# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1081 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1082 --- ## [Subscription boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-boxes/681550)
**Author:** [@InsomniaMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InsomniaMama)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-boxes/681550 "2014-06-12T19:04:16Z")
In this thread even sven mentions several clothing subscription boxes. I haven’t tried those, but we had Nature Box for a while, which is healthy snacks. And I did a few months of Birch Box, which is sorta weird because … --- ## [Carbon-based Lifeform Sci-Fi Trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-based-lifeform-sci-fi-trope/690546)
**Author:** [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-based-lifeform-sci-fi-trope/690546 "2014-06-12T16:24:49Z")
As a percentage of mass, the human body is 65% oxygen. As a percentage of number of atoms, the human body is 62% hydrogen. Therefore we should be either oxygen-based life forms, or hydrogen-based lifeforms in popular c… --- ## [What is your personal high?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-high/690318)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-high/690318 "2014-06-12T14:49:52Z")
As the flip side of this thread, what has been the high point of your life? For me, it’s the night I met my partner. It was definitely “lust” at first sight, late on a Friday, in a place when gay men met for anonymous s… --- ## [What makes a great city to visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-great-city-to-visit/690561)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-great-city-to-visit/690561 "2014-06-12T14:31:00Z")
For me, it includes: \[ul\] \[li\]Great museums, especially art museums\[/li\]\[li\]A real sense of history with some nice historical sites.\[/li\]\[li\]A tourist trap (just for a visit – I love them).\[/li\]\[li\]Subways/elevateds/li… --- ## [I don't like Android KitKat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-android-kitkat/690461)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-android-kitkat/690461 "2014-06-12T13:51:46Z")
I updated my Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD to Android KitKat over the weekend. My phone kept haranguing me to update and I figured, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Well, it didn’t break my phone like it did for some … --- ## [How do you decide that you've been somewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-that-youve-been-somewhere/690365)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-that-youve-been-somewhere/690365 "2014-06-12T09:05:18Z")
Inspired by recent “How many … have you been to?” threads. \[ol\] \[li\]I flew over at 60,000 feet.\[/li\]\[li\]I was in a car, bus, train, or airplane that had its wheels on the ground. \[/li\]\[li\]I put my feet on the ground, … --- ## [At what point do you think its worth adding a Personal Articles Policy to your homeowners coverage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-you-think-its-worth-adding-a-personal-articles-policy-to-your-homeowners-coverage/690504)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-you-think-its-worth-adding-a-personal-articles-policy-to-your-homeowners-coverage/690504 "2014-06-12T08:40:41Z")
My wife and I have been discussing whether its worth the extra premiums to add Personal Articles Policy to our standard Homeowners policy. We have a new laptop, a older tower pc, a few fairly new handguns, and my three … --- ## [Hotel CAT Cable Connections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-cat-cable-connections/689331)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-cat-cable-connections/689331 "2014-06-12T07:57:39Z")
What’s your experience with finding a netwrok drop (i.e., connection or jack) in your hotel room? I stay at a lot of Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn Express or Copmfort Inn/Comfort Inn & Suites hotels. Establsihin… --- ## [How Many of the 20 Largest Cities in Your State Have You Been To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-20-largest-cities-in-your-state-have-you-been-to/690116)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-20-largest-cities-in-your-state-have-you-been-to/690116 "2014-06-12T07:13:36Z")
Most Populous Cities in Illinois Chicago: Yes Aurora: Yes Rockford: No Joliet: Yes Naperville: Maybe; those Chicago suburbs all start to run together after a while Springfield: Yes (lived here most of my life) Peo… --- ## [Are You Content With The Time Period You Were Born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-content-with-the-time-period-you-were-born/690235)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-content-with-the-time-period-you-were-born/690235 "2014-06-12T05:28:19Z")
Hello I have sometimes pondered about how much the time period we were born in has an effect on us, even in ways we may not realize? I bet most people don’t think much about it. When we are born, we don’t choose our gen… --- ## [I Need Legal Advice- I Was Hit By A Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-legal-advice-i-was-hit-by-a-car/690493)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-legal-advice-i-was-hit-by-a-car/690493 "2014-06-12T02:48:56Z")
(I sustained a concussion, and some lacerations but am mostly okay now) Please forgive me if the following is jumbled. On Thursday night I was buying some groceries. The next thing I remember is waking up in an ambulanc… --- ## [How best to help your child climb to a higher socioeconomic class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-help-your-child-climb-to-a-higher-socioeconomic-class/689486)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-help-your-child-climb-to-a-higher-socioeconomic-class/689486 "2014-06-12T01:22:07Z")
My partner and I are not particularly well-off. We pay our bills on time, mostly, and are happy. But we’re unlikely to ascend out of lower-middle class anytime soon. I was raised in a working-class home and I have lots o… --- ## [Whats the worst thing that you've ever come across online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-that-youve-ever-come-across-online/690436)
**Author:** [@ContentWithTomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ContentWithTomorrow)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-that-youve-ever-come-across-online/690436 "2014-06-11T23:45:08Z")
I was just through my spam folder in email and was signing up for a website when I came across an email. At first I thought it was a legitimate from one of my friends. I misread the link as deviantart and clicked it. No… --- ## [Men: How many times have you worn a tux?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-many-times-have-you-worn-a-tux/690514)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-many-times-have-you-worn-a-tux/690514 "2014-06-11T22:56:44Z")
Poll coming. --- ## [Should I get my MLIS if there aren't going to be anymore libraries in the near future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-my-mlis-if-there-arent-going-to-be-anymore-libraries-in-the-near-future/690174)
**Author:** [@glitterbust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glitterbust)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-my-mlis-if-there-arent-going-to-be-anymore-libraries-in-the-near-future/690174 "2014-06-11T21:51:50Z")
I’m a 25-year old college graduate (BA) living in a major metropolitan area in the United States. I’ve been told I’m bright if not necessarily hyper-ambitious. I currently work as an assistant at a research library, and … --- ## [Psychosomatic illness and how to avoid them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychosomatic-illness-and-how-to-avoid-them/690498)
**Author:** [@common\_good](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/common_good)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychosomatic-illness-and-how-to-avoid-them/690498 "2014-06-11T21:20:25Z")
Don’t focus too much on mortality. I have two close relatives who are driving me crazy with their imagined illnesses ! How does one convince someone that he’s not going to die soon ? Every sneeze portends death, with the… --- ## [Nose question, medical, not for squeamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-question-medical-not-for-squeamish/690252)
**Author:** [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-question-medical-not-for-squeamish/690252 "2014-06-11T19:32:48Z")
Ok. I feel weird asking this, but I need to know before I bug a professional. My husband’s an M.D. (psychiatry, though) and even he is kind of shrugging on this one. Again, this is kinda gross. You’ve been warned. :o … --- ## [New York Gift Ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gift-ideas/690378)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gift-ideas/690378 "2014-06-11T18:44:42Z")
I will be going to New York for work, and thought it would be nice to bring something home for my daughters, who are 7 and 9. I’m not looking for something that says New York on it, but I’d like to find something that I… --- ## [What was your worst K-12 year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-worst-k-12-year/690286)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-worst-k-12-year/690286 "2014-06-11T18:18:25Z")
There seem to be some ages that many people have less than happy memories of - high school and middle school are the most common ones I hear. Whether it be because of social pressures, academic struggles, family problems… --- ## [Daughter broke her neck...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-broke-her-neck/690466)
**Author:** [@highrollinwooded](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/highrollinwooded)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-broke-her-neck/690466 "2014-06-11T17:38:48Z")
She hit a telephone pole Saturday and broke her c2 vertebrea. They are doing surgery tomorrow to fuse it together. How worried should I be about this? My nerves have been shot…worried about her in the hospital for days i… --- ## [Question for those who have had a sleep study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-have-had-a-sleep-study/689965)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-have-had-a-sleep-study/689965 "2014-06-11T13:48:22Z")
Please vote if you have had a sleep study. --- ## [Educate Your Fellow Dopers: Explain Words That Are Easily Confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-your-fellow-dopers-explain-words-that-are-easily-confused/689367)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-your-fellow-dopers-explain-words-that-are-easily-confused/689367 "2014-06-11T13:15:00Z")
Nude: Without clothing, in a situation where the absence of clothing is natural and expected. “Carmella posed for a nude portrait.” Naked: Without clothing, in a situation where the absence of clothing is unexpected. “T… --- ## [Parents: What do you say when you can't brag about your children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-do-you-say-when-you-cant-brag-about-your-children/690274)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-do-you-say-when-you-cant-brag-about-your-children/690274 "2014-06-11T09:11:22Z")
Bragging about one’s children seems to be a bit of a past time in my office. No one is really obnoxious with it, but there are those individuals who can’t seem to let a conversation go by without mentioning the prestigi… --- ## [Are teenagers in Australia/New Zealand starting to sound American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-teenagers-in-australia-new-zealand-starting-to-sound-american/683618)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-teenagers-in-australia-new-zealand-starting-to-sound-american/683618 "2014-06-11T07:06:24Z")
I have a friend from Australia who says that kids born after about the early 1990s are taking on “American” features in their speech - like their accent is 70 percent Aussie and 30 percent American or something like that… --- ## [If you were employed by Koch Industries would you quit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-employed-by-koch-industries-would-you-quit/685350)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-employed-by-koch-industries-would-you-quit/685350 "2014-06-11T06:54:49Z")
If you were employed by one of the Koch companies or by one of the companies they have acquired (Georgia Pacific or Molex), would you quit because of the political beliefs and actions of their shareholders (the Koch brot… --- ## [What can you tell me about this Motorola phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-this-motorola-phone/690454)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-this-motorola-phone/690454 "2014-06-11T04:56:17Z")
I need to get a real smart phone, I know I want an Android, and I have a $25 gift card with Amazon. That’s about all I know about what I should get. What do y’all say? --- ## [Rock Star Stops Concert To Make A Point](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-star-stops-concert-to-make-a-point/689956)
**Author:** [@StayseaDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StayseaDee)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-star-stops-concert-to-make-a-point/689956 "2014-06-10T22:48:58Z")
STAIND's AARON LEWIS Berates 'A\*\*hole' Concertgoers For 'Molesting' Crowd-Surfing Girl (Video) - BLABBERMOUTH.NET The link above will send you to an article written about the lead singer of Staind, Aaron Lewis, performi… --- ## [How many states have a city with another state name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-a-city-with-another-state-name/690366)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-have-a-city-with-another-state-name/690366 "2014-06-10T21:05:20Z")
I think that covers it. I’m talking about a place like Virginia, Minnesota. I’m assuming that there must be a number of places with a city called Washington because of ol’ George. There is also Owyhee, OR, named for t… --- ## [Questions about painfulness of EMG (electromyography)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-painfulness-of-emg-electromyography/690350)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-painfulness-of-emg-electromyography/690350 "2014-06-10T20:46:29Z")
Has anyone had this procedure, ever or recently? It’s called EMG (electromyography). I have a friend who’s going to have it soon, and I said I’d ask the SDMB. Here’s a brief description for those who have never heard of … --- ## [Buying Screwdrivers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-screwdrivers/690424)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-screwdrivers/690424 "2014-06-10T20:32:24Z")
I just spent a frustrating period of time removing a Phillips screw from my car (basically I needed a stubby screwdriver or a long tipped one–and the ones I have for that size were average length). Looking at my screwdri… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1080) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1082)