# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=611 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 612 --- ## [What was your worst "Uncle Billy" moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-worst-uncle-billy-moment/448460)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-worst-uncle-billy-moment/448460 "2017-05-31T02:39:44Z")
Uncle Billy, in It’s a Wonderful Life, managed to misplace $8000 in cash without the faintest clue where it could have gone. As I age, I am sadly finding myself in Uncle Billy’s shoes more and more often (though so far n… --- ## [Plaintiff/defendant foolishly represents himself in court; how does he get destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plaintiff-defendant-foolishly-represents-himself-in-court-how-does-he-get-destroyed/787576)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plaintiff-defendant-foolishly-represents-himself-in-court-how-does-he-get-destroyed/787576 "2017-05-31T02:26:03Z")
It would be extraordinarily foolish for a plaintiff or defendant (ignorant and inexperienced in legal matters) to represent himself in U.S. court with no legal counsel (or, completely overriding his legal counsel) - a co… --- ## [Study says incidence of same sex attraction significantly underestimated by current survey methods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-says-incidence-of-same-sex-attraction-significantly-underestimated-by-current-survey-methods/787600)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-says-incidence-of-same-sex-attraction-significantly-underestimated-by-current-survey-methods/787600 "2017-05-30T19:18:39Z")
Interesting survey here - (link to abstract below). Current modern estimates of the incidence of homosexuality based on studies usually converge around around 4-7% for men and bit more for women. This study below says th… --- ## [The Present Perfect Tense has been starting its bid for World Domination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-present-perfect-tense-has-been-starting-its-bid-for-world-domination/787672)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-present-perfect-tense-has-been-starting-its-bid-for-world-domination/787672 "2017-05-30T17:50:26Z")
This is the Present Perfect Tense. Say hello, everyone. (‘Hi, PPT!’) And this is where I expect to see it - where an action takes a while to complete and may be still going. Eg ‘I have Skyped my parents every week this… --- ## [Firing The World's Largest Rifle Round!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firing-the-worlds-largest-rifle-round/787619)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firing-the-worlds-largest-rifle-round/787619 "2017-05-30T17:44:11Z")
Jeebus! This thing is a MONSTER, firing a 2400g round with 240g of powder behind it. Wow. Watching these guys I seriously doubt I wouldn’t get tossed from the table like a ragdoll from the recoil. Look at the round! They… --- ## [An army which could annihilate a 1898s era military with few casualties attacks a modern military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-army-which-could-annihilate-a-1898s-era-military-with-few-casualties-attacks-a-modern-military/786895)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-army-which-could-annihilate-a-1898s-era-military-with-few-casualties-attacks-a-modern-military/786895 "2017-05-30T17:22:36Z")
Err, on second thought, this should probably actually be in MPSIMS. So, let’s say an army, which could easily decimate a 1898-era army arrives on modern earth and attacks a modern-day military. This mysterious army is c… --- ## [Police arrest of Bank Mgr for destroying left behind ATM card seems insane. Any more to this story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-arrest-of-bank-mgr-for-destroying-left-behind-atm-card-seems-insane-any-more-to-this-story/787504)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-arrest-of-bank-mgr-for-destroying-left-behind-atm-card-seems-insane-any-more-to-this-story/787504 "2017-05-30T14:44:14Z")
This story seems utterly cuckoo for cocoa puffs. The entire scenario is one big “WTF?”. The original incident happened in February 2016 and the false arrest suit was initiated in November 2106. Does anyone have more info… --- ## [Why I found my college education to be worthless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-found-my-college-education-to-be-worthless/787479)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-found-my-college-education-to-be-worthless/787479 "2017-05-30T10:44:34Z")
I graduated college and got my Bachelors a little over a year ago. I spent 5 years and $23 thousand acquiring something that is in no way useful or valuable to me. To emphasize how little my college degree has done for m… --- ## [Ever have to break up with a REALLY good looking SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-to-break-up-with-a-really-good-looking-so/787508)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-to-break-up-with-a-really-good-looking-so/787508 "2017-05-30T10:22:10Z")
So I recently broke it off with my “on again off again” GF. This time it’s going to stick and there is no going back. (The break up was mutual FWIW) So along with all the usual feelings of ending a LTR, there’s this ann… --- ## [Ceiling Fan Getting Noisy - Cure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fan-getting-noisy-cure/787688)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fan-getting-noisy-cure/787688 "2017-05-30T01:23:17Z")
The previous owner of my place installed cheap-ass Home Depot brand ceiling fans in most rooms. They’re basic, but they work adequately and so far I’ve avoided upgrading them because I suspect his “handiwork” is a big (… --- ## [Is it uncommon for people to have a porn folder on their hard drive(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-uncommon-for-people-to-have-a-porn-folder-on-their-hard-drive-s/787375)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-uncommon-for-people-to-have-a-porn-folder-on-their-hard-drive-s/787375 "2017-05-30T00:15:00Z")
Apparently something which I believed was ‘common sense’ is actually outdated according to many users on Reddit and other sites. I have thought of saving some images of fetishes and other unusual scenarios on a special … --- ## [How Does This Spam Work? "Get out of my life!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-spam-work-get-out-of-my-life/787659)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-spam-work-get-out-of-my-life/787659 "2017-05-29T20:27:06Z")
MS Outlook has been segregating this into the spam in-box, but I’ve been getting messages that say “Get out of my life. F\*\*\* off. I will never forgive you. Ask your sister, she has seen it.” Obviously, I delete this … --- ## [Do any of you here know an Ariana Grande song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514 "2017-05-29T18:57:59Z")
Just curious. I’ve barely heard the name, and only remember it because it sounds rather exotic. (To my ears.) --- ## [Learning Japanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-japanese/549655)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-japanese/549655 "2017-05-29T18:55:23Z")
Learning Japanese I think I’m learning Japanese I really think so… Once upon a time, eons ago, I could speak Japanese. When I was very young we lived in Japan and I had Japanese friends, I watched Japanese TV, and co… --- ## [Any opinions on Rosetta Stone language programs? Or cheaper alternatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinions-on-rosetta-stone-language-programs-or-cheaper-alternatives/461778)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinions-on-rosetta-stone-language-programs-or-cheaper-alternatives/461778 "2017-05-29T18:55:12Z")
WhySon is 15, going into Spanish I in high school. Because of a language processing learning disability, I suspect this is going to be a real challenge for him. My mother offered to purchase the Spanish I Rosetta Stone s… --- ## [I want to learn Swedish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-swedish/524635)
**Author:** [@taterbug3918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taterbug3918)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-swedish/524635 "2017-05-29T18:54:22Z")
I’m kicking myself these days, since I lived within walking distance of the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle that holds classes. I now live in the Salt Lake area, and I’ve tried looking for non-university programs/clas… --- ## [Web Browser recommedations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-browser-recommedations/787614)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-browser-recommedations/787614 "2017-05-29T15:43:29Z")
Ok, I have been getting some “error messages” that are laughably obvious hacks. Again. So I reinstalled Windows 10, and got most of my backups restored, but am considering a few options. \*\* What web browser to use?\*\* I… --- ## [VoIP Dialer software for Mac that accepts callto:// URLs or AppleScript 'tells'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voip-dialer-software-for-mac-that-accepts-callto-urls-or-applescript-tells/787345)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voip-dialer-software-for-mac-that-accepts-callto-urls-or-applescript-tells/787345 "2017-05-29T15:38:00Z")
TL;DR summary: I’m looking for a MacOS app that does Voice over IP (VoIP) for a standard SIP account, that is responsive and reliable and has a small elegant interface (i.e. doesn’t take up a huge swath of my damn scree… --- ## [Dating a cocaine addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-cocaine-addict/782926)
**Author:** [@Esco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esco)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-cocaine-addict/782926 "2017-05-29T06:39:57Z")
So I met this beautiful, gorgeous girl. She’s a real-estate agent here in Toronto, she’s hard-working and makes over $150K a year because she’s really good at selling. She is in her mid 20’s, I’m in my mid 40’s. We hi… --- ## [What stupid thing would you buy after winning the PowerbBall Lotttery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122 "2017-05-29T01:46:42Z")
Let’s say you win a Powerball lottery of over $200 million(or the equivalent from another lottery if you can’t play Powerball where you live)-Name something impractical/stupid/selfish that you would purchase with some of… --- ## [Is it likely that all the airline computer failures are cyberattacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-likely-that-all-the-airline-computer-failures-are-cyberattacks/787601)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-likely-that-all-the-airline-computer-failures-are-cyberattacks/787601 "2017-05-29T00:12:36Z")
I am NOT a conspiracy theorist at all, but there sure have been a lot of airline computer failures over the past year or so causing flight delays and cancellations . Is it at all likely that these are the results of cybe… --- ## [What is Your Go-To News Site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-go-to-news-site/787518)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-go-to-news-site/787518 "2017-05-28T22:44:59Z")
I used to homepage that service that just updated headlines endlessly. No photos, just headlines and links. I like that, but they went belly-up. CNN has a lot of silly news. The new Huffington Post layout is poor, and f… --- ## [Opinions...what do you think are the implications of radical life extension?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-what-do-you-think-are-the-implications-of-radical-life-extension/787415)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-what-do-you-think-are-the-implications-of-radical-life-extension/787415 "2017-05-28T21:06:31Z")
I was watching this video (warning, long ass video) which discusses some of the implications of radical life extension. Assuming you don’t want to watch the long ass video, basically, it means a biotech breakthrough tha… --- ## [Will you get a likely heart attack from sucking your thumb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-get-a-likely-heart-attack-from-sucking-your-thumb/787591)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-get-a-likely-heart-attack-from-sucking-your-thumb/787591 "2017-05-28T18:18:23Z")
Once I read on the internet that there is a very good chance for “adults” which was vague but let’s just say above 25, to have a high chance of dying from a heart attack if they sucked their thumbs. I think it was in tha… --- ## [Please help me write a short request to my boss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-write-a-short-request-to-my-boss/787586)
**Author:** [@Rose\_Dmello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rose_Dmello)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-write-a-short-request-to-my-boss/787586 "2017-05-28T10:59:49Z")
I have recently been shifted to new desk position in my office. But I am facing few problems at the new seating position. Firstly, It a desk and not a proper cubicle, so it is open from three sides, when i sit here , my… --- ## [Would you never sleep if you could?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-never-sleep-if-you-could/787469)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-never-sleep-if-you-could/787469 "2017-05-28T08:14:38Z")
A genie appears before you. Unfortunately for you, he’s just started on the job and didn’t really pay attention to the training so he only knows how to grant a single, specific wish: to never have to sleep ever again. Y… --- ## [Is this a sentence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-sentence/787336)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-sentence/787336 "2017-05-28T05:34:42Z")
A local newspaper offers a survey in order to continue reading the article. The sentence on top of a few checkable options is this: "If a company offered these customer care solutions on their website, which would you pr… --- ## [Ever get revenge on a bad neighbor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-revenge-on-a-bad-neighbor/712197)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-revenge-on-a-bad-neighbor/712197 "2017-05-28T01:53:00Z")
I have seen postings where people talked about bad neighbors and talked about getting revenge on them. I have often heard suggestions, but I’d be interested in people saying what they did to seek revenge on a bad neighbo… --- ## [Jonestown question: Might Jim Jones have had AIDS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonestown-question-might-jim-jones-have-had-aids/787459)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonestown-question-might-jim-jones-have-had-aids/787459 "2017-05-27T23:38:36Z")
I’m currently reading this new book about Jim Jones and Peoples Temple, the cult he founded and most of whose members committed mass suicide/murder in 1978. The book addresses his rampant sexual habits, with both men an… --- ## [Not Tripping the Light Fantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-tripping-the-light-fantastic/787496)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-tripping-the-light-fantastic/787496 "2017-05-27T18:53:30Z")
I was listening to NPR last week while eating breakfast and they were discussing the release of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” and talking about the rise of disco music in the '70s. I confess: I’m one of those people… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=610) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=612)