# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=603 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 604 --- ## [New car buying - the omibus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-buying-the-omibus-thread/732120)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-buying-the-omibus-thread/732120 "2015-10-02T20:18:54Z")
Let’s discuss your new car buying experience. I am currently in the market for a new vehicle, and I have been overwhelmed with an avalanche of information. (This will be a fairly long OP… Right before the end, I sum my… --- ## [How long does it take to become a Final Boss in MS Excel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-final-boss-in-ms-excel/788871)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Sanchez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Sanchez)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-final-boss-in-ms-excel/788871 "2017-06-17T17:39:02Z")
A few months ago I started a thread about learning Python which I found very helpful. A position has come up at my company which sounds appealing but one of the prerequisites is advanced mastery (their words) of Microso… --- ## [Mid-Atlantic East Coast Dopers: Where Is Your Beach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-atlantic-east-coast-dopers-where-is-your-beach/789156)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-atlantic-east-coast-dopers-where-is-your-beach/789156 "2017-06-17T16:23:42Z")
If you’re an East Coast Doper living in the state of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, The District of Columbia, or Virginia (maybe West Virginia also), where are you and what beach is generally con… --- ## [Non-Disclosure Agreement vs Contempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-disclosure-agreement-vs-contempt/789200)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-disclosure-agreement-vs-contempt/789200 "2017-06-17T16:18:57Z")
So suppose you’ve signed an NDA saying if you talk about something you’re subject to a substantial monetary penalty. And you get called to court/congress to testify about what you’ve signed that NDA to not talk about. Ca… --- ## [Answering biased polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answering-biased-polls/789084)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answering-biased-polls/789084 "2017-06-17T15:40:36Z")
This is actually something of a parody. I feel in the mood to have a little fun. Do you enjoy answering biased polls? --- ## [A Genie question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genie-question/788965)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Ecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ecks)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genie-question/788965 "2017-06-17T13:25:56Z")
Here’s the scenario- You find a Genie who offers you one wish. However, you do not get to choose the wish; Instead, the Genie will look into your mind and grant the wish that you would make if you truly knew your own … --- ## [Grocery store liquidation - what to stock up on? Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-store-liquidation-what-to-stock-up-on-need-answer-fast/789007)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-store-liquidation-what-to-stock-up-on-need-answer-fast/789007 "2017-06-17T12:16:06Z")
A large mid-west grocery chain (Marsh) has fallen on hard times. They unloaded all the stores they could in a bankruptcy auction, but there are 18 left that will close, including one very near me. They will start liquida… --- ## [What were your ancestors up to in the 1300s? Where did they end up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-ancestors-up-to-in-the-1300s-where-did-they-end-up/788463)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-ancestors-up-to-in-the-1300s-where-did-they-end-up/788463 "2017-06-17T09:32:09Z")
So, what do you know or imagine your ancestors were up to in the 13th century? Where did they end up that’s contributed to where you were born? -My great x 13 paternal grandfather was William the Conqueror (took the Eng… --- ## [Long live the king! Any king! Just gotta have one!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-live-the-king-any-king-just-gotta-have-one/788590)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-live-the-king-any-king-just-gotta-have-one/788590 "2017-06-17T04:49:08Z")
Why are some folks so in thrall to royalty? Even in the U.S.A. where we’re not supposed to care about such things many clearly do. So much so we kinda make surrogate kings and queens out of our famous and wealthy people. … --- ## [Right of first refusal - real estate question (Texas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-of-first-refusal-real-estate-question-texas/788301)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-of-first-refusal-real-estate-question-texas/788301 "2017-06-17T04:29:38Z")
Disclaimer: This is the situation as I understand it. My friend Mary Lou is not the world’s greatest communicator. I’ve put these details together over several phone calls. This is my question: can Ernie, Jr. be compell… --- ## [If i yelled (Grab her by the Pussy) at Trump event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-yelled-grab-her-by-the-pussy-at-trump-event/789133)
**Author:** [@ginman999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ginman999)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-yelled-grab-her-by-the-pussy-at-trump-event/789133 "2017-06-17T01:22:30Z")
If I was at a Trump rally, presser ect. and I yelled “Grab her by the Pussy you can do” just as Trump was walking up to Merkel I guess I would be removed but would anything else happen to me? --- ## [POLL--Getting an unlocked smartphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-getting-an-unlocked-smartphone/788990)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-getting-an-unlocked-smartphone/788990 "2017-06-16T22:54:39Z")
Well, I’m finally breaking down, & getting a smartphone. It will be an unlocked model, off of Amazon, & I will go to AT&T for service/. Could Dopers with experience vote on my phone choices, & maybe comment as to why? … --- ## [People who adore Michelle Obama, what is your motivation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-adore-michelle-obama-what-is-your-motivation/788832)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-adore-michelle-obama-what-is-your-motivation/788832 "2017-06-16T22:54:33Z")
In this thread about people’s favorite first lady, Michelle Obama came up a lot. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=828448 I voted for Obama and liked him, but I never liked his wife. So I’m curious w… --- ## ["I don't see color" -- what does that phrase mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-see-color-what-does-that-phrase-mean/788974)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-see-color-what-does-that-phrase-mean/788974 "2017-06-16T20:09:54Z")
I have heard people saying the phrase “I don’t see color” for maybe the last ten years or so. I suppose it means something like “I try to see beyond race, see a person as an individual”. (Because it is clear that they a… --- ## [SE Asia Travel (Vietnam and Thailand)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/se-asia-travel-vietnam-and-thailand/788821)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/se-asia-travel-vietnam-and-thailand/788821 "2017-06-16T18:04:51Z")
Taking tips/suggestions. I’ll be in Vietnam from 8/10-8/17, and Thailand from 8/17-8/24. Flying into Vietnam via Hanoi. Flying out of Vietnam via Ho Chi Minh Flying into Vietnam via Bangkok. Pressing questions: How… --- ## [Goading someone into suicide: What would be a fair punishment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goading-someone-into-suicide-what-would-be-a-fair-punishment/713846)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goading-someone-into-suicide-what-would-be-a-fair-punishment/713846 "2017-06-16T18:01:18Z")
An American girl in her late teens sends hundreds of txts to convince a depressed but hesitant boy to kill himself. She then exploits his death for publicity. What would be a fair punishment for her? Some commenters wa… --- ## [Well, that was a disaster.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-a-disaster/789090)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-a-disaster/789090 "2017-06-16T17:57:38Z")
Background: I’m a gay asexual virgin, dude in question is bisexual and genderfluid. I met this dude several weeks ago and have been texting every since. My asexuality is of the “touchy only, nothing goes IN anything” an… --- ## [Can a Western soldier commit necrophilia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-western-soldier-commit-necrophilia/789125)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-western-soldier-commit-necrophilia/789125 "2017-06-16T17:57:05Z")
So, as the title says. No, this is not a bait or fetish, just a genuine question inspired by a “What would you do if you saw a fellow comrade murdering a family for fun” type of question. Can a western soldier commit a… --- ## [If an alien observed Earth, Who Would they perceive as the dominant species](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-alien-observed-earth-who-would-they-perceive-as-the-dominant-species/788835)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-alien-observed-earth-who-would-they-perceive-as-the-dominant-species/788835 "2017-06-16T17:42:06Z")
If an alien observed the earth, the dominant species observed would not be humans:D What on Earth! - YouTube The film is humorous but it does make a point on the use of the automobile :cool: --- ## [Married couple in our mid-fifties with no will, no kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couple-in-our-mid-fifties-with-no-will-no-kids/788983)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couple-in-our-mid-fifties-with-no-will-no-kids/788983 "2017-06-16T17:39:42Z")
What will become come of our “fortune” when we “expire?” (Let’s assume we do that on the same day, for the sake of discussion) --- ## [Is being 'spoiled' really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-spoiled-really-that-bad/789082)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-spoiled-really-that-bad/789082 "2017-06-16T17:12:40Z")
People have similar but quite varying definitions of what it means to be a spoiled brat. In general though, societies seems to (from what I see) despise this in teens/young adults more so than opposite; being a ‘bum’. F… --- ## [Would anyone like to help me solve a mystery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-help-me-solve-a-mystery/789006)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-help-me-solve-a-mystery/789006 "2017-06-16T15:11:23Z")
My grandparents split up in 1967. Afterward, my grandfather was living with his girlfriend until 1973 when he had a stroke. She had left him either shortly before or after, and the stroke (though not utterly debilitatin… --- ## [Help! Found wild baby bunnies (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-found-wild-baby-bunnies-need-answer-fast/789072)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-found-wild-baby-bunnies-need-answer-fast/789072 "2017-06-16T14:54:53Z")
My dogs chased two baby bunnies (probably hares here in NJ; they are brown with little black stripes) and now the bunnies are huddled together under a shrub in my front yard. They are really, really little – like 2.5" lo… --- ## [rattlesnake in basement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rattlesnake-in-basement/788797)
**Author:** [@robz2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robz2)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rattlesnake-in-basement/788797 "2017-06-16T14:38:10Z")
Hi, I just received a call from my daughter. She thinks there is a rattle snake in her basement. She had the basement door open while she was outside, (ground level), and her dog began barking and growling. She went … --- ## [Any dog owners with ACL experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dog-owners-with-acl-experience/789037)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dog-owners-with-acl-experience/789037 "2017-06-16T14:19:14Z")
Kali, our 7 year old German Shepherd, has had a knee problem for a while (an anterior cruciate ligament partial tear). She would improve on a NSAID, then get worse. We saw an orthopedic specialist last month who sugges… --- ## [What was the right thing to say? Girlfriend situation from way in the past.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-right-thing-to-say-girlfriend-situation-from-way-in-the-past/788895)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-right-thing-to-say-girlfriend-situation-from-way-in-the-past/788895 "2017-06-16T09:08:21Z")
Totally mundane and pointless (so why is it in IMHO? Oh, shut up), but this pops into my head for no good reason every once in a while. OK, so this was yonks and yonks ago. We’re talking geological time. I was about 20. … --- ## [Med advice, you are not my doc, I have an upcoming appointment....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/med-advice-you-are-not-my-doc-i-have-an-upcoming-appointment/789091)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/med-advice-you-are-not-my-doc-i-have-an-upcoming-appointment/789091 "2017-06-16T07:27:53Z")
You are not my doctor, I have a derm specialist appointment early next month. :wink: But in the meantime, I have a long history of skin cancers, BSC’s and squamous cell to be precise. When a new one has been around fo… --- ## [For those who were 15 or above in the 1960s:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-were-15-or-above-in-the-1960s/788660)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-were-15-or-above-in-the-1960s/788660 "2017-06-16T04:59:58Z")
If you were 15 or above at any point during the 1960s, I have a few questions: When is the first time/around what year you recall seeing long hair (meaning say chin length or longer) on a male who wasn’t a celebrity o… --- ## [People: do you bother changing your clothes when going to bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-do-you-bother-changing-your-clothes-when-going-to-bed/788900)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-do-you-bother-changing-your-clothes-when-going-to-bed/788900 "2017-06-16T03:41:44Z")
So, do you do this, such as stripping down to underwear or naked or wearing pajamas if you want to be posh. I am just curious, since I don’t bother at all, infact sometimes I wear the same clothes for many days withou… --- ## [Is the BF4 campaign plot very plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bf4-campaign-plot-very-plausible/789080)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bf4-campaign-plot-very-plausible/789080 "2017-06-16T03:40:11Z")
So both on the political AND military side of the BF4 video game plot, how believable do you think it is? Here’s the wikia overview. Not sure if this one should be in cafe society or not, though. I’m asking a question… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=602) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=604)