# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1152 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1153 --- ## [What is the most pain you have ever been in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-pain-you-have-ever-been-in/679553)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-pain-you-have-ever-been-in/679553 "2014-01-31T23:46:26Z")
I’m curious to know to the spectrum we have here. I know i’m low on the totem pole. No broken bones or anything. Kidney stones and a recurring Pilonidal Cyst on my tailbone is the only thing I can really say has been … --- ## [WHY do police compulsively ask for ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-compulsively-ask-for-id/680099)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-compulsively-ask-for-id/680099 "2014-01-31T22:00:14Z")
State I’m most familiar with is Texas, so yes I imagine cops may operate differently elsewhere. In Texas cops almost compulsively ask for ID, from people not under arrest or driving. Passenger in a car stopped for speed… --- ## [How to get your WHITES really WHITE (Graphic Art Tutorial Needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-your-whites-really-white-graphic-art-tutorial-needed/680168)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-your-whites-really-white-graphic-art-tutorial-needed/680168 "2014-01-31T21:27:19Z")
Messing around a little bit with the Microsoft Paint which came free installed on my PC. I am messing around only for my own amusement. I don’t intend to spend any money to upgrade to better software. Therefore, I am en… --- ## [Jaundice in the elderly and tropical diseases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaundice-in-the-elderly-and-tropical-diseases/679095)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaundice-in-the-elderly-and-tropical-diseases/679095 "2014-01-31T19:32:02Z")
I’ve recently learned that my father is jaundiced. He’s 87. My mother took him to the doctors and they’re arranging a scan next week, and instructions to take him straight to hospital if anything happens. So he’s in good… --- ## [Why are there roughly as many scantily clad women in a Cosmo as in a Maxim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-roughly-as-many-scantily-clad-women-in-a-cosmo-as-in-a-maxim/680107)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-roughly-as-many-scantily-clad-women-in-a-cosmo-as-in-a-maxim/680107 "2014-01-31T16:57:01Z")
A few times, I’ve been stuck in the Doctor’s office or the barber and all the newsweeks are taken. So I pick up a Cosmo. Let’s see if there really are 50 original “sex tips” in this here magazine… Flipping through it,… --- ## [Credit card recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-recommendations/679875)
**Author:** [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-recommendations/679875 "2014-01-31T15:18:50Z")
Mods, please feel free to move this to a more appropriate forum as you see fit. My 23-year old daughter is embarking on the great adventure of adulthood, and it’s high time she got a credit card. Something to use spar… --- ## [The Butterfly-In-a-Box Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-butterfly-in-a-box-effect/678391)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-butterfly-in-a-box-effect/678391 "2014-01-31T13:23:46Z")
Premise: We’ve got a time machine that can send one item exactly 1000 years into the past. This item must not have any writing on it, print out writing or even display writing or pictures. It can be mechanical in nature… --- ## [How do I fix this US Postal Service issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fix-this-us-postal-service-issue/679916)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fix-this-us-postal-service-issue/679916 "2014-01-31T06:36:21Z")
I live in an apartment complex. The mailboxes for all the units are in a small structure near the entrance. The mailboxes are all the same size - a fairly wide and deep, but not very tall rectangle. They are perhaps 1… --- ## [Experiences with resveratrol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-resveratrol/479161)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-resveratrol/479161 "2009-06-10T17:04:21Z")
I was watching Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld on TV on Sunday and he said that he recommends taking resveratrol for preventive health and anti-aging effects. In fact, he says that he regularly takes it himself. I’ve been watchi… --- ## [Looking for some remote control software recs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-remote-control-software-recs/569176)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-remote-control-software-recs/569176 "2011-01-27T16:39:16Z")
My sister just got a comp doesn’t have a lot of experience with one. I’m looking for some free software that I can use to remote to her machine and see what she is seeing so I can walk her through errors, questions etc. … --- ## [Good, FREE photo-manipulation software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-free-photo-manipulation-software/680105)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-free-photo-manipulation-software/680105 "2014-01-31T05:06:24Z")
Having given up on ever seeing any of my cameras again (my children “borrow” them) I invested five bucks in two working 5mp Fijis I found on eBay. I paid twice as much for the postage, but I’m sick of never keeping a ca… --- ## [What to do about bugs in my grains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-bugs-in-my-grains/679366)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-bugs-in-my-grains/679366 "2014-01-31T04:33:14Z")
Posting this to IMHO as I am not sure there is a clear scientific answer, but I would appreciate any technical insight if it exists. For years now my wife and I have been battling with bugs (maggots and small moths) tha… --- ## [Suggest a car/van/SUV/tank for me, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-car-van-suv-tank-for-me-please/680151)
**Author:** [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-car-van-suv-tank-for-me-please/680151 "2014-01-31T03:58:27Z")
So I was driving my son to the doctor’s office the other day in my 2011 Honda Accord. I was at a four way stop… waited my turn… and then began to make a left hand turn onto the intersecting road. The woman at the stop … --- ## [How has your NYR benefited you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-nyr-benefited-you/677784)
**Author:** [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-nyr-benefited-you/677784 "2014-01-31T03:47:00Z")
New year’s resolutions are so prolific right now and I’m curious after reading the NYR thread going on right now about how some of you will do in the coming weeks when you’re having a measure of success implementing you… --- ## [Alternatives to "To Whom It May Concern"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-to-whom-it-may-concern/325060)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-to-whom-it-may-concern/325060 "2014-01-31T02:27:17Z")
We were taught that “To whom it may concern” was not considered an effective greeting. I’ve used “Dear Sir or Madam” for years when writing to someone who I didn’t know. But I’m still making a reference to the gender o… --- ## [My fiance and my friend getting close; how to react?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fiance-and-my-friend-getting-close-how-to-react/679695)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fiance-and-my-friend-getting-close-how-to-react/679695 "2014-01-31T01:34:45Z")
A few years ago, I became friends with a woman at my gym. We would sometimes work out together or have conversations in the locker room, we exchanged e-mail addresses and phone numbers and occasionally hung out outside … --- ## [Discover card acceptance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discover-card-acceptance/679879)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discover-card-acceptance/679879 "2014-01-31T01:34:26Z")
I read this in another thread, and decided to start new discussion instead of potentially derailing that one. I’ve heard this a million times, but I’ve never had a problem with anyone not taking my Discover Card. How b… --- ## [Am I unreasonable for wishing for some kinf of rent discount?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-unreasonable-for-wishing-for-some-kinf-of-rent-discount/680129)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-unreasonable-for-wishing-for-some-kinf-of-rent-discount/680129 "2014-01-31T00:40:35Z")
I would never ask, as I am a coward but here is why I guess I would feel entitled to one. It’s been a really crappy winter for everyone in a lot of the country but I feel we are entitled to some form of heat. I have an… --- ## [Never thirsty....is there something wrong with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-thirsty-is-there-something-wrong-with-me/680121)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-thirsty-is-there-something-wrong-with-me/680121 "2014-01-30T22:36:54Z")
I probably consume about 400ml of liquid per day…in the form of two coffees in the morning, and sometimes a swig of mineral water later, but only when my mouth feels like the bottom of a cocky cage. I really have to rem… --- ## [The worst trouble you were ever in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-trouble-you-were-ever-in/679932)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-trouble-you-were-ever-in/679932 "2014-01-30T22:34:35Z")
Go ahead, tell about it. Crime, punishment by parents, discipline in the service, punishment at school (grade school, junior high, high school, college). I was suspended from school for kicking a hole in a wall; my Dad … --- ## [You have one wish....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-one-wish/679882)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-one-wish/679882 "2014-01-30T22:23:04Z")
Here are the rules. (My thread, my rules) You get one wish… With this wish, you can do anything in the world that you want to do. However, you cannot wish for more wishes. a large, fixed amount of money. - (wishing … --- ## [Tell us about a time when you thought you were in trouble, but you weren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-a-time-when-you-thought-you-were-in-trouble-but-you-werent/679997)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-a-time-when-you-thought-you-were-in-trouble-but-you-werent/679997 "2014-01-30T21:58:06Z")
When I was in 9th grade, I took a test to find out if I qualified for Advanced Placement English, and the next day, I got a note stating that I needed to report to the principal’s office ASAP. I wondered what I might ha… --- ## [Check this box if you have BM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-this-box-if-you-have-bm/680065)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-this-box-if-you-have-bm/680065 "2014-01-30T21:14:57Z")
I have been tasked with including a column on a form for executive meeting attendees to check a box indicating they have brought briefing materials. I need to put some sort of header on the column, but it will only need… --- ## [Nest Thermostat. Buy now or wait a bit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nest-thermostat-buy-now-or-wait-a-bit/680126)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nest-thermostat-buy-now-or-wait-a-bit/680126 "2014-01-30T19:43:07Z")
The Nest Thermostat is a learning thermostat that is wifi enabled and sounds like a really cool thing. I’ve thought about getting one off and on for a while now. We do not have central air conditioning, but would likely … --- ## [Researching Austin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-austin/679719)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-austin/679719 "2014-01-30T18:34:44Z")
I need to research Austin, Texas. Can anyone recommend specific and reliable websites? I am interested in the information residents just know - what neighborhoods are safe, and which are reasonably priced, where the … --- ## [Cold Remission After Flu Shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-remission-after-flu-shot/680039)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-remission-after-flu-shot/680039 "2014-01-30T18:20:53Z")
I picked up a cold bug during the holidays when I went to a major urban area and spent time with children. All I had was a really loud, persistent wheezing dry cough with no elevated temperature and no runny nose, nasal … --- ## [It's a woman's world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-womans-world/679849)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-womans-world/679849 "2014-01-30T13:32:08Z")
For some unknown reason all human males die out over a short period of time(say, two years), and there is no way to bring them back. Will cloning(or any other method of re-creation) be perfected before humans die out? … --- ## [Texas Brethalyzer Refusal Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-brethalyzer-refusal-laws/679731)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-brethalyzer-refusal-laws/679731 "2014-01-30T13:31:18Z")
I have a couple of questions that hopefully lawyers and/or police officers could answer for me. First of all, I don’t drink and drive, period. If I have a glass of alcohol, I don’t drive for at least several hours, peri… --- ## [High School Problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-problems/679578)
**Author:** [@Angel\_Torres\_Sosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_Torres_Sosa)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-problems/679578 "2014-01-30T13:09:23Z")
Is it just me, or does everyone turn into a douche in high school? People I’ve known half my life just changed. I should have asked before school started, but as a freshman…is there anything I need to know about high sch… --- ## [weird work situation (not fit for rants) AKA what the heck just happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-work-situation-not-fit-for-rants-aka-what-the-heck-just-happened/679664)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-work-situation-not-fit-for-rants-aka-what-the-heck-just-happened/679664 "2014-01-30T13:04:19Z")
I’ll try to keep this short, but it’s weird so bear with me. I was encouraged to apply for another position in my department. I sent in my resume and references and whatnot, and then nothing for 9 weeks. The long wait wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1151) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1153)