# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1023 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1024 --- ## [Regularly upsetting other drivers, but I don't think I'm wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regularly-upsetting-other-drivers-but-i-dont-think-im-wrong/699450)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regularly-upsetting-other-drivers-but-i-dont-think-im-wrong/699450 "2014-09-26T03:57:40Z")
Bear with me, here. On my commute, I have a portion where the three lane highway that I’m traveling on (we will call them lanes A, B and C from left to right) merges with another two lane road (D and E). Within a half … --- ## [Southern USA Dopers: Stand and be counted, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315 "2014-09-26T00:30:39Z")
With the remarkable success of the recent thread I started on Monday of this week, Non-USA Dopers: Stand and be counted. Please., I would love to see a similar accounting of Southern Dopers. Others may wish to take owner… --- ## [Vacation (short) in Ottawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-short-in-ottawa/693113)
**Author:** [@Marvelosso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvelosso)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-short-in-ottawa/693113 "2014-09-25T23:25:34Z")
I’m planning a short getaway with a cousin and we have my eye on Ottawa. Inspired by this thread, I thought I’d survey the board: What shall we do and see in Ottawa? Neither of us have ever been there before. We’ll be a… --- ## [Using 20 kiloton warheads to combat ebola?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-20-kiloton-warheads-to-combat-ebola/699105)
**Author:** [@Amberlei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amberlei)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-20-kiloton-warheads-to-combat-ebola/699105 "2014-09-25T22:52:55Z")
Someone I know has recently postulated that ebola is in fact the much-dreaded zombie virus popularized in science fiction. He says that people with ebola are the walking dead, and goes on to state that the virus control… --- ## [How do I keep from getting stuck in the "acquaintance zone"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-from-getting-stuck-in-the-acquaintance-zone/692802)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-from-getting-stuck-in-the-acquaintance-zone/692802 "2014-09-25T21:30:57Z")
I recently developed another crush on a girl recently and I started talking to her today. Nothing much so far. I introduced myself and asked her to do so as well which she did. I also kind of asked about herself. At firs… --- ## [How often should I get my oil-burner chimney cleaned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-i-get-my-oil-burner-chimney-cleaned/699344)
**Author:** [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-i-get-my-oil-burner-chimney-cleaned/699344 "2014-09-25T17:40:24Z")
We have oil heat in our home, and the furnace vents through the house’s only chimney. We don’t use a fireplace, so this is the only way in which the chimney gets dirty. A chimney-sweep we’ve used in the past thinks we s… --- ## [Medical reasons for hunger-induced meltdowns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-reasons-for-hunger-induced-meltdowns/699501)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-reasons-for-hunger-induced-meltdowns/699501 "2014-09-25T17:35:51Z")
I’m normally, when not hungry, a pretty easy-going and not particularly emotional person, and I never yell at other people. But my whole life, when I get hungry, I get extremely emotional and the slightest, stupidest thi… --- ## [How long would it take the Royal Flying Corps to figure out an F-22?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-the-royal-flying-corps-to-figure-out-an-f-22/699367)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-the-royal-flying-corps-to-figure-out-an-f-22/699367 "2014-09-25T14:12:21Z")
A spin-off of the car thread, flight was brought up. Instead of thousand years ago we’re going a hundred years back, to the opening of World War I. As you can see from this photo recovered from the bowels of a governmen… --- ## [The police wanted to search my home. What??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-police-wanted-to-search-my-home-what/698799)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-police-wanted-to-search-my-home-what/698799 "2014-09-25T12:26:47Z")
I was at the Y this evening. As I was going home, walking to my car, a guy in a mustang pulled up and asked for me by name and said he wanted to talk to me. I assumed it was a father of one of my daughter’s classmates. I… --- ## [Back surgery questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-surgery-questions/699399)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-surgery-questions/699399 "2014-09-25T09:09:18Z")
Not for me. My daughter just told me that she’s going to need surgery to correct a problem. Apparently the 6th & 7th vertebrae have degenerated to the point to where the nerves are being crushed. She’s been having tingl… --- ## [Unusual early morning visitor today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-early-morning-visitor-today/699348)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-early-morning-visitor-today/699348 "2014-09-25T06:43:33Z")
A man drives up the driveway and walks up on the porch, knocks on the door…at 6:30 AM… He says he’s “from the town”, and he “wants permission to maintain the graveyard on the property” (we have a small family graveyard… --- ## [Unusual Ideas for Sweet 16 Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-ideas-for-sweet-16-party/699364)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-ideas-for-sweet-16-party/699364 "2014-09-25T05:53:54Z")
I have plenty of time but we are choosing a venue now. We’ll have a BBQ buffet and a DJ. I was hoping for other ideas. Maybe a photobooth? (are those expensive?). Anyone have or see something at a Sweet 16, bar mitzva… --- ## [Anyone here use a pressure washer on their Car or Truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-a-pressure-washer-on-their-car-or-truck/699277)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-a-pressure-washer-on-their-car-or-truck/699277 "2014-09-25T05:31:36Z")
On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the pits of hell) I rank washing cars about a 8. Rubbing on a car with a rag just isn’t my thing. I’ve never had my car detailed in my life. Washing it about once every three months is pl… --- ## [Plantar fasciitis anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plantar-fasciitis-anyone/699110)
**Author:** [@FatOrangeCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatOrangeCat)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plantar-fasciitis-anyone/699110 "2014-09-25T03:04:45Z")
Chiropractor states I have a mild case. I have heard horror stories about how long it takes for it to resolve. Has anyone ever dealt with this? What treatments have worked for you? --- ## [When time runs out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-time-runs-out/699452)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-time-runs-out/699452 "2014-09-25T02:46:40Z")
Hypothetical Scenario: You have just received notice that you were accidentally infected with an experimental toxin when you got your flu shot this morning, and you’ve got approximately 48 hours to live(give or take 20 m… --- ## [What wild animal are you most likely to be attacked by in your current location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wild-animal-are-you-most-likely-to-be-attacked-by-in-your-current-location/699281)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wild-animal-are-you-most-likely-to-be-attacked-by-in-your-current-location/699281 "2014-09-25T02:32:31Z")
Let’s leave domestic dogs and cats out of this, because that’s too easy and dull. So, what’ll it be? Rabid raccoon? Pack of wolves? Escaped lab monkey? --- ## [Jobs, careers, and/or self-employments you admire the most, and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-careers-and-or-self-employments-you-admire-the-most-and-why/698677)
**Author:** [@regularshow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regularshow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-careers-and-or-self-employments-you-admire-the-most-and-why/698677 "2014-09-25T01:16:58Z")
Simple topic. Outside of what you do for a living, list 1-3 jobs, careers, and/or self-employments by title you admire the most, and tell why you admire them the most. And know, in this topic all reasons are open for com… --- ## [Which is stupider: lowrider cars that rip their bumpers off on 3" curbs, or topheavy lifted trucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-stupider-lowrider-cars-that-rip-their-bumpers-off-on-3-curbs-or-topheavy-lifted-trucks/699125)
**Author:** [@Chetumal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chetumal)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-stupider-lowrider-cars-that-rip-their-bumpers-off-on-3-curbs-or-topheavy-lifted-trucks/699125 "2014-09-24T22:58:24Z")
Saw several examples or both while driving through South Carolina this weekend. Which is stupider? Lowering your car so low that it rips its bumpers off trying to negotiate a 3" curb, or lifting your truck so high it w… --- ## [How long would it take medieval people to figure out a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-medieval-people-to-figure-out-a-car/699330)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-medieval-people-to-figure-out-a-car/699330 "2014-09-24T19:28:38Z")
I love messing with the timeline, so this time I’m sending back a 2014 Land Rover Defender 4x4 offroader back exactly 1000 years, to the estate of Ulfcytel Snillingr in East Anglia - just because I like his name. The ke… --- ## [What's the deal with lining up for Apple products?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-lining-up-for-apple-products/698931)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-lining-up-for-apple-products/698931 "2014-09-24T19:19:24Z")
I love my MacBook Pro. I liked the PowerBook before it. (And I still have the PowerBook as a ‘spare’.) I like my iMac G3. Though now in storage, it’s saved my bacon a few times. I don’t have time to use my iPod, but… --- ## [My friend was surprised I didn't know Latin, do YOU know Latin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-was-surprised-i-didnt-know-latin-do-you-know-latin/698593)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-was-surprised-i-didnt-know-latin-do-you-know-latin/698593 "2014-09-24T18:25:04Z")
I live in the US. My friend lives in Russia. We started talking about a video game (The Witcher) and about the Igni sign in it (which starts fires). He said it came from the word Ignis, which means fire. I said I didn’… --- ## [Swype or Swiftkey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swype-or-swiftkey/699375)
**Author:** [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swype-or-swiftkey/699375 "2014-09-24T13:52:09Z")
Oh frabjous day! Calloh! Callay! I never hoped to see it, but it seems that iOS 8 is allowing third party keyboards, more specifically swipe input keyboards!! I’m so excited I can’t even stand it…however, as much as I wa… --- ## [I hate the oppressive police culture in the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-oppressive-police-culture-in-the-usa/698534)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-oppressive-police-culture-in-the-usa/698534 "2014-09-24T11:56:41Z")
I hate it, probably the number one thing I hate about the USA. People in the USA, random law abiding citizens make sure they never leave the house without ID in case they are stopped randomly by police even if they are n… --- ## [What does a one year old boy want for his birthday and Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-one-year-old-boy-want-for-his-birthday-and-christmas/699045)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-one-year-old-boy-want-for-his-birthday-and-christmas/699045 "2014-09-24T07:53:17Z")
I’m going to be visiting my 1 year old nephew in November. His birthday falls close to Christmas. I understand he’s got plenty of clothes. What toys or other useful presents can I buy him? It seems like all the toys I se… --- ## ['Homo erectus' as an insult, is it homophobic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homo-erectus-as-an-insult-is-it-homophobic/698815)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homo-erectus-as-an-insult-is-it-homophobic/698815 "2014-09-24T02:39:18Z")
This is a true debate I was having with my significant other. I won’t tell you which side I was on, but want your view. If you call someone a homo erectus and mean it as an insult, is it homophobic? --- ## [Predict: Will Scotland vote to secede?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-will-scotland-vote-to-secede/698705)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-will-scotland-vote-to-secede/698705 "2014-09-24T01:31:14Z")
The vote is in two days, now and I’m curious how you all think it will go. Despite recent polls showing rising chances for secession, I think they will vote to stay. --- ## [What's the funniest thing you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-thing-youve-ever-seen/699049)
**Author:** [@weef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weef)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-thing-youve-ever-seen/699049 "2014-09-23T22:56:22Z")
Thirty plus years ago I was standing in the infield during our high school baseball practice while batting practice was going on. Some players were milling about but pretty much everyone on the field was paying attention… --- ## [Which concerns you more: Convicting the guilty or acquitting the innocent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-concerns-you-more-convicting-the-guilty-or-acquitting-the-innocent/699060)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-concerns-you-more-convicting-the-guilty-or-acquitting-the-innocent/699060 "2014-09-23T22:49:34Z")
Regardless of which is more important, which generally compels more of your concern or personal interest: That the guilty be convicted, or that the innocent be acquitted? --- ## [Considering a lower eyelid blepharoplasty-any personal experiences here with the lowers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-a-lower-eyelid-blepharoplasty-any-personal-experiences-here-with-the-lowers/699340)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-a-lower-eyelid-blepharoplasty-any-personal-experiences-here-with-the-lowers/699340 "2014-09-23T22:25:24Z")
Always have had bags, in fact, if you took a photo of my sisters and I together, we would look like the \ bag ladies. I guess that’s genetic. Still makes it miserable for makeup, and as I age, I tend to look tired al… --- ## [Are nice people the world's biggest problem ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-nice-people-the-worlds-biggest-problem/698345)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-nice-people-the-worlds-biggest-problem/698345 "2014-09-23T21:24:13Z")
Recnt news - update on Milgram’s experiment says that the more agreeable a person is, the more likely they are to obey a brutal authority. Is this true anecdotally ? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1022) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1024)