# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1214 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1215 --- ## [Accident Prevention Devices on Cars; Any Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accident-prevention-devices-on-cars-any-good/670980)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accident-prevention-devices-on-cars-any-good/670980 "2013-10-11T14:17:09Z")
I notice in some car ads they are increasingly promoting accident prevention devices (though they are mostly offered on luxury cars and the higher trim models of non luxury cars). They have things like blind spot sensors… --- ## [What is it about America and change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-america-and-change/670767)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-america-and-change/670767 "2013-10-11T13:46:48Z")
I know this is a somewhat nebulous question, but I often wonder what is it about the United States and our citizens that make a large percentage of our nation so reluctant and resistant to change? We are one of the very… --- ## [Had angioplasty, need diet and other advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-angioplasty-need-diet-and-other-advice/670820)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-angioplasty-need-diet-and-other-advice/670820 "2013-10-11T13:31:15Z")
I had some chest pains last week, was taken to a hospital and given a stress test (on a treadmill). They said I might have some blocked arteries, and sent me to another hospital for an angioplasty. The angioplasty went … --- ## [How do YOU pronounce the word "cache"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-word-cache/670383)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-word-cache/670383 "2013-10-11T12:19:46Z")
Two syllables, or one? All my life, the word “cache” (meaning either specifically temporary storage for computer-y info like your browser history, or a general stash/storage meaning like squirrels hiding acorns) has bee… --- ## [The Slacker superhero has a pacifist problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slacker-superhero-has-a-pacifist-problem/670598)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slacker-superhero-has-a-pacifist-problem/670598 "2013-10-11T12:10:02Z")
It’s seven thirty on a Tuesday night, and Bob X (the superhero slacker from these old threads, with powers similar to those of the Byrne-era Superman) is wrestling with a dilemma. Two miles in front of him is a small arm… --- ## [Secrets and Tips from Your Jobs, Past and Present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-and-tips-from-your-jobs-past-and-present/669756)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-and-tips-from-your-jobs-past-and-present/669756 "2013-10-11T10:46:50Z")
For example: a Starbucks barista once told me that it’s perfectly legit to order a medium-sized drink but to ask for it to be put in a larger size cup. You won’t get a full large size, but you’ll get more than you usual… --- ## [When do you call an ambulance? (don't need answer just yet...).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-call-an-ambulance-dont-need-answer-just-yet/670789)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-call-an-ambulance-dont-need-answer-just-yet/670789 "2013-10-11T10:13:11Z")
Sure, if someone is having a suspected heart attack, breathing difficulties or has been involved in an accident where injuries are unknown but potentially serious, an ambulance would be the first response of course. But… --- ## [problem with my mother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-my-mother/670858)
**Author:** [@poster50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poster50)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-my-mother/670858 "2013-10-11T10:06:24Z")
I know this may seem trivial to some so apologies. For most of my teen and adult life I have had to deal with a dominering mother. Sometimes things are ok and sometimes not. My mum is elderly and has slight dementia … --- ## [USA Today feels sickly, commits suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-feels-sickly-commits-suicide/670786)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-feels-sickly-commits-suicide/670786 "2013-10-11T09:08:40Z")
Or so it would seem. It’s been about a week now since the paper doubled its newsstand price to $2. At the time, a USA Today press release said: “We anticipate this price increase will bring a minimal drop in print sale… --- ## [Would it have been "better" to keep the Saturn system, instead of building the shuttle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-have-been-better-to-keep-the-saturn-system-instead-of-building-the-shuttle/670492)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-have-been-better-to-keep-the-saturn-system-instead-of-building-the-shuttle/670492 "2013-10-11T05:05:35Z")
A former NASA administrator seems to think so. Considering what a disappointment the STS was, does he have a point? He seems to think we would have a manned moon base, firm Mars missions plans, etc etc, instead of the … --- ## [I'm a Mac user who feels like she's done with the iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mac-user-who-feels-like-shes-done-with-the-iphone/670782)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mac-user-who-feels-like-shes-done-with-the-iphone/670782 "2013-10-11T04:28:26Z")
I’m really hating the new OS. I’ve checked it out on other people’s iPhones, but have yet to (and really don’t want to) install it on my iPhone 5. But I use a desktop mac at home and I’m not sure how it would truly affe… --- ## [Moving to Charlotte, advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-charlotte-advice/670940)
**Author:** [@VirgilCaine1865](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VirgilCaine1865)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-charlotte-advice/670940 "2013-10-11T03:08:02Z")
Hello everyone! My fiancee and I are planning on moving to Charlotte, NC in exactly 30 days from today. It seems like a good time for us because I just finished school, our lease is ending and we have a considerable amo… --- ## [Does my Dad have mental problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-dad-have-mental-problems/670844)
**Author:** [@HulkSmash10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HulkSmash10)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-dad-have-mental-problems/670844 "2013-10-11T02:17:50Z")
This has been bugging me ever since I was a kid, and let me just start off with saying that I love my Dad. He just drives me crazy at times. He literally complains about everything. When he was married to my mom he ne… --- ## [Let's Talk Halloween Costumes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-halloween-costumes/670673)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-halloween-costumes/670673 "2013-10-11T00:19:54Z")
So, I’m in the doghouse. I accepted a party invite a few weeks ago for my wife and I, and I completely missed that it was a costume party. My wife is less than thrilled, especially at the lack of notice. It’s in 2.5 week… --- ## [Does increased colour saturation burn out TV displays quicker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-increased-colour-saturation-burn-out-tv-displays-quicker/670831)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-increased-colour-saturation-burn-out-tv-displays-quicker/670831 "2013-10-10T22:42:01Z")
When I was a kid my dad always turned down the colour saturation on our CRT TVs because “the picture tube will burn out!” Is there any truth to this, and now on plasma and LCD displays is there any validity to this conc… --- ## [Is your S.O. a pushover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-s-o-a-pushover/670917)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-s-o-a-pushover/670917 "2013-10-10T22:14:43Z")
Perhaps because I possibly married the most assertive woman in existence, but I noticed that many of my peers have wives that tend to be pushovers. Now, granted, compared to my wife, just about everyone is lazy and passi… --- ## [Would you take a bullet for your SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-take-a-bullet-for-your-so/670660)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-take-a-bullet-for-your-so/670660 "2013-10-10T22:08:07Z")
Would you take a bullet for your significant other? Specifically, a .50 caliber hollow point? --- ## [Would you go to Hell for your SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-hell-for-your-so/670682)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-hell-for-your-so/670682 "2013-10-10T21:13:23Z")
Assume for the purpose of this thread that there is both a Heaven of eternal bliss, and a Hell of eternal torture. For reasons unknown you make it to Heaven…but your SO doesn’t. God says that, if you wish, you can make… --- ## [Need help with google and google accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-google-and-google-accounts/670905)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-google-and-google-accounts/670905 "2013-10-10T18:45:27Z")
I have this problem and while I am searching, I can’t find a solution: My work e-mail is connected to an ex-coworker on google profiles. So say my work e-mail is amika@company.com, it keeps pulling up “Jane Smith” inste… --- ## [Speed Dating Advice: Tips & Tricks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-dating-advice-tips-tricks/347743)
**Author:** [@davmilasav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davmilasav)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-dating-advice-tips-tricks/347743 "2013-10-10T18:07:33Z")
I joined a speed dating group here in Los Angeles and am looking forward to my first event. (EHarmony wasn’t cutting it and I have yet to find where they hide the single guys in LA.) Here’s the deal: I only get 4 - 6 mi… --- ## [Dopers born before 1964 -- Master List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-born-before-1964-master-list/657321)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-born-before-1964-master-list/657321 "2013-10-10T17:58:42Z")
Using posts in the listed threads below, along with User Profiles, I am in the process of putting together a list of all Dopers over 49 years of age, using 1963 as the latest year when that is true today. Please let me… --- ## [They could only eat ice cream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-could-only-eat-ice-cream/670591)
**Author:** [@fuchsiagroan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuchsiagroan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-could-only-eat-ice-cream/670591 "2013-10-10T16:48:26Z")
I’ve wondered about this for a long time. What did the teen hooker in the 80s film Mona Lisa mean by telling Bob Hoskins character (an ex con turned driver for a prostitute. Of course he falls in love) that they can only… --- ## [Do you remove the plastic film on your electronics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remove-the-plastic-film-on-your-electronics/650740)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remove-the-plastic-film-on-your-electronics/650740 "2013-10-10T16:47:02Z")
My daughter will leave that film on until all that is left are ragged edges. It keeps her screen clean, she says. It looks to me that the protective film gets even greasier than the glass it’s protecting. My son rips th… --- ## [Why isn't there a Rhapsody for books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-rhapsody-for-books/670866)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-rhapsody-for-books/670866 "2013-10-10T16:32:01Z")
Why can’t I pay a small monthly fee and have access to a few million book titles to “rent?” My buddy Barry and I were discussing this – how is it that you can get millions of tunes from half a dozen sources, every fricki… --- ## [Can anyone help me start this website I want to start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-start-this-website-i-want-to-start/670837)
**Author:** [@Came\_in\_like\_a\_Wrecking\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Came_in_like_a_Wrecking_Ball)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-start-this-website-i-want-to-start/670837 "2013-10-10T16:25:38Z")
For the longest time I’ve wanted to start a certain website, but it’s going to be very hard to finally do it. Here goes: I want to start a website in which people can share their ideas for movies, t.v. shows, books, and… --- ## [I Need Advice On Doing Geneological Research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-on-doing-geneological-research/670848)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-on-doing-geneological-research/670848 "2013-10-10T14:44:01Z")
Short Version- I’m trying to find information on my paternal grandfather. I know his first and last name and that he lived in Philadelphia. Sadly, it seems to be a pretty common name. So, I could use my fellow Dopers’ ad… --- ## [Trouble sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-sleeping/670615)
**Author:** [@Stuffedbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffedbear)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-sleeping/670615 "2013-10-10T11:11:18Z")
Hello everybody! I am looking for help with a problem I am having sleeping. I go to bed around 11pm but lay in bed for what seems like hours unable to fall asleep. I think I might be sleeping without dreaming for peri… --- ## [Slander? Defamation of character? Need answer fastish...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slander-defamation-of-character-need-answer-fastish/670824)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slander-defamation-of-character-need-answer-fastish/670824 "2013-10-10T04:28:17Z")
“Mary” works in a small department that shares a confidential and private client list within a larger system of companies using a shared online database. “Judas” is a client/customer of Mary’s department. Mary has disc… --- ## [Non-US Dopers: which forwarding address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-which-forwarding-address/670757)
**Author:** [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-which-forwarding-address/670757 "2013-10-10T04:27:54Z")
I’ve considered many times getting one of those forwarding address thingies the US has for items which I want to purchase but which the seller won’t post internationally. I’ve never got very far with this because there … --- ## [Should I subscribe to Popular Science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-subscribe-to-popular-science/670614)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-subscribe-to-popular-science/670614 "2013-10-10T04:20:15Z")
I’ve gotten one of those discount deals to subscribe to Popular Science. I’m strongly considering it. I read the Atlantic, the New Yorker, and the Chicago Sun Times often during my 30-45 minute transit rides. I’m not a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1213) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1215)