# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1165 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1166 --- ## [Completely shut out & needing to know where "the edge" is before I fall off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completely-shut-out-needing-to-know-where-the-edge-is-before-i-fall-off/678100)
**Author:** [@Oasis121](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oasis121)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completely-shut-out-needing-to-know-where-the-edge-is-before-i-fall-off/678100 "2014-01-08T03:08:14Z")
Straight to the point: I am 24 yrs old guy. My mother was diagnosed w/ late stage cirrhosis (never in her life has she drank) and given approximately 6 months to live back in May of 2010. She had some female issues where… --- ## [Gifts your pets left you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-your-pets-left-you/495100)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-your-pets-left-you/495100 "2014-01-08T02:50:52Z")
The other day, I woke up to find the lower half of a rabbit on my couch. One of my dogs probably climbed over my fence, nailed the varmint, tore it apart, then climbed back over the fence and took the legs back inside th… --- ## [Do almost all women with large breasts suffer from back and neck problems or only a limited subset?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-almost-all-women-with-large-breasts-suffer-from-back-and-neck-problems-or-only-a-limited-subset/677923)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-almost-all-women-with-large-breasts-suffer-from-back-and-neck-problems-or-only-a-limited-subset/677923 "2014-01-08T02:47:58Z")
Just curious. Women who undergo voluntary breast reduction procedures chronic back and neck issues are often sited as the main reason why they choose to do this. Obviously some women have stronger backs and necks than o… --- ## [Girlfriend missed a pill, now her period is here 1.5 weeks early. How to proceed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-missed-a-pill-now-her-period-is-here-1-5-weeks-early-how-to-proceed/678054)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-missed-a-pill-now-her-period-is-here-1-5-weeks-early-how-to-proceed/678054 "2014-01-08T01:57:55Z")
My girlfriend missed a day on the pill yesterday. She took two today, but she has gotten her period… Which wasn’t due until Wednesday of the next week. This was today. Starting wednesday (the 15th) she’s supposed to hav… --- ## [Any thumbsuckers around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thumbsuckers-around/187860)
**Author:** [@Potter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potter)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thumbsuckers-around/187860 "2014-01-08T01:50:30Z")
Few people know this about me: I was a thumbsucker until around the age of 11 when a dental retainer made my thumb not ‘fit right’, so I stopped. After years of my mother nagging me that it would ruin my teeth, my orthod… --- ## [Fusion heating up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fusion-heating-up/678145)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fusion-heating-up/678145 "2014-01-08T00:50:26Z")
This was, more or less, the headline on an article in today’s Montreal Gazette. Subhead claims hurdles are immense but “Success is close”. Is this really true? There were a couple of disquieting things in the article.… --- ## [How far in advance should I rent a car online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-in-advance-should-i-rent-a-car-online/678156)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-in-advance-should-i-rent-a-car-online/678156 "2014-01-08T00:09:15Z")
(Since this can be a matter of opinion, I assume this belongs in IMHO rather than MPSIMS) I am working on my summer travel plans (yes, “already”), and want to rent a car for two days. When I went to various rental car … --- ## [How can Amazon mislead in their listings legally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-amazon-mislead-in-their-listings-legally/677956)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-amazon-mislead-in-their-listings-legally/677956 "2014-01-07T23:08:11Z")
As it’s grown larger and larger, Amazon’s listings have become less and less accurate. Product weights, quantities and price per unit are given the disclaimer that they may not match what you receive and shipping prices… --- ## [Emperor Norton was buried January 10, 1880](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emperor-norton-was-buried-january-10-1880/678112)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emperor-norton-was-buried-january-10-1880/678112 "2014-01-07T22:31:05Z")
Is anyone planning to visit his grave on the upcoming anniversary? I bought a top hat for the occassion. I haven’t looked up a map, yet, but he’s in the Woodlawn Cemetery, in Colma. --- ## [What if all professed Christians disappeared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-professed-christians-disappeared/677589)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-professed-christians-disappeared/677589 "2014-01-07T22:30:53Z")
At 12 midnight Greenwich Mean Time on January 2nd all those who profess to be Christian disappear from the face of the Earth, never to be seen again. Heaven, Hell, or a holding pen in a distant galaxy-we will never know… --- ## [Anyone commuting from the Jersey Shore to Philly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-commuting-from-the-jersey-shore-to-philly/678049)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-commuting-from-the-jersey-shore-to-philly/678049 "2014-01-07T22:18:26Z")
I live in Central NJ, close to the shore, but I may potentially be taking a job in Philadelphia. (Currently I’m already making a 1.25 hour drive to work anyway, so for enough of a pay increase I’m willing to extend that… --- ## [Please Help Me Be An Awesome Office Mate And Minimize Noise Coming From My Office! (Music, Speech)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-be-an-awesome-office-mate-and-minimize-noise-coming-from-my-office-music-speech/678160)
**Author:** [@all\_timestamps\_displayed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/all_timestamps_displayed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-be-an-awesome-office-mate-and-minimize-noise-coming-from-my-office-music-speech/678160 "2014-01-07T21:49:55Z")
I rented a small office to use as a workspace. For reference, it is only about 10’ \* 8’ \* 9’ with a window at the S end and a little 4’ \* 2’ nook in the SW corner Adjacent to the N wall is a hall and more offices, Adjac… --- ## [It's cold outside. Have you tried the boiling water to snow trick yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-cold-outside-have-you-tried-the-boiling-water-to-snow-trick-yet/678085)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-cold-outside-have-you-tried-the-boiling-water-to-snow-trick-yet/678085 "2014-01-07T21:28:19Z")
It was 9 degrees this morning at my house. Perfect weather to try the boiling water to snow trick. It works better if you’re below zero. Disclaimer: use caution, boiling water can burn you, handle carefully and button y… --- ## [Has anyone else had trouble signing with CoveredCalif \[ins. related\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-had-trouble-signing-with-coveredcalif-ins-related/678165)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-had-trouble-signing-with-coveredcalif-ins-related/678165 "2014-01-07T21:14:45Z")
I signed up with CoveredCalifornia as required. I spoke with representative and she she checked everything out. Apparently I’m a member in good standing (this was about a month ago). They told me I was to receive a bill… --- ## [Set horns to swoggled: what did you not expect to work that actually does?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-horns-to-swoggled-what-did-you-not-expect-to-work-that-actually-does/677793)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-horns-to-swoggled-what-did-you-not-expect-to-work-that-actually-does/677793 "2014-01-07T20:22:17Z")
So I’ve got this killer morning sickness (ha. “Morning” sickness.), and nothing works on it. I don’t throw up, I just have this godawful full body malaise, you know? It scoffs at ginger Altoids. Peppermint tea? Ha. … --- ## [Guest comming from sweden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-comming-from-sweden/677573)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-comming-from-sweden/677573 "2014-01-07T16:14:42Z")
I have a short notice guest comming from Sweden. He is an internet friend from one of my web sites. I have a guest house available for him to stay in but it is more of a man cave than a guest house anymore. He will have … --- ## [How to Just Let Things Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-just-let-things-go/677799)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-just-let-things-go/677799 "2014-01-07T15:24:45Z")
I’ve had an ongoing parking war with a neighbor and it’s become clear that he is not going to change and it may just be time for me to drop it and learn to live with it. It just eats at me though every morning and every… --- ## [Whither Obamacare in 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-obamacare-in-2014/677002)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-obamacare-in-2014/677002 "2014-01-07T15:22:57Z")
Will we just see a series of new "deadlines"for people to sign up? Or will there just be new exemptions, delays issued, such that the law will never actually take effect? Should we plan on reinstating existing coverage… --- ## [CATS vs. DOGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-vs-dogs/677677)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-vs-dogs/677677 "2014-01-07T15:02:37Z")
What are your feelings about cats and dogs? --- ## [Why SNOW at Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-snow-at-christmas/677350)
**Author:** [@Riga\_Marole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riga_Marole)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-snow-at-christmas/677350 "2014-01-07T13:12:30Z")
I lived in Rhodesia during the mid-late 1970’s. Every year at Christmas time the city of Salisbury would erect plyboard cut-out Christmas trees in the park, sprayed with white on the tips to signify snow. Gee, that was n… --- ## [Can you be stressed out and not feel stressed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-stressed-out-and-not-feel-stressed/677957)
**Author:** [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-stressed-out-and-not-feel-stressed/677957 "2014-01-07T04:11:25Z")
Can you be stressed and not feel stressed? I think whatever warranty I had on my body has expired. I recently turned 35, and have developed two disturbing medical conditions. I think both of them could be related to str… --- ## [Which commanders have been most loved/hated by their men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commanders-have-been-most-loved-hated-by-their-men/677754)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commanders-have-been-most-loved-hated-by-their-men/677754 "2014-01-07T03:18:07Z")
Judging history’s generals purely by how popular they were with their men, who would we rank in the top and bottom ten? I know what you’re thinking - anyone known as a great general is on the top, the bunglers on the bot… --- ## [I think we should use "innocent" in court instead of "not guilty"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-we-should-use-innocent-in-court-instead-of-not-guilty/677756)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-we-should-use-innocent-in-court-instead-of-not-guilty/677756 "2014-01-07T03:06:36Z")
I believe that for most people, the semantic distinction is little or none. The end result is the same, and with laws against double jeopardy, the person is essentially innocent of the charges and cannot be tried again … --- ## [Is it just me? \[losing freedom in the USA--edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-losing-freedom-in-the-usa-edited-title/677864)
**Author:** [@Sudapissed247](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudapissed247)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-losing-freedom-in-the-usa-edited-title/677864 "2014-01-07T02:28:40Z")
every day we lose more of the freedom we as americans are supposed to be thankful for (the american dream) and please dont missunderstand i am not hateful nor angry that americans are slowly losing the status of we the p… --- ## [Work conflict question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-conflict-question/678068)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-conflict-question/678068 "2014-01-07T00:23:37Z")
I have to work with someone who for some reason does not like me. And she’s not a nice person, to put it mildly. I would like to transfer to another project I worked on before to avoid this person. There are… --- ## [What retail sales jobs have the most, or least, challenging customer situations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retail-sales-jobs-have-the-most-or-least-challenging-customer-situations/677961)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retail-sales-jobs-have-the-most-or-least-challenging-customer-situations/677961 "2014-01-06T22:55:13Z")
As I was buying Mrs. Napier’s liquor in the local liquor store, I was noticing how seedy it seemed - how few creature comforts and how many security related items there were. I thought about how liquor stores probably te… --- ## [Ear Buds That Actually Stay In Your Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-buds-that-actually-stay-in-your-ear/676235)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-buds-that-actually-stay-in-your-ear/676235 "2014-01-06T22:42:53Z")
For years I’ve been using these headphones when I work out But now they discontinued them, so as you can see, if you looked at the link, they are outrageous. I used to pay like $8.00 on sale. I have been looking for … --- ## [Any experience with those boxy infrared heaters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-those-boxy-infrared-heaters/677950)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-those-boxy-infrared-heaters/677950 "2014-01-06T22:37:45Z")
You see them for sale everywhere - heaters in a wooden case that are supposed to look like a piece of furniture. I was behind a woman at Sam’s Club yesterday who was swearing that theirs saves them money on electricity, … --- ## [Why isn't it a sin for Orthodox Jews to ask non-Jews to turn on lights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-it-a-sin-for-orthodox-jews-to-ask-non-jews-to-turn-on-lights/677653)
**Author:** [@Tante\_Dillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tante_Dillie)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-it-a-sin-for-orthodox-jews-to-ask-non-jews-to-turn-on-lights/677653 "2014-01-06T21:33:15Z")
My family, Christians, have on occasion been asked by orthodox Jewish neighbors to turn on/off their lights, stoves and other mechanical devices. We are happy to comply as we like our neighbors. However, if it is a sin … --- ## [Any libraries in the US that still use card catalogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libraries-in-the-us-that-still-use-card-catalogs/542730)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-libraries-in-the-us-that-still-use-card-catalogs/542730 "2014-01-06T20:44:10Z")
The large central public library in my city still has a good portion of its collection indexed by a traditional card catalog. Yes, traditional index cards, and no computer equivalent. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1166)