# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1232 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1233 --- ## [Redundant places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redundant-places/668281)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redundant-places/668281 "2013-09-11T17:33:58Z")
How many pairs (or triplets, etc.) of places with the same name have you been to? Translations are ok, but let’s not use streets or rivers or bodies of water, though. I’ve been to: Toledo, Ohio and Toledo, Spain. Lond… --- ## [What to do: I keep getting the wrong mail!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-keep-getting-the-wrong-mail/668539)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-keep-getting-the-wrong-mail/668539 "2013-09-11T17:04:37Z")
My mailman is an idiot. He is always putting my neighbor’s (several different ones) mail in MY mailbox! This happens several times per week. I \*could \*walk down the block and put it in the right box, but that seems like… --- ## [Cold our flu? Which one is making me miserable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-our-flu-which-one-is-making-me-miserable/668423)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-our-flu-which-one-is-making-me-miserable/668423 "2013-09-11T16:10:42Z")
Hello Everyone, My wife and I are both sick today (apparently all my fault because according to my wife “I touch everything when we go to the store”. Sigh… It’s hard to live with someone who is mildly OCD.) So, how do I… --- ## [Acxiom and AbouttheData.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acxiom-and-aboutthedata-com/668466)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acxiom-and-aboutthedata-com/668466 "2013-09-11T13:21:37Z")
Recently, a company named Acxiom made a splash announcing the disclosure of the marketing data it has gathered on us - www.aboutthedata.com. Hs anyone tried this? Any thoughts or reservations about them, the questions … --- ## [Older Dopers: Compare and Contrast 1950s Tech Advance to the Internet Era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-compare-and-contrast-1950s-tech-advance-to-the-internet-era/668298)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-compare-and-contrast-1950s-tech-advance-to-the-internet-era/668298 "2013-09-11T12:13:40Z")
From 1950 to 1966 the US experienced the greatest era of technological advance the world had ever seen. True, a few third world countries have grown faster because they have been able to apply technology developed elsewh… --- ## [Do I really need a protective case for my Iphone 5?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-protective-case-for-my-iphone-5/651524)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-protective-case-for-my-iphone-5/651524 "2013-09-11T11:27:17Z")
Every since I got my first mobile phone, I have always immediately acquired a protective case for my phone as soon as I purchased it. I drop things all the time, and I routinely drop my phone, probably on the order of se… --- ## [patent question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patent-question/668356)
**Author:** [@young\_NEWBIE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/young_NEWBIE)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patent-question/668356 "2013-09-11T09:39:39Z")
If you can go back in time before the small booths (kiosk) were in the malls all over the US, is there a way to patent that idea so no one can copy it without paying you? --- ## [I want to be a single, work at home mom. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-a-single-work-at-home-mom-how/661604)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-a-single-work-at-home-mom-how/661604 "2013-07-20T12:31:37Z")
So, after being a stay at home mom for my daughter’s entire 5 years of life, I’m returning to the workforce. And I’m stressing the hell out about it. My new job is going to have crappy hours. Weekends and possibly late n… --- ## [Most unusual ethnic mixes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-ethnic-mixes/541897)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-ethnic-mixes/541897 "2013-09-11T02:13:56Z")
It’s not too hard to find people who’s parents come from very different cultures on opposite sides of the world. For complicated political and historical reasons, some ethnic mixes are more common than others: British an… --- ## [Singapore and Tokyo in early April](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singapore-and-tokyo-in-early-april/668222)
**Author:** [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singapore-and-tokyo-in-early-april/668222 "2013-09-11T01:33:53Z")
Brag My awesome hubby has been invited to give two talks at a conference in Biopolis, Singapore in April of 2014. The organizers of the conference are footing the bill. It’s not a done deal yet because his company has … --- ## [Do you know how to braid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-how-to-braid/668260)
**Author:** [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-how-to-braid/668260 "2013-09-11T01:00:43Z")
The other weekend I was busy in the kitchen and my long hair kept getting in the way. It was too much trouble to clean my hands in order to braid it, so I plopped down next to my husband and asked him to braid my hair fo… --- ## [Cleaning 101](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-101/612304)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-101/612304 "2013-09-11T00:33:43Z")
No, I absolutely was not raised right. :o For those of us who are wholly useless at cleaning, how about some very basic advice? For example, when other people wipe down surfaces in the bathroom, they seemingly get clean… --- ## [Gallery 3 v. Coppermine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallery-3-v-coppermine/668533)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallery-3-v-coppermine/668533 "2013-09-10T23:25:16Z")
I have been bouncing back and forth between these two gallery programs for years. In my head, not in actual using. My priorities: 1, 2, 3- True boolean searching of keywords picked up automatically from the IPTC field… --- ## [Fashion advice needed for middle-aged man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-advice-needed-for-middle-aged-man/668280)
**Author:** [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-advice-needed-for-middle-aged-man/668280 "2013-09-10T23:16:57Z")
I’m in the market for a new fall wardrobe, and at the age of 42, I’m concerned about getting clothes that are age-appropriate. For most of my adult life, I’ve shopped at the likes of Express, Banana Republic, and Armani… --- ## [Women's fashion question - belt loops on a shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-fashion-question-belt-loops-on-a-shirt/668494)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-fashion-question-belt-loops-on-a-shirt/668494 "2013-09-10T23:08:28Z")
I recently bought a longish thin knit sweater that came with a thin belt. The belt gives the sweater a nice shape. There are very thin “belt loops” sewn into the sweater - a single loop of string on each side. Now my que… --- ## [Motorcyclists: What necessitates idling for an hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-what-necessitates-idling-for-an-hour/668232)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-what-necessitates-idling-for-an-hour/668232 "2013-09-10T22:44:44Z")
The neighbor across the street and one house over either has a motorcycle or has a friend/relative with a motorcycle. Every so often there’s a motorcycle sitting in the driveway idling, usually at night, usually for 15 m… --- ## [How do you define a person's looks on the 1-10 scale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-a-persons-looks-on-the-1-10-scale/668515)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-a-persons-looks-on-the-1-10-scale/668515 "2013-09-10T21:57:04Z")
There was a ‘rate your looks’ thread recently where people rated themselves on 1-10. how do you define 1-10? my definition would likely be 1-2 multiple deformities and ugliness augmented by terrible hygiene. without bad… --- ## [Do undertakers have a much lighter opinion on death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-undertakers-have-a-much-lighter-opinion-on-death/668464)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-undertakers-have-a-much-lighter-opinion-on-death/668464 "2013-09-10T21:22:51Z")
A friend of mine is a mortuary science major and she thought that it was absolutely hilarious when I told her that a special needs friend of mine had recently choked on a gummy bear and passed away. I was absolutely flo… --- ## [How much does the highest paid waiter in the US make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-highest-paid-waiter-in-the-us-make/530793)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-highest-paid-waiter-in-the-us-make/530793 "2013-09-10T21:18:19Z")
I waited many a table back in my high school and college days, and I always heard talk about the money made by waiters in fancy restaurants. Also, right this second I’m in a restaurant getting a to-go order and the barte… --- ## [Ask a GenderQueer Person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-genderqueer-person/667970)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-genderqueer-person/667970 "2013-09-10T21:12:33Z")
\[QUOTE=Aeschines\] \[QUOTE=AHunter3\] Perhaps I should start an “Ask the GenderQueer person” thread? \[/quote\] Do it! Put the link in here, I’m interested. \[/quote\] (from here) I’ll start this now, but after posting I… --- ## [WHY do people go and cover themselves in tattoo's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-go-and-cover-themselves-in-tattoos/642163)
**Author:** [@Crab007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab007)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-go-and-cover-themselves-in-tattoos/642163 "2013-09-10T20:27:41Z")
This is something I’ve never understood. The two examples that come to mind: Stallone and Alizee. (If you don’t know who Alizee is, she is a cute french singer, or at least she was) The usual shtick is that it’s some … --- ## [Are you in favor of american air strikes in Syria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-in-favor-of-american-air-strikes-in-syria/667982)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-in-favor-of-american-air-strikes-in-syria/667982 "2013-09-10T19:32:22Z")
Public poll. --- ## [A dilemma - need kind of quick advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dilemma-need-kind-of-quick-advice/668495)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dilemma-need-kind-of-quick-advice/668495 "2013-09-10T18:33:12Z")
Situation: wife has had a trip to visit relatives across the country, and attend a wedding. Hotel and plane reservations made, dress, jewelry, shoes bought. Relatives have been begging her for years to please come vis… --- ## [Dallas Dopers: a Catholic Mass for the other Shoe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-dopers-a-catholic-mass-for-the-other-shoe/668508)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-dopers-a-catholic-mass-for-the-other-shoe/668508 "2013-09-10T18:19:24Z")
Wednesday at 7 pm at St. Peter the Apostle, downtown Dallas off Woodall Rogers. http://www.stpeterdal.com/page5.html No drama. Just remembering him. No pressure, but if anyone believes, or whatver, please come. --- ## [Recently widowed: what do I gotta do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recently-widowed-what-do-i-gotta-do/668421)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recently-widowed-what-do-i-gotta-do/668421 "2013-09-10T17:36:40Z")
Not the happiest of threads, but it’s gotta be done. My thirty mumble husband died a few days ago. Any practical advice or tips needed. What do I have to do? I have a vague sense that: Insurance Credit cards Social s… --- ## [About to Graduate/Recent College Grads - A question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-graduate-recent-college-grads-a-question/668344)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-graduate-recent-college-grads-a-question/668344 "2013-09-10T13:50:51Z")
Is “What Color is Your Parachute?” still a thing? Do you know what I mean when I say that? Please say what age you are, too. Thanks. --- ## [View of America from an Aussie tourist. Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-of-america-from-an-aussie-tourist-right/668159)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-of-america-from-an-aussie-tourist-right/668159 "2013-09-10T13:12:05Z")
Hi All, Let me start by saying that I’m putting this up, not to have a shot at the USA, but to get some opinion from the locals whether this perception is right or not. A woman who works for me just got home from a 5 w… --- ## [Why do rural people have tons of cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-rural-people-have-tons-of-cars/668075)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-rural-people-have-tons-of-cars/668075 "2013-09-10T06:15:21Z")
A few things first: #1) Apologies for the generalization. I am fully aware that not all people living in rural areas own 20 cars, and there are plenty of people living in non-rural areas that exhibit this same behavior… --- ## [Why didn't Germany use chemical weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-germany-use-chemical-weapons/668208)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-germany-use-chemical-weapons/668208 "2013-09-10T03:46:52Z")
I read that the Germans invented chemical weapons during WW2 but decided not to use them; why is that? Was it really a sense of ethical concern? --- ## [Was this a rude/ignorant thing to say or am I being to sensitive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-rude-ignorant-thing-to-say-or-am-i-being-to-sensitive/668307)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-rude-ignorant-thing-to-say-or-am-i-being-to-sensitive/668307 "2013-09-10T02:33:17Z")
Two strange comments by the cashier at the grocery store tonight made me a little angrier than I think they ought to have, so I’m wondering if maybe I overreacted or was being overly sensitive. First, as I’m unloading t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1231) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1233)