# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1064 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1065 --- ## [In 49 of 50 states one thing, in the 50th something else???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-49-of-50-states-one-thing-in-the-50th-something-else/692653)
**Author:** [@Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suicide)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-49-of-50-states-one-thing-in-the-50th-something-else/692653 "2014-07-12T15:34:11Z")
in 49 of the 50 states, the 9/11 attacks are known as the 9/11 attacks on new york and washington, but in pennsylvania, where i live, it’s known as the 9/11 attacks on new york, washington and pennsylvania, because one o… --- ## [Do I need a buyer's agent for house buying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-buyers-agent-for-house-buying/688873)
**Author:** [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-buyers-agent-for-house-buying/688873 "2014-07-12T14:32:52Z")
I’m house hunting for my first house. I’ve just been going to open houses and using the internet. I keep going back to one house that seems to have what I want. I don’t have a real estate agent, so I would be relying … --- ## [How do you watch new release movies at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-watch-new-release-movies-at-home/692801)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-watch-new-release-movies-at-home/692801 "2014-07-12T07:40:45Z")
With Blockbuster gone, how do you watch new release movies at home? Buy the DVD or Blu Ray Rent them physically through Netflix DVD delivery Rent them physically from Redbox Rent them streaming from Amazon Video on Dem… --- ## [Women: recommend a comfortable bra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-recommend-a-comfortable-bra/529430)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-recommend-a-comfortable-bra/529430 "2014-07-12T05:24:00Z")
I don’t want to go to a store and try on bras. I know my size. At this point, I have several underwire bras (same model, different colors), but they are not comfortable, especially in the heat of Florida. I’m a full-ti… --- ## [Looking for a job, is it worth it go to temp agencies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-job-is-it-worth-it-go-to-temp-agencies/692810)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-job-is-it-worth-it-go-to-temp-agencies/692810 "2014-07-12T03:23:52Z")
They have helped me before, but always finding temporary work. I need a permanent job or it’s a no-go, as I am making a major career change in my life. IME they aren’t entirely understanding of employee’s needs. Is it wo… --- ## [Possibly moving to Bellevue, WA. Tell me about living there!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-moving-to-bellevue-wa-tell-me-about-living-there/682616)
**Author:** [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-moving-to-bellevue-wa-tell-me-about-living-there/682616 "2014-07-12T02:48:52Z")
It seems probable that my wife, our 3 year old son and I will be moving to the Bellevue, Washington area in the next few months. Does anyone have any experience with this area or advice they’d like to share? I’d be work… --- ## [How do you know when you are being ripped off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-when-you-are-being-ripped-off/692829)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-when-you-are-being-ripped-off/692829 "2014-07-12T01:01:02Z")
Further to my pit thread about some computer repairs I had done, I was struck by the confidence of some folk who declared that they would just ‘know’ when they were being fleeced by technicians. Today I reckon I got don… --- ## [Music and Movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-and-movement/692887)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-and-movement/692887 "2014-07-12T00:40:19Z")
In the past year, I’ve discovered something in my life I never realized I was passionate about. Motion when applied to music / sound…even motion in general. It may sound weird when I describe it that way. Music has alway… --- ## [Talk to me about moving to the East Coast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-moving-to-the-east-coast/687774)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-moving-to-the-east-coast/687774 "2014-07-12T00:12:51Z")
I just received a really good package to go to graduate school in Boston. So, I’m dragging my family across the country. I went and visited the school a couple of months ago and it was like I was in a completely differe… --- ## [Sunglasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunglasses/689179)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunglasses/689179 "2014-07-12T00:03:31Z")
Actually, I have a specific question, but I’ll just make this a general Sunglasses thread. I love my shades. I have two pair of Ray-Ban Aviators with grey/green lenses, one pair I got in- or just after high school with… --- ## [Culling sperm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culling-sperm/692891)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culling-sperm/692891 "2014-07-11T22:51:25Z")
I was wondering if any experiments have been performed with sperm culling methods before implanation. Basicaly altering the odds of certain types of sperm being used for conception. Any method you could dream of might ac… --- ## [What thing in your house would be worth the most 101 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thing-in-your-house-would-be-worth-the-most-101-years-ago/692728)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thing-in-your-house-would-be-worth-the-most-101-years-ago/692728 "2014-07-11T18:46:24Z")
So, I’m a bored time traveller and I want to play a game. I’ll send you back 101\* years to the capital of the world, London, Westminster. You get to take one item that you have in your house/apartment/other abode right … --- ## [Selling Sekhemka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-sekhemka/692859)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-sekhemka/692859 "2014-07-11T18:32:09Z")
Who the hell is Sekhemka? He was an Egyptian scribe who lived about 4500 years ago. A statue of him was gifted to the Northampton Museum in the 19th Century by Lord Northampton, in classic British tradition of stealing o… --- ## [Vacation ideas with small children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-ideas-with-small-children/692662)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-ideas-with-small-children/692662 "2014-07-11T18:21:44Z")
We have an infant and a toddler and we haven’t gone on a vacation for 3 years. Put another way, we haven’t gone on a vacation for 3 years \*\* because \*\* we have an infant and a toddler. Sometime next spring, we’d like t… --- ## [Should I sue dish network?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-sue-dish-network/692811)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-sue-dish-network/692811 "2014-07-11T15:14:27Z")
I recently applied for a job as an installation technician. I got pretty far in the interview process but I was called afterwards and they said they wouldn’t hire me because I am under 21 ( I’m 20). The listing did no… --- ## [Upskirting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upskirting/683103)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upskirting/683103 "2014-07-11T15:06:21Z")
I had a silly thought while reading about upskirting being legal since the women are properly clad. No its not about the law or morality of the situation, but just an idea that popped into my head. Would it be possible… --- ## [Your Thoughts/Opinions on "Call Flooding"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-opinions-on-call-flooding/692857)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-opinions-on-call-flooding/692857 "2014-07-11T15:01:38Z")
A “call flood” is when dozens, if not hundreds (or even thousands) of people call an telephone number to demand that some injustice be remedied. For example, an activist friend of mine (we’ll call him “Dean”) was taken t… --- ## [What should my picket sign say when I'm outside Hobby Lobby this Saturday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-picket-sign-say-when-im-outside-hobby-lobby-this-saturday/692642)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-picket-sign-say-when-im-outside-hobby-lobby-this-saturday/692642 "2014-07-11T14:54:49Z")
I need something clever! --- ## [Gimme back my Shell Answer Man.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-back-my-shell-answer-man/692608)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-back-my-shell-answer-man/692608 "2014-07-11T13:51:56Z")
“The Shell Answer Man was a series of television advertisements from the 1960s through the 1990s sponsored by Shell Oil in which answers were provided to common questions from the public about driving, with advice on veh… --- ## [I just don't understand the double standard Muslims put on the West. Any theories or explanations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-dont-understand-the-double-standard-muslims-put-on-the-west-any-theories-or-explanations/692555)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-dont-understand-the-double-standard-muslims-put-on-the-west-any-theories-or-explanations/692555 "2014-07-11T13:45:23Z")
I guess its no surprise the fanatics in ISIS are destroying Shia shrines and temples. It’s exactly the low class acts I’d expect from these people. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/in-iraq-islamic-st… --- ## [Vegetarian options in Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-options-in-europe/692601)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-options-in-europe/692601 "2014-07-11T11:03:39Z")
My wife and I are taking a trip to London, Paris and Prague in September. She’s now a vegetarian (not vegan), and is concerned about finding decent food that she can eat (not just salads). I assume that we should be abl… --- ## [Six-ish days in San Diego - What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-ish-days-in-san-diego-what-to-do/692637)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-ish-days-in-san-diego-what-to-do/692637 "2014-07-11T02:35:05Z")
I’m headed to San Diego for the first time for a conference in early August. My wife will be tagging along. We’re heading out on a Friday and the conference runs Monday-Wednesday. So we’ll have three days of vacationy t… --- ## [Washing machine drum stained by clothing.. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-machine-drum-stained-by-clothing-help/692757)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-machine-drum-stained-by-clothing-help/692757 "2014-07-11T00:42:37Z")
I washed a new dress (in cold water, gentle cycle) and it bled all over the washer drum. I’ve run bleach, vinegar, and oxyclean through three times, with minimal results. I don’t know if it’s a set stain at this point th… --- ## [Which variation of this name is most common to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-variation-of-this-name-is-most-common-to-you/692636)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-variation-of-this-name-is-most-common-to-you/692636 "2014-07-11T00:27:46Z")
Said another way, of the people you know of with the name what’s the most common spelling? Anonymous poll on the way… --- ## [Opinions on creating a bilingual Youtube channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-creating-a-bilingual-youtube-channel/692703)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-creating-a-bilingual-youtube-channel/692703 "2014-07-10T21:17:34Z")
I have a website and a Youtube channel dealing mainly with electronic, automotive and science stuff. The videos (17 so far!) are all in my native tongue, Greek. I have found several topics that aren’t adequately covere… --- ## [Could a Christian-Science business refuse to offer health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-christian-science-business-refuse-to-offer-health-insurance/692678)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-christian-science-business-refuse-to-offer-health-insurance/692678 "2014-07-10T20:50:18Z")
Obviously, this refers to the Hobby Lobby decision. --- ## [Good sites for orchestral / classical ringtones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sites-for-orchestral-classical-ringtones/692779)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sites-for-orchestral-classical-ringtones/692779 "2014-07-10T20:46:27Z")
I’ve got bored with the ringtones that came as standard with my phone and I’d like something more. I’m in to Classical music, particularly French Baroque at the moment, so I’d like some ringtones in that vein. I’m lookin… --- ## [What's something we have NEVER bitched about before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-we-have-never-bitched-about-before/692355)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-we-have-never-bitched-about-before/692355 "2014-07-10T19:57:26Z")
There has to be something. Right? --- ## [Would you accept this trade-off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-this-trade-off/692312)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-this-trade-off/692312 "2014-07-10T19:44:52Z")
Offer: You would be extremely handsome (or beautiful, depending on gender) - easily the handsomest/most beautiful person in any large crowd…but you could never see yourself or find out what you yourself looked like (no p… --- ## [The long arm of the US!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-arm-of-the-us/692671)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-arm-of-the-us/692671 "2014-07-10T19:21:50Z")
I just don’t know what to make of this: http://minivannews.com/politics/russia-slams-maldives-after-us-detain-russian-at-male-international-airport-88275 The US has the technical capability and the international politi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1063) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1065)