# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1202 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1203 --- ## [Stuck at an intersection traffic light that won't turn green](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-at-an-intersection-traffic-light-that-wont-turn-green/672681)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-at-an-intersection-traffic-light-that-wont-turn-green/672681 "2013-10-31T03:59:49Z")
I’ve always wondered what a citizen is LEGALLY required to do in the following situation. Here is a streetview linkto show you the intersection that inspired this post. I was turning left onto Greenbriar from Old Spani… --- ## [Could this Downton Abbey actress have been several months postpartum when this was filmed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122)
**Author:** [@Claire98909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire98909)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-downton-abbey-actress-have-been-several-months-postpartum-when-this-was-filmed/664122 "2013-10-31T03:54:37Z")
I’m trying to figure out if this actress (Sophie McShera \[Daisy\] from Downton Abbey) might have had a baby and given it up for adoption or something (or else keeping it really, REALLY secret). Prior to Downton Abbey she … --- ## [Has anybody ever owned/operated a mobile food van?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-owned-operated-a-mobile-food-van/672237)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-owned-operated-a-mobile-food-van/672237 "2013-10-31T01:25:47Z")
Looking to pick brains and experience here. I’m having a sort-of midlife crisis, and although I have a full time office job (worked there for over 10yrs now) I hate it with a passion: the pay is ordinary and I’m starti… --- ## [When should kids stop trick-or-treating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-kids-stop-trick-or-treating/672149)
**Author:** [@James\_Toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Toothpaste)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-kids-stop-trick-or-treating/672149 "2013-10-31T01:18:04Z")
Just wondering… I say the kid decides!!! :slight\_smile: --- ## [eMail password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645 "2013-10-30T22:42:35Z")
Can someone tell me of a simple to use email provider: I’ve had it with yahoo and google; --- ## [Been to Kosovo, or to Skopje Macedonia, and Have a Recommendation? (need answer kinda fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-to-kosovo-or-to-skopje-macedonia-and-have-a-recommendation-need-answer-kinda-fast/671627)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-to-kosovo-or-to-skopje-macedonia-and-have-a-recommendation-need-answer-kinda-fast/671627 "2013-10-30T22:08:21Z")
Hi, I’m an American citizen currently on vacation with Mrs. Tango in Croatia. In a couple of days I plan to drive from Durmitor National Park in Montenegro (near Žabljak) to Skopje in Macedonia, passing through Prizren … --- ## [Help! I need clean, kid-friendly jokes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-clean-kid-friendly-jokes/672181)
**Author:** [@corvidae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corvidae)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-clean-kid-friendly-jokes/672181 "2013-10-30T21:51:09Z")
It’s that time of year again - flu shot season - and I’m going to be doing a number of clinics at my pediatric office in the next few weeks. Part of my pain reduction/distraction strategy includes telling jokes while I’… --- ## [Tired of not getting good sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-not-getting-good-sex/626453)
**Author:** [@honda1268](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/honda1268)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-not-getting-good-sex/626453 "2013-10-30T21:27:19Z")
I have been married for 24 years. My husband and I use to have great sex. Now Well… He has refused to go down on me and His fingers have stopped working! It’s quick and to the point. I have tried many things; lotions, ca… --- ## [Poll: your Posts Per Page setting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-posts-per-page-setting/672673)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-posts-per-page-setting/672673 "2013-10-30T21:00:29Z")
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… --- ## [How much should I pay my kid to clean my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-pay-my-kid-to-clean-my-car/671987)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-pay-my-kid-to-clean-my-car/671987 "2013-10-30T20:42:03Z")
My Subaru Outback is really dirty. The outside is very dirty. I drive through dusty areas and park in a dirt lot a couple times a week. The inside has some dog hair/slobber and is just kind of dusty and well, hasn’t been… --- ## [To cheat or not to cheat? Hmmm...let me consult my notes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-cheat-or-not-to-cheat-hmmm-let-me-consult-my-notes/672211)
**Author:** [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-cheat-or-not-to-cheat-hmmm-let-me-consult-my-notes/672211 "2013-10-30T20:30:33Z")
I have a math exam in a few days. We have been advised that we can take in one sheet of A4 paper. That paper can have anything on it - formulas, step by step notes for using the chain rule or the law of sines, a letter f… --- ## [Help! My nephew thinks I'm a magician.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-nephew-thinks-im-a-magician/672491)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-nephew-thinks-im-a-magician/672491 "2013-10-30T18:53:10Z")
It started off so innocently. Two months ago, during an after-party following my nephew’s 5th birthday, I performed an improptu illusion with some Uno cards. I made his card drop down the deck and all the way through the… --- ## [iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone users: talk me into choosing your phone platform.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-android-and-windows-phone-users-talk-me-into-choosing-your-phone-platform/672354)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-android-and-windows-phone-users-talk-me-into-choosing-your-phone-platform/672354 "2013-10-30T18:47:34Z")
So I dropped my phone and the screen cracked all to hell. I’ve been meaning to replace it for a while anyway - I got one with a physical keyboard thinking I’d use it, and NEVER use it, and so my phone is really heavy wi… --- ## [We must cut down on the number of nations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-must-cut-down-on-the-number-of-nations/672401)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-must-cut-down-on-the-number-of-nations/672401 "2013-10-30T17:21:24Z")
Here’s the scenario. Tomorrow, an alien saucer lands outside the United Nations building in New York City. A hulking becaped reptilian alien exits the craft and says in gruff English that the way our geopolitics is struc… --- ## [Should I get my laptop a Solid State Hard Drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-my-laptop-a-solid-state-hard-drive/672089)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-my-laptop-a-solid-state-hard-drive/672089 "2013-10-30T15:56:51Z")
My Sony Vaio is about Two years old. I love it, upgraded to Windows 8 (haters gonna hate, but I think it’s great), and it’s been running relatively smooth minus a few driver issues here and there. Rather than do my ever… --- ## [Psychosomatic gagging/nausea: Need Help (pretty serious medical problem)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychosomatic-gagging-nausea-need-help-pretty-serious-medical-problem/672362)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychosomatic-gagging-nausea-need-help-pretty-serious-medical-problem/672362 "2013-10-30T15:51:01Z")
My younger brother (19 years old) has cancer. He’s currently going through chemotherapy and, as you might expect, there are lots of pills to take on an almost daily basis. The problem is that he has an overactive gag r… --- ## [Advice needed on starting a new business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-on-starting-a-new-business/672421)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-on-starting-a-new-business/672421 "2013-10-30T15:12:51Z")
Recently i have been very active with precious metals and collectible coins. Today, i feel i made trade where i made up for a bad buy by getting an asset that could double in a few days or weeks. What i would like to kn… --- ## [I'm hiring a resume writer. Identity Theft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hiring-a-resume-writer-identity-theft/672601)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hiring-a-resume-writer-identity-theft/672601 "2013-10-30T14:23:28Z")
My resumes have never really caught they eyes of Personnel types. I want to give a writer a chance to make me look good. I put an ad in Craigslist, and I have several offers. My concerns– \[ul\] \[li\]How do I know if t… --- ## [Self-deprecation, humor, and culture in Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-deprecation-humor-and-culture-in-europe/672445)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-deprecation-humor-and-culture-in-europe/672445 "2013-10-30T14:18:18Z")
We visited my sister-in-law last summer in Belgium. We had a wonderful time. Early in the trip, since it was warmer than we expected, we went to a mall to buy some shorts for me (I only brought jeans). I’m a big, burl… --- ## [Things that thieves aren't likely to steal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-thieves-arent-likely-to-steal/672505)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-thieves-arent-likely-to-steal/672505 "2013-10-30T13:43:18Z")
I used to have a moped that was such a poor quality I overheard someone say they wouldn’t even try to steal it. I used to think prescription eyeglasses would be a rare thing to steal because it’s only useful to the owner… --- ## [Grade school numbering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grade-school-numbering/671849)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grade-school-numbering/671849 "2013-10-30T13:26:29Z")
Poll coming. I never heard anyone use cardinal numbers to describe their grade-school\* year (e.g., “grade three”) until I heard it here many years ago, and it still sounds alien and weird to me. When and where I grew up,… --- ## [When did "Boom." become a commonly-accepted to way "Yeah - I said it." or thereabouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-boom-become-a-commonly-accepted-to-way-yeah-i-said-it-or-thereabouts/672483)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-boom-become-a-commonly-accepted-to-way-yeah-i-said-it-or-thereabouts/672483 "2013-10-30T13:23:23Z")
I looked around the SDMB, but didn’t find a thread on this - sorry if one exists in another Forum. Otherwise - the OP titles asks it all. It’s been around for a few years and is even experiencing a bit of backlash. Wh… --- ## [Famous friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-friends/672248)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-friends/672248 "2013-10-30T11:14:14Z")
Do any of you lot have friends that you went to school with, who went on to become famous in some field; sports, movies, art, science etc. --- ## [What haunts you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-haunts-you/672145)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-haunts-you/672145 "2013-10-30T07:23:00Z")
Perhaps it’s the Halloween season that started me thinking about this thread, but I’m putting it here, rather than in the “Boo!” forum, because I’m not talking about ghosts. I’m talking about thoughts. The thoughts that … --- ## [Spinal pressure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinal-pressure/672552)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinal-pressure/672552 "2013-10-30T02:50:58Z")
Ever since I lost a fair bit of weight I’ve been having discomfort sitting. It feels as if my spine is less insulated by fat; I can’t lean back without feeling a significant amount of pressure on my spine. Could it be th… --- ## [Suggestions for cleaning a chest freezer full of spoiled meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-cleaning-a-chest-freezer-full-of-spoiled-meat/672346)
**Author:** [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-cleaning-a-chest-freezer-full-of-spoiled-meat/672346 "2013-10-30T01:07:33Z")
So our backup chest freezer in the garage seems to have died a couple of days ago. Of course, since we don’t take stuff out very often, we didn’t notice until the smell became awful. :eek: Of course we unplugged it, e… --- ## [Wikipedia Article With Longest Title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-article-with-longest-title/672555)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-article-with-longest-title/672555 "2013-10-29T21:23:08Z")
Which Wikipedia article has the longest title? At 61 characters, not counting spaces, I nominate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything\_You\_Always\_Wanted\_to\_Know\_About\_Sex\*\_(\*But\_Were\_Afraid\_to\_Ask) Everything You Al… --- ## [Parent Dopers: What Advice Do You Have for non-Parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parent-dopers-what-advice-do-you-have-for-non-parents/671937)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parent-dopers-what-advice-do-you-have-for-non-parents/671937 "2013-10-29T21:22:19Z")
While reading this thread, I started wondering what advice we parent Dopers might give non-parent Dopers about kids / parents /etc…? I’ll start off and say that if you’re in a family type restaurant, grocery store, etc…… --- ## [Thinking about moving to Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-moving-to-nevada/671640)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-moving-to-nevada/671640 "2013-10-29T21:09:07Z")
What are the good neighborhoods? I’d like to be near unlv, but i have been to Reno and like the weather/wildlife there. --- ## [Recent face-palm moments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-face-palm-moments/672561)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-face-palm-moments/672561 "2013-10-29T20:46:12Z")
So I spent the better part of Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday trying to figure out what was wrong with the USB part of my computer. I uninstalled/reinstalled drivers, root hubs, restored system-restore points, swa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1201) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1203)