# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1184 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1185 --- ## [Go on, give me some life advice. You know you want to.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-on-give-me-some-life-advice-you-know-you-want-to/674781)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-on-give-me-some-life-advice-you-know-you-want-to/674781 "2013-12-02T23:19:25Z")
TL;DR - I’m considering abandoning a relatively successful career in consultancy and plans to start a business with a friend to go back and do a PhD in a couple of years, when I’ll be 36. Crazy plan or not? This could b… --- ## [If I could take your brain and stick it in a pickle jar, would you still be conscious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-could-take-your-brain-and-stick-it-in-a-pickle-jar-would-you-still-be-conscious/675143)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-could-take-your-brain-and-stick-it-in-a-pickle-jar-would-you-still-be-conscious/675143 "2013-12-02T21:37:50Z")
Assuming one was somehow able to keep the brain alive once it was in the pickle jar. What would happen? Would you be in a perceptual dream like state? Is our conscious just the product of our five senses? --- ## [What type of refrigerator do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-refrigerator-do-you-have/675076)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-refrigerator-do-you-have/675076 "2013-12-02T21:22:10Z")
The big, cool guy in your kitchen. What’s he like? --- ## ['splain Black Friday to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splain-black-friday-to-me/675102)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splain-black-friday-to-me/675102 "2013-12-02T20:52:52Z")
No set up, it all boils down to this: I can’t imagine how much money I’d have to save in order to justify standing in line for hours in the cold waiting for a store to open. I don’t personally know anyone who’s gotten, … --- ## [Why Are Bayonet Base Lightbulbs Uncommon in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bayonet-base-lightbulbs-uncommon-in-the-usa/675294)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bayonet-base-lightbulbs-uncommon-in-the-usa/675294 "2013-12-02T19:14:00Z")
A while back, I purchased some ceiling light fixtures-they were purchased by a local electric utility as an energy-saving program. When the bulbs burned out, I had to buy replacements-bayonet base CFLs cost 4-5 times wh… --- ## [My mother is delusional and my father is enabling her.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-is-delusional-and-my-father-is-enabling-her/629429)
**Author:** [@Ecamp1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ecamp1)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-is-delusional-and-my-father-is-enabling-her/629429 "2013-12-02T17:54:18Z")
I just need to share this story. I want any and all opinions and/or ideas of what i could do to improve the situation. My parents, who have been married for 44 years, are very old fashioned and were quite strict with me… --- ## [The Appalachian Trail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-appalachian-trail/427598)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-appalachian-trail/427598 "2013-12-02T16:15:22Z")
I’m currently reading A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson and a truly fascinating and funny book it is., for that matter all of his books are. It got me to wondering if any of you Americans have walked any or part of th… --- ## [Rheumatoid arthritis - advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rheumatoid-arthritis-advice/654167)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rheumatoid-arthritis-advice/654167 "2013-12-02T14:37:13Z")
I’ve just been sort of diagnosed with this. I say sort of because there’s always a chance it’s something else until I get my first appt with a rheumatologist, but I have rheumatoid factor in my blood and very frequent se… --- ## [Need help with chosing paint colors for room.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-chosing-paint-colors-for-room/651854)
**Author:** [@cncdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cncdad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-chosing-paint-colors-for-room/651854 "2013-03-04T13:30:49Z")
OK, figured where better to ask for help than on the dope. I am painting our family room and have no clue how to choose the right colors. Colors because one half of the room will be one color and the other half a differe… --- ## [Blu-Ray player recommendations please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-player-recommendations-please/675110)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-player-recommendations-please/675110 "2013-12-02T11:58:05Z")
I’ve been thinking of getting a Blu-ray player for a while now, and with Cyber Monday approaching (or perhaps I’ll wait for after Christmas) I may want to pull the trigger. Here are my priorities: Built-in WiFi - I don’… --- ## [Does Anyone Else Find Podcasting As Irritating As All Heck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-podcasting-as-irritating-as-all-heck/674699)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-podcasting-as-irritating-as-all-heck/674699 "2013-12-02T08:07:47Z")
Maybe I’m just old fashioned but I like plain old text for gathering most information. I’ve tried listening to podcasts and I just find the format irritating. I can read sooooo much faster than people can talk intellig… --- ## [The annual What To Get For Nieces And Nephews thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annual-what-to-get-for-nieces-and-nephews-thread/675208)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annual-what-to-get-for-nieces-and-nephews-thread/675208 "2013-12-02T02:45:06Z")
My aunt’s grandchildren are, for all intents and purposes, my nieces and nephews. And they need Christmas gifts. I’m looking in the $5 - $10 range. Here are the kids: Boys, 6 and 7. Home schooled. Older one has anger ma… --- ## [Should I Go to Dragon\*Con?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-dragon-con/653171)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-dragon-con/653171 "2013-12-02T00:21:03Z")
There’s an attempted boycott of DragonCon this year for ties with a cofounder who turned out to be a child molester, and is using his shares for legal maneuvering. DragonCon responded by saying they’ve attempted to sever… --- ## [Achievements never finish in life :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/achievements-never-finish-in-life/675240)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/achievements-never-finish-in-life/675240 "2013-12-01T23:57:53Z")
Each new answer provokes additional questions. Each fresh discovery uncovers further complications. Every accomplishment leads to further problems. It never stops. Achievements to accomplished never stop. Primary sch… --- ## [Some troubleshooting help with this new TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-troubleshooting-help-with-this-new-tv/675094)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-troubleshooting-help-with-this-new-tv/675094 "2013-12-01T23:28:21Z")
Alright, so maybe this isn’t the best board to post this q’ on, but it’s the only one in which I’m still active to begin with, so here it goes… After spending more time than I’d care to admit in line yesterday, I manage… --- ## [Does anyone have any diet pill success stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-diet-pill-success-stories/493849)
**Author:** [@olpeculiar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/olpeculiar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-diet-pill-success-stories/493849 "2009-04-22T03:13:42Z")
Following an involved discussion between Mrs Peculiar and I, we agreed to disagree about the effectiveness of over-the-counter diet pills. I’m pretty skeptical about their usefulness, either short-term or long-term. Sh… --- ## [Tips for a Jewish Funeral Newbie--Need answer quick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-jewish-funeral-newbie-need-answer-quick/675213)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-jewish-funeral-newbie-need-answer-quick/675213 "2013-12-01T21:21:30Z")
The grandmother of Hallgirl1’s boyfriend has died and the funeral will be tomorrow (Monday). Since the boyfriend and Hallgirl1 are pretty serious (they’re living together and the families have all met, etc.), I will be a… --- ## [What will be the major topics in a class on thw 2000's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-major-topics-in-a-class-on-thw-2000s/675119)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-major-topics-in-a-class-on-thw-2000s/675119 "2013-12-01T21:00:25Z")
At my college, in the American Studies dept, there are classes on each decade of the 20th c. 100 years from now, what events will be taught about the aughts? --- ## [Two kudoi and a raspberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-kudoi-and-a-raspberry/675223)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-kudoi-and-a-raspberry/675223 "2013-12-01T18:49:03Z")
The first kudos to an optometrist. I have been having problems with an eye (started with a detached retina and downhill from there) and my eye surgeon thought maybe new glasses would help. I went to my wife’s optometri… --- ## [Never had a girlfriend and nearly 30](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-had-a-girlfriend-and-nearly-30/669995)
**Author:** [@Mrmanface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrmanface)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-had-a-girlfriend-and-nearly-30/669995 "2013-12-01T17:37:30Z")
I’m trying to figure out a few things and I have some questions. Not sure if this is the right sort of forum. I just googled discussion forum. To get people’s opinion on these things. Do women actually like or love men… --- ## [Smart Poles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-poles/647271)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-poles/647271 "2013-12-01T16:00:03Z")
Let’s have a thread about all the smart pollacks who have added to this world. I’ll start. Marie Curie - A genius radiation researcher Copernicus - Helped us understand our position in the universe and he was a skille… --- ## [How Do I Tell My Wife I HATE the Clothes She Buys For Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-wife-i-hate-the-clothes-she-buys-for-me/645404)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-wife-i-hate-the-clothes-she-buys-for-me/645404 "2013-12-01T15:45:51Z")
So for Christmas my wife got me this nice jacket from Abercrombie & Finch. Now I say it is nice and it is but a couple of problems 1) It is something somebody about 20 years younger than me would wear. It is a sort of … --- ## [Why do far left parties tend to fragment so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-far-left-parties-tend-to-fragment-so-much/675136)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-far-left-parties-tend-to-fragment-so-much/675136 "2013-12-01T14:17:30Z")
I must hesitantly use the right-left terms even though I am uncomfortable defining them. Yet, this well-known Monty Python scene resonates pretty well: Monty Python - Life of Brian - PFJ Splitters - YouTube I remember a… --- ## [Electronic devices owned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-devices-owned/675111)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-devices-owned/675111 "2013-12-01T13:24:41Z")
Out of the options shown which electronic devices do you own and what make are they? --- ## [Cars Are Too Much alike-Would 1940's Styles Be Of Interest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-are-too-much-alike-would-1940s-styles-be-of-interest/675127)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-are-too-much-alike-would-1940s-styles-be-of-interest/675127 "2013-12-01T12:53:07Z")
Cars are very boring these days-you cannot tell a Nissan from a Toyota, or FORD, or GM. They all have the same basic look. Would there be an interest in some 1940s design features (like outboard fenders, higher roofs, … --- ## [Round 2: The Rob Ford Drug Survey: What have you tried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-2-the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674235 "2013-12-01T06:30:30Z")
In light of Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s admissions of drug use, I’m interested in knowing what most people of his demographics have experimented with. He’s late 40ish I believe and our crowd here should be fairly representa… --- ## [Having an illness that can't be diagnosed is killing me and I'm going to fix it my damn self!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-an-illness-that-cant-be-diagnosed-is-killing-me-and-im-going-to-fix-it-my-damn-self/674984)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-an-illness-that-cant-be-diagnosed-is-killing-me-and-im-going-to-fix-it-my-damn-self/674984 "2013-12-01T01:52:43Z")
I want to start this topic by admitting that I have a serious diet soda addiction! I’ve always admitted it but ignored just how bad it has become and the thought of giving it up would truly be a fate worse than death! … --- ## [Can creditors take the house of a dead person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-creditors-take-the-house-of-a-dead-person/675144)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-creditors-take-the-house-of-a-dead-person/675144 "2013-12-01T00:47:26Z")
Note: I am already on the hunt for a lawyer, but thought I’d throw this out to the TM. Mods, feel free to move if this is the wrong forum. My brother S. died last month. His house is paid, his taxes are up to date. … --- ## [What animal can rule the world better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-can-rule-the-world-better/675112)
**Author:** [@denfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denfrank)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-can-rule-the-world-better/675112 "2013-12-01T00:09:32Z")
Just based on their psychology, intelligence, behavior. Rule the world in a socially beneficial way, conscious of other species…smart, responsible, caring, good role models, able to coexist with species different from … --- ## [Is anybody else sick of hearing about JFK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-else-sick-of-hearing-about-jfk/674514)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-else-sick-of-hearing-about-jfk/674514 "2013-11-30T22:56:37Z")
It’s 9:30 AM, and I’m already sick & tired of hearing about the anniversery of Kennedy’s assassination. Maybe it would be different if I was old enough to remember it, but I’m not; there has never been a point in my lif… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1183) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1185)