# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1302 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1303 --- ## [Personality tests when job hunting...WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personality-tests-when-job-hunting-wtf/657730)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personality-tests-when-job-hunting-wtf/657730 "2013-05-13T01:13:32Z")
I remember when I was still in high school looking for a part time job at the mall or wherever a lot of places had you take their 7,000 question “personality test” before they would consider interviewing you. Generally s… --- ## [Why doesn't feminism support female gun ownership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-feminism-support-female-gun-ownership/658159)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-feminism-support-female-gun-ownership/658159 "2013-05-13T01:05:01Z")
There are a substantial number of women who own guns and having a gun in the face of a physical threat would seem to be an empowering thing to do in protecting yourself. It seems, however, that feminist political and et… --- ## [Ask a train engineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-train-engineer/657131)
**Author:** [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-train-engineer/657131 "2013-05-13T00:58:06Z")
Last week or so, a couple of members asked that I start this thread, since I tend to pop up in railroad-related threads in GQ quite a bit. My guess is that there are some pretty neat questions people have about railroad… --- ## [How is it possible to blind yourself with contact lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-to-blind-yourself-with-contact-lenses/658096)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-to-blind-yourself-with-contact-lenses/658096 "2013-05-13T00:04:22Z")
Aside from pouring acid in your eye. One of my employees was supposed to meet my boss to assist with a task and didn’t show up. When we got a hold of him he said his contact lenses had been irritating him the night befo… --- ## [Air Force One crashes! What are your immediate suspictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-one-crashes-what-are-your-immediate-suspictions/657645)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-one-crashes-what-are-your-immediate-suspictions/657645 "2013-05-12T22:24:53Z")
It’s kind of a slow day at work, so here’s a thought experiment: You wake up one morning, turn on the TV, and are confronted by news that Air Force 1 has been lost over the Atlantic Ocean. At this early stage, the foll… --- ## [Does anybody get arrested? (UK dopers related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-get-arrested-uk-dopers-related/658146)
**Author:** [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-get-arrested-uk-dopers-related/658146 "2013-05-12T18:44:24Z")
So, I’m watching this Shia vs. Sunni BS where simple-minded idiots pretending to be men of higher calling are acting their true gang-style colours. Now, this ItemFix - Social Video Factory happened in UK but it seems li… --- ## [Moving to Singapore... Any tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-singapore-any-tips/657975)
**Author:** [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-singapore-any-tips/657975 "2013-05-12T16:06:00Z")
I’m about to move to Singapore, from the UK, with my husband and two daughters (6 and just about 2). It’s imminent - husband leaves 26th May, the rest of us move sometime over the summer once our house here is sold. I … --- ## [Big Screen TV Technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-screen-tv-technology/658080)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-screen-tv-technology/658080 "2013-05-12T15:27:44Z")
Ok, we might be jumping into 21st century technology by purchasing our first big screen TV, but which one? I’ve read about the three technologies (plasma, LCS, and LED) and the advantages/disadvantages with a focus on “… --- ## [Businesses that are fronts for crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-that-are-fronts-for-crime/656892)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-that-are-fronts-for-crime/656892 "2013-05-12T12:50:06Z")
A common trope in shows like The Sopranos or The Wire is that there are businesses (a butcher, a greek restaurant) which are owned by some criminal organization, and where many of their meetings and discussions take plac… --- ## [Quackery - to pursue or not to pursue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quackery-to-pursue-or-not-to-pursue/657759)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quackery-to-pursue-or-not-to-pursue/657759 "2013-05-12T12:00:11Z")
I have a dilemma, which I hope a bunch of reasonable educated people can help me out with\* I heard an advertisement on the radio this morning, for an organisation which does therapies for “Neuro-Developmentally Delayed”… --- ## [The Charles Ramsey 911 Call - Why the hate for the dispatcher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-charles-ramsey-911-call-why-the-hate-for-the-dispatcher/657776)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-charles-ramsey-911-call-why-the-hate-for-the-dispatcher/657776 "2013-05-12T06:14:51Z")
I thought this merited a thread by itself because its not really about the kidnapping itself. There are several different versions of the 911 call made by Charles Ramsey on youtube of which one is below: T… --- ## [Things other people enjoy that you don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780 "2013-05-12T06:01:33Z")
I don’t think David Sedaris is funny. I don’t really enjoy those trivia contests, the ones where you sit at big long tables of 8 or 10 and they flash questions on a screen. And I’m going to one this evening. :confused: … --- ## [Another Going Down the Drain Topic - Abusive Collectors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-going-down-the-drain-topic-abusive-collectors/657752)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-going-down-the-drain-topic-abusive-collectors/657752 "2013-05-12T03:08:58Z")
I usually just let the machine kiss them good-bye, but I just picked up a warm one. Are You!? Is your SSN!? You owe XXXXX (want to get the exact name - “Chase” covers a lot of ground) $37,121.xx! (this must be a cred… --- ## [How should I greet this person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-greet-this-person/658016)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-greet-this-person/658016 "2013-05-12T02:38:43Z")
Okay, I feel really strange for even asking this question, but I’m interested in any advice you may have to offer. I have not experienced this before. I have been a middle school band director in this small town for fi… --- ## [Need Medical Opinions on Tracheostomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-medical-opinions-on-tracheostomy/657769)
**Author:** [@meenakshi68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meenakshi68)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-medical-opinions-on-tracheostomy/657769 "2013-05-12T01:54:06Z")
Hi All, One of my relative is being bitten by a snake and the venom of it have poised through all the major organs like kidney, lungs and blood etc. Whilst she was facing a lot of complications due to this multiple orga… --- ## [Best upholstery material to withstand cat claws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-upholstery-material-to-withstand-cat-claws/657556)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-upholstery-material-to-withstand-cat-claws/657556 "2013-05-12T01:01:26Z")
I have a couple of really good identical armchairs that I’ve had recovered twice before, and it’s time to do it again, I know nothing (except cast iron and concrete) is impervious to cat claws, but any suggestions on a s… --- ## [Do you think one gender is more "addicted" to smartphones than the other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-one-gender-is-more-addicted-to-smartphones-than-the-other/658049)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-one-gender-is-more-addicted-to-smartphones-than-the-other/658049 "2013-05-12T00:26:12Z")
My wife and I were discussing smartphone usage tonight and I made the observation that, from what I observe, women seem obsessed with their smartphone while in public – those that have them are always holding them, they … --- ## [How Often Do You Go No. 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-go-no-2/657862)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-go-no-2/657862 "2013-05-11T22:45:29Z")
For me its every other day usually. Rest assured, the poll is private. --- ## [Has Germany's Committment To "Green" Energy Paid Off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-germanys-committment-to-green-energy-paid-off/658081)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-germanys-committment-to-green-energy-paid-off/658081 "2013-05-11T20:13:26Z")
Germany has spent a fortune on windfarms, solar cell arrays, and other “Green” energy sources. It has also announced its intention to shut down its nuclear power plants. yet, I don’t see that these alternative source… --- ## [Running my computer without the DVD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-my-computer-without-the-dvd/657960)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-my-computer-without-the-dvd/657960 "2013-05-11T19:52:23Z")
DVD drive was acting up, so I got ready to take it out. I had it disconnected, but discovered that Media Player (PC) wouldn’t even play music stored on my hardrive without it. Now, I’m not in any itching hurry to buy a… --- ## [When Food Is Described as "Bland," What Does It Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-food-is-described-as-bland-what-does-it-mean/657850)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-food-is-described-as-bland-what-does-it-mean/657850 "2013-05-11T19:47:24Z")
Poll to follow. --- ## [Free day in Boston next week. What should we do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-day-in-boston-next-week-what-should-we-do/658019)
**Author:** [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-day-in-boston-next-week-what-should-we-do/658019 "2013-05-11T19:07:59Z")
I will be travelling to Boston for a conference next week and we will have a free day. What would be some fun things to do given the following: I will be with a co-worker. She is very easy going and casual, but she is… --- ## [Seeing a man about a dog ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-a-man-about-a-dog/657898)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-a-man-about-a-dog/657898 "2013-05-11T17:31:14Z")
… or a horse. I grew up using “I’ve got to see a man about a dog” to mean “I’ve got to do something, but exactly what is none of your business.” The first time I heard the version of the phrase with “about a horse” I th… --- ## [Climate Change. Crazies on both ends of the spectrum.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-crazies-on-both-ends-of-the-spectrum/658077)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-crazies-on-both-ends-of-the-spectrum/658077 "2013-05-11T16:32:16Z")
I hope this doesn’t turn in to a GD, as I am trying to keep the debate aspect out of it. But I have pet peeves with people on both sides of the issue. Just my two cents: On the one end you have the climate change denier… --- ## [Man with Chainsaw vs. Grizzly Bear -- Who Wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-with-chainsaw-vs-grizzly-bear-who-wins/657621)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-with-chainsaw-vs-grizzly-bear-who-wins/657621 "2013-05-11T16:15:20Z")
I remember an amusing image from a dream last night. I was walking downtown and saw a giant poster of an upcoming match between a big steroidal-wrestler-type fellow armed with a chainsaw and an enormous grizzly bear, app… --- ## [Are there any other good Q&A websites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-good-q-a-websites/89475)
**Author:** [@bmerton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmerton)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-other-good-q-a-websites/89475 "2013-05-11T16:12:09Z")
I ask this question because I was glued to the computer for about two days after I found this site. I typed a search string for the word ‘the’ in to the archive search engine and bookmarked the page. Are there any others… --- ## [Need lawyer advice, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-lawyer-advice-please/657654)
**Author:** [@supergoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergoose)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-lawyer-advice-please/657654 "2013-05-11T15:45:36Z")
Basically, my girlfriend’s trying to get disability. She filed a few years ago with lawyer 1, was denied, appealed, that was denied. (Even though she deserved to get it, but that’s an angry rant for another time.) Lawy… --- ## [What's your opinion on time limits for Dope polls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-time-limits-for-dope-polls/658076)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-time-limits-for-dope-polls/658076 "2013-05-11T14:14:11Z")
Many Dope polls have voting open for extremely short periods. How better to explain why, than with another poll? --- ## [optician high $$ for frame for glasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optician-high-for-frame-for-glasses/658028)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optician-high-for-frame-for-glasses/658028 "2013-05-11T13:47:49Z")
So I get new glasses & contacts this week Can someone pls enlighten me as to why eye-wear frames are so expensive, esp the ones that are near duplicates of conventional Ray Ban sunglasses? Why can I buy a pair of Ray … --- ## [Okie dokie...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014 "2013-05-11T12:33:57Z")
When giving a cheerful ‘okie dokie’, and specifying that you use another word at the end, what word do you use? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1301) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1303)