# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1478 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1479 --- ## [Dopers who have been seriously or longtime ill; how did you feel about people (not) visiting you ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-have-been-seriously-or-longtime-ill-how-did-you-feel-about-people-not-visiting-you/629114)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-have-been-seriously-or-longtime-ill-how-did-you-feel-about-people-not-visiting-you/629114 "2012-07-23T15:42:30Z")
Inspired by this thread. in my opinon, there seem to be four kinds of people: 1 ones that like and need visits from people when they are ill 2. those that like best to be left alone, except for closests ones. people… --- ## [Head transplanted on a body - who is this person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-transplanted-on-a-body-who-is-this-person/628901)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-transplanted-on-a-body-who-is-this-person/628901 "2012-07-23T13:34:05Z")
In a transplant situation normally person A receives a part of person’s B’s body and if all goes well person A walks out of the hospital. There are some scenarios that one can come up with however where it’s not sure wh… --- ## [ABC News says Aurora shooting "worst...in U.S. history". What about VA Tech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-says-aurora-shooting-worst-in-u-s-history-what-about-va-tech/629037)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-says-aurora-shooting-worst-in-u-s-history-what-about-va-tech/629037 "2012-07-23T13:21:30Z")
I was surprised, minutes ago, to see the opening lines of ABC’s This Week describe the movie theatre shooting as “the worst mass shooting in U.S. history”. Googling that phrase along with the word “Aurora” brings up as … --- ## [Do Jews hold grudge against Germans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-hold-grudge-against-germans/628668)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-hold-grudge-against-germans/628668 "2012-07-23T12:04:11Z")
Even after compensation? --- ## [Are there ANY Windows fans out there? (Win8)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-windows-fans-out-there-win8/628408)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-windows-fans-out-there-win8/628408 "2012-07-23T11:29:57Z")
Any Windows fans out there? Microsoft has some really great things coming up that I’m super excited about. I’ve been using Windows 8 on a tablet for a while now. I think it’s awesome. I love the Metro Interface. I’d … --- ## [Traveling to France. Tips and advice requested. Bonus questions: Morocco and Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-france-tips-and-advice-requested-bonus-questions-morocco-and-africa/615646)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-france-tips-and-advice-requested-bonus-questions-morocco-and-africa/615646 "2012-07-23T11:17:52Z")
So, when Cheerleading Dropout was little, she and Attacklad had an occasional french tutor, a lovely woman from the Bordeaux region who was in Canada to work on her English. We’ve kept in touch, and Cheerleading Dropout,… --- ## [Minor things you find you are surprisingly judgemental about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-you-find-you-are-surprisingly-judgemental-about/505604)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-you-find-you-are-surprisingly-judgemental-about/505604 "2012-07-23T08:39:53Z")
I’m not a judgmental person. OK, so, I am but most things are minor things people do that I severely judge. This is not a Great Debates thread, so don’t list important or controversial topics. I’m basically looking for… --- ## [Constantly Updated Articles: Reread Through Whole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constantly-updated-articles-reread-through-whole/628913)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constantly-updated-articles-reread-through-whole/628913 "2012-07-23T08:14:06Z")
Today with the Aurora shootings, news articles are being constantly updated with new info. When such a thing is happening, do you reread the whole article through or just the updated parts (because the NYT puts the updat… --- ## [Travel tips for Dunkirk/Normandy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-tips-for-dunkirk-normandy/629116)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-tips-for-dunkirk-normandy/629116 "2012-07-23T07:20:05Z")
Hey, my next project involves several weeks in Dunkirk; during the week I’ll be lucky to hit my bed without running into it, but we should be able to stay around on at least two weekends. I’m going to be checking out to… --- ## [Sick people-How common is it for friends/family to abandon them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-people-how-common-is-it-for-friends-family-to-abandon-them/368082)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-people-how-common-is-it-for-friends-family-to-abandon-them/368082 "2012-07-23T05:19:51Z")
Sick as in major disability or terminal illness. My grandpa had tons of friends. He also came from a large family. His parents passed away a while back, but most of his siblings are still living. Five to be exact. My gr… --- ## [Protect a Retirement Poster for Sign-Off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protect-a-retirement-poster-for-sign-off/628958)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protect-a-retirement-poster-for-sign-off/628958 "2012-07-23T03:08:19Z")
Let’s say you’re having a retirement party, and you have a poster-size photo for people to sign in the margins. But, there’s always a wise guy who’ll draw a mustache on the face, etc. How can you protect the face witho… --- ## [Anyone underwhelmed with their iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-underwhelmed-with-their-ipad/628225)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-underwhelmed-with-their-ipad/628225 "2012-07-22T22:48:36Z")
Playing with the idea of getting an iPad. More for portability and anywhere internet access than anything else. I need to access spreadsheets, PDFs, and search for stuff on the internet in a lot of places w/o wifi. My… --- ## [How do I get better at networking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-better-at-networking/628352)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-better-at-networking/628352 "2012-07-22T22:20:11Z")
So, I’m at a point where in order to move forward with a couple of important personal projects, I need to be able to network. I really don’t know how to do this. How do I learn how to be a better networker? Are there … --- ## [Trying to Understand Relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-relationships/629068)
**Author:** [@humblebumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humblebumble)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-relationships/629068 "2012-07-22T21:18:07Z")
I’ve been reading a lot of threads on other message boards, and I am honestly scared. Why am I scared? I don’t understand the point of relationships if people just leave because of the person having difficulty functionin… --- ## [Tell Me About Tablet PCs, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-tablet-pcs-please/629001)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-tablet-pcs-please/629001 "2012-07-22T14:13:34Z")
I’m interested in purchasing a tablet PC of some sort, but I have questions but I am getting some confusing and hard to wade through answers from Google. I hope you can help: Can the best ones be replacements for a s… --- ## [Personal Identity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-identity/628565)
**Author:** [@Man\_About\_Town](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_About_Town)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-identity/628565 "2012-07-22T11:46:01Z")
This issue has been bothering me for quite some time so I decided to seek some opinions here on this board in hope to get a sensible solution. So, here it goes. Let’s imagine that we have a technology which allows us … --- ## [Boyfriend Denies Need for Medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-denies-need-for-medication/628873)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-denies-need-for-medication/628873 "2012-07-22T07:53:52Z")
My boyfriend (56 y.o.) is clearly depressed. He spends hours on the computer, playing poker or chatting with his “friends” on FaceBook about how the globalists are about to (1) take away our guns; (2) start killing senio… --- ## [New drugs for obesity treatment. A good thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-drugs-for-obesity-treatment-a-good-thing/628583)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-drugs-for-obesity-treatment-a-good-thing/628583 "2012-07-22T05:19:17Z")
The newest is Qsymia. How it works. (Basically it hits on the brain’s reward circuits involved in appetite, which are known to be dysfunctional in many prone to obesity.) I think IMHO is appropriate for this but if a mo… --- ## [introverts/ppl w/social anxiety: how to network?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introverts-ppl-w-social-anxiety-how-to-network/629007)
**Author:** [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introverts-ppl-w-social-anxiety-how-to-network/629007 "2012-07-22T02:38:36Z")
To make a long story short: I’ve worked at the same organization for virtually all of my work life and am interested in making a change. I’m having a hard time figuring out how my current job matches openings at other o… --- ## [Do You Think The White House Has (or ever has had) Vermin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-white-house-has-or-ever-has-had-vermin/628858)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-white-house-has-or-ever-has-had-vermin/628858 "2012-07-22T01:54:08Z")
Just wondering do you think Socks the cat ever had to earn his keep by mousing. Or do you think Hillary woke up all itchy and wondered if it was bed bugs or crabs? Or do you think Nixon was shooting Raid at the roaches… --- ## [Buying Souls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-souls/491058)
**Author:** [@wellgolly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellgolly)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-souls/491058 "2012-07-21T22:35:21Z")
I registered just to ask this, it’s been killing me. What is the benefit of buying someone’s soul? I mean, the devil’s reason seems to be obvious, but when you hear stories, like the person on ebay who tried to sell his… --- ## [Have you ever resigned from a job, without having another one lined up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-resigned-from-a-job-without-having-another-one-lined-up/628795)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-resigned-from-a-job-without-having-another-one-lined-up/628795 "2012-07-21T18:28:10Z")
Great thread from 2010 here, that I have read through probably a dozen times. Just wondered if anyone has done this in the last couple of years (I really don’t know if there’s much of a difference in “the economy” betwe… --- ## [Who is more likely to take over the world, Islamist groups or globalist communist types?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-more-likely-to-take-over-the-world-islamist-groups-or-globalist-communist-types/628780)
**Author:** [@goemon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goemon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-more-likely-to-take-over-the-world-islamist-groups-or-globalist-communist-types/628780 "2012-07-21T17:22:29Z")
I’ve seen some goals of powerful globalists and I’ve seen the way Islamists have their tentacles in much of U.S. media and schools, and these two groups kind of help each other along. But at some point their goals will b… --- ## [Do you wear a T-shirt under your outer shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855 "2012-07-21T14:18:53Z")
Every day, all types of outer shirt. Some really hot days this summer, that was the only shirt I wore. I’ve recently started paying attention to see how many other guys wear one, even in the summer, and the answer is: N… --- ## [Why do you come here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-come-here/628157)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-come-here/628157 "2012-07-21T13:30:42Z")
I originally came here (and lurked) for information and realized there were some funny people here. I enjoyed it for a few, then everything got bitter. By the time I decided to join it seemed like everybody lost their … --- ## [Visiting Switzerland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-switzerland/625991)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-switzerland/625991 "2012-07-21T12:31:31Z")
My family has been hosting a foreign exchange student from Switzerland. It was a great time and we loved having her as part of our family. As a way of thanking us, her mother is paying for us to fly to Switzerland in Jul… --- ## [Poll for vegetarians and people of quasi-vegetarian persuasions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-vegetarians-and-people-of-quasi-vegetarian-persuasions/628501)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-vegetarians-and-people-of-quasi-vegetarian-persuasions/628501 "2012-07-21T11:30:22Z")
Anybody that shuns animal flesh for any reason (apart from kashrut or halal), please show us where you line up. An anonymous poll. Pick one that most closely matches where you’re at with it. By “loose vegan” I mean bas… --- ## [Religious question: What color is a banana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-question-what-color-is-a-banana/626464)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-question-what-color-is-a-banana/626464 "2012-07-21T08:21:27Z")
Believe it or not, this is a genuine question that relates to another debate in this thread. Please give your real answer. What color is a banana? How did you come to your conclusion? Is there anyone who could convince … --- ## [Would you agree to a year of blindness for half a million bucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-agree-to-a-year-of-blindness-for-half-a-million-bucks/628721)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-agree-to-a-year-of-blindness-for-half-a-million-bucks/628721 "2012-07-21T07:39:59Z")
The usual eccentric billionaire is bored again. He wants to see how you’ll adapt to a year of blindness, or if you’ll be able to adapt at all. Here are the rules. \[ol\] \[li\]Before entering the program, you get 48 hours … --- ## [Geologist: implications of a mountain top in space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geologist-implications-of-a-mountain-top-in-space/628812)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geologist-implications-of-a-mountain-top-in-space/628812 "2012-07-21T05:59:14Z")
What is “space?” 50 miles above sea level? Supposing we had a mountain summit that reaches that height. What are the things that might happen? Erosion at the slopes will be rapid but you can’t have erosion at the top in … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1477) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1479)