# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=970 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 971 --- ## [Men: If at 16, you had sex with your HOT teacher...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-if-at-16-you-had-sex-with-your-hot-teacher/700755)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-if-at-16-you-had-sex-with-your-hot-teacher/700755 "2015-01-10T09:38:50Z")
do you think you would walk away from it damaged somehow? Keep in mind, this is NOT a question of if it’s right or wrong. I think we can all agree teachers shouldn’t be boinking their students. Just, do you think having… --- ## [Ask the Rhodes Scholar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-rhodes-scholar/709247)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-rhodes-scholar/709247 "2015-01-10T08:56:28Z")
In line with the time-honored tradition of “Ask the” threads, I’m starting my first. I spent two years at Oxford as a postgraduate student under a Rhodes Scholarship, having won one of the slots allocated to Germany. Tha… --- ## [They promised the moon, delivered a crescent. What do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-promised-the-moon-delivered-a-crescent-what-do/709026)
**Author:** [@mattwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattwan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-promised-the-moon-delivered-a-crescent-what-do/709026 "2015-01-10T08:38:36Z")
So this is probably going to sound incredibly whiny, as it’s hard to write about this sort of stuff without coming off as an entitled brat. Please read charitably. :slight\_smile: I’ll set up a theoretical case to work w… --- ## [Auto Automation - Do We Really Want to Go There?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-automation-do-we-really-want-to-go-there/709288)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-automation-do-we-really-want-to-go-there/709288 "2015-01-10T06:09:35Z")
Just read about the cars that showed up at CES: In addition to driverless cars and electronic locks and ignition, we now have laser this and camera that - not to mention a cloud-based database of open parking spots. F… --- ## [Why do so many people drive intoxicated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-drive-intoxicated/709122)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-drive-intoxicated/709122 "2015-01-10T02:47:53Z")
Inspired by being behind a guy last night doing 4 miles an hour or so, on a two lane road creating a real hazard because everyone was having to pass him in the other lane a accident waiting to happen. I assume the guy wa… --- ## [Ever find anything great in your local Craigslist free stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-find-anything-great-in-your-local-craigslist-free-stuff/709286)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-find-anything-great-in-your-local-craigslist-free-stuff/709286 "2015-01-10T02:38:53Z")
I had the idea that I could look for a dryer. There are some from time to time, but it’s always strictly “first guy to come by gets it”, which leaves me out because I’d have to arrange to borrow a truck and that takes to… --- ## [Is Christmas a relaxing time of the year for you, or is it a stressful time of year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-christmas-a-relaxing-time-of-the-year-for-you-or-is-it-a-stressful-time-of-year/709369)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-christmas-a-relaxing-time-of-the-year-for-you-or-is-it-a-stressful-time-of-year/709369 "2015-01-10T02:20:43Z")
I’m curious. I’m going through a divorce and Christmas has always been kind of relaxed, but this year it sucked. It was so stressful that I’m actually glad to be back at work. --- ## [Income tax question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-question/709359)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-question/709359 "2015-01-10T00:23:33Z")
I just started my new job as a field technician. My service area includes parts of Maine and New Hampshire. Will I have to pay income tax to NH for any projects I have there? FWIW, I am an independent contractor. --- ## [CCW 24/7 or now and then - who is safer to others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ccw-24-7-or-now-and-then-who-is-safer-to-others/709280)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ccw-24-7-or-now-and-then-who-is-safer-to-others/709280 "2015-01-09T23:56:50Z")
1 - people with a CCW who carry all of the time are safer to be around 2 - People with a CCW who carry depending on circumstance and variables are safer to be around. I was shooting for a poll (pardon the expression) b… --- ## [Downloading background music for my laptop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-background-music-for-my-laptop/709313)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-background-music-for-my-laptop/709313 "2015-01-09T23:05:41Z")
Okay. I’ve got a work laptop and metered 4G data. I work in my vehicle and in coffee shops, restaurants, etc. I like listening to background music to drown out conversations, kitchen noise, etc I realize I can stream … --- ## [Know how "Fat but fit" is supposed to be OK? Well... move it across to the bullshit aisle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-how-fat-but-fit-is-supposed-to-be-ok-well-move-it-across-to-the-bullshit-aisle/709091)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-how-fat-but-fit-is-supposed-to-be-ok-well-move-it-across-to-the-bullshit-aisle/709091 "2015-01-09T22:32:20Z")
‘Fat But Fit’ Theory Mainly Flops in Long Term: Study As someone who has struggled with weight control all my life I always thought this smelled like wish fulfillment. The bottom line is if you carry around a pile of l… --- ## [What are your "Unromaticisms"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-unromaticisms/709318)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-unromaticisms/709318 "2015-01-09T21:46:12Z")
Unromaticisms: Things that most loving couples like to do that you do not. For me it’s holding hands. I don’t like it. The palms get sweaty, it’s awkward and you always need that hand for something but you can’t because… --- ## [Would you take a pay cut to have a completely flexible work schedule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-take-a-pay-cut-to-have-a-completely-flexible-work-schedule/709309)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-take-a-pay-cut-to-have-a-completely-flexible-work-schedule/709309 "2015-01-09T20:35:55Z")
Pretend it’s possible for this to work, even if your particular occupation would not allow for this. Would you take a pay cut if you could work any 40 hours of the week you chose? That is to say, you could still work 8… --- ## [Pin Ball Machine = Gambling ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pin-ball-machine-gambling/709257)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pin-ball-machine-gambling/709257 "2015-01-09T18:43:37Z")
I was watching All In The Family and Edith was upset because Archie forged her name to get a mortgage, to buy a bar. At the very end of the episode, Edith comes down to the bar and explains to Archie when he forged her … --- ## [Decrepit abandoned houses - how did they end up like that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decrepit-abandoned-houses-how-did-they-end-up-like-that/708951)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decrepit-abandoned-houses-how-did-they-end-up-like-that/708951 "2015-01-09T16:37:27Z")
I live in a predominantly rural county and I’ve seen a number of old, deserted houses rotting away - some hidden among trees, some just sitting in an empty lot. I often wonder at what point someone just walked away and … --- ## [Has anyone worked through Elance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-worked-through-elance/709082)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-worked-through-elance/709082 "2015-01-09T13:03:11Z")
And was it a positive experience? Or a negative one? I’ve long tossed around the idea of trying it out, but sort of got the impression (erroneous, maybe?) that it’s largely a cesspool of the lowest-common-denominator, a… --- ## [Should I get an iPhone 5c or a Samsung Galaxy S4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-an-iphone-5c-or-a-samsung-galaxy-s4/709103)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-an-iphone-5c-or-a-samsung-galaxy-s4/709103 "2015-01-09T05:16:19Z")
…I am finally, finally joining the twenty-first century and getting a smartphone, after years of digging in my heels. The free phones available are the iPhone 5c and the Samsung Galaxy S4, so I’ll probably be looking at… --- ## [I'm suffering from font overload](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-suffering-from-font-overload/709336)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-suffering-from-font-overload/709336 "2015-01-09T02:27:02Z")
What, to a normal person, is the easiest font to read, in a pdf, on a computer screen? This document will not be printed so ink saving is totally not an issue. I’m only concerned with eye comfort and aesthetics. --- ## [Questions about travel to Washington DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-travel-to-washington-dc/708671)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-travel-to-washington-dc/708671 "2015-01-09T02:17:49Z")
My family and I are thinking of traveling to DC this summer. We want to visit the Smithsonian and a few of the sites like the Washington Memorial. I’d like to avoid driving and would like to use the local bus or rail ser… --- ## [Can you categorize my religious beliefs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-categorize-my-religious-beliefs/709365)
**Author:** [@Melvin\_Munster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melvin_Munster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-categorize-my-religious-beliefs/709365 "2015-01-09T02:02:21Z")
Inspired by another thread, I’m not exactly sure where I fit in the grand scale of theistic beliefs. I’m wondering if more educated dopers can help summarize/categorize (eg., atheist, agnostic etc) my personal beliefs. -… --- ## [Ground Instructor Certificate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-instructor-certificate/707439)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-instructor-certificate/707439 "2015-01-09T01:58:14Z")
How do I go about obtaining the knowledge required to obtain a Ground Instructor Certificate? A local for-profit college is apparently thinking of opening an Aviation program. Might be fun to teach in my ‘spare time’. … --- ## [Tell us about times kids have been misled or lied to for their own good...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-times-kids-have-been-misled-or-lied-to-for-their-own-good/706779)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-times-kids-have-been-misled-or-lied-to-for-their-own-good/706779 "2015-01-09T01:41:02Z")
and how it turned out. (Suggested by the current Santa thread.) I have several siblings. My favorite is my baby sister, much younger than I. When I was 16 or 17, our maternal grandmother moved into the house with us fo… --- ## [New idea: Shoot, shovel, and shut up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-idea-shoot-shovel-and-shut-up/708765)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-idea-shoot-shovel-and-shut-up/708765 "2015-01-09T01:17:53Z")
Lets say your a landowner who often deals with pest animals like feral dogs, cats, various wild animals, or Canadian geese deciding to make your pond their permanent home and crapping zone. These animals can cause diseas… --- ## [the fighting skills of the average man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fighting-skills-of-the-average-man/708056)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fighting-skills-of-the-average-man/708056 "2015-01-09T00:23:17Z")
do you think the average man today has decent fighting skills/ability… --- ## [Things You Still Do The Old-Fashioned Way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-still-do-the-old-fashioned-way/708684)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-still-do-the-old-fashioned-way/708684 "2015-01-08T23:22:16Z")
What do you still do the old-fashioned way, even though technology has come up with a tech-ier way to do it? For me, I still write (with a pen) my appointments and important dates on a calendar, which is made of paper a… --- ## [Any experience with multi-day Sierra Club outings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-multi-day-sierra-club-outings/708739)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-multi-day-sierra-club-outings/708739 "2015-01-08T23:12:29Z")
I recently got the new issue of Sierra Club’s magazine, and it lists the outings for 2015. I’ve only been camping a couple of times before, and I see they offer a few trips for beginners in California. I also like kaya… --- ## [Leather couch seating renewal - advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leather-couch-seating-renewal-advice/709329)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leather-couch-seating-renewal-advice/709329 "2015-01-08T21:01:09Z")
We have a leather sectional that needs help with the seating surfaces, and even as an experienced handy/craft/DIYman I am slightly stumped on the best approach. \*\*Long form: \*\*we have had this Nicoletti sectional for al… --- ## [Pens in moment of silence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pens-in-moment-of-silence/709325)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pens-in-moment-of-silence/709325 "2015-01-08T19:32:40Z")
What is the significance of holding a pen or pencil during the minute of silence observed for the people killed in France? NPR story and photographs. --- ## [Manager / Subordinate Relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manager-subordinate-relationships/707024)
**Author:** [@herewego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/herewego)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manager-subordinate-relationships/707024 "2015-01-08T19:21:33Z")
Just curious on how fucked I really am… I am a manager at a location for a major company. A few months back, a subordinate started getting flirty with me. It was a surprise to me, as I never really work with her, and do… --- ## [Moving into a snowing area. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-into-a-snowing-area-advice/708864)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-into-a-snowing-area-advice/708864 "2015-01-08T17:40:00Z")
I’ve only seen it snow once in my life and have never driven in the snow. In a couple weeks I’ll be moving to Mount Shasta, CA, which normally gets about 25 inches of snow this time of the year. Looking for some advice f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=969) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=971)