# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1922 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1923 --- ## [Why not disallow gerrymandering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-disallow-gerrymandering/545822)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-disallow-gerrymandering/545822 "2010-07-09T22:14:44Z")
Here are two examples of peculiarly shaped Congressional districts. Does anyone think such gerrymandering serves the interest of democracy? It’s a census year and will soon be time to \[DEL\]gerrymander\[/DEL\] redistrict … --- ## [Picky eaters - quirk or mental disorder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picky-eaters-quirk-or-mental-disorder/545856)
**Author:** [@gang\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gang_green)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picky-eaters-quirk-or-mental-disorder/545856 "2010-07-09T21:06:35Z")
This article raised some interesting points about adults who are picky eaters. Personally, I’m a picky eater. I don’t seem to be as limited as some of the ones mentioned in the article, but yeah, try to give me leafy … --- ## [Seriously cannot come up with a masters thesis (computer/software/embedded systems) engineering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cannot-come-up-with-a-masters-thesis-computer-software-embedded-systems-engineering/546131)
**Author:** [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cannot-come-up-with-a-masters-thesis-computer-software-embedded-systems-engineering/546131 "2010-07-09T20:18:22Z")
I’m struggling man. I’m doing an online masters program in software engineering and simply cannot come up with a thesis idea. Being away from campus and with a full-time job doesn’t put you in the academic environment th… --- ## [How much of your job involves winning and losing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-your-job-involves-winning-and-losing/546104)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-your-job-involves-winning-and-losing/546104 "2010-07-09T20:17:09Z")
In the practice of criminal law, of course, the winning (and losing!) was obviously a key component of work. Trials were won or lost, and even the process of securing a good deal might be a win, although it resulted in a… --- ## [People raised in the US: Did you ever ponder why football is called that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-raised-in-the-us-did-you-ever-ponder-why-football-is-called-that/545635)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-raised-in-the-us-did-you-ever-ponder-why-football-is-called-that/545635 "2010-07-09T18:20:19Z")
For people raised in the US, as a kid did you ever wonder why a game in which, most of the time, nobody kicks the ball with their foot (people mainly just pass the ball with their hands or hold the ball with their hands … --- ## [Advice needed: Working with a former boss, as an equal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-working-with-a-former-boss-as-an-equal/544950)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-working-with-a-former-boss-as-an-equal/544950 "2010-07-09T15:58:47Z")
I have decided to take a part time job as a RN in a long term care home. I do have a full time job, as an RN but looking down the road, I see changes coming along within the next 2-3 years that will make me want to leave… --- ## [When you run into your ex... help fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-run-into-your-ex-help-fast/545896)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-run-into-your-ex-help-fast/545896 "2010-07-09T15:49:46Z")
I’m going to the farmer’s market with my husband when I get done with work in less than two hours. I haven’t been to the Wednesday afternoon one yet this year. I was talking to a girl at work and she said there’s a mass… --- ## [Feasibility of a private train?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feasibility-of-a-private-train/546044)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feasibility-of-a-private-train/546044 "2010-07-09T14:15:42Z")
Could a multi-millionaire own his own private luxury locomotive and cars and chug across the USA and perhaps other countries as well? He wouldn’t own the tracks of course. So how would the routes and scheduling work? I… --- ## [Personal Line of Credit - what can you tell me about this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-line-of-credit-what-can-you-tell-me-about-this/545980)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-line-of-credit-what-can-you-tell-me-about-this/545980 "2010-07-09T10:09:10Z")
I am woefully undereducated in matters of finance. What can Dopers tell me about banks giving you a personal line of credit? I’ve looked around at websites that talk about it, but I’m realizing that what I need is to hav… --- ## [Would derivative success bother you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-derivative-success-bother-you/545978)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-derivative-success-bother-you/545978 "2010-07-09T08:10:16Z")
Let’s say you’ve been toiling away in your garret since you were a teenager. Maybe you’re a writer; maybe you’re a painter; maybe you’re some other sort of artist. The specifics don’t matter. The point is that you’ve bee… --- ## [Glenn Beck University](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-beck-university/545828)
**Author:** [@Oliveritaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oliveritaly)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-beck-university/545828 "2010-07-09T04:44:33Z")
Anyone else seen this? Too funny IMHO … I even spent 7 bucks on “insider extreme” in hopes of getting a better look at this ‘thing’ but the insider extreme links to the university only take me to a site where I can bu… --- ## [Ok, so we have the flying car. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-we-have-the-flying-car-now-what/545636)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-we-have-the-flying-car-now-what/545636 "2010-07-09T04:02:54Z")
Or rather we have the Terrafugia roadable aircraft. The FAA has a special program for Light Sport Aircraft, for which the Terrafugia received a special waver. A pilot’s license is required. You take off from an airpor… --- ## [I'm Pretty Sure There's Something Wrong With My Sister's Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-theres-something-wrong-with-my-sisters-kid/545732)
**Author:** [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-theres-something-wrong-with-my-sisters-kid/545732 "2010-07-09T02:48:07Z")
My half sister, to be specific, has a son who will be three next month. There is no question that his speech is delayed, although his doctor presented my sister with a very liberal baseline (two or more words strung tog… --- ## [Bisexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bisexual/545850)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bisexual/545850 "2010-07-09T01:14:55Z")
Just a curious poll to in response to argument I had with a friend. --- ## [Need recommendations for an inkjet MFP.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendations-for-an-inkjet-mfp/545995)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendations-for-an-inkjet-mfp/545995 "2010-07-09T00:59:04Z")
I currently have a Canon MX310, and I can’t seem to print more than 20 pages before it tells me I need more ink. It’s ridiculous. At 50 bucks a crack to replace both ink cartridges, this thing has finally pissed me off… --- ## [So You're Offered Your Weight In Gold...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youre-offered-your-weight-in-gold/545964)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youre-offered-your-weight-in-gold/545964 "2010-07-09T00:33:33Z")
Your rich, crazy great-uncle Loopy finally kicks off, and it’s your turn to hear what sort of scheme he has for your inheritance. The lawyer informs you that one year from this date, you will step on an accurately-calibr… --- ## [What do you consider inappropriate passenger behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-inappropriate-passenger-behavior/545800)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-inappropriate-passenger-behavior/545800 "2010-07-09T00:22:24Z")
I was talking not long ago with m’lady about how both of us used to be married to people who thought it was perfectly fine to go around flipping off other drivers on the road from the comfort of the passenger seat. This,… --- ## [Audiophiles: CD Ripping and MP3 Bitrates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiophiles-cd-ripping-and-mp3-bitrates/545625)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiophiles-cd-ripping-and-mp3-bitrates/545625 "2010-07-09T00:14:29Z")
I am going to perform The Great CD Rip of 2010 to convert 15 years of CDs to high quality MP3’s for portability. I am trying to “look forward” as best as I can with respect to file types and bit rates so that I will nev… --- ## [Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-hospital-in-denver-colorado/546031)
**Author:** [@Debon\_Err](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debon_Err)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-hospital-in-denver-colorado/546031 "2010-07-08T23:39:58Z")
Tell me about your experiences with the Children’s Hospital in Denver, particularly the psychiatric services. --- ## [Hypothetical - how would you ensure that this information was not leaked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-how-would-you-ensure-that-this-information-was-not-leaked/545951)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-how-would-you-ensure-that-this-information-was-not-leaked/545951 "2010-07-08T21:34:58Z")
Last week, I was instructed by my boss to deliver some documents in a sealed envelope to a third party. I was told not to open the envelope, just to deliver it to the intended party. I knew what kind of documents they we… --- ## [Has a brow lift ever looked good on anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-brow-lift-ever-looked-good-on-anyone/545923)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-brow-lift-ever-looked-good-on-anyone/545923 "2010-07-08T21:11:50Z")
I would say that this has to be one of the dumbest threads I’ve ever started anywhere, on any topic, except that it’s possible that I’m trying to make myself feel better. That could be. :wink: Motor nerves were severed i… --- ## [Best customizable news website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-customizable-news-website/545874)
**Author:** [@Gruntled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gruntled)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-customizable-news-website/545874 "2010-07-08T20:58:07Z")
I used to enjoy Google News, with the ability to add custom sections and arrange them on the page the way I like, etc. Now Google has wrecked this, deleted everyone’s custom settings and pissed everyone off. WTF is wit… --- ## [Payout Vs. Bailout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payout-vs-bailout/545901)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payout-vs-bailout/545901 "2010-07-08T20:30:11Z")
My brother-in-law (who is absolutely flat broke with no income) recently decided that the federal government would better stimulate the U.S. economy if they simply gave one-million dollars to each and every adult America… --- ## [Help finding an external iPod Touch charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-an-external-ipod-touch-charger/545296)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-an-external-ipod-touch-charger/545296 "2010-07-08T19:56:58Z")
Ideally one that could be powered by regular AA (or similar) batteries but a rechargeable one would do. We have such a charger right now for our iPods and it comes in quite useful. I keep hearing that old-style iPod cha… --- ## [Calling 'em as you see 'em is not telling it like it is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-em-as-you-see-em-is-not-telling-it-like-it-is/545906)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-em-as-you-see-em-is-not-telling-it-like-it-is/545906 "2010-07-08T19:47:12Z")
And I wish we’d stop using both expressions to mean the same thing. Frankness and candor are valuable traits for a person to have, but where is it written that bluntness is truth? It’s a style and a choice in communicat… --- ## [What would be the legal ramifications if conception is judged to create a new person legally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-legal-ramifications-if-conception-is-judged-to-create-a-new-person-legally/545886)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-legal-ramifications-if-conception-is-judged-to-create-a-new-person-legally/545886 "2010-07-08T19:33:41Z")
Okay, the pro-lifers get their way and every newly conceived cell is judged to be a human being with all human rights as stated by law. Would in-vitro fertilization survive, since most eggs don’t survive the freezing an… --- ## [What can you talk about when you don't get out much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-talk-about-when-you-dont-get-out-much/545537)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-talk-about-when-you-dont-get-out-much/545537 "2010-07-08T19:15:25Z")
I don’t get out much. I mostly just read a lot and stay indoors. This leads to problems whenever I start talking to someone, because I have very little experiences to talk about and most conversations tend to revolve aro… --- ## [Is there an on-line email system that works like Outlook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-on-line-email-system-that-works-like-outlook/545893)
**Author:** [@pengie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pengie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-on-line-email-system-that-works-like-outlook/545893 "2010-07-08T19:01:15Z")
Specifically, I want to send emails where I can put pictures in the middle of the message, instead of only as attachments. I’ve tried Gmail and Yahoo and Hotmail, but none have that feature. I hate using Outlook becau… --- ## [A central air repair question (with bonus AC reccomendations!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-central-air-repair-question-with-bonus-ac-reccomendations/545962)
**Author:** [@Koldanar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koldanar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-central-air-repair-question-with-bonus-ac-reccomendations/545962 "2010-07-08T18:44:16Z")
So, long story short : We have a central air unit at our house that, according to the man who inspected it last year, has a pin-hole leak of coolant, and is hard / impossible to find. He advised us that once a year or … --- ## [How much of your life could you pay for in gold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-your-life-could-you-pay-for-in-gold/545743)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-your-life-could-you-pay-for-in-gold/545743 "2010-07-08T18:23:01Z")
Let’s say someone went 24-karat goldbugshit and decided that the way to Heaven’s paved in ‘honest’ money. Since he couldn’t get his hands on any gold-backed currency, he decided to just pay for everything in life with th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1921) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1923)