# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1660 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1661 --- ## [Aviation headsets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-headsets/597435)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-headsets/597435 "2011-09-26T03:26:01Z")
I have three David Clark H10-40 headsets – one was dad’s, mine has a helicopter cord, and a spare. Good headsets, but apparently not made anymore. Anyway I was reading a review of the H10-60 from a guy who didn’t like … --- ## [Should you teach your kids to cheat at sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-teach-your-kids-to-cheat-at-sports/597392)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-teach-your-kids-to-cheat-at-sports/597392 "2011-09-26T01:56:26Z")
Seriously? http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/family-parenting/the-family-room-blog-post.aspx?post=525906a3-80f9-4ac3-b685-fcd1b9c6ed9f>1=32060 --- ## [Opinions...2nd try](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-2nd-try/596795)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-2nd-try/596795 "2011-09-26T01:13:59Z")
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.107054879366380.12048.100001856042956&type=1 Ok, sorry folks I’m a dumbass (and I found that funny Voltaire). I’ll get that Photobucket account set up and everything, but in the… --- ## [Did China discover the new world in 1421?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-china-discover-the-new-world-in-1421/597585)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-china-discover-the-new-world-in-1421/597585 "2011-09-26T00:15:01Z")
I just read a letter to the NY Times Book Review that mentioned a book by someone named Gavin Menzies and claims that Menzies “argues convincingly” that a Chinese fleet circumnavigated the world, made maps of the new wor… --- ## [Help with a Team Logo Design?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-team-logo-design/597362)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-team-logo-design/597362 "2011-09-25T23:26:44Z")
If this is deemed help with homework, so be it. Banish me to the wolves and burn me at the stake. Or something. So, this is for a Master’s level online course. There is a fair amount of group work that needs to be done,… --- ## [EEOC mediation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeoc-mediation/579861)
**Author:** [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeoc-mediation/579861 "2011-09-25T22:03:26Z")
What to expect? Do I bring a lawyer, a family member, a friend, or a teddy bear? --- ## [Electric hearing protection for shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-hearing-protection-for-shooting/597581)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-hearing-protection-for-shooting/597581 "2011-09-25T20:08:35Z")
In your experience, how well do the electric muffs that claim to block out noises above a certain decibel range while amplifying noises below a certain range work? For example: http://www.jetguns.com/cald-487557-lowpro… --- ## [Is Netflix intentially ticking off customers to make ditching the DVD biz seem natural or demanded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-netflix-intentially-ticking-off-customers-to-make-ditching-the-dvd-biz-seem-natural-or-demanded/597287)
**Author:** [@Novealphtang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novealphtang)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-netflix-intentially-ticking-off-customers-to-make-ditching-the-dvd-biz-seem-natural-or-demanded/597287 "2011-09-25T20:06:27Z")
Okay, now here are 25 million subscribers to Netflix. Most like the DVD service, instant doesn’t have much. Now they’ve announced they are selling to Amazon,where amazon will have the on demand service. They have rename… --- ## [What is a pain in the back between the sholder blades called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-pain-in-the-back-between-the-sholder-blades-called/597481)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-pain-in-the-back-between-the-sholder-blades-called/597481 "2011-09-25T19:47:56Z")
And how is the best way to self-treat it over the weekend? --- ## [President Obama? Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-part-ii/597424)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-part-ii/597424 "2011-09-25T18:50:51Z")
ZOMBIE BUMP!! For your Friday reading pleasure. Thought this was interesting old stuff. (Inspired by similar thread five years ago) --- ## [NYC in winter (January 2012 to be specific)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-in-winter-january-2012-to-be-specific/597544)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-in-winter-january-2012-to-be-specific/597544 "2011-09-25T15:10:25Z")
So my husband has been asked to go to NYC for his book release in the second week of January. I figure I may as well come over for the ride, seeing as I only have to pay the extra airfare! :smiley: He’ll probably be bus… --- ## [Why are male interior designers gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-male-interior-designers-gay/597367)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-male-interior-designers-gay/597367 "2011-09-25T07:39:08Z")
Someone said (word on the street) that (most) (male) interior designers are gay. But female interior designers are not. Why are interior designers (male) gay? Why would that be? Other things that are creative and artsy… --- ## [Have You Ever Been Hit By A Car As A Pedestrian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-hit-by-a-car-as-a-pedestrian/596609)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-hit-by-a-car-as-a-pedestrian/596609 "2011-09-25T03:26:06Z")
I have been wondering how often the general public gets hit by a car. I was hit by a car, a Jeep, really, in 1996. It was in the U of A area, and I was crossing a small street with the Jeep stopped there, waiting to tu… --- ## [Share your CPAP experiences with me (tips and anecdotes welcome).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-cpap-experiences-with-me-tips-and-anecdotes-welcome/596981)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-cpap-experiences-with-me-tips-and-anecdotes-welcome/596981 "2011-09-25T03:05:59Z")
I just received my CPAP machine today, and I’m very eager to use it tonight. I was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea a few months ago, and it’s been a hell of a trek getting to this point. During my sleep study, I… --- ## [Hop 'n Gator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hop-n-gator/353779)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hop-n-gator/353779 "2011-09-25T01:51:53Z")
I’ve noticed that Pittsburgh Brewing Co. has brought back Hop n’ Gator. They had stopped making it in the very early 70’s so I’ve never had it. To tell you the truth, it doesn’t sound like anything I’d like. But I thoug… --- ## [What to do with a bunch of acorn weevils?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-bunch-of-acorn-weevils/597071)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-bunch-of-acorn-weevils/597071 "2011-09-25T01:19:39Z")
My zoology professor wants to know: what sort of experiments can you do with acorn weevils. He’s got a whole bunch of acorns, and thus probably a whole bunch of grubs, but he’s so far at loss as to what scientific-y thin… --- ## [Why doesn't Warren Buffett pay more taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-warren-buffett-pay-more-taxes/596816)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-warren-buffett-pay-more-taxes/596816 "2011-09-24T23:07:16Z")
Warren Buffet has been in the news recently, advocating higher tax rates for high earners such as himself. Some of his detractors have noted, quite correctly, that he can send more money to the treasury any time he wan… --- ## [a retail cashier who can't hear or speak???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-retail-cashier-who-cant-hear-or-speak/597401)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-retail-cashier-who-cant-hear-or-speak/597401 "2011-09-24T22:30:03Z")
Big household debate this week; please settle it: The scene: Big discount store buying paper towels, other bullseye-store type household stuff, and a gift card. We go to the checkout lane, to a new cashier (that’s what… --- ## [Please transcribe this auido extract](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-transcribe-this-auido-extract/597332)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-transcribe-this-auido-extract/597332 "2011-09-24T21:02:44Z")
Hello, Please transcribe this audio file extracted from a movie. It’s only 17 seconds. Thanks. This is the direct link to the audio http://rezafo.com/uploads/audio/Number-1.mp3 --- ## [So I got a job offer (negotiating salary)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-offer-negotiating-salary/596304)
**Author:** [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-offer-negotiating-salary/596304 "2011-09-24T19:45:45Z")
I’m not happy working for my current employer so I started looking around. I put in a resume on a Friday and was called that Monday for an interview so seemingly I was a good fit. Fast forward a month and I have an offer… --- ## [female, male fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-male-fight/597397)
**Author:** [@douggers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douggers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-male-fight/597397 "2011-09-24T19:25:24Z")
My father is a 190 pound retired cop. He has no martial arts experience but is street smart. Could Megu Mega, 115 pounds take him in a street fight? If you think so, could he take 145 pound Rin Nakai?I would like to hear… --- ## [wrong place wrong time,right place right time difference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-place-wrong-time-right-place-right-time-difference/597448)
**Author:** [@virtually\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/virtually_yours)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-place-wrong-time-right-place-right-time-difference/597448 "2011-09-24T17:12:01Z")
Hi, we always hear: In the wrong place at the wrong time etc. Is there any difference in being in the wrong place at the wrong time; and, in the wrong place at the right time; and, in the right place at the right time; a… --- ## [Completing a J.D. Power & Associates online product survey: What's in it for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completing-a-j-d-power-associates-online-product-survey-whats-in-it-for-me/597453)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completing-a-j-d-power-associates-online-product-survey-whats-in-it-for-me/597453 "2011-09-24T13:10:55Z")
Recently J.D. Power and Associates sent me an email asking me to fill out an online survey about a credit card I carry. Normally I have no objection to such marketing requests and sometimes I even comply, but I am very b… --- ## [Is Diet Soda a Staple of Gay Culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diet-soda-a-staple-of-gay-culture/597199)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diet-soda-a-staple-of-gay-culture/597199 "2011-09-24T12:09:51Z")
In this post, \*\*I\_know\_nothing \*\*puts diet soda right in with musicals as something closely associated with gay culture. I have a lot of gay friends (granted, mostly women) and I am essentially addicted to Diet Pepsi. No… --- ## [How can I train my dogs to my yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-train-my-dogs-to-my-yard/597290)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-train-my-dogs-to-my-yard/597290 "2011-09-24T08:50:09Z")
My yard is about 3/4 of an acre and fenced, but my dogs spend their days trying to go over, under and through the fence. They never go anywhere, and I don’t have any close neighbors (the closest is about 1/3 mile away, a… --- ## [Roaring Sound in Ears as a Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaring-sound-in-ears-as-a-child/597189)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaring-sound-in-ears-as-a-child/597189 "2011-09-24T04:37:07Z")
When I was around 10 or 11 or so, occasionally as I was going to sleep, I would begin to hear a faint roaring sound in my ears, or something akin to a faraway waterfall, or a mild wind blowing. This sound would build rap… --- ## [A Processing Fee For A Job Reference? Good Grief, What Next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-processing-fee-for-a-job-reference-good-grief-what-next/597246)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-processing-fee-for-a-job-reference-good-grief-what-next/597246 "2011-09-24T04:15:09Z")
I recently lost my “real” job and am looking. I have two part time jobs but they are only minimum at 24 hours a week. So I went to this new employment agency on Tuesday. They have to check my skills and run a reference,… --- ## [Picture the outline of Spain. Be honest, did you include Portugal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-the-outline-of-spain-be-honest-did-you-include-portugal/597301)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-the-outline-of-spain-be-honest-did-you-include-portugal/597301 "2011-09-24T03:56:45Z")
My mental picture of “Spain” is the entire Iberian Peninsula. Is yours? --- ## [President Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama/375527)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama/375527 "2011-09-24T03:10:42Z")
Barrack Obama in '08? Could he really secure the nomination and win the election? He is only a junior Senator (99th in senority), but that could help him more than hurt him. He has an outsider quality usually held be… --- ## [Canadian Dopers (BC)! Dental questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-bc-dental-questions/597420)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-bc-dental-questions/597420 "2011-09-24T02:47:44Z")
Roomie suffered a bit of sticker shock when she had a molar pulled today. My best fiend, when he lived here nearly a decade ago, didn’t have dental insurance and went to BC to get his teeth cleaned/worked on. He said i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1659) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1661)