# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1328 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1329 --- ## [Is there a polite way of telling my internship adviser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-of-telling-my-internship-adviser/654146)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-of-telling-my-internship-adviser/654146 "2013-03-29T21:06:01Z")
That after working 3 years for free, I am not going to work unless I am paid. --- ## [vermont vacation in fall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-vacation-in-fall/654141)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Steele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Steele)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-vacation-in-fall/654141 "2013-03-29T20:32:37Z")
Does anyone have suggestions on vermont or new hampshire sites and lodgeing for antiques -arts and craft-fall foliage.Im going with wife 55-60 yrs old from MN never been out east.will be there about a week? Flying into b… --- ## [What should I be considering with regards to refinancing a house with my Dad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-be-considering-with-regards-to-refinancing-a-house-with-my-dad/653781)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-be-considering-with-regards-to-refinancing-a-house-with-my-dad/653781 "2013-03-29T19:55:54Z")
Today my Dad called me up and asked if I would be interested in applying for a new mortgage on his house he’s been in for a while. He lost his business a while back and has a much lower source of income now, and his wife… --- ## [Should a young person seek a career in Computers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-young-person-seek-a-career-in-computers/653889)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-young-person-seek-a-career-in-computers/653889 "2013-03-29T19:42:15Z")
Background: A friend at work (an Engineer) told me (an IT Support guy) that her son is trying to decide what to major in at University… the son wants to take Computer Science, her mom (the friend) wants him to take Engi… --- ## [Moving with a computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-with-a-computer/654264)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-with-a-computer/654264 "2013-03-29T19:15:56Z")
I guess I should’ve asked this sooner than moving day, but I’m moving today. When my computer is taken down and then set up at the new place, will all the stuff that’s on the computer come back again automatically? I h… --- ## [Cat Piss Surprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-piss-surprise/653849)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-piss-surprise/653849 "2013-03-29T19:14:29Z")
(Note to mods: This is not a recipe.) Our dear, depart cat, Harvey had a UTI a year or so ago, and managed to piss on my dresser. I store clothes in the bottom drawer that I don’t wear often. No cat piss smell in the… --- ## [Impossible Family Situation---- need advice, what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-family-situation-need-advice-what-would-you-do/648441)
**Author:** [@egapbm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/egapbm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-family-situation-need-advice-what-would-you-do/648441 "2013-03-29T18:31:00Z")
Hi there, I have a question for you. About ten years ago my BIL cheated on his then fiancée. He involved me and my family in these adventures. Several times my husband and I either picked up or took home several girls. I… --- ## [Shoes at standing desk at home with carpeted floor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoes-at-standing-desk-at-home-with-carpeted-floor/652437)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoes-at-standing-desk-at-home-with-carpeted-floor/652437 "2013-03-29T18:05:55Z")
Okay. I’ve converted my regular desk to a standing desk by means of adding some items to the top of the desk. I have a moderate-depth carpet in my home office. Normally, because I’m in the house, I’m wearing a casual … --- ## [My DSL Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dsl-service/654262)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dsl-service/654262 "2013-03-29T16:14:00Z")
Provider is Verizon. I’m in Texas, Dallas area. Does everyone pay $30 - $40 a month for broadband? Can a person use the Internet without this? What would it be like if I just canceled Verizon, please? Miz, technolog… --- ## [Osteoporosis, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/osteoporosis-anyone/654073)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/osteoporosis-anyone/654073 "2013-03-29T14:08:03Z")
Not asking for medical advice, just commiseration. So, who else has bones like bread sticks? What are you doing about it? What medication(s) do you take? Do you take any supplements like calcium or vitamin D? Have you c… --- ## [Do I need a visa to visit the US ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-visa-to-visit-the-us/652413)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-visa-to-visit-the-us/652413 "2013-03-29T13:06:42Z")
Ok…condensed history …I first went to the US in 1998 …overstayed my 90 day limit…got married to a US citizen (within the US ) …returned to UK in early 2K …been here ever since. I want to visit the States later this yea… --- ## [Odd chirping sound in my house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-chirping-sound-in-my-house/654038)
**Author:** [@DrivingMeCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrivingMeCrazy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-chirping-sound-in-my-house/654038 "2013-03-29T08:18:48Z")
I have a random beeping type sound in my house that mainly occurs in the middle of the night. I disconnected the hardwired smoke alarms as well as my security alarm system. The sound is lower pitched than the low batte… --- ## [Your friend Bob the hero and his dark secret - how would you react?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-friend-bob-the-hero-and-his-dark-secret-how-would-you-react/653817)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-friend-bob-the-hero-and-his-dark-secret-how-would-you-react/653817 "2013-03-29T04:20:36Z")
The scenario\* runs thusly: You have been friends with a guy named Bob for a long time, he’s quiet and unassuming but likable enough. One day Bob is at the local store when its held up by a gunman, the gunman threatens t… --- ## [Looking for vacation villa in the caribbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-vacation-villa-in-the-caribbean/654117)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-vacation-villa-in-the-caribbean/654117 "2013-03-29T01:16:47Z")
I’m trying to find a beachfront villa somewhere in the caribbean that will have at least 6 bedrooms and sleep 16 (8 adults and 8 kids) for rent next summer (2014). Ideal place would also have a maid and chef to clean an… --- ## [Vague, unspecific symptoms that are really bothering me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vague-unspecific-symptoms-that-are-really-bothering-me/649896)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vague-unspecific-symptoms-that-are-really-bothering-me/649896 "2013-03-28T22:32:26Z")
I’m waiting for my health insurance paperwork to be processed so I can see a doctor about this. I went to a free clinic a few months ago and they tested me for deficiencies that are commonly found in vegetarians & vegans… --- ## [Should I ask my friend about this very sensitive topic (see inside)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ask-my-friend-about-this-very-sensitive-topic-see-inside/483382)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ask-my-friend-about-this-very-sensitive-topic-see-inside/483382 "2013-03-28T21:25:21Z")
My friend has occasionally brought up to me a very sensitive thing going on in his life (think fertility issues - I won’t say anymore). When he does, I murmur what support I can. I mean, there’s not much I can do. I wan… --- ## [Do all small boys want pointy sticks (and other weapons)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-small-boys-want-pointy-sticks-and-other-weapons/653980)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-small-boys-want-pointy-sticks-and-other-weapons/653980 "2013-03-28T21:23:55Z")
A while ago we told the Cub (age 4 & 3/4) we were going to take him to a museum. The following dialogue occurred: Cub: “Will they have guns there?” Us: “Not sure. Maybe.” Cub: “Cool! will they let me shoot the g… --- ## [What was your experience with MENSA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-experience-with-mensa/653939)
**Author:** [@daniel\_kortekaas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daniel_kortekaas)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-experience-with-mensa/653939 "2013-03-28T20:38:32Z")
I am a 15 year old man and I joined MENSA recently, I met some people who said it wasn’t any good, so my question is, what was your experience with MENSA? --- ## [Gaming PC – Build Myself, Buy, or Made to Order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-pc-build-myself-buy-or-made-to-order/654044)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaming-pc-build-myself-buy-or-made-to-order/654044 "2013-03-28T19:22:19Z")
I find myself in need of a good (but not top of the line I think) Gaming PC. I want to be able to run Bioshock Infinite and stream movies for example. I know a little about computers but really haven’t built one in more… --- ## [America Rising Movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-rising-movement/653996)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-rising-movement/653996 "2013-03-28T15:57:46Z")
I am wondering what the dopers think About the America Rising movement. It seems their idea, or purpose is to look for anything negative against any politician that is Liberal, and pull them down. --- ## [Change of cell phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-cell-phone/654174)
**Author:** [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-cell-phone/654174 "2013-03-28T15:23:06Z")
I need your help fellow dopers! I want to change my cell phone from a Blackberry to the Samsung Galaxy. Now my questions is should I wait until the new Galaxy S4 comes out and pay full price or get a deal on the S3? Ar… --- ## [Selling/Donating old-tech TV's - what worked for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-donating-old-tech-tvs-what-worked-for-you/652699)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-donating-old-tech-tvs-what-worked-for-you/652699 "2013-03-28T14:54:52Z")
Hello All, We have a couple of old cathode-ray TVs in the house. One has not been used for a while; the other is being replaced by a flat-screen as we expand the finished space in our basement and move the “den” space … --- ## ["You dont look \[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ " how would you reapond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-look-_______-how-would-you-reapond/653593)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-look-_______-how-would-you-reapond/653593 "2013-03-28T13:37:12Z")
In a social setting, how would you interpret a statement by a stranger saying "you dont look like (fill in blank, I.e. a teacher, a doctor, like a Pastor, hispanic, Jewish, religious, conservative, liberal etc etc. etc… --- ## [Best Limerick Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-limerick-ever/61206)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Goo\_Fee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Goo_Fee)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-limerick-ever/61206 "2013-03-28T12:44:10Z")
IMHO— this is tops for overall silliness… At breakfast one day in Calcutta Was a man with a bit of a stutta He said, “Pass the h-ham And the j-j-j-jam And the b-b-b-b-b-b-butta.” --- ## [Which Foreign Languages Did Your High School Offer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-foreign-languages-did-your-high-school-offer/654157)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-foreign-languages-did-your-high-school-offer/654157 "2013-03-28T10:00:30Z")
Which foreign languages did/does your high school (or any sort of secondary school you attended). Note that only foreign languages count, not the lingua franca of your area although I’m classifying languages that are spo… --- ## [Preferred Method of Deodorant / Anti-Perspirant Application](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-method-of-deodorant-anti-perspirant-application/654005)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-method-of-deodorant-anti-perspirant-application/654005 "2013-03-28T04:13:56Z")
Poll to Follow --- ## [I'm confused about weightlifting standards.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-confused-about-weightlifting-standards/654074)
**Author:** [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-confused-about-weightlifting-standards/654074 "2013-03-28T00:45:49Z")
Background: I lifted weights for a few months a few years ago before giving up and getting fat again, then having back surgery and getting even fatter. Now I am losing the weight and trying weightlifting again. I know th… --- ## [Best Campgrounds in Alberta and northern BC, Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-campgrounds-in-alberta-and-northern-bc-canada/653898)
**Author:** [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-campgrounds-in-alberta-and-northern-bc-canada/653898 "2013-03-28T00:45:45Z")
Camping season is nearly upon us (yeah, right… still have a foot of snow outside my door) and I’m starting to get the itch to get planning my camping trips for the summer. Okay, the facts: I have a little 197-something… --- ## [Lease excess wear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lease-excess-wear/653970)
**Author:** [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lease-excess-wear/653970 "2013-03-28T00:45:31Z")
I am finalizing a new car lease in the next two days and I have been offered an excess wear and use protection plan. It covers excess wear and use charges at lease end. A single event at $1000 or less. Each missing pa… --- ## [Night-in with the boys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-in-with-the-boys/653968)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-in-with-the-boys/653968 "2013-03-28T00:26:57Z")
Do working men really gather together somewhere (office, someone’s house, or some other private area) after work and do the following: play cards drink smoke cigars And if so, how many times a week? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1327) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1329)