# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1804 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1805 --- ## [Is the Kennedy Era Over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-kennedy-era-over/507850)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-kennedy-era-over/507850 "2011-01-30T23:42:49Z")
Is the era of Kennedys in US Politics over or at least setting? --- ## [ChiefScott \[duplicate thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiefscott-duplicate-thread/569554)
**Author:** [@Girlbysea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlbysea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiefscott-duplicate-thread/569554 "2011-01-30T23:29:16Z")
ChiefScott For those of you old timers I feel in my heart I must share some sad news. I have just found this out myself and with a heavy heart I must say our Chief has passed away. I really know of no details. The Chie… --- ## [The minimum required to relocate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-minimum-required-to-relocate/569533)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-minimum-required-to-relocate/569533 "2011-01-30T20:42:57Z")
What is the bare minimum you would need to relocate somewhere? Assume you have a bank account with a substantial amount in it but no other savings. I’m thinking of passport and birth certificate for ID, driver’s license… --- ## [Aussie in England suing for racial abuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-in-england-suing-for-racial-abuse/568588)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-in-england-suing-for-racial-abuse/568588 "2011-01-30T19:23:05Z")
Geoff Stephens, a community warden in Dymnchurch Kent , originally from Adelaide but who has lived in the U.K. for 26 years is on a cocktail of anti depressants because of the constant abuse which he claims will “eventua… --- ## [Do you have a toomah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-toomah/569353)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-toomah/569353 "2011-01-30T19:11:35Z")
After I got my tumor diagnosed, the doctor told me that people live with non-malignant tumors all the time, and don’t get surgery if they are small enough. Also, it has to be a certain size to be a tumor at all. Below sa… --- ## [Phone Calls From Collection Agency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-calls-from-collection-agency/569346)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-calls-from-collection-agency/569346 "2011-01-30T17:55:06Z")
Understand, I only owe my Credit Union, & I pay my car loan everey month. I never run a credit card balance. Never. I’ve only taken out one formal loan in my lifetime, the abovementioned credit union loan. Everything e… --- ## [One for the atheists among us, regarding rituals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-for-the-atheists-among-us-regarding-rituals/568518)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-for-the-atheists-among-us-regarding-rituals/568518 "2011-01-30T17:49:10Z")
I was thinking about how I grew up extremely religious, and started to wonder about other atheists and their experiences with the trappings of religious practices. Please choose whichever best fits, and please also post… --- ## [Poll: What configuration of iPad should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-configuration-of-ipad-should-i-buy/568743)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-configuration-of-ipad-should-i-buy/568743 "2011-01-30T17:07:39Z")
After much consideration, I realized that the way I use my Macbook made an iPad a more logical and useful device for me. (I am Mac to the core and while I believe that Android may in fact be “better” when compared in iso… --- ## [Would anyone care to convince me to try a Radeon video card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-care-to-convince-me-to-try-a-radeon-video-card/569156)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-care-to-convince-me-to-try-a-radeon-video-card/569156 "2011-01-30T16:46:46Z")
For Christmas this year I was given a gift card for Future Shop (Canadian version of Best Buy) and I have decided to upgrade my video card. I am replacing a GeForce 9800 GT. It has been an excellent video card and it has… --- ## [Saving for college – Prepaid Tuition Programs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-for-college-prepaid-tuition-programs/569512)
**Author:** [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-for-college-prepaid-tuition-programs/569512 "2011-01-30T15:56:27Z")
I’m finally getting around to saving for college for my two kids (ages 9 and 7). I’d been looking specifically at the College Illinois! 529 Prepaid Tuition Program. It seems like the smart thing to do, but in light of … --- ## [Bank sent me an incorrect Major Life Event congratulations. How would you handle it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-sent-me-an-incorrect-major-life-event-congratulations-how-would-you-handle-it/568870)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-sent-me-an-incorrect-major-life-event-congratulations-how-would-you-handle-it/568870 "2011-01-30T15:06:58Z")
One of the banks I use sent me a “congratulations” letter wishing me happiness in my new marriage. The problem is, I didn’t get married. The letter was nominally from a manager, but in all likelyhood was automatically … --- ## [Please Critique this job wanted post before I post it on Craigslist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-this-job-wanted-post-before-i-post-it-on-craigslist/569390)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-this-job-wanted-post-before-i-post-it-on-craigslist/569390 "2011-01-30T04:43:05Z")
Even though it brought me nothing but scam E-mails before, I’m desperate enough to give Craigslist one more chance. I thought about posting this, but decided to get some feedback first. For those of you who feel like i… --- ## [Who's the asshole here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-asshole-here/497959)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-asshole-here/497959 "2011-01-30T01:45:55Z")
Very simple scenario: I found a local instructor for a class I’d like to take. She added me to her email list, so I would get all of the info on dates, times, workshops, etc. I was a little peeved that she just used t… --- ## [Are obesegens real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-obesegens-real/569447)
**Author:** [@Imagineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imagineer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-obesegens-real/569447 "2011-01-29T23:31:31Z")
If teflon is making me fat, maybe teflon will become a thing of the past. What say you? --- ## [Why do colleges expect me to continue giving them money forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-colleges-expect-me-to-continue-giving-them-money-forever/569057)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-colleges-expect-me-to-continue-giving-them-money-forever/569057 "2011-01-29T22:10:28Z")
Once or twice a year, sometimes more, I receive in the mail a nice letter from the colleges I attended asking for donations to help “support the university,” “continue our excellence,” etc. I can’t throw these things aw… --- ## [Checking for Non-Duplicate Files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-for-non-duplicate-files/569444)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-for-non-duplicate-files/569444 "2011-01-29T22:03:37Z")
I’m looking for some advice on how to approach this- I have my photo collection on a server at home, and my laptop. The server is pretty disorganized, with folders according to the date the camera was offloaded. I’ve … --- ## [Are geeks more prone to over-the-top PDA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-geeks-more-prone-to-over-the-top-pda/499423)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-geeks-more-prone-to-over-the-top-pda/499423 "2011-01-29T20:55:58Z")
PDA meaning “public displays of affection”. Anyhow, on a flight between Austin and Denver, I found myself seated next to a doughy man with glasses and a neckbeard, and a doughy woman with glasses; they seemed to have th… --- ## [Any experience selling gold for cash? What about coins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-selling-gold-for-cash-what-about-coins/562408)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-selling-gold-for-cash-what-about-coins/562408 "2011-01-29T19:21:54Z")
I have several pieces of jewelry that I’m never, ever going to wear. Things like a wedding band from my first husband, an ugly bracelet and several rings from my second husband, broken chains… The usual. With gold trad… --- ## [Makeup line for 8-12 year old girls???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-line-for-8-12-year-old-girls/569227)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-line-for-8-12-year-old-girls/569227 "2011-01-29T19:21:04Z")
I’m speechless… --- ## [Is Healthcare a Job Growth Industry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-healthcare-a-job-growth-industry/569098)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-healthcare-a-job-growth-industry/569098 "2011-01-29T18:27:58Z")
My SO is considering a career change from a paramedic to a radiology/surgical/etc technician. The programs for para-professional certificates all, of course, boast that there are plenty of jobs for their graduates, but i… --- ## [How did your cat get fat and/or stay trim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-cat-get-fat-and-or-stay-trim/569250)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-cat-get-fat-and-or-stay-trim/569250 "2011-01-29T15:05:25Z")
Speaking of cats, I have never owned a fat cat. The largest cat I owned was maybe 20 pounds, but he was evenly thick, not fatter around his belly nor pear shaped. Most of my cats were outdoor cats, and some lived both in… --- ## [DIY Dopers - How Would You Mount This Shelf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-dopers-how-would-you-mount-this-shelf/568480)
**Author:** [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-dopers-how-would-you-mount-this-shelf/568480 "2011-01-29T12:20:02Z")
I bought the following shelf online: http://www.mygaragestore.com/detail.aspx?ID=1366. Dimensions are 12 in. Tall x 48 in. Wide x 16 in. Deep It didn’t come with any mounting hardware, instructions, or even suggestion… --- ## [What If: The Reign of the Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-reign-of-the-straight-dope/569068)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-reign-of-the-straight-dope/569068 "2011-01-29T05:25:14Z")
What if members of the Straight Dope became the rulers of the world? In short all members of the Straight Dope (except banned ones, spammers and the like) are represented and have a say in a Politburo like organization b… --- ## [Give my your Neti Pot Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-my-your-neti-pot-experiences/432280)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-my-your-neti-pot-experiences/432280 "2011-01-29T03:59:28Z")
I have horrible sinus/allergies. My sister gave me a neti pot, which she said has helped her husband immensely. Tell me about using it. Does it hurt? Does it feel like you’re drowning? Is it messy? Do you get water all o… --- ## [Bad rebuttals to Conspiracy Theories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-rebuttals-to-conspiracy-theories/569270)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-rebuttals-to-conspiracy-theories/569270 "2011-01-29T03:08:14Z")
I do love a good conspiracy theory. I also love a good strong rebuttal. But I truly hate knee-jerk rebuttals. If people go to the effort of developing a nice internally consistent CT that does not violate known laws o… --- ## [How would you solve the obesity epidemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-solve-the-obesity-epidemic/568554)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-solve-the-obesity-epidemic/568554 "2011-01-28T22:56:03Z")
We all know the stats - we’re all getting fatter and at younger ages, blah blah blah. There are lots of methods proposed in dealing with this from the invasive (gastric bypass/band), to the medical (drugs that make you b… --- ## [Kids and it's always someone else's fault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-and-its-always-someone-elses-fault/569135)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-and-its-always-someone-elses-fault/569135 "2011-01-28T21:32:24Z")
I’ve got a 19 year old who fails to accept the premise that he is responsible for everything that happens to him, be it good or bad. I recognize this is not limited to kids and it’s not all that uncommon. Nevertheless,… --- ## [Gym rat/workout dopers: shoes for Zumba?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-rat-workout-dopers-shoes-for-zumba/569223)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-rat-workout-dopers-shoes-for-zumba/569223 "2011-01-28T20:42:08Z")
I hardly ever spin anymore because of my darn knee, so I’ve taken to doing Zumba classes instead. I do 1-2 classes/week and I notice my regular cross training/running Asics aren’t cutting it; I need more cushion and supp… --- ## [Sending her kids to a good school, sends mom to jail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-her-kids-to-a-good-school-sends-mom-to-jail/569096)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-her-kids-to-a-good-school-sends-mom-to-jail/569096 "2011-01-28T20:07:58Z")
People have been asking relatives, who live in good school districts, to keep their kids for as long as I can remember. You send your kids to live with their grandmother. They are then entitled to attend a good school. … --- ## [How did you leave home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-leave-home/568802)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-leave-home/568802 "2011-01-28T18:36:13Z")
I would like to hear what were the circumstances surrounding your final step to independence, and how everyone involved felt about it. Thanks! (I’ll be back with my own when I’ve got more time). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1803) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1805)