# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=992 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 993 --- ## [The daddy superhero and the sort-of-heroic thief dilemma.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daddy-superhero-and-the-sort-of-heroic-thief-dilemma/705495)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daddy-superhero-and-the-sort-of-heroic-thief-dilemma/705495 "2014-11-25T17:00:24Z")
It’s Saturday night, and Bob X–the ex-slacker superhero with Kryptonian powers and a kid in middle school–is popping corn with his heat vision while his daughter, Lynn, makes hot chocolate. They’re getting ready for the … --- ## [Defense Secy. Hagel being forced to resign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-secy-hagel-being-forced-to-resign/705481)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-secy-hagel-being-forced-to-resign/705481 "2014-11-25T14:14:56Z")
This is breaking news. It appears he has lost the confidence of the administration. I’m watching the story on the news, but can’t find anything online yet. --- ## [Flashing your high-beams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashing-your-high-beams/705034)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashing-your-high-beams/705034 "2014-11-25T03:40:52Z")
…you get shot by gangsters! No, not that one. You’re driving along the public highway in the middle of the night. In a lay-by, you see some 5-0 with a mobile speed camera (they look like this in the UK), I think you cal… --- ## [money question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-question/705489)
**Author:** [@greenpen3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenpen3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-question/705489 "2014-11-25T03:26:11Z")
If someone offers you more money than you typically receive from them or than you think you deserve, should you take it? I helped my aunt on her job for 2 hours, and she typically gives me $10 an hour, so I would get $20… --- ## [High maintenance, needy sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-maintenance-needy-sister/705523)
**Author:** [@Dancedad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancedad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-maintenance-needy-sister/705523 "2014-11-25T02:15:54Z")
Sister age 61, on fourth (and finally succesful) marriage, no kids of her own. I’m three years younger, four kids. She is overly dependent on them for happiness and is trying to fill role of our mother (grandmother of … --- ## [Do alcohol samples in grocery stores trigger alcoholics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-alcohol-samples-in-grocery-stores-trigger-alcoholics/704892)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-alcohol-samples-in-grocery-stores-trigger-alcoholics/704892 "2014-11-25T02:04:19Z")
My grocery store often has sample stations where they are giving out beer and wine. There’s probably 1-2 on a weekday and 4-5 on a weekend. They are not just in the alcohol section. They’re scattered throughout the sto… --- ## [Are flowers after a first date too soon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-flowers-after-a-first-date-too-soon/161980)
**Author:** [@flyboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyboy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-flowers-after-a-first-date-too-soon/161980 "2014-11-24T23:47:25Z")
I had a very nice first date yesterday and would like to let her know how much I enjoyed myself. (If it makes a difference, we’ve spent some time on the phone this past week, so it’s not like yesterday was the first time… --- ## [Treats that dogs love but cats don't want](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treats-that-dogs-love-but-cats-dont-want/705463)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treats-that-dogs-love-but-cats-dont-want/705463 "2014-11-24T23:11:52Z")
Our new dog is afraid of our cats. Our cats aren’t dog aggressive, they pretty much ignore the dogs, but Westley is afraid that the cat sleeping on the other side of the room will suddenly wake up and claw out her eyes o… --- ## [My cats are broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cats-are-broken/705332)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cats-are-broken/705332 "2014-11-24T19:52:33Z")
I have 3 cats. A Cranky Siamese called Tina and two brothers - Minou and Willy. They were all adopted. Tina came first, and then came the little ones. They used to be sweet to each other, usually even sleeping together. … --- ## [two accidents, few days appart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-accidents-few-days-appart/705390)
**Author:** [@jakershb85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakershb85)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-accidents-few-days-appart/705390 "2014-11-24T19:22:53Z")
I was rear ended, my body shop deemed it a total loss, but my insurance is coming Monday to do inspection because the other guy not insured. Today tho, I rear ended someone on freeway. There will be no claim filed for th… --- ## [Dining in Charleston, SC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dining-in-charleston-sc/705483)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dining-in-charleston-sc/705483 "2014-11-24T19:19:31Z")
I will be in Charleston next weekend, and Mom wants to eat some seafood. I’ve read the earlier threads (2011 & 2006) on this… has anything changed recently? We’re staying on the Peninsula (Meeting St) and want to walk ev… --- ## [Is there a good product to improve the appearance of hardwood floors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-product-to-improve-the-appearance-of-hardwood-floors/705504)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-product-to-improve-the-appearance-of-hardwood-floors/705504 "2014-11-24T18:51:44Z")
In addition to caring for the elderly and disabled, I work on the side as a housekeeper. A couple of my clients have hardwood floors that have not been well kept-up, and the floors are dull, scruffy, and thirsty-looking… --- ## [Recommend an otoscope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-otoscope/682136)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-otoscope/682136 "2014-11-24T18:40:09Z")
Nurse SO went on a medical mission recently, and she mentioned she’d like her own otoscope. If she doesn’t get one on her own in the meantime, I thought it might make a good birthday present (in November). What’s a goo… --- ## [Job Offer And Background Check (Accenture)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-offer-and-background-check-accenture/663454)
**Author:** [@domain\_pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/domain_pain)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-offer-and-background-check-accenture/663454 "2014-11-24T18:06:06Z")
Does anybody know the policy on Accenture? Will they hire me with a misdemeanor dui which was 2 years ago? I have a job offer but it is contingent on a background check. I didn’t have to fill out any questions regarding … --- ## [Buying Property at Fair Market Value to Shield from Medicaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-property-at-fair-market-value-to-shield-from-medicaid/705450)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-property-at-fair-market-value-to-shield-from-medicaid/705450 "2014-11-24T10:58:13Z")
Understanding all the normal legal disclaimers, what is the general rule for a fair market value purchase of property within the Medicaid look back period? Basically, a grandmother is about to have to leave her residenc… --- ## [Need help finding a youtube video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-youtube-video/705453)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-youtube-video/705453 "2014-11-24T05:06:27Z")
I have so little info in this but it was sort o popular on youtube maybe 4-6 yrs ago. It was a ‘song’ of a ‘enitity’ that was digitized (only on a computer). The video featured a old style computer screen typing out wh… --- ## [Hemingway's doctors ordered him to abstain from sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemingways-doctors-ordered-him-to-abstain-from-sex/705460)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemingways-doctors-ordered-him-to-abstain-from-sex/705460 "2014-11-24T03:50:45Z")
I read a book recently that briefly discussed the health problems Ernest Hemingway encountered in his fifties. He was drinking too much, had various conditions (high blood pressure, weight gain) and had suffered injuries… --- ## [Value of signed anime convention program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-signed-anime-convention-program/705425)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-signed-anime-convention-program/705425 "2014-11-24T03:19:24Z")
I went to Animaine this weekend, and I went last year as well. Greg Ayers signed my program both times. Are these worth anything? --- ## [My Mom had a Stroke - I need advice please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-had-a-stroke-i-need-advice-please/705457)
**Author:** [@susieq222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susieq222)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-had-a-stroke-i-need-advice-please/705457 "2014-11-24T02:56:45Z")
My Mother has had a similar type stroke and the drs don’t think she will survive. If she does, they say her quality of life will be horrid. (My word, not theirs.) Specifically, she will never walk, talk, or be able to ea… --- ## [The Last of Us: Sacrificing loved one to save humanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-sacrificing-loved-one-to-save-humanity/705350)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-sacrificing-loved-one-to-save-humanity/705350 "2014-11-24T01:40:11Z")
In the video game, The Last of Us, Joel refuses to let doctors and scientists extract the brain out of Ellie’s head (a procedure that would kill her,) even though she is immune to the zombie disease that has ravaged the … --- ## [Advice re: Losing a toenail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-re-losing-a-toenail/705293)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-re-losing-a-toenail/705293 "2014-11-24T00:36:44Z")
I hereby acknowledge that you are not a doctor, or if you are you’re not my doctor, and fully accept all responsibility for deciding which advice to act upon and which not to. I dropped a heavy book on my big toe a few … --- ## [Will 2016 Be a Year of 'Doom' For Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-2016-be-a-year-of-doom-for-me/705393)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-2016-be-a-year-of-doom-for-me/705393 "2014-11-24T00:13:04Z")
I know some of you might find it hard to believe. But every 12 years, I have a year in my life that really really sucks. I won’t go into morbid detail. But every 12th year for me is a tragic one. And there has never been… --- ## [Best screw to use for reinforcing door and how likely I am to hit the wires on the other side](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-screw-to-use-for-reinforcing-door-and-how-likely-i-am-to-hit-the-wires-on-the-other-side/704999)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-screw-to-use-for-reinforcing-door-and-how-likely-i-am-to-hit-the-wires-on-the-other-side/704999 "2014-11-23T22:44:33Z")
I want to replace to the screws on my door latch plate to make it harder to kick in or attack with a crowbar, some people recommend using a 3 or 3 and a half inch wood screw others recommend using a 3 inch t25 gold star … --- ## [Advice - trip to Iceland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-trip-to-iceland/705435)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-trip-to-iceland/705435 "2014-11-23T22:37:33Z")
The GF and I are planning to go to Iceland next February for four or five days (leaving from London). It has to be February because it’s half-term, but we have a little flexibility because we can go for any five days wit… --- ## [Need someone who knows speakers to compare these two options please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-someone-who-knows-speakers-to-compare-these-two-options-please/705431)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-someone-who-knows-speakers-to-compare-these-two-options-please/705431 "2014-11-23T20:58:43Z")
I am looking for a pair of inexpensive bookshelf speakers for a basic home theater setup. The following two are my prime suspects: Klipsch Polk Any input - or other suggestions - much appreciated. mmm --- ## [Time Change means Darkness and add in Cold Weather. Do you leave the house after 5:45pm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-change-means-darkness-and-add-in-cold-weather-do-you-leave-the-house-after-5-45pm/705216)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-change-means-darkness-and-add-in-cold-weather-do-you-leave-the-house-after-5-45pm/705216 "2014-11-23T20:52:48Z")
We practically become hermits during winter nights. My wife and I both despise cold weather. Darkness and Cold Weather sucks even more. The end of Daylight Savings Time is mourned at my home. I usually drive straight… --- ## [Blacked-out drunk: How realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacked-out-drunk-how-realistic/601518)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacked-out-drunk-how-realistic/601518 "2014-11-23T18:40:05Z")
I’ll admit that I watch a fair number of reality shows and in these shows I’ve noticed that the go-to answer for almost all bad behavior is “Really? I did that? I don’t remember, I was blacked-out drunk.” The drunk pers… --- ## [Tell me about paintballing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-paintballing/705271)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-paintballing/705271 "2014-11-23T17:28:46Z")
So I’m going paintballing tomorrow for a friends birthday. It’s a pretty casual friendly group, three women, five guys, none of us real badasses or anything, and only three with prior experience. I’ve checked out the saf… --- ## [Does working in the medical field ruin one's libido?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-working-in-the-medical-field-ruin-ones-libido/705088)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-working-in-the-medical-field-ruin-ones-libido/705088 "2014-11-23T14:53:35Z")
I thought about putting this question in General Questions but IMHO seemed more suitable: Do people who work in the medical field - and especially, surgeons - have a ruined libido because of seeing so much blood, organs… --- ## [Fitness recreationalists, what strength do you want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-recreationalists-what-strength-do-you-want/702498)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-recreationalists-what-strength-do-you-want/702498 "2014-11-23T13:41:56Z")
Now officially “strength” is movement specific and refers to the amount of force a muscle can produce in one maximal effort, whether the muscle produces the force without movement (isometric) or at a fairly even rate of … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=991) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=993)