# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1321 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1322 --- ## [Favorite CLEAN joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-clean-joke/654844)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-clean-joke/654844 "2013-04-11T02:04:44Z")
Mine is usually a joke about a broken pencil, but then I realized it was pointless. --- ## [How hard is it to get a job with an airline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-job-with-an-airline/654981)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-job-with-an-airline/654981 "2013-04-11T01:47:31Z")
I am not willing to be a flight attendant. (Too much travel and too much a whole bunch of other stuff I’m not gonna do. I admire them.) But I would love to have flight benefits (who wouldn’t?). I have been thinking abou… --- ## [What to do in a language club?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-a-language-club/655189)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-a-language-club/655189 "2013-04-11T01:08:22Z")
I’m in a Vietnamese language Meetup with the vague goal of getting together once in awhile to practice conversation. What tends to happen though is everyone feels awkward and ends up speaking English for about 80% of it.… --- ## [Is it ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328 "2013-04-10T23:24:00Z")
If someone insults me even though I have not deserved it in any way, is it ethical to insult them back? --- ## [Upcoming road trip: Louisville or KC,Kansas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-road-trip-louisville-or-kc-kansas/655241)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-road-trip-louisville-or-kc-kansas/655241 "2013-04-10T22:57:26Z")
Memorial day mini vacation. Equal travel time. I’m open either way. Looking for good food, culture, beauty, etc. Like festivals, not too into late night partying although I will stay out for good live music. Any alternat… --- ## [German Public Opinion-In August, 1943](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-public-opinion-in-august-1943/655244)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-public-opinion-in-august-1943/655244 "2013-04-10T22:14:49Z")
By August, the tremendous tank battle of Kursk had ended-and the German Army is now about 55,000 men shorter. The vaunted Tiger and Leopard tanks have not secured victory. My question: despite the best efforts of Goeb… --- ## [What to do with a good but old CRT monitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-good-but-old-crt-monitor/655126)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-good-but-old-crt-monitor/655126 "2013-04-10T19:42:24Z")
We have a very large (30 inch diagonal) perfectly working CRT monitor that we’re no longer using. Do such things have any resale value these days? Would Goodwill even take it, or are they flooded with them? If nothing e… --- ## [I've invented something really cool. What's the best course of action I can take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-invented-something-really-cool-whats-the-best-course-of-action-i-can-take/655242)
**Author:** [@Two\_Wheels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Wheels)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-invented-something-really-cool-whats-the-best-course-of-action-i-can-take/655242 "2013-04-10T18:55:33Z")
Hello, this is my first post! I found this board about a month ago and have been astounded by the diversity and the depth of the knowledge that the posters on this board have. So I thought I’d ask this question. Inven… --- ## [Mac, Outlook, and comcast ISP . Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-outlook-and-comcast-isp-help/653410)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-outlook-and-comcast-isp-help/653410 "2013-04-10T15:06:18Z")
So, my buddy and I both have Macs using iOs 10.6 and MS Outlook 2011. He and I both use comcast as an ISP. However, suddenly we cannot send emails from his network. We can receive, but we cannot send. None of this ha… --- ## [Why does this public assistance scam re babies without declared fathers not raise a red flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-public-assistance-scam-re-babies-without-declared-fathers-not-raise-a-red-flag/616581)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-public-assistance-scam-re-babies-without-declared-fathers-not-raise-a-red-flag/616581 "2013-04-10T13:54:29Z")
This in Maryland. Co-worker at a wedding meets couple there that has 3 kids together. Couple is deliberately not married despite having made three kids together. At every birth mother claims father is “unknown” and th… --- ## [Tokyo Dopers: Advise requested on how to connect from Narita to Haneda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyo-dopers-advise-requested-on-how-to-connect-from-narita-to-haneda/655228)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyo-dopers-advise-requested-on-how-to-connect-from-narita-to-haneda/655228 "2013-04-10T12:37:53Z")
Hi, I just booked a flight from LA to BKK via Tokyo. I’ve done flights to Asia through Tokyo several times before, but have never transited between the two airports. My ANA flight to Narita is scheduled to arrive at 1… --- ## [How to deal with biting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-biting/655193)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-biting/655193 "2013-04-10T12:15:24Z")
My lovely daughter is almost 17 months old. For the most part she is pretty awesome but she has started biting and I can’t get her to stop. She was doing the biting thing at 10-12 months when she was cutting a few teeth … --- ## [After gay folks, who's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-gay-folks-whos-next/655048)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-gay-folks-whos-next/655048 "2013-04-10T10:38:29Z")
Women, black people, and disabled people. Now it seems that it’s gay people’s turn to get their civil rights recognized. Twenty, thirty years from now people will be wondering why it took us neanderthals so long. The … --- ## [What should I do in Durham, NC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-durham-nc/596278)
**Author:** [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-durham-nc/596278 "2013-04-10T07:36:54Z")
I’m going to be heading down to Durham on Columbus Day weekend for a visit to my sister, and I’m hoping you guys can help us find some cool stuff to do together! I’m going to fly down on the 7th and leave on the afterno… --- ## [One wish, guaranteed to come true - what's your wish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-wish-guaranteed-to-come-true-whats-your-wish/654725)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-wish-guaranteed-to-come-true-whats-your-wish/654725 "2013-04-10T03:15:06Z")
You find a magic lamp. A genie comes out, but instead of offering you three wishes, he gives you just one wish. However, this one wish of yours is absolutely guaranteed to come true. And this isn’t one of those situatio… --- ## [Have we unwittingly encouraged deadbeat dads by saving our kids' feelings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-unwittingly-encouraged-deadbeat-dads-by-saving-our-kids-feelings/655080)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-unwittingly-encouraged-deadbeat-dads-by-saving-our-kids-feelings/655080 "2013-04-10T03:11:29Z")
Strange question, I know. But I wrote this this morning, and it got me wondering: But thinking on it more, I realize that I myself have given him some decidedly mixed signals in this department. His own father is a “de… --- ## [Hearing aids : using two vs only one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aids-using-two-vs-only-one/655274)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aids-using-two-vs-only-one/655274 "2013-04-10T02:46:34Z")
I happen to have a slight hearing loss in high frequencies since birth. It’s not a huge handicap, but like a lot of people, I’ve a hard time understanding people in noisy environments (plus understanding foreign language… --- ## [Best Churchill Insult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-churchill-insult/654937)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-churchill-insult/654937 "2013-04-10T02:32:43Z")
The candidates: George Bernard Shaw: Have reserved two tickets for opening night, Bring a friend, if you have one. Churchill: Impossible to come to first night. Will come to second night, if you have one. Lady Astor:… --- ## [Non-techy Dopers with e-readers, I need you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-techy-dopers-with-e-readers-i-need-you/655227)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-techy-dopers-with-e-readers-i-need-you/655227 "2013-04-10T02:23:36Z")
My mom currently has a Kobo Wireless, which is the biggest piece of crap (both hardware and software!) I have ever seen in my life and I have taken it upon myself to get her a new e-reader. However, being a techie mysel… --- ## [How to organize a genealogy trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-organize-a-genealogy-trip/655267)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-organize-a-genealogy-trip/655267 "2013-04-09T23:32:31Z")
When I retire, one of the things I would really like to do is to go on a trip to as many of the towns where my ancestors came from as I can, and do genealogical research that you can only do up close and personal. I liv… --- ## [say smething or keep my mouth shut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-smething-or-keep-my-mouth-shut/655164)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-smething-or-keep-my-mouth-shut/655164 "2013-04-09T22:02:23Z")
My friends mom is a single mom. I feel for her situation. As Tme has goneby though Its become glaringly apparent that she doesnt have common sense and acts pretty damm irresponsible, and thiis sometimes spills. over onto… --- ## [Please Critique My New Clown Outfit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223 "2013-04-09T20:56:50Z")
Reviews of the last one were almost entirely negative. You said the colors were too dark. You said the stitching on the coat was shabby. You said some other stuff. I took it all into account and made a new clown outfit. … --- ## [give me an IMHO on my F.U. resignation letter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-imho-on-my-f-u-resignation-letter/655209)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-an-imho-on-my-f-u-resignation-letter/655209 "2013-04-09T19:51:27Z")
I’ve already quit. It wasn’t exactly pretty, but I am not showing up again. I’m posting this here because I want some anonymous feedback. To preface it, I’m a registered nurse who is leaving a really, really bad dialy… --- ## [CV transmission fluid service, only at dealership :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cv-transmission-fluid-service-only-at-dealership/598761)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cv-transmission-fluid-service-only-at-dealership/598761 "2013-04-09T19:44:10Z")
In the spirit of pet threads, I’d like to introduce you to my car. His name is Bluedio (rhymes with studio). This is a picture of Bluedio just after he was adopted in May of 2008. The rehoming fee was outrageous, but he … --- ## [What to do, see in Atlanta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-see-in-atlanta/652234)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-see-in-atlanta/652234 "2013-04-09T19:38:16Z")
This worked really nicely when we went to Boston a few years ago, so I’ll try again for a potential upcoming trip… TheMrs.&I are (likely) headed to Atlanta in mid-May. I’ve never been, but we’ll be in Tallahassee for so… --- ## [My car door hit my co-workers car causing slight notch - is she right to insist on having it fixed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-door-hit-my-co-workers-car-causing-slight-notch-is-she-right-to-insist-on-having-it-fixed/655194)
**Author:** [@Isaacedwardleibowitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isaacedwardleibowitz)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-door-hit-my-co-workers-car-causing-slight-notch-is-she-right-to-insist-on-having-it-fixed/655194 "2013-04-09T19:29:07Z")
This morning my co-worker and I parked next to each other at almost the same time. When I opened my door, I hit the body of her car right above the wheel. Once I rubbed some residue off with my thumb, all that remained w… --- ## [Anyone used 1-800-GOT-JUNK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-1-800-got-junk/426084)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-1-800-got-junk/426084 "2013-04-09T18:36:31Z")
I have about one garage bay full of crap that has to be removed. 1-800-GOT-JUNK won’t give a price estimate until they’re on site, but could anyone give me an idea of what I should expect to pay - $50, $100, $200 or more… --- ## [6.3 quake today near Bushyer Iran today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-quake-today-near-bushyer-iran-today/655235)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-quake-today-near-bushyer-iran-today/655235 "2013-04-09T16:26:16Z")
and it killed 2 dozen people at ground level, about 90 kliks from the underground nuclear facility at Bushyer. Aren’t quakes stronger the deeper below surface you go? Wouldn’t the folks in that underground reactor plan… --- ## [Harassment from overseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harassment-from-overseas/654911)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harassment-from-overseas/654911 "2013-04-09T15:56:04Z")
I need to ask a bit of advice. I have an adult brother (let’s call him Mike) who has a history of mental illness (OCD and depression), and has been in and out of treatment for the last 20 years. I am an American but have… --- ## [Anyone with "silent reflux"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-silent-reflux/652847)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-silent-reflux/652847 "2013-04-09T14:36:44Z")
That’s when you’ve got gastroesophageal reflux, but without the traditional symptoms of heartburn. It’s one of many things that can “mimic” asthma (other common ones being sinusitus / nasal allergies and untreated apnea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1320) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1322)