# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1148 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1149 --- ## [Killing an afternoon in San Jose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-an-afternoon-in-san-jose/680623)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-an-afternoon-in-san-jose/680623 "2014-02-08T03:05:13Z")
I’m flying into San Jose tomorrow around 2pm. I’ve got an evening meeting in Santa Clara at 7pm. I was supposed to have a meeting in Santa Cruz in the afternoon, but it looks like its fallen through, so I’ve got about … --- ## [Universal Life Church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-life-church/493343)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-life-church/493343 "2014-02-08T02:55:12Z")
I want to become a minister for the hell of it, because I can. I’m just having trouble figuring out these websites, and wondering what people’s experiences were; I did search, found some info but not a whole lot. It look… --- ## [Should The United States Join the Commonwealth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-united-states-join-the-commonwealth/552712)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-united-states-join-the-commonwealth/552712 "2014-02-08T02:49:15Z")
Should the United States of America join the Commonwealth of Nations? Its one of the few Anglophonic nations not to be in the Commonwealth. --- ## [Any electricians amongst the Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-electricians-amongst-the-dopers/680675)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-electricians-amongst-the-dopers/680675 "2014-02-08T02:45:27Z")
Now that the roof’s done, my next big project will be to upgrade the electrical in my 165 year old house. Electrical was added in 1961. Presently I have an old-fashioned fuse box with 60 amp service. Eventually I would … --- ## [Possible not to be able to learn another language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-not-to-be-able-to-learn-another-language/328311)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-not-to-be-able-to-learn-another-language/328311 "2014-02-08T01:50:07Z")
Okay, this question comes from personal experience. It’s a long explanation, but bear with me. I’ve been thinking a lot about all the information that’s been coming out in the last couple years about American students … --- ## [What would you do if when you died....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-when-you-died/680667)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-when-you-died/680667 "2014-02-08T01:49:59Z")
…you woke up in some kind of pod, a technician disconnected you from it and said, “Well, how was it?” Your entire life was a simulation. You were the only living being in it, so it wasn’t a shared simulation. It was pur… --- ## [Is this a straight insult or a satire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-straight-insult-or-a-satire/680563)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-straight-insult-or-a-satire/680563 "2014-02-08T01:27:36Z")
I don’t want to start a Philippines vs. Hong Hong thread. I just want opinions on the thread question. A Hong Kong media man described the Philippines as a “Land of domestic helpers.” I can’t recall the rest of his mono… --- ## [Should The United States Join the Commonwealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-united-states-join-the-commonwealth/680805)
**Author:** [@emily223](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emily223)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-united-states-join-the-commonwealth/680805 "2014-02-08T01:12:59Z")
nm --- ## [View Poll Results: Should The United States Join the Commonwealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-poll-results-should-the-united-states-join-the-commonwealth/680806)
**Author:** [@emily223](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emily223)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-poll-results-should-the-united-states-join-the-commonwealth/680806 "2014-02-08T01:12:34Z")
We, the membership of the official Royalist Party of America, commit ourselves to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy for the United States of America. It is our belief that to create a true sense of trust bet… --- ## [How long do I wait before I accept that he's just not into me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-wait-before-i-accept-that-hes-just-not-into-me/680551)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-wait-before-i-accept-that-hes-just-not-into-me/680551 "2014-02-08T01:11:52Z")
On Saturday, I went on my first good date in a very, very long time. We were both all smiles, and we had what I, at least, thought was a really good time. (We’d agreed to meet up for brunch–a meal that ended up lasting a… --- ## [Tacit Acceptance of Offer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tacit-acceptance-of-offer/680653)
**Author:** [@Time\_Like\_Tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Like_Tears)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tacit-acceptance-of-offer/680653 "2014-02-08T00:45:53Z")
First: You may not be a lawyer, and you certainly are not my lawyer, and any advice received in this thread will not be considered to be “legal advice” in any way. If I understand the concept of tacit acceptance correct… --- ## [Anti-gun people: would a truly "well-regulated" armed populace be acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gun-people-would-a-truly-well-regulated-armed-populace-be-acceptable/680717)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gun-people-would-a-truly-well-regulated-armed-populace-be-acceptable/680717 "2014-02-08T00:24:26Z")
In the various gun debate threads, one theme that recurs is that many people loath the idea of untrained, unsupervised yahoos owning and carrying guns. So what if we had a truly universal system of firearms training, whe… --- ## [Need earbuds with a longer cord - where to look?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-earbuds-with-a-longer-cord-where-to-look/680772)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-earbuds-with-a-longer-cord-where-to-look/680772 "2014-02-07T23:48:44Z")
I’m having the worst time finding earbuds that will work with my desk configuration. The laptop is a good three feet from my chair, and I’d like to be able to reach the printer as well, so we’re really talking 7-6 feet h… --- ## [How do you (or did you) find a new doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-or-did-you-find-a-new-doctor/680612)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-or-did-you-find-a-new-doctor/680612 "2014-02-07T22:46:08Z")
My primary care doctor is getting impossible to see, I think she’s gearing up for retirement too, so it’s best to bite the bullet and find a new doc. I doc shopped for my gyno and my dermatologist several years back. It… --- ## [Steam Humidifier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-humidifier/680728)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-humidifier/680728 "2014-02-07T22:07:11Z")
I currently have a bypass humidifier on my geothermal heat pump. It works OK, but it’s difficult to adjust water flow so it doesn’t waste too much into the overflow. Water’s expensive where I live. I’m considering switc… --- ## [Testosterone lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testosterone-lawsuit/673280)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testosterone-lawsuit/673280 "2013-11-07T07:45:51Z")
You know those commercials for ‘Low-T’ (low testosterone levels) remedies? How long do you think it will be before a woman (or anybody, really – just thinking of SOs in heterosexual relationships) sues a manufacturer be… --- ## [Has anybody here tried appbackr?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-tried-appbackr/680459)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-tried-appbackr/680459 "2014-02-07T19:30:58Z")
Appbackr.com is a so-called “crowdfunding” website, where you can invest in in-development apps and supposedly profit once they actually begin to sell. I’ve read some reviews; it seems some people are critical of the si… --- ## [\#UpForWhatever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upforwhatever/680613)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upforwhatever/680613 "2014-02-07T18:16:00Z")
Has anyone else seen the “Up For Whatever” ads that Bud Light is doing? They showed one during the Super Bowl. Since then I’ve seen a bunch of them. Yet, every time I see one I think: “This is the stupidest idea for an … --- ## [Just joined Facebook; what do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-joined-facebook-what-do-i-need-to-know/680694)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-joined-facebook-what-do-i-need-to-know/680694 "2014-02-07T12:11:38Z")
I put it off for a long time, but I am now on Facebook. I know nearly nothing about it. It seems to be required for making comments on some newspaper articles, so it seemed like a good idea. I understand I can limit how… --- ## [Where do you think the speaker of this audio sample is from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-think-the-speaker-of-this-audio-sample-is-from/680585)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-think-the-speaker-of-this-audio-sample-is-from/680585 "2014-02-07T11:02:56Z")
After you listen to the following audio sample, what comes to mind regarding the accent? Where do you think the speaker is from? Do you think the speaker is talking in his native accent or faking it? --- ## [How do you deal with loneliness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-loneliness/680634)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-loneliness/680634 "2014-02-07T09:51:40Z")
I have a lonely job, then I come home to an empty apartment. I see family a few times a month and that helps, but aside from that I don’t have much of a social life. Part of the problem is that loneliness is about quali… --- ## [Sciatica relief/cure over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sciatica-relief-cure-over-time/680502)
**Author:** [@Desert\_Dumpster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Dumpster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sciatica-relief-cure-over-time/680502 "2014-02-07T03:41:04Z")
I’ve been here a few days and noticed how much the mods love to move threads, but I think this is the right place for this. During the holidays, I was moving some furniture and felt a twinge in my back and was sore for … --- ## [Cats play sesion are getting a little rough.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-play-sesion-are-getting-a-little-rough/680692)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-play-sesion-are-getting-a-little-rough/680692 "2014-02-07T03:40:37Z")
Back story: I have two cats. Big cat (BC) and Little cat (LC). Little cat was introduced to the family about two years ago. After he grew out of his kitty stage, he’s pretty much been a bully to BC. He’s not particularly… --- ## [Switching to a younger dentist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-to-a-younger-dentist/680655)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-to-a-younger-dentist/680655 "2014-02-07T03:23:28Z")
I remember a friend who is married to a dentist told me years ago when moving into a new area that I should look for a dentist who is no older than 50 years of age. Her husband retired his dental practice at 52 years of … --- ## [Does anyone have a quiet toaster oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-quiet-toaster-oven/680672)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-quiet-toaster-oven/680672 "2014-02-07T03:20:45Z")
On work mornings, I like to make things for breakfast in our toaster oven. The problem is that my wife is a light sleeper who doesn’t have to get up when I do, and our toaster oven is freakin’ LOUD! When I set the time… --- ## [The Goblin Valley Vandals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goblin-valley-vandals/676297)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goblin-valley-vandals/676297 "2014-02-07T01:43:48Z")
Have These Assholes faced charges, yet? --- ## ["Gentlemen" - Restroom behavior...WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-restroom-behavior-wtf/678808)
**Author:** [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-restroom-behavior-wtf/678808 "2014-02-06T21:37:59Z")
Okay; Behavior I have seen lately in the men’s room that makes no damn sense. Walking up the urinal. Flushing it. And then doing your business. Sometimes flushing it AGAIN partway. There’s nothing wrong with the urina… --- ## [Recommend me an engineering forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-an-engineering-forum/680657)
**Author:** [@Robrein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robrein)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-an-engineering-forum/680657 "2014-02-06T20:51:32Z")
Hi, not sure if this is the right place, certainly not a GQ topic. Just wondering if someone could recommend a good engineering forum, particularly one that deals in mining methods or geo technical problems? I’m stumpti… --- ## [Freezing rain-need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-rain-need-answer-fast/680557)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-rain-need-answer-fast/680557 "2014-02-06T20:16:46Z")
Here’s the situation. The weather report said rain and it was supposed to be in the mid-30s so I figured I would get home at a decent hour. However, I got caught up doing work and when I stepped outside it was freezing… --- ## [Mild elbow psoriasis... most effective med/treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-elbow-psoriasis-most-effective-med-treatment/680679)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-elbow-psoriasis-most-effective-med-treatment/680679 "2014-02-06T18:40:28Z")
I have a tiny patch of psoriasis on my left elbow, the elbow I am constantly leaning on in bed and other places. It won’t bother me for months, then suddenly the elbow gets all tender and hurty, which is annoying. I ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1147) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1149)