# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1191 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1192 --- ## [Tell me about Ann Arbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-ann-arbor/673872)
**Author:** [@Connor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Connor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-ann-arbor/673872 "2013-11-19T22:31:57Z")
This upcoming MLK weekend, I’ll be visiting the University of Michigan campus. I live down in Florida, so this will be my only chance to explore the campus before I decide on a school. U of M is my top choice, so this vi… --- ## [Lawyer Dopers: Remedy for Prosecutor Overcharging Crimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-dopers-remedy-for-prosecutor-overcharging-crimes/674286)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-dopers-remedy-for-prosecutor-overcharging-crimes/674286 "2013-11-19T22:05:40Z")
Ok doper lawyers. Here’s a hypo (and it is a hypo because as a new lawyer, I’m not ready to take on something of this magnitude) Suppose I live in Anyville, Any State (AS) Any State has a vaguely worded law that calls… --- ## [Sleepy shock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-shock/674145)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-shock/674145 "2013-11-19T21:19:16Z")
Sometimes when I am really tired and go to bed I start to fall asleep almost at the moment I put my head on the pillow. A few minutes later, when I am on that state between being awake and sleeping I am awakened by a rea… --- ## [Is expensive nail polish worth the price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-expensive-nail-polish-worth-the-price/672714)
**Author:** [@Tante\_Dillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tante_Dillie)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-expensive-nail-polish-worth-the-price/672714 "2013-11-19T21:18:30Z")
I do my own nails, changing the polish about twice a week. From the 1970’s until last year I mainly used the Sally Hansen brand but I got tired of the bubbles that always maddeningly appear in the Hansen polish. Hansen u… --- ## [Urpy dog - causes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urpy-dog-causes/674263)
**Author:** [@Dustin\_the\_Wind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dustin_the_Wind)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urpy-dog-causes/674263 "2013-11-19T20:00:32Z")
I have an 8-year-old Teddy Bear (bichon/shih tzu mix). He has always been somewhat of a pukey thing. In an effort to reduce the frequency of incidents, I have tried progressively more expensive dog food. He is on Nutro n… --- ## [What are your minimum living conditions to be happy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-minimum-living-conditions-to-be-happy/673856)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-minimum-living-conditions-to-be-happy/673856 "2013-11-19T18:51:19Z")
I mean this question perhaps a bit more narrowly than the title suggests. My wife and I are currently toying with the idea of moving, but we’re running into a lot of difficulty finding all the things we want (OK, let’s b… --- ## [Any current companies you see circling the bowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-current-companies-you-see-circling-the-bowl/673351)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-current-companies-you-see-circling-the-bowl/673351 "2013-11-19T18:22:36Z")
I was reading this thread about Blockbuster Video’s demise, and got to thinking about today’s lunchtime trip to Best Buy (to get some canned air. It seems to me that Best Buy is in the midst of some kind of change- thei… --- ## [People w/ given names denoting beauty/virility/charm/a virtue &c: Ever considered them embarassing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-w-given-names-denoting-beauty-virility-charm-a-virtue-c-ever-considered-them-embarassing/673998)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-w-given-names-denoting-beauty-virility-charm-a-virtue-c-ever-considered-them-embarassing/673998 "2013-11-19T17:51:01Z")
I sometimes wonder about people with first (given) names that claim beauty/charm/grace/manly prowess and such, in a non-obscure way, i.e. Bella or Gülcan qualify for that purpose, Helen or Arsène probably not. There are … --- ## [Please advise - very scared about vaginal bleeding (WARNING GORY PICTURES)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advise-very-scared-about-vaginal-bleeding-warning-gory-pictures/674042)
**Author:** [@Claire98909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire98909)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advise-very-scared-about-vaginal-bleeding-warning-gory-pictures/674042 "2013-11-19T16:08:00Z")
This is kind of a long post but bear with me because I’m terrified. I’m a 23-year-old female who has never had sex but regularly masturbates. I was diagnosed with atypical PCOS (I was skinny and menstruated too often, … --- ## [How would you approach an interview for an entry level position?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-approach-an-interview-for-an-entry-level-position/674073)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-approach-an-interview-for-an-entry-level-position/674073 "2013-11-19T15:51:30Z")
How would you approach an interview for an entry level position where your experience isn’t impressive? I’ve been to a few interviews recently for positions where I have enough experience to do the job adequately, but n… --- ## [Napa Valley advice please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-valley-advice-please/672223)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-valley-advice-please/672223 "2013-11-19T14:34:47Z")
Haven’t been in about 30 years. As I understand it, the wineries have become destinations and you pay for tasting…as opposed to wandering around from winery to winery for free alcohol :smiley: Can anyone recommend “rus… --- ## [Does your brain get tired from reading too much? How do you handle it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-brain-get-tired-from-reading-too-much-how-do-you-handle-it/674074)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-brain-get-tired-from-reading-too-much-how-do-you-handle-it/674074 "2013-11-19T14:30:12Z")
Does your brain get tired from reading too much so that further reading becomes too difficult? If this happens, how many hours of reading does this take? What do you do once you’re tired? If it doesn’t happen, what’s g… --- ## [How often do you go to the movies alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-go-to-the-movies-alone/674065)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-go-to-the-movies-alone/674065 "2013-11-19T13:06:45Z")
Imaginary friends don’t count. --- ## [Is being an alum from the same school as another professional really that big a deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-an-alum-from-the-same-school-as-another-professional-really-that-big-a-deal/674184)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-an-alum-from-the-same-school-as-another-professional-really-that-big-a-deal/674184 "2013-11-19T06:04:16Z")
I was reading the Interview thread here, and one of the suggestions for an entry-level interview was to get to know people on the inside. Good advice, but the suggestion was to look up if any alumni from your college wor… --- ## [Google +](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google/655427)
**Author:** [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google/655427 "2013-11-19T05:23:00Z")
Starting to wonder if this is the service that will kill the internet, by putting everything in one place, I’m sure I’m not the only one that feels this way about it --- ## [The Rob Ford Drug Survey: What have you tried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674234)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rob-ford-drug-survey-what-have-you-tried/674234 "2013-11-19T04:44:18Z")
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 represent… --- ## [Fat is to fuel like protien is to ...........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-is-to-fuel-like-protien-is-to/674195)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-is-to-fuel-like-protien-is-to/674195 "2013-11-19T02:28:29Z")
Having a coffee shop discussion this morning and we were comparing the human body to a gasoline engine. We all agreed that the we both have to breath air, and that fuel is like fat or calories for energy and that water k… --- ## [Raingutter Regatta Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raingutter-regatta-advice/674217)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raingutter-regatta-advice/674217 "2013-11-19T02:11:04Z")
Two questions on this ridiculous Scouting tradition from a newbie: I thought the kit’s hull would have had a pre-cut slot for keel and rudder. Can you use a knife to cut the slot? The directions imply they expect yo… --- ## [ch 13 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ch-13-question/674214)
**Author:** [@momopinata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/momopinata)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ch-13-question/674214 "2013-11-19T01:22:04Z")
hi I am in a bind… my car was repossessed last week and I did an emergency “skeleton” chapter 13 filing. I was given the car back and am not sure how to proceed. What happens if I just continue paying the lender instead … --- ## [Suicides using prescription opioids in news stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicides-using-prescription-opioids-in-news-stories/674216)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicides-using-prescription-opioids-in-news-stories/674216 "2013-11-19T00:11:20Z")
There are a lot of news stories about prescription opioid suicides. I don’t recall seeing any stories about how long a time between ingestion of the lethal dose and death. I assume some are time release and take a longer… --- ## [\#askJPM - An Exercise in Corporate PR Blundering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askjpm-an-exercise-in-corporate-pr-blundering/673912)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askjpm-an-exercise-in-corporate-pr-blundering/673912 "2013-11-18T22:50:01Z")
Somebody at JP Morgan bank’s social media marketing team had the bright idea to set up a Twitter hashtag, #askJPM, and have the internet ask them questions, with the questions being answered today at 1pm, EST, by Executi… --- ## [Attention Hunters: Wear your safety harnesses!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-hunters-wear-your-safety-harnesses/673644)
**Author:** [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-hunters-wear-your-safety-harnesses/673644 "2013-11-18T22:46:21Z")
As you might have seen in the other thread: Recently 32 year old Timothy E. Bowers, an Indiana deer hunter and father-to-be was left paralyzed after falling from a tree and chose to end his life. If you want to comment… --- ## [My friend believes he is a prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-believes-he-is-a-prophet/627972)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-believes-he-is-a-prophet/627972 "2013-11-18T21:15:34Z")
My friend told me tonight he just went from feeling somewhat suicidal to being inspired by Futurama and The Beatles to believe in a god or gods, time travel and something he calls magic but he says is not magic in some c… --- ## [Questions about traveling to the Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-traveling-to-the-amazon/673825)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-traveling-to-the-amazon/673825 "2013-11-18T20:28:50Z")
has anyone here traveled to the Amazon? Not the store Amazon.com online, but the real Amazon basin, Amazon River, Amazon jungles, Amazon tribes, Amazon cities? Could you please tell me what it is like? Were you afraid?… --- ## [Who else has not yet transitioned to a smart phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-not-yet-transitioned-to-a-smart-phone/673747)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-not-yet-transitioned-to-a-smart-phone/673747 "2013-11-18T19:33:34Z")
I have not. I can afford one. But I don’t want to be that connected, frankly. There are apps I found useful for work, true enough, but I can use those efficiently on my tablet. I really don’t want to be able to receive … --- ## [Strangest High School Team Mascots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-high-school-team-mascots/46757)
**Author:** [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-high-school-team-mascots/46757 "2013-11-18T19:21:59Z")
Let’s face it, most high school teams have boring names taken from major league sports. There are any number of eagles or lions or tigers or bears, oh my… but some schools have more imagination. I stumbled into a list of… --- ## [How to get a cat to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-cat-to-eat/673537)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-cat-to-eat/673537 "2013-11-18T17:27:29Z")
Baker has a URI. He went to the vet yesterday and now he’s not eating. I’ve tried tuna, chicken and Fancy Feast. I put some butter on his foot and he didn’t seem to notice. Bill is going to the store to buy babyfood,… --- ## [We had health care sign-up yesterday at work. Here's how it went.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-had-health-care-sign-up-yesterday-at-work-heres-how-it-went/673899)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-had-health-care-sign-up-yesterday-at-work-heres-how-it-went/673899 "2013-11-18T16:50:56Z")
We have fewer than 50 employees where I work, so my employer is not obligated to provide health care and isn’t going to, though he does pay for dental, vision and a $25K life insurance policy for all employees. But he d… --- ## [Coordinator as a job title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coordinator-as-a-job-title/674044)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coordinator-as-a-job-title/674044 "2013-11-18T16:38:57Z")
I had a strange conversation with a coworker earlier this week. She was justifiably annoyed about how another coworker in a different position treated both her and her boss, and made a remark that this coworker thought s… --- ## [things to do in Scottsdale, AZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-scottsdale-az/674004)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-scottsdale-az/674004 "2013-11-18T15:32:12Z")
I’ll be attending a corporate retreat in Scottsdale in January. Most of my time will be filled with scheduled events, but I think I should have some free time on Friday night and Saturday morning. I’ve never been to Ar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1190) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1192)