# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1307 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1308 --- ## [What is your preferred financial software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-financial-software/657214)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-financial-software/657214 "2013-05-03T17:07:32Z")
I have used Quicken for years, but they tell me that as of yesterday I can’t use Quicken 2010 for online access. (I think that this is a breach of contract, but I won’t win so I will save my bitching). I tried Mint and… --- ## [Let's talk self-cannibalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-self-cannibalism/657356)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-self-cannibalism/657356 "2013-05-03T16:21:57Z")
Inspired by a current Pit thread about cannibalism in early Jamestown. You’re hungry. REAL hungry. Tink of yourself in the middle of a desert on a desert planet. Nothing, animal or vegetable, to eat. You don’t have … --- ## [Collecting - what's the appeal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collecting-whats-the-appeal/657204)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collecting-whats-the-appeal/657204 "2013-05-03T15:58:11Z")
I’m trying to get a handle on the purpose of collecting things. The best examples of this are stamps and coins, of course, but also (for example) collecting certain editions of books, or being a completist when collectin… --- ## [Fake reviews on Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-reviews-on-amazon/657335)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-reviews-on-amazon/657335 "2013-05-03T15:10:37Z")
There was a thread already on this not too long ago, but that was sharing the funniest, I think. What I don’t like are people giving funny reviews, but leaving only 1 star when they do. For instance: How to Avoid Huge … --- ## [Gun owners: how do you maintain your shooting skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-owners-how-do-you-maintain-your-shooting-skills/657144)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-owners-how-do-you-maintain-your-shooting-skills/657144 "2013-05-03T12:34:15Z")
I’m curious, as I’m completely unfamiliar with gun culture. Do you go to a shooting range? Shoot cans in the backyard? How frequently? How much ammo do you use? Does your aim deteriorate if you don’t practice every once… --- ## [The Many Worlds Interpretation is bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-many-worlds-interpretation-is-bullshit/657121)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-many-worlds-interpretation-is-bullshit/657121 "2013-05-03T10:11:23Z")
I have no idea why this theory is so popular in science. It’s faddish and utterly ridiculous. If the Many Worlds Interpretation is true, that means that there’s a universe exactly like this one except one morning I chos… --- ## [A poll for GD, is there interest in doing a series of GD's about bias?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-gd-is-there-interest-in-doing-a-series-of-gds-about-bias/657393)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-gd-is-there-interest-in-doing-a-series-of-gds-about-bias/657393 "2013-05-03T07:38:33Z")
I am considering starting a series of Threads in GD regarding Bias Essentially one thread per week or so per Bias on the list. (maybe not every single one of them but a lot of them) The goal is to both educate and exp… --- ## [North Korean Crisis - What is the eventual outcome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-crisis-what-is-the-eventual-outcome/654843)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-crisis-what-is-the-eventual-outcome/654843 "2013-05-03T06:44:01Z")
The situation is North Korea is escalating and this MAY be a precursor to war. With that said, lets get the pulse of the forums as to the eventual outcome as a system of record for us to look back on in a year or two. S… --- ## [Another Bankruptcy Q Chap 7 - Past Due Property Tax - Dischargable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bankruptcy-q-chap-7-past-due-property-tax-dischargable/655740)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bankruptcy-q-chap-7-past-due-property-tax-dischargable/655740 "2013-05-03T06:15:07Z")
This seems too good to be true, but I can’t find it under"Non-Diachargeable" on any of several sites (Including the lawyer I’m talking to). Before I run up billable time, a really simple one: I have small income and, b… --- ## [Hypothetical test to get gun license](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-test-to-get-gun-license/657213)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-test-to-get-gun-license/657213 "2013-05-03T05:36:17Z")
Lets say that Congress passes a bill that declares that people must pass a 10 question test before they can receive a gun license. What questions do you think should be on that test? --- ## [Hypothetical test to be able to vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-test-to-be-able-to-vote/657260)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-test-to-be-able-to-vote/657260 "2013-05-03T04:55:17Z")
I think it’s pretty disturbing how so many people vote without having any knowledge of current events or how government works. I think people should have to pass a basic test to be able to use their right to vote topic… --- ## [Would you date her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-her/657236)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-her/657236 "2013-05-03T02:27:00Z")
So I heard a blurb on the Today show that Martha Stewart is looking for love on Match.com. She’s too old for me, but on the assumption that she is in your age your range, would you date her? Pros: She’s incredibly ric… --- ## [Old Folks: Stand and be counted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845 "2013-05-03T02:04:16Z")
As of this hour 440 Dopers have responded to the Poll: How old are you? in In My Humble Opinion started 03-02-2010, 04:55 PM by Giles The breakdown of the Over 50 crowd is: 50-59 years 61 13.86% 60-69 y… --- ## [What is the fair price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-fair-price/657361)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-fair-price/657361 "2013-05-03T01:03:15Z")
Hypothetical situation: Amber is the owner of a coupon that permits the bearer to receive a government rebate of $10 million upon the construction and operation of a specialized piece of machinery. The coupon is redeem… --- ## [My Friend Is Having Hallucinations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-having-hallucinations/655094)
**Author:** [@Hecatenna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hecatenna)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-having-hallucinations/655094 "2013-05-03T00:54:46Z")
Just so you know, I understand that not all the people here are doctors. Fear not, you won’t be killing someone by putting in some wrong information, but i would ask that you keep it factual. Thanks! My friend has been … --- ## [Opinions on upgrades for a old PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-upgrades-for-a-old-pc/657172)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-upgrades-for-a-old-pc/657172 "2013-05-03T00:50:54Z")
I have a 4-5 year old Dell Inspiron 530s as my main desktop at home. I don’t really game any more (and when I do it’s an Xbox) and I use it for MS Office Apps, Web browsing and some music/video. It was a pretty cheap PC … --- ## [Ear wax in cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-wax-in-cats/657374)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-wax-in-cats/657374 "2013-05-03T00:29:47Z")
One of my cats had a hematoma in his ear last year that was surgically repaired. Consequently, he now looks like he’s half Scottish Curl. :wink: He tends to get ear wax in the collapsed ear, presumably because he can’t c… --- ## [Boring briefs vs. cool boxer paterns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-briefs-vs-cool-boxer-paterns/657366)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-briefs-vs-cool-boxer-paterns/657366 "2013-05-02T23:37:34Z")
Inspired by this thread… Men’s briefs come in ‘tighty whitie’, a solid color, or occasionally, some striped pattern. Why are there so many more options for boxers? They come in solid colors, stripes, paisleys, just ab… --- ## [So, is the FDA's Plan C for Plan B going to fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-the-fdas-plan-c-for-plan-b-going-to-fly/657166)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-the-fdas-plan-c-for-plan-b-going-to-fly/657166 "2013-05-02T22:36:55Z")
Plan A was to make Plan B (“The morning after pill”) available without a prescription to women 18 and older, but prescription only to those under 18. Then they changed it to without a prescription for 17 and under. Cou… --- ## [When did CNN become so liberal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-cnn-become-so-liberal/647437)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-cnn-become-so-liberal/647437 "2013-05-02T19:28:29Z")
Is this something new or has it always been the case and I just didn’t notice? I’ve been a casual CNN observer for a few years now. I don’t read a lot of news, but generally I’ve looked to CNN mainly for what little I … --- ## [Which President would be most famous if he wasn't President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-president-would-be-most-famous-if-he-wasnt-president/655919)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-president-would-be-most-famous-if-he-wasnt-president/655919 "2013-05-02T19:20:18Z")
If Lincoln hadn’t been President, he would have been a 19th-century lawyer and a one-term Congressman. It’s pretty obvious nobody today would remember his name. But Washington, on the other hand, was the commanding gene… --- ## [What's up with the stupid Facebook "tests"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-stupid-facebook-tests/657311)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-stupid-facebook-tests/657311 "2013-05-02T19:10:43Z")
On my friends’ statuses, I see two things over and over: A grid of letters, like a “find the word” puzzle. You’re supposed to post in the comments the first word you see. It’s always blatantly obvious, and only reveal… --- ## [A friend of mine was just fired because her sister has cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-of-mine-was-just-fired-because-her-sister-has-cancer/657114)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-of-mine-was-just-fired-because-her-sister-has-cancer/657114 "2013-05-02T19:00:00Z")
Sounds hyperbolic but it’s actually not. She’s a nanny. Her sister has terminal cancer. My friend (for whatever reason, I don’t know) mentioned this to the family whose child she’s caring for. She did not ask for extra t… --- ## [Are Designer Clother Buyers Practicing Sympathetic Magic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-designer-clother-buyers-practicing-sympathetic-magic/657310)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-designer-clother-buyers-practicing-sympathetic-magic/657310 "2013-05-02T18:06:04Z")
It seems to me that they are. You see attractive models wearing the clothes-and the advertising suggests that if you buy and wear them, you too will become happy, desirable, and oversexed. Of course, you are bound fo… --- ## [When are pre-employment credit checks legal in New York?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-pre-employment-credit-checks-legal-in-new-york/657276)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-pre-employment-credit-checks-legal-in-new-york/657276 "2013-05-02T17:42:09Z")
I’m asking this question out of curiosity and a desire to fight my own ignorance, not out of any desire to file a lawsuit or hire an actual lawyer. No posts in this thread are to be construed as actual legal advice. You … --- ## [Restarting an old thread \[long distance relationships\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restarting-an-old-thread-long-distance-relationships/655802)
**Author:** [@overthinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overthinking)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restarting-an-old-thread-long-distance-relationships/655802 "2013-05-02T17:22:46Z")
Basically trying to ask the same questions that folks raised years ago…I didn’t see any responses in the old one, so I figured I’d start a new thread. (It might be worth following the old thread here) Me and my GF hav… --- ## [Have you ever volunteered for a major sporting event?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-volunteered-for-a-major-sporting-event/657257)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-volunteered-for-a-major-sporting-event/657257 "2013-05-02T15:14:19Z")
A friend of mine is seeking input for a survey about volunteers and their impact on major sporting events, such as the Olympics or UEFA Cup. This is for her MBA project, and any information given will be kept in strict … --- ## [Why Were Amateurs Able to Design Aircraft (For So Long)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-amateurs-able-to-design-aircraft-for-so-long/657055)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-amateurs-able-to-design-aircraft-for-so-long/657055 "2013-05-02T14:56:55Z")
If you look at the history of aeronautics, its amazing that amateurs were able to do aircraft design…until the 1950’s, at least. For example, the Brazilian (Santos-Dumont) designed his own aircraft (1900-1914); Howar… --- ## [Is this CL request by this cheating history grad student plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cl-request-by-this-cheating-history-grad-student-plausible/657259)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cl-request-by-this-cheating-history-grad-student-plausible/657259 "2013-05-02T14:07:05Z")
Re this ad as several commentators pointed out these seem more like AP high school history assignments. Would a grad level history program really assign papers like these? Is this a plausible a graduate level assignment… --- ## [Recommend a good calendar/pop-up reminder besides Outlook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-calendar-pop-up-reminder-besides-outlook/657209)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-calendar-pop-up-reminder-besides-outlook/657209 "2013-05-02T13:13:46Z")
I’m getting pretty tired of the latest version of Outlook that I have. (2007. Yes, we are that far behind here.) I missed a meeting yesterday because Outlook’s pop-ups sometimes appear low in Window’s Z-order. Is there … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1306) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1308)