# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1536 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1537 --- ## [Are the Eastern sections of cities more likely to be high crime areas? If so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-eastern-sections-of-cities-more-likely-to-be-high-crime-areas-if-so-why/618925)
**Author:** [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-eastern-sections-of-cities-more-likely-to-be-high-crime-areas-if-so-why/618925 "2012-04-17T03:25:13Z")
I was watching the “hastily made Cleveland tourism videos” on YouTube, which says “don’t slow down in East Cleveland or you’ll die,” a reference to that part of town being a high-crime area. This made me think about othe… --- ## [Your Favorite Fixed/Rotary Wing Aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-fixed-rotary-wing-aircraft/618856)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-fixed-rotary-wing-aircraft/618856 "2012-04-16T21:08:53Z")
Again, I don’t remember how to make a poll, so I’ll just tell y’all, okay? Fixed Wing: Is and always will be the B52 Bomber. Not because of aesthetics, of course, but just because it was so beautiful to watch her take o… --- ## [How far do you live from the nearest state (country) line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-the-nearest-state-country-line/618682)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-the-nearest-state-country-line/618682 "2012-04-16T19:43:59Z")
Mainly for USA Dopers, but others can surely answer with reference to the appropriate political entity that’s nearest. In my case, I’m right at 40 miles (as the crow flies) south of the Kentucky border. --- ## [Would it bother you if your parents were together, but never married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-your-parents-were-together-but-never-married/367810)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-your-parents-were-together-but-never-married/367810 "2012-04-16T19:41:27Z")
This question came to mind because of one of the commercials for the new reality series “Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels.” It implies (if I interpreted it right, although my interpretation makes sense, given Simmons’ reputa… --- ## [Does everything happen for a reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everything-happen-for-a-reason/590781)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everything-happen-for-a-reason/590781 "2012-04-16T19:35:15Z")
Also is there a reason for everything. What I really want to know is if anyone believes in these obscure, unprovable concepts. --- ## [Help me name my kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-kitten/618449 "2012-04-16T18:57:59Z")
I have a brand new feline overlord and she needs a name. Due to my life getting quite fucked up recently my brain is not working so I need your help\*. Here she is: no name yet | Vicki Whateley | Flickr no name yet | Vi… --- ## [Single, mashy dreadlock.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-mashy-dreadlock/618876)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-mashy-dreadlock/618876 "2012-04-16T18:09:53Z")
How do people get their hair like this? http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/51598/angry-beaver-2/ (safe for work) Their hair is like one giant, mashy dreadlock. How do they get it like that? --- ## [Hand-held scanner recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-held-scanner-recommendations/618958)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-held-scanner-recommendations/618958 "2012-04-16T18:09:35Z")
Mrs. R has decided she needs a hand-held scanner, apparently to digitize our massive pile of old photographs. I think she wants one that feeds the photo through all by itself (rather than the type you pass over the phot… --- ## [20 Spitfires buried in Burma!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-spitfires-buried-in-burma/618745)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-spitfires-buried-in-burma/618745 "2012-04-16T18:08:44Z")
Apparently the British buried 20 Spitfires in Burma in WW2. And they’re still there! I wonder in what condition they’ll be found? The jungle isn’t a kind environment. --- ## [Tax Day Cometh - are yours done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-day-cometh-are-yours-done/618836)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-day-cometh-are-yours-done/618836 "2012-04-16T17:38:44Z")
I finished my Federal and State in early Feb, but just finished my local taxes yesterday. How you coming with yours? --- ## [Font Battle: Twinings Gunpowder Green Tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-battle-twinings-gunpowder-green-tea/618816)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-battle-twinings-gunpowder-green-tea/618816 "2012-04-16T17:20:11Z")
Photo The new font is pictured on the left. The old is on the right. Which do you prefer? Also, can you ID them? The new one is not Helvetica as I suspected at a glance; the R is entirely different. Also, because i… --- ## [Most Bizarre Political View You've Encountered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-political-view-youve-encountered/618868)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-political-view-youve-encountered/618868 "2012-04-16T14:11:37Z")
What is the most bizarre or idiosyncratic political view you’ve seen either on the Internet or in real life? This doesn’t necessarilly mean the most extreme such as Nazis or Communists since both of them do have fairly c… --- ## [Going to Tunisia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-tunisia/616110)
**Author:** [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-tunisia/616110 "2012-04-16T12:18:21Z")
Well, possibly going to Tunisia. The play I’ve been working on (a devised adaptation of Andersen’s The Little Match Girl, no dialogue, live music throughout) might go to Tunisia. It’s still a huge “maybe” as it depends … --- ## [Recommendations for Short Term (1 Week) Internet Access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-short-term-1-week-internet-access/618927)
**Author:** [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-short-term-1-week-internet-access/618927 "2012-04-16T07:42:34Z")
I’m going to be in Chicago for a week next month, and it turns out that while the apartment I’ll be staying at does have internet access, it’s via the Starbucks downstairs. Apparently this is sufficient for most renters,… --- ## [Nature of Moroccan Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-of-moroccan-porn/618911)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-of-moroccan-porn/618911 "2012-04-16T06:56:27Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1170/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-snuff-film Saw this: And I also recall that I read that in Italy there was some Moroccan porn sold that had on the cover a donkey and a “confuse… --- ## [16 yr old daughter on drugs & shacked up with 24 yr old. WWYD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-yr-old-daughter-on-drugs-shacked-up-with-24-yr-old-wwyd/588960)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-yr-old-daughter-on-drugs-shacked-up-with-24-yr-old-wwyd/588960 "2012-04-16T06:15:15Z")
What Would You Do Check out this news story If your 16 year old daughter runs from home to shack up and take drugs with a 24 year old man, can you see yourself taking him out ? I can. I’d probably try to find a way… --- ## [What The Hell Has "The Change" Done To My Mother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-has-the-change-done-to-my-mother/618646)
**Author:** [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-has-the-change-done-to-my-mother/618646 "2012-04-16T01:12:36Z")
My mother is not even a little bit like the person she once was. Always quiet and timid, she’s now aggressive and takes pride in “standing up for herself”, to the point of being abusive and completely out of line. Alwa… --- ## [How hard is it for the police to get a search warrant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-for-the-police-to-get-a-search-warrant/617952)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-for-the-police-to-get-a-search-warrant/617952 "2012-04-15T22:23:27Z")
Let me start by saying I have done nothing illegal. Having said that: I saw an ad in the paper for someone selling an appliance for $100. I called the guy up and agreed to meet him after work. While I am there he tells… --- ## [Do we know if OPs use threads that ask for just lists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-if-ops-use-threads-that-ask-for-just-lists/618853)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-if-ops-use-threads-that-ask-for-just-lists/618853 "2012-04-15T20:45:42Z")
There are threads asking for favorites, best, worst etc. I was just looking at one that asks for “TV Shows that you have quit watching”. Do we know of OPs actually using such lists? Perhaps information for a blog or som… --- ## [The "Merchants of Death"-Ever Proven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-merchants-of-death-ever-proven/618855)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-merchants-of-death-ever-proven/618855 "2012-04-15T20:23:21Z")
After WWI, there was great revulsion in Europe and the USA, over the horrendous loss of life and economic loss caused by the war. Many people claimed that the war was started (and continued) as a means for enriching the… --- ## ["Drooping Eyelids" Surgery: Ever Had It Done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drooping-eyelids-surgery-ever-had-it-done/618575)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drooping-eyelids-surgery-ever-had-it-done/618575 "2012-04-15T17:46:00Z")
I have an appointment with an ophthalmologist next month to get tested for “hooding” which is interfering with my sight. They want to see to what degree it’s affecting me so that it isn’t cosmetic. So if you ever had it… --- ## [Is this article a joke (Samantha Brick: I'm hated because I'm beautiful)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-article-a-joke-samantha-brick-im-hated-because-im-beautiful/617852)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-article-a-joke-samantha-brick-im-hated-because-im-beautiful/617852 "2012-04-15T17:33:22Z")
This article is much linked to on Facebook and has gotten, as you might imagine, thousands of negative comments: I can’t decide if it’s serious or not. Arguments For It Being A Joke: Samantha Brick, if that’s who … --- ## [Need Opinions On My Clown Costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinions-on-my-clown-costume/618495)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinions-on-my-clown-costume/618495 "2012-04-15T17:27:41Z")
It looks as if I may be going into clowning as a side business. I have a costume made from a bathrobe and some fabric I got at a Dopefest. I’m looking for honest critiques of how well the thing works and what needs impro… --- ## [Humans live forever. What do we do with murderers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-live-forever-what-do-we-do-with-murderers/617683)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-live-forever-what-do-we-do-with-murderers/617683 "2012-04-15T17:08:05Z")
A while back I asked about a pill that turned humans into something like the Elves from Lord of the Rings, the only way to die being a violent death (you also need food, water, air and shelter). It cures and immunises ag… --- ## [What is YOUR definition of conservative and liberal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-definition-of-conservative-and-liberal/618732)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-definition-of-conservative-and-liberal/618732 "2012-04-15T16:23:51Z")
What is YOUR definition of ‘conservative’ and ‘liberal’? How would you define the two terms, and why do you believe they are defined in such a way? What do you think a typical political conservative wants? What do you th… --- ## [titanic sinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-sinking/618728)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-sinking/618728 "2012-04-15T15:50:06Z")
I was wondering… I’m sure there were air pockets in the titanic as it went to the bottom. I wonder how far down a person would live before succumbing to the pressure of the sea. The person would probably die a gruesome… --- ## [Have you ever killed anything before in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-killed-anything-before-in-your-life/618601)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-killed-anything-before-in-your-life/618601 "2012-04-15T14:51:32Z")
Have you ever killed anything before in your life? --- ## [Biweekly or semi-monthly payroll - which do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biweekly-or-semi-monthly-payroll-which-do-you-prefer/618780)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biweekly-or-semi-monthly-payroll-which-do-you-prefer/618780 "2012-04-15T14:33:37Z")
The company I work for was recently acquired by another company. As part of the acquisition, we moved from our payroll system, which was semi-monthly, to their system, which is biweekly. Now while I realize it’s just a … --- ## [Yet another wedding etiquette question: gift/money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-wedding-etiquette-question-gift-money/618541)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-wedding-etiquette-question-gift-money/618541 "2012-04-15T12:39:55Z")
The Bloke and I are attending a wedding this weekend. It’s The Bloke’s niece and her partner, and they’ve been living overseas for a number of years: they’re coming back to Aus to do the nuptials, then returning to the… --- ## [Have you ever done a very bad thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-done-a-very-bad-thing/618726)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-done-a-very-bad-thing/618726 "2012-04-15T11:00:17Z")
Have you ever done a very bad thing? Have you ever been scolded before for doing the very bad thing? Do you remember the punishment? What is the very bad thing that you have done? How many very bad things have you done? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1535) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1537)