# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=751 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 752 --- ## [Saving your life requires killing the person who injured you. You okay with that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-your-life-requires-killing-the-person-who-injured-you-you-okay-with-that/754103)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-your-life-requires-killing-the-person-who-injured-you-you-okay-with-that/754103 "2016-05-07T23:49:56Z")
Absurd hypothetical time. Here’s the sitch: Let’s say you’re on your way meet your dear friend Suzie Q – hypergenius technomage and former Rhymer Enterprises employee, fired for being insufficiently evil – for lunch. Ju… --- ## [What would real Nazis think of Neo-Nazis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-real-nazis-think-of-neo-nazis/754073)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-real-nazis-think-of-neo-nazis/754073 "2016-05-07T22:45:19Z")
One for history buffs and connoisseurs of scumbags, apropos of this viral picture of a black woman, fist raised in defiance against a ‘Nordic Resistance Movement’ rally in Sweden. By ‘real’ Nazis, I mean actual members … --- ## [Psychedelics, meditation & schizophrenia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychedelics-meditation-schizophrenia/749296)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychedelics-meditation-schizophrenia/749296 "2016-05-07T21:03:50Z")
To those with experience with both psychedelics and meditation, have you noticed some commonality of effects between them? Have you experienced either open-eyed or closed-eyed synesthesia or more specifically, chromest… --- ## [I think I got the arthuritis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-got-the-arthuritis/726724)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-got-the-arthuritis/726724 "2016-05-07T19:06:30Z")
I’m only 35! My mom has arthritis in her hands and has for years (she told me she doesn’t remember specifically what they told her but that it’s “white women and genes, kid.”). This came on quite suddenly - my last joi… --- ## [What's my legal responsibility in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-legal-responsibility-in-this-situation/753997)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-legal-responsibility-in-this-situation/753997 "2016-05-07T18:38:51Z")
There may be no clear cut answer. So here’s the situation. I went to get a blood test they said the send me a bill. Over a month passes and no bill. I call them and they say it’s gotten tied up due to insurance issues. … --- ## [What's your philosophy for buying luggage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-philosophy-for-buying-luggage/754083)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-philosophy-for-buying-luggage/754083 "2016-05-07T17:41:33Z")
In the past, I always purchased the cheap stuff and then replaced it in a couple of years. The last time, I decided to switch to (what I thought, at least) a name brand (Kenneth Cole) in hopes that it would last longer. … --- ## [InSight Pest control: Worthwhile or pests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insight-pest-control-worthwhile-or-pests/754015)
**Author:** [@Phroggge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phroggge)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insight-pest-control-worthwhile-or-pests/754015 "2016-05-07T15:14:52Z")
Doorbell rang this afternoon, and there stood a fresh-faced young couple, smiling at me. Asked if they had a petition for me to sign, or were they J Dubs with pamphlets. Neither, as it turned out: they were contacting… --- ## [Would you purchase pay-per-view (PPV) to watch the general election debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-purchase-pay-per-view-ppv-to-watch-the-general-election-debates/754000)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-purchase-pay-per-view-ppv-to-watch-the-general-election-debates/754000 "2016-05-07T06:38:26Z")
If this should be moved to the Elections forum, please feel free. Considering some of the Republican debates had some of the highest ratings of presidential debates in a long time, maybe the Federal Election Commission … --- ## [Did you ever see your parents (either or both) completely naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-see-your-parents-either-or-both-completely-naked/633985)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-see-your-parents-either-or-both-completely-naked/633985 "2016-05-07T05:34:32Z")
I mean growing up as a kid before you left home. (Not asking about grown children who have become caregivers for an elderly parent and may now be assisting with personal care.) What were the circumstances? Was it shocki… --- ## [How long can you stand on one leg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-stand-on-one-leg/754046)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-stand-on-one-leg/754046 "2016-05-07T05:12:07Z")
Inspired by the can you Asian Squat thread. Standing on one leg was one of the other body movement/balance things that came up in it, and while I was tooling around the web I came across this blog post about what’s norm… --- ## [What would you do in this financial entertainment situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-financial-entertainment-situation/753961)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-financial-entertainment-situation/753961 "2016-05-07T02:46:15Z")
The situation is real but not pressing, so I’m going to change some of the details. Amy and Betty have been friends since high school. While they have very different careers and lifestyles, they both share a passion for… --- ## [Will my Biological Clock tick? Want Kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-biological-clock-tick-want-kids/753739)
**Author:** [@missesther](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missesther)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-biological-clock-tick-want-kids/753739 "2016-05-07T02:30:31Z")
I’ve been dating a wonderful man for about a year and things are pretty serious. He is the man I want to be with for the long haul. We’ve discussed marriage and children, and are in agreement that marriage would come f… --- ## [Have any parents on this board had to kick their kids out of the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-parents-on-this-board-had-to-kick-their-kids-out-of-the-house/753885)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-parents-on-this-board-had-to-kick-their-kids-out-of-the-house/753885 "2016-05-07T01:28:06Z")
Or themselves been kicked out? As we come to the end of yet another school year many parents start to dream about some freedom of seeing their now 18 year old kid leaving the nest. No more of the laundry, smaller food a… --- ## [Adults who "don't cook" - How were you raised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-who-dont-cook-how-were-you-raised/753962)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-who-dont-cook-how-were-you-raised/753962 "2016-05-06T23:49:38Z")
Do you have a “meh” relationship to food? Are you the person I see at the grocery store buying 14 microwaveable meals and two boxes of cereal every week? Does heating up some chicken fingers and cooking a box of mac n’… --- ## [It's a weekend night. You just had a homecooked dinner. When are the dishes getting done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-weekend-night-you-just-had-a-homecooked-dinner-when-are-the-dishes-getting-done/753708)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-weekend-night-you-just-had-a-homecooked-dinner-when-are-the-dishes-getting-done/753708 "2016-05-06T23:22:03Z")
Just had dinner, no work tomorrow, when are the dishes getting done? I know a lot of us like to clean as we go, but still, there are always going ton be some dishes left. --- ## [Most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you in a job interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-thing-ever-to-happen-to-you-in-a-job-interview/753280)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-thing-ever-to-happen-to-you-in-a-job-interview/753280 "2016-05-06T20:50:53Z")
Inspired by the “strangest question you’ve been asked” thread- Title says it all. Mine was probably when I had my first (and to date only) Skype interview. It was during my lunch break so I just took it at my work desk. … --- ## [Physicists and STEM types - help my son make a final college choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicists-and-stem-types-help-my-son-make-a-final-college-choice/750077)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicists-and-stem-types-help-my-son-make-a-final-college-choice/750077 "2016-05-06T18:46:10Z")
Well, the dust has basically settled and while there were some painful rejections and frustrating waitlistings, my son can now move forward and decide where he wants to go to college. For him, one factor surpasses all o… --- ## [Nazi Gold Train? Place Your Bets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-gold-train-place-your-bets/729918)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-gold-train-place-your-bets/729918 "2016-05-06T17:44:41Z")
I haven’t seen this discussed anywhere here, but there’s been a lot of talk about 2 guys claiming to have discovered a “Nazi Gold Train”, i.e. a train where Nazis are rumored to have buried a train full of gold treasure … --- ## [Good solution for sharing hand-written notes with remote team in real time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-solution-for-sharing-hand-written-notes-with-remote-team-in-real-time/673248)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-solution-for-sharing-hand-written-notes-with-remote-team-in-real-time/673248 "2016-05-06T16:13:57Z")
Recently at work I shifted to working mostly with a team that’s in a different state. We have screen-sharing software on our computers, but a lot of times we want to write equations. Typesetting them in something like … --- ## [H1B Visa Workers Used To Displace American Workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h1b-visa-workers-used-to-displace-american-workers/745724)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h1b-visa-workers-used-to-displace-american-workers/745724 "2016-05-06T14:24:08Z")
In the past when the topic has come up of H1B visa workers displacing American workers, there have always been those who claimed that the workers who were invited in on H1B visas were not displacing American workers, but… --- ## [Family Health Update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-health-update/754037)
**Author:** [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-health-update/754037 "2016-05-06T13:19:55Z")
I did not want to say anything until she had announced it but my older daughter, who just married last Fall, discovered a lump in her groin a couple of weeks ago. Her doctors have determined that it is not cancer but sh… --- ## [commercial air travel and "the class war"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-air-travel-and-the-class-war/753897)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-air-travel-and-the-class-war/753897 "2016-05-06T13:07:21Z")
Article here, describing results of a study of a large collection of airline passenger data with regard to incidents of air rage and various aspects of first-class/economy-class accommodations. It makes for interesting … --- ## [Can you Asian squat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-asian-squat/753336)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-asian-squat/753336 "2016-05-06T04:18:15Z")
Just learned this was a thing on Facebook. This is news to me, and I’m quite baffled by it really, as “Asian Squating” has always been my natural way of squating. So, can you? Give it a try before polling. … --- ## [What do you call this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this/753737)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this/753737 "2016-05-05T23:21:13Z")
Help settle an argument… Seen at job construction sites, races, & other events (concerts in the park, etc.), frequently in this shade of blue but sometimes in other colors, too. They go by many names, some of them kind… --- ## [Birthdays and Semantics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthdays-and-semantics/753936)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthdays-and-semantics/753936 "2016-05-05T21:30:10Z")
Everyone’s two favorite things! :slight\_smile: Okay, so say it’s your birthday and you hear from a friend multiple times over the course of the day and it is clear to you they didn’t remember it’s your birthday. Then fi… --- ## [Anybody skied in Portillo, Chile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-skied-in-portillo-chile/753435)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-skied-in-portillo-chile/753435 "2016-05-05T20:41:41Z")
This resort in the Andes mountains is offering some pretty good prices for a week of skiing in July. I’d like to solicit opinions from anyone who has skied there. Is it worth it? They tout their off-piste slopes. Can … --- ## [There are three major events you don't want to be absent for in your child's life. What are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-three-major-events-you-dont-want-to-be-absent-for-in-your-childs-life-what-are-they/753861)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-three-major-events-you-dont-want-to-be-absent-for-in-your-childs-life-what-are-they/753861 "2016-05-05T17:15:55Z")
Just asking for opinions. I’ll come back and give mine in a bit. I’m curious as to how many people will list the same three as me. --- ## [Can you respect a man who boinks a woman he otherwise expresses contempt for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-respect-a-man-who-boinks-a-woman-he-otherwise-expresses-contempt-for/753910)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-respect-a-man-who-boinks-a-woman-he-otherwise-expresses-contempt-for/753910 "2016-05-05T16:45:41Z")
Today’s hypo based on actual events, only some of which I can attest to personally. So I know a guay whom I’ll call Richard, partly because that is nowhere near his real name but mostly because it abbreviates to Dick. R… --- ## [Bitcoins... Still not realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoins-still-not-realistic/752987)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoins-still-not-realistic/752987 "2016-05-05T14:53:14Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=663881&highlight=Bitcoin In this thread. Giraffe convinced me that bitcoins would be a dud. Just curious if you still feel this way, Giraffe. --- ## [2020 Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-elections/753929)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-elections/753929 "2016-05-05T13:39:12Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckiFS2aatlE At the end of this video, the question is asked. Who would you vote for, Kanye or Trump? So who gets your vote? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=750) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=752)