# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1196 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1197 --- ## [Why would a neighbor's dog poop and pee on my doormat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-neighbors-dog-poop-and-pee-on-my-doormat/673252)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-neighbors-dog-poop-and-pee-on-my-doormat/673252 "2013-11-11T01:26:55Z")
The neighbor’s dog is a year old female chihuahua. I am friends with the neighbor and the dog. I don’t understand why she does this. How can I get her to stop? --- ## [Time magazine and Chris Christie as "The Elephant in the room."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-and-chris-christie-as-the-elephant-in-the-room/673576)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-and-chris-christie-as-the-elephant-in-the-room/673576 "2013-11-10T19:30:01Z")
What is your opinion about the times article on Chris Christie? Is it fat shaming or just clever use of the term? I kind of liked it, but I was not the subject, so maybe I’d feel differently then. Christie has not ta… --- ## [College admissions help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-admissions-help/673556)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-admissions-help/673556 "2013-11-10T17:13:17Z")
I’m thinking of going back to college for a degree. I have done a lot of research in my primary field of interest (henna history and traditions) and I’d like to apply for a grant to research and publish a better book th… --- ## [is this why i'm so tired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-why-im-so-tired/673368)
**Author:** [@ydaltak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ydaltak)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-why-im-so-tired/673368 "2013-11-10T15:27:36Z")
i read that if you get enough hours of sleep but still wake up tired, that is a sign of dehydration and you should start the day with a big glass of water. do you think there is any truth to this? --- ## [Tibetan Monks Headgear-Copy of Greek Soldier's Helmets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tibetan-monks-headgear-copy-of-greek-soldiers-helmets/673515)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tibetan-monks-headgear-copy-of-greek-soldiers-helmets/673515 "2013-11-10T14:11:52Z")
Link: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/images/2009/06/05/tibetan\_lama\_hat\_203\_203x152.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2009/06/05/tibetan\_lama\_visit\_featu… --- ## [Do you eat in dreams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-in-dreams/672290)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-in-dreams/672290 "2013-11-10T09:29:18Z")
I’m pretty sure no one ever does. I don’t think I ever have, and I’ve heard others say they never do. I had a dream once that was triggered by IRL indigestion, but I don’t think I ate the dream-food; I think just looked … --- ## [Is it worth having a suit re-sized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-having-a-suit-re-sized/671186)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-having-a-suit-re-sized/671186 "2013-11-10T05:19:48Z")
I have recently dropped enough weight that the six suits I own do not fit me well enough to wear in public outside of a well-dressed clown convention. I’ve been hoping that I could continue to lose weight and level off s… --- ## [Help Choosing New Electric/Hybrid Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-choosing-new-electric-hybrid-car/673268)
**Author:** [@AdmiralQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AdmiralQ)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-choosing-new-electric-hybrid-car/673268 "2013-11-10T04:16:00Z")
I’m planning to purchase my parents a new electric or hybrid car as surprise Christmas present for them this year. Although I’m pretty big into motorized vehicles, I’ve never driven or ridden in an electric or hybrid ve… --- ## [Prescription Drugs Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-drugs-online/673526)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-drugs-online/673526 "2013-11-10T03:36:56Z")
Here’s my question: Is it possible to buy prescription drugs online without a prescription, without getting ripped off? Are those sites that say they’ll sell you whatever drug you’re looking for all scams? I don’t hav… --- ## [What should I do in Singapore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-singapore/673156)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-singapore/673156 "2013-11-10T02:44:22Z")
I’m going to Singapore the week before Christmas. I’m excited; I’ve always been kinda fascinated by Singapore and I’ve wanted to visit for a long time. I’ll only have about five days. What should I see? Here’s my list o… --- ## [Is it really possible to say Hitler was more evil than Stalin or vice versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-possible-to-say-hitler-was-more-evil-than-stalin-or-vice-versa/673422)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-possible-to-say-hitler-was-more-evil-than-stalin-or-vice-versa/673422 "2013-11-10T01:53:37Z")
Is it really possible to say Hitler was more evil than Stalin or vice versa? They both committed heinous mass atrocities on an industrial scale. I look forward to your opinions. davidmich --- ## [A good way to learn Quickbooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-way-to-learn-quickbooks/673528)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-way-to-learn-quickbooks/673528 "2013-11-10T00:39:11Z")
My wife runs a home-based travel business. I help out part-time (I have my own unrelated full time job) managing the finances, doing data entry and other stuff. We have someone else who works part time doing filing and s… --- ## [I smell something that's not there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-smell-something-thats-not-there/673455)
**Author:** [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-smell-something-thats-not-there/673455 "2013-11-09T23:34:12Z")
I guess I have \[utl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantosmia\]phantosumia, or something like it. Every now and then, over the last 5 years or so, I can smell something, but I know it’s an illusion. I know it’s not real f… --- ## [How common was tranquilizer use in the 70's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-was-tranquilizer-use-in-the-70s/673447)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-was-tranquilizer-use-in-the-70s/673447 "2013-11-09T19:14:47Z")
This past week they showed the pilot episode of the “Brady Bunch” where Mike and Carol were getting married. There’s a scene where they talk on the phone before the wedding which went like this: Mike: I’m nervous abou… --- ## [Learning Japanese Kanji: recommended methods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-japanese-kanji-recommended-methods/673011)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-japanese-kanji-recommended-methods/673011 "2013-11-09T17:30:22Z")
I’ve been self-studying Japanese for a while now, and can comprehend a little bit of it. I have the two kana syllabaries down pat, and know a few kanji just from seeing them over and over. I’d like to begin some form of… --- ## [Graves Disease & Thyroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graves-disease-thyroid/673470)
**Author:** [@blingbling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blingbling)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graves-disease-thyroid/673470 "2013-11-09T17:11:08Z")
My friend has an overactive thyroid & Graves disease. Will removing the thyroid make her well? --- ## [Reliability of Digital Pulse Wave Analyzer (medical q)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reliability-of-digital-pulse-wave-analyzer-medical-q/673469)
**Author:** [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reliability-of-digital-pulse-wave-analyzer-medical-q/673469 "2013-11-09T17:03:10Z")
So, the majority of my bloodwork is awesome, and always has been, but some of my numbers this time were just odd enough to prompt my doctor to pull out this test as a tiebreaker. According to the test, my cardiovascular… --- ## [Eyecare: just had laser treatment for lattice degeneration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyecare-just-had-laser-treatment-for-lattice-degeneration/673418)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyecare-just-had-laser-treatment-for-lattice-degeneration/673418 "2013-11-09T15:38:00Z")
I’ve found it very helpful to read on the Dope about people’s experiences with IOL (intra-ocular lens replacement), so I thought I’d post about something kind of related, in case other Dopers are told they need this proc… --- ## [What's the best way for a non-STEM guy to emigrate out of the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-for-a-non-stem-guy-to-emigrate-out-of-the-us/673154)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-for-a-non-stem-guy-to-emigrate-out-of-the-us/673154 "2013-11-09T14:30:40Z")
FWIW, the top three countries I’d like to move to are Malta, New Zealand, & Australia, though I wouldn’t be averse to Sweden, Germany, or Spain (even though the economy in that last country is ostensibly in the toilet ri… --- ## [Did the passengers of United 93 breach the cockpit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-passengers-of-united-93-breach-the-cockpit/673355)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-passengers-of-united-93-breach-the-cockpit/673355 "2013-11-09T13:33:15Z")
The passengers used a trolley to try and break into the cockpit, there has been some debate about the still withheld cockpit voice recorder of the ensuing fight to get to the cockpit, I was curious as to whether anyone h… --- ## [I don't know what smartphone I should get. Can anyone help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-smartphone-i-should-get-can-anyone-help/673429)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-smartphone-i-should-get-can-anyone-help/673429 "2013-11-09T06:43:03Z")
I know nothing about smartphones. I was thinking about getting a Samsung Galaxy s4, but I have no idea. I want something that’s under $200. Something that’s popular, reliable, and plays games. Anyone want to share th… --- ## [Best Username you wish you'd thought of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-username-you-wish-youd-thought-of/667032 "2013-11-09T05:25:46Z")
I was on a guitar board and just came across Pastor of Muppets. Damn I wish I’d thought of that!! You? --- ## [Have a favorite non sequitur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-favorite-non-sequitur/673436)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-favorite-non-sequitur/673436 "2013-11-09T04:17:54Z")
I have a few random things I say sometimes. I think they count as non sequiturs. Anyways, my personal faves: Shut your whore mouth. I have said this a few times to my gf, always as a joke. It gets peoples’ attention… --- ## [Please recommend books on WWII from the German and Japanese POV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-books-on-wwii-from-the-german-and-japanese-pov/673006)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-books-on-wwii-from-the-german-and-japanese-pov/673006 "2013-11-09T03:15:15Z")
I enjoy learning about history and a good deal of my reading and documentary watching time has been spent on WWII. I’ve easily found sources from the American point of view, the British POV, and even the POV of those wh… --- ## [Suggestion that women moderate drinking to avoid getting assaulted met with extreme outrage - Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-that-women-moderate-drinking-to-avoid-getting-assaulted-met-with-extreme-outrage-why/672156)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-that-women-moderate-drinking-to-avoid-getting-assaulted-met-with-extreme-outrage-why/672156 "2013-11-09T02:11:25Z")
This female advice columnist in Slate, Emily Yoffe, posted an article titled College Women: Stop Getting Drunk - It’s closely associated with sexual assault. And yet we’re reluctant to tell women to stop doing it. On t… --- ## [What cards do you keep in your wallet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cards-do-you-keep-in-your-wallet/673182)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cards-do-you-keep-in-your-wallet/673182 "2013-11-08T21:05:26Z")
\-Provisional driving license -Library card -Oyster card -Debit card --- ## [Why are some Halloween costumes offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-halloween-costumes-offensive/673275)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-halloween-costumes-offensive/673275 "2013-11-08T20:22:45Z")
I’m not trying to be flip. I too was offended at the 7-year-old dressed up in a KKK outfit. Or if I saw someone dressed as Hilter. But I don’t mind if a kid is dressed like a blood-sucking vampire. Or rotting zombie.… --- ## [Shared coffeepot ettiquette - when to make the next pot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shared-coffeepot-ettiquette-when-to-make-the-next-pot/673331)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shared-coffeepot-ettiquette-when-to-make-the-next-pot/673331 "2013-11-08T19:31:34Z")
We have a shared coffeepot at work. Total of 65 employees, but I don’t know how many actively participate in the coffee - I’d suspect no more than 20 or so. And I’m sure folks’ usage varies from a cup every day or so t… --- ## [Madam President or Mars and back - which is first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madam-president-or-mars-and-back-which-is-first/673193)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madam-president-or-mars-and-back-which-is-first/673193 "2013-11-08T18:10:42Z")
A spin-off of this thread, wherein it is suggested that the title question is today’s equivalent, so this is a poll for posterity. Which even do you think will happen first - a woman being elected president or a manned … --- ## [Experienced multi-platform publishing advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-multi-platform-publishing-advice-needed/673430)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-multi-platform-publishing-advice-needed/673430 "2013-11-08T16:44:43Z")
(Not quite GQ material so putting this in IMHO.) If there are any Dopers who have threaded the gauntlet of multi-platform book publishing (i.e., getting a work out on paper, PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Nook etc. simultaneously) … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1195) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1197)