# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1554 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1555 --- ## [Jaywalking in Seattle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaywalking-in-seattle/615471)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaywalking-in-seattle/615471 "2012-03-14T23:06:49Z")
I once saw a comedian from New York (or someplace) who related a story about crossing a street in L.A. The light changed and the crossing signal lit, and a car approaching the intersection stopped!. ‘I looked over. Wh… --- ## [Have you ever attempted to create multiple personalities online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attempted-to-create-multiple-personalities-online/615415)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attempted-to-create-multiple-personalities-online/615415 "2012-03-14T20:59:51Z")
For example, on one website, you pretend to be a 10-year-old little girl who limited vocabulary and unsophisticated use of language. On another website, you pretend to be a 13-year-old male L33tspeaker who cannot write i… --- ## [Dealing with threats of violence by children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-threats-of-violence-by-children/615665)
**Author:** [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-threats-of-violence-by-children/615665 "2012-03-14T18:25:17Z")
Howdy I haven’t posted around these parts for a while, but I’m in need of advice from a smart, diverse group of people, and the SDMB is the first thing that came to mind! Yesterday someone wrote on the sidewalk in fron… --- ## [Netflix Instant Streaming Buffering Every 5 Minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-streaming-buffering-every-5-minutes/615629)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-streaming-buffering-every-5-minutes/615629 "2012-03-14T18:16:25Z")
I’m on the trial of this stuff, and am thinking of discontinuing it. At first everything was fine, it would buffer maybe at the beginning of a movie and then not again. Now it’s so frequent I can’t enjoy what I’m watchin… --- ## [Why are high-profile bankers writing op-eds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-high-profile-bankers-writing-op-eds/615727)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-high-profile-bankers-writing-op-eds/615727 "2012-03-14T18:07:06Z")
in NYTIMES as to why they are quitting? TODAY is my last day at Goldman Sachs. After almost 12 years at the firm — first as a summer intern while at Stanford, then in New York for 10 years, and now in London — I bel… --- ## [Could you start a country this way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-start-a-country-this-way/615044)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-start-a-country-this-way/615044 "2012-03-14T17:06:15Z")
In a Cafe Society thread I started on upcoming television pilots, one stood out for me: Last Resort Logline: Centers on the crew of a U.S. nuclear submarine who, after ignoring an order to fire nuclear missiles, wind u… --- ## [No I will not buy you a $6 dollar burger!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-will-not-buy-you-a-6-dollar-burger/615377)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-will-not-buy-you-a-6-dollar-burger/615377 "2012-03-14T17:03:18Z")
Has anyone noticed this phenomenon where say a bunch of friends get together and are hungry, or you’re drinking and shooting the bull and need a late night meal, or you are trying to be nice to some contractors you have … --- ## [What's the big deal about this 'Homeless Hotspot' thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-this-homeless-hotspot-thing/615718)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-this-homeless-hotspot-thing/615718 "2012-03-14T14:49:15Z")
So it seems that some company, BBH Labs, set up a program in Austin, TX during the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) music/film/whatever conference whereby homeless people were given a device that made them into mobile Wi… --- ## [Wood Siding – Peeling Paint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-siding-peeling-paint/615585)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-siding-peeling-paint/615585 "2012-03-14T14:24:49Z")
I have wood siding on my house and I can’t seem to keep the \[paint from peeling. The house is almost 100 years old and I’d bet the siding is close to that too. I’ve scraped it down to the wood but the paint still doesn’t… --- ## [The profile of Fairtrade in the the place where you live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-profile-of-fairtrade-in-the-the-place-where-you-live/615132)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-profile-of-fairtrade-in-the-the-place-where-you-live/615132 "2012-03-14T13:23:34Z")
In the UK, it’s Fairtrade Fortnight (as well as British Pie Week, and probably a whole load of other awareness weeks/etc.) (link: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/ ) Ostensibly, Fairtrade is a business model that attempts n… --- ## [I am stuck in a career rut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-stuck-in-a-career-rut/606386)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-stuck-in-a-career-rut/606386 "2012-03-14T11:18:27Z")
So I graduated with a BS in biochemistry in 2007, thinking that with the rapid growth in medicine and biology the coming decades would be full of biotechnology jobs the way the 90s were full of IT jobs. But so far that h… --- ## [My Boss Is a Psycohpath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-is-a-psycohpath/615709)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-is-a-psycohpath/615709 "2012-03-14T10:48:42Z")
That is all --- ## [visiting Toronto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-toronto/615573)
**Author:** [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-toronto/615573 "2012-03-14T07:57:04Z")
Looks like for my new job (yea!) they’ll be sending me to visit our client, who is in Mississauga. I’ve never been to Toronto so tell me, what should I see/do while I’m there? Where should I eat? I have no idea how long… --- ## [Why aren't PET scans used more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-pet-scans-used-more/615675)
**Author:** [@thelabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelabdude)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-pet-scans-used-more/615675 "2012-03-14T02:46:49Z")
I have been scoped, X-Rayed, Ct scanned, sampled for pathology, and likely something I have forgotten. So today I get a PET scan. They inject some radioactive stuff in me and I set for an hour without even any old maga… --- ## [Friend's husband out of work for a long time: Ideas to make their day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-husband-out-of-work-for-a-long-time-ideas-to-make-their-day/615668)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-husband-out-of-work-for-a-long-time-ideas-to-make-their-day/615668 "2012-03-14T02:10:58Z")
A friend of mine at work’s husband has been out of work for over 1 1/2 years. Additionally, they are cutting off all unemployment benefits in about a month. I would like to do something nice for this lady; she’s a great … --- ## [Advice/info on rain barrel utility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-info-on-rain-barrel-utility/615582)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-info-on-rain-barrel-utility/615582 "2012-03-13T23:29:51Z")
My wife is interested in getting a rain barrel. While I can easily see how it works to collect water, I’m not seeing where it would be particularly convenient to use the water. Can anyone shed some light for me here? T… --- ## [Talk me into or out of seeking an MBA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-or-out-of-seeking-an-mba/596534)
**Author:** [@miamouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miamouse)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-or-out-of-seeking-an-mba/596534 "2012-03-13T19:06:26Z")
TLDR version at bottom. Coming up in December would be my 2-year anniversary of my layoff from publishing. I came into unemployment fired up and ready to go, because “Gosh darnit, I was going to find something before my… --- ## [What non-super ability would you like to have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-super-ability-would-you-like-to-have/615308)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-super-ability-would-you-like-to-have/615308 "2012-03-13T18:56:36Z")
Let’s forget the super strengths, invulnerability, or flying for a second. Looking at the grand mosaic of humanity, there’s a lot of things that ordinary people can do extraordinarily well. If you’re not born with the … --- ## [Bi-sexual child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bi-sexual-child/615309)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bi-sexual-child/615309 "2012-03-13T18:14:19Z")
Looking for advice from gay/bi-sexual 'dopers on this one. Let’s say you have a child who has come to his or her mother saying that they are bi-sexual. YOU, don’t have a real issue with this, but your wife (or husband)… --- ## [Help me write an appropriate response to this annoying Facebook posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-write-an-appropriate-response-to-this-annoying-facebook-posting/615571)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-write-an-appropriate-response-to-this-annoying-facebook-posting/615571 "2012-03-13T16:01:21Z")
My wife’s friend has posted a picture with the following: Hypocrisy - Demanding that the government stay out of your bedroom and womb… while at the same time… demanding that the government pay… for your birth control an… --- ## [Do you have government issued ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-government-issued-id/615643)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-government-issued-id/615643 "2012-03-13T13:25:58Z")
So do you? Poll to follow… ETA: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH forgot to to hit the poll thingy button!!! Corrected thread with poll here: Do you have government issued I.D.? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight … --- ## [Help me understand why people share albums worth of 'personless' travel photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-why-people-share-albums-worth-of-personless-travel-photos/615433)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-why-people-share-albums-worth-of-personless-travel-photos/615433 "2012-03-13T12:40:00Z")
I don’t get it. 98% of my travel snaps have a familiar face in them - either me, or a travelling companion. When I visited the Taj Mahal, I stood right smack in front of it, and got my friend to snap a pic of me with th… --- ## [today i had a gun pointed at my head and i got robbed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-had-a-gun-pointed-at-my-head-and-i-got-robbed/615376)
**Author:** [@chrisLLL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisLLL)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-had-a-gun-pointed-at-my-head-and-i-got-robbed/615376 "2012-03-13T03:51:23Z")
i am Chinese guy who lives in States now and after today’s work i went back to my apartment and as usual, i was talking to my girlfriend on the phone downstairs. And after talking, just when i was about to go upstairs, i… --- ## [Best Way To Get Rid of Persistent 7th Day Adventist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-rid-of-persistent-7th-day-adventist/615375)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-rid-of-persistent-7th-day-adventist/615375 "2012-03-13T03:46:55Z")
There’s a Seventh Day Adventist who’s very persistent about knocking on my door and dropping off papers which I put in the recycling. What’s the best way to get rid of them? Do I have any legal rights regarding solicitat… --- ## [Is the word "teen" getting scrubbed out of mainstream porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-teen-getting-scrubbed-out-of-mainstream-porn/615601)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-teen-getting-scrubbed-out-of-mainstream-porn/615601 "2012-03-13T00:54:08Z")
Today I happened to notice on a porn site that I visit for um, research, that they have removed their “Teen” porn category, which I know existed not that long ago. What’s even more interesting is that searching on the si… --- ## [Spending next Fri/Sat in Athens, GA. Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-next-fri-sat-in-athens-ga-suggestions/615561)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-next-fri-sat-in-athens-ga-suggestions/615561 "2012-03-13T00:33:46Z")
I’m taking my girlfriend with me on a trip to visit my family in and about Athens, GA. We are night owls, and my family isn’t, so we’ll probably be hitting Athens for fun times in the evenings. Suggestions on what do d… --- ## [CafePress, Zazzle, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafepress-zazzle-etc/615562)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafepress-zazzle-etc/615562 "2012-03-12T22:39:14Z")
I’m looking at promotional merchandise for a client whose social media I handle. Anyone have any experience and/or knowledge of CafePress and/or Zazzle? How are they on fulfillment, reliable? Problems with getting payme… --- ## [Wanted: External USB light which I can control with an API or command line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-external-usb-light-which-i-can-control-with-an-api-or-command-line/615268)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-external-usb-light-which-i-can-control-with-an-api-or-command-line/615268 "2012-03-12T20:53:29Z")
Often things happen on my computer for which I want to be notified. These could be anything like IM, alarms, compile completed, etc. Sound would be a good way to let me know, but this is in an office environment and I … --- ## [Liberals=Funny, Conservatives=Mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-funny-conservatives-mean/615294)
**Author:** [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-funny-conservatives-mean/615294 "2012-03-12T20:52:49Z")
It’s an idea I’ve had for a while, but was reminded of while reading this thread, when a comment was made comparing Bill Maher and Rush Limbaugh. Basically, it seems that the far-right political pundits schtick is that … --- ## [Installing Sirius In-Dash in Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-sirius-in-dash-in-car/615526)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-sirius-in-dash-in-car/615526 "2012-03-12T20:00:35Z")
My wife is looking to replace her (stolen) Sirius Stiletto with an in-dash system, avoiding the tangle of wires she previously had. Trying to look into it, I’m a little over my head and not quite understanding it. My u… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1553) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1555)