# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=852 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 853 --- ## [The Brazilian Reale is Going To Collapse-How To Profit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brazilian-reale-is-going-to-collapse-how-to-profit/730666)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brazilian-reale-is-going-to-collapse-how-to-profit/730666 "2015-09-12T14:12:56Z")
The real is dropping like a stone-now about 3.8 reals/US$. I feel that Brazil is headed for hyperinflation, as the government is spending madly, and Brazil’s credit rating is now at “junk” status. So, how can i profit f… --- ## [Top Secret German Memo Reveals Euro to Be Abandoned!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-secret-german-memo-reveals-euro-to-be-abandoned/730510)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-secret-german-memo-reveals-euro-to-be-abandoned/730510 "2015-09-12T05:03:26Z")
A top secret memo from the head of the German central Bank reveals that Germany will repudiate the euro, and revert to the Mark, by January 2016. all euro-denominated debts will be changes to Marks, with a fixed exchang… --- ## [Condo or house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condo-or-house/730479)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condo-or-house/730479 "2015-09-12T03:17:38Z")
I may move soon and would like to hear you views on living in a single family home vs a condo. Right now I have a 3 bedroom 2 bath house on a small lot with lovely trees. My dog has a fenced yard. I have room to park 3 … --- ## [Advice For Negotiating A Tattoo Price](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-negotiating-a-tattoo-price/730744)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-negotiating-a-tattoo-price/730744 "2015-09-12T01:49:38Z")
I’ve narrowed my choice of first tat down to two: either this, only around my bicep instead of my wrist, like the woman in the picture; or this, only a) the code will be from something meaningful to me, b) MUCH smaller, … --- ## [Ever been fired or had to fire someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-fired-or-had-to-fire-someone/730569)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-fired-or-had-to-fire-someone/730569 "2015-09-12T01:28:26Z")
I just finished reading this article, How to Fire Someone and it made me wonder other people’s experiences and how they compared to my own. Although I’ve never had to fire anyone (never been an official supervisor), I w… --- ## [Law Q: self defence and third parties.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-q-self-defence-and-third-parties/730674)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-q-self-defence-and-third-parties/730674 "2015-09-12T00:48:01Z")
How does self-defence interact with harm to third parties? Imagine you are defending yourself against an assailant. For the sake of this thread the self-defence aspect is clear-cut, accepted, and uncontested. During the… --- ## [Americans: what were you taught about the theory of evolution in school (but before college)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-what-were-you-taught-about-the-theory-of-evolution-in-school-but-before-college/727082)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-what-were-you-taught-about-the-theory-of-evolution-in-school-but-before-college/727082 "2015-09-12T00:25:22Z")
In junior, middle, or high school, in other words? The other day, for no reason I can identify, I chanced to think about a river tour I went on as part of CLUE (Creative Learning in a Unique Environment), a special clas… --- ## [Patient confidentiality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patient-confidentiality/730592)
**Author:** [@mvillarreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mvillarreal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patient-confidentiality/730592 "2015-09-11T23:04:19Z")
I am 19 years old and occasionally smoke marijuana. Recently, I hurt my neck in a car accident and my mother took me to the doctor. It just so happened to be that it was also time for a physical so they took blood out. T… --- ## [Is the WWW overrated as a revolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-www-overrated-as-a-revolution/729579)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-www-overrated-as-a-revolution/729579 "2015-09-11T21:19:31Z")
There’s no doubt it’s a great piece of software, but I think saying it’s bigger than Gutenberg, or even the invention of the Internet itself is a bit hyperbolic. The Internet was already popular among academics in the la… --- ## [List of nonsensical things that house cats do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-nonsensical-things-that-house-cats-do/730171)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-nonsensical-things-that-house-cats-do/730171 "2015-09-11T19:07:08Z")
Feel free to add to this list! It needs to be something that most cats do, not something only one cat does, and it needs to make little sense to humans They will let you pet them all day with your hand. But if you us… --- ## [47 year old giving a powerpoint presentation to college students: tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-year-old-giving-a-powerpoint-presentation-to-college-students-tips/730151)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-year-old-giving-a-powerpoint-presentation-to-college-students-tips/730151 "2015-09-11T18:04:04Z")
I cant get into details for obvious reasons, but I’ve been asked to give a 30 minute Powerpoint presentation to 10 local college students visiting our company to gather information relevant to their field of study. Got … --- ## [How Long Before "Old" is "New" Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-old-is-new-again/730671)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-old-is-new-again/730671 "2015-09-11T17:55:56Z")
When I was a kid, my mother would play a trick on us-she would pack up our toys and comic books in a box, and hide them away for 4-6 months…then bring them out again. Of course, by that time we had forgotten all about th… --- ## [A question re Caitlin Jenner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-caitlin-jenner/730225)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-caitlin-jenner/730225 "2015-09-11T16:42:39Z")
Ok, so Caitlin Jenner is a pre-op transsexual woman, meaning she has male genitalia but presents herself as a woman. She also has said her conversion to womanhood has not affected her sexuality, as she is a heterosexual… --- ## [Any experience with "gamification" at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-gamification-at-work/730297)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-gamification-at-work/730297 "2015-09-11T16:31:45Z")
Part of my job at work is to staff the tech help desk, and the service we use for that (FreshDesk) has a “gamification” feature where help desk agents can compete against each other: Freshdesk Gamification Video - Introd… --- ## [Help me understand the war going on in Yemen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-war-going-on-in-yemen/730679)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-war-going-on-in-yemen/730679 "2015-09-11T16:28:01Z")
So I was reading this article about the war in Yemen. Can somone help me understand the real context of this war? Is the US taking a side? Is this somewhat like Syria that we dislike both sides? --- ## [When is it okay for a good parent to be an asshole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-okay-for-a-good-parent-to-be-an-asshole/730535)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-okay-for-a-good-parent-to-be-an-asshole/730535 "2015-09-11T14:55:16Z")
I placed this in GQ, hoping to get some real replies. Butch is 24 years old and has a younger and older brother. His parents are very dear friends of mine. Butch had some problems with police when he was a minor. As … --- ## [The mystery of the funky smelling clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-funky-smelling-clothes/730627)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-funky-smelling-clothes/730627 "2015-09-11T12:35:52Z")
Short story: One detergent makes my clothes stink, but only when I am wearing them. No one else can smell it. I swear I’m not completely crazy! Any ideas of what might be going on? Long story: A couple of years ago, I… --- ## [I feel bad about taking out a loan even though I know I can pay it back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-bad-about-taking-out-a-loan-even-though-i-know-i-can-pay-it-back/730473)
**Author:** [@Luke\_James](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luke_James)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-bad-about-taking-out-a-loan-even-though-i-know-i-can-pay-it-back/730473 "2015-09-11T11:16:56Z")
I am considering taking out a £2,500 loan at a fixed interest rate of 12.5% before I graduate, and 10.5% after I graduate. I begin making repayments immediately, I pay £20/month up until October 2016 and then the repaym… --- ## [Are women attracted to overly muscular men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-attracted-to-overly-muscular-men/730183)
**Author:** [@RebrandingHumor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RebrandingHumor)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-attracted-to-overly-muscular-men/730183 "2015-09-11T08:54:10Z")
I mean bodybuilder or powerlifter types, do women feel attraction for big backs, muyscular legs, wide shoulders, etc? I often hear women prefer the skinny types or rather slighty chubby than muscular… Are women kiind o… --- ## [How big a ripoff is Snap-On, Mac, etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-ripoff-is-snap-on-mac-etc/604917)
**Author:** [@mattm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-ripoff-is-snap-on-mac-etc/604917 "2011-12-08T03:41:11Z")
Saw this in Marketplace. I didn’t think there were any other dopers who buy from a truck, and maybe there aren’t, but it raised a question in my mind. Can the Franchise owners give cash discounts. My Snap-On guy won’… --- ## [Laptop screen diagnosis thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-screen-diagnosis-thread/730511)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-screen-diagnosis-thread/730511 "2015-09-11T04:04:14Z")
My wife’s laptop is a really old Toshiba Satellite (A205 S5855). She turned it on this morning to a black screen. I think the OS is loading, because there is considerable hard drive reading for several seconds which th… --- ## [Please advice \[question about potential pregnancy\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advice-question-about-potential-pregnancy/730521)
**Author:** [@ariesmomma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ariesmomma)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advice-question-about-potential-pregnancy/730521 "2015-09-11T02:49:39Z")
I was on the MoNessa birth control pills for about 6 weeks. I had to quit taking them because it was messing up my horomones really bad. I’ve been off the pill over a month now. Things have been back to normal. My boyfri… --- ## [Tell me about Tanning Accelerator Lotions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-tanning-accelerator-lotions/527992)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-tanning-accelerator-lotions/527992 "2010-02-07T19:55:58Z")
I am very fair complected, ( I was once nicknamed Whiter shade of Pale) and have never seen the appeal of getting a tan from a salon. I usually wear a SPF 40 lotion in the summer. However, a severe sunburn last fall (sta… --- ## [People who became entrepreneurs or small business owners, how did you do it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-became-entrepreneurs-or-small-business-owners-how-did-you-do-it/729653)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-became-entrepreneurs-or-small-business-owners-how-did-you-do-it/729653 "2015-09-11T00:20:31Z")
I admire entrepreneurs, I don’t feel like I have the balls or the brains to find a niche in the economy with unmet demand then find a way to provide goods and services to fill it. I admire people who do though. For thos… --- ## [Is there an answer to my chronic TMJ pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-answer-to-my-chronic-tmj-pain/730499)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-answer-to-my-chronic-tmj-pain/730499 "2015-09-11T00:05:40Z")
I developed TMJ, TMD, TMJD pain whatever you want to call it in the fall of 2007 and I’ve only rarely had a pain-free day since it started. I hear a lot of people complain about it but mine is very, very painful I think … --- ## [Meds in Mexico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meds-in-mexico/730496)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meds-in-mexico/730496 "2015-09-10T23:45:45Z")
I am without insurance for at least another month and need to get some medicine refilled. Metformin, Glipizide being the two biggies. Is Tijuana an option? Is this stuff available over the counter there? Do I need a pr… --- ## [New Idaho area code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-idaho-area-code/730400)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-idaho-area-code/730400 "2015-09-10T21:30:06Z")
Some time in 2016 Idaho is scheduled to receive another area code. I am wondering how my fellow Idahoans feel about this. Should existing phone numbers get to keep 208 and have all new numbers use the new area code num… --- ## [The what, why and how of meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-why-and-how-of-meditation/603613)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-why-and-how-of-meditation/603613 "2015-09-10T21:03:50Z")
So I’ve heard meditation being recommended a few times and I decided to research it. Unfortunately, most of what I’ve found tends to be on the woo side. I do not doubt that some benefit can be gained from it, but I do wi… --- ## [Should I upgrade to win-10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-upgrade-to-win-10/729078)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-upgrade-to-win-10/729078 "2015-09-10T20:42:53Z")
I have written before about the problems I had with my Surface (still unresolved). My main computer is a 15" laptop with Win-7. I am given to understand that in a year or two, MS will pull the plug on supporting it. O… --- ## [Teacher -Student picture question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-student-picture-question/729466)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-student-picture-question/729466 "2015-09-10T20:37:33Z")
I have an acquaintance who is a teacher, and she just started again after about seven years at home with the kids. I noticed that on Facebook she has posted pictures of the kids (kindergarten, I think) in her class. Now… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=851) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=853)