# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=864 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 865 --- ## [You're a mad scientist -- what animal do you breed for human intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-mad-scientist-what-animal-do-you-breed-for-human-intelligence/727656)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-mad-scientist-what-animal-do-you-breed-for-human-intelligence/727656 "2015-08-17T20:12:14Z")
Selectively breeding humans for intelligence is frowned upon, but nobody seems to care about selective breeding for non-human animals. Sheep get fluffier, cattle get beefier, dogs get doggier. You’re a mad scientist wh… --- ## [What story does your SO tell over and over again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-story-does-your-so-tell-over-and-over-again/728081)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-story-does-your-so-tell-over-and-over-again/728081 "2015-08-17T18:08:54Z")
Inspired by the annoying spousal repetitive question thread currently in this forum. This last weekend I snapped at my husband because he was starting to tell me for the 500th time his teenage radio story. It goes like… --- ## [Is it legal to ask for ID with debit card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-ask-for-id-with-debit-card/683831)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-ask-for-id-with-debit-card/683831 "2015-08-17T15:30:36Z")
I work in retail sales. Many people use credit and debit cards. Often there is no signature on the back or CID is written in place of signature. I normally ask to see an ID in that case. I thought that was the reason … --- ## [Cleaning medicine cabinet shelves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-medicine-cabinet-shelves/728078)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-medicine-cabinet-shelves/728078 "2015-08-17T15:23:48Z")
Plastic with tracks to fit the cabinet. They have that bumpy top surface. And there’re white stains on all of them–toothpaste maybe? Have tried everything I can think of and no result. Really I’d rather just clean them. --- ## [Thinking about starting a hacking group, any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-starting-a-hacking-group-any-advice/727924)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-starting-a-hacking-group-any-advice/727924 "2015-08-17T12:55:29Z")
I was looking for hacking groups in Portland, ME. . I found that there isn’t one within a hundred miles! The closest ones are in Boston and Bangor. How hard would it be to start my own? Has anyone here ever belonged t… --- ## [Youth Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youth-serum/728008)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youth-serum/728008 "2015-08-17T12:04:11Z")
Years ago I had contracted a job for an eastern religious medition temple. This was a very large well organized worldwide group. It appeared to be a cult. Anyway aside from all the negatives that go along with belonging … --- ## [Has anyone tried any of Allen Carr's books or advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-any-of-allen-carrs-books-or-advice/728035)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-any-of-allen-carrs-books-or-advice/728035 "2015-08-17T09:19:04Z")
I just heard of this guy. I don’t know a lot about him, I get the impression that he works via reframing and making people think positive lifestyle changes are a benefit instead of a sacrifice. If that is wrong, please t… --- ## [Q for Japanese car experts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-japanese-car-experts/727441)
**Author:** [@birchtree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/birchtree)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-japanese-car-experts/727441 "2015-08-17T02:19:02Z")
Background: I have a low-mileage 1991 Nissan Sentra that I need to bring out of deep hibernation–the car has been garaged, unstarted, for the past seven years. At the time I stopped driving it, the car was running fine… --- ## [Gunslingers: What's the difference between an expensive 45 and a good quality cheaper 45?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunslingers-whats-the-difference-between-an-expensive-45-and-a-good-quality-cheaper-45/727560)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunslingers-whats-the-difference-between-an-expensive-45-and-a-good-quality-cheaper-45/727560 "2015-08-17T01:44:34Z")
I am planning on getting a .45 semi-auto. I saw a video about a Tisas, which retails for about 400 bucks. (The gun, not the video.) At any rate, going through the online reviews it seems to be a perfectly good gun. But…… --- ## [Kitchen cabinet refinishing: How do I make my cabinets not suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-cabinet-refinishing-how-do-i-make-my-cabinets-not-suck/431249)
**Author:** [@Red1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red1980)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2007, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-cabinet-refinishing-how-do-i-make-my-cabinets-not-suck/431249 "2007-12-31T03:11:11Z")
You know how when you go to the cottage, and there’s these old cabinets that look like they’ve been painted with spare paint left over from the kid’s treehouse? Well I’d like to avoid doing something like this in my hom… --- ## [Apple Music utterly confuses me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-music-utterly-confuses-me/727913)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-music-utterly-confuses-me/727913 "2015-08-16T19:09:16Z")
I’m a long time iPhone owner (nearly 6 years), as well as a longtime iPod user prior to that. What Apple has done to the music files on my devices with the roll out of Apple Music completely and totally baffles my mind.… --- ## [A vengeful nutjob with a gun is coming for you RIGHT NOW.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vengeful-nutjob-with-a-gun-is-coming-for-you-right-now/727424)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vengeful-nutjob-with-a-gun-is-coming-for-you-right-now/727424 "2015-08-16T19:00:06Z")
Imagine that some time ago you inadvertently pissed off a random nutjob who swore to get you eventually, though never specifying how. Now your phone rings, and a person you know well and trust implicitly tells you the nu… --- ## [Shopping for a car stereo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-a-car-stereo/727967)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-a-car-stereo/727967 "2015-08-16T18:35:25Z")
Factory subwoofer bit the dust awhile back, dealership said it would take $500 just to yank it out and replace it, so I figured I would go with something more state of the art. Note I play nothing but songs off of my So… --- ## [What's with the terrible headliners on dating sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-terrible-headliners-on-dating-sites/727886)
**Author:** [@justjake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justjake)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-terrible-headliners-on-dating-sites/727886 "2015-08-16T18:03:34Z")
Seriously, just opened up my grandpa’s joke book and OOPS there’s all the jokes i found on both the male AND females pages on these dating sites! --- ## [I'm gunna ask again, how do i make reasonable money quickly? With minimal experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gunna-ask-again-how-do-i-make-reasonable-money-quickly-with-minimal-experience/727490)
**Author:** [@justjake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justjake)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gunna-ask-again-how-do-i-make-reasonable-money-quickly-with-minimal-experience/727490 "2015-08-15T22:51:51Z")
So, i just found out both my friends (ages 18 and 21 respectively) both landed FULL TIME jobs in portland oregon making 12-20$ an hour respectively. Both of these kids have similar experience to me (working minimal level… --- ## [All My Neighbors Use My Fence, Now Upset My Son Broke Our Fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-neighbors-use-my-fence-now-upset-my-son-broke-our-fence/727684)
**Author:** [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-neighbors-use-my-fence-now-upset-my-son-broke-our-fence/727684 "2015-08-15T17:30:08Z")
I’ve been meaning to ask opinions on this for awhile. I’m sure similar things have come up. It just got a little more timely. I live in a typical (I think) suburban neighborhood in Columbus, OH. It is technically in the… --- ## [Word Processing: simple and free....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-processing-simple-and-free/727896)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-processing-simple-and-free/727896 "2015-08-15T12:23:57Z")
A friend of mine is using the Word equivalent in Open Office, and he’s just getting the hell kicked out of him. Half his paragraph breaks are being changed to manual line breaks, he’s getting paragraph formatting that g… --- ## [For those that do not believe in God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-do-not-believe-in-god/727668)
**Author:** [@Phu\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phu_Cat)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-do-not-believe-in-god/727668 "2015-08-15T12:17:42Z")
Is there anything you have found to be more pleasurable than the sensation experienced during sexual intercourse? (I’ve never done drugs.) Ever wonder how it became that way? Please don’t expect me to accept evolution a… --- ## [How old is too old to go to a strip club? (In your opinion of course)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-go-to-a-strip-club-in-your-opinion-of-course/691497)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-go-to-a-strip-club-in-your-opinion-of-course/691497 "2015-08-15T10:38:40Z")
For men, I’m going to say any age over 40. After 40, you start to become old enough to be those girls Dad which starts to cross the threshold into creepy territory. Not deep in the woods of creepy, but rather hang right… --- ## [Employer Rescinds Job Offer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-rescinds-job-offer/727303)
**Author:** [@McJesus97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McJesus97)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-rescinds-job-offer/727303 "2015-08-15T10:16:07Z")
Just wanted to share an experience I recently had seeking a job. I’m a newly graduated engineer and the position was for a mechanical engineer. Here’s a timeline of what happened: June 29, 2015: First interview July 8,… --- ## [How's Lebanon / Beirut these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-lebanon-beirut-these-days/727817)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-lebanon-beirut-these-days/727817 "2015-08-15T09:20:46Z")
What’s the general situation in Lebanon & Beirut? How safe is it these days? I had a dream last night about being approached to work at a satellite station in or near Beirut and was asking myself this question in the dr… --- ## [The Worldwide Church of God--What really happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worldwide-church-of-god-what-really-happened/727317)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worldwide-church-of-god-what-really-happened/727317 "2015-08-15T07:43:15Z")
The Worldwide church of God (now called Grace Communion International) had taught, for a long time, doctrines that were very distinct from mainstream Christianity. For example, it was binitarian rather than trinitarian, … --- ## [Getting Divorced... It hurts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-divorced-it-hurts/727697)
**Author:** [@ConflictedOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ConflictedOne)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-divorced-it-hurts/727697 "2015-08-15T02:51:08Z")
I met her 8 years ago and we are in the process of getting divorced. It makes me feel conflicted… like I am making a mistake and hurting people who love me. I also feel like I am making the right long term decision. … --- ## [Thugs firing randomly into crowds. Was this ever done in the past or is it mainly a modern practice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thugs-firing-randomly-into-crowds-was-this-ever-done-in-the-past-or-is-it-mainly-a-modern-practice/727296)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thugs-firing-randomly-into-crowds-was-this-ever-done-in-the-past-or-is-it-mainly-a-modern-practice/727296 "2015-08-15T00:44:35Z")
Here is a sad local taleof three young men getting dissed at a party and returning with a gun then firing the gun into the assembled crowd. A random kid is hit in the head and dies. You see this scenario repeated in lot… --- ## ["Save the date"? Are you really expecting me to come?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-the-date-are-you-really-expecting-me-to-come/727614)
**Author:** [@kdeus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kdeus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-the-date-are-you-really-expecting-me-to-come/727614 "2015-08-14T23:24:13Z")
I just received a “Save the Date” card (actually, a fridge magnet) for a former coworker’s wedding. We were friends, back in the day, but not that close. For my (20th century) wedding, the folks I told to save the date… --- ## [The flash crash 5 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-crash-5-years-ago/727859)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-crash-5-years-ago/727859 "2015-08-14T19:37:11Z")
It’s in the news again: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32598084 But what I want to know is how is what this guy did different to the high-frequency trading that is common these days? --- ## [What pointless things do your SO say over and over, that you love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pointless-things-do-your-so-say-over-and-over-that-you-love/727861)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pointless-things-do-your-so-say-over-and-over-that-you-love/727861 "2015-08-14T19:17:50Z")
The opposite of this thread, I guess. I had a girlfriend once who would always look at me out of the blue and ask: “What’s wrong?” Just in the middle of a conversation, or while we were lying in bed. For no reason at a… --- ## [Fish oil, arthritis, heartburn!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-oil-arthritis-heartburn/727641)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-oil-arthritis-heartburn/727641 "2015-08-14T18:42:31Z")
Sooo, I have mild arthritis (well, mild compared to many…sore and swollen finger joints, creaky hips yada yada) and taking fish-oil tabs helps the pain almost immediately! It’d be a wonderful cure, but alas, the fish ta… --- ## [Annoying Political Ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-political-ads/727824)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-political-ads/727824 "2015-08-14T13:37:17Z")
The Hillary Clinton ones are the worst (her mother was born with two left feet, could only walk in circles)…but the main thing is the earnest squawking about how she made everything better, while you hear a piano endle… --- ## [Digital audio drivers : why isn't this already done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-audio-drivers-why-isnt-this-already-done/727762)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-audio-drivers-why-isnt-this-already-done/727762 "2015-08-14T10:38:46Z")
I’m a computer engineer. I read some articles describing how to build simple headphone amplifiers, such as thisarticle. I also read articles describing various methods for the actual transducers that produce the sound … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=863) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=865)