# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1473 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1474 --- ## [Jewish Involvement in the TransAtlantic slave trade should be publicly researched...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-involvement-in-the-transatlantic-slave-trade-should-be-publicly-researched/629700)
**Author:** [@Tekefer007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tekefer007)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-involvement-in-the-transatlantic-slave-trade-should-be-publicly-researched/629700 "2012-07-31T01:20:26Z")
Dr. Tony Martin was harassed out of his job because he was interested in bringing research on the involvement of Jews in the TransAtlantic slave trade and rates of “ownership” of enslaved African people by Jews to the li… --- ## [Ideal benchmarks/prerequisites for relationship stages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideal-benchmarks-prerequisites-for-relationship-stages/629742)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideal-benchmarks-prerequisites-for-relationship-stages/629742 "2012-07-31T00:26:00Z")
What would you say either in general, or for you specifically, are the ideal benchmarks/preresequites for relationship stages? In other words, what would you say are the major transitional stages in a relationship of two… --- ## [Hosting the Olympics, Worth It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosting-the-olympics-worth-it/629844)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosting-the-olympics-worth-it/629844 "2012-07-30T22:52:23Z")
The London games are ongoing of course and the city is getting a boost. (Why London would need a boost is another question.) People are having a good time and that’s nice. Having the Olympics is “nice,” but is it “worth … --- ## [Help me ID this plant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-plant/629820)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-plant/629820 "2012-07-30T21:02:14Z")
Here are some photos. This one is planted in a median strip. My partner likes it and would like to put some in our garden. There are four pictures where it says “Recent Activity”. The plant we’re interested in is the on… --- ## [How do we know it's best to put down suffering animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-its-best-to-put-down-suffering-animals/626463)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-its-best-to-put-down-suffering-animals/626463 "2012-07-30T19:17:52Z")
Nobody wants to see an injured or sick animal suffer, but how do we know putting them down is more humane? We rarely consider it humane to euthanize humans stricken with life-threatening inuries or diseases. Are we assum… --- ## [Which Olympics went off with the least trouble/SNAFUs/controversy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-olympics-went-off-with-the-least-trouble-snafus-controversy/629560)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-olympics-went-off-with-the-least-trouble-snafus-controversy/629560 "2012-07-30T19:16:17Z")
In the runup to the 2012 Olympic Games I keep hearing about how there are all kinds of screwups with the planning and security, and how Londoners actually resent the whole thing, cabbies are actually protesting the zone … --- ## [What's the most challenging job to keep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-challenging-job-to-keep/625862)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-challenging-job-to-keep/625862 "2012-07-30T18:10:55Z")
There are plenty of resources on the Dope and off of it regarding the difficulty of getting certain jobs. What are the most difficult jobs to keep? E.g. do rocket scientists at major aerospace companies frequently find… --- ## [You get to come back as someone famous: who would you pick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-come-back-as-someone-famous-who-would-you-pick/558386)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-come-back-as-someone-famous-who-would-you-pick/558386 "2012-07-30T17:44:21Z")
Assume that, through technology or other means, you could experience life as someone famous: someone who has already died or is still alive. Rules: \[ul\] \[li\]You will be just an observer, that is, you can only experien… --- ## [Tell me the difference between ("teaching") 4-year-olds and 2/3-year-olds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-difference-between-teaching-4-year-olds-and-2-3-year-olds/627887)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-difference-between-teaching-4-year-olds-and-2-3-year-olds/627887 "2012-07-30T17:02:56Z")
So my church just called me to be a teacher for the 4-year-olds. Four boys, two of whom seem fairly sweet and biddable (at least, y’know, for four-year-old boys), the third of whom is extremely cheerful and also rather h… --- ## [Need help with MRI report...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-mri-report/629676)
**Author:** [@auburn315](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auburn315)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-mri-report/629676 "2012-07-30T14:23:42Z")
Hello and thanks for reading this. I had an MRI done and the report came back with more than I can digest properly. I did read it in many times and still am getting lost in it. Any help would be great. The doctor is … --- ## [Breast parity activism- One women's brave battle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-parity-activism-one-womens-brave-battle/629845)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-parity-activism-one-womens-brave-battle/629845 "2012-07-30T13:56:03Z")
She’s fearless!SFW Video NSFW video . --- ## [Cats and Leather Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-leather-furniture/629776)
**Author:** [@Lao\_Tsu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lao_Tsu)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-leather-furniture/629776 "2012-07-30T13:17:31Z")
We’re thinking about getting a cat, but we have a leather furniture set and my wife is concerned that if the cat jumps off the leather furniture, it will have to sink it’s claws and scratch the furniture. I know there a… --- ## [Have you ever killed somone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-killed-somone/629267)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-killed-somone/629267 "2012-07-30T12:46:58Z")
So have you ever killed another human being? Private poll to follow…details if you care to share. --- ## [If Ebola broke out near you, would you volunteer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ebola-broke-out-near-you-would-you-volunteer/629744)
**Author:** [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ebola-broke-out-near-you-would-you-volunteer/629744 "2012-07-30T12:28:21Z")
There is a new outbreak in Uganda ( http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48372851/ns/health/#.UBTspaAsH1s ) I know most wouldn’t be able to go to a foreign country to help with an outbreak. But if one happened in your near-by vi… --- ## [Can you tell me about these newfangled Sonic Toothbrushes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-about-these-newfangled-sonic-toothbrushes/629616)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-about-these-newfangled-sonic-toothbrushes/629616 "2012-07-30T11:36:22Z")
Sonic means Coneys, tater tots and Slushies. Wait! There’s a Sonic toothbrush now? I want to learn more. First, which brand is the front-runner and which are the copycats? Pursonic, Philips Sonicare or Oral B Pulsonic… --- ## [Don't Like PertPlus' Redesigned Bottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-like-pertplus-redesigned-bottle/629494)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-like-pertplus-redesigned-bottle/629494 "2012-07-30T02:40:19Z")
PertPlus has changed the shape of the bottle from a wide bottle with a low center of gravity to a “new easy-grip” tall bottle that easily tips over and falls off my shower’s storage ledge. Plus the remaining shampoo has … --- ## [Examples of voodoo tech?(bizarre errors etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-voodoo-tech-bizarre-errors-etc/629663)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-voodoo-tech-bizarre-errors-etc/629663 "2012-07-29T23:56:24Z")
I have a PSP memory card(whatever the name is) that reads fine in the PSP, yet the only OS that can read the card is linux, and even then you have to use an adaptor in the built in card reader. External card readers don’… --- ## [Suggest a career for someone who hasn't worked since 1998](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-career-for-someone-who-hasnt-worked-since-1998/629714)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-career-for-someone-who-hasnt-worked-since-1998/629714 "2012-07-29T23:53:22Z")
I have a friend who got an Ivy League BS in Math, then dropped out of grad school, then developed a problem with depression and hasn’t worked since. She wants a career, because she thinks it’d be good for her psychologi… --- ## [Do non-exotic city rats ever get too big for a non-exotic cat to handle one on one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-non-exotic-city-rats-ever-get-too-big-for-a-non-exotic-cat-to-handle-one-on-one/629711)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-non-exotic-city-rats-ever-get-too-big-for-a-non-exotic-cat-to-handle-one-on-one/629711 "2012-07-29T22:56:50Z")
IE a big mean Norway rat vs a big mean standard domestic cat one on one. Is there a point that cat, no matter how large, will say “no thank you” and flee? As a side note “non-exotic” means we’re not talking about 4 lb G… --- ## [How much weekly moderate-intensity aerobic activity do you get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weekly-moderate-intensity-aerobic-activity-do-you-get/629770)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weekly-moderate-intensity-aerobic-activity-do-you-get/629770 "2012-07-29T22:20:33Z")
U.S. guidelines here. (If you primarily are doing vigorous intensity activities, roughly convert it to moderate activity hours) Also curious what your primary moderate or vigorous aerobic activities are… --- ## [Jeep Grand Cherokee Owners: Need Help Fast!! Jeep is Sick and at Dealer's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-grand-cherokee-owners-need-help-fast-jeep-is-sick-and-at-dealers/629684)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-grand-cherokee-owners-need-help-fast-jeep-is-sick-and-at-dealers/629684 "2012-07-29T20:28:47Z")
In April I bought a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L 8cylinder, 65k – I love, love, love this car! As in, I visit her at bedtime and kiss her dashboard goodnight. Last night I went to the grocery store (a 3 mile tri… --- ## [Domestic Discipline, Taken in Hand, or BDSM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-discipline-taken-in-hand-or-bdsm/624891)
**Author:** [@cssmith42911](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cssmith42911)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-discipline-taken-in-hand-or-bdsm/624891 "2012-07-29T19:39:09Z")
Ok, first let me start by saying this. I have been in the military for over 13 years so, I have no problem with being stern or anything like that. Recently, my wife and I have been discussing different things we want t… --- ## [Northern countries and alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-countries-and-alcohol/629118)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-countries-and-alcohol/629118 "2012-07-29T19:11:17Z")
Countries of Northern Europe have quite a reputation for drinking. A saying about Scandinavians goes that to them, drinking alcohol without getting drunk is a waste of perfectly good alcohol. British has a pub and binge… --- ## [New Enterprise Allowance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-enterprise-allowance/629786)
**Author:** [@Eastblock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eastblock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-enterprise-allowance/629786 "2012-07-29T18:38:25Z")
What is the logic behind offering New Enterprise Allowance to people only after they have been on Job Seekers Allowance for 26 weeks? Why not offer it up front? I lost my job in June and have not been able to find a new… --- ## [Longest its taken to realise a dream/nightmare was not real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-its-taken-to-realise-a-dream-nightmare-was-not-real/629545)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-its-taken-to-realise-a-dream-nightmare-was-not-real/629545 "2012-07-29T18:31:34Z")
A few days ago, I had a nightmare where my sister had terminal cancer. Ordinarily with me it takes a few second after waking up at most to compute, “yeah that was not real”, here it took several minutes. I was already st… --- ## [teenage son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-son/69097)
**Author:** [@duomaticolsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duomaticolsen)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-son/69097 "2012-07-29T18:29:42Z")
My 16 year old son has an awful time having a bowel movement. He eats well and of a healthy variety of foods. He eventually drops a huge load but what he goes through to do it is something else. --- ## [What does it sound like when you have music stuck in your head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-sound-like-when-you-have-music-stuck-in-your-head/629435)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-sound-like-when-you-have-music-stuck-in-your-head/629435 "2012-07-29T18:20:53Z")
I have music in my head 99.999% of the time and it’s not always something I recently listened to. I usually wake up with a random song in my head and it’s in there until I put on music for real, otherwise it sometimes sw… --- ## [Men,How often to you check in on or adjust your hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-to-you-check-in-on-or-adjust-your-hair/629769)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-to-you-check-in-on-or-adjust-your-hair/629769 "2012-07-29T17:56:42Z")
I used to many times when I was younger and always carried a comb. Now I only look at my short hair when I’m shaving and the only comb I have rests under the shaving mirror. After all, nothing’s changed. It seems to me… --- ## [How to keep a fitted sheet tight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-a-fitted-sheet-tight/417697)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-a-fitted-sheet-tight/417697 "2012-07-29T17:56:31Z")
Apparently all mattresses these days are much thicker than the nine-inch one I bought about 20 years ago. And apparently all sheets these days (or at least all the ones I’ve seen in my price range online and in stores) a… --- ## [You've just been bitten by a zombie, what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-bitten-by-a-zombie-what-do-you-do/629447)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-been-bitten-by-a-zombie-what-do-you-do/629447 "2012-07-29T17:55:44Z")
You’ve just been bitten and abandoned by a zombie. You’ll develop flu-like symptoms, then you’ll pass out in a few weeks at most and then re-animate a few hours later. If you kill yourself, you’ll still reanimate, unle… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1472) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1474)