# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1291 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1292 --- ## [What does bad handwriting look like in non-Latin alphabet languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bad-handwriting-look-like-in-non-latin-alphabet-languages/659661)
**Author:** [@Crocodiles\_And\_Boulevards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crocodiles_And_Boulevards)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bad-handwriting-look-like-in-non-latin-alphabet-languages/659661 "2013-05-31T03:20:26Z")
Out of idle curiosity, can anyone with familiarity of a language like Japanese or Arabic that uses a non-Latin alphabet point to examples of what poor handwriting looks like in everyday script? I ask because I’m practic… --- ## [Individuals Taste in porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individuals-taste-in-porn/659151)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individuals-taste-in-porn/659151 "2013-05-31T02:21:32Z")
Being recently retired with too much time on my hands I decided to do a little research on porn. My buddies are always sending me porn e emails, I have no interest and have never had any interest it simply does nothing f… --- ## [Keeping a daily diary.. suggest a way to do it in Microsoft apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-a-daily-diary-suggest-a-way-to-do-it-in-microsoft-apps/659704)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-a-daily-diary-suggest-a-way-to-do-it-in-microsoft-apps/659704 "2013-05-31T00:50:02Z")
Okay. New job, big corporate employer. Company laptop, no way to install new apps due to corporate policy… and budget. I’ve got what appears to be the entire Microsoft Office suite. I’ve also got strict policies to f… --- ## [Santa Catalina Island, CA: tips, stories and advice wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-catalina-island-ca-tips-stories-and-advice-wanted/659561)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-catalina-island-ca-tips-stories-and-advice-wanted/659561 "2013-05-31T00:26:22Z")
My wife and I will be spending about a week in Los Angeles in mid-June. I have always wanted to visit Santa Catalina Island. We don’t plan to spend the night, just a day trip. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who h… --- ## [Job offer question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-offer-question/659169)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-offer-question/659169 "2013-05-30T23:55:35Z")
I have a job offer from place A but it’s not as good an offer as I want. They said they will not make the offer better. Tomorrow I am talking to place B about a job and they have said their offer will be better if th… --- ## [Taking health advice from (professional) people who do not look the part](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-health-advice-from-professional-people-who-do-not-look-the-part/659695)
**Author:** [@Nippless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nippless)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-health-advice-from-professional-people-who-do-not-look-the-part/659695 "2013-05-30T19:51:08Z")
Would you? Do you? I remember when I was a smoker I had a physical by a rather plump doc, who said I was in good health but should really stop smoking. I almost responded straight back that she should stop eating so muc… --- ## [Are there grocery stores gift cards which limit purchases to food only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-grocery-stores-gift-cards-which-limit-purchases-to-food-only/659582)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-grocery-stores-gift-cards-which-limit-purchases-to-food-only/659582 "2013-05-30T18:02:13Z")
Grocery stores sell gift cards which work like cash within the store. You can buy anything with them, including alcohol and cigarettes. In some cases, I’d prefer that the gift card worked like food stamps. I want it … --- ## [How old is the oldest person you personally know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-the-oldest-person-you-personally-know/659575)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-the-oldest-person-you-personally-know/659575 "2013-05-30T17:43:15Z")
It’s my grandma. --- ## [Should I give up being a vegetarian (for health reasons)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-give-up-being-a-vegetarian-for-health-reasons/659492)
**Author:** [@Cady\_Wampus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cady_Wampus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-give-up-being-a-vegetarian-for-health-reasons/659492 "2013-05-30T17:31:25Z")
Here’s my issue: I have been a vegetarian of one stripe or another since 1997 and I am thinking of switching to a Paleo dietary lifestyle after years of struggling to get my weight and my PCOS in check. No matter what I … --- ## [Is calling a black person an "Ape" a racist remark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-a-black-person-an-ape-a-racist-remark/659386)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-a-black-person-an-ape-a-racist-remark/659386 "2013-05-30T17:03:21Z")
We just had a scenario where an Aboriginal footballer was called an ape by a young girl in the crowd. He heard it, reported her, she was booted out of the ground and all hell broke loose in the media. He was apparently s… --- ## [Vet forbidden to reveal whether injured wildlife lived or died?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-forbidden-to-reveal-whether-injured-wildlife-lived-or-died/659642)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-forbidden-to-reveal-whether-injured-wildlife-lived-or-died/659642 "2013-05-30T16:38:30Z")
TL;DR version: Not “is it,” but “why is it” illegal for the vet to tell me whether injured wildlife survived? Over the Memorial Day weekend, I heard noises that led me to a fledgling cardinal being attacked by a cat. … --- ## [BritDopers (and nosy foreigners) - Leaving the EU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britdopers-and-nosy-foreigners-leaving-the-eu/658169)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britdopers-and-nosy-foreigners-leaving-the-eu/658169 "2013-05-30T14:02:12Z")
For those unaware, the Conservative Party over here have promised a referendum on whether the UK should remain in the EU or not if they win the next election. If that referendum were held today, with only two options - … --- ## [Do we have a duty to our species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-duty-to-our-species/659691)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-duty-to-our-species/659691 "2013-05-30T12:45:38Z")
Inspired by the ingoing thread My G-G-Generational Ship. The premise (as I read it) is that something really bad is gonna happen in ten years that will presumably destroy the planet, and the only way to assure the survi… --- ## [What would you call this concept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-this-concept/659694)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-this-concept/659694 "2013-05-30T10:49:20Z")
I had heard of Dolly Parton around 1971, concerning her singing, her country heritage and, of course, her famous figure. She was on TV and made quite a number of appearances in magazines and newspaper articles in the 70s… --- ## [Direct Alien contact - Best case scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-alien-contact-best-case-scenario/659313)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-alien-contact-best-case-scenario/659313 "2013-05-30T09:36:44Z")
As it says on the tin, if aliens did make direct physical contact what is the best case scenario we could reasonably hope for? I recall reading a fun science-fiction story by Alan Dean Foster where humanity comes into c… --- ## [Shitty internet, stuck in contract. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-internet-stuck-in-contract-what-to-do/659605)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-internet-stuck-in-contract-what-to-do/659605 "2013-05-30T05:47:36Z")
So, I recently posted about our issues with the satellite internet provider Hughesnet. Being in the middle of nowhere we have two options. WildBlue or Hughesnet. We tried WB they sucks. We’ve had HN about a year and ever… --- ## [What podcasts should I be a corporate sponsor of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-podcasts-should-i-be-a-corporate-sponsor-of/659647)
**Author:** [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-podcasts-should-i-be-a-corporate-sponsor-of/659647 "2013-05-30T05:32:17Z")
Hi - I’m looking to sponsor an established “story-based” podcast, and I’m seeking guidance from the teeming millions as to what podcasts might make sense? My plan was to generate a list, and then contact the podcast cre… --- ## [Owning rental property - yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owning-rental-property-yes-or-no/659623)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owning-rental-property-yes-or-no/659623 "2013-05-30T02:40:09Z")
Basic question: Is owning a rental property worth it? (poll to follow, if I don’t screw it up) Expanded scenario: So we’re moving soon, but for several reasons are keeping our current property. My thought is that in a … --- ## [Congratulations for unplanned pregnancies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-for-unplanned-pregnancies/659559)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-for-unplanned-pregnancies/659559 "2013-05-29T19:46:33Z")
Something I’ve noticed on Facebook, which I realize is not exactly the height of social interaction, but it bothered me. I’ve known several girls who announce their pregnancy on facebook, and then get a plethora of cong… --- ## [Why you're not gonna get your flying car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-youre-not-gonna-get-your-flying-car/659545)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-youre-not-gonna-get-your-flying-car/659545 "2013-05-29T19:26:53Z")
The number of magazine covers that have predicted that we will have flying cars in our future number in the hundreds(if not thousands), and yet I think they are all wrong(at least for the near future). The problem isn’t… --- ## [Outdoor kitten (Advice Needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-kitten-advice-needed/659629)
**Author:** [@Koldanar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koldanar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-kitten-advice-needed/659629 "2013-05-29T19:16:02Z")
A little advice appreciated here. My wife and I came across a new kitten outside our house. (As a bit of background, we have a graveyard behind the house that seems to be a favorite dumping ground for cats. We have a… --- ## [Old-school downtown "clubs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-downtown-clubs/659522)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-downtown-clubs/659522 "2013-05-29T19:00:19Z")
So my mom’s side of the family had a family reunion this past weekend, and it took place at The Bellevue Club in Oakland, which is one of those old-school gentleman’s clubs, where you expect rich grumpy men from the 1950… --- ## [Was Admiral Nelson a prima donna?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-admiral-nelson-a-prima-donna/658644)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-admiral-nelson-a-prima-donna/658644 "2013-05-29T18:32:04Z")
I am reading Mahan’s\* Life of Nelson\*. It seems that when he wasn’t winning magnificent naval victories, he was bitching about how no one respected him or how sick he was. The dislike of Torbridge when Torbridge became… --- ## [Aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens/659390)
**Author:** [@Caneknife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caneknife)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens/659390 "2013-05-29T18:02:27Z")
Who believes in Aliens and UFOS , I don’t, with all the technology we have and a billion camera phones now, we still have no clear evidence at all of them, I think sadly we are all alone. --- ## [resume help? please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-help-please/657738)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-help-please/657738 "2013-05-29T17:05:56Z")
First of all, I have mod permission (twickster) to post this. I’m looking for a new job and had to re-do my resume from scratch. I understand that current technology emphasizes scannability by a machine, rather than bei… --- ## [Singapore Censors the Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singapore-censors-the-internet/659595)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singapore-censors-the-internet/659595 "2013-05-29T16:05:12Z")
In news announced last night (read here) the Singapore Media Development Authority is trying to regulate news sites on the internet. If the site reports 1 Singapore news article per week, and has 50,000 unique visitors… --- ## [Apartment security deposit $0 with good credit-- how does this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-security-deposit-0-with-good-credit-how-does-this-work/659573)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-security-deposit-0-with-good-credit-how-does-this-work/659573 "2013-05-29T15:55:13Z")
I’m currently looking for a new apartment, and some of the places that I’ve looked at have said that there is a $0 security deposit with good credit. How does this work? How is financial restitution made if you don’t r… --- ## [1965 vs. 2007 Air Conditioners-Why The Big Weight Difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1965-vs-2007-air-conditioners-why-the-big-weight-difference/659625)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1965-vs-2007-air-conditioners-why-the-big-weight-difference/659625 "2013-05-29T15:52:30Z")
I just hauled the room air conditioners out of storage-and its a pain in the neck. I have two units which differ quite a bit: (1) Emerson “Quiet Cool” (purchased ca. 1965-weight 55 pounds, volume: 20"x 13"x28";6000 BTU… --- ## [How many prescribed medications do you take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-prescribed-medications-do-you-take/659392)
**Author:** [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-prescribed-medications-do-you-take/659392 "2013-05-29T14:30:55Z")
A few off-hand comments in another thread got me wondering. How many prescribed medications do you take? 1 a day? 4 a day? None? More than none, but not daily? --- ## [Limited contract marriages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limited-contract-marriages/659562)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limited-contract-marriages/659562 "2013-05-29T14:07:20Z")
Why are marriage contracts for life? Why not have 5, 10 or 25 year contracts that are easily renewable, alongside the traditional “Til death do us part” standard edition? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1290) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1292)