# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1129 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1130 --- ## [Most loathsome city in the universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-loathsome-city-in-the-universe/494931)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-loathsome-city-in-the-universe/494931 "2014-03-13T18:51:57Z")
I’m not talking most dangerous, poorest, most polluted, most foreclosed-upon, highest unemployment rates, etc. Although those things definitely should be considered. I’m just asking what you believe to be the most loath… --- ## [Do you feel Col. Kaddafi deserved his fate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-col-kaddafi-deserved-his-fate/683001)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-col-kaddafi-deserved-his-fate/683001 "2014-03-13T18:49:07Z")
You guys can probably fill people in on all the bad things he did from the time he took power (better than me.) But just from the point of view of a Filipino, he helped broker peace talks between the Philippine Governmen… --- ## [Ultra Orthodox Jews are almost wards of the state in Israel - How did they get by in the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-orthodox-jews-are-almost-wards-of-the-state-in-israel-how-did-they-get-by-in-the-past/683572)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-orthodox-jews-are-almost-wards-of-the-state-in-israel-how-did-they-get-by-in-the-past/683572 "2014-03-13T15:34:39Z")
In looking at the online news reports re the protests in NYC the other day against Israeli Ultra Orthodox men being conscripted to serve (as all Israelis are required to do) in the Israeli military for a time, many Isra… --- ## [The Phone Rings: When Do You Answer It or Not Answer It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phone-rings-when-do-you-answer-it-or-not-answer-it/683210)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phone-rings-when-do-you-answer-it-or-not-answer-it/683210 "2014-03-13T13:29:07Z")
I was just reading another thread where a poster mentioned that he was having a conversation with someone; the phone rang; he didn’t answer it; the other person was very surprised and asked why not; the poster said becau… --- ## [How did your friend become your bff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-friend-become-your-bff/683529)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-friend-become-your-bff/683529 "2014-03-13T09:23:49Z")
My question is not so much how you met him or her as how you guys singled each other out. For example, when I think about my three closest friends, I met one in high school, one through meetup.com, and one at work. In … --- ## [Psychology of an oldest child v. "baby" moving away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychology-of-an-oldest-child-v-baby-moving-away/683470)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychology-of-an-oldest-child-v-baby-moving-away/683470 "2014-03-13T09:23:24Z")
It’s my belief that oldest children tend to gather the self confidence to move further away from “The nest” and be more willing to make long distance moves, while “baby” children are the exact converse. I have no real wo… --- ## [What is this distraught woman saying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-distraught-woman-saying/683576)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-distraught-woman-saying/683576 "2014-03-13T07:13:16Z")
A shocking gas explosion has destroyed two buildings in East Harlem, and with more than a dozen people unaccounted-for, obviously many people are concerned. One small thing that struck me as just a little odd about the … --- ## [Every human disappears, except those in North Korea. How screwed is humanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-human-disappears-except-those-in-north-korea-how-screwed-is-humanity/683433)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-human-disappears-except-those-in-north-korea-how-screwed-is-humanity/683433 "2014-03-13T05:46:36Z")
Here’s the scenario; as many prominent scientists know the Earth is most likely an ongoing reality TV show for advanced aliens. Ratings are flagging though; so the alien executives have an idea - vanish every human on Ea… --- ## [How much money for vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-for-vacation/683290)
**Author:** [@TexanCountryboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexanCountryboy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-for-vacation/683290 "2014-03-13T02:47:15Z")
Hey guys! I’m considering taking a short (maybe 3 days (2 nights) since i only get 1 week off) vacation this fall either to NYC (most likely) or Portland Maine. How much money (not counting airfare?) should I bring? If … --- ## [People who sob (cry) on the witness stand, are they generally considered to be believable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-sob-cry-on-the-witness-stand-are-they-generally-considered-to-be-believable/683104)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-sob-cry-on-the-witness-stand-are-they-generally-considered-to-be-believable/683104 "2014-03-13T00:30:49Z")
Everytime the accused cry on the witness stand or anywhere in a court proceeding, I always have this suspicion that it’s an act. This doesn’t mean that the actor is necessarily guilty but only that he and/or his lawyer f… --- ## [Why don't pilots look out the window?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-pilots-look-out-the-window/683374)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-pilots-look-out-the-window/683374 "2014-03-12T23:30:52Z")
I’ve been on an Air Crash Investigation binge today, and a common theme is that the pilots are so fixated on their instruments that they don’t bother doing any sort of visual physical inspection. Why is this? Is it becau… --- ## [Glucosamine and chondroiton - snake oil or the real deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glucosamine-and-chondroiton-snake-oil-or-the-real-deal/682687)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glucosamine-and-chondroiton-snake-oil-or-the-real-deal/682687 "2014-03-12T23:14:09Z")
My mother swears by glucosamine and chondroiton tablets. I’ve seen various articles saying everything from “wonder supplement” to “super-placebo.” Is there an authoritative source that is written in simple language for… --- ## [SETI logically proves advanced intersteller civilizations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-logically-proves-advanced-intersteller-civilizations/683369)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-logically-proves-advanced-intersteller-civilizations/683369 "2014-03-12T22:59:33Z")
And they did this by not not getting anything except a on off WOW signal that may be a anomaly. This is the argument I have heard and trying to boil it down: 1 - SETI has not found intersteller communications looking a… --- ## [Relationship Advice, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-advice-please/683484)
**Author:** [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-advice-please/683484 "2014-03-12T22:11:34Z")
So about 3 years ago I met this guy on Craigslist. It was supposed to be just a one night stand but it turned into something a little bit more. I’m 50. I haven’t had any kind of relationship in over 20 years. He was … --- ## [why did the cops not pull me over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cops-not-pull-me-over/683518)
**Author:** [@Dman53](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dman53)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cops-not-pull-me-over/683518 "2014-03-12T22:02:17Z")
so i was driving an unregistered car with no plates. on a pretty busy road and there was a cop right behind me. and he did not pull me over!! why did he not? --- ## [I suggest that inappropriate use of Reply to All should be a terminable offense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suggest-that-inappropriate-use-of-reply-to-all-should-be-a-terminable-offense/683465)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suggest-that-inappropriate-use-of-reply-to-all-should-be-a-terminable-offense/683465 "2014-03-12T21:54:59Z")
If I ran \*\*dalej42 \*\*incorporated, I’d make the inappropriate use of Reply to All ground for immediate termination. During employee orientation, everyone would have to go through mandatory training covering the differen… --- ## [Do you think you would have wanted to play with "Lammily" as a little girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-you-would-have-wanted-to-play-with-lammily-as-a-little-girl/683222)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-you-would-have-wanted-to-play-with-lammily-as-a-little-girl/683222 "2014-03-12T21:06:53Z")
Or a little boy too, if you played with dolls. Meet Lammily. For those who don’t want to click, it’s a much more realistically proportioned version of Barbie. I didn’t play with Barbies. My sis played with the one th… --- ## [What has given you your best results/cure of Ringing In The Ears (Tinnitus)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-given-you-your-best-results-cure-of-ringing-in-the-ears-tinnitus/683286)
**Author:** [@1jow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1jow)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-given-you-your-best-results-cure-of-ringing-in-the-ears-tinnitus/683286 "2014-03-12T20:09:12Z")
What has given you your best results/cure of Ringing In The Ears (Tinnitus)? Did you associate Vertigo/Dizziness with your Ringing In The Ears? I have seen Ears/Nose/Throat (ENT) Specialists (2) and a number of GPs Drs … --- ## [Potentially sticky romantic dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-sticky-romantic-dilemma/681570)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-sticky-romantic-dilemma/681570 "2014-03-12T18:51:51Z")
On Valentine’s Day, a “friend” posted on her Timeline, implying she was looking for a relationship. I messaged her, suggesting that we give it a shot. We may get together over Spring Break (March). It gets complicated … --- ## [Defying your landlord with a satellite dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defying-your-landlord-with-a-satellite-dish/683234)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defying-your-landlord-with-a-satellite-dish/683234 "2014-03-12T17:53:45Z")
I recently moved out of a building where I had Dish Network supplying my TV. My dish was installed on the roof (the landlord allowed this, and in fact encouraged it). The apartment complex where I’m living now doesn’t a… --- ## [The holocaust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-holocaust/683526)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-holocaust/683526 "2014-03-12T17:36:57Z")
Last night, I was positively riveted by a TV show called Engineering Evil on the holocaust. I then thought, if I were a person in 1942 with knowledge of the death camps, what could or should I have done given that knowl… --- ## [Rental Car Damage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-damage/680048)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-damage/680048 "2014-03-12T14:29:14Z")
Over Christmas, I rented a car because mine was in the shop. When I returned the car, I parked it in the lot, the guy at the counter took the keys and was gone for 5 minutes or so, then came back, printed my receipt, an… --- ## [Educate me on Crossfit Training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-crossfit-training/683452)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-crossfit-training/683452 "2014-03-12T13:30:38Z")
For reasons unknown I’m finding myself interested in my perception of crossfit training is all about. I like the idea that it’s supposed to be for all people regardless of age or fitness. I’m over 50, and have packed on… --- ## [New Siamese Kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-siamese-kitten/681632)
**Author:** [@rootedwomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rootedwomon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-siamese-kitten/681632 "2014-03-12T05:18:40Z")
Hi there; My family and I are purchasing a Seal Point. She’ll be 8 weeks old when we get her in a couple of weeks. I have a question about her being alone in a new, and strange place. There’s just 3 in our family: Our … --- ## [What to expect from an 8-week old Siamese Kitten? Gorgon Queen, or Princess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-expect-from-an-8-week-old-siamese-kitten-gorgon-queen-or-princess/222856)
**Author:** [@Antiquarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antiquarian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-expect-from-an-8-week-old-siamese-kitten-gorgon-queen-or-princess/222856 "2014-03-12T04:46:23Z")
My wife and I recently bought a siamese kitten (sorry no pics yet) but trust me, she’s cute enought to melt the polar ice caps…She will be ready this Friday (8 weeks). Small Chocolate Point, saphire blue eyes…just adora… --- ## [Is this girl a tease, or is this guy an idiot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-girl-a-tease-or-is-this-guy-an-idiot/683140)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-girl-a-tease-or-is-this-guy-an-idiot/683140 "2014-03-12T03:42:37Z")
The following story is “true.” That last word is in quotation marks because the tale was related to your humble chronicler as having actually occurred, but I wasn’t there for the crucial bits so cannot vouch for them. Al… --- ## [Do you live in a trailer park? What's it like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-a-trailer-park-whats-it-like/74994)
**Author:** [@schief2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schief2)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-a-trailer-park-whats-it-like/74994 "2014-03-12T03:20:01Z")
There’s a deep, ingrained stereotype in our society that trailer parks are the last refuge of the poor, the redneck, and the scoundrel; littered with weeds, rusting trailers, and junked cars; and attracting tornadoes fro… --- ## [14th century defense industry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14th-century-defense-industry/683477)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14th-century-defense-industry/683477 "2014-03-12T02:50:54Z")
How much is known about the defense industry say prior to 1600AD? --- ## [How is this even possible? (Rubik's cube video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-even-possible-rubiks-cube-video/681092)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-even-possible-rubiks-cube-video/681092 "2014-03-12T02:01:18Z")
check this out How is this possible? This guy memorizes 35 rubik’s cubes, all mixed up differently, and solves them blindfolded. They are all mixed up differently. He has some methodology of memorizing them, and then… --- ## [My chrome browser is really messed up, how do I fix it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-chrome-browser-is-really-messed-up-how-do-i-fix-it/683486)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-chrome-browser-is-really-messed-up-how-do-i-fix-it/683486 "2014-03-12T01:18:28Z")
By messed up I mean when you are typing and you get the autocomplete box, the box is invisible and I can’t see it even though it is still there (I know its there because if I move my mouse below the box and click it will… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1128) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1130)