# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=763 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 764 --- ## [What is the most negative thing that you can know of/imagine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-negative-thing-that-you-can-know-of-imagine/751145)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-negative-thing-that-you-can-know-of-imagine/751145 "2016-04-07T18:01:31Z")
The question is rather subjective, I guess. Because the answer will depend on the person being asked. However, it might be interesting see something that is commonly extremely negative. Negative in the title is meant in… --- ## [Any male Straight Dopers strong enough to pick up & carry a 200 lb man 50 meters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-male-straight-dopers-strong-enough-to-pick-up-carry-a-200-lb-man-50-meters/751378)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-male-straight-dopers-strong-enough-to-pick-up-carry-a-200-lb-man-50-meters/751378 "2016-04-07T17:14:10Z")
This is not the other thread asking about female Dopers! How many of you men on the board could do this? I could have done it easily before my knees got ruined, but there was plenty of weight training when I was younge… --- ## ["Nice Guys" vs. Decent, Albeit Clueless, Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-guys-vs-decent-albeit-clueless-men/749224)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 415\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-guys-vs-decent-albeit-clueless-men/749224 "2016-04-07T08:37:53Z")
I’m assuming there’s a distinction here. The reason I’m asking is that way back in the dark ages when I was unsuccessful at dating I was often told by girls/women how nice or sweet I was, but that didn’t mean they woul… --- ## [It's time to stop requiring students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-stop-requiring-students-to-recite-the-pledge-of-allegiance-in-school/750995)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-stop-requiring-students-to-recite-the-pledge-of-allegiance-in-school/750995 "2016-04-07T06:03:11Z")
I think there is something vaguely Third Reich-ish about this practice, and I’m surprised that, in today’s culture, that there hasn’t been more of an outcry against it. First of all, there are some students in US school… --- ## [What is the rental yield and the Fixed deposit interest rate where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rental-yield-and-the-fixed-deposit-interest-rate-where-you-live/751409)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rental-yield-and-the-fixed-deposit-interest-rate-where-you-live/751409 "2016-04-07T03:24:51Z")
Please give your city name, if possible, or the country name Annual rental yield range 1 year Fixed deposit/ term deposit interest rate --- ## [Using a public forum as your own blog...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-public-forum-as-your-own-blog/751397)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-public-forum-as-your-own-blog/751397 "2016-04-07T03:19:07Z")
I have read that phrase several times. What does it mean? What does it mean to you? --- ## [A good reason not to pay IRA advisory fees from outside the retirement account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-reason-not-to-pay-ira-advisory-fees-from-outside-the-retirement-account/751151)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-reason-not-to-pay-ira-advisory-fees-from-outside-the-retirement-account/751151 "2016-04-06T23:20:39Z")
You put money in your IRA, and there are fees for the account from the brokerage house for managing the portfolio. I’ve been told, that it was better to have those fees paid from outside of the retirement accounts (such … --- ## [Anyone use an invisible fence for their cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-an-invisible-fence-for-their-cat/751209)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-an-invisible-fence-for-their-cat/751209 "2016-04-06T22:52:34Z")
This weekend I set up an invisible fence (PetSafe). It took two days of mind-numbing work putting the wire into the ground, but the reviews had prepared me for that. (I’m so glad that it’s the spring rather than the sum… --- ## [Fragrance Sensitivity-Does Anyone Else Have This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fragrance-sensitivity-does-anyone-else-have-this/750403)
**Author:** [@Mrs\_Fairway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Fairway)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fragrance-sensitivity-does-anyone-else-have-this/750403 "2016-04-06T20:57:19Z")
I apologize for the length in advance… I have been sensitive to fragrances and/or chemicals for 20 years. It has not been a consistent issue for 15 years. I can get a headache and queasy stomach if there is a car on the… --- ## [Comments/suggestions please? \[re: Buenos Aires\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-suggestions-please-re-buenos-aires/751377)
**Author:** [@BubbaPickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaPickles)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-suggestions-please-re-buenos-aires/751377 "2016-04-06T19:52:17Z")
I previously asked about traveling to Miami/Everglades and got some really helpful information from the folks here, so I’m back for more. Buenos Aires? We’re going in June. Booked an AirBnB for a week and a trip to Igua… --- ## [Idioms and expressions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idioms-and-expressions/91955)
**Author:** [@Has\_anyone\_seen\_my\_pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Has_anyone_seen_my_pants)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idioms-and-expressions/91955 "2016-04-06T19:48:02Z")
I’m interested in funny expressions and idioms. No, I’m not pulling your leg! It’s an interest of mine. A couple I like are, (for being sick from drinking): “Praying to the Porcelain God”; or “Calling God on the big wh… --- ## [Which recent historical person, if never born, would mean 100% different population in 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-recent-historical-person-if-never-born-would-mean-100-different-population-in-2016/751290)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-recent-historical-person-if-never-born-would-mean-100-different-population-in-2016/751290 "2016-04-06T18:00:39Z")
The specific events leading up to any one person’s conception are practically uncountable. At that moment, hundreds of millions of sperm are fighting to get into the egg. Any slight deviation in those events could eith… --- ## [Credit Card vs Debit Card for Everyday Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-vs-debit-card-for-everyday-use/751283)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-vs-debit-card-for-everyday-use/751283 "2016-04-06T17:37:01Z")
Let’s say I have zero debt, a comfortable savings account balance, and a healthy income. I prefer not to carry/use cash. For my daily purchases I can use either a debit card tied directly to my checking account, or a cre… --- ## [Finally ready for a Smartphone - how can I get the best plan and price.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-ready-for-a-smartphone-how-can-i-get-the-best-plan-and-price/750142)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-ready-for-a-smartphone-how-can-i-get-the-best-plan-and-price/750142 "2016-04-06T13:19:49Z")
I’ve been avoiding getting a smartphone. My flip phone with prepaid minutes has served me well. But I guess its time to join the rest of herd. :slight\_smile: The reviews on the new iPhone SE look very good. Small and … --- ## [Can one successfully "Fix a Broken Woman"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-successfully-fix-a-broken-woman/750726)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-successfully-fix-a-broken-woman/750726 "2016-04-06T02:10:34Z")
Where I work, there seem to be a few women in my department who have a lot, no, a LOT, of life issues. Drugs/alcohol abuse is a common factor. Another is a proliferation of ex-husbands, all POS quality. Another is the … --- ## [Zap! You're a healer; what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zap-youre-a-healer-what-do-you-do/751263)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zap-youre-a-healer-what-do-you-do/751263 "2016-04-06T01:26:59Z")
The Flying Spaghetti Monster graces you with one of its noodly appendages and gifts you with a limited power of healing. The power given to you, as revealed by the FSM, is that you can stop a condition getting worse, hop… --- ## [Friend pleads guilty to 4 counts of drunk driving causing death: do you write a reference letter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-pleads-guilty-to-4-counts-of-drunk-driving-causing-death-do-you-write-a-reference-letter/747376)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-pleads-guilty-to-4-counts-of-drunk-driving-causing-death-do-you-write-a-reference-letter/747376 "2016-04-06T01:03:12Z")
If a friend of yours pled guilty to four counts of drunk driving causing death, and two counts of drunk driving causing bodily harm, would you write a letter of reference to the court? Based on a case that’s happening i… --- ## [Want my son safe, first apartment problems.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-my-son-safe-first-apartment-problems/751030)
**Author:** [@Wolverine71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine71)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-my-son-safe-first-apartment-problems/751030 "2016-04-05T23:54:45Z")
Moved in a month ago, freshly painted walls and popcorn ceiling(which is odd to me). Wasn’t here much the first 3 weeks. Different color stuff specs on walls, dents and bumps all over walls. water stains appearingin 3 t… --- ## [types of yoga](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/types-of-yoga/751262)
**Author:** [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/types-of-yoga/751262 "2016-04-05T22:39:36Z")
I hope this is the correct forum, my apologies if not. My doctor wants me to take up yoga. I am almost 60 years old, way overweight and really not graceful or flexible, not to mention I don’t like to sweat a lot. I see … --- ## [People of Your Ideological Orientation That You Dislike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-your-ideological-orientation-that-you-dislike/751017)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-your-ideological-orientation-that-you-dislike/751017 "2016-04-05T22:05:47Z")
Who are some politicians, pundits, writers, bloggers, and the like of your own ideological orientation that you dislike? A big example for me would be former Jeopardy-player turned “geek culture” columnist Arthur Chu wh… --- ## [Obama's memorability among presidents in 100 years time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-memorability-among-presidents-in-100-years-time/750171)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-memorability-among-presidents-in-100-years-time/750171 "2016-04-05T19:21:53Z")
Now that Obama’s in the process of wrapping up his term as president, I think most people have significantly tempered their expectations of him compared to the wave of enthusiasm and idealism that presaged his election. … --- ## [Roof leak. Three contractors, three diagnoses, three estimates. How do I know what to believe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-leak-three-contractors-three-diagnoses-three-estimates-how-do-i-know-what-to-believe/751186)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-leak-three-contractors-three-diagnoses-three-estimates-how-do-i-know-what-to-believe/751186 "2016-04-05T19:14:51Z")
When it rains, sometimes some water drips through along a chimney, right at the corner where the chimney joins with the ceiling. It’s just two small spots where some water drips–not even a measured cup of drip total afte… --- ## [Artificial Intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-intelligence/751155)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-intelligence/751155 "2016-04-05T19:11:45Z")
I would love a factual answer to my question, preferably in small words (non sequential serial numbers please;)) regarding artificial intelligence, but informed opinions are welcome as long as they are stated as such. O… --- ## [Get your damn Flu shot - A horror story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-damn-flu-shot-a-horror-story/750869)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-damn-flu-shot-a-horror-story/750869 "2016-04-05T18:21:13Z")
I’m an ICU nurse, and I want everybody to know how badly Influenza can fuck you up. 41 year old female gets the flu. “Infuenza A”. Presents to a small town ER in acute respiratory distress. While there, she codes wit… --- ## [Seeking Travel Suggestions for Southern Germany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-travel-suggestions-for-southern-germany/748329)
**Author:** [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-travel-suggestions-for-southern-germany/748329 "2016-04-05T18:02:57Z")
Our daughter is studying in Germany this semester, and we will be going to visit in early June with our son. We will be flying in and out of Munich (Icelandair had an amazing fare sale), and she is studying in Tubingen (… --- ## [Can you fall in love when you're already in love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fall-in-love-when-youre-already-in-love/751237)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fall-in-love-when-youre-already-in-love/751237 "2016-04-05T15:52:04Z")
I had a conversation with a coworker at happy hour last week. He insisted that the whole idea of falling in love with one person at a time was a Western myth, and you could have a completely happy, healthy, in-love relat… --- ## [Why do people use forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-forums/751006)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-forums/751006 "2016-04-05T05:24:04Z")
Think about it. Completely random people come to a location, ask a question, get a bunch of other people to do all the work, then get the answer for free, then leave and never come back. Why are internet forums succesfu… --- ## [Apple is dead wrong about IPhone security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-is-dead-wrong-about-iphone-security/750948)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-is-dead-wrong-about-iphone-security/750948 "2016-04-05T03:47:00Z")
What makes a phone so unique? Everything else in own possession and home can be searched with a proper warrant. Cops have gone through papers in file cabinets for at least a century. Closets, safes, the attic, they ca… --- ## [1st anniversary coming up. Would like some romantic ideas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-anniversary-coming-up-would-like-some-romantic-ideas/751120)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-anniversary-coming-up-would-like-some-romantic-ideas/751120 "2016-04-05T03:33:14Z")
Argh! I coming up short on what to do! I guess I should say, fancy and expensive does not impress my girl. So, expensive hotel overlooking the Dallas skyline is right out. No, she is much more impressed with cheap and c… --- ## [Why do some websites forcefully direct you to their apps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-websites-forcefully-direct-you-to-their-apps/751123)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-websites-forcefully-direct-you-to-their-apps/751123 "2016-04-05T01:20:09Z")
I just googled a local movie theater that I haven’t visited in a while, just to check out the customer comments. As usual, Yelp comes up high up on the list. I was able to read one comment before it sent me to the App … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=762) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=764)