# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=820 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 821 --- ## [As Hitler is to evil, x is to good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-hitler-is-to-evil-x-is-to-good/738084)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-hitler-is-to-evil-x-is-to-good/738084 "2015-11-24T17:39:15Z")
Here’s one I’m pondering that I could use your input on - is it easier to find someone (namely Hitler, in western culture at least) as a shorthand for, or represents the ultimate symbol of, evil than it is for the revers… --- ## [Why the hate for Windows 10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-windows-10/738260)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-windows-10/738260 "2015-11-24T17:03:55Z")
Seriously. I have an old Compaq laptop and I went through the Technical Evaluation builds, updates that took hours admittedly, but it functions quite well for me. Why the vitriol? I spent many years in the IT field. M… --- ## [Barbie commercial with stereotypically swishy young gay male child - Is this OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbie-commercial-with-stereotypically-swishy-young-gay-male-child-is-this-ok/737751)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbie-commercial-with-stereotypically-swishy-young-gay-male-child-is-this-ok/737751 "2015-11-24T17:03:38Z")
Bold move by Mattel! Commercial here. Just curious, would you ever have a kid that stereotypically swishy at that young an age in real life? --- ## [Cosmic Journey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmic-journey/738439)
**Author:** [@ebuc76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ebuc76)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmic-journey/738439 "2015-11-24T16:14:05Z")
Cosmic Outline 1) "U"niverse is my most inclusive( wholistic ) terminology ergo; …1a metaphysical-1( mind/intellect/concept ) …1b macro-infinite non-occupied space( embraces finite occupied space UniVerse, …1c f… --- ## [Anyone here been to the Out Skerries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-been-to-the-out-skerries/731535)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-been-to-the-out-skerries/731535 "2015-11-24T15:18:17Z")
I was just reading about these remote Scottish islands, and they sort of fascinate me. They’re inhabited by a tiny number of people living in a fairly harsh climate. I wonder what it’s like to live in a place like that, … --- ## [Winning against repeat neighborly retaliation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winning-against-repeat-neighborly-retaliation/738275)
**Author:** [@socalfusions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/socalfusions)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winning-against-repeat-neighborly-retaliation/738275 "2015-11-24T12:46:53Z")
After a legal pursuing of a noise dispute with a neighbor who refused to change their ways through more subtle requests I’ve been experiencing continuing retaliation from them. It started with thrown glass in front of my… --- ## [When does something stop being new?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-something-stop-being-new/738375)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-something-stop-being-new/738375 "2015-11-24T07:11:02Z")
My father sometimes refers to bridges that were built before I was born (I’m 21)as being “new”. Unless something had the word “new” in the name I wouldn’t call it that for more than a year. --- ## [Any snow blower advice? (Maintenance, troubleshooting...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-snow-blower-advice-maintenance-troubleshooting/738103)
**Author:** [@Bonaventure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonaventure)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-snow-blower-advice-maintenance-troubleshooting/738103 "2015-11-24T05:32:21Z")
After years of shoveling, my body has finally stopped cooperating. I recently purchased my first snow blower ever and wondered if anyone here had any advice for a snowblower newbie. I’m already planning on using TruFuel… --- ## [Is Leviticus 19:34 a valid passage to cite WRT the refugees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-leviticus-19-34-a-valid-passage-to-cite-wrt-the-refugees/737909)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-leviticus-19-34-a-valid-passage-to-cite-wrt-the-refugees/737909 "2015-11-24T03:22:11Z")
I’m an Atheist myself, so I would never use it, but it does seem like a good passage to cite towards Christians who have taken a stand against the refugees. I also find it rather ironic that anti gay Christians are quic… --- ## [Traditional Family Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-family-days/738367)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-family-days/738367 "2015-11-24T03:18:50Z")
I always feel pressure during the holidays to make certain events that are considered traditional in our family. Namely Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving I like to keep open and use it as a reconnect day with peop… --- ## [Where would you go if you could go any place in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-go-if-you-could-go-any-place-in-the-world/737431)
**Author:** [@LarryYT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LarryYT)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-go-if-you-could-go-any-place-in-the-world/737431 "2015-11-23T19:00:41Z")
Hi all, I am a long time lurker, and finally decided to make an account. I am a big hiker, but have been stuck in my region (mid atlantic). I want to travel to a unique country far away, as the only time I have left th… --- ## [Are there any small smart phones? Like the Flip Phones were?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-small-smart-phones-like-the-flip-phones-were/737949)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-small-smart-phones-like-the-flip-phones-were/737949 "2015-11-23T18:22:56Z")
Cell phones began as huge bricks. Remember Zach on Saved by the Bell? Then they got pretty small. Flip Phones were the perfect size for a pocket. Screen was protected and no butt dialing. I still carry a flip phone and … --- ## [Is waiting to clean up the most efficient way to use time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-waiting-to-clean-up-the-most-efficient-way-to-use-time/738343)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-waiting-to-clean-up-the-most-efficient-way-to-use-time/738343 "2015-11-23T17:24:48Z")
Ok, so the most common things that must be cleaned in my house, living as a single guy alone, are the following. Dishes Kitchen countertops, with residue from past meal preparation Laundry Bathroom It seems to me that… --- ## [Please help settle an argument-Estate questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-settle-an-argument-estate-questions/738307)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-settle-an-argument-estate-questions/738307 "2015-11-23T16:37:12Z")
In Sept my mother passed away. In her will she specified that her estate pays for her burial and other expenses. Through her job she had a deferred compensation plan which I was designated as the sole beneficiary. My fa… --- ## [Muslim Dopers in Western countries: Do you feel safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-dopers-in-western-countries-do-you-feel-safe/737535)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-dopers-in-western-countries-do-you-feel-safe/737535 "2015-11-23T16:16:00Z")
On the heels of the Paris bombings, I started to think about how I would feel if I was an American Muslim. This incident is the latest, and unfortunately one of the largest, of a series of attacks upon western targets by… --- ## [Any better history than Rick's "Fiasco" for the US invasion of Iraq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-better-history-than-ricks-fiasco-for-the-us-invasion-of-iraq/738312)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-better-history-than-ricks-fiasco-for-the-us-invasion-of-iraq/738312 "2015-11-23T16:12:32Z")
I enjoyed Thomas Ricks “-Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq” that came out in 2006and was stunned at the level of raw stupidity our leaders were capable of. Now it’s 9 years later. Is there a better, more … --- ## [Workbench Finish options.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workbench-finish-options/738356)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workbench-finish-options/738356 "2015-11-23T14:59:10Z")
So I finally of tired of half-assed sawhorses, and wobbly work surfaces, and ordered myself a decent workbench for Christmas. Splurged on one with a butcher-block top. I have never had a good one before, I’m wondering if… --- ## [Job interview coming up, should I mention that I went to high school with the owner's daughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-coming-up-should-i-mention-that-i-went-to-high-school-with-the-owners-daughter/738184)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-coming-up-should-i-mention-that-i-went-to-high-school-with-the-owners-daughter/738184 "2015-11-23T14:58:15Z")
I have an interview coming up for an IT position at a beverage company. The owner’s daughter is a supervisor in the warehouse of this company. I went to middle and high school with her. Is this something I should ment… --- ## [Stereotype or Racist? Same thing??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotype-or-racist-same-thing/738182)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotype-or-racist-same-thing/738182 "2015-11-23T13:58:51Z")
Let me give you a brief background on my life first, to put things in context… I have two sons, 12 and 9 years old. Their mother, my ex, is mixed raced, being black, Hawaiian and Chinese and as for myself, I am white. … --- ## [How to Open a Tower PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-open-a-tower-pc/738038)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-open-a-tower-pc/738038 "2015-11-23T13:51:10Z")
I have an LG tower PC I wish to open. There is no obvious way the housing comes off, like screws. However, I did find clip-like “prongs” on the bottom which I managed to press inward. From there, it would seem the top… --- ## [mammogram,pap smear and CT scan flaws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mammogram-pap-smear-and-ct-scan-flaws/738344)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mammogram-pap-smear-and-ct-scan-flaws/738344 "2015-11-23T12:27:29Z")
I was reading about some of the flaws on mammogram, pap smear and CT scan flaws? I was reading the other day that a CT scan that shows what look like a tumor is waste time doing a biopsy. Most of the time it leads to un… --- ## [Things you know that it never occurred to you others wouldn't know...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-that-it-never-occurred-to-you-others-wouldnt-know/736696)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-that-it-never-occurred-to-you-others-wouldnt-know/736696 "2015-11-23T00:18:24Z")
As someone born and raised in Hawaii, I had no idea that some people didn’t know how pineapples grow until I saw a post on social media expressing astonishment at a photo of a pineapple field. I thought, well, yeah, tha… --- ## [What are some passages in the Quran that are clearly offensive to modern sensibilities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-passages-in-the-quran-that-are-clearly-offensive-to-modern-sensibilities/737787)
**Author:** [@Chikni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chikni)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-passages-in-the-quran-that-are-clearly-offensive-to-modern-sensibilities/737787 "2015-11-22T22:52:27Z")
I have a close friend who is a (somewhat) observant Muslim. As an atheist, I would like to better armed for the arguments I have with her on religion. One line of argument that I think is effective\* when arguing with a p… --- ## [Unfaithful relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfaithful-relationship/738139)
**Author:** [@Tails](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tails)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfaithful-relationship/738139 "2015-11-22T19:18:08Z")
I have been in a (what I thought was) a monogamous relationship with a man for just under two years. Just found out that he has been having sex with another woman for, I think, six weeks or so. I do love him, he is funn… --- ## ["Hey, hun"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-hun/737884)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-hun/737884 "2015-11-22T18:29:07Z")
Do you say this to get your SO’s attention? If you asked me this a few years ago I’d say no, as would my SO. But apparently we both say this, as demonstrated by Rocco, our African Grey Parrot. He mostly mimics my speec… --- ## [Fraternities, defend yourselves! Against bad public image.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternities-defend-yourselves-against-bad-public-image/737482)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternities-defend-yourselves-against-bad-public-image/737482 "2015-11-22T17:21:12Z")
There was a very poignant item in the advice column this morning–the successor to Ann Landers’ column. The title, as given in the South Bay Daily Breeze, was “Member of Sorority Has to Deal with Negative Stereotyping.” … --- ## ["As long as there's a single homeless child or vet in America, no refugees".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-long-as-theres-a-single-homeless-child-or-vet-in-america-no-refugees/738085)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-long-as-theres-a-single-homeless-child-or-vet-in-america-no-refugees/738085 "2015-11-22T16:03:44Z")
Reasons why this is a stupid argument? My only argument is, even if we did turn away all the refugees, it’s not like our congresscritters are going to say: “Okay, since we’re not going to take the refugees, lets take al… --- ## [Contacting important people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contacting-important-people/738094)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contacting-important-people/738094 "2015-11-22T15:51:29Z")
Recently I have been working on a novel where I will very often have to research things I have no expertise in. I will very often find papers written on the subject that relate very closely to what I am doing and in some… --- ## [When would you pay these bills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-you-pay-these-bills/738042)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-you-pay-these-bills/738042 "2015-11-22T15:35:35Z")
OK, I has surgery a about six weeks back. Nothing major, but after insurance took over still ended up with a couple grand of out of pocket expenses, the bulk of which came from the hospital. I get emails from the insur… --- ## [Heating choices (and which way to go?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heating-choices-and-which-way-to-go/738226)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heating-choices-and-which-way-to-go/738226 "2015-11-22T15:10:58Z")
Hi all, I have a bathroom that is right above the garage, and becomes extremely cold in the winter. I have looked into a few options to help make the bathroom/shower a much more user-friendly winter room, and I am wond… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=819) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=821)