# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1045 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1046 --- ## [Athletes, drivers, bikers-my Drivewear sunglasses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-drivers-bikers-my-drivewear-sunglasses/695682)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-drivers-bikers-my-drivewear-sunglasses/695682 "2014-08-16T13:31:30Z")
Having received my stipend for coaching, it was time for the Annual Buying Of The Stuff. Top on the list were new glasses. From 39DollarGlasses I got two pairs, one for reading, one for distance vision. The centerpiece… --- ## [I can't sleep, and it's getting serious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-sleep-and-its-getting-serious/694617)
**Author:** [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-sleep-and-its-getting-serious/694617 "2014-08-16T12:47:57Z")
These days I’m going to bed at around 10 or 11. And I get up at about 3 or 4. I’m not even sleeping all that time either…a lot of it is tossing and turning. This is not going well with my 10-plus-hour work days. Befo… --- ## [What kind of back pain am I dealing with here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-back-pain-am-i-dealing-with-here/695465)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-back-pain-am-i-dealing-with-here/695465 "2014-08-16T12:02:50Z")
This has been going on for about a week now. I already made a doctors appointment but that isn’t until next week. The pain is located on my spine, half way down, between my shoulder blades. When I’m up and about, the p… --- ## [Do you have your own office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-your-own-office/695608)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-your-own-office/695608 "2014-08-16T08:18:04Z")
I’m the Head of Marketing for our company and we’re due to move offices soon, so there’s a chance that I may be able to have my own space. I’m in two minds about whether I want to do this, though… Do you have your own o… --- ## [Would a father dislike her son because he is a loner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-father-dislike-her-son-because-he-is-a-loner/695644)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-father-dislike-her-son-because-he-is-a-loner/695644 "2014-08-16T03:45:00Z")
Well, I know it is a broad question, but with all due respect I would like to keep it broad, I am interested in your long answers, especially if you are a father. Would a father dislike her son because his son can’t soc… --- ## [Tinnitus stories: tell me about the ringing in your ears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-stories-tell-me-about-the-ringing-in-your-ears/542413)
**Author:** [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-stories-tell-me-about-the-ringing-in-your-ears/542413 "2014-08-16T03:02:11Z")
And more importantly, will it damn well stop??? Last Thursday, I was reading the Dope at home when I suddenly noticed a hiss-whine in my left ear, like a dentist’s drill heard at a distance. Sudden onset of tinnitus ca… --- ## [Would you worship a powerful, godlike alien?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-worship-a-powerful-godlike-alien/695654)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-worship-a-powerful-godlike-alien/695654 "2014-08-16T02:50:39Z")
Three years from now, Voyager mysteriously crash-lands in Australia. A tall and somewhat handsome creature walks out of the spacecraft, becoming an instant YouTube hit. Several Australian university students welcome him … --- ## [Broken sternum and some broken ribs - how long in hospital?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-sternum-and-some-broken-ribs-how-long-in-hospital/695510)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-sternum-and-some-broken-ribs-how-long-in-hospital/695510 "2014-08-16T02:14:06Z")
I know YANMD and MRMV but, someone I know had a bicycle wreck last night; he went over the handlebars and broke his sternum and some ribs. He is not insured at all, although he would definitely qualify for state medical… --- ## [When do you just say "I'm done".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-just-say-im-done/695424)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-just-say-im-done/695424 "2014-08-15T23:39:39Z")
When we are young we have many dreams. Things like to run for political office, to be in a rock band, to start our own business… But at some point you realize your just to old and you dont have enough energy left to do a… --- ## [improper Police shootings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improper-police-shootings/695598)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improper-police-shootings/695598 "2014-08-15T23:05:39Z")
A very long time ago, I worked as a Police Officer in a small-ish city. At that time, the rules we understood required that prior to shooting a suspect, the Officer had to actually see a weapon (knife, gun, bat, etc). … --- ## [Morsi's wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morsis-wife/695546)
**Author:** [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morsis-wife/695546 "2014-08-15T22:21:01Z")
I read on Jihad watch Morsi’s wife is threatening to publish letters from Hillary Clinton. Does anyone have further links to this jazz. --- ## [Russian military vehicles enter Ukraine - now Ukraine claims to have destroyed Russian vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-military-vehicles-enter-ukraine-now-ukraine-claims-to-have-destroyed-russian-vehicles/695629)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-military-vehicles-enter-ukraine-now-ukraine-claims-to-have-destroyed-russian-vehicles/695629 "2014-08-15T21:36:37Z")
The Guardian claimed earlier to have observed a Russian military convoy, including APCs, crossing into Ukraine. A later article says NATO also reported a Russian incursion into Ukraine. This seems unsurprising, but it’s… --- ## [I think I need to hold a 3 day meeting - shoot me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-need-to-hold-a-3-day-meeting-shoot-me/695601)
**Author:** [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-need-to-hold-a-3-day-meeting-shoot-me/695601 "2014-08-15T19:33:01Z")
I’m coming to the conclusion I need to gather a number of people together for several days to map out a development path for a key application here at work. Now I’ve got a number of ideas as to what I think I need to do … --- ## [Bring up inconsistencies to sig. other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-up-inconsistencies-to-sig-other/695031)
**Author:** [@timewilltell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timewilltell)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-up-inconsistencies-to-sig-other/695031 "2014-08-15T19:22:38Z")
Dear All, I am dating a woman that is rather defensive and private. If I question anything about her behavior, then she takes it as a personal attack on her character. Conversely, she asks me some questions that are o… --- ## [Airfare: Group fare vs individual fares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airfare-group-fare-vs-individual-fares/695603)
**Author:** [@Dancedad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancedad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airfare-group-fare-vs-individual-fares/695603 "2014-08-15T18:23:47Z")
Looking at joining my daughter’s cheerleading team on a European tour. Group director tells us group airfare is higher than we can find for individual tickets. Does this sound right? I would think someone buying 100 t… --- ## [Working parents: how much would it cost to get to you leave the workforce for stay-at-hom parenting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-parents-how-much-would-it-cost-to-get-to-you-leave-the-workforce-for-stay-at-hom-parenting/695449)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-parents-how-much-would-it-cost-to-get-to-you-leave-the-workforce-for-stay-at-hom-parenting/695449 "2014-08-15T17:39:17Z")
At the behest of Athena, Rhymer Enterprises has budgeted the profits made by the Slapbot Division to the promotion of full-time parenting. Specifically, RhE will be paying custodial parents of children under 16 a stipend… --- ## [Which poll held here has the most interesting results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-poll-held-here-has-the-most-interesting-results/695227)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-poll-held-here-has-the-most-interesting-results/695227 "2014-08-15T17:21:20Z")
something skalding perhaps? --- ## [Need girl advice about exercise clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-girl-advice-about-exercise-clothes/695452)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-girl-advice-about-exercise-clothes/695452 "2014-08-15T17:03:17Z")
I’ve been going to the gym five days a week since December. In the winter I wore sweats. When the weather got warm, I started to wear knee-length “compression” exercise pants. Spandex exercise wear, basically. I cannot … --- ## [What is the largest city in your country, that you have not been to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191)
**Author:** [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191 "2014-08-15T16:26:58Z")
Having come by chance upon the IMHO thread (commenced 06-05-2014) “How Many of the 20 Largest Cities in your Country have you been to?” – I’m moved to start a thread which (see title) is a variant on that. My country is… --- ## [Spreadsheet or Database?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spreadsheet-or-database/695136)
**Author:** [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spreadsheet-or-database/695136 "2014-08-15T16:08:44Z")
I have this idea that I’m going to do some organizing around my house, among other things. To that end, I wish to make some kind of record for some of my possessions, such as DVDs/Blu-Rays, CDs, books (paper and electron… --- ## [Silly things you've seen in public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-youve-seen-in-public/694607 "2014-08-15T15:47:12Z")
I once saw a school’s sprinklers working–in the pouring rain! A business named “CERTIFIED CHECK CASHERS” had signs in the windows, reading “NO CHECKS CASHED.” Seen anything just as silly? --- ## [Tricks for driving as a group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricks-for-driving-as-a-group/695488)
**Author:** [@knits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knits)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricks-for-driving-as-a-group/695488 "2014-08-15T14:32:26Z")
I often travel with two cars due to the number of people on the trip and have regularly wondered if there is a better way to identify the two cars to each other. Can you buy a small light of a different color or a refle… --- ## [Periods - Men just don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/periods-men-just-dont-get-it/693188)
**Author:** [@missyevelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missyevelyn)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/periods-men-just-dont-get-it/693188 "2014-08-15T14:28:33Z")
I’m honestly convinced than men don’t get it. The other night, my boyfriend was over at my place, and we were curled up, watching TV. I was feeling really “fat”, if you know what I mean, so I popped open the top button … --- ## [Time travel ethics: Saving the Turkana boy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-ethics-saving-the-turkana-boy/695341)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-ethics-saving-the-turkana-boy/695341 "2014-08-15T14:05:11Z")
Ethics and time travel go together like flux capacitors and DeLoreans. Let’s see what you make of this scenario. You’re travelling through time, in ancient Africa. 1.5 million years ago. You have an invisibility field a… --- ## [My best friend was refused entry into the UK, can he sue somebody for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-friend-was-refused-entry-into-the-uk-can-he-sue-somebody-for-it/695539)
**Author:** [@Get\_The\_Hell\_Away\_From\_Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Get_The_Hell_Away_From_Here)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-friend-was-refused-entry-into-the-uk-can-he-sue-somebody-for-it/695539 "2014-08-15T06:06:20Z")
My best friend decided to take a trip to the UK but very annoyingly indeed was refused entry and now has a stamp in his passport with a massive X drawn through it. :smack: He is completely confused where he stands on th… --- ## [The Powers That Be vs. the citizens who agree with them: where does the power derive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-vs-the-citizens-who-agree-with-them-where-does-the-power-derive/695567)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-vs-the-citizens-who-agree-with-them-where-does-the-power-derive/695567 "2014-08-15T05:49:35Z")
When I look at societal ills, you have on one side the obvious power: politicians, religious figures, entire economic systems. Then on the other side, you have the hardcore anti-\, the anti-gay marri… --- ## [Retirement Planning - General Information and Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-planning-general-information-and-advice/695311)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-planning-general-information-and-advice/695311 "2014-08-15T04:04:29Z")
I’m looking for high-level, simplistic information about retirement plan options. I’m not asking anyone to guide me, I’m just looking to get a bit better educated before I speak to a professional. I am 47 years old. I h… --- ## [Ratchet Tie Dows - Do They Frustrate Anyone Else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratchet-tie-dows-do-they-frustrate-anyone-else/600002)
**Author:** [@FrustratedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrustratedIdiot)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratchet-tie-dows-do-they-frustrate-anyone-else/600002 "2011-10-19T20:20:09Z")
No matter how many times I’ve encountered ratchet tie downs (my good friend has a boat, so I see them several times every summer), I have to be shown how to use them. I just can’t figure out how to use them on my own. … --- ## [A Muslim’s reaction to ISIS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-muslim-s-reaction-to-isis/695428)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-muslim-s-reaction-to-isis/695428 "2014-08-15T02:31:19Z")
I’m not really sure where to start with this. Forgive me if my thoughts are all over the place because this is such an emotive subject for me that it’s hard to marshal them into some sort of coherent order. Over the pas… --- ## [What 6' tall bird did I just see in Madison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-6-tall-bird-did-i-just-see-in-madison/636233)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-6-tall-bird-did-i-just-see-in-madison/636233 "2014-08-15T02:09:15Z")
I almost ran over a bird this morning – three birds together. This wasn’t out in the boonies, but in the middle of a mid-sized city in southern WI. They were about 6’ tall, very long legs, very long necks. Their bodie… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1044) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1046)