# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1603 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1604 --- ## [Why are everyday little infractions so hard to fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-everyday-little-infractions-so-hard-to-fight/607601)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-everyday-little-infractions-so-hard-to-fight/607601 "2011-12-28T19:52:45Z")
I notice that whenever the court system, both civil and criminal, gets into gear there are lots of warnings and rights and lawyers and stuff and it takes time, lots of time, to go through the process. But the everyday p… --- ## [Doper handgunners, Semiauto or Revolver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-handgunners-semiauto-or-revolver/605931)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-handgunners-semiauto-or-revolver/605931 "2011-12-28T18:22:43Z")
Just curious what other Dopers prefer to shoot (I tried to post a poll, but it seems to be disabled) I’ve used both, but always find myself gravitating back to the humble wheelgun, maybe because it’s what I grew up on a… --- ## [How many totally dud gifts did you receive for Christmas this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-totally-dud-gifts-did-you-receive-for-christmas-this-year/607619)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-totally-dud-gifts-did-you-receive-for-christmas-this-year/607619 "2011-12-28T15:10:58Z")
How many totally dud gifts did you receive for Christmas this year? --- ## [Pet bird that can tolerate cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-bird-that-can-tolerate-cold/607429)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-bird-that-can-tolerate-cold/607429 "2011-12-28T14:18:29Z")
I’ve been mildly considering getting a pet bird that is colorful and sings. Some random internet searching gives me the idea that colorful songbirds mostly come from parts of that world that don’t get very cold, and that… --- ## [Do you get snarky with people with more than x items in the Express Lane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-snarky-with-people-with-more-than-x-items-in-the-express-lane/606933)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-snarky-with-people-with-more-than-x-items-in-the-express-lane/606933 "2011-12-28T05:58:49Z")
So today I’m at Target with a friend. We shared a cart. We get in line, start chatting, blabla, when a guy says, “I can help you here.” Oh, lovely. The lady in front of us was buying the whole store. So we move to the ne… --- ## [Death is not an option: Sex: The followup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-not-an-option-sex-the-followup/607053)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-not-an-option-sex-the-followup/607053 "2011-12-28T04:16:54Z")
In the Death is not an option: Sex poll, we were asked to choose between having consentual sex with a parent, or choosing never to have sex again. Overwhelmingly, people chose that they’d never have sex again. But even … --- ## [Athiest in Christian family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athiest-in-christian-family/607357)
**Author:** [@emoticorpse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emoticorpse)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athiest-in-christian-family/607357 "2011-12-28T03:48:34Z")
I’m an Athiest I have been since I was a teenager I’m 29 years old now, that’s just how it worked out and I give people every opportunity to change my mind but I don’t believe in religion. I met my wife as a normal perso… --- ## [Could you live as a homeless person for one year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-as-a-homeless-person-for-one-year/606866)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-as-a-homeless-person-for-one-year/606866 "2011-12-28T02:29:46Z")
The usual eccentric billionaire approaches you with a proposition. You’re being offered the chance to earn a cool ten million dollars, after taxes, if you can survive as a homeless person for one year. Here are the rules… --- ## [Christmas in New Orleans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-in-new-orleans/604481)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-in-new-orleans/604481 "2011-12-28T01:39:19Z")
This year for Christmas we decided to not spend money on presents and instead go to New Orleans. We’ve got a house rented in the Quarter. We used to go often about 30 years ago when we lived in Acadiana. The last time w… --- ## [Twelve Step Programs: When do amends injure someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twelve-step-programs-when-do-amends-injure-someone/607569)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twelve-step-programs-when-do-amends-injure-someone/607569 "2011-12-28T00:25:11Z")
According to The Twelve Steps, Step 9 is: “Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.” In what way could making direct amends to someone you harmed have the e… --- ## [let's have another round of " products that actually work," just in time for Christmas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-another-round-of-products-that-actually-work-just-in-time-for-christmas/606567)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-another-round-of-products-that-actually-work-just-in-time-for-christmas/606567 "2011-12-27T22:41:53Z")
There have been similar threads in the past, but I think it is time for an update. So here’s mine: Rubbermaid pve sponge mop. Great if you have wood or tile floors and pets. Raving reviews on amazon and one of those pro… --- ## [What do you use as your computer pointer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-as-your-computer-pointer/606697)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-as-your-computer-pointer/606697 "2011-12-27T22:31:30Z")
I have used a Wacom tablet as my pointer since 1997, it’s faster, more accurate, and tends to avoid any wrist problems. I now find using a mouse very awkward and clumsy. What do you use? --- ## [Opinions wanted \[work situation\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-wanted-work-situation/607396)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-wanted-work-situation/607396 "2011-12-27T20:46:58Z")
I have applied for internal promotions and lateral moves 9 times in 2.5 years, and never gotten them. I keep getting what I call the “Coward Letter” dropped on my desk. You know, the one that says you didn’t get the jo… --- ## [Cabling (power and network) testing tools for hobbyists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabling-power-and-network-testing-tools-for-hobbyists/607504)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabling-power-and-network-testing-tools-for-hobbyists/607504 "2011-12-27T19:32:42Z")
I work as a computer technician on the side for some extra money, but basically because it is my hobby. I do network and telephone cabling and if needed some simple electrical stuff. My tools so far are a krone punch, a … --- ## [Why don't most christians go to church on Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-christians-go-to-church-on-christmas/607318)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-christians-go-to-church-on-christmas/607318 "2011-12-27T18:36:16Z")
I’m genuinely curious about this one. All year long, certain Facebook friends and people I know from a variety of places make it clear in one way or another that they consider themselves christian. I know the vast majo… --- ## [Ideas for Skiing holiday in France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-skiing-holiday-in-france/372459)
**Author:** [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-skiing-holiday-in-france/372459 "2011-12-27T18:04:08Z")
I foolishly suggested to my family (wife, two teenagers) that all being well, we could look at spending a week in France over Christmas, skiing (to make up for the fact that we spent 5 weeks in a NZ winter and did not sk… --- ## [Nice=Fake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fake/607459)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fake/607459 "2011-12-27T18:01:11Z")
This is a spinoff thread to the Honest=Mean thead. But I just want to know why does being nice equate to being fake? I hate when I’m being sincere and kind that people think I’m B.Sing when I’m not. But when I’m blunt an… --- ## [Help me think of non-obvious camping-related gifts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-of-non-obvious-camping-related-gifts/606899)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-of-non-obvious-camping-related-gifts/606899 "2011-12-27T17:58:40Z")
Ok, trying to think of something to get for my dad for Christmas, and we haven’t gone camping in a few years, so I’m thinking I’ll get him some camping-related things and plan a camping trip for the summer. The problem … --- ## [Infomercial products that are actually good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infomercial-products-that-are-actually-good/542670)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infomercial-products-that-are-actually-good/542670 "2011-12-27T15:49:12Z")
When I had less healthy sleeping habits, I used to see a fair amount of infomercials (here, including 30-60 seconds ads that are in the same format) that advertised questionable products. But maybe, maybe, some of them … --- ## [The Bowels of YouTube - (post your favorites!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bowels-of-youtube-post-your-favorites/607502)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bowels-of-youtube-post-your-favorites/607502 "2011-12-27T15:37:47Z")
Have you ever found yourself watching a video on YouTube only to ask yourself 1) how you got to this spot in the first place, and why you are unable to stop watching the video! Not only that, but in my case, I began to … --- ## [Would light weight training make my blood pressure spike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-light-weight-training-make-my-blood-pressure-spike/607487)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-light-weight-training-make-my-blood-pressure-spike/607487 "2011-12-27T12:37:49Z")
Before you say “get thee to a doctor,” I’ve already been to two doctors, but I don’t quite believe what they’re saying. I’ve got hypertension and seem to have gotten it under control with meds. Need to lose weight. I us… --- ## [Request for hints for a portable music player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-hints-for-a-portable-music-player/607144)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-hints-for-a-portable-music-player/607144 "2011-12-27T12:15:47Z")
Preferences: 16+ GB memory, ability to craft playlists on the go, .mp3 AND .wma compatible, no Apple-style exclusive agreements/non-negotiable need to download some music service-just simple copy-and-paste from my Window… --- ## [Reading threads for which you are NOT the intended audience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-threads-for-which-you-are-not-the-intended-audience/606948)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-threads-for-which-you-are-not-the-intended-audience/606948 "2011-12-27T12:15:30Z")
So, which threads or types of posts do you find yourself consistently reading for no discernable reason? For me, it’s any of the geeky guitar-related threads in Cafe Society. I have never, and almost certainly will nev… --- ## [USB Extension Cable or a Hub? Which is better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-extension-cable-or-a-hub-which-is-better/607452)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-extension-cable-or-a-hub-which-is-better/607452 "2011-12-27T07:23:23Z")
My moms pc doesn’t have USB ports on the front of her tower case. It’s very difficult plugging into the USB ports on the back. You can’t really move the tower because the cables have very little slack. You have to go by… --- ## [Bikes: theft, locks (esp Kryptonite), bike trailers, other access & maint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikes-theft-locks-esp-kryptonite-bike-trailers-other-access-maint/605856)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikes-theft-locks-esp-kryptonite-bike-trailers-other-access-maint/605856 "2011-12-27T05:37:10Z")
I have my awesome bike! I love it. I’m in heaven. (It’s this. It’s fantastic. Extraordinarily comfortable, especially with this seat.) BIKE THEFT This bike represents a major investment for me. I am committed to pro… --- ## [Who's built a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-built-a-house/607422)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-built-a-house/607422 "2011-12-27T04:10:44Z")
I hate my house. It’s old, (not in a good way), it’s a mish-mash of rooms, it’s got serious plumbing and wiring oddities, and it’s starting to fall apart faster than we can (or want to) fix it. Badger and FIF can attest … --- ## [I have an iPhone 4, what does the Kindle Fire get me, aside from a larger screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-iphone-4-what-does-the-kindle-fire-get-me-aside-from-a-larger-screen/607439)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-iphone-4-what-does-the-kindle-fire-get-me-aside-from-a-larger-screen/607439 "2011-12-27T04:09:13Z")
My nephew and niece both got Kindle Fire tablets for Christmas, they seem to be nice little tablet devices, reasonably quick, nice screen, and just the right size display that strikes a nice balance between the pocketabl… --- ## [Are you a bad driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bad-driver/607347)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bad-driver/607347 "2011-12-27T02:17:33Z")
Poll to follow. (if I can figure out how to do it - my first poll!) I have heard people admit to being bad at, say, math or wallpapering or cooking or any number of things. I have NEVER EVER heard anyone admit to bein… --- ## [To Avoid Paying Pension, Company Is Firing Friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-avoid-paying-pension-company-is-firing-friend/607032)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-avoid-paying-pension-company-is-firing-friend/607032 "2011-12-27T00:38:46Z")
Sorry for not including it in the title, but my question is: Does she need to be physically at the company for the firing? She wants to avoid the humiliation of being escorted out of the building. Back Story. After 25 y… --- ## [Worth fixing up house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worth-fixing-up-house/607468)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worth-fixing-up-house/607468 "2011-12-26T23:55:16Z")
I’m inheriting a house but it’s not in the best of shape. Is it worth spending the money to fix it up, or is it better just to sell it as is? Also, given that I don’t have great credit it would normally be hard to get a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1602) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1604)