# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1180 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1181 --- ## [How do YOU keep your social security card intact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-social-security-card-intact/675486)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-social-security-card-intact/675486 "2013-12-10T03:19:47Z")
Of course, if you still know where it is (you’d be surprised by how many people don’t know!) My card, despite saying on the back, “This card is invalid if laminated”, is laminated. My parents did it, long before I ever … --- ## [Walking/Running shoes (Wide Width)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-running-shoes-wide-width/637407)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-running-shoes-wide-width/637407 "2013-12-09T22:23:17Z")
I’ve been wearing New Balance for quite awhile but I’m having issues with their quality as well as the model that I like was discontinued. Realistically, though, do I have any other choice because I need supportive shoe… --- ## [should I tip a "personal trainer" at a gym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tip-a-personal-trainer-at-a-gym/415943)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tip-a-personal-trainer-at-a-gym/415943 "2013-12-09T21:10:46Z")
Several months ago I signed up at my health club/gym for a series of training sessions (25 of them) with a Personal Trainer. Overall I have found it a positive experience, I have learned several new exercises, corrected… --- ## [ObamaCare and the young adult question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-and-the-young-adult-question/670879)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-and-the-young-adult-question/670879 "2013-12-09T18:43:01Z")
One of the hinges for the success of ObamaCare, at least as I am reading it, is for the young and healthy to buy into the new system and sign up for ObamaCare in quite substantial numbers. This is, of course, to increas… --- ## [terminology question: "Trans-gender" or "trans-gendered" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-question-trans-gender-or-trans-gendered/675839)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-question-trans-gender-or-trans-gendered/675839 "2013-12-09T18:36:25Z")
Could folks help me out with a terminology question, please? I was working on a document a while ago and I used the term “trans-gendered”. One of my colleagues said she thought the trans community prefers the term “tra… --- ## [How much inappropriate banter goes on at your work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-inappropriate-banter-goes-on-at-your-work/675576)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-inappropriate-banter-goes-on-at-your-work/675576 "2013-12-09T18:34:47Z")
Cuz’ they be talk’n crazy at my place! :smiley: Not that I’m complaining. It doesn’t bother me, I find it makes a rather interesting place to work actually. --- ## ["How long is forever?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-forever/668478)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-forever/668478 "2013-12-09T17:54:19Z")
asked Alice. “Sometimes, just one second,” replied White Rabbit. What does this mean to you? \[ETA: Mods, feel free to move this to Cafe Society since it regards a Lewis Carroll book.\] --- ## [Should I get my gallbladder out today, or wait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-my-gallbladder-out-today-or-wait/675467)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-my-gallbladder-out-today-or-wait/675467 "2013-12-09T17:49:12Z")
I’m in the hospital. Went to ER yesterday with abdominal pain, and after ultrasound and blood work, have a gallbladder stone and some inflammation and mild infection. Two IV antibiotics overnight with fluids, and fasted … --- ## [Teenager taken away from parents by hospital a year ago. Accused of "over medicalizing" her](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenager-taken-away-from-parents-by-hospital-a-year-ago-accused-of-over-medicalizing-her/675733)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenager-taken-away-from-parents-by-hospital-a-year-ago-accused-of-over-medicalizing-her/675733 "2013-12-09T17:11:49Z")
This bizarre tale hardly seems possible. Is there more context that would explain how the hospital justifies its actions? Another story link with pic here --- ## [Does anyone else dislike office parties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-office-parties/43097)
**Author:** [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-office-parties/43097 "2013-12-09T16:53:25Z")
Sometimes I think I’m the only one who can’t stand 'em (besides my father, who is just a misanthrope). I’ve been at my current job for three months, and this Friday is the great-big-super-duper-happy-everyone-loves-it Ho… --- ## [Anyone stopped celebrating birthdays (or Christmas). How did that go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-stopped-celebrating-birthdays-or-christmas-how-did-that-go/675788)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-stopped-celebrating-birthdays-or-christmas-how-did-that-go/675788 "2013-12-09T16:44:49Z")
I was wondering\* today what would happen if I told my family that I just don’t want to celebrate or in any way mark my future birthdays, or indeed, how they would react if I said I wanted to opt out of Christmas. Then I… --- ## [Why do people assume that technology is making people dumber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-assume-that-technology-is-making-people-dumber/675857)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-assume-that-technology-is-making-people-dumber/675857 "2013-12-09T16:09:06Z")
I don’t get this. But for whatever reason a lot of people seem to believe in this myth that technology is making people stupider. Many people complain that our TV shows or other advanced technology are dumbing down our s… --- ## [Hotel help, London March 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-help-london-march-2014/675856)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-help-london-march-2014/675856 "2013-12-09T12:07:01Z")
Holy $$$$, London hotels are expensive! I’m trying to find a place near Covent Garden, Soho, or the West End for under US $200 a night. Is this an impossible dream? Are there other areas of London that I should consider… --- ## [How does this help a toothache?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-help-a-toothache/658951)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-help-a-toothache/658951 "2013-12-09T06:06:31Z")
It’s sort of a cliche in cartoons and especially early films- a person suffering from a toothache will have a bandage wrapped around his head, under his jaw and knotted on the top of his head. What was that all about? I … --- ## [Veterans - still got your dog tags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-still-got-your-dog-tags/675289)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-still-got-your-dog-tags/675289 "2013-12-09T05:56:33Z")
I was going through some of my dads stuff this holiday weekend. His keys, billfold, and glasses were still on the table where he always put them. He died a couple years ago. Inside his key case he had his Navy Dog tag. … --- ## [Website for map outlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-for-map-outlines/675806)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-for-map-outlines/675806 "2013-12-09T04:51:53Z")
I’m interested in a website kind of like google maps, but which lets me get maps just as outlines, with no other detail. So if I wanted to get just the outline of Japan, I’d just scroll around the world to Japan, and end… --- ## [Lithium Oratate ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lithium-oratate/675842)
**Author:** [@Rattle\_and\_Hum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattle_and_Hum)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lithium-oratate/675842 "2013-12-09T04:18:54Z")
Any experiences good or bad would be appreciated? It was recommended to me as an anti-depressant and mind ‘sharpener’. SSRIs haven’t helped over the years as the side affects have always outweighed any benefits. My conc… --- ## [Goin' to Jamaica mon - what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goin-to-jamaica-mon-what-to-do/675690)
**Author:** [@Kalea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalea)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goin-to-jamaica-mon-what-to-do/675690 "2013-12-09T03:31:37Z")
For our yearly trek to the sun, Husbandito and I are headed to Jamaica. I could happily sit on the beach and read all week, but he gets bored after a couple of days and wants to be able to do stuff. We both enjoy snork… --- ## [Best tablet with detachable keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tablet-with-detachable-keyboard/675803)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tablet-with-detachable-keyboard/675803 "2013-12-09T00:35:10Z")
Hey all, So my sister wants to buy me a new tablet/laptop/whatever for Christmas. :slight\_smile: I really just need the cheapest thing. This is going to be used almost 100% for nothing more than word processing. (All of… --- ## [Working with OCD/Passive-Aggressive Control Freaks...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-with-ocd-passive-aggressive-control-freaks/675816)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-with-ocd-passive-aggressive-control-freaks/675816 "2013-12-08T19:27:59Z")
I am not looking for advice. I’ve figured out how to deal with my little bundle of joy. But since misery loves company, I’m hoping for some good tales from others. My particular individual is, in my opinion, in need o… --- ## [Woodworkers and DIYers, what tool should I buy next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworkers-and-diyers-what-tool-should-i-buy-next/675477)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworkers-and-diyers-what-tool-should-i-buy-next/675477 "2013-12-08T18:39:01Z")
I have about a week to spend between $300 and $500 on something for my burgeoning workshop. In terms of interest, I’m more often doing household repairs/kludges than furniture-building, though I do enjoy making things. … --- ## [Where Would The Barack Obama Presidential Library Be Located?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-the-barack-obama-presidential-library-be-located/675820)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-the-barack-obama-presidential-library-be-located/675820 "2013-12-08T16:46:02Z")
Looking ahead, it is only 3 years away! Where would such a library be located? and, what architectural style would it be in? Have the WH staff been cataloging stuff for it now? I’d like to see the NSA portion of the … --- ## [Our 19th-Century Math and Science Curriculum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-19th-century-math-and-science-curriculum/673450)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-19th-century-math-and-science-curriculum/673450 "2013-12-08T13:28:42Z")
Those of us who teach math are used to hearing two things when we inform anyone of our profession: “I hated math when I was in school” and “I was no good at math when I was in school.” Sometimes both. I sympathize. Ma… --- ## [Memorial Bricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-bricks/675681)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-bricks/675681 "2013-12-08T11:44:41Z")
So with my annual check to one of my preferred charities, I get the option of getting a memorial brick out front. The amount was pretty minimal - $100 - so I don’t feel a huge commitment to take this entirely seriously. … --- ## [Would y’all like to be in my porn film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-y-all-like-to-be-in-my-porn-film/675427)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-y-all-like-to-be-in-my-porn-film/675427 "2013-12-08T08:11:38Z")
Here’s the dilio, yo. I am making a mega-budget blockbuster film about lust among the Intertube geeks. It’s called The Sphincter of Our Heart’s Content. Casting call is open to any Doper with more than 100 posts. Pretty … --- ## [Multi-colored or White Christmas lights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-colored-or-white-christmas-lights/675598)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-colored-or-white-christmas-lights/675598 "2013-12-08T07:36:11Z")
What is your preference for the Christmas tree? Growing up we had a room that my mom decorated with white lights, it was “her” Christmas room so to speak that she loved to decorate. Downstairs in the family room, we ha… --- ## [Mental Floss recently asked "What Everyday Behaviors Will Seem Crazy in 50 Years?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-floss-recently-asked-what-everyday-behaviors-will-seem-crazy-in-50-years/675692)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-floss-recently-asked-what-everyday-behaviors-will-seem-crazy-in-50-years/675692 "2013-12-08T07:01:05Z")
You know kind of like how you went to the local drug store to buy cocaine, smoked when you were pregnant, etc. What cha got? --- ## [Your past vehicles- FAVORITE? LEAST?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-past-vehicles-favorite-least/675555)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-past-vehicles-favorite-least/675555 "2013-12-08T04:36:20Z")
I’ve read some very interesting stories in response to my topic discussing the first NEW car you ever bought. Now I have another vehicle-related topic for discussion that may prove even more interesting….actually, it’s … --- ## [What Myers-Briggs typs are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-myers-briggs-typs-are-you/574433)
**Author:** [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-myers-briggs-typs-are-you/574433 "2013-12-08T03:26:08Z")
Based upon a thread from a few years ago, I thought I’d put this into a poll format so people could see the results at a glance. It has been something I’ve been thinking about for a while and it might explain why people … --- ## [How much food does it to get massively obese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-food-does-it-to-get-massively-obese/675583)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-food-does-it-to-get-massively-obese/675583 "2013-12-08T02:43:08Z")
TLC had a show on this 1100 lb lady. She confessed to killing her sister’s kid by rolling on them. Ever wonder how much food it must require to get that huge? Are they basically eating non-stop every waking moment? She w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1179) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1181)