# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1131 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1132 --- ## [Ebay pitfalls and pointers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-pitfalls-and-pointers/683363)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-pitfalls-and-pointers/683363 "2014-03-10T19:02:32Z")
OK, I finally succumbed and ordered a couple of small items through Ebay that I couldn’t find anywhere else. So far everything seems fine, although they haven’t arrived yet. I guess buyers and sellers get rated based on… --- ## [What do you suppose this boom was today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-suppose-this-boom-was-today/682911)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-suppose-this-boom-was-today/682911 "2014-03-10T16:23:09Z")
At 5:30 pm today, there was a boom heard in my neighbourhood and surrounding neighbourhoods, and nobody knows what it was. It wasn’t an explosion, it wasn’t thunder, it (probably) wasn’t a sonic boom (or someone would ha… --- ## [Anyone rcommend a good app for streaming movies from PC to Ipad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-rcommend-a-good-app-for-streaming-movies-from-pc-to-ipad/683330)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-rcommend-a-good-app-for-streaming-movies-from-pc-to-ipad/683330 "2014-03-10T16:02:22Z")
What it says on the tin. --- ## [need a good one liner relating to politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-one-liner-relating-to-politics/647888)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-one-liner-relating-to-politics/647888 "2014-03-10T15:56:55Z")
My prof keeps making snide remarks about liberal economics. He “informed” the class that taxing the rich would produce little revenue relative to the deficit. He lambasted Obama for slamming the rich during the campaign.… --- ## [Posting things of a personnal nature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-things-of-a-personnal-nature/683206)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-things-of-a-personnal-nature/683206 "2014-03-10T14:45:04Z")
Suppose you often found yourself comming up with questions regarding things of a personnal nature. It could be financial, health, relationship or anything else for that matter. You feel the questions might be of interest… --- ## [Coming to One’s Reward: Familiarity with This Expression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-to-one-s-reward-familiarity-with-this-expression/683189)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-to-one-s-reward-familiarity-with-this-expression/683189 "2014-03-10T14:02:34Z")
Do you know what this expression means? Do you use it/hear it used? Probably my favorite scene from No Country for Old Men is the dialogue between Tommy Lee Jones and Barry Corbin. In it, Corbin’s character recounts how… --- ## [I feel like an alien sometimes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-an-alien-sometimes/683022)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-an-alien-sometimes/683022 "2014-03-10T13:21:37Z")
I honestly feel like I have almost nothing in common with most people. I don’t care about sports, I don’t think children and dogs are cute, I could care less about honoring military veterans or being patriotic, I don’t h… --- ## [When was the last time you watched a VHS Tape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-watched-a-vhs-tape/683272)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-watched-a-vhs-tape/683272 "2014-03-10T12:30:20Z")
It occurred to me today that even though I sill have one TV with a VCR attached I haven’t watched a VHS tape in at least six or seven years. Possibly longer. And before that the only tape I watched for a year or two was … --- ## [Experience with HandLab MetaGrip thumb brace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-handlab-metagrip-thumb-brace/683121)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-handlab-metagrip-thumb-brace/683121 "2014-03-10T04:57:47Z")
This is not a request for medical advice, you are not a doctor unless you are, in which case you’re not my doctor, etc. Has anyone here used the HandLab MetaGrip thumb splint? I’ve done something bad to the carpometaca… --- ## [Couch-surfing kid, where do I go from here? \[long\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-surfing-kid-where-do-i-go-from-here-long/655960)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-surfing-kid-where-do-i-go-from-here-long/655960 "2014-03-10T04:12:21Z")
I seem to have acquired another teenager somehow. At my youngest’s high school is a boy who won the shitty-parent lottery. Their idea of parenting is feed 'em and ignore 'em until they can legally toss them onto the st… --- ## [coughing, shortness of breath after intense exercise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-shortness-of-breath-after-intense-exercise/682466)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-shortness-of-breath-after-intense-exercise/682466 "2014-03-10T02:59:45Z")
Soooooo, I like to do high intensity interval training at the gym about 2x a week. My normal method is to do about 30 seconds of high intensity, followed by 60-90 seconds of regular intensity (after a warmup) and repeat … --- ## [Phrases you know you use too much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-you-know-you-use-too-much/682607)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-you-know-you-use-too-much/682607 "2014-03-10T00:00:10Z")
Do you have any phrases you know you use too frequently? For me, it’s ‘painted into a corner’ (or variants) - I work in a strategic IT role - so it’s quite a useful turn of phrase when we’re talking about avoiding built… --- ## [Yet Another Airline Safety Suggestion:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-airline-safety-suggestion/682286)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-airline-safety-suggestion/682286 "2014-03-09T22:11:11Z")
I had thought, to combat spatial disorientation, of suggesting some sort of display that fills the entire windshield in the event of emergency. Then I realized a much cheaper idea would be the distribution of some type … --- ## [Old Clothing brands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344)
**Author:** [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344 "2014-03-09T21:06:54Z")
I was talking to a friend about brands that were popular in highschool which you don’t hear much about anymore. Here’s the list we came out with: -Vuarnet -Chip & Pepper -BUM -Cross Colours -Stussy -Gotcha -Briti… --- ## [What about the long-distance romances that turn ugly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-long-distance-romances-that-turn-ugly/683074)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-long-distance-romances-that-turn-ugly/683074 "2014-03-09T20:46:25Z")
Here and in many parts of the internet I’ll hear stories about people that met online, often far apart (in different countries, sometimes). The stories I always hear are positive ones, people that corresponded for a long… --- ## [What are you doing for Lent this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/682906)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/682906 "2014-03-09T20:11:59Z")
Yes, you’re giving up Catholicism, Jesus, Christianity, Lent etc etc. Every year for as long as I can remember I gave up fast food. I love fast food. This year, however, I’m trying something different. Instead of giving… --- ## [Autism and breast cancer worship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-and-breast-cancer-worship/666244)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-and-breast-cancer-worship/666244 "2014-03-09T18:40:06Z")
Since someone started a thread about soldier worship, I decided to start this one, because it seems that in some circles, being the mother of an autistic child or a breast cancer survivor means you’re, like, a goddess or… --- ## [New job, Already burnt out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job-already-burnt-out/683172)
**Author:** [@StubbornV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StubbornV)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job-already-burnt-out/683172 "2014-03-09T18:19:12Z")
I just got a new job at Universal Studios. I am 20 years old and love my job there. This is where the problem comes in. At this moment I make 9 bucks an hour and a 1/2 away by car or 2 hours by metro. I can’t afford any… --- ## [Good android app to block calls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-android-app-to-block-calls/683146)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-android-app-to-block-calls/683146 "2014-03-09T17:09:10Z")
There are a number of apps at google play for call blocking. Can anyone recommend a good one? Phone is rooted if it makes a difference. --- ## [Has anyone ever been falsely accused of rape by/involving minor or during high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-falsely-accused-of-rape-by-involving-minor-or-during-high-school/683040)
**Author:** [@ContentWithTomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ContentWithTomorrow)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-falsely-accused-of-rape-by-involving-minor-or-during-high-school/683040 "2014-03-09T15:17:02Z")
I remember in my high school a girl in 9th grade got pregnant and the father (17) was arrested. He was being accused of statutory rape. It got me thinking though of another case where some two friends of a friend in sch… --- ## [What's your favorite word, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-word-and-why/654683)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-word-and-why/654683 "2013-04-08T13:16:37Z")
Mine is pandemonium. Noun Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. It’s my favorite word because whenever I think about it I picture a bunch of pandas in front of a China shop going around breaking shit. It crack… --- ## [Best Kitchen Floor Material?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kitchen-floor-material/678407)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kitchen-floor-material/678407 "2014-03-09T07:50:09Z")
We had a linoleum floor, but it seems every linoleum pattern has a flaw in that the floor has just enough texture (like small craters) which collect deposits of dirt. It is really impossible to get a linoleum floor spar… --- ## [The real problem with gay people is simply a lack of neighborliness ... and niceness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-problem-with-gay-people-is-simply-a-lack-of-neighborliness-and-niceness/682892)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-problem-with-gay-people-is-simply-a-lack-of-neighborliness-and-niceness/682892 "2014-03-09T05:12:53Z")
It’s true! Unneighborly gays demanding to be served at retailers who are offended by their existence. How pushy! --- ## [What do you think of this quote from True Detective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-quote-from-true-detective/683155)
**Author:** [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-quote-from-true-detective/683155 "2014-03-09T04:30:38Z")
I find it striking. It’s sat with me for a few days and, like a catchy tune, won’t go away easily: Sort of related supplementals: are we the only species that doesn’t act in harmony with nature? Indeed, are we the onl… --- ## [Digital cameras: Do megapixels really matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-cameras-do-megapixels-really-matter/682991)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-cameras-do-megapixels-really-matter/682991 "2014-03-09T02:41:17Z")
No doubt about it, I gotta get a better camera, but I’ve been saying that for fifty years, starting with a 1963 Brownie Fiesta. The latest camera I’m unsatisfied with (though I like it just fine–I’m like that) is a Fuji… --- ## [Former British colonies: Why are some so much more successful than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-british-colonies-why-are-some-so-much-more-successful-than-others/682657)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-british-colonies-why-are-some-so-much-more-successful-than-others/682657 "2014-03-08T23:03:56Z")
Please forgive my historical ignorance. I’m hoping to learn a little about this situation, but I’m not sure where to start because I don’t know if there’s a simple answer to this phenomenon or if it’s a controversial top… --- ## [Google or Bing or other: what's the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-or-bing-or-other-whats-the-difference/682729)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-or-bing-or-other-whats-the-difference/682729 "2014-03-08T22:34:14Z")
Which search engine do you use most frequently, and why? I use Google mostly because I like the bare-bones page-with-text-box interface (that must have taken great effort to design!). I also like the way the results pag… --- ## [Looking for ideas for a really easy (like frail-80-year-old level) core workout ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-ideas-for-a-really-easy-like-frail-80-year-old-level-core-workout-ideas/683217)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-ideas-for-a-really-easy-like-frail-80-year-old-level-core-workout-ideas/683217 "2014-03-08T21:38:27Z")
As I’ve posted a couple of times before, I’ve been struggling the past few years with severe muscle weakness and wasting (due to some autoimmune disorders). The diseases themselves appear to be in check, so that’s fanta… --- ## [Is this computer worth the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-computer-worth-the-money/683152)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-computer-worth-the-money/683152 "2014-03-08T21:22:55Z")
My company is selling off some of their older computers for $200. I’ve been looking to pick up a desktop since my laptop is over 5 years old now. It’s an HP Compaq Pro 6300 Business PC Here are the specs: One of these… --- ## [What percentage of income should it cost for health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-income-should-it-cost-for-health-insurance/682181)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-income-should-it-cost-for-health-insurance/682181 "2014-03-08T20:36:07Z")
So, unless I’m doing something wrong, it is going to cost me about 19% of my gross income to get decent coverage for my husband and myself. Do you consider that to be a fair percentage? It seems too high to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1130) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1132)