# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1139 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1140 --- ## [Long-distance walking - advice and/or experiences appreciated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-distance-walking-advice-and-or-experiences-appreciated/682127)
**Author:** [@AnnaLucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnnaLucretia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-distance-walking-advice-and-or-experiences-appreciated/682127 "2014-02-24T21:23:28Z")
Hi all! My mother and I are leaving on June 13 to walk the first two stages of the Via Podiensis (the beginning of the Camino de Santiago), from Le Puy to Conques in France. We are going with a tour company (www.follow… --- ## [Have you ever been on an adventure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-on-an-adventure/681893)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-on-an-adventure/681893 "2014-02-24T21:02:19Z")
Have you ever been on a real adventure? a car chase, wild fire, plane crash or any other situation that is common in action movies? Have you ever done something that would look amazing with huge explosions and tense musi… --- ## [Unethical dance mom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-dance-mom/681885)
**Author:** [@Dancedad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancedad)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-dance-mom/681885 "2014-02-24T19:36:59Z")
Wife owns a dance studio that I assist with. Majority of our revenue is from lesson fees, maybe 10% is from retail (shoes, tights, etc). Found out one of our moms has been soliciting other moms and selling them the exa… --- ## [So...I've decided its time to lose weight..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-decided-its-time-to-lose-weight/681924)
**Author:** [@LilyoftheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheField)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-decided-its-time-to-lose-weight/681924 "2014-02-24T19:25:29Z")
…and after some research, I’ve decided that, for me, the best way to go is low carb. Even possibly…ketogenic. But , I’m just going to start with low carb. Sounds good to me and more importantly, it seems like a diet … --- ## [Is the United States the center of an empire? Has it ever been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-united-states-the-center-of-an-empire-has-it-ever-been/681634)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-united-states-the-center-of-an-empire-has-it-ever-been/681634 "2014-02-24T18:32:40Z")
A thread in which we debate – wait, I don’t do Great Debates. Rule 147. Let’s start over. A thread in which we discuss the United States and its history of imperialism, with an automated poll to get things going. You’ll… --- ## [Dog bite, what's normal procudure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bite-whats-normal-procudure/681981)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bite-whats-normal-procudure/681981 "2014-02-24T17:57:13Z")
Hello Everyone, (Warning, this is a very long post with lots of detail. I apologize in advance for the length.) We are having a serious issue with a next door neighbor and their dog. This dog was a “stray” in the neigh… --- ## [Tell me about Gainesville, Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-gainesville-florida/680347)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-gainesville-florida/680347 "2014-02-24T17:56:24Z")
So, I don’t want to go into too much detail yet, but there’s a high possibility Sr. Weasel and I will be moving to Gainesville this summer. We’ll know for sure in about three weeks. We know absolutely nothing about this… --- ## [Which real world locales would you use in sci-fi/fantasy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-real-world-locales-would-you-use-in-sci-fi-fantasy/681501)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-real-world-locales-would-you-use-in-sci-fi-fantasy/681501 "2014-02-24T17:51:12Z")
Which real place names conjure up sci-fi vistas or fantasy settings for you? My two favourites are: Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada. Blackskull, Co Down, Ireland. Neither of these towns seem to be especially signi… --- ## [What is life like as an assexual? What about someone without ennervated genitals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-life-like-as-an-assexual-what-about-someone-without-ennervated-genitals/682067)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-life-like-as-an-assexual-what-about-someone-without-ennervated-genitals/682067 "2014-02-24T17:04:18Z")
As a male, all my future thinking and even my current decision making can be traced to a single, basic desire. At some deep level, all the things I want to do in life - get a good career, get physically stronger, etc st… --- ## [How to choose a wedding photographer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-choose-a-wedding-photographer/682045)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-choose-a-wedding-photographer/682045 "2014-02-24T15:54:06Z")
We are starting to plan for our wedding in October (yay!). Mostly we have a very clear idea of what we want, we’ve got the venues sorted and everything, and strong notions about all the decorations and invitations &c &c… --- ## [Name of field of science studying how environmental triggers can activate genes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-field-of-science-studying-how-environmental-triggers-can-activate-genes/682031)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-field-of-science-studying-how-environmental-triggers-can-activate-genes/682031 "2014-02-24T15:12:00Z")
I don’t know how to phrase this exactly, I’m just going by what my kid said. It’s something she needs to look up for homework and she can’t remember the name of the field. Maybe this should go in GQ but I’m obviously no… --- ## [Would this weird you out? \*Spouse unsure of your burial place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-weird-you-out-spouse-unsure-of-your-burial-place/681937)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-weird-you-out-spouse-unsure-of-your-burial-place/681937 "2014-02-24T14:23:46Z")
A couple years ago I had an asthma attack so bad I was blue and not visibly breathing for minutes, I was taken to a hospital and injected with epinephrine and revived and started breathing etc. I survived is what I’m say… --- ## [Woody Allen's wife Soon-Yi betrayed her own mother by dating her boyfriend.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-allens-wife-soon-yi-betrayed-her-own-mother-by-dating-her-boyfriend/680829)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-allens-wife-soon-yi-betrayed-her-own-mother-by-dating-her-boyfriend/680829 "2014-02-24T11:33:09Z")
Woody Allen responds (link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/opinion/sunday/woody-allen-speaks-out.html?hp&rref=opinion&\_r=0 ) The question I want to ask is why did Soon-Yi not get any flack for betraying her adopted m… --- ## [Can people get ultra obese (to the point of immobility) without enablers or feeders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-get-ultra-obese-to-the-point-of-immobility-without-enablers-or-feeders/681925)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-get-ultra-obese-to-the-point-of-immobility-without-enablers-or-feeders/681925 "2014-02-24T08:04:55Z")
Re people like those detailed in “My 600 lb Life”(I have not watched the show) is there limit to how large super obese people can get without feeders? Doesn’t getting obese to the point of near immobility almost by defin… --- ## [I can't seem to get over this woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-get-over-this-woman/682016)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-get-over-this-woman/682016 "2014-02-24T06:25:45Z")
I’ve known this woman for nearly 10 years now, I met her online, and had an affair with her back when I was 19, on and off we’ve always kept in touch. So, back in July, I had the chance of her to come round to my place, … --- ## [Promo materials to make at home? (t-shirts and more)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/promo-materials-to-make-at-home-t-shirts-and-more/682052)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/promo-materials-to-make-at-home-t-shirts-and-more/682052 "2014-02-24T04:44:11Z")
Hey all, So I became the new head mod of a website I’ve been a part of for a long time, and the major thing I’ve done is to resurrect the fic exchange. HUGELY popular. I want to do something this time that they never us… --- ## [Geeky Guys are Hot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-guys-are-hot/495948)
**Author:** [@Squeaker\_Snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squeaker_Snow)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-guys-are-hot/495948 "2014-02-24T01:10:40Z")
What is it about smart guys that is so darned sexy? I have always been attracted to the slightly rumpled, bespectacled, smart-boys. (I even married me a professor!) It started young…no athlete ever looked at me in hig… --- ## [Best method for drilling vertical holes in a benchtop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-method-for-drilling-vertical-holes-in-a-benchtop/681554)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-method-for-drilling-vertical-holes-in-a-benchtop/681554 "2014-02-23T23:42:23Z")
I’m finally finishing my woodworking bench. All that is really left to do is to drill the 3/4" holes for dogs and other clamping tools. These need to be pretty much at a 90 degree angle to the bench top. I’ve looked o… --- ## [Roommates.com: Good deal, or not worth the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommates-com-good-deal-or-not-worth-the-money/263673)
**Author:** [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommates-com-good-deal-or-not-worth-the-money/263673 "2014-02-23T22:57:50Z")
I need a place to live for a new job and, at the moment, am in a bit of a dry spot. I don’t personally know anybody needing a roommate in the area, so I’m resorting to some of the typical methods. One of those is roomm… --- ## [What is wrong with my biceps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-biceps/681934)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-biceps/681934 "2014-02-23T22:30:02Z")
So my right biceps started hurting a couple months ago. It seems to get better then get worse. Oddly, it can feel better after exercise; it can also feel a bit worse. It doesn’t hurt at either end, so it doesn’t seem to… --- ## [Thinking about a round-the-world trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-a-round-the-world-trip/681977)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-a-round-the-world-trip/681977 "2014-02-23T20:30:01Z")
There’s a total solar eclipse in Indonesia in early March 2016. I want to go and see it. And since Indonesia is the other side of the world from the UK and I have friends in Oz and relations in Dunedin in New Zealand, wh… --- ## [burn remedies...need answer fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-remedies-need-answer-fast/682009)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-remedies-need-answer-fast/682009 "2014-02-23T20:15:46Z")
So, being a dill in the kitchen tonight, I grasped the handle of a stainless-steel frypan straight out of the oven, where it had been cooking at 250 celcius. My whole hand bore the brunt of the assault. I’ve got a min… --- ## [When shopping, what do you always buy generic and what do you always buy name brand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-shopping-what-do-you-always-buy-generic-and-what-do-you-always-buy-name-brand/681716)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-shopping-what-do-you-always-buy-generic-and-what-do-you-always-buy-name-brand/681716 "2014-02-23T19:29:16Z")
I can usually swing most things either generic or store brand. But I do have some preferences. Heinz Ketchup Scott Toilet Paper I don’t drink soda any more but I was one of the odd ones who enjoyed generic brand soda… --- ## [People of color: What % of people you meet do you think are completely non-racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-color-what-of-people-you-meet-do-you-think-are-completely-non-racist/681309)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-color-what-of-people-you-meet-do-you-think-are-completely-non-racist/681309 "2014-02-23T19:16:01Z")
I got linked to this blog post which claims that a black friend of the author, visiting San Francisco, got rejected from 4 separate AirBNBs, claiming calendar mixups or scheduling conflicts. This is the kind of reason th… --- ## [Design "Straight Dope World" - a new theme park (reprise)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-straight-dope-world-a-new-theme-park-reprise/681827)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-straight-dope-world-a-new-theme-park-reprise/681827 "2014-02-23T18:37:46Z")
Rather than resurrect this zombie from last year, I decided to ask the question again, as there are new members and new technology to incorporate into this project. The proposition: If you posted on this topic before,… --- ## [Dreams, compulsions or desires you can't explain even to yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-compulsions-or-desires-you-cant-explain-even-to-yourself/679949)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-compulsions-or-desires-you-cant-explain-even-to-yourself/679949 "2014-02-23T14:54:51Z")
Have any? For me, I have a growing desire to retire to someplace in the southern hemisphere, and spend the rest of my life looking at sheep or something. Australia, New Zealand or Argentina, preferably. Never been to an… --- ## [What would the world look like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-world-look-like/681999)
**Author:** [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-world-look-like/681999 "2014-02-23T14:51:32Z")
Spinoff of the Centaur topic, but one I have thought about from time to time. What would the world look like if humans had a mating season. Something like deer and elk have with a yearly rut. Discuss. --- ## [Why is the WhatsApp messaging app worth 16 Billion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-whatsapp-messaging-app-worth-16-billion/681765)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-whatsapp-messaging-app-worth-16-billion/681765 "2014-02-23T13:10:58Z")
WhatsApp, a messaging app, was just bought by Facebook for $16 billion. I thought Instagram being bought for “just” $1 billion was unbelievable, so this blows my mind. My understanding is that it’s simply an instant me… --- ## [Could a human level intelligence species evolve in the oceans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-human-level-intelligence-species-evolve-in-the-oceans/681754)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-human-level-intelligence-species-evolve-in-the-oceans/681754 "2014-02-23T11:02:13Z")
I know dolphins are pretty intelligent as far as other animals go. But even they are a far cry from human level intelligence. Do you think there are any limiting factors that would prevent human level intellectual evolu… --- ## [To Open A New Browser Window Or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-open-a-new-browser-window-or-not/681691)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-open-a-new-browser-window-or-not/681691 "2014-02-23T07:03:20Z")
I have been on the internet for over 10 years now. And I like to think I am fairly internet and computer savvy. But one thing I have always wondered. If you need to visit a lot of sites, is it better to do it all in one… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1138) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1140)