# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1820 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1821 --- ## [Which species will you uplift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-species-will-you-uplift/565513)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-species-will-you-uplift/565513 "2011-01-04T15:10:32Z")
Suppose mankind discovers the technology to ‘uplift’ a species, giving it almost human-like intelligence and awareness, for the purpose of working/living alongside us. What is your species of choice? --- ## [Apartment Felines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-felines/564903)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-felines/564903 "2011-01-04T14:56:42Z")
I’m moving in with my girlfriend and there is talk of getting a cat. Her apartment is a smallish two bedroom with a balcony on the second story of a quiet complex. I’ve always been a believer in pound kitties but I’m wor… --- ## [I might have a sickness - do you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-a-sickness-do-you/566272)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-a-sickness-do-you/566272 "2011-01-04T14:22:23Z")
I just finished the first pass at my travel planning for February. This consists of spreadsheets with: \[ul\]sunrise/sunset times arrival and departure times of flights confirmation numbers check in times distance fr… --- ## [Thoughts on dealing with a really bad barking dog problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-dealing-with-a-really-bad-barking-dog-problem/566187)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-dealing-with-a-really-bad-barking-dog-problem/566187 "2011-01-04T05:30:26Z")
The dogs in my neighborhood are out of control. Particularly, the ones right next door sound like they’re in bed with us, barking straight into our ears when they get going. There are 3 of them, and they aren’t the bigge… --- ## [Aw, CRAP. Cracked my iPhone 3gs screen. Recommended fixes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-crap-cracked-my-iphone-3gs-screen-recommended-fixes/565458)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-crap-cracked-my-iphone-3gs-screen-recommended-fixes/565458 "2011-01-04T05:24:59Z")
Yeah, yeah, ha ha. ANYway, I dropped my 8mo old iPhone 3gs at the barn and it fell face first onto gravel. This cracked the glass screen, but the phone itself is fine. I called AT&T, who, true to their reputation, were … --- ## [Where's a good place to get a cheap recliner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-a-cheap-recliner/566003)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-a-cheap-recliner/566003 "2011-01-04T03:58:25Z")
I use recliners as computer chairs since I spend so much time in them I might as well be comfortable. I broke my last one recently and I really have no idea where to go to get a new one, wondering if anyone had advice. I… --- ## [Please critique my roommate ad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-roommate-ad/566229)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-roommate-ad/566229 "2011-01-04T02:39:23Z")
My roommate is moving out in February and while she could be bitchy at times, she paid her rent and utilities flawlessly and was almost never home. Enjoying those aspects of her and working for a medical system myself, … --- ## [Debates with William Lane Craig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debates-with-william-lane-craig/566021)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debates-with-william-lane-craig/566021 "2011-01-04T02:37:43Z")
I haven’t seen much of Craig, but I see Christians put their bets behind him, many seem to see him as the sharpest debater they’ve got. I’ve seen some atheist bloggers look at him as the sharpest debater on the market to… --- ## [Statutes or legal articles on how the law would react to time travel.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statutes-or-legal-articles-on-how-the-law-would-react-to-time-travel/566169)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statutes-or-legal-articles-on-how-the-law-would-react-to-time-travel/566169 "2011-01-04T00:48:44Z")
Mods: Feel free to move this to IMHO if necessary. I thought that GQ was appropriate since I’m asking about statutes and existing legal opinions rather than WAG’s about how a court would rule, or specific legal advice … --- ## [Spotting locals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-locals/565210)
**Author:** [@Add99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Add99)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-locals/565210 "2011-01-03T23:59:58Z")
Certain telltales announce you to be a local. If I see you veer to the right and avoid the manhole cover on Hwy 7 I know for dead certain you have lived here for a while. Not only do you know it bounces, you are in the b… --- ## [Any experience with the SlingCATCHER?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-the-slingcatcher/566283)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-the-slingcatcher/566283 "2011-01-03T23:29:25Z")
I own and love my Slingbox. I watch it using the SlingPlayer software on my various computers and my iPod Touch. I see that Sling produced a piece of hardware called a SlingCatcher as the SlingBox’s opposite number, a pi… --- ## [Opinions on decorating a long hallway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-decorating-a-long-hallway/565944)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-decorating-a-long-hallway/565944 "2011-01-03T23:00:48Z")
I have a long, 40" wide hallway in my new place that leads from the kitchen, down about 20’, then a 90 degree turn of about 3’, then another 90 degree turn back into the family room (basically creating what feels like a … --- ## [I Need A Laptop Recommendation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-laptop-recommendation/566218)
**Author:** [@CornTheHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CornTheHead)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-laptop-recommendation/566218 "2011-01-03T19:26:36Z")
I am in the market for a new laptop and I have been getting frustrated trying to find the things I want/need. I thought why not turn to the wonderful people at the SD for some guidance. Any help would be awesome - Her… --- ## [Recommend me a good set or brand of MENS footwear for wet and cold weather.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-good-set-or-brand-of-mens-footwear-for-wet-and-cold-weather/566176)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-good-set-or-brand-of-mens-footwear-for-wet-and-cold-weather/566176 "2011-01-03T18:30:44Z")
Ok, so I’ve just relocated to the state of Colorado from Hawaii. (Yes, you read that right) and I’ve never lived in cold weather before. The other day was the first time I even walked around in snow, or seen snow, for th… --- ## [Dopiest Thread of 2010?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopiest-thread-of-2010/565952)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopiest-thread-of-2010/565952 "2011-01-03T18:30:14Z")
Calling all Dopers, Besides this thread, which will be dopest since it contains all the dopest, nominate your favorite threads in 2010 that are quintessentially “Straight Dope”. We’re looking for memorable threads wher… --- ## [Mental Illness/Violence question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-illness-violence-question/565455)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-illness-violence-question/565455 "2011-01-03T18:11:33Z")
I’m hoping for a factual answer (statistics, studies…). Short version: Is someone who, in his room, periodically yells/screams “KILL, KILL, KILL…” likely to become physically violent? Does it make a difference that at … --- ## [Anyone had shoulder surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-shoulder-surgery/566199)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-shoulder-surgery/566199 "2011-01-03T17:18:51Z")
Has anyone here had shoulder surgery that can tell me what to expect, particularly the mundane stuff that I might not think about. I dislocated my shoulder a year ago and tore my labrum, so it’s a surgery for labral repa… --- ## [List your New Year's Resolutions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-new-years-resolutions/565923)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-new-years-resolutions/565923 "2011-01-03T15:02:11Z")
In 2011, I will: Quit smoking. Lose weight. Get some exercise every single day, even if it’s just a walk. Put a little money by every month. Destroy the rotting husk of Western Civilization and usher in a reign of Sata… --- ## [What is this car salesman's game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-car-salesmans-game/566180)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-car-salesmans-game/566180 "2011-01-03T11:59:30Z")
This may be better suited for GQ, so if a mod wants to shoo it over there that’s fine with me. Ok, I know that his game is to make as much money from me as possible. It’s the specifics I’m curious about. Background: I’… --- ## [What would you want to do if you were a 'Trust Fund Baby'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-want-to-do-if-you-were-a-trust-fund-baby/565946)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-want-to-do-if-you-were-a-trust-fund-baby/565946 "2011-01-03T06:11:45Z")
Inspired by "What’s The Life of a “Trust Fund Baby " Like?” So, if you had enough money that you didn’t have to worry about earning a living, what would you do? Not ‘what would you buy with all that cash’, but what woul… --- ## [Ben Underwood-seeing w/ sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-underwood-seeing-w-sound/566196)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-underwood-seeing-w-sound/566196 "2011-01-03T04:18:25Z")
I just came across this story. Amazing what the brain can do! --- ## [Did you keep your 2010 resolutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-keep-your-2010-resolutions/566194)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-keep-your-2010-resolutions/566194 "2011-01-03T04:04:42Z")
How did you do with your New Years Eve resolutions from last year? Did 2010 go as expected or are you glad it’s over? Here are a few of mine: Stay in school and get good grades - I did fine with that, with the excepti… --- ## [How much space do you leave between you and the car in front of you at a red light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-space-do-you-leave-between-you-and-the-car-in-front-of-you-at-a-red-light/565685)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-space-do-you-leave-between-you-and-the-car-in-front-of-you-at-a-red-light/565685 "2011-01-03T03:39:21Z")
If you’re a “a car length or more” person I’m curious as to the benefit of leaving yourself that much space. --- ## [\[Blank\] is Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105 "2011-01-02T23:13:28Z")
Which is it? --- ## [Anybody use a pond UV clarifier? Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-use-a-pond-uv-clarifier-work/566085)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-use-a-pond-uv-clarifier-work/566085 "2011-01-02T23:08:46Z")
I have a garden pond with about 1200 gallons, three waterfalls, an above-ground 1/2 HP pump and it is right out in the sun. I’ve struggled with pH control, chlorine, supershock and still a couple times a summer it gets a… --- ## [Lake Placid NY in April?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-placid-ny-in-april/566158)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-placid-ny-in-april/566158 "2011-01-02T22:34:57Z")
We’re going to be in Albany NY in mid-april, and have a couple spare days . I notice that there’s a big green spot on the map called the Adirondacks. I’ve been to almost all the national Parks out west.But east…not so … --- ## [Breaking a $20 (USD) note for a purchase less than $10. How'd you get your change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-a-20-usd-note-for-a-purchase-less-than-10-howd-you-get-your-change/565883)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-a-20-usd-note-for-a-purchase-less-than-10-howd-you-get-your-change/565883 "2011-01-02T19:33:33Z")
I’ve noticed that ten-dollar bills seem to be getting rarer and rarer, at least around these parts. My tentative theory is that merchants favor fivespots as being more versatile for making change. If the customer make… --- ## [If someone who you were interested in said this to you, what would you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-who-you-were-interested-in-said-this-to-you-what-would-you-think/565918)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-who-you-were-interested-in-said-this-to-you-what-would-you-think/565918 "2011-01-02T16:54:13Z")
Imagine someone you like likes you back. They like you back unambiguously, you even have sex and make out a few times. Then, on a day you made plans to hang out, their behavior changes drastically. They start treating yo… --- ## [I'm done with Windows. Where to next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-windows-where-to-next/565862)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-windows-where-to-next/565862 "2011-01-02T14:55:25Z")
As the thread title implies, I’ve had enough of dealing with Windows-based computers and I’m planning on moving on. The two major alternatives that I’m considering are a Mac and some popular flavor of Linux. It seems t… --- ## [Early Christmas presents are trashy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-christmas-presents-are-trashy/563948)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-christmas-presents-are-trashy/563948 "2011-01-02T04:56:45Z")
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