# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1840 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1841 --- ## [Who was your childhood hero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-childhood-hero/561302)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-childhood-hero/561302 "2010-11-26T20:17:38Z")
Mine was Bobby Orr, defenseman for the Boston Bruins in the late 60’s/early 70’s. He was electrifying. I used to get goosebumps watching him skate with the puck. Even now, if I hear the name or run across it in print, m… --- ## [Tell me about going 'exempt' on income taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-going-exempt-on-income-taxes/561893)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-going-exempt-on-income-taxes/561893 "2010-11-26T19:27:44Z")
So a trick my coworkers will do sometimes is go ‘exempt’ on their federal witholding (I think) for a span of time, then revert it back to normal. The idea is that if they work crazy overtime, they get taxed at a higher b… --- ## [Will anyone else be completely alone...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anyone-else-be-completely-alone/561273)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anyone-else-be-completely-alone/561273 "2010-11-26T11:51:19Z")
…on Thanksgiving? By that I mean at home by yourself, no other human beings (including children and babies) with you? (Animals okay.) Will you mind? Will you do anything celebratory or just ignore the day? --- ## [Gays on Patdowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-on-patdowns/561912)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-on-patdowns/561912 "2010-11-26T11:03:40Z")
I’d like to know how the gay community feels about enhanced patdowns, and if they are worried about woodies springing up. --- ## [What is this thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing/561532)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing/561532 "2010-11-26T07:43:37Z")
A friend found this thing on the sidewalk, and wants to know what the heck it is. --- ## [Where to find reliable furniture reviews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-reliable-furniture-reviews/561958)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-reliable-furniture-reviews/561958 "2010-11-26T06:07:54Z")
Where can you go online to find actual, reliable furniture reviews posted by people who have actually BOUGHT the furniture, instead of sites that are clearly filled with nothing but fakes (one is particularly egregious; … --- ## [What’s your experience with permanent makeup (i.e., tattoos for cosmetic purposes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-experience-with-permanent-makeup-i-e-tattoos-for-cosmetic-purposes/561727)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-experience-with-permanent-makeup-i-e-tattoos-for-cosmetic-purposes/561727 "2010-11-26T02:56:31Z")
I’d like to hear about your experiences and opinions regarding permanent makeup; that is, tattooing to achieve permanent cosmetic effects. I’m very fair and have blonde, sparse eyebrows. I know I look better when I use… --- ## [Nice metaphor for object-oriented concepts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-metaphor-for-object-oriented-concepts/561551)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-metaphor-for-object-oriented-concepts/561551 "2010-11-26T02:26:25Z")
A friend has recently asked if I could write an interactive app to help him teach his students basic object-oriented concepts (e.g. classes vs objects, encapsulation, inheritance, etc). To cut a long story short, I’m no… --- ## [Any free online museums for U.S. currency and railroad ephemera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-free-online-museums-for-u-s-currency-and-railroad-ephemera/561907)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-free-online-museums-for-u-s-currency-and-railroad-ephemera/561907 "2010-11-26T00:48:51Z")
I’m interested in seeing old railroad maps and schedules, like what I would have been looking at in 1880 if I wanted to travel from St. Louis to Los Angeles. But virtually without fail, if I google for this type of mat… --- ## [What's it like to sleep with someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-sleep-with-someone/561125)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-sleep-with-someone/561125 "2010-11-26T00:11:43Z")
And no, I don’t mean sex. Does sleeping together enhance your relationship? Does it help you bond? Would it hurt your relationship to sleep apart? I’ve never as an adult slept with another person and likely never will,… --- ## [Will Electric Cars Be The Norm In Near Future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-electric-cars-be-the-norm-in-near-future/561529)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-electric-cars-be-the-norm-in-near-future/561529 "2010-11-25T20:08:42Z")
I see the new Chevy Volt is Motor Trend’s Car Of The Year. Considering it is not even on the market yet, it is already becoming the hot new item and I am sure sales will be huge - especially considering the price, while … --- ## [Your gender and your attitude toward your name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-and-your-attitude-toward-your-name/561180)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-and-your-attitude-toward-your-name/561180 "2010-11-25T18:47:14Z")
Almost every female I’ve been close to has expressed distaste for her given name. Many adopt their middle name or some completely different name rather than keep the one their parents gave them. I cannot see anything obj… --- ## [Do You Work on the Day After Thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-work-on-the-day-after-thanksgiving/561889)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-work-on-the-day-after-thanksgiving/561889 "2010-11-25T16:50:15Z")
Poll incoming… So some in this thread are shocked that people have to work the day after Thanksgiving. Since we had this argument last year too, I thought a poll to settle it once and for all was in order. And if you w… --- ## [If FDR were alive today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-fdr-were-alive-today/561397)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-fdr-were-alive-today/561397 "2010-11-25T15:45:47Z")
I think it’s a given that he wouldn’t be able to hide his disability. I wonder, would he want to? Has “disability pride” advanced enough that he’d be “proud” for lack of a better word, of his disability, and overcoming i… --- ## [Do Dopers live in Lake Wobegon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dopers-live-in-lake-wobegon/561245)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dopers-live-in-lake-wobegon/561245 "2010-11-25T13:00:56Z")
I.Q. wise, do you consider yourself to be below average, average, or above average? --- ## [Poll: Did you have to take a foreign language in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-did-you-have-to-take-a-foreign-language-in-school/560798)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-did-you-have-to-take-a-foreign-language-in-school/560798 "2010-11-25T10:04:02Z")
I’m curious about the foreign language requirements in schools and the idea that many people, Americans in particular, only speak one language since they were never required to learn any others. By “have to” I mean was … --- ## [Historic Politicians Views On Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-politicians-views-on-abortion/561352)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-politicians-views-on-abortion/561352 "2010-11-25T09:52:19Z")
What were the view of FDR, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, JFK, Lyndon B Johnson, and other politicians from around the 1950 to the '70s on abortion? --- ## [Who is the most famous person BORN in your state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-born-in-your-state/560341)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-born-in-your-state/560341 "2010-11-25T07:48:52Z")
Extra points if the person became famous while still living in that state. I thought of this because I was listening to an Eddie Cochran ('50s rocker) album, and Wikipedia tells me he is born in Minnesota. I was thinki… --- ## [(For a novel) Navy dopers: what is the "standard" path from ensign to ship captain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-novel-navy-dopers-what-is-the-standard-path-from-ensign-to-ship-captain/561320)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-novel-navy-dopers-what-is-the-standard-path-from-ensign-to-ship-captain/561320 "2010-11-25T05:40:30Z")
This is for my NaNoWriMo thing, so while accuracy isn’t necessary I am a little curious. So let’s say Joe Blow wants to join the Navy. He goes to the Naval Academy and finishes in good standing- lets say the top 25% of h… --- ## [Who was more influential in American culture: Eugene O'Neill or The Noid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-more-influential-in-american-culture-eugene-oneill-or-the-noid/561728)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-more-influential-in-american-culture-eugene-oneill-or-the-noid/561728 "2010-11-25T05:26:05Z")
On the one hand, Eugene O’Neill was both a playwright and a Nobel laureate in literature. He won the Pulitzer prize for drama four times in his life, three in one decade alone. He wrote 30 full length plays including suc… --- ## [Friends with Benefits Boundaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits-boundaries/561265)
**Author:** [@taffygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taffygirl)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits-boundaries/561265 "2010-11-25T04:48:27Z")
What are the general boundaries of an FWB relationship? I know they vary couple by couple (ARE FWB’s a couple?), but I’m trying to get a sense of what the norm is. I read an earlier thread initiated by Ladymarmalade, and… --- ## [To rescue a kitten or a stately cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-rescue-a-kitten-or-a-stately-cat/561602)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-rescue-a-kitten-or-a-stately-cat/561602 "2010-11-25T04:45:49Z")
I’m going to be in a position to adopt a kitty, FINALLY! In the next month or 2. I’d like to get some opinions from ye forumites regarding the pros and cons of adopting a kitten versus an older cat (probably 3 years old … --- ## [Tell me about Airsoft guns (need answer fast-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-airsoft-guns-need-answer-fast-ish/561772)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-airsoft-guns-need-answer-fast-ish/561772 "2010-11-25T04:21:02Z")
So I was buying a bag at a military surplus store today, and I noticed that they had an extremely large collection of Airsoft guns. The guy behind the counter was fairly busy, so I didn’t want to bug him, but while I dis… --- ## [P\*ss-drinkin' bully (karma's wonderful)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/p-ss-drinkin-bully-karmas-wonderful/560961)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/p-ss-drinkin-bully-karmas-wonderful/560961 "2010-11-25T03:30:13Z")
Short version: Schoolkid is bullied by another boy, who keeps stealing his Mountain Dew. Kid decides to drink Mountain Dew and replace with urine. Bully swipes bottle as usual, ends up with mouthful of p\*ss. Kid now … --- ## [You Spin My Head Right Round, Right Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-spin-my-head-right-round-right-round/561542)
**Author:** [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-spin-my-head-right-round-right-round/561542 "2010-11-25T03:02:11Z")
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been much more prone to motion sickness, but now I’ve been plagued on and off by dizzy spells, causing sensations anywhere between “head full of cotton balls” to “get me off thi… --- ## [Funniest terrorism fear mongering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-terrorism-fear-mongering/561690)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-terrorism-fear-mongering/561690 "2010-11-25T01:46:53Z")
I just came across this article about BART officials in San Francisco using possible terrorism as a reason not to allow sippy-cups on trains. I’m just curious, over the last ten years, what have been the most sadly funn… --- ## [TSA checkpoint experiences with new screening protocols?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-checkpoint-experiences-with-new-screening-protocols/561833)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-checkpoint-experiences-with-new-screening-protocols/561833 "2010-11-25T00:04:46Z")
So who has traveled today and dealt with the new screening procedures? I have to fly next week (well, technically I suppose I don’t have to, but it’s the only realistic way I’m going to see my 93-year-old grandmother), … --- ## [Help me find a puppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-puppy/561790)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-puppy/561790 "2010-11-24T22:12:00Z")
My husband and I would like to adopt a dog. We’ve been looking off-and-on over the last several months for a dog that is fairly young (less than 3 years old), less than 40-45 lbs and not insanely expensive. We consider… --- ## [Christmas tree lights: white or colored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-tree-lights-white-or-colored/561725)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-tree-lights-white-or-colored/561725 "2010-11-24T22:02:28Z")
I have to buy a new tree (I’m the lazy artificial pre-lit type) this year and am trying to decide between white lights and colored lights. I grew up with colored lights but I’m thinking of switching to white lights. I’m … --- ## [Photographers - please recommend some gear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographers-please-recommend-some-gear/561800)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographers-please-recommend-some-gear/561800 "2010-11-24T21:17:41Z")
I just got myself a new camera. It’s a Canon EOS Digital Rebel. It came with one lens, and I’m thinking I’d like to get one more plus a flash unit. I’m not going to become a serious photography hobbyist–I suppose at som… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1839) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1841)