# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1249 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1250 --- ## [Do I need a Bachlor's degree? (Sound engineering)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-bachlors-degree-sound-engineering/666272)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-bachlors-degree-sound-engineering/666272 "2013-08-15T05:24:36Z")
So I’m looking at going to school for sound engineering (I’m in my early 40s and have no higher education). I’m wondering if this requires a bachelor’s degree or if a certificate is sufficient - there are a couple certif… --- ## [Advice for building a tree house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-building-a-tree-house/666006)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-building-a-tree-house/666006 "2013-08-15T02:51:29Z")
Bambina’s want a tree house, we’ve got 2 big fir trees about 7’ apart, I’ve got a 2 week vacation coming up while my wife is back in China sorting out some business. Nothing fancy. I’m thinking that I can probably use 2… --- ## [What's your first memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-first-memory/665692)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-first-memory/665692 "2013-08-15T00:16:08Z")
Some people here remember their crib days which is unusual. Me, I remember my waking moment clearly. Our mother was nursing me and she nudged me away, saying I was biting her. So I must have been close to two years old. … --- ## [Removing duct tape from a rug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-duct-tape-from-a-rug/666249)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-duct-tape-from-a-rug/666249 "2013-08-14T23:47:20Z")
Any recommendations for removing duct tape glue from a rug? The tape was there for some time, tacking down the edge. When it was pulled off, some of the glue was left behind. The rug is a Berber, pure wool, but of cou… --- ## [Alien slavery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-slavery/665718)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-slavery/665718 "2013-08-14T23:15:44Z")
Lets say that in the future intelligent life forms are discovered on planets that humans are planning on colonizing, what do you think humans would do, enslave, co-exist or exterminate them? In the 21st century most gov… --- ## [Fuji X100S mirrorless camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuji-x100s-mirrorless-camera/664859)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuji-x100s-mirrorless-camera/664859 "2013-08-14T21:23:16Z")
Has anyone had experience with this camera? I’m looking to buy a new camera for an upcoming trip and I’ve seen some good reviews for this. I like its portability, and the idea of a fixed lens, but wondering how it holds … --- ## [So... when should I start being concerned about ants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-should-i-start-being-concerned-about-ants/662422)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-should-i-start-being-concerned-about-ants/662422 "2013-08-14T21:07:31Z")
About a week and a half ago, I noticed a single large black ant in my kitchen. I squished it (it was bloody or something like it, IIRC), tossed it, looked for any companions. Saw none, forgot about it until I saw a sec… --- ## [Green Coffee Bean Extract](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-coffee-bean-extract/666141)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-coffee-bean-extract/666141 "2013-08-14T20:44:35Z")
I’ve been hearing great things about green coffee bean extract as a supplement for weight loss. On the other hand, it’s been recommended by Dr. Oz, which make me suspicious. Does anyone have first-hand info about it? --- ## [The Rudest Pedestrians In The World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rudest-pedestrians-in-the-world/666224)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rudest-pedestrians-in-the-world/666224 "2013-08-14T17:57:27Z")
I’m sure we all have our anecdotal stories of just how rude some pedestrians can be. But I am now convinced the rudest of the rude are those at a particular road crossing in London. See for yourself: http://www.abbeyr… --- ## [Most beautiful Language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-language/665862)
**Author:** [@Fluke54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluke54)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-language/665862 "2013-08-14T17:40:51Z")
Inspired by the ugliest language thread. What, in your opinion, is the prettiest or most beautiful language? I have a couple I like hearing. French,spoken by a native speaker or someone with an ear for it, can sound ju… --- ## [Single women who prefer to have affairs with married men vs dating available single men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-who-prefer-to-have-affairs-with-married-men-vs-dating-available-single-men/665946)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-who-prefer-to-have-affairs-with-married-men-vs-dating-available-single-men/665946 "2013-08-14T16:23:38Z")
I know a friend who does this and this has been her MO for as long as I have known her for over 15 years. She was divorced over 15 years ago, is quite attractive and likes male attention, but if a single guy asks her out… --- ## [What's the best way to keep my lawn weed-free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-keep-my-lawn-weed-free/666088)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-keep-my-lawn-weed-free/666088 "2013-08-14T13:23:23Z")
Mowing regularly isn’t enough it seems. --- ## [Best Strategy if You've Just Killed an Intruder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-strategy-if-youve-just-killed-an-intruder/665438)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-strategy-if-youve-just-killed-an-intruder/665438 "2013-08-14T12:04:52Z")
So you find a guy sneaking around your house in middle of the night, determine that he’s a threat to your life and/or your family’s and kill the guy. Now what? ISTM that the two major choices are 1) to report it to the … --- ## [A field guide to Walmartians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-field-guide-to-walmartians/666096)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-field-guide-to-walmartians/666096 "2013-08-14T03:21:15Z")
I just learned about this word and an image search reveals a queasily fascinating menagerie- rather like when one studies internal parasites in Biology class for the first time. A tentative classification guide goes as f… --- ## [Cataract surgery - please tell me it gets bettter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cataract-surgery-please-tell-me-it-gets-bettter/665712)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cataract-surgery-please-tell-me-it-gets-bettter/665712 "2013-08-14T02:50:31Z")
I’m in my mid-40s, too young to have cataracts, but unfortunately, I’m an outlier. I had cataract surgery performed on my right eye on Monday, with a toric lens implant. Tuesday, the bandages were removed, and the eye … --- ## [Noise etiquette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-etiquette/666063)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-etiquette/666063 "2013-08-13T21:37:14Z")
Recently I started learning to play an instrument. I am always careful not to practice early in the morning or late at night, but the other day around noon, a neighbor complained that the noise was disturbing her while s… --- ## [When and how to broach the controversial aspects of your SO with your peers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-how-to-broach-the-controversial-aspects-of-your-so-with-your-peers/665920)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-how-to-broach-the-controversial-aspects-of-your-so-with-your-peers/665920 "2013-08-13T20:39:08Z")
I’m going to try this first without my own personal specifics until later because I think it is a meaty topic and I want to be more inclusive of Doper’s stories. My generalized situation is that I have been dating a grea… --- ## [If a married women has a baby via an affair what legal duties does the baby daddy have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-married-women-has-a-baby-via-an-affair-what-legal-duties-does-the-baby-daddy-have/665261)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-married-women-has-a-baby-via-an-affair-what-legal-duties-does-the-baby-daddy-have/665261 "2013-08-13T19:27:15Z")
Per this scenario with Simon Cowell in the news if the baby is born before she gets divorced what duties does the cuckolded husband vs the baby daddy typically have? The cheating wife in this scenario appears to be very… --- ## [Work Situation: Get HR involved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-situation-get-hr-involved/666049)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-situation-get-hr-involved/666049 "2013-08-13T19:26:45Z")
Is it ever appropriate for a boss to yell at an employee in front of other employees? My friend is feeling “singled out” and “humiliated” by the way his boss treats him. I agree that it would be more appropriate for th… --- ## [Mechanical keyboards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanical-keyboards/666124)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanical-keyboards/666124 "2013-08-13T19:17:08Z")
Tell me about mechanical keyboards, meaning computer keyboards (for PC) with more expensive independent switches in the keys, and having a different feel. I am not playing computer games. I’m typing text or programming.… --- ## [What's the most bizarre technological advance that seems juuuust plausible within your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-bizarre-technological-advance-that-seems-juuuust-plausible-within-your-lifetime/665705)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-bizarre-technological-advance-that-seems-juuuust-plausible-within-your-lifetime/665705 "2013-08-13T18:52:18Z")
Now that we have vat-grown meat, a la Neuromancer, what’s the most bizarre fringe technology that seems just barely possible within your lifetime? Bringing back the mammoths seems almost old hat at this point, all “haven… --- ## [Need to know: does your country have volunteer litter pick up events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-know-does-your-country-have-volunteer-litter-pick-up-events/666026)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-know-does-your-country-have-volunteer-litter-pick-up-events/666026 "2013-08-13T17:52:03Z")
I was very surprised to learn that in Norway, there’s this whole structure in place for volunteer clubs (sport clubs, music clubs etc) to pick up litter along roads and in other places. It works like this: around Mid may… --- ## [Cheap 7" Tablet -or- WalMart has Cyber Monday in August](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-7-tablet-or-walmart-has-cyber-monday-in-august/665983)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-7-tablet-or-walmart-has-cyber-monday-in-august/665983 "2013-08-13T17:33:13Z")
Wife, for professional reasons, is bracing herself for tomorrow, when WallyWorld has a back-to-school Cyber Monday. However, her head has been turned by a $50 tablet package. Since the only thing she wants it for is do… --- ## [Tell me your UTI home remedies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-uti-home-remedies/665867)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-uti-home-remedies/665867 "2013-08-13T17:32:02Z")
I’ve been to the doctor, peed in a cup, and am on my second day of antibiotics. But I’m feeling really crappy. I don’t know whether I should drink more to flush my system out, or drink less so I don’t have to try to pee … --- ## [A celebration of Dad Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-celebration-of-dad-jokes/665996)
**Author:** [@Melaleuca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melaleuca)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-celebration-of-dad-jokes/665996 "2013-08-13T17:30:19Z")
To support Buzzfeed’s compilation of Dad Jokes, what have YOU come up with that should be in there? Mine is: I left the car window open overnight, and it rained. The next morning, the driver’s seat was wet, and my wife … --- ## [Obama the cab driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-the-cab-driver/666043)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-the-cab-driver/666043 "2013-08-13T17:13:34Z")
This story gave me a chuckle - the Norwegian Prime Minister spent an afternoon driving a cab, revealing his identity once recognised. If you got in a cab only to realise that the driver had a very familiar voice and loo… --- ## [Do you love your small car? Tell me about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-small-car-tell-me-about-it/655180)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-small-car-tell-me-about-it/655180 "2013-08-13T16:19:33Z")
So, my car is driving me batty. I have a 2006 Ford Focus sedan, bought new. It’s got under 35,000 miles on it, and that includes moving OH-AZ and AZ-GA. Since I got to Georgia in 2010, it’s been regular trouble, particul… --- ## [Tell me about your stand-up desk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-stand-up-desk/665728)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-stand-up-desk/665728 "2013-08-13T16:02:22Z")
I know you have one, you cutting-edge bastard. My interest: I’m tall. Regular desks and/or chairs require modification. --- ## [Are there any 100% legitimate business that are similar to well-known scams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-100-legitimate-business-that-are-similar-to-well-known-scams/665214)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-100-legitimate-business-that-are-similar-to-well-known-scams/665214 "2013-08-13T13:05:27Z")
Something I’ve always wondered-and after this thread popped up tonight, describing scammers calling people and telling them that their computer is infected, it made me wonder if there are any legitimate businesses which … --- ## [In your workplace, does management treat sexual harassment with appropriate gravity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-workplace-does-management-treat-sexual-harassment-with-appropriate-gravity/665977)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-workplace-does-management-treat-sexual-harassment-with-appropriate-gravity/665977 "2013-08-13T11:59:47Z")
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