# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1258 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1259 --- ## [Relocating for Democrats and Democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relocating-for-democrats-and-democracy/664587)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relocating-for-democrats-and-democracy/664587 "2013-07-28T22:07:32Z")
If you were an American citizen who was either a registered Democrat or simply a left-leaning individual, and you wanted to move to a red state with the idea of effecting change, which state would you choose? I realize … --- ## [Thinking of getting into boxing for exercise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-getting-into-boxing-for-exercise/502986)
**Author:** [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-getting-into-boxing-for-exercise/502986 "2013-07-28T19:24:36Z")
I’ve been doing pretty well in the gym lately with weights, but my cardio regimen is rather nonexistent. As a way to do better, I’ve been thinking about getting into boxing - not against opponents, at least not at first,… --- ## [Gout Damn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gout-damn/662202)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gout-damn/662202 "2013-07-28T11:55:28Z")
So, I woke up during the night with a very painful foot. Pain is isolated to the metatarsal-phalangeal joint of the big toe. It hurts pretty bad, but is less painful now that I am at work (although I’m limping a bit). F… --- ## [Poll: How many times have you almost died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-have-you-almost-died/663752)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-have-you-almost-died/663752 "2013-07-28T11:30:35Z")
Having recently had a near death experience it got me thinking about how many other times in my life I almost died or were killed. I don’t mean things like fender benders or just having gun pointed at you, I mean real h… --- ## [Are flaky people on the rise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-flaky-people-on-the-rise/664156)
**Author:** [@d1a1s1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d1a1s1)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-flaky-people-on-the-rise/664156 "2013-07-28T07:35:11Z")
Being “flaky” refers to someone who continually cancels plans last minute or with relatively short notice. I first started to notice this in the dating realm. I’m a 37 year old single male who has been dating longer tha… --- ## [I HATE plastic grocery bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-plastic-grocery-bags/664239)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-plastic-grocery-bags/664239 "2013-07-28T07:21:10Z")
OK, I know some will be quick to come in and tell me how they use their own cart or re-usable bags… I’ve got about a dozen of these bags but never have them with me when I decide to stop by the grocery while out. This is… --- ## [Driver ordered to stand trial in electrocution deaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driver-ordered-to-stand-trial-in-electrocution-deaths/664597)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driver-ordered-to-stand-trial-in-electrocution-deaths/664597 "2013-07-28T06:56:54Z")
Wow. Tough crowd. Basically, Jr. is driving recklessly through traffic, crashes, and takes down a power pole. Would-be rescuers are electrocuted when they try to help him, due to the downed power lines. I’m all for p… --- ## [A Fish Tale (legal opinion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fish-tale-legal-opinion/664702)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fish-tale-legal-opinion/664702 "2013-07-28T03:34:38Z")
Man Sues Fishing Group Over $1M Prize In a nutshell: \[ul\]\[li\]Man enters a contest that has a $1 million prize to the angler who catches a world-record fish using a certain brand hook\[/li\]\[li\]Man catches record-breaking… --- ## [Why does Asia seem to be so nasty and filthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-asia-seem-to-be-so-nasty-and-filthy/664192)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-asia-seem-to-be-so-nasty-and-filthy/664192 "2013-07-28T00:56:45Z")
I was reading this thread about human poop fertilizer which is apparently common in China and elsewhere in Asia, and someone linked to a story explaining how many Asian fish farms feed chicken and pig poop to their farme… --- ## [Ever Seen A Real Freak Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-a-real-freak-show/664605)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-a-real-freak-show/664605 "2013-07-27T23:29:37Z")
When I was about 9, we went to a State Fair and I was roaming around and paid to go see a real freak show - they still had them back then at larger carnivals. The person who remains most vivid in my memory was Popeye - … --- ## [How old were you when you first saw pornography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-saw-pornography/664203)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-saw-pornography/664203 "2013-07-27T23:22:45Z")
Apropos of David Cameron trying to save the childrens from online porn, how old were you when you first got your sticky fingers on pornographic material (be it online or dodgy mags found on railway sidings). Define ‘porn… --- ## [Things to do around St. Louis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-around-st-louis/664339)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-around-st-louis/664339 "2013-07-27T17:39:26Z")
We planning on meeting some friends in St. Louis over Labor Day weekend. What are some recommendations for things to see and places to stay? We’re all adults, but we’re not looking to party or go to casinos. The arch i… --- ## [How much longer does the fax machine have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-does-the-fax-machine-have/663968)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-does-the-fax-machine-have/663968 "2013-07-27T17:18:59Z")
India just stopped its telegram service after more than 160 years. I’m praying the fax machine doesn’t take as long to die. The rate of technological change is accelerating, and the younger generation doesn’t fax, they s… --- ## [The Mexican Standoff--now aka The Three-way Stand Your Ground--and moral logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mexican-standoff-now-aka-the-three-way-stand-your-ground-and-moral-logic/664537)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mexican-standoff-now-aka-the-three-way-stand-your-ground-and-moral-logic/664537 "2013-07-27T13:49:03Z")
This was just posted on a web site some nice Doper (thanks, whoever you are!) turned me on to: Suppose we agree that everyone has a right to life, but that a person forfeits this right when he threatens the life of anot… --- ## [So tell me about getting a private pilot license.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-getting-a-private-pilot-license/664519)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-getting-a-private-pilot-license/664519 "2013-07-27T04:37:21Z")
As mentioned elsewhere, I recently took a brief flight on a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor, and enjoyed the heck out of it. I enjoyed it so much, in fact, that I may have gotten The Bug. I’m seriously considering heading back out… --- ## [Cell Phone Monitoring Software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-monitoring-software/664637)
**Author:** [@arjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arjee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-monitoring-software/664637 "2013-07-27T03:39:05Z")
Has anyone here tried products like Phonesheriff or Stealthgenie or other software meant to be installed on a cell phone for monitoring purposes? If so, I’d be interested in your feedback about the products. --- ## [Do you clean your ears with cotton swabs? Have you hurt yourself doing this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-clean-your-ears-with-cotton-swabs-have-you-hurt-yourself-doing-this/646488)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-clean-your-ears-with-cotton-swabs-have-you-hurt-yourself-doing-this/646488 "2013-07-27T03:28:55Z")
We are regularly warned not to use cotton swabs to clean our ear canals. Scofflaw that I am, I have done so for years, and I have miraculously avoided inflicting permanent damage upon my ears. Wax is only a minor conce… --- ## [Anyone wear photochromic spectacles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-wear-photochromic-spectacles/664466)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-wear-photochromic-spectacles/664466 "2013-07-27T02:39:16Z")
We got some polarisable glasses for our 5 yo kid recently (he’s worn glasses from a very early age and needed a new pair). The optician suggested it and we thought we’d give it a go - mainly on the basis that having a se… --- ## [Small Guest Problem, Need Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-guest-problem-need-advice/656252)
**Author:** [@bookaholic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bookaholic)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-guest-problem-need-advice/656252 "2013-07-27T02:07:25Z")
So, every year my oldest friend and her hubby come up to visit for the fourth of July weekend and spend about 3 days at my spacious house. Because during the course of this year, I decided to get rid of my TV, she says … --- ## [Did your parent(s) consider it their responsibility to keep you entertained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parent-s-consider-it-their-responsibility-to-keep-you-entertained/664021)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parent-s-consider-it-their-responsibility-to-keep-you-entertained/664021 "2013-07-27T02:00:17Z")
Did your parent(s) “play with” you/your siblings? I don’t mean playing catch, Monopoly, cards, or going fishing occasionally, but play with you the way children play. When I was a kid (born 1948), parents and children w… --- ## [Non-competition and at-will employment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-competition-and-at-will-employment/664436)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-competition-and-at-will-employment/664436 "2013-07-27T01:12:54Z")
First of all I know that companies can fire you for any reason. That being said, my SIL works at Walmart and is looking for a second job. According to Walmart policy, she cannot work anywhere that competes with Walmart… --- ## ["I will win. Not Immediately. But Definitely" Good English or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-win-not-immediately-but-definitely-good-english-or-not/664628)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-win-not-immediately-but-definitely-good-english-or-not/664628 "2013-07-26T23:37:25Z")
I will win Not Immediately But Definitely Some local Multi Level Marketing pimps are posting this glurge on Facebook to show what hardcore achievers they are. Seems like a real clunky paragraph (if looked at as a par… --- ## [Need computer help bad -- internet connectivity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-computer-help-bad-internet-connectivity/664377)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-computer-help-bad-internet-connectivity/664377 "2013-07-26T23:27:30Z")
My newest computer (Dell 64-bit Inspiron, Windows 7) had some kind of crash and lost its power to connect to the internet. But it doesn’t seem to think it’s not connected. It detects and connects with Wifi networks, o… --- ## [Etiquette Advise ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-advise/664454)
**Author:** [@Tracijo67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracijo67)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-advise/664454 "2013-07-26T23:03:59Z")
I have a male coworker (actually, he reported to me but left for a different job several months ago; in an odd twist of fate, I will be joining his team, as his peer, in early September) who keeps texting me and asking t… --- ## [Gym Cost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-cost/664614)
**Author:** [@Mgalindo13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mgalindo13)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-cost/664614 "2013-07-26T22:51:32Z")
For those that go to the gym, how much do you spend on your membership every month? I’ve seen the cheapest around $19.95 for one like LA Fitness and up to $300 for specialty fitness gyms like yoga or Bar Method. Just c… --- ## [Netflix vs. Amazon Prime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-vs-amazon-prime/664434)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-vs-amazon-prime/664434 "2013-07-26T22:43:50Z")
I currently subscribe to Netflix streaming at $7.99 per month. Amazon Prime is $79 per year which is a savings of about a buck and a half a month. Plus you get the added benefit of saving on shipping and a free kindle do… --- ## [How common is it for Americans not to have sex before marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-americans-not-to-have-sex-before-marriage/664385)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-americans-not-to-have-sex-before-marriage/664385 "2013-07-26T21:40:22Z")
Having read a bit about abstinence-only sex ed, I was puzzled by the insistence on not having sex before marriage. Since such sex ed tends to be quite Christian in tone, it’s not surprising but considering that the avera… --- ## [Gym Costs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-costs/664612)
**Author:** [@Mgalindo13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mgalindo13)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-costs/664612 "2013-07-26T19:32:45Z")
For people that go to the gym. How much do you spend on your membership every month? --- ## [Preponderence of young, attractive women on NPR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preponderence-of-young-attractive-women-on-npr/664478)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preponderence-of-young-attractive-women-on-npr/664478 "2013-07-26T19:30:27Z")
Is there a reason that young, attractive female journalists tend to get jobs as NPR correspondents? I listen to NPR every morning on the way to work and most of the stories are done by young women. I’ve looked up a few o… --- ## [Efficient use of air conditioning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/efficient-use-of-air-conditioning/664474)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/efficient-use-of-air-conditioning/664474 "2013-07-26T19:08:00Z")
So I finally have central air conditioning and I’m trying to figure out how to use it. The last month has seen a lot of days in the 85-95 degree range, so it’s been very hot. I thought it would be efficient when leaving… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1257) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1259)