# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1002 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1003 --- ## [Back during...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-during/703672)
**Author:** [@Maeganspop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeganspop)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-during/703672 "2014-11-04T21:19:32Z")
\*\*\*\*I have read a few news articles and message board posts that always start the same as the title of this thread. I will start with today’s hot topic of Islam. I am not an Islamaphobe, I don’t care what deity you wish… --- ## [Why do cats stare into people's souls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-stare-into-peoples-souls/703567)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-stare-into-peoples-souls/703567 "2014-11-04T20:53:08Z")
Cats seem to like staring people down. Why do they do this? --- ## [Let me tell you about some stupid shit I did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-tell-you-about-some-stupid-shit-i-did/687754)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-tell-you-about-some-stupid-shit-i-did/687754 "2014-11-04T20:51:36Z")
My wife woke up one morning to discover one of her eyes was swollen shut. It was pink eye, and we knew it was pinkeye. We were unable to make an appointment with her doctor, and decided to go to the MedCheck center for c… --- ## [What Does Hook Up Mean (Social Interaction)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-hook-up-mean-social-interaction/703318)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-hook-up-mean-social-interaction/703318 "2014-11-04T19:30:53Z")
The term is unclear to me. Could I get the straight dope? (Sometimes I get the sense people mean sexual intercourse and sometimes I get the sense people mean much less…) --- ## [Please recommend new cell phone and provider](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-new-cell-phone-and-provider/703110)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-new-cell-phone-and-provider/703110 "2014-11-04T19:08:25Z")
I just celebrated the 10 year anniversary with my Motorola V400G from AT&T. :eek: I have decided to upgrade, possibly go to a new provider and ditch my land line. I think I want a smartphone; but do I really need a smar… --- ## [Removing carpet/finishing hardwood room-by-room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-carpet-finishing-hardwood-room-by-room/702388)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-carpet-finishing-hardwood-room-by-room/702388 "2014-11-04T17:33:01Z")
Looks like we are buying a house on Wednesday! It has carpet everywhere but the kitchen, bathrooms, and one bedroom. Nasty carpet, if we decided to keep it we’ll have it re-stretched and professionally cleaned before w… --- ## [Is this a racist political ad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-racist-political-ad/703268)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-racist-political-ad/703268 "2014-11-04T16:34:55Z")
The Democratic candidate for Secretary of State in Ohio, Nina Turner is accusing her Republican opponent of running a “vicious, racist and sexist” TV ad (the 30-second ad can be seen here). Do you agree? --- ## [Deliberately storing a high-value car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberately-storing-a-high-value-car/703368)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberately-storing-a-high-value-car/703368 "2014-11-04T16:13:32Z")
Every once in a while, we read a news story about somebody discovering an old high-end car. But those cars generally haven’t been stored well. I’ve thought that if I were rich, it might be fun to buy a brand new car–a … --- ## [Explain the Virgin Galactic spaceship "feathering" system.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-virgin-galactic-spaceship-feathering-system/703437)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-virgin-galactic-spaceship-feathering-system/703437 "2014-11-04T15:15:00Z")
Can someone explain theVirgin Galactic spaceship “feathering” system? How does this work, and why? Any in depth/speculation detail on what may have gone wrong would be appreciated. I’m a newbie on this. --- ## [Psychics should be sued and pay penalties for failed predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychics-should-be-sued-and-pay-penalties-for-failed-predictions/703151)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychics-should-be-sued-and-pay-penalties-for-failed-predictions/703151 "2014-11-04T14:31:08Z")
I’ve never hired a psychic, nor will I. This isn’t a rant either, so I’m not putting it in the Pit. That being said, I see no reason why professional psychics who charge a fee for their services should \*\*\*not \*\*\*be succ… --- ## [If you were elected as the next Pope, what papal name would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-elected-as-the-next-pope-what-papal-name-would-you-choose/489161)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-elected-as-the-next-pope-what-papal-name-would-you-choose/489161 "2014-11-04T14:30:26Z")
Ok, you’ve just been named the next Pope. What papal name do you choose? I’d pick Innocent. I’d be Pope Innocent the XIV. Here is a list of the popes. --- ## [How much running is too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-running-is-too-much/703382)
**Author:** [@Zercon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zercon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-running-is-too-much/703382 "2014-11-04T13:55:22Z")
Background: male, 35 years old, healthy BP and cholesterol levels, non-smoker, pescetarian. Recently passed two cardio appointments, an echo and a cardiac stress test; did fine on both, nothing was found on the first and… --- ## [Need some info on the Dublin, Ireland area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-info-on-the-dublin-ireland-area/703064)
**Author:** [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-info-on-the-dublin-ireland-area/703064 "2014-11-04T12:55:32Z")
Ms Hook and I will be spending a couple of months in Europe next summer. No tour involved, we want to do it all ourselves. Wanting to make the most of our time we’re already planning on what to see and do. We will be in… --- ## [Oh god I'm having a crisis of wedding dress!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-im-having-a-crisis-of-wedding-dress/610932)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-im-having-a-crisis-of-wedding-dress/610932 "2012-08-22T14:30:14Z")
Do not need answer fast; not getting married until October. So I bought a dress, okay? I liked it, but it wasn’t my absolute favorite - my absolute favorite was $1800 and this one was $180. It’s flattering, it’s not w… --- ## [Buying Clothes Online...Dumb or Brilliant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-clothes-online-dumb-or-brilliant/514854)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-clothes-online-dumb-or-brilliant/514854 "2009-10-25T22:06:16Z")
I’m getting ready to go shopping for a wedding dress. I will be trying on all sorts of dresses at various stores but I’ve not seen anything on any of their websites that looks like something I would like for less than $… --- ## [Looking for a mother-of-the-bride dress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-mother-of-the-bride-dress/649428)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-mother-of-the-bride-dress/649428 "2013-03-08T21:20:27Z")
This is not for me, but for my aunt. (Technically a step-mother-of-the-bride, but no one’s counting.) She’s asked me for her help, so I’m turning to you! Here are the parameters: \[ul\] \[li\]The wedding is on Long Isla… --- ## [Your high school yearbook quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-high-school-yearbook-quote/694927)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-high-school-yearbook-quote/694927 "2014-11-04T06:11:31Z")
My quote initially was “all or nothing” but I guess that seemed a bit odd so I changed it to a saying that I heard in a chatroom - “I am made of cheese”. I’m not sure what that means either. --- ## [What to do? \[Want to do something nice for SO\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-want-to-do-something-nice-for-so/703416)
**Author:** [@seadoggie01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seadoggie01)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-want-to-do-something-nice-for-so/703416 "2014-11-04T03:06:40Z")
I have been going out with a girl for six months. She has been counting months (she will send me a text telling me how many months it’s been almost every month). I want to do something for her, but I have no idea what. … --- ## [When do you lock your door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-lock-your-door/701204)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-lock-your-door/701204 "2014-11-04T02:34:19Z")
Do you keep the door to your home locked all the time, or only when you are away, or only at night, or what? I just discovered that my architecture has shifted, and I can’t lock my apartment door, the bolt no longer mat… --- ## [Ebola quarantines, good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebola-quarantines-good-or-bad/702904)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebola-quarantines-good-or-bad/702904 "2014-11-04T02:16:15Z")
Are mandatory quarantines for people that have been exposed to ebola environments a good thing? Kaci Hickox, the now famous nurse, who decried her forced quarantine in NJ, who was subsequently sent home to Maine, after … --- ## [History that must have happened: The Kennedys after 11/63](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-that-must-have-happened-the-kennedys-after-11-63/703549)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-that-must-have-happened-the-kennedys-after-11-63/703549 "2014-11-04T01:43:12Z")
So after JFK was put to rest…Not only has Jackie lost her husband, but she’s lost her home. Did LBJ say, “Stay as long as you want.”? Is there room for two families there? Did she already own a home somewhere else she co… --- ## [Help me solve this tax argument.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-this-tax-argument/703311)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-this-tax-argument/703311 "2014-11-04T01:40:07Z")
I’ve had an argument with my brother about the method of the Bank of England creating money from nothing, he says it’s wrong for them to charge interest when loaning it to Banks and the Government, as this expense is pas… --- ## [Fleas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleas/703353)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleas/703353 "2014-11-03T22:48:58Z")
We let our cat out in our little back patio a few months ago, for a few hours. And now there are fleas. We cannot figure out how to get rid of these fuckers. And they seem to think my wife is also a cat. Have you been … --- ## [Getting Cold with Furnace not working!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-cold-with-furnace-not-working/703364)
**Author:** [@RyanHomeSuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyanHomeSuck)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-cold-with-furnace-not-working/703364 "2014-11-03T22:35:50Z")
2011 HVAC w/gas furnace. When switched from a/c to heat or vice-versa its always a problem. Switched again after a/c was off for about a month and can’t get anything to work; no fan when switched to “on”; no led diag lit… --- ## [Talk to me about your epidural (non-pregnancy).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-your-epidural-non-pregnancy/703178)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-your-epidural-non-pregnancy/703178 "2014-11-03T22:25:57Z")
I had one a week ago (major lower back pain) and it appears to be wearing off. Anyone else have an epidural for lower back pain? Did it help? If so, for how long? --- ## [Yoga and emotional release.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoga-and-emotional-release/703421)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoga-and-emotional-release/703421 "2014-11-03T21:50:44Z")
I’ve been going to Yoga 2-3 times a week for the past 4 months. I’m 32 years old. When I started I was very tight. I have loosened considerably doing primarily gentle and yin classes with the occasional flow class. I’ve … --- ## [Health and fitness myths that need to die.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-and-fitness-myths-that-need-to-die/703054)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-and-fitness-myths-that-need-to-die/703054 "2014-11-03T20:23:50Z")
Lumped in health and fitness together as focussing on one without the other to me is like riding a unicycle on a Tour de France stage - technically possible, but making life difficult for yourself. YMMV, of course. Insp… --- ## [What's the most difficult job in medical field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-difficult-job-in-medical-field/691195)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-difficult-job-in-medical-field/691195 "2014-11-03T19:48:59Z")
I have always thought veterinarians have to learn so much more than human doctors. They not only have to know how to treat different species, but also different fields… Emergency, dental, surgical, dermatological, cardi… --- ## [You get to go to a top apothecary in 1900--what do you buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-go-to-a-top-apothecary-in-1900-what-do-you-buy/702905)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-go-to-a-top-apothecary-in-1900-what-do-you-buy/702905 "2014-11-03T19:04:04Z")
The year is 1900. You get to go to the best apothecary in the United States with $100 in cash (i.e., you can buy a bunch of anything you want). What do you get? Keep in mind, there are no drug laws on the books back the… --- ## [Opinion needed on business idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-needed-on-business-idea/703375)
**Author:** [@StreetHockeyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StreetHockeyGuy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-needed-on-business-idea/703375 "2014-11-03T17:13:09Z")
The short of it: Should I take 1/5th of my retirement savings of 90 grand and use it to start a business that has no guarantee of success at age 40? The long story: I am seeking opinions on whether or not the followin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1001) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1003)