# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=623 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 624 --- ## [How often do you see your state bird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324 "2017-04-28T22:44:06Z")
Ohio’s is the Cardinal and we have some living near so I see one every few weeks. The past week I have seen several mated pairs chirping around. Dennis --- ## [Nixie Tube Clocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixie-tube-clocks/783346)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixie-tube-clocks/783346 "2017-04-28T21:13:18Z")
So I started binge watching Travelers on Netflix (Sci-fi time traveling series with Eric McCormack from Will & Grace). One of the characters on the show has this really cool clock in his apartment. Image: https://i.red… --- ## [Grit, self-confidence, and self-esteem: predictive value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grit-self-confidence-and-self-esteem-predictive-value/785435)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grit-self-confidence-and-self-esteem-predictive-value/785435 "2017-04-28T18:49:25Z")
A recent thread on redshirting for school entry has been iced for reasons that are none of my concern. No worries, we’ve had redshirting discussions before, but it had been getting to a point of what I was thinking was a… --- ## [comcasts shady thieves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcasts-shady-thieves/785440)
**Author:** [@greatdopein73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greatdopein73)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcasts-shady-thieves/785440 "2017-04-28T18:27:31Z")
I had looked up the firestick with my adult grandson after repeated unauthorized debits by comcast to my bank. I incurred overdrafts then returned check fees. Nightmare since last fall. I have to comment on the thread… --- ## [Still trying to understand Trump-how about this theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-trying-to-understand-trump-how-about-this-theory/785365)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-trying-to-understand-trump-how-about-this-theory/785365 "2017-04-28T13:42:02Z")
I am certainly not a Trump fan. I think he is a terrible President. That said, I really want to understand him and I certainly have not been able to do so. I have a new theory. I am hoping others here will comment and h… --- ## [Pack Up + Go: A Surprise Travel Agency. Would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pack-up-go-a-surprise-travel-agency-would-you/785304)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pack-up-go-a-surprise-travel-agency-would-you/785304 "2017-04-28T13:27:04Z")
Ivylad and I like to take what we call Magical Mystery Tours. We get in the car, drive until we get “lost”, then look for something to look at. We’ve found a deserted nature trail, a craft fair at an RV park, and had l… --- ## [What real protection does parking car in a garage do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-protection-does-parking-car-in-a-garage-do/785317)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-protection-does-parking-car-in-a-garage-do/785317 "2017-04-28T12:50:50Z")
I’m not referring to theft. I bought a new car and kept it in the garage when not in use for 10 years. Then after moving we used the space in the garage for other things so for the next 10 years I kept the car outside. … --- ## [What does "mostly bisexual" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-mostly-bisexual-mean-to-you/785169)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-mostly-bisexual-mean-to-you/785169 "2017-04-28T06:09:30Z")
This thread contains a little blurb in the OP where s(he) informs us that (s)he is “mostly bisexual”. Now the thread itself has basically nothing to do with that little nugget, hence my thread here (I asked this questio… --- ## [Hooking up a gas oven on your own -- stupid idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooking-up-a-gas-oven-on-your-own-stupid-idea/785322)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooking-up-a-gas-oven-on-your-own-stupid-idea/785322 "2017-04-28T04:10:04Z")
Here’s the situation. We bought a new gas oven from Best Buy, and paid to have it installed when it was delivered. It was delivered last week, but when they removed our old stove, they found that our granite counter wa… --- ## [European Knight vs. Japanese Samurai: Who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-knight-vs-japanese-samurai-who-wins/189603)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-knight-vs-japanese-samurai-who-wins/189603 "2017-04-28T02:45:52Z")
Ove in the thread in GQ What is the advantage of different swords over one another? Shodan said, “Maybe I should start the discussion about “who would win - a European knight, or a Japanese samurai?” That should kill a f… --- ## [Fun with "data" (Well, "fun" if you are interested in word usage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-data-well-fun-if-you-are-interested-in-word-usage/785250)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-data-well-fun-if-you-are-interested-in-word-usage/785250 "2017-04-28T02:05:20Z")
I was raised on the west coast of the US and I am used to using “data” as if it were singular. “That data is not correct” instead of “Those data are not correct.” To me, “data” always refers to a defined set of data poin… --- ## [Man sues celebrity for having an affair with his wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sues-celebrity-for-having-an-affair-with-his-wife/785364 "2017-04-28T01:36:02Z")
So a Mississippi Hinds county deputy (Kenny Bryant) marries his girlfriend (Asia Childress) in 2012. She claims to have previously had a sexual relationship with R&B singer R. Kelly, and that she ended it before she mar… --- ## [Is this the same as cutting in line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-same-as-cutting-in-line/785193)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-same-as-cutting-in-line/785193 "2017-04-28T01:30:09Z")
I was at a rather crowded grocery store yesterday, and the register lines were long. As I waited in line, I saw a woman near the head of another line gesturing to someone. A man came with a full shopping cart and joined … --- ## [Does philosophy eventually lead to misery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-philosophy-eventually-lead-to-misery/784822)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-philosophy-eventually-lead-to-misery/784822 "2017-04-28T00:04:27Z")
That humans are burdened by time. That hope is a curse, and that philosophy and reason just bring misery by dispelling illusions (among other things), or that consciousness is a disease. Reading the book makes it alm… --- ## [I'm a dude--What do I wear to a wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-dude-what-do-i-wear-to-a-wedding/539573)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-dude-what-do-i-wear-to-a-wedding/539573 "2017-04-27T19:11:20Z")
So I got roped by my girlfriend into attending a wedding of one of her friends this upcoming weekend, and well, I don’t know what I should wear. I have no special role there, but my wedding experience is limited (I’ve be… --- ## [What would be the smallest amout of general ethnic groups that would encompass everyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-smallest-amout-of-general-ethnic-groups-that-would-encompass-everyone/785321)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-smallest-amout-of-general-ethnic-groups-that-would-encompass-everyone/785321 "2017-04-27T18:46:38Z")
Looking at a list of world ethnicities there are dozens but if we narrowed it down to broader categories how many would we need? -European -Asian -African -American indigenous -Australian indigenous Would everyone … --- ## [Are you a folder or a buncher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-folder-or-a-buncher/84367)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-folder-or-a-buncher/84367 "2017-04-27T18:13:23Z")
This is a topic of great debate in my household, which should tell you all about my family, but here it is for the Dopers; when you take a swatch of toilet paper off the roll and prepare to wipe, do you fold it, or bunch… --- ## [So this polish guy walks into a bar...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-polish-guy-walks-into-a-bar/785217)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-polish-guy-walks-into-a-bar/785217 "2017-04-27T18:12:01Z")
Why were polish jokes ever a thing (as they were in my adolescence in the late 60s/ early 70s)? --- ## [So - Was MOAB a dud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-moab-a-dud/785294)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-moab-a-dud/785294 "2017-04-27T17:39:55Z")
I read this today: --- ## [Why don't we necessarily have a procedure for the author to willingly terminate their copyrights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-necessarily-have-a-procedure-for-the-author-to-willingly-terminate-their-copyrights/785035)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-necessarily-have-a-procedure-for-the-author-to-willingly-terminate-their-copyrights/785035 "2017-04-27T15:46:21Z")
American copyright law has statutes for copyright restoration (or rulings that will act as it) and extensions. So, why don’t we necessarily have a procedure for the author to willingly terminate their copyright of a work… --- ## [Can't Poop GRAPHIC (but no dirty words)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998 "2017-04-27T08:57:56Z")
Well, I can but it feels like something’s still up in there and I have a colonoscopy coming up on 4.21. Because I am passing stools, I haven’t given it much thought, but now I’m afraid there may be an impaction up in the… --- ## [Larry Page’s ‘flying car’. Is this a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-page-s-flying-car-is-this-a-good-idea/785231)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-page-s-flying-car-is-this-a-good-idea/785231 "2017-04-27T06:30:09Z")
Larry Page’s ‘flying car’. So much for leisurely Sunday afternoons in a row boat fishing for bass. According to this site What FAA category does the vehicle fall under? The Flyer operates in the FAR 103 Ultralight Cate… --- ## [Are humans defective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-defective/785247)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-defective/785247 "2017-04-27T04:24:26Z")
http://m.pnas.org/content/104/50/19751.full https://www.ideapod.com/idea/The-Evidentiary-Proof-Humanity-is-a-Biologically-and-Genetically-Brain-Birth-Defective-Species/58f6a211fe3a59f26568c688 Just one example listed … --- ## [Which two U.S. states are most similar/most different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-two-u-s-states-are-most-similar-most-different/735054)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-two-u-s-states-are-most-similar-most-different/735054 "2015-10-31T01:35:46Z")
I’m after news from the colonies - if you were to give travel advice to a foreigner framed in the sentences; “Don’t bother visiting both \[state\] and \[state\], the experience you’ll have will be so similar,” and “To exp… --- ## [What percentage of illegal immigrants should be permitted to stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-illegal-immigrants-should-be-permitted-to-stay/785315)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-illegal-immigrants-should-be-permitted-to-stay/785315 "2017-04-27T03:34:17Z")
ISTM that one key, unspoken, difference on this issue is that one side thinks that illegal immigrants should be permitted to stay (as the default status) unless there is compelling reason to deport them, whereas the othe… --- ## [Car repair question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-repair-question/785179)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-repair-question/785179 "2017-04-27T02:52:56Z")
I had my car into the shop last month for some pretty expensive repairs, more than the car is worth, but I was hoping to get another ten or twenty thousand miles on it while I saved up for a new one, but now it’s back in… --- ## [Cut thick flap o? finger pad; not clotting; stitches? need answer fastish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cut-thick-flap-o-finger-pad-not-clotting-stitches-need-answer-fastish/779721)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cut-thick-flap-o-finger-pad-not-clotting-stitches-need-answer-fastish/779721 "2017-04-27T01:24:37Z")
Dicing ginger with honking big cleaver. Didn’t want to look/futz with it, immediately pinching it with bunch of paper towel. 1 hr later, just peaked, clean leak outline of slice/blood coming out. Keep holding down and w… --- ## [Apparently I hurt my knee, although I have no idea how](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-hurt-my-knee-although-i-have-no-idea-how/785242)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-hurt-my-knee-although-i-have-no-idea-how/785242 "2017-04-26T23:00:10Z")
First day, my whole right leg sort of ached a little. Second day my right hip, knee, ankle, and thigh muscles were sore. Starting on the third day and continuing now 5 more days (although it’s getting better) it feels li… --- ## [Did anyone else have "not so nice" grandparents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-have-not-so-nice-grandparents/785160)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-have-not-so-nice-grandparents/785160 "2017-04-26T20:39:10Z")
Everyone has this image of grandparents being these sweet, fun loving people who love being around their grandchildren. But what about those who are not so nice? Case in point - I had one grandfather who just hated kids… --- ## [how do you teach a decade's worth of stuff in a year or two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-teach-a-decades-worth-of-stuff-in-a-year-or-two/785215)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-teach-a-decades-worth-of-stuff-in-a-year-or-two/785215 "2017-04-26T19:48:02Z")
I’m bored and tired and bored while trying to take notes in a business meeting that is largely over my head. Feeling kind of disgruntled. So to stay awake, maybe I can poll you all here on something that bothers me. I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=622) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=624)