# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1312 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1313 --- ## [Frontline: The Retirement Gamble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontline-the-retirement-gamble/656611)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontline-the-retirement-gamble/656611 "2013-04-26T19:53:02Z")
Last night I caught Frontline: The Retirement Gamble just as I was retiring for the evening. It was good enough though that I’ll watch the recording again in the early evening tonite before I crawl in bed, this so I can… --- ## [Finding various sums of money; what would you hypothetically do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-various-sums-of-money-what-would-you-hypothetically-do/656743)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-various-sums-of-money-what-would-you-hypothetically-do/656743 "2013-04-26T19:36:06Z")
Say you happen upon a sum of money in some public place, nothing shady or crazy. Maybe someone just left a bundle of cash laying around somewhere like a park bench or whatever. For the sake of this hypothetical, you don… --- ## [What's the best upholstery if you have pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-upholstery-if-you-have-pets/501073)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-upholstery-if-you-have-pets/501073 "2013-04-26T17:00:52Z")
Eventually, if I can keep the damned house clean with the help of miracles and paid help, I’m going to upgrade my furniture so it doesn’t look like a college apartment anymore. The first thing I’d like to replace is the… --- ## [If dinosaurs and robots waged a war, who would win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660 "2013-04-26T16:57:55Z")
I know what you’re thinking. Ridiculous premise right? I mean, who would program the robots if they’re fighting in the Jurassic? For the purposes of this discussion they just came that way. Created by an unknown entity a… --- ## [Should I take out a "loan" against my 401k to pay off student debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-out-a-loan-against-my-401k-to-pay-off-student-debt/656305)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-out-a-loan-against-my-401k-to-pay-off-student-debt/656305 "2013-04-26T16:25:02Z")
The overall rate of return on my 401k since I started my job has been 5.71%. I have several thousand dollars in the account. I have a private student loan that has a 7% interest rate, with a very high balance. Paying it… --- ## [Geology: Passionate but am I capable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geology-passionate-but-am-i-capable/656643)
**Author:** [@GeoKid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeoKid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geology-passionate-but-am-i-capable/656643 "2013-04-26T14:50:09Z")
I’ve always enjoyed Earth Sciences. I wouldn’t say I’m terrible at all, but it is challenging grasping new concepts. Then again, that’s what learning’s about right? Are college level physics, calculus, and chemistry SO … --- ## [Your greatest "That's what she said"'s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-thats-what-she-said-s/656153)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-thats-what-she-said-s/656153 "2013-04-26T14:13:40Z")
Co-worker on the viscosity of cement used to coat parts: I’ve never seen it get this thick. --- ## [Human Computer dies at Eighty-Three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-computer-dies-at-eighty-three/656634)
**Author:** [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-computer-dies-at-eighty-three/656634 "2013-04-26T13:22:21Z")
This caught my eye on my home page today and raised a question for me. Maybe some of you have an idea about it. Shakuntala Devi was born the daughter of a trapeze artist/lion tamer in Bangalore, India. According to … --- ## [Do you really pray when you say "You're in my prayers"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-pray-when-you-say-youre-in-my-prayers/656055)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-pray-when-you-say-youre-in-my-prayers/656055 "2013-04-26T13:15:36Z")
I mean, when you heard about the Boston Marathon and you thought/said, “They’ll be in my prayers”, did you really get down on your knees that day and say, “God, please bless the runners.” When someone dies and you say “… --- ## [Is this a cult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-cult/656577)
**Author:** [@Axuyna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Axuyna)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-cult/656577 "2013-04-26T11:34:41Z")
Sounds fun to try and investigate this. --- ## [Tell Me About Humboldt, CA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-humboldt-ca/656703)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-humboldt-ca/656703 "2013-04-26T08:43:17Z")
I have a close friend who is planning on quitting her job, (8 years as a veterinary assistant despite having no HS diploma or GED) leaving her apartment in a beautiful area, pulling her daughter out of the best elementar… --- ## [Should I sabotage my evil boss’s attempt to land a gig at my alma mater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-sabotage-my-evil-boss-s-attempt-to-land-a-gig-at-my-alma-mater/656614)
**Author:** [@El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Famous_Burrito)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-sabotage-my-evil-boss-s-attempt-to-land-a-gig-at-my-alma-mater/656614 "2013-04-26T06:43:59Z")
I have an evil boss. Many times I’ve thought of posting rants in the Pit venting my frustration that someone could be so stupid, dishonest, incapable, unpleasant… and successful. She is an awful person, an incompetent,… --- ## [Is it weird to take solo vacations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-take-solo-vacations/656404)
**Author:** [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-take-solo-vacations/656404 "2013-04-26T03:08:47Z")
I just took my first solo weekend vacation…ever, like a few weeks ago. On balance, I liked it - while it’s certainly nice to have a travel partner, it’s also nice to do whatever you want or change plans on a whim. I’m si… --- ## [I don't get the point of gift cards..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-point-of-gift-cards/656218)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-point-of-gift-cards/656218 "2013-04-26T01:47:45Z")
We see them everywhere. Racks full of Olive Garden, Home Depot, Amazon, etc. So, the idea is that I take $100 of U.S. Currency, valuable all over the world, including at Olive Garden, and exchange that $100 for value o… --- ## [What did I do to my foot/leg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-to-my-foot-leg/656408)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-to-my-foot-leg/656408 "2013-04-26T01:17:22Z")
Last weekend while out riding with my spouse (I was on my Yamaha T-Max scooter), I went to pull out of a gas station parking lot, lost my balance, and did one of those Arte Johnson-style no-speed tip-overs. The sum total… --- ## [Do you make high-dollar online buys from mobile devices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-high-dollar-online-buys-from-mobile-devices/656646)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-high-dollar-online-buys-from-mobile-devices/656646 "2013-04-25T23:58:18Z")
I’m setting up a Google Adwords campaign for a business I’m helping a friend with. The business is selling a color-sensitive item with prices ranging into the hundreds of dollars. I’m considering whether or not to enab… --- ## [Did you hear "Here Comes The Bride" at your last wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-here-comes-the-bride-at-your-last-wedding/656183)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-here-comes-the-bride-at-your-last-wedding/656183 "2013-04-25T23:35:15Z")
I was watching a show with a wedding and not suprisingly they played “Here Comes The Bride”. I started to realize I’ve never been to a wedding where that song is played. Almost all the weddings I go to are family weddi… --- ## [I'm in a rut. Anyone have any advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-a-rut-anyone-have-any-advice/655381)
**Author:** [@mayaonfiya222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mayaonfiya222)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-a-rut-anyone-have-any-advice/655381 "2013-04-25T22:51:33Z")
This is my first post. I hope it goes through… I am in a bad place right now financially/emotionally. I had a terrible childhood w/a lot of sexual/physical abuse. I’m trying to start a new life and cut out all of the pe… --- ## [Testosterone OTC boosters/supplements- BS or effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testosterone-otc-boosters-supplements-bs-or-effective/656672)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testosterone-otc-boosters-supplements-bs-or-effective/656672 "2013-04-25T20:05:49Z")
I keep hearing about these and their claims to boost strength and recovery when working out, but I’m wary that an OTC supplement sold in the vitamin and protein shakes aisle is really going to kick up testosterone. If i… --- ## [UV Gel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uv-gel/656335)
**Author:** [@DaisyOlive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaisyOlive)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uv-gel/656335 "2013-04-25T19:33:12Z")
I watching a commercial and it was for a in home uv gel product for nails. I’ve seen this service offered in salons. It seems really unhealthy. Does the idea of putting your fingers under a uv light sound safe or like a … --- ## [Littering pre-1970: was it really like Mad Men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/littering-pre-1970-was-it-really-like-mad-men/462928)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/littering-pre-1970-was-it-really-like-mad-men/462928 "2013-04-25T17:32:37Z")
The recent episode of Mad Men (a show set in the early 1960s) has a family having a picnic (episode discussion here). One of the great things about this show is that they hit you with societal norms that are very differe… --- ## [Would lawsuits weaken al Qaeda just like it did the Ku Klux Klan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-lawsuits-weaken-al-qaeda-just-like-it-did-the-ku-klux-klan/656543)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-lawsuits-weaken-al-qaeda-just-like-it-did-the-ku-klux-klan/656543 "2013-04-25T17:23:56Z")
The Southern Poverty Law Center has been bleeding the Klan dry for a long time. Take away their money and the Klan is just a bunch of a-holes in white sheets. Why not go after al Qaeda and their fanatical Imam supporter… --- ## [Anyone been to Iceland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-iceland/652937)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-iceland/652937 "2013-04-25T16:59:17Z")
We are looking into summer vacations, and airfare to Mainland Europe is ridiculously high. Iceland airfare is about half. Anyone been there? Just looking for basic thoughts – thx. --- ## [Teen Promiscuity, Past and Present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-promiscuity-past-and-present/656521)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-promiscuity-past-and-present/656521 "2013-04-25T16:46:40Z")
If That 70’s Show and Dazed and Confused are to be believed, teen sex was commonplace in the 70’s. from experience, I can tell you that we weren’t exactly chaste during the 80’s. but I know nothing about what those Gen Y… --- ## [Help! How to Meet Men???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-to-meet-men/623150)
**Author:** [@saralee504](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saralee504)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-to-meet-men/623150 "2013-04-25T16:05:04Z")
I’m 23yrs old and I’ve never had a boyfriend, I’ve never had sex and I didn’t experience my 1st kiss til I was 22. There is a reason behind this. But not one most would fully understand. I’ve suffered with social anxiety… --- ## [Is An Old "Excelsior" Press Worth Anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-old-excelsior-press-worth-anything/656668)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-old-excelsior-press-worth-anything/656668 "2013-04-25T15:37:13Z")
I ask because my late uncle has one. For those unfamiliar, the “Excelsior” press was a small printing press, that could be used to make cards, invitations, announcements, etc. They were made from about 1920 to the late … --- ## [Cat spraying inside house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-spraying-inside-house/656666)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-spraying-inside-house/656666 "2013-04-25T15:32:27Z")
I have 2 indoor cats, a 5 year old male & a 3 year old female (in add’n to a bunch of other pets). They get along great, but lately our male cat has been spraying inside the house. He’s never done this before & we think … --- ## [Toronto - SRO hotels or rooming houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-sro-hotels-or-rooming-houses/656481)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-sro-hotels-or-rooming-houses/656481 "2013-04-25T14:52:02Z")
It’s proving difficult to find single room occupancy hotels or rooming houses in Toronto on the Internet. Does anyone have any knowledge of what might be available? --- ## [Boston Bombings Conspiracy Theorists- Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-bombings-conspiracy-theorists-why/656569)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-bombings-conspiracy-theorists-why/656569 "2013-04-25T13:56:27Z")
So my brother (bless his heart) is a big conspiracy theorist. He’s even been visited by the Secret Service for his rantings to the Social Security Administration. He will regularly post things on Facebook about CTs- so… --- ## [What would your parents have most enjoyed about the modern era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-parents-have-most-enjoyed-about-the-modern-era/656526)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-parents-have-most-enjoyed-about-the-modern-era/656526 "2013-04-25T12:21:18Z")
Hello good people, It dawned on me whilst listening to some Bach MP3s that instant access to information is perhaps a ten year old phenomenon, lots of ‘buts’ about instant, however if your parents/seniors were alive and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1311) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1313)