# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=963 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 964 --- ## [Argentine Assassination Scandal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argentine-assassination-scandal/710683)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argentine-assassination-scandal/710683 "2015-01-24T04:21:55Z")
It turns out that an Argentinian prosecutor, on the eve of making allegations to the Argentinian congress that accused the President of deliberately covering up Iranian involvment in a terrorist attack that killed 85 Arg… --- ## [What exists these days for professional women's apparel...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exists-these-days-for-professional-womens-apparel/710689)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exists-these-days-for-professional-womens-apparel/710689 "2015-01-24T03:37:27Z")
…that is \[ul\] \[li\]stylish\[/li\]\[li\]American not Chinese\[/li\]\[li\]affordable\[/li\]\[li\]professional\[/li\]\[li\]attractive\[/li\]\[li\]comfortable\[/li\]\[li\]plus-sized\[/li\]\[/ul\] all at once? Target used to be my good old reliable go… --- ## [New PC opinions: Laptop or Desktop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-opinions-laptop-or-desktop/710434)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-opinions-laptop-or-desktop/710434 "2015-01-24T02:48:04Z")
I’ve always been a desktop guy; never have I owned a laptop before. I had two older desktops which have both breathed their last, and I’m in the market for a new PC. It’s been maybe 5 or 6 years since I bought a new PC. … --- ## [Is this sort of injury normal when getting old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sort-of-injury-normal-when-getting-old/710378)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sort-of-injury-normal-when-getting-old/710378 "2015-01-24T02:43:49Z")
So, I’m fifty, and my wife was doing knee bends and lunges…so of course being the ex-athlete I am, I jump in with bravado and after about five lunges or knee bends, my thigh muscles start to hurt. except it’s not a ‘bur… --- ## [What would you call this style of toilet in English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-this-style-of-toilet-in-english/710285)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-this-style-of-toilet-in-english/710285 "2015-01-24T02:27:58Z")
I’m helping someone with a translation, and I’m stuck on this. It’s what in Italian is called “la turca”, a “Turkish” toilet, a style you sometimes see in the south of Europe with two footsteps and a hole in the floor. Y… --- ## [What is the appeal of artificial fish/duck lips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-artificial-fish-duck-lips/710468)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-artificial-fish-duck-lips/710468 "2015-01-24T02:24:42Z")
It seems that some middle aged women are having collagen injections in their lips to the point they look like a Star Trek alien of the week, not even human. It looks gross and grotesque, not attractive at all. See an exa… --- ## [What's the closest we've come to Auschwitz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-closest-weve-come-to-auschwitz/710025)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-closest-weve-come-to-auschwitz/710025 "2015-01-24T02:22:28Z")
\*'s the closest we’ve come to Auschwitz? Before or since?\* Looking through a book called Is the Holocaust Unique: Perspectives on Comparative Genocide (some light bedtime reading), which discusses the uniqueness of the … --- ## [Free HootSuite Getting Too Limited, Is Pro Worth It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-hootsuite-getting-too-limited-is-pro-worth-it/710704)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-hootsuite-getting-too-limited-is-pro-worth-it/710704 "2015-01-23T19:17:07Z")
A friend has promoted her business with the Free HootSuite. It’s been all right getting her posts out to her clientele through her main outlets & their sub-groups. Now it has gotten too restrictive in giving people free … --- ## [Free Community College Is A Good Thing But Won't Solve Unemployment Problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-community-college-is-a-good-thing-but-wont-solve-unemployment-problems/710702)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-community-college-is-a-good-thing-but-wont-solve-unemployment-problems/710702 "2015-01-24T02:09:09Z")
According to an article on Policy.mic, the free community college program advanced by President Obama will not solve the unemployment problem. That’s because the issue is NOT as is often claimed, a matter of lack of qual… --- ## [Has anyone bought the Surface Pro 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-bought-the-surface-pro-3/694215)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-bought-the-surface-pro-3/694215 "2015-01-24T01:33:20Z")
Care to share your user experience with it so far? It’s time for me to get a new laptop for work and this machine has piqued my interest. I like the fact that it’s light, can be used as a tablet to take hand-written no… --- ## [Your proud, specific accomplishments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-proud-specific-accomplishments/710432)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-proud-specific-accomplishments/710432 "2015-01-24T01:30:01Z")
By this I mean something you achieved through considerable effort, physical or otherwise, and which you saw through to completion–with little or no assistance. On February 26th, 1982, at a yard customer’s request (an… --- ## [Have you ever suspected sexual abuse in your family, but have no way to prove it? And don't want to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-suspected-sexual-abuse-in-your-family-but-have-no-way-to-prove-it-and-dont-want-to/710641)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-suspected-sexual-abuse-in-your-family-but-have-no-way-to-prove-it-and-dont-want-to/710641 "2015-01-24T00:46:44Z")
This is something I’m posting somewhat reluctantly, because I’m posting on vague notions and “clues” gathered over the course of decades. And let me state up front, before I continue, that I was never the victim of sexu… --- ## [A breezy new fashion for men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-breezy-new-fashion-for-men/710694)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-breezy-new-fashion-for-men/710694 "2015-01-23T20:50:19Z")
If this is going to be the future, count me out. NSFW ETA: Just saw Astro’s post in Cafe Society- I’m always late to the hip new trends. --- ## [Just how backwards is Saudi Arabia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-backwards-is-saudi-arabia/709978)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-backwards-is-saudi-arabia/709978 "2015-01-23T20:39:46Z")
The latest news coming out of Saudi Arabia is for the blogger who is going to receive 1,000 public lashes, to be delivered 50 a week for one year, along with ten years in prison and one million riyals fine. Being the hu… --- ## [Modern home stereo system advice/opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-home-stereo-system-advice-opinions/710415)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-home-stereo-system-advice-opinions/710415 "2015-01-23T18:51:06Z")
Prior to this year I had an old-school stereo setup just like my mom had when I was a kid (and she had when she was in high school in the 70s). Big speakers on the side, standalone peripherals (a CD player, a record play… --- ## [The use of profanity in formal meetings.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-use-of-profanity-in-formal-meetings/710171)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-use-of-profanity-in-formal-meetings/710171 "2015-01-23T17:53:01Z")
I just watched Zero Dark Thirty for the first time. One thing I found odd was the casual use of expletives and profanity in the formal meetings depicted during the film. As just one example of many, when the C.I.A. Direc… --- ## [Choose your boom-stick! \*Time-Travel Hypothetical\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-boom-stick-time-travel-hypothetical/710417)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-boom-stick-time-travel-hypothetical/710417 "2015-01-23T17:10:33Z")
So there you are at home when you receive an email from your friend Dave, although it takes some doing he finally convinces you that he needs your help with a rather unusual request. It turns out that in his spare time … --- ## [You're a quadruple amputee. Would you rather replace your lost limbs biologically or bionically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-quadruple-amputee-would-you-rather-replace-your-lost-limbs-biologically-or-bionically/709844)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-quadruple-amputee-would-you-rather-replace-your-lost-limbs-biologically-or-bionically/709844 "2015-01-23T16:44:26Z")
So you just finished a mission for Pallas Athena, and while you succeeded in averting the were-kangaroo apocalypse, it was at the cost of both arms at the elbow and both legs at the knee. In recognition of your valor and… --- ## [Want to pay off credit cards, does this strategy make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-pay-off-credit-cards-does-this-strategy-make-sense/710083)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-pay-off-credit-cards-does-this-strategy-make-sense/710083 "2015-01-23T16:31:27Z")
I’m 24 years old an currently have a Simple IRA worth about $5000 When I built my business some unexpected expenses were put on credit cards which now total about $4500. Would it be wise at this point in my life to tak… --- ## [Is this a scam? Need help fast-ish \[issue resolved\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-need-help-fast-ish-issue-resolved/710414)
**Author:** [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-need-help-fast-ish-issue-resolved/710414 "2015-01-23T16:12:50Z")
Hello Dope, I realize that nearly all ‘is this a scam’ questions are scams but this is not for me, it is for my niece. She has been waiting on this for a few days and will be over as soon as she can to pick it up. My … --- ## [What do you really enjoy doing and wish that you could get paid to do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-really-enjoy-doing-and-wish-that-you-could-get-paid-to-do-it/710533)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-really-enjoy-doing-and-wish-that-you-could-get-paid-to-do-it/710533 "2015-01-23T15:34:59Z")
So most people don’t really really enjoy their j-o-b. But in order to live a somewhat comfortable life, you need one. But also most of us, have that hobby or interest that we really enjoy and probably will continue to … --- ## [Parents: How would you have handled this playground situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-would-you-have-handled-this-playground-situation/709654)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-would-you-have-handled-this-playground-situation/709654 "2015-01-23T14:35:34Z")
This happened over the weekend, and while I don’t actually think I did anything wrong, I have this nagging feeling I could have handled it better. As the parent of a three-year old, I spend a lot of time at public playg… --- ## [Why am I getting deferred adjudication for a non-moving violation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-deferred-adjudication-for-a-non-moving-violation/710611)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-deferred-adjudication-for-a-non-moving-violation/710611 "2015-01-23T06:00:03Z")
I live in Dallas, TX. About a year ago, I got cited for no inspection on my car. I had put on my new registration sticker at night and accidentally scraped off the wrong sticker, so I ended up with two registration stick… --- ## [Do you dread your commute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dread-your-commute/710503)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dread-your-commute/710503 "2015-01-23T05:43:12Z")
I don’t, but I used to. When I was in the Navy (and we weren’t at sea), the drive wasn’t very long – just 15-25 minutes, but I still dreaded it… I dreaded the line at security to get on base, I dreaded the rush to find … --- ## [Crossbody purse strap snags sweaters. Help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossbody-purse-strap-snags-sweaters-help/710502)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossbody-purse-strap-snags-sweaters-help/710502 "2015-01-23T04:04:26Z")
I have a crossbody purse with a strap that’s just a little bit rough to the touch. Where it crosses my shirt/jacket/sweater in the front, I end up with pilling or roughness or even snags. Any ideas to help this? I’d p… --- ## [Ever had a house door key stop working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-house-door-key-stop-working/710303)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-house-door-key-stop-working/710303 "2015-01-23T03:53:10Z")
I have 3 door locks that I purchased as a set, all use the same key. I had a copy made of the original key and hid that copy outside in case I ever locked myself out. The other day I tried to unlock my front door with … --- ## [Announcing a preganancy vs family vacation (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcing-a-preganancy-vs-family-vacation-need-answer-fast/709976)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcing-a-preganancy-vs-family-vacation-need-answer-fast/709976 "2015-01-22T23:23:02Z")
So my cousin is getting married in the Rockies in August. That side of the family doesn’t get to get together en masse all that often, so everybody’s excited for the excuse to make a long weekend of it. As it turns out,… --- ## [Changing field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-field/710568)
**Author:** [@kurdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurdo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-field/710568 "2015-01-22T22:24:25Z")
Hi I have a BA in English language teaching. can I apply for Master in Physics and then do my Phd in Physics. what are the good and bad sides? Is it normal? what are your advices. I like physics alot. --- ## [When today's gamers reach their Golden years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-todays-gamers-reach-their-golden-years/710044)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-todays-gamers-reach-their-golden-years/710044 "2015-01-22T21:35:26Z")
Anecdotal. May or may not have happened. Probably didn’t… Yet. The current wisdom is that staying mentally active wards off the effects of senility and age related cognitive disorders. I’m within spitting distance … --- ## [Having parties with alcohol hosted by sororities instead of frats a good solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-parties-with-alcohol-hosted-by-sororities-instead-of-frats-a-good-solution/710438)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-parties-with-alcohol-hosted-by-sororities-instead-of-frats-a-good-solution/710438 "2015-01-22T21:17:09Z")
With all the discussion of campus sexual assault being a hot topic these days one method being discussed to address what is considered by some to be an abusive “rape culture” prevalent in US colleges, is to have sororiti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=962) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=964)