# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1296 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1297 --- ## [Parents: your "favourite age" in your kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-your-favourite-age-in-your-kids/658620)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-your-favourite-age-in-your-kids/658620 "2013-05-21T13:21:08Z")
Parents: at what kids’ age did you get the most enjoyment out of your kids? Forgive me for phrasing the question a bit weirdly - I hope you know what I mean. I’ll give two examples. My mother said she really liked it w… --- ## [Does your car have a Blind Spot Monitor or Warning system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-car-have-a-blind-spot-monitor-or-warning-system/658219)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-car-have-a-blind-spot-monitor-or-warning-system/658219 "2013-05-21T13:15:29Z")
I’m curious to see if anyone else on here has a Blind Spot Monitoring System or Blind Spot Warning System on their vehicle? If so, did you find it useful immediately or did it take time to acclimate to the way it works? … --- ## [Do You Have Any (semi-)Famous FB Friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-semi-famous-fb-friends/656731)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-semi-famous-fb-friends/656731 "2013-05-21T11:54:32Z")
A lot of somewhat well known people (not on the level of say President Obama or Justin Bieber obviously) have regular Facebook pages for their fans to friend and follow. Mine are: -John Ringo (right-wing Baen SF writer… --- ## [How to set up Skype / IM for my nephew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-set-up-skype-im-for-my-nephew/658842)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-set-up-skype-im-for-my-nephew/658842 "2013-05-21T09:27:06Z")
My nephew - 10 going on 11 - wants to use Skype to chat to his friends. His parents are fine with this in principle and have asked me to look into it. I’ve looked into it and my first impression is of alarm. He’s only a … --- ## [Yahoo is buying Tumblr; what do you think will happen to it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-is-buying-tumblr-what-do-you-think-will-happen-to-it/658763)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-is-buying-tumblr-what-do-you-think-will-happen-to-it/658763 "2013-05-21T06:31:37Z")
According to CNN. I don’t use it myself, but I do read it, and those whom I do read are freaking a little about it. Mostly, they’re worried about two major issues: Yahoo “integrating” their services, including advertis… --- ## [How do you handle a counter-offer if you give your notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-a-counter-offer-if-you-give-your-notice/658833)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-a-counter-offer-if-you-give-your-notice/658833 "2013-05-21T03:18:33Z")
I’m in the end-stage of a job search, and expect an offer at the end of the week. The salary would be about 20-25% more than I’m making now. If my current employer asks “What would it take to get you to stay?” how do I h… --- ## [buying a foreclosed home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-foreclosed-home/658849)
**Author:** [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-foreclosed-home/658849 "2013-05-21T03:00:41Z")
I am looking to sell my home and buy in another local city. Houses in my neighborhood sell quickly and I don’t believe I’d have a problem selling mine. I’ve done lots of updates on it and it’s a great house compared to m… --- ## [Rich People Bidding Up Antiques, precious Stones, Art? What Does It Portend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-people-bidding-up-antiques-precious-stones-art-what-does-it-portend/658840)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-people-bidding-up-antiques-precious-stones-art-what-does-it-portend/658840 "2013-05-21T02:06:57Z")
The recent run up of the stock market has me worried. Then the New York Times has been running articles about the rich buying up hard assets (real estate, paintings, antiques, precious stones). It seems that the rich … --- ## [Lion vs Bear who has won more in the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-vs-bear-who-has-won-more-in-the-past/630810)
**Author:** [@My\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Lord)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-vs-bear-who-has-won-more-in-the-past/630810 "2013-05-21T00:35:18Z")
Eh everybody, so being this was one of the biggest dual’s of earth’s top predator’s who do you think won more in the past, the Brute himself Bruin the Bear, or the King of the beast the Lion? Please only think of these a… --- ## [Cameras Everywhere: which happens more and which is worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cameras-everywhere-which-happens-more-and-which-is-worse/658819)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cameras-everywhere-which-happens-more-and-which-is-worse/658819 "2013-05-20T23:45:21Z")
Okay - so cameras are proliferating, and when Google Glass goes mainstream, they will be even more portable. There are emerging protests and some Camera Etiquette being discussed, but let’s face - things are changing. S… --- ## [NYC artist photographs his neighbors. Art? or Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-artist-photographs-his-neighbors-art-or-wrong/658619)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-artist-photographs-his-neighbors-art-or-wrong/658619 "2013-05-20T23:24:05Z")
From here: The photos in the linked article suck. I saw a few more on the news this afternoon and some of them weren’t bad. But I guess that’s beside the point. Assuming you are one of the neighbors, are you creeped o… --- ## [Statisticians: does the way we determine genetic health risks work for very small or large families?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statisticians-does-the-way-we-determine-genetic-health-risks-work-for-very-small-or-large-families/658710)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statisticians-does-the-way-we-determine-genetic-health-risks-work-for-very-small-or-large-families/658710 "2013-05-20T22:37:01Z")
For example: \[QUOTE=Angelina Jolie's Mastectomy: BRCA Testing in the Spotlight - Page 2\] Although there are no standardized criteria for selecting candidates for BRCA counseling, the National Cancer Institute, the Nati… --- ## [Women who’s thighs touch…can you wear skirts without chafing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-s-thighs-touch-can-you-wear-skirts-without-chafing/463804)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-s-thighs-touch-can-you-wear-skirts-without-chafing/463804 "2013-05-20T22:24:45Z")
My inner thighs have always touched. I’m not overweight, my legs are just close together. All my adult life, wearing skirts when I’m going to be walking any distance is not comfortable because my thighs rub together and … --- ## [Silverlight issue (Netflix)-can't run 5 on a 32-bit system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silverlight-issue-netflix-cant-run-5-on-a-32-bit-system/658827)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silverlight-issue-netflix-cant-run-5-on-a-32-bit-system/658827 "2013-05-20T22:19:51Z")
And I cannot find SL 4 (which would presumably work on my 32-bit system) for download anywhere (404 errors abound). Netflix doesn’t seriously expect every PC out there to be a 64-bit one, do they? --- ## [Magic VS Modern Technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-vs-modern-technology/658765)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-vs-modern-technology/658765 "2013-05-20T22:09:47Z")
Inspired by post 34 in this thread and something I’ve been mulling about for some time (long commute to work!). For the purposes of plot some-time in the near future Bob the minorly godlike posthuman entity has been m… --- ## [Going to Coimbra - any tips advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-coimbra-any-tips-advice/658760)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-coimbra-any-tips-advice/658760 "2013-05-20T21:32:01Z")
I’m going to Coimbra in Portugal for what is essentially a lads weekend, though some highbrow activities wouldn’t go amiss. Does any one have any advice/tips/recommendations? --- ## [Larger ladies, what do you wear on a summer holiday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larger-ladies-what-do-you-wear-on-a-summer-holiday/658314)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larger-ladies-what-do-you-wear-on-a-summer-holiday/658314 "2013-05-20T18:53:04Z")
This is a question to the larger ladies on the board. Fat, plus size, cuddly, curvy, whatever you call yourself is fine with me! I’m going to San Antonio at the end of August, and I’m pondering what to pack. I’m actuall… --- ## [A coworker always compliments you about your looks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coworker-always-compliments-you-about-your-looks/658700)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coworker-always-compliments-you-about-your-looks/658700 "2013-05-20T18:36:42Z")
Almost every day, this person says something complimentary. Not pervy or borderline inappropriate. Just incessant. You’ll be standing in the breakroom in a mixed group, and this coworker will chime in with comments dir… --- ## [Rhapsody, Spotify or ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhapsody-spotify-or/658845)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhapsody-spotify-or/658845 "2013-05-20T17:32:27Z")
We’ve had—and loved—our Rhapsody subscription for a few years now. For $15 per month we get computer access from anywhere (our parlour, den, kitchen, basement, office and bedroom have discreet, computerized listening sta… --- ## [Do you participate in personal consumption boycotts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-participate-in-personal-consumption-boycotts/658346)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-participate-in-personal-consumption-boycotts/658346 "2013-05-20T17:22:06Z")
As the thread title states. Do you boycott certain manufacturers’ products, not because you don’t like the product quality or the ingredients or how the product is made, but because you don’t like the company or the own… --- ## [Adult women held captive for 10 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-women-held-captive-for-10-years/657698)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-women-held-captive-for-10-years/657698 "2013-05-20T15:46:48Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=12 I know the time is early in the reporting of this story in Cleveland, but isn’t it outlandish that these women could be kept quiet for that long? Even… --- ## [Examples of large corporations buying successful companies and continuing the success](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-large-corporations-buying-successful-companies-and-continuing-the-success/658826)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-large-corporations-buying-successful-companies-and-continuing-the-success/658826 "2013-05-20T15:22:52Z")
I didn’t want to derail this thread about Yahoo buying Tumblr, but it got me thinking: are there any good examples of deals like that working out well? I’m sure there have to be some, but I’m at a loss at the moment. F… --- ## [Seems like Women do this and I don't get it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-like-women-do-this-and-i-dont-get-it/658709)
**Author:** [@stoplight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stoplight)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-like-women-do-this-and-i-dont-get-it/658709 "2013-05-20T14:26:04Z")
My wife and her friend are two of the many woman I know that have, with all good intent, colluded in the deaths of several birds, including but not limited to Dove, Quail, Finch, Sparrow and whatever species I missed. B… --- ## [Do mail carriers open your door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mail-carriers-open-your-door/658658)
**Author:** [@Zago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zago)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mail-carriers-open-your-door/658658 "2013-05-20T14:04:20Z")
I had a weird experience today. I heard some commotion at my door (my mail slot isn’t totally opened up). We have mail boxes in the fence next to the condo. I was on the phone. Suddenly my front door was opened (ever… --- ## [What event would make your profession obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-event-would-make-your-profession-obsolete/658450)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-event-would-make-your-profession-obsolete/658450 "2013-05-20T13:52:03Z")
I’m an attorney. If anything were to happen to cause civil society to collapse, I would be completely useless. --- ## [Kid's Stuff: What Did You Miss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-stuff-what-did-you-miss/658613)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-stuff-what-did-you-miss/658613 "2013-05-20T13:13:06Z")
Poll to follow, but just wondering what sort of kid’s stuff you never learned or did? --- ## [Anyone have a Nexus 4 or doing a prepaid smartphone thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-nexus-4-or-doing-a-prepaid-smartphone-thing/657685)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-nexus-4-or-doing-a-prepaid-smartphone-thing/657685 "2013-05-20T13:02:45Z")
It’s weird, I’m a gadget guy but I’m the last guy in the world to get a smartphone. I hate making commitments to big bills and contracts and I don’t want to pay $85/mo for a phone I wouldn’t use all that much. I get by w… --- ## [Disney World vows action after report of wealthy hiring disabled to skip lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-world-vows-action-after-report-of-wealthy-hiring-disabled-to-skip-lines/658487)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-world-vows-action-after-report-of-wealthy-hiring-disabled-to-skip-lines/658487 "2013-05-20T12:54:26Z")
So, along the lines of Cal grabbing that baby in Titanic to secure a seat in a lifeboat, folks are hiring actual disabled individuals to act as family members so they can “accompany” them to the front of all lines. It… --- ## [Help us figure out how to save these puppies in a culvert (need help fast)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-figure-out-how-to-save-these-puppies-in-a-culvert-need-help-fast/658653)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-figure-out-how-to-save-these-puppies-in-a-culvert-need-help-fast/658653 "2013-05-20T11:00:57Z")
A friend of mine runs an animal rescue organization (Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society for those in the Calgary area) that primarily finds stray animals or is given surrenders from the area reserves. They have discovere… --- ## [Older Dopers: What Senior Discounts Kick In At What Age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466 "2013-05-20T10:49:56Z")
I’ve been ordering off the Senior Menu at Denny’s since age 55, and I’m looking forward to getting my $10 lifetime pass to the National Parks when I turn 62. Maryland, where I live, has the same deal for its state parks… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1295) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1297)