# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1685 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1686 --- ## [What Happened to The British Army in 1914?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-british-army-in-1914/592694)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-british-army-in-1914/592694 "2011-08-17T03:58:58Z")
If you read the history, the British army was one of the best in the world in 1914. The NCOs and officers had learned a tremendous amount from the Boer War-they had learned how to fight against guerillas, and had the bes… --- ## [Man photoshops his pictures of his daughter's head onto porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-photoshops-his-pictures-of-his-daughters-head-onto-porn/592823)
**Author:** [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-photoshops-his-pictures-of-his-daughters-head-onto-porn/592823 "2011-08-17T03:50:04Z")
This bugs me quite a bit, and I don’t just mean the disgusting act itself. I cannot resolve in my head what exactly is wrong with this. I can’t state that it should be illegal, but I can’t see how it is protected speec… --- ## [What would a real 23rd century space craft look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-real-23rd-century-space-craft-look-like/592853)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-real-23rd-century-space-craft-look-like/592853 "2011-08-17T03:21:09Z")
First of all, the anti-gravity shit is out. When you’re at your station you would need to be strapped in. Secondly, no extraneous pieces of the craft joined by pillars or columns. The craft would resemble a long tube. … --- ## [Anyone have success encouraging a delusional person to take meds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-success-encouraging-a-delusional-person-to-take-meds/592556)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-success-encouraging-a-delusional-person-to-take-meds/592556 "2011-08-17T02:37:43Z")
I have a good friend who has been diagnosed as “bipolar with delusions.” He is in his mid-twenties. He has always been the type that everything seems to come together for - he’s very good looking, funny, charismatic, mu… --- ## [What are things that are generally considered "unsexy" that you find sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-things-that-are-generally-considered-unsexy-that-you-find-sexy/592008)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-things-that-are-generally-considered-unsexy-that-you-find-sexy/592008 "2011-08-17T02:31:02Z")
Inspired bythis thread. For me, it’s bellies. I LOVE a big soft squishy belly on a guy. Washboard abs? No thanks. My fiance thinks I’m insane. I don’t care. :smiley: You? --- ## [What if you were thirty again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-were-thirty-again/592632)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-were-thirty-again/592632 "2011-08-17T01:41:56Z")
Been doing some soul-searching, thinking about missed opportunities, and the question arose: What if you were thirty again? Old enough to know better in most things but still young enough to maybe be a bit idealistic? If… --- ## [Having a baby face, what’s your experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-baby-face-what-s-your-experience/533783)
**Author:** [@ChadVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChadVader)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-baby-face-what-s-your-experience/533783 "2011-08-17T00:51:12Z")
I’ve always had a baby face. Even in 8th grade I remember getting shit from the 7th graders who couldn’t believe I was a year older than them… I’m 30 now and from what I’ve heard from multiple people I look like I’m some… --- ## [The Firefox spellchecker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-firefox-spellchecker/592868)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-firefox-spellchecker/592868 "2011-08-16T23:21:55Z")
As most of you know, the Firefox web browser has a built-in spellchecker. But I’ve noticed over the years that it’s very peculiar. It’s not just that it’s missing a lot of words: There are some words that it lacks, bu… --- ## [Do you suffer from time poverty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suffer-from-time-poverty/592881)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suffer-from-time-poverty/592881 "2011-08-16T23:15:51Z")
Time Poverty is a term coined in 2002. You are suffering from Time Poverty if: \[ul\] \[li\]Life has become a sum of tasks, with the short term always taking the the priority. \[/li\]\[li\]If you have a sense of running out o… --- ## [Bitchslap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitchslap/592934)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitchslap/592934 "2011-08-16T23:03:31Z")
I’ve been really feeling like bitchslapping certain people… then I started to wonder whether “bitchslap” is a derogatory term to women, or anyone else for that matter. What does it really mean? --- ## [No knowledge of very basic auto maintenance - is this common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-knowledge-of-very-basic-auto-maintenance-is-this-common/592716)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-knowledge-of-very-basic-auto-maintenance-is-this-common/592716 "2011-08-16T20:51:01Z")
A couple of months ago, I was with a friend when her 19-year-old, in college, macho hocky-player son called her to say that a light had come on on his car’s dash, what should he do? She told him to go to the nearest shop… --- ## [Resume help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-help/592938)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-help/592938 "2011-08-16T20:25:37Z")
In general, how far back would you go on your resume? I’ve heard anything from 10 years to “just whatever’s relevant”. Well, 10 years ago I was working in a kitchen up until 2007, then I left that for an office job. T… --- ## [Liberals: Is "teabagger" an insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-is-teabagger-an-insult/592620)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-is-teabagger-an-insult/592620 "2011-08-16T19:32:27Z")
Okey-dokey. As requested in this thread (and by private messages, too), I hereby present the liberal equivalent to my other poll. The mirror image of that poll’s rules apply here: I want to hear from liberals. Conservat… --- ## [Explaining getting fired to a potential employer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explaining-getting-fired-to-a-potential-employer/592900)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explaining-getting-fired-to-a-potential-employer/592900 "2011-08-16T19:30:25Z")
I was recently fired from my job, after spending approximately two years in a job that I was really not cut out for. I won’t bore people with the details, but basically I was in a situation where it was impossible to do … --- ## [Found an Injured Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-injured-turtle/591767)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-injured-turtle/591767 "2011-08-16T17:50:43Z")
I normally stop for turtles on the road and move them to the other side. Today, in a pouring rain, I came a across a box turtle who wasn’t so lucky. He’s had on leg cut off and his shell is broken, but her still seems pr… --- ## [So, was this request from my competitor ethical / legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-this-request-from-my-competitor-ethical-legal/592845)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-this-request-from-my-competitor-ethical-legal/592845 "2011-08-16T17:26:34Z")
One element of my income involves selling merchandise online, in marketplaces such as Ebay and Amazon. I use software that will, several times per day, adjust the prices of my inventory in order to follow changes in the… --- ## [Do men live with poodles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-live-with-poodles/592366)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-live-with-poodles/592366 "2011-08-16T17:15:28Z")
I like (standard) poodles, and plan to adopt one when I retire. My friend Matt wants me to adopt a more “manly” dog, and says men don’t have poodles. It’s that last part I disagree with. So my only question is, do many… --- ## [Did giving up caffeine improve your sleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-giving-up-caffeine-improve-your-sleep/592634)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-giving-up-caffeine-improve-your-sleep/592634 "2011-08-16T15:28:49Z")
My brother told me giving up caffeine did a lot to improve his sleep quality. I don’t drink that much, probably about 400-600mg a day. A cup of coffee in the morning (about 200mg) and the rest in diet soda throughout the… --- ## [What are your political beliefs? (\*please read before posting\*)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-political-beliefs-please-read-before-posting/592667)
**Author:** [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-political-beliefs-please-read-before-posting/592667 "2011-08-16T12:58:27Z")
It occurred to me while reading recent GD and Pit threads that it might be interesting to see folks lay out their political convictions plain and simple, without trying to defend them, or attack others’ beliefs. I see l… --- ## [Would you not invite family to a major life milestone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-not-invite-family-to-a-major-life-milestone/592660)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-not-invite-family-to-a-major-life-milestone/592660 "2011-08-16T11:43:05Z")
I’m returning to college, and am ambivalent about inviting my parents to my eventual graduation. This is because circumstances they (mostly my Dad) created in my life delayed me graduating 10 years ago, and I’d just assu… --- ## [US Dopers - reaction to this supermarket sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-reaction-to-this-supermarket-sign/592675)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-reaction-to-this-supermarket-sign/592675 "2011-08-16T09:33:58Z")
I was in the supermarket this morning looking for coconut milk and noodles to have for tea tonight. The sign above the aisle read thus: pic. Just wondering how US dopers (or other non-UK dopers) react to it… I’m aware … --- ## [Advice on IP licensing for printed material](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-ip-licensing-for-printed-material/592861)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-ip-licensing-for-printed-material/592861 "2011-08-16T04:56:02Z")
My former boss has sent me the tutoring materials we used years ago. Is there a standard licensing agreement for this kind of thing, like I pay him $2 for every time it’s reprinted? --- ## [Guys with Male Pattern Baldness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-male-pattern-baldness/592553)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-with-male-pattern-baldness/592553 "2011-08-16T02:05:17Z")
As a guy who noticed he had inherited this trait, doomed from both sides of my family, at 22 years old, I’ve progressively adjusted my hair style over the years. It’s been about 8 years now where I just started buzzing … --- ## [Please help me fix my lawn mower!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-fix-my-lawn-mower/592621)
**Author:** [@Clothilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothilde)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-fix-my-lawn-mower/592621 "2011-08-16T01:39:01Z")
I have a Toro 20333 lawn mower that I bought last year at Home Depot. It was REALLY expensive! I have followed all of the manufacturer’s instructions for maintenance, cleaning, and storage, and so far it has worked rea… --- ## [Tell me about getting a degree online -- is it worth the price? And what IS that price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-getting-a-degree-online-is-it-worth-the-price-and-what-is-that-price/592226)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-getting-a-degree-online-is-it-worth-the-price-and-what-is-that-price/592226 "2011-08-16T00:37:08Z")
Hi there, Mr. Smaje has been toying with the idea of getting a degree online. He graduated high school, but has no college experience. We can’t afford much, and he takes care of Baby Smaje during the day, so I thought m… --- ## [Tell me about your CPAP/APAP setup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-cpap-apap-setup/586078)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-cpap-apap-setup/586078 "2011-08-15T23:53:26Z")
There is a sleep test in my future as soon as my insurance is verified. I’m quite certain that the result of the test will be a CPAP/APAP machine. I’d like to know what has worked for you and what hasn’t. Any informat… --- ## [Car transmission and smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-transmission-and-smoking/592780)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-transmission-and-smoking/592780 "2011-08-15T22:49:08Z")
I test-drove quite a few cars over the weekend and was surprised by the number of cars that distinctly smelt of smoke, it was at least half the cars I drove. I’m in the market for an automatic, and I’m wondering if smok… --- ## [Anxiety/Panic Dopers, How does it feel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-panic-dopers-how-does-it-feel/592157)
**Author:** [@JFLuvly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JFLuvly)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-panic-dopers-how-does-it-feel/592157 "2011-08-15T22:12:27Z")
In another thread I was talking about my first panic attack, or so they called it at the hospital. I was out walking my dog last month and it hit me out of nowhere. I crawled up on a womans step and got her to call me an… --- ## [Babies in Hawai'i](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-in-hawaii/592303)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-in-hawaii/592303 "2011-08-15T19:15:59Z")
I’m putting this here in hopes of actually getting answers and not a bunch of “OMG you horrible child hater you” posts… Anyway, just returned from my first ever visit to Hawai’i and was amazed at the number of fellow to… --- ## [How does children of gay couples address their parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-children-of-gay-couples-address-their-parents/592563)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-children-of-gay-couples-address-their-parents/592563 "2011-08-15T18:57:30Z")
This pops up in a conversation in a group of friends. The circle I hang out with are from conservative Asian background, so we do not know any gay couples personally. We were wondering how children of gay couples addre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1684) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1686)