# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=905 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 906 --- ## [best way to get tv reception?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-tv-reception/720996)
**Author:** [@cedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-tv-reception/720996 "2015-05-28T17:35:08Z")
I have a house in town that we run as a recovery house for women that have graduated from a substance abuse program. Right now we have basic Time Warner cable. They are going all digital, which means we need a converter … --- ## [Supreme Court Agrees to Settle Meaning of ‘One Person One Vote’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-agrees-to-settle-meaning-of-one-person-one-vote/720940)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-agrees-to-settle-meaning-of-one-person-one-vote/720940 "2015-05-28T17:22:21Z")
Number of inhabitants or number of registered voters? I always thought redistricting was determined by population/census counts, not who is registered to vote. What did I miss? --- ## [So, your son or daughter is running for President of the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-your-son-or-daughter-is-running-for-president-of-the-united-states/720900)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-your-son-or-daughter-is-running-for-president-of-the-united-states/720900 "2015-05-28T16:23:15Z")
Hypothetical scenario: Your son or daughter is between 45 and 60 years old, very smart, very educated, an inspiring speaker, successful, accomplished, outspoken in political views, and very popular. He or she is running… --- ## [The fetishfication of the military in sporting events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fetishfication-of-the-military-in-sporting-events/720834)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fetishfication-of-the-military-in-sporting-events/720834 "2015-05-28T15:10:15Z")
Would this have happened without 9/11? And I find it kind of…odd…that this would happen after questionable affairs such as Afghanistan and Iraq, but after ‘the good war’ it didn’t happen. --- ## [What are your thoughts about the Elio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-about-the-elio/720870)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-about-the-elio/720870 "2015-05-28T14:28:33Z")
I hope I’m not repeating what someone else might have already (recently) asked about this car, but in any case please feel free to checkout the link and then return and share your thoughts. Personally, I think it’s prett… --- ## [Greenland Approves SS Marriage!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenland-approves-ss-marriage/721015)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenland-approves-ss-marriage/721015 "2015-05-28T13:54:08Z")
This Tuesday, the Greenland Parliament approved same-sex marriage . . . unanimously! This means that 21 countries now have marriage equality. --- ## [I need a slug trap or slug barrier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-slug-trap-or-slug-barrier/720336)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-slug-trap-or-slug-barrier/720336 "2015-05-28T13:12:48Z")
I’ve found a couple slugs in my apartment in the last few weeks. I have sprayed my apartment barrier for insects and spiders, and that stuff works well but it doesn’t keep the slugs out. So what can I do to keep them ou… --- ## [Are Monster or CareerBuilder useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-monster-or-careerbuilder-useful/619107)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-monster-or-careerbuilder-useful/619107 "2012-04-18T04:46:58Z")
I’m looking at moving to the private sector (from education) and am applying to sales and customer education/product training position. I’m wondering if Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com are at all useful these days, or … --- ## [That's Taylor Swift?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-taylor-swift/720407)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-taylor-swift/720407 "2015-05-28T05:25:01Z")
On the cover of Maxim. Ignoring what you may or may not think of her music, am I the only one who looks at that photo and says, “No way that’s Taylor Swift!” I mean, it just doesn’t look like her. At all. For one thing … --- ## [Need help finding a pump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-pump/720929)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-pump/720929 "2015-05-28T02:46:47Z")
So I bought this blow-up bouncy waterslide thing for my yard, because I am trying to secure a place in my nieces’ hearts forever. So far it’s a hit! The kids played with it for several hours even though the water was co… --- ## [Herbivore Males](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbivore-males/720543)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbivore-males/720543 "2015-05-28T01:31:08Z")
"Many industry insiders blame the conundrum on a growing social trend known as herbivore men: Those who shun sex and traditional masculine values in favour of a quiet, uncompetitive lifestyle. ‘Mentally, men have become … --- ## [Poll: Epic hypothetical battles: North Korea vs. ISIS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-epic-hypothetical-battles-north-korea-vs-isis/720633)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-epic-hypothetical-battles-north-korea-vs-isis/720633 "2015-05-27T20:47:59Z")
Tomorrow, Kim Jong-Un goes completely loco en la cabeza and decides to conquer the Islamic State (ISIS) and add it to his little empire. He is allowed to use the baby nukes that he is believed to have, but at some point … --- ## [Hardware help: need some "sticks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-help-need-some-sticks/720808)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-help-need-some-sticks/720808 "2015-05-27T19:19:58Z")
I have an urgent need for some flexible stiffeners I can attach to already-finished banners to keep them from twisting and tangling on their poles; basically, a field fix for something I should have foreseen in the desig… --- ## [Stainless steel pipe: tape or compound? (need answer kinda quick)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-pipe-tape-or-compound-need-answer-kinda-quick/720874)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-pipe-tape-or-compound-need-answer-kinda-quick/720874 "2015-05-27T17:06:48Z")
I have to assemble a new well pressure tank assembly today or tomorrow. (Bladder failed on the old one.) I got the piping assembly from an excellent online supplier (had every last bit and part, all best quality, for an… --- ## [Question abput voluntary non court appointed rehab for jail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-abput-voluntary-non-court-appointed-rehab-for-jail/720840)
**Author:** [@djezzye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djezzye)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-abput-voluntary-non-court-appointed-rehab-for-jail/720840 "2015-05-27T16:00:31Z")
I just got sentenced to 3 days in jail for driving on a suspended license. (I was driving to see my mental health doctor, i had no other option). My insurance pays for inpatient rehab services. I have an addiction to a … --- ## [IRAs, work or get myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iras-work-or-get-myself/720812)
**Author:** [@ric62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ric62)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iras-work-or-get-myself/720812 "2015-05-27T09:15:51Z")
The company I work for does not match IRA contributions, should I still invest there and get the pre-tax savings or go to the open market and get my own? --- ## [Is this a legitimate small claims case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-legitimate-small-claims-case/720785)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-legitimate-small-claims-case/720785 "2015-05-27T05:54:29Z")
I’m thinking about filing in small claims court, but if I don’t have a case I’m not going to bother. I’m not going to sue someone without the real possibility of collecting the money. I really would like my money back … --- ## [Journalist types: Is this poor editing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalist-types-is-this-poor-editing/720802)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalist-types-is-this-poor-editing/720802 "2015-05-27T04:32:09Z")
For some reason, this really struck me today. It’s a Front Page headline in the San Jose Mercury News: Biggest mammals on path to extinction The word “Biggest” seems like vocabulary a 10-year-old would use. I’m th… --- ## [How much work do you have in you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-do-you-have-in-you/720864)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-do-you-have-in-you/720864 "2015-05-27T02:18:29Z")
Let’s say you have a day off from work and you are determined to get after that long list of things that need to be done around your house. Ex. Cleaning out that hall closet full of 10 years of accumulated stuff, cleanin… --- ## [Who is on your Mount Rushmore of Williams? - nominees for poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-williams-nominees-for-poll/720620)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-williams-nominees-for-poll/720620 "2015-05-27T01:36:34Z")
Who are your top four Williams? Use whatever criteria you like to define your four. All forms of the name are acceptable (Bill, Billy, Will, Willy, Liam, etc.). Real people, living or dead, only. Please limit your nomi… --- ## [Is AMD good or bad for advancement of CPU and GPU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amd-good-or-bad-for-advancement-of-cpu-and-gpu/720718)
**Author:** [@sonder999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonder999)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amd-good-or-bad-for-advancement-of-cpu-and-gpu/720718 "2015-05-27T00:06:36Z")
First of all, AMD is losing on both battlegrounds. On the cpu side they already lost to Intel, with only a handful of fanboys still buying their cpu. On the gpu side they are losing, and it looks like they will continue … --- ## [Really dumb and counterproductive stuff you see in dating profiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-and-counterproductive-stuff-you-see-in-dating-profiles/720638)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-and-counterproductive-stuff-you-see-in-dating-profiles/720638 "2015-05-26T22:09:41Z")
I’ve done a lot of online dating. The dumbth in the profiles never ceases to amaze me. It really makes me weep for humanity. As a straight guy, I have encountered the following. I know from friends that men are just as b… --- ## [You and your dog are in the woods; it kills a squirrel. Do you rebuke it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-your-dog-are-in-the-woods-it-kills-a-squirrel-do-you-rebuke-it/720682)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-your-dog-are-in-the-woods-it-kills-a-squirrel-do-you-rebuke-it/720682 "2015-05-26T21:41:35Z")
An acquaintance of mine is all weepy on Facebook because he and his dog were in the woods and the dog chased, killed, and partially ate a squirrel. Apparently he took the half-eaten corpse from the dog for burial, rebuke… --- ## [What features do the newer garmin GPS devices offer over the older ones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-do-the-newer-garmin-gps-devices-offer-over-the-older-ones/720816)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-do-the-newer-garmin-gps-devices-offer-over-the-older-ones/720816 "2015-05-26T20:50:15Z")
I’ve had a garmin 205 and garmin 1450, and both are on their last legs so i’m looking at a new one. What features do the new ones offer that are an improvement over the older models? I know they have voice recognition s… --- ## [Canadian contract law and a rental agreement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-contract-law-and-a-rental-agreement/720817)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-contract-law-and-a-rental-agreement/720817 "2015-05-26T16:49:23Z")
I am looking for information regarding a dispute I am having with a former tenant. I rented her a room with a private entrance and private bath but she had access to the family kitchen. Technically, such an arrangement… --- ## [Any experience with hiring search engine optimizers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-hiring-search-engine-optimizers/493120)
**Author:** [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-hiring-search-engine-optimizers/493120 "2009-04-15T19:12:02Z")
Note: I have absolutely no clue where to put this post. Redfly Marketing is a firm that evidently does SEO, SEM, and PPC management. I have come to the firm conclusion that I am totally dense when it comes to all three … --- ## [Exciting, charismatic American Asians who are NOT in show business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exciting-charismatic-american-asians-who-are-not-in-show-business/720811)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exciting-charismatic-american-asians-who-are-not-in-show-business/720811 "2015-05-26T06:18:12Z")
In this threaddebating admissions procedures a reference is made to the stereotype of the Asian student as a dull grind that universities do not want too many of in a “holistic” education model. To prove this stereotyp… --- ## [Vinyl or Linoleum Floor for Kitchen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinyl-or-linoleum-floor-for-kitchen/720799)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinyl-or-linoleum-floor-for-kitchen/720799 "2015-05-26T05:36:26Z")
I’ve “Googled” around and read some informative articles on types of flooring. But, I am unclear if a vinyl floor is better than a linoleum floor? It sounds like a solid vinyl floor is better than a composite vinyl flo… --- ## [If you feel threatened at work but can't quit, what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-feel-threatened-at-work-but-cant-quit-what-would-you-do/720690)
**Author:** [@Wilma1984](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilma1984)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-feel-threatened-at-work-but-cant-quit-what-would-you-do/720690 "2015-05-26T02:40:09Z")
Hey there, first time poster. I was hoping to get some tips for how to deal with a tricky work situation. Basically, I work in an environment where the people using our service may be dangerous. There is one person in p… --- ## [Wedding dress on wedding guest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dress-on-wedding-guest/720414)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dress-on-wedding-guest/720414 "2015-05-26T01:38:58Z")
I was reading an advice column about a woman whose future mother-in-law intended to wear her wedding dress to the wedding. At least one other person wrote a comment about a friend who showed up at her wedding in a weddi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=904) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=906)