# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1086 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1087 --- ## [Good God, Yahoo, WHAT have you done? What photosharing website can I use now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-yahoo-what-have-you-done-what-photosharing-website-can-i-use-now/689546)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-yahoo-what-have-you-done-what-photosharing-website-can-i-use-now/689546 "2014-06-03T05:03:41Z")
So it appears that somebody important at Yahoo got to the office one fine recent morning, called a conference, and made the following announcement: “What we need to do now is to make Flickr absolutely suck. I need idea… --- ## [Would you go to a college that had asbestos in its buildings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-a-college-that-had-asbestos-in-its-buildings/689533)
**Author:** [@onmykneesforgrilledcheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onmykneesforgrilledcheese)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-a-college-that-had-asbestos-in-its-buildings/689533 "2014-06-03T04:28:02Z")
I was considering going to Cal State LA to take some classes towards my biochem degree. Someone on Yelp said that there is asbestos in Cal State’s buildings. I googled and realized that it was true. Supposedly asbestos i… --- ## [How Do We Get A Stray Cat Out From Under Our Basement Stairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-get-a-stray-cat-out-from-under-our-basement-stairs/689850)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-get-a-stray-cat-out-from-under-our-basement-stairs/689850 "2014-06-03T03:12:37Z")
We have a stray cat in our basement at the moment, and City bylaw people who deal with stray animals won’t have anything to do with it. The cat has gone to ground in a small space under our basement stairs, and won’t com… --- ## [Medical marijuana has become an enormous scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana-has-become-an-enormous-scam/689721)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana-has-become-an-enormous-scam/689721 "2014-06-03T02:26:58Z")
(mods - a bit ranty, a bit debate-ey, relocate thread as appropriate) I think it’s pretty safe to say that historically, a significant portion (if not the main portion) the medical marijuana movement has been mostly abo… --- ## [I want to be the (or at least a) boss. What's the easiest career that will let me do that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-or-at-least-a-boss-whats-the-easiest-career-that-will-let-me-do-that/687464)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-or-at-least-a-boss-whats-the-easiest-career-that-will-let-me-do-that/687464 "2014-06-03T01:53:10Z")
I’ve been a software developer for many years and the competition is so fierce and the high performers are so high performing that the route to even a basic supervisory position seems to be nearly unattainable. I have b… --- ## [Who should get the master bedroom? (married child moving in with single parent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-get-the-master-bedroom-married-child-moving-in-with-single-parent/689856)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-get-the-master-bedroom-married-child-moving-in-with-single-parent/689856 "2014-06-03T01:43:33Z")
Here’s the situation: The mom has passed away. The dad is doing Ok, but needs help around the house. The house is really too big for him and he’s older, so yard work and such is difficult. He currently has a reverse mort… --- ## [“Creative” Hollywood accounting: Why no IRS crackdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-hollywood-accounting-why-no-irs-crackdown/689568)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-hollywood-accounting-why-no-irs-crackdown/689568 "2014-06-03T01:19:29Z")
It’s been said that with the creative accounting techniques employed in Hollywood, no film produced there in the last three decades or so has shown a net profit. I presume that this is done by padding expenses in the “C… --- ## [TV - 60Hz versus 120 Hz refresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-60hz-versus-120-hz-refresh/689563)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-60hz-versus-120-hz-refresh/689563 "2014-06-03T01:00:41Z")
We’re buying a TV for the parents. They’ve never had an HD TV before so that in and of itself will be a huge deal. The size will actually be smaller than their current “big” TV (12 years old, one of the later generatio… --- ## [Hypothetical situation: American with job in Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-situation-american-with-job-in-canada/689758)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-situation-american-with-job-in-canada/689758 "2014-06-02T23:47:30Z")
I’m not facing this situation but a story about American film special effects companies moving to Canada had me wondering. I’m an American citizen but suppose I got a good job offer with an employer in Canada. I want t… --- ## [Would you rent a 2 bed apartment with no bedroom walls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rent-a-2-bed-apartment-with-no-bedroom-walls/689807)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rent-a-2-bed-apartment-with-no-bedroom-walls/689807 "2014-06-02T22:11:10Z")
My husband and I are in our permanent quest for a new apartment. We’re looking in downtown LA, and something I just find weird is some of the properties are advertised as “lofts” with multiple “bedrooms” but the bedroom… --- ## [Tips for creating an efficient, low maintenance yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-creating-an-efficient-low-maintenance-yard/689197)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-creating-an-efficient-low-maintenance-yard/689197 "2014-06-02T20:30:42Z")
Someone I know is time poor but is moving out of an apartment and into a house with a yard. What tips are there so this person doesn’t have to spend a lot of time doing yardwork and landscaping? The easiest I can think … --- ## [Whats the oldest memory you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-memory-you-have/689352)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-memory-you-have/689352 "2014-06-02T20:30:18Z")
I remember quite a lot of things of when I was a “baby”. I lived on the netherlands for my first 4 years, and I have really vivid memories from that time. The oldest one is probably me being put on a crib with some toys … --- ## [Lawn mowing-bag or mulch in place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mowing-bag-or-mulch-in-place/689507)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mowing-bag-or-mulch-in-place/689507 "2014-06-02T19:59:12Z")
For people who mow their own lawns which do you do? People who do lawn work for other people at someones else’s choice don’t matter for this. There was a guy a work who was seriously shocked when I said I don’t bag. He … --- ## [Already have my jd, non-disclosure is threatening a revocation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/already-have-my-jd-non-disclosure-is-threatening-a-revocation/668733)
**Author:** [@distressedjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/distressedjd)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/already-have-my-jd-non-disclosure-is-threatening-a-revocation/668733 "2014-06-02T17:21:13Z")
So I had a general question about my situation. I have already graduated with a JD from a top ranking law school. I have my diploma, but the state bar association found out that I had not disclosed a scholastic dishonest… --- ## [Minor things companies do to increase or decrease morale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-companies-do-to-increase-or-decrease-morale/689412)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-companies-do-to-increase-or-decrease-morale/689412 "2014-06-02T15:45:43Z")
I had a job at a different company once, and when new management came in they instituted a variety of changes that drastically reduced morale and seemed to do almost nothing for savings or productivity. They abolished f… --- ## [I don't like blowjobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-blowjobs/65069)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-blowjobs/65069 "2014-06-02T15:29:00Z")
Allright, I may have mislead you. I have enjoyed receiving oral sex from women in the past, but I have to say it’s not the thrill for me that it seems to be for most men. In other words, I don’t dislike it, but it’s not … --- ## [Gabapentin (Neurontin) addiction and withdrawl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gabapentin-neurontin-addiction-and-withdrawl/689213)
**Author:** [@Nick9075](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nick9075)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gabapentin-neurontin-addiction-and-withdrawl/689213 "2014-06-02T13:59:36Z")
Anyone have experience with these. I have experienced bad withdrawl even when not taking for a day. Doctor has me on due to bipolar like symptoms. Some say these should be controlled. --- ## [What's worse, getting caught masturbating at work or having sex at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-getting-caught-masturbating-at-work-or-having-sex-at-work/689647)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-getting-caught-masturbating-at-work-or-having-sex-at-work/689647 "2014-06-02T13:23:50Z")
Co workers were casually discussing which is worse- getting caught at work masturbating or getting caught at work having sex. They thought being caught masturbating was worse because they consider it more “pathetic”. At … --- ## [(Electronic privacy) TrueCrypt development suddenly ceases; users warned not to use it anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-privacy-truecrypt-development-suddenly-ceases-users-warned-not-to-use-it-anymore/689553)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-privacy-truecrypt-development-suddenly-ceases-users-warned-not-to-use-it-anymore/689553 "2014-06-02T13:10:02Z")
Freaky. Crypto darling TrueCrypt’s website was updated with big red message saying “WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues”. Users were encouraged to migrate to Microsoft’s Bitlo… --- ## [Homicide and Exsanguination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homicide-and-exsanguination/689813)
**Author:** [@Binki1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binki1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homicide-and-exsanguination/689813 "2014-06-02T12:01:43Z")
My brother who is an amputee, was in an assisted living facility on narcotic pain medication, which he had stollen from his room twice. He was found dead in his room last month. At first the police deemed it homicide d… --- ## [What will the human race be like in 1000 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-human-race-be-like-in-1000-years/689775)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-human-race-be-like-in-1000-years/689775 "2014-06-02T11:03:04Z")
I often think about the future and the impact of technology on society. We have come so far between 1000 AD and 2000 AD. I would like to know what will we be like from. 2000 AD to 3000 AD? Will the world of the future be… --- ## [Help me remove all this caulk from my house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remove-all-this-caulk-from-my-house/689811)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remove-all-this-caulk-from-my-house/689811 "2014-06-02T06:05:54Z")
So, this started out as a bigger project, I wanted to replace all the brickmold and trim around my garage. I went to the store and bought all new PVC trim and brickmold so I’d never ever have to repaint it. I tore off … --- ## [Your opinions on a cell phone/driving situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-on-a-cell-phone-driving-situation/689047)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-on-a-cell-phone-driving-situation/689047 "2014-06-02T05:10:55Z")
Today I was driving home. I was second in line in the left turn lane, at a red light. I could see that the person in front of me was on a cell phone. So the left turn light turns green and that person doesn’t move, ju… --- ## [POLL: Your use of free email accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-use-of-free-email-accounts/689594)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-use-of-free-email-accounts/689594 "2014-06-02T05:01:45Z")
Inspired by the revived thread about oldest Hotmail accounts… (poll to follow)… Nowadays it seems like everyone uses gmail or other free email services. I’m just wondering what the actual distribution is. --- ## [Neighbor's dog roaming free. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-roaming-free-what-to-do/674426)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-roaming-free-what-to-do/674426 "2014-06-02T03:47:41Z")
One of my neighbors has been letting their large dog roam around without a leash (that’s not a picture of the actual dog in question, but it looks just like that). We’re not sure which neighbor it belongs to. All of our … --- ## [Why are ticks a sensitve topic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-ticks-a-sensitve-topic/689517)
**Author:** [@scotiagold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotiagold)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-ticks-a-sensitve-topic/689517 "2014-06-02T03:38:26Z")
If someone visited your house/property one night that was known for having ticks and that person then posted on FB the next afternoon that they discovered an tick on them, their first encounter with one, posted a photo o… --- ## [Dangerously unacceptable materials were used in our "fix and flip" house - any recourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangerously-unacceptable-materials-were-used-in-our-fix-and-flip-house-any-recourse/689652)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangerously-unacceptable-materials-were-used-in-our-fix-and-flip-house-any-recourse/689652 "2014-06-02T01:20:41Z")
I know, you are not a lawyer, or my lawyer, and any advice of a legal nature is not to be solely relied upon, yadda, yadda… We moved into a house here in Colorado in December. Because the market was so crazy at the tim… --- ## [Recommendations for a Costa Rica vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-costa-rica-vacation/643264)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-costa-rica-vacation/643264 "2014-06-02T00:16:41Z")
I want to take my two daughters to Costa Rica in late August for week probably with one other family member but possibly more. My daughters will be 11 and 7 then and I will be doing almost all the care so I need to keep … --- ## [25-40 y.o. female Dopers: What do you like in non-douchey male body sprays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-40-y-o-female-dopers-what-do-you-like-in-non-douchey-male-body-sprays/689527)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-40-y-o-female-dopers-what-do-you-like-in-non-douchey-male-body-sprays/689527 "2014-06-01T22:55:30Z")
So I used Old Spice Matterhorn body spray for years, but it no longer seems to be on the shelves around here. I liked its powdery, non-overpowering scent. Now all that seems to be available is Axe and Old Spice 21-year-o… --- ## [Cheating: would a proactive confession differ at all from seeking forgiveness after being caught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-would-a-proactive-confession-differ-at-all-from-seeking-forgiveness-after-being-caught/689534)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-would-a-proactive-confession-differ-at-all-from-seeking-forgiveness-after-being-caught/689534 "2014-06-01T19:01:23Z")
So let’s say that husband comes to wife, un-prompted/solicited, and admits to having sexual relations with another woman in the past (but during the marriage). He says that he is doing so because he loves and respects h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1085) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1087)