# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1776 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1777 --- ## [Why don't schools with low acceptance rates expand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-schools-with-low-acceptance-rates-expand/575080)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-schools-with-low-acceptance-rates-expand/575080 "2011-03-18T16:49:32Z")
It seems that a lot of businesses, if they see demand for their product exceed supply, are grateful and use the oppurtunity to expand operations to meet the demand, and make more money. Why don’t universities do the sam… --- ## [Are you armed and what do you carry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-armed-and-what-do-you-carry/575015)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-armed-and-what-do-you-carry/575015 "2011-03-18T16:30:59Z")
Not “do you have arms,” smartass :), but do you usually carry some kind of weapon or self-defense device, be it a firearm, a knife, pepper spray, etc.? “Usually” as in “I have it with me by default,” i.e. you don’t have… --- ## [Do you like this business name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-this-business-name/574987)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-this-business-name/574987 "2011-03-18T16:20:20Z")
The name: ThriveFast It’s for a technology consulting business. Any thoughts or comments welcome! --- ## [I just discovered my contractor is a sex offender and ex-con...talk me down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-discovered-my-contractor-is-a-sex-offender-and-ex-con-talk-me-down/574835)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-discovered-my-contractor-is-a-sex-offender-and-ex-con-talk-me-down/574835 "2011-03-18T15:31:34Z")
The work is finished, thank god, but I can’t stop thinking about how he’s basically had the run of my house for a week, talked to my kids, etc. Intellectually, I know I’m over-reacting since there are thousands of sex of… --- ## [ipad or xoom as ebook reader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-or-xoom-as-ebook-reader/574641)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-or-xoom-as-ebook-reader/574641 "2011-03-18T15:14:35Z")
Anybody here use an ipad or xoom mostly to read books? My main question is the weight , are they too heavy to use to read books? I mostly read in bed so I am not sure if the weight is going to be a problem. I am… --- ## [Dark-skinned African-Americans with tattoos: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-skinned-african-americans-with-tattoos-why/375406)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-skinned-african-americans-with-tattoos-why/375406 "2011-03-18T14:49:22Z")
At the grocery store in my neighborhood, most of the cashiers are black women. About half of them have tattoos, which to my eyes appears more like a splotchy silhouette than a discernable work of skin art. I know I’ll … --- ## [Tell me about electrolysis, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-electrolysis-please/575147)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-electrolysis-please/575147 "2011-03-18T14:45:57Z")
I have just had it about up to here makes gesture with the hair on my upper lip. I am of E. Indian descent, and like many Indians, am hairy. Cannot help that. I am also light-skinned, and my hair is black, which means it… --- ## [What is the added value of Ivy league schools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-added-value-of-ivy-league-schools/574982)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-added-value-of-ivy-league-schools/574982 "2011-03-18T14:25:31Z")
The prices here ( Most Expensive Colleges in the US ) seem outrageous. Harvard costs 36K/y, Yale 46K/y. I understand that many such universities must have higher costs to pay highly known teachers, equipment to do cutti… --- ## [Job offer advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-offer-advice/574003)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-offer-advice/574003 "2011-03-18T14:00:59Z")
I have a job from offer from company A. I might get an offer from company B. However I prefer working for C. My plan is to say yes to A or B but if C offers I would much rather work there. Is it really bad to acc… --- ## [Kobe, Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobe-japan/575102)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobe-japan/575102 "2011-03-18T13:12:03Z")
I was supposed to be in Kobe This week but mother nature decided to fuck that up. Now things have been rescheduled and I’m looking at Kobe a month from now. Pretty much any flight I’m looking at would go through Tokyo. C… --- ## [Ganglion cysts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ganglion-cysts/574716)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ganglion-cysts/574716 "2011-03-18T12:20:52Z")
I have ganglion cysts on each of my wrists, in exactly the same spot on each. I know the exact cause of them is not known, but I attribute their existence to the way I type and rest my hands on the keyboard (coincidental… --- ## [natural remedies for menopause](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-remedies-for-menopause/574590)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-remedies-for-menopause/574590 "2011-03-18T09:16:54Z")
I had an incident last month during which I lost a great deal of blood; very unusual. After running some blood tests my doctor informed me that I’m entering menopause. I’m 43. At any rate that would explain a lot. Gu… --- ## [Random questions about weddings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-questions-about-weddings/574757)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-questions-about-weddings/574757 "2011-03-18T09:04:07Z")
So after some minor drama with my parents, my boyfriend and I have agreed to a summer/fall wedding next year. His family lives in Northern Ireland while mine live here in Korea. Both of us have friends here - he’s been h… --- ## [Blu-Ray burners. Anyone using them yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-burners-anyone-using-them-yet/553232)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-burners-anyone-using-them-yet/553232 "2011-03-18T08:44:58Z")
I need more storage space. I’m a really bad digital hoarder, and I also have a 700GB video editing project to work on, so I’m out of space again. I could just buy another 2TB harddrive, but I’m looking into getting a Blu… --- ## [Internet shows us what it thinks we want to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-shows-us-what-it-thinks-we-want-to-see/575006)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-shows-us-what-it-thinks-we-want-to-see/575006 "2011-03-18T07:21:42Z")
A recent article describes how Facebook and Google “help” us by showing us what we “want” to see. Obviously this exacerbates the bipolarization problem in American politics. --- ## [What Will The Earthquake In Japan Mean For The Future of Nuclear Power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-earthquake-in-japan-mean-for-the-future-of-nuclear-power/574461)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-earthquake-in-japan-mean-for-the-future-of-nuclear-power/574461 "2011-03-18T01:11:47Z")
It seems the public was just getting over the memories of Chernobyl and Three Mile Island and now the earthquake in Japan has opened more questions to the safety of nuclear power. What do you think this will do to the m… --- ## [Which Of These Things Do You Think Will Happen In Your Lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-things-do-you-think-will-happen-in-your-lifetime/575087)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-things-do-you-think-will-happen-in-your-lifetime/575087 "2011-03-18T00:14:07Z")
Obviously some of these contradict each other, so you don’t have to think all (or even most) of these things are what I think will happen. --- ## [Opinions on politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-politics/575060)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-politics/575060 "2011-03-17T22:34:01Z")
Who are your favorite people who write about politics regularly (whether they be college professors, politicians, or op-ed columnists; whether they regularly write about global affairs or country-specific issues)? Who ar… --- ## [Sending Reporters To Disaster Areas For Live Reporting: Good Idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-reporters-to-disaster-areas-for-live-reporting-good-idea/574687)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-reporters-to-disaster-areas-for-live-reporting-good-idea/574687 "2011-03-17T22:18:11Z")
It just seems sort of silly to me. First of all, the last thing those areas need is another mouth to feed, body to house and crew to deal with at the site. Secondly, most of the real work is done by camera crews out ge… --- ## [Canine parathyroid disease - experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-parathyroid-disease-experiences/574940)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-parathyroid-disease-experiences/574940 "2011-03-17T21:31:31Z")
The lovely, if talentless, Not-Stellahas had a couple of rounds of blood work come back showing elevated calcium levels. The vet suspects hyperparathyroidism, based on those tests and other symptoms (shivering and wobbli… --- ## [After a blood test doc says make an appointment to discuss - bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-a-blood-test-doc-says-make-an-appointment-to-discuss-bad/574942)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-a-blood-test-doc-says-make-an-appointment-to-discuss-bad/574942 "2011-03-17T21:19:01Z")
Everytime I’ve had a bloodtest I get a call saying everything is ok, or your cholesterols is high come in. But my wife just got a call with “Please make an appointment to discuss it”. Is this necessarily bad? --- ## [Help finding info on autumn in Iraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-info-on-autumn-in-iraq/573673)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-info-on-autumn-in-iraq/573673 "2011-03-17T20:35:30Z")
I am a teachers aide helping folks learn to speak English as second language. My teacher (aka the boss) has given me the task of preparing a presentation on Autumn in Iraq, Nepal and Australia with a focus on words asso… --- ## [Will I be successful hunting with an Atlatl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-be-successful-hunting-with-an-atlatl/574830)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-be-successful-hunting-with-an-atlatl/574830 "2011-03-17T19:40:16Z")
I have been fascinated with primitive tools since finding my first arrowhead when I was a kid. Recently I fashioned an Atlatl \[seen here, here, and here\] and I want to know how successful people think hunters were when u… --- ## [Spin-Off Topic: How Many of the Tallest Buildings in the US do you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-topic-how-many-of-the-tallest-buildings-in-the-us-do-you-know/574969)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-topic-how-many-of-the-tallest-buildings-in-the-us-do-you-know/574969 "2011-03-17T18:55:43Z")
That other topic got me think about the Aon Center in Chicago. Despite being the fifth tallest building in the US, the third tallest in Chicago, and looking quite a bit like a WTC tower, I had never heard of it until I a… --- ## [Any apps that have MAPS of actual national/state/county parks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-apps-that-have-maps-of-actual-national-state-county-parks/575030)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-apps-that-have-maps-of-actual-national-state-county-parks/575030 "2011-03-17T17:52:10Z")
I downloaded “all trails” on my iphone, and am quite disappointed. I find the name misleading. It just give you driving directions, a google map, and brief discription of each park. I’m looking for a app that has MAPS o… --- ## [I Dosing - as stupid as it seems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dosing-as-stupid-as-it-seems/574291)
**Author:** [@SemperI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SemperI)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dosing-as-stupid-as-it-seems/574291 "2011-03-17T17:22:17Z")
I’m sure some of you have heard about this. I think a few news programs have runs stories on it. The gist of it is someone, usually a teenager, listens to ‘special’ mp3s that supposedly give them highs similar to chemi… --- ## [Guys: how many women do you know who could kick your ass in hand-to-hand combat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-many-women-do-you-know-who-could-kick-your-ass-in-hand-to-hand-combat/574934)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-many-women-do-you-know-who-could-kick-your-ass-in-hand-to-hand-combat/574934 "2011-03-17T17:21:42Z")
I started to write “in a fair fight,” but in fact that term is meaningless. As a certain Boston gumshoe said of his boxing bout with an over-the-hill champion, “My fight with Joe Walcott wasn’t fair. He was much better. … --- ## [my daughters essay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughters-essay/574675)
**Author:** [@b.v.1958](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/b.v.1958)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughters-essay/574675 "2011-03-17T16:23:50Z")
can anyone grade/proof my daughters paper? Trying to get an 11th grade level on this. I Think I’m Beginning to Understand Why…………… To Kill a Mockingbird authored by Harper Lee is a story about Scout Finch and her broth… --- ## [Has anyone here successfully overclocked their Droid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-successfully-overclocked-their-droid/575028)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-successfully-overclocked-their-droid/575028 "2011-03-17T15:08:39Z")
My old Droid seems really sluggish, so I’d like to overclock it to 800MHz, up from the factory-set 550MHz. I’ve read through some of the guides, but they seem to all be in techie-speak. I’m a computer science major, ye… --- ## [Semi-assisted living in the Philly area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-assisted-living-in-the-philly-area/574856)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-assisted-living-in-the-philly-area/574856 "2011-03-17T14:03:07Z")
My older brother (age 61) is having some medical/neurological issues right now – “ataxia,” which means he has blackouts from time to time. Not clear why, and not at all clear if they’re going to be able to do anything ab… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1775) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1777)