# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1215 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1216 --- ## [(Fatally) Falling Face Flat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatally-falling-face-flat/670817)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatally-falling-face-flat/670817 "2013-10-10T02:55:48Z")
I purchased over a pound of pure anhydrous caffeine powder online. Let’s say one of these tired nights I wake up to get a fraction of a teaspoon of caffeine (anything over a gram of caffeine is going to have extreme eff… --- ## [CASIO G’zOne Commando](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casio-g-zone-commando/670843)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casio-g-zone-commando/670843 "2013-10-10T02:47:30Z")
Strongly considering a Casio G’zOne Commando 4G LTE as an upgrade to my Droid 2 Global. Anyone want to reassure me or talk me out of it? Pulling the trigger tomorrow. --- ## [TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi/670639)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi/670639 "2013-10-10T00:32:38Z")
I work in retail and evidently there’s something special about me that makes people love to share TMI with me. I mentioned in another thread about a man who was dressed in baby clothes and couldn’t talk about anything el… --- ## [Share your experiences with GERD surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experiences-with-gerd-surgery/584630)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experiences-with-gerd-surgery/584630 "2013-10-10T00:26:58Z")
My brother’s been suffering from very bad GERD for several years now. He’s tried most of the medications available to treat symptoms, is incredibly careful with what he eats and drinks, and has jacked up one end of his … --- ## [Did Jesus shit? Did it stink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-shit-did-it-stink/561313)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-shit-did-it-stink/561313 "2013-10-09T23:53:22Z")
If he’s perfect, there wouldn’t be any waste, right? --- ## [Tips for Growing Your Hair Long (for Men)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-growing-your-hair-long-for-men/626642)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-growing-your-hair-long-for-men/626642 "2013-10-09T21:40:40Z")
I’ve decided to grow my hair long. For the past 20 years I’ve rocked a basic high and tight, as seen here, third pic down. Now I’ve decided to aim for something more like this guy. Is there any product, styling regime, … --- ## [How long does it usually take to be called for an interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-usually-take-to-be-called-for-an-interview/670692)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Ghoti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Ghoti)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-usually-take-to-be-called-for-an-interview/670692 "2013-10-09T21:35:15Z")
Hi guys! I recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree and have been job hunting for a few months. About two weeks ago, I applied for several jobs for which I am well qualified, and I haven’t heard anything from them yet… --- ## [Could 5 Supreme Court justices act with legal impunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-5-supreme-court-justices-act-with-legal-impunity/670515)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-5-supreme-court-justices-act-with-legal-impunity/670515 "2013-10-09T20:14:35Z")
Since the Justices can pretty much declare any ruling they like, imagine that 5 justices got together and committed a murder in their courtroom. They would declare any warrants out for their arrest unconstitutional, and… --- ## [New modem/router or wifi extender to expand the range of home wifi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-modem-router-or-wifi-extender-to-expand-the-range-of-home-wifi/670553)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-modem-router-or-wifi-extender-to-expand-the-range-of-home-wifi/670553 "2013-10-09T20:01:42Z")
Someone I know has home wifi, and when they are in a room about 50 feet from the router their ability to get a signal drops to nothing. There is also a chimney in between the router/modem and the person’s seat where they… --- ## [Amazon makes it easier to buy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-makes-it-easier-to-buy/670718)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-makes-it-easier-to-buy/670718 "2013-10-09T19:34:04Z")
Amazon has announced a new program for associated vendors, Amazon challenges PayPal with ‘Login and Pay’ one-click option. This looks to be a lot like their One-Click option, and a related concept, Google Pay. In short… --- ## [What are some "Anti-Alamos"? (Explained in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-anti-alamos-explained-in-op/670401)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-anti-alamos-explained-in-op/670401 "2013-10-09T16:41:16Z")
I was watching Saving Private Ryan for the umpteenth time recently, and during the scene where the men are preparing for battle in the ruined French village they refer to one particular position as “The Alamo”, meaning t… --- ## [Android application lock apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-application-lock-apps/670607)
**Author:** [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-application-lock-apps/670607 "2013-10-09T15:40:58Z")
My son turned 13 this past summer. My wife and I work until about 6:00 and we feel he is old enough to stay home alone after school a couple days a week and give our parents a break in babysitting. However he has an unh… --- ## [How are you reacting, personally, to the shutdown/default threat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-reacting-personally-to-the-shutdown-default-threat/670542)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-reacting-personally-to-the-shutdown-default-threat/670542 "2013-10-09T15:15:34Z")
Inspired by a couple of liberal-type commenters who are pulling money out of the stock market because of it (many because they fear default and attendant pretty widespread upheaval in their way of life). What about you?… --- ## [Bleach and Clorox 2: worthwhile or unnecessary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleach-and-clorox-2-worthwhile-or-unnecessary/670694)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleach-and-clorox-2-worthwhile-or-unnecessary/670694 "2013-10-09T13:37:21Z")
Out of habit, I typically use bleach when washing my whites (undershirts, for the most part), and I often use Clorox 2 or some equivalent for my colors. My wife never got into that habit and almost never uses either one… --- ## [Police officers leaving their cars turned on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-officers-leaving-their-cars-turned-on/617405)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-officers-leaving-their-cars-turned-on/617405 "2013-10-09T10:29:35Z")
The sub shop where I eat is usually filled with local police officers. I’ve noticed for quite some time now that they always leave their cars turned on. I just left there and there were 3 empty police cars running and … --- ## [Why do housefiles love people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-housefiles-love-people/670557)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-housefiles-love-people/670557 "2013-10-09T09:04:10Z")
I’ve got one of those big end of the season flies buzzing around inside my house. I would think the kitchen and the half full trash can would provide him with far more entertainment than me , but no, he continues to buzz… --- ## [Do you trust teenage drivers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-teenage-drivers/670626)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-teenage-drivers/670626 "2013-10-09T08:56:12Z")
I don’t. --- ## [How long should it take to copy a DVD to the hard drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-it-take-to-copy-a-dvd-to-the-hard-drive/670563)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-it-take-to-copy-a-dvd-to-the-hard-drive/670563 "2013-10-09T03:22:11Z")
I’m trying to decide if I’ve got a problem. Copying a DVD to the hard drive (not encrypted) takes a good forty minutes. I’m showing 1.32 MB/second. It’s a Plextor EIDE dvd drive that I bought in 2008. Hasn’t been use… --- ## [What have you accomplished today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-accomplished-today/670537)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-accomplished-today/670537 "2013-10-09T03:14:51Z")
\[ul\]\[li\]Made two pots of coffee and drank most of it;\[/li\]\[li\]Watched Seattle lose to the Colts :frowning: ;\[/li\]\[li\]Went to the hardware store to buy a 19/64" drill bit;\[/li\]\[li\]Installed cargo net D-rings in the Prius … --- ## [If you were thinking about using Healthcare.gov - DON'T YET](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-thinking-about-using-healthcare-gov-dont-yet/670552)
**Author:** [@jacobsta811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacobsta811)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-thinking-about-using-healthcare-gov-dont-yet/670552 "2013-10-09T03:13:54Z")
If you were thinking about entering your information on healthcare.gov, don’t do it yet. It is severely broken, and more important seems to be final in a way not mentioned until it is irrevocable. In addition to the sort… --- ## [allergies,hayfever,me,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergies-hayfever-me/186369)
**Author:** [@Qis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qis)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergies-hayfever-me/186369 "2013-10-09T02:16:41Z")
please excuse poor typing, house is out of tissues, toilet roll, adn kitchen roll\* I’ve had hayfever for as long as i can remember, I’ve been taking pills for it for about the same. ( various, trying to find a decent o… --- ## [What's the most important living place you don't remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-important-living-place-you-dont-remember/670688)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-important-living-place-you-dont-remember/670688 "2013-10-09T01:59:08Z")
Well obviously if you don’t remember you forgot it then you won’t remember that you don’t remember it. I guess I mean the most important place that you remember you forgot :slight\_smile: I remember all the rooms except… --- ## [Spanish for "put a bug in her ear"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-for-put-a-bug-in-her-ear/670738)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-for-put-a-bug-in-her-ear/670738 "2013-10-09T01:41:12Z")
sorry, changed mind about this post --- ## [Ever had a Chrysler PT Cruiser? What did you think of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-chrysler-pt-cruiser-what-did-you-think-of-it/670610)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-chrysler-pt-cruiser-what-did-you-think-of-it/670610 "2013-10-08T21:26:57Z")
I’m going to be getting my dad’s 2001 PT Cruiser with 94,000 miles of Florida driving on it. I’m bringing it to Illinois where I’ll mainly use it for trips to Milwaukee, Madison, and Springfield, Illinois. I don’t curre… --- ## [Cat ignoring litterbox -- behavioral (vs medical)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-ignoring-litterbox-behavioral-vs-medical/670363)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-ignoring-litterbox-behavioral-vs-medical/670363 "2013-10-08T16:39:30Z")
Sorry, long story: I adopted two cats together on August 1 – an adult male and a male kitten. These are the first pets I’ve ever owned. They are a bonded pair and get along (adult grooms the kitten, they nap together… --- ## [What's your favorite Republican News Source](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-republican-news-source/670533)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-republican-news-source/670533 "2013-10-08T15:02:05Z")
I feel that I’m not getting a balanced perspective of politics in general. I live in a left leaning area of the country (Southern California) and most of the websites I enjoy reading slant left. What is a good, well bal… --- ## [What does it mean to feel "complete"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-feel-complete/670501)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-feel-complete/670501 "2013-10-08T14:57:10Z")
TMI: I have four kids in part because someone would not have “felt complete” without three kids. I believe she feels complete now. And then some. I hear this talk of “feeling complete” or “feeling whole” or similar verb… --- ## [German word "schweinehund". Does it mean pig-like dog or dog-like pig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-word-schweinehund-does-it-mean-pig-like-dog-or-dog-like-pig/664516)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-word-schweinehund-does-it-mean-pig-like-dog-or-dog-like-pig/664516 "2013-10-08T13:16:18Z")
Wiktionary says it’s literally “pig-dog” AKA bastard but I would imagine it has a more contextual meaning than that in German. Is it a dog like a pig, or pig like a dog? --- ## [Isn't Christianity actually a pantheon in practice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-christianity-actually-a-pantheon-in-practice/669780)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-christianity-actually-a-pantheon-in-practice/669780 "2013-10-08T12:50:34Z")
Per this article isn’t Christianity actually like a pantheon in practice? Sure you can claim these are all aspects of “God”, but when you are praying to, cursing or otherwise recognizing a discrete entity aside from “the… --- ## [What's the closest you've been to an "Act of God" weather event?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-closest-youve-been-to-an-act-of-god-weather-event/670435)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-closest-youve-been-to-an-act-of-god-weather-event/670435 "2013-10-08T09:14:09Z")
It’s been obvious in the past year or so that some of our Doper friends have been close to tornados, earthquakes, hurricanes, wildfires and other frightening and damaging phenomena. I’m curious about who’s had the closes… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1214) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1216)