# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1308 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1309 --- ## [Could that have been the prodome of a migraine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-that-have-been-the-prodome-of-a-migraine/657192)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-that-have-been-the-prodome-of-a-migraine/657192 "2013-05-02T11:52:26Z")
Just curious if anyone else has experienced anything similar. I am a long-time migraine sufferer, but pretty lucky as these things go; I infrequently get the really bad ones, and often I get an aura but nothing else. My … --- ## [I don't understand why diesel cars aren't more popular in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-diesel-cars-arent-more-popular-in-the-us/619811)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-diesel-cars-arent-more-popular-in-the-us/619811 "2013-05-02T09:27:18Z")
I just bought myself a new VW Jetta TDI. The car is plenty big inside, is quite fast, very smooth, and I got around 54 mpg this morning cruising at 65. I just replaced a base model Subaru Impreza 5 speed. That car was… --- ## [Help me find my free Wordpress template for my biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-my-free-wordpress-template-for-my-biz/657284)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-my-free-wordpress-template-for-my-biz/657284 "2013-05-02T09:19:16Z")
I have a translation and writing company. I currently use a Wordpress blog as my co website, and I’ve just redone my logo and all that good stuff. Here is what I’m looking for, and I will value your opinions. Mind you, I… --- ## [What do you consider to be an acceptable level of physical contact between straight men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-to-be-an-acceptable-level-of-physical-contact-between-straight-men/595062)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-to-be-an-acceptable-level-of-physical-contact-between-straight-men/595062 "2013-05-02T09:08:51Z")
When reading the book “Manhood” by Steve Biddulph I was really struck by how very true his comment was that a lot of western modern masculine identity is built around convincing others that one isn’t gay. This can bleed … --- ## [So-so date risks life to save you from a violent assault. Are you more/less attracted than before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-so-date-risks-life-to-save-you-from-a-violent-assault-are-you-more-less-attracted-than-before/657014)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-so-date-risks-life-to-save-you-from-a-violent-assault-are-you-more-less-attracted-than-before/657014 "2013-05-02T08:25:25Z")
I think there was a thread a few weeks back about a real-life event that was relevant, but I don’t remember any of the details and don’t care enough to research. Anywhere, here’s the sitch. Today’s story, told in the se… --- ## [How old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053 "2013-05-02T06:56:24Z")
In an attempt to answer the question in this thread: How old are you, rounded down to the nearest whole year? --- ## [How can I make this Wiki page better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-this-wiki-page-better/657287)
**Author:** [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-this-wiki-page-better/657287 "2013-05-02T06:29:38Z")
A while ago, I wanted to learn how Wikipedia works, so I decided to do some edits on this page about an airfield near where I live. I copy edited the history section, started the section on the NZ Grand Prix, searched a … --- ## [Tell me the oddest way you got a job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-oddest-way-you-got-a-job/656907)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-oddest-way-you-got-a-job/656907 "2013-05-02T05:42:50Z")
My employment history is entirely vanilla. So tell me your tales of coincidence, serendipity, happenstance, accidental sex (oral or otherwise), or whatever when getting employed. --- ## [New wireless mouse conflicts with keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wireless-mouse-conflicts-with-keyboard/657173)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wireless-mouse-conflicts-with-keyboard/657173 "2013-05-02T02:58:45Z")
Just got a new Logitech M570 wireless trackball mouse. However, I started noticing the my keyboard was slowing down, and that it was dropping letters as I typed. Right in the middle of this post (!) the keyboard stoppe… --- ## [Time to StG remodel again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-stg-remodel-again/656808)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-stg-remodel-again/656808 "2013-05-02T02:58:43Z")
Okay, our last project,painting the house, exceeded expectations. This year’s project will be a new roof to top that great paint job. But I’d like to remodel my kitchen. Not a BIG remodel - I don’t have the money for th… --- ## [Credit Score Required To Rent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-score-required-to-rent/657283)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-score-required-to-rent/657283 "2013-05-02T02:41:32Z")
I just applied for a lease for the first time without a co-signer. It’s at a higher-end apartment complex but nothing too fancy; in addition, they have multiple units available all the time so it’s not in super-high dema… --- ## [How do you deal with stress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-stress/657218)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-stress/657218 "2013-05-02T01:42:25Z")
You can only pick one. Pick something that you rely on the most to deal with stress. --- ## [Can you explain the Jagermeister commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-the-jagermeister-commercial/656973)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-the-jagermeister-commercial/656973 "2013-05-02T01:08:40Z")
I have no idea what any of it means. There’s a meeting of characters looking like the Stonecutters. A big guy walks in with a painted on mask. I’m assuming he’s someone famous, and of course I don’t know who. There’s als… --- ## [LGBT folks: at what age did you know you were...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbt-folks-at-what-age-did-you-know-you-were/657255)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbt-folks-at-what-age-did-you-know-you-were/657255 "2013-05-02T01:04:53Z")
lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered? (Suggested by this postin the “You’re teaching your kids a lesson in bigotry” thread, in a sub-discussion which someone alleges a third-grader cannot know whether she or he is g… --- ## [What percentage of salary should be spent on vacations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-salary-should-be-spent-on-vacations/656807)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-salary-should-be-spent-on-vacations/656807 "2013-05-02T00:52:20Z")
I just spent 5% of our household pre-tax salary on a vacation and I’m wondering if that’s too much or too little. Is that more than you spend? Less? Just throw out an upper percentage that you think is “permissible” a… --- ## [Anyone recently got a new smartphone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-recently-got-a-new-smartphone/656403)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-recently-got-a-new-smartphone/656403 "2013-05-02T00:38:20Z")
Current: Droid X, just over 2 years old. Intolerably, unacceptably slow at times no matter how careful I am to delete unneeded apps, I’ve even done “factory reset” several times which helps… briefly. Slowness is manifes… --- ## [What's your opinion on video only stories on news websites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-video-only-stories-on-news-websites/657193)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-video-only-stories-on-news-websites/657193 "2013-05-01T22:55:32Z")
They drive me up a wall. There’s an interesting story I want to read while browsing CNN or something, and I click, and it’s video only. I didn’t come to watch video streams of the TV show, I came to read a story. I am… --- ## [At what point should you trade your car in, rather than repair it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-should-you-trade-your-car-in-rather-than-repair-it/657164)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-should-you-trade-your-car-in-rather-than-repair-it/657164 "2013-05-01T22:10:07Z")
Have you ever traded in your car because it needed major repairs? Did you regret it later? Is there a rule of thumb on trading in when a car’s needed repairs exceed a certain amount? I ask because I’m thinking of tradin… --- ## [Abusive Parents: Do You Give Them Loving Care When They're Old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-parents-do-you-give-them-loving-care-when-theyre-old/446485)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-parents-do-you-give-them-loving-care-when-theyre-old/446485 "2013-05-01T19:09:20Z")
A coworker and I both had horrible childhoods. My dad was very abusive, in every conceivable way, and my mother wasn’t, but she sure as shit contributed to it by doing nothing to save us. Her mother was very abusive, i… --- ## [Who are some great businessmen whose lives are interesting and informative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-great-businessmen-whose-lives-are-interesting-and-informative/657069)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-great-businessmen-whose-lives-are-interesting-and-informative/657069 "2013-05-01T18:15:57Z")
I regret the fact that I am not very good at business, but I enjoy reading about people who are great at business. So who are some great businessmen whose biographies or life stories are worth reading? I consider Arnol… --- ## [Sawdust allergy - what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawdust-allergy-what-to-do/656156)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawdust-allergy-what-to-do/656156 "2013-05-01T17:45:49Z")
(Note: I posted this same request in the Barn House, just to get maximum input) I am deep into an outdoor project using redwood, that involves a lot of work on the table saw. Apparently, although I have never had any pr… --- ## [ARRGGGGG! Stupid dog! House-training advice please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrggggg-stupid-dog-house-training-advice-please/657109)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrggggg-stupid-dog-house-training-advice-please/657109 "2013-05-01T16:31:54Z")
About a month ago we picked up a mutt off the street. That’s how dogs get into your life, right? Cricket is sweet, affectionate, cute as a button, knows basic commands, can fetch, and is sleeping at my feet right now. B… --- ## [Bicycle touring -- need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-touring-need-advice/656903)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-touring-need-advice/656903 "2013-05-01T16:26:29Z")
I’ve bicycle toured before, but they were organized rides though a company. You pay them a bunch of money and they rent the motel rooms and provide all the food and have a sag wagon if you need it. Now I want to do it by… --- ## [Men's Rights Movement may have a big future.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-rights-movement-may-have-a-big-future/655049)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-rights-movement-may-have-a-big-future/655049 "2013-05-01T15:50:26Z")
I believe that in the Social Network Age, Men’s Rights Movement has a potential to attract millions of followers. First of all, there are several ways in which men are discriminated, and thus need advocacy: – Men are d… --- ## [You are given the ability to decide one of these social issues unequivocally and irrevocably](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-given-the-ability-to-decide-one-of-these-social-issues-unequivocally-and-irrevocably/657146)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-given-the-ability-to-decide-one-of-these-social-issues-unequivocally-and-irrevocably/657146 "2013-05-01T15:25:44Z")
Abortion rights Gun Control LGBT rights You have been magically given the ability to decide all issues related to one of these three, in what ever way you wish. There will be no future debates. There will be no riots … --- ## [People with cats: How long will you sit still with a cat in your lap before you move it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-cats-how-long-will-you-sit-still-with-a-cat-in-your-lap-before-you-move-it/657022)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-cats-how-long-will-you-sit-still-with-a-cat-in-your-lap-before-you-move-it/657022 "2013-05-01T15:11:29Z")
the Chef household acquired two orange kittens a couple of months ago. They are now about seven months old and are already getting huge. They both are super affectionate and want to drape themselves on me every chance t… --- ## [Share warm and fuzzy stories about family heirlooms you DO appreciate...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-warm-and-fuzzy-stories-about-family-heirlooms-you-do-appreciate/654924)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-warm-and-fuzzy-stories-about-family-heirlooms-you-do-appreciate/654924 "2013-05-01T14:08:50Z")
There’s a thread in MPIMS Is Bequeathing An Heirloom So Last Century? IN that thread, Sattua said that the smaller the heirloom, the more chance someone will want to take it, with all the moving about people do that make… --- ## [What do you think of the term "baby bump"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-term-baby-bump/619386)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-term-baby-bump/619386 "2013-05-01T13:41:07Z")
It seems that the latest buzz word I keep hearing is “baby bump”, referring to a pregnant woman’s stomach. I swear that not since every other word out of Nancy Grace’s mouth was “Tot Mom” have two words been so annoying … --- ## [Anyone with allergies have experience with "hypoallergenic cats?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-allergies-have-experience-with-hypoallergenic-cats/657039)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-allergies-have-experience-with-hypoallergenic-cats/657039 "2013-05-01T11:40:34Z")
I have loved cats all my life and would love to get one eventually. Not in the cards right now, based on where I’m living. I’m not allergic myself, but my SO is–really likes them, just can’t be around them for very long … --- ## [What To Do In Battle Creek, MI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-battle-creek-mi/657098)
**Author:** [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-battle-creek-mi/657098 "2013-05-01T11:22:09Z")
Miss Greenjeans made it to Eastern Nationals for gymnastics (Yay!). That’s means we’re leaving Wednesday evening for Battle Creek, MI. We have some activities on Thursday before she actually competes on Saturday evenin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1307) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1309)