# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1113 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1114 --- ## [Would a totally honest society be a utopia, or a dystopia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-totally-honest-society-be-a-utopia-or-a-dystopia/685898)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-totally-honest-society-be-a-utopia-or-a-dystopia/685898 "2014-04-12T00:23:28Z")
\[This might be more GD material…no issue with moving it…\] Cracked said something that struct me as very curious today: Or would it utterly liberating? If this were one of Skald’s silly polls, would you vote to do a B… --- ## [AAA, insurance towing or other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-insurance-towing-or-other/685885)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-insurance-towing-or-other/685885 "2014-04-11T23:51:27Z")
We just dropped a habitual $140 for our two-member AAA family. They’ve come in super handy over the years, from long-distance towing to jumps to gas help. Is this outdated? Google maps, GPS, and Priceline have eviscerat… --- ## [The insurance company just totaled my car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insurance-company-just-totaled-my-car/685641)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insurance-company-just-totaled-my-car/685641 "2014-04-11T23:14:16Z")
My parked vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run accident. Four other parked cars were also hit. The offending vehicle was recovered but the driver had abandoned the car. This all occurred in Chicago. The police crash … --- ## [Wine stain in synthetic blouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-stain-in-synthetic-blouse/685815)
**Author:** [@Dustin\_the\_Wind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dustin_the_Wind)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-stain-in-synthetic-blouse/685815 "2014-04-11T21:03:56Z")
Last Sunday I dribbled some communion wine on my almost brand new ruffle and lace blouse. I soaked it in cold water with some success, but not enough. It dried to a light blue stain (a little lighter than the blue smilie… --- ## [Home Depot Job Interview - What to Wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-job-interview-what-to-wear/685707)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-job-interview-what-to-wear/685707 "2014-04-11T19:22:56Z")
I have a job interview at Home Depot on Friday. What should I wear? I don’t think a power suit, hose, and heels would be appropriate because it’s not at all that sort of job (and I don’t even own a power suit). Any su… --- ## [USA: Travel Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-travel-advice/685857)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-travel-advice/685857 "2014-04-11T19:14:45Z")
Inspired by the Europe travel advice thread, what advice would you give? I took a two month trip two years ago around the US and learned a lot from my experience that I’d like to share. Planning: There are two ways … --- ## [Spilled Tool Magic Need Help Removing it from myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spilled-tool-magic-need-help-removing-it-from-myself/685797)
**Author:** [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spilled-tool-magic-need-help-removing-it-from-myself/685797 "2014-04-11T18:57:10Z")
I was sitting at my desk in my shorts when I dropped an open container of tool magic. I was able to quickly catch it with my legs, but it spilled between my thighs. It is used to coat tools with a rubbery coat on the tip… --- ## [Is there any culture in the world where money is not given as gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-culture-in-the-world-where-money-is-not-given-as-gifts/685859)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-culture-in-the-world-where-money-is-not-given-as-gifts/685859 "2014-04-11T18:45:37Z")
Also, if you know of any culture where gifts of money would be rejected or insulting, that would be great too. --- ## [What percentage of your leads actually turn into sales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-leads-actually-turn-into-sales/685782)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-leads-actually-turn-into-sales/685782 "2014-04-11T17:04:54Z")
…I’m not sales, but in management I’m somewhat responsible for these wacky claims. And I make some ahem optimistic claims myself, to potential customers and upper management alike People in sales, what is your industry… --- ## [Related to First job Thread - todays teens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/related-to-first-job-thread-todays-teens/685444)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/related-to-first-job-thread-todays-teens/685444 "2014-04-11T15:34:56Z")
Alot of people posted what their first jobs were. But what about today? I just do not see alot of teenagers working. It’s not that they are lazy, I think it’s because of the demands of school and activities. What do yo… --- ## [Does one's manner of dress affect one's work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ones-manner-of-dress-affect-ones-work/685746)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ones-manner-of-dress-affect-ones-work/685746 "2014-04-11T12:17:01Z")
It’s clear that how one dresses will affect how others perceive you. I am wondering what is known about whether one’s manner of dress affects one’s own effectiveness in the workplace. Is there any such effect? I ask b… --- ## [Are Almonds the Healthiest Nut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-almonds-the-healthiest-nut/685637)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-almonds-the-healthiest-nut/685637 "2014-04-11T05:36:33Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of hypeabout almonds as some sort of superfood. Is this true, or is it marketing mixed with light quackery? How do almonds stack up against their peers, like peanuts\* and cashews? \*Yes, I know pea… --- ## [My friend just told me she tried to kill herself last week. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-just-told-me-she-tried-to-kill-herself-last-week-now-what/685722)
**Author:** [@Inter\_Alia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inter_Alia)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-just-told-me-she-tried-to-kill-herself-last-week-now-what/685722 "2014-04-11T05:16:31Z")
My friend is disabled, is in pain every day, and has been depressed for a long time. I didn’t realize she was that depressed, though. She’s on antidepressants and sees a therapist from the free clinic once a month. I kn… --- ## [How to handle an interrupter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-an-interrupter/685397)
**Author:** [@watergallop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watergallop)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-an-interrupter/685397 "2014-04-11T02:23:11Z")
I am training someone at work who has a very intense manner. He speaks very quickly, very excitedly, and I find myself being pulled into communicating like him, because if I pause between thoughts, he’ll jump in and inte… --- ## [Had an affair. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-an-affair-now-what/685291)
**Author:** [@Motivated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motivated)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-an-affair-now-what/685291 "2014-04-11T02:16:19Z")
I’m sure some of you will judge me, call me names and condemn me to hell… The point of this thread is to get some guidance not to be bashed… I never thought it would happen to me. But it did. I had an affair and part of … --- ## [Do double leg amputees adjust their height depending on mood or who they are with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-double-leg-amputees-adjust-their-height-depending-on-mood-or-who-they-are-with/685809)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-double-leg-amputees-adjust-their-height-depending-on-mood-or-who-they-are-with/685809 "2014-04-11T00:44:12Z")
This question came up after watching Amy Purdy on dancing with the stars. She’s a double leg amputee just like Oscar Pistorious. I’ve seen video of Amy running on blades training for Snowboarding events. Her legs. She’s… --- ## [Can someone explain the phenomenon of terrible handwriting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-phenomenon-of-terrible-handwriting/309133)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-phenomenon-of-terrible-handwriting/309133 "2014-04-10T23:37:50Z")
I have terrible handwriting. Every single human being I know, bar one (my high school history teacher) has better handwriting than me. Even my eight and nine year old nieces! Sometimes I get the people who ork the cow… --- ## [Why is bribery illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bribery-illegal/685765)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bribery-illegal/685765 "2014-04-10T22:16:34Z")
SCOTUS has ruled that spending money to buy a congressman is just expressing your right to freedom of speech. Given that, how can bribery possibly be illegal? After all, trying to talk someone into doing something is i… --- ## [Why is "GLUTEN-FREE!" such a desirable selling point these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gluten-free-such-a-desirable-selling-point-these-days/685620)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gluten-free-such-a-desirable-selling-point-these-days/685620 "2014-04-10T15:31:33Z")
I was in Costco yesterday, doing my weekly marketing, and of course, grazing. Nearly every demonstrator took great pains to tell all and sundry that the product they were sampling is “Gluten-Free!” I can understand how … --- ## [Carping fiosk: WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carping-fiosk-wtf/685663)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carping-fiosk-wtf/685663 "2014-04-10T15:01:16Z")
I get ocular migraines from time to time, and had a minor event this morning. Thinking it was minor, I decided to go out for little walk. Came back home and saw something about the NY metro ticket machines on Facebook … --- ## [Random hashtags you see on screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-hashtags-you-see-on-screen/685784)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-hashtags-you-see-on-screen/685784 "2014-04-10T13:30:10Z")
I’m not on Twitter. I don’t have any particular philosophical objection to it, I’ve just never joined. That said, I’m bewildered by how often a TV show (or COMMERCIAL!!) will stick a random hashtag on the screen expecti… --- ## [What is this emblem on buildings? (Florida)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-emblem-on-buildings-florida/685608)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-emblem-on-buildings-florida/685608 "2014-04-10T05:06:57Z")
On a recent house-hunting trip, I spotted this oddball emblem on most of the buildings in a particular development. I saw the same or very similar emblem on a restaurant a few days later. The condos were in Delray Beach… --- ## [Tubal Ligation - questions for my doctor, others who have gone through the procedure....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubal-ligation-questions-for-my-doctor-others-who-have-gone-through-the-procedure/678470)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubal-ligation-questions-for-my-doctor-others-who-have-gone-through-the-procedure/678470 "2014-04-10T04:22:50Z")
I am going to see a surgeon-type person in a couple of weeks to discuss having a tubal ligation. Husband and I are old enough we know for damn sure we made the right choice not having kids, and I am getting old enough (… --- ## [The spread of English throughout Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spread-of-english-throughout-europe/685544)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spread-of-english-throughout-europe/685544 "2014-04-10T04:05:54Z")
In the past year I’ve been traveling a lot in Europe, more or less for the first time in about a decade. One major change I’ve noticed (aside from obvious ones like: where did all the internet cafes go? and how much eas… --- ## [What would you do if you had to live in 1950s America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-had-to-live-in-1950s-america/685053)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-had-to-live-in-1950s-america/685053 "2014-04-10T03:37:48Z")
You receive a knock at your door. Opening up, a man in a very out of fashion suit and hairstyle walks in and introduces himself as “Rob”, insisting you write it in all capital letters and tells you have important news. T… --- ## [How do you make your home smell good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-home-smell-good/685710)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-home-smell-good/685710 "2014-04-10T01:57:38Z")
I caramelized a giant batch of onions two days ago and I can still smell it! :slight\_smile: Just looking for ideas to make my house smell better. --- ## ["Sampling" grapes: theft, uncouth, or perfectly legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampling-grapes-theft-uncouth-or-perfectly-legit/685521)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampling-grapes-theft-uncouth-or-perfectly-legit/685521 "2014-04-10T00:22:13Z")
I posted the following on a GQ thread, and was asked to take it to IMHO: --- ## [Suggestions for gaining weight while watching cholesterol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-gaining-weight-while-watching-cholesterol/685578)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-gaining-weight-while-watching-cholesterol/685578 "2014-04-10T00:14:57Z")
My cholesterol was too high, so I went on a diet. My cholesterol went down, but so did my weight, which is not good because I’m trying to gain weight to build more muscle. My diet was simply no dairy products, no red me… --- ## [Beef prices hit all-time high in U.S. Who do you blame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-prices-hit-all-time-high-in-u-s-who-do-you-blame/685696)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-prices-hit-all-time-high-in-u-s-who-do-you-blame/685696 "2014-04-09T23:46:13Z")
Record beef prices --- ## [Cardiac Rehab: what's involved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiac-rehab-whats-involved/685354)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiac-rehab-whats-involved/685354 "2014-04-09T20:45:42Z")
So, I had a mild myocardial infarction recently. On March 14 I had a catheterization, angioplasty and stent. Went home the next day, then back to work two days later. I’m feeling pretty damn good. My discharge paperwork… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1112) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1114)