# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1246 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1247 --- ## [Middle-aged person revisits his or her 6-year-old birthday party...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-aged-person-revisits-his-or-her-6-year-old-birthday-party/666523)
**Author:** [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-aged-person-revisits-his-or-her-6-year-old-birthday-party/666523 "2013-08-20T00:14:07Z")
This is a speculative question about the nature of memory. Suppose you’re a middle-aged person and a time machine could take you back to the site of your 6-year-old birthday party so that you could witness the entire sc… --- ## [What's the best free online PDF form filler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-free-online-pdf-form-filler/666590)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-free-online-pdf-form-filler/666590 "2013-08-20T00:01:39Z")
I’m working on a clunky PC that won’t allow me to install anything to fill in the PDF so was hoping I could use a site. What’s the best one to use? --- ## [Smacking your kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smacking-your-kids/665854)
**Author:** [@Caneknife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caneknife)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smacking-your-kids/665854 "2013-08-19T23:31:31Z")
How many of u smack your kids for discipline, I do , and I believe it is better than the give them a small talking to in the corner routine, I know plenty of feral kids that the parents have no discipline over , and I’m … --- ## [Got a kid learning to drive? Make him/her watch this texting-while-driving documentary.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-kid-learning-to-drive-make-him-her-watch-this-texting-while-driving-documentary/666644)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-kid-learning-to-drive-make-him-her-watch-this-texting-while-driving-documentary/666644 "2013-08-19T22:38:24Z")
Director Werner Herzog has put together a 35-minute documentary covering several incidents in which texting-while-driving resulted in death or permanent injury. It features detailed monologues by survivors, or (if the v… --- ## [People who take things to seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-take-things-to-seriously/666535)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-take-things-to-seriously/666535 "2013-08-19T21:59:25Z")
How do you deal? For example you mess around and tell someone you’re going to take their lunch…(jokingly) and they took it way too serious and started keep their lunch from you. Because if you really were going to take i… --- ## [What do you think of for-profit businesses having fundraisers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-for-profit-businesses-having-fundraisers/666485)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-for-profit-businesses-having-fundraisers/666485 "2013-08-19T21:38:31Z")
I’m starting to see this more and more - Bookstores having fundraisers, etc. Now it’s happening locally. A local farm had their barn burn down. Apparently, the barn was insured for about 1/4 of what they lost - the barn… --- ## [How to Comment on a YouTube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-comment-on-a-youtube/666371)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-comment-on-a-youtube/666371 "2013-08-19T19:58:20Z")
I found a documentary I wanted to comment on YouTube. After logging in and jumping through hoops (related to and/or owned by Google), I finally get to what seems like a comment field. I type my response just to find th… --- ## [What is the point of motor tricycles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-motor-tricycles/662508)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-motor-tricycles/662508 "2013-08-19T18:12:43Z")
The big ones, I mean. Like this: http://www.harley-davidson.com/en\_US/Motorcycles/trike.html I’ve only ridden a few times and I enjoyed myself very much, though finances kept me from pursuing it as a hobby. What I ro… --- ## [Would you object to these billboards in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-object-to-these-billboards-in-your-area/665863)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-object-to-these-billboards-in-your-area/665863 "2013-08-19T15:29:49Z")
A campaign that was started recently in London has caused more stink than a turd in a jacuzzi - the billboards in question being these driven around the area. “In the UK illegally? GO HOME OR FACE ARREST Text HOME to 780… --- ## [Is the Padfone worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-padfone-worth-it/666631)
**Author:** [@midnight-dreary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/midnight-dreary)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-padfone-worth-it/666631 "2013-08-19T14:35:09Z")
My phone has been playing up recently, and I’ve been looking at buying a tablet. I really like the idea of the Padfone, both how it works, and the idea of only needing one account for both the phone and the tablet. Has … --- ## ["Smilies" just kind of ruined emoticons, didn't they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies-just-kind-of-ruined-emoticons-didnt-they/666498)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies-just-kind-of-ruined-emoticons-didnt-they/666498 "2013-08-19T14:22:20Z")
Am I the only one to think this? Emoticons (little expressive faces formed from punctuation and other characters) are cute and clever and sometimes remarkably so. But the little graphic things that more recently have rep… --- ## [Strategy For eBay Selling Situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategy-for-ebay-selling-situation/666311)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategy-for-ebay-selling-situation/666311 "2013-08-19T13:30:07Z")
I had a car engine die and figured I would take it apart and sell the pieces on eBay before junking the scrap metal. I’ve just encountered my first difficult buyer issue. I had a couple of parts that are kind of similar… --- ## [Lottery winner wants to share her winngs with beloved brother; husband disagrees. Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-winner-wants-to-share-her-winngs-with-beloved-brother-husband-disagrees-thoughts/665204)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-winner-wants-to-share-her-winngs-with-beloved-brother-husband-disagrees-thoughts/665204 "2013-08-19T11:22:17Z")
Yes, it’s a Skaldthetical with a long storytelling OP and possibly a poll, depending on my mood at the moment I press submit. If you don’t like these, stop now. Today’s story stars Beverly, a thirtysomething woman who’s… --- ## [List the Top 5 states you would live in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-top-5-states-you-would-live-in/666167)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-top-5-states-you-would-live-in/666167 "2013-08-19T02:47:02Z")
American Dopers (or those of you who might like to live here,) if money/employment was not an obstacle, which 5 states would you choose to make your home? I’ll start: New York California Florida North Carolina (curr… --- ## [How often do you fall victim to road rage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-fall-victim-to-road-rage/666240)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-fall-victim-to-road-rage/666240 "2013-08-19T01:39:44Z")
Article here reports the folowing survey results: I assume “road rage” in this context refers to a passage earlier in the article: So 5-8 times a month, people are reportedly on the receiving end of someone shouting/… --- ## [If instead of wars leaders fought each other...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-instead-of-wars-leaders-fought-each-other/666517)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-instead-of-wars-leaders-fought-each-other/666517 "2013-08-18T23:40:50Z")
…which country would be the most militarily powerful? So a blue fella from a lamp granted me a wish - world peace! But he made a good point that countries will still have disputes to settle in the way that armies would … --- ## [Seniors: in what ways do you save money in retirement (or expect to)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seniors-in-what-ways-do-you-save-money-in-retirement-or-expect-to/666450)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seniors-in-what-ways-do-you-save-money-in-retirement-or-expect-to/666450 "2013-08-18T20:31:31Z")
I’m having trouble seeing how I’m going to save very much money just because I’m going to be retiring. Among the expenses I incur from going to work - I don’t spend much on clothes now, so I wont’ save much there. I’ll … --- ## [What would you call ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call/666549 "2013-08-18T19:50:30Z")
What would you call someone that goes through “phases”? Would it make that person less authentic? --- ## [Long Hair and Its Care - Am I Doing This Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-hair-and-its-care-am-i-doing-this-right/666398)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-hair-and-its-care-am-i-doing-this-right/666398 "2013-08-18T19:06:04Z")
OK - I’m male, raised in the '50’s - 60’s. Always a buzz cut, and the mysteries of caring for long hair was reserved for the females. 20 years ago I decided to find out what my terminal length was. Right - no haircut … --- ## [House shopping: Prefer to see empty or furnished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-shopping-prefer-to-see-empty-or-furnished/666412)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-shopping-prefer-to-see-empty-or-furnished/666412 "2013-08-18T18:46:57Z")
You are in the market for a house. Do you prefer to see houses furnished or empty? --- ## [What do you call it in linguistics terms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-it-in-linguistics-terms/666394)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-it-in-linguistics-terms/666394 "2013-08-18T16:36:45Z")
When you naturally feel that something doesn’t fit into a sentence and it makes the sentence sound incorrect. Can you tell me if this kind of feeling or status in which you feel a sentence sounds correct or incorrect ha… --- ## [Small apartment living room surround sound advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-apartment-living-room-surround-sound-advice/666553)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-apartment-living-room-surround-sound-advice/666553 "2013-08-18T12:21:51Z")
Have to upgrade receiver to one with HDMI inputs. Space is 12’x15’. TV sits on bookcase opposite apartment entrance(12’). Couches on either side of living room(15’). Sometimes place a chair in center of room for gaming. … --- ## [Can a dog by "gang raped" by other dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dog-by-gang-raped-by-other-dogs/665544)
**Author:** [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dog-by-gang-raped-by-other-dogs/665544 "2013-08-18T06:26:04Z")
A very good friend of mine likes to tell people that her poor sweet dog was traumatized because she was “gang raped” by a bunch of pitbulls a couple years ago. After questioning, she explained it to me, and it just seems… --- ## [Human Rights Tribunal orders Montrealer to pay $8,000 in damages to panhandler because of email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rights-tribunal-orders-montrealer-to-pay-8-000-in-damages-to-panhandler-because-of-email/665389)
**Author:** [@Desolation\_Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desolation_Island)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rights-tribunal-orders-montrealer-to-pay-8-000-in-damages-to-panhandler-because-of-email/665389 "2013-08-18T01:52:02Z")
So far it looks like this has only been covered in the French press, I’ll post a more reputable link when the Gazette or the local news picks it up: SAQ = société d’alcools du Québec, a government-owned corporation wi… --- ## [Can a non-native English speaker increase his SAT score from 490 to 600?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-non-native-english-speaker-increase-his-sat-score-from-490-to-600/666323)
**Author:** [@SC2Maar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SC2Maar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-non-native-english-speaker-increase-his-sat-score-from-490-to-600/666323 "2013-08-18T00:57:26Z")
Hello, I took SAT exam only once. And my scores were: 800 Math, 490 Reading, 480 Writing. I really need to get 600 from both reading and writing. I realized there were a lot of fancy words I didn’t know, and I relate m… --- ## [I use drugs moderately. What's wrong with this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-use-drugs-moderately-whats-wrong-with-this/666445)
**Author:** [@Seanrc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanrc)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-use-drugs-moderately-whats-wrong-with-this/666445 "2013-08-17T22:17:31Z")
I take amphetamine to study, but I never increase the dose over time. I realize that I need breaks to reduce tolerance. What is wrong with this? --- ## [What is worse-vomitting or diarrhea? (Probably TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-worse-vomitting-or-diarrhea-probably-tmi/252644)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-worse-vomitting-or-diarrhea-probably-tmi/252644 "2013-08-17T18:41:54Z")
Gross, but it just popped into my head the other day-what do you consider to be worse-throwing up, or having the poops? I vote for diarrhea. At least with puking, yeah, it sucks, but you gag, heave and then you get a b… --- ## [At a wedding, does anyone ever actually "speak now" instead of "forever holding their peace"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-a-wedding-does-anyone-ever-actually-speak-now-instead-of-forever-holding-their-peace/666430)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-a-wedding-does-anyone-ever-actually-speak-now-instead-of-forever-holding-their-peace/666430 "2013-08-17T17:40:34Z")
Outside of Hollywood, that is. We’ve all had a friend or loved one who’s entering a marriage we think is a terrible idea. But have you ever heard of anyone actually taking up the minister’s famous offer? --- ## [AOL CEO fires exec for taking his photo during important phone call to all staffers- Right or wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-ceo-fires-exec-for-taking-his-photo-during-important-phone-call-to-all-staffers-right-or-wrong/665949)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-ceo-fires-exec-for-taking-his-photo-during-important-phone-call-to-all-staffers-right-or-wrong/665949 "2013-08-17T17:04:14Z")
The headline here is obviously intended the CEO look like an uber asshole. What’s interesting is how many comments defend the CEO and say low the Creative Director must have lost his mind to be taking a phone pic of the … --- ## [Specific calculator requirements for 8th grade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-calculator-requirements-for-8th-grade/666056)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-calculator-requirements-for-8th-grade/666056 "2013-08-17T16:27:33Z")
This is a borderline pit with a serious question attached; I’ll keep the pit shallow but will accept a mod move if it seems appropriate. Our twins are starting public school 8th grade on an average to upper track. There… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1245) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1247)