# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=953 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 954 --- ## [Tried. Convicted. Condemned. Execution pending... What's your last meal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-convicted-condemned-execution-pending-whats-your-last-meal/712479)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-convicted-condemned-execution-pending-whats-your-last-meal/712479 "2015-02-14T19:18:50Z")
Choose your own back story, the ending is the same. You did it and you’d do it again. You were framed by the Illuminati. You’re covering for someone else. Whatever. Appeals are exhausted and you’re walking the green… --- ## [How to learn quickbooks for free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-learn-quickbooks-for-free/712652)
**Author:** [@blackbolt\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blackbolt_1987)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-learn-quickbooks-for-free/712652 "2015-02-14T18:43:51Z")
I’ve decided to give learning quickbooks another shot however since money is very tght now is there anyway I can learn it for free at my own pace? Thanks for all your help and advice! --- ## [Is there a difference between "you could do better" and "this is beneath you"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-you-could-do-better-and-this-is-beneath-you/712578)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-you-could-do-better-and-this-is-beneath-you/712578 "2015-02-14T14:01:39Z")
So, here’s the hypothetical. It’s not going to be as flowery as Skald’s, but that’s mainly because I don’t want him to send the bees after me. Jimbo and Susie, a married couple a few years out of college, are discussing… --- ## [A wild hypothetical question....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-hypothetical-question/712561)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-hypothetical-question/712561 "2015-02-14T12:58:02Z")
If it could be arranged and you knew everything was on the up and up, would you be willing to have yourself tied to a stake, doused (thoroughly) with kerosene and set ablaze with no pain-killer … and with it being broadc… --- ## [New Orleans Restaurant Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-restaurant-advice/712579)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-restaurant-advice/712579 "2015-02-14T11:40:02Z")
I am going to New Orleans mid-March with my brother, to celebrate his 50th birthday. We have both been there numerous times and have our favorite places to eat. I would, however, like to make a reservation at a top resta… --- ## [Where is your High School diploma? (plus bonus question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-high-school-diploma-plus-bonus-question/711811)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-high-school-diploma-plus-bonus-question/711811 "2015-02-14T10:54:18Z")
Mine is in the top drawer of my bureau, along with my AA, BS & Tech School diplomas. I am thinking about throwing the HS, AA & Tech School diplomas in the trash. Is there any legitimate reason to hang onto them? I wouldn… --- ## [Old Friend and family debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-friend-and-family-debt/712379)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-friend-and-family-debt/712379 "2015-02-14T06:04:17Z")
Did you ever borrow money from a friend or family member that you never paid back? Everyone says that once you loan money to a friend or family member you might as well consider that money gone. I’ve only borrowed money … --- ## [Steps to take for dealing with neighbor's aggressive dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steps-to-take-for-dealing-with-neighbors-aggressive-dog/669171)
**Author:** [@Frapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frapp)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steps-to-take-for-dealing-with-neighbors-aggressive-dog/669171 "2015-02-14T04:59:59Z")
Just wondering what I should be doing as far as documentation or anything. My upstairs neighbor in my apartment building (privately owned 3 story) has a very aggressive pit bull (or similar breed. Very stocky). Every ti… --- ## [Women feeling the need to reference their boyfriends (to reassure themselves?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-feeling-the-need-to-reference-their-boyfriends-to-reassure-themselves/711505)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-feeling-the-need-to-reference-their-boyfriends-to-reassure-themselves/711505 "2015-02-14T03:49:49Z")
Questions for you Dopers: Guys, have you ever experienced this? Gals, do you do this, and what do you feel is the psychology behind it (insider’s take)? Also, have you ever found that guys do this? OK, here’s the phen… --- ## [Joblessness not due to skills gap but to lack of jobs, says economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joblessness-not-due-to-skills-gap-but-to-lack-of-jobs-says-economist/711931)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joblessness-not-due-to-skills-gap-but-to-lack-of-jobs-says-economist/711931 "2015-02-13T22:58:09Z")
At last, we got economists saying the obvious. My favorite part is where the economist says, "Every time you hear an employer saying they can’t fill a vacancy because they can’t find anyone with the skills I need, be sur… --- ## [Dairy Cow versus Ram, Does the cow survive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dairy-cow-versus-ram-does-the-cow-survive/712588 "2015-02-13T22:45:10Z")
Saw this video on ESPN’s Highly Questionable yesterday. It looks like the Cow might be dead after she and the ram headbutted each other. I assume the ram survive this collision because that is what they do. Did the co… --- ## [Coffee Grounds Down Kitchen Sink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-grounds-down-kitchen-sink/558010)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-grounds-down-kitchen-sink/558010 "2015-02-13T22:39:05Z")
I tried searching for a old thread on this but I couldn’t find anything relevant. We live in a new house with a modern septic system and leech field, and my wife feels it’s okay to dump the coffee grounds from our drip … --- ## [What stocks did you completely whiff on when you probably should have seen them coming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stocks-did-you-completely-whiff-on-when-you-probably-should-have-seen-them-coming/712422)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stocks-did-you-completely-whiff-on-when-you-probably-should-have-seen-them-coming/712422 "2015-02-13T18:54:29Z")
I’m not counting tech or biotech stocks from the early/mid 80’s like Microsoft and Apple and Genentech since I was a student and had no money to invest. I just found out today that Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (GMCR) has… --- ## [Poll Question for Women: Would you date a physically weaker man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-question-for-women-would-you-date-a-physically-weaker-man/712523)
**Author:** [@mark6753](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mark6753)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-question-for-women-would-you-date-a-physically-weaker-man/712523 "2015-02-13T15:55:47Z")
Say you are play-wrestling and you win easily. You have no doubt that if it were a real fight that you could kick his butt handily. -You arm wrestle and you win every time. -You are moving heavy boxes or furniture and… --- ## [Open plan living/dining - matching rugs - Yay or Nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-plan-living-dining-matching-rugs-yay-or-nay/712560)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-plan-living-dining-matching-rugs-yay-or-nay/712560 "2015-02-13T15:09:14Z")
So it looks like we might be moving into a house with open plan living/dining. Being a British house, the dimensions are not huge, but the space is 13’ x 24.9’. The flooring is fake wood laminate , which is nice and pra… --- ## [How long for the Cone of Shame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-for-the-cone-of-shame/712527)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-for-the-cone-of-shame/712527 "2015-02-13T14:07:06Z")
I put a cone collar on my kitteh because my other kitteh took a chunk out of his cheek when they were wrasslin’. The gouge was not healing because Julian (the orange one) insisted on grooming Mosby’s cheek. He’s been in… --- ## [Romantic or Reflex? Help me interpret, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-or-reflex-help-me-interpret-please/703841)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-or-reflex-help-me-interpret-please/703841 "2015-02-13T13:55:12Z")
When it comes to romance, I seem to usually have 100% interpretation abilities regarding romantic signals. 100% for others, 80-90% when it comes to my own relationships. (I think!) However, I’ve been making moves on a … --- ## [Anyone get married on a major holiday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-married-on-a-major-holiday/712283)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-married-on-a-major-holiday/712283 "2015-02-13T13:28:33Z")
Inspired by this thread. Who out there has gotten married on a major holiday? Was attendance the same as weddings on regular days? Did getting married on a holiday cause any problem with officiants/caterers/etc.? An… --- ## [Bikini car washes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-car-washes/712129)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-car-washes/712129 "2015-02-13T07:55:07Z")
This is a three-part series of questions. Please note–it is not my intention that responders to this thread should need to answer every question. Feel free to pick and choose. Part 1–for the women on the board. Have … --- ## [Will Hackers cause car crashes or other problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-hackers-cause-car-crashes-or-other-problems/712329)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-hackers-cause-car-crashes-or-other-problems/712329 "2015-02-13T06:59:31Z")
From this CNN story, the question is raised about whether hackers will be able to cause your car to crash among other things. We don’t yet live in a world where hackers can crash your car. But computer engineers wi… --- ## [The name "Graham": How do you pronounce it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-graham-how-do-you-pronounce-it/711854)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-graham-how-do-you-pronounce-it/711854 "2015-02-13T03:18:48Z")
I caught the preceding link from Yahoo.com, and it got me to recollecting my HS girlfriend, whose last name was Graham. When I was in HS, some friend of mine asked me who the babe was that I had been speaking to moment… --- ## [Cantor Fitzgerald 9/11 Kerfuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cantor-fitzgerald-9-11-kerfuffle/712530)
**Author:** [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cantor-fitzgerald-9-11-kerfuffle/712530 "2015-02-13T02:44:32Z")
Last night I watched a documentary called “Out of the Clear Blue Sky” which details what was going on with Cantor Fitzgerald and Howard Lutnick after 658 of 900 New York City Cantor Fitzgerald employees were killed in th… --- ## [FHL Homes? Ron LeGrand? What kind of scammer am I talking to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fhl-homes-ron-legrand-what-kind-of-scammer-am-i-talking-to/712511)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fhl-homes-ron-legrand-what-kind-of-scammer-am-i-talking-to/712511 "2015-02-13T02:33:03Z")
My wife and I own a house in Cincinnati. We live in Missouri and rent the house out. We don’t really want to be landlords, but we moved from Ohio when the housing market was crap and we couldn’t sell it, so we’ve been … --- ## [Genius hunters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genius-hunters/712455)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genius-hunters/712455 "2015-02-13T02:24:12Z")
Suppose there was a job classification for a genius hunter. His job was to go out and find geniuses with no education who had slipped through the cracks somehow. These geniuses might be working folks, drug dealers, home… --- ## [Driving down an icy slope. What gear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-down-an-icy-slope-what-gear/712397)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-down-an-icy-slope-what-gear/712397 "2015-02-13T02:08:49Z")
We live at the end of a private gravel road, so there is no plowing/salting/etc. Recently we’ve had a freeze/thaw cycle combined with freezing rain and snow creating a sheet of ice that a Zamboni driver would be proud o… --- ## [Raining on someone's parade (advice needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raining-on-someones-parade-advice-needed/711887)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raining-on-someones-parade-advice-needed/711887 "2015-02-13T01:18:56Z")
I want to run something by you guys that’s bothering me this week and get your humble opinions. The fact that we’re anonymous here is an advantage - it helps things be truly objective, I think. So I rained on someone’s… --- ## [Do you think that society will reach a point where the Vampire Film is considered...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-society-will-reach-a-point-where-the-vampire-film-is-considered/712491)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-society-will-reach-a-point-where-the-vampire-film-is-considered/712491 "2015-02-13T01:16:28Z")
…propagating rape? I know that sounds silly as hell now but there are plenty of classic films with rape jokes, back handing of women and of course blackface. Also keep in mind that smoking on TV and in movies has taken … --- ## [Do you love your country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-country/711864)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-country/711864 "2015-02-12T23:40:08Z")
Seems a simple enough question, so of course I’ll complicate it–or at least expand on it. Thinking specifically of the nation-state of which you are a citizen or permanent resident: would you call your dominant emotiona… --- ## [Buying a house with an SO to whom you are not married](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-with-an-so-to-whom-you-are-not-married/666831)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-with-an-so-to-whom-you-are-not-married/666831 "2015-02-12T23:25:49Z")
I found out today that one of my friends, who has been divorced twice, is planning to do this. I’ve always heard that it’s a VERY bad idea, and I feel that way about this too. They have never lived together, and have d… --- ## [Would You Accept "Blood Money" As Compensation For A Crime Against You (Or A Loved One)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-blood-money-as-compensation-for-a-crime-against-you-or-a-loved-one/712475)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-blood-money-as-compensation-for-a-crime-against-you-or-a-loved-one/712475 "2015-02-12T20:58:37Z")
This heartbreaking article tells the story about the family of an American woman who was murdered in Qatar. Due to the particularities of Islamic law (and their shocking juxtaposition against Western law), the victim’s f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=952) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=954)