# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1929 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1930 --- ## [Help me design my self-cooling soda/beer/drink containers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-my-self-cooling-soda-beer-drink-containers/544755)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-my-self-cooling-soda-beer-drink-containers/544755 "2010-06-28T06:07:02Z")
I bought some pop today and while I was grumbling to myself about waiting for it to cool I had what I’m sure is a brilliant idea. When they bottle the drink (or can it), if they pump enough gas in and pressurize it enou… --- ## [Is it morally OK to betray the confidence of a support group if a gay member is publicly anti-gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-morally-ok-to-betray-the-confidence-of-a-support-group-if-a-gay-member-is-publicly-anti-gay/544293)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-morally-ok-to-betray-the-confidence-of-a-support-group-if-a-gay-member-is-publicly-anti-gay/544293 "2010-06-28T05:25:14Z")
Is it more morally bankrupt to willfully betray the confidence of a faith based support group for those struggling with homosexual urges, or to be a person advocating publicly against a gay lifestyle while struggling wit… --- ## [Need opinions on computer purchase.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinions-on-computer-purchase/544737)
**Author:** [@Vaevictis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vaevictis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinions-on-computer-purchase/544737 "2010-06-28T04:37:07Z")
All I need is a rock bottom basic system except I do have some minimal gaming needs. I want to be able to run games like Oblivion, San Andreas and Mass Effect at moderate levels of graphics quality. Any general advice? … --- ## [Celebratory vandalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebratory-vandalism/543662)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebratory-vandalism/543662 "2010-06-28T01:23:37Z")
Could someone please explain to me why, when your team wins the big one, you go out and burn cars, loot stores and beat people up? How does one justify destroying things as a form of celebration? I just don’t get it. --- ## [Poll: How do you feel about Obama's performance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-feel-about-obamas-performance/544393)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-feel-about-obamas-performance/544393 "2010-06-27T20:28:00Z")
From here: A new user isn’t sure how to set up a poll, so I’m doing it for her. What was your fist impression of Obama, and how do you feel about him now? --- ## [Tell Me Everything About the iPod Touch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-everything-about-the-ipod-touch/542566)
**Author:** [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-everything-about-the-ipod-touch/542566 "2010-06-27T19:53:57Z")
So I decided to bite the bullet and buy my son and iPod for his Junior High to High School promotion. Now, I am computer geek but know next to nothing about Apple products. I have had MP3 players in the past but I assume… --- ## [Tell me about .. Kurdistan !?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-kurdistan/544556)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-kurdistan/544556 "2010-06-27T15:53:36Z")
I jut got a call from my office offering me some work in Northern Iraq (I’m in the oil business). Anyone been there? What’s to see and do? Are there any good nightspots in Ebril? NB I don’t need safety tips. Been there,… --- ## [An Old Fogey's take on Facebook, et. al.: WTF!!!???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-fogeys-take-on-facebook-et-al-wtf/543851)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-fogeys-take-on-facebook-et-al-wtf/543851 "2010-06-27T11:23:19Z")
Could someone please explain (in simple, easily-understood-by-old-fart terms), the appeal of Facebook and other “social networking” sites? Why would I want to post my thoughts, beliefs, opinions somewhere they can be re… --- ## [Un-confuse the Japanese Subway System for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-confuse-the-japanese-subway-system-for-me/544200)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-confuse-the-japanese-subway-system-for-me/544200 "2010-06-27T08:44:26Z")
I’m trying to do a Japan trip on a shoestring budget. I’ve got the trip and lodging booked. That’s the good news. Orbitz put me in Narita \[Narita Port Hotel\] instead of Tokyo proper. \*\* What is the most expedient \[In … --- ## [iPad for College - yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-for-college-yea-or-nay/544360)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-for-college-yea-or-nay/544360 "2010-06-27T01:05:00Z")
So I’m thinking about making my iPad my primary college device for the upcoming semester, but I’m not convinced yet that it can keep up. So far I’ve found a couple of places offering ebook versions of textbooks for much… --- ## [To the theists: How would you behave different if there was no God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-theists-how-would-you-behave-different-if-there-was-no-god/543732)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-theists-how-would-you-behave-different-if-there-was-no-god/543732 "2010-06-26T20:20:42Z")
In a hypothetical (and I grant impossible) scenario: Tomorrow there is definite proof that there is no GOD. All religions are proven wrong. How would this change your life and the way you act? (except from attending ch… --- ## [Singing the Blues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-the-blues/544311)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-the-blues/544311 "2010-06-26T19:40:47Z")
What do you do to escape the blues? --- ## [The future is not so rosy for advertisers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-is-not-so-rosy-for-advertisers/544588)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-is-not-so-rosy-for-advertisers/544588 "2010-06-26T18:16:46Z")
I’m visiting the kids and just watched my 16 month old granddaughter hand my wife the remote control to skip a commercial in Phineas and Ferb. (It was live TV) So, at that tender age, she knows what a commercial is and… --- ## [What it is like to work as a legal aid atty in a big city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-it-is-like-to-work-as-a-legal-aid-atty-in-a-big-city/544278)
**Author:** [@Flipshod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipshod)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-it-is-like-to-work-as-a-legal-aid-atty-in-a-big-city/544278 "2010-06-26T18:07:11Z")
I’m thinking seriously about doing it. Would love to learn about it what it’s like. --- ## [What to see and do in Budapest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-and-do-in-budapest/544215)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-and-do-in-budapest/544215 "2010-06-26T16:21:00Z")
I’m going to Prague, Vienna, and Budapest in July, and am looking for some advice from my fellow Dopers. What should I see and do while I’m in Budapest? (I’ve created parallel threads here about Prague and Vienna if you … --- ## [So... how do I become an iPad ebook author?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-i-become-an-ipad-ebook-author/544441)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-i-become-an-ipad-ebook-author/544441 "2010-06-26T12:17:26Z")
I plan to resurrect one of my old stories and do it up with new artwork. I’d like to publish it on the iBookstore. Is it possible for an indovidual Canadian author to do this, as we can when publishing apps? I have foun… --- ## [If you were immortal, how old would you want to appear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-immortal-how-old-would-you-want-to-appear/544037)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-immortal-how-old-would-you-want-to-appear/544037 "2010-06-26T09:18:17Z")
So you get to become immortal (well, perpetually youthful), immune to disease, able to completely regenerate from any injury that doesn’t kill you outright. The only catch, if you can call it that, is that you have to pi… --- ## [What preparations, if any, have you made for your own death or disability?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-preparations-if-any-have-you-made-for-your-own-death-or-disability/538352)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-preparations-if-any-have-you-made-for-your-own-death-or-disability/538352 "2010-06-26T08:25:09Z")
Do you have a regular will? A living will? Life insurance? Does anyone have your medical power of attorney? Is anyone payable-on-death on your checking account? If you have done all of the above, or more, what made you… --- ## [Getting to second base](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-second-base/544365)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-second-base/544365 "2010-06-26T06:19:13Z")
A recent TV show had this dialog between a mid-thirties woman and a 17-18-year old teenage girl: GIRL: I don’t want to die before losing my virginity. OLDER WOMAN: (watching the girl zip through texting message after m… --- ## [Business Travel to France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-travel-to-france/544559)
**Author:** [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-travel-to-france/544559 "2010-06-26T05:54:26Z")
Hello All, I’ll be traveling to Paris for business. My stay will be approx 8 weeks. I will be assisting in training french workers to be familiar with our processes. I do not speak French but I am told it is not requ… --- ## [Help me grade our real estate agent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-grade-our-real-estate-agent/542685)
**Author:** [@Myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myself)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-grade-our-real-estate-agent/542685 "2010-06-26T04:18:22Z")
For 3-4 months now we’ve been on the hunt for our first house. :slight\_smile: :confused: :eek: We studied the market for over a year and our paperwork is in order. The first house we wanted to buy was sold the day after… --- ## [How would you stop the oil leak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-stop-the-oil-leak/544367)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-stop-the-oil-leak/544367 "2010-06-26T03:55:34Z")
Mr Ujest said to me the other night, “Why don’t they just take a big rock and plug it up?” Cause, that would have to be a really big rock, but I get where he coming from in a generlized way. My Out-of-My-Butt-Theory is… --- ## [Which of these acts of infidelity would you find easiest to forgive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-acts-of-infidelity-would-you-find-easiest-to-forgive/543339)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-acts-of-infidelity-would-you-find-easiest-to-forgive/543339 "2010-06-26T03:52:07Z")
Assuming you could forgive any of them, of course. Please note that I’m not saying that any of these scenarious would be easy to forgive; but perhaps one would be less hurtful than the others. Okay, here’s the sitch. O… --- ## [Cover letter opening salutations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-letter-opening-salutations/544423)
**Author:** [@InterestedObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InterestedObserver)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-letter-opening-salutations/544423 "2010-06-26T03:47:21Z")
I am in the process of updating my resume, since I am off school for the summer and wanting to get some hours in. The one for my temp agency is easy, since I include only an employment history and (as per contract) limi… --- ## [Blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood/544473)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood/544473 "2010-06-25T22:50:42Z")
Is it thicker than water ? :wink: --- ## [If you HAD to have one or the other, which aspect of 9/11 would you choose to keep? \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-have-one-or-the-other-which-aspect-of-9-11-would-you-choose-to-keep-edited-title/544533)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-have-one-or-the-other-which-aspect-of-9-11-would-you-choose-to-keep-edited-title/544533 "2010-06-25T22:18:39Z")
What was saddest/worst/other superlative thing about 9/11? If you absolutely \*had \*to choose between these two alternatives, which one would be your lesser of the two evils? Note that the poll is phrased so that you choo… --- ## [Saying Oswald didn't shoot Kennedy, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-oswald-didnt-shoot-kennedy-right/544341)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-oswald-didnt-shoot-kennedy-right/544341 "2010-06-25T21:27:33Z")
In reaction to that other Oswald thread, a question for anyone thinking Oswald didn’t shoot Kennedy. Well, he became a suspect, although he was never convicted. The police presumably had some reason to think he was the … --- ## [Should I get a new bike frame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-new-bike-frame/544374)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-new-bike-frame/544374 "2010-06-25T21:01:12Z")
I know that’s a bit of an off the wall question. But the background to it is that I bought a Specialized Sequoia (aluminum frame) last fall at a clearance sale. It was essentially my first road bike and I bought it spec… --- ## [What are the possible implications of eTextbooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-possible-implications-of-etextbooks/544415)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-possible-implications-of-etextbooks/544415 "2010-06-25T18:25:02Z")
I put in the book order yesterday, and there’s all sorts of problems with getting a textbook from Point A to Point B. Long story short, it’s an inefficient process, expensive, and somebody eventually loses money. One th… --- ## [A Legal Question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-legal-question/543975)
**Author:** [@projectmolcos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/projectmolcos)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-legal-question/543975 "2010-06-25T17:29:52Z")
Here’s a puzzler for you. Two ranking US Army officers from outside Nevada are on vacation in Las Vegas. One murders the other and is promptly arrested by the police and charged with first-degree murder. Given who the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1928) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1930)