# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1116 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1117 --- ## [How concerned should I personally be about the GM recalls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-concerned-should-i-personally-be-about-the-gm-recalls/684583)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-concerned-should-i-personally-be-about-the-gm-recalls/684583 "2014-04-06T18:01:44Z")
GM recently recalled millions of its older cars due to some widespread issues with their ignition systems. One of those cars is the vehicle that I drive, although my model year (2009 Cobalt) isn’t included in the recall… --- ## [Looking For Advice On Car Head Units](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-on-car-head-units/685432)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-on-car-head-units/685432 "2014-04-06T17:55:50Z")
Now that I’m the owner of a 2009 Subaru Forester, I’m trying to make it a little more my own. One thing that I want to add is satellite radio. Problem is, only the OEM system will work with the OEM head unit and that’s a… --- ## [Why do sometimes I have to pee right after I peed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-sometimes-i-have-to-pee-right-after-i-peed/685408)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-sometimes-i-have-to-pee-right-after-i-peed/685408 "2014-04-06T13:57:30Z")
I woke up at 6:00AM this morning to pee. It sure seemed like I had emptied the whole tank. But two hours later, when I woke up again, I had to pee again. And quite urgently. But just a little came out. It pissed me … --- ## [Name my Group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-group/685284)
**Author:** [@Patti\_Jo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patti_Jo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-group/685284 "2014-04-06T12:59:02Z")
I am starting a knitting/crochet group and need a name for it, :confused:could someone help me. The purpose of the group is to make handmade scarves, hats, mittens and gloves and donate them to the local churches for the… --- ## [Aluminum Story Poles-- where does one buy or rent them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-story-poles-where-does-one-buy-or-rent-them/685412)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-story-poles-where-does-one-buy-or-rent-them/685412 "2014-04-06T04:25:25Z")
Story poles are commonly used in construction to show the outline of a proposed structure. They are often done in residential applications with wood (common 2x4s) and orange netting. But sometimes I see telescoping alu… --- ## [Tell me about your secular wedding.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-secular-wedding/685340)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-secular-wedding/685340 "2014-04-06T03:47:23Z")
Poking around, looking for alternatives to the stodgy-old-judge-at-the-courthouse (I know they’re not ALL stodgy). Reading up on Humanis Officiant/Humanist Celebrants. --- ## [Would you die three years younger if it meant never getting the cold or flue ever in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-die-three-years-younger-if-it-meant-never-getting-the-cold-or-flue-ever-in-your-life/684947)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-die-three-years-younger-if-it-meant-never-getting-the-cold-or-flue-ever-in-your-life/684947 "2014-04-06T00:46:17Z")
I have had the flu since yesterday (I am not feeling so bad since late yesterday/early today ever since the tamiflu medicine has kicked in), and I saw on some other board that there was a dude who asked this question. H… --- ## [Resources for newly minted agnostics (previously from militant religious backgrounds)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-newly-minted-agnostics-previously-from-militant-religious-backgrounds/679447)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-newly-minted-agnostics-previously-from-militant-religious-backgrounds/679447 "2014-04-05T23:07:07Z")
My very dear SO and future spouse has, over the last 18 months, finally come to terms with his agnosticism and come to terms with his family and their out and out psychological warfare via evangelical Christianity. (When… --- ## [Just got prescribed Adderall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-prescribed-adderall/685306)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-prescribed-adderall/685306 "2014-04-05T20:37:15Z")
I just got prescribed Adderall for treatment-resistant depression and probably ADHD. I haven’t officially been diagnosed with ADHD yet but I have the testing scheduled for next month. I’ve thought for years that I had it… --- ## [Amazon Fire TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-fire-tv/685180)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-fire-tv/685180 "2014-04-05T16:42:42Z")
(I didn’t see an existing thread, and the device crosses several categories, so starting here since it is mostly about TV) Amazon announced this morning their Fire TV product: http://amzn.com/B00CX5P8FC The bad news: … --- ## [I'll buy you any themed wall calendar you want for 2015.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-buy-you-any-themed-wall-calendar-you-want-for-2015/685274)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-buy-you-any-themed-wall-calendar-you-want-for-2015/685274 "2014-04-05T15:32:03Z")
What kind should I get you? One featuring puppies? Dogs? A specific breed of dog? Or maybe a lighthouses calendar is your thing. Or a “Nature’s fierce weather” one. A celebrity or TV show-inspired one, maybe? Or just… --- ## [Why do people like to take naps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-like-to-take-naps/685257)
**Author:** [@Richard\_North](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_North)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-like-to-take-naps/685257 "2014-04-05T13:02:57Z")
I know sleeping at night is required for good health, but why sleep during the day??? To me, it’s a waste of time. In that time you could be working, increasing the amount of money you’re making. Napping ruins “play” too… --- ## [Is it just me, or is this "walking down the aisle at eleven" thing weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-this-walking-down-the-aisle-at-eleven-thing-weird/685153)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-this-walking-down-the-aisle-at-eleven-thing-weird/685153 "2014-04-05T09:47:00Z")
Story here: Dying Father Walks Daughter Down Aisle Readers Digest Version - The dad is dying of cancer, the daughter is eleven. He knows its very unlikely he’ll still be around by the time she’s old enough to get marri… --- ## [R Rated movies with nudity on a plane - etiquette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-rated-movies-with-nudity-on-a-plane-etiquette/685207)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-rated-movies-with-nudity-on-a-plane-etiquette/685207 "2014-04-05T06:28:04Z")
I was on a plane and had rented Wolf of Wall Street for the occasion. I’m a Scorcese fan, but don’t get to go to the theater often, so this was my first opportunity. I really knew little about the movie other than it w… --- ## [French speakers (readers, really): could I learn French well enough to read and appreciate Simenon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-speakers-readers-really-could-i-learn-french-well-enough-to-read-and-appreciate-simenon/685370)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-speakers-readers-really-could-i-learn-french-well-enough-to-read-and-appreciate-simenon/685370 "2014-04-05T03:14:00Z")
Some connoisseurs are of the opinion that the English translations of Simenon’s books do not capture the clean, spare style of his French prose (as they describe it). I’ve been reading English for 60 years but I’m sure … --- ## [Transitioning at a late age into software development--possible? Plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transitioning-at-a-late-age-into-software-development-possible-plausible/685373)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transitioning-at-a-late-age-into-software-development-possible-plausible/685373 "2014-04-05T02:46:37Z")
A friend of mine posted a job description on facebook he’d been asked to interview for. I quote it below: He and several other of my friends have jobs with descriptions that look like this. I WANT TO HAVE HAD THIS KIN… --- ## [Can you give my 'infotainment' Youtube series some topics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-give-my-infotainment-youtube-series-some-topics/685342)
**Author:** [@Longinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longinus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-give-my-infotainment-youtube-series-some-topics/685342 "2014-04-05T00:53:38Z")
\-Moderator Approved- Long-time lurker here, and I recently started doing some videos that aim to do pretty much the same thing Cecil’s been doing for years: bring interesting and supported information to the populace. T… --- ## [What is your preferred concealed-carry gun, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-concealed-carry-gun-and-why/677695)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-concealed-carry-gun-and-why/677695 "2014-04-05T00:00:29Z")
I will receive my concealed handgun permit soon, and I am trying to figure out exactly what gun to buy. I have a couple of guns that are fun to shoot but not suitable for concealed carry (a Ruger .22 and a Glock 19 9mm). … --- ## [What mods could you do to a malaise-era V-8 car to up the power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mods-could-you-do-to-a-malaise-era-v-8-car-to-up-the-power/685187)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mods-could-you-do-to-a-malaise-era-v-8-car-to-up-the-power/685187 "2014-04-04T23:12:16Z")
This is something I’ve been curious about, and I’m sure there are many different answers, which is why I put it in IMHO instead of GQ. From the early-70s to the mid-80s (or later, even) Detroit produced a lot of cars wi… --- ## [Why is pus leaking from my eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pus-leaking-from-my-eyes/685324)
**Author:** [@Amanda\_the\_Wuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amanda_the_Wuss)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pus-leaking-from-my-eyes/685324 "2014-04-04T20:18:13Z")
(Yeah, I know. I come out of lurking to post this.) I know medical advice threads are frowned upon so, before I say anything else, let me mention that I already saw an urgent care doctor about it this evening and have … --- ## [Frienemies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frienemies/685362)
**Author:** [@crazytooth615](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazytooth615)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frienemies/685362 "2014-04-04T19:28:07Z")
My fiancé and I just moved to Canada where he has several “really good” friends. When we would come up to visit, before we moved, these friends seemed very, friendly. Even the girlfriends and wives of his buddies seeme… --- ## [Political Terminology -- What Does It All Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-terminology-what-does-it-all-mean/685186)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-terminology-what-does-it-all-mean/685186 "2014-04-04T18:53:03Z")
So, I’m arguing over what’s a progressive on a blog. And the blogger says progressives once advocated eugenics (i.e., culling out “defective” traits in human beings by limiting their ability to reproduce, sometimes invol… --- ## [Anyone else ruptured their ACL? Care to share your experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ruptured-their-acl-care-to-share-your-experiences/685019)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ruptured-their-acl-care-to-share-your-experiences/685019 "2014-04-04T17:19:15Z")
So, last winter I went skiing for the first time in my life - a decision which, in retrospect, I’m starting to regret slightly. On day 4 (or 5, I can’t remember - it was December 31) I fell badly and my right knee went u… --- ## [What is this thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing/685333)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing/685333 "2014-04-04T16:55:54Z")
Ok, here is a picture of the item in question. It’s a decorative household item, looks to be made of brass and colored glass with a marble base. It is about 2’ high, and has no lamp wiring, or signs that it ever had wi… --- ## [What to do after hitting parked car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-after-hitting-parked-car/685271)
**Author:** [@Whiteknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiteknight)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-after-hitting-parked-car/685271 "2014-04-04T14:08:16Z")
My wife scraped a parked car while exiting a parking spot today. There is a small dent and some paint damage on the other vehicle and a long scratch that touches three panels on our vehicle. She left her contact inform… --- ## [What's the worst thing you've called someone... to their face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-youve-called-someone-to-their-face/600870)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-youve-called-someone-to-their-face/600870 "2014-04-04T13:35:39Z")
Easy question… What is the worst insult you’ve ever sincerely called someone to their face and what were the circumstances that set you off? I called someone a “fucking prick” once because, well… the guy was being a fuc… --- ## [Psychiatrist billed my insurance $495 for consultation. Is that anywhere near reasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychiatrist-billed-my-insurance-495-for-consultation-is-that-anywhere-near-reasonable/685176)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychiatrist-billed-my-insurance-495-for-consultation-is-that-anywhere-near-reasonable/685176 "2014-04-04T12:00:13Z")
I’m on the hook for $200 of that. I did some google searching and it appears that around $150 an hour is standard. I saw him for about 30 minutes and he wrote a prescription for me. Is that standard cost correct or am I… --- ## [wiretapping and interception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiretapping-and-interception/685273)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiretapping-and-interception/685273 "2014-04-04T11:41:01Z")
I live in Maryland If I am talking to person A and person A purposely calls person B and puts the phone on speaker so person B can hear the conversation without my knowledge or permission is person A in violation of wir… --- ## [Ever cheated in a relationship and why/why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cheated-in-a-relationship-and-why-why-not/677448)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cheated-in-a-relationship-and-why-why-not/677448 "2014-04-04T05:44:07Z")
http://www.statisticbrain.com/infidelity-statistics/ I think a reason people cheat is that they think the “honeymoon phase” will last forever and then they don’t feel so close and look elsewhere. It could also involve … --- ## [Help identify this vision syndrome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-vision-syndrome/664967)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-vision-syndrome/664967 "2014-04-04T05:29:57Z")
There is something wrong with my eyes, something that has baffled all the doctors I have seen so far. About a year ago, a few bright, shiny, irregularly-shaped patches of light appeared, stayed at the same spot for seve… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1115) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1117)