# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1015 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1016 --- ## [VoIP - Vonage Vs Magic Jack Vs ???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voip-vonage-vs-magic-jack-vs/695201)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voip-vonage-vs-magic-jack-vs/695201 "2014-10-10T15:55:23Z")
I need a landline for various reasons but I’m getting pretty sick of how much I’m paying for it. So I’m looking at VoIP and it seems there are a few possibilities. Right now I’m leaning towards Magic Jack (good price, c… --- ## [When the Famous Die: actual care or Photo Op?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-famous-die-actual-care-or-photo-op/700970)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-famous-die-actual-care-or-photo-op/700970 "2014-10-10T15:25:41Z")
I was just curious. Lets say you are just another struggling performer and someone in the industry croaks. Your agent calls and tells you. You may have never met the person; you certainly didn’t know them. Do you send f… --- ## [Work situation: Urgent task not urgent for all. Your advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-situation-urgent-task-not-urgent-for-all-your-advice/700685)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-situation-urgent-task-not-urgent-for-all-your-advice/700685 "2014-10-10T15:07:12Z")
Don’t you just love these types of threads? So here’s the deal: I’m the director of internal communications for a fair-sized national life insurance company. Part of my job includes setting up and shooting company video… --- ## [Has Anyone Used Rosetta Stone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-rosetta-stone/700873)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-rosetta-stone/700873 "2014-10-10T14:35:34Z")
So, I really need to learn Spanish. About 40% of Indianapolis speaks Spanish, and about 25% of that 40% don’t speak English. I’m going to be re-entering the job market pretty soon after being out since I had a baby (exce… --- ## [Which are your Top Five "Raw" Fruits on this list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-your-top-five-raw-fruits-on-this-list/700627)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-your-top-five-raw-fruits-on-this-list/700627 "2014-10-10T14:29:58Z")
Please refer to Pre-Poll Data Collecting – What’s your Favorite “raw” fruit? and What’s your Favorite “raw” fruit? for how this list of 20 fruits was developed. The order of this list is by the frequency of votes of tho… --- ## [What to do/where to go in the Philippines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-where-to-go-in-the-philippines/700916)
**Author:** [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-where-to-go-in-the-philippines/700916 "2014-10-10T14:06:15Z")
Hi all: My boy (mid-20s) is footloose and fancy-free and traveling around SE Asia before taking on a new job. He’s in the Philippines now, and has asked me for suggestions. Problem is, it’s been 30 years since I was t… --- ## [I've seen a lot of things in my years, but what scarred me for life was](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-a-lot-of-things-in-my-years-but-what-scarred-me-for-life-was/700867)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-a-lot-of-things-in-my-years-but-what-scarred-me-for-life-was/700867 "2014-10-10T13:22:34Z")
… \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ? What’s the single thing that you saw that scarred you, or left a deep impression on you? I was in the airport in San Francisco waiting to fly back home when I saw a guy just keel over. He was walk… --- ## [Model XB-500 v. Jetson.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-xb-500-v-jetson/700708)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-xb-500-v-jetson/700708 "2014-10-10T12:39:41Z")
It’s the year 2062 and your preserved head in a jar is an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Here is the case before you. The Artificial Intelligence XB-500 series maid robot designated “Rosie” has pe… --- ## [Freaked out, kill it with fire: cockroaches!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaked-out-kill-it-with-fire-cockroaches/700898)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaked-out-kill-it-with-fire-cockroaches/700898 "2014-10-10T11:45:21Z")
Five days ago I ambled into my kitchen first thing in the morning to start coffee, flipped on the light and AAGHHH HOLY SHIT FUCK A COCKROACH ON MY KITCHEN COUNTER!!! So then I let the dogs out, went back to bed whimperi… --- ## [need help! \[pursuing master's degree in music or arts with background in engineering\[](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-pursuing-masters-degree-in-music-or-arts-with-background-in-engineering/700868)
**Author:** [@zedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zedy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-pursuing-masters-degree-in-music-or-arts-with-background-in-engineering/700868 "2014-10-10T07:32:14Z")
I did my Bachelor’s in Technology (Engineering) from india. But now i want to make a career shift and pursue a Masters’s in Music(or Arts) from USA? How to go about it? Will i be eligible?:confused: PS: I have a diploma… --- ## [My heart rate monitor hates me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-heart-rate-monitor-hates-me/700880)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-heart-rate-monitor-hates-me/700880 "2014-10-10T01:24:32Z")
I have a Polar FT4 monitor. When I arrive at the gym, I wet the two sensor pads with tap water and attach the strap to my chest, pretty tight, right under the pecs. My chest is not really hairy (I shave it from time to … --- ## [Apparently, complaining about Comcast will get you fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-complaining-about-comcast-will-get-you-fired/700757)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-complaining-about-comcast-will-get-you-fired/700757 "2014-10-09T23:27:06Z")
As Fudzilla points out: --- ## [MRSA Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrsa-questions/700483)
**Author:** [@yodamang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yodamang)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrsa-questions/700483 "2014-10-09T23:19:04Z")
My wife has MRSA and I have been doing a great deal of research about it, however I am unable to find any information about people who have MRSA and are facing surgery. Can anyone tell me if they would have knee replacem… --- ## [What's the best way to store and organize music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-store-and-organize-music/700788)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-store-and-organize-music/700788 "2014-10-09T22:31:39Z")
I’ve been using iTunes for quite some time to organize my music and it works ok but I’m wondering if there is anything better. Most of my CD-based music has been ripped and stored there. I do not, however, have an iPod… --- ## [Most Excitement ... Going Through Customs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-excitement-going-through-customs/700694)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-excitement-going-through-customs/700694 "2014-10-09T21:00:02Z")
Like the title says. What’s the most entertaining, frightening, bizzare moments you have ever had, going through customs? I can think of three I’ve had: Going through Israeli customs with half-size pastels in my carr… --- ## [In which jobs is it fairly common for employees to make more than their bosses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-jobs-is-it-fairly-common-for-employees-to-make-more-than-their-bosses/699686)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-jobs-is-it-fairly-common-for-employees-to-make-more-than-their-bosses/699686 "2014-10-09T20:26:50Z")
I put this in IMHO rather than GQ because I know it will involve lots of anecdotes and I am more interested in those rather than aggregated statistics. Lots of people think that ‘the company ladder’ is like a real ladder… --- ## [Why aren't people \*really good\* at driving cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-people-really-good-at-driving-cars/700801)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-people-really-good-at-driving-cars/700801 "2014-10-09T19:08:00Z")
(edit: Does this belong in Great Debates? Perhaps not, hmm…) Hello all If we take, at first, the axiom that generally speaking the more people do stuff the better they become at it, then how is it that those who drive … --- ## [Slow down, you work too hard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-down-you-work-too-hard/700254)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-down-you-work-too-hard/700254 "2014-10-09T18:27:05Z")
Have you ever had a job experience where people were told they were working too hard? Maybe the others didnt want to look bad? Maybe they wanted to stretch the work out? Maybe bosses would even fire people if they found… --- ## [Abortion rights supporters: ethically, should a happily-married woman get her husband's opinion ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-rights-supporters-ethically-should-a-happily-married-woman-get-her-husbands-opinion/700033)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-rights-supporters-ethically-should-a-happily-married-woman-get-her-husbands-opinion/700033 "2014-10-09T18:13:18Z")
before having an abortion? No long story today, and probably no poll, though I reserve the right to change my mind later. I probably won’t edit this paragraph, though. Before you answer, please bear in mind what the qu… --- ## [What are your fitness goals for 2014?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-fitness-goals-for-2014/678299)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-fitness-goals-for-2014/678299 "2014-10-09T15:13:53Z")
I enjoyed last year’s “What are your fitness goals for 2013?” and was waiting for someone to start a new one. You all failed me, so I guess I’ll do it myself! :wink: Well last year I didn’t make my big goal, which was … --- ## [Atheist's family claims he was Christian at his funeral. Should they be called on it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-family-claims-he-was-christian-at-his-funeral-should-they-be-called-on-it/700564)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-family-claims-he-was-christian-at-his-funeral-should-they-be-called-on-it/700564 "2014-10-09T15:09:39Z")
Today’s story is about Amber Grey, who spent much of her twenties saying yes to drugs. To support her habit, she whored, lied, cheated, and stole. There’s not a member of her family she didn’t exploit at one point or ano… --- ## [Don't take this the wrong way, but....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-take-this-the-wrong-way-but/700575)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-take-this-the-wrong-way-but/700575 "2014-10-09T14:48:42Z")
a) You seem kind of upset. Did something happen? b) Are you looking after yourself? Eating well? c) Perhaps you’ve been staying up late too often, too much going on? Are you getting enough rest? d) You seem like yo… --- ## [Explain non-nicotine vape/hookah pens to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-non-nicotine-vape-hookah-pens-to-me/700568)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-non-nicotine-vape-hookah-pens-to-me/700568 "2014-10-09T14:38:55Z")
Yes, this is another one of those threads where someone doesn’t understand/approve what someone else is doing. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Basically they are an electronic pen-cigarettes containing flavoured propylene glycol. … --- ## [Why are children treated like gods these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-children-treated-like-gods-these-days/700631)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-children-treated-like-gods-these-days/700631 "2014-10-09T13:45:42Z")
I came across this article and I was very interested because it covers an issue that’s bothered me a lot as I’ve grown into a young adult and realized that to society, I am no longer “precious” in a way I was when I wa… --- ## [clean well groomed homeless people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-well-groomed-homeless-people/606134)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-well-groomed-homeless-people/606134 "2014-10-09T13:38:59Z")
I know this is an inane thing to ask about, but I see it so much here, so… Is there a legitimate reason why a homeless person would be clean, shaved, freshly shampooed/trimmed and wearing clean well cared for clothes? … --- ## [Are you planning to retire early? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-planning-to-retire-early-how/700379)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-planning-to-retire-early-how/700379 "2014-10-09T13:15:43Z")
Last week, one of my favourite project managers at work announced he was retiring early. He’s in his mid to early 50’s with a couple of teenagers. I’ll miss him, but I’m also really happy for him. My husband works for t… --- ## [Mother claims difference in boys vs girls (age 3-10) clothing sizes overly sexualizes girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-claims-difference-in-boys-vs-girls-age-3-10-clothing-sizes-overly-sexualizes-girls/700383)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-claims-difference-in-boys-vs-girls-age-3-10-clothing-sizes-overly-sexualizes-girls/700383 "2014-10-09T11:25:58Z")
This women has gone to Target and picked out examples of boys vs girls clothing with huge discrepancies in sizing between boys and girls sizes that are ostensibly in the same general age/size category. The differences s… --- ## [What's your Favorite "raw" fruit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-raw-fruit/700371)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-raw-fruit/700371 "2014-10-09T10:24:20Z")
See this post and thread for background. Multiple choice poll – for which raw fruits you have actually eaten AND liked – is on the way. --- ## [Spanish speakers: Help a gringo out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-speakers-help-a-gringo-out/700600)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-speakers-help-a-gringo-out/700600 "2014-10-09T09:52:55Z")
I have some spanish-speaking employees. Their English is way better than my Spanish, but still - is not very good! One has expressed an interest in my Bose Soundlink III that plays when I’m out on the deck or the pool. … --- ## [Decent cheap wireless in-ear stereo headset with mic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-cheap-wireless-in-ear-stereo-headset-with-mic/700842)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-cheap-wireless-in-ear-stereo-headset-with-mic/700842 "2014-10-09T09:21:50Z")
I went for this, knowing in advance that the low, low price meant it wasn’t going to be wildly impressive. But I don’t need wildly impressive- I need \[ul\] \[li\]very affordable\[/li\]\[li\]Bluetooth\[/li\]\[li\]Stereo\[/li\]\[li\]i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1014) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1016)