# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1413 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1414 --- ## [Romney supporters: were you shocked he lost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-supporters-were-you-shocked-he-lost/640723)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-supporters-were-you-shocked-he-lost/640723 "2012-11-15T02:01:23Z")
Are their any Romney supporters here? I expect so. Did you occur to you during the run up to the election that he might lose? Or were you really shocked that he did lose? I keep hearing news stories of prominent repub… --- ## [Dead People Voting in Presidential Election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-people-voting-in-presidential-election/640667)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-people-voting-in-presidential-election/640667 "2012-11-15T01:43:27Z")
The following link describes the voting results for the City of Boston. In most precincts, more people voted than were registered-are these people dead who stay enrolled (after their passing)? Link:http://www.cityofbos… --- ## [Will companies drop health insurance plans and pay the penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-companies-drop-health-insurance-plans-and-pay-the-penalty/640756)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-companies-drop-health-insurance-plans-and-pay-the-penalty/640756 "2012-11-14T22:36:17Z")
In a GQ thread on Obamacare, Mdcastleman stated that there are companies considering dropping employee healthcare coverage and paying the penalty instead. Do you think this will be a popular approach after the exchanges… --- ## [What if you took a smartphone back to the 20s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-took-a-smartphone-back-to-the-20s/640613)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-took-a-smartphone-back-to-the-20s/640613 "2012-11-14T20:51:23Z")
A standard smartphone from 2012 somehow ends up in the hands of researchers in the mid 1920s. By standard, I mean a touch screen phone with a built in camera, some kind of keyboard, with some some mp3s, and games loaded … --- ## [So did Ike boink Kay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-ike-boink-kay/640987)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-ike-boink-kay/640987 "2012-11-14T20:25:28Z")
Of course this thread is because the Petraeus apologists have brought up General Eisenhower’s involvement with his driver, Kay Summersby, as some sort of precedent proving that we need to overlook personal peccadillos in… --- ## [Best Anti-virus software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-anti-virus-software/640900)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-anti-virus-software/640900 "2012-11-14T19:29:25Z")
I’ve been using the McAfee that came with my computer, but it’s about to expire. What do you all think is the best package out there for fighting malware? Free is good, but I’d be willing to pay a bit for something that’… --- ## [Weight Loss Anecdotes versus Statistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-anecdotes-versus-statistics/640872)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-anecdotes-versus-statistics/640872 "2012-11-14T18:07:16Z")
I have been doing some informal research on diet and weight loss. So of course I have encountered the statistics which say that the vast majority of people do no sustain long term weight loss. Yet almost frequently whe… --- ## [Help me pick somewhere cool to go in South America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-somewhere-cool-to-go-in-south-america/640964)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-somewhere-cool-to-go-in-south-america/640964 "2012-11-14T17:33:45Z")
A friend and I are looking to do a short (5 days-- short given our usual trips) jaunt down to South America next summer. I’ve been to Peru, but she has this thing about going to all 7 continents before her next major bir… --- ## [Best coupon code / printable coupon sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-coupon-code-printable-coupon-sites/495167)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-coupon-code-printable-coupon-sites/495167 "2012-11-14T17:06:14Z")
Some spammer started a thread in MPSIMS that purported to be something like this, but it was only to spam their own site. I think it’s a great thread idea, so I figured I’d start a real one here. I can never find a rea… --- ## [Prescription drug, same dose as OTC - why? (and why cheaper?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-drug-same-dose-as-otc-why-and-why-cheaper/640955)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-drug-same-dose-as-otc-why-and-why-cheaper/640955 "2012-11-14T16:32:03Z")
My husband wound up getting a written prescription for omeprazole (generic Prlosec) capsules, 20 mg dose. Sort of accidentally (his internist was writing scrips for everything he had listed as taking), but when he saw it… --- ## [Regarding Online and General Rudeness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-online-and-general-rudeness/640897)
**Author:** [@wuthering\_lows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wuthering_lows)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-online-and-general-rudeness/640897 "2012-11-14T15:21:45Z")
So, I made a post on another message board and got attacked as my first post. I’m not sure if I wrote anything offensive since the story was about me… And I was kinda poking fun at myself. Now, I agree with the theori… --- ## [How did you get your job(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-your-job-s/640791)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-your-job-s/640791 "2012-11-14T15:16:17Z")
Did you put in an application somewhere? Did you network? Did you rely on nepotism? Did you start your own business and avoid job-hunting altogether? My first non-babysitting job was at the company where my dad worke… --- ## [Did you know that Broadwell had a "ghostwriter" that was writing Petraeus' biography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-broadwell-had-a-ghostwriter-that-was-writing-petraeus-biography/640918)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-that-broadwell-had-a-ghostwriter-that-was-writing-petraeus-biography/640918 "2012-11-14T13:41:52Z")
Color me naive, but I thought that ghostwriters were primarily used in writing autobiographies. What would be the reason for a publisher to use a ghostwriterfor Broadwell as a biographer? Hell, I had never heard of her… --- ## [Thinking about buying a boat, looking for feedback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-buying-a-boat-looking-for-feedback/640498)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-buying-a-boat-looking-for-feedback/640498 "2012-11-14T12:53:55Z")
I want a boat for next summer, but I’m having some trouble deciding what to buy. What do you recommend? Here are some general guidelines… Not too expensive. Ideally around $5000, maybe a couple thousand more. I dunno.… --- ## [Is this sexual harrassment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sexual-harrassment/640800)
**Author:** [@isurun18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isurun18)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sexual-harrassment/640800 "2012-11-14T12:06:12Z")
A co-worker and I got into an altercation, long story short we both got taken into our managers office so we could resolve it. She continuously lied about the situation, so after she was finished I said that everything s… --- ## [Which major American city has the best street names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-major-american-city-has-the-best-street-names/639902)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-major-american-city-has-the-best-street-names/639902 "2012-11-14T06:08:11Z")
Los Angeles has Century, Victory, Imperial and Olympic, to name just a few. Can you beat that? As for the dullest, Columbus, Ohio has to be right up there. Main, Town, High, Broad… It almost puts you to sleep, until you… --- ## [Hypothetically, Let's Say We Gave Texas the Right to Secede](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-lets-say-we-gave-texas-the-right-to-secede/640944)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-lets-say-we-gave-texas-the-right-to-secede/640944 "2012-11-14T06:00:20Z")
Tens of thousands of conservatives and libertarians from a bunch of states have petitioned the White House for the right to secede from the United States of America; Texas has garnered almost 90,000 signatures. Meanwhile… --- ## [Is the current leader of (your country) a sociopath? When was your last non-sociopath leader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-current-leader-of-your-country-a-sociopath-when-was-your-last-non-sociopath-leader/640028)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-current-leader-of-your-country-a-sociopath-when-was-your-last-non-sociopath-leader/640028 "2012-11-14T05:31:11Z")
I consider that the current leaders of both the UK and the US are sociopaths. That’s not necessarily a bad thing for being a political leader, by the way. It may even be that the best leaders are sociopaths. Certainly th… --- ## [Air Pegasus or Lunar Montreal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-pegasus-or-lunar-montreal/640951)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-pegasus-or-lunar-montreal/640951 "2012-11-14T04:03:59Z")
I am torn between the two shoes. Both I have tried on, and both are amazingly comfortable. I run about 15 miles a week (and plan to up the mileage per week when Thanksgiving and Christmas rolls around). I see a case for… --- ## [What justification is there to discourage (currently) illegal drug use in family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-justification-is-there-to-discourage-currently-illegal-drug-use-in-family/640924)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-justification-is-there-to-discourage-currently-illegal-drug-use-in-family/640924 "2012-11-14T03:07:35Z")
I support drug legalization (as an abstraction, because I don’t think the current system is working; I haven’t really sorted out my personal specifics), but I do NOT want my nephews, for example, to start into them. Par… --- ## [Gasoline in Northeast (Yes, need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasoline-in-northeast-yes-need-answer-fast/640929)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasoline-in-northeast-yes-need-answer-fast/640929 "2012-11-14T02:33:23Z")
I need to drive from North Carolina to Rhode Island in a few hours. Am I still likely to encounter any problems finding gas up there? Also, what’s a good route? I’m utterly unfamiliar with the area and Google Maps seems… --- ## [Been to DisneyLAND, DisneyWORLD, Both, or Neither?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-to-disneyland-disneyworld-both-or-neither/640739)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-to-disneyland-disneyworld-both-or-neither/640739 "2012-11-14T02:17:10Z")
Watching a pretty awesome video from Disneyland, I began to regret that I’ve never been there. I’ve been to DisneyWORLD several times (alas, far too few), but never the original. I hope to get there someday. Have you be… --- ## [Questions about the contractibility of a fungal infection (poss. TMI in responses)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-contractibility-of-a-fungal-infection-poss-tmi-in-responses/640827)
**Author:** [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-contractibility-of-a-fungal-infection-poss-tmi-in-responses/640827 "2012-11-14T00:19:55Z")
I’m looking more for specific answers here, if there be such, than personal experience or life stories, but lord knows, we’ll get those personal experiences no matter what, so I’m putting this in IMHO. I have spoken wit… --- ## [Affordable spare car keys???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affordable-spare-car-keys/640476)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affordable-spare-car-keys/640476 "2012-11-14T00:19:35Z")
Inspired by the just-resurrected 2011 thread on lost car keys: Most (all?) new cars now have the microchip-encoded keys that the dealer wants many hundreds of dollars to duplicate. Are there any third-party services tha… --- ## [MSNBC's Martin Bashir is a douchenozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbcs-martin-bashir-is-a-douchenozzle/640858)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbcs-martin-bashir-is-a-douchenozzle/640858 "2012-11-13T23:58:37Z")
Seriously. Yeah, we all have opinions, we all say “funny” things to our friends now and then, but a journalist is supposed to tell me the fucking news that happened today, and keep their opinions to themselves. If I wa… --- ## [Pre-existing Conditions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-existing-conditions/640840)
**Author:** [@RockytheflyingS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RockytheflyingS)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-existing-conditions/640840 "2012-11-13T22:42:50Z")
The thread about health care got me thinking about a friend. I’m pretty sure she has diabetes and she’s pretty much agrees that she does probably have it. She’s not treating it. When asked why, she told me it’s because s… --- ## [X and Y and Z Vs. X, Y and Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-and-y-and-z-vs-x-y-and-z/640881)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-and-y-and-z-vs-x-y-and-z/640881 "2012-11-13T21:42:48Z")
As a stylistic norm, more frequently I see the former, but in general I prefer the latter. To me the latter seems more deliberate and thought out, whereas the former sounds like one is just tacking on and on and on off t… --- ## [How do you pronounce eraser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-eraser/640591)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-eraser/640591 "2012-11-13T21:28:01Z")
The NY Times crossword had a clue last week: Eraser head, with the answer: Long E. What that means is eraser starts with a long E sound, but does it? I don’t pronounce it like that, and no dictionary I checked had anythi… --- ## [Getting the best results with Google Ads as an advertiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-best-results-with-google-ads-as-an-advertiser/640836)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-best-results-with-google-ads-as-an-advertiser/640836 "2012-11-13T19:58:50Z")
For those with some knowledge or experience of advertising, especially those who’ve used Google Ads and those who offer professional services, what have you found to give the best results? I’ve never advertised and I’d … --- ## [Help us redesign our living space!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-redesign-our-living-space/640784)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-redesign-our-living-space/640784 "2012-11-13T18:37:53Z")
We decided it was a fantastic idea to throw a wedding for 200 of our closest friends and enemies and then the next day leave for a whirlwind honeymoon all over central and eastern Europe while at the same time moving eve… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1412) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1414)