# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1286 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1287 --- ## [Need a new multimeter, does autosensing bother anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-multimeter-does-autosensing-bother-anyone-else/660351)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-multimeter-does-autosensing-bother-anyone-else/660351 "2013-06-08T13:30:04Z")
I have an old (to me) Craftsman analog multimeter that I love. It’s treated me well over the last 10 or 15 years, but I think I’ve probably dropped it one to many times. The battery cover doesn’t really stay on anymore… --- ## [Would you give more than 2 weeks notice when leaving your job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-more-than-2-weeks-notice-when-leaving-your-job/660293)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-more-than-2-weeks-notice-when-leaving-your-job/660293 "2013-06-08T13:16:46Z")
I’m faced with a dilemma of sorts. I’ve been offered and accepted a new job. I need to stay with my company through the end of June in order to get my yearly bonus, and now I’m not sure when to give my notice. I could w… --- ## [LGBT - Do all of these different groups really want to be lumped together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbt-do-all-of-these-different-groups-really-want-to-be-lumped-together/538728)
**Author:** [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbt-do-all-of-these-different-groups-really-want-to-be-lumped-together/538728 "2013-06-08T12:21:36Z")
Just a random thought - Certainly Lesbians, Gay men, Bisexuals, and Transgendered people have a lot of the same issues and problems in common. However, anyone who has a friend/relative who is a gay man, for example, know… --- ## [Sexless marriage or good sex life with an unfaithful spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexless-marriage-or-good-sex-life-with-an-unfaithful-spouse/659834)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexless-marriage-or-good-sex-life-with-an-unfaithful-spouse/659834 "2013-06-08T11:19:38Z")
Inspired by this thread. Yeah yeah applies to long term relationships. Feel free to comment about whether straight or gay matters. Poll to follow. --- ## [Beat My Record - Jury Duty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beat-my-record-jury-duty/660044)
**Author:** [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beat-my-record-jury-duty/660044 "2013-06-08T04:43:28Z")
I was about to start a pit thread on this but I just can’t get too angry about it. I just received my 5th summons for jury duty. This is the 5th time in 25 years that I’ve been called. I sat through two trials and was… --- ## [Concerta = Memory Loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318)
**Author:** [@randomface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomface)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318 "2013-06-08T02:44:34Z")
I started taking Concerta last Friday in place of Provigil for my narcolepsy issues. I quit taking it Tuesday because I was having some sexual issues with my girlfriend and that was unacceptable. Today, I realized that… --- ## [My Dad's urologist wants him to come in immediately for his biopsy results.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dads-urologist-wants-him-to-come-in-immediately-for-his-biopsy-results/598643)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dads-urologist-wants-him-to-come-in-immediately-for-his-biopsy-results/598643 "2013-06-08T00:55:59Z")
\ My dad had a biopsy done on his prostate yesterday afternoon. My parents made an appointment for next Monday to get the results, although they were told by… --- ## [Flying to Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-to-australia/660357)
**Author:** [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-to-australia/660357 "2013-06-08T00:32:13Z")
I’m taking a trip to Australia in October and was looking for some general advice regarding long plane travel and such. I’ve flown quite a bit, but never for that long a flight - mostly CONUS stuff. I know I’ll lose a … --- ## [Old periodicals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-periodicals/660425)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-periodicals/660425 "2013-06-07T23:53:18Z")
Or, tell me it’s OK to throw these out. When I bought my house, I found 3 issues of Guideposts from 1960. I don’t even remember where I found them, but I remember thinking, “Huh, these are 50 years old.” And I threw t… --- ## [When do "Leap Day" babies celebrate birthdays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-leap-day-babies-celebrate-birthdays/660404)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-leap-day-babies-celebrate-birthdays/660404 "2013-06-07T22:54:43Z")
In the Death Pool it was mentioned the Night Stalker was a Leap Day baby. Do most celebrate Feb 28th or March 1st? --- ## [Good vehicles for walker using elderly family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-vehicles-for-walker-using-elderly-family/660334)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-vehicles-for-walker-using-elderly-family/660334 "2013-06-07T22:23:22Z")
My father uses a walker (good days) or a wheel chair (bad days) to get around. My mother is planning on getting a new vehicle, and is looking for one that will be easier for Dad to get into and out of. Preferences: Hi… --- ## [How Long to Build a House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-build-a-house/660410)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-build-a-house/660410 "2013-06-07T21:32:31Z")
I get that the answer to this is going to be “It depends,” but I’m just looking for a general idea. Assume the following: This takes place in the US. This is just a regular, run-of-the-mill housing contract, where a cu… --- ## [Lunch theives, I need a way to lock my lunch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunch-theives-i-need-a-way-to-lock-my-lunch/339488)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunch-theives-i-need-a-way-to-lock-my-lunch/339488 "2013-06-07T20:39:23Z")
Here’s the scenario. I buy frozen dinners that I have for lunch every day. I buy 5 or more at a time, then keep them in my work freezer. Without fail, even though I have writing all over it, someone has been stealing … --- ## [Older style stereo speakers -- do they sound better?i](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-style-stereo-speakers-do-they-sound-better-i/659888)
**Author:** [@ombre12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre12)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-style-stereo-speakers-do-they-sound-better-i/659888 "2013-06-07T18:54:21Z")
I own a bunch of 20 to 30 year old speakers–unfortunately most are blown now and having a hard time finding replacement speakers. Used to be able to buy them (100 watters) at Radio Shack (exact replacement) for maybe $3… --- ## [Are there any actuaries here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-actuaries-here/660241)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-actuaries-here/660241 "2013-06-07T18:50:55Z")
I’ve been working as a high school math teacher in Virginia for the past six years. This fall my wife-to-be and I will move to New Jersey, where’s she taking a job. It’s a bit late in the year to find a teaching job th… --- ## [Best senior pranks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-senior-pranks/146613)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-senior-pranks/146613 "2013-06-07T18:38:33Z")
Being the goody-two-shoes that I am, I never actually did anything about it, but in high school I always had a fantasy senior prank: somehow turning the entire swimming pool into a big blob of clear Jell-O. When the swi… --- ## [Viability of consumer drones - Domino's Pizza-Copter - Hmm...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viability-of-consumer-drones-dominos-pizza-copter-hmm/660131)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viability-of-consumer-drones-dominos-pizza-copter-hmm/660131 "2013-06-07T18:31:25Z")
Mobile link to MSNBC here: Domino's 'DomiCopter' drone can deliver two large pepperonis Concepts aside - how could this ever work? How could they be overseen from an air traffic standpoint? Or policed so they could… --- ## [So I Want to Create a Commercial Website...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-create-a-commercial-website/660401)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-create-a-commercial-website/660401 "2013-06-07T17:55:16Z")
I have an idea for a website (two ideas for two different websites, really). I have absolutely no idea where to begin. Can someone recommend a web-hosting service that the average internet user can navigate? I want some… --- ## [Where to move in the Carolinas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-move-in-the-carolinas/660282)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-move-in-the-carolinas/660282 "2013-06-07T17:48:41Z")
My husband and in our late 40s, with college-age kids, and are starting to look forward to the next phase of our lives. The plan is to retire in 5-10 years, provided the market doesn’t do anything nutty. We currently l… --- ## [Ants at the cat food dish - help relocating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-at-the-cat-food-dish-help-relocating/660255)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-at-the-cat-food-dish-help-relocating/660255 "2013-06-07T17:24:03Z")
I thought I had gotten rid of a strange and sudden ant problem in my kitchen with a few traps a couple weeks ago. Then yesterday I come home from work to find the ants are back but in a new location, which unfortunately… --- ## [True or False: A woman's mind is a funny place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false-a-womans-mind-is-a-funny-place/660399)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false-a-womans-mind-is-a-funny-place/660399 "2013-06-07T17:15:45Z")
especially when she’s looking for shoes … agree or disagree :wink: --- ## [Headphones--good brands at a reasonable price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headphones-good-brands-at-a-reasonable-price/660281)
**Author:** [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headphones-good-brands-at-a-reasonable-price/660281 "2013-06-07T16:53:40Z")
for speakers/headphones, “burn in” is audiophool speak for “I got accustomed to the way they sound.” yes, they’re moving parts and do indeed take a “set” when first used. but this takes a couple of seconds at most. as f… --- ## [Getting a restraining order - what do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-restraining-order-what-do-i-need-to-know/660025)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-restraining-order-what-do-i-need-to-know/660025 "2013-06-07T16:17:03Z")
Last Friday we had a neighbor, a long-time alcoholic/druggie/parolee, probably a felon, go absolutely batshit crazy on us over the phone. He first called to get some advice on putting down his girlfriend’s aging sick do… --- ## [Having a dog and a cat at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-dog-and-a-cat-at-the-same-time/659882)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-dog-and-a-cat-at-the-same-time/659882 "2013-06-07T15:25:42Z")
In December 1967 we had a two-year-old cat, and we got a puppy–a just-weaned solid black spaniel-dachshund cross. She immediately took to our family and loved all of us, including the cat–who detested her; if she came to… --- ## [Vasectomies and Sex - would like answer fastish (Possible TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vasectomies-and-sex-would-like-answer-fastish-possible-tmi/660251)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vasectomies-and-sex-would-like-answer-fastish-possible-tmi/660251 "2013-06-07T14:42:54Z")
I was vasectomized about 4 hours ago and Mrs. Zeke and I were discussing the possibility of a hummer. So assuming gentility how safe would it be to get off this soon after a vasectomy - either with or without assistance… --- ## [Should Staff Sgt. Robert Bales be put to death for his crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-staff-sgt-robert-bales-be-put-to-death-for-his-crimes/659700)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-staff-sgt-robert-bales-be-put-to-death-for-his-crimes/659700 "2013-06-07T13:50:15Z")
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales guilt was never really in doubt, but developments in his trial now include a deal for him to confess while taking the death penalty off the table. \[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_… --- ## [How to prepare for trivia show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prepare-for-trivia-show/660361)
**Author:** [@midnight-dreary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/midnight-dreary)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prepare-for-trivia-show/660361 "2013-06-07T13:42:31Z")
I applied for a trivia game show a few months ago and I assumed I just didn’t make the cut. But I got a email yesterday to invite me to the next round of auditions. Now, I’m kinda freaking out, trying to find a way to… --- ## [Are There Any (Proven) Health Benefits (From Drinking Stinky Water)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-proven-health-benefits-from-drinking-stinky-water/660374)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-proven-health-benefits-from-drinking-stinky-water/660374 "2013-06-07T12:50:56Z")
“Spas” have been around for thousands of years-they are believed to help you regain your health. Many of these places feature water that is terrible tasting (sulphur, iron, even radium)…and yet part of the spa regimen… --- ## [Injured at a community skating park? Dial 1-800-BAD-SK8R!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injured-at-a-community-skating-park-dial-1-800-bad-sk8r/660264)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injured-at-a-community-skating-park-dial-1-800-bad-sk8r/660264 "2013-06-07T01:38:41Z")
The next town over recently opened a facility for skateboarders. I have nothing against skateboarding; my bad balance and cheap piece of shit board (it was store-bought, but virtually a plank with wheels and stuff from … --- ## [why would someone want to establish residency in multiple states](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-want-to-establish-residency-in-multiple-states/660285)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-want-to-establish-residency-in-multiple-states/660285 "2013-06-07T01:38:12Z")
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