# Post five statements you truly believe but expect most of the board to disagree with. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 9, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427 "2014-06-09T19:02:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/221 "2014-06-16T21:37:39Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Can you define boasting? > > I don’t go around screaming “I’m happily married!” but if anyone asks (or if it’s relevant to a discussion, as now) that’s what I say. My life is much better since I met my wife, and I am a better person for being with her. Is that a boast? > > For that matter, what makes you think people who say they are happily married are overcompensating? Your defensive reaction illustrates my point perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/222 "2014-06-16T21:49:29Z")
> [@steveroo](#): > > Your defensive reaction illustrates my point perfectly. I displayed no defensive mechanism. I asked a question. Define “boasting.” Or is it your point that you don’t believe anyone is happily married? ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/223 "2014-06-16T21:58:10Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I displayed no defensive mechanism. I asked a question. Define “boasting.” > > Or is it your point that you don’t believe anyone is happily married? Calm down, dude. The topic of this thread is “Post five statements you truly believe but expect most of the board to disagree with.” I think we’ve established that you disagree with one of my statements. I’m not interested in debating you. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/224 "2014-06-16T22:02:07Z")
> [@steveroo](#): > > Calm down, dude. The topic of this thread is “Post five statements you truly believe but expect most of the board to disagree with.” I think we’ve established that you disagree with one of my statements. I’m not interested in debating you. Please don’t tell me to calm down, sir. I’m not agitated. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/225 "2014-06-16T23:04:01Z")
> [@steveroo](#): > > Your defensive reaction illustrates my point perfectly. I’m having trouble understanding this comment. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/226 "2014-06-16T23:37:58Z")
> [@steveroo](#): > > Calm down, dude. The topic of this thread is “Post five statements you truly believe but expect most of the board to disagree with.” I think we’ve established that you disagree with one of my statements. I’m not interested in debating you. I think you’re entirely confused about who’s being defensive in this exchange. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/227 "2014-06-16T23:51:45Z")
> [@steveroo](#): > > Your defensive reaction illustrates my point perfectly. Whachu talkin bout, Willis? ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/228 "2014-06-17T03:55:58Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > > [@Superhal](#): > > > > 1. The decline in crime rate in the 80’s was caused by Roe v. Wade. > > Really? Everyone on here seems to think it was caused by lead - or to be more specific, reduction in lead, and I find the arguments quite convincing. I am not really committed one way or the other. From the other posts(excluding the wacky off the wall ones you write for amusement and to get a rise out of dopers) you seem to generally know what you’re talking about so that’s why I’m asking. Please do not listen to **Superhal**. He seems like a very nice guy, but… Please do not listen to **Superhal**. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/229 "2014-06-17T03:58:39Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Isnt this a self-contradicting statement? Haven’t you ever heard the phrase, “the only true wisdom is realizing that you know nothing”? (Or something like that) ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/230 "2014-06-17T05:00:00Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Haven’t you ever heard the phrase, “the only true wisdom is realizing that you know nothing”? (Or something like that) Sure have. Why? ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/231 "2014-06-17T05:12:02Z")
1. Iran is a better ally for America than Saudi Arabia 2. There should be open borders between all wealthy, developed countries with unrestricted immigration. 3. The Democrats and Republics have basically the same policies. 4. Cable TV is a waste of time and money. 5. (reserved for future use) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/232 "2014-06-18T14:24:59Z")
> [@VarlosZ](#): > > Please do not listen to **Superhal**. He seems like a very nice guy, but… > > Please do not listen to **Superhal**. His point seems pretty valid; is there something you could point me to - SD thread or whatnot, that would show it to be invalid? I actually find Superhal to be one of the smartest posters on the dope IMHO. Maybe that’s a bad thing - me not being so bright myself I might be a bad judger of intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/233 "2014-06-18T16:56:20Z")
[quote=“Mr.Nylock, post:232, topic:690427”] l find Superhal to be one of the smartest posters on the dope IMHO. [QUOTE] 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/234 "2014-06-18T17:02:02Z")
[quote=“Ambivalid, post:233, topic:690427”] [quote=“Mr.Nylock, post:232, topic:690427”] l find Superhal to be one of the smartest posters on the dope IMHO. > [@](#): > > 😛 Oh no, am I gonna take a lot of flak for this?:o ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/235 "2014-06-18T17:13:13Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > Oh no, am I gonna take a lot of flak for this?:o On the contrary, it was a perfect example of what the thread title was asking for. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Razncain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/236 "2014-06-18T19:23:24Z")
1. I don’t care for the commercials asking you to trade places in line with the military personnel, and many parroting the “thank you for your service.” 2. After seeing the list that many found were the [least likable living females](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=726192) which I pretty much agreed with what was posted in that thread, but yet I found I still wanted to bang a good 80-90% of them. Does it work this way for women too? If an unattached woman finds a man among the least likable, would she still ride him like an unbroken stallion all the night long if she found him reasonably nice lookin’? And/or if he had lots of money? 3. Musicians, athletes, actors don’t deserve but a fraction of what they make, no matter how good. Except a live AC/DC concert. All other earnings from bands should be given to them. Well, the Beatles deserve a cut too. Then there….oh nm. 4. I want to slap the shit out of the parents who put their kids in front of busy stores asking you if you’d like support girl scout, boy scout, cub scout, whatever kind of damn scout cookies they are selling. Your parents had you, let them put you in camp. 5. I generally have more respect for the honest person trying to support his family working a night shift job at some convenience store than I do firefighters or policemen. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/237 "2014-06-18T19:47:53Z")
1. The entire skin care and cleanliness industry is pure marketing, skin care product efficacy peaked with the invention of Ivory Soap and Johnson’s Baby Oil. 2. The Dope’s obsession with numbered lists is ridiculous 3. Intentionally left blank 4. Intentionally left blank 5. Intentionally left blank ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/238 "2014-06-18T20:26:11Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > 1. The entire skin care and cleanliness industry is pure marketing, skin care product efficacy peaked with the invention of Ivory Soap and Johnson’s Baby Oil. > **2. The Dope’s obsession with numbered lists is ridiculous** > 2. Intentionally left blank > 3. Intentionally left blank > 4. Intentionally left blank It appears to be a widespread phenomena, not just limited to here, and it drives me crazy. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/239 "2014-06-18T20:44:09Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > It appears to be a widespread phenomena, not just limited to here, and it drives me crazy. [Cracked.com](http://Cracked.com), for one, has been buttering their bread with that shit for YEARS. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427/240 "2014-06-19T23:45:31Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > A statement that helps demonstrate how destructive it is; it induces people to turn upon and condemn their own species to defend it. Or, it incites people to behave more circumspectly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-five-statements-you-truly-believe-but-expect-most-of-the-board-to-disagree-with/690427.md?page=13)