# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1164 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1165 --- ## [Should I Insulate My Pipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-insulate-my-pipes/678020)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-insulate-my-pipes/678020 "2014-01-09T21:55:19Z")
The Mid-Atlantic will experience a cold snap the next two days, roughly. I am unsure if I should insulate my basement pipes (where the air is already 40-45 F and 56 F outdoors). The basement is always chilly, and altho… --- ## [One thing the Internet has changed: your clever jokes and ideas are already taken!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-the-internet-has-changed-your-clever-jokes-and-ideas-are-already-taken/677941)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-the-internet-has-changed-your-clever-jokes-and-ideas-are-already-taken/677941 "2014-01-09T20:35:57Z")
This happens to me all the time. I’ll come up with a funny joke or something. A pun. I pat myself on the back: “You funny guy!” But then I google the idea: Wuh whoa, it’s taken! Done. Often more than once. In the “good… --- ## [Grumpy old person rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grumpy-old-person-rants/574901)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grumpy-old-person-rants/574901 "2014-01-09T18:34:59Z")
Here in the UK we have a TV series where celebrities of a certain age grumble about how the modern world isn’t to their liking. In that vein, I am fed up with how I am impeded from progressing, in a statesman like manne… --- ## [Primitive Technology but Sophisticated Philosophy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primitive-technology-but-sophisticated-philosophy/678283)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primitive-technology-but-sophisticated-philosophy/678283 "2014-01-09T16:28:53Z")
Have there been any societies who embodied this combination? Or the reverse? \[Note: primitive/sophisticated is relative to other societies of that era.\] --- ## [Is there actually something to this elevation thing when it comes to running/cycling/etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-actually-something-to-this-elevation-thing-when-it-comes-to-running-cycling-etc/678330)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-actually-something-to-this-elevation-thing-when-it-comes-to-running-cycling-etc/678330 "2014-01-09T16:04:02Z")
I sort of thought that the whole ‘train at a higher elevation and get PR’s at a lower’ thing was a bit exaggerated, or at least didn’t last more then a few days. I live in Calgary, Alberta (1,100 meters / 3,600 feet) and… --- ## [What if the Polar Vortex stayed in place for a couple months? How would US be effected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-polar-vortex-stayed-in-place-for-a-couple-months-how-would-us-be-effected/678247)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-polar-vortex-stayed-in-place-for-a-couple-months-how-would-us-be-effected/678247 "2014-01-09T15:17:15Z")
Inspired by this image of a frozen Chicago. And these frozen images Let’s consider if the Polar Vortex stayed where it is for a couple months. Naturally people would be grumpy. B… --- ## [camera for kilimanjaro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camera-for-kilimanjaro/677854)
**Author:** [@cptsquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cptsquid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camera-for-kilimanjaro/677854 "2014-01-09T13:56:29Z")
Best friend is heading to kilimanjaro this year and her birthday is coming up. Want to give her a camera to take for the trip. Looking for suggestions from any of you with experience on difficult climbs. Ideally somethin… --- ## [Nutritionist/Dietician -- Good job to go for in a few years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutritionist-dietician-good-job-to-go-for-in-a-few-years/678224)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutritionist-dietician-good-job-to-go-for-in-a-few-years/678224 "2014-01-09T13:00:24Z")
Another in my ongoing series of occasional posts about my wife and careers. She says some kind of nutrition counseling or something would be up her alley, and I agree.\* But of course one wonders whether something is a “… --- ## [Advice on how to deal with Tinnitus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-to-deal-with-tinnitus/677658)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-to-deal-with-tinnitus/677658 "2014-01-09T11:27:19Z")
Not for myself thankfully but by dad suffers badly from it, he has tried all sorts of remedies with little effect. I was wondering does anyone in here have any advice on what helped them or someone they know? Thanks. --- ## [Male, neutered cat - started spraying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-neutered-cat-started-spraying/678266)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-neutered-cat-started-spraying/678266 "2014-01-09T08:08:17Z")
Hi, I have a ten year old, male, neutered cat. He was neutered at an early age, well before sexual maturity. He’s recently (in the last 3-4 months) started spraying furniture, and specifically some curtains. I’ve even … --- ## [Home remedies for runny nose (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies-for-runny-nose-need-answer-fast/678204)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies-for-runny-nose-need-answer-fast/678204 "2014-01-09T02:46:59Z")
My nose was runny yesterday evening, and I took my customary antihistamine, and it didn’t work. So all night I was up with a runny nose. Not much congestion, no other symptoms, just a dripping nose, like a slow, annoying… --- ## [Recommend me a new homepage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-new-homepage/678104)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-new-homepage/678104 "2014-01-09T02:46:10Z")
For several years, I’ve used My Yahoo as my homepage when I open my internet browser. It is very customizable, so you can have it display news, temperature/weather forecast, sports scores for your favorite teams, comic … --- ## [Best free or cheap voicemail for a landline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-or-cheap-voicemail-for-a-landline/678172)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-or-cheap-voicemail-for-a-landline/678172 "2014-01-09T00:31:03Z")
I recently moved and I got AT&T internet/phone to replace the cable company I had. I did not realize that the price quoted did not include voicemail (largely because I don’t remember the last time I had to pay extra for… --- ## [Should I give give exact change at a store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-give-give-exact-change-at-a-store/678219)
**Author:** [@EdwardLost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardLost)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-give-give-exact-change-at-a-store/678219 "2014-01-09T00:23:26Z")
At stores I usually pay in exact change when possible. I figure that puts off (minutely) the time until the cashier has to refill the trays and decreases the number of trips the merchant has to make to the bank for coins… --- ## [Bicycle enthusiasts of the Dope--please help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-enthusiasts-of-the-dope-please-help/678166)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-enthusiasts-of-the-dope-please-help/678166 "2014-01-08T23:56:22Z")
I have lightly killed my old bike for the last time, don’t want to fix it, have the money for a shiny new one. (I fall off with some frequency, once a year or so) Couple questions, please. FTR, I am a hybrid rider due to… --- ## [Tell me about Portland, ME](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-portland-me/678303)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Gutgore_Blooddrink)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-portland-me/678303 "2014-01-08T23:47:28Z")
Thank you all for the information about Baltimore. I made it here safely and have been exploring the city. The eventual destination for me is Portland, Maine. I’m really intrigued by the city and want to live there. I… --- ## [LA Dopers help me not get killed! AKA Hotel Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-dopers-help-me-not-get-killed-aka-hotel-suggestions/678111)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-dopers-help-me-not-get-killed-aka-hotel-suggestions/678111 "2014-01-08T23:42:29Z")
I’m looking for advice on where NOT to stay in the LA Area. I would like to stay in a hotel that is clean and somewhat quite (subjective I know) H I saw one hotel in Culver City, and Rancho Cucamonga that looked promisi… --- ## [THAN — a comparative conjunctive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/than-a-comparative-conjunctive/678284)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/than-a-comparative-conjunctive/678284 "2014-01-08T20:44:15Z")
People, it has come to my attention that when it comes to making evaluative comparisons, some of you are more clueless than a transcendental vegan at a Texas freeper convention. Note that I said “than”. If I had wished… --- ## [Pilots, what would you do in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-what-would-you-do-in-this-situation/677877)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-what-would-you-do-in-this-situation/677877 "2014-01-08T20:34:56Z")
I’m interested in hearing from the pilots out there. How would you handle this situation? I was a passenger in the small airplane described below; I’ll tell you what our pilot did in a spoiler box at the end (I actually … --- ## [What is the best way for a male to spurn unwanted advances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-for-a-male-to-spurn-unwanted-advances/677744)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-for-a-male-to-spurn-unwanted-advances/677744 "2014-01-08T20:03:13Z")
If a male in a stable relationship is approached by a “homewrecker” type of woman, what’s the best way to smoothly reject the advances? I’d be concerned about being too harsh in case that would hurt her pride and turn h… --- ## [I'm in love with my gay male friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-love-with-my-gay-male-friend/673468)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-love-with-my-gay-male-friend/673468 "2014-01-08T18:51:15Z")
I want to lose my virginity to him. I literally fantasize about it and I call his name out when I orgasm. We’re close enough to be comfortable around each other naked but obviously, since he’s gay, he probably wouldn’t… --- ## [How long does it take for a cartilage piercing to heal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-cartilage-piercing-to-heal/672821)
**Author:** [@Quarter\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarter_Girl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-cartilage-piercing-to-heal/672821 "2014-01-08T18:35:08Z")
Crimeny! I got the top of my ear pierced several years ago but it wouldn’t heal. I figured it was because I became pregnant shortly after getting it done so I took out the stud and it healed right up. So last February I … --- ## [My first cruise - advice sought!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-cruise-advice-sought/676435)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-cruise-advice-sought/676435 "2014-01-08T17:01:48Z")
In a few weeks I will be going on my first cruise. It leaves from Baltimore and stops in Florida and the Bahamas. I am traveling with friends that have been on cruises before, but not in the wintertime. What I’m strug… --- ## [I want to take a cheap flight, I don't care where or when](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-take-a-cheap-flight-i-dont-care-where-or-when/658976)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-take-a-cheap-flight-i-dont-care-where-or-when/658976 "2013-05-26T01:50:39Z")
Money is an issue and I need to leave from MSP, destination and anything else is not. Are there any good airline price finders for open searches for times and destinations restricting only departure airport and price? --- ## [Bulging disc - anybody suffer from this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulging-disc-anybody-suffer-from-this/678108)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bulging-disc-anybody-suffer-from-this/678108 "2014-01-08T15:32:10Z")
So apparently I’ve got a bulging (bulged?) disc in my lower back - went back to work today after a week off (doctor-ordered) and ended up going home after about three hours because my back was killing me (it had felt bet… --- ## [Solar / planetary systems, etc. Am I being pedantic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-planetary-systems-etc-am-i-being-pedantic/674961)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-planetary-systems-etc-am-i-being-pedantic/674961 "2014-01-08T14:42:11Z")
Ok, just call me quirky. Whenever someone talks about “other solar systems”, it grates on me. My logic: even though we call our star “the sun”, sun is just a generic name for any star. The “real” individual name of ou… --- ## [Wristwatches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wristwatches/677978)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wristwatches/677978 "2014-01-08T14:19:47Z")
I was never really a watch guy. My grandmother got me a Wenger two-tone in 9th grade, I bought myself a fossil in 10th grade because a) the Wenger was just too gaudy for me b) all my friends had fossils and I didn’t know… --- ## [Is The Total Transformation Program any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-total-transformation-program-any-good/678033)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-total-transformation-program-any-good/678033 "2014-01-08T13:28:23Z")
I have heard many radio ads for The Total Transformation Program, a system that supposedly can transform any misbehaving child into a well-behaving angel. I’ve had trouble finding any reviews that didn’t look like poorl… --- ## [Permanent resident but not citizen:why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-resident-but-not-citizen-why/676044)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-resident-but-not-citizen-why/676044 "2014-01-08T12:54:32Z")
One of my coworkers has been married to a German man for 30 years. She mentioned that he is not an American citizen. When I asked her why he never decided to become a citizen, she said “he thinks the test is too much t… --- ## [When you married, did you think about who would die first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-married-did-you-think-about-who-would-die-first/678138)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-married-did-you-think-about-who-would-die-first/678138 "2014-01-08T06:39:34Z")
About 15 years ago a friend of mine and his girlfriend were discussing the possibility of marriage. My friend pointed out to her that members of his family tended to die from health issues at a young age (let’s say 60’s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1163) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1165)