# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1170 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1171 --- ## [Pink is for girls - a new take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-is-for-girls-a-new-take/676946)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-is-for-girls-a-new-take/676946 "2013-12-30T20:46:16Z")
I’ve heard complaints of little girls toys being pink, all pink. And sort of saying that’s not fair, and if they have a girl they would get the normal colored version. Just thinking today, well last night, about maybe … --- ## [What is it like to be good at the thing that you are good at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-be-good-at-the-thing-that-you-are-good-at/677446)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-be-good-at-the-thing-that-you-are-good-at/677446 "2013-12-30T19:56:00Z")
I’ve recently started doing a bit of study on the mechanics of film, reading up on stuff like camera angles, lighting, transitions etc. and I’m noticing that it’s starting to change the way I approach watching movies. I’… --- ## [Can you help me win an unusual scholarship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-win-an-unusual-scholarship/677490)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-win-an-unusual-scholarship/677490 "2013-12-30T19:07:49Z")
I was recently presented with an offer of admission to a niche executive training program. It seems like a great opportunity but unfortunately the program is rather expensive. The administration has a cool policy where… --- ## [Does anyone have any experience with Effexor or Buspar and are willing to share?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-effexor-or-buspar-and-are-willing-to-share/676865)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-effexor-or-buspar-and-are-willing-to-share/676865 "2013-12-30T18:35:35Z")
Well, it appears that the author of this thread here and of course this poorly thought out, panic attack-induced thread has gone bonkers. About two weeks ago I suffered one of the worst panic attacks of my life. Several… --- ## [Top 5 Sexiest Skills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-sexiest-skills/677152)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-sexiest-skills/677152 "2013-12-30T15:30:58Z")
Inspired by the discussion in this thread, I was wondering what five skills you find most attractive in prospective partners. If possible I’d like to keep this thread about practical skills (such as cooking or DIY, for … --- ## [Don't recall a thread on homeschooling...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-recall-a-thread-on-homeschooling/677154)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-recall-a-thread-on-homeschooling/677154 "2013-12-30T14:59:53Z")
…so here’s one. It’s a controversial topic and people have strong opinions, whether or not they have had personal experience with it. I have not had any personal experience with it, plus I’m an only child and don’t have… --- ## [How To Learned To "Short"Stocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-learned-to-short-stocks/677283)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-learned-to-short-stocks/677283 "2013-12-30T12:43:40Z")
All my life I have been a “buy and hold” investor. this has worked pretty well, but I am attracted by the big money one can make by shortselling stocks. It is dangerous-hence, you need to protect yourself with hedging st… --- ## [Pet peeve: The Play/Pause toggle button](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-the-play-pause-toggle-button/677419)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-the-play-pause-toggle-button/677419 "2013-12-30T04:42:09Z")
Physical devices such as cassette and CD players have had Play/Pause toggle switches for decades. For tape players, the Pause mode kept the head on the tape, which could damage it in the long run; consequently the Pause … --- ## [Help me find a good task app for Windows 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-good-task-app-for-windows-8/677428)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-good-task-app-for-windows-8/677428 "2013-12-29T23:07:48Z")
So, I’m going crazy trying to find an app that’s going to work for me. I don’t think I’m looking for anything special - the problem seems to be I want something too simple. I am a real estate agent, and I need somethin… --- ## [Dealing with sleep inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-sleep-inertia/677203)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-sleep-inertia/677203 "2013-12-29T18:37:37Z")
I wake up in the morning, feeling my body leaden and unwilling to move. My eyelids are heavy and refuse to stay open. Just a few more minutes, I assure myself, and drift off to sleep, only to wake up to realize that a ha… --- ## [Buying an 11 year old Porsche-Good Idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-an-11-year-old-porsche-good-idea/677214)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-an-11-year-old-porsche-good-idea/677214 "2013-12-29T18:36:40Z")
The car is very clean, and has always been garaged. the interior is perfect-still, Boxters tend to be driven hard. The seller is asking 20% below Blue Book-is this a good deal, or will I be bankrupted by repair bills? --- ## [Seroquel. Tell me how it is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seroquel-tell-me-how-it-is/626185)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seroquel-tell-me-how-it-is/626185 "2013-12-29T17:32:05Z")
A few months ago my doctor gave me a prescription to control the racing thoughts. My racing thoughts are variable. Sometimes they are “loud” but accompanied by sense of contentment and peace, and sometimes they are lou… --- ## [I'm going to start P90X. Any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-start-p90x-any-advice/657500)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-start-p90x-any-advice/657500 "2013-12-29T17:12:46Z")
FWIW, I’m 21, and outside of my job - which is physically intensive - I’ve been living a relatively sedentary life for the past three years or so, when I moved into a new place and had to ditch my workout routine. Now, … --- ## [Logo rebranding--why do so many companies go through this process so often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logo-rebranding-why-do-so-many-companies-go-through-this-process-so-often/677220)
**Author:** [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logo-rebranding-why-do-so-many-companies-go-through-this-process-so-often/677220 "2013-12-29T16:41:56Z")
A colleague of mine at another company complained to me recently that the “learned consultant demigods” were recommending another logo rebranding. I’ve been lucky enough to avoid this process in the past at my company, … --- ## [Southern Utah Road Trip in May - what to see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-utah-road-trip-in-may-what-to-see/673671)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-utah-road-trip-in-may-what-to-see/673671 "2013-12-29T16:18:24Z")
My sister and I are planning a road trip to Southern Utah early next May. Besides the obvious Bryce, Zion and the other national parks, are there some things dopers recommend that we absolutely shouldn’t miss? Bear in mi… --- ## [You Be The Judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-be-the-judge/677310)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-be-the-judge/677310 "2013-12-29T15:38:18Z")
We were planning a Lego party for our son. One activity was seeing how many pennies one could float in a Lego boat. In the event of a tie, would the winner be the one with the lightest boat (i.e., being amazed such a l… --- ## [Christmas money needs spending, should I get...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-money-needs-spending-should-i-get/677224)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-money-needs-spending-should-i-get/677224 "2013-12-29T04:20:21Z")
I have some X-mas money burning a hole in my pocket, it needs spending, I’ve narrowed my options to two very opposite items; Option 1; Kindle Paperwhite I’ve wanted to add a kindle to my e-book arsenal for a while, but… --- ## [Flooding ERs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flooding-ers/677375)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flooding-ers/677375 "2013-12-29T00:08:21Z")
What would happen if masses of uninsured people started flooding emergency rooms? I know that many ERs receive non-emergeny patients, with and without insurance, and I know this is a problem for many of them. I also kn… --- ## [Walking away from dysfunctional family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-away-from-dysfunctional-family/677367)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-away-from-dysfunctional-family/677367 "2013-12-28T23:10:03Z")
I know there are other threads on this but I haven’t been able to find any so far. I’ve spent the last week in shock and grief about the reality that I have to walk away from my horrible family. People say you’ll feel be… --- ## [Dopers affected by cut in unemployment benefits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-affected-by-cut-in-unemployment-benefits/677374)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-affected-by-cut-in-unemployment-benefits/677374 "2013-12-28T22:07:50Z")
A one-year extension to emergency unemployment benefits expired at midnight on Dec. 28. The article says 1.3 million people will be impacted. I’m curious how they’re going to fare. I expect a lot of minimum wage posit… --- ## [How much, if at all, do you trust the police where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-if-at-all-do-you-trust-the-police-where-you-live/676676)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-if-at-all-do-you-trust-the-police-where-you-live/676676 "2013-12-28T21:52:30Z")
Suggested by a recent incident in Memphis in which a young man was arrested and held in jail by police for 64 on a felony murder charge after the police coerced a confession from him. Poll in a moment. When answering, b… --- ## [Natural childbirth methods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-childbirth-methods/677229)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-childbirth-methods/677229 "2013-12-28T21:19:18Z")
So it’s still very early (six weeks today!) but I’m trying to do some research on our local childbirth options. Unfortunately, our only local freestanding birth center seems to have been legislated out of existence, and… --- ## [Sympathy VS Empathy - I don't get it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-vs-empathy-i-dont-get-it/676950)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-vs-empathy-i-dont-get-it/676950 "2013-12-28T17:50:30Z")
A friend posted this link on facebook: I watched it and don’t quite understand it. They seem to be saying that sympathy as opposed to empathy is a bad thing while I don’t see how they are contradictory eg: … --- ## [Reporting an unfit driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-an-unfit-driver/677358)
**Author:** [@Tess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-an-unfit-driver/677358 "2013-12-28T17:18:45Z")
At a get-together last week a casual acquaintance mentioned he’d damaged his car because he’d “had another spell,” blacked out for a moment and struck his trash cans. :eek: Apparently he has a medical condition that cau… --- ## [Why do I do this this? \[Type the same words twice\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-do-this-this-type-the-same-words-twice/676819)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-do-this-this-type-the-same-words-twice/676819 "2013-12-28T15:35:05Z")
I tend to type the same words twice twice, even though I try really hard not to. I have no idea why I do this. It’s my besetting sin as a writer, and it frustrates the hell out of me. I’m especially prone to typing “t… --- ## [Doctor brands his initials into patient's liver "w/ argon gas": how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-brands-his-initials-into-patients-liver-w-argon-gas-how/677131)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-brands-his-initials-into-patients-liver-w-argon-gas-how/677131 "2013-12-28T10:43:23Z")
See subject. Article doesn’t explain how it’s done. Any ideas? Also, Merry Christmas. --- ## [Opinions of master/dr Zhi Gang Sha is he a cult leader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-master-dr-zhi-gang-sha-is-he-a-cult-leader/677281)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-master-dr-zhi-gang-sha-is-he-a-cult-leader/677281 "2013-12-28T05:36:59Z")
Back story is that one of my Friends daughter is involved somehow with this Zhi Gang Sha dude/dudes/organisation and she is weepily (and at this point drunkily) going on about the terrible cult she is involved with. So h… --- ## [So who else doesn't get Christmas bonuses from their employer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-doesnt-get-christmas-bonuses-from-their-employer/677208)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-doesnt-get-christmas-bonuses-from-their-employer/677208 "2013-12-28T04:33:02Z")
My hospital doesn’t, and hasn’t as long as I’ve been here (5 years). But hey, we’re told we should be happy because we just opened a brand-new, state-of-the-art PICU! :frowning: --- ## [Could medical info be kept secret in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-medical-info-be-kept-secret-in-this-situation/677315)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-medical-info-be-kept-secret-in-this-situation/677315 "2013-12-28T04:32:24Z")
Hey all, Well, it’s time for another question for a fictional scenario in my book! And everyone here is SO smart… I just KNOW that somebody will know the answer. :slight\_smile: Here’s the situation: The main character… --- ## [Anyone using FreshBooks? \[accounting software advice sought\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-freshbooks-accounting-software-advice-sought/677338)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-freshbooks-accounting-software-advice-sought/677338 "2013-12-28T04:09:08Z")
I need to get some accounting software. I’ve been doing it old skool - ledgers and pencil. But I’m spending too much time on it and having trouble keeping up with receivables. I have a design/handyman business. I have a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1169) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1171)