# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1175 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1176 --- ## [Guys, did you propose on one knee? (But I want to hear from everyone)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-did-you-propose-on-one-knee-but-i-want-to-hear-from-everyone/675656)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-did-you-propose-on-one-knee-but-i-want-to-hear-from-everyone/675656 "2013-12-19T17:47:45Z")
Just curious who does that now or if anyone ever really did. I figure with such a wide variety of ages of dopers we’d get an interesting range of responses. Women, did/would you expect such a thing? Respect such a thi… --- ## [Surviving a freefall inside an elevator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-a-freefall-inside-an-elevator/676486)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-a-freefall-inside-an-elevator/676486 "2013-12-19T13:50:19Z")
One among my dizzying array of childhood fears was the fear of being trapped in a falling elevator. As an adult the morbid fear is gone but the curiosity remains: if I am trapped in an elevator whose cables have snapped … --- ## [New and Improved Health Care Website - A Must See](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-improved-health-care-website-a-must-see/672712)
**Author:** [@irontaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irontaser)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-improved-health-care-website-a-must-see/672712 "2013-12-19T13:42:59Z")
Attention fellow Americans. Finally, the healthcare website issues have been resolved. All you have to do is hit “APPLY NOW”. oh… wait…:mad: http://newhealthcaregov.com/ (parody site… check it out and share your thoug… --- ## [What form of politics do you back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-form-of-politics-do-you-back/676708)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-form-of-politics-do-you-back/676708 "2013-12-19T12:23:38Z")
What political party do you back? --- ## [Are there an equal amount of bisexual/homosexual women as there are men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-an-equal-amount-of-bisexual-homosexual-women-as-there-are-men/676569)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-an-equal-amount-of-bisexual-homosexual-women-as-there-are-men/676569 "2013-12-19T08:45:47Z")
…and if either sex tips the scale in having more bisexual, or having more homosexual people, why do you think that is? I thought I once read on these boards that there were more bisexual women, and more gay men. I don’… --- ## [Harold Camping Dies at 92](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harold-camping-dies-at-92/676698)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harold-camping-dies-at-92/676698 "2013-12-19T08:17:42Z")
This is the guy who predicted the world would come to an end in the spring of 2012, because “The Bible Guarantees It.” I always had a soft spot for that goofy old bloke. He had more honor than a hell of a lot of his br… --- ## [How often do you look up words you don't know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-look-up-words-you-dont-know/676040)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-look-up-words-you-dont-know/676040 "2013-12-19T08:05:04Z")
If you’re reading a novel for fun, how often will you look up words you don’t understand? Every word? Words that are essential to understanding the sentence? Or only when you’re in the mood to look up words? --- ## [Best Ipod Touch or Iphone Ebook reader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ipod-touch-or-iphone-ebook-reader/610039)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ipod-touch-or-iphone-ebook-reader/610039 "2013-12-19T04:31:40Z")
I have an Ipod touch and want a good Ebook reader. Requirements(desires, anyway) are: It allows storage of the ebooks on the Ipod itself. No online connection required to read them. I guess this is possible? Itunes mu… --- ## [Multiple models of medicine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-models-of-medicine/676102)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-models-of-medicine/676102 "2013-12-19T03:29:59Z")
Disclaimer: I don’t expect you to be a doctor. I think some of you have nursing or related experience and I’m particularly interested in those opinions. In any case, though, I’m not going to be taking names or using an… --- ## [Just For Fun: Predict Rush's spin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-predict-rushs-spin/676086)
**Author:** [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-predict-rushs-spin/676086 "2013-12-19T02:53:42Z")
Lamar Alexander (R)'s Chief of Staff is under investigation for allegedly having child porn on his computer. Alexander already put him on unpaid leave and issued a statement expressing his disappointment etc. The questi… --- ## [Boy-boy exception to monogamy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-boy-exception-to-monogamy/676350)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-boy-exception-to-monogamy/676350 "2013-12-19T01:38:31Z")
Inspired by this thread. Women, if you caught your SO experimenting with another man, would you be more or less upset than if you caught him with another woman? I think there may be a cultural double standard, where ex… --- ## [Getting specific: what to get in a table saw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-specific-what-to-get-in-a-table-saw/676380)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-specific-what-to-get-in-a-table-saw/676380 "2013-12-18T23:04:28Z")
Just learned that I have between $400 and $600 to spend on a piece of equipment—which means I can take advantage of a holiday sale if I can find one. Putting together answers from the ‘what next’ thread and the ‘tool bra… --- ## ["Christmas Jammies" video.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-jammies-video/676570)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-jammies-video/676570 "2013-12-18T21:03:37Z")
Link So what’s your opinion of it. Yeah, the kids are cute, but maybe I’m really jaded and cynical, maybe it’s jealousy because I find watching these people the equivelant to getting my fingers smashed in a car door. M… --- ## [When did saying "Balls!" to express one's exasperation become a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-saying-balls-to-express-ones-exasperation-become-a-thing/676204)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-saying-balls-to-express-ones-exasperation-become-a-thing/676204 "2013-12-18T20:54:23Z")
I was watching an episode of The Goldbergs. If you don’t already know, this is a sitcom that is supposed to take place sometime in the 80’s. In the episode, something unfortunate happens to one of the kids in the show. H… --- ## [The news Excitedly reporting SNL is adding a "Black" Cast member. Isn't that a bit insulting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-excitedly-reporting-snl-is-adding-a-black-cast-member-isnt-that-a-bit-insulting/676293)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-excitedly-reporting-snl-is-adding-a-black-cast-member-isnt-that-a-bit-insulting/676293 "2013-12-18T20:49:14Z")
I remember headlines like this 35 years ago as various institutions rushed to fill their token black quotas. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/snl-plans-add-black-female-cast-member-21202070 Have we regre… --- ## [Who has better orgasms? Men or women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-better-orgasms-men-or-women/676128)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-better-orgasms-men-or-women/676128 "2013-12-18T20:13:47Z")
Who has better orgasms, climax’s, release of sexual frustrations? Men or women? I think men have a stronger release with the ejaculation of sperm being a sign of pent up physical and psychological emotions, but hey I’… --- ## [Pre-Mid life Crisis. Need suggestions for my planned trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-mid-life-crisis-need-suggestions-for-my-planned-trip/676664)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-mid-life-crisis-need-suggestions-for-my-planned-trip/676664 "2013-12-18T18:25:54Z")
One of the items on my “bucket list” is driving through a desert to see a sunrise or sunset. In March, the Philadelphia Soul of the AFL is playing the Arizona Rattlers in Phoenix and this seems like a great chance to cro… --- ## [How long do you have to have diarreha before you'll take Immodium? Tmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-have-to-have-diarreha-before-youll-take-immodium-tmi/595463)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-have-to-have-diarreha-before-youll-take-immodium-tmi/595463 "2013-12-18T17:37:31Z")
Just curious. I’ve been peeing out of my brown eye for about 24hrs now and am about to cave in and medicate. I hate taking it though because once it stops me up it REALLY takes a while to unclog the pipes back to normalc… --- ## [Best mobile phone set.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-mobile-phone-set/676572)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-mobile-phone-set/676572 "2013-12-18T15:20:55Z")
Best in relative terms, it’s quality, reliability etc. Obviously you cannot compare a modern Smartphone and a 1990s Motorola directly. My choice? Nokia 3310. Stylish. Rugged. Long battery life. It’s like the DC3 of mobi… --- ## [Name change request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change-request/676414)
**Author:** [@Man\_from\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_from_Mars)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change-request/676414 "2013-12-18T13:59:24Z")
Hi. A couple of years ago, I started to consider changing my name here and went through an entire rigmarole about what is the best name to change to, as if it was going to be tattooed on my face. A lot of people just adv… --- ## [Why are people still buying tank water heaters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-buying-tank-water-heaters/676413)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-buying-tank-water-heaters/676413 "2013-12-18T12:40:32Z")
I don’t get why there is even still a market for tank-based water heaters. On-demand heaters use less energy, take up almost no space, are less expensive and never run out. Why on earth would someone who needs a new wa… --- ## [Jewish Dopers: what holidays do you observe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-what-holidays-do-you-observe/676386)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-what-holidays-do-you-observe/676386 "2013-12-18T11:45:21Z")
I was looking at this list of Jewish religious holidays and wondered “does the typical Jewish really observe all these days”? Obviously I know Passover is celebrated more than Shavuot, so there’s got to be some differen… --- ## [Your favorite final words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-final-words/675739)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-final-words/675739 "2013-12-18T08:21:00Z")
What’s your favorite famous last words that a notable person in history is known to have said? Mine is: “Thomas Jefferson still survives.” – John Adams, 4 July 1826 Optional: What do you hope your own final words will … --- ## [I'm starting to go bald, and it makes me feel like a worse person.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-go-bald-and-it-makes-me-feel-like-a-worse-person/676201)
**Author:** [@Neo-Calredic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neo-Calredic)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-go-bald-and-it-makes-me-feel-like-a-worse-person/676201 "2013-12-18T07:48:51Z")
At almost 37, I have a slowly-expanding but unmistakeably thin patch forming at the back of my head, and my hair overall is getting noticeably (to me) thinner than it was just a few years back. I have really dark hair, … --- ## [Pick my new hairstyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-new-hairstyle/676012)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-my-new-hairstyle/676012 "2013-12-18T06:51:20Z")
I will be getting my hair cut later this week. I have thick straight fine hair(it doesn’t look it in this picture but that’s because I had just woken up and hadn’t brushed it yet). I generally keep it past my shoulders a… --- ## [Brand Name Window Mfgs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-name-window-mfgs/676614)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-name-window-mfgs/676614 "2013-12-18T06:41:15Z")
Besides Pella, what other big names are there in windows??? I need some recommendations. I could Google, but it would not give me a feel for who’s who. I need the human touch that the SD offer! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Netflix should allow downloading streamed vids. I never get them in HD.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-should-allow-downloading-streamed-vids-i-never-get-them-in-hd/676533)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-should-allow-downloading-streamed-vids-i-never-get-them-in-hd/676533 "2013-12-18T05:39:06Z")
Oh, I can get HD if I want to watch TV shows at six in the morning, but at night, when everyone else is streaming, too, I cannot. I’m fed up with Netflix, but what else am I going to do? In addition to streaming, I lik… --- ## [What platform do you use to watch new release movies in your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platform-do-you-use-to-watch-new-release-movies-in-your-home/676580)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platform-do-you-use-to-watch-new-release-movies-in-your-home/676580 "2013-12-18T05:21:45Z")
Poll to follow. There are numerous ways to watch new release movies in your home these days. What method do you normally use? Buy the physical DVD/Blu-ray disc and add it to my library. Buy the movie on a digital pla… --- ## [Why are so many US Presidents left handed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-us-presidents-left-handed/676398)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-us-presidents-left-handed/676398 "2013-12-18T04:22:51Z")
This has always intrigued me and I have yet to hear an explanation that sounds plausible. Approximately 10% of the population at large is left handed, but 7 out of the past 15 US Presidents are/were left handed or ambide… --- ## [Waiting to hear about a job interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-to-hear-about-a-job-interview/676493)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-to-hear-about-a-job-interview/676493 "2013-12-18T03:32:06Z")
I applied for a different job, for which I have the qualifications for (at least the one’s they listed on their website). There is a new business being built nearby and a applied for a job as a shift supervisor. I am not… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1174) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1176)