# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=784 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 785 --- ## [What's so bad about drum brakes on cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-drum-brakes-on-cars/745643)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-drum-brakes-on-cars/745643 "2016-02-10T23:35:13Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of car reviews on YouTube recently, and I was considering the Toyota Corolla. Several reviews trashed it because one or more trim levels of it “still” have drum brakes in 2016! The reviewers mak… --- ## [Greatest Variability of Gas Prices of Nearby Stations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-variability-of-gas-prices-of-nearby-stations/745660)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-variability-of-gas-prices-of-nearby-stations/745660 "2016-02-10T23:32:08Z")
So I think I have a good pair that are hard to beat. A “Liberty” station is on one side of the street. Their gas is $1.69. A “Shell” station is on the other side of the street, but down the street 165 feet\*. Their gas… --- ## [Guys: How Long Does a Razor Last You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-long-does-a-razor-last-you/745088)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-long-does-a-razor-last-you/745088 "2016-02-10T22:33:07Z")
My apologies if this has already been discussed–I searched and did not see it. We seem to be getting inundated with commercials for razors that claim to last longer than Chinese civilization, with the implication being … --- ## [Okay to support Hillary in part because you liked Bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-support-hillary-in-part-because-you-liked-bill/745640)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-to-support-hillary-in-part-because-you-liked-bill/745640 "2016-02-10T21:59:14Z")
In a watercooler political conversation at work today I mentioned that I liked Hillary Clinton well enough; when asked why I said that among other reasons I liked her because I’d liked Bill Clinton and it would be good t… --- ## [A (possibly) fake police office pulls you over. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possibly-fake-police-office-pulls-you-over-what-do-you-do/745650)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possibly-fake-police-office-pulls-you-over-what-do-you-do/745650 "2016-02-10T21:45:47Z")
Imagine you are taking your kid home from school. Its a normal day kids are walking on the sidewalks. You turn a corner (no one is behind you) when suddenly a light green subaru is right on your tail and tailgating you… --- ## [Air Duct Cleaning-No, I really need to do it, what to look for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-duct-cleaning-no-i-really-need-to-do-it-what-to-look-for/745725)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-duct-cleaning-no-i-really-need-to-do-it-what-to-look-for/745725 "2016-02-10T19:05:55Z")
I’ve been told pretty much my entire career as a landlord that this is pretty much a scam. My contractor partner agrees. We’re clearing an apt. where the tenant was a hoarder and a mess. Not a dirty filthy hoarder, just… --- ## [Opinion on Electrician Estimate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-electrician-estimate/745636)
**Author:** [@dizzyg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dizzyg)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-electrician-estimate/745636 "2016-02-10T18:54:51Z")
This is what the Engineer described and quoted me, seems high to me and sense they may have smelled some misguided desperation. In the garage, we will install (1) 100 amp 240 volt circuit to feed a new 100 amp sub panel… --- ## [People who were not a member of your family but were still treated as one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-not-a-member-of-your-family-but-were-still-treated-as-one/745618)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-not-a-member-of-your-family-but-were-still-treated-as-one/745618 "2016-02-10T17:05:02Z")
Companion thread to this one. In this thread I’d like to have a look at the opposite: people who were not members of your biological family but who were still considered part of it. Uncle Humphrey was part of my life f… --- ## [College students and credit cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-students-and-credit-cards/745549)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-students-and-credit-cards/745549 "2016-02-10T16:15:47Z")
Boy 2.0 will be a full time student beginning this fall, 18, living independently - but at our hometown university, so 5 minutes from home, with an accessible stocked pantry and freezer and toolbox and stuff. Nevertheles… --- ## [Is denial always bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-denial-always-bad/745595)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-denial-always-bad/745595 "2016-02-10T14:42:24Z")
I see this as fodder for a “great debate”, but it’s not the type of thing that posters in Great Debates seem to be looking for — i.e. it’s not calculated to provoke political outrage. So I guess it goes here. Our cultur… --- ## [Why do service people turn off car's automatic headlights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-service-people-turn-off-cars-automatic-headlights/745603)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-service-people-turn-off-cars-automatic-headlights/745603 "2016-02-10T14:35:29Z")
I’m currently driving a rental. On Saturday I valet parked it overnight at a hotel. The next time I drove when it was dark was this evening. I was confused for a moment when I got in and started the car, and the light… --- ## [Sprinting for fat loss and muscle development](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprinting-for-fat-loss-and-muscle-development/745212)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprinting-for-fat-loss-and-muscle-development/745212 "2016-02-10T12:13:51Z")
I had a look at photos of sprinters on Google image search - they are very muscular - including their abs and arms. They have a better looking body than marathon runners who are typically very thin. Appearing muscular in… --- ## [Typos on Resumes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typos-on-resumes/412157)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typos-on-resumes/412157 "2007-07-25T01:46:08Z")
I am currently in the process of collecting and reviewing resumes for a position that has opened up within my company. This position doesn’t require the employee to do much written correspondence but he/she will have to… --- ## [When is is acceptable to have a two-page resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-is-acceptable-to-have-a-two-page-resume/446348)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-is-acceptable-to-have-a-two-page-resume/446348 "2008-04-23T11:21:52Z")
I’ve been going through and updating my resume, and I’m finding it a little tough to keep it to one page these days. What’s the generally accepted rule of thumb for when going over one page is acceptable? --- ## [Healthcare from the aorta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthcare-from-the-aorta/745701)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthcare-from-the-aorta/745701 "2016-02-10T11:31:42Z")
Just offering this because people deserve to know: Why I left the US to work in the NHS: compassion is part of the job Feel the Bern.:slight\_smile: --- ## [What formula could we best use to judge the winner of election predictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-formula-could-we-best-use-to-judge-the-winner-of-election-predictions/745699)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-formula-could-we-best-use-to-judge-the-winner-of-election-predictions/745699 "2016-02-10T11:06:26Z")
There have been some interesting threads started by Jonathan Chance on election predictions (such as here and here). Let’s assume we take only the top 3 predictions for each poster (to keep the maths simpler.) For exam… --- ## [What is the best passport in the world to have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-passport-in-the-world-to-have/745127)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-passport-in-the-world-to-have/745127 "2016-02-10T10:12:11Z")
According to this website and Henley Global, its the US and UK passports. https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php https://www.henleyglobal.com/international-visa-restrictions/ But that is only for visa free travel. I… --- ## [What's the most interesting thing you've ever done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-thing-youve-ever-done/744207)
**Author:** [@teflon\_grut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teflon_grut)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-thing-youve-ever-done/744207 "2016-02-10T09:21:13Z")
This piggybacks off the biggest thrill thread, but I want to draw a distinction here. For this answer, it must be something that most of us could do given roughly $200 and a free trip to anywhere (relatively convenient)… --- ## [It's 1933. You're in a room, with Hitler . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-1933-youre-in-a-room-with-hitler/745295)
**Author:** [@Kamakiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamakiri)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-1933-youre-in-a-room-with-hitler/745295 "2016-02-10T01:51:51Z")
. . . and he has just won the chancellery. Your time machine randomly placed you there—it’s inaccurate on places and eras. You just pushed “The Past” button . . . And somehow, you’re suddenly standing face to face, in … --- ## [Opinions--Countertop Dishwashers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-countertop-dishwashers/745654)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-countertop-dishwashers/745654 "2016-02-10T01:41:45Z")
RE–Counter-top Dishwashers I’ve been looking at some online, & some sound pretty good. Good prices, too. Anybody own one? Good or bad? --- ## [Why should an omnipotent God care if you worship them or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-an-omnipotent-god-care-if-you-worship-them-or-not/745211)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-an-omnipotent-god-care-if-you-worship-them-or-not/745211 "2016-02-09T23:56:39Z")
I was in a Christian book store the other day picking up some store keys in my capacity as a leasing agent. I was approached by a person shopping in the store and he asked me if I was a Christian. A normal enough questio… --- ## [Should this supernaturally-acquired evidence be admissable in court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-this-supernaturally-acquired-evidence-be-admissable-in-court/745550)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-this-supernaturally-acquired-evidence-be-admissable-in-court/745550 "2016-02-09T22:15:38Z")
New week, new hypothetical. If you don’t like these but are still reading, you are obviously just looking to start something. Today’s story is set in the world ofBob X, the ex-slacker superhero with Kryptonian powers, n… --- ## [How can one really predict a certain career availability in the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-really-predict-a-certain-career-availability-in-the-future/745444)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-really-predict-a-certain-career-availability-in-the-future/745444 "2016-02-09T21:37:12Z")
My son is looking into several career options. One problem is wondering what areas will have job openings 10 years from now and what will not. It seems like the schools that produce graduates for those fields all want t… --- ## [How big a reward would you ask for in this scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-reward-would-you-ask-for-in-this-scenario/745252)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-reward-would-you-ask-for-in-this-scenario/745252 "2016-02-09T21:23:25Z")
Obviously a hypothetical with a longish storytelling OP. Less obviously, the sequel to this thread. People who don’t like these but feel compelled to read them and bitch are reminded that the Superbowl is in next week, a… --- ## [What defines a "progressive" and is Hillary one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-defines-a-progressive-and-is-hillary-one/745165)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-defines-a-progressive-and-is-hillary-one/745165 "2016-02-09T21:20:58Z")
I’ve never quite gotten my hands around the meaning of the term “progressive”, especially as opposed to “liberal”, in American politics. I know there are quite a few self-proclaimed progressives on this MB, so I’d like … --- ## [How easy is it to go for someone's eyes in a fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-go-for-someones-eyes-in-a-fight/745348)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-go-for-someones-eyes-in-a-fight/745348 "2016-02-09T21:02:05Z")
In the chimpanzee on human fights I’ve read about, the chimps seem to have little difficulty getting the human’s eyes. I’m wondering how easy and effective it is to go for people’s eyes in hand to hand combat. Do some t… --- ## [Smokers and Pneumonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-and-pneumonia/745512)
**Author:** [@Idontwanttosay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idontwanttosay)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-and-pneumonia/745512 "2016-02-09T20:50:18Z")
How long after finishing antibiotics for walking pneumonia did you wait to smoke a cigarette? --- ## [In primitive tribes is it usually the greatest hunter or warrior that becomes chief or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-primitive-tribes-is-it-usually-the-greatest-hunter-or-warrior-that-becomes-chief-or-not/745327)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-primitive-tribes-is-it-usually-the-greatest-hunter-or-warrior-that-becomes-chief-or-not/745327 "2016-02-09T20:15:28Z")
In the most primitive human societies available for study how does a “chief” get chosen in that social context ? Greatest warrior? Best hunter? Best singer? Most even tempered? How does the mantle of command get chosen o… --- ## [Tips for Writing More Concise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-writing-more-concise/745541)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-writing-more-concise/745541 "2016-02-09T19:26:51Z")
My job is writing. I write blog posts, news articles, long form, short form, the whole nine. I’ve always loved writing and it’s what I’ve wanted to my whole life, so I’m really quite happy with my job and what I’m doin… --- ## [time travel, ?, profit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-profit/745440)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-profit/745440 "2016-02-09T18:42:25Z")
Let’s say you come upon a time machine that will take you to any point in history, no going forward or taking the machine with you. So if you could go back and take one piece of technology with you to earn your living wh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=783) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=785)