# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1295 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1296 --- ## [Workplace, but not really griping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-but-not-really-griping/659136)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-but-not-really-griping/659136 "2013-05-23T17:32:21Z")
I can remember hearing business advice in the past that when you want to float a new idea at a staff meeting, you should first run it by a coworker or two. The idea is to have them poke some holes in it and get those fix… --- ## [Is there a name for this general principle for interacting with people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-general-principle-for-interacting-with-people/658843)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-general-principle-for-interacting-with-people/658843 "2013-05-23T17:08:09Z")
Something I feel like I’ve learned over the years is this: When in an adversarial situation, don’t worry too much about what the adversary is trying to do, and instead try to know accurately what they can do. Some examp… --- ## [Resorts in the Dominican Republic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resorts-in-the-dominican-republic/658924)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resorts-in-the-dominican-republic/658924 "2013-05-23T16:39:07Z")
Give me your opinions and experiences on all inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic. My girlfriend is booking a vacation for us and I’d like to know where people have stayed and which resorts you liked. Right now I … --- ## [Olympic marathoner vs navy seal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-marathoner-vs-navy-seal/658664)
**Author:** [@FuzzyOgre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuzzyOgre)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-marathoner-vs-navy-seal/658664 "2013-05-23T11:31:58Z")
Who wins in a race? Is there a disparity? You can suggest an exemplar of your preferred special forces if you like. --- ## [Physical Changes - Would You Be Suspicious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-changes-would-you-be-suspicious/658736)
**Author:** [@AHeinrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHeinrich)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-changes-would-you-be-suspicious/658736 "2013-05-23T05:22:07Z")
Let’s say that you and I were loose acquaintances and I was 6 foot 4 and had dark brown eyes. We subsequently don’t see each other for five months and then I show up later (i.e. after those five months) standing more th… --- ## [Is it odd that I enjoy something most people detest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-that-i-enjoy-something-most-people-detest/658814)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-that-i-enjoy-something-most-people-detest/658814 "2013-05-23T05:14:29Z")
Is it odd that I enjoy negotiating vehicle purchases for friends and family, even though the vast majority of people despise going through the process? My grandfather co-owned the local Ford dealership with his brother … --- ## [Big cities and driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-cities-and-driving/658364)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-cities-and-driving/658364 "2013-05-23T03:00:36Z")
I was just looking at this article/slideshow about celebrities who (I’ll save my grammar rant about the word “that” in the title) don’t drive, and that prompted me to wonder, “How common is “I don’t know how to drive” am… --- ## [Question about the meaning of self esteem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-meaning-of-self-esteem/659033)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-meaning-of-self-esteem/659033 "2013-05-22T23:01:33Z")
Though this is in IMHO, I’m also interested in hearing if there’s some kind of factual answer to this. Suppose someone has an inflated sense of their own abilities, in that they are convinced they’re “smart” enough to d… --- ## [Save me from having to buy a new dishwasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-me-from-having-to-buy-a-new-dishwasher/657462)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-me-from-having-to-buy-a-new-dishwasher/657462 "2013-05-22T21:44:35Z")
I’m having one of those weeks where everything major breaks at once, but I’m hoping that I can at least salvage the dishwasher. All of a sudden, we’re getting a very thick, heavy white film on all of our dishes - like h… --- ## [Bit by a leech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-by-a-leech/658917)
**Author:** [@lalagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalagirl)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-by-a-leech/658917 "2013-05-22T21:37:41Z")
a few days ago i was mudding with my family and went to thelake near by to rinse off and when i got back from rinsing off i noticed a black thing on me and i thought it was mud i didnt rinse off. i took it off and felt i… --- ## [Features you'd want on your dream car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/features-youd-want-on-your-dream-car/553623)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/features-youd-want-on-your-dream-car/553623 "2013-05-22T21:31:31Z")
Personally, I’m pretty easy-going in terms of cars; I primarily want something mechanically reliable with good gas mileage, and that won’t tear my legs off in a crash. After that, an air conditioner and some kind of soun… --- ## [Anchored, spherical radius tornado shelter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchored-spherical-radius-tornado-shelter/658937)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchored-spherical-radius-tornado-shelter/658937 "2013-05-22T18:18:00Z")
Given: Oklahoma sits on hard surface rock, therefore basements are too expensive to dig. Tornados will destroy a square or rectangular building, long before a spherical building. Proposal: Every school in OK should h… --- ## [Using cartoon DVD's to teach children foreign languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-cartoon-dvds-to-teach-children-foreign-languages/507285)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-cartoon-dvds-to-teach-children-foreign-languages/507285 "2013-05-22T17:08:12Z")
Years ago my dad was a hospital administrator at a hospital that had a lot of foreign doctors. One night my family had dinner at the home of a foreign doctor (I don’t remember what country he was from, but I believe it … --- ## [Health insurance from Employer: can you see what it covers before you're hired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-from-employer-can-you-see-what-it-covers-before-youre-hired/658856)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-from-employer-can-you-see-what-it-covers-before-youre-hired/658856 "2013-05-22T16:39:32Z")
Mr. Athena and I are both self-employed, and as such, we pay for our own insurance. However, at some point in the future, one or both of us may end up with more of an employment kind of situations, one that will (hopeful… --- ## [Relocation: Redmond vs. Seattle (WA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relocation-redmond-vs-seattle-wa/649377)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relocation-redmond-vs-seattle-wa/649377 "2013-02-06T22:39:28Z")
I’m considering potential employment in one of these two cities. I have never been to either and while I will certainly do a lot of research I’d like to know what everyone here thinks. What are the pros and cons of eac… --- ## [Secret Bank Accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-bank-accounts/658470)
**Author:** [@shellofmyformerself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shellofmyformerself)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-bank-accounts/658470 "2013-05-22T05:46:19Z")
A friend of mine is going through a divorce. Yesterday her lawyer discovered that friend’s husband has seven different secret bank accounts that she knew nothing about, the smallest about $4000 and the largest about $35… --- ## [Eating red meat as we age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-red-meat-as-we-age/658402)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-red-meat-as-we-age/658402 "2013-05-22T05:42:09Z")
For some reason the older I get the smaller the portions of red meat I seem to crave. As a 20 year old I liked red meat everday and about a 12 oz to 16 oz serving was normal. In my 30’s it seemed an 8 oz serving maybe 3 … --- ## [Is it wrong to use a vending machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-use-a-vending-machine/415472)
**Author:** [@SiouxChief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiouxChief)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-use-a-vending-machine/415472 "2013-05-22T04:05:41Z")
…when it gives back too much change? For example, a bag of Cheeetos is marked as $0.80. But when I put in $1, it gives me back $0.80 change. I have done this twice now. Previously, the machine was hooked up the other… --- ## [Question on a 363 Bankruptcy Sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-363-bankruptcy-sale/658957)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-363-bankruptcy-sale/658957 "2013-05-22T01:54:22Z")
I own a $1700 tax lien on a property that is in bankruptcy. I was never notified of the bankruptcy; I’m not sure if as a tax lien holder I should have been. My understanding is that after the sale, the lien will be pai… --- ## [There's one small thing you ask your partner/spouse to do. They won't. Passive aggressive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-one-small-thing-you-ask-your-partner-spouse-to-do-they-wont-passive-aggressive/658704)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-one-small-thing-you-ask-your-partner-spouse-to-do-they-wont-passive-aggressive/658704 "2013-05-22T00:30:29Z")
Just please let me know when we’re going somewhere together, what time you’d like to leave the house. That’s not hard, is it? I’d like to be ready, and not sit around once I’m dressed. But I get ridiculous answers. Or no… --- ## [What would be your fantasy business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-fantasy-business/657064)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-fantasy-business/657064 "2013-05-21T20:10:58Z")
Based on this thread. You’ve just won the lottery. You have a pile of cash and will never have to worry about your income for the rest of your life. But you feel like doing something. So you decide to start up your own… --- ## [1 lion vs 42 people with proportionate dwarfism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-lion-vs-42-people-with-proportionate-dwarfism/658837)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-lion-vs-42-people-with-proportionate-dwarfism/658837 "2013-05-21T20:06:48Z")
There’s been a spate of ‘vs’ threads in IMHO lately, so let’s go back to an old classic. A while back there was a story that a fully grown male African lion had decimated the Cambodian Midget Fighting League. Fortunately… --- ## [Do You Live In/Have You Ever Lived in an Intentional Community?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-have-you-ever-lived-in-an-intentional-community/571613)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-have-you-ever-lived-in-an-intentional-community/571613 "2013-05-21T19:35:15Z")
Also known as a “commune.” What was it like? Was it a cool experience? Mrs. Homie and I are giving some consideration to the idea of giving up the grind and opting for something simpler and more peaceful. There’s an in… --- ## [Your Hobby/Specialist Message Boards - Wars over Gear-Bragging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hobby-specialist-message-boards-wars-over-gear-bragging/658675)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hobby-specialist-message-boards-wars-over-gear-bragging/658675 "2013-05-21T18:27:50Z")
In the thread above from the Acoustic Guitar Forum, a guy with a lot of pricey guitars asks if anyone objects to him listing his gear in his sig. Much frothing ensues - folks saying its bragging, gear heads lamenting … --- ## ["Love" in the First Grade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-in-the-first-grade/427311)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-in-the-first-grade/427311 "2013-05-21T17:36:01Z")
I know conventional wisdom states that boys and girls tend to ignore each other until adolescence, however some do from bonds before that time. I fell in love with a girl named Julie in the first grade and always thought… --- ## [Is there any good reason why I have ten versions of MS C++ on my computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-good-reason-why-i-have-ten-versions-of-ms-c-on-my-computer/658874)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-good-reason-why-i-have-ten-versions-of-ms-c-on-my-computer/658874 "2013-05-21T16:22:45Z")
While browsing my programs looking for things I don’t use so I can delete them, I saw that I had 10 different versions of C++ installed. There are 2 versions labeled “2005 Redistributable” (different sizes so I presume … --- ## [(Sigh) Pls recomend a good newsite that wont drive my work computer crazy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-pls-recomend-a-good-newsite-that-wont-drive-my-work-computer-crazy/658898)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-pls-recomend-a-good-newsite-that-wont-drive-my-work-computer-crazy/658898 "2013-05-21T15:15:53Z")
So the network security at my place of employment is amped up times a million. It’s off the wall crazy. If I try to access sites like, Huffpo or CNN it’s like I’m on an old 386 with a dial up modem. And THAT’s on a good… --- ## [What is the future of small arms technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-future-of-small-arms-technology/649919)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-future-of-small-arms-technology/649919 "2013-05-21T15:07:08Z")
First of all, this is not another Second Amendment debate. This is meant to be a technical discussion. My question is what is the future of small arms like handguns, rifles, and military smallarms? Mostly incremental … --- ## [Anyone installed a storm shelter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-installed-a-storm-shelter/658921)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-installed-a-storm-shelter/658921 "2013-05-21T13:32:26Z")
We’re moving to SC, and have just bought (well, fingers crossed this sale goes through, it’s been a bear to get done but that’s another rant) a nice piece of property with a doublewide on it currently. If we like it ther… --- ## [Would straight women prefer to be raped by a man or another woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-straight-women-prefer-to-be-raped-by-a-man-or-another-woman/658656)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-straight-women-prefer-to-be-raped-by-a-man-or-another-woman/658656 "2013-05-21T13:25:21Z")
Not that either would be much of a preference, but which would be less traumatizing? This is assuming that the rapist isn’t someone you know well, not a family member, close friend, or boyfriend but someone who might be … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1294) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1296)