# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1227 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1228 --- ## [Help me decode her "me too" behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decode-her-me-too-behavior/669045)
**Author:** [@jlspeed29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlspeed29)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decode-her-me-too-behavior/669045 "2013-09-18T21:59:41Z")
So I’ve noticed a pattern wh my better half. I’m planning a trip with my brother next year, just he and I- kind of like a little retreat. The wife is all good with it… Then a couple of days later, she says, " well I’m g… --- ## [Would you live with a convicted murderer after their release?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-with-a-convicted-murderer-after-their-release/669149)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-with-a-convicted-murderer-after-their-release/669149 "2013-09-18T21:57:57Z")
Do not need answer fast. In 1954, mystery novelist Anne Perry was convicted of helping her best friend murder her best friend’s mother when the two were 15 years old (they bashed her repeatedly over the head with a rock… --- ## [Gyms With a First Class Gym Within a Gym - a Jewish Thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gyms-with-a-first-class-gym-within-a-gym-a-jewish-thing/668927)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gyms-with-a-first-class-gym-within-a-gym-a-jewish-thing/668927 "2013-09-18T19:42:50Z")
I’ve worked out at a lot of different gyms over the years. College gyms; YMCA’s; Fancy private gyms; bargain basement private gyms; and 2 Jewish Community Centers. At both of the Jewish community centers – but at no ot… --- ## [Did Elk City, OK have a serial killer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-elk-city-ok-have-a-serial-killer/669153)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-elk-city-ok-have-a-serial-killer/669153 "2013-09-18T18:47:13Z")
Sometime in the last few days, law enforcement officers conducting a training exercise in Foss Lake near Elk City, OK, discovered two sunken cars. After they pulled them out they found the remains of 3 bodies in each… --- ## [Any fellow TIPsters here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fellow-tipsters-here/669085)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fellow-tipsters-here/669085 "2013-09-18T18:36:22Z")
I attended the Duke University Talent Identification Program in 1982, and recently received the paperwork for Daughter 2.0 to test this winter for the coming summer. I’m silly excited, in a totally nerdy sort of way: fee… --- ## [How could I convince you to sell me your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-convince-you-to-sell-me-your-house/668575)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-convince-you-to-sell-me-your-house/668575 "2013-09-18T17:51:13Z")
So, we’re house-hunting, after a fashion. Not in a hurry, but when the right place comes up, we’re ready to pull the trigger. However, we’re finding we have pretty narrow ideas of what constitutes “right”, especially in … --- ## [Who are the most significant living figures from WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-most-significant-living-figures-from-wwii/668980)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-most-significant-living-figures-from-wwii/668980 "2013-09-18T15:32:18Z")
Doesn’t necessarily have to be a soldier, and doesn’t have to be someone who was famous at the time (or now). Just someone who played some significant or well-recognized role in regards to that conflict. For example, M… --- ## [How is this supposed to help? (Dumb product](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-supposed-to-help-dumb-product/669077)
**Author:** [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-supposed-to-help-dumb-product/669077 "2013-09-18T14:42:08Z")
OK, so this thing has gotten a lot of attention - I mean a full article on cnn.com. And I have to wonder why? Why is this thing supposed to be better than a decent headlamp? I mean it looks all techy and bike-tactical … --- ## [Bone Spur on Tibial Tuberosity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-spur-on-tibial-tuberosity/669008)
**Author:** [@Greymarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greymarch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-spur-on-tibial-tuberosity/669008 "2013-09-18T07:08:56Z")
I visited the doctor today. He said I have a small, about half-centimeter round, boney protuberance on my right tibial tuberosity. I do not have Osgood-Schlatter syndrome. The doctor examined me and ruled out Osgood-Sch… --- ## [Ripping and cleaning old vinyl records](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-and-cleaning-old-vinyl-records/260896)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-and-cleaning-old-vinyl-records/260896 "2013-09-18T04:35:39Z")
I’m (very slowly) converting a ton of old records (the list of albums that start with “C” that need to be converted is like…30 or so. And “D” is going to be as bad–I’ve already done about 30 between “A” and “B”) and whil… --- ## [Spending a Friday in Jacksonville, Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-a-friday-in-jacksonville-florida/669112)
**Author:** [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-a-friday-in-jacksonville-florida/669112 "2013-09-18T01:40:58Z")
After a red-eye flight I’ll be spending a Friday morning and afternoon in Jacksonville before driving off to a weekend elsewhere. I’ll be back for a few hours on Monday before my flight home. It’s my first visit, so I’d… --- ## [Would I REALLY be crazy to buy a CPO German luxury sport-sedan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-really-be-crazy-to-buy-a-cpo-german-luxury-sport-sedan/668638)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-really-be-crazy-to-buy-a-cpo-german-luxury-sport-sedan/668638 "2013-09-18T01:37:16Z")
My 2002 Volkswagen GTI is getting a bit long in the tooth, with multiple broken plastic interior pieces, a few nonfunctional electrical components, dings and dents in the body, and a perpetually-on Malfunction Indicator … --- ## [The last two humans are brother and sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-two-humans-are-brother-and-sister/668968)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-two-humans-are-brother-and-sister/668968 "2013-09-17T23:45:22Z")
“Suppose atomic bombs had reduced the population of the world to one brother and one sister, should they let the human race die out? I do not know the answer, but I do not think it can be in the affirmative merely on the… --- ## [The American Dream-Owning a Home LOL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-dream-owning-a-home-lol/669029)
**Author:** [@Pooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pooter)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-dream-owning-a-home-lol/669029 "2013-09-17T23:21:31Z")
After talking with our neighbor about her cat using our front flowerbed as litter box which is tearing up my wife’s plants and flowers, the neighbor basically told us that we would just have to hope the cat decided to fi… --- ## [Experiences leaving a good job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-leaving-a-good-job/668680)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-leaving-a-good-job/668680 "2013-09-17T23:08:29Z")
I just gave notice yesterday leaving my current professional position for another one in three weeks. The new job is for a lot more pay (20+%) and slightly fewer working hours. Similar work, same city. But damn, I feel … --- ## [Good LED lights for recessed ceiling use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-led-lights-for-recessed-ceiling-use/669032)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-led-lights-for-recessed-ceiling-use/669032 "2013-09-17T22:20:44Z")
I’m trying to save on electricity, and have eliminated virtually all incandescent lamps from my apartment. But I have a lot of recessed “can” lights, and due to heat build-up, CFLs do not last anywhere near as long as th… --- ## [A New You - Why have one body when you can have five?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-you-why-have-one-body-when-you-can-have-five/668682)
**Author:** [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-you-why-have-one-body-when-you-can-have-five/668682 "2013-09-17T21:43:26Z")
Hurray! Science has finally become sufficiently advanced with cloning and mind-downloading technology to allow us here at A New You Corporation to offer all approved citizens a very special deal. You can now elect to n… --- ## [Good Morning News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-news/668963)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-news/668963 "2013-09-17T20:38:58Z")
Is there a decent morning news show? Today seems to be all fluff. GMA is better but still a little to Human Interest oriented to my taste. Is there a morning news program that concentrates on, you know, the news? --- ## [Anyone taken a cross-county road trip before? Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-a-cross-county-road-trip-before-advice/668625)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-a-cross-county-road-trip-before-advice/668625 "2013-09-17T20:23:18Z")
I’m at a crossroads of sorts in my life and I’ve decided that I need to make some radical changes. I am 38 and I’ve lived in Georgia, never more than 40 miles away from my immediate family, for my entire life. Now that… --- ## [Contractor Situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contractor-situation/668249)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contractor-situation/668249 "2013-09-17T19:52:09Z")
Last year we had a contractor replace our roof, as well as extending the roof to cover a porch. He did a very nice job. This year we had the same dude write a proposal to replace our windows, soffit/fascia, siding, etc.… --- ## [Anyone had luck with a last minute vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-luck-with-a-last-minute-vacation/669051)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-luck-with-a-last-minute-vacation/669051 "2013-09-17T19:39:26Z")
My wife works in a school system that still gives students a Fall break. So for Thursday through Monday in the middle of October, she’ll be out of school. My job allows me to schedule a vacation pretty much whenever I … --- ## [Is buying meat from an Asian supermarket safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-buying-meat-from-an-asian-supermarket-safe/668782)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-buying-meat-from-an-asian-supermarket-safe/668782 "2013-09-17T18:33:07Z")
I am not in any way trying to sound racist, because I’m not racist, but the fact of the matter is that foreign supermarkets (particularly Asian ones) are often notorious for being a bit sketchy in terms of cleanliness an… --- ## [Dutch colonialism -- harsh and cruel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-colonialism-harsh-and-cruel/668105)
**Author:** [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-colonialism-harsh-and-cruel/668105 "2013-09-17T17:48:16Z")
“The Straight Dope” being a board on which topic-wise anything-and-everything – however outlandish – seems welcome: herewith, something which rather puzzles and disturbs me. Would be glad to hear folks’ thoughts – partic… --- ## [Are there health risks to buying a used cpap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-health-risks-to-buying-a-used-cpap/669064)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-health-risks-to-buying-a-used-cpap/669064 "2013-09-17T16:38:10Z")
I have high deductible insurance, so a full sleep study is probably not realistic. I can get an at home test for 200-300,and if I test positive a doc will write a script for an apap. I should test positive, people have c… --- ## [Haircuts: frequency and distance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haircuts-frequency-and-distance/665500)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haircuts-frequency-and-distance/665500 "2013-09-17T15:50:11Z")
Haircuts. For around 30 years I never needed a barber. I combed my hair straight back and had a ponytail. When needed, I would hack off a few inches. Then, on a lark, I shaved my head. For the next four years, once or … --- ## [Questions about psychosomatic symptoms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-psychosomatic-symptoms/669049)
**Author:** [@DvorJaques](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DvorJaques)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-psychosomatic-symptoms/669049 "2013-09-17T14:48:57Z")
I had a bit of a scarey experience yesterday. I realized I had a numb patch on my back. I was not really concerned, but then after about a minute I started to get really freaked out and had what was probably a panic at… --- ## [Cashing out a whole-life insurance policy. How does this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashing-out-a-whole-life-insurance-policy-how-does-this-work/668967)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashing-out-a-whole-life-insurance-policy-how-does-this-work/668967 "2013-09-17T14:00:40Z")
My mom bought a Prudential whole life insurance policy for me when I was a baby. I took over the payments in my early 20s. I’ve had superior employer-provided life insurance for 6 years, though, so I’ve decided I don’t n… --- ## [Bombing Syria? I mean seriously... WTF Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombing-syria-i-mean-seriously-wtf-obama/668979)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombing-syria-i-mean-seriously-wtf-obama/668979 "2013-09-17T12:16:30Z")
I’ve been puzzling over this for a bit. How does a man who in the past was a shining beacon of common sense re not involved in international military morasses now think, somehow, it’s a good idea to lay down surgical str… --- ## [Where would be the safest location to relocate with a bunch of illegally obtained cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-be-the-safest-location-to-relocate-with-a-bunch-of-illegally-obtained-cash/669011)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-be-the-safest-location-to-relocate-with-a-bunch-of-illegally-obtained-cash/669011 "2013-09-17T11:44:56Z")
I have this notion on my mind because of Breaking Bad, but it comes up in a lot of movies and TV shows, seems like. The way it is often portrayed, people go to New Hampshire or Alaska or similar far-flung locales. Now, … --- ## [A different America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-america/668986)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-america/668986 "2013-09-17T11:23:56Z")
How different would America have been if there wasn’t a sizable black community living in it? Culturally, economically etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1226) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1228)