# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1128 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1129 --- ## [If you HAD to be executed, how would you want to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-be-executed-how-would-you-want-to-go/683541)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-be-executed-how-would-you-want-to-go/683541 "2014-03-15T19:50:57Z")
Let’s say that you’re going to be executed. There’s no way for you to get out of it, no new evidence that could overturn your case, no last minute rescues by the governor or the legislature coming your way. By this tim… --- ## [What do semantics mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-semantics-mean/683746)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-semantics-mean/683746 "2014-03-15T18:35:55Z")
What do semantics mean? --- ## [Audio recording: software to reduce background noise from the source feed directly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-recording-software-to-reduce-background-noise-from-the-source-feed-directly/683709)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-recording-software-to-reduce-background-noise-from-the-source-feed-directly/683709 "2014-03-15T17:50:48Z")
First off, apologies for the clear-as-mud title; it’s difficult to concisely state what I’m trying to do — I’m not certain it’s even possible. If it is, though, I’m sure one of our resident musicians and audio experts ca… --- ## [Silly Cat Language Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-cat-language-question/683615)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-cat-language-question/683615 "2014-03-15T15:48:51Z")
Do you think when you say ‘Hi’ to your cats and they give the barest flick of their tail, they’re saying ‘Hi’ back…or it’s the cat equivalent of rolling their eyes? --- ## [So Yelp isn't very realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-yelp-isnt-very-realistic/683692)
**Author:** [@Grandknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grandknight)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-yelp-isnt-very-realistic/683692 "2014-03-15T14:09:40Z")
Once and a while I like to check out reviews of places and I will frequently go to Yelp to see what other people have written. I’ve even written a few reviews of great places I’ve been to. However there was one place w… --- ## [is/was Ancient Indian science/math superior to Modern Western Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-was-ancient-indian-science-math-superior-to-modern-western-science/683271)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-was-ancient-indian-science-math-superior-to-modern-western-science/683271 "2014-03-15T11:08:20Z")
i been reading around and i see alot of stuff… that Isaac Newton and other european scientistis like einstein was a fraud who stole from ancient indian scientists…and that indian science is superior to western science --- ## [Would you buy an electric car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-an-electric-car/661365)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-an-electric-car/661365 "2013-06-22T13:00:55Z")
Referring strictly to a plug-in electric only vehicle (“Battery Electric Vehicle” or BEV). --- ## [Car leasing vs buying opinions wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-leasing-vs-buying-opinions-wanted/683539)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-leasing-vs-buying-opinions-wanted/683539 "2014-03-15T08:33:33Z")
I’m thinking of selling my 2011 Prius and using the money for new car leases over the next nine years. I know that car leasing got a deserved bad rap in the 90s, but I think dealers have been forced to clean up their ac… --- ## [Help me to find a decent English to Nepali audio translator/dictionary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-to-find-a-decent-english-to-nepali-audio-translator-dictionary/683676)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-to-find-a-decent-english-to-nepali-audio-translator-dictionary/683676 "2014-03-15T07:18:39Z")
I am working with a Nepalese lady at the moment who speaks little English and is not literate in her own language. We are managing but sometimes it would be useful to have something like a speaking dictionary in order to… --- ## [Getting Used to Contact Lenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-contact-lenses/644980)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-contact-lenses/644980 "2014-03-15T06:24:14Z")
My eyesight is very poor, to put it mildly. (I cannot see the big E at the very top.) Over the years, I’ve been to many eye doctors and eyeglasses makers, in both Thailand and the US, and it’s next to impossible to get a… --- ## [Previous bad reaction to Malarone, considering my options now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/previous-bad-reaction-to-malarone-considering-my-options-now/683683)
**Author:** [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/previous-bad-reaction-to-malarone-considering-my-options-now/683683 "2014-03-15T04:31:31Z")
I will go and see a doctor, update all my other shots etc etc. I’m just looking for some additional advice and experiences. You are not my doctor etc etc. Last time I took Malarone I went cuckoo. I had crippling panic a… --- ## [Is this cheating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cheating/683570)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cheating/683570 "2014-03-15T04:29:09Z")
So, I’m in a class that had an open book exam a couple of weeks ago. It was a 15 question multiple choice exam on a specific topic, and it does not count for much of the grade. The professor took 8 of 15 questions from… --- ## [How do you bet in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bet-in-the-usa/683577)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bet-in-the-usa/683577 "2014-03-15T04:06:53Z")
Here in the UK, we have betting shops on every High St. We currently have 8700 of them, so every probably does mean every - there’s probably not a town in the UK without one. They are predominately associated with horse … --- ## [How do I keep my parents from giving me money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-my-parents-from-giving-me-money/680815)
**Author:** [@Zinnic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zinnic)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-my-parents-from-giving-me-money/680815 "2014-03-15T01:46:27Z")
I admit, I feel kind of stupid for asking this. It feels like this shouldn’t be an issue at all, but oh, well. Thank you for reading. Background: 18, about to go off to college, rueful denizen of Suburbia. Home life ain… --- ## [Online Six Sigma Training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-six-sigma-training/683559)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-six-sigma-training/683559 "2014-03-15T01:16:30Z")
I’d like to get my Six Sigma green belt from an online course. Prices vary from $100 for an online video database to $2000 for live online 8-week courses, and I have no idea to how to judge what will be helpful. Has anyo… --- ## [You now have gigabucks, how would the money not change you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-now-have-gigabucks-how-would-the-money-not-change-you/683637)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-now-have-gigabucks-how-would-the-money-not-change-you/683637 "2014-03-15T00:32:06Z")
You won/inherited a bunch of money, after taxes, you now have 10 billion dollars. I am not interested in what you would buy, pay off, or travel. In what way would the money NOT change you. Yea, you will still love your… --- ## [Legal question re selling real property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-re-selling-real-property/683480)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-re-selling-real-property/683480 "2014-03-14T23:00:37Z")
Basically, I need to know about the legality of a contract that will not be enforced until sometime in the future, after an event – date uncertain. Not entirely hypothetical: I own a lot between my house and my neighbo… --- ## ["Brain Games" themed Birthday Party. Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-games-themed-birthday-party-suggestions/683550)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-games-themed-birthday-party-suggestions/683550 "2014-03-14T21:54:06Z")
Looking for suggestions for a Brain Games themed birthday party. We’ll have a mix of 6-7 year olds, most of whom are pretty academically advanced. Game one will be a sensory-deprivation game where the kids try to selec… --- ## [If another nuclear bomb is ever exploded on a city, what is the most likely scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-another-nuclear-bomb-is-ever-exploded-on-a-city-what-is-the-most-likely-scenario/683405)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-another-nuclear-bomb-is-ever-exploded-on-a-city-what-is-the-most-likely-scenario/683405 "2014-03-14T05:05:41Z")
I’m not sure whether this thread belongs in the General Questions forum or in the IMHO forum. If I got it wrong, I would ask a moderator to please move it to the correct forum. I’m not asking about some low-level dirty … --- ## [My fridge door was open all last night, help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fridge-door-was-open-all-last-night-help/683596)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fridge-door-was-open-all-last-night-help/683596 "2014-03-14T03:33:44Z")
Wide open! Not just a crack. For around 8-10 hours. I think I just didn’t shut it quite all the way and then it swung all the way open :frowning: So, is my food okay? I’m sure the fresh produce is fine, and I should pro… --- ## [Would you find an invitation to participate in an NCAA basketball pool offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-find-an-invitation-to-participate-in-an-ncaa-basketball-pool-offensive/683469)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-find-an-invitation-to-participate-in-an-ncaa-basketball-pool-offensive/683469 "2014-03-14T02:28:00Z")
If an employee sent out an invitation to participate in an office NCAA basketball betting pool, to everyone one in the office, would you find it offensive? ETA: as a follow up, how much do you normally see as the normal… --- ## [How to merge cats from two well-established households?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-merge-cats-from-two-well-established-households/683411)
**Author:** [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-merge-cats-from-two-well-established-households/683411 "2014-03-14T01:32:29Z")
My SO and I have been talking about the possibilities of future cohabitation - perhaps not so far in the future, thanks to an increasingly sketchy job situation on my end. I think the largest problem will be our cats. H… --- ## [Why didn't God design us to adapt to different geographical enviroments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-god-design-us-to-adapt-to-different-geographical-enviroments/683563)
**Author:** [@ContentWithTomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ContentWithTomorrow)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-god-design-us-to-adapt-to-different-geographical-enviroments/683563 "2014-03-14T00:46:19Z")
Assuming God exists, why didn’t he make our DNA change to the environment of the organism So African slaves would have blended in to the color of North America, White Australians would be black, extremely dark or tanned. … --- ## [Would you stop seeing a doctor because of their belief in quackery, even if not related to field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-stop-seeing-a-doctor-because-of-their-belief-in-quackery-even-if-not-related-to-field/683248)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-stop-seeing-a-doctor-because-of-their-belief-in-quackery-even-if-not-related-to-field/683248 "2014-03-14T00:11:17Z")
Meaning, would you stop seeing a doctor who has non-mainstream beliefs, even if those beliefs are not directly related to whatever their field of medicine is or to how they are treating you? Two things inspired this ques… --- ## [Help! Nose hair trimmer recommendation desperately needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-nose-hair-trimmer-recommendation-desperately-needed/683546)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-nose-hair-trimmer-recommendation-desperately-needed/683546 "2014-03-13T22:39:58Z")
Looked in the mirror while driving and my nose hair resembled a mini-mustache. Yipes. I have a crappy trimmer that pulls and that I hate to use. Please give me the Learjet of nose hair trimmers and I shall purchase it fo… --- ## [If you could bring back one assassinated person . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-assassinated-person/682977)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-assassinated-person/682977 "2014-03-13T21:01:34Z")
If, through some special magic, you were granted the ability to bring back one historical figure who was assassinated, who would you choose? Anyone you bring back is guaranteed to live out a reasonably long lifespan. Yo… --- ## [Costco Car buying program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-car-buying-program/683490)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-car-buying-program/683490 "2014-03-13T20:32:47Z")
Has anyone bought a car through Costco? Would you be able to tell me how it works? Did you get a good deal? --- ## [during the period of "reconquista" how far did the moors get into Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-period-of-reconquista-how-far-did-the-moors-get-into-europe/683625)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-period-of-reconquista-how-far-did-the-moors-get-into-europe/683625 "2014-03-13T20:27:55Z")
was it only in spain, how far did they get in Europe? --- ## [Unreported car accident may have resulted in whiplash, options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreported-car-accident-may-have-resulted-in-whiplash-options/683598)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreported-car-accident-may-have-resulted-in-whiplash-options/683598 "2014-03-13T19:32:33Z")
I was rear ended at a stop light today, completely the other guy’s fault. He pulled off to the a parking lot in the side of the road and gestured me to follow him. After waiting for a bit of traffic, I went into the shop… --- ## [advice on grocery shopping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-grocery-shopping/682622)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-grocery-shopping/682622 "2014-03-13T19:12:39Z")
Over the past few years, my wife and I have really got a handle on our finances. We write down how much we spend each month, including cash, and enter it all into a spreadsheet where we can keep track of trends, spikes a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1127) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1129)