# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1245 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1246 --- ## [What do you think 16/26 with extenuating circumstances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-16-26-with-extenuating-circumstances/665878)
**Author:** [@newenglandmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newenglandmom)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-16-26-with-extenuating-circumstances/665878 "2013-08-21T22:55:30Z")
My 16 yr old went to the county fair with a friend and the friends older cousin. The cousin and the 16 yr old didnt know each other and had never msged/txtd previously. While there, the friend ditched them and the 16 yr… --- ## [How much honesty should there be in a marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-honesty-should-there-be-in-a-marriage/666781)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-honesty-should-there-be-in-a-marriage/666781 "2013-08-21T22:16:42Z")
Should there be total honesty in a marriage? Or should you hide some things… e.g. if you used a bit of porn, or have an attraction towards a friend or celebrity… or find some aspect of your partner’s appearance not so at… --- ## [The newest employee at a state office has questions about ... going along v personal responsibility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newest-employee-at-a-state-office-has-questions-about-going-along-v-personal-responsibility/666764)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newest-employee-at-a-state-office-has-questions-about-going-along-v-personal-responsibility/666764 "2013-08-21T20:44:15Z")
Three week into a new job for the state. Though I’m a flunky, I report to very high up. I report to the (interim) Administrator who reports to the Secretary who reports to the Governor of our fine state. Already I’ve … --- ## [Being charged when no need to pay is discussed beforehand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-charged-when-no-need-to-pay-is-discussed-beforehand/666776)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-charged-when-no-need-to-pay-is-discussed-beforehand/666776 "2013-08-21T18:20:41Z")
\*You are not a lawyer, and cannot give legal advice over the internet. Can someone orally state that they will take care of something, with no discussion of it being on you, and then send a bill? Scenario: crappy HOA g… --- ## [Why would Richard Clarke make a comment like this about Michael Hastings' death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-richard-clarke-make-a-comment-like-this-about-michael-hastings-death/662235)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-richard-clarke-make-a-comment-like-this-about-michael-hastings-death/662235 "2013-08-21T17:20:22Z")
Richard Clarke said to The Huffington Post that Hastings’ manner of death is consistent with a cyber attack on his car, and that there is evidence the government knows how to do this. Is Richard Clarke known for sayin… --- ## [Chances of death by bizarre events in hyper-extended human lifetimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chances-of-death-by-bizarre-events-in-hyper-extended-human-lifetimes/666701)
**Author:** [@DrGarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrGarry)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chances-of-death-by-bizarre-events-in-hyper-extended-human-lifetimes/666701 "2013-08-21T15:35:58Z")
Hi All: I’ve read and heard various claims, often from supposedly Very Smart People, that current research into telomere shortening may enable us to circumvent the Hayflick limit, which states that vertebrate cells just… --- ## [Help me pick out a new car ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-new-car/662025)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-new-car/662025 "2013-08-21T15:30:09Z")
… please! I’ve been driving a 2006 Buick Lucerne for seven years. I like it but little things are starting to go wrong and I don’t want to deal with them anymore. I’d buy another but a little variety would be nice too… --- ## [For frack's sake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fracks-sake/666712)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fracks-sake/666712 "2013-08-21T15:19:16Z")
There’s been big publicity over here over protests against hydraulic fracturing for the recovery of shale gas - a member of Parliament has even been arrested over it. I know the subject has been discussed before, but I w… --- ## [Interviewing for which job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interviewing-for-which-job/666749)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interviewing-for-which-job/666749 "2013-08-21T13:39:02Z")
I’ve been looking for work long and hard, and I’ve applied for about a million different things. I got an email today from a local business that says, "I would like to invite you to \[business name\] for an interview some… --- ## [Windows 7 rocks. Why did Microsoft obsolete it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-rocks-why-did-microsoft-obsolete-it/645722)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-rocks-why-did-microsoft-obsolete-it/645722 "2013-08-21T02:48:03Z")
I’m currently playing with my brand new Dell laptop with Windows 7, and I gotta say this O/S kicks ass. It feels like WinXP on steroids, with smart functions that are actually pretty smart. There’s a few annoyances her… --- ## [Karma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma/666707)
**Author:** [@the\_O](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_O)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma/666707 "2013-08-21T01:41:37Z")
Which one is it? A.) What comes around, goes around. Or… B.) What goes around, comes around. --- ## [So I guess we're trying to conceive? Books, resources, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-were-trying-to-conceive-books-resources-etc/666128)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-were-trying-to-conceive-books-resources-etc/666128 "2013-08-21T01:14:55Z")
Partly about books so CS, partly about experiences, plus I think all the baby baby baby people hang here and in MPSIMS, right? We’ve been talking about it off and on for a while but my husband wanted to wait until our a… --- ## [An election-day occurrence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-election-day-occurrence/666720)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-election-day-occurrence/666720 "2013-08-21T00:46:14Z")
This thread reminded me of something I witnessed on the last election day. As I was voting I overheard a middle-aged woman helping her elderly mother vote. She was speaking very loudly, so I couldn’t help but hear what w… --- ## [Question for Cryogenics Fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-cryogenics-fans/666734)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-cryogenics-fans/666734 "2013-08-20T21:33:17Z")
What is the point of joining an organization like Alcor and paying substantial yearly dues? Why not wait until you are in extremis and then sign up? Of course that won’t work if you die suddenly, but if you die suddenl… --- ## [How to handle a child that doesn't seem to understand cause and effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-a-child-that-doesnt-seem-to-understand-cause-and-effect/666401)
**Author:** [@Orange13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange13)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-a-child-that-doesnt-seem-to-understand-cause-and-effect/666401 "2013-08-20T21:33:04Z")
I don’t post here much, but I have lurked daily for quite some time. Anyhow, I have a ten year old nephew with behavior problems that have become quite severe. I have contact with him weekly, and his actions and demean… --- ## [Cat has large blood clot in bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-has-large-blood-clot-in-bladder/666561)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-has-large-blood-clot-in-bladder/666561 "2013-08-20T21:29:04Z")
My 16-year old Bengal Cat, Zubin, on Friday, had some blood show up in the litter box It was only a tiny amount, so waited to see what happened. Yesterday (Saturday) there was more. Not sure whether it was rectal or uri… --- ## [Victoria BC best restaurants: Answer fast, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520 "2013-08-20T21:02:44Z")
See thread title. I’m here, but have no idea where the best joints are. Any style food, but with veggie choices for the niece. Thanks! --- ## [I don't get why all these pundits are trying to shame Obama into getting involved in Egypt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-all-these-pundits-are-trying-to-shame-obama-into-getting-involved-in-egypt/666581)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-all-these-pundits-are-trying-to-shame-obama-into-getting-involved-in-egypt/666581 "2013-08-20T20:32:57Z")
There’s seems to be a hue and cry from punditry across the spectrum for President Obama to get more heavily involved in the fighting going on in Egypt. Given that the history of the US trying to meddle in MENA politics i… --- ## [Che Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/che-guevara/666425)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/che-guevara/666425 "2013-08-20T19:54:12Z")
Was Che Guevara good, bad or are those terms to simple to describe him. --- ## [People who have one-sided conversations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-one-sided-conversations/666333)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-one-sided-conversations/666333 "2013-08-20T15:50:34Z")
Warning, bloggy post to follow: I am typing this while a guy sitting two chairs down from me is telling me about… all kinds of things I know not what. I have said nothing but “Right,” and “Yeah,” to him for going on fif… --- ## [Is anyone else getting Spanish ads online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-getting-spanish-ads-online/666696)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-getting-spanish-ads-online/666696 "2013-08-20T15:19:10Z")
You watch videos on YouTube and you frequently get a short ad before the video. For some reason, I’ve been getting several ads lately that are in Spanish. Are these ads targeted at viewers based on the videos you watch … --- ## [Caesar vs Alexander](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caesar-vs-alexander/666531)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caesar-vs-alexander/666531 "2013-08-20T14:51:00Z")
Or, Caesar’s and his Roman legions vs Alexander and his Macedonians. Through a timey-wimey ball two of the greatest commanders of antiquity meet. The battleground is a flat plain in the Po Valley. The topography offers … --- ## [Visiting/camping in Death Valley... suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-camping-in-death-valley-suggestions/666591)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-camping-in-death-valley-suggestions/666591 "2013-08-20T14:19:50Z")
My wife (doper Araminty) and I have a vaguely defined plan in which we are going to visit death valley over Christmas. We live in California so it’s within driving range. But we’re not sure where precisely we want to go,… --- ## [Executive job w\\ body armor manuf. open, but you have to agree to be shot with BA on once a year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executive-job-w-body-armor-manuf-open-but-you-have-to-agree-to-be-shot-with-ba-on-once-a-year/666573)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executive-job-w-body-armor-manuf-open-but-you-have-to-agree-to-be-shot-with-ba-on-once-a-year/666573 "2013-08-20T13:07:56Z")
Let’s say there is fairly lucrative executive job available with body armor manufacturer. One of the conditions of the job is that the entire executive staff including the CEO suits up once a year with their best current… --- ## [When someone seems unable to say "thank you"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-seems-unable-to-say-thank-you/666528)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-seems-unable-to-say-thank-you/666528 "2013-08-20T12:53:03Z")
What would that tell you about them? --- ## [Do Smartphones Need Antivirus Protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-smartphones-need-antivirus-protection/648090)
**Author:** [@steviep24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steviep24)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-smartphones-need-antivirus-protection/648090 "2013-08-20T10:58:30Z")
I know you should have antivirus for your computer. But do you need it for smartphones? I’ve never heard anyone talk about internet security for smartphones as of yet so I was just wondering. Also, has any of you Dopers … --- ## [I broke the rules...but which one? Office politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-the-rules-but-which-one-office-politics/369807)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-the-rules-but-which-one-office-politics/369807 "2013-08-20T10:52:21Z")
(This may sound at first like it will be interesting, or maybe even sizzling. Sorry, not even close. If the mundane holds no charm for you, stop reading right now.) Situation: Handsomeharry, lowly office clerk. 20 or m… --- ## [Is it totally wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-totally-wrong/666397)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-totally-wrong/666397 "2013-08-20T04:57:10Z")
By mistake I wrote somewhere to a friend : “Keep up the good Job”, then I was told that it’s wrong and the standard format is Keep up the good work. Next, with a little search I came to this point that if I had added “wi… --- ## [Windows photo editing that can "flip" or stretch frame by a few degrees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-photo-editing-that-can-flip-or-stretch-frame-by-a-few-degrees/666537)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-photo-editing-that-can-flip-or-stretch-frame-by-a-few-degrees/666537 "2013-08-20T00:50:55Z")
I usually take numerous pictures when I’m out and about. I’ll see something that interests me, often an architecturally or historically interesting building, and take several shots of it to improve the chance of getting… --- ## [Wood-burning fireplace insert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-burning-fireplace-insert/666606)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-burning-fireplace-insert/666606 "2013-08-20T00:48:27Z")
We are looking for a wood-burning fireplace insert. Size isn’t really an issue. Our fireplace is huge. We’d like to heat at least 1200 SF but 1600 SF would be nice. We want a rustic look, since we live in a log cabin; s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1244) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1246)