# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1854 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1855 --- ## [It's official: The Daily Show crowd can be as moronic as the Tea Party crowd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-daily-show-crowd-can-be-as-moronic-as-the-tea-party-crowd/559371)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-daily-show-crowd-can-be-as-moronic-as-the-tea-party-crowd/559371 "2010-11-04T12:10:04Z")
As a BIG Jon Stewart fan and progressive, I am duly humbled. Video --- ## [What is the Most Detestable Religion or Sect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-detestable-religion-or-sect/558820)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-detestable-religion-or-sect/558820 "2010-11-04T08:53:31Z")
Inspired by Robert Ingersoll’s rants against Presbyterianism-although if he were alive today he’d probably see how utterly more insane religions there are. --- ## [Should I go to bartending school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-bartending-school/559046)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-bartending-school/559046 "2010-11-04T05:45:32Z")
It’s $150 for a week of classes with a Groupon. They have live instructors, no videos, and say you will be comfortable mixing 100 drinks by the end of it. I’ve always thought the idea of being a bartender would be intere… --- ## [Let's talk Dry Eye Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dry-eye-syndrome/559335)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dry-eye-syndrome/559335 "2010-11-04T03:53:25Z")
I dropped by the eye doctor because my new contacts were making my eyes red. I expected to hear that I needed to try different lenses. Instead I heard that I have “sub-epithelial infiltrates,” a/k/a lots of tiny pothol… --- ## [What do I need to know about gardening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-know-about-gardening/559346)
**Author:** [@PoorWarblingOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorWarblingOne)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-know-about-gardening/559346 "2010-11-04T03:15:07Z")
We’ve just moved into a house with a lovely large garden! Hooray! We have hedges, trees, and a fair amount of lawn. Woo and yay. There’s just one problem: neither of us has any experience of tending a garden. What shoul… --- ## [Help me choose an image for my small group invitation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-image-for-my-small-group-invitation/559364)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-image-for-my-small-group-invitation/559364 "2010-11-04T02:00:08Z")
The text is below. I am thinking of an image of dusty feet walking, or of people walking across a dessert, or maybe a picture of people viewd from behind walking towards some place like a city or something. Your ideas? … --- ## [Ways to improve elections: voting exams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-elections-voting-exams/559207)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-elections-voting-exams/559207 "2010-11-03T21:42:04Z")
So, just imagining if elections could be less of the spectacle of misinformation and jingoism that they are. One thing which I thought would be cool (but clearly not practical): election exams. So to vote you go to you… --- ## [Slow cooker options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-cooker-options/559341)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-cooker-options/559341 "2010-11-03T18:55:06Z")
I’m dying to get a slow cooker. My problem is that I’m routinely away from home for 11+ hours. I’ve been looking at the programmable cookers on the market that switch to warm mode once the cook time is reached. Howeve… --- ## [Your opinion on this traveler's jacket, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-this-travelers-jacket-please/559275)
**Author:** [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-this-travelers-jacket-please/559275 "2010-11-03T18:18:29Z")
I’m thinking of buying the Scottevest Essential Travel Jacket. Reviews seem so-so, and I’m inferring that it’s a good concept (decent-looking but with plenty of pockets) but with a few flaws (quick to wear out around th… --- ## [Seeking advice re gift giving to children of former in-laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-re-gift-giving-to-children-of-former-in-laws/559258)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-re-gift-giving-to-children-of-former-in-laws/559258 "2010-11-03T15:22:01Z")
I’d like to get the opinion of others as I’m starting to formulate my Christmas list. I split up with my ex-wife in October of last year. Although most of her siblings and I stopped speaking immediately or shortly there… --- ## [Mike Rowe jean commercial - Racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-jean-commercial-racist/551914)
**Author:** [@EVIL\_COW\_PIE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EVIL_COW_PIE)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-rowe-jean-commercial-racist/551914 "2010-11-03T15:00:31Z")
It just hit me that way. Youtube link. What say ye? --- ## [Would your life be significantly better if you owned a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-your-life-be-significantly-better-if-you-owned-a-car/549792)
**Author:** [@Sven\_of\_the\_Jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sven_of_the_Jungle)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-your-life-be-significantly-better-if-you-owned-a-car/549792 "2010-11-03T14:42:25Z")
Exactly as the thread title states: would the quality of your life be significantly better if you owned a car? Please include rough geographical location in your reply; I’m especially curious to hear from those who manag… --- ## [Odd jobs to make money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-jobs-to-make-money/559041)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-jobs-to-make-money/559041 "2010-11-03T14:14:25Z")
Ok so I have my day job which pays well and a coaching position that I do in the evening which also pays well (considering what I’m doing.). So now I’m thinking of what I could do on the weekends on the side for a little… --- ## [Toilet paper-- fold or crumple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-fold-or-crumple/559231)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-fold-or-crumple/559231 "2010-11-03T13:58:17Z")
When utilizing toilet paper, how do you prepare it for use (let’s assume a #2 for simplicity’s sake)? (I’m a bit poll-happy today. Can you guess when the inspiration for this one came?) --- ## [Camera Shopping, Please Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camera-shopping-please-help/559176)
**Author:** [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camera-shopping-please-help/559176 "2010-11-03T13:45:45Z")
I want to get my husband a nice point and shoot digital for Xmas. Preferrably with a lithium ion battery, preferrably in the $150-$250 range. I am a babe in the woods- I have no idea what I’m doing. We have a crap-o Polo… --- ## [Being sick and going to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-and-going-to-work/558763)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-and-going-to-work/558763 "2010-11-03T13:42:56Z")
In this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13074640#post13074640 Near the bottom of page 15. Chimera is talking about his terrible sick days policy and others in the thread still say he shoul… --- ## [What's a nice way to tell someone to stop talking to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-nice-way-to-tell-someone-to-stop-talking-to-you/559133)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-nice-way-to-tell-someone-to-stop-talking-to-you/559133 "2010-11-03T13:33:55Z")
Okay, so someone who was in a college club with me about 12 years ago found me on Facebook. We weren’t really friends or anything, just “in the same circle”, never really hung out outside the club meetings. I went ahe… --- ## [Recommend a quality vacuum cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-quality-vacuum-cleaner/559016)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-quality-vacuum-cleaner/559016 "2010-11-03T12:47:59Z")
My friends are using a metal VC from something like 1965 because they say the newer ones break way too soon. This means they don’t have ability to easily sweep the kitchen tile or clean out the car. Is there a brand that… --- ## [How Do You Pronounce "Buddha"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-buddha/559317)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-buddha/559317 "2010-11-03T12:32:18Z")
Never mind; messed up the polling option. --- ## [Educators: 30% of the graduating class is failing. Who is culpable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educators-30-of-the-graduating-class-is-failing-who-is-culpable/558757)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educators-30-of-the-graduating-class-is-failing-who-is-culpable/558757 "2010-11-03T11:40:01Z")
We just found out that 30% of our graduating (nursing school) class is currently failing, at midterm of our penultimate semester. (Luckily, I’m not one of them, but I’m not far from it!) Whose fault is this? Are the stu… --- ## [People who give a spare house key to their neighbors - what happens when your home gets robbed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-give-a-spare-house-key-to-their-neighbors-what-happens-when-your-home-gets-robbed/558785)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-give-a-spare-house-key-to-their-neighbors-what-happens-when-your-home-gets-robbed/558785 "2010-11-03T08:01:47Z")
Especially if there’s no signs of forced entry. Don’t you instantly suspect your neighbor? Back when I was younger and much more naive I rented an apartment where the landlady said that her other tenant did all of the m… --- ## [If someone says "He's a bird dog" . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-says-hes-a-bird-dog/559195)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-says-hes-a-bird-dog/559195 "2010-11-03T06:42:13Z")
. . . what do you assume about the person in question? Crap I mean to post a poll but messed it up. Just post your answers below please. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Best And Worst Halloween Costumes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-halloween-costumes/559123)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-halloween-costumes/559123 "2010-11-03T05:39:59Z")
OK trick or treat is over, I was wondering for those who gave out candy, in your opinion, what was the best costume you saw all night? Who had the worst costume? Not necessarily bad, (though that’s an option) but maybe l… --- ## [Why the recent fascination with zombies? Some zombie questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-recent-fascination-with-zombies-some-zombie-questions/559259)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-recent-fascination-with-zombies-some-zombie-questions/559259 "2010-11-03T04:52:49Z")
Vampires have been around all my life in movies and literature (perhaps in real life too, but I never met one). Perhaps I should travel to Transylvania? It seems now that every other movie produced is zombie-based. Wha… --- ## ["Game changer"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-changer/559302)
**Author:** [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-changer/559302 "2010-11-03T04:29:33Z")
Does anyone else find this phrase annoying? --- ## [Is a cel phone also an acceptable alarm clock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-cel-phone-also-an-acceptable-alarm-clock/558101)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-cel-phone-also-an-acceptable-alarm-clock/558101 "2010-11-03T03:09:45Z")
A friend and I were talking and he was saying that he’s encountered a lot of people who use their cel phone as an alarm clock, with invariably poor results (because a cel phone isn’t loud or jarring enough). So: do you … --- ## [The phrase "throwing a shoe": Have you ever heard of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-throwing-a-shoe-have-you-ever-heard-of-it/558740)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-throwing-a-shoe-have-you-ever-heard-of-it/558740 "2010-11-03T02:39:59Z")
I don’t think anyone would describe my language as being in general “folksy”, but there are a few phrases that I use (for some weird reason) that are undeniably cornpone. I have told several students “how the cow ate the… --- ## [Why are you a vegetarian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-a-vegetarian/559188)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-a-vegetarian/559188 "2010-11-03T02:37:56Z")
A poll. --- ## [How to handle doctor's appointments on a day schedule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-doctors-appointments-on-a-day-schedule/559022)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-doctors-appointments-on-a-day-schedule/559022 "2010-11-03T01:34:09Z")
Hi… (waves) I have always either worked for myself, or I’ve worked a second/third/rotating/oncall shift schedule. Well, I’ll now have an actual 9-5 job! It’s a job I really want, and I’ve been trying to get a job just l… --- ## [Things you wish your iphone could/would do/allow you to do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-your-iphone-could-would-do-allow-you-to-do/557564)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-your-iphone-could-would-do-allow-you-to-do/557564 "2010-11-02T23:19:41Z")
Without being jailbroken, of course (still reluctant do to that to mine just yet) I wish I could turn off the 10% and 20% battery warning messages that interrupt whatever you are doing. The battery icon in the corner … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1853) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1855)