# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1485 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1486 --- ## [Would you fly in a pilotless aeroplane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fly-in-a-pilotless-aeroplane/627985)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fly-in-a-pilotless-aeroplane/627985 "2012-07-12T20:37:28Z")
This topic comes up every now and then amongst pilots. Aeroplanes are getting more and more advanced and the technical requirement for human pilots being in control is diminishing. Let’s say that sometime in the near fut… --- ## [Any tips on teaching my kid to use a spoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-teaching-my-kid-to-use-a-spoon/627947)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-teaching-my-kid-to-use-a-spoon/627947 "2012-07-12T19:44:15Z")
He’s pushing 21 months old and still has zero interest in using a spoon. Not even using a spoon poorly, you give it to him and he just gives it a “WTF is this?” look and tosses it aside. Obviously he knows what one IS … --- ## [Pension/Retirement options when working abroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pension-retirement-options-when-working-abroad/627815)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pension-retirement-options-when-working-abroad/627815 "2012-07-12T18:25:48Z")
My friend is going to be working for a year (at least - probably several) in Austria. She’s a US citizen and as far as she knows she’ll be retiring in the US. She’s 30 and as of yet doesn’t have an existing IRA, pension… --- ## [In your opinion, why hasn't libertarianism come to pass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-why-hasnt-libertarianism-come-to-pass/624773)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-why-hasnt-libertarianism-come-to-pass/624773 "2012-07-12T18:17:44Z")
Not so much (yet another) debate about it as a poll of what opinions Dopers have on the subject. For purposes of discussion I’m using “libertarianism” as a stand-in term to mean a civilized society without coercive gover… --- ## [Have you ever heard/know of a deathbed confession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-know-of-a-deathbed-confession/624684)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-know-of-a-deathbed-confession/624684 "2012-07-12T18:14:25Z")
Inspired by another thread. Of course I’m all awriggle to tell you mine: My maternal grandmother (biological mother’s mother) found it pertinent to tell, on her deathbed, that her daughter had had a child out of wedloc… --- ## [How much are gays and lesbians protected from drama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-gays-and-lesbians-protected-from-drama/627901)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-gays-and-lesbians-protected-from-drama/627901 "2012-07-12T17:56:15Z")
In predominately straight circles? I am token lesbian in most of the circles I run in. I, for whatever reason, thought me being lesbian would keep me out of a lot of drama goes on in straight human relations. I might h… --- ## [CA residents - Do you ever refer to the state you live in as "Cali"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-residents-do-you-ever-refer-to-the-state-you-live-in-as-cali/627648)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-residents-do-you-ever-refer-to-the-state-you-live-in-as-cali/627648 "2012-07-12T17:54:06Z")
We have a friend from NJ coming to visit, and she keeps referring to her “trip to Cali”. I find the term a bit grating, the kind of thing you only hear in rap music. I never hear people who live here call CA “Cali” but… --- ## [magical mushrooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978)
**Author:** [@broq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broq)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mushrooms/627978 "2012-07-12T16:28:48Z")
Im currently taking antidepressants (SSRI), and I want to try magical mushrooms. Can there be an adverse reaction if i take mushrooms while being on antidepressants? thanks --- ## [What do you use as a browser home page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-as-a-browser-home-page/627162)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-as-a-browser-home-page/627162 "2012-07-12T16:16:02Z")
I’ve used a few different ones in my years on the net. iGoogle is my current one, and now they’ll be shutting down. I like customizing my home page with weather, news feeds, etc… What have you used, both past and curren… --- ## [Tips for staying cool with no A/C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-staying-cool-with-no-a-c/627538)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-staying-cool-with-no-a-c/627538 "2012-07-12T15:14:22Z")
I live in a top floor apartment, with all windows facing south - it gets very hot in here and we’re having a heat spell right now so I’m trying different things to keep my apartment cool. -Keeping curtains closed obviou… --- ## [Siblings In Your Family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siblings-in-your-family/627431)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siblings-in-your-family/627431 "2012-07-12T15:08:38Z")
Just curious as to how many siblings, if any, you grew up with in your family. This will be a poll, and I am sure there will be exceptions, but by siblings I do include anyone who might have been adopted or perhaps some… --- ## [I giggled myself to sleep last night.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-giggled-myself-to-sleep-last-night/627922)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-giggled-myself-to-sleep-last-night/627922 "2012-07-12T13:10:13Z")
For some reason that now eludes me, as debon err and I were about to drift off to sleepy land last night, I had occasion to reassure her that some particular aspect of our life would survive a zombie apocolypse, and not … --- ## [Does this piss you off? Fictional depictions of American war atrocities.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-piss-you-off-fictional-depictions-of-american-war-atrocities/627714)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-piss-you-off-fictional-depictions-of-american-war-atrocities/627714 "2012-07-12T09:07:21Z")
I will state up front the American military has had is share of deadly incidents and embarrasments, such as Haditha, Abu Ghraib, and the Apache gunship massacre. I don’t want a debate on the conditions surrounding an ac… --- ## [Cities known by their initials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-known-by-their-initials/627775)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-known-by-their-initials/627775 "2012-07-12T07:28:08Z")
It’s probably a safe assumption that almost everyone in the English speaking world also knows the city of Los Angeles as “LA”. Yet, I was thinking the other day, people don’t generally refer to “SD” when they’re talking… --- ## [Schizo-affective: What's the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schizo-affective-whats-the-difference/627805)
**Author:** [@kalinda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kalinda)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schizo-affective-whats-the-difference/627805 "2012-07-12T06:46:56Z")
My psychiatrist claims schizo-affective has a better prognosis than typical schizophrenia. That the mood disorder componant means I’m better than plain old schizophrenia, or paranoid schizophrenia. I’m really confused. R… --- ## [Reading Kindle books on iPad in iBooks format](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-kindle-books-on-ipad-in-ibooks-format/627970)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-kindle-books-on-ipad-in-ibooks-format/627970 "2012-07-12T04:43:21Z")
So my friend now has the latest iPad, 32gb, and has a bunch of books she bought for Kindle. She has the Kindle App but wants to read the books through her iBooks as the format & functions are superior. How can she do thi… --- ## [How to deal with this stupid apartment manager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-this-stupid-apartment-manager/627446)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-this-stupid-apartment-manager/627446 "2012-07-12T03:24:11Z")
ARRGH!! I’m so pissed right now. A few days ago my son asked me if I could pay his rent for him as he didn’t get paid til today. (Friday) The deal was, I pay the apartment complex, he pays me. On the 1st, I stop by the… --- ## [Transfer sentence for criminal charges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transfer-sentence-for-criminal-charges/627923)
**Author:** [@kam31985](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kam31985)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transfer-sentence-for-criminal-charges/627923 "2012-07-12T01:26:58Z")
I live in MD, and have criminal charges in VA. I am signing a plea bargain in a couple of weeks and wanted to know if it is possible to have my sentence transferred to MD so that I can have house arrest (electric monito… --- ## [Tell me about Sanibel, Captiva and the Fort Meyers Area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-sanibel-captiva-and-the-fort-meyers-area/627915)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-sanibel-captiva-and-the-fort-meyers-area/627915 "2012-07-12T00:46:49Z")
My wife and I moved to Northwest Montana about 3 years ago from California. I am able to work out of my house, so I can work pretty much live wherever I want. :slight\_smile: We built a house on 7 acres, love living … --- ## [How to rid a house of Monsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-rid-a-house-of-monsters/627590)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-rid-a-house-of-monsters/627590 "2012-07-11T21:25:43Z")
My son doesn’t like monsters. Apparently they come out of his closet, play with/break/lose his toys, mess up his room and sleep in his bed. Normally, I wouldn’t worry too much about this monster activity, but it’s star… --- ## [Is a ball just a ball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-ball-just-a-ball/627688)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-ball-just-a-ball/627688 "2012-07-11T20:14:58Z")
I am a season ticket holder to the Philadelphia Soul AFL Team. One of the league rules is any ball that was in play and lands in the stands is yours to keep. Last night a ball went into a gap by the stands where a playe… --- ## [Who is/was the most influential Canadian in American culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-was-the-most-influential-canadian-in-american-culture/626843)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-was-the-most-influential-canadian-in-american-culture/626843 "2012-07-11T18:57:58Z")
I was listening on CBC radio yesterday discussing influential Canadians that have or had gained prominence in American culture. There was a litany of newsmen, actors, comedians, moviemakers and musicians discussed. Bu… --- ## [The size of people and the size of T-shirts at tourist stops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-size-of-people-and-the-size-of-t-shirts-at-tourist-stops/627638)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-size-of-people-and-the-size-of-t-shirts-at-tourist-stops/627638 "2012-07-11T18:40:50Z")
We often see and read of overweight and obesity. On a recent brief vacation I stopped at gift shops and looked at T-shirts. There were very few 3XL T-shirts at popular tourist stops to and in Yellowstone and SLC. Are th… --- ## [Why do people say "would of"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-say-would-of/627881)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-say-would-of/627881 "2012-07-11T18:13:37Z")
When they mean would have? Do they sound similar? I would of course understand if it were a sentence like this, but misusing it is puzzling. --- ## [Anyone Here Own Any Ash Trees? How are You Preparing for EAB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-own-any-ash-trees-how-are-you-preparing-for-eab/627706)
**Author:** [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-own-any-ash-trees-how-are-you-preparing-for-eab/627706 "2012-07-11T17:09:02Z")
Growing up at my parents’ house, we never owned any mature trees to speak of. The previous owner may have had a couple of Silver Maples, but cut them down because he didn’t want to mow around them and because…well, they … --- ## [Can you sell your soul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sell-your-soul/627423)
**Author:** [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sell-your-soul/627423 "2012-07-11T14:33:19Z")
I saw this article today on fark.com and it started me thinking: has any religious denomination specifically addressed whether you can buy/sell/trade/loan/mortgage a soul? Or how your afterlife might play out should you … --- ## [What bizarre chimaeric organism would you engineer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bizarre-chimaeric-organism-would-you-engineer/627781)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bizarre-chimaeric-organism-would-you-engineer/627781 "2012-07-11T14:15:13Z")
I was reading a GQ thread about crocodiles and alligators, in which a photo of a 7 foot alligator strolling down a residential street, and it struck me that it would be great to have these around as pets, were it not for… --- ## [Which of these consent-related circumstances can be considered "rape"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-consent-related-circumstances-can-be-considered-rape/627131)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-consent-related-circumstances-can-be-considered-rape/627131 "2012-07-11T11:54:14Z")
I am curious because there is often ambiguity over how much opposition needs to be demonstrated, before one can claim rape. My view is that consent is needed from the get-go (an affirmed “yes”), but the second that some… --- ## [art school or collage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-school-or-collage/627863)
**Author:** [@markkoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markkoch)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-school-or-collage/627863 "2012-07-11T11:13:38Z")
where is the best art school to learn drawing at or above collage level ??: :confused: --- ## [Would you complain about a mediocre waitress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-complain-about-a-mediocre-waitress/627702)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-complain-about-a-mediocre-waitress/627702 "2012-07-11T09:49:44Z")
Just curious. I wrote a generally positive review on Yelp, the food was pretty great but the waitress was… well, she wasn’t exactly rude, but she was obviously not very interested in being a waitress: no smile, not fri… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1484) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1486)