# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1248 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1249 --- ## [Things that are said about everyplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-said-about-everyplace/660774)
**Author:** [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-said-about-everyplace/660774 "2013-08-16T19:00:23Z")
“The mosquito is our state bird.” “We have a saying here, if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.” “We only have two seasons, winter and road construction.” Are there any others? --- ## [Why would you fix the senate confirmation process](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-fix-the-senate-confirmation-process/666154)
**Author:** [@marcus903](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marcus903)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-fix-the-senate-confirmation-process/666154 "2013-08-16T17:46:23Z")
This is an underused topic I 'd like to learn about. How would you fix the senate confirmation process? Just curious --- ## [Short trip to NYC, staying in Koreatown (near Penn Station)- food/activity recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-trip-to-nyc-staying-in-koreatown-near-penn-station-food-activity-recommendations/666411)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-trip-to-nyc-staying-in-koreatown-near-penn-station-food-activity-recommendations/666411 "2013-08-16T17:40:02Z")
Wife and I are going in September for the weekend of the US Open (Tennis) Finals. Sunday we’ll be at the stadium, but Saturday will be free to eat and explore. Any opinions on the best restaurants/sights near Koreatown… --- ## [Credit Cards: What's a Good Deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-cards-whats-a-good-deal/666369)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-cards-whats-a-good-deal/666369 "2013-08-16T17:35:58Z")
I went into Debt Consolidation 5 years ago, and I have now officially made it to “Zero”. I’d like to get a credit card again, just to use for manageable purchases, so that I can begin repairing my credit. Example: I ha… --- ## [Though decision! Help me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/though-decision-help-me/666426)
**Author:** [@ZzZz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZzZz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/though-decision-help-me/666426 "2013-08-16T17:35:33Z")
Hi, there! I would like to hear your opinion about my circumstance. I’m an international student from Indonesia. I got 800 for SAT Math 1, Math 2 and Physics. I got 1900 for SAT Reasoning Test. And 89 in TOEFL iBT. … --- ## [What are my chances of getting into MIT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-into-mit/239194)
**Author:** [@quelquechose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quelquechose)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-into-mit/239194 "2013-08-16T16:59:27Z")
I have been wondering for a while whether it would be worthwhile for me to apply to MIT. \*My SAT scores were 740 in math and 770 in verbal (for a total of 1510). \*I have participated in UMPTYMP (University of Minnesota… --- ## [What happens if the "Birthers" uncovered proof. Who would become president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-birthers-uncovered-proof-who-would-become-president/666344)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-birthers-uncovered-proof-who-would-become-president/666344 "2013-08-16T14:32:57Z")
Hypothetically, suppose that tomorrow a videotape were to surface, showing Barrack Obama’s mother giving birth to him somewhere in Kenya, and 50 eyewitnesses who have remained silent all this time were to show up and con… --- ## [Historical long shots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-long-shots/665890)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-long-shots/665890 "2013-08-16T07:42:19Z")
Christianity. A small Jewish cult replacing the ancient Roman pantheon and then becoming the world’s number one religion? Whoa. Didn’t see that coming. The English language. An obscure Germanic mongrel tongue from some … --- ## [Why wont my company update their browsers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-company-update-their-browsers/666313)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-company-update-their-browsers/666313 "2013-08-16T04:39:45Z")
The company I work for is still using a way outdated version of IE. I’m wondering why don’t they update it? Does it cost money? Or is it just a lazy IT department? --- ## [How to get a good leg workout if your legs are mighty & gym machines are puny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-good-leg-workout-if-your-legs-are-mighty-gym-machines-are-puny/665218)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-good-leg-workout-if-your-legs-are-mighty-gym-machines-are-puny/665218 "2013-08-16T03:53:44Z")
I have thick legs and after a year or so of working out with a personal trainer the only way to really give them a decent workout is to put 700+ lbs on the leg press machine (it uses barbell style weight plates) and do l… --- ## [What unpopular things do you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unpopular-things-do-you-like/665937)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unpopular-things-do-you-like/665937 "2013-08-16T03:15:06Z")
Do you like anything that is usually considered unpopular, or that doesn’t seem to be widely liked? I like visors, sweatpants, pitbulls, and alto clarinets. --- ## [Luxuries that are now necessities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxuries-that-are-now-necessities/666189)
**Author:** [@NotDeadYet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotDeadYet)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxuries-that-are-now-necessities/666189 "2013-08-16T03:03:14Z")
I’m old enough to remember the days when we were lucky to have a box fan what we would move from room to room on hot days, when we filled ice cube trays, perked coffee on the stove, and so on… Now there are items that s… --- ## [BPPV & Epley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bppv-epley/666352)
**Author:** [@PostPunkSkank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PostPunkSkank)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bppv-epley/666352 "2013-08-16T00:46:56Z")
Hey guys, so I’ve had vertigo, specifically BPPV for over a month now. Today I went to an ENT and she performed the Epley Manuver on me and told me not to move my head for 24-48 hours. Problem is, I have Cerebral Palsy s… --- ## [Britons: did you learn anything about the Anglo Saxons in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britons-did-you-learn-anything-about-the-anglo-saxons-in-school/665581)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britons-did-you-learn-anything-about-the-anglo-saxons-in-school/665581 "2013-08-16T00:36:47Z")
(I suppose this specifically applies to the English as Scots probably have less reason to learn about the Anglo Saxons than we do.) I was watching a documentary on Alfred the Great last night and it dawned on me how lit… --- ## [Anyone with a titanium wedding band? Any downside I'm not foreseeing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-a-titanium-wedding-band-any-downside-im-not-foreseeing/665885)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-a-titanium-wedding-band-any-downside-im-not-foreseeing/665885 "2013-08-16T00:11:45Z")
I’m about to order the wedding bands, and while she’ll be getting white gold to match the engagement ring, I’ll be getting titanium. Unless, that is, there’s some good reason not to. I look the look of it, the weight, a… --- ## [What would you have done in Oprah's place (racism in Switzerland)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-in-oprahs-place-racism-in-switzerland/665821)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-in-oprahs-place-racism-in-switzerland/665821 "2013-08-15T23:44:33Z")
Don’t know if you’re familiar with this story, Oprah - one of the world’s richest women - is shopping in a Zurich handbag store and is told that one of the bags she wanted to look at is ‘too expensive’ for her - or that’… --- ## [What is this scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-scam/665189)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-scam/665189 "2013-08-15T23:03:04Z")
Phone rings. A man with a difficult-to-understand accent starts to gibber at me. After having him repeat a couple times, I finally realize that he claims that my computer is sending out error messages. I tell him (qui… --- ## [Experience with a CT Myelogram? Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-a-ct-myelogram-need-answer-fast/666319)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-a-ct-myelogram-need-answer-fast/666319 "2013-08-15T22:13:26Z")
Tomorrow morning, I am scheduled for a CT myelogram in yet another attempt to figure out exactly what is causing my back and leg pain. The procedure requires a spinal tap and the injection of a contrast dye into the spi… --- ## [Help saving a wet textbook! (Need answer fast-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-saving-a-wet-textbook-need-answer-fast-ish/666316)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-saving-a-wet-textbook-need-answer-fast-ish/666316 "2013-08-15T22:02:20Z")
Not sure if this should be here or in GQ, Mods please move if I am wrong, but since I’m asking opinions… My son’s car was damaged in a flash flood yesterday, wet up to the cupholder. :eek: In the backseat was one of the… --- ## [On Aug. 28, 1963, MLK had a dream.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-aug-28-1963-mlk-had-a-dream/666301)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-aug-28-1963-mlk-had-a-dream/666301 "2013-08-15T21:59:01Z")
The Semicentennial is still 13 days away, but let us begin to commemorate one of the greatest events in modern American history. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a quar… --- ## [A minor ethical quandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-ethical-quandry/664649)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Jones)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-ethical-quandry/664649 "2013-08-15T21:40:47Z")
I placed an order through Amazon that was fulfilled through a third party reseller. There were two items ordered. A $40 fishing rod and a $20 spool of line. The rod arrived in a flat box, as in a box that would normal… --- ## [is it rude to eat meat in front of a vegetarian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-eat-meat-in-front-of-a-vegetarian/123748)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-eat-meat-in-front-of-a-vegetarian/123748 "2013-08-15T21:16:46Z")
Let’s say for example that your sister in law is coming into town. You see her maybe once a year and so you’re going to a restaurant with her for dinner. You know she’s a vegetarian. Would it be rude to order a steak? … --- ## [People who don't correct you even when you're embarrasingly wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-correct-you-even-when-youre-embarrasingly-wrong/666150)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-correct-you-even-when-youre-embarrasingly-wrong/666150 "2013-08-15T21:14:12Z")
Now I don’t like being corrected for a minor thing, and it’s kind of pedantic and annoying when certain people (you know who you are!) correct you IRL every time you make a slip up. I once had a person in the SCA rag on … --- ## [What were the 1950's like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-1950s-like/665475)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-1950s-like/665475 "2013-08-15T20:20:49Z")
I recently learned to my surprise that there was a recession in 1958. I had always had the impression that this was a period of low unemployment and rising prosperity. Was it really a period of low crime, everyone knew… --- ## [Are \[question about terrorists\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-question-about-terrorists/666166)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-question-about-terrorists/666166 "2013-08-15T19:24:44Z")
Are “terrorists” really “terrorists” or is that just a name given because their views aren’t on par with ours? --- ## [What culture is the most blunt/rude/selfish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-culture-is-the-most-blunt-rude-selfish/666054)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-culture-is-the-most-blunt-rude-selfish/666054 "2013-08-15T19:23:00Z")
Japanese culture has a reputation for politeness, consideration of the feelings of others, and cooperation. Somewhere on this earth there must be a culture that is at the opposite end of the spectrum. Anyone care to su… --- ## [Reshaping your body = Reshaping your reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reshaping-your-body-reshaping-your-reality/665589)
**Author:** [@JustHer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustHer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reshaping-your-body-reshaping-your-reality/665589 "2013-08-15T19:04:41Z")
Well, that works for me. I’ve always dreamt of having a perfect body w/o any efforts. Guess what? It doesn’t work that way, ha ha, therefore, I have decided to put a stop to my idleness, and I have resumed my regular gym… --- ## [What jobs require a large amount of international travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-require-a-large-amount-of-international-travel/337701)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-require-a-large-amount-of-international-travel/337701 "2013-08-15T17:49:07Z")
As some dopers know, I’m quite interested in a career in medicine. However, if that falls through, one thing I’ve always wanted to do is travel extensively around the world. Doing this on a company’s dime sounds much b… --- ## [Me and my doctor: Insurance Fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-and-my-doctor-insurance-fraud/666312)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-and-my-doctor-insurance-fraud/666312 "2013-08-15T17:31:07Z")
I’ve been seeing my doctor pretty frequently lately in an attempt to tweak my blood pressure. Atenolol is no longer enough, so he has added first Losartan, then Amlodipine Besylate. Things seem better (Yay). He has ha… --- ## [Was this (white) woman acting in a unreasonable/racist fashion n this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-white-woman-acting-in-a-unreasonable-racist-fashion-n-this-situation/665834)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-white-woman-acting-in-a-unreasonable-racist-fashion-n-this-situation/665834 "2013-08-15T14:18:54Z")
No hypothetical today, chilldren, but rather an actual situation from my past. I may have told this story on the boards before, but I’m too lazy to check. Anyway, here’s the sitch: I’m a largish black man. When I was in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1247) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1249)