# In My Humble Opinion, I am absolutely convinced that there will NEVER be a better (X) than (X) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 24, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344 "2019-12-24T15:07:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/21 "2019-12-25T02:08:06Z")
There will never be a better way to eat tuna than sashimi There will never be a better way to eat a steak than raw There will never be a better starch than short grain rice ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/22 "2019-12-25T03:17:19Z")
There will never be a more reliable car than Toyota. There will never be a better cheap whiskey than old crow. There will never be a better president than FDR. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/23 "2019-12-25T04:40:46Z")
There will never be a better film/producer comedian than Mel Brooks. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/24 "2019-12-25T04:56:56Z")
There will never be a more prolific point scorer in the NHL than Wayne Gretzky. Sure, records can be broken, but Wayne’s total will never be broken, ever. Guaranteed. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/25 "2019-12-25T04:58:48Z")
I’m substituting “greater” for “better” because “greater” is better. There will never be a greater pop band than the Beatles There will never be a greater composer than Mozart There will never be a greater symphony composer than Beethoven There will never be a greater artistic achievement than Beethoven’s 9th symphony there will never be a greater piano composer than Chopin There will never be a greater piano virtuoso/composer than Liszt There will never be a greater drummer than Buddy Rich There will never be a greater funny guy than Norm McDonald There will never be a greater boxer than Ali There will never be a greater athlete than Secretariat There will never be a greater military leader than Alexander the Great There will never be a greater general than Napoleon Bonaparte There will never be a greater talk show host than Johnnie Carson There will never be a greater egghead talk show host than Dick Cavett There will never be a greater dark comedy than Dr. Strangelove There will never be a greater TV drama than Breaking Bad There will never be a greater dramatic TV episode than Ozymandias (S-5, Ep-14, Breaking Bad) There will never be a greater comic/drama actor than Charlie Chaplin There will never be a greater human achievement than rocketing off this planet There will never be a greater human “break” than the Chicxulub impact There will never be a greater human “fuck-up” than global warming ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/26 "2019-12-25T12:47:52Z")
I’m stealing Johnny Carson. Considering stealing global warming. Also: There will never be a greater sports hero than **Bobby Orr**. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/27 "2019-12-25T13:04:41Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > There will never be a more prolific point scorer in the NHL than Wayne Gretzky. Sure, records can be broken, but Wayne’s total will never be broken, ever. Guaranteed. Gotta agree with this. Who else, in any sport, has their number (99) not only retired for his/her team, but for the whole league? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/28 "2019-12-25T13:12:26Z")
There will never be a better Thanksgiving episode on TV than WKRP’s. ---
**Author:** ![ChickenLegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@ChickenLegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickenLegs)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/29 "2019-12-25T13:50:10Z")
There will never better be a better .38 Special handgun than the Smith & Wesson Model 15 Combat Masterpiece. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/30 "2019-12-25T13:50:27Z")
There will never be a better (descriptions will vary) than Jesus There will never be a better food than pizza There will never be a better selling studio album than Thriller ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/31 "2019-12-25T14:06:37Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Gotta agree with this. Who else, in any sport, has their number (99) not only retired for his/her team, but for the whole league? Jackie Robinson. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/32 "2019-12-25T15:23:52Z")
…a better boxer than Muhammad Ali …a better grater than Microplane …a better mixer than KitchenAid …a better wife than mine …better biscuits than I make ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/33 "2019-12-25T15:49:36Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > …a better boxer than Muhammad Ali > …a better grater than Microplane > …a better mixer than KitchenAid > …a better wife than mine > …better biscuits than I make Agree with your list, except for your last item, which you got embarrassingly wrong. The delicious homemade biscuits & gravy I’m currently spooning into my mouth is my cite. …gotta admit, your wife is the best, however. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/34 "2019-12-25T16:14:07Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > There will never be a better dog than my dog because he’s the BEST dog in THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD. YES HE IS. WHO’S THE BEST DOG? HE IS! There will never be a better cat than the cat who’s next to my elbow right now. – or the one over there in the sun on the desk. Or the first cat I ever lived with, when I was an infant. Or the first cat I lived with after I left home. Or . . . (I could go on for quite a while.) ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/35 "2019-12-25T17:16:14Z")
Never be a better domesticated animal than the cow. Never be a better mechanical invention than the wheel. Never be a better chemical reaction harnessed than fire. Never be a better naturally occurring chemical compound than H2O. Never be a more useful communication tool than writing. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/36 "2019-12-25T17:16:17Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I’m stealing Johnny Carson. Considering stealing global warming. > > Also: > > There will never be a greater sports hero than **Bobby Orr**. Old time hockey, eh? Like Eddie Shore? A better meat cleaver than those made by William Beatty and never a better touchmark than his. > [@ChickenLegs](#): > > There will never better be a better .38 Special handgun than the Smith & Wesson Model 15 Combat Masterpiece. for .357 substitute the Model 19 for .45LC substitute the model 25-5 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/37 "2019-12-25T17:35:22Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > Agree with your list, except for your last item, which you got embarrassingly wrong. > > The delicious homemade biscuits & gravy I’m currently spooning into my mouth is my cite. > > …gotta admit, your wife is the best, however. 🙂 My gravy is so spectacularly delicious that it can only be eaten once a year. More than that would result in instant cardiac arrest. Most people who taste it decide to just end things, as everything that would follow would pale in comparison and be a crushing disappointment. My biscuits are so light and fluffy that they are often mistaken for clouds; if it wasn’t for the gravy weighting them down, they would indeed float to the ceiling. Thanks about my wife. . .heyyyyyy, wait a damn minute! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/38 "2019-12-25T18:06:00Z")
There will never be a better bus rider than Rosa Parks. There will never be a soccer player than Pele. There will never be a better meatloaf than my Mom’s (which I will never have again) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/39 "2019-12-26T19:43:29Z")
There will never be a better president than George Washington. There will never be a better juice than tomato. There will never be a better thirst quencher than cold water. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/40 "2019-12-26T22:59:04Z")
There will never be a better humor magazine than MAD. There will never be a better toy than the A.C. Gilbert Erector Set There will never be a better model train than Lionel There will never be a better sled than Flexible Flyer There will never be a better kid’s shoe than Buster Brown There will never be a better sports event blow-out than the [1973 Belmont Stakes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG_27cCW5bw) There will never be a better kid’s science museum than the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia There will never be a better “fast food” joint than the [Horn & Hardart automat.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_%26_Hardart) There will never be a better pet than a cat There will never be a better cat than my cat, [Tibby](https://imgur.com/lbSk3qW) There will never be a worse cat than my cat, [Bently](https://imgur.com/9pXjkgM) (yeah, sure, he doesn’t look so evil. But, remember baby Hitler didn’t look so evil either—till he grew up to be HITLER!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344.md?page=3)