# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1294 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1295 --- ## [Looking For Community Service Opportunities – Chicago Near West Suburbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-community-service-opportunities-chicago-near-west-suburbs/659275)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-community-service-opportunities-chicago-near-west-suburbs/659275 "2013-05-25T04:45:30Z")
Anyone know of good non-profit organizations in the near west Chicago suburbs (Oak Park, River Forrest, Cicero, etc.)? The person I’m asking for needs to complete a fairly large number of hours in a short time period. --- ## [Getting out early in the USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-out-early-in-the-usaf/659174)
**Author:** [@Loubird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loubird)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-out-early-in-the-usaf/659174 "2013-05-25T04:09:40Z")
I am in the USAF and signed up for 6 years. Now before I get hate on how I’m a quitter and how I raised my right hand and made a pledge let me explain why I have been feeling the need to get out. Firstly I joined the re… --- ## [Business Casual question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-casual-question/659283)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-casual-question/659283 "2013-05-25T04:06:48Z")
The dress code at my new place of employment is business casual, but we’re allowed to wear jeans. I have a couple of pairs of jeans that are dark blue, straight leg, and fit me. I also have nice belts for them. For my s… --- ## [What batteries do I buy to suit my charger and wireless mouse (specs inside)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-batteries-do-i-buy-to-suit-my-charger-and-wireless-mouse-specs-inside/659261)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-batteries-do-i-buy-to-suit-my-charger-and-wireless-mouse-specs-inside/659261 "2013-05-25T00:08:42Z")
Okay, so I have a wireless mouse that takes 2 AAA batteries. The specs on the mouse are as follows: Rating: 3 VDC Min: 30 mA Max: 80 mA I just acquired a used Class 2 NiMH battery charger that takes AAA batteries. Si… --- ## [Contract to refrain from illegal activities: enforceable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contract-to-refrain-from-illegal-activities-enforceable/659162)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contract-to-refrain-from-illegal-activities-enforceable/659162 "2013-05-24T23:13:28Z")
All law students are familiar with the contracts case from the 1800s where the uncle promised to pay his nephew $X if he refrained from drinking, smoking, whoring around, playing cards, and the like until age 21. The ar… --- ## [Non-employed Dopers, tell me about your lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-employed-dopers-tell-me-about-your-lives/659154)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-employed-dopers-tell-me-about-your-lives/659154 "2013-05-24T20:24:31Z")
I’m not talking about unemployed Dopers. I assume you are either looking for a job, or trying to get one by starting your own business, or getting educated. I’m not talking stay at home parents and home-makers; parentin… --- ## [Ask a Light Rail Operator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-light-rail-operator/548531)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-light-rail-operator/548531 "2013-05-24T17:39:19Z")
Last week I started Light Rail training at my work and currently on their 10-week certification training program. Even in this short amount of time I’ve learned a ton of stuff about the job. Something funny is that I wa… --- ## [Have you had a "forward-thinking" older relative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-a-forward-thinking-older-relative/659192)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-a-forward-thinking-older-relative/659192 "2013-05-24T17:06:32Z")
I was thinking about my grandmother the other day, and had this sudden realization that she was surprisingly open-minded and forward-thinking. It was prompted by some of the “youngsters” at work jokingly singing a Back S… --- ## [Can a gay man \[woman\] and a straight man \[woman\] be friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-gay-man-woman-and-a-straight-man-woman-be-friends/659126)
**Author:** [@spazurek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spazurek)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-gay-man-woman-and-a-straight-man-woman-be-friends/659126 "2013-05-24T10:48:07Z")
I have a twist on the old “When Harry met Sally” question of whether a man and a woman can be friends. For the record, I happen to agree with the movie, i.e. “no”. If you spend a lot of time with someone and you and that… --- ## [Teenagers and earrings.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-and-earrings/659185)
**Author:** [@AngelTorres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelTorres)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-and-earrings/659185 "2013-05-24T07:03:11Z")
Ok, so I’m 13 and I really want a earring. What kind should get? I’m tan and my face is sort of long. What color and/or style should I get and most importantly, which side because I’m not gay?:confused: -Angel --- ## [Second Toe Length - Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-toe-length-poll/658878)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-toe-length-poll/658878 "2013-05-24T06:09:21Z")
I was having a discussion with a female friend and as usual (kidding,) toe length came up. She remarked that her big toe was longer than her second toe, “thank God.” I replied that I was aware of the popularity of her op… --- ## [Concrete vs Pavers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concrete-vs-pavers/659111)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concrete-vs-pavers/659111 "2013-05-24T05:49:53Z")
As part of the purchase agreement for my house the former owners agreed to put in a new driveway with out choice of pavers or concrete. I like the looks of pavers, but I’m worried about their long term durability- will I… --- ## [Is it more pathetic to be afraid of ghosts or goats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-more-pathetic-to-be-afraid-of-ghosts-or-goats/659069)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-more-pathetic-to-be-afraid-of-ghosts-or-goats/659069 "2013-05-24T05:36:17Z")
A coworker was just talking about how a friend of his is afraid of goats (because when he was a kid, he went to a petting zoo and a goat ate his shoes). I thought at first the coworker said “ghosts.” That got me thinki… --- ## [Does chewing gum ever give you a headache?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chewing-gum-ever-give-you-a-headache/659165)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chewing-gum-ever-give-you-a-headache/659165 "2013-05-24T05:30:15Z")
Sometimes it does for me. Kinda strange. I just had a piece a few minutes ago and had to spit it out because now my head is pounding. The gum was Wrigley’s Extra Spearmint. Usually, I’ll get a doozy of a headache if … --- ## [Experience with Direct TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-direct-tv/659156)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-direct-tv/659156 "2013-05-24T05:06:33Z")
I’m becoming fed up with Comcast. They raise their rates ever other month. I complain, and they give me a deal and tell me it will be good for six months, then go up to a regular rate that is less than I had been payin… --- ## [How would such a person use a toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-such-a-person-use-a-toilet/659197)
**Author:** [@OleOneEye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OleOneEye)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-such-a-person-use-a-toilet/659197 "2013-05-24T05:05:46Z")
So I’ve been idly wondering about something for the past 15 years or so. I once saw a man with thalidomide arms go into a men’s room. They were just little floppy wings - not nearly long enough to reach his equipment. … --- ## [Man-Dingo fighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dingo-fighting/658791)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dingo-fighting/658791 "2013-05-24T04:02:29Z")
Who would win in a fight between an healthy but untrained adult man and a dingo in the prime of its life? Both are determined to fight and there are no nearby weapons around. --- ## [Wife's friends forgot her birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifes-friends-forgot-her-birthday/659021)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifes-friends-forgot-her-birthday/659021 "2013-05-24T04:01:41Z")
Not her IRL friends, but a group of online friends she feels fairly close to (and they have expressed the same feeling). Her birthday’s today, and it’s the same day as another’s birthday in the group. They remembered tha… --- ## [Cat breaking glasses and other destructive things, can he be trained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-breaking-glasses-and-other-destructive-things-can-he-be-trained/553606)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-breaking-glasses-and-other-destructive-things-can-he-be-trained/553606 "2013-05-24T03:36:08Z")
We have three cats in our home. Two of them do the very rare clawing where they’re not supposed to, but it’s usually just an indication that their claws are too long and trimming them solves the problem. One of them (wh… --- ## [cutting bathroom soap dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-bathroom-soap-dish/659046)
**Author:** [@noopie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noopie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-bathroom-soap-dish/659046 "2013-05-24T01:45:32Z")
wife bought a new vanity, that is 3/4" to high. The back splash of the new sink, will hit the 2 exhisting soap dishes…is there a way to trim the tiled dishes without having to cut the bottom of the vanity --- ## [Recommend an E-Reader for Comic Books...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-e-reader-for-comic-books/659181)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-e-reader-for-comic-books/659181 "2013-05-24T01:25:59Z")
What’s a decent E-Reader, kinda on the cheap side ('cause I’m $-challenged) for reading Comic-Books in pdf format? Doesn’t absolutely have to be full size (6 3/4" x 10 1/4") but not a whole lot less, or the dialogue bal… --- ## [Legal experts - is there a reason why contracts can't be written in more "conversational" language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-experts-is-there-a-reason-why-contracts-cant-be-written-in-more-conversational-language/658726)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-experts-is-there-a-reason-why-contracts-cant-be-written-in-more-conversational-language/658726 "2013-05-24T01:12:41Z")
or at least in some way, that any reasonably-educated layman could still understand it? I don’t have a Legal background, but part of my job entails reviewing typical contracts that my company enters into, and summarizin… --- ## [Android/iPhone families](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-iphone-families/658694)
**Author:** [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-iphone-families/658694 "2013-05-24T01:11:09Z")
My two tweens just got new Android phones, which I selected based on my own preference for Android. Now I find out that for no additional cost we could switch them out for iPhones. I’m a little reluctant because, well, … --- ## [Soylent™ apparently is neither green, nor made of people? Inquire Within...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soylent-apparently-is-neither-green-nor-made-of-people-inquire-within/659041)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soylent-apparently-is-neither-green-nor-made-of-people-inquire-within/659041 "2013-05-24T00:39:24Z")
So, apparently the dream of nerds, geeks, and futurists alive and dead has now come into fruition — enter The Soylent Corporation. A campaign composed of chemists, scientists and other -ists have developed a dietary pow… --- ## [What is yours and your SO's "song"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-yours-and-your-sos-song/658988)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-yours-and-your-sos-song/658988 "2013-05-23T22:35:00Z")
Ours is Lionel Ritchies " Still," though there are a lot I identify with depending on what phase we were in. --- ## [Scary stranger at a bus stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-stranger-at-a-bus-stop/658800)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-stranger-at-a-bus-stop/658800 "2013-05-23T19:27:49Z")
Okay, say you’re a little old lady or man, sitting on a bench at an urban bus stop, waiting for a bus. Suiddenly a person comes up to the bus stop and stands there; this person makes you so nervous/ uncomfortable/ suspi… --- ## [Those of you who grew up with absentee parents (usually dads)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-of-you-who-grew-up-with-absentee-parents-usually-dads/659055)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-of-you-who-grew-up-with-absentee-parents-usually-dads/659055 "2013-05-23T18:38:35Z")
What is it that makes a kid love, even revere, their bio parent even when said parent isn’t around by choice. I don’t mean cases where daddy just works abroad a lot, I mean run of the mill, no curve-balls, situations wh… --- ## [If we have sticky threads, can't we have hot, sticky threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-have-sticky-threads-cant-we-have-hot-sticky-threads/659135)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-have-sticky-threads-cant-we-have-hot-sticky-threads/659135 "2013-05-23T18:37:48Z")
Just asking. I guess this should really go in ATMB. If someone with the powah has the gonads to move there, you’re a braver primate than moi. :slight\_smile: --- ## [True or False: Women are FAR more picky about men than we are about them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false-women-are-far-more-picky-about-men-than-we-are-about-them/170120)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false-women-are-far-more-picky-about-men-than-we-are-about-them/170120 "2013-05-23T17:55:15Z")
Several things got me thinking along these lines. The first was watching shows like “Blind Date,” and “Singled Out.” I don’t date much lately, but I watch these shows both to live vicariously and to learn what not to do. … --- ## [Question about business perception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-business-perception/659132)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-business-perception/659132 "2013-05-23T17:42:51Z")
I could make this a poll, but I’d rather leave the discussion open. If you were a business inclined to use a local provider for creative support services - loosely: printing, web design, photography, video, editorial, p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1293) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1295)