# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1259 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1260 --- ## [Is This Friendship Over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-friendship-over/664511)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-friendship-over/664511 "2013-07-26T18:38:32Z")
I have a friend that I know through my husband. He was a roommate along with a bunch of other guys in college. He is the weirdest fucking person you will ever meet. He is highly intelligent but full of wild theories and … --- ## [A new approach to IBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-approach-to-ibs/664455)
**Author:** [@Jack\_V](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_V)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-approach-to-ibs/664455 "2013-07-26T18:25:02Z")
Here is something an approach to IBS that I found interesting: \*\*What’s the best way of treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome, otherwise known as IBS? Well IBS stems from a lack of intestinal flora. So the goal of treating… --- ## [How would technology have developed in a world without radio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-technology-have-developed-in-a-world-without-radio/664428)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-technology-have-developed-in-a-world-without-radio/664428 "2013-07-26T15:50:25Z")
Back before I abandoned writing fiction, I wrote a series of stories about a fantasy world which, unlike many such worlds, did not suffer from medieval stasis. Though there were centaurs and fauns and elves in this world… --- ## [Samsung Galaxy S4, what's the cheapest way to get my hands on one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-galaxy-s4-whats-the-cheapest-way-to-get-my-hands-on-one/664586)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-galaxy-s4-whats-the-cheapest-way-to-get-my-hands-on-one/664586 "2013-07-26T15:18:01Z")
Amizon? Best Buy? Or my Verizon store. I want the gatuntee, can I buy that at a place other than the Verizon store? --- ## [A Question For Historians:When All The Eyewitnesses Are Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-historians-when-all-the-eyewitnesses-are-dead/664498)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-historians-when-all-the-eyewitnesses-are-dead/664498 "2013-07-26T14:04:18Z")
When one is writing history, it obviously helps to talk to people who were around when the events happened. Now, WWII is 68 years in the past, and most of the people who fought in it have passed on. So, what can we expe… --- ## [Need recommendations for quality dry cat food that cats like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendations-for-quality-dry-cat-food-that-cats-like/664250)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendations-for-quality-dry-cat-food-that-cats-like/664250 "2013-07-26T12:56:43Z")
We’ve been feeding our cats Iams, which they like, but we’d like to move them up to something a bit more high quality, with more meat and less grain. Anyone have experience with any of the premium brands, as far as your … --- ## [Opt-Out invitations (regrets only).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opt-out-invitations-regrets-only/659394)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opt-out-invitations-regrets-only/659394 "2013-07-26T10:19:49Z")
My gf’s family is huge. Yesterday she received an invitation for a high-school graduation party. She had to call her mother to get help figuring out who the grad is and how they are related. (That’s your Uncle Jimmy’s da… --- ## [Help me catch/kill a rat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-catch-kill-a-rat/578903)
**Author:** [@Mrs\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-catch-kill-a-rat/578903 "2013-07-26T04:47:47Z")
I need help! There’s a rat (maybe more than 1) in my house and I can’t catch it. It crawls around beneath my kitchen cabinets, underneath the dishwasher, etc. It’s eaten house plants, bananas from my kitchen counter, bar… --- ## [Daughter moving to Minneapolis - any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-moving-to-minneapolis-any-advice/664161)
**Author:** [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-moving-to-minneapolis-any-advice/664161 "2013-07-26T04:37:00Z")
On Tuesday, Mr. Legend and I are accompanying our elder daughter to Minneapolis. She’ll be working and going to school at the U of M and she’s decided to hold off on buying a car, so she wants to find an apartment reason… --- ## [Baltimore - what to do for a day there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baltimore-what-to-do-for-a-day-there/664290)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baltimore-what-to-do-for-a-day-there/664290 "2013-07-26T04:18:30Z")
I’ll be spending a day in Baltimore soon with the family. Since none of us have been there before I hereby solicit advice on what to see/what to do. We’ll have no children with us, but I wouldn’t automatically rule out … --- ## [Which vitamins / supplements should I take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vitamins-supplements-should-i-take/663981)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vitamins-supplements-should-i-take/663981 "2013-07-26T03:42:48Z")
I’m a 43 year old male and pretty fit/healthy. I sort of have some prostate issues for which I take uroxatral. When I say “sort of”, I occasionally have some symptoms of BPH, but don’t have an enlarged prostate. A cys… --- ## [Do you stay in the house while contractors are working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-stay-in-the-house-while-contractors-are-working/664386)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-stay-in-the-house-while-contractors-are-working/664386 "2013-07-26T02:53:16Z")
We are having some work done to our house this week, and I work from home a few days a week. I’m hiding in the bedroom right now listening to the banging. I did the same thing when we got some of our windows replaced and… --- ## [Asking for advice: SAH dad going to EMT / Medic school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-advice-sah-dad-going-to-emt-medic-school/664325)
**Author:** [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-advice-sah-dad-going-to-emt-medic-school/664325 "2013-07-26T02:49:57Z")
Well, after eight very rewarding years of being a stay-at-home dad, I’m finally going through with a long held dream: in September, I will be going back to school to become an EMT, and then a paramedic. I already took … --- ## [Apparently I'm always shrugging...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-im-always-shrugging/664285)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-im-always-shrugging/664285 "2013-07-26T01:34:23Z")
My trainer has told me, my girlfriend has told me, my piano teacher tells me. It seems to be a nagging problem, and I notice that I get a lot of strain/fatigue in my neck when I type or ride a bicycle. My shoulders are u… --- ## [diarrhea and nausea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diarrhea-and-nausea/664164)
**Author:** [@aligirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aligirl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diarrhea-and-nausea/664164 "2013-07-26T00:10:43Z")
I have been suffering with diarrhea and nausea for five years. doctors ran multiple tests and say nothing is wrong. if I am careful with how I eat, my stomach will get better until I get a cold ( any type, anywher… --- ## [Passing time at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-time-at-work/664527)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-time-at-work/664527 "2013-07-25T23:38:09Z")
My job isn’t one of the busiest, there is lots of down time. I recently have been dancing between LoseIt.com and here. But that’s not cutting it. Any suggestions? --- ## [NAS & backups -- best advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nas-backups-best-advice/664497)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nas-backups-best-advice/664497 "2013-07-25T22:54:23Z")
Does anyone have any experience with NAS (Network Attached Storage) for small businesses? I’d like to get opinions on what is out there for those with storage needs in the 10-100TB range; reliability, cost, gotchas. I … --- ## [A good sleep - do you prefer to dream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-sleep-do-you-prefer-to-dream/664370)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-sleep-do-you-prefer-to-dream/664370 "2013-07-25T22:03:24Z")
Not dreaming I’ve heard people mention a “deep and dreamless sleep”. In one book (I think it was Harry Potter), someone was given a potion to induce this for better healing. Also, some people say dreams disturb their sl… --- ## [Do we know how many guns Zimmerman owned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-how-many-guns-zimmerman-owned/664277)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-how-many-guns-zimmerman-owned/664277 "2013-07-25T21:00:09Z")
As far as I’ve read Zimmerman had fairly recently bought the gun he shot Trayvon with and at the same time his wife bought a gun. Did he own any firearms beyond that? Did it come up in the trial? --- ## [Critique my photography, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-photography-please/663885)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-photography-please/663885 "2013-07-25T20:51:38Z")
So I’ve been trying my hand at photography recently. Just got my first DSLR not too long ago and have been working on learning how to use it, as well as how to edit my photos in post. I’m interested a great deal in stree… --- ## [Let's speculate on my gut issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-speculate-on-my-gut-issues/664495)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-speculate-on-my-gut-issues/664495 "2013-07-25T20:19:52Z")
Just to get this out of the way, I went to the doc yesterday, had a blood test, have some more tests scheduled next week to see if I can get a proper diagnosis. For the last 3 weeks, my digestive system has been extreme… --- ## [Doggie Housetraining Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doggie-housetraining-help/664458)
**Author:** [@ProudlyDefiant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProudlyDefiant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doggie-housetraining-help/664458 "2013-07-25T19:10:02Z")
Last summer my husband and I adopted a rat terrier puppy, Neptune. He’s now a year old, and to my shame, only partially housetrained. I have never had a house dog before Neptune, and my husband was in elementary school t… --- ## [Ladies, how do you make online dating suck less? :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-do-you-make-online-dating-suck-less/661151)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-do-you-make-online-dating-suck-less/661151 "2013-07-25T19:08:11Z")
Ladies. Men have their own set of issues that don’t interest me. So… sigh. I’m thinking of trudging my ass back to OK Cupid. I’ve recently changed my dating angle from half-assed to using my whole ass, and it’s kind of … --- ## [Would Zimmerman have been convicted in a state without Stand Your Ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-zimmerman-have-been-convicted-in-a-state-without-stand-your-ground/663449)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-zimmerman-have-been-convicted-in-a-state-without-stand-your-ground/663449 "2013-07-25T17:39:22Z")
I didn’t follow the trial and IANAL, so I have little idea. I did think it would make a difference when the story first broke. Instructions to the jury are in this article: Zimmerman jury asks for 'clarification' on man… --- ## [Examples of self-bigotry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-self-bigotry/664185)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-self-bigotry/664185 "2013-07-25T17:17:49Z")
Have you ever encountered an example of someone belittling their \*own \*race/gender/sexuality rather than someone else’s? For example have you heard a woman disparage females as being “weaker”, or anyone stating that anot… --- ## [Reading SDMB on phone - best way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-sdmb-on-phone-best-way/664297)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-sdmb-on-phone-best-way/664297 "2013-07-25T16:49:31Z")
Firefox for Android keeps changing the font size in a single thread. Some of it is very legible, and then other posts are about 1/5 the size. Is there a better way to experience the board on my phone? --- ## [Men: How much chest hair do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-much-chest-hair-do-you-have/661025)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-much-chest-hair-do-you-have/661025 "2013-07-25T16:45:46Z")
Inspiring thread. A bit hard to quantify I know, going to try anyway, with 6 options (+ the obligatory Other). Me, I am fairly thick, but in point of fact have it thicker on the front of my abdomen from around my navel… --- ## [Who would be the ambassadors of Earth to the Intergalactic Council?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-the-ambassadors-of-earth-to-the-intergalactic-council/628327)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-the-ambassadors-of-earth-to-the-intergalactic-council/628327 "2013-07-25T16:05:14Z")
At some point in the distant future, we’ve discovered that not only is there intelligent life on other planets, but they’re already set up an intergalactic government. They’ve cordially invited Earth to send two delegate… --- ## ["Protocol" for responding to texts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-for-responding-to-texts/664291)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-for-responding-to-texts/664291 "2013-07-25T14:31:31Z")
I’m a 52 yr old fogey - not terribly adept at all things technological, and am curious about folks’ opinions as to the proper protocol for responding to texts. Basically, what types of texts from whom merit a response - … --- ## [Good/Informative; Outdoor safety and survival books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-informative-outdoor-safety-and-survival-books/664327)
**Author:** [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-informative-outdoor-safety-and-survival-books/664327 "2013-07-25T02:50:01Z")
I’m going to be teaching a college level prep class for field going professions this fall. I’m looking for current books on outdoor safety and survival. Preferably, the books would be aimed a little more at things like k… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1258) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1260)