# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1606 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1607 --- ## [Take the test to see which candidate you REALLY want!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-test-to-see-which-candidate-you-really-want/606818 "2011-12-22T16:29:07Z")
Just surfing about and found this test which asks you a series of questions and then, depending on your answers purports to show you which candidate most closely is in line with your views on those answers. I thought it… --- ## [What would you do with 20K?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-20k/606663)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-20k/606663 "2011-12-22T14:35:13Z")
Firstly, hello dopers! I don’t post as often as before, but I do still enjoy visiting this website. My life has been busy in a good way. I ask because I will soon have 20K saved up and I will be at a life crossroads. I… --- ## [If the Occupiers/99%ers really want to do something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-occupiers-99-ers-really-want-to-do-something/606969)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-occupiers-99-ers-really-want-to-do-something/606969 "2011-12-22T14:24:15Z")
Standing around yelling, “I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more!” isn’t going to get anything done. Here’s a thought; why not head towards the state capitols and start calling for a Constitutional Con… --- ## [Great Intellectual Feats Made By People With Low IQ's- Examples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-intellectual-feats-made-by-people-with-low-iqs-examples/304069)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-intellectual-feats-made-by-people-with-low-iqs-examples/304069 "2011-12-22T09:51:40Z")
Do you know of any examples of impressive intellectual achievements that were accomplished by people who had scored below average on their IQ tests, or who had performed poorly on other measures of intelligence? Who are… --- ## [Computer upgrade question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-upgrade-question/606843)
**Author:** [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-upgrade-question/606843 "2011-12-22T08:47:13Z")
My family’s computer is ancient. It’s a T-3104 emachine. Aside from sticking in a new dvd burner and a 512mb stick of ram (all I had laying around that would fit this mobo) the specs are pretty much the same as when it … --- ## [Teacher and students bullying my son in school. Need advice ASAP.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-and-students-bullying-my-son-in-school-need-advice-asap/605994)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-and-students-bullying-my-son-in-school-need-advice-asap/605994 "2011-12-22T06:15:10Z")
My son is six years old, and in the first grade. Over the past month my wife and I have noticed a slight change in his behavior when he discusses school. He went to a preschool for two years, kindergarten and now is in g… --- ## [12 items or less...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-items-or-less/606588)
**Author:** [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-items-or-less/606588 "2011-12-22T04:38:58Z")
In my humble opinion, people who have more than 12 items should not be in this queue. I’ve seen it twice in the last week. WT women with way more than 12 items in the line. I understand you are 45 and have dentures and l… --- ## [Scars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scars/606890)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scars/606890 "2011-12-22T04:00:13Z")
What have you got and how did you get them? Maybe just stick to the best ones if you’ve got lots. :slight\_smile: I have an invisible scar on my lower lip, but I can feel it. I got it as a tantrum-throwing baby when I… --- ## [NYtimes online, $1 for 8 weeks -- are you doing it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-online-1-for-8-weeks-are-you-doing-it/606877)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nytimes-online-1-for-8-weeks-are-you-doing-it/606877 "2011-12-22T03:20:16Z")
I think this offer may only be for the lucky 250k online members who were offered a temporary free subscription paid for by Lincoln. Are you going for the $1 offer for 8 weeks? I was just walking through it myself, ele… --- ## [When do single people open their mailed Christmas presents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-single-people-open-their-mailed-christmas-presents/606691)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-single-people-open-their-mailed-christmas-presents/606691 "2011-12-22T03:11:19Z")
If you’re a single person, and will not be around the people who send you Christmas presents by mail, when do you open them? This should be a general answer. I know this is a very general poll. If it helps, please menta… --- ## [$100. for a charity Which one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-for-a-charity-which-one/606494)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-for-a-charity-which-one/606494 "2011-12-22T01:28:05Z")
Business has been pretty good this year (really). I like to give $100. to charity on years when we do well. What organization would give $100. to? --- ## [When did "giving" become "gifting" and why isn't the latter a capital offense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-giving-become-gifting-and-why-isnt-the-latter-a-capital-offense/606596)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-giving-become-gifting-and-why-isnt-the-latter-a-capital-offense/606596 "2011-12-22T00:33:24Z")
I expect people to be pretentious from time to time and I also expect them to more or less follow the crowd. But this has become a virtual linguistic pandemic in what seems like record time. I will admit that I’m not c… --- ## [Need some help diagnosing my knee pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-diagnosing-my-knee-pain/602309)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-diagnosing-my-knee-pain/602309 "2011-12-21T23:32:31Z")
Before anyone replies with: “Go see a doctor!”, I promise I will if necessary. It’s just that I’d rather not spend a $30 co-pay for a doctor just to tell me to rest. Anyway, here my problem: My left knee hurts, NOT at… --- ## [How do I avoid comparing kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-avoid-comparing-kids/606741)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-avoid-comparing-kids/606741 "2011-12-21T23:26:39Z")
My wife, daughter and I will be spending the holidays with my wife’s first cousin and family in the UK. I am looking forward to the trip (and a storybook English Christmas!) but am worried about one thing. My daughter is… --- ## [WWII: How Did America Retool So Fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-how-did-america-retool-so-fast/606989)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-how-did-america-retool-so-fast/606989 "2011-12-21T23:01:12Z")
It’s well known how (virtually) every manufacturing plant started cranking out planes, tanks, ships, and jeeps almost overnight…but how could they retool so fast? And, why do we seem so hindered today? For example, the… --- ## [reverse mortgages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-mortgages/606829)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-mortgages/606829 "2011-12-21T22:05:08Z")
Let me see if I get this straight… (very high level summary) The investment banks in this country made very poor investment decisions, including but not limited to giving mortgages to anyone with a pulse that couldn’t a… --- ## [A smokey proposition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-smokey-proposition/606767)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-smokey-proposition/606767 "2011-12-21T21:58:56Z")
One for non-smokers/ex-smokers - although if you’re a smoker your feedback is still appreciated. You are approached by a wealthy tobacco tycoon. He wants to market his new brand of cigarette in a novel way - if you smok… --- ## [Good natured gay jokes are holding back acceptance of gays as equals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-natured-gay-jokes-are-holding-back-acceptance-of-gays-as-equals/606682)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-natured-gay-jokes-are-holding-back-acceptance-of-gays-as-equals/606682 "2011-12-21T20:04:25Z")
Another “this is so banal I can barely believe I’m writing it” thread, two in one night! Must be something I ate. Disclosure: I’m gay and 32 and I live in the UK. I had a hellish time growing up in school and experience… --- ## [Consideration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consideration/606631)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consideration/606631 "2011-12-21T18:47:55Z")
Generally speaking, how considerate are you of others? --- ## [This is the end: I really cannot be bothered to sort my trash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-end-i-really-cannot-be-bothered-to-sort-my-trash/606803)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-end-i-really-cannot-be-bothered-to-sort-my-trash/606803 "2011-12-21T17:30:22Z")
I’m very sympathetic to environmentalism and recycling and all that jazz, but here I am standing in the cafe at Whole Foods with my pile of trash and staring at four different bins — landfill, compost, and something else… --- ## [Please recommend an online "ticketing" site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-online-ticketing-site/606950)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-online-ticketing-site/606950 "2011-12-21T16:48:45Z")
I work for a non-profit agency, and we’re holding an event that is free to the public, but we need to control how many people can be admitted to the venue. We need a simple, free, online resource that would allow people … --- ## [Settle an argument: Bruce Lee fights Muhammad Ali. Who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-an-argument-bruce-lee-fights-muhammad-ali-who-wins/606952)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-an-argument-bruce-lee-fights-muhammad-ali-who-wins/606952 "2011-12-21T16:32:22Z")
One of the arguments for the ages, I want it settled. Been discussed here on the Dope 10 (!) years ago but I want to see what prevailing opinion is now. Assume both men are in their prime; the world’s most legendary mar… --- ## [Car wash/detailer in the Owings Mills (Baltimore?) MD area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wash-detailer-in-the-owings-mills-baltimore-md-area/606955)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wash-detailer-in-the-owings-mills-baltimore-md-area/606955 "2011-12-21T16:29:43Z")
Father-in-law is always a tough gift to get. He loves his cars (one’s an Infinity; the other a Jaguar), and loves to keep them clean. Idea=a year’s worth of gift certificates to a nice car wash, the kind where they do m… --- ## [Is this parody an accurate summary of Iran-Contra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-parody-an-accurate-summary-of-iran-contra/606564)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-parody-an-accurate-summary-of-iran-contra/606564 "2011-12-21T15:42:43Z")
I was recently watching an episode of American Dad that had the following song in it: Pretty hilarious stuff. I’ve looked over some wikipedia articles and seems fairly accurate, but I wanted to get the opi… --- ## [Qs about buying a used car from a dealer, need answers fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qs-about-buying-a-used-car-from-a-dealer-need-answers-fast/606768)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qs-about-buying-a-used-car-from-a-dealer-need-answers-fast/606768 "2011-12-21T13:51:08Z")
I’m probably going to buy a used car from a dealership in the next few days, and I have a few practical questions. I intend to pay cash, and have enough in my bank account to cover the cost. Will the dealer accept a per… --- ## [Every once in a while I forget how to swallow... wtf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-once-in-a-while-i-forget-how-to-swallow-wtf/606344)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-once-in-a-while-i-forget-how-to-swallow-wtf/606344 "2011-12-21T13:35:10Z")
I think this is related to my Tourette’s Syndrome or OCD, but every once in a while I cannot for the life of me figure out the muscle contractions necessary to swallow. I will sit there gaging, trying, gasping, and whate… --- ## [Fiduciary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiduciary/606938)
**Author:** [@WingstheONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WingstheONE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiduciary/606938 "2011-12-21T12:36:11Z")
Greetings, I have made a clerk to the justices my Fiduciary in the Uk. I understand, and have been led to believe, that he then becomes responsible and liable for settlement of the offence. Is this correct? Please only … --- ## [Would you take a chance on surgery again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-take-a-chance-on-surgery-again/606445)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-take-a-chance-on-surgery-again/606445 "2011-12-21T05:25:32Z")
Hello Everyone, I have had several discussions on the board about my chronic pain due to FBSS (Failed Back Surgery Syndrome). I had a workplace accident in 2003 that resulted in me “breaking my back” I endured three sur… --- ## [Is this fake fur hat sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-fur-hat-sexy/606794)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-fur-hat-sexy/606794 "2011-12-21T03:16:11Z")
We saw a bunch of teenage boys wearing fake fur hats like these, and my husband and I were discussing how they looked (i.e. the boys seemed to think they were looking hawt, but they just looked silly to me). I’m not sur… --- ## [What color light bulbs do you use at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-light-bulbs-do-you-use-at-home/606619)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-light-bulbs-do-you-use-at-home/606619 "2011-12-21T03:11:27Z")
I was surprised to see so many people complaining about the “cold” light of fluorescent bulbs, since I always thought that resembled sunlight the most, which is what all artificial light tries to recreate. I thought peop… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1605) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1607)