# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1416 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1417 --- ## [What's your record in presidential elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414 "2012-11-10T01:04:24Z")
Since the first presidential election I was eligible to vote in, my candidate has won 71% of the time (5 out of 7). It helped that I started out conservative and became disillusioned during GWB’s second term. But even if… --- ## [For those Dopers in committed relationships (or have been): when did you "fall" for your SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-dopers-in-committed-relationships-or-have-been-when-did-you-fall-for-your-so/638155)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-dopers-in-committed-relationships-or-have-been-when-did-you-fall-for-your-so/638155 "2012-11-10T00:34:27Z")
Inspiring post from BigT: So, is this true, or not? How hard did you fall when you first met your SO? Did you feel the attraction at first sight, or did he/she take awhile to grow on you? Note the two separate secti… --- ## [How long did you wait in line to vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-wait-in-line-to-vote/640084)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-wait-in-line-to-vote/640084 "2012-11-10T00:08:25Z")
Also, list your location. --- ## [Ok guys lets talk about getting snipped.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-guys-lets-talk-about-getting-snipped/638716)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-guys-lets-talk-about-getting-snipped/638716 "2012-11-09T23:37:30Z")
I’m a 39 year old with two kids. I’ve been divorced for two years now, and had I stayed married I would have probably gotten a vasectomy by now. Yesterday I went to the doctor to talk about having one done. He didn’t se… --- ## [Rules of toy possession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-toy-possession/640289)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-toy-possession/640289 "2012-11-09T21:21:47Z")
We’re trying (still… after six months) to have kid #2. Since I was an only child, this brings up many questions to which I don’t have proven answers. Such as: how do you deal with toy ownership and sharing? My gut insti… --- ## [Kid is having a middle school melt down. What did you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-is-having-a-middle-school-melt-down-what-did-you-do/640154)
**Author:** [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-is-having-a-middle-school-melt-down-what-did-you-do/640154 "2012-11-09T20:50:44Z")
My 8th grader just got suspended for two days for throwing some food that splashed onto another student in the cafeteria. The story we have gotten from multiple sources (vice principal and after-school program counselor… --- ## [Statehood for DC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-dc/640410)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-dc/640410 "2012-11-09T18:53:13Z")
Inspired by the discussion of the Puerto Rico statehood referendum, I’ve been thinking about the other perennial statehood issue: the District of Columbia. On one hand, it seems absurd that the residents of our nation’s… --- ## [Lost your car keys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-your-car-keys/572995)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-your-car-keys/572995 "2012-11-09T18:53:03Z")
I just spent a weekend on a car trip in a strange town, hundreds of miles from home. And I had a disquieting thought while walking on the beach…WTF would I do if I lost the keys to the car? This little thought experime… --- ## [I don't know what academic major I'm fit for. So I have a solution. Is it the right solution though?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-academic-major-im-fit-for-so-i-have-a-solution-is-it-the-right-solution-though/640035)
**Author:** [@ac05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ac05)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-academic-major-im-fit-for-so-i-have-a-solution-is-it-the-right-solution-though/640035 "2012-11-09T17:48:53Z")
I don’t know what to major in in college, because I don’t know what I’m good at. So my solution is to take a career assessment at eureka.org. Is my solution the right way to figure out what the proper major for me is? --- ## [What dreams have you achieved and what sacrifices did you make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dreams-have-you-achieved-and-what-sacrifices-did-you-make/640443)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dreams-have-you-achieved-and-what-sacrifices-did-you-make/640443 "2012-11-09T17:34:47Z")
Right now I’m saving up cash for schooling, and maybe even a down payment on a place. My ex GF was never excited about owning property even though I always have wanted to. Now I’m living with my folks for the next 10 mon… --- ## [Are technology graduate degrees worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-technology-graduate-degrees-worth-it/640435)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-technology-graduate-degrees-worth-it/640435 "2012-11-09T15:26:35Z")
So my undergraduate degree is getting closer and closer to being finished. It’s somewhat technical, but at the same time, not as hardcore technology-oriented, as say, computer science. (For the record, my major is inform… --- ## [Ever Heard Of "Trunk Or Treat"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-trunk-or-treat/639367)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-trunk-or-treat/639367 "2012-11-09T13:55:26Z")
I might have mentioned this over the years here, but still think it is a cool idea other people might want to start in their area. Quite popular here, it is when parents drive their young kids to some really large parki… --- ## [Would this be an appropriate use of a women's shelter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-an-appropriate-use-of-a-womens-shelter/640427)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-an-appropriate-use-of-a-womens-shelter/640427 "2012-11-09T13:54:59Z")
I’m opening a thread for this because it is inappropriate in the original thread and I didn’t want to drag the OPer into it because I’m not questioning her actions at all. Background: The OPer in another thread recently… --- ## [Difficult Workplace Situations - how have you handled them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficult-workplace-situations-how-have-you-handled-them/596188)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficult-workplace-situations-how-have-you-handled-them/596188 "2012-11-09T12:22:29Z")
I have a co-worker who is making my workplace unpleasant. We are part of a team of four people, and the other two people agree that Rhonda has singled me out to be the target of her rudeness. All three of us have repor… --- ## [Poll: Coffee Makers in hotel bathrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-coffee-makers-in-hotel-bathrooms/640360)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-coffee-makers-in-hotel-bathrooms/640360 "2012-11-09T08:07:38Z")
In this thread a tangent started about whether hotel coffee makers are placed in the bathroom. We’re not talking about a sink that’s outside the vestibule here, but specifically a coffee maker sharing space with the toi… --- ## [Grammar question: just awkward, or wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-just-awkward-or-wrong/640258)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-just-awkward-or-wrong/640258 "2012-11-09T08:01:00Z")
I’m having a debate with someone over the sentence below. Both of us think the part about “assistance reserving a seat” is awkward (something like ‘please call 1-555-555-5555 for assistance with your seat reservation’ fl… --- ## [Divorce/Foreclosure/BK question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-foreclosure-bk-question/640329)
**Author:** [@Kewk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kewk)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-foreclosure-bk-question/640329 "2012-11-09T06:49:41Z")
I separated from my wife recently (its been like 5 months now) she stopped paying the mortgage and now we are going to default. We should get a notice of auction any month now. She just filed for BK on her own. My quest… --- ## [Corsets for weight loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corsets-for-weight-loss/640437)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corsets-for-weight-loss/640437 "2012-11-09T04:47:50Z")
A friend of mine, who is experienced in such things, recently made an off-hand comment about how corsets can function as a poor-man’s bariatric surgery–they compress your stomach and make you feel fuller, sooner. Any tr… --- ## [You come into an obscene amount of money, what stupid college scholarships do you offer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-an-obscene-amount-of-money-what-stupid-college-scholarships-do-you-offer/640013)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-an-obscene-amount-of-money-what-stupid-college-scholarships-do-you-offer/640013 "2012-11-09T03:19:20Z")
You wake up tomorrow and find out that you are insanely rich. You can pretty much do whatever you want. Fast forward a year after you’ve traveled the world and you decide you want to give back to the community and set u… --- ## [What is the argument for politically disenfranchising convicted felons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-argument-for-politically-disenfranchising-convicted-felons/640098)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-argument-for-politically-disenfranchising-convicted-felons/640098 "2012-11-09T01:23:39Z")
It is law in some states and I never see much serious objection, but it seems just kind of random and arbitrary to me. Can someone who is for this explain it to me? --- ## [Textbooks: Where do you want quiz answers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/textbooks-where-do-you-want-quiz-answers/639999)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/textbooks-where-do-you-want-quiz-answers/639999 "2012-11-08T23:14:44Z")
See the title/poll. I swear to god, my employer (a for-profit test-prep company) can’t makes up its mind–we’ve bounced back and forth between formats four times in four editions. --- ## [Cash only lanes needed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-only-lanes-needed/639714)
**Author:** [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-only-lanes-needed/639714 "2012-11-08T22:54:18Z")
The holiday shopping season is coming. Retailers really need to open up a few “Cash Only (and we MEAN it)” lanes. I’m sick of waiting on incompetent card swiping, PIN entering, check writing, clueless food-stamp using … --- ## [Alternative to ING Direct](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-to-ing-direct/640298)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-to-ing-direct/640298 "2012-11-08T22:39:20Z")
I’m looking to switch from ING Direct for my regular savings account. Any recommendations? --- ## [Share your favorite hacks, hustles, and cons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-hacks-hustles-and-cons/640380)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-hacks-hustles-and-cons/640380 "2012-11-08T20:57:19Z")
Share your favorite hacks, hustles, and cons here. Ones that you do or have done in the past. And ones that you know about, but have never done. Also, what are your random thoughts about this subject in general? Do you … --- ## [Best ways to talk to the demented](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ways-to-talk-to-the-demented/640310)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ways-to-talk-to-the-demented/640310 "2012-11-08T19:46:02Z")
I won’t put up much of an OP here. Suffice to say that during the weekend I went and saw my gran who recently (most likely) had a stroke and (probably) has now got vascular dementia as well. When I went to see her with … --- ## [What are the chances the Obama Presidential Library will be in Illinois and not Hawaii?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-the-obama-presidential-library-will-be-in-illinois-and-not-hawaii/639598)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-the-obama-presidential-library-will-be-in-illinois-and-not-hawaii/639598 "2012-11-08T18:50:12Z")
I understand that Presidential libraries are usually in the President’s home state. But given the mission of Presidential libraries (which would seem to be research and education), having it in Hawaii, across thousands o… --- ## [People who brush their teeth at work - tell me about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-brush-their-teeth-at-work-tell-me-about-it/640260)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-brush-their-teeth-at-work-tell-me-about-it/640260 "2012-11-08T18:08:45Z")
I want to start doing this but I admit I’m feeling a bit awkward about it. I don’t know anyone else in the building who does it. We’re a very small building, with only about four tenants, and I’m not sure I want to be kn… --- ## [Starting life as a tattoo artist/piercer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-life-as-a-tattoo-artist-piercer/639265)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-life-as-a-tattoo-artist-piercer/639265 "2012-11-08T18:01:35Z")
How does one go about getting into this industry (United States, specifically)? I think it’s fair to say that every tattoo artist has a first “official” customer, likely a handful of lab rat friends as well with small b… --- ## [Please speak to me about Crossfit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-speak-to-me-about-crossfit/640375)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-speak-to-me-about-crossfit/640375 "2012-11-08T17:50:12Z")
What is it and what’s so great about it? I got a magazine at the recent Can Fit Pro show in Toronto and it looks interesting. Yes I know I can simply Google it and I’m going to do that as well, I just wanted to hear if… --- ## [Mars Colonization - Was supposed to happen in 1986!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-colonization-was-supposed-to-happen-in-1986/639986)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-colonization-was-supposed-to-happen-in-1986/639986 "2012-11-08T17:23:08Z")
I was watching The 20th Century, a 1960s news show with Walter Cronkite that focused on technology and the future (which is fascinating to watch in 2012) and saw an episode focusing on NASA and space exploration. Rememb… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1415) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1417)