# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1402 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1403 --- ## [Links to free holiday wallpapers that don't suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-holiday-wallpapers-that-dont-suck/642865)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-holiday-wallpapers-that-dont-suck/642865 "2012-12-03T16:36:29Z")
It’s all pretty much in the thread title. Let’s share our links to decent wallpaper sites. I’m looking for stuff that’s more solemn than merry, but post whatever you like. --- ## [What's the trick to Persian girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-trick-to-persian-girls/401596)
**Author:** [@Grossbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grossbottom)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-trick-to-persian-girls/401596 "2012-12-03T15:29:35Z")
White guys are invisible to Persian girls, aren’t they? I’ve had my share of tough projects, extracted my share of Indian/Greek/Chinese girls out from under their daddys’ noses, I’m not completely unskilled when it comes… --- ## [Storm damage liability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storm-damage-liability/642824)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storm-damage-liability/642824 "2012-12-03T15:04:15Z")
If a tree falls and damages my property during a storm, does it matter which property the tree came from? New York, YANML. --- ## [What's your secret for doing seemingly impressive things with no effort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-secret-for-doing-seemingly-impressive-things-with-no-effort/642253)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-secret-for-doing-seemingly-impressive-things-with-no-effort/642253 "2012-12-03T12:28:18Z")
This is, sadly, a boon that will disappear when I go to grad school, but I’m really enjoying it right now. Whenever I turn in a paper – doesn’t matter what class it’s for – everybody is just so damned impressed. “It look… --- ## [So who the hell does support drug prohibition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-the-hell-does-support-drug-prohibition/640557)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-the-hell-does-support-drug-prohibition/640557 "2012-12-03T08:03:05Z")
I know you all will mention that “nobody I know voted for Nixon!” meme, but for real at this point I’m baffled as to what demo is being catered to by being pro-drug war among politicians. Even my father born in 1939 who… --- ## [Sunscreen allergy: What, am I Mr. Krabs' long-lost sister?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunscreen-allergy-what-am-i-mr-krabs-long-lost-sister/642706)
**Author:** [@Electrical\_Storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electrical_Storm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunscreen-allergy-what-am-i-mr-krabs-long-lost-sister/642706 "2012-12-03T06:41:52Z")
So I applied facial sunscreen to my face and neck a few days ago in the morning, like I always do. I didn’t see or feel anything unusual about my skin after applying it, and left the house for work. After lunch, I went … --- ## [Yet another hair thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-hair-thread/642693)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-hair-thread/642693 "2012-12-03T06:37:03Z")
I’m 67 years old, and most of the hair on my head is dark brown, with only a few gray hairs. My goatee is gray, my sideburns are gray, but the rest is basically dark brown. I know I’d look a whole lot younger if I shaved… --- ## [This moron (me) needs to quit smoking... no clue how.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-moron-me-needs-to-quit-smoking-no-clue-how/642469)
**Author:** [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-moron-me-needs-to-quit-smoking-no-clue-how/642469 "2012-12-03T04:07:22Z")
ok, by “no clue how”, I can’t find that spark of motivation. I’m only 39 and have been having heart flutters for a year, and now have bronchoconstriction and am taking singulair due to chest tightness. CLEARLY, I need … --- ## [No time at all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-time-at-all/642702)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-time-at-all/642702 "2012-12-03T04:05:40Z")
Premise: You are given a device that allows you a one way trip into the past, set for 500 years in the past to a specific destination, and told that if you take this trip you could bring about world peace in the present … --- ## [What is your IQ (Mensa+ Edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq-mensa-edition/642690)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq-mensa-edition/642690 "2012-12-03T03:31:59Z")
This one shall distinguish among those with 140+ IQs. --- ## [Ever known anyone who'd had polio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-anyone-whod-had-polio/544317)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-anyone-whod-had-polio/544317 "2012-12-03T02:58:08Z")
I’m 64, and remember when the first polio vaccines came out, in the 50s. All in all, I’ve known 5 people who’d had polio . . . not counting people with no visible effect. How many people have you known, if any? And pleas… --- ## [Best PCI-e gaming video card for around $ 100?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pci-e-gaming-video-card-for-around-100/642600)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pci-e-gaming-video-card-for-around-100/642600 "2012-12-03T02:42:40Z")
Windows 7 PC with PCI-e adapter running Windows 7 64 bit OS. What’s the most bang for the buck in a gaming video card around $100? --- ## [On the SDMB, you will find...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-sdmb-you-will-find/642699)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-sdmb-you-will-find/642699 "2012-12-03T02:21:46Z")
Slight exaggeration permitted, this is a thread about the extremes of opinion you may find (or have seen) on the SDMB… On the SDMB, you will find people who claim it’s impossible to remember anything before your 5th bir… --- ## [Normal people reaction to ink on clothes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-people-reaction-to-ink-on-clothes/642399)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-people-reaction-to-ink-on-clothes/642399 "2012-12-03T00:32:26Z")
just curious how other people would handle this, seeing as how I am an unapologetic slob. So a pen snuck into my dryer, and as a result about half of my business clothes have a few well set in blue ink spots, maybe 2-2… --- ## [House plant fungus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-plant-fungus/642771)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-plant-fungus/642771 "2012-12-03T00:32:11Z")
I’m not sure if this is due to my recent move to the Northwest or what, but my houseplants are growing a white fungus on the soil. This can’t be good, right? I know I’m not over watering since I usually forget to water t… --- ## [Books/movies tracking apps for iOS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-movies-tracking-apps-for-ios/642772)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-movies-tracking-apps-for-ios/642772 "2012-12-02T23:04:28Z")
My wife wants to know if anyone has an app they recommend for keeping track of books and movies, on iPhone/iPad. --- ## [Letter from a collection agency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-from-a-collection-agency/642723)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-from-a-collection-agency/642723 "2012-12-02T20:58:25Z")
So I got this letter from a collection agency. The debt is past the statute of limitations in this state. What happened was I had an account at Wachovia, someone gave me a check ($1000) drawn on Wachovia which I deposi… --- ## [LA Dopers-- Overnight parking in Koreatown? (Need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-dopers-overnight-parking-in-koreatown-need-answer-fast/642735)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-dopers-overnight-parking-in-koreatown-need-answer-fast/642735 "2012-12-02T18:26:21Z")
My friend’s boyfriend has driven to Koreatown from Pasadena, and is currently trying to find overnight parking. Apparently all of the street parking is full for blocks and blocks around, and we’re not aware of any overn… --- ## [How paranoid would you be if you won a huge lottery jackpot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-paranoid-would-you-be-if-you-won-a-huge-lottery-jackpot/642343)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-paranoid-would-you-be-if-you-won-a-huge-lottery-jackpot/642343 "2012-12-02T17:19:00Z")
Obviously inspired by the half billion dollar Powerball jackpot. We often ask ourselves what we’d do if we won. But that much money can make you a huge target, in many ways. So how paranoid would you be? For example,… --- ## [Explain this graffiti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-graffiti/642760)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-graffiti/642760 "2012-12-02T16:58:09Z")
Last night in the men’s room of a nearby bar I saw and photographed this perplexing blurb: Explanation? :confused: It was printed neatly, all caps. --- ## [Pick a cursed blessing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-cursed-blessing/642665)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-cursed-blessing/642665 "2012-12-02T15:16:42Z")
In a previous thread, I offered everyone a choice of superpowers. Here’s a new set to choose from, though they are almost certainly more of a curse than a blessing. Knowing the date people will die. When you interact … --- ## [Do charities that give animals (Heifer international, World Vision) do more harm than good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-charities-that-give-animals-heifer-international-world-vision-do-more-harm-than-good/602329)
**Author:** [@Kmarts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kmarts)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-charities-that-give-animals-heifer-international-world-vision-do-more-harm-than-good/602329 "2012-12-02T14:58:10Z")
It’s Christmas time and we charities around the world ramp up their advertising to hit us during our vulnerable state. My family and friends have routinely given to foundations such as Heifer International and World Vis… --- ## [Personal experiences with sexual conversion therapy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-experiences-with-sexual-conversion-therapy/642472)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-experiences-with-sexual-conversion-therapy/642472 "2012-12-02T14:18:50Z")
Another poster posted this thread about another Gay-\>Straight conversion therapy program that is under fire. I’ve been aware of these types of programs for some time and know that they are considered very controversial … --- ## [Help me understand some things about homosexual attraction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-some-things-about-homosexual-attraction/642345)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-some-things-about-homosexual-attraction/642345 "2012-12-02T11:52:10Z")
This is not an honest question, certainly not a Pit thread or a how-to primer. It is inspired by this Gays Who Don’t Engage in Anal Sex thread. I expressed my opinions speaking as completely straight male but it certainl… --- ## [iPad Educational App Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-educational-app-suggestions/628100)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-educational-app-suggestions/628100 "2012-12-02T04:38:15Z")
My kids, aged 8 and 7, will be spending the majority of the summer with my parents in Texas. As usual, they will be spoiled beyond belief. I’ve given up that fight. I want to assign them at least an hour or more of “h… --- ## [Second-favorite forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-favorite-forum/641155)
**Author:** [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-favorite-forum/641155 "2012-12-02T04:26:28Z")
After SDMB, of course. I’ve recently figured out how to get the most enjoyment out of message boards, but I am a member of very few. What do people suggest? This is one of those things where Google gives a little too mu… --- ## [Ohio dad gets jail for mocking girl with cerebral palsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-dad-gets-jail-for-mocking-girl-with-cerebral-palsy/642405)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-dad-gets-jail-for-mocking-girl-with-cerebral-palsy/642405 "2012-12-02T04:10:50Z")
I thought we had discussed this at the time it happened, but I couldn’t find anything. Anyway, what an enormous douchenozzle. Who the hell makes fun of a handicapped child? And then lies about it? If dad decides to … --- ## [Why did the Mayan apocalypse prediction get so much traction.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-mayan-apocalypse-prediction-get-so-much-traction/641985)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-mayan-apocalypse-prediction-get-so-much-traction/641985 "2012-12-02T04:04:27Z")
I’m not sure it’s a “general question”, so feel free to move the thread. There are “end of the world” predictions all the time, and we hear on a regular basis of some group of another who gathered/hide/whatever waiting … --- ## [Kitty-corner vs catty-corner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-corner-vs-catty-corner/642409)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-corner-vs-catty-corner/642409 "2012-12-02T03:46:23Z")
Which term do you prefer when describing a piece of furniture placed diagonally near the corner of a room? --- ## [What can cause you to see lightning/flashes that aren't there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-cause-you-to-see-lightning-flashes-that-arent-there/642148)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-cause-you-to-see-lightning-flashes-that-arent-there/642148 "2012-12-02T03:03:06Z")
I’m a very skeptical person so I’m assuming there is an explanation for this. It started around high school, and I used to say “Did you see that??” to other people, but after enough time of no one knowing what I was tal… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1401) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1403)