# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1167 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1168 --- ## [Buying Shoes Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-shoes-online/677692)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-shoes-online/677692 "2014-01-04T12:56:58Z")
Do any of you do this? I see a lot of great bargains, and perhaps it’s just me but my shoe size from store to store, seems to vary by 1.5 to 2 inches, and I just don’t feel like the hassle of returning them. And that’s … --- ## [Predicting the World of 2014 from 1964: Asimov and Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predicting-the-world-of-2014-from-1964-asimov-and-dopers/677661)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predicting-the-world-of-2014-from-1964-asimov-and-dopers/677661 "2014-01-04T12:52:54Z")
I ran across a post predicting the year 2014 from 1964 (1964-1965 being the years the World’s Fair in New York was held) by Isaac Asimov: http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/03/23/lifetimes/asi-v-fair.html He is right abou… --- ## [Gaming PC - Build or buy off the shelf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-pc-build-or-buy-off-the-shelf/629988)
**Author:** [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-pc-build-or-buy-off-the-shelf/629988 "2012-08-09T21:26:09Z")
I know there was a similar thread for advice on building a gaming PC but the other thread had a higher budget and was interested in building their own. Anyways, I’m looking to get a new gaming PC, and I’d like to spend … --- ## [Trazodone 150mg tablets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trazodone-150mg-tablets/677545)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trazodone-150mg-tablets/677545 "2014-01-04T05:47:31Z")
Trazodone is a medication I have been taking for several years. I have always had difficulty swallowing them and that difficulty has increased over the years. I currently cut these tablets in half but the difficulty in s… --- ## [Tell me some things about oral Prednisone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-things-about-oral-prednisone/677133)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-things-about-oral-prednisone/677133 "2014-01-04T05:15:39Z")
I’ve got a killer case of acute bronchitis, coughing my kishkes out for the last 10 days or so. Went to ER Sunday evening to Monday morning. They gave me 5 days of oral Prednisone pills (among other meds) to take home … --- ## [You're very organized, your SO is not, how do you deal with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-very-organized-your-so-is-not-how-do-you-deal-with-it/677676)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-very-organized-your-so-is-not-how-do-you-deal-with-it/677676 "2014-01-04T04:47:22Z")
I adore him, but it’s a problem. --- ## [Mom's dementia is getting worse, now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-dementia-is-getting-worse-now-what/677769)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-dementia-is-getting-worse-now-what/677769 "2014-01-04T03:39:18Z")
I really would like some practical, actual instruction as to where to go from here. Basically, my mother has Lewy Body dementia (which is different from Alzheimers). She lives in her house alone, except for a paid sitt… --- ## [Someone Gives You $200,000 To Leave Your Home Country For A Year...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-gives-you-200-000-to-leave-your-home-country-for-a-year/677782)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-gives-you-200-000-to-leave-your-home-country-for-a-year/677782 "2014-01-04T02:05:27Z")
So now you have $200,000 and you HAVE TO leave your home country and go move somewhere else (only one country, not just travel the world) for exactly one year. And yes, you can take one person with you if you wish. Wher… --- ## [What makes Rolex watches so special?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-rolex-watches-so-special/397130)
**Author:** [@benny73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benny73)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-rolex-watches-so-special/397130 "2014-01-04T01:42:24Z")
If you’ve ever thumbed through a watch magazine, you know that there are many watches out there that are way nicer looking than Rolexes, Henry Winston, for example. In one magazine I saw a watch listed for $900,000.00. … --- ## [Hypothetical: Everyone in your office is paid the same. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-everyone-in-your-office-is-paid-the-same-what-do-you-do/677810)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-everyone-in-your-office-is-paid-the-same-what-do-you-do/677810 "2014-01-04T00:24:56Z")
Let’s say the owner of your company is an eccentric person with a Marxist bent. Starting next Monday, everyone’s base salary wil be uniform. Everyone. Everyone will be paid the same as the highest paid employee is as … --- ## [Waitstaff pays for "walk out" tabs - defend this practice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitstaff-pays-for-walk-out-tabs-defend-this-practice/675919)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitstaff-pays-for-walk-out-tabs-defend-this-practice/675919 "2014-01-03T22:43:57Z")
Slate has an article about how many/most restaurants hold the waiter responsible when customers sneak out w/o paying. Are there any Doper/owners out there who care to defend this practice? How can it be so prevalent when… --- ## [So, do you have a New Year's Resolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-you-have-a-new-years-resolution/677507)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-you-have-a-new-years-resolution/677507 "2014-01-03T19:54:19Z")
I know. I am going to lose weight this year. I do it every year, perfectly capable of losing a great deal of weight but I am never able to sustain it for any period of time. Here’s hoping it’s my year. What says you … --- ## [What Is The Rarest English Verb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rarest-english-verb/677376)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rarest-english-verb/677376 "2014-01-03T19:04:43Z")
By “rarest”, I mean the least used. Excluding archaic verbs, what verb has the least use? My guess would be “twiddle”…it doesn’t seem to get much use these days. --- ## [HOA places lien on neighbor's home - what happens next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoa-places-lien-on-neighbors-home-what-happens-next/677743)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoa-places-lien-on-neighbors-home-what-happens-next/677743 "2014-01-03T19:03:13Z")
Question for the board’s legal minds, since IANAL and am curious what happens now. A little backstory: I live in a suburban neighborhood with an active (some would say draconian) HOA. A small group of neighbors decide… --- ## [Does using teledildonics count as infidelity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-using-teledildonics-count-as-infidelity/677544)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-using-teledildonics-count-as-infidelity/677544 "2014-01-03T18:56:46Z")
For those unfamiliar with the term, teledildonics is a technology that allows users to remotely stimulate another person’s privates using robotics. The technology is very much in it’s infancy, however, real products exi… --- ## [Most Vile Things Said by American Politicians in the last ten years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-vile-things-said-by-american-politicians-in-the-last-ten-years/677542)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-vile-things-said-by-american-politicians-in-the-last-ten-years/677542 "2014-01-03T18:11:29Z")
This’ll end well. I’m curious to see what people can come up with as the “most vile thing said” by an American politician in the last ten years. Particularly wondering what has been the “most vile thing said” by a left… --- ## [If you came into a substantial amount of money, would you wait till the next market crash to invest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-came-into-a-substantial-amount-of-money-would-you-wait-till-the-next-market-crash-to-invest/677622)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-came-into-a-substantial-amount-of-money-would-you-wait-till-the-next-market-crash-to-invest/677622 "2014-01-03T16:52:44Z")
Stock market is at a record high. In my life (im 40) i’ve seen 4 times where stock prices plunged and in hindsight would have been a good time to buy. (1987,1997,2001,2008). If you suddenly had say $100,000 and no mort… --- ## [Using Veterans Discounts for cats that will be adopted out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-veterans-discounts-for-cats-that-will-be-adopted-out/677770)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-veterans-discounts-for-cats-that-will-be-adopted-out/677770 "2014-01-03T16:44:48Z")
I do cat rescue and have moved to a different state and am auditing rescue groups. This is a serious thing for me, so I need to be sure that I have found the right one. I like my new group, we think alike on a lot of i… --- ## [Vacations on Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacations-on-facebook/677742)
**Author:** [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacations-on-facebook/677742 "2014-01-03T16:00:52Z")
'Tis the season and my facebook feed is full of people cavorting on vacation. I’m happy about it, I like to live vicariously through my friends vacation pictures, they are having fun and if I am stuck in a 20 below Minn… --- ## [Jelly fish question!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jelly-fish-question/676632)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jelly-fish-question/676632 "2014-01-03T15:31:26Z")
Let’s say you were stung by a jelly fish, (don’t ask), and not maimed so much as have a nasty welt/ sting, that over a day or two stops swelling and stinging. You’re left with three welts that take on the look of a bloo… --- ## [Can dreams be really uninteresting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dreams-be-really-uninteresting/677627)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dreams-be-really-uninteresting/677627 "2014-01-03T15:18:34Z")
I’m not very knowledgeable about dreams but I’m under the impression that they involve compelling situations. Is it possible to dream you have a boring job to do which takes hours? --- ## [is "I'm sorry you felt that way" really as insincere an apology as it's made out to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-im-sorry-you-felt-that-way-really-as-insincere-an-apology-as-its-made-out-to-be/677397)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-im-sorry-you-felt-that-way-really-as-insincere-an-apology-as-its-made-out-to-be/677397 "2014-01-03T03:35:44Z")
Long story short, we were having a long night at work last week, just prior to Christmas (typically the job runs 8:00 - 6:00, but this particular night it was nearing midnight, and there were only about three of us left … --- ## [Thinking of getting a sound bar for my TV...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-getting-a-sound-bar-for-my-tv/677634)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-getting-a-sound-bar-for-my-tv/677634 "2014-01-03T01:06:57Z")
…any recommendations? Leaning towards a 5.1 but might settle for a 2.1 if the price difference is vast and the sound difference is small. Any and all input is appreciated. --- ## [Dog Pooping On Pathways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-pooping-on-pathways/649900)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-pooping-on-pathways/649900 "2014-01-02T21:55:47Z")
It’s an older dog who usually poops in the yard, but has during the colder weather taken to pooping on the pathways including the front pathway to the sidewalk. The dog will even poop outside the front doorway sometimes. … --- ## [Do you think longer life spans make accepting death even harder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-longer-life-spans-make-accepting-death-even-harder/677579)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-longer-life-spans-make-accepting-death-even-harder/677579 "2014-01-02T21:27:34Z")
Medicine has given human and pets much longer life spans. I wonder though if it hurts more losing somebody thats lived a long time? My dad was healthy and active right up to age 84. He’d just come back from an out of st… --- ## [Etiquette when meeting dog owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-when-meeting-dog-owners/677270)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-when-meeting-dog-owners/677270 "2014-01-02T21:27:13Z")
I might be going to a sheltie gathering next week (yaay! shelties!) and I’ve been meaning to ask what are the customs when meeting dog owners. This also applies to people I meet walking their dog. Firstly, how do I know… --- ## [GFCI outlet troubleshooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfci-outlet-troubleshooting/677710)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfci-outlet-troubleshooting/677710 "2014-01-02T21:00:21Z")
The water line in our barn has heat tape and a 100 Watt incandescent bulb which together keep water flowing unless we dip below about 5F. The heat tape is plugged into its own GFCI outlet, which began tripping earlier t… --- ## [Funny labeling on products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-labeling-on-products/677665)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-labeling-on-products/677665 "2014-01-02T20:23:56Z")
I saw a package of cookies with the lettering on the side: Granny’s Cookie Bites How’s that for a double meaning? :eek: And a can of salmon with this enlightening message: CAUTION: CONTAINS SALMON Who’d a thunk it? :… --- ## [Disturbed that Duck Dynasty Phil's \*racism\* is getting overlooked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbed-that-duck-dynasty-phils-racism-is-getting-overlooked/676788)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbed-that-duck-dynasty-phils-racism-is-getting-overlooked/676788 "2014-01-02T20:04:32Z")
Am I the only one that found that part a lot more retrograde and offensive than the stuff about homosexuality? --- ## [Can a Car Blower Motor Be Repaired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-car-blower-motor-be-repaired/677657)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-car-blower-motor-be-repaired/677657 "2014-01-02T19:30:13Z")
I finally tracked down the problem with my car’s defrost system. It is the blower motor-all the other controls (dash control, power relay) check out OK. My proof is the motor will run given a sharp rap to the case. I su… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1168)