# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1409 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1410 --- ## [What would you call the woman in this relationship.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-the-woman-in-this-relationship/641391)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-the-woman-in-this-relationship/641391 "2012-11-21T11:06:29Z")
Somome I know has rather strange domestic arrangements. He is unmarried and he has a lady (“Mrs Q”) whom he keeps (in a different town) in a house and generally provides for her upkeep. She is a widow and has two childre… --- ## [Any truth to claim DuPont family plotted to depose FDR & install Gen MacArthur as ruler of the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-truth-to-claim-dupont-family-plotted-to-depose-fdr-install-gen-macarthur-as-ruler-of-the-us/641596)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-truth-to-claim-dupont-family-plotted-to-depose-fdr-install-gen-macarthur-as-ruler-of-the-us/641596 "2012-11-21T07:49:40Z")
In a comment on Daily Beast website re an article about the new Oliver Stone film this claim is made. Pure nonsense or not? --- ## [Antihypertensive drugs and maximum HR during exercise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antihypertensive-drugs-and-maximum-hr-during-exercise/641592)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antihypertensive-drugs-and-maximum-hr-during-exercise/641592 "2012-11-21T06:56:44Z")
I recently had to change my blood pressure medication from a simple ARB/diuretic combination to a CCB/ARB/diuretic combo. After this change, I feel that I’m having more and more difficulties reaching my top heart rates … --- ## [What is the progression of mathematics at your area schools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-progression-of-mathematics-at-your-area-schools/641652)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-progression-of-mathematics-at-your-area-schools/641652 "2012-11-21T06:01:10Z")
When I was in school in the 80’s, pretty much everyone took Algebra 1 in 9th grade, geometry in 10th, Algebra 2/Trigonometry 11th and pre-Calculus in 12, if they were taking 4 yrs of math. A few people were a year behind… --- ## [Advice needed re: changing jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-re-changing-jobs/641619)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-re-changing-jobs/641619 "2012-11-21T05:03:45Z")
Dear all, I am an American living in China, trying to break back into the workforce here after having spent 18 months back in the States. I got back here just over a month ago, and have been constantly sending out resu… --- ## [Next Independent Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-independent-country/3049)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-independent-country/3049 "2012-11-21T04:32:13Z")
What do you think the next country to achieve independence will be? I will say East Timor. --- ## [What is the longest time it took you to get mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-time-it-took-you-to-get-mail/641524)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-time-it-took-you-to-get-mail/641524 "2012-11-21T03:51:09Z")
Last year someone sent me a postcard from Nepal. She sent it at the beginning of November. I got it in mid-January. So, about 75 days. Can you beat that? --- ## [Batteries on cordless phone not charging. Likely culprit: The batteries or the charging cradle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batteries-on-cordless-phone-not-charging-likely-culprit-the-batteries-or-the-charging-cradle/641661)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batteries-on-cordless-phone-not-charging-likely-culprit-the-batteries-or-the-charging-cradle/641661 "2012-11-21T03:28:16Z")
Boy, the technology gods have it in for me this week! First my scanner dies (thanks to a defunct power supply, I concluded; see thread); now my cordless phone is circling the drain. The unit is about 10 years old, but i… --- ## [This person claims dietary cholesterol intake has nothing to do with heart disease - Is she right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-person-claims-dietary-cholesterol-intake-has-nothing-to-do-with-heart-disease-is-she-right/641439)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-person-claims-dietary-cholesterol-intake-has-nothing-to-do-with-heart-disease-is-she-right/641439 "2012-11-21T02:42:44Z")
Is she right or not? Cholesterol & heart disease – there is a relationship, but it’s not what you think --- ## [Academic studies of the afterlife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-studies-of-the-afterlife/641637)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-studies-of-the-afterlife/641637 "2012-11-21T02:31:49Z")
This afternoon Ontario Today (CBC Radio) aired a call-in segment featuring Dr. Eben Alexander. He is a neruosurgeon who suffered a near-death experience, after which he wrote a book called “Proof of Heaven” The show gr… --- ## [Help me shop for a new TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-shop-for-a-new-tv/640978)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-shop-for-a-new-tv/640978 "2012-11-21T02:31:08Z")
My husband wants a new TV and we are in the market. We’ve been looking at Black Friday ads and I don’t know what makes a difference and what doesn’t. I know that 720 vs 1080 is about screen resolution, and I can unders… --- ## [Are electric cars here to stay? I don't think so.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electric-cars-here-to-stay-i-dont-think-so/640382)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electric-cars-here-to-stay-i-dont-think-so/640382 "2012-11-21T01:58:01Z")
I think Mitt Romney was wrong to oppose the auto bailout, but he was right that electric cars have been a bad investment. As I see it, all the signs are pointing to the electric car companies eventually collapsing. Fir… --- ## [Marriage and Divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-and-divorce/641307)
**Author:** [@cman89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cman89)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-and-divorce/641307 "2012-11-20T23:17:05Z")
I post this question mainly out of ignorance. To those whom have been divorced or who have experienced divorce closely, Why did you ever get married in the first place? Was there ever a time of wedded bliss?, or Was it a… --- ## [Money matters. Seriously need your advice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-matters-seriously-need-your-advice/641512)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-matters-seriously-need-your-advice/641512 "2012-11-20T21:15:39Z")
I need a $1200 car suspension repair. It’s causing my tires to cup, so I don’t know how much longer my car is going to make it without getting this fixed. I can’t just ditch the car, because it won’t be paid off until Ma… --- ## [Big city vs small town living](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-city-vs-small-town-living/641500)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-city-vs-small-town-living/641500 "2012-11-20T20:55:46Z")
Thought it might be interesting for folk to discuss the relative merits of living in a big city as opposed to a small(er) town. Certainly the definitions of either term are flexible. My personal experience is with Chic… --- ## [Opening a savings account for someone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-a-savings-account-for-someone-else/641627)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-a-savings-account-for-someone-else/641627 "2012-11-20T20:47:54Z")
A friend is preparing to leave her husband (it has been a long time coming and will be good for her and her kids). Her husband is not the most financially responsible person and tends to piss away whatever money is in th… --- ## [Who was the best US VP and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-us-vp-and-why/641456)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-us-vp-and-why/641456 "2012-11-20T20:41:21Z")
In my lifetime, Bush the Elder seemed pretty good and with a real job. In fact I would say he was a better VP then President. Truman proved a good enough President, but didn’t really do anything as VP. I don’t recall F… --- ## [How Much Homespace Do People Actually Use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-homespace-do-people-actually-use/641303)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-homespace-do-people-actually-use/641303 "2012-11-20T20:01:33Z")
I always wondered about the insane obsession of the rich with having huge houses-a mansion was recently listed in my area-it has 12,000 sf of living space? I’ve noticed that most people spend their time in the kitchen/li… --- ## [Four days in Buenos Aires- what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-days-in-buenos-aires-what-to-do/641441)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-days-in-buenos-aires-what-to-do/641441 "2012-11-20T19:36:35Z")
I will be traveling on business to Buenos Aires in early December. I will have two free weekend days, and will hopefully be able to get out and about after my weekday meetings. Any suggestions? I’m a fairly laid back tr… --- ## [Wristwatches: solar? self-winding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wristwatches-solar-self-winding/636705)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wristwatches-solar-self-winding/636705 "2012-11-20T19:03:03Z")
My trusty Seiko, bought 17+ years ago, has gone missing. Its battery had died, so I took it off and put it down somewhere around the house. Doubtless it’ll turn up, but it’s been a few months and I’m going batty w/o a wr… --- ## [Best Option to Get on TV/Radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-option-to-get-on-tv-radio/641602)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-option-to-get-on-tv-radio/641602 "2012-11-20T18:57:19Z")
I want to start a show about current events (specifically politics, if possible), on TV or radio. I don’t need to be paid, I just want the experience so in the future I might be able to move into a paid position. I’ve in… --- ## [getting a new tv - help me choose a new Blu-Ray player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-new-tv-help-me-choose-a-new-blu-ray-player/641616)
**Author:** [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-new-tv-help-me-choose-a-new-blu-ray-player/641616 "2012-11-20T16:42:45Z")
I’ve just purchased a new tv - the Samsung 6030. Now my husband would like to upgrade our ancient DVD player to a new Blu-Ray player. Some pertinent info: \[ul\] \[li\]The new TV is not a Smart TV, which was intentional. … --- ## [Name this (Craigslist; car related) scam.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-craigslist-car-related-scam/635945)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-craigslist-car-related-scam/635945 "2012-11-20T15:35:10Z")
'Cause I’m bewildered… We need a vehicle. We look on Craigslist, among other sites. See vehicle, nicely but not unbelievably priced (a bit more than at the auction house, less than at the used car dealers), private sell… --- ## [domain .com sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domain-com-sale/641408)
**Author:** [@domainhunta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/domainhunta)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domain-com-sale/641408 "2012-11-20T14:07:55Z")
Hi everybody, I own a .com domain and have received an offer for it. Can anybody point to any pre-made registration agreement that I can use? How does this work, do the buyer and I sign physical agreements? Any idea … --- ## [Is it common to "talk" to dead people via facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-to-talk-to-dead-people-via-facebook/629799)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-to-talk-to-dead-people-via-facebook/629799 "2012-11-20T13:50:46Z")
I was just curious if anyone else has seen an example where family and friends post under a dead person’s facebook account or post messages to them? I know of several such cases, the most creepy where the woman’s father… --- ## [Do you divide your thoughts into sentences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-divide-your-thoughts-into-sentences/641483)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-divide-your-thoughts-into-sentences/641483 "2012-11-20T12:50:59Z")
I see people on the Internet who write entire paragraphs or more without a single full-stop. I suspect this is the way they think, because I think in sentences and writing without them would take a lot of effort. So, is … --- ## [Possibly TMI question about cramps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-tmi-question-about-cramps/641359)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-tmi-question-about-cramps/641359 "2012-11-20T11:45:30Z")
Hope I’m in the right place with this. Also, men or squeamish women might not want to read this. :slight\_smile: Some months, shortly before my period, I get very painful intestinal cramping. This usually goes along with… --- ## [Why do black male haircuts take so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-male-haircuts-take-so-long/641526)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-male-haircuts-take-so-long/641526 "2012-11-20T09:27:30Z")
About 10 years ago, I was living in a neighbourhood with a 50%-50% black-white population. The local barber shop was staffed by two barbers, one would only do haircuts on whites and the other only on blacks (the barbers… --- ## [Anonymous declares war on Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-declares-war-on-israel/641542)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-declares-war-on-israel/641542 "2012-11-20T07:24:14Z")
The cyberhacker group Anonymous is apparently siding with the Palestinians in the latest flare-up of violence. Frankly, I wonder about the wisdom of that. If they actually manage to do any harm, they’ll wind up on the … --- ## [Which forms of multiculturalism do you believe are beneficial to society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-forms-of-multiculturalism-do-you-believe-are-beneficial-to-society/641000)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-forms-of-multiculturalism-do-you-believe-are-beneficial-to-society/641000 "2012-11-20T06:46:36Z")
There are arguments for, and against, each of these IMO except the one I labeled “c”. a) religious pluralism - societies in which many religions are practiced by significant percentages of the population (i.e. imagine t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1408) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1410)