# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1073 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1074 --- ## [You have a nickel allergy. Let's talk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-nickel-allergy-lets-talk/549096)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-nickel-allergy-lets-talk/549096 "2014-06-25T22:51:15Z")
More specifically about how to make life easier. I’m not sure if I’ve had this problem my entire life, but it has certainly gotten worse. I remember as a tot, my ears would break out into rashes if I wore cheapie costum… --- ## [Soliciting Prostitution and Conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-prostitution-and-conspiracy/691197)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-prostitution-and-conspiracy/691197 "2014-06-25T21:44:39Z")
Suppose a man is on video paying and then having sex with a prostitute. Open and shut case, pretty much. But then the state charges that same man with conspiracy since he and another person (the prostitute) conspired t… --- ## [Fax with prepaid cellphone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fax-with-prepaid-cellphone/691642)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fax-with-prepaid-cellphone/691642 "2014-06-25T21:03:55Z")
I have a landline at my business, and I feel like the monthly fee is higher than it should be. It’s tempting to consider replacing it with a TracFone, which I’m sure would cost a lot less for making and receiving calls. … --- ## [Why do people use technology to avoid live contact when humans are by nature social animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-technology-to-avoid-live-contact-when-humans-are-by-nature-social-animals/691302)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-technology-to-avoid-live-contact-when-humans-are-by-nature-social-animals/691302 "2014-06-25T20:43:44Z")
In an essay in today’s Washington Post, Alexendra Petri decries, perhaps somewhat tongue-in-cheek, the use of smartphones for actually making voice calls. She says But even if she is being ironic (and I’m not entirely … --- ## [Hachette Publishing and its underlings wants to enlist you, the reader, the consumer in their battle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hachette-publishing-and-its-underlings-wants-to-enlist-you-the-reader-the-consumer-in-their-battle/691556)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hachette-publishing-and-its-underlings-wants-to-enlist-you-the-reader-the-consumer-in-their-battle/691556 "2014-06-25T20:24:52Z")
against The Amazon. The question is, do you really have a stake in this battle? Are we all really better off with Hachette and authors winning? Hachette’s supporters include the media, media personalities (Steven Colber… --- ## [Why should we need standing to challenge laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-we-need-standing-to-challenge-laws/691615)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-we-need-standing-to-challenge-laws/691615 "2014-06-25T20:22:38Z")
(If this is more GD territory, feel free to move.) Inspired by a highly rated Slashdot post I just read: Why is our system better for having standing requirements? What would happen if we didn’t? Certainly big cases o… --- ## [They should raise the price of a pop bottle/can deposit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-should-raise-the-price-of-a-pop-bottle-can-deposit/691272)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-should-raise-the-price-of-a-pop-bottle-can-deposit/691272 "2014-06-25T19:43:16Z")
I saw a middle aged woman pushing a loaded shopping cart reach down into a gas station garbage bin to retrieve a pop can. Got me thinking how we rely on the poor to recycle the pop cans that would other wise miss the… --- ## [Whats so scary about The Exorcist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-scary-about-the-exorcist/33953)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-scary-about-the-exorcist/33953 "2014-06-25T19:35:23Z")
I see that The Exorcist is coming back in the movie theaters. The ad on TV said “the scariest movie of all time.” Entertainment Weekly said that as well, with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as number 2. I confer with them o… --- ## [Anyone realize they had emotionally/psychologically abusive parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-realize-they-had-emotionally-psychologically-abusive-parents/690612)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-realize-they-had-emotionally-psychologically-abusive-parents/690612 "2014-06-25T19:26:01Z")
So I realize fully well this board hates these kind of emotionally bare topics, and I’ll probably get a pit thread…but anyway. So my mom called and I wasn’t home, and she talked to my wife. She tried to get my wife to t… --- ## [A polite way to say "Glad you're in town, but I've made plans."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-polite-way-to-say-glad-youre-in-town-but-ive-made-plans/691618)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-polite-way-to-say-glad-youre-in-town-but-ive-made-plans/691618 "2014-06-25T19:12:52Z")
Inspired by this thread Need nice words for "yes I am coming to your city, but I am far too busy to see you" - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board What would be a nicer way to say “Glad you’re in town, … --- ## [Choppers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choppers/691398)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choppers/691398 "2014-06-25T18:51:13Z")
I am specifically referring to the motorcycles. How can anyone ride these things for any length of time? Whenever I see someone on a chopper, their arms are stretched out as far in front of them as possible, and so are… --- ## [How can one be single and NOT have pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-be-single-and-not-have-pets/691178)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-be-single-and-not-have-pets/691178 "2014-06-25T18:37:58Z")
I was having lunch with a friend of mine the other day. The subject of conversation was “being single” to which she says: “…Thanks god for my dogs! If I didn’t have them to talk to I would be absolutely crushed with lone… --- ## [How to sell and buy a house at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-and-buy-a-house-at-the-same-time/691253)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-and-buy-a-house-at-the-same-time/691253 "2014-06-25T18:03:54Z")
We have bought 2 houses but have never sold, so I’m a bit uncertain how this works. (kept our first house as a rental.) Family is no help for advice as they all live in places with very different markets to here. The se… --- ## [Common actions or objects we have no word for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-actions-or-objects-we-have-no-word-for/691234)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-actions-or-objects-we-have-no-word-for/691234 "2014-06-25T17:03:03Z")
My example may be hard to visualize because…we have no word for it. “The ‘tee-hee’ clap” Hands formed in a steeple position and barely clapped together while the person clapping restrains glee. It’s an odd gesture mea… --- ## [What's the best place in the world to live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-place-in-the-world-to-live/691344)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-place-in-the-world-to-live/691344 "2014-06-25T16:56:02Z")
I am in a situation where I can live virtually anywhere in the world I want. So far, I’ve lived in S. Korea, Las Vegas, and Hawaii. What I’m looking for: Low tax rate Low cost of living Not extreme weather Relatively … --- ## [Are Parents Making a Deal Out of Their Daughters' First Periods These Days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-parents-making-a-deal-out-of-their-daughters-first-periods-these-days/691312)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-parents-making-a-deal-out-of-their-daughters-first-periods-these-days/691312 "2014-06-25T15:26:56Z")
This viral video is going around. TLDR: Young lass lies about getting her first period, mom catches her in a lie (and using a bad tone with her to boot), uses a “First Moon Party” to embarass and shame her. Is this vide… --- ## [Yellow Trim With Pale Blue Walls? Need Answer Fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-trim-with-pale-blue-walls-need-answer-fast/691549)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-trim-with-pale-blue-walls-need-answer-fast/691549 "2014-06-25T15:07:00Z")
OK, the people in the condo upstairs had a water leak. Not too bad. Re-painting will be needed. I have decided to seize the day, & get the whole bathroom re-painted. So. Pale Blue walls, with Rubber Duck Yellow Trim… --- ## [Dawn Of The Planet Of The..........?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the/691552)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the/691552 "2014-06-25T14:49:50Z")
Premises: All of Mankind has left this planet. A couple of hundred thousand years or so from now what will be the dominant species on Earth? All of Mankind has left the planet, but one species will be given a treatmen… --- ## [Why are men's shorts down to the knees and beyond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mens-shorts-down-to-the-knees-and-beyond/691252)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mens-shorts-down-to-the-knees-and-beyond/691252 "2014-06-25T11:37:21Z")
Why? What ever happened to the 6" inseam, the way they used to be. And when did this happen; I haven’t been paying attention. Last I saw shorts to mid-calf was when I lived in the 'hood in Oakland. Now that is all you se… --- ## [What's faster, your printing or your cursive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-faster-your-printing-or-your-cursive/595787)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-faster-your-printing-or-your-cursive/595787 "2014-06-25T06:37:50Z")
Assuming you had to hand write out a page of text right now, what could you do most quickly in a legible fashion - cursive (specifically, the handwriting you learned in school as “cursive”) or print it? --- ## [People who love live seem to die in homicides/attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-love-live-seem-to-die-in-homicides-attacks/691385)
**Author:** [@deepboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deepboy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-love-live-seem-to-die-in-homicides-attacks/691385 "2014-06-25T03:28:46Z")
I was watching a 9/11 Documentary on the Twin Towers and realized that all the victims family members were describing happy moments, how much the victims enjoyed their job, life. And I wondered, this can’t be right. Wher… --- ## [If someone asked you the "first rule of gun safety"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-asked-you-the-first-rule-of-gun-safety/691438)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-asked-you-the-first-rule-of-gun-safety/691438 "2014-06-25T03:18:42Z")
…what’s the thing that springs to mind immediately? If someone who didn’t have a clue about guns (like me) asked you, what’s the most important thing you think they should know in order to handle a firearm safely? Let’s… --- ## [Lake Powell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-powell/691575)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-powell/691575 "2014-06-25T03:15:12Z")
If visiting Lake Powell, what are some good places to stay? --- ## [Did I witness a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-witness-a-crime/691562)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-witness-a-crime/691562 "2014-06-25T01:51:09Z")
I want to ask your opinion on what I witnessed. Today I was driving down 580 in lane #3 in stop and go traffic. As a motorcyclist came up the lane between lanes 3 & 4, the driver in lane number #4 appeared to swerve to… --- ## [Give a firm handshake.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-a-firm-handshake/691287)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-a-firm-handshake/691287 "2014-06-25T01:08:22Z")
Isn’t this taught anywhere anymore? If you are male/female/trans when you shake hands give the other person a firm hand. No need to break their hand, but just a good, firm shake. It shows respect for both you and the … --- ## [Is it normal to feel like a fraud when starting a new tech job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-feel-like-a-fraud-when-starting-a-new-tech-job/691555)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-feel-like-a-fraud-when-starting-a-new-tech-job/691555 "2014-06-25T00:44:11Z")
Kind of struggling a bit here so bear with me. Retired from the military a couple months back. I was (am) an electrical engineer. I have experience in a very niche area of engineering that I won’t really go into here … --- ## [Any residents of the Seattle metro area hereabouts? Tell me about your city.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-residents-of-the-seattle-metro-area-hereabouts-tell-me-about-your-city/691470)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-residents-of-the-seattle-metro-area-hereabouts-tell-me-about-your-city/691470 "2014-06-25T00:37:07Z")
It was a perfectly awful weekend here in Memphis, which has the virtue of making me think more seriously about a job opportunity that has presented itself in Seattle. I’ve visited there but only a week at a time, and I’m… --- ## [Is a breathalyzer like this a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-breathalyzer-like-this-a-good-idea/691454)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-breathalyzer-like-this-a-good-idea/691454 "2014-06-25T00:14:37Z")
I was considering getting this device for my son who is a college sophomore. No, he is not 21 years old, but I live in the real world and I know that alcohol is a part of his college experience. Would a device like thi… --- ## [Ever get "the strap" in school.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-the-strap-in-school/601902)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-the-strap-in-school/601902 "2014-06-24T22:34:46Z")
I was seven years old, in Grade II when I first got the strap for printing an inappropriate comment on a card left over from a 5 cent kleenex package. That was 1957. It was the first strap of maybe a dozen I’ve receive… --- ## [Describe your "perfect day" (24 hours)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-perfect-day-24-hours/691560)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-perfect-day-24-hours/691560 "2014-06-24T22:22:10Z")
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