# 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:** 5
**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 31, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/81 "2019-12-31T22:16:36Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > There will never be a better decade to experience than the 1960’s… Love this one. ---
**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 31, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/82 "2019-12-31T23:06:56Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > There will never be a better cat than my cat, Tibby > [@thorny\_locust](#): > > There will never be a better cat than the cat who’s next to my elbow right now. > [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Tibby, or not Tibby? That is the question. “There will never be a better” doesn’t mean “there will never be an equal”. Therefore: Tibby _and_ not-Tibby! prrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrp 😃 ---
**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 31, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/83 "2019-12-31T23:19:07Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > There will never be a better decade to experience than the 1960’s. Unless you’re a Kennedy. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/84 "2020-01-01T02:20:34Z")
There will never be a better place that sprouted up in the middle of nowhere than Las Vegas. There will never be a better movie villain than Darth Vader. There will never be a better American novel than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/85 "2020-01-02T14:09:36Z")
There will never be a better bar room song then Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.” If you don’t sing the chorus to that one, I don’t want to know you. There will never be a better parent’s wish for a child song than Bob Dylan’s Forever Young. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/86 "2020-01-02T16:43:01Z")
There will never be a better stand up comedian than George Carlin There will never be a better inprov comedian than Robin Williams ---
**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:** [January 2, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/87 "2020-01-02T17:14:11Z")
There will never be a better personal countdown date than one’s countdown to retirement. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/88 "2020-01-02T17:41:08Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > There will never be a better bar room song then Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.” My vote is _You Never Even Called Me By My Name_ performed by David Allan Coe. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/89 "2020-01-02T17:44:05Z")
> [@RioRico](#): > > There will never be a better shelf-size communications receiver than the Sony ICF-2010. Not even the Eton E1? There will never be a better letter of the alphabet to represent generic or variable items than X. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/90 "2020-01-02T18:02:30Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > > [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > > > There will never be a better bar room song then Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.” > > My vote is _You Never Even Called Me By My Name_ performed by David Allan Coe. Folks drunkenly sing along even to wordlessness for **Sweet Caroline**. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/91 "2020-01-02T18:14:23Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > There will never be a better movie villain than Darth Vader. I’ll see your Darth Vader and raise you one Delores Umbridge. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/92 "2020-01-02T19:05:31Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > There will never be a better decade to experience than the 1960’s. > > There will never be a bigger chance in human history than the microchip machines taking over > [@Moriarty](#): > > Unless you’re a Kennedy. Or black and living in the South. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/93 "2020-01-03T14:17:39Z")
There will never be a better nonfiction writer than **Isaac Asimov**. There will never be a better running shoe than the **gray New Balance 99x series**. I’ve been wearing them since high school. (…No, not the same pair. They get replaced as they wear out.) There will never be a better watch than the **Rolex Submariner**. There will never be a better university than **Rice University**. There will never be a better soft drink than **Fresca** (original citrus flavor, not the peach or black cherry abominations). There will never be a better food genre than high-quality **Tex-Mex.** ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/94 "2020-01-03T17:04:53Z")
There will never be a better breakup song than Against All Odds. There will never be a better love song than Oh My Love. There will never be a better victory song than Celebration. There will never be a better booty-shaking, everybody-on-the-dance-floor song than Bust A Move. There will never be a better swing song than Sing, Sing, Sing. There will never be a better sing-along than Bohemian Rhapsody. There will never be a better driving song than Roadhouse Blues. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/95 "2020-01-04T12:59:32Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > There will never be a better breakup song than Against All Odds. > > There will never be a better love song than Oh My Love. > > There will never be a better victory song than Celebration. > > There will never be a better booty-shaking, everybody-on-the-dance-floor song than Bust A Move. > > There will never be a better swing song than Sing, Sing, Sing. > > There will never be a better sing-along than Bohemian Rhapsody. > > There will never be a better driving song than Roadhouse Blues. There will never be a better breakup song than **I Will Survive** There will never be a better love song than **Unchained Melody** There will never be a better victory song than **We Are the Champions** There will never be a better booty-shaking, everybody-on-the-dance-floor song than **YMCA** There will never be a better swing song than **The Jumpin’ Jive** There will never be a better sing-along than **Tiny Dancer** There will never be a better driving song than **Radar Love** ETA: I now realize that maybe we agree on the love song? ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/96 "2020-01-04T13:38:48Z")
There will never better wines than [Romanian wines.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_wine) ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/97 "2020-01-05T05:13:38Z")
**MMM** : Sorry, I should have specified “Oh My Love” by John Lennon. And I knew I forgot one: There will never be a better rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner than Whitney Houston’s. (It helped that she did it in 4/4 time.) ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/98 "2020-01-05T06:09:12Z")
There will never be a more over-powered species on earth than _Homo sapiens_ > [@Rilchiam](#): > > There will never be a better driving song than Roadhouse Blues. I assume you refer to the version by [Ministry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHyFiMqPnIA). I once had the misfortune of hearing that song with a cop driving _right_ behind me.:mad: in damn a 25 zone! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/99 "2020-01-05T21:33:31Z")
> [@zimaane](#): > > There will never be a better version of Star Trek than the original series. Sure, _BUT_ there will never be a better Star Trek captain than Jean-Luc Picard. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-humble-opinion-i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-there-will-never-be-a-better-x-than-x/845344/100 "2020-01-06T01:54:56Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > There will never be a better breakup song than Against All Odds. > > There will never be a better love song than Oh My Love. > > There will never be a better victory song than Celebration. > > There will never be a better booty-shaking, everybody-on-the-dance-floor song than Bust A Move. > > There will never be a better swing song than Sing, Sing, Sing. > > There will never be a better sing-along than Bohemian Rhapsody. > > There will never be a better driving song than Roadhouse Blues. There will never be a better song about how sexy I am than I’m Too Sexy. [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=4) [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=6)