# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1082 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1083 --- ## [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… --- ## [Do you leave your MP3 CD in the Car Stereo's Tray?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-leave-your-mp3-cd-in-the-car-stereos-tray/689885)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-leave-your-mp3-cd-in-the-car-stereos-tray/689885 "2014-06-10T20:22:56Z")
I just bought a fancy new car radio from Best Buy. Supports Mp3 data files, subfolders etc. Ripped and burned 5 Martina McBride Cd’s, Randy Travis Hits (2 cd), and a Kathy Matea hits cd. :eek: That’s got to be 8 frea… --- ## [Ladies: an alcohol related sex question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-an-alcohol-related-sex-question/689788)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-an-alcohol-related-sex-question/689788 "2014-06-10T17:11:49Z")
I ask ladies because of the primary focus of the related GD thread There seems to be a huge grey area in defining what is too intoxicated to consent to sex. Between stone cold sober and passed out lies a grey area. I… --- ## [Do You Have a Lifespan Goal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifespan-goal/690433)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifespan-goal/690433 "2014-06-10T17:06:56Z")
I’ve wondered about this for some time, and today’s announcement of the death of the world’s oldest man (he was 111) got me to wondering if any Dopers have similar thoughts: is there a date to which you’d like to live so… --- ## [Dealing with a contractor at the end of the build...what should we do here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-contractor-at-the-end-of-the-build-what-should-we-do-here/690115)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-contractor-at-the-end-of-the-build-what-should-we-do-here/690115 "2014-06-10T16:35:27Z")
TL;DR version: Contractor, who is a friend of a friend, is asking for more money than previously agreed after the job is done. Full version: Our friends got married back in January and we hosted the reception at our h… --- ## [Moving house etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-house-etiquette/690483)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-house-etiquette/690483 "2014-06-10T16:28:16Z")
We are going to be moving house in a couple of months, we’re moving to a barn conversion which has been split into eight houses, but we are all really in the middle of empty countryside, so I am keen to make a good first… --- ## [32 Inch TV Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-inch-tv-recommendations/690382)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-inch-tv-recommendations/690382 "2014-06-10T16:27:11Z")
Need to get a 32 inch tv for one of my family members in the house. We currently have a samsung 32’ lcd tv that we bought way back in 2010. Its still pretty good but we need another tv for the home. I read that now th… --- ## [Better Quality of Life for Family----Portland or Seattle areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-quality-of-life-for-family-portland-or-seattle-areas/690047)
**Author:** [@Chalas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chalas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-quality-of-life-for-family-portland-or-seattle-areas/690047 "2014-06-10T16:12:10Z")
My family and I are re-locating from Orange County California at the end of summer. We are not beach people and all love the rain. So weather is not a consideration at all. We’ve always loved the Pacific Northwest and… --- ## [I like/believe in yoga and dislike/disbelieve in it at the same time... your thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-believe-in-yoga-and-dislike-disbelieve-in-it-at-the-same-time-your-thoughts/690391)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-believe-in-yoga-and-dislike-disbelieve-in-it-at-the-same-time-your-thoughts/690391 "2014-06-10T14:08:50Z")
I’m a guy who does Pilates and Pilates-related (mat springboard) exercise a few times a week (I also lift). I started Pilates nearly two years ago, and it’s been great for me. It’s helped me get bigger than when I was wo… --- ## [AC/refrigeration is perhaps the greatest invention of modern times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-refrigeration-is-perhaps-the-greatest-invention-of-modern-times/689958)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-refrigeration-is-perhaps-the-greatest-invention-of-modern-times/689958 "2014-06-10T07:04:10Z")
Better, for my money, than automobiles, jet air travel, radio, TV, even the Internet. Yet I don’t often see it listed among “modern marvels”. Seems a lot of people kind of take it for granted. (It’s fair, isn’t it, to… --- ## [I have a grand in my pocket and the New TV Fever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-grand-in-my-pocket-and-the-new-tv-fever/690239)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-grand-in-my-pocket-and-the-new-tv-fever/690239 "2014-06-10T01:52:33Z")
Some unexpected circumstances have converged to give me an extra thousand bucks this month. I’ve been without a working TV for a couple if years now, and the one I had was more than 10 years old. I have cable internet,… --- ## [What causes the "Self-Healing" Computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-the-self-healing-computer/690431)
**Author:** [@Frapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frapp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-the-self-healing-computer/690431 "2014-06-10T01:20:31Z")
This morning my neighborhood experience a brief power flicker. Knocked out the digital clocks and the computers, obviously. Wife’s computer turned on normally, but mine would not boot. It was just sitting there at the PO… --- ## [Is there anything you can't learn how to do from YouTube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-you-cant-learn-how-to-do-from-youtube/690423)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-you-cant-learn-how-to-do-from-youtube/690423 "2014-06-10T00:39:42Z")
It amazes me the impact YouTube has on my hobbies and curiosities now. I can’t think of anything you couldn’t learn how to do in at least a beginner/intermediate level. Can you? Just in the past couple months I’ve wat… --- ## [14 year old "comes out"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-comes-out/690055)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-comes-out/690055 "2014-06-09T21:10:30Z")
A 14 year old boy has declared that he was gay. Asked why, he couldn’t really place a finger on a specific reason to believe he is gay. He’s not sexually active and has never had a girlfriend or boyfriend in a romantic… --- ## [Male Dopers only: Questions about masturbation (ahem)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-only-questions-about-masturbation-ahem/689988)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-only-questions-about-masturbation-ahem/689988 "2014-06-09T20:01:10Z")
I am reading a book by Paul Feig, the creator of Freaks and Geeks, called Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence, in which he claims he discovered masturbation at age seven, after a rope-climbing exercise in gym class. I kno… --- ## [Fresh Blood for No Reason...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-blood-for-no-reason/690406)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-blood-for-no-reason/690406 "2014-06-09T19:25:53Z")
I had been working in the back yard and basement while my dog, Cash, kept me company. Occasionally we would take a break to romp and play. After several hours we decided it was time to go in for a bit. I opened the ga… --- ## [So, a chiropractor would just kinda crack my neck--as I already do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-chiropractor-would-just-kinda-crack-my-neck-as-i-already-do/690241)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-chiropractor-would-just-kinda-crack-my-neck-as-i-already-do/690241 "2014-06-09T19:10:39Z")
I know there have been threads from time to time that have dealt with whether chiropractic is quackery. My basic thought (could be wrong) is that it depends on the doc and his/her concept of what s/he is doing. I think t… --- ## [What exactly does this mean for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-this-mean-for-me/690342)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-this-mean-for-me/690342 "2014-06-09T18:41:39Z")
I might be getting a job in the corporate headquarters of a small retail chain that advertises as being “employee owned”. If I do get the job, what does that mean for me? Will they give me stock shares or something? --- ## [When should a restaurant's kitchen close?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-a-restaurants-kitchen-close/690092)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-a-restaurants-kitchen-close/690092 "2014-06-09T18:36:14Z")
Inspired by this thread, I was thinking about broadening the scope of the referenced thread, but considering how specific the thread was, I didn’t want to risk a threadjack. I’ve been to numerous restaurants and I’ve se… --- ## [I Screwed Up With A Woman, Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-screwed-up-with-a-woman-help/690254)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-screwed-up-with-a-woman-help/690254 "2014-06-09T17:48:02Z")
Hello there Tonight I decided to give my phone number via a small note to a girl around my age(20’s) who works as a cash register. I see her often when I go there during lunch breaks, or even days when I am home. So I … --- ## [Google Doodle: Does It Fit the Theme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-doodle-does-it-fit-the-theme/690419)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-doodle-does-it-fit-the-theme/690419 "2014-06-09T17:32:43Z")
While I am not trying to deny the young winner anything, I am just trying to understand. This year’s theme for Google Doodle is “If I Could Invent One Thing to Make the World a Better Place…” So, did she invent Mother N… --- ## [Summer stuff to do in MT, ND, MN, WI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-stuff-to-do-in-mt-nd-mn-wi/690307)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-stuff-to-do-in-mt-nd-mn-wi/690307 "2014-06-09T17:28:39Z")
My husband and I are planning to drive from California to Wisconsin and back, taking three weeks, in July. On the way back I’ll be towing a small camping trailer, on the way up, tent camping in state campgrounds for the … --- ## [The slacker superhero is facing a government conspiracy dilemma.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slacker-superhero-is-facing-a-government-conspiracy-dilemma/690135)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slacker-superhero-is-facing-a-government-conspiracy-dilemma/690135 "2014-06-09T14:55:10Z")
Long hypo with fantasy premise and storytelling OP. If you don’t like these, why are you here? It’s the first of July, and Bob X–the slacker superhero with Kryptonian powers–is running on fumes. The last several weeks h… --- ## [Swimming with the Sharks - movie ending - SPOILER!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimming-with-the-sharks-movie-ending-spoiler/60796)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimming-with-the-sharks-movie-ending-spoiler/60796 "2014-06-09T13:15:13Z")
I really enjoyed the movie. Good plot, tense, and Spacey’s acting was fantastic. But I was very let down by the ending. I just don’t get it. Not at all. I am turning to the TM in hopes of a better explanation than what … --- ## [Dogs not looking you in the eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-not-looking-you-in-the-eye/690357)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-not-looking-you-in-the-eye/690357 "2014-06-09T12:44:13Z")
My 15 year old son brought up an interesting topic yesterday. Our dog, a 12 year old Bichon, will not look my son in the eye. As soon as he looks at her, she looks away. The dog will look into my eyes for an enormous … --- ## [Two Flushes - Why Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-flushes-why-now/688670)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-flushes-why-now/688670 "2014-06-09T12:40:32Z")
Why would a toilet’s flush become less efficient often presenting the need to flush twice (even for just liquid) when one flush was always good. I admit, we are on well water, and our water quality is good, but not perf… --- ## [More about my manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-about-my-manager/690332)
**Author:** [@Depechemode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Depechemode)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-about-my-manager/690332 "2014-06-09T11:48:49Z")
I’ve written about my manager before. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17239561#post17239561 He gets stranger and stranger as time goes on. I was dealing with a Cantonese speaking customer and neede… --- ## [Suggest a cheap, clean hotel in San Francisco that's close to good public transportation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-cheap-clean-hotel-in-san-francisco-thats-close-to-good-public-transportation/655889)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-cheap-clean-hotel-in-san-francisco-thats-close-to-good-public-transportation/655889 "2014-06-09T10:11:07Z")
I’ll be visiting San Fran in early May. I’ll need a room at a hotel/motel (or even hostel or YMCA) during my stay. I’m looking for inexpensive and basic lodging, but I don’t want to put my safety, health, or peace of min… --- ## [How to remember the 50 states - groups of five](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remember-the-50-states-groups-of-five/690374)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remember-the-50-states-groups-of-five/690374 "2014-06-09T04:50:36Z")
I would have trouble memorizing alphabetically, but visualizing a map is much easier. My OCD seems to have latched onto the concept that the states can be grouped by fives, what do you think? Round 1. Perfect fit… Pac… --- ## [Central or Northern CA Itchy Plants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-or-northern-ca-itchy-plants/689909)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-or-northern-ca-itchy-plants/689909 "2014-06-09T03:46:05Z")
A few days after visiting areas from Paso Rablos to the Monterey and Carmel areas, I developed itchy bumps on my knee. Within a few weeks, they have lightly spread across my torso and arms. Oddly, I was in dress clothe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1081) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1083)