# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1179 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1180 --- ## [If you had to start your own business, it would be...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-start-your-own-business-it-would-be/675917)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-start-your-own-business-it-would-be/675917 "2013-12-11T21:35:06Z")
Let’s say you have decided that you simply cannot or will not work in Corporate America (or substitute the country of your choice), and you must start your own business. You can make it anything you want, but let’s try … --- ## [College won't let me enter till my Service Dog "registered" with them. Need Ans. Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-wont-let-me-enter-till-my-service-dog-registered-with-them-need-ans-fast/675569)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-wont-let-me-enter-till-my-service-dog-registered-with-them-need-ans-fast/675569 "2013-12-11T21:12:16Z")
La Guardia Community College, part of City University of New York. College security cop now decides I must register my service dog (license on collar and in wallet; “Service Dog” vest on), or else considered “pet” and n… --- ## [Weather forecasting: Has it always been pretty bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-forecasting-has-it-always-been-pretty-bad/676009)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-forecasting-has-it-always-been-pretty-bad/676009 "2013-12-11T20:55:24Z")
To those who live where it snows, does it just seem like weather forecasting hasn’t evolved enough to predict winter weather with any decent amount of accuracy. Summertime weather seems easier, but in the winter, maybe … --- ## [Telescope opinions and recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telescope-opinions-and-recommendations/676074)
**Author:** [@Kiber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiber)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telescope-opinions-and-recommendations/676074 "2013-12-11T20:17:33Z")
Recently - my kids have been really into space, stars and the planets. And together, they’ve all asked for a telescope for Christmas. However, my extremely limited (and certainly outdated) experience has been that an i… --- ## [Parental Behaviour Scenario: Dealing With the Homeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-behaviour-scenario-dealing-with-the-homeless/675891)
**Author:** [@Chilliwack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chilliwack)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-behaviour-scenario-dealing-with-the-homeless/675891 "2013-12-11T19:33:12Z")
Yesterday I was stopped at a red light, with my toddler in the car seat in back, when a man ran up and started “cleaning” my windshield. I waved him off. He continued. I honked my horn, and waved him off more sternly… --- ## [Estimate the Vitruvian Man's Height and Weight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimate-the-vitruvian-mans-height-and-weight/676095)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimate-the-vitruvian-mans-height-and-weight/676095 "2013-12-11T19:22:01Z")
I suppose it’s difficult to do without anything to compare him against, but my guess is 5’9" and 160. Anyone with more authoritative speculation? --- ## [Are you aware of the used of the term "balling" to mean having sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-aware-of-the-used-of-the-term-balling-to-mean-having-sex/671539)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-aware-of-the-used-of-the-term-balling-to-mean-having-sex/671539 "2013-12-11T18:48:09Z")
This came up today with my 15 yo regarding the slogan his class wants to use on their class t-shirts. The slogan is a play on the teacher’s last name and includes the phrase “balling to the top”. He just thought it was … --- ## [Nothing is boyond our reach!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-boyond-our-reach/675893)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-boyond-our-reach/675893 "2013-12-11T18:25:51Z")
Last week our government sent up this satellite. Whatever one might think of our nation’s intelligence gathering, it boggles the mind that ANYONE could have thought this logo/motto were anything other than a bad idea! --- ## [Best Phone Plan for a Recent College Graduate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-phone-plan-for-a-recent-college-graduate/676020)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-phone-plan-for-a-recent-college-graduate/676020 "2013-12-11T18:06:08Z")
She’s moving off on her own and really doesn’t have any idea of what to get. My phone plan has been covered by my work for over a decade, so I am not educated about this either. I guess the basics are phone, text, and … --- ## [Cheap Warm Gloves: Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-warm-gloves-recommendations/676041)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-warm-gloves-recommendations/676041 "2013-12-11T16:26:14Z")
I just came in from shoveling snow and my fingers are freezing. Any recommendations? Thanks. --- ## [Montblanc ink refills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montblanc-ink-refills/675968)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montblanc-ink-refills/675968 "2013-12-11T14:50:32Z")
I was watching one of those life hacks videos and they suggested something which seemed bizarre to me. They said that ink refill cartridges for pens are often the same size and you can substitute a cartridge designed fo… --- ## [What small-business accounting software would you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-small-business-accounting-software-would-you-recommend/608628)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-small-business-accounting-software-would-you-recommend/608628 "2013-12-11T13:40:56Z")
I’ve been investigating small-business accounting software and thought I’d reach out to the hive-mind that is the Dope for some advice. I’ll describe the business set-up best I can and from that, I’d appreciate your inpu… --- ## [Help me design a history course](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-history-course/675926)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-history-course/675926 "2013-12-11T13:16:23Z")
The TL : DR version is that my wife was suddenly given the assignment for teaching a class on modern history at the private high school where she works here in Taiwan. Somehow I got volunteered to help her design the co… --- ## [What's the point of Santa Claus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-santa-claus/675808)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-santa-claus/675808 "2013-12-11T12:12:45Z")
I’m a parent who’s just spent X amount of time and dollars buying presents for my kid. Why in the world would I tell my kid that some mythical being is responsible? --- ## [Is this true (about alcoholics)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true-about-alcoholics/675776)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true-about-alcoholics/675776 "2013-12-11T10:32:35Z")
I was talking with someone earlier today and they said that amount and time doesn’t matter when it comes to being an alcoholic…but rather consistency. Example: If you have to drink every day, you’re an alcoholic. By the… --- ## [What kind of Xmas tree for you this year (if any)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-xmas-tree-for-you-this-year-if-any/675955)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-xmas-tree-for-you-this-year-if-any/675955 "2013-12-11T06:58:32Z")
My wife and I typically go for a Frasier fir, since it seems ideal for hanging ornaments. The needles are shorter than, say, a Scotch Pine, and less dense than, for instance, a Noble fir. The one we picked this year is… --- ## [Fraternity/sorority dating at American colleges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-sorority-dating-at-american-colleges/675753)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-sorority-dating-at-american-colleges/675753 "2013-12-11T04:02:51Z")
I’ve heard there is a social expectation that only frat guys should go out with sorority girls; and only sorority girls should go out with frat guys. Unaffiliated people are expected to stay away (stick to their own kin… --- ## [The funny injuries thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funny-injuries-thread/676037)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funny-injuries-thread/676037 "2013-12-11T03:29:42Z")
I suspect there has been one or more of these here but my searching couldn’t find them. So, I’ve been walking to work for the last few weeks to try and improve my fitness/lose weight and yesterday I rode my bike to and … --- ## [Recommend me a graphic program for simple ad design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-graphic-program-for-simple-ad-design/376048)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-graphic-program-for-simple-ad-design/376048 "2013-12-11T00:31:58Z")
I need something for the office that will allow me to design simple ads. It needs to: Import and manipulate common image file types as well as allow me to enter text against them. I must be able to save as PDF and oth… --- ## [Your spouse gets a late-night call from a coworker genuine needing rescue. Do you want them to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-spouse-gets-a-late-night-call-from-a-coworker-genuine-needing-rescue-do-you-want-them-to-go/675501)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-spouse-gets-a-late-night-call-from-a-coworker-genuine-needing-rescue-do-you-want-them-to-go/675501 "2013-12-10T23:10:31Z")
Let’s say your spouse has a young coworker, Amy, whom your spouse considers a friend. You’ve met Amy, and you do not believe either she or your spouse has romantic designs on the other. That said, your spouse does talk a… --- ## [help naming a bed & breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-naming-a-bed-breakfast/675846)
**Author:** [@newhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newhere)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-naming-a-bed-breakfast/675846 "2013-12-10T22:31:37Z")
Hey out there, I am opening a bed & breakfast and would love some help coming up with a good name. I saw that a decade ago some folks here came up with some great names for a western/southern/rural theme (Need Help Na… --- ## [Unnecessary words #723: Prideful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnecessary-words-723-prideful/675957)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnecessary-words-723-prideful/675957 "2013-12-10T21:28:05Z")
I remember Dan Conner (TV Show: Roseanne) using this word in his best slack-jawed yokel caricature, but are there good examples (aside from poking fun at hillbillies) where this word works differently or better than “pro… --- ## [Calling Those Who Cover The Gray](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-those-who-cover-the-gray/675674)
**Author:** [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-those-who-cover-the-gray/675674 "2013-12-10T21:10:52Z")
I’ll admit it: I’m an idiot when it comes to hair. I’m maybe 35-40% gray, and my natural color (which was light/medium brown with auburn highlights) has morphed into very very very DARK brown-almost-black. The last ti… --- ## [Why were cars in the 80s so boxy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-cars-in-the-80s-so-boxy/675680)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-cars-in-the-80s-so-boxy/675680 "2013-12-10T18:56:40Z")
In my opinion, spare a few, the 80s was a pretty poor decade for the design of cars ( and a lot of things in general ). The previous decades produced cars that are still influencing design today. What made the 80s, and… --- ## [If someone is wearing just a towel, do they count as naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-is-wearing-just-a-towel-do-they-count-as-naked/675817)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-is-wearing-just-a-towel-do-they-count-as-naked/675817 "2013-12-10T17:46:30Z")
If you see someone and they’re wearing nothing but a towel, would you consider them naked? --- ## [Can I show up at a Catholic Church & just join the congregaton? What's to stop me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-show-up-at-a-catholic-church-just-join-the-congregaton-whats-to-stop-me/675118)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-show-up-at-a-catholic-church-just-join-the-congregaton-whats-to-stop-me/675118 "2013-12-10T17:18:42Z")
Just curious. Can I just go in and just make like a Catholic and join the congregation as long as I have the prayers and rituals down? Are there gatekeepers that will make me prove it? --- ## [Picking The Right WiFi Router](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-the-right-wifi-router/665887)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picking-the-right-wifi-router/665887 "2013-12-10T16:46:35Z")
What do I look for in a router to assure I can cover my whole house with wi-fi? Presently, I do not believe an antenna can be attached to my model to boost its transmitting area. Should I look for a certain wattage rat… --- ## [So I think I need some help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-think-i-need-some-help/643600)
**Author:** [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-think-i-need-some-help/643600 "2013-12-10T15:48:10Z")
I am on a crash course for certain disaster and I need a serious reality check. I am an alcoholic. There is no “I think” anymore. All of my behaviors firmly plant me in the alcoholic category. Sure, I manage to not mis… --- ## [Is this evil parenting or good parenting? Or evil genius? (Using HabitRPG to gamify my son's chores)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-evil-parenting-or-good-parenting-or-evil-genius-using-habitrpg-to-gamify-my-sons-chores/675508)
**Author:** [@all\_timestamps\_displayed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/all_timestamps_displayed)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-evil-parenting-or-good-parenting-or-evil-genius-using-habitrpg-to-gamify-my-sons-chores/675508 "2013-12-10T05:51:45Z")
So I think I’ve stumbled across a genius parenting win: Last night my 4-year-old son brushed his teeth, washed his face, put his laundry away and then this morning he made his bed, washed his face, put his PJ’s away, an… --- ## [People who do exercise regularly but used not ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-do-exercise-regularly-but-used-not/675337)
**Author:** [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-do-exercise-regularly-but-used-not/675337 "2013-12-10T05:18:46Z")
… what motivated you to start? And what kept you going once you had started? I’m 1.4kg from goal. Done it all with diet because I hate exercise. I hate and am hopeless at all forms of sport. In the past I’ve tried going… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1178) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1180)