# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1737 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1738 --- ## [Should Children Be Taught About the War and Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-children-be-taught-about-the-war-and-military/582967)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-children-be-taught-about-the-war-and-military/582967 "2011-05-26T21:13:42Z")
Just as the title says, inspired by the thread on looking for Latin American and African heroes. --- ## [Your opinion about birthrates in a utopian society???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-about-birthrates-in-a-utopian-society/583208)
**Author:** [@TXCaveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TXCaveman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-about-birthrates-in-a-utopian-society/583208 "2011-05-26T19:45:58Z")
I would like to begin with some fictional facts and would be curious what anyone thinks would happen. First of all, my made up criteria: Take a location on earth; make the temperatures mild and acceptable to everyone, … --- ## [Could you get $20,000 in emergency funds in 30 days? $200,000?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-get-20-000-in-emergency-funds-in-30-days-200-000/583097)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-get-20-000-in-emergency-funds-in-30-days-200-000/583097 "2011-05-26T17:04:09Z")
Inspired by This Poll, I launch this one! Could you get $20,000 in 30 days if you needed to? How about $200,000? --- ## [American perceptions of the "Special relationship"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-perceptions-of-the-special-relationship/583143)
**Author:** [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-perceptions-of-the-special-relationship/583143 "2011-05-26T16:32:37Z")
I’ve just seen Obama and Cameron doing a press conference where talk about how our two countries have ‘a special relationship’… http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13533306 I was curious what the perception of this i… --- ## [Apocalypse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypse/582721)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypse/582721 "2011-05-26T16:08:19Z")
The zombie apocalypse thread got me thinking. Would you survie any apocalypse (zombie or nonzombie)? Please don’t use Dope logic of “You just have to be fitter than someone else”. If a zombie, for example, was chasing yo… --- ## [Do you think in metric or imperial units](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-in-metric-or-imperial-units/582713)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-in-metric-or-imperial-units/582713 "2011-05-26T13:25:51Z")
Someone just asked me how far away a given spot in Memphis was, and without thinking about it I gave my answer in kilometers. I’ve just had the habit of thinking in meters & centimeters since high school. Obviously tha… --- ## [Your Universal Ignore List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-universal-ignore-list/583011)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-universal-ignore-list/583011 "2011-05-26T13:25:20Z")
Let’s just say the technology comes into being to allow you to list things you want to ignore and that by way of that list you never have to hear or see those things again. Who and what gets on your list? Mine starts w… --- ## [Numb spot on right calf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb-spot-on-right-calf/583066)
**Author:** [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb-spot-on-right-calf/583066 "2011-05-26T12:26:00Z")
I know the regular qualifications, you are not a doctor, let alone my doctor and this does not constitute medical advice. If it don’t get any better by tomorrow I will probably see a real doctor. But I noticed this mor… --- ## [Cyclists - what's your ideal commute distance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-whats-your-ideal-commute-distance/583265)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-whats-your-ideal-commute-distance/583265 "2011-05-26T11:51:14Z")
I’m moving to another part of the UK shortly. New location, new house means new bike commute to work (and will also determine location of said new house). What’s the sweet spot for your commuting distance? I think 8 - 1… --- ## [If cigarettes or tobacco became an illegal drug tomorrow, what would you do (poll for everyone).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-cigarettes-or-tobacco-became-an-illegal-drug-tomorrow-what-would-you-do-poll-for-everyone/583074)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-cigarettes-or-tobacco-became-an-illegal-drug-tomorrow-what-would-you-do-poll-for-everyone/583074 "2011-05-26T08:40:43Z")
First of all, this is hypothetical. I’m not going to hold you to your answer if it actually happens. Assume that cigarettes (or tobacco in general) becomes an illegal drug where you live. Emigrating to another place w… --- ## [Sticky Keys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-keys/583167)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-keys/583167 "2011-05-26T02:47:38Z")
As in Beer.Spilled.Onto.Laptop.Keyboard. :smack: Yeah - I was a wee bit tipsy, and thankfully my keyboard still works OK. However the total left-side keys sort of crunch when I type. Annoying as all get out, and one … --- ## [Question about how you answer message board polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-how-you-answer-message-board-polls/583031)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-how-you-answer-message-board-polls/583031 "2011-05-25T21:20:30Z")
When you vote in a message board polls, do you read the replies first? There’s no trick here; I’m trusting you to be honest. And, while I’m at it, I’ll ask if you look at the results of the polls, too. --- ## [Parents keep child's gender secret - seek to raise genderless child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-keep-childs-gender-secret-seek-to-raise-genderless-child/582995)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-keep-childs-gender-secret-seek-to-raise-genderless-child/582995 "2011-05-25T21:11:28Z")
Story here. Parents keep child’s gender secret So many BS stories in the news these day. I have to wonder is this is just another publicity stunt. --- ## [Is this a new Trend? Big staged wedding proposals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-new-trend-big-staged-wedding-proposals/582782)
**Author:** [@eno801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eno801)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-new-trend-big-staged-wedding-proposals/582782 "2011-05-25T20:31:58Z")
sample I keep seeing these types of “best wedding proposal” things. Last week it was some guy annoying people who just wanted to watch Fast Five in a movie theatre in Georgia. trailers are bad enough now this? the thi… --- ## [How to make a good web site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-good-web-site/582958)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-good-web-site/582958 "2011-05-25T18:23:24Z")
The organization I work for (a non-profit science educational organization) has a pretty bad web site. The important information is hard to find, is isn’t regularly updated, and it is just plain boring. So as part of m… --- ## [How do you feel about humanity's relevance on the grand universal scale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-humanitys-relevance-on-the-grand-universal-scale/583017)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-humanitys-relevance-on-the-grand-universal-scale/583017 "2011-05-25T14:45:52Z")
I was watching some Monty Python this morning, and my favorite song of theirs came on and made me smile, as usual. Lyrics follow: Just remember that you’re standing on a planet that’s evolving And revolving at nine hun… --- ## [Travel thoughts - luggage labels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-thoughts-luggage-labels/583029)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-thoughts-luggage-labels/583029 "2011-05-25T14:21:23Z")
So, luggage needs a label on it so that you (or the airline folks, if it gets lost) can identify it. However, I’ve heard NOT to put name and address on the label, because then anyone who sees it knows you’re on vacation,… --- ## [what the problem with our traffic law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-problem-with-our-traffic-law/583115)
**Author:** [@uoadgx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uoadgx2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-problem-with-our-traffic-law/583115 "2011-05-25T12:51:55Z")
hello , i am a chinese in china. there are quickly traffic & accident growing. everyone have car. more more people buy new car.but new phenomenon is , if someone did accident ,and seems made one is serious disability … --- ## [Recomendations for (free) simple CAD software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomendations-for-free-simple-cad-software/583064)
**Author:** [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomendations-for-free-simple-cad-software/583064 "2011-05-25T10:28:12Z")
I was interested in building my own computer case so that I could have a unit that would more closely fit into my available space, given the components that I have. To this end, I have been making sketches on paper, but … --- ## [With handset/cradle phones, do/did you end calls by hanging up or depressing the cradle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-handset-cradle-phones-do-did-you-end-calls-by-hanging-up-or-depressing-the-cradle/583046)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-handset-cradle-phones-do-did-you-end-calls-by-hanging-up-or-depressing-the-cradle/583046 "2011-05-25T07:19:19Z")
One thing that I miss with mobile phones is the ability to have the handset at my ear, close the connection by pressing on the phone’s cradle, only then to put the handset off my ear. The reason why I like that ability i… --- ## [Long-Term Prospects For Humanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-prospects-for-humanity/582968)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-prospects-for-humanity/582968 "2011-05-25T05:25:53Z")
How do you think humanity will develop politically, economically, technologically, religiously, socially, and so on over the next several decades and centuries? --- ## [What is this woman's Coach handbag style called (pics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-womans-coach-handbag-style-called-pics/582982)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-womans-coach-handbag-style-called-pics/582982 "2011-05-25T03:31:56Z")
What is exactly would this style be called. None of eBay categories seem to work. Appears to be a sort of single strap over the shoulder bag. Tempted to call it “backpack” style but not sure if that’s correct. Any sugge… --- ## [How much Spanish does someone who "doesn't know any Spanish" know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-spanish-does-someone-who-doesnt-know-any-spanish-know/582903)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-spanish-does-someone-who-doesnt-know-any-spanish-know/582903 "2011-05-25T01:46:34Z")
So, some English-speaking people will say they don’t know a word of Spanish. But the fact is so many have crept into casual use that even “the whitest” person around can’t really legitimately claim complete ignorance o… --- ## [Bin Laden's body: now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-ladens-body-now-what/580441)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-ladens-body-now-what/580441 "2011-05-25T01:35:11Z")
If, as it seems (this is just before the POTUS speech), bin Laden is dead (:p) and we “have possession of his body,” what are we supposed to do with it? Perhaps it will be announced in the coming weeks… --- ## [Questions about height & sexual attraction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-height-sexual-attraction/581664)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-height-sexual-attraction/581664 "2011-05-25T00:47:53Z")
Let’s say you meet three new persons whose gender, personality, physiognomy, intellect, and so forth are all what you find attractive. One is noticeably taller than you; one is about your height; and one is noticably sh… --- ## [Is locking your car doors pointless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-locking-your-car-doors-pointless/582577)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-locking-your-car-doors-pointless/582577 "2011-05-25T00:17:44Z")
Poll in a moment. --- ## [If you had to go back in time, and could pick any area where you had ancestry -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-go-back-in-time-and-could-pick-any-area-where-you-had-ancestry/583071)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-go-back-in-time-and-could-pick-any-area-where-you-had-ancestry/583071 "2011-05-25T00:15:31Z")
If you had to go back in time (be creative, but reasonable here. Anything from 500 years ago to Classic Antiquity is probably OK, but no legendary time periods), where would you settle? Your restriction is that you are… --- ## [Attractive girl with a large wart on her nose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attractive-girl-with-a-large-wart-on-her-nose/536810)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attractive-girl-with-a-large-wart-on-her-nose/536810 "2011-05-25T00:06:51Z")
A popular local coffee shop has this young girl serving who has a pretty face, quite curvy (but not at all fat) shape, is stylishly dressed and coiffed, and knows how to display her assets. She has almost a full sleeve … --- ## [Simple question on being quiet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-question-on-being-quiet/582511)
**Author:** [@sangin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangin)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-question-on-being-quiet/582511 "2011-05-24T23:27:09Z")
My marriage is close to a year now, while i love everything about my husband and madly love him for everything, i just can’t notice that he is just too uptight sometimes. He can be very quiet sometimes that there is no c… --- ## [Resume Advice Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-advice-please/582991)
**Author:** [@hightechburrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hightechburrito)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-advice-please/582991 "2011-05-24T22:34:05Z")
Hi Everyone, After 5 years in my first job out of college, I’ve decided to start looking for a change. The field is Mechanical Engineering, and I have a few questions about what should be the focus of a resume that’s n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1736) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1738)