# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1315 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1316 --- ## [Atheists with kids.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-with-kids/655679)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-with-kids/655679 "2013-04-21T12:50:27Z")
Just a few simple questions. Do you teach your children to be Atheists, or do you teach them to be whatever they want to be? I was reading the thread; “Why should “In God We Trust” be on our currency?” and it occurred … --- ## ["Suspects" but are they responsible for the bombs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspects-but-are-they-responsible-for-the-bombs/656187)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspects-but-are-they-responsible-for-the-bombs/656187 "2013-04-21T08:52:44Z")
I want to believe the bad guys have been caught. But I have yet to read what is their connection with the bombing. Am I missing something? Have they found evidence in their possession? --- ## [How common are EKGs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-ekgs/656076)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-ekgs/656076 "2013-04-21T01:15:42Z")
Or ECGs as I’ve seen it a few times in recent years (i.e. electroCardiograms). A friend just had a semi-surgical procedure (anesthesia, but no cutting) and she said for the pre-procedure workup, she had an EKG - and tha… --- ## [Anyone have an OOMA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-an-ooma/656056)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-an-ooma/656056 "2013-04-20T22:15:53Z")
Back in this thread, needscoffee asked if anyone has an OOMA. No one responded. So, in the two years since that thread, has anyone started using an OOMA for their land-line phone service? How do you like it? --- ## [Poll for Buddhists (& allies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-buddhists-allies/547615)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-buddhists-allies/547615 "2013-04-20T22:03:54Z")
This is an offshoot of that huge thread that got moved to GD, and as such the categories have in part been inspired by some posts there (+ some things I’ve always been curious about, as a quasi-Buddhist thinker/seeker my… --- ## [Need advice on Buddhism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-buddhism/648369)
**Author:** [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-buddhism/648369 "2013-04-20T21:11:06Z")
I’ve been seeking a spiritual path for most of my life without finding it, turned 40 late last year. Recently I’ve been studying various Buddhist teaching, mostly via audio books on the way to work and some reading. It… --- ## [Help me identify this marine critter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-marine-critter/656201)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-marine-critter/656201 "2013-04-20T20:24:58Z")
One of our ROVs caught some video of a really neat looking critter, kind of reminds me of those old trilobites that fossilized really well. Also kind of looks like a giant wood louse. So, any ideas dopers on what this i… --- ## [Did I do the right thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-do-the-right-thing/656171)
**Author:** [@Aman27deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aman27deep)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-do-the-right-thing/656171 "2013-04-20T19:34:08Z")
I think I managed mine really well today. I was playing Table Tennis with my mate, and a ball from the other TT table came near our board, and trying some of my football skills I tried to juggle the ball and kick the TT… --- ## [What does a lawyer mean when they say...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-lawyer-mean-when-they-say/656154)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-lawyer-mean-when-they-say/656154 "2013-04-20T14:37:55Z")
…“something has come up” ? I had a first time apointment with a local lawyer today. He’s done my parent’s will, and I was once introduced to him. So now when I have a legal issue, concerning the deed to my house, I ca… --- ## [Boston Manhunt: How Does This End?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-manhunt-how-does-this-end/656160)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-manhunt-how-does-this-end/656160 "2013-04-20T14:32:51Z")
The older brother, Tamerlan, is dead. The younger, Dzhokhar, is still, as of right now, at large. How do you think this is going to end for Dzhokhar? a) He turns himself in b) He is captured c) He kills himself d) … --- ## [Bombing suspect Tweeted: "boston marathon isn't a good place to smoke tho". Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombing-suspect-tweeted-boston-marathon-isnt-a-good-place-to-smoke-tho-huh/656211)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombing-suspect-tweeted-boston-marathon-isnt-a-good-place-to-smoke-tho-huh/656211 "2013-04-20T14:23:35Z")
Is this just a weird coincidence (it was from August 2012) or some kind of code? I’ve seen this tweet quoted on a number of news sites but no one ever offers even a WAG as to its significance. I know I’m stumped, but I… --- ## [Do you prefer a rural or an urban lifestyle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-a-rural-or-an-urban-lifestyle/655739)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-a-rural-or-an-urban-lifestyle/655739 "2013-04-20T13:32:04Z")
I personally prefer a rural lifestyle. I just don’t like city-life and for some weird reason it depresses me. I also hate overpopulation and heavy traffic. I like my living place to be open spaces and not such a busy … --- ## [Straight persons: ever kissed someone of the same sex as yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-persons-ever-kissed-someone-of-the-same-sex-as-yourself/655968)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-persons-ever-kissed-someone-of-the-same-sex-as-yourself/655968 "2013-04-20T13:15:00Z")
I’m tempted not to define straight. And, in fact, I’m not gonna. You’re straight if you consider yourself straight. I do, however, which to specify that “kissing” here refers to lip-to-lip contact involving at least one… --- ## [Advice needed: laundry room jackass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-laundry-room-jackass/656097)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-laundry-room-jackass/656097 "2013-04-20T12:17:11Z")
My apartment complex’s laundry room has six washers and six dryers. A little over two hours ago, I threw a couple loads into the wash, and 45 minutes later, dutifully returned to transfer them to the dryer. All six dryer… --- ## [Is this unethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-unethical/655483)
**Author:** [@midnight-dreary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/midnight-dreary)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-unethical/655483 "2013-04-20T04:32:15Z")
I go to a public university. One of my classes is what’s called ‘mixed delivery’. we’re usually are given some documents to read, and then we’ll have a audio/powerpoint show, or a videocast. Last weeks lecture was a… --- ## [You've had a vision...now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-had-a-vision-now-what/656099)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-had-a-vision-now-what/656099 "2013-04-20T04:25:22Z")
Tonight you decided to have a grilled cheese sandwich for dinner. While spreading butter on the bread you accidentally dropped some on the floor and when you turned to put your sandwich in the frying pan you slipped in t… --- ## [2006 Ford Taurus needs a paint job. Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ford-taurus-needs-a-paint-job-recommendations/655827)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ford-taurus-needs-a-paint-job-recommendations/655827 "2013-04-20T04:06:40Z")
My sister, living in the Washington D.C. area, owns the vehicle. Like many Ford Tauruses, it has badly peeling paint. Who does a decent repaint job for a reasonable price? --- ## [How do you separate your laundry loads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-separate-your-laundry-loads/655983)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-separate-your-laundry-loads/655983 "2013-04-20T03:08:17Z")
Here’s what I’ve been doing. Lights, cotton, knits, undies Jeans, darks, reds (optional) Reds, purples, if they’re brand new Dress shirts, slacks Towels Sheets King size quilt (too big to go in with the sheets) Kitchen… --- ## [International travel: Using American-based airlines vs foreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-using-american-based-airlines-vs-foreign/643651)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-using-american-based-airlines-vs-foreign/643651 "2013-04-20T02:39:03Z")
Next year I am planning a trip to Thailand. This will be my first time going to Asia, and English is my primary language. When hunting for flights, I have the option of Delta or United…or a series of foreign airlines (Ca… --- ## [Breastfeeding, weaning, and food strike help, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breastfeeding-weaning-and-food-strike-help-please/655869)
**Author:** [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breastfeeding-weaning-and-food-strike-help-please/655869 "2013-04-20T02:37:35Z")
Okay, I want my breasts back, and not for purely selfish reasons. My nipples are scraped and raw, I’m tired of toting these jiggly, leaky jugs around on my small frame, bras are miserable, and trying to produce enough mi… --- ## [If there's so much money in prisons, why were so many psychiatric institutions closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theres-so-much-money-in-prisons-why-were-so-many-psychiatric-institutions-closed/656110)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theres-so-much-money-in-prisons-why-were-so-many-psychiatric-institutions-closed/656110 "2013-04-19T23:26:40Z")
To be callous about it, it seems like there’s lots of money in crazy. Like prisons, these institutions bring lots of jobs to a community. Typically when I see U.S. incarceration stats, people make the case that it is a… --- ## [How did you amuse yourself while recuperating from surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-amuse-yourself-while-recuperating-from-surgery/655892)
**Author:** [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-amuse-yourself-while-recuperating-from-surgery/655892 "2013-04-19T22:42:04Z")
I am lying on the sofa with my leg in a full brace after undergoing ACL reconstruction surgery earlier on today. To keep myself amused I have a full bottle of pain meds, an ipad and a daft Lab who keeps wanting to jump o… --- ## [Is it possible to negotiate salaries on Promotions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-negotiate-salaries-on-promotions/655939)
**Author:** [@SleuFeets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleuFeets)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-negotiate-salaries-on-promotions/655939 "2013-04-19T20:17:28Z")
The company I work for is very sneaky. I won’t get into all the details, but just to know generally: How common is negoitating salary when you have received a promotion? If a company promotes from within constantly beca… --- ## [Saving Wheat Stalk Pennies and Bicentennial Quarters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-wheat-stalk-pennies-and-bicentennial-quarters/655921)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-wheat-stalk-pennies-and-bicentennial-quarters/655921 "2013-04-19T19:56:57Z")
I am what you could call an amateur coin enthusiast. And ever since I was a kid, I was fascinated by what you could find just in your change. I know my mother used to still find Indian Head Pennies when she was still a … --- ## [Male Contraception - a poll for the guys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-contraception-a-poll-for-the-guys/655847)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-contraception-a-poll-for-the-guys/655847 "2013-04-19T12:35:34Z")
In the thread on unpopular views it was claimed that the dearth of Male Contraceptive options was due to lack of interest, or a belief that contraception is the woman’s job. I’d like the men of the SDMB to let us all kn… --- ## [What Dopers were born in the same year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dopers-were-born-in-the-same-year/440248)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 508\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dopers-were-born-in-the-same-year/440248 "2013-04-19T09:31:08Z")
I realize this thread probably won’t fly with people who don’t care to share their age, but I was inspired by this thread on knowing people very close to you in age, so I figured I’d give it a shot. Just post your year … --- ## [Brain Training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-training/656090)
**Author:** [@poopbutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poopbutt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-training/656090 "2013-04-19T07:31:17Z")
Basically my question is, does anyone have any personal experience to offer on any of these trending brain training sites (Lumosity, Mind Sparke, etc.)? Would you recommend it to a college-bound junior in high school, in… --- ## [The Twelve People We Need The Most](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twelve-people-we-need-the-most/656095)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twelve-people-we-need-the-most/656095 "2013-04-19T02:48:24Z")
You have just enough phlebotinum to resurrect and make immortal any twelve humans who ever lived. The catch is it can’t be yourself or anyone you ever personally knew. So of all the people who could be granted such a boo… --- ## [North Korea - Has There Ben a Coup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-has-there-ben-a-coup/656020)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-has-there-ben-a-coup/656020 "2013-04-19T02:17:07Z")
Kim Jong Un’s latest “he couldn’t have possibly been that stupod” move was to show those pesky Chinese troops on the border who’s boss - by staging day and night paratroop drops along side the border. He hasn’t been hea… --- ## [Help with annoying neighbor kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-annoying-neighbor-kids/655567)
**Author:** [@Beeotrice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beeotrice)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-annoying-neighbor-kids/655567 "2013-04-18T23:56:51Z")
So, about a year ago, the nice old man who lived behind me moved out and was replaced with a family with 4-6 young kids (between ~2 - ~11). The whole family is very noisy. I live in a small condo building, and my unit is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1314) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1316)