# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1069 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1070 --- ## [Design a bad voting system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-a-bad-voting-system/692005)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-a-bad-voting-system/692005 "2014-07-02T16:16:52Z")
Hullo, academicians and intellectissimas of IMHO. I am currently trying to write a political thriller that is set in a fictional country. Since this is a political thriller, I’m trying to choose (or invent) for this cou… --- ## [Has something weird happened lately to set off the Illuminati conspiracy theorists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-something-weird-happened-lately-to-set-off-the-illuminati-conspiracy-theorists/691903)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-something-weird-happened-lately-to-set-off-the-illuminati-conspiracy-theorists/691903 "2014-07-02T15:42:04Z")
I feel like Illuminati conspiracy theories are on the rise. It seems like I’m seeing more and more comments on videos, articles, and pictures about the hidden Illuminati symbols or just general non-sequitur rants about t… --- ## [Serious question: Why didn't Bush face impeachment over Iraq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-why-didnt-bush-face-impeachment-over-iraq/691224)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-why-didnt-bush-face-impeachment-over-iraq/691224 "2014-07-02T15:25:24Z")
A bit of disclosure: I’m only 22. When 9/11 happened, I was still in elementary school, so all of the military and political decisions that subsequently took place went way above my head at the time. Honestly, I don’t … --- ## [Are tire stores cash cows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tire-stores-cash-cows/692113)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tire-stores-cash-cows/692113 "2014-07-02T15:20:35Z")
I live in a community that encompasses one city, two townships and a village in one school district. About 20,000 people. Growing up we always had two small independent tire stores and one Firestone in this area. In the… --- ## [Hobby Lobby's birth control fight goes to the SCOTUS. Your predictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobby-lobbys-birth-control-fight-goes-to-the-scotus-your-predictions/684393)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobby-lobbys-birth-control-fight-goes-to-the-scotus-your-predictions/684393 "2014-07-02T01:11:12Z")
Linky So which way do you think the court will lean? So far, I haven’t seen a very good case being made from their legal team. --- ## [Disqus seems to be taking longer than usual. Reload?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disqus-seems-to-be-taking-longer-than-usual-reload/692085)
**Author:** [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disqus-seems-to-be-taking-longer-than-usual-reload/692085 "2014-07-01T23:58:28Z")
No, Disqus isn’t taking any longer than usual. It ALWAYS takes this long, and a couple of page reloads, to show comments. Anyone else hate Disqus? --- ## [opinion on relationship boundaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-relationship-boundaries/691990)
**Author:** [@sjmesf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjmesf)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-relationship-boundaries/691990 "2014-07-01T23:43:49Z")
Dear All, I’d like to get some opinions on this. I started dating a woman about 7 weeks ago, and we really hit it off. We are exclusively dating. Two nights ago we went to a bar. We spent a total of around 3.5 hours… --- ## [Personal Moral Beliefs Vs. Religious Expectations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-moral-beliefs-vs-religious-expectations/692088)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-moral-beliefs-vs-religious-expectations/692088 "2014-07-01T22:15:46Z")
I have no idea if that’s a good descriptive title or not, so please best with me. :smiley: I’m also not sure if this would be better suited for GD, but I figured more people might participate here. Mods, if I screwed up,… --- ## [Did I kill my cell phone (it got rained on.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-kill-my-cell-phone-it-got-rained-on/692025)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-kill-my-cell-phone-it-got-rained-on/692025 "2014-07-01T22:15:04Z")
Yesterday afternoon I was working in the garden and inadvertently left my LG Android smartphone out there. For hours, during which we had two brief but heavy downpours. Went hunting for it late last night and found it in… --- ## [IMHO? I'm asking for your opinion on KEWLEST metamaterials and nanotech uses...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-im-asking-for-your-opinion-on-kewlest-metamaterials-and-nanotech-uses/692093)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-im-asking-for-your-opinion-on-kewlest-metamaterials-and-nanotech-uses/692093 "2014-07-01T22:09:06Z")
… but I’ll present two of my own as well: First, a mathematical analog!!! You can use a certain form of metamaterial to send a wave representing a function and get the derivative coming out the other end! http://www.u… --- ## [Family relations - Brothers vs. sisters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-relations-brothers-vs-sisters/692079)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-relations-brothers-vs-sisters/692079 "2014-07-01T20:57:34Z")
IMO most sisters tend to get along pretty well even as adults. Brothers - they are get along well, or they dont. Brothers and sisters - tend to be in between but are usually at least polite with each other. But not usu… --- ## [What's the best (and cheapest) way to stream content from my desktop to my TV w/o using wires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-stream-content-from-my-desktop-to-my-tv-w-o-using-wires/691784)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-stream-content-from-my-desktop-to-my-tv-w-o-using-wires/691784 "2014-07-01T19:06:47Z")
On occasion we watch movies on our desktop which is fine, but not the optimal experience. We have a HDMI TV w/ USB ports and I figure there’s probably a way to stream Hulu, Youtube, etc directly to the TV w/o a bunch of … --- ## [How DO Jews in media tend to portray Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-jews-in-media-tend-to-portray-jews/691882)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-jews-in-media-tend-to-portray-jews/691882 "2014-07-01T18:10:25Z")
So there is a current trainwreck with associated Pit thread (none of which I feel the need to link to) which was triggered by a claim about how Jews (or in the case of the trainwreck “Jewish controlled media”) portrays J… --- ## [Do you wish you had a job that made a long term difference or left a permanent mark in world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-you-had-a-job-that-made-a-long-term-difference-or-left-a-permanent-mark-in-world/692007)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-you-had-a-job-that-made-a-long-term-difference-or-left-a-permanent-mark-in-world/692007 "2014-07-01T17:56:48Z")
I’ve struggled with this for much of my career. I worked construction to earn my way through college. At the time I was mostly unskilled labor. But a lot of the remodeling jobs that I worked on are still standing 30 year… --- ## [Should I tell my friend that she was coming on to a married man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-my-friend-that-she-was-coming-on-to-a-married-man/692028)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-my-friend-that-she-was-coming-on-to-a-married-man/692028 "2014-07-01T16:40:44Z")
I have three friends, who we’ll call Husband, Wife, and Single Woman. At a recent party Single Woman got very drunk and started getting touchy-feely with Husband - hands on his face, his knee, things like that. Wife sa… --- ## [Slate article: Don't assign gender to infants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-article-dont-assign-gender-to-infants/691972)
**Author:** [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-article-dont-assign-gender-to-infants/691972 "2014-07-01T16:33:38Z")
In this article, author Christin Milloy argues that doctors should not assign “gender” to infants at birth, because gendering infants is potentially harmful to the percentage who grow up to have a gender identity differe… --- ## [Anyone heard about the company Motif Investing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-about-the-company-motif-investing/691986)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-about-the-company-motif-investing/691986 "2014-07-01T14:48:54Z")
Anyone use or have heard stories around the campfire about Motif Investing? Here’s the scoop which I just read this morning. I’m thinking of throwing my somewhat small hat into the ring. --- ## [Carpet cleaners/ carpet steamers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-cleaners-carpet-steamers/676450)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-cleaners-carpet-steamers/676450 "2014-07-01T14:41:12Z")
Since this is opinion- and not factually-driven, it felt like IMHO not GQ. So. Share your experiences with using the kind of carpeting cleaner or steamer that is typically rented at a supermarket/ drug store/ hardware s… --- ## [Someone comes out as gay very late in life. What was their sexual identity like before then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-comes-out-as-gay-very-late-in-life-what-was-their-sexual-identity-like-before-then/692027)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-comes-out-as-gay-very-late-in-life-what-was-their-sexual-identity-like-before-then/692027 "2014-07-01T14:17:57Z")
Sometimes you hear about people coming out as gay very late in life. They might be in their 50’s or 60’s and married with a family. I’ve always wondered what sort of sexual identity feelings they had before then. Were… --- ## ["He runs like a Welshman"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-runs-like-a-welshman/256371)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-runs-like-a-welshman/256371 "2014-07-01T13:47:11Z")
In one episode of ‘Family Guy’, the family is at the company picnic. Peter runs off to avoid getting shot by a tranquilizer dart from Mr. Weed, his boss. As he scurries into the woods, Stewie comments, “He runs like a We… --- ## [Will replacing an ignition cylinder lock prevent the steering wheel from locking the ignition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-replacing-an-ignition-cylinder-lock-prevent-the-steering-wheel-from-locking-the-ignition/691886)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-replacing-an-ignition-cylinder-lock-prevent-the-steering-wheel-from-locking-the-ignition/691886 "2014-07-01T13:24:12Z")
07 sonata. The steering wheel and ignition locks at least once a month (I will shut the car off then be unable to turn the key to get it started again), and it is getting very annoying. I have so far always been able to … --- ## [Do the words "song" and "long" rhyme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-words-song-and-long-rhyme/691624)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-words-song-and-long-rhyme/691624 "2014-07-01T11:47:47Z")
I was reading the Dr. Seuss book “Hop on Pop” to my son and on one page it’s apparent that he intends the words “song” and “long” to rhyme. But for me, they don’t. “Song” rhymes with “gong” and “long” rhymes with “wron… --- ## [What is your favorite appliance in your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-appliance-in-your-home/691486)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-appliance-in-your-home/691486 "2014-07-01T11:45:12Z")
So SD, What is your favorite appliance that you are using in your home? Coffee maker, dryer, juicer, what? --- ## [Ever discover the meaning of a fellow Doper's username purely by accident in a different context?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-discover-the-meaning-of-a-fellow-dopers-username-purely-by-accident-in-a-different-context/691451)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-discover-the-meaning-of-a-fellow-dopers-username-purely-by-accident-in-a-different-context/691451 "2014-07-01T11:14:52Z")
There’s a meme going around Facebook today: Rejected Princesses. I was reading along, and suddenly I went, “Hey! That’s where Nzinga, Seated got her username!” :slight\_smile: (Okay, maybe everybody else already knew, bu… --- ## [Poll:are you tired of seeing lame poll threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-tired-of-seeing-lame-poll-threads/692049)
**Author:** [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-tired-of-seeing-lame-poll-threads/692049 "2014-07-01T11:06:48Z")
I am. --- ## [Does pressure on anyone else's pressure points make them nauseous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-pressure-on-anyone-elses-pressure-points-make-them-nauseous/691918)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-pressure-on-anyone-elses-pressure-points-make-them-nauseous/691918 "2014-07-01T02:32:08Z")
I know enough about acupressure to be aware that putting pressure on one’s pressure points is supposed to alleviate nausea, but pressure on mine, especially in my wrists and below my shoulder blades, makes me feel sick t… --- ## [A question for tailgaters...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-tailgaters/691937)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-tailgaters/691937 "2014-07-01T00:35:46Z")
No, not the fun kind of tailgaters who party before football games in the parking lot. I’m talking about the a-holes who follow you so close you can’t see their headlights in your rear view. Yeah, I know this has been … --- ## [Handheld video camera v. camera phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handheld-video-camera-v-camera-phone/691611)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handheld-video-camera-v-camera-phone/691611 "2014-06-30T23:31:55Z")
I’m going to be participating in an event soon that is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, and something that is very personally meaningful. I have friends and family that will be in attendance to witness th… --- ## [Telepathy: Men or Women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telepathy-men-or-women/691904)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telepathy-men-or-women/691904 "2014-06-30T22:19:07Z")
Despite installing adblock, a mysterious magical popup appears on your browser. READ THE THOUGHTS OF YOUR DESIRED GENDER Do you select Men or Women? Why? --- ## [In a relationship, what's the earliest you said "I love you?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-relationship-whats-the-earliest-you-said-i-love-you/691717)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-relationship-whats-the-earliest-you-said-i-love-you/691717 "2014-06-30T20:24:41Z")
I was talking to some friends (one who is a serial dater & rushes into relationships only to have them crash and burn a few weeks later) and we were discussing the point at which you tell someone that you love them. Obvi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1068) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1070)