# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1282 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1283 --- ## [Women, what are you usually thinking when a man cries around you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-are-you-usually-thinking-when-a-man-cries-around-you/660952)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-are-you-usually-thinking-when-a-man-cries-around-you/660952 "2013-06-15T22:42:55Z")
Basically, what’s your reaction and what are your initial thoughts when a man cries around you? Do you think lowly of them and think they are “wimps” and unmanly or otherwise? I am not talking about a man crying as a r… --- ## [How would you feel about a credit card-reader at a wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-a-credit-card-reader-at-a-wedding/661069)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-a-credit-card-reader-at-a-wedding/661069 "2013-06-15T22:09:10Z")
In another thread, I questioned the decency of requesting cash as a wedding gift, and many people felt that it was perfectly fine. Some even argued that it was wrong NOT to do so! If indeed the tide has turned in this d… --- ## [Atheists at the door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-at-the-door/660124)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-at-the-door/660124 "2013-06-15T21:30:16Z")
How would people react if atheists went door to door trying to convince people that gods didn’t exist? Would communities be as accepting of them as their are of people going door to door for their religion, or would the… --- ## [Teach Me How To Say "I Love You" In Other Languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-how-to-say-i-love-you-in-other-languages/660082)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-how-to-say-i-love-you-in-other-languages/660082 "2013-06-15T16:19:51Z")
I already know Japanese- Aishi teru Spanish- Te amo Russian- Ya lublu tibya But, I want to know many many more ways. Before anybody asks, I don’t want to use Google translate or a similar service. They just don’t wor… --- ## [July 4th weekend. Mountains! Which ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-4th-weekend-mountains-which-ones/661023)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-4th-weekend-mountains-which-ones/661023 "2013-06-15T15:03:14Z")
It’s already hovering around 100 in DFW and it’s not going to be any nicer over the July 4th weekend. I want to get out of town, but I’ve only got the four days to work with. Driving is out, I think, since there’s not e… --- ## [Americans, tell me about the social significance of "perfect teeth" by expensive dentistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-tell-me-about-the-social-significance-of-perfect-teeth-by-expensive-dentistry/531554)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-tell-me-about-the-social-significance-of-perfect-teeth-by-expensive-dentistry/531554 "2013-06-15T14:57:01Z")
Yes, I watched a lot of makeover shows lately, why do you ask? :slight\_smile: In those make-over shows, people are often very self conscious about, in my Dutch eyes, perfectly ordinary acceptable teeth. The show takes t… --- ## [thyroid biopsy & ultrasound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thyroid-biopsy-ultrasound/660955)
**Author:** [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thyroid-biopsy-ultrasound/660955 "2013-06-15T14:51:10Z")
During a medical checkup, a nodule was found on my thyroid. I’m scheduled for a biopsy & ultrasound on June 24. I just received paperwork in the mail with a bunch of instructions that make me question what they’re gonna … --- ## [What motivates you to perform oral sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-you-to-perform-oral-sex/660837)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-you-to-perform-oral-sex/660837 "2013-06-15T14:09:54Z")
Poll to follow, if I can figure out how to ge the dang-blasted thing to work! --- ## [Cubicle neighbor is stinky...or his clothes are.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubicle-neighbor-is-stinky-or-his-clothes-are/660937)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubicle-neighbor-is-stinky-or-his-clothes-are/660937 "2013-06-15T13:54:30Z")
I’m getting hit by waves of blech from the general vicinity of my very nice cubicle neighbor. At first, I wasn’t sure if he was actually stinky, or if my ultra-sensitive pregnancy nose was just getting jumpy. But when he… --- ## [Hernias - how effective is a truss in reliieving pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hernias-how-effective-is-a-truss-in-reliieving-pain/660989)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hernias-how-effective-is-a-truss-in-reliieving-pain/660989 "2013-06-15T08:37:41Z")
I was watching Swamp People and one of the best hunters pulled a abdominal hernia getting a gator in the boat. My dad wore a truss several years to manage his hernia and avoid surgery. At least for awhile. He had a hern… --- ## [Has anyone here ever found out that their SO abandoned a child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-found-out-that-their-so-abandoned-a-child/660971)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-found-out-that-their-so-abandoned-a-child/660971 "2013-06-14T20:40:21Z")
I hear all the time about (usually) men who do this, but can’t think of anyone I know personally who did. Where do they all go, anyway? I’m sure a lot of them end up in prison, but they have to go somewhere, and end up… --- ## [What's the deal with young people complaining about being "old"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-young-people-complaining-about-being-old/660717)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-young-people-complaining-about-being-old/660717 "2013-06-14T20:27:32Z")
I’ll start off by linking to a couple of parody songs I think reflect this mentality: “32” - parody of Taylor Swift’s song “22” We’re Not Young - parody of We Are Young by Fun. Funny songs, but I feel like I have hear… --- ## [75 point discrepancy in credit score between Credit Karma and financial institution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75-point-discrepancy-in-credit-score-between-credit-karma-and-financial-institution/660983)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75-point-discrepancy-in-credit-score-between-credit-karma-and-financial-institution/660983 "2013-06-14T19:13:20Z")
I just tried to open a savings account online and they quoted a credit score for me that’s almost 75 points lower than what creditkarma.com says my credit score is. Why might this be happening? --- ## [Recurring Dream (whatsit mean?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-dream-whatsit-mean/617586)
**Author:** [@FirstLoser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FirstLoser)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-dream-whatsit-mean/617586 "2013-06-14T16:33:19Z")
A common recurring dream for me is that I am in some situation that requires I dial 911 on the telephone to summon help (fire, police, ambulance…it varies in the dream). However, for different reasons in different dream… --- ## [Quarantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine/660160)
**Author:** [@MASkeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MASkeptic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine/660160 "2013-06-14T15:38:36Z")
I was presented with this problem and wanted to see if the internet might know a way to help. So during the swine flu outbreak I had a friend who was asked to agree to quarantine herself at the hospital. She was basical… --- ## [Why doesn't my lantana bloom? (Arizona)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-lantana-bloom-arizona/660953)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-lantana-bloom-arizona/660953 "2013-06-14T12:32:52Z")
Nothing. Feed it, water it, love it, curse at it. And this stuff is like weeds here. The one in the corner of the yard, which I neglect pitifully, is gorgeous. The bad ones are in the front of the house, western exposur… --- ## [Commuting to work with your bike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commuting-to-work-with-your-bike/660491)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commuting-to-work-with-your-bike/660491 "2013-06-14T09:02:45Z")
I have my first ever big boy job with a desk and an office and junk for the summer, and it’s quite neat. I’m also pleased that my boss is out in the burbs, relatively close to my house. It’s about equal time by bike or b… --- ## [Want to get rid of chain-link fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-get-rid-of-chain-link-fence/660471)
**Author:** [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-get-rid-of-chain-link-fence/660471 "2013-06-14T05:23:07Z")
Hi everyone, I recently purchased a house back in Dec. of last year and I really love it. It’s cozy, small, and fits my needs perfectly. The one thing I absolutely cannot stand about it is the backyard. At one point,… --- ## [How should I preserve a historic sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-preserve-a-historic-sign/660870)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-preserve-a-historic-sign/660870 "2013-06-14T04:26:31Z")
Today, in a fit of antiquing through Lebanon and Waynesville, Ohio, I picked up an old advertising sign for Kentucky Club tobacco. It’s a thermometer, the sort of thing you’d have seen hung outside the general store or … --- ## [Posture Correctors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posture-correctors/660957)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posture-correctors/660957 "2013-06-14T01:27:07Z")
I saw this thing: http://www.posturenow.com/# On a Shark Tank rerun, and given chronic shoulder pain and chronic advice from my doctor to fix the posture that contributes to it, it seems like a useful device. Regretta… --- ## [Why do so many adults chew with their mouths open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-adults-chew-with-their-mouths-open/660850)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-adults-chew-with-their-mouths-open/660850 "2013-06-14T01:18:44Z")
When I was a kid, my parents were always very strict that my sister and I were not to chew with our mouths open. As a kid, I was somewhat shocked to discover that some adults did it. Quite a few adults, actually. So, wh… --- ## [Need info and ideas for a 419eater sting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-info-and-ideas-for-a-419eater-sting/660880)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-info-and-ideas-for-a-419eater-sting/660880 "2013-06-13T23:24:14Z")
I get this e-mail the other day— Congratulations!!! We hereby inform you that your email has appeared on the Facebook Help Promotion List and we are giving you the total sum of $1,000,000 (One Million United States do… --- ## [Another alien visitation question: warning of impending arrival of other aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-alien-visitation-question-warning-of-impending-arrival-of-other-aliens/660566)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-alien-visitation-question-warning-of-impending-arrival-of-other-aliens/660566 "2013-06-13T22:44:06Z")
So imagine you are POTUS. You have just received a report that an alien spacecraft has passed by the ISS. It sent a single message before disappearing into the blackness: “They will be here within a week. Stand fast. He… --- ## [Could this mouse have been rabid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-mouse-have-been-rabid/660891)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-mouse-have-been-rabid/660891 "2013-06-13T21:40:42Z")
I caught a mouse in my apartment the other day, and what was odd was how easy it was to catch him. Normally they’re very skittish creatures, but this little guy walked right up to me and stood up on my foot. He stayed in… --- ## [Why Do Hybrids Do So Little For Gas Mileage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hybrids-do-so-little-for-gas-mileage/660676)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hybrids-do-so-little-for-gas-mileage/660676 "2013-06-13T20:21:35Z")
So I’ve been looking at hybrid cars, and I’ve noticed that they do not get all that spectacular an improvement in gas mileage compared to standard gasoline powered cars that are designed for gas efficiency. For example, … --- ## [Paper or plastic? What does it really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-or-plastic-what-does-it-really-mean/660630)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-or-plastic-what-does-it-really-mean/660630 "2013-06-13T19:06:18Z")
I hear this at the store all of the time … Why are stores banning plastic and some stores are banning paper and most stores are urging you to bring your own shopping bags. I for one do not like the person with their sh… --- ## [Help with decoding a message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-decoding-a-message/660916)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-decoding-a-message/660916 "2013-06-13T18:18:16Z")
I am trying to figure out how to decode a clue to a treasure hunt and I know I’ve seen the symbols before, but I can’t figure out the right keywords to find the cipher. If you have seen this code before could you provid… --- ## [How do I get started smoking a pipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-started-smoking-a-pipe/660525)
**Author:** [@Quarter\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarter_Girl)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-started-smoking-a-pipe/660525 "2013-06-13T17:53:21Z")
Okay, I have never smoked…anything. At all. Not counting all the second-hand smoke I got as a child, cigarettes and joints. But I LOVE, love the smell of pipe tobacco and think it would be nice to smoke a pipe while rela… --- ## [Recommend a smartphone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-smartphone/660835)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-smartphone/660835 "2013-06-13T16:45:58Z")
I’m looking for a new smartphone. My HTC Evo Shift 4G is not doing so well, in part because it fell onto a parking lot, screen-first. Even if it were still running perfectly, the hardware is starting to struggle with n… --- ## [OK, How Much Bomb-Grade Enriched Uranium Does Iran Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-how-much-bomb-grade-enriched-uranium-does-iran-have/660769)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-how-much-bomb-grade-enriched-uranium-does-iran-have/660769 "2013-06-13T15:11:39Z")
I am puzzled-despite all the gloom and doom rhetoric (from the USA and Israel), I have yet to read anything that says how much enriched uranium Iran actually has. I know that the Iranians have built centrifuges (and m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1281) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1283)