# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1099 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1100 --- ## [Why do men think creepiness is based on physical attractiveness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-think-creepiness-is-based-on-physical-attractiveness/687285)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-think-creepiness-is-based-on-physical-attractiveness/687285 "2014-05-08T19:44:59Z")
In many threads regarding unwanted attention (generally in the form of guys hitting on women) the topic of physical attraction comes up. More specifically, this mistaken belief that women only find “ugly” guys’ behavior … --- ## [What questions are asked at Classic Car Shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-questions-are-asked-at-classic-car-shows/685580)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-questions-are-asked-at-classic-car-shows/685580 "2014-05-08T19:34:11Z")
So my husband turns 40 this year and I gave him wife-permission :wink: to purchase a Classic Car. He bought a 1971 Plymouth Scamp and we’re waiting for the weather to improve so we can road-trip it home from the US. He… --- ## [Ever known anybody without a phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-anybody-without-a-phone/687715)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-anybody-without-a-phone/687715 "2014-05-08T17:54:25Z")
I was reading an encyclopedia from the fifties (yeah I know that’s odd) and one statistic that stunned me was that at the time only 52% of households owned a phone. I always assumed phone ownership was near universal fo… --- ## [Knee Replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-replacement/687704)
**Author:** [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-replacement/687704 "2014-05-08T17:52:14Z")
I always thought of it as an “old person” thing (both my mother and uncle had them when they were in their late 60s/early 70s), but an accident last year where I landed smack on both kneecaps presumably dislodged my art… --- ## [Has anyone met an educated Jehovah's Witness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-met-an-educated-jehovahs-witness/686991)
**Author:** [@butterfiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butterfiles)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-met-an-educated-jehovahs-witness/686991 "2014-05-08T17:28:41Z")
I mean educated in the “worldly” sense, as in a person who has had extensive education, someone who is knowledgeable about a wide range of topics. Because I’ve now met a few including four today. They might have educat… --- ## [What's your favorite day of the week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-day-of-the-week/687847)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-day-of-the-week/687847 "2014-05-08T16:01:56Z")
Poll to follow! My favorite day of the week is Saturday, because it’s my only day off that is followed by another day off. :smiley: --- ## [Can Oklahoma do anything right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-oklahoma-do-anything-right/687353)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-oklahoma-do-anything-right/687353 "2014-05-08T13:56:15Z")
I’ve noted before the idiocy of Sooners’ refusal (99%) to build basements under their homes in a state that is as tornado prone as it gets; now they can’t even manage to execute a prisoner properly? Whatever you think o… --- ## [Weight sensitive clicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-sensitive-clicker/687900)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-sensitive-clicker/687900 "2014-05-08T12:04:59Z")
No luck googling using terms like this. I am looking for a device that will make an audible warning similar to a torque wrench when an adjustable amount of weight is applied to a rope pulling something. For example I hav… --- ## [I want to know if im overreacting on being upset about this situation or not with my girlfriend.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-know-if-im-overreacting-on-being-upset-about-this-situation-or-not-with-my-girlfriend/687721)
**Author:** [@randomguest101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomguest101)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-know-if-im-overreacting-on-being-upset-about-this-situation-or-not-with-my-girlfriend/687721 "2014-05-08T10:00:15Z")
This is going to be long so be ready to read. lol (Also, this is a long distance relationship. i live in dallas and her in okc.) So last week my gf met this guy at her new church that she just started going to. I alway… --- ## [It's 2014 and where's the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2014-and-wheres-the-future/681045)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2014-and-wheres-the-future/681045 "2014-05-08T07:32:27Z")
More specifically: it’s 2014 and what happened to the future I was promised? I remember growing up during the 90s reading old 1950s magazines that by the 21st century we will be having: flying cars, jetpacks, food in pil… --- ## [You get to change one personal decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-change-one-personal-decision/687376)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-change-one-personal-decision/687376 "2014-05-08T06:49:27Z")
Congratulations! While you were on the internet today, you received an email from a long lost relative. As it turns out, this person is an inventor who has been working on a special device that allows the user to review … --- ## ["Reserved for Energy-Efficient Vehicles"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserved-for-energy-efficient-vehicles/687590)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserved-for-energy-efficient-vehicles/687590 "2014-05-08T03:04:12Z")
You go to a store. This store has a large parking lot. At the front of the parking lot near the store entrance are 18 spaces. 6 of these spaces are handicapped spaces. The other 12 are marked “Reserved for Energy-Eff… --- ## [Do you tip your cleaning ladies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-your-cleaning-ladies/687832)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-your-cleaning-ladies/687832 "2014-05-08T01:24:54Z")
Once a month or so, we have our house cleaned by a service that charges about $115 for 2.5 hours of work by a team of two women. A while ago, it occurred to me that maybe I should be tipping the women. Should I? Do you… --- ## [Job interview technique question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-technique-question/687601)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-technique-question/687601 "2014-05-07T22:19:12Z")
In January of 2011 I had started a thread with some questions about job interview issues, related to an opportunity that had been presented to me. I did get the job and I am having a blast, fortunately. We are looking, h… --- ## [14 year old daughter's first date - what to say to the boy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-daughters-first-date-what-to-say-to-the-boy/675323)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-daughters-first-date-what-to-say-to-the-boy/675323 "2014-05-07T22:01:23Z")
My daughter has her first official date coming up and it will be to go to a formal high school dance. Her date is coming to our house to pick her up. He is a 14 year old boy so presumably one of his parents will be driv… --- ## [Would you prevent any of history's famous assassinations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prevent-any-of-historys-famous-assassinations/687901)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prevent-any-of-historys-famous-assassinations/687901 "2014-05-07T20:40:02Z")
It’s been pretty well agreed that killing Hitler would, while satisfying in the short term, be a bad idea in the long term simply because we don’t completely know where the course of history would progress. So, let’s fli… --- ## [Can you have sex on a tempur-pedic bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-sex-on-a-tempur-pedic-bed/601219)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-sex-on-a-tempur-pedic-bed/601219 "2014-05-07T18:51:59Z")
My wife gets interested in this silly bed every time the commercial runs. :rolleyes: The cost is a big issue. And Restful sleep isn’t the only thing I want in my bed. :smiley: I think one of the ads showed an egg on … --- ## [Can people in committed relationships have opposite sex friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-in-committed-relationships-have-opposite-sex-friends/365546)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-in-committed-relationships-have-opposite-sex-friends/365546 "2014-05-07T18:08:14Z")
I’m reading a book called, “Emotional Infidelity: How to Avoid It and 10 Other Secrets to a Great Marriage,” by M. Gary Neumann, and his first principle is: Protect your marriage from emotional infidelity by avoiding me… --- ## [My Divorcee Aunt is ruining my family!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-divorcee-aunt-is-ruining-my-family/687833)
**Author:** [@TigerLily5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TigerLily5)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-divorcee-aunt-is-ruining-my-family/687833 "2014-05-07T17:09:11Z")
My Grandpa died a few years ago, and since then my Aunt has helped my Grandma with managing her money. My Aunt has also divorced since my Grandpa’s death. She was given a huge alimony. Her ex husband got remarried and th… --- ## [Car Rental: Didn't get what I paid for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-rental-didnt-get-what-i-paid-for/687187)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-rental-didnt-get-what-i-paid-for/687187 "2014-05-07T15:44:54Z")
Seems like I always have issues with car rentals. Last time I didn’t fill it up properly when I returned it and went over a toll bridge unexpectedly. Both times I paid more than I otherwise would have had I paid better… --- ## [Preventative maintenance, who's more likely to do, by gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preventative-maintenance-whos-more-likely-to-do-by-gender/687746)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preventative-maintenance-whos-more-likely-to-do-by-gender/687746 "2014-05-07T15:19:25Z")
Just your opinion, since this is IMHO. I (female) do it and believe in it; the men I know could care less. Vehicles, homes, even their health. So are you in the “if it ain’t broke, Fahgettaboudit” camp? By gender pleas… --- ## [Etiquette question: should I let the kid pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-should-i-let-the-kid-pay/687773)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-should-i-let-the-kid-pay/687773 "2014-05-07T13:56:54Z")
We’re hosting a college student from another country for 8 weeks. It’s a first-world country so he is quite familiar with modern conveniences, including toilets. Unfortunately, his use of those has not been limited to f… --- ## [Do you think that the people who don't die from cardiac arrest at age 60 are just lucky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-the-people-who-dont-die-from-cardiac-arrest-at-age-60-are-just-lucky/687692)
**Author:** [@ac05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ac05)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-the-people-who-dont-die-from-cardiac-arrest-at-age-60-are-just-lucky/687692 "2014-05-07T13:00:44Z")
The typical age of cardiac arrest is 60. But it seems it is just as, if not more, common for people to live past age 60, without dying of cardiac arrest at age 60. Therefore, I would like to know your thoughts. Cardiac a… --- ## [Socks for ballet flats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-for-ballet-flats/687687)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-for-ballet-flats/687687 "2014-05-07T12:42:49Z")
I love, love, love flats but cannot find a way to suitably wear socks with them. I know there are tons of liner-type socks out there, but they always slip off my feet! I’m a size 10-11 foot, wide. Anyone have good exper… --- ## [Raw oysters~~Vibrio. Complain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-oysters-vibrio-complain/687803)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-oysters-vibrio-complain/687803 "2014-05-07T12:18:22Z")
Had a great time on Saturday with a buddy at an Oysters & Beer festival sponsored by a Pittsburgh area restaurant. We each had a couple dozen raw oysters and a few beers. Had a great time. Monday (48 hours later) I fel… --- ## [What was the most painfull thing you ever did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-painfull-thing-you-ever-did/686457)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-painfull-thing-you-ever-did/686457 "2014-05-07T06:09:34Z")
Please, no emotional pain. Once I decided my balls were way too hairy. Instead of trimming with a pair of scissors or using a razor blade (which has proven itself another TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE idea)… I went to a waxing par… --- ## [Winding up a Scammer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winding-up-a-scammer/687720)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winding-up-a-scammer/687720 "2014-05-07T03:47:11Z")
I get frequent calls from people who say something like, “I am from Windows \[sic\] and we need to upgrade your operating system. …” I sometimes just hang up, and sometimes launch into a tirade about how they are thieving… --- ## [Is opposition to same sex marriage bigoted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-opposition-to-same-sex-marriage-bigoted/687574)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-opposition-to-same-sex-marriage-bigoted/687574 "2014-05-07T03:42:10Z")
With the understanding that it CAN be depending on the reasons for opposition, is it a bigoted position in and of itself to oppose same sex marriage? For example, if it’s your religious beliefs that inform your opinion? --- ## [You've got a billion dollars to use to improve life in your city. How do you spend it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-a-billion-dollars-to-use-to-improve-life-in-your-city-how-do-you-spend-it/687534)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-a-billion-dollars-to-use-to-improve-life-in-your-city-how-do-you-spend-it/687534 "2014-05-07T00:40:00Z")
The devious, manipulative, beautiful, and majestic Athena has directed Rhymer Enterprises to make available $1 billion for the improvement of life in a single city to be determined later. No, I do not know why the Queen … --- ## [Polyamory terminology question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyamory-terminology-question/687695)
**Author:** [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyamory-terminology-question/687695 "2014-05-07T00:21:18Z")
Three people, two men and a woman, are in a romantic relationship, in which they are each romantically involved with both of the others. There is no couple which is given primary status. The relationship is at a level … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1098) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1100)