# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1437 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1438 --- ## [Your favorite publicity stunt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-publicity-stunt/636087)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-publicity-stunt/636087 "2012-10-03T12:46:37Z")
There are so many. I will open with Let It Be. Open air unannounced rooftop concert by the biggest band ever. Thoughts? --- ## [Tell me about your sleep study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sleep-study/636442)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sleep-study/636442 "2012-10-03T12:22:48Z")
TheKid (18) has been referred for a sleep study and keeps asking me what is going to occur - I have no freaking clue. She has always had sleep issues. For a few years she just could not fall asleep. She would be up unti… --- ## [Is the mask in this picture racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-mask-in-this-picture-racist/635967)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-mask-in-this-picture-racist/635967 "2012-10-03T06:03:50Z")
I snapped this picture while waiting in line at an Obama rally today. There’s some controversy among my group of friends as to whether or not the mask could be considered racist. Please help me settle this. https://pi… --- ## [Who would you hire: The unemployed local or the employed outsider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-hire-the-unemployed-local-or-the-employed-outsider/636419)
**Author:** [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-hire-the-unemployed-local-or-the-employed-outsider/636419 "2012-10-03T04:04:50Z")
The title should be enough to vote, but for extra detail here’s a hypothetical: You’re a hiring manager, and by chance you have exactly two applicants for the position. The two applicants are pretty much even in terms o… --- ## [Paranoid Parent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranoid-parent/636276)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranoid-parent/636276 "2012-10-03T02:37:11Z")
So we just repainted our spare bedroom for our som son as his sister is due shortly. Used latex paint. I’m worried about the fumes. Any thoughts from my fellow Dopers about letting him sleep in the room? Thanks! --- ## [Man forgives psychopathic teenager predator for terrorizing him for 3 years - I think he's an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-forgives-psychopathic-teenager-predator-for-terrorizing-him-for-3-years-i-think-hes-an-idiot/635956)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-forgives-psychopathic-teenager-predator-for-terrorizing-him-for-3-years-i-think-hes-an-idiot/635956 "2012-10-03T02:06:17Z")
Story here Blogger Learns Shocking Secret Identity of His Terrifying Online Troll, Decides to Confront Him In Lieu of Calling the Cops I’m almost more aggravated at the victim than the predator who terrorized him. The … --- ## [New engineer, old engineer wants to get paid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-engineer-old-engineer-wants-to-get-paid/636538)
**Author:** [@Bruin1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruin1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-engineer-old-engineer-wants-to-get-paid/636538 "2012-10-03T01:38:44Z")
I am a calif. civil/surveyor. I have a project where: Original developer defaulted, bank foreclosed, bank failed, new bank sold to new owner. I have outstanding invoices for improvement plans and construction survey. I i… --- ## [landlords responsibility ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlords-responsibility/636486)
**Author:** [@dbiron40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbiron40)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlords-responsibility/636486 "2012-10-02T22:00:58Z")
I live in a multiple dwelling in NYC. recently my landlord repaired damage to my cieling. the damage was the result of a roof leak. he had the painters plaster the cieling but they only painted a quarter of my cieling. n… --- ## [Korean War v. Vietnam War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-war-v-vietnam-war/636504)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-war-v-vietnam-war/636504 "2012-10-02T21:26:01Z")
The thread on “what personality is attracted to the military” was sidetracked by a discussion of which U.S. wars were justified. My question is: why the difference between the Korean War and Vietnam? Is it simply that w… --- ## [Who is the most powerful person in the world right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-powerful-person-in-the-world-right-now/636307)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-powerful-person-in-the-world-right-now/636307 "2012-10-02T19:33:03Z")
Please explain your selection. --- ## [Recommend a Remote Computer Access Program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-remote-computer-access-program/636416)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-remote-computer-access-program/636416 "2012-10-02T13:38:42Z")
I’m seriously thinking about installing a program on my Mom’s computer that will let me troubleshoot it remotely. Has anyone used/can anyone recommend either join.me, LogMeIn, or GoToMyPC? Does anyone recommend anythin… --- ## [Tell me about Windows 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-windows-8/636117)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-windows-8/636117 "2012-10-02T11:47:37Z")
Besides a few game developers and really nerdy development articles talking about Windows 8 being a bad thing, I haven’t really see it mentioned much in mainstream media. Back a couple of years, when Windows 7 was comin… --- ## [Germans: Why are you paying church tax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-why-are-you-paying-church-tax/636079)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-why-are-you-paying-church-tax/636079 "2012-10-02T10:22:53Z")
As I understand it, the following are both the case: If you pay tax in Germany and have the right “option” selected, you pay tax towards the Catholic Church This is totally optional and furthermore it’s not just a … --- ## [Fear is the most common type of racism amongst younger people these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-is-the-most-common-type-of-racism-amongst-younger-people-these-days/636367)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-is-the-most-common-type-of-racism-amongst-younger-people-these-days/636367 "2012-10-02T09:43:24Z")
I honestly wasn’t sure where to put this thread, and I’m not even sure if it’s a valid topic for discussion, or if it just veers off too much into “blog it” categories. Anyhow, if it needs to be moved or closed I apologi… --- ## [Lawdog Dopers, educate me on a law enforcement career..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawdog-dopers-educate-me-on-a-law-enforcement-career/636126)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawdog-dopers-educate-me-on-a-law-enforcement-career/636126 "2012-10-02T06:09:49Z")
For the past 2+ years I’ve been working security at a local casino and it’s sparked an interest in perhaps becoming a cop. However, all I know about the police is from movies and TV. What’s the nitty gritty? --- ## [I Tattoo, Do You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tattoo-do-you/636160)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tattoo-do-you/636160 "2012-10-02T00:11:48Z")
Is it weird that I am hesitating to get a another tattoo because I am embarrassed by my body and don’t want the tattoo artist to judge me?..insecurity sucks. :frowning: Anyway, this is what I want to get. … --- ## [Spaceport to be established on Earth. Convince us it belongs in Country X.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaceport-to-be-established-on-earth-convince-us-it-belongs-in-country-x/635087)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaceport-to-be-established-on-earth-convince-us-it-belongs-in-country-x/635087 "2012-10-02T00:03:20Z")
Yes, it’s a hypothetical. No poll, though. You’ll see why in a minute. So it turns out that Gene Roddenberry right. Faster-than-light travel and communication are both possible, and there’s thousands of stargoing humano… --- ## [Tell me about anxiety medications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-anxiety-medications/635676)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-anxiety-medications/635676 "2012-10-01T23:31:48Z")
So, I have OCD and depression. My therapist has told me she thinks the latter is largely a product of the former, since not being able to set aside worries and constantly running catastrophe scenarios is exhausting and,… --- ## [Dental discount plans -- what's the catch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-discount-plans-whats-the-catch/636165)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-discount-plans-whats-the-catch/636165 "2012-10-01T23:17:42Z")
So I’m way WAY overdue for some basic dental care. To give an idea, I haven’t had dental insurance since high school, except for all of a month where my dental kicked in a couple days before I got laid off – and of cour… --- ## [Walmart Staff Denying Service To Customers With Service Animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-staff-denying-service-to-customers-with-service-animals/636258)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-staff-denying-service-to-customers-with-service-animals/636258 "2012-10-01T22:27:02Z")
Our local newspaper carried some very disturbing stories this weekend. IMO, the most disturbing one concerned a local Walmart store and the way they have been treating some people with disabilities. I thought that you s… --- ## [How often do you wish someone were dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wish-someone-were-dead/635355)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wish-someone-were-dead/635355 "2012-10-01T22:26:35Z")
Not (necessarily :dubious:) by your own hand, but how often does the thought, “I wonder whether my life would be any better if so-and-so were hit by the proverbial Mack truck”…enter your mind, even for a split second? Y… --- ## [Talk to me about rings (the finger kind).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-rings-the-finger-kind/636421)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-rings-the-finger-kind/636421 "2012-10-01T21:45:46Z")
I haven’t worn rings in years, even though I really like them. I found on the internet a couple of tungsten carbide rings that really appeal to me, but they aren’t resizable, and I worry that if I lose weight, I’ll have … --- ## [Are DVDs now Obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dvds-now-obsolete/635998)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dvds-now-obsolete/635998 "2012-10-01T21:26:51Z")
I’m guessing that this forum (The Cafe Society) is more about the content of movies and TV shows than it is about the equipment we use to view them. But I have just recently made what I believe is a fabulous discovery t… --- ## [If you had $75,000 to invest today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-75-000-to-invest-today/636074)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-75-000-to-invest-today/636074 "2012-10-01T20:43:18Z")
How would you do it? Let’s say you were a married couple in your 40s. You had kids that you hoped to send to college in 10 years. (Yes, they had kids later in life…) You weren’t willing to risk it capriciously, so no “bl… --- ## [Is this an appropriate use of Twitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-appropriate-use-of-twitter/636407)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-appropriate-use-of-twitter/636407 "2012-10-01T20:42:54Z")
Would it be considered OK for a professor to require students to “follow” them? Not for the purpose of receiving class materials, just to know about relevent events in the teacher’s life. --- ## [What is the correct thing to do in this situation? (Witnessing assault on a train).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-thing-to-do-in-this-situation-witnessing-assault-on-a-train/636346)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-thing-to-do-in-this-situation-witnessing-assault-on-a-train/636346 "2012-10-01T20:03:48Z")
Catching the train home last week, it was about 8pm, dark outside. I was sitting in the 2nd-to-front carriage. From my position, I could see through a glass window in to the front carriage. The front carriage is accessib… --- ## [Dying Cotton fabfic navy blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-cotton-fabfic-navy-blue/636418)
**Author:** [@bko43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bko43)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-cotton-fabfic-navy-blue/636418 "2012-10-01T19:43:52Z")
I have been trying to dye light blue fabric with Rit navy blue dye. It is about 18 yards of 100% cotton fabric, which I have dyed in the washing maching with 3 bottles of Rit navy blue and salt. The fabric turned out pur… --- ## [Speculate: Why was my wife's last paycheck over double the normal amount?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculate-why-was-my-wifes-last-paycheck-over-double-the-normal-amount/636208)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculate-why-was-my-wifes-last-paycheck-over-double-the-normal-amount/636208 "2012-10-01T19:36:19Z")
My wife quit her job recently. She was teaching in a public school system. We got her last paycheck tonight–and it’s over double the amount of her normal paychecks. They pay statement offers no clues. It simply says, un… --- ## [Brits don't rinse soapy dishes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-dont-rinse-soapy-dishes/635411)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-dont-rinse-soapy-dishes/635411 "2012-10-01T18:12:53Z")
Last night I heard that at least in the past, British restaurants would wash their dishes but not rinse the soap off, leaving it to dry on the plates, then serving food on the plates. In fact, there was no way to rinse t… --- ## [How would you react to this Big corperate situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-to-this-big-corperate-situation/635743)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-to-this-big-corperate-situation/635743 "2012-10-01T17:42:51Z")
The Hypothetical: You work for Super Giant Big Company\[sup\]tm\[/sup\] (SGBC). The Brass tell the employees that wich ever department comes up with the best idea for a greener office, (Recycling paper, cans, plastic bottle… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1436) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1438)