# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1198 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1199 --- ## [Should I change my username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/641794)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/641794 "2013-11-06T21:50:59Z")
When I first signed up here the National Hockey League labour dispute of 2004/2005 had just ended, and after a year of no hockey it was back on schedule again. The first thing that popped into my mind was my excitement … --- ## [Henoch-Schonlein Purpura--Share Your Experiences, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henoch-schonlein-purpura-share-your-experiences-please/672997)
**Author:** [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henoch-schonlein-purpura-share-your-experiences-please/672997 "2013-11-06T19:22:28Z")
My younger child has been recently diagnosed with Henoch-Schonlein purpura. So we’re bolted in for the ride. I have been rummaging around the google, but people are still a better source of relevant info in many cases. I… --- ## [Sleeping tablet tolerance question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-tablet-tolerance-question/673024)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-tablet-tolerance-question/673024 "2013-11-06T17:38:43Z")
I sometimes get insomnia. When I do, the only thing that works is sleeping tablets. CBT, sleep hygiene, anti-depressants, anti-histamine a…I’ve tried them all and they just don’t work for me. Unfortunately, tolerance … --- ## [WHat are some of the crulest things US employers can do to employees and get away with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-crulest-things-us-employers-can-do-to-employees-and-get-away-with-it/672252)
**Author:** [@Vaevictis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vaevictis)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-crulest-things-us-employers-can-do-to-employees-and-get-away-with-it/672252 "2013-11-06T16:43:21Z")
Get away with it is defined in two ways: The actions must be de facto legal in the sense that the employer has no reasonable expectation that his/her actions will result in imprisonment or fines of an amount sufficien… --- ## [3 days of Vitamin B & D supplements, already feel better. Placebo effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-days-of-vitamin-b-d-supplements-already-feel-better-placebo-effect/672451)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-days-of-vitamin-b-d-supplements-already-feel-better-placebo-effect/672451 "2013-11-06T16:41:59Z")
I don’t get enough (read: any) sun and I’m exhausted all day long. I can’t remember the last time I woke up feeling refreshed in the morning. So last weekend, I decided to start supplementing with 5000 IU/day of Vitamin… --- ## [While mid coitus, you find out the person you're boinking is your cousin.. Continue or stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/while-mid-coitus-you-find-out-the-person-youre-boinking-is-your-cousin-continue-or-stop/672931)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/while-mid-coitus-you-find-out-the-person-youre-boinking-is-your-cousin-continue-or-stop/672931 "2013-11-06T16:14:03Z")
If this seems like a rather odd question, it’s because alcohol was involved in it’s formulation. While having dinner with some friends last night, this is the hypothetical that was put forth: You’re mid coitus with thi… --- ## [Budgeting for a new computer - advice, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budgeting-for-a-new-computer-advice-please/672882)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budgeting-for-a-new-computer-advice-please/672882 "2013-11-06T15:29:15Z")
I need to replace my old desktop computer - after seven years, the motherboard developed a fault. Because most of its other components are quite old, I might as well buy a new computer rather than replace the motherboard… --- ## [1950, USA - which is more believeable; Apollo 11 or Obama 08?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950-usa-which-is-more-believeable-apollo-11-or-obama-08/673085)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950-usa-which-is-more-believeable-apollo-11-or-obama-08/673085 "2013-11-06T14:37:04Z")
Want to get a bit of social history insight from Americans on the board; been reading Stephen King’s 22.11.63 - paints quite the picture of life in the late '50s/early '60s. The above things come up and the characters in… --- ## [Is it tacky/unattractive to have skin visible between shirt and pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-tacky-unattractive-to-have-skin-visible-between-shirt-and-pants/581901)
**Author:** [@xoferew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xoferew)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-tacky-unattractive-to-have-skin-visible-between-shirt-and-pants/581901 "2013-11-06T14:11:50Z")
I’m a female, not overweight (no muffintop visible while standing) and I guess I’m a little long in the torso. Most shirt/pant combos leave a little gap. I make sure to cover it at work, often by wearing a leotard thin… --- ## [Living with (but separately from) the inlaws....advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-but-separately-from-the-inlaws-advice/673198)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-but-separately-from-the-inlaws-advice/673198 "2013-11-06T13:32:20Z")
Actually, I’m going to be the in-law. My daughter and her partner and kids have taken on a lease on a wonderful house that has a fully self-contained ‘granny flat’ in the back yard. So I’m moving in! Good bits: it wi… --- ## [Couch to 5k apps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couch-to-5k-apps/673143 "2013-11-06T13:23:47Z")
I need to get off my ever-fattening ass and get my cardio fitness back, and I think a C25K program is a good start 'til I find a workout group I like. Anyone got any recommendations for the iPhone? There are a gazillion… --- ## [Disney World "Main Street"vs. the "Real"Mainstreet ca.1910](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-world-main-street-vs-the-real-mainstreet-ca-1910/672985)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-world-main-street-vs-the-real-mainstreet-ca-1910/672985 "2013-11-06T13:13:42Z")
I always liked the idyllic picture of Main Street in Disneyworld. The beautifully painted Victorian homes, spotless streets, and elegantly dressed people. Of course, the is Walt Disney’s filtered memories of his home to… --- ## [Your Posts Per Page setting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-posts-per-page-setting/672675)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-posts-per-page-setting/672675 "2013-11-06T13:13:39Z")
I’m just curious. Makes me chuckle on occasion when someone refers to a post “way back on page 3” when I’m still reading their post on my page 1. So, poll to follow. What setting do you use for your number of posts visi… --- ## [Rough Idle, Yet All New Key Components?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-idle-yet-all-new-key-components/673114)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-idle-yet-all-new-key-components/673114 "2013-11-06T04:50:06Z")
My 2005 Honda CR-V (240000 miles) has needed minimal maintenance (overall). A real work horse! However. I am tired of living with a rough idle (and all lights flickering). The battery and alternator were replaced last … --- ## [Would You Call the Cops if Your Kid Stole Your Vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-the-cops-if-your-kid-stole-your-vehicle/673118)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-the-cops-if-your-kid-stole-your-vehicle/673118 "2013-11-06T04:16:42Z")
Ames, Iowa police received a report of a stolen vehicle from a man who said his son had become upset and took his pickup and trailer. The police saw the vehicle, chased and surrounded it but the guy wouldn’t stop so one… --- ## [Going to Miami. Help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-miami-help/671568)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-miami-help/671568 "2013-11-06T03:01:01Z")
These threads are always fun, and I finally have a chance to start one :smiley: Just as in the title. We’re going on a cruise in about three weeks, and it suddenly transpires we will also be spending a week in Miami aft… --- ## [Relative asks for money all the time...but she tithes every month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-asks-for-money-all-the-time-but-she-tithes-every-month/673007)
**Author:** [@Sigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigma)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-asks-for-money-all-the-time-but-she-tithes-every-month/673007 "2013-11-06T00:16:49Z")
I have a close relative who is always bugging me for sizable amounts of money. Quite frankly, her hounding me for money all the time has severely hampered our relationship. Interestingly, I recently found out that she ti… --- ## [Obesity and Obamacare question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-and-obamacare-question/673190)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-and-obamacare-question/673190 "2013-11-05T23:47:07Z")
Would significant obesity be a protected pre-existing condition under Obamacare? --- ## [Anybody here enjoy shelling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-enjoy-shelling/672966)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-enjoy-shelling/672966 "2013-11-05T23:40:58Z")
As in combing the beach for badass seashells? For those of you who do, a few questions: Where do you live? What is your favorite shelling beach? How big is your shell collection? What types of shells are most abundant… --- ## [Scavenger Hunt Puzzle/Riddle/Task ideas(middle school)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scavenger-hunt-puzzle-riddle-task-ideas-middle-school/672314)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scavenger-hunt-puzzle-riddle-task-ideas-middle-school/672314 "2013-11-05T19:39:30Z")
My fellow teachers and I are having a scavenger hunt-type game this coming Wednesday and I really need a fun puzzle or riddle for my room when the kids come in. It must be something I can duplicate 30 times with relat… --- ## [Vomiting in your sleep - ever done this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-in-your-sleep-ever-done-this/673146)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-in-your-sleep-ever-done-this/673146 "2013-11-05T19:19:09Z")
Last night, my nephew seems to have sleep walked/sleep puked with no recollection of doing so. When I went to pick him up to take him to school today, he called me up to my sister’s apartment, lead me into his bedroom, a… --- ## [Eating Out With A Bad Tipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-out-with-a-bad-tipper/672905)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-out-with-a-bad-tipper/672905 "2013-11-05T17:46:11Z")
So tonight I was part of a group that went out to eat, with an older cheap-ass bad tipper who was paying the entire bill. There was five of us. It wasn’t a fancy place, just a southern fried-seafood place, average plat… --- ## [why hide a tattoo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hide-a-tattoo/673139)
**Author:** [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hide-a-tattoo/673139 "2013-11-05T17:30:15Z")
i mean why get one if you got to hide it? --- ## [Frivolous uses of novel technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frivolous-uses-of-novel-technology/673068)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frivolous-uses-of-novel-technology/673068 "2013-11-05T17:24:48Z")
I was debating whether to I should post this in the BBQ pit but since it’s closer to irritating than infuriating I chose to post it here. Auto-flush toilets - Is this something we really need? Actually I wouldn’t mind s… --- ## [How do you decide on someone who does engagement photography in Las Vegas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-on-someone-who-does-engagement-photography-in-las-vegas/672184)
**Author:** [@jocat65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jocat65)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-on-someone-who-does-engagement-photography-in-las-vegas/672184 "2013-11-05T17:05:08Z")
What will be the basis for the decision? I’m staring at a blank wall right now. Any advise will be highly appreciated. Thank you. --- ## [Nazi supermarket shopper - What is the uniform he is wearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-supermarket-shopper-what-is-the-uniform-he-is-wearing/672940)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-supermarket-shopper-what-is-the-uniform-he-is-wearing/672940 "2013-11-05T15:52:14Z")
What is the uniform rank or service displayed in the photo accompanying the article? --- ## [Mother (Age 91) Diagnosed With Alzheimers-Will I Get It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-age-91-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-will-i-get-it/673005)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-age-91-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-will-i-get-it/673005 "2013-11-05T15:47:19Z")
I just read the doctor’s report-my mother has Alzheimers. The doctor ran several tests, including a brain scan-the tests all point to the same thing. My mother has been very quiet since last year, and sleeps a lot. Natu… --- ## [I slept in the same bed as my step-daughter. Please advise.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-slept-in-the-same-bed-as-my-step-daughter-please-advise/386485)
**Author:** [@noblebaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noblebaron)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-slept-in-the-same-bed-as-my-step-daughter-please-advise/386485 "2013-11-05T15:40:09Z")
Here’s the situation. I’ve been a step-dad to my stepdaughter for three years, since she was 7 ½ years old. During this time I’ve taken an active role in parenting her, and over time we’ve become quite close. Her moth… --- ## [Do you determine an event's date by the year, how old you were, its relation to other events, or...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-determine-an-events-date-by-the-year-how-old-you-were-its-relation-to-other-events-or/672978)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-determine-an-events-date-by-the-year-how-old-you-were-its-relation-to-other-events-or/672978 "2013-11-05T15:05:28Z")
Just got to wondering because my friends and I argued for about 15 minutes about when something happened, and it cracked me up how everyone used different benchmarks to determine. So my friends and I got into a nostalgi… --- ## [Need advice on giving advice for former Rx drug abuser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-giving-advice-for-former-rx-drug-abuser/673106)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-giving-advice-for-former-rx-drug-abuser/673106 "2013-11-05T06:45:40Z")
I have a sort-of friend/ex-coworker who is now asking me for advice, but it’s something I’ve never really dealt with before. Hoping the collective wisdom of the SDMB can help us out. I’ll call my casual friend MissEm. I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1197) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1199)