# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1121 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1122 --- ## [Newly discovered dwarf planet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-discovered-dwarf-planet/684672)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-discovered-dwarf-planet/684672 "2014-03-28T16:45:08Z")
A new dwarf planet has been discovered on the outskirts of the solar system. There are hints that a much larger perturbing body could be present - possibly upto 10 times the size of the Earth! A planet of that size shou… --- ## [What will it be like in the year 2050?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-it-be-like-in-the-year-2050/684096)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-it-be-like-in-the-year-2050/684096 "2014-03-28T16:26:52Z")
I have often thought about this topic. But I would like to know: What will civilization be like around the year 2050? In terms of: Science Technology Politics Pop culture How will we live and what will we do in the y… --- ## [Completely meaningless phrases that are common](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completely-meaningless-phrases-that-are-common/684120)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completely-meaningless-phrases-that-are-common/684120 "2014-03-28T15:21:25Z")
What are some phrases that have no meaning because a) almost everyone uses them in the same circumstance; and/or b) are completely unverifiable/obvious/empty? Here are examples of what I am looking for: “Highway miles”… --- ## [What To Eat To Generate Most Gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-eat-to-generate-most-gas/683335)
**Author:** [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-eat-to-generate-most-gas/683335 "2014-03-28T15:19:18Z")
If this was the goal, what foods create the most voluminous intestinal gas? While we are at it, what foods create the smelliest farts? A friend wants to know. --- ## [New boyfriend is a little too philosophical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boyfriend-is-a-little-too-philosophical/684619)
**Author:** [@BaystateBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaystateBlue)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boyfriend-is-a-little-too-philosophical/684619 "2014-03-28T13:41:07Z")
So, I’ve been with my boyfriend for about 1.5 months, but we have been friends for a few months before that. This is my first relationship. Our relationship moved really quickly. I quickly started staying over at his ho… --- ## [Should I delete my work email account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-delete-my-work-email-account/684650)
**Author:** [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-delete-my-work-email-account/684650 "2014-03-28T13:20:42Z")
I have just quit my job at a chiropractor’s office. My boss asked me to send him the password to my email. This email is one that I set up because it was too difficult to sort out work email from personal. I set it up an… --- ## [Why do some businesses (illegally) prefer to pay their employees cash under the table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-businesses-illegally-prefer-to-pay-their-employees-cash-under-the-table/684614)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-businesses-illegally-prefer-to-pay-their-employees-cash-under-the-table/684614 "2014-03-28T06:11:31Z")
I’m not talking about the morality of it, but simply the financial. I also understand why an employee would like a little hidden cash from the IRS, but the employer misses the tax break. For example, if I pay someone $… --- ## [Do you think 16 is an acceptable age to have a girlfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-16-is-an-acceptable-age-to-have-a-girlfriend/683769)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-16-is-an-acceptable-age-to-have-a-girlfriend/683769 "2014-03-28T01:10:02Z")
I know over a year ago, I posted a thread saying how people shouldn’t start dating until they are 18. However, you must understand that because I really don’t like most of the girls at my school (a lot of them are super… --- ## [Recommend the very coolest apps, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-the-very-coolest-apps-please/684613)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-the-very-coolest-apps-please/684613 "2014-03-28T00:40:43Z")
I’m a new iPad owner. It’s a pretty slick device, I must admit. There seems to be an app for everything under the sun and beyond, and it’s nearly impossible to separate the wheat from the chaff. My needs are fairly lim… --- ## [Unwanted medical care. Why should I pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-medical-care-why-should-i-pay/684556)
**Author:** [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-medical-care-why-should-i-pay/684556 "2014-03-28T00:12:28Z")
I have Epilepsy. Over the last several years I’ve had many Gran-Mal seizures. I owe a total of over $13,000 in medical bills and ambulance rides. I’m unconscious when I’m having these seizures and someone calls an amb… --- ## [Funding for private school for autism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funding-for-private-school-for-autism/684167)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funding-for-private-school-for-autism/684167 "2014-03-27T23:18:39Z")
My 15 year old son goes to a private day school for autistic kids, paid for by the school district we line in. This has three problems. First, he is the highest functioning kid there, surrounded by everyone from nonver… --- ## [The image of pot and pot users in society.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-image-of-pot-and-pot-users-in-society/684528)
**Author:** [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-image-of-pot-and-pot-users-in-society/684528 "2014-03-27T20:44:33Z")
Let me start by saying I fully support the complete legalization of pot in the US, for adults. The war on drugs has been a huge waste of money and lives, etc. What I am interested in here is the image marijuana has in … --- ## [Best way to travel between DC and NY city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-travel-between-dc-and-ny-city/684085)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-travel-between-dc-and-ny-city/684085 "2014-03-27T18:07:39Z")
Need some travel options. My daughter is graduating from college in June and the family (6 people, including her) will be flying to Washington, DC for the ceremonies. We will stay a few days there, then want to head ov… --- ## [Are "Thin Blue Line" License plates ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-thin-blue-line-license-plates-ethical/439590)
**Author:** [@fervour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fervour)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-thin-blue-line-license-plates-ethical/439590 "2014-03-27T16:14:45Z")
My friend told me the thin blue line license plates are only obtainable by law enforcement and that unless a car with these plates/stickers was driving wrecklessly, other law enforcement members would look away for most … --- ## [Planning Cross-Country Roadtrip - Suggestions Wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-cross-country-roadtrip-suggestions-wanted/681449)
**Author:** [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-cross-country-roadtrip-suggestions-wanted/681449 "2014-03-27T12:38:20Z")
Next month we’re going to visit Rhiannon8404’s brother and sister-in-law in Murfreesboro, TN (near Nashville). We’ve decided to make it a road-trip, so we can get 8 or 10 more check marks on our ‘states you’ve visited’ … --- ## [Query for those who have experience with supplemental oxyger. Re; nose.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/query-for-those-who-have-experience-with-supplemental-oxyger-re-nose/684638)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/query-for-those-who-have-experience-with-supplemental-oxyger-re-nose/684638 "2014-03-27T01:53:25Z")
I’m on supplemental oxygen 24/7 and am being annoyed with some nasal congestion and irritation, especially at night. If you have had this problem how did you deal with it. My doctor shook his head in acknowledgement and… --- ## [HELP broke up after a year long relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-broke-up-after-a-year-long-relationship/684426)
**Author:** [@Anonymous777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous777)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-broke-up-after-a-year-long-relationship/684426 "2014-03-26T23:49:36Z")
my boyfriend and I recently broke up a month ago. we were together for a year. we were serious and committed so it’s the hardest thing i have bee going through. We talk here and there and check how each other is doing. … --- ## [How soon does Dulcolax work? Requesting TMI pre-colonoscopy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-does-dulcolax-work-requesting-tmi-pre-colonoscopy/632806)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-does-dulcolax-work-requesting-tmi-pre-colonoscopy/632806 "2014-03-26T19:25:06Z")
I have to prep for a colonoscopy, including a liquid diet the day before. At noon I’m supposed to take four Dulcolax tablets, 5 mg. I happen to be scheduled to run a business meeting from 2:00 to 4:00 and then drive an h… --- ## [Care package for parents with a long NICU stay ahead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-package-for-parents-with-a-long-nicu-stay-ahead/684603)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-package-for-parents-with-a-long-nicu-stay-ahead/684603 "2014-03-26T19:17:27Z")
My good friends welcomed their little girl a little earlier than expected, at about 29 weeks gestation. They live in the north of Quebec, so baby was airlifted to the closest NICU, in a Quebec city hospital. Baby is doin… --- ## [Danish Zoo that killed giraffe just euthed 4 healthy lions, including 2 cubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-zoo-that-killed-giraffe-just-euthed-4-healthy-lions-including-2-cubs/684553)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-zoo-that-killed-giraffe-just-euthed-4-healthy-lions-including-2-cubs/684553 "2014-03-26T19:03:03Z")
The Danish zoo that had a public execution and dismemberment of Marius the young healthy giraffe,just killed 4 of their lions, so they could bring in an new male. Because they really need to keep breeding animals they wo… --- ## [Tax question: missing spouses' SSN \[split from zombie thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-missing-spouses-ssn-split-from-zombie-thread/684620)
**Author:** [@zee70713](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zee70713)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-missing-spouses-ssn-split-from-zombie-thread/684620 "2014-03-26T18:34:08Z")
I was married in another country. I am divorced this month. I have filed my tax returns yesterday with wife 's ssn missing on the form. Because I am unable to get it. Will they process the form. --- ## [Rain gutters that don't get clogged with leaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-gutters-that-dont-get-clogged-with-leaves/684354)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-gutters-that-dont-get-clogged-with-leaves/684354 "2014-03-26T18:17:44Z")
I need to replace gutters and my old ones are very ordinary and are almost constantly plugged with leaves. It only takes a small handful of leaves to clog them and several large trees hang over our house, so thoroughly c… --- ## [New York City travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-city-travel/684464)
**Author:** [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-city-travel/684464 "2014-03-26T17:58:41Z")
Whoo hoo! I am planning a trip to NYC in mid-October 2014. I am very excited. I was there a few years ago as well as when I was a teenager. I am getting one of the New York passes and a subway card but I have a few ques… --- ## [Real Academia v. "Professional Students"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-academia-v-professional-students/684490)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-academia-v-professional-students/684490 "2014-03-26T16:36:00Z")
While we’re discussing what is or isn’t done in the world of serious academia: In my undergrad (and only collage) career, I met an absolutely brilliant young woman. Whenever the conversation turned to “what do you want… --- ## [Has anyone ever given a negative job reference to a former employee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-given-a-negative-job-reference-to-a-former-employee/684584)
**Author:** [@Athabasca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athabasca)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-given-a-negative-job-reference-to-a-former-employee/684584 "2014-03-26T15:01:42Z")
I’m asking this because I haven’t seen a lot of information about it in HR literature and my own HR has never provided guidance. As background, a former member of my team made it well known he wanted to leave. He secure… --- ## [Do Permanent Records matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-permanent-records-matter/684535)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-permanent-records-matter/684535 "2014-03-26T14:53:25Z")
Inspired bythis thread, re: zero tolerance policies, I started thinking about how the girl might have to explain why she was suspended, in future matters. Then, I started trying to determine what situations would require… --- ## [Spiritual folk: Is praying for someone to die acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiritual-folk-is-praying-for-someone-to-die-acceptable/593587)
**Author:** [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiritual-folk-is-praying-for-someone-to-die-acceptable/593587 "2014-03-26T10:29:34Z")
OK, I’m not optimistic that this will stay in IMHO long, but I’m starting it here because I actually want opinions rather than argument. I’m sure the mods will move it if it gets out of hand, but can’t we all just get al… --- ## [How would you feel if you anonomously duped in an online relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-you-anonomously-duped-in-an-online-relationship/684551)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-you-anonomously-duped-in-an-online-relationship/684551 "2014-03-26T05:48:58Z")
So, from Leaffan’s thread about his newest sexting buddy: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=17228322 So if you started a sexting relationship with someone that you thought you were compati… --- ## [Long Island Medium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-medium/645446)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-medium/645446 "2014-03-26T02:52:40Z")
Apparently I have some family members who think she’s the real deal. They say she totally different from John Edward. :rolleyes: Sounds like she does more hot reading than cold, but does anyone know the dope? --- ## [Now that Google Reader has been gone for more than half a year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-google-reader-has-been-gone-for-more-than-half-a-year/684421)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-google-reader-has-been-gone-for-more-than-half-a-year/684421 "2014-03-26T02:36:16Z")
What are you using as an RSS reader? What do you like about it? Dislike? Any features that you just can’t seem to get? Me, I use a couple of different ones Livejournal shows the whole story (for most feeds), which I … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1120) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1122)