# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=917 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 918 --- ## [Pop up camping trailer advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-camping-trailer-advice/718559)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-up-camping-trailer-advice/718559 "2015-05-01T21:37:14Z")
Sooooooooo, we might be in the market for a pop up camping trailer. My wife isn’t exactly nature friendly but starting to like to hike. She’s been camping exactly once, with me, in Rocky Mountain National Park, and it wa… --- ## [Public Service Announcement: How to make a dog enjoy something he otherwise hates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-service-announcement-how-to-make-a-dog-enjoy-something-he-otherwise-hates/718899)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-service-announcement-how-to-make-a-dog-enjoy-something-he-otherwise-hates/718899 "2015-05-01T20:08:10Z")
This is something that I think is blindingly obvious and I’m constantly surprised to hear friends, acquaintances and one-time conversations with people in my daily travels who apparently don’t have a clue about. If you … --- ## [Learning not to take NO for an answer-does this only come with age and experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-not-to-take-no-for-an-answer-does-this-only-come-with-age-and-experience/718811)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-not-to-take-no-for-an-answer-does-this-only-come-with-age-and-experience/718811 "2015-05-01T19:56:10Z")
Trying to train an new employee this. IDK if she’s scared to push or what. Speaking to 2 other my age (45-60, I know, big age range, but it’s my sample) people who are training younger (20-30 year olds), it’s not just me… --- ## [annuity policy - 1 owner named on policy - owner and co-owner spouse signed the application](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annuity-policy-1-owner-named-on-policy-owner-and-co-owner-spouse-signed-the-application/719011)
**Author:** [@stankey1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stankey1000)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annuity-policy-1-owner-named-on-policy-owner-and-co-owner-spouse-signed-the-application/719011 "2015-05-01T19:51:51Z")
What happens when an annuity policy has 1 owner named on the policy (the husband) but the husband and the wife both sign the application as co-owners. The policy says a co-owner/ surviving spouse can roll the annuity int… --- ## [Post-Colonoscopy Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-colonoscopy-question/718840)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-colonoscopy-question/718840 "2015-05-01T19:23:07Z")
Can the colon heal itself if it’s incurred some damage during a colonoscopy but not enough damage to warrant an ER visit? I had a colonoscopy which took only 20-25 minutes under sedation, and they had another patient wai… --- ## [Let's say a US billionaire wanted to go after ISIS. How much military horsepower could he wield?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-a-us-billionaire-wanted-to-go-after-isis-how-much-military-horsepower-could-he-wield/718544)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-a-us-billionaire-wanted-to-go-after-isis-how-much-military-horsepower-could-he-wield/718544 "2015-05-01T19:09:51Z")
Let’s say a gay US dot.com billionaire sees this article"The ISIS Hug of Death for Gays" and decides these ISIS guys have got to go. He is a US citizen and has a fortune of 30 billion dollars in tech stocks. Assuming he… --- ## [BBC takes flak over debate audience - how'd you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-takes-flak-over-debate-audience-howd-you-do-it/718976)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-takes-flak-over-debate-audience-howd-you-do-it/718976 "2015-05-01T17:30:42Z")
So, it’s the run up to the election and the BBC’s Question Time has had on all three leaders of major parties. In Question Time the audience always asks questions so its composition is pretty important. The way the beeb… --- ## [How long is the average female skull (vertical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-the-average-female-skull-vertical/718572)
**Author:** [@Cathy967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cathy967)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-the-average-female-skull-vertical/718572 "2015-05-01T15:10:31Z")
I’ve been really self conscious about my head and have been ever since I was a kid. I measured it and it was 8.5 inches long, and all the other girls at my school seem to have smaller heads than me, and it’s been really … --- ## [Uncertainty and high pay vs job I like with lower pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncertainty-and-high-pay-vs-job-i-like-with-lower-pay/718937)
**Author:** [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncertainty-and-high-pay-vs-job-i-like-with-lower-pay/718937 "2015-05-01T14:26:03Z")
Question is in the title really. I worked in a company for 5 years and left them last year to move to a new company. I really enjoy the work I’m doing right now, I like my manager and I like the people I’m working with. … --- ## [billing and window envelopes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billing-and-window-envelopes/718895)
**Author:** [@vair\_sage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vair_sage)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billing-and-window-envelopes/718895 "2015-05-01T14:03:43Z")
Something that I’ve been aware of for some time is that it seems that almost nobody uses window envelopes, except billing departments. I swear, if somebody were to want to steal mail just for the checks, all they’d have … --- ## [Unnecessary length of YouTube videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnecessary-length-of-youtube-videos/718829)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnecessary-length-of-youtube-videos/718829 "2015-05-01T05:15:29Z")
Now admittedly I’m an impatient person but what’s the deal with videos on YouTube being painfully long? For example, pick a random “How to…” video and you’ll likely get 2 minutes of worthless introduction, 2 minutes of … --- ## [Is funny genetic or environmental? Or neither?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-funny-genetic-or-environmental-or-neither/718951)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-funny-genetic-or-environmental-or-neither/718951 "2015-05-01T04:53:38Z")
I would have always said some of each, but maybe it’s neither. I’m watching a show about comedians and they are all talking about a parent being funny. But in my family, no parent was remotely funny, not even a smidgen… --- ## [Remaining sane when death is everywhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remaining-sane-when-death-is-everywhere/718923)
**Author:** [@Lemmytheseal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemmytheseal2)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remaining-sane-when-death-is-everywhere/718923 "2015-05-01T04:16:21Z")
How do people do it? Grief hurts so much when one person dies; wouldn’t large-scale death and suffering just magnify it? I always wonder about this during natural disasters (Nepal) or human-made disasters (Yemen, with w… --- ## [Does playing chess qualify as a date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-playing-chess-qualify-as-a-date/718851)
**Author:** [@Umbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbridge)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-playing-chess-qualify-as-a-date/718851 "2015-05-01T02:21:18Z")
I want opinions. What do you think? Say someone asks you on a date and arranges the date at a park on a weekend or holiday. On the date, the only thing you do is play chess. If your date beats you in the game, would you… --- ## [What precisely is so taboo about cloning or gene modifying a human being?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-precisely-is-so-taboo-about-cloning-or-gene-modifying-a-human-being/718819)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-precisely-is-so-taboo-about-cloning-or-gene-modifying-a-human-being/718819 "2015-05-01T01:52:08Z")
This recent news story (link below) about Chinese scientists doing some DNA insertion experiments with embryos raised a lot of fuss. Over the years there seems to be a sorta-kinda consensus that cloning animals is OK but… --- ## [What should be done about "professional protesters"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-about-professional-protesters/718742)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-about-professional-protesters/718742 "2015-05-01T01:51:44Z")
I just found a fascinating article about the current riots in Baltimore. Apparently a data mining firm has studied social media activity, and concluded that many of the very same people who instigated the Feguson, MO ri… --- ## [Longest Distance Between Places You Have Lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-distance-between-places-you-have-lived/718941)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-distance-between-places-you-have-lived/718941 "2015-05-01T01:19:23Z")
I lived for awhile in Yogyakarta in Indonesia. Its about 10140 miles from where I was born on Long Island in New York. --- ## [Fellas: How large is your erection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-how-large-is-your-erection/718442)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-how-large-is-your-erection/718442 "2015-05-01T00:45:16Z")
Friday afternoon poll for science. But feel free to answer it on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday as well. Poll to come. (Pun intentionally ignored for scientific purposes.) --- ## [Sorry to do this here but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-to-do-this-here-but/718883)
**Author:** [@SingingRaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingingRaven)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-to-do-this-here-but/718883 "2015-05-01T00:42:20Z")
:confused: Hey guys!! I was reading someone’s post on here about looking for an apartment and not having a job. I’ve got a similar issue that I need to ask about. So here it is: I am handicapped and need to move asap … --- ## [Bill Maher at The Sands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-at-the-sands/718660)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-at-the-sands/718660 "2015-04-30T23:57:40Z")
If Bill Maher is so much against Sheldon Addleson, why do you suppose he’s performing at The Sands later this year? --- ## [Applying for a college teaching position: The Diversity Statement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-a-college-teaching-position-the-diversity-statement/718820)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-a-college-teaching-position-the-diversity-statement/718820 "2015-04-30T23:27:12Z")
I’m putting together documents to apply for a tenure-track math instructor position at a community college. One of the things they want is a “diversity statement.” No further detail or instructions are given. Googling… --- ## [If D.C. were destroyed where would the capital be moved to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-d-c-were-destroyed-where-would-the-capital-be-moved-to/708005)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-d-c-were-destroyed-where-would-the-capital-be-moved-to/708005 "2015-04-30T22:39:38Z")
Here’s the scenario; NASA detects a pesky comet that is on a direct impact course with Washington D.C. All our top scienticians predict that the entire District of Columbia will be wiped out (with some periphery damage t… --- ## [In expensive wireless headset for watching tv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-expensive-wireless-headset-for-watching-tv/718730)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-expensive-wireless-headset-for-watching-tv/718730 "2015-04-30T20:55:04Z")
Anyone had any experience with using a wireless headset or headphones for watching tv? You know, the kind where you can turn the sound off to the room while you listen through the headset. I’m thinking about getting a … --- ## [You're President. Would you let mass demonstrations affect your policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-president-would-you-let-mass-demonstrations-affect-your-policy/718745)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-president-would-you-let-mass-demonstrations-affect-your-policy/718745 "2015-04-30T20:12:10Z")
\*\*\*Note: This is not related to Baltimore or Ferguson. Logically, if something is right, then it is right regardless of whether there are massive demonstrations in favor of or against it. If something is wrong, then i… --- ## [Joint Account Managed for Another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joint-account-managed-for-another/718606)
**Author:** [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joint-account-managed-for-another/718606 "2015-04-30T18:48:51Z")
I was reading the post on ‘custodial’ accounts and the tax implications of that. When my mother’s doctor told me it was time to take control of her finances, her bank told me the best way to do this was to make me a joi… --- ## [Can America shake off its defeatist attitude before its too late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-shake-off-its-defeatist-attitude-before-its-too-late/718268)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-shake-off-its-defeatist-attitude-before-its-too-late/718268 "2015-04-30T18:28:24Z")
I’ve been reading about the California drought and getting disgusted at the hand wringing and lack of decisive leadership. Instead of attacking the problem they’re talking about rationing. The state’s vital farming busi… --- ## [Disputes where both sides are right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputes-where-both-sides-are-right/718662)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputes-where-both-sides-are-right/718662 "2015-04-30T16:59:23Z")
Can anyone think of a conflict or disagreement - could be political, social, moral, legal, military, etc. - where both sides are right or justified? --- ## [Times you were REALLY glad you kept your mouth shut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-you-were-really-glad-you-kept-your-mouth-shut/718763)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-you-were-really-glad-you-kept-your-mouth-shut/718763 "2015-04-30T16:36:22Z")
I recently starting seeing an acquaintance at a social event I go to weekly, after not seeing him for a while. His speech was kind of slurred (not something that was audible the last time we spoke), so I thought he’d gon… --- ## [2016... a leap forward for PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-a-leap-forward-for-pc/718630)
**Author:** [@sonder999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonder999)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-a-leap-forward-for-pc/718630 "2015-04-30T15:44:09Z")
I am surprised I don’t see anything online that mention these. It looks like late 2015 and 2016 gonna see a lot of exciting new hardware and software coming out which will greatly improve the experience of computer user… --- ## [Has anyone here had sex to the stereotypical porn music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-had-sex-to-the-stereotypical-porn-music/718672)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-had-sex-to-the-stereotypical-porn-music/718672 "2015-04-30T15:31:00Z")
I was making a joke about sex, and used the phrase (70s porn music starts), which then got me thinking…has anyone actually ever had sex to that music, or is it just so eponymous with porn that no one can take it seriousl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=916) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=918)