual computer itself, the motherboard and associated bits, is perfectly fine. But all of that does no good if there is no way to boot up, and I have evidently found the perfect recipe for preventing that from ever … --- ## [Things that you're surprised don't happen more often](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-youre-surprised-dont-happen-more-often/699371)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-youre-surprised-dont-happen-more-often/699371 "2014-09-29T20:21:47Z")
Certain things, usually illegal, seems like they should happen a lot more often given the openness of our society and how, if we really think about it, we’re pretty vulnerable most of the time. Its just by good fortune … --- ## [What Are The Odds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds/699835)
**Author:** [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds/699835 "2014-09-29T19:30:45Z")
Disclaimer : I am super bad with math, so please dumb down your answers for me. I often hear odds being given for various events. The lottery says there is a 1 in 6 chance of winning with their scratcher tickets. This t… --- ## [Home Dialysis - Indications and Contra-Indications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-dialysis-indications-and-contra-indications/699589)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-dialysis-indications-and-contra-indications/699589 "2014-09-29T19:30:03Z")
I will eventually fall from Stage IV into the Hell-hole known as Stage V CKD (“Kidney Failure”). I was rather hoping I would be a candidate for home dialysis (hey, if it was good enough that Osama could live in a cave…)… --- ## [How can I get my family to stop pawning off useless crap on me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-family-to-stop-pawning-off-useless-crap-on-me/698483)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-family-to-stop-pawning-off-useless-crap-on-me/698483 "2014-09-29T18:34:15Z")
My grandparents and my father are always trying to give me worthless junk. Sometimes they even buy this crap … somewhere for me if it is on sale. I never ask for it, they just go out and buy it for some reason. I have … --- ## [Why are conspiracy theories needlessly complex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conspiracy-theories-needlessly-complex/699486)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conspiracy-theories-needlessly-complex/699486 "2014-09-29T14:55:35Z")
A maniac goes on a rampage in public with a gun, killing people before commiting suicide. Conspiracy theories sprout up it was orchestrated to create support for gun control. But instead of going for the easiest to bel… --- ## [How old are your ears? (Hearing test inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-your-ears-hearing-test-inside/699280)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-your-ears-hearing-test-inside/699280 "2014-09-29T13:01:33Z")
Inspired by the TV high pitch thread. Test here So, where do you rank with regard to your age? Above average? I’m not Me: 44yo between 12,000 Hz and 15,000 Hz. Right were I should be! --- ## [Hitler vs. al-Baghdadi (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-vs-al-baghdadi-poll/699684)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-vs-al-baghdadi-poll/699684 "2014-09-29T11:41:36Z")
Who is more evil, Adolf Hitler or Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ISIS overlord)? --- ## [Anyone doing the ello thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-doing-the-ello-thing/699675)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-doing-the-ello-thing/699675 "2014-09-29T11:18:40Z")
What the title says. Just wondering is anyone is getting on the ello bandwagon? I know there’s lots of scorn for social networks like Facebook and Twitter here - and I’m not sure that ello doesn’t deserve scorn too, onl… --- ## [Theistic conspiracy theories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theistic-conspiracy-theories/699711)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theistic-conspiracy-theories/699711 "2014-09-29T11:06:54Z")
It seems clear to me that, based on the evidence of the real world, any god one might postulate is either not omnipotent or apathetic, at best, towards human suffering. The Abrahamic god, especially, is not just apatheti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1020) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1022)