# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1119 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1120 --- ## [Foster care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foster-care/684971)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foster-care/684971 "2014-03-31T22:13:35Z")
Husband and me have been thinking about becoming foster parents. To offer temporary shelter to a kid. What appeals to me is sharing what I have. What holds me back is the feeling I will be “mopping up water while the ta… --- ## [Alternative uses for teleportation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-uses-for-teleportation/684890)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-uses-for-teleportation/684890 "2014-03-31T22:09:58Z")
Doctor Hubert Hypothetical invents a working teleportation device. It can be used to transport anything from a single hydogen atom to an elephant and it’s absurdly simple to use, due to the built in targeting system whic… --- ## [Are cruises better than resorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cruises-better-than-resorts/684748)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cruises-better-than-resorts/684748 "2014-03-31T20:43:17Z")
What do you all think? For example would a family have a better experience doing a weeklong Carnival-type cruise or spending a week at a resort like Sandals or Club Med? It seems to me the allure of a cruise was to go t… --- ## [An iPad Air is calling me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ipad-air-is-calling-me/684874)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ipad-air-is-calling-me/684874 "2014-03-31T20:18:30Z")
I am off for a four week vacation in Europe. My cell phone is small (which I like) but is not very smart (slow and no Skype). I don’t want to travel with the laptop. I want to be able to keep in touch with email and S… --- ## [My view of a person changing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-view-of-a-person-changing/684682)
**Author:** [@SjTotem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SjTotem)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-view-of-a-person-changing/684682 "2014-03-31T18:51:12Z")
Hello, I’m in a relationship that was going extremely well and I loved my partner to bits. However, recently my partner got circumcised because of medical reasons and I was all prepared for this and okay with this fact.… --- ## [Customer Service Variability in Retail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-variability-in-retail/684995)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-variability-in-retail/684995 "2014-03-31T18:11:50Z")
Why is it that some retail or fast food establishments have universally poor customer service and some are fine? I have NEVER been to a Wendy’s, for example, that had anything beyond “barely passable” customer service. … --- ## [With a week to go for 2014 enrollees, did you get an Obamacare plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-a-week-to-go-for-2014-enrollees-did-you-get-an-obamacare-plan/684470)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-a-week-to-go-for-2014-enrollees-did-you-get-an-obamacare-plan/684470 "2014-03-31T18:03:38Z")
With a week left before the current enrolling period ends, I was wondering if any of us got an Obamacare plan and what your thoughts are about it? I’m also interested in if you switched from another plan, or if this was … --- ## [These men's UGG boots are about the stupidest things I've ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849 "2014-03-31T17:58:15Z")
Link here I really wonder what was going in the shoe designer’s head. “Lets make a men’s insulated winter boot, but just to make it special I’ll put it on top of a 3 inch platform! Yes! Genius!” This is just the thin… --- ## [Italian couple die in car crash after missing Air France 447?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-couple-die-in-car-crash-after-missing-air-france-447/684906)
**Author:** [@ContentWithTomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ContentWithTomorrow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-couple-die-in-car-crash-after-missing-air-france-447/684906 "2014-03-31T17:39:27Z")
http://newsrescue.com/woman-who-misses-fatal-air-france-flight-dies-in-car-crash-next-day/#axzz2xSZZMC6X Some might call her the unluckiest woman in the world, but I don’t see how this isn’t a simple case of confirmatio… --- ## [Neighbor Issue: Selling drugs, illegal occupancy, vandalizing my vehicle in retaliation. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-issue-selling-drugs-illegal-occupancy-vandalizing-my-vehicle-in-retaliation-what-to-do/684729)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-issue-selling-drugs-illegal-occupancy-vandalizing-my-vehicle-in-retaliation-what-to-do/684729 "2014-03-31T16:53:45Z")
Quick summary: I live in a really awesome neighborhood. It’s transitioning from old Italians to young yuppies that are surprisingly respectful. I get along with all my neighbors, young and old. This is probably due to in… --- ## [The perils of Internet dating sites and finding a match 2,000 miles away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perils-of-internet-dating-sites-and-finding-a-match-2-000-miles-away/684338)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perils-of-internet-dating-sites-and-finding-a-match-2-000-miles-away/684338 "2014-03-31T16:50:34Z")
So, a month or so ago I signed up for OkCupid. Pretty much a waste of time except I got a lovely response from a woman in Canada, but she lives like 2,000 miles away. We traded messages and joked around a bit and had s… --- ## [Ethic fundraiser or am I standing alone on this hill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethic-fundraiser-or-am-i-standing-alone-on-this-hill/684926)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethic-fundraiser-or-am-i-standing-alone-on-this-hill/684926 "2014-03-31T16:48:29Z")
I’m a new member, serving on the local public school foundation board. (Note, this is NOT the school board, but the foundation board.) Our primary responsibilities are to oversee the monies in the foundation account and … --- ## [Best way to get concert tickets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-concert-tickets/684907)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-concert-tickets/684907 "2014-03-31T16:26:23Z")
I do a search for concert tickets for a show I want to see and there are multiple sites listed. (online scalpers?) I went directly to ticketmaster and then i’m re directed to livenation. Is that ticketmaster? I went to … --- ## [What do Dopers who pay for babysitting pay their babysitters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-dopers-who-pay-for-babysitting-pay-their-babysitters/400840)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-dopers-who-pay-for-babysitting-pay-their-babysitters/400840 "2014-03-31T12:46:55Z")
The going rate around here seems to be $10.00 an hour. It seems out of whack to me. When I was a teenaged babysitter the generally acceptable rate was about half of what minimum wage was in NY at that time. Minimum wa… --- ## [Best cloud backup solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cloud-backup-solution/647445)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cloud-backup-solution/647445 "2014-03-31T12:08:45Z")
Anyone use cloud storage space for backing up important and/or media files? What do you use, and why do you like it? Have you tried other services, what didn’t you like about those? My dream is to have all my stuff, en… --- ## [Will you be observing earth hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-observing-earth-hour/684715)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-observing-earth-hour/684715 "2014-03-31T06:36:34Z")
On Saturday from 8:30 to 9:30 local time, will you be turning off the lights? Poll to follow. --- ## [Tailgating fault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tailgating-fault/512154)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tailgating-fault/512154 "2014-03-31T06:08:29Z")
Ok, I hate tailgaters. If someone is tailgating me, to where I can’t see their license plate, on the street or freeway, I’ll tap my brakes. (Personally, I drive using the 1 car length per 10 mph. So, there would be about… --- ## [Women, esp who've had a tubal, how would you feel about this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-esp-whove-had-a-tubal-how-would-you-feel-about-this/684799)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-esp-whove-had-a-tubal-how-would-you-feel-about-this/684799 "2014-03-31T04:40:47Z")
So, about two week ago on a Saturday afternoon I start to feel pain in my right midsection. It’s a pain that seemed familiar, I usually interpret it as ovulation, it was the right time of the month. Then it worsened, a… --- ## [Bag Balm safe for human use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bag-balm-safe-for-human-use/158522)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bag-balm-safe-for-human-use/158522 "2014-03-31T04:26:34Z")
I’ve been meaning to post this for some time now… My 6-year old son has mild eczema on his face, particularly in winter, when his face gets chapped and windburned, leading to a rash. Our pediatrician prescribed a number… --- ## [So why are women so disgusted by oral sex during periods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-women-so-disgusted-by-oral-sex-during-periods/617787)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-women-so-disgusted-by-oral-sex-during-periods/617787 "2014-03-31T03:26:20Z")
I have never been successful in talking a woman into letting me eat her out on her period, I’ve been with my wife almost a decade and she still freaks the fuck out if I try :stuck\_out\_tongue: Hell she doesn’t even like r… --- ## [Has anyone have any luck selling on ETSY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-have-any-luck-selling-on-etsy/684881)
**Author:** [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-have-any-luck-selling-on-etsy/684881 "2014-03-31T01:35:13Z")
I opened up a shop, but I can’t help wonder if the work is going to be worth the effort. I am treating this like a full time job, because I figure I can’t expect good returns unless I’m willing to put in the labor. On t… --- ## [Discuss your opinion of car salesmen tactics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-your-opinion-of-car-salesmen-tactics/684911)
**Author:** [@ThisUsernameIsForbidden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisUsernameIsForbidden)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-your-opinion-of-car-salesmen-tactics/684911 "2014-03-30T23:58:34Z")
I’ve had at least one unsavory experience with car salesmen. I’m not talking about your average joe trying to get rid of an old car he used to drive, I mean professional salesmen. In my case, when I was researching deals… --- ## [College costs, loans and value](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-costs-loans-and-value/680759)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-costs-loans-and-value/680759 "2014-03-30T22:51:15Z")
This is a partially-formed synthesis of some recent reading and a few related threads here on the SDMB. Feel free to post supporting and contrary data. The mother lode of info for this would appear to be USN&WR’s Colleg… --- ## [One dog licking the other dog's back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-dog-licking-the-other-dogs-back/684833)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-dog-licking-the-other-dogs-back/684833 "2014-03-30T22:45:41Z")
This is NEW behavior in the last couple of months in a pair of dogs I’ve had for seven and 10 years. I have two dogs and three cats. All are neutered/spayed. All are rescues. Sweetie is a short-haired female dog that I’… --- ## [Missouri State Park recommendations (want answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-state-park-recommendations-want-answer-fast/684853)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-state-park-recommendations-want-answer-fast/684853 "2014-03-30T21:48:01Z")
My teacher friend and I are thinking of camping next week (it is spring break). Last year we went to Petit Jean Sate Park in Arkansas which is a very nice park. Unfortunately (other than the day we drove down) it was co… --- ## [What changes would you expect to see in 50 years from now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-changes-would-you-expect-to-see-in-50-years-from-now/684934)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-changes-would-you-expect-to-see-in-50-years-from-now/684934 "2014-03-30T21:43:35Z")
This one is really for the younger dopers such as myself, as I bet that the vast majority of dopers here will have long gone by the year 2064. Imagine the scenario: You are in an entertainment place with an amusement a… --- ## [Rainsoft - water conditoners/softners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainsoft-water-conditoners-softners/417083)
**Author:** [@Young\_Scrappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Young_Scrappy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainsoft-water-conditoners-softners/417083 "2014-03-30T20:04:52Z")
We had a Rainsoft demonstration at our home. We live in the central Florida by the way. According to him and his selected news sources, our water is unclean. Like most people, I am doubtful of products that are sold door… --- ## [Tell me about Dash Cams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-dash-cams/684837)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-dash-cams/684837 "2014-03-30T18:25:20Z")
OK, the thread below has started me thinking that every car should have a dash cam in it. Not so I can post these idiots on youtube, but just for personal protection. I would suspect, that without the video, the guy … --- ## [Is this kid right? Could changing the font result in significant savings on ink and toner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-kid-right-could-changing-the-font-result-in-significant-savings-on-ink-and-toner/684863)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-kid-right-could-changing-the-font-result-in-significant-savings-on-ink-and-toner/684863 "2014-03-30T16:23:02Z")
I bolded the interesting part. The kid submitted this to the Journal for Emerging Investigators (JEI), a publication founded by a group of Harvard grad students in 2011. Projecting this study to the US gov printing he’s … --- ## [Dopers with an early join date but low post count](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-an-early-join-date-but-low-post-count/684197 "2014-03-30T13:40:54Z")
Do you judge these Dopers differently than consistently active Dopers? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1118) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1120)