# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1062 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1063 --- ## [Cozumel and Chichen Itza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cozumel-and-chichen-itza/693028)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cozumel-and-chichen-itza/693028 "2014-07-16T06:11:42Z")
I will be in Cozumel for a week next month and I was thinking of taking a day trip to the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza. It seems to be an all day trip. Is it worth it? Also any ideas of what to see and do in Cozumel or… --- ## [City names: local pronunciation vs everyone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-names-local-pronunciation-vs-everyone-else/692849)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-names-local-pronunciation-vs-everyone-else/692849 "2014-07-16T04:43:59Z")
City names. Pronounced a distinctive way by residents, but a different way by everyone else. Examples: Baltimore Locals: Bawl-mer (Merlin. Hon. ;)) Everyone else: Ball-ti-more Louisville Locals: Loo-ah-vull (kinda… --- ## [Crash goddamn course in product fucking management stat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-goddamn-course-in-product-fucking-management-stat/691775)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-goddamn-course-in-product-fucking-management-stat/691775 "2014-07-16T04:20:15Z")
I run a clean, tight, action-oriented meeting. I keep people with egos on topic and constructive. I am assertive, yet in a way that develops people rather than quashing them. I can plan out complicated processes, both… --- ## [How do you climb scaffolding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-climb-scaffolding/693120)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-climb-scaffolding/693120 "2014-07-16T02:13:11Z")
I recently completed washing the outside of my two-story home of dirt and mildew. To reach the upper portion of the house I erected three lifts (vertical sections) of scaffolding on wheel bases so I could reach everythin… --- ## [I'm planning a trip to Niagara Falls. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-a-trip-to-niagara-falls-advice/693074)
**Author:** [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-a-trip-to-niagara-falls-advice/693074 "2014-07-15T22:58:08Z")
A lady friend and I are planning on taking a little trip to Niagara Falls next month. I’ve never been, and I was wondering if anyone had some advice, general or specific, they think might be useful to me. My main goal i… --- ## [Is this man transphobic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-man-transphobic/692787)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-man-transphobic/692787 "2014-07-15T22:21:14Z")
I’ll make this hypo brief, 'cause I’m lazy. Roger is a carpenter in his 40s. He owns a prosperous woodworking shop and has about 50 employees, and he’s scrupulous about not discriminating against anyone for reasons of r… --- ## [Is El Niño upon us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-el-nino-upon-us/693126)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-el-nino-upon-us/693126 "2014-07-15T21:15:47Z")
I keep seeing news articles here and there saying that the meteorologists are saying the we might have an El Niño winter coming. Some articles are even saying that the beginnings of it may start to become apparent over … --- ## [I fought the meds, and the meds won.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-the-meds-and-the-meds-won/692560)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-the-meds-and-the-meds-won/692560 "2014-07-15T20:18:18Z")
Recently my docs decided that the Depacote just wasn’t doing the job when it came to reducing the headaches and seizures, and they switched me to Topamax(Topiramate), which I started Thursday night. I’m supposed to do o… --- ## [Is a sexual fetish for glasses just a less extreme version of an amputee fetish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sexual-fetish-for-glasses-just-a-less-extreme-version-of-an-amputee-fetish/693060)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sexual-fetish-for-glasses-just-a-less-extreme-version-of-an-amputee-fetish/693060 "2014-07-15T19:40:37Z")
IMHO both are signs of a physical disability. A serious thing for girls in glasses is of course not as extreme. --- ## [The ass: to shave or not to shave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ass-to-shave-or-not-to-shave/693096)
**Author:** [@The\_Mask\_behind\_the\_Mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mask_behind_the_Mask)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ass-to-shave-or-not-to-shave/693096 "2014-07-15T19:09:49Z")
26-year-old man here. I’ve got a veritable jungle of hair between the cheeks. Are men expected to be hairless or groomed in this area? I ask because I’d imagine some maintenance would look the most appealing, but I ca… --- ## [Ticks and Lyme disease. Is this worth bugging the doctor about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticks-and-lyme-disease-is-this-worth-bugging-the-doctor-about/693024)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticks-and-lyme-disease-is-this-worth-bugging-the-doctor-about/693024 "2014-07-15T18:58:53Z")
I hiked in the NJ Pine Barrens yesterday, including picking high bush blueberries, and we later removed from me thirty five ticks that were small to tiny, as well as three medium sized ones, several hours after the visit… --- ## [Who's the father ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-father/692790)
**Author:** [@common\_good](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/common_good)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-father/692790 "2014-07-15T17:56:54Z")
England is our (the US) mother country. Who, or what, is the father ? I know what I think. I want to know what others think. --- ## [Filtering out website access because "religion"??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filtering-out-website-access-because-religion/693169)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filtering-out-website-access-because-religion/693169 "2014-07-15T16:34:41Z")
I’m sitting here in a Taco Bell with free wi-fi, and can’t visit several of the websites I normally read, due their being categorized under “religion.” Example: Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath - The Blog of … --- ## [Did you know this meaning of "88"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-this-meaning-of-88/692523)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-this-meaning-of-88/692523 "2014-07-15T16:13:20Z")
Started a thread in GQ about innocuous things that the Nazis had ruined in Germany, the numbers “88” came up. It’s neo-Nazi code, H being the 8th letter of the alphabet so 88 = HH = Heil Hitler. I came across it in a L… --- ## [Please explain my cat's odd behavior (and what to do about it).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-my-cats-odd-behavior-and-what-to-do-about-it/693069)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-my-cats-odd-behavior-and-what-to-do-about-it/693069 "2014-07-15T15:50:32Z")
In another thread, I had asked for advice on how to clean cat urine out of a rug. Initially, the advice was extremely helpful and left no trace of urine. However… My cat has some degenerative pelvic disease that the vet… --- ## [Can my neighbors hear me hammering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-neighbors-hear-me-hammering/693125)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-neighbors-hear-me-hammering/693125 "2014-07-15T15:28:28Z")
I’m a “night” person, and usually do my work throughout the night. Tonight I need to do some hammering of nails into wood for about 1/2 hour, and I’m concerned about annoying my neighbors. Our houses are both brick, a dr… --- ## [Ladies: How do you hook your bra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-do-you-hook-your-bra/313408)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-do-you-hook-your-bra/313408 "2014-07-15T15:22:05Z")
Do you link the hooks in front, swing it around, and stick your arms in the straps? Or put your arms in first, then reach around to hook it up? I use the swing-around method, myself, but today I saw someone attach her b… --- ## [Law School at Rutgers-Camden this fall. Life advice openly solicited.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-school-at-rutgers-camden-this-fall-life-advice-openly-solicited/692866)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-school-at-rutgers-camden-this-fall-life-advice-openly-solicited/692866 "2014-07-15T13:57:19Z")
So I just accepted admission to law school at Rutgers-Camden for Fall 2014 in large part to their financial generosity. I’m moving in \<5 weeks and I’ve never been to Camden (or law school) before. I haven’t even really b… --- ## [4 pallbearers......?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-pallbearers/692422)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-pallbearers/692422 "2014-07-15T08:02:02Z")
I will be a pallbearer at my MIL funeral. 2 son-in-laws and 2 nephews, which for the family works out perfectly (having close family). Trying to figure out the extra 2 might not be as easy. I know we would have no pro… --- ## [Question about auto insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-auto-insurance/673097)
**Author:** [@AntonKo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntonKo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-auto-insurance/673097 "2014-07-15T07:19:29Z")
Hello all! My name is Anton and I am glad to have found this forum - I’ve been looking for something like this for a while! Anyways, a few days back a lady crashed into my car which resulted in a huge dent in the rear p… --- ## [Wireless router nightmares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-router-nightmares/693066)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-router-nightmares/693066 "2014-07-15T05:10:03Z")
I have two Acer Aspires that run Windows 7, a desktop and a laptop. I use ethernet cables at home. Recently, the ethernet port on my desktop shorted out. Acer components are difficult to replace, since they’re all integr… --- ## [What are the two most similar countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-two-most-similar-countries/692528)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-two-most-similar-countries/692528 "2014-07-15T04:54:42Z")
Overall, but particularly in terms of their people, culture, history and outlook. Put another way, which country’s citizens could most effortlessly pass as citizens from another country, and vice versa? For the purpose… --- ## [Never been to the Seattle area .......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-been-to-the-seattle-area/692543)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-been-to-the-seattle-area/692543 "2014-07-15T03:27:48Z")
Heading up that way from Hillsboro OR tomorrow. Plan to stay two nights…maybe the same place/area or a totally dif area. I’m inclined toward the latter so we (wife and I) can more easily see multiple parts of the metro… --- ## [Super Personas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-personas/692788)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Bow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Bow)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-personas/692788 "2014-07-15T02:00:48Z")
I can only come up with two people who rose to almost absolute international fame, outside of the entertainment or political arenas. Although both became politicised during or after their rise to fame. Charles Lindberg… --- ## [What POLL are we in most need of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poll-are-we-in-most-need-of/692848 "2014-07-15T01:48:09Z")
Consider this as a data gathering process to determine the next data gathering process for a poll that we haven’t had yet, but which is just dying to be posted. There must be hundreds of polls here since the floodgates … --- ## [Did I get ripped off by the plumber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-get-ripped-off-by-the-plumber/692928)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-get-ripped-off-by-the-plumber/692928 "2014-07-14T22:08:09Z")
I know, popular topic these days, right? So we finally take all the stuff out of the master half bath that’s been in there since we had to panic-shove all our worldly goods out of half of the house to get the floors red… --- ## [Help me replace my Roku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-replace-my-roku/692879)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-replace-my-roku/692879 "2014-07-14T20:36:15Z")
My Roku box is obviously on its last legs so I’m in the market for a new streaming device. I currently view Netflix, Amazon & Hulu+ with it. Do any of the devices out there have the automatic next episode start capabil… --- ## [Nobody plus nothing equals everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-plus-nothing-equals-everything/692847)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-plus-nothing-equals-everything/692847 "2014-07-14T20:14:28Z")
Mocking non-believers for failing to grasp the logic behind the existence of God, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) cited an exchange with the late Texas entertainer Bob Murphey to disprove atheism during a prayer rally in Wa… --- ## [What's the cheapest and best way to do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-and-best-way-to-do-this/692851)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-and-best-way-to-do-this/692851 "2014-07-14T18:37:32Z")
I really want to go kayaking this summer. I have an 85 pound kayak that I can’t put on the roof of my car. Should I buy a collapsible kayak, buy a new car, or have my roof reinforced? I have tried roof racks, they did… --- ## [Have you let your home fall apart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-let-your-home-fall-apart/692572)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-let-your-home-fall-apart/692572 "2014-07-14T17:20:27Z")
Our local paper ran series of articles over this weekend about parts of the city that have gone into disrepair. People who have let their yards overgrow and become nuisances; homes that have been condemned by the city f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1061) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1063)