# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1306 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1307 --- ## [One woo-tech purveyor down, how many to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-woo-tech-purveyor-down-how-many-to-go/657309)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-woo-tech-purveyor-down-how-many-to-go/657309 "2013-05-06T04:28:07Z")
One of the sadder aspects of the current Gulf wars is that a number of sellers of woo tech have made fortunes selling garbage to the military and para-military civilian groups - pure woo tech that could lead to unnecessa… --- ## [When someone mentions, "Harvard of the South"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-mentions-harvard-of-the-south/657324)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-mentions-harvard-of-the-south/657324 "2013-05-06T03:31:00Z")
… which school comes to mind first? I was thinking of making this a poll, but I didn’t want to limit the options. --- ## [Ladies, can we talk about panties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-can-we-talk-about-panties/615906 "2013-05-06T00:56:34Z")
I need new drawers, and I’m not sure where to look. I’m the kind that looks for a kind I like and then buys 14 pair and is finished. I don’t have 10 different styles like many girlie-girls do. I like my well-fitting, mod… --- ## [Douchey Euro cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douchey-euro-cars/657453)
**Author:** [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douchey-euro-cars/657453 "2013-05-06T00:21:45Z")
Some North American teens and early-20s douche up their cars with body kits and dropping their pickup trucks to just a couple of inches above the roadway. Now, I’m under the impression that pretty much everyone in Europe… --- ## [Erectile dysfunction and sexual orientation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erectile-dysfunction-and-sexual-orientation/495639)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erectile-dysfunction-and-sexual-orientation/495639 "2013-05-05T22:47:19Z")
A friend of mine, who is a gay man in his 50s, has been experiencing erectile dysfunction. He is looking into participation in a clinical trial for a new drug. Everything seemed ok, until he read this part in the study’s… --- ## [Summer adventures in the Alps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-adventures-in-the-alps/657509)
**Author:** [@EnginNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnginNerd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-adventures-in-the-alps/657509 "2013-05-05T21:37:57Z")
I’m working on putting the final touches on a vacation plan for this summer. I’ll have about 5 to 7 days to venture from Munich to Zurich to catch my flight back to the U.S., and I’d like to find some fun things to do in… --- ## [What is a good book on bringing about social change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-book-on-bringing-about-social-change/657563)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-book-on-bringing-about-social-change/657563 "2013-05-05T20:04:29Z")
The gay rights movement is pretty impressive, considering that GLBTers are only about 5% of the population. The stigma against being gay has gone down a lot in the last few decades, and now a majority of people support g… --- ## ["Technological Singularity" - aren't we already in it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technological-singularity-arent-we-already-in-it/657418)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technological-singularity-arent-we-already-in-it/657418 "2013-05-05T07:43:26Z")
A Technological Singularity is an intriguing concept. On the Wiki page - here is a link from my iPad: Technological singularity - Wikipedia It includes the following summary: and further: But - aren’t we already t… --- ## [Ladies if you don't want your private T&A pics to wind up online stop taking and sending them!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-if-you-dont-want-your-private-t-a-pics-to-wind-up-online-stop-taking-and-sending-them/657434)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-if-you-dont-want-your-private-t-a-pics-to-wind-up-online-stop-taking-and-sending-them/657434 "2013-05-05T05:48:01Z")
Per this article and several others I’ve seen the issue does not seem to be that you are taking these pics in the first place, but that your bitter exs are posting them to places like pink meth and related sites to shame… --- ## [Anyone familiar with the Pensacola area? Looking for some insight...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-the-pensacola-area-looking-for-some-insight/657437)
**Author:** [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-the-pensacola-area-looking-for-some-insight/657437 "2013-05-04T23:58:37Z")
My husband is a government contractor, and the company he contracts for would like to offer him a permanent position. The possibility of them moving us to their headquarters in Pensacola, FL is becoming very strong. We’v… --- ## [Difference between Kindle Fire gen 1 and gen 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-kindle-fire-gen-1-and-gen-2/657466)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-kindle-fire-gen-1-and-gen-2/657466 "2013-05-04T23:57:57Z")
I bought a Kindle Fire gen 1 from Woot! last week. I have an old Kindle, but this was a refurb for $100. The description had some wrong information that are features for the gen 2. I got an e-mail from Woot! today fessin… --- ## [Kentucky Bourbon Trail anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-bourbon-trail-anyone/657428)
**Author:** [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-bourbon-trail-anyone/657428 "2013-05-04T23:28:07Z")
Planning a visit there this fall and wanted to know if anyone here had any suggestions: definitely visit this place, don’t bother with that one, eat or stay at these places… The one place that looks pretty awesome so fa… --- ## [Is there a correct way to buy a timeshare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-correct-way-to-buy-a-timeshare/657170)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-correct-way-to-buy-a-timeshare/657170 "2013-05-04T20:22:07Z")
Lets say a person wanted a timeshare. I am not at that point, but it may be something I’d want down the road if I am looking at vacations. Since the time share meetings are high pressure and designed to make money off o… --- ## [Motorboat in my head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorboat-in-my-head/657472)
**Author:** [@Grateful-UnDead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grateful-UnDead)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorboat-in-my-head/657472 "2013-05-04T11:47:58Z")
About a month ago I noticed that in the quiet of night while lying in bed, I can hear a “motorboat” in my right ear. It sounds just like is said: an outboard motor. If I lie on my right side with my ear to the pillow, t… --- ## [Going To Reykjavik! Any suggestions??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-reykjavik-any-suggestions/657395)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-reykjavik-any-suggestions/657395 "2013-05-04T11:14:01Z")
My middle/older sister is celebrating her 50th birthday and we’re traveling to Reykjavik for a week! Looks awesome! Vikings, glaciers, geysers, oh my! Who has been there or lives there? I’d love any suggestions about fo… --- ## [Holy shit (Why I did I try this last store)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-why-i-did-i-try-this-last-store/657432)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-why-i-did-i-try-this-last-store/657432 "2013-05-04T09:36:52Z")
I stopped to get glycerine for flower preservation at the three local large retailers. Only one carries this at $3.88. They had 6 bottles yesterday and I had to be somewhere so I left. Today all six bottles are gone. I t… --- ## [Questions you'd ask an Apollo moonwalker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-youd-ask-an-apollo-moonwalker/634354)
**Author:** [@Frisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frisco)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-youd-ask-an-apollo-moonwalker/634354 "2013-05-04T07:08:48Z")
In a few weeks I am having dinner with one of the Apollo moonwalkers with the opportunity to ask a few questions. I want to make the most of this opportunity to learn something interesting. So what thoughtful questions w… --- ## [Bug/ Arachnid Royal Rumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-arachnid-royal-rumble/657412)
**Author:** [@e.fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/e.fred)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-arachnid-royal-rumble/657412 "2013-05-04T06:46:26Z")
Who do you think would win if you put a Giant Praying Mantis, Giant Asian Hornet, Giant Centipede, Giant Scorpion, Tarantula, Giant Rhino Beetle, African Ant, Camel Spider, and other tough bugs and arachnids in an aquari… --- ## [Why post to a thread where you have no stake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-post-to-a-thread-where-you-have-no-stake/657322)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-post-to-a-thread-where-you-have-no-stake/657322 "2013-05-04T06:32:03Z")
In this thread on beer without alcohol we had a post: Sorry, RealityChuck that you are my example. Nothing personal. It just sort of stuck out and made me wonder. I have seen this happen on many threads and I’d like t… --- ## [6-year-old wins junior duck stamp contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-year-old-wins-junior-duck-stamp-contest/656143)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-year-old-wins-junior-duck-stamp-contest/656143 "2013-05-04T05:25:32Z")
Is there anyway in hell a 6 year old could do this? --- ## [Anyone here know anything about insurance investigators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-anything-about-insurance-investigators/657416)
**Author:** [@Gesturing\_Mildly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gesturing_Mildly)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-anything-about-insurance-investigators/657416 "2013-05-04T04:13:09Z")
I’m ready for a career change. Or maybe not, but I’m ready to at least start exploring my options. In searching through some local job openings, I found some postings for insurance field investigators. I know nothing … --- ## [Beginning Relationships and Tragedy -- A Hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-relationships-and-tragedy-a-hypothetical/657252)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-relationships-and-tragedy-a-hypothetical/657252 "2013-05-04T02:42:44Z")
So we have Sam and Alex, two arbitrarily gendered and oriented people. Sam and Alex are somewhere in that level between “acquaintance” and “friend”. They have fun together, but it’s generally in mixed groups. They’re not… --- ## [Plumbing: stuff comes up shower drain!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-stuff-comes-up-shower-drain/657362)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-stuff-comes-up-shower-drain/657362 "2013-05-04T01:48:53Z")
Ick! Two bedroom apartment, with a big hallway bathroom and a smaller bathroom attached to the master bedroom. Smaller bathroom has shower, not tub. Two story apartment, I’m on the upper floor. One neighboring apartm… --- ## [Letter of reference: who to ask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-of-reference-who-to-ask/657268)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-of-reference-who-to-ask/657268 "2013-05-04T00:25:12Z")
There is a full-time college math instructor position I want to apply for. One of the items I need to turn in with my application is “three letters of reference, one of which must address teaching.” I’ve taught part-ti… --- ## [Buying a camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-camera/657332)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-camera/657332 "2013-05-03T20:33:35Z")
I have got a bit of bonus coming in a couple of months, and I want to buy a digital SLR camera with it. I’ll have about £400 to spend on it, but I was rather hoping to get a longer zoom lens as well, as I want to take pi… --- ## [Photo Manipulation Program Needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-manipulation-program-needed/657403)
**Author:** [@Mavic\_Chen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mavic_Chen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-manipulation-program-needed/657403 "2013-05-03T19:47:32Z")
Hello Dopers, can anyone recommend a (hopefully free) program to manipulate a large number of digital photos I have taken? They are all 4288x3216 jpg images of about 7MB and I want to modify them for display on a 1920x1… --- ## [I don't understand our gun obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-our-gun-obsession/656087)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-our-gun-obsession/656087 "2013-05-03T19:26:57Z")
I understand the second amendment says “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”, etc, etc. What I don’t understand is why owning and using guns seems to be an obsession for so many people. … --- ## [Doctoral candidates b4 dissertation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctoral-candidates-b4-dissertation/657383)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctoral-candidates-b4-dissertation/657383 "2013-05-03T19:00:43Z")
Do colleges do anything to acknowledge a student finishing his classwork in preparation for his dissertation? --- ## [Have you met someone who didn't know a really well-known pop or historical reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-met-someone-who-didnt-know-a-really-well-known-pop-or-historical-reference/653658)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-met-someone-who-didnt-know-a-really-well-known-pop-or-historical-reference/653658 "2013-05-03T17:53:24Z")
This was inspired by an e-mail from a friend whose coworker was on the phone to a customer. He explained that the order must have fallen down that bottomless pit that Gandalf fell down. After a bit of confusion he said “… --- ## [Traffic Ticket is Different](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-ticket-is-different/657424)
**Author:** [@inaud4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inaud4)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-ticket-is-different/657424 "2013-05-03T17:44:53Z")
I was pulled over a few weeks ago and received a traffic ticket for improper lane change. However, when I went online on the Clerk’s website, the ticket is showing as failure to drive in a single lane. Why would the ti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1305) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1307)