# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1239 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1240 --- ## [Which Mustang should I buy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-mustang-should-i-buy/667511)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-mustang-should-i-buy/667511 "2013-08-31T22:36:10Z")
So I have, for some time, wanted to own a powerful car. I now have the opportunity to buy one, and I have decided it should be a Ford Mustang GT. Having looked at a few private sale 2nd hand cars, I have determined tha… --- ## [Men, check in if you've ever been groped unwillingly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-check-in-if-youve-ever-been-groped-unwillingly/666874)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-check-in-if-youve-ever-been-groped-unwillingly/666874 "2013-08-31T20:21:04Z")
by a woman. by a man. A boy/classmate who bullied me around for laughs when I was 13 grabbed my testicles through my pants and hung on real tight for half a minute in front of an entire line of boys waiting to enter i… --- ## [Light BDSM ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bdsm-ideas/667472)
**Author:** [@team2blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/team2blonde)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bdsm-ideas/667472 "2013-08-31T19:46:29Z")
I want to try some light BDSM with my boyfriend, but I’m not exactly sure what we should do other than tying up and blindfolding. We are both on the less creative side of the spectrum, so it makes it hard to come up with… --- ## [Looking for advice for my birthday party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-for-my-birthday-party/667674)
**Author:** [@PinkPoepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkPoepie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-for-my-birthday-party/667674 "2013-08-31T17:30:10Z")
I realise there is an area on Straight Dope to talk about games, but having looked through it I don’t think I will get the responses I am looking for (Mods, please feel free to move this if you deem it necessary). So it… --- ## [Kidnapped 16-year-old Hannah Anderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-16-year-old-hannah-anderson/667622)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-16-year-old-hannah-anderson/667622 "2013-08-31T17:20:32Z")
Hi all, Sorry if this has already been discussed here, but what are your opinions on Hannah Anderson, the 16-year-old girl from California who was kidnapped by her neighbor? I don’t think she’s 100% innocent. What do … --- ## [Why Would Assad Use Chemical Weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-assad-use-chemical-weapons/667238)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-assad-use-chemical-weapons/667238 "2013-08-31T17:11:53Z")
It’s hard for me to see the motive in this. He knows that doing so will risk having major powers drawn in to the war against him. I can see the reason for doing it if he was down for the count, and/or if he did a major g… --- ## [My doctor's office keeps sending test results etc. to my ex-wife - how upset should I be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doctors-office-keeps-sending-test-results-etc-to-my-ex-wife-how-upset-should-i-be/667099)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doctors-office-keeps-sending-test-results-etc-to-my-ex-wife-how-upset-should-i-be/667099 "2013-08-31T16:07:45Z")
As the title says. Found out that my doctor’s office is again sending my results, appointment reminders etc. to my ex’s address. “Again” as in I’ve straightened this out twice before - only to have them revert a few mont… --- ## [Drivers: Would You Act This Way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-would-you-act-this-way/667628)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-would-you-act-this-way/667628 "2013-08-31T15:41:57Z")
I was riding my bike in West Oakland a little while ago. I was on San Pablo, a busy street, but traffic was light. I was not going particularly fast, and I wasn’t going against a light or anything… A guy in a parked c… --- ## [Bad Neighbors are here under Section 8. How can I get them kicked out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-neighbors-are-here-under-section-8-how-can-i-get-them-kicked-out/405986)
**Author:** [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-neighbors-are-here-under-section-8-how-can-i-get-them-kicked-out/405986 "2013-08-31T15:26:44Z")
A month or two ago, I posted about inconsiderate neighbors driving us crazy, soliciting advice on how to handle them. Since then I’ve been keeping records of police calls, and corresponding every police call with a HOA … --- ## [I want to talk about the tablet/laptop hybrid I just bought.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-talk-about-the-tablet-laptop-hybrid-i-just-bought/666493)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-talk-about-the-tablet-laptop-hybrid-i-just-bought/666493 "2013-08-31T15:14:35Z")
Ordered custom built directly from HP, I give you the Split X2. I’m buying this mainly for school purposes, but I wanted to get a few of the extra bells and whistles simply because I’m not planning on upgrading to anoth… --- ## [Driving w/o Insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-w-o-insurance/667461)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-w-o-insurance/667461 "2013-08-31T15:12:19Z")
I got rear-ended the other day, nothing too serious. Luckily, a cop was actually a few cars back and came over to investigate. He discovered the one who hit me is driving with a suspended license, although he claims it… --- ## [Tell me about XM Sirius radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-xm-sirius-radio/661899)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-xm-sirius-radio/661899 "2013-08-31T13:37:14Z")
I rented a vehicle last week that had it, and I really liked it. I was driving out into and through the boonies, and it was great to have NPR the whole way. I went to the Sirius site and found it not at all clear, which… --- ## [Ladies; Ever get a creepy PM from a fellow Doper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-ever-get-a-creepy-pm-from-a-fellow-doper/666952)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-ever-get-a-creepy-pm-from-a-fellow-doper/666952 "2013-08-31T01:39:00Z")
I assume this is speaking mostly to the ladies. Obviously, we don’t want to name any names, I’m just curious how often it happens here. And to what degree of creepiness does happen? I wonder if anytime one our female D… --- ## [San Antonio in August - any tips/recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-antonio-in-august-any-tips-recommendations/651815)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-antonio-in-august-any-tips-recommendations/651815 "2013-08-31T00:35:07Z")
So my husband and I are headed to San Antonio to attend WorldCon in August, but we’ll have three days before to do the tourist thing. I got some great advice last time I went to New York, so I thought I’d start a thread … --- ## [Tell me about hiking the Rhine River Valley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-hiking-the-rhine-river-valley/667526)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-hiking-the-rhine-river-valley/667526 "2013-08-30T22:19:43Z")
I’m going to be in Baden-Wuerttemberg for a few weeks, and would like to spend a weekend hiking along the Rhine River Valley. Has anyone here done that? Tell me everything. I’m a good walker - I’ll walk for hours on e… --- ## [Don't TV renovation homeowners have preferences? Do you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tv-renovation-homeowners-have-preferences-do-you/667410)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tv-renovation-homeowners-have-preferences-do-you/667410 "2013-08-30T21:18:49Z")
We are currently undergoing a pretty significant renovation of our new home. We are impressed with the number of choices to be made - big and small. Just this morning we discussed with the contractor that the plans did… --- ## [Receiving voicemail for a survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-voicemail-for-a-survey/667378)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-voicemail-for-a-survey/667378 "2013-08-30T21:10:05Z")
The research company that I work for does a lot of work for the Marist Poll. For the Marist projects, on the first day of a project, we leave messages when we reach a person’s voicemail. The Marist Poll is the only res… --- ## [Why no vertical stripes on "polo" shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-vertical-stripes-on-polo-shirts/667597)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-vertical-stripes-on-polo-shirts/667597 "2013-08-30T20:45:15Z")
Vertical stripes are common on long sleeve and short-sleeve button down shirts. However, I never see them on short-sleeve “polo”-type shirts. (Collared with 1, 2 or 3 buttons down to the chest). To clarify, I’m talking… --- ## [When is the right time to make a confession about yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-right-time-to-make-a-confession-about-yourself/667529)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-right-time-to-make-a-confession-about-yourself/667529 "2013-08-30T20:37:35Z")
I found this article interesting. When is the best time to “tell on yourself.” When you start dating someone when do you tell them some possibly unpleasant details about yourself? Feel free to make any confessions here t… --- ## [is pill splitting effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pill-splitting-effective/666864)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pill-splitting-effective/666864 "2013-08-30T18:23:58Z")
I take Fexofenadine (Allegra) almost every day for allergy relief. I buy the 180 mg size and split the pill since I don’t like the side effects of the full dose. 1/2 the pill usually works. However, there are some days… --- ## [Accountants: do we still need to bother with trial balance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accountants-do-we-still-need-to-bother-with-trial-balance/667455)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accountants-do-we-still-need-to-bother-with-trial-balance/667455 "2013-08-30T17:19:58Z")
Well of course we should if the B/S doesn’t balance. But with today’s computers making ledgers and records automatic, a large corporation should already be able to produce a balance sheet and income statement for the day… --- ## [Do you use a phone card for long distance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-card-for-long-distance/605851)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-phone-card-for-long-distance/605851 "2013-08-30T15:56:38Z")
I’ve been using the same phone card for ten years. It’s so old the numbers are getting hard to read. I keep a copy of the access numbers taped to the bottom of my phone at home and a copy in my wallet. The original card … --- ## [On a scale of 0 to 5, how gross is putting half-eaten cookies back in a communal container?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-of-0-to-5-how-gross-is-putting-half-eaten-cookies-back-in-a-communal-container/667508)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-of-0-to-5-how-gross-is-putting-half-eaten-cookies-back-in-a-communal-container/667508 "2013-08-30T15:12:47Z")
As some of y’all may have noticed over the years, I like to cook; frequently I will make a dish and bring it in to the office to share. This morning I brought a few dozen double-chocolate-chip cookies in. I placed them a… --- ## [Celebrities on psychiatric holds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-on-psychiatric-holds/667547)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-on-psychiatric-holds/667547 "2013-08-30T13:57:51Z")
Recently I read about a celebrity of sorts who was involuntarily taken to the hospital on a mental health hold after his wife called emergency services concerned he was suicidal. He told her he was going to kill himself … --- ## [New to eBay - How can I improve my first listing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-ebay-how-can-i-improve-my-first-listing/667516)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-ebay-how-can-i-improve-my-first-listing/667516 "2013-08-30T09:39:41Z")
Hi All. So it’s 2013 I figured it’s finally time to give this whole eBay system a shot. I’d like to sell my AT&T iPhone 5 on there but I fear my auction won’t be very successful because I don’t know what I’m doing Her… --- ## [Dieters: Do You Ever Reward Yourselves With Food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dieters-do-you-ever-reward-yourselves-with-food/667390)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dieters-do-you-ever-reward-yourselves-with-food/667390 "2013-08-30T05:12:42Z")
For example, do you ever tell yourself that if you achieve some diet goal, like eating healthy for a week or losing 10 pounds, that you can eat something tasty but unhealthy? Is this a good strategy? A bad strategy? Wh… --- ## [Do you require proof of life from anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-require-proof-of-life-from-anyone/666941)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-require-proof-of-life-from-anyone/666941 "2013-08-30T05:07:29Z")
I love my kids. I’ve always been pretty involved with their lives. Scout leader, band chaperone, etc. I’m not a helicopter parent, because I want them to be comfortable, but I do fly high cover - like a P-51, ready t… --- ## [Why do many people, AFTER coming out of the closet, suddenly change their style androgynously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-people-after-coming-out-of-the-closet-suddenly-change-their-style-androgynously/667157)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-people-after-coming-out-of-the-closet-suddenly-change-their-style-androgynously/667157 "2013-08-30T05:07:01Z")
I don’t mean this in an offensive way, and I am gay myself, but it is something I have always wondered and still wonder. I have known many girls who dressed stereotypically “feminine” with long hair, makeup, and looked … --- ## [Looking to sell my old comic books and keeping it fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-sell-my-old-comic-books-and-keeping-it-fair/667167)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-sell-my-old-comic-books-and-keeping-it-fair/667167 "2013-08-30T04:38:14Z")
My mother does quite a bit of volume on e-Bay selling her many beloved artifacts as she cleans out her attic. She sent me an email describing somebody who was looking for a certain comic book and was offering $300 for it… --- ## [Without looking it up, do you know of these two events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-looking-it-up-do-you-know-of-these-two-events/667293)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-looking-it-up-do-you-know-of-these-two-events/667293 "2013-08-30T04:36:18Z")
I was having a conversation with a colleauge who is in her late 20s, and she hadn’t heard of either of these two events. I was surprised, but then I asked a few other colleagues in their late 20s and none of them had ei… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1238) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1240)