# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1333 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1334 --- ## [What's more offensive - ''that's gay'' or ''that's retarded'' ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-offensive-thats-gay-or-thats-retarded/653439)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-offensive-thats-gay-or-thats-retarded/653439 "2013-03-20T21:24:08Z")
What’s more offensive - ‘‘that’s so gay’’ or ‘‘that’s so retarded’’ ? That is to say, using ‘‘gay’’ and ‘‘retarded’’ as synonyms for ‘‘stupid.’’ For the record, I hate both, and can’t decide which I dislike more. --- ## [Explain the absurdity of infidelity games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-absurdity-of-infidelity-games/653301)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-absurdity-of-infidelity-games/653301 "2013-03-20T20:13:00Z")
I get infidelity, I do. What I don’t get is relationships where both partners are both cheating as much as possible, AND simultaneously insanely angry if their partner cheats. I always wonder why the hell they don’t jus… --- ## [who are the most brilliant physicists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-most-brilliant-physicists/653201)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-most-brilliant-physicists/653201 "2013-03-20T20:12:29Z")
living physicists in your opinion top 5? --- ## [Do you send praise letters as often as complaint ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-send-praise-letters-as-often-as-complaint-ones/653130)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-send-praise-letters-as-often-as-complaint-ones/653130 "2013-03-20T19:41:31Z")
No poll because I still don’t know how to do it, but I want to get some opinions. I’m very willing to write a strongly worded email of complaint when something is off. To the point that Dean Koontz and I went around an… --- ## [Driving Chicago to Nola (via Memphis). Any must-stop places along the way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-chicago-to-nola-via-memphis-any-must-stop-places-along-the-way/653374)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-chicago-to-nola-via-memphis-any-must-stop-places-along-the-way/653374 "2013-03-20T19:40:12Z")
Wife, nearly-6 year old daughter, and I are piling into our little car on Saturday morning and heading down to New Orleans for spring break. We’ve been to Nola many times and need no advice for things to do or see while … --- ## [How can I avoid buying a stolen used bike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-avoid-buying-a-stolen-used-bike/653475)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-avoid-buying-a-stolen-used-bike/653475 "2013-03-20T19:24:28Z")
My (junky old) bike was recently stolen, so I’m looking to replace it. I have a nice road bike that I keep secured; I just want something cheap I can ride in street shoes for a few miles to to the grocery store and not w… --- ## [Americans: do you feel any loyalty or other emotional connection to your ancestral homeland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-do-you-feel-any-loyalty-or-other-emotional-connection-to-your-ancestral-homeland/653198)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-do-you-feel-any-loyalty-or-other-emotional-connection-to-your-ancestral-homeland/653198 "2013-03-20T17:22:31Z")
“Americans” is short for citizens – no, let’s say permanent residents – of the United States, of course. Assuming you have any real idea of where your earliest non-American ancestors lived before immigrating here (forci… --- ## [Need help with Word doc, converting to PDF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-word-doc-converting-to-pdf/653389)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-word-doc-converting-to-pdf/653389 "2013-03-20T15:52:53Z")
I am doing a user manual, about 35 pages, for internal use only. I was creating it in Word 2003, and I was using links to help people move around the document as they use the soft copy. For example, if I refer to a proce… --- ## [Anyone here drink Matcha Green Tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-drink-matcha-green-tea/653251)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-drink-matcha-green-tea/653251 "2013-03-20T13:52:20Z")
I’ve started drinking it. It’s supposed to have cancer fighting agents, help boost your well-being, and even increase your metabolism. Here’s a link with more info: Matcha - Wikipedia Anyone else try it with good resul… --- ## [Anybody have experience ordering custom men's dress shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-experience-ordering-custom-mens-dress-shirts/563592)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-experience-ordering-custom-mens-dress-shirts/563592 "2013-03-20T12:48:16Z")
I know they offer custom shirts at Lands End and I offered to get a couple for my boyfriend, but he didn’t like the range of fabric choices and he also thought they were too expensive (of course, he thinks everything tha… --- ## [How long did it take you to get over your hatred of touchscreen keyboards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-get-over-your-hatred-of-touchscreen-keyboards/653274)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-get-over-your-hatred-of-touchscreen-keyboards/653274 "2013-03-20T12:25:07Z")
On cell phones. Assuming you ever hated them in the first place, of course. If you took to them right away, then I envy you and your kind. So I bought a new phone online and considering the only two criteria I screened … --- ## [Leather couch repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leather-couch-repair/653098)
**Author:** [@yorick73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yorick73)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leather-couch-repair/653098 "2013-03-20T10:48:18Z")
I have a leather couch that I bought almost 4 years ago. The leather on one cushion has become very worn and cracked. A small tear appeared a few weeks ago and is slowly growing in size. The whole area seems thinner t… --- ## [Parenting: Discipline for Accidental Actions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-discipline-for-accidental-actions/653139)
**Author:** [@Altivu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altivu)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-discipline-for-accidental-actions/653139 "2013-03-20T10:32:42Z")
As a parent, what would you do if your child did something bad or wrong by accident? Obviously, there are different types of accidents, so I’ll give a few examples for you to work with (feel free to deviate from these a… --- ## [How fragile are iPhones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fragile-are-iphones/653261)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fragile-are-iphones/653261 "2013-03-20T08:48:49Z")
After years of using Droids, I was thinking of testing out the iPhone. I’m looking at eBay for a used iPhone 5 and notice that a good number of them have badly cracked screens. One phone had a host of problems including … --- ## [A few words for a retirement speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-words-for-a-retirement-speech/653294)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-words-for-a-retirement-speech/653294 "2013-03-20T02:58:48Z")
One of these days, in a while, I’m going to retire. I will have worked here for 35 years, so I am expecting a gathering of some kind, probably with cake, during work hours, on my last day. I am also expecting to be asked… --- ## [College: deciding whether or not to go back.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-deciding-whether-or-not-to-go-back/653415)
**Author:** [@Atakapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atakapa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-deciding-whether-or-not-to-go-back/653415 "2013-03-20T02:51:33Z")
Apologies in advance for the wall of text/crazy, but I’d like to explain my situation fully. I was one of those annoying kids in high school who almost never had to study and always made “A’s” on every test. Unfortunate… --- ## [Is Seoul, South Korea safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seoul-south-korea-safe/653394)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seoul-south-korea-safe/653394 "2013-03-20T01:07:57Z")
My daughter has applied to study abroad for 6 weeks this summer. She picked Seoul. My husband is a bit concerned because of the nutjob in North Korea, but maybe Dennis Rodman will stay away. Anyway, can anyone who’s t… --- ## [Is this image racist? (pic in thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-image-racist-pic-in-thread/650092)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-image-racist-pic-in-thread/650092 "2013-03-19T23:54:02Z")
http://www.virbo.be/upload/images/SIESTA.jpg It’s a drawing of a man in a sombrero napping against a cactus. --- ## [It was Art Thieves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-art-thieves/653307)
**Author:** [@KermitTheFrig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KermitTheFrig)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-art-thieves/653307 "2013-03-19T18:47:40Z")
FBI announces a big break in the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft. It was Art Thieves!. Now they just have to find the stolen pieces. . . (Wrong forum, please move.) --- ## [Need help with choosing a tablet!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-choosing-a-tablet/653199)
**Author:** [@o-eternal-o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/o-eternal-o)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-choosing-a-tablet/653199 "2013-03-19T18:05:24Z")
My laptop is slowly dying and i’m sick to death of it, so i’m thinking of getting a tablet but i’m not sure which one! I’m going to use the tablet mainly for web browsing. Just basic stuff really. However, my main probl… --- ## [Why Is Plasma So Much Cheaper Than LCD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-plasma-so-much-cheaper-than-lcd/652319)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-plasma-so-much-cheaper-than-lcd/652319 "2013-03-19T17:56:55Z")
I’m looking at TVs online and the price for plasma seems to be way cheaper all other things considered. Am I getting an inferior product if I buy plasma or is it just that LCD is a hot item? --- ## [How to insure a musical instrument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-insure-a-musical-instrument/653352)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-insure-a-musical-instrument/653352 "2013-03-19T16:51:42Z")
I have a musical instrument I need to insure. The last time I needed to insure it, I did it as a rider on my renter’s insurance. Now, for various reasons, I don’t have renter’s insurance, and I was wondering if there w… --- ## [Why does this legal argument against gay marriage not hold water (or Astroglide)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-legal-argument-against-gay-marriage-not-hold-water-or-astroglide/653286)
**Author:** [@JamesQueue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesQueue)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-legal-argument-against-gay-marriage-not-hold-water-or-astroglide/653286 "2013-03-19T15:34:28Z")
I am in favor of ‘gay marriage’ in the sense that I am not against it, it’s not an issue that I (or most of America for that matter) much care about but since many in the media insist on making it the big issue of the … --- ## [What are some good strategies for paring down your erotica video collection? To recover hard drive..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-strategies-for-paring-down-your-erotica-video-collection-to-recover-hard-drive/653302)
**Author:** [@JamesQueue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesQueue)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-strategies-for-paring-down-your-erotica-video-collection-to-recover-hard-drive/653302 "2013-03-19T12:46:00Z")
With the recent push by erotica media content creators to distribute their erotica media content in high definition with file sizes upwards of 4 gigabytes per 30 minute video (examples include: Brazzer’s Mommy Got Boobs,… --- ## [Things to do in Compton, California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589)
**Author:** [@\_len](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_len)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589 "2011-08-02T14:36:39Z")
Heading out to California soon. My daughter wants to visit Compton while we’re there. Now, if Google could actually return “We got nothin’” as a result, that would pretty much be what would happen if you searched for “… --- ## [DNA Testing for Paternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-testing-for-paternity/653235)
**Author:** [@babyb1112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/babyb1112)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-testing-for-paternity/653235 "2013-03-19T09:12:21Z")
I am wondering if anyone knows whether there is a right to request a blood test in Texas as opposed to a buccal swab? Seems like it would be impossible to cheat the blood test whereas not so on the buccal swab. §160 of t… --- ## [Monsters Under The Bed & Other Youthful Nightmares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-under-the-bed-other-youthful-nightmares/653319)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-under-the-bed-other-youthful-nightmares/653319 "2013-03-19T08:04:35Z")
Many of us in our younger days were fearful of monsters or serpents or some other dangerous predator hiding under our beds that would come and attack us when the lights were out. I personally used to have horrible night… --- ## [Poll: What type of soap should a host provide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-type-of-soap-should-a-host-provide/652713)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-type-of-soap-should-a-host-provide/652713 "2013-03-19T06:45:48Z")
I’m a bar soap kind of guy, but recently it occurred to me that, as a host, I should probably provide liquid soap in each bathroom… because, well, it is more sanitary, and we have probably gotten to the point where some … --- ## [Underwear Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question/185060)
**Author:** [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwear-question/185060 "2013-03-19T04:49:38Z")
So what kind are you wearing? Do you like Boxers or Briefs? Or do you like to go commando? Inquiring minds want to know. --- ## [New york Times, or The Onion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-or-the-onion/653328)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-or-the-onion/653328 "2013-03-19T04:16:06Z")
So I saw 2 headlines in my Google Reader news feed tonight. Many Iraqis Prefer to Ignore 10th Anniversary of War Paul Ryan’s Unsettling Budget Plan Reveals He Cuts His Own Hair So the topics for debate are: Whi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1332) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1334)