# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1268 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1269 --- ## [What does it take to view images on photobucket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-take-to-view-images-on-photobucket/662916)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-take-to-view-images-on-photobucket/662916 "2013-07-10T04:53:23Z")
What does it fucking take to make it work? Nary a day goes by, that these boards aren’t full of links to photos on photobucket, and I am never able to view them. The images just don’t show up when I click the link. (I… --- ## [Does everybody have (real or potential) skeletons in their closet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everybody-have-real-or-potential-skeletons-in-their-closet/662982)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everybody-have-real-or-potential-skeletons-in-their-closet/662982 "2013-07-10T02:48:23Z")
Basically the debate is; Is it possible to be good, 100% of the time? I theorize that a person, even the most goodest person you know, has a skeleton in their closet or will at sometime in the future. I just can’t beli… --- ## [President Obama after the presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-after-the-presidency/662937)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-after-the-presidency/662937 "2013-07-10T00:54:52Z")
Any speculation as what our president will do after his term is up? I went to a large family gathering over the weekend, about equally split between conservatives and liberals. The one thing most seemed to agree on was t… --- ## [Anyone on Instagram or Pintrest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-on-instagram-or-pintrest/662897)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-on-instagram-or-pintrest/662897 "2013-07-10T00:45:49Z")
I’m on Facebook and Twitter, figure I may as well completely join the 21st C. and set up an Instagram and/or Pintrest accounts. Is it worth it? Especially if you don’t post any pics yourself? --- ## [If your fast food order is kind of a pain, do you tip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-fast-food-order-is-kind-of-a-pain-do-you-tip/662829)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-fast-food-order-is-kind-of-a-pain-do-you-tip/662829 "2013-07-09T23:09:50Z")
The mainstream fast food restaurants. We threw away so many unwanted components of “meals”, that we finally order a la carte. Typically I don’t get too much grief about this, and if I do, I just cede the point. But whe… --- ## [We are in the "Modern Age." What's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-in-the-modern-age-whats-next/662943)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-in-the-modern-age-whats-next/662943 "2013-07-09T22:11:00Z")
A few questions: \[ol\] \[li\]Wouldn’t every Age be considered to be the “Modern Age” according to those living at the time?\[/li\]\[li\]When will the current “Modern Age” end? What would the next age be called?\[/li\]\[li\]What e… --- ## [How do you know if a girl likes you or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-if-a-girl-likes-you-or-not/659256)
**Author:** [@AngelTorres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelTorres)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-if-a-girl-likes-you-or-not/659256 "2013-07-09T21:47:16Z")
Ok, I’m 13, I know that’s a little young but I have this\*\* major crush\*\* on a girl;). We are like total best friends for a long time. However, I sometimes feel she wants to be than that. Why not just ask her…because I’m … --- ## [Was my flaming shoe shine secretly brilliant? (A homeless sage story)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-my-flaming-shoe-shine-secretly-brilliant-a-homeless-sage-story/662985)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-my-flaming-shoe-shine-secretly-brilliant-a-homeless-sage-story/662985 "2013-07-09T17:36:49Z")
I got my shoes shined the other day by a man who appeared to be homeless. In addition to his chair and shining accoutrements, he had both a dog and a large camping bag full of belongings. Transient or not, he was scrag… --- ## [need Heathrow navigating help kinda fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-heathrow-navigating-help-kinda-fast/662174)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-heathrow-navigating-help-kinda-fast/662174 "2013-07-09T17:14:37Z")
So Sunday morning I’m flying into Heathrow. I just found out a friend of mine is arriving at the same time and I can freeload onto his car service If we can meet up. I am arriving In terminal 3 and he is arriving in te… --- ## [Movie making software assistance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-making-software-assistance/663007)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-making-software-assistance/663007 "2013-07-09T16:26:02Z")
I took a bunch of time-lapse still photos that I want to turn into a movie. I could use the Movie Maker (Ver2012 - build 16.4.3508.0205) software on my Win7 machine however, the problem with that is the minimum duration… --- ## [Any blood sugar monitor device that isn't highway robbery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-blood-sugar-monitor-device-that-isnt-highway-robbery/662922)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-blood-sugar-monitor-device-that-isnt-highway-robbery/662922 "2013-07-09T16:20:04Z")
Those blood sugar monitors operate on the inkjet printer principle. They give the device away for practically free, but they charge an arm and a leg for the test strips. And those newer strips have a chip with an expira… --- ## [Physical Therapist Assistants...tell me about your job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-therapist-assistants-tell-me-about-your-job/663049)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-therapist-assistants-tell-me-about-your-job/663049 "2013-07-09T16:06:18Z")
Well, that’s pretty much it! The reason I’d like to hear some accounts is because somebody mentioned to me that, due to my interests and peeple skills, it might be something I could really get in to and be good at. I’v… --- ## [Al Gore Panhandles Buddhists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-panhandles-buddhists/662820)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-panhandles-buddhists/662820 "2013-07-09T16:00:51Z")
The Big Enchilada, Stuart Stevens, page 201 (emphasis in the original) So what is the back-story behind this? I’m getting the sense that Gore gave a speech at some Ashram or other and then asked the monks robes for so… --- ## [UK Pack: a free boiler? Were we scammed? Urgent, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-pack-a-free-boiler-were-we-scammed-urgent-please/653900)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-pack-a-free-boiler-were-we-scammed-urgent-please/653900 "2013-06-12T13:01:08Z")
My wife and I are worried we might have been targeted for a scam - or maybe some other dodgy activity. I’d appreciate your opinions, please. I’ll try and describe all that I remember as carefully as I can, so apologies … --- ## [Same Sex Dessert Sharing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-dessert-sharing/662662)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-dessert-sharing/662662 "2013-07-09T14:27:41Z")
This is the second David Sedaris-inspired poll, from his recent appearance on the Daily Show. He likes to test out pet theories by polling people at his book signings, one of which inspired the Guns and Beards poll. He … --- ## [i think my dog is dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-dog-is-dying/662612)
**Author:** [@Lillith\_Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lillith_Fair)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-dog-is-dying/662612 "2013-07-09T13:19:40Z")
Lily has an enlarged heart. Is on meds. Took her to the vet yesterday morning and got more meds including something like lasix to get rid of fluids. Anyway, she has had 2 doses plus the new bronchial med plus the heart … --- ## [Is Our System of Justice Flawed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-our-system-of-justice-flawed/662970)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-our-system-of-justice-flawed/662970 "2013-07-09T12:21:22Z")
Every time a high profile court case hits the media (Anthony, Zimmerman, etc) along with all the biased comments that follow on every message board and water cooler, I cannot help but wonder if our criminal justice syste… --- ## [White and light gray together - a recent web design fad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-and-light-gray-together-a-recent-web-design-fad/662745)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-and-light-gray-together-a-recent-web-design-fad/662745 "2013-07-09T06:59:04Z")
Two of my favourite websites, Greater Good and Cracked, have recently changed their websites so that there’s a lot of white on a light gray background. To my eye, this looks bad, because the white and the light gray don’… --- ## [Going rate fora house sitting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-rate-fora-house-sitting/662979)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-rate-fora-house-sitting/662979 "2013-07-09T06:18:16Z")
We are heading up the the great Northwest next month and need an house/dog sitter for a week. Any idea the going rate for this? Any professional house sitters on the Dope? --- ## [On a scale of 1 to 10, how crappy is my husband?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-of-1-to-10-how-crappy-is-my-husband/662859)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-a-scale-of-1-to-10-how-crappy-is-my-husband/662859 "2013-07-09T04:29:52Z")
First of all, I’m not leaving him so if that is going to be your suggestion, may I kindly ask that you do not post in this thread. This thread is so I can get a sense of how unreasonable/bitchy I am and just how crappy h… --- ## [Sending people form letters based on info you find on those 'unclaimed assets' websites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-people-form-letters-based-on-info-you-find-on-those-unclaimed-assets-websites/662993)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-people-form-letters-based-on-info-you-find-on-those-unclaimed-assets-websites/662993 "2013-07-09T04:04:21Z")
I like going to my state’s unclaimed assets website (I think all 50 states have them, I think). I like to look up the last names of endless varieties of people. Classmates, friends, family, people I barely know, coworker… --- ## [Choice of Law Hypo--Bar Study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choice-of-law-hypo-bar-study/662802)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choice-of-law-hypo-bar-study/662802 "2013-07-09T02:58:32Z")
Okay, I’m having a real fit with these Choice of Law rules. All of the factors seems circular and reduce to an amorphous “Which state would have the most significant relationship?” So here’s my example. Plaintiff—From… --- ## [Saving Electicity, Saving Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-electicity-saving-money/662599)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-electicity-saving-money/662599 "2013-07-09T02:05:34Z")
My usual summer blues of getting the $300 monthly electic bill. So, every penny counts and thought I would run down a few tips from friends and relatives to find out if they were useful tips, or just useless tips: Wh… --- ## [What color is your car (or other motorized, street-legal vehicle)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759 "2013-07-08T23:45:57Z")
Everybody needs some Friday fluff, right? So, yes, a thread about your car color. Because these are the kinds of threads that help fight ignorance and give us a deeper understanding of the world around us. For the purpo… --- ## [Does marriage increase happiness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-marriage-increase-happiness/662878)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-marriage-increase-happiness/662878 "2013-07-08T22:44:02Z")
Do you think a lot of people get married because it just seems like the thing people should do? If marriage was no long held up as an ideal for people to pursue, do you think people would still gravitate towards it? Is… --- ## [Why is unemployment so high and yet I keep getting spammed with garbage job opportunities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-unemployment-so-high-and-yet-i-keep-getting-spammed-with-garbage-job-opportunities/662465)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-unemployment-so-high-and-yet-i-keep-getting-spammed-with-garbage-job-opportunities/662465 "2013-07-08T19:13:51Z")
Really it’s more of a question of why do I keep getting spammed by garbage jobs from recruiters for positions that have nothing to do with my background in states other than the one I currently live in. I’m sure I would… --- ## [Best GPS Device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-gps-device/662864)
**Author:** [@Panzram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panzram)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-gps-device/662864 "2013-07-08T17:43:11Z")
I am shopping around for my first GPS and was wondering if anyone else had experience with some of the lesser known models besides Garmin and TomTom such as some of the fancier no-names with 7 inch screens that come with… --- ## [How loony is it to always eat the same thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-loony-is-it-to-always-eat-the-same-thing/662756)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-loony-is-it-to-always-eat-the-same-thing/662756 "2013-07-08T16:57:35Z")
I’ve been living on practically nothing but the same brand of frozen pizza for the past six months, in addition to some fruit and yoghurt. Well, OK, I had a short period where I ate tuna sandwiches. And I’ve been eating … --- ## [Assisting the police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assisting-the-police/662459)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assisting-the-police/662459 "2013-07-08T16:14:58Z")
You’re sitting at a table on the sidewalk out front of a cafe, sipping coffee, facing the street. The cafe is right in the middle of a city block. It’s early Sunday morning and there’s nobody else out except you, as fa… --- ## [Let's find the Doper who moved the farthest away from his/her parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-find-the-doper-who-moved-the-farthest-away-from-his-her-parents/662868)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-find-the-doper-who-moved-the-farthest-away-from-his-her-parents/662868 "2013-07-08T15:52:44Z")
For those of you who don’t live with your parents - how far away did you move from them? If your parents are still alive, how far away from them are you? I thought it’d be fun to try to find the Doper who’s moved the fa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1267) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1269)