# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1213 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1214 --- ## [Does anybody prefer zoomed in viewing to bars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-prefer-zoomed-in-viewing-to-bars/670960)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-prefer-zoomed-in-viewing-to-bars/670960 "2013-10-12T15:49:42Z")
So, my parents have got a widescreen TV. They are a bit backward when it comes to configuring technology, so when I was waiting around and put on an old episode of Cheers and it was viewing it by zooming in, (so that it … --- ## [Did you believe joecool1983's "Confessions of a Whoremonger" story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-believe-joecool1983s-confessions-of-a-whoremonger-story/661084)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-believe-joecool1983s-confessions-of-a-whoremonger-story/661084 "2013-10-12T15:40:00Z")
Referenced closed thread here - “Confessions of a Whoremonger” This is not a thread to complain about the banning, it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people thought he was full of crap and some of the mods did too. This … --- ## [Are salons obligated to give you a discount for a bad haircut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-salons-obligated-to-give-you-a-discount-for-a-bad-haircut/670982)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-salons-obligated-to-give-you-a-discount-for-a-bad-haircut/670982 "2013-10-12T15:24:44Z")
Yesterday I went to my usual neighborhood salon to get my hair cut. I usually go on Fridays, but I’ll be out of town and wanted it to get done before I left. I got my haircut from a different stylist than my usual. Anyw… --- ## [Penalty for registering car late in California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penalty-for-registering-car-late-in-california/671071)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penalty-for-registering-car-late-in-california/671071 "2013-10-12T14:55:42Z")
Apparently our daughter should have registered her car within 20 days of moving to the bay area from Arizona. That was about 3 months ago… Add’l info: She may end up moving back at the end of the year. She could pr… --- ## [Market Research: Would you buy this for Christmas presents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/market-research-would-you-buy-this-for-christmas-presents/671067)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/market-research-would-you-buy-this-for-christmas-presents/671067 "2013-10-12T12:28:35Z")
I want to sell some silver coins during christmas. However, to get the best deal, I have to buy in bulk. I’m hoping the christmas rush will make them sell quickly. My questions: Do you think these coins would make gre… --- ## [Going on a date and leaving your date with the bill. Is that legal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-on-a-date-and-leaving-your-date-with-the-bill-is-that-legal/671026)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-on-a-date-and-leaving-your-date-with-the-bill-is-that-legal/671026 "2013-10-12T05:00:29Z")
I don’t need the answer fast. I heard a story about a girl who met a guy on a dating website. The guy said ‘we should go to this really expensive restaurant’ where he ends up ordering a lot of expensive food. Towards the… --- ## [why do expat americans never go 'back home'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-expat-americans-never-go-back-home/669921)
**Author:** [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-expat-americans-never-go-back-home/669921 "2013-10-12T04:58:20Z")
many i have met who abhor the idea of ever going back to live in america again. this is not mere reverse culture shock. several have ended up in thailand, china or australia or some other place that gives them solace b… --- ## [do you ever get this kind of headache?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-get-this-kind-of-headache/671049)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-get-this-kind-of-headache/671049 "2013-10-12T04:22:22Z")
Occasionally (if I were to estimate I’d say 3 times a year), I’ll get this weird headache that’s characterized by a mild burning sensation as opposed to a pain or an ache. It’ll go on and off, with the burning feeling c… --- ## [Go to wedding with a cold? Need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-wedding-with-a-cold-need-answer-fast/671011)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-wedding-with-a-cold-need-answer-fast/671011 "2013-10-12T03:06:23Z")
One of my very favorite former law clerks is getting married tomorrow. I have known and her fiance for several years. Our former judge is performing the wedding, and I was looking forward to seeing him and a few other ol… --- ## [Are women more likely to be dissatisfied in relationships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-more-likely-to-be-dissatisfied-in-relationships/670989)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-more-likely-to-be-dissatisfied-in-relationships/670989 "2013-10-12T02:12:08Z")
In the OP of the GD thread Lesbian Civil Unions Breaking Up at Nearly Twice the Gay Rate, Fotheringay-Phipps offers this: \[QUOTE=Fotheringay-Phipps\] \Because it’s well known that the vast majority of heterosexual … --- ## [Why does red wine go straight to my head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-red-wine-go-straight-to-my-head/671032)
**Author:** [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-red-wine-go-straight-to-my-head/671032 "2013-10-12T01:49:09Z")
I can have 3-4 hard ciders, vodka mixed drinks or other alcoholic beverage and have the same sense of degree of inebriation as I do with 2 glasses (or less) of red wine. Why is this? It is a shame because I heart red wi… --- ## [Print on Demand self-publishing advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-on-demand-self-publishing-advice/670916)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-on-demand-self-publishing-advice/670916 "2013-10-12T00:52:02Z")
Hoping some folks here have some self-publishing experience and can help me out a little. I am in the midst of writing a book nothing fancy or sexy, just boring technical information on a very specific area of expertise… --- ## [continue 401K or buy a recreation property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continue-401k-or-buy-a-recreation-property/671000)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continue-401k-or-buy-a-recreation-property/671000 "2013-10-11T23:19:30Z")
Interested in educated opinions. I think we are doing ok. We are near 50, have about 5 years left on payments on the house, and 8 years left on some farmland. We’ve got ??? in 401Ks and another XXXXX in mutual funds w… --- ## [Just had a television show use my material after i told them not to.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-a-television-show-use-my-material-after-i-told-them-not-to/670870)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-a-television-show-use-my-material-after-i-told-them-not-to/670870 "2013-10-11T23:03:03Z")
Without giving out the story, i would just like to know if i have any legal grounds. I filmed a 30 second commercial, ended up being a legal issue and i deleted it off youtube. A national television show contacted me a… --- ## [Do you consider your life simple or complicated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-your-life-simple-or-complicated/670930)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-your-life-simple-or-complicated/670930 "2013-10-11T23:01:18Z")
Do you consider your life simple or complicated, and whichever one it is, do you wish it were the other? You may interpret the two terms any way you like (but please define and discuss). I consider my life very simple. … --- ## [Do you want the Singularity (and other future life-changing tech) to come?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-the-singularity-and-other-future-life-changing-tech-to-come/670854)
**Author:** [@Came\_in\_like\_a\_Wrecking\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Came_in_like_a_Wrecking_Ball)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-the-singularity-and-other-future-life-changing-tech-to-come/670854 "2013-10-11T22:19:23Z")
See, I kind of perversely enjoy living in the age we live in. I like driving around in a physical car, walking on physical gravel and asphalt, going on secret missions (even if the secret is less than scandalous or illeg… --- ## [Is making your groomsmen/bridesmaids pay for outfits that you chose tacky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-making-your-groomsmen-bridesmaids-pay-for-outfits-that-you-chose-tacky/661020)
**Author:** [@qubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qubed)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-making-your-groomsmen-bridesmaids-pay-for-outfits-that-you-chose-tacky/661020 "2013-10-11T21:59:42Z")
It’s getting that point in my life where I’ve been asked to be a groomsmen to several weddings, and as such am required to rent\* and pay for a tuxedo to the wedding party’s specifications. I realize that this is standard… --- ## [Enlarged turbinates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlarged-turbinates/670934)
**Author:** [@Sandy\_Gulbrandsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandy_Gulbrandsen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlarged-turbinates/670934 "2013-10-11T21:04:52Z")
I am about to have a deviated septum straightened out and the enlarged turbinates made smaller. Has anyone had head congestion all the time because of enlarged turbinates? All my life, I have suffered from them, and re… --- ## [Would you forgive a cheating spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-forgive-a-cheating-spouse/670833)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-forgive-a-cheating-spouse/670833 "2013-10-11T21:04:01Z")
And are you actually arrived, or are you speaking hypothetically? What would make a difference? The length of the marriage? Children? Whether you’re still having sex? What if if it was a one time thing, or if it was w… --- ## [What US Currency Notes Do You Regularly Carry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-us-currency-notes-do-you-regularly-carry/670911)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-us-currency-notes-do-you-regularly-carry/670911 "2013-10-11T20:14:57Z")
OK, so this is geared for US-based Dopers, and anyone else who conducts their cash business in US currency. Rather than hijack this thread, I created a poll. On a weekly cycle, what US currency notes do you normally ca… --- ## [Laptop for a kid going to college soon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-for-a-kid-going-to-college-soon/670769)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-for-a-kid-going-to-college-soon/670769 "2013-10-11T20:12:43Z")
I want to buy my high school senior a laptop. I was thinking to see if schools had any particular requirements such as OS or speed or memory recommendations, but she has not yet been accepted to any particular school. I… --- ## [Why are groceries in poor neighborhoods more expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-groceries-in-poor-neighborhoods-more-expensive/670784)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-groceries-in-poor-neighborhoods-more-expensive/670784 "2013-10-11T19:00:34Z")
In my experience, grocery stores in poor neighborhoods have higher prices and lower quality. Why is this? --- ## [For women and gay men: Is there a "penetrated" feeling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-and-gay-men-is-there-a-penetrated-feeling/632322)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-women-and-gay-men-is-there-a-penetrated-feeling/632322 "2013-10-11T18:27:15Z")
Is there a feeling about being penetrated (presumably with a willy, but perhaps with a sex toy in the case of lesbians) that is more than just the physical sensation; something mental that says “he’s inside me”? Do you f… --- ## [Dry Cleaners didn't do a good job, do I take it back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-cleaners-didnt-do-a-good-job-do-i-take-it-back/670744)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-cleaners-didnt-do-a-good-job-do-i-take-it-back/670744 "2013-10-11T18:26:30Z")
A few days ago one of my dogs peed on my comforter. It’s king sized and far too large to fit in my washer so I brought it to a dry cleaner to have them do it. Whether they washed it or dry cleaned it, I have no idea. … --- ## [What are the most fair and unbiased news websites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-fair-and-unbiased-news-websites/603567)
**Author:** [@eman77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eman77)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-fair-and-unbiased-news-websites/603567 "2013-10-11T17:24:57Z")
I’m sick of the yellow journalism, misleading headlines, fear-based, pandering to stupid people major news websites. Enough is enough. I want to know where the fair, unbiased news websites are for people who don’t need … --- ## [The joys of cataracts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joys-of-cataracts/670887)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joys-of-cataracts/670887 "2013-10-11T17:09:44Z")
Well, it seems that I am now officially getting old. I will be having cataract surgery in November and December. Right eye first, then left eye. Happy happy, joy joy. Having watched videos on YouTube (caution: not fo… --- ## [Alien invaders! But how do we treat the prisoners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-invaders-but-how-do-we-treat-the-prisoners/670869)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-invaders-but-how-do-we-treat-the-prisoners/670869 "2013-10-11T16:50:53Z")
Inspired by the game X-COM: Enemy Unknown, where you can take alien invaders captive for interrogation. After the interrogation (implied to be of the ungentle variety) the subject is terminated and you can perform a good… --- ## [Wedding--Is this weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-is-this-weird/670880)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-is-this-weird/670880 "2013-10-11T16:38:13Z")
Went to a wedding this weekend. It was supposed to start at 6:30 pm. At 6:30 everyone was wondering were everyone was. No bride, no groom, no brides maids, no parents of the bride, but the groomsmen were hanging aroun… --- ## [The nightmare next door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nightmare-next-door/630817)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nightmare-next-door/630817 "2013-10-11T15:38:43Z")
My brother has put every last dime into renovating a pair of duplex homes in Kansas City, Missouri. He has made them into really nice rental units. This is not the usual flipper behavior of slapping on some paint, but gu… --- ## [Anyone replace their Kindle battery yet? How'd it work out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-replace-their-kindle-battery-yet-howd-it-work-out/670924)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-replace-their-kindle-battery-yet-howd-it-work-out/670924 "2013-10-11T15:36:35Z")
My kindle touch battery life is getting shorter and shorter between charges. My mom’s is too. Googling, there’s one company that offers the battery in a kit with a special tool to safely pry off the back cover. Instruct… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1212) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1214)