# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1331 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1332 --- ## [What AR-15 to look for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ar-15-to-look-for/653569)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ar-15-to-look-for/653569 "2013-03-24T05:12:06Z")
Now that it looks like I’ll be able to get one, I’m looking for recommendations for specific brands and stuff to be looking for, as I’m sure prices are going to crash now that people decide since they’re still going to r… --- ## [Bumper sticker: "Stand up for America; BE an American!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-stand-up-for-america-be-an-american/653741)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-stand-up-for-america-be-an-american/653741 "2013-03-24T03:33:36Z")
I see this one all over the place down here in Sunny Eff-Ell-Aaa. What the hey does it mean-seems to be in some sort of code that only Wingnuts can grasp. Is it a veiled threat against illegal immigrants, or simply a f… --- ## [University of State... ranking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-state-ranking/653480)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-state-ranking/653480 "2013-03-24T01:29:08Z")
I’m wondering at the rankings of the major University of (insert state name here)… If we just take the 50 states and put in the universities with those names, is there a place to see how they rank? Is the University of… --- ## [Committed to the psych ward - questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/committed-to-the-psych-ward-questions/653017)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/committed-to-the-psych-ward-questions/653017 "2013-03-24T00:54:24Z")
My wife’s youngest sister, who doesn’t generally have a history of depression, has been feeling sad lately. She’s a caregiver for her disabled sister, and she also just turned 38 and is unhappily single with two broken e… --- ## [Can you get in trouble for lying to a process server?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-in-trouble-for-lying-to-a-process-server/653303)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-in-trouble-for-lying-to-a-process-server/653303 "2013-03-24T00:49:20Z")
Just a general question, I’m not planning on lying to anyone. This is happening in Alberta. My husband’s (soon to be ex-) BFF was staying with us as a room mate for a short time recently. He’s a general fuck up and cons… --- ## [How do you prevent careless errors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prevent-careless-errors/653744)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prevent-careless-errors/653744 "2013-03-24T00:09:12Z")
No one seems to take me seriously when I ask for advice about this, and I hope you guys will be different. The answer I usually get is some version of “care more!” I’m told to “try harder” or “focus more” as if there was… --- ## [Having been to a city's airport=visiting the city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-been-to-a-citys-airport-visiting-the-city/653440)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-been-to-a-citys-airport-visiting-the-city/653440 "2013-03-23T23:33:04Z")
If you’ve been to only the airport of a certain city, would you count that as having been to that city? For example, I’ve been to an airport in Paris, but I haven’t been anywhere else in Paris. Can I say that I’ve been … --- ## [Which is more painful pregnancy and childbirth or a kick in the nuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-painful-pregnancy-and-childbirth-or-a-kick-in-the-nuts/653099)
**Author:** [@EverwonderWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EverwonderWhy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-painful-pregnancy-and-childbirth-or-a-kick-in-the-nuts/653099 "2013-03-23T20:11:56Z")
This postgot me thinking which is more painful (since I have experienced neither myself) pregnancy and childbirth or swift kick in the nuts? If I had to speculate I would put a kick in the nuts more on par with severe m… --- ## [Questions about ADD/ADHD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-add-adhd/653730)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-add-adhd/653730 "2013-03-23T18:54:56Z")
I suppose that by answering this you are technically helping me with my homework but I don’t think that it should be a problem considering what I’m actually looking for. Tomorrow I am going to be interviewing a family o… --- ## [Question for the fashion-themed folks: Are they serious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-fashion-themed-folks-are-they-serious/653431)
**Author:** [@Frumpy\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumpy_Jones)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-fashion-themed-folks-are-they-serious/653431 "2013-03-23T18:23:40Z")
Okay. I am not fashion trendy at all. Not even a little bit, but I came upon this montage and I just gotta ask: What the hell are the designers thinking. Is this a joke? DO they make a joke piece and send it out? O… --- ## [Are Rich Western Tourists Hated/Resented by 3rd-World Residents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rich-western-tourists-hated-resented-by-3rd-world-residents/653359)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rich-western-tourists-hated-resented-by-3rd-world-residents/653359 "2013-03-23T14:38:53Z")
The recent thread about the Swiss woman being attacked in India made me think of a similar incident-a family of American backpackers were almost murdered in Peru-by some dirt-poor villagers. I imagine that there is no… --- ## [Guidelines for treating women right (for the single guy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidelines-for-treating-women-right-for-the-single-guy/653474)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidelines-for-treating-women-right-for-the-single-guy/653474 "2013-03-23T14:09:43Z")
If you want to accomplish anything in life you need structure, and principles or laws to abide by. In many cases, if you follow the guidelines that are set out, you’re going to achieve the goals at the end. I follow a l… --- ## [so what is the correct answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-correct-answer/653560)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-correct-answer/653560 "2013-03-23T12:00:20Z")
There’s this thingie going around on fb 1 + 5 = 12 2 + 10 = 24 3 + 15 = 36 then 5 + 25 = ? I say the correct answer is 30. Just because somebody wants to say 1 + 5 + 12, 2 + 10 = 24, and 3 + 15 = 36 doesn’t make… --- ## [A couple of concealed carry questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-concealed-carry-questions/653563)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-concealed-carry-questions/653563 "2013-03-23T11:17:24Z")
Disclosure, I personally do not feel my safety increases as a greater number of people around me carry loaded wepaons. But I wonder what advocates of concealed carry think about a couple of things. Do you/they desire… --- ## [Do you care about disrespect to the flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-about-disrespect-to-the-flag/653354)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-about-disrespect-to-the-flag/653354 "2013-03-23T09:27:39Z")
Inspired by this thread where the OP states that a less than respectful display of Old Glory was the most disgraceful thing they had ever seen, how much of a crap would you give if you were walking down the street and sa… --- ## [Good news RSS feed without videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-rss-feed-without-videos/653631)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-rss-feed-without-videos/653631 "2013-03-23T09:11:42Z")
6 out of 7 stories on my CNN.com feed were videos this morning, which pretty much defeats the point of online news. (the 7th was a picture slideshow). Any other good “Top News Stories” feeds out there where I don’t have … --- ## [How do members stumble over Zombie Threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-members-stumble-over-zombie-threads/653575)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-members-stumble-over-zombie-threads/653575 "2013-03-23T07:31:01Z")
I thought about asking this in “About the Straight Dope” but it seems to me this is really more an opinion question than one about the regulation and governance of the SDMB. How, in general, do people stumble on to zomb… --- ## [Moving from Windows XP to Windows 8. What do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-from-windows-xp-to-windows-8-what-do-i-need-to-know/653435)
**Author:** [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-from-windows-xp-to-windows-8-what-do-i-need-to-know/653435 "2013-03-23T06:47:24Z")
I don’t want Windows 8. I don’t want the smartphone interface. I don’t want cloud computing. I don’t want to buy any apps. All I want is to buy a new computer that can do all the same things my other computers did, befor… --- ## [School cancels Honors Ceremony. Have we taken this thing too far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-cancels-honors-ceremony-have-we-taken-this-thing-too-far/653613)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-cancels-honors-ceremony-have-we-taken-this-thing-too-far/653613 "2013-03-23T03:01:48Z")
Link here. No score kept in youth league baseball and soccer games. No gold stars given to the brightest students. When do kids learn that life is a competition and sometimes you ain’t the best? I really feel we are te… --- ## [How should we approach this? (Gave person $ for reason, don't know if $ was spent for reason)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-approach-this-gave-person-for-reason-dont-know-if-was-spent-for-reason/653384)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-approach-this-gave-person-for-reason-dont-know-if-was-spent-for-reason/653384 "2013-03-23T02:46:45Z")
So my wife and I are members of a science fiction fan group here in San Antonio. Just over a year ago we were discussing having a group presence at the upcoming Worldcon sf convention (this September) when the leader of … --- ## [Detroit in Receivership-What Will Happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-in-receivership-what-will-happen/652009)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-in-receivership-what-will-happen/652009 "2013-03-23T00:34:33Z")
I read that the city of Detroit has over $14 billion in debt. The city has been losing population for 30 years-vast stretches of the city are now abandoned wastelands. The area of the city (450 square miles) is simply t… --- ## [Recommend me a multi-function color printer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-multi-function-color-printer/653530)
**Author:** [@The\_Composer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Composer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-multi-function-color-printer/653530 "2013-03-23T00:10:39Z")
I’m looking to purchase a new “all-in-one” color printer, so I thought I’d ask all of you for opinions and suggestions. I need all the functions: print, scan, copy, and fax, plus wireless and networking capabilities. I… --- ## [Any Preferences For Drinking Specific Things From Specific Containers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-preferences-for-drinking-specific-things-from-specific-containers/653547)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-preferences-for-drinking-specific-things-from-specific-containers/653547 "2013-03-22T23:36:48Z")
I personally loathe all styrofoam containers…something about that styrofoam drives me crazy and I won’t drink anything from such a cup. I don’t drink coffee much anymore, but only like drinking it from a large mug - no … --- ## [Best Cell Phone Carrier Month to Month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cell-phone-carrier-month-to-month/653505)
**Author:** [@pauly1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pauly1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cell-phone-carrier-month-to-month/653505 "2013-03-22T23:32:18Z")
Is it virgin mobile in terms of cost? Mine is 38/month with 300 minutes and unlimited text and internet. Is it true t mobile has an unlimited everything plan for 50 per month? --- ## [How much right does an adopted person have to disregard their bio-parent's desire to stay anonymous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-right-does-an-adopted-person-have-to-disregard-their-bio-parents-desire-to-stay-anonymous/653614)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-right-does-an-adopted-person-have-to-disregard-their-bio-parents-desire-to-stay-anonymous/653614 "2013-03-22T22:43:30Z")
This letter in Slate is about a 40 year old woman who goes looking for her bio-mother, finds her and the bio-mom is horrified at being discovered and wants nothing to do with her. The adopted woman then basically threat… --- ## [Parking and public transportation in Amsterdam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-and-public-transportation-in-amsterdam/653400)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-and-public-transportation-in-amsterdam/653400 "2013-03-22T22:10:35Z")
Not having visited in decades, I’m planning to take my kids to Amsterdam during an upcoming Holland trip. I’ll have a rental car, but no desire to deal with driving in central Amsterdam. So: Where’s a good place to par… --- ## [Help me choose a new washing machine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-washing-machine/653211)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-washing-machine/653211 "2013-03-22T22:01:42Z")
Our ancient Whirlpool washer is on its last legs, and we have made the decision to get a new washing machine rather than fix the old one. We bought this one from a landlord 10 or 11 years ago, and it was old and rusted t… --- ## [Women w/ short hair, has it negatively impacted your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-w-short-hair-has-it-negatively-impacted-your-life/497012)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-w-short-hair-has-it-negatively-impacted-your-life/497012 "2013-03-22T21:47:20Z")
Particularly younger women under 35, where it is not in the norm to have short hair. I got a haircut (pixie style) around a few months ago, and my dad is still shitting bricks about it. Last night he told me that I hav… --- ## [What's your opinion on how much - if anything - these old comic books worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-how-much-if-anything-these-old-comic-books-worth/653665)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-how-much-if-anything-these-old-comic-books-worth/653665 "2013-03-22T20:29:50Z")
I have a fairly large comic book collection - mostly Marvel / DC Comics stuff from the mid - 1970s through to the late - 80s (and some early 90s stuff.) Extensive runs of X-Men and Avengers. In good to near mint issues… --- ## [Help ID'ing a Car Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iding-a-car-problem/653390)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iding-a-car-problem/653390 "2013-03-22T16:20:43Z")
My son is having difficulties with his car; every so often it will not start. Today he went to the bank, and when he came out, it woudn’t start. He called Triple A and waited, then while he was waiting he tried the car a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1330) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1332)