# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1609 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1610 --- ## [Do You Use Any Of These Passwords?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-any-of-these-passwords/606024)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-any-of-these-passwords/606024 "2011-12-17T02:58:33Z")
Here are the 25 worst passwords \[ol\] \[li\]password\[/li\]\[li\]123456\[/li\]\[li\]12345678\[/li\]\[li\]qwerty\[/li\]\[li\]abc123\[/li\]\[li\]monkey\[/li\]\[li\]1234567\[/li\]\[li\]letmein\[/li\]\[li\]trustno1\[/li\]\[li\]dragon\[/li\]\[li\]baseball\[/li\]\[li\]11… --- ## [Asian culture - Wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-culture-wedding/606412)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-culture-wedding/606412 "2011-12-17T02:28:02Z")
Lately there have been a lot of photos of Asian (Chinese and Japanese mostly) weddings running through my in-box. Generally they center around some strange mode of transportation used to carry the bride and groom. Like … --- ## [Hints for Resume Writers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hints-for-resume-writers/606250)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hints-for-resume-writers/606250 "2011-12-17T01:33:40Z")
I’m in the midst of wading through about 100 resumes for a few job openings we have, which is in a highly technical area. I have found a few good ones, but my pile of not so good ones is much, much bigger. None of the on… --- ## [Are you happy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happy/606419)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happy/606419 "2011-12-17T01:32:56Z")
Let’s see if I can make the poll options varied enough to keep people, um, happy. --- ## [Pharmaceuticals. Whoo Hoo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmaceuticals-whoo-hoo/606248)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmaceuticals-whoo-hoo/606248 "2011-12-17T00:21:53Z")
Went to the doctor the other month and said I was feeling a little low in moods and quite readily he put me on anti-depressants: Cymbalta, no psychologist stuff, no psychiatric mumbo-jumbo …here you go mate, out the door… --- ## [My best frenemy - is it time to cut the cord?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-frenemy-is-it-time-to-cut-the-cord/606394)
**Author:** [@BangBang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BangBang)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-frenemy-is-it-time-to-cut-the-cord/606394 "2011-12-16T23:42:27Z")
Joy and I have been close for over 10 years and we’ve had a lot of fun together, but over this time I’ve been gradually moving away from the big drinking sessions and towards career, family and “adult” life. I think that… --- ## [Do you know what Creative (the company) is without looking it up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-creative-the-company-is-without-looking-it-up/606308)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-creative-the-company-is-without-looking-it-up/606308 "2011-12-16T23:12:12Z")
This happened in another forum. A poster was asking about a replacement for his damaged ipod. He had found a really nice mp3 player but he was concerned because it was made by an “unknown” company. The company in questi… --- ## [Chinese Fire Lanterns - ban 'em or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-fire-lanterns-ban-em-or-no/606415)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-fire-lanterns-ban-em-or-no/606415 "2011-12-16T23:08:18Z")
New Year is approaching and it’s become a recent tradition to set off Chinese Fire Lanterns - also called Sky Lanterns and Kongming Lanterns. I first saw them last New Year’s Eve and was about to stick a cork up my arse … --- ## [Scam or wrong address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-or-wrong-address/606448)
**Author:** [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-or-wrong-address/606448 "2011-12-16T23:04:30Z")
I just received this email: electric bill H,i fachverwirrt and Nick, First, let me introduce myself. I am Dutch, the owner of the property where you live. I hope that you enjoy the place as much as we always have! The… --- ## [What would you have done in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-in-this-situation/606099)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-in-this-situation/606099 "2011-12-16T22:44:12Z")
I was driving to work last week and I happened to stop at a red left turn light as the lead car. There was a crosswalk in front of me but the front of my car crossed over maybe 3 or 4 feet of it. The crosswalk is your … --- ## [What words do you misspell every single time you type them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-do-you-misspell-every-single-time-you-type-them/520561)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-do-you-misspell-every-single-time-you-type-them/520561 "2011-12-16T22:33:41Z")
Guarunteed Neccessary Aquisition Recieve Reconnasance Don’t know why these words haunt me so badly. I just can’t spell them correctly without slowing down and thinking about it and when I’m typing I don’t like doing… --- ## [Is this "Media Bias" poster directed at Jews? What is its origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-media-bias-poster-directed-at-jews-what-is-its-origin/590318)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-media-bias-poster-directed-at-jews-what-is-its-origin/590318 "2011-12-16T22:03:42Z")
A local blogger is using this ‘media bias’ poster to illustrate an article complain about media bias. The look of the person in the poster makes me think this was intend (originally) as a not so subtle swipe against Jewi… --- ## [Share our DIY wisdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-our-diy-wisdom/605167)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-our-diy-wisdom/605167 "2011-12-16T21:48:44Z")
I learned a lot growing up just by watching other people do DIY projects. For instance if you’re going to install skylights, copius amounts of tar is no substitute for flashing. And you’re not going to get a good drywall… --- ## [Has the buy-and-hold investment strategy worked for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-buy-and-hold-investment-strategy-worked-for-you/605949)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-buy-and-hold-investment-strategy-worked-for-you/605949 "2011-12-16T21:22:13Z")
This is mostly aimed at those of you who have retired or about to, but I’d like to hear stories about long-term investing in general as well. --- ## [Can you pick up glass with a vacuum? How much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pick-up-glass-with-a-vacuum-how-much/606433)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pick-up-glass-with-a-vacuum-how-much/606433 "2011-12-16T21:09:12Z")
So, last night I’m on my computer in the middle of my WoW raid when suddenly I hear an ominous “crash!” from the kitchen. Fortunately the kitchen is right behind me, so I turn around and… Oh, shit… One of my cats has … --- ## [Do you live in the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-the-future/606407)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-the-future/606407 "2011-12-16T20:18:53Z")
I do… at least a little bit. What I mean is- having grown up in the 80s and 90s, I still sort of feel like I’m an 80s and 90s guy- a lot of the movies, tv, music, and books I like a lot are from the 80s and 90s. I sort… --- ## [Poll: Time's Person of the Year = Protesters- "Lame" or "Suck Ass"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-times-person-of-the-year-protesters-lame-or-suck-ass/606218)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-times-person-of-the-year-protesters-lame-or-suck-ass/606218 "2011-12-16T20:03:08Z")
What is your opinion of Time’s Person of the Year going to “Protesters”? Please choose one, and then feel free to give your opinion or an alternate. --- ## [smartphone v dedicated gps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-v-dedicated-gps/606239)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-v-dedicated-gps/606239 "2011-12-16T19:50:21Z")
Where do you think things stand with respect to buying a dedicated gps versus apps on a smartphone? My specific requirement is for mountain biking - I’ve never previously needed a gps here, but have moved to a new area … --- ## [US manufacturers claim no skilled workers even at top notch salaries - Is this claim plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-manufacturers-claim-no-skilled-workers-even-at-top-notch-salaries-is-this-claim-plausible/606132)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-manufacturers-claim-no-skilled-workers-even-at-top-notch-salaries-is-this-claim-plausible/606132 "2011-12-16T16:23:43Z")
This Financial Times article offers the following vignette below. Something does not seem right here. At those salaries he should be covered up with applicants. --- ## [What you would do for a friend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-would-do-for-a-friend/606339)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-would-do-for-a-friend/606339 "2011-12-16T16:07:48Z")
So earlier today I ran into one of my ex-friend and she was looking BAD. I found out that things took a turn for the worse for her ever since her bf broke up with her and now she wants to come back in my life again becau… --- ## [The neverending homophobia of the Salvation Army](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663 "2011-12-16T12:56:04Z")
Why You Shouldn’t Donate to the Salvation Army Bell Ringers. They have embraced the Fundamentalists’ homophobia for decades . . . not stopping at their policy of no LGBT employees, but spreading their prejudice to indiv… --- ## [Would you vote for a political candidate with a pseudonym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-a-political-candidate-with-a-pseudonym/605632)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-a-political-candidate-with-a-pseudonym/605632 "2011-12-16T11:28:08Z")
I was thinking about this. Let’s say there’s a writer who has used a pen name professionally, perhaps because his real name is something boring like Mike Smith. Does it seem strange to you to vote for him and have him sw… --- ## [As I get older . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-get-older/606271)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-get-older/606271 "2011-12-16T06:29:06Z")
. . . I find that I use the word ‘cool’ more and more often. It’s become my general go-to sound of approval, appreciation, and good will. I will nod and say it just to show that I’m listening or to cover missing the la… --- ## [Adults Who Switched Climates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-who-switched-climates/605613)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-who-switched-climates/605613 "2011-12-16T05:29:41Z")
For adults who moved to a significantly colder/warmer climate as adults: did you retain the habits of your childhood climate, or did you eventually adapt to your new climate? A FB friend of mine had lived his entire lif… --- ## [Things you're suprised people haven't heard of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-suprised-people-havent-heard-of/605707)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-suprised-people-havent-heard-of/605707 "2011-12-16T02:38:08Z")
whether people in general, or in a specific circumstance. Brought to mind because of an article recommending comics with female protagonists. The writer mentioned Girl Genius, but not Digger. How could you miss Digger?!… --- ## ["But she's my mother!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-shes-my-mother/605861)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-shes-my-mother/605861 "2011-12-16T02:20:55Z")
\ These questions come up in my mind when I’ve spent all day watching a Law & Order marathon. On this show, people perjure themselves all the time to protect mothers, fathers, siblings, children (rarely spouses), a… --- ## [How hard is it to hang wallpaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-hang-wallpaper/606182)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-hang-wallpaper/606182 "2011-12-16T01:55:04Z")
I’m trying to redo and upgrade my horribly ugly bathroom that was last renovated in the early '70s. I was thinking of painting, but since taking off the old, incredibly ugly wallpaper, the walls are all bumpy and rough.… --- ## [Anyone turn leaves into compost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-turn-leaves-into-compost/606269)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-turn-leaves-into-compost/606269 "2011-12-16T01:53:16Z")
I’ve accumulated a big pile of leaves over the last two fall seasons. I raked them up from around the property and dumped them a convenient place along the back fence. I don’t really have time to bag them up or chop th… --- ## [the "Difficult To Shop For" holiday thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difficult-to-shop-for-holiday-thread/606257)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difficult-to-shop-for-holiday-thread/606257 "2011-12-16T01:25:29Z")
My father-in-law is supremely difficult to shop for. Among other things, he looooves hitting the pre-Christmas sales and buying all sorts of things for himself :smack: right before the fucking holidays. Also, he has ever… --- ## [Amazon Kindle Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-kindle-fire/605936)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-kindle-fire/605936 "2011-12-15T21:02:05Z")
link This is just about the least surprising news ever. I have the Kindle App on my transformer, and it sucks donkey balls. Even ignoring the general slowness and instability, it doesn’t even correctly perform basic … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1608) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1610)