# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1304 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1305 --- ## [Polar Bear vs. Chimpanzee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polar-bear-vs-chimpanzee/657649)
**Author:** [@Neo-Calredic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neo-Calredic)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polar-bear-vs-chimpanzee/657649 "2013-05-09T20:50:38Z")
My wife and I got into a debate about this the other night, and I’m curious to see what other people think. The scenario is simple: A male polar bear and male chimpanzee, both of average size, are pitting against one a… --- ## [Can I Get Out Of The Military??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-out-of-the-military/618897)
**Author:** [@jampaintball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jampaintball)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-out-of-the-military/618897 "2013-05-09T20:44:21Z")
Ok so I tried doing research on my own but everything that came up was a few years old. I recently joined the USAF after not getting accepted into college and thinking it was my only option, well as you probably guessed … --- ## [another "was this wrong?" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-was-this-wrong-thread/657918)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-was-this-wrong-thread/657918 "2013-05-09T20:37:39Z")
First the background. Linda lives in Idaho and is the superior of Bill and George. Bill lives in Kansas. George lives in Iowa and is the superior of Bob Bob also lives in Kansas and is good friends with Bill. Got th… --- ## [Lack of valor present in our society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-valor-present-in-our-society/657899)
**Author:** [@emoticorpse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emoticorpse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-valor-present-in-our-society/657899 "2013-05-09T20:20:10Z")
This Cleveland Kidnapper story is surreal. I’m assuming you know about it already and would not want to waste bandwidth throwing in a link. The deal is people suspected what was happening WAS actually happening, one woma… --- ## [Good militias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-militias/657799)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-militias/657799 "2013-05-09T17:50:47Z")
Are there any significant militias whose objective is to try to make the world a better place? For example, they might try to assassinate a tyrannical leader in one country, then attempt to rescue a political prisoner in… --- ## [Vacation advice around Lake Michigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-advice-around-lake-michigan/657530)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-advice-around-lake-michigan/657530 "2013-05-09T14:55:19Z")
My wife and I are attending a wedding in Valparaiso, Indiana on 22 June. We plan on adding some days of vaction to the trip and are interested in visiting some of the beach towns along Lake Michigan. We’ll fly in to Ch… --- ## [Dog Bite....Whose responsible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bite-whose-responsible/657740)
**Author:** [@caviles48](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caviles48)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bite-whose-responsible/657740 "2013-05-09T13:15:20Z")
Ok, so here’s what happened. I took my dog Odin to the dog park Saturday around 6:30 in the morning. Around 6:50 enters a dog and his owner. The dogs were running around, everything was going well. Then I noticed that th… --- ## [Selling a vehicle with a bad tire (ethical dilemma)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-vehicle-with-a-bad-tire-ethical-dilemma/657722)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-vehicle-with-a-bad-tire-ethical-dilemma/657722 "2013-05-09T13:12:50Z")
I’m beginning the process of selling my motorcycle. I was washing it and taking pictures to post online, when I noticed what I thought was a rock embedded in the tread of the rear tire. It turned out not to be a rock, … --- ## [We're going to Chicago! Eeek! Advice, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-chicago-eeek-advice-please/657755)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-chicago-eeek-advice-please/657755 "2013-05-09T05:58:37Z")
Okay, I decided to be Mother of the Universe and take the kids to Chicago this weekend. We’ll be staying at Holiday Inn Chicago-Mart Plaza, close enough (I think) for the boys to walk to Catalyst Ranch for the Hannah Ha… --- ## [Farmville IRL! Or, easy gardening tips for a novice city gal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farmville-irl-or-easy-gardening-tips-for-a-novice-city-gal/657642)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farmville-irl-or-easy-gardening-tips-for-a-novice-city-gal/657642 "2013-05-09T00:29:37Z")
I’ve inadvertently euthanized a lot of houseplants in my day. My biggest problem seems to be that I love them too much (vis a vis overwatering). The only bit of greenery that’s ever flourished under my thumb was an aloe … --- ## [Stupid (in your opinion) mistakes people make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-in-your-opinion-mistakes-people-make/657212)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-in-your-opinion-mistakes-people-make/657212 "2013-05-08T23:23:10Z")
Companion piece to the thread about overly judgemental opinions. What are the things people around you do over and over again, that you think are 100% mistakes every time, and yet no-one else seems to share that view? F… --- ## [Is prancing around infront of your window naked Indecent Exposure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prancing-around-infront-of-your-window-naked-indecent-exposure/350575)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prancing-around-infront-of-your-window-naked-indecent-exposure/350575 "2013-05-08T22:32:30Z")
My wife and I were driving home from the movies last night and as we pulled into our road we noticed several little boys who were playing baseball in a small grassy area all pointing at a fully naked person walking aroun… --- ## [Please recommend a good online news source](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-online-news-source/657790)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-online-news-source/657790 "2013-05-08T20:11:39Z")
And by “good” I mean informative, detailed, and not overly sensationalized. I can’t take any more of CNN.com, which has basically turned into a tabloid. Today’s headline, screaming at me in all caps 40pt bold font, “TH… --- ## [On a scale of 1 to five (1 is hating, 5 is loving), how do you feel about your job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-of-1-to-five-1-is-hating-5-is-loving-how-do-you-feel-about-your-job/657640)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-of-1-to-five-1-is-hating-5-is-loving-how-do-you-feel-about-your-job/657640 "2013-05-08T20:07:37Z")
I will assign a five point scale in the poll. If you feel the need to expand, do so in the thread. --- ## [Advice on buying suit for teenage boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-suit-for-teenage-boy/657732)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-suit-for-teenage-boy/657732 "2013-05-08T19:29:26Z")
OMG, my baby asked a girl to the 8th grade formal and she said yes! This is the first I’ve heard of him even talking to a girl! We don’t have many dress up occasions, we’ve always gotten by with dress shirt and pants, … --- ## [Preferred version of your first name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-version-of-your-first-name/657697)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-version-of-your-first-name/657697 "2013-05-08T19:25:55Z")
To people who you are on a first-name basis with, what is your preferred form of your first name, i.e. what do you tell people to call you? A) Your full, proper first name e.g. “Daniel,” “Robert,” “Jennifer,” “Elizabeth… --- ## [animal football game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-football-game/657702)
**Author:** [@e.fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/e.fred)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-football-game/657702 "2013-05-08T19:13:04Z")
I think it would be cool to have a game of football played with animals. You could use bears as offensive and defensive lineman, gorillas as linebackers and tight ends, a tiger or lion as a running back and safetys and w… --- ## [The experience of a fetus' universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-experience-of-a-fetus-universe/657510)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-experience-of-a-fetus-universe/657510 "2013-05-08T19:03:47Z")
If a third-trimester fetus could talk, what would it say? How would it describe its environment? What kinds of thoughts would it have? What kinds of external things (like motion or sound) would it experience, and how wou… --- ## [Hotel in Manhattan: Help needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-in-manhattan-help-needed/657325)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-in-manhattan-help-needed/657325 "2013-05-08T17:27:57Z")
I’m going to New York for my sister’s wedding in August, and had planned to stay in an apartment in Queens, near where she lives, like we did on our last visit. But they no longer are accepting guests for anything less t… --- ## [Do you have to do business travel on your own time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-do-business-travel-on-your-own-time/657629)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-do-business-travel-on-your-own-time/657629 "2013-05-08T17:13:50Z")
I’ve got a business trip coming up to the UK. I booked a 4 day trip: travel all day Tuesday, work Wednesday & Thursday, travel home all day Friday. My boss told me I can’t spend two work days traveling and that I would n… --- ## [Please help me civilize my cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-civilize-my-cat/657659)
**Author:** [@Danja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danja)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-civilize-my-cat/657659 "2013-05-08T15:11:50Z")
Hello, Some of you may recall me starting a cat thread last summer, asking how to transport my feline friend across the country. We made it through many yowls and escape attempts, and for a while things were OK. However… --- ## [Indian (India) guy interracial relationships poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366)
**Author:** [@Curious\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious_Man)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366 "2013-05-08T15:09:07Z")
was trying to get this working originally and hope the mods can merge this with my other Indian guys thread anyways I post a poll of what kind of women you have seen or known Indian (India) men to date in real life pol… --- ## [Filming an Event on a Mobile Phone: Live Transmission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filming-an-event-on-a-mobile-phone-live-transmission/657750)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filming-an-event-on-a-mobile-phone-live-transmission/657750 "2013-05-08T13:16:37Z")
I was just listening to a radio story (NPM?) about a guy who was being searched in a subway station in England. His girlfriend was filming the event on her phone-camera. The police objected to this and tried to seize h… --- ## [Legal help: How would I go about filing a lawsuit against a US company from abroad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-help-how-would-i-go-about-filing-a-lawsuit-against-a-us-company-from-abroad/657601)
**Author:** [@SDDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDDP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-help-how-would-i-go-about-filing-a-lawsuit-against-a-us-company-from-abroad/657601 "2013-05-08T05:55:29Z")
First of all, let me just say that I am new here and it is great to join this message board. I have been lurking around here on and off in the past, but never had a need to post a question until now. At any rate, here i… --- ## [Sudden heavy heartbeats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-heavy-heartbeats/256900)
**Author:** [@gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gentle)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-heavy-heartbeats/256900 "2013-05-08T04:49:25Z")
Every once in a while – I can be slouching in the sofa, reading in bed, or sitting by my desk in my work chair – I feel an sensation in my chest: First there seems to be a slight pause in my heartbeat, like an hesitation… --- ## [How do I divide my time between two enterprises?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-divide-my-time-between-two-enterprises/657662)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-divide-my-time-between-two-enterprises/657662 "2013-05-08T04:45:04Z")
I currently own one online retail business selling certain lines of hard goods through Amazon. I have a full-time contractor doing most of the work for this business, but there is still a healthy amount of work for me. … --- ## [Driving across the US: Your recommendations for interesting things to see and do on the way.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-across-the-us-your-recommendations-for-interesting-things-to-see-and-do-on-the-way/656839)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-across-the-us-your-recommendations-for-interesting-things-to-see-and-do-on-the-way/656839 "2013-05-08T02:35:20Z")
In June, my wife and I will be driving from Baltimore to Las Vegas, where she will be starting a new job. We have decided to make it a fun and leisurely trip instead of just staying on I-70 for four or five days. We can… --- ## [Things to do in Virginia Beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-virginia-beach/657511)
**Author:** [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-virginia-beach/657511 "2013-05-08T02:21:56Z")
I’m going to be in the Virginia Beach area later on this month. We’ve got about two days to kill while we’re there. I’ve never been there, boyfriend was there once about 25 years ago. Any suggestions on things to do (… --- ## [Anyone else dry off IN the shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-dry-off-in-the-shower/657616)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-dry-off-in-the-shower/657616 "2013-05-08T01:08:33Z")
As in, turn off the water and towel off BEFORE you step out of the shower? (Okay, I’d do it with baths, too, but it’s been years since I’ve had a bath.) My thinking is, there a certain amount of water that will run dow… --- ## [Things to do - St Augustine, FL Version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-st-augustine-fl-version/657723)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-st-augustine-fl-version/657723 "2013-05-08T00:57:08Z")
Headed to St Augustine in about 10 days to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary (yes, to each other!). I have not been there since I was a kid, still have vague memories of the fort. We have a condo on Crescent Beach… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1303) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1305)