# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1050 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1051 --- ## [You vs a medieval peasant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-vs-a-medieval-peasant/694613)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-vs-a-medieval-peasant/694613 "2014-08-06T19:17:35Z")
My Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England says “…you would be crazy to think you could engage a 14th century man in combat and have a chance of surviving. Most of them are much stronger than you.” So let’s say you h… --- ## ["White" as a dirty word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-as-a-dirty-word/694887)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-as-a-dirty-word/694887 "2014-08-06T18:39:09Z")
In the past few years or so, I’ve often noticed “white” used as, seemingly, something of a dirty word when describing people. More specifically, it will be used with a kind of dismissiveness, as if the people being refer… --- ## [I love my wife dearly, but she's stupid. I'm getting tired of it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-wife-dearly-but-shes-stupid-im-getting-tired-of-it/651206)
**Author:** [@Beefragafragis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beefragafragis)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-wife-dearly-but-shes-stupid-im-getting-tired-of-it/651206 "2014-08-06T18:22:20Z")
When I say my wife is stupid, I mean she just isn’t all that bright, ya know? I’m not Einstein or anything, I’m in my senior year of college for electrical engineering, so I’m of fairly high intelligence. We’ve been marr… --- ## [US Americans: Who do you despise more - your cable company or cell phone provider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-americans-who-do-you-despise-more-your-cable-company-or-cell-phone-provider/694808)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-americans-who-do-you-despise-more-your-cable-company-or-cell-phone-provider/694808 "2014-08-06T16:53:12Z")
You can choose only one! --- ## [Anyone have a chemically induced cardiac stress test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-chemically-induced-cardiac-stress-test/694917)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-chemically-induced-cardiac-stress-test/694917 "2014-08-06T16:35:18Z")
How did it go? Did you die? :smiley: I’ve been referred for one but am scared out of my mind I’ll die. I’m only 45. Should I do it? YIKES! --- ## [Validity of a search warrant to other home occupants..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/validity-of-a-search-warrant-to-other-home-occupants/694898)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/validity-of-a-search-warrant-to-other-home-occupants/694898 "2014-08-06T16:14:27Z")
Okay, I figure the masses here are up to this task. I can’t really find anything on point. I’m afraid I know the answer, but nothing really sticks out. Let’s say that Cecil Adams owns a three bedroom home. I decide t… --- ## [What does "Roll the dice" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-roll-the-dice-mean-to-you/694021)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-roll-the-dice-mean-to-you/694021 "2014-08-06T14:13:01Z")
When heard, would you mentally assume more than one die? Would you use the phrase to mean justr one die? --- ## [Good news for those hit by Cryptolocker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-for-those-hit-by-cryptolocker/694945)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-for-those-hit-by-cryptolocker/694945 "2014-08-06T13:47:14Z")
--- ## [Business name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-name/437231)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-name/437231 "2014-08-06T12:50:54Z")
My friend want to design and sell maternity tops. She is name shopping. She likes a name that has a hard “K” sound, and maybe an short “a”, and an “o”, short or long. She likes short sounds like “cola” and “kona”. None … --- ## [Supporting small farmers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-small-farmers/694793)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-small-farmers/694793 "2014-08-04T17:24:08Z")
So I read this blog post last week, and something about it didn’t sit right with me. Basically the author starts out by lamenting the state of small farms, whining about how hard it is, and then goes on to basically gri… --- ## [Do you have, or did you think at one point you had, too many kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-or-did-you-think-at-one-point-you-had-too-many-kids/694712)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-or-did-you-think-at-one-point-you-had-too-many-kids/694712 "2014-08-06T09:25:25Z")
Let’s have stories here of people who at some point felt overwhelmed by the quantity of tykes contained in their household, who later on felt it was all worth it in the end. --- ## [How did the second amendement get so violated in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-second-amendement-get-so-violated-in-the-usa/694551)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-second-amendement-get-so-violated-in-the-usa/694551 "2014-08-06T00:59:03Z")
Second amendment seems simple and straight forward, most court rulings(supreme or otherwise) usually agree with a straight reading of the constitution. So how did it get to the point that many of the large urban areas i… --- ## [Curious \[do guys really like bigger breasts?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563)
**Author:** [@GirlDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GirlDown)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563 "2014-08-06T00:06:18Z")
My sister got breast implants a couple months ago, from an A to D cup. I support her all the way ,though we are not exactly close as most families i suppose. She has a lot of bills and is always asking to borrow money. W… --- ## [Hypothetical evolution: cephalopods as the dominant form of life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-evolution-cephalopods-as-the-dominant-form-of-life/694778)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-evolution-cephalopods-as-the-dominant-form-of-life/694778 "2014-08-05T23:56:45Z")
Long ago nearly all animal life was in the sea. There were plants and arthropods on land, but no chordates (the big group including fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds). At some point, perhaps both to escape… --- ## [To Geeze or not to Geeze...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-geeze-or-not-to-geeze/694710)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-geeze-or-not-to-geeze/694710 "2014-08-05T23:28:29Z")
Within the past few days or weeks, the notion of geezing has come into focus – as if it hadn’t before. :slight\_smile: In a nutshell, geezing is what geezers do and it’s either to geez or to geeze but it’s definitely not… --- ## [OTC Drugs - Is Walgreens cheaper or about the same as a grocery store? How About Walmart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-drugs-is-walgreens-cheaper-or-about-the-same-as-a-grocery-store-how-about-walmart/694671)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-drugs-is-walgreens-cheaper-or-about-the-same-as-a-grocery-store-how-about-walmart/694671 "2014-08-05T22:58:06Z")
I ran out of acetaminophen. I checked the Walgreens web site and was shocked. http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-extra-strength-pain-reliever-acetaminophen-caplets/ID=prod6153234-product 12.99? Amazon has twin… --- ## [Electrical grid and most electronics destroyed. Could it happen and how would we recover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-grid-and-most-electronics-destroyed-could-it-happen-and-how-would-we-recover/694587)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-grid-and-most-electronics-destroyed-could-it-happen-and-how-would-we-recover/694587 "2014-08-05T21:22:14Z")
Sometimes there are news stories about solar events which could knock out satellites and greatly damage the electrical grid. A recent story said that the Earth narrowly missed a massive coronal mass ejection back in 201… --- ## [Are newspapers going to start failing soon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-newspapers-going-to-start-failing-soon/694814)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-newspapers-going-to-start-failing-soon/694814 "2014-08-05T19:58:16Z")
I saw a news article that talks about something I hadn’t heard of. Several major media companies (Time Warner, News Corp, Tribune) have spun off their newspapers as seperate companies. I can’t help thinking that this i… --- ## [SDMB Threads that have caused you to do a 180 or at least a sharp 90 in your thinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-threads-that-have-caused-you-to-do-a-180-or-at-least-a-sharp-90-in-your-thinking/694824)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-threads-that-have-caused-you-to-do-a-180-or-at-least-a-sharp-90-in-your-thinking/694824 "2014-08-05T19:51:36Z")
As a rough guess at this moment, I’m thinking there must have been at least 20 threads over the 11+ years I’ve been coming here that have caused me to reevaluate my thoughts on various subjects to the point of if not cha… --- ## [More physicians requesting payment upfront and not filing insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-physicians-requesting-payment-upfront-and-not-filing-insurance/694871)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-physicians-requesting-payment-upfront-and-not-filing-insurance/694871 "2014-08-05T19:43:31Z")
These are a couple of different physicians that members of my family have been to in the recent months. They provided a detailed receipt which identified all of the appropriate diagnosis codes, so that we could file for… --- ## [A moral dilemna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moral-dilemna/694548)
**Author:** [@motherofthyme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motherofthyme)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moral-dilemna/694548 "2014-08-05T19:42:42Z")
I am new here but have a moral dilemna I want opinions on. I recently sold an old van to a nice couple of young guys who turned down my suggestion to get it checked by a mechanic before they bought it. I was honest in… --- ## [Corporate Conspiracy Theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-conspiracy-theories/694865)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-conspiracy-theories/694865 "2014-08-05T19:07:37Z")
Inspired by the recent thread on Sports Conspiracy Theories, I’m starting a thread for conspiracies you think have happened/are happening in the corporate/business world. I’m not talking about Illuminati take-over-the-w… --- ## [Who would you vote for in this scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-vote-for-in-this-scenario/694631)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-vote-for-in-this-scenario/694631 "2014-08-05T18:06:45Z")
Meet Tom the Average American. He’s running for President in 2016. Tom is a fictional character, and 36 years old. He’s an average American in just about every way. He has a wife and two kids. His IQ is 100. He works as… --- ## [best to rank high to low...or low to high](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-to-rank-high-to-low-or-low-to-high/694859)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-to-rank-high-to-low-or-low-to-high/694859 "2014-08-05T17:47:05Z")
I’m making a score sheet to rank applicants based on 5 characteristics (from 1-4) Is it inherently better, to make the ‘best’ score a 1, or is it better to make the ‘best’ score 4? Or does it really not matter? If it … --- ## [Would you remain married to a BEWITCHED-style magic-wielder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-remain-married-to-a-bewitched-style-magic-wielder/694514)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-remain-married-to-a-bewitched-style-magic-wielder/694514 "2014-08-05T16:09:33Z")
Recently I had occasion to see the first episode of Bewitched, and I learned something I’d never realized when watching it as a child. Darrin did not know Samantha was a hex-casting, not-entirely-human hot blonde before … --- ## [What's the best way to get network tv without cable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-network-tv-without-cable/571107)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-network-tv-without-cable/571107 "2014-08-05T15:47:52Z")
I’m ready to cut my cable. I have Hulu+, netflix, connectors to plug in my laptop and I have a PS3, so internet watching isn’t an issue. What I’m worried about is not being able to get to local channels. I have a plasma… --- ## [A Very Old Barn on a 16 year old unused 50' Easement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-old-barn-on-a-16-year-old-unused-50-easement/560125)
**Author:** [@How\_Far\_Can\_They\_Go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/How_Far_Can_They_Go)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-old-barn-on-a-16-year-old-unused-50-easement/560125 "2014-08-05T15:13:07Z")
Hello I have a 9.705 Acre tract with a 7 stall horse barn with two 30’ long sheds on the right side. This barn is at least 50 years old. When I had approx. 10 acreas cut out of a 40 acre farm some 16 years ago the selle… --- ## [Fair pricing to sell a used car as-is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-pricing-to-sell-a-used-car-as-is/694490)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-pricing-to-sell-a-used-car-as-is/694490 "2014-08-05T15:01:23Z")
I have a 1999 Honda with 125k miles. No dents or significant scratches. A little bit of rust. Interior has been kept up well. There’s some fading, but no tears or holes. It did not pass the Marlyand state emissions… --- ## [Your New (or old) BBC World News Crush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-new-or-old-bbc-world-news-crush/694855)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-new-or-old-bbc-world-news-crush/694855 "2014-08-05T14:39:54Z")
I just, this morning, noticed a presenter I had never seen before - Geeta Guru-Murthy. A drop-dead gorgeous woman with brains and a British accent? (swoon) Who’s your new (or current) crush? --- ## [US stock options trading discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-stock-options-trading-discussion/641050)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-stock-options-trading-discussion/641050 "2014-08-05T13:04:09Z")
I searched on options trading in the past year and didn’t see anything that covered the general category. I’ve used almost every strategy at one time or another and know a decent amount about pricing parameters but stil… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1049) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1051)