# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1070 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1071 --- ## [Moving on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-on/692012)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-on/692012 "2014-06-30T20:22:37Z")
A few months ago I made a conscious decision to change directions in my life. Basicaly just drop a hobby that I have been very passionate about for the past 20 years or so. I find that my whole identity has become associ… --- ## [Counterpart thread: Would you believe a 'time traveler" at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterpart-thread-would-you-believe-a-time-traveler-at-all/692020)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterpart-thread-would-you-believe-a-time-traveler-at-all/692020 "2014-06-30T20:13:16Z")
Counterpart to the ‘would you kill Archduke Ferdinand and start a terrible war?’ thread. Say you are you, now, minding your own business, and someone comes up and tells you that they are a time traveler, and that today … --- ## [Do you think 1994 has more in common with 1974 or 2014?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-1994-has-more-in-common-with-1974-or-2014/688170)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-1994-has-more-in-common-with-1974-or-2014/688170 "2014-06-30T19:31:26Z")
Do you think the past 20 years have been more or less progressive than the 20 before them? I’d say in terms of pop culture, fashion and music 1994 is definitely closer to today, but in terms of technology it’s closer to… --- ## [Retirees writing hindsight observation letters to the companies they left.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirees-writing-hindsight-observation-letters-to-the-companies-they-left/691952)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirees-writing-hindsight-observation-letters-to-the-companies-they-left/691952 "2014-06-30T18:53:45Z")
Retired 3 years ago and mostly don’t give much thought to my old company. On the occasions I do find myself almost instantly going back to things that frustrated me then. I would like to reflect back on the friendships … --- ## [Hair clipper tips for maintaining my buzz myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-clipper-tips-for-maintaining-my-buzz-myself/691962)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-clipper-tips-for-maintaining-my-buzz-myself/691962 "2014-06-30T17:50:01Z")
(Three friends emailed me this week to tell me that I’m a trendsetter…Gisele Bundchen buzzed, too. But of course she looks amazing…) I want to maintain my own hair as much as possible (Since that’s at least half the joy … --- ## [Someone else's photos got uploaded to my Photobucket account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-elses-photos-got-uploaded-to-my-photobucket-account/691995)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-elses-photos-got-uploaded-to-my-photobucket-account/691995 "2014-06-30T14:19:09Z")
I have no idea how–these are people in Utah, with no connection to me. I hadn’t been paying much attention to the account, and, suddenly, I log in to see a bunch of totally strange images. Had I gone on a drunken spree o… --- ## [Android users: anyone else having issues with the Messaging app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-users-anyone-else-having-issues-with-the-messaging-app/691860)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-users-anyone-else-having-issues-with-the-messaging-app/691860 "2014-06-30T14:06:20Z")
It seems to have started when my phone updated to KitKat but my stock Messaging app keeps crashing (a message saying “Unfortunately Messaging has stopped”) and people have told me they sent me texts that I never received… --- ## [In other countries, which professions are considered evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-other-countries-which-professions-are-considered-evil/691896)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-other-countries-which-professions-are-considered-evil/691896 "2014-06-30T14:05:18Z")
Here in the US of A, we like to put down politicians and lawyers as beings of unmitigated evil. Is that a trend that occurs elsewhere too? What about less law-abiding countries? In general, which professions are consider… --- ## [Wording of percent increases? Need answer fast, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wording-of-percent-increases-need-answer-fast-please/691957)
**Author:** [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wording-of-percent-increases-need-answer-fast-please/691957 "2014-06-30T13:49:59Z")
To keep it simple with the numbers, let’s say… Sales in 2012: $100 Sales in 2013: $250 This is a math and language issue that I am fuzzy on. What are the most impressive (albeit not misleading) ways of describing the … --- ## [Strapless wedding dresses-- yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapless-wedding-dresses-yea-or-nay/671216)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapless-wedding-dresses-yea-or-nay/671216 "2013-10-27T23:39:54Z")
A few years ago, a trend toward strapless wedding gowns began. Now it seems to be the norm, and it seems jarring to me. I \*\*feel \*\*(note: an opinion only) that a wedding dress should make some pretense of modesty. I’m no… --- ## [UK Dopers, and anyone else following the story - do you think Jimmy Saville "dun it"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-and-anyone-else-following-the-story-do-you-think-jimmy-saville-dun-it/636444)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-and-anyone-else-following-the-story-do-you-think-jimmy-saville-dun-it/636444 "2014-06-30T13:01:42Z")
I have to say, when these allegations came out I did put them down to fame-hungry and/or mentally disturbed individuals out to besmirch an excellent fellow’s good name now that he was dead and unable to defend himself - … --- ## [What to wear to a Colombian wedding (in the U.S.)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-wear-to-a-colombian-wedding-in-the-u-s/691905)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-wear-to-a-colombian-wedding-in-the-u-s/691905 "2014-06-30T12:03:40Z")
Posting for a friend. She’s going to a wedding here in the U.S. between two people from Colombia. One’s American born, one Colombia born. The invitation didn’t specify anything, but she doesn’t want to commit a cultural … --- ## [Tiny Houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-houses/691679)
**Author:** [@Meloy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meloy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-houses/691679 "2014-06-30T07:32:08Z")
I’m a working class thirtysomething single guy with no dependents. I dont need or want a lot of space – I’ve lived out of my car on occasion and it wasn’t cramped. My only real complaint was the susceptibility to weather… --- ## [Help me choose a laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-laptop/691912)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-laptop/691912 "2014-06-30T07:25:46Z")
It’s officially for utility, but playing shall occur. I’d like it to run at least games like Diablo III. Games such as Skyrim and Bioshock Infinite would be a bonus. I will not be buying any of the latest greatest games … --- ## [spiteful neighbor driving me insane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiteful-neighbor-driving-me-insane/691540)
**Author:** [@Lizzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizzle)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiteful-neighbor-driving-me-insane/691540 "2014-06-30T04:11:11Z")
Six weeks ago, I was woken up at 2 a.m. by a very loud car engine on the street outside our bedroom window. That’s not that unusual. But the engine kept idling (very loudly) for four hours. At 6 a.m. I went outside and… --- ## [How often (distance/time wise) do you change your vehicle's oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-distance-time-wise-do-you-change-your-vehicles-oil/691674)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-distance-time-wise-do-you-change-your-vehicles-oil/691674 "2014-06-30T04:04:50Z")
Although I own a car, I live in the city and rarely have a need to use it, unless it’s snowboard season, in which case I take it out on a biweekly basis to make the trip to and from a ski resort. I’ve always changed the… --- ## [A fisher roaming New York City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fisher-roaming-new-york-city/691840)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fisher-roaming-new-york-city/691840 "2014-06-30T00:52:42Z")
I thought it so cool that a fisher would take up NYC as home. I find myself rooting for him that a female will show up and a subspecies gradually develops that feeds on rats and adapts to human habitations. It would be … --- ## [A humble request related to the date (06/28/14)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humble-request-related-to-the-date-06-28-14/691868)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humble-request-related-to-the-date-06-28-14/691868 "2014-06-29T23:39:43Z")
If you feel the urge to kill an archduke today, please don’t. That is all. --- ## [Advice needed on selling a guitar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-on-selling-a-guitar/691837)
**Author:** [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-on-selling-a-guitar/691837 "2014-06-29T19:46:00Z")
I have a guitar that I was thinking about selling via consignment or eBay. Can anyone who has done that sort of thing help me decide which is the best approach? Of course I would like to get the most I could for it, and … --- ## [Can Inconsequential Things Truly Make You \*Not\* an Adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-inconsequential-things-truly-make-you-not-an-adult/691491)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-inconsequential-things-truly-make-you-not-an-adult/691491 "2014-06-29T19:03:24Z")
Hyperbole aside, I’ve noticed a lot recently on these boards people intimating that X (either doing it or not) will preclude you from being a grown-up. I’ve seen it range from the ubiquitous name thing (“No grown ass wom… --- ## [Why are (most) people so vengeful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-people-so-vengeful/688061)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-people-so-vengeful/688061 "2014-06-29T18:59:57Z")
Like whenever I read a news story about a heinous crime, people are always saying “hang them”, or describing these elaborate torture fantasies - and honestly I’m left thinking “so who’s really the bad guy here?” :smack: … --- ## [Dopers with bird feeders, I have a question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-bird-feeders-i-have-a-question/691795)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-bird-feeders-i-have-a-question/691795 "2014-06-29T17:27:07Z")
I have used a cylindrical bird feeder for years. Because of its design, only small birds can feed from it. All the diners are sparrows. I wanted to attract larger birds for a variety. I installed a round feeder with … --- ## [How can I get my mom to stop visiting a naturopath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-mom-to-stop-visiting-a-naturopath/690531)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-mom-to-stop-visiting-a-naturopath/690531 "2014-06-29T11:48:29Z")
So my mom has Graves Disease. She’s seeing an endocrinologist soon, but she’s also, at the recommendation of one of our crunchier friends, seeing a naturopath/“heilpraktikerin” (it’s worth noting that “heilpraktikerin” d… --- ## [Debunk fears of your city or country here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-fears-of-your-city-or-country-here/691213)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-fears-of-your-city-or-country-here/691213 "2014-06-29T09:03:51Z")
(Inspired by this thread, by a future vacationer concerned about seeing Neo-Nazis in Germany: Going to Germany this summer. How much Neo-Naziism will we encounter? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board) D… --- ## [Do you think the news media (online/on the air) really care what people think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-news-media-online-on-the-air-really-care-what-people-think/691610)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-news-media-online-on-the-air-really-care-what-people-think/691610 "2014-06-29T04:26:28Z")
In my humble opinion I don’t see the news media really caring what we think. The news media people do opinion polls and tell us what we think and then they turn right around and lead us on what to think using inflammato… --- ## [What happened to you Gen X? You used to be cool man. (Warning: Ramblings about politics and religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-you-gen-x-you-used-to-be-cool-man-warning-ramblings-about-politics-and-religion/691869)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-you-gen-x-you-used-to-be-cool-man-warning-ramblings-about-politics-and-religion/691869 "2014-06-28T22:47:04Z")
Feeling bored today I started to Google some of my old friends from High School. Some of these people I haven’t seen in over 25 years. I was really surprised to see many ID themselves as Christians (as opposed to agnost… --- ## [Healthcare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthcare/691873)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthcare/691873 "2014-06-28T21:32:58Z")
I have a real dilemma here. My girlfriend and I are struggling to provide proper healthcare for our three girls. She is a bookkeeper at a company that has been recently been doing major layoffs. I am an IT guy who was la… --- ## [Is there a term for this type of fallacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-type-of-fallacy/691787)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-type-of-fallacy/691787 "2014-06-28T20:45:18Z")
Generally, it occurs when somebody starts a thread, drops a key word or two, and assumes everybody knows what they’re talking about. They imply some sort of disapproval, but nobody who reads the thread has been given eno… --- ## [My urine cytology was clear. Not sure what that means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-urine-cytology-was-clear-not-sure-what-that-means/691877)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-urine-cytology-was-clear-not-sure-what-that-means/691877 "2014-06-28T20:04:13Z")
I’m recovering from a severe fungal bladder infection and am on day 8 of Diflucan. The urologist’s office just called to tell me that they cytology they did on my urine was clear. I wasn’t on the ball enough to get a ful… --- ## [I want to work with animals but I'm allergic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-work-with-animals-but-im-allergic/691830)
**Author:** [@mrsfancypants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsfancypants)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-work-with-animals-but-im-allergic/691830 "2014-06-28T19:45:23Z")
I want to work in the animal industry, either in a shelter, in rescue, or possibly in animal research. I’m allergic to cats/dogs/some birds. I also wouldn’t be surprised if I were allergic to other animals as well sinc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1069) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1071)