# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1151 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1152 --- ## [What is your favorite school/office supply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-school-office-supply/194574)
**Author:** [@hayleyavon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hayleyavon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-school-office-supply/194574 "2014-02-02T20:02:39Z")
With the new school year dawning and uh, new office supplies coming in everyday…What would you say is your favorite school supply? I think mine would have to be Bic Gripper black pens. I love those pens so much that my … --- ## [Asian girls and white guys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-girls-and-white-guys/106940)
**Author:** [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-girls-and-white-guys/106940 "2014-02-02T19:34:47Z")
I notice that a whole lot of girls of Asian decent are going out with a lot of white guys. I’m wondering if this is only a California thing (being that I see this here in Southern California) or if this is more commonpla… --- ## [Who first started working out late in life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-first-started-working-out-late-in-life/680359)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-first-started-working-out-late-in-life/680359 "2014-02-02T19:30:15Z")
I am curious as to how the progress went for those who started working out late in life, say after age 60. I am 65 and feeel my strength and endurance starting to really fall off. I tend to get discouraged as I feel I ti… --- ## [Does money matter to you in a mate??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-money-matter-to-you-in-a-mate/402234)
**Author:** [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-money-matter-to-you-in-a-mate/402234 "2014-02-02T18:21:28Z")
This is one of those statements I hear a lot, that money shouldn’t matter to someone in a mate. Is this accurate or how most people feel? Since the whole “couples fight a lot about money” statement is frequently bandie… --- ## [Why get upset if someone parks in front of your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-get-upset-if-someone-parks-in-front-of-your-house/597874)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-get-upset-if-someone-parks-in-front-of-your-house/597874 "2014-02-02T15:06:42Z")
When I was a kid in the suburbs in northern Viginia, my parents would get upset if one of the neighbors parked on the street in front of our house. I’ve also seen it mentioned on these boards that some people get upset … --- ## [When filling out job applications how do I put in military service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-filling-out-job-applications-how-do-i-put-in-military-service/573271)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-filling-out-job-applications-how-do-i-put-in-military-service/573271 "2014-02-02T14:58:07Z")
Whenever I’ve filled out a job application they ask for my last three or four jobs. How do I fill in military when they ask for an address and phone number? 1: My supervisor isn’t with the unit anymore 2: Do I just put… --- ## [Viking funeral on Lake Superior Need answer...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-funeral-on-lake-superior-need-answer/680225)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-funeral-on-lake-superior-need-answer/680225 "2014-02-02T13:49:53Z")
…not fast, but accurate would do. Here’s the situation: Our housekeeper tells us that her father, who’s getting on in years (well, he’s a hale and healthy 73), has decided what kind of send-off he wants after he kicks t… --- ## [What kind of therapy did my mother likely get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-therapy-did-my-mother-likely-get/680214)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-therapy-did-my-mother-likely-get/680214 "2014-02-02T10:31:33Z")
(I’m not sure if this is appropriate for GQ, as I’m to a certain extent asking for (informed) speculation, so I’d be fine with a move to IMHO, if that’s its proper place.) When my mother was pregnant with yours truly, a… --- ## [Words and phrases you misunderstood as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-phrases-you-misunderstood-as-a-child/679655)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-phrases-you-misunderstood-as-a-child/679655 "2014-02-02T07:38:19Z")
This thread is not about misunderstood song lyrics (aka ‘mondegreens’). Rather, this therad is about words or phrases that you misunderstood when you were little. I’ll start… I thought daytime dramas, the ones shot on… --- ## [Is pee play common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pee-play-common/680335)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pee-play-common/680335 "2014-02-02T05:48:06Z")
NM. This was supposed to be a poll. Let me try again. --- ## [How good are kitty claw caps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-kitty-claw-caps/680223)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-kitty-claw-caps/680223 "2014-02-02T04:06:24Z")
Cats sometimes hurt each other and humans while playing. I’d like an alternative to declawing them. I’ve heard of claw sheaths or something along those lines. I don’t know much about them. The sellers’ websites say they’… --- ## [Humane Way To Kill Rats In The Chook Shed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humane-way-to-kill-rats-in-the-chook-shed/679926)
**Author:** [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humane-way-to-kill-rats-in-the-chook-shed/679926 "2014-02-02T01:54:05Z")
There are rats living under the chicken shed. We’ve decided we need to tackle the problem on several fronts. \[li\]We already store grain and pellets in ratproof containers - always have. They are only getting their food … --- ## [How do I research what kind of car I want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-research-what-kind-of-car-i-want/680288)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-research-what-kind-of-car-i-want/680288 "2014-02-02T01:10:22Z")
I’ve relied on the NYC public transportation system all my life, but now I’m in the position where I could be required to travel across Long Island. I need to figure out what kind of car I want and what I should pay for… --- ## [Gary Now Claims Official Title "Portal to Hell"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-now-claims-official-title-portal-to-hell/680254)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-now-claims-official-title-portal-to-hell/680254 "2014-02-02T00:54:55Z")
So, if you haven’t heard, there’s a big hullabaloo about some house in Gary, Indiana, that supposedly possessed by demons… Huff Post Much more entertaining story at Daily Mail I live just south of Gary, and I first sa… --- ## [Would you be able to find somebody to go to surgery at 7am with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-able-to-find-somebody-to-go-to-surgery-at-7am-with-you/680169)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-able-to-find-somebody-to-go-to-surgery-at-7am-with-you/680169 "2014-02-02T00:05:31Z")
Today I took a nice elderly gentleman to the hospital to get outpatient surgery. They couldn’t tell him the surgery time until the night before and it could’ve been anywhere in between 7 am and 11am. They would not per… --- ## [Evilness of Wal-Mart versus other similar stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evilness-of-wal-mart-versus-other-similar-stores/680163)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evilness-of-wal-mart-versus-other-similar-stores/680163 "2014-02-01T23:25:27Z")
Question Inspired by this nearby thread: Opinion of Wal-Mart. That is, I’ve wondered this for a long time, but I’m now inspired to ask The Dope. Are other Big Box stores (or similar) better than Wal-Mart (regarding tre… --- ## [Very picky eaters kids who are not provided with preferred foods. Do they eventually eat or starve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-picky-eaters-kids-who-are-not-provided-with-preferred-foods-do-they-eventually-eat-or-starve/676920)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-picky-eaters-kids-who-are-not-provided-with-preferred-foods-do-they-eventually-eat-or-starve/676920 "2014-02-01T20:38:51Z")
Assuming you have a kid who is otherwise healthy, but refuses to eat anything other than a few select foods. Assume further that facilities do not exist to force feed them via IVs or similar. If their favored foods are n… --- ## [Demons in Gary, Indiana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demons-in-gary-indiana/680291)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demons-in-gary-indiana/680291 "2014-02-01T20:25:01Z")
Story here Well, I’m convinced. Convinced, that is, that the large part of humanity has not moved forward one inch since the Middle Ages. Strangely enough though, I did see something creepy when I looked at Latoya. I s… --- ## [I am going to visit Seattle - what should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-visit-seattle-what-should-i-do/679828)
**Author:** [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-visit-seattle-what-should-i-do/679828 "2014-02-01T20:07:57Z")
I’m starting a new job in early March, and for the first month will be in Seattle for product training. We are planning to have my wife join me from New Zealand for 10 days or so, with one weekend in Seattle and environs… --- ## [Tell me about kayaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-kayaks/680230)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-kayaks/680230 "2014-02-01T19:31:08Z")
Right, so I live in the South Carolina low country north of Charleston. I’m near the Santee Canal, Lake Moultrie and endless blackwater swamps. And I’m thinking of getting a kayak to get some exercise and do some explo… --- ## [I need a new laptop. Where should I go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-laptop-where-should-i-go/680283)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-laptop-where-should-i-go/680283 "2014-02-01T18:08:24Z")
So the universe continues to poop on me at the moment and killed my Mac. I’d prefer another apple because I click a lot of links here and don’t want the virus issues that I am accustomed to with a Microsoft. But my hus… --- ## [Journalist outs transgender con man while investigating story - Unethical or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalist-outs-transgender-con-man-while-investigating-story-unethical-or-not/679491)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalist-outs-transgender-con-man-while-investigating-story-unethical-or-not/679491 "2014-02-01T15:26:51Z")
In this byzantine story a purported scientist and inventor promoting an innovative golf club design that actually (apparently) works better than the competition, however when the scenario is investigated by a journalist … --- ## [Can I report these bastard for fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-report-these-bastard-for-fraud/679902)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-report-these-bastard-for-fraud/679902 "2014-02-01T14:09:59Z")
A website charged $20 on my credit card. I called the website to ask them what the deal was. They told me I “joined”\* their services. I told them I did not. The guy on the phone then asks me for my info, and he warns me … --- ## [Need some help/advice/answers/enlightenment! !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-advice-answers-enlightenment/680250)
**Author:** [@mysticalrobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mysticalrobot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-advice-answers-enlightenment/680250 "2014-02-01T13:57:49Z")
Hey my name is freya and im 18 years old. My life I have believed in the afterlife and physic abilities and all that. I habe never encountered or experienced anything until recently perhaps im not sure. I have been havi… --- ## [Colonoscopy prep stuff: reactions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopy-prep-stuff-reactions/680248)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopy-prep-stuff-reactions/680248 "2014-02-01T08:36:10Z")
Yes, I’ve had the worst two weeks of my entire life (medically speaking). First a nose operation a couple of weeks ago, then during my two days of lounging around doing nothing post-op managed to prolapse a disc necessi… --- ## [Incorporating real-life events/stimulus into your dreams as you wake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporating-real-life-events-stimulus-into-your-dreams-as-you-wake/680227)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporating-real-life-events-stimulus-into-your-dreams-as-you-wake/680227 "2014-02-01T08:01:25Z")
I was wondering how often this happens to other people. Here’s what happened last night: I was dreaming I had captured a small furry animal of the hamster or squirrel variety and was carrying it around with me in my dr… --- ## [Very disturbing read Earth 'will expire by 2050'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-disturbing-read-earth-will-expire-by-2050/679783)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-disturbing-read-earth-will-expire-by-2050/679783 "2014-02-01T06:10:56Z")
I came across some disturbing news articles.What is your thought? What is your views on it , does the news article seem faulty or way off? More like 100 or 200 years from now Earth will expire ? I know gold and siver is… --- ## [Apple is in trouble--but it's flawed thinking to say that's due to Jobs' passing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-is-in-trouble-but-its-flawed-thinking-to-say-thats-due-to-jobs-passing/677328)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-is-in-trouble-but-its-flawed-thinking-to-say-thats-due-to-jobs-passing/677328 "2014-02-01T04:22:39Z")
2013 wasn’t a great year for Apple. You’ve probably seen the stories about Apple failing to innovate, etc. If you haven’t seen those, you’ve probably at least noticed… that Apple failed to innovate. One thing you’ve als… --- ## ["How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without Doing Any Exercise" Does this diet have any merit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lose-20-lbs-of-fat-in-30-days-without-doing-any-exercise-does-this-diet-have-any-merit/680113)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lose-20-lbs-of-fat-in-30-days-without-doing-any-exercise-does-this-diet-have-any-merit/680113 "2014-02-01T03:02:01Z")
Diet described here. “How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without Doing Any Exercise” It’s decent basic diet except that he says 1: “Eat as much as you like of the above food items” and he sets aside Saturday as a… --- ## [What do you think the odds are that there will be some accident at the Super Bowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-the-odds-are-that-there-will-be-some-accident-at-the-super-bowl/680212)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-the-odds-are-that-there-will-be-some-accident-at-the-super-bowl/680212 "2014-02-01T00:27:26Z")
The following two links are to news reports whose headlines are Super Security Takes Over the Super Bowl Hidden snipers deployed in stadium What do you think the odds are that there could be some kind of accident wher… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1150) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1152)