# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1161 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1162 --- ## [How to set up my PC so it doesn't sleep when playing music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-set-up-my-pc-so-it-doesnt-sleep-when-playing-music/678832)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-set-up-my-pc-so-it-doesnt-sleep-when-playing-music/678832 "2014-01-15T17:08:42Z")
I’ve got my PC set up to go to sleep after a period of time if no activity. I am using windows 7. Can I change my settings so that if winamp or some other audio program is playing the PC knows not to go to sleep? Edit t… --- ## [Quick Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question/678797)
**Author:** [@howlcat1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howlcat1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question/678797 "2014-01-15T15:39:23Z")
How pushy should you be with a recruitment agent? Is emailing them everyday creepily stalkerish? Or positively enthusiastic? Or just plain sensible? I know that these guys get CVs after CVs, so - at the very least - th… --- ## ["TV lamps"Prevented Blindness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-lamps-prevented-blindness/678591)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-lamps-prevented-blindness/678591 "2014-01-15T12:32:55Z")
My wife returned from a yard sale with a “TV Lamp”. these were placed on top of TV sets (in the 1950s), in the belief that watching TV in a dark room would cause blindness. Was this true? there seems to be quite a numb… --- ## [Is there anything a hot woman can say that will make men not want to fuck her](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-a-hot-woman-can-say-that-will-make-men-not-want-to-fuck-her/678226)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-a-hot-woman-can-say-that-will-make-men-not-want-to-fuck-her/678226 "2014-01-15T06:52:43Z")
This article went quasi-viral. A woman creates a fake profile, uses a models face and tries to make the profile as vile as she thinks she can hoping to see how many, if any, men will respond. She was embittered by her on… --- ## [Any tips on getting a stubborn dog to walk on a leash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-getting-a-stubborn-dog-to-walk-on-a-leash/672477)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-getting-a-stubborn-dog-to-walk-on-a-leash/672477 "2013-10-29T00:49:24Z")
I’ve trained several dogs to walk on a leash. Usually it’s not a big deal. Go out to the drive way. They usually resist the leash. They try to take off and get a surprise when the leash stops them. Then we you start walk… --- ## [How do I schmooze the Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-schmooze-the-jews/678555)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-schmooze-the-jews/678555 "2014-01-15T05:20:34Z")
In my job now, I have to know how to get along with a lot of Orthodox Jewish people and how to grease their palms, as it were, not necessarily with money, though. Small gifts and tokens of appreciation are required. Ca… --- ## [Tree lawn, sidewalk buffer, curb strip, nature strip, planting strip, etc. question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tree-lawn-sidewalk-buffer-curb-strip-nature-strip-planting-strip-etc-question/678725)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tree-lawn-sidewalk-buffer-curb-strip-nature-strip-planting-strip-etc-question/678725 "2014-01-15T04:37:45Z")
The grassy area between a street and a sidewalk, or between a curb and a sidewalk. Whatever you call it, does it belong to the property owner or the city? My kitchen drain is blocked, and apparently the drain goes from … --- ## [Would taking a medical leave of absence affect a job search?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-taking-a-medical-leave-of-absence-affect-a-job-search/678784)
**Author:** [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-taking-a-medical-leave-of-absence-affect-a-job-search/678784 "2014-01-15T03:29:15Z")
This is a tough post for me to make. As I’ve mentioned on this board, I’m struggling with bipolar disorder type 2. I am holding down a job and actually doing well at the mechanics of it–by which I mean I’m getting work… --- ## [Does Anyone Here Wear a Ski Cap at the Gym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-wear-a-ski-cap-at-the-gym/678539)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-wear-a-ski-cap-at-the-gym/678539 "2014-01-15T03:21:27Z")
If so, why do you do it? Is weight lifting more effective if you are hot while you do it? Is it to cover up hair loss (I never see girls doing it, only men)? If so, why not wear a baseball cap? --- ## [Mangled Spanish throughout Obamacare web site - How does this happen on huge, prestige projects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangled-spanish-throughout-obamacare-web-site-how-does-this-happen-on-huge-prestige-projects/678729)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangled-spanish-throughout-obamacare-web-site-how-does-this-happen-on-huge-prestige-projects/678729 "2014-01-15T01:42:41Z")
Per this news itemyou look at this and wonder how this takes place. A project that is a real BFD in Joe Biden’s parlance and you have insanely incompetent Spanish translations. There is hardly a lack of people in the US … --- ## [Clorox safe for teeth Y/N?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clorox-safe-for-teeth-y-n/675138)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clorox-safe-for-teeth-y-n/675138 "2014-01-15T01:03:22Z")
DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME OK, so against 90% of the advice found on the net, I decided to try using Clorox to whiten my teeth last night. My teeth obtained a yellow tint, I suspect, about 10 yrs ago, when I had an ear in… --- ## [Have you ever been mistaken as a prostitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-mistaken-as-a-prostitute/678632)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-mistaken-as-a-prostitute/678632 "2014-01-15T00:45:18Z")
Has anyone ever mistaken you as a hooker? A strange guy walked up to you at some random place and told you he would give you money if you had sex with him? Any cops accused you of prostituting? --- ## [How common are Recliners world wide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-recliners-world-wide/678674)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-recliners-world-wide/678674 "2014-01-14T20:52:41Z")
Recliners are the perfect piece of furniture. Lie back and put your feet up after a hard day at work. How common are recliners world wide? Would I find one in most of Europe? Germany, Italy, Greece or France? How about … --- ## [quarterly tax payments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarterly-tax-payments/678792)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarterly-tax-payments/678792 "2014-01-14T19:26:28Z")
I’m self employed and well as work as a contractor for another company from which I get a 1099. I’ve never made quarterly estimated payments because until 2012 I never owed anything. Last year I owed a small about beca… --- ## [What do I do with old helmets (motorcycle and bike)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-old-helmets-motorcycle-and-bike/678615)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-old-helmets-motorcycle-and-bike/678615 "2014-01-14T18:10:44Z")
So the spouse and I ride both motorcycles and bicycles (though more of the former than the latter) and over the years we’ve both accumulated a large number of both types of helmets. All of them are well cared for, always… --- ## [Cat prefers dog food, how dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-prefers-dog-food-how-dangerous/678586)
**Author:** [@spazurek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spazurek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-prefers-dog-food-how-dangerous/678586 "2014-01-14T17:40:41Z")
We just got a great little kitten. We also have a dog. I was fully prepared to sequester the cat food from the dog, since I know from experience that cat food is yummy for dogs but not very healthy (gives dogs urinary pr… --- ## [DVD ear buds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-ear-buds/678700)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-ear-buds/678700 "2014-01-14T17:27:44Z")
Hi Guys, I donate blood platelets every two weeks and they have DVD players we can use. They, also, have TV’s and the head phones they have do not cancel out the TV’s. I was thinking that if I got ear buds, they might … --- ## [How do I buy a few shares of stock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-buy-a-few-shares-of-stock/678733)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-buy-a-few-shares-of-stock/678733 "2014-01-14T17:26:02Z")
Our 16 year old daughter has shown a sudden interest in stocks. Her 16th birthday is coming up, and I would like to buy her a few shares of stock in a company of her choosing (e.g. McDonald’s, Target). What’s the best w… --- ## [Why not trade lower corporate taxes for greater profit sharing to stimulate US Economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-trade-lower-corporate-taxes-for-greater-profit-sharing-to-stimulate-us-economy/678684)
**Author:** [@El\_Burro\_Buenmozo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Burro_Buenmozo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-trade-lower-corporate-taxes-for-greater-profit-sharing-to-stimulate-us-economy/678684 "2014-01-14T17:16:14Z")
Significantly increasing the minimum wage tends to increase inflation - so I don’t think the people funding the political campaigns are going to allow any real movement there. Same for greater corporate taxation or big i… --- ## [Nighttime leg cramps- in your thigh??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nighttime-leg-cramps-in-your-thigh/678753)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nighttime-leg-cramps-in-your-thigh/678753 "2014-01-14T16:43:07Z")
When I was a teenager and a young adult, I suffered from nighttime leg cramps in my calves- I would stretch in my sleep and bam! Ow! This happened many times, was a regular occurrence. Eventually it went away and hasn… --- ## [Dating age difference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-age-difference/675538)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-age-difference/675538 "2014-01-14T15:34:06Z")
I’ve met this girl and we’ve gone out on a few dates. It’s been fun. I really enjoy hanging out with her. I think she’s intelligent. attractive, kind, and has a real good future ahead of her. We both have similar interes… --- ## [What would you do in the position of this Jew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-the-position-of-this-jew/678506)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-the-position-of-this-jew/678506 "2014-01-14T15:23:23Z")
Inspired by a real event in early 1943. A Jewish man gets a knock on the door from the Gestapo. Figuring he might as well go down swinging, he throws acid in the face of one of the Nazis, who shoots blindly and hits ano… --- ## [How do you organize all your clutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-all-your-clutter/678721)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-all-your-clutter/678721 "2014-01-14T13:23:28Z")
Even though I clean my apartment (pick up clutter, vacuum, clean bathroom, etc etc) my closets are still full of disorganized junk that I have no idea how to organize. I really have no idea how to organize it. I don’t w… --- ## [Orlando in January](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orlando-in-january/678746)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orlando-in-january/678746 "2014-01-14T13:02:03Z")
Tell me about hitting the theme parks in January. It is supposed to be in the 60s. I can’t begin picture wearing long pants (jeans) on the rides, and such. I guess I’m just summer-centric, as we have never gone in win… --- ## [Difference between the MetroEd adult education program and the San Jose Job Corps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-the-metroed-adult-education-program-and-the-san-jose-job-corps/678759)
**Author:** [@Stoned\_stoner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoned_stoner)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-the-metroed-adult-education-program-and-the-san-jose-job-corps/678759 "2014-01-14T05:56:41Z")
What’s the difference between the MetroEd adult education program and the San Jose Job Corps? --- ## [IRA vs Index fund investments, which is better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ira-vs-index-fund-investments-which-is-better/678617)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ira-vs-index-fund-investments-which-is-better/678617 "2014-01-14T04:59:34Z")
Does an IRA offer anything better than what you get with Index funds? --- ## [Ask the Icebear (aka guy who visits brothels)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-icebear-aka-guy-who-visits-brothels/597476)
**Author:** [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-icebear-aka-guy-who-visits-brothels/597476 "2014-01-14T02:55:23Z")
As promised in this thread. I know we already had an ‘Ask the guy who visits prostitutes’ thread before, but I think our experiences differ enough to warrant another one. For one thing, I’ve never broken the law by pay… --- ## [Is this pretentious? (Displaying MBA hood)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-pretentious-displaying-mba-hood/670698)
**Author:** [@indyvet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indyvet)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-pretentious-displaying-mba-hood/670698 "2014-01-14T02:37:57Z")
My wife recently completed her MBA (Masters Business Administration) course of study, and our neighbor suggested that she have her hood and tassel displayed in a shadow box, which would be hung on a wall in the area of o… --- ## [Your "safety" and "reach" schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-safety-and-reach-schools/666475)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-safety-and-reach-schools/666475 "2014-01-14T02:07:55Z")
When you applied to college (in the US), what were your “reach” and “safety” schools? reach=You fall just short of their criteria, applied anyway safety=Comfortably meet criteria, prefer better school --- ## [Pros and cons of home security systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-home-security-systems/678203)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-home-security-systems/678203 "2014-01-14T02:06:22Z")
We just moved into a house that has an ADT alarm system. It’s probably at least 5 years old, and may be original to the house, 15 years old. I’ve just called ADT, and they’d want almost $40 a month (and at least a one-ye… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1160) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1162)