# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1305 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1306 --- ## [Selling a used iPhone 4; soliciting advice and experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-used-iphone-4-soliciting-advice-and-experiences/657714)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-used-iphone-4-soliciting-advice-and-experiences/657714 "2013-05-07T22:14:10Z")
I have a used Verizon iPhone 4 that I no longer use. It appears that they sell on ebay for a lot of money. I have seen lots of them that appear to have sold for more than $200. Has anyone here bought or sold one on ebay?… --- ## [Strange Migraine Symptom - similar to a stroke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-migraine-symptom-similar-to-a-stroke/657644)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-migraine-symptom-similar-to-a-stroke/657644 "2013-05-07T19:17:28Z")
I’ve had “headache-less” migraines for about 14-15 years. Usually the only symptom is the auras (I call them prisms) that I see floating in front of my eyes, which can last anywhere from a couple of minutes to half an h… --- ## [why do motorcycles have radios](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-motorcycles-have-radios/657581)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-motorcycles-have-radios/657581 "2013-05-07T18:49:13Z")
Between the wind, the roaring, and the helmet can you really hear the radio while you are riding? --- ## [Southern Ca bird watchers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-ca-bird-watchers/657720)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-ca-bird-watchers/657720 "2013-05-07T17:24:43Z")
I live in the south bay area of Los Angeles county along the coast. In the past few years the coopers hawks have become more and more common. In my first 55 years in this area I may have spotted less than a dozen. I can … --- ## [What all could ".com" stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-all-could-com-stand-for/657713)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-all-could-com-stand-for/657713 "2013-05-07T16:33:11Z")
If it’s not “commercial” or “commerce” what might it be? communist compact commander complete communicable complex --- ## [Shots for visiting Africa - if right before still get them, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-for-visiting-africa-if-right-before-still-get-them-right/657674)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-for-visiting-africa-if-right-before-still-get-them-right/657674 "2013-05-07T16:26:49Z")
We are traveling on short notice to Central Africa because my husband’s mother died. :frowning: We will be there for more than 2 weeks. Someone made the wild assertion that because it’s so late we shouldn’t get vaccinat… --- ## [Parents (kids still at home) what is your social life like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-kids-still-at-home-what-is-your-social-life-like/657648)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-kids-still-at-home-what-is-your-social-life-like/657648 "2013-05-07T15:21:21Z")
This is a question for parents with kids high school age or younger, moms and dads. I expect answers will vary a lot, we all fall different places on the extrovert to introvert spectrum, have differing interests, etc. e… --- ## [Men, how high do you wear your pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-high-do-you-wear-your-pants/657518)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-high-do-you-wear-your-pants/657518 "2013-05-07T15:10:12Z")
And how old are and what country are you from? My theory based on limited observation is that the older men are the higher they wear their pants. That doesn’t mean as you get older you start lifting them, but it seems t… --- ## [How do you cope with your own mortality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cope-with-your-own-mortality/657444)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cope-with-your-own-mortality/657444 "2013-05-07T15:03:09Z")
And in general. The old adage about lousy food and terrible portions rings true for me nowadays. One part of me wants to disappear into oblivion right now and another is saddened we can’t all live for much, much longer. --- ## [Opportunity to work in NYC for four months- questions and concerns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opportunity-to-work-in-nyc-for-four-months-questions-and-concerns/657532)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opportunity-to-work-in-nyc-for-four-months-questions-and-concerns/657532 "2013-05-07T14:54:09Z")
So I have an opportunity to work and live in NYC mid-July through mid-November at one of our sister offices covering somebody’s maternity leave. They prefer someone internal to hiring a temp. The job will be somewhat mor… --- ## [For Lo!, I have defected from iPhone to Android. Did I err?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-lo-i-have-defected-from-iphone-to-android-did-i-err/656783)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-lo-i-have-defected-from-iphone-to-android-did-i-err/656783 "2013-05-07T14:19:19Z")
Who else has made this switch and can comment on the culture shock? Anybody with any regrets? I have until next Tue or Wed to pull out, as the phone has not shipped yet. I’m not talking about the reputedly “more techn… --- ## [Swiss Army Knife vs. multitool (Gerber, Leatherman, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-army-knife-vs-multitool-gerber-leatherman-etc/657618)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-army-knife-vs-multitool-gerber-leatherman-etc/657618 "2013-05-07T14:15:56Z")
I needed to replace the scissors spring on my first Swiss Army Knife, so I asked how to do it in GQ. Turns out, I came up with a technique on my own. Since opinions have been posted, I thought an IMHO thread would get … --- ## [India, completing its nuclear triad, building nuclear subs carrying nuclear ballistic missiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-completing-its-nuclear-triad-building-nuclear-subs-carrying-nuclear-ballistic-missiles/657449)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-completing-its-nuclear-triad-building-nuclear-subs-carrying-nuclear-ballistic-missiles/657449 "2013-05-07T13:15:43Z")
Maybe some of you folks have heard this but it’s new to me. India has already successfully test fired ballistic missiles from under the sea. Brief story here.. Launch video here. (see the bottom video on the page.) A… --- ## [Admitting to feeling "stabby" - is it okay to admit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admitting-to-feeling-stabby-is-it-okay-to-admit/657494)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admitting-to-feeling-stabby-is-it-okay-to-admit/657494 "2013-05-07T13:09:11Z")
I learned a new word here on the board - “stabby.” It means that you’re so angry you feel like you want to stab something/someone, or at least that’s what I think it means. When someone says they feel “stabby”, do you t… --- ## [Do You Speak More Than One Language Fluently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-speak-more-than-one-language-fluently/657211)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-speak-more-than-one-language-fluently/657211 "2013-05-07T12:49:26Z")
I speak both English and German. Someone who doesn’t speak anything but English asked me how I don’t get confused when speaking one language, then turning and speaking another language without missing a beat? It was a … --- ## [Website owners, would you recommend 'sitelock' protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-owners-would-you-recommend-sitelock-protection/568882)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-owners-would-you-recommend-sitelock-protection/568882 "2013-05-07T09:17:11Z")
My provider is offering me a discount on something called ‘sitelock’. The price is very good, but I want to just get some opinions from real, unbiased people before I go ahead and order it. It claims to offer protecti… --- ## [How many clocks are in your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-clocks-are-in-your-house/657439)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-clocks-are-in-your-house/657439 "2013-05-07T06:06:33Z")
For some reason in a boring meeting I started thinking about how many clocks of any sort, any device that can tell me the time, that I have at home. I jotted down this list: LR Mantle clock 1 Fam rm Wall clock 1 Kitc… --- ## [Next week on Grand Cayman..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-week-on-grand-cayman/657375)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-week-on-grand-cayman/657375 "2013-05-07T03:36:25Z")
I am spending a week on Grand Cayman starting on Tuesday. We are staying on the East End away from the party scene. No children, just the two of us. We want to mostly relax and catch some sunshine and alcohol, but on … --- ## [What's With Climbing Mt. Everest? (Dust-up Near Summit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-climbing-mt-everest-dust-up-near-summit/657024)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-climbing-mt-everest-dust-up-near-summit/657024 "2013-05-07T03:08:53Z")
Link:Mount Everest brawl: UK photographer Jonathan Griffith among climbers attacked by Sherpas | Daily Mail Online Ya can’t get away from this-now sherpa guides are fighting with climbers! I think the whole concept of … --- ## [Where can I find classy but inexpensive curvy girl clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-classy-but-inexpensive-curvy-girl-clothes/656872)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-classy-but-inexpensive-curvy-girl-clothes/656872 "2013-05-07T02:40:36Z")
I can’t seem to find any age appropriate business-casual, or weekend casual, clothes in “women’s” :rolleyes: sizes. I am a few hours from any decent shopping areas and am willing to go catalog if needed. Everything is e… --- ## [Mobile version of websites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-version-of-websites/576398)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-version-of-websites/576398 "2013-05-07T01:12:45Z")
Anyone else here hate it when a mobile version of a website loads versus the standard site? Personally, I usually hate them and find the mobile version to lack content and require too many menus. Frankly, I don’t find … --- ## [Software Dev -- what new thing to learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-dev-what-new-thing-to-learn/657628)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-dev-what-new-thing-to-learn/657628 "2013-05-06T23:13:40Z")
I’m a fairly experienced back-end Java developer and am in the starting phases of looking around for a new job. I need to update my skill set and am trying to figure out what I can learn the fastest that would be the mo… --- ## [Just How Widespread Is Teen Sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-widespread-is-teen-sex/657288)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-widespread-is-teen-sex/657288 "2013-05-06T22:28:04Z")
I’m not asking a sociological question here, since the stats can be accessed with a Google search. What I’m asking is on a more personal level-did people at your high school when you were a teen generally have sex or not… --- ## [Help me re-decorate a room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-decorate-a-room/657622)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-re-decorate-a-room/657622 "2013-05-06T22:04:18Z")
We own an Arts & Crafts era house with beautiful woodwork, stained glass windows, and a couple unused bedrooms. One of the bedrooms is my music/game room. Currently I’ve got bookshelves filled with board games, the walls… --- ## [Can Orgasm Be Extended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-orgasm-be-extended/656929)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-orgasm-be-extended/656929 "2013-05-06T21:48:25Z")
The human orgasm is frustratingly short-its over in a few minutes. I have heard that through so called “tantric” techniques, the orgasm can be extended-Sting claimed he could extend his for over an hour. Is such a t… --- ## [Message boards with admirable rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-with-admirable-rules/657614)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-with-admirable-rules/657614 "2013-05-06T17:35:34Z")
I used to post to a board that had vague rules and it seemed like it made a lot more work for the moderators-- they had to explain things over and over, for one thing. I asked why they didn’t make more specific rules and… --- ## [Anyone here use a straight razor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-a-straight-razor/657402)
**Author:** [@Virgil\_Tibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Virgil_Tibbs)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-a-straight-razor/657402 "2013-05-06T14:52:09Z")
I’m just wondering if it’s worth getting a straight (AKA cut-throat) razor. Good ones are somewhat expensive and you need to get a fair amount of paraphernalia too. Then you have to sharpen and strop the thing. Do the b… --- ## [If beer had no alcohol, would you still drink it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-beer-had-no-alcohol-would-you-still-drink-it/657277)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-beer-had-no-alcohol-would-you-still-drink-it/657277 "2013-05-06T14:20:12Z")
Let’s assume that the taste of beer would be exactly the same as before, but there would be no alcohol. Would you still drink it, or does the taste of beer by itself not that good? --- ## [Looking for a good am/fm portable radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-am-fm-portable-radio/573448)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-am-fm-portable-radio/573448 "2013-05-06T08:19:04Z")
I need a radio to listen to when I commute via public transportation, and I don’t want a piece-of-crap that sounds tinny and won’t pull in stations. I’ve got decent earbuds that I’d like to plug into a quality machine. --- ## [Help me get my life in order: This bewildered twenty-something needs advice and lots of it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-life-in-order-this-bewildered-twenty-something-needs-advice-and-lots-of-it/657077)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-life-in-order-this-bewildered-twenty-something-needs-advice-and-lots-of-it/657077 "2013-05-06T07:32:32Z")
I am just past my mid twenties, with very little energy, no marketable qualifications or work experience, contacts or significant cash reserves. I have a lot of student debt, but it’s income-linked and thus non-urgent. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1304) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1306)