# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=887 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 888 --- ## [Visiting Barcelona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-barcelona/724014)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-barcelona/724014 "2015-07-03T05:31:41Z")
My wife and I will be spending 2 nights in Barcelona, first week of September (we’re on a cruise that ends there, and decided to stay for a bit before rushing home). So we’re looking for any tourist tips: what’s a good … --- ## [Judge: "A right to a trial is not a right to a perfect trial" huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-a-right-to-a-trial-is-not-a-right-to-a-perfect-trial-huh/724058)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-a-right-to-a-trial-is-not-a-right-to-a-perfect-trial-huh/724058 "2015-07-03T03:07:29Z")
Did the judge misspeak in open court? 3 min video The legal commentators seemed stunned he’d say this. He’s aggravated by the delays. Trial was scheduled for Aug and now Jan. Both prosecution and defense have been jo… --- ## [Solo physical activity that is not boring (see inside for definition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-physical-activity-that-is-not-boring-see-inside-for-definition/723525)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-physical-activity-that-is-not-boring-see-inside-for-definition/723525 "2015-07-03T02:56:45Z")
I thought I had asked a related question before but search does not discover it. I need a solo physical activity that will get my heart rate up and help with fitness, but skill at which is measured more in terms of refl… --- ## [Looking for a good pull up bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pull-up-bar/724026)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-pull-up-bar/724026 "2015-07-03T02:07:07Z")
I’m looking to buy a free standing pull up bar because having one attached to a wall in my house just isn’t an option. I’ve been thinking about this one I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this and can gi… --- ## [Uber and the third job model](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-and-the-third-job-model/724071)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-and-the-third-job-model/724071 "2015-07-03T01:27:23Z")
There’s a brilliant article in the current\* New Yorker\* that’s nominally about Uber and its contractor/employee struggles, but it’s really about job models. Unfortunately, it’s behind a paywall, so you’ll either have to … --- ## [Opinions on the Monroe Institute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-monroe-institute/724075)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-monroe-institute/724075 "2015-07-03T00:47:13Z")
For those unaware what this organization is, it’s a non profit which researches the ways in which the Brain can be manipulated by sound and altered into other states of consciousness. However, I’m the eternal skeptic on… --- ## [How tall (or short) is too tall (or short) for you to find attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-or-short-is-too-tall-or-short-for-you-to-find-attractive/723796)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-or-short-is-too-tall-or-short-for-you-to-find-attractive/723796 "2015-07-03T00:12:00Z")
in your preferred gender, of course. Assuming that all factors work for you l – that is, that facial beauty, physical fitness, personality, intellect, and so forth are acceptable – how great a height differential makes a… --- ## [I think my Girlfriend is crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-girlfriend-is-crazy/724055)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-girlfriend-is-crazy/724055 "2015-07-02T22:20:43Z")
My girlfriend keeps saying gangs are out to get her and that they have a reputation to break up couples and that they’re organized, and they harass her, and she has reported them to the police, and that no one understand… --- ## [Does my head look too big for my body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-head-look-too-big-for-my-body/723998)
**Author:** [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-head-look-too-big-for-my-body/723998 "2015-07-02T22:16:19Z")
Whenever I take pics, i cant help to notice that my head looks too huge for my body.Here are my pics and looking for honesty.I know it only looks like this in pics and not in real life https://www.flickr.com/photos/446… --- ## [Fridge making a noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-making-a-noise/724041)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-making-a-noise/724041 "2015-07-02T22:00:49Z")
Last night my fridge started making a noise, every twenty minutes or so, consisting in a click followed by a crunchy kind of buzzing sound. It lasts maybe three seconds. It is still freezing and refrigerating just fine … --- ## [Help find a church \[in a viral video\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-find-a-church-in-a-viral-video/724072)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-find-a-church-in-a-viral-video/724072 "2015-07-02T20:31:43Z")
Man jumps into baptismal pool. This kind of service looks like a lot of fun, although I don’t think I could ever be so slain in the spirit as to jump into a pool of water with my clothes on. --- ## [What does feminism mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-feminism-mean-to-you/723471)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-feminism-mean-to-you/723471 "2015-07-02T18:03:59Z")
Sorry, no poll. :slight\_smile: I’m hoping people will say what it means to them, personally. And that they’ll be specific, for example: what are its goals? Or, how has it affected you? Is there a particular writer or bl… --- ## [Oil heat pre pay contracts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-heat-pre-pay-contracts/724045)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-heat-pre-pay-contracts/724045 "2015-07-02T17:05:33Z")
Summer starts, so here in the Northeast the oil heat pre buy contract offers come in. This week I received the pre buy options for the oil I need to winter heat. Price this year is 2.599 per gallon at estimated usage… --- ## [Parents: have your car preferences changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-have-your-car-preferences-changed/723297)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-have-your-car-preferences-changed/723297 "2015-07-02T15:29:31Z")
The stereotype is that you have kids, they start soccer or something, and you end up trading in your Mustang for a minivan. Now I’m not sure why soccer needs it, as I’m pretty sure it’s not BYOGoal, but I guess you’re ex… --- ## [Rings (for fingers) - why entire and not split?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rings-for-fingers-why-entire-and-not-split/724032)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rings-for-fingers-why-entire-and-not-split/724032 "2015-07-02T15:18:48Z")
It’s long puzzled me, but rings seem to be sold as complete circles. Surely it would be more sensible to sell them split - with an air gap - so they can be easily resized? --- ## [Tell me about continuously variable transmissions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-continuously-variable-transmissions/723732)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-continuously-variable-transmissions/723732 "2015-07-02T13:29:52Z")
I’m thinking of putting the 2000 Accord out to pasture after 224,000 miles, and replacing it with a 2015 Civic. I can get that with a stick shift, which has long been my preference over traditional automatic shifts. By… --- ## [Why are children asking me for money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-children-asking-me-for-money/723783)
**Author:** [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-children-asking-me-for-money/723783 "2015-07-02T13:27:22Z")
I work at a dollar store. In front of my register is the mandatory gumball machine. This one has gumballs, bouncy balls, stickers, temporary tattoos…something for everyone. :rolleyes: A large amount of children ask me, … --- ## [Ugh - Air Conditioning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-air-conditioning/723955)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-air-conditioning/723955 "2015-07-02T12:51:59Z")
So our A/C is 11 or 12 years old, long out of warranty. We have it checked annually, and today they’re saying that it’s really on its last legs (one device showed a reading way up in the “red” zone, the inside compressor… --- ## [TransAsia Flight GE235 crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transasia-flight-ge235-crash/711804)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transasia-flight-ge235-crash/711804 "2015-07-02T12:43:16Z")
23 dead and counting. :frowning: Grim reading. But it makes me remember Captain Sullenberger’s landing on the Hudson. --- ## [Mattress recommendations and shopping tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mattress-recommendations-and-shopping-tips/718615)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mattress-recommendations-and-shopping-tips/718615 "2015-07-02T11:22:54Z")
I’m seriously investigating replacing my 15 year old mattress. Any recommendations or tips on the following are appreciated: Type. I have an inner coil mattress, but the memory foam and regular foam ones seem interest… --- ## [Which is more politically correct - "Asian" or "Oriental"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-politically-correct-asian-or-oriental/333827)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-politically-correct-asian-or-oriental/333827 "2015-07-02T08:07:25Z")
Our dog has a thing about some men - specifically she hates Japanese, Chinese, Korean men - might be the dark hair, we’re not sure. So I would say that she hates “Asian” men. A friend would say the dog hates “Oriental”… --- ## [Diagnose my duckling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-duckling/724007)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-duckling/724007 "2015-07-02T07:05:02Z")
We rescued a couple of abandoned ducklings 9 weeks ago and until recently they have been thriving. A few days ago, one of the ducklings abruptly stopped walking. He now drags himself along the ground and refuses to sta… --- ## [Did I waste a good amount of time by being a virgin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-waste-a-good-amount-of-time-by-being-a-virgin/723822)
**Author:** [@marcdrydock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marcdrydock)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-waste-a-good-amount-of-time-by-being-a-virgin/723822 "2015-07-02T06:26:40Z")
Hello all, I’m turning 24 in 3 months. I realize that a lot of my peers have been sexually active. I was often envious and jealous of them in college. I eventually learned to let that go, however. I realize that there … --- ## [Why do you use a small, local bank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-use-a-small-local-bank/723047)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-use-a-small-local-bank/723047 "2015-07-02T02:24:20Z")
Between 2008 and 2014, over 500 small banks in the US have had to close their doors and be acquired by a larger, better funded bank. No one actually lost any money, but what a hassle. Why bother with a small bank. Are yo… --- ## [Tiger vs. Wolf: Who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-vs-wolf-who-wins/281456)
**Author:** [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-vs-wolf-who-wins/281456 "2015-07-02T02:23:17Z")
This has been a long-running debate/argument at work, so I turn to the Teeming Millions. A lone wolf and a solitary tiger are placed in the Roman Coliseum and fight to the death. Which one will emerge victorius? I’m s… --- ## [Best Laptop for a Graduate Student](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-laptop-for-a-graduate-student/723989)
**Author:** [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-laptop-for-a-graduate-student/723989 "2015-07-02T01:48:25Z")
I could use some good advice to pass on to my younger son’s fiancee. She is beginning a Master’s Program in Psychology this August and is looking for advice on the best laptop for a social sciences grad student. She kn… --- ## [Hillary emails - unflattering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-emails-unflattering/723969)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-emails-unflattering/723969 "2015-07-02T00:57:44Z")
Saw some excerpts from her emails during her SoS tenure. Wow. The insecurity and the vanity… “I heard on the radio that there is a Cabinet mtg this am. Is there? Can I go? If not, who are we sending?” “I arrived for th… --- ## [What Do You Wear When You Sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/516188)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/516188 "2015-07-02T00:55:57Z")
I go commando. Wearing underpants when I sleep bunches up my nuts in uncomfotable ways. :eek: And if I attempt to wear socks when I sleep, I get the feeling that a little gnome is holding a flame thrower to my feet. --- ## [Upcoming Greek Bailout Referendum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-greek-bailout-referendum/723597)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-greek-bailout-referendum/723597 "2015-07-02T00:23:10Z")
Greek Prime Minister Calls for Referendum on Bailout Terms ATHENS — In an unexpected move, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras went on national television early Saturday to call for a referendum on July 5, so that Greek citiz… --- ## [When you quit smoking, did you get depressed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-quit-smoking-did-you-get-depressed/723877)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-quit-smoking-did-you-get-depressed/723877 "2015-07-02T00:12:10Z")
Heh, I’ll bet there are previous threads on this, but I’m not Jesus, so resurrect a zombie? No way! Anyway, here’s the situation. I’ve been a smoker for 15 years. Smoking more and more heavily, till I’m almost up to a p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=886) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=888)