# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1224 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1225 --- ## [Mandatory office birthday lunches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-office-birthday-lunches/669362)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-office-birthday-lunches/669362 "2013-09-24T13:39:34Z")
I’ll be temping for the next two months as an office manager of a lab. Besides me, there are nine chemical engineers working there. When someone has a birthday, everyone goes out for lunch together. Generally, one person… --- ## [What could the purpose of this spam email be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-the-purpose-of-this-spam-email-be/669549)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-the-purpose-of-this-spam-email-be/669549 "2013-09-24T13:20:57Z")
I just got an email with the subject “bas de duplex ville stlaurent” and a body of “lots of horse tack and saddles templeton” I have no idea what this spammer is trying to achieve. Any ideas? --- ## [Ethics Question: hiding sale merchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-question-hiding-sale-merchandise/669330)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-question-hiding-sale-merchandise/669330 "2013-09-24T04:14:33Z")
So, there’s a certain well-know national bookstore chain (OK, the only one left, really) that regular does a clearance sale. The standard pattern for this sale is to start at 50%, then after a few weeks, 75% off, and th… --- ## [iOS 7 on older (pre-iPhone 5/5S iPad w/Thunderbolt) iOS devices, your impressions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-7-on-older-pre-iphone-5-5s-ipad-w-thunderbolt-ios-devices-your-impressions/669223)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-7-on-older-pre-iphone-5-5s-ipad-w-thunderbolt-ios-devices-your-impressions/669223 "2013-09-24T03:11:00Z")
I just installed 7 on my test victim last night (Retina iPad w/Dock connector) as it doesn’t have anything important or mission critical on it, unlike my iPhone 4S… Overall impressions, Meh, no change in speed, the para… --- ## [Help! I can't stop chewing on my fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-cant-stop-chewing-on-my-fingers/669550)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-cant-stop-chewing-on-my-fingers/669550 "2013-09-24T03:02:36Z")
I have recently started chewing the skin around my fingers, and made myself bleed and it hurts really really bad. Does anyone have any advice on how to stop this disgusting habit, because it’s really starting to get on m… --- ## [D.I.Y. eyebrow tinting - any advice / suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-i-y-eyebrow-tinting-any-advice-suggestions/261146)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-i-y-eyebrow-tinting-any-advice-suggestions/261146 "2013-09-24T01:21:43Z")
I want my eyebrows to be DARKER. They are much too light, and I find when I get them tinted at the salon, it makes a real difference in the way I look. But it’s $15 each time (at least) and after a week or two, the tin… --- ## [Help! I can't stop chewing on my fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-cant-stop-chewing-on-my-fingers/669548)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-cant-stop-chewing-on-my-fingers/669548 "2013-09-24T00:45:30Z")
I have recently started chewing the skin around my fingers, and made myself bleed and it hurts really really bad. Does anyone have any advice on how to stop this disgusting habit, because it’s really starting to get on m… --- ## [21. Clean for two years. Want to drink.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-clean-for-two-years-want-to-drink/669385)
**Author:** [@CapitalSigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapitalSigma)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-clean-for-two-years-want-to-drink/669385 "2013-09-24T00:16:27Z")
Hey all, You all seem fairly sane and I need advice. I’m writing this on my phone because I’m I’m the middle of moving so I’ll be brief. This is me: Middle school: good kid. Fairly introverted. Friends with nerdy kids.… --- ## [Do you have an obligation to the human species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-obligation-to-the-human-species/669160)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-obligation-to-the-human-species/669160 "2013-09-23T21:07:08Z")
Inspired by this poll about the last two humans being brother and sister. I want to remove the incest yuck factor from that question and ask more simply – would you feel any kind of obligation to try to continue the hum… --- ## [Small dog owners - do you get your dog's teeth cleaned to prevent tooth loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-dog-owners-do-you-get-your-dogs-teeth-cleaned-to-prevent-tooth-loss/669514)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-dog-owners-do-you-get-your-dogs-teeth-cleaned-to-prevent-tooth-loss/669514 "2013-09-23T19:59:12Z")
Small dogs lose teeth very easily. Even on a strict diet of dog food and treats. We never give ours anything with sugar. Mom’s first two Yorkies lost most of their teeth by age 12. It was kind of sad seeing their tongue… --- ## [What is your favorite season of the year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-season-of-the-year/669360)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-season-of-the-year/669360 "2013-09-23T19:54:28Z")
What is your favorite season of the year? --- ## [If given your druthers, would you prefer to visit or host?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-given-your-druthers-would-you-prefer-to-visit-or-host/669110)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-given-your-druthers-would-you-prefer-to-visit-or-host/669110 "2013-09-23T18:30:11Z")
Let’s say you have a friend who lives near-ish but not too near to you - about 30-45 minutes away by whatever transportation method you prefer. You enjoy each other’s company, but for some reason the gods have decreed t… --- ## [What eBay "best offer" is acceptable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ebay-best-offer-is-acceptable/669480)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ebay-best-offer-is-acceptable/669480 "2013-09-23T18:20:23Z")
For a fairly expensive item something that’s worth “whatever someone will pay for it” (think antiques and such, not an iPhone) how low do you think a buyer could go without insulting the seller? Or is a seller that would… --- ## [Does this make me a pig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454 "2013-09-23T18:12:44Z")
I was in a store earlier today and I saw a magazine that said Jennifer Love Hewitt was pregnant. And my immediate thought was “Wow, her breasts are going to be huge.” --- ## [How Hrad To Remove Cast Iron bathtub?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hrad-to-remove-cast-iron-bathtub/669459)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hrad-to-remove-cast-iron-bathtub/669459 "2013-09-23T17:49:13Z")
I would like to remove a bathtub, and replace with a shower stall. The tub is enormous-how do you remove it? Can you break them up with a sledge hammer? Or is this a job best left to a pro? --- ## [Is than an advantage to doing business with a local bank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-than-an-advantage-to-doing-business-with-a-local-bank/669515)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-than-an-advantage-to-doing-business-with-a-local-bank/669515 "2013-09-23T17:00:42Z")
For a few years now a local bank has been running billboards poking fun at national banks’ lack of familiarity with local landmarks. here’s an example. (if you’re not from Ann Arbor, Crazy Jim’s Blimpy Burger - AKA “Bli… --- ## [Where Can I Find Good Summary of the ACA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-good-summary-of-the-aca/669505)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-good-summary-of-the-aca/669505 "2013-09-23T14:13:22Z")
The deadline to sign up is Oct. 1. I am trying to learn exactly what the ACA (AKA Obamacare) involves, I I do not want to read the whole law. Where can I obtain a concise summary of what it involves, and what is required… --- ## [Someone commits offensive behavior the company "does not tolerate" -- what do you expect to happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-commits-offensive-behavior-the-company-does-not-tolerate-what-do-you-expect-to-happen/669503)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-commits-offensive-behavior-the-company-does-not-tolerate-what-do-you-expect-to-happen/669503 "2013-09-23T13:32:48Z")
Say a company says it “does not tolerate” offensive behavior of certain kinds, and an employee commits such behavior, what does that mean? Does the company give them a dirty look, scold them, suspend them a few days with… --- ## [Body shop screwed up my car, how to handle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shop-screwed-up-my-car-how-to-handle/669163)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shop-screwed-up-my-car-how-to-handle/669163 "2013-09-23T02:48:33Z")
Back in April I suffered about $6,000 worth of hail damage to my 2008 Honda Civic. After much wrangling with my insurance company, they agreed to replace the hood, roof, and trunk with Honda OEM parts. They also approv… --- ## [Word vs PDF for creating documents.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-vs-pdf-for-creating-documents/669453)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-vs-pdf-for-creating-documents/669453 "2013-09-23T02:27:07Z")
My mother creates a weekly church bulletin of text and pictures with the same basic format with pictures and text basically in the same positions, the pictures vary every week but are the same size and position, some of … --- ## [What is this spot on my leg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-spot-on-my-leg/669334)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-spot-on-my-leg/669334 "2013-09-23T01:36:56Z")
It looks like a nearly healed bruise but its been there for a few months now. Is this a middle age normal body falling apart spot? Or does it look like something to be checked? ( I’m … --- ## [Electronic rat traps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-rat-traps/669427)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-rat-traps/669427 "2013-09-23T00:37:03Z")
I have rats in the attic. I was told that I have rats by an exterminator that was taking care of a bee problem (he saw droppings), and just recently I found a cable chewed through in the attic, and have heard definitely… --- ## [Best way to count calories at the gym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-count-calories-at-the-gym/668909)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-count-calories-at-the-gym/668909 "2013-09-23T00:19:41Z")
I’ve been told the calorie counters on gym cardio machines are usually way off. If I do 60 minutes on a cross-trainer at, say, one of the medium resistance levels, what is the best way to work out how many calories I’ve… --- ## [Big baby- C Section or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-baby-c-section-or-not/667726)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-baby-c-section-or-not/667726 "2013-09-22T21:48:53Z")
You are not my doctor, and I am not asking for medical advice. I would, however, appreciate some advice on the options my doctor has laid out for me. I am about to have a baby, and the due date is Sept. 12, putting me a… --- ## [Device to prevent grinding your teeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/device-to-prevent-grinding-your-teeth/668971)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/device-to-prevent-grinding-your-teeth/668971 "2013-09-22T21:38:11Z")
For years my dentist and I have been talking about how I grind my teeth as the excessive wear reveals. We assume I must do it at night because I can’t catch myself doing it too much during the day. He has suggested a f… --- ## [How many cars does one couple need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cars-does-one-couple-need/669226)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cars-does-one-couple-need/669226 "2013-09-22T19:59:17Z")
Have a personal scenario that I could use some input in. To keep a short story short, there’s a couple a few doors down from me that has four cars and I’m pretty damned pissed off about it, since parking is already a bit… --- ## [What was the most civil civil war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-civil-civil-war/669420)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-civil-civil-war/669420 "2013-09-22T17:47:35Z")
Exactly what the title says. --- ## [Women - facial hair growth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-facial-hair-growth/669259)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-facial-hair-growth/669259 "2013-09-22T16:43:29Z")
I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older or if it’s because I used Nair for the face a couple times, but I’m pretty much fully prepared for Movember over here. Thankfully I’m a redhead and it’s blonde hair but damn… --- ## [Tall sweatshirts that really are.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-sweatshirts-that-really-are/669400)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-sweatshirts-that-really-are/669400 "2013-09-22T14:51:10Z")
Looking for brands of cotton crew neck sweatshirts that have plenty of length to them so I don’t wind up baring my entire stomach if I lift an arm or show plumbers crack if I bend over. I’ve never had the problem with T-… --- ## [Some questions on starting a more professional wardobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-on-starting-a-more-professional-wardobe/669280)
**Author:** [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-on-starting-a-more-professional-wardobe/669280 "2013-09-22T14:43:36Z")
I’ve recently decided to make a change and give my wardrobe a more polished, professional look. I’ve always loved pencil skirts but never really felt like I had the figure to pull it off, but since I’ve lost weight I’ve … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1223) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1225)