# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1166 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1167 --- ## [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. … --- ## [Does anyone here have a photographic memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-a-photographic-memory/677912)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-a-photographic-memory/677912 "2014-01-06T20:40:19Z")
What’s that like? Do you take a mental snapshot and then go back an “read” it? Do you remember things whether you want to or not? How long do you remember stuff? I’ve only ever seen this portrayed in movies, so I don’t … --- ## [Commercial demand for people who polish silver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-demand-for-people-who-polish-silver/677373)
**Author:** [@Tante\_Dillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tante_Dillie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-demand-for-people-who-polish-silver/677373 "2014-01-06T19:53:24Z")
I recently spent two days polishing the family silver. Not just knives and forks, but sterling platters, serving dishes, loving cups, vases and ornamental boxes. Most of it has come down in my husband’s family and he was… --- ## [Countertop water filter system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-water-filter-system/678045)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-water-filter-system/678045 "2014-01-06T19:13:03Z")
I was looking at getting the Seagull IV X-1D countertop water filter system, but just talked to a rep from the company and she said they no longer manufacture it. Anyone know of a \*\*\*comparable \*\*\*countertop system? I l… --- ## [Help! My puppy wont stop biting me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-puppy-wont-stop-biting-me/677562)
**Author:** [@SammieRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SammieRay)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-puppy-wont-stop-biting-me/677562 "2014-01-06T18:59:54Z")
Hello! I have an 11 month old Lab/English Mastiff mix who will NOT stop biting me and my husband. He is a social, loving dog however when wanting attention or during play he goes straight to biting our hands or clothing.… --- ## [Preparation for Healthy Living in a Basement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparation-for-healthy-living-in-a-basement/678025)
**Author:** [@JohnnyBGoode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyBGoode)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparation-for-healthy-living-in-a-basement/678025 "2014-01-06T18:55:15Z")
I have a terrible inflammatory chest infection at the moment, which could just be a result of cold season – however – I’ve recently just moved into a basement and I’m beginning to wonder if the conditions down here could… --- ## [Inheritance question (tax related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-question-tax-related/678038)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-question-tax-related/678038 "2014-01-06T18:24:54Z")
Not sure if this is a GQ or an IMHO, so I’ll put it here and the mods can move it if needed. Also, I’m not asking for legal advice, just some ideas of what I might expect, or thoughts from anyone with similar experiences… --- ## [Possible severe or long-term problems from a splinter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-severe-or-long-term-problems-from-a-splinter/677740)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-severe-or-long-term-problems-from-a-splinter/677740 "2014-01-06T16:19:11Z")
A few weeks ago, I was shoveling snow barehanded with an old shovel with a wooden handle. I ended up getting a few splinters. My girlfriend removed most of them, but I later discovered there was one more in finger. I … --- ## [What is this 'respect' thing people get so het up over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-respect-thing-people-get-so-het-up-over/677852)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-respect-thing-people-get-so-het-up-over/677852 "2014-01-06T16:16:37Z")
At work some youngsters (21 to 24) were insulted because somebody put a photo of somebody else’s baby on their Facebook page. It was insulting because it was not a third party’s baby instead. Being a clueless old white… --- ## [Yet another "bug ID" thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-bug-id-thread/677886)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-bug-id-thread/677886 "2014-01-06T08:19:16Z")
With no pictures! (Yeah, yeah, I know …) Ok so here’s the stats: moved, new (to me) apt. in an old (to the world) building. Saw bugs within the first hour. They look like baby roaches, but I believe they are not because… --- ## [What's the best way to manage MP3 labels for Greatest Hits albums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-manage-mp3-labels-for-greatest-hits-albums/677949)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-manage-mp3-labels-for-greatest-hits-albums/677949 "2014-01-06T07:23:45Z")
The MP3 labels tell the player how to organize the indexes. There’s a artist tag, album tag, Genre, and a bunch more. Compilation Sets (Greatest Hits) are a challenge. I really don’t want a hundred names of One Hit W… --- ## [Is there any realistic way to fight global warming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-realistic-way-to-fight-global-warming/677345)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-realistic-way-to-fight-global-warming/677345 "2014-01-06T02:17:52Z")
Lets just assume human caused global warming is real, stay with me ok. And please note I am not a rabid right winger, I am concerned about environmental issues. What realistically could be done about it? Sure token gest… --- ## [murder case, newspaper posts Facebook photos of suspect and victim - too tabloidy, or public domain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-case-newspaper-posts-facebook-photos-of-suspect-and-victim-too-tabloidy-or-public-domain/677621)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-case-newspaper-posts-facebook-photos-of-suspect-and-victim-too-tabloidy-or-public-domain/677621 "2014-01-05T21:32:17Z")
Where I live, there’s currently an ongoing domestic-murder case (ex-husband “suspected” of killing ex-wife, but after a shootout he had with police the day after the murder - you gotta figure they’ve got the right guy). … --- ## [podcasts on android/galaxy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-on-android-galaxy/677613)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-on-android-galaxy/677613 "2014-01-05T21:19:49Z")
I will be getting my first “real” smartphone on Thursday - a Samsung Galaxy III Mini. While I’m sure I’ll figure out the new functionality overtime, there’s one thing I’d like to ask you all about: podcasts. For the pas… --- ## [Anyone Have Experience with the 'Michael Teachings'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-the-michael-teachings/523669)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-the-michael-teachings/523669 "2014-01-05T20:11:18Z")
One of my best friends has gotten involved with a group called the ‘Michael Students’. It all sounds very cult-ish to me, and I have definietly noticed HUGE changes in her personality since getting involved. Here is a w… --- ## [Recommendations for portable solar chargers for small devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-portable-solar-chargers-for-small-devices/677959)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-portable-solar-chargers-for-small-devices/677959 "2014-01-05T19:07:51Z")
I’m looking for recommendations for portable solar chargers. \[ul\] \[li\]Under 10 oz.\[/li\]\[li\]Not a weird shape (like my current, under-powered, weirdly-rounded Solio, a fine iPod charger but not much else). Rectangular. … --- ## [Crap! I'm an idjit-I put something damp on an antique leather jewelry box-help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap-im-an-idjit-i-put-something-damp-on-an-antique-leather-jewelry-box-help/677849)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap-im-an-idjit-i-put-something-damp-on-an-antique-leather-jewelry-box-help/677849 "2014-01-05T12:18:05Z")
Totally dumb, and this was the one thing I wanted from my granny, and now I’ve ruined it!! I mean, when I open it, I can still smell Wrigleys gum, her perfume and Lucky Strikes. Shit. Can I save the look of it? --- ## [Incontinent elderly dog - any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incontinent-elderly-dog-any-advice/677581)
**Author:** [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incontinent-elderly-dog-any-advice/677581 "2014-01-05T06:11:30Z")
I have an elderly dog who has to urinate immediately after he wakes up. He’s usually still asleep when I get up at six in the morning, so I can let him out as soon as he wakes up. More and more often, though, he wakes up… --- ## [On Methodological Skepticism (also: Richard Tarnas doesn't get it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-methodological-skepticism-also-richard-tarnas-doesnt-get-it/677930)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-methodological-skepticism-also-richard-tarnas-doesnt-get-it/677930 "2014-01-05T04:14:22Z")
A friend of mine recently wrote this to me: I felt my response to this was worth posting in general, as it says a lot about how I examine philosophy and skepticism. I think Richard Tarnas misses the point somewhat. Th… --- ## [Is rewriting Fagin and the Artful Dodger to comment on racism and anti-Semitic or racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rewriting-fagin-and-the-artful-dodger-to-comment-on-racism-and-anti-semitic-or-racist/676813)
**Author:** [@Brynhildr\_Budladottir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynhildr_Budladottir)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rewriting-fagin-and-the-artful-dodger-to-comment-on-racism-and-anti-semitic-or-racist/676813 "2014-01-04T20:00:37Z")
This is going to take a long while to explain, so bear with me. The upshot of this is that I’m writing a story which is based on Dickens’ Oliver Twist. This version is set in the future but the future looks a lot like 19… --- ## [Tell me about your first BRAND NEW CAR!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-first-brand-new-car/674988)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-first-brand-new-car/674988 "2014-01-04T19:43:01Z")
This won’t apply to everyone, but statistics dictate that the majority of you guys have bought at least one brand new vehicle in your life. I want to hear about your first new ride- do you remember what it was? How di… --- ## [What are your views on psychiatry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-views-on-psychiatry/677202)
**Author:** [@ca-nam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ca-nam)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-views-on-psychiatry/677202 "2014-01-04T18:48:41Z")
My view on psychiatry is that it’s a fraud. it doesn’t seem to follow the basic premises of other medical branches. It seems all psychiatrists cite is to “meditate” or to “be calm”, so some such, something which most p… --- ## [What are some esoteric ways to manage type II diabetes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-esoteric-ways-to-manage-type-ii-diabetes/677759)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-esoteric-ways-to-manage-type-ii-diabetes/677759 "2014-01-04T18:22:20Z")
I’m not asking so much for the popular consensus treatments that everyone can usually name (lose weight, exercise, change diet, medications). I’m looking for more esoteric things (including esoteric forms of diet and exe… --- ## [Pot vs. booze](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-vs-booze/677739)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-vs-booze/677739 "2014-01-04T15:22:12Z")
I’m no prude, my poison is alcohol. I drink in moderation and you’ll never catch me being a staggering drunk or acting stupid because I do so responsibly and never allow myself to get to that state of mind. However, po… --- ## [Getting used to my SonicCare toothbrush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-my-soniccare-toothbrush/677841)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-my-soniccare-toothbrush/677841 "2014-01-04T13:39:31Z")
I haven’t taken care of my teeth as well as I should, so there’s wearing away of the bone at the molars that’s apparently more advanced than it should be at my age. My dentist recommended a SonicCare toothbrush to reall… --- ## [African Americans and Playful Accusations of Being Gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-and-playful-accusations-of-being-gay/677625)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-and-playful-accusations-of-being-gay/677625 "2014-01-04T13:33:51Z")
As I’ve already said on these boards, in my 8th grade, I was privileged to have a unique cultural experience. My grade school class was roughly half white and roughly have African American–neither race had a clear majori… --- ## [Watching a 3D movie with subtitles, how is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-a-3d-movie-with-subtitles-how-is-it/677872)
**Author:** [@BleizDu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BleizDu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-a-3d-movie-with-subtitles-how-is-it/677872 "2014-01-04T13:01:17Z")
Hi all, I’m planning to go see the Desolation of Smaug in 3D in a few hours, french dubbed. Last year I had seen the first movie in 3D and french too, because I thought the subtitles might be distracting. I see that o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1165) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1167)