# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1445 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1446 --- ## [Prof brings sick baby to class; gives suck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prof-brings-sick-baby-to-class-gives-suck/634662)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prof-brings-sick-baby-to-class-gives-suck/634662 "2012-09-18T05:43:39Z")
Well, she did: Um…Sick day, anyone? --- ## [Wanted: Eagle Scouts &/or People With Shabby American Flags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-eagle-scouts-or-people-with-shabby-american-flags/634626)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-eagle-scouts-or-people-with-shabby-american-flags/634626 "2012-09-18T03:14:24Z")
So The Kid came up with an idea for his BSA Eagle Project: A flag burning. I’m sure you all know that the proper disposal of a shabby, old, or torn-up American flag is to burn it. He ran it by Leaders and it flew. Whe… --- ## [Two free tickets, three people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-free-tickets-three-people/634638)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-free-tickets-three-people/634638 "2012-09-18T03:12:43Z")
I’m in a conundrum in which I completely fail to see the other side’s view of this, so I need you all to tell me if I’m the crazy one here. My wife is a professional actress. Her new show debuts this weekend, and she h… --- ## [The Potty Training Vexation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-potty-training-vexation/634877)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-potty-training-vexation/634877 "2012-09-18T01:24:37Z")
Geez, I thought since he’s the second born, he’d be easier. Uh…nope. Boy 2.0 will be 3 in December. His older brother more or less potty trained himself around this age, maybe a few months younger. We’d tried with th… --- ## [MAD theory: Using Tactical Nukes on your own country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-theory-using-tactical-nukes-on-your-own-country/634957)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-theory-using-tactical-nukes-on-your-own-country/634957 "2012-09-18T00:33:51Z")
During the cold war, what was predicted to happen if one country used tactical nukes inside their own borders. For example, if they were about to lose a crucial position to a vastly superior force. What about strategic… --- ## [Taliban Suicide Fighter Enter US Base, Destroy $160 Million Aircraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taliban-suicide-fighter-enter-us-base-destroy-160-million-aircraft/634981)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taliban-suicide-fighter-enter-us-base-destroy-160-million-aircraft/634981 "2012-09-18T00:06:23Z")
It seems we are doomed-the Taliban was able to mount an attack on the most secure base in the country. This base (joint US-British) was surrounded by a concrete wall, barbed wire, with sophisticated Infra Red and rada… --- ## [What happened to the Occupy Movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-occupy-movement/633189)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-occupy-movement/633189 "2012-09-17T21:24:16Z")
This time last year, Occupy (insert your city’s name here) was all over the place. They were getting news nationally and locally. Almost every large city had their own occupy movement. Then things seemed to settle dow… --- ## [Used car buying advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-car-buying-advice/634884)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-car-buying-advice/634884 "2012-09-17T19:00:58Z")
I am in the market for a used car, is there any good advice I should get on how to select one that is reliable? One thing I am thinking about is the 100k mark. Part of me wants a car with under 100k miles, but another p… --- ## [How far out from receiving a degree should I apply for state jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-out-from-receiving-a-degree-should-i-apply-for-state-jobs/634902)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-out-from-receiving-a-degree-should-i-apply-for-state-jobs/634902 "2012-09-17T18:37:01Z")
I’m about six months out from getting my B.A. in history. Should I wait until I have my degree in hand before I send out job applications for government work, or is it possible to put on my resume my expected graduation … --- ## [Ant Humiliation and Scorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-humiliation-and-scorn/634924)
**Author:** [@NadaHappyCamper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NadaHappyCamper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-humiliation-and-scorn/634924 "2012-09-17T18:19:54Z")
What happens, say if, a scout ant comes upon some spilled food and gets all excitied and goes back to the main nest to turn in a report, then all the other ants head out to gather in the feast and when they arrive the me… --- ## [A Parenting Question: Little Friend of your Child comes to play Sem-Nude; what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-parenting-question-little-friend-of-your-child-comes-to-play-sem-nude-what-do-you-do/634470)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-parenting-question-little-friend-of-your-child-comes-to-play-sem-nude-what-do-you-do/634470 "2012-09-17T18:08:13Z")
The Piper Cub has a friend in the neighborhood who he plays with regularly. We have an informal understanding with her parents that she can come over to our place to play, and the Cub can go over to play in their backyar… --- ## [New Orleans region tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-region-tour/634895)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-region-tour/634895 "2012-09-17T17:05:25Z")
My nephew is getting married in early June in New Orleans. I’m thinking of entending my vacation and explore the region. I realize June isn’t the ideal month but so it goes. Anyone have any suggestions for places to vis… --- ## [Is Playboy porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-playboy-porn/589791)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-playboy-porn/589791 "2012-09-17T16:50:46Z")
Hot debate with some coworkers a few days ago, strictly divided among gender lines. The women said yes, the men said no. I opined that Playboy is “soft” porn, but still porn. IS it porn? Yes, there are actual article… --- ## [Why are porn stars following me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-porn-stars-following-me/590190)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-porn-stars-following-me/590190 "2012-09-17T16:45:39Z")
On Twitter, I mean. I have a Twitter account that I rarely tweet from, I use it to follow a few people I am interested in. Suddenly, I am getting all these porn stars following me, two or three new ones per day. They al… --- ## [Could Google Glasses (or its descendants) win the "war on crime"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-google-glasses-or-its-descendants-win-the-war-on-crime/634683)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-google-glasses-or-its-descendants-win-the-war-on-crime/634683 "2012-09-17T15:14:36Z")
I doubt I’m the first to think of this, but reading about Google Glasses made me think about crime-solving. What if people wear glasses with a camera that is constantly recording their lives (unless the owner turns this… --- ## [What is a striper service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-striper-service/634541)
**Author:** [@core\_dump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/core_dump)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-striper-service/634541 "2012-09-17T15:14:12Z")
I was going through my local rural paper and came across this advertisement for Tracy’s Striper Service. I will spare you the details but she got awfully upset with me on the phone. Now what on earth is a striping serv… --- ## [What languages do you speak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-languages-do-you-speak/634401)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-languages-do-you-speak/634401 "2012-09-17T15:08:55Z")
Above is a list of the top 100 World languages ranked by number of speakers. Which ones can you speak or write or read enough to be considered proficient in? Basically, conversationally. It need not be fluent, but you n… --- ## [Shouldn't your best friend's crush/ex generally be considered "off-limits"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-your-best-friends-crush-ex-generally-be-considered-off-limits/634571)
**Author:** [@Greekfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greekfreak)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-your-best-friends-crush-ex-generally-be-considered-off-limits/634571 "2012-09-17T14:00:47Z")
I’ve always been schieved-out by couples who hang out, then both couples break up and they proceed to swap partners. Am I the only one who finds this kind of behaviour deplorable, socially? I understand the heart wants… --- ## [In what way was the Facebook IPO a disaster for FB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-way-was-the-facebook-ipo-a-disaster-for-fb/634204)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-way-was-the-facebook-ipo-a-disaster-for-fb/634204 "2012-09-17T11:30:27Z")
All the financial analyses seem to agree that the FB IPO was a disaster. For FB. Now I understand it was a disaster for the insiders who always get to buy the shares at the strike price. And it wasn’t too happy for th… --- ## [What is the deal with angry/violent drunks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-angry-violent-drunks/634675)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-angry-violent-drunks/634675 "2012-09-17T09:04:56Z")
Yes I know they exist, I know the stereotype of the drunken wife beater didn’t spring out of nothing. But WTF is the deal? Seriously I have never in my life felt angry or violent while drunk, more than usual anyway. Are… --- ## [Why are people uncomfortable attacking muslim fundies like they would christian fundies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-uncomfortable-attacking-muslim-fundies-like-they-would-christian-fundies/634665)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-uncomfortable-attacking-muslim-fundies-like-they-would-christian-fundies/634665 "2012-09-17T06:55:41Z")
Anyone else noticed this? I have plenty of friends that are always up for bashing christian fundies, some even brave enough to do it in real life. But start bashing muslim fundies and they get uncomfortable, oh that is w… --- ## [Believers: what are the most major doubts you have ever had (or currently have) in your religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-what-are-the-most-major-doubts-you-have-ever-had-or-currently-have-in-your-religion/634538)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-what-are-the-most-major-doubts-you-have-ever-had-or-currently-have-in-your-religion/634538 "2012-09-17T06:34:46Z")
Also, how did you resolve the doubt or doubts in question? This question is aimed specifically at persons who currently are adherents to a specific, named faith. Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, et cetera. Atheists, a… --- ## [Speak to me of perimenopause](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-perimenopause/628013)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-perimenopause/628013 "2012-09-16T22:38:07Z")
Yes, yes, I will be discussing this with my doctor as well. But I’m pretty sure It Has Begun. I’m 39, and I just found out my mom started having symptoms around this age. For her the process took over 15 years. Fabul… --- ## [Advice needed - software to make Powerpoint presentations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-software-to-make-powerpoint-presentations/633131)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-software-to-make-powerpoint-presentations/633131 "2012-09-16T21:45:03Z")
Hi folks, I need to make a Powerpoint presentation by next week. I’ve done them before, using computers at work which have Microsoft Office installed, but this time I can’t use work computers because the presentation is… --- ## [Men with facial hair: Do you play with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-facial-hair-do-you-play-with-it/634529)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-facial-hair-do-you-play-with-it/634529 "2012-09-16T21:14:56Z")
I’ve only recently grown a somewhat scraggly beard. I think I’ll keep it through the Fall, but one thing bothers me. I seem compelled to play with it. Not just when I’m thinking or daydreaming, but almost constantly… com… --- ## [Dog bite - should I go to the doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bite-should-i-go-to-the-doctor/506801)
**Author:** [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bite-should-i-go-to-the-doctor/506801 "2012-09-16T19:24:05Z")
(Somehow this turned out really long - sorry.) I went to the dog park this evening, as I do a few times a week. This is a large (maybe one acre?) fenced in area. It’s very popular, so there’s usually anywhere between tw… --- ## [History of states added to the Union](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-states-added-to-the-union/634792)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-states-added-to-the-union/634792 "2012-09-16T16:46:16Z")
Wiki article with dates and other facts… … I’m interested in more info on the politics involved. Here are just a few obsevations/questions: I always thought that Maine and Missouri were linked but their admissions are… --- ## [Has the national "Do Not Call" registry stopped working for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-national-do-not-call-registry-stopped-working-for-you/634730)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-national-do-not-call-registry-stopped-working-for-you/634730 "2012-09-16T13:41:37Z")
When it first began, I thought it was great. I immediately signed up and stopped getting telemarketing calls. About a year or two ago, they started up again and haven’t stopped. I remembered that there was some sort o… --- ## [Can Your Kidneys Hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-your-kidneys-hurt/634362)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-your-kidneys-hurt/634362 "2012-09-16T13:15:50Z")
Or does my back just happen to be hurting all day right where my kidneys are? I have been drinking a lot of water lately- maybe I am overworking them. Or maybe my back just hurts. --- ## [Is "alright" all right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alright-all-right/633684)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alright-all-right/633684 "2012-09-16T12:53:15Z")
Inspired by Google Docs flagging the phrase “all right” with a nice red underline and asking me “did you mean ‘alright’?” This infuriates me, personally. But I went to Google. First page of results had mixed results; i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1444) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1446)