# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1330 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1331 --- ## [When is ok to pretend to be someone you're not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-ok-to-pretend-to-be-someone-youre-not/653773)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-ok-to-pretend-to-be-someone-youre-not/653773 "2013-03-25T22:59:06Z")
I’m trying to reconcile two opposing views on this question. On one side, whenever someone asks for dating advice, the answer is frequently “be yourself.” On the other side, whenever someone feels like a fraud at a new j… --- ## [What is "personal insurance" in England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-personal-insurance-in-england/653697)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-personal-insurance-in-england/653697 "2013-03-25T22:28:47Z")
Background: I am thinking about doing the Cotswold Way Challenge, a 100 mile, 4-day run/hike across the Cotswold Way. I have never been to England or Europe but when I do, the two things on my agenda are to see the Prad… --- ## [Backup generator: will I regret choosing gasoline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-generator-will-i-regret-choosing-gasoline/653845)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-generator-will-i-regret-choosing-gasoline/653845 "2013-03-25T22:24:33Z")
It’s time to buy a backup generator. My house is all electric including well pump and heat, and fairly rural. We had an 11 day outage once, and 6 days another time, and a day or so is not rare. We have a 40 KW service an… --- ## [Pic of kid w/ his .22 rifle posted on FB - Child Services & cops show up demanding to search house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pic-of-kid-w-his-22-rifle-posted-on-fb-child-services-cops-show-up-demanding-to-search-house/653429)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pic-of-kid-w-his-22-rifle-posted-on-fb-child-services-cops-show-up-demanding-to-search-house/653429 "2013-03-25T22:03:35Z")
Re this story - (with pics) I stood my ground Homeowner’s Attorney comments here It has pics and seems like a real life story, but the actions of the social worker seems way over the top, almost to the point of strain… --- ## [What are your thoughts on genetic memory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-genetic-memory/653598)
**Author:** [@tomandjudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomandjudy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-genetic-memory/653598 "2013-03-25T21:52:43Z")
I have three children ( adults now ) and my wife uses the term genetic memory to account for a lot of their speech patterns, physical traits, and even speech . Example#1 my middle daughter will often use archaic phrases … --- ## [Paralegals--Input, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paralegals-input-please/653596)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paralegals-input-please/653596 "2013-03-25T20:07:29Z")
Any Paralegals on the Board? I’ve been thinking about training as one, & starting a second, late-life career. Tell me about it. --- ## [Odd Public Restroom Habits You've Observed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-public-restroom-habits-youve-observed/653033)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-public-restroom-habits-youve-observed/653033 "2013-03-25T19:12:17Z")
I’m NOT talking about the sickos that leave urine and feces on the seat or floor, leave a half-eaten sandwich on the toilet paper dispenser or commit other abhorrent acts that should be punishable by death. You people w… --- ## [In school, were you taught that 1 is a prime number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-school-were-you-taught-that-1-is-a-prime-number/653655)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-school-were-you-taught-that-1-is-a-prime-number/653655 "2013-03-25T18:48:09Z")
I just had to disabuse my nephew (who is, I think, 14) of this notion, which was taught him by his math teacher (in explicit contradiction not only of the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, but also the textbook). So I t… --- ## [Oh Bilge, no FIOS! How to avoid Cox?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-bilge-no-fios-how-to-avoid-cox/653668)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-bilge-no-fios-how-to-avoid-cox/653668 "2013-03-25T18:47:45Z")
In the Condo community I’m moving into, there is no FIOS availability. It also doesn’t allow satellite dishes to be attached, and my balcony is low and surrounded by trees. The local cable provider is Cox, a company I … --- ## [What kind of car would a ghetto street dealer drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-would-a-ghetto-street-dealer-drive/584833 "2013-03-25T18:35:42Z")
Someone feared and respected, making more money than the rest in the ghetto, but still ghetto. What kind of car would he drive? It has to suggest he has more money than the average guy in the area but not stand out as ou… --- ## [too uptight - how to loosen up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-uptight-how-to-loosen-up/653873)
**Author:** [@sophiaddp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sophiaddp)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-uptight-how-to-loosen-up/653873 "2013-03-25T18:35:14Z")
hey, I just graduated from college. I’ve spent most of my college years getting perfect grades and trying to get to where I wanted to be. Recently, I really wish that I had spent less time studying and more time just hav… --- ## [I think I might have taken too much cold medication.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-might-have-taken-too-much-cold-medication/653917)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-might-have-taken-too-much-cold-medication/653917 "2013-03-25T17:18:17Z")
At about 3 am, I got up and took a small sip of Benylin Cough & Cold liquid and went back to bed. At about 6:30 am, I had more Benylin and also took one Tylenol Daytime Cold and Flu pill. It is now 8:20 am and I’m at wor… --- ## [Chain stores and restaurants that make a city a "big city."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-stores-and-restaurants-that-make-a-city-a-big-city/653549)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-stores-and-restaurants-that-make-a-city-a-big-city/653549 "2013-03-25T16:09:02Z")
I have a friend who always complains about living in a smaller city that lacks some of the amenities of a true metropolis. But his idea of sophisticated urban living does not consist of having an symphony orchestra, a ma… --- ## [My Diabolical Plan Worked!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-diabolical-plan-worked/653564)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-diabolical-plan-worked/653564 "2013-03-25T14:39:03Z")
(and I didn’t even HAVE a diabolical plan!) Long, but I’m really excited… Almost a year ago I took a job as scheduler in the business where I also work as a caregiver. I thought, and the boss thought, that it would be … --- ## [Ask the guy who had a geothermal HVAC system installed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-had-a-geothermal-hvac-system-installed/653298)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-had-a-geothermal-hvac-system-installed/653298 "2013-03-25T13:38:26Z")
I don’t know how much interest there will be in this, but in response to this post I thought I’d put myself out there & answer questions about this project. So, a couple years ago we decided to install a geothermal heat… --- ## [TMI: Period/birth control help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-period-birth-control-help/653562)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-period-birth-control-help/653562 "2013-03-25T13:24:02Z")
Seriously, not for dudes. I have PCOS. I’ve never gotten my period on my own, so I’ve been on the pill since I was 13 or so. The BC Pill I take Lo/Ovral which is “a combination of ethinyl estradiol and norgestrel.” In 2… --- ## [Elderly woman dies after nurse refuses CPR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-woman-dies-after-nurse-refuses-cpr/651940)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-woman-dies-after-nurse-refuses-cpr/651940 "2013-03-25T13:17:48Z")
In a nutshell: A 9-1-1 dispatcher pleaded with a nurse to administer CPR to an elderly woman. The nurse refused, saying it was agains the policy of the nursing home for staff to perform CPR. The 87-year-old woman died … --- ## [Questions About Hiking The Darien Gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-hiking-the-darien-gap/653732)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-hiking-the-darien-gap/653732 "2013-03-25T05:07:16Z")
The Darien Gap is about 50 miles if jungle clad mountainous terrain, that separates Central America (Panama) from South America (Columbia). It is difficult terrain, and is quite dangerous to be in-there are drug smggl… --- ## [Recommendations for FM transmitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-fm-transmitter/653462)
**Author:** [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-fm-transmitter/653462 "2013-03-25T05:00:08Z")
I have a 10-year old FM transmitter (Realistic from Radio Shack, I think) which works, but it has a limited bandwidth 88.0-91.0, it’s a pain in the ass to tune with a little knob and there are also a few stations in that… --- ## [Article about decrease in motor vehicle deaths. Is this conclusion totally off base?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-about-decrease-in-motor-vehicle-deaths-is-this-conclusion-totally-off-base/653822)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-about-decrease-in-motor-vehicle-deaths-is-this-conclusion-totally-off-base/653822 "2013-03-25T03:43:17Z")
There was a newspaper article about a study on motor vehicle deaths in Greece and how they have dropped to all time low levels. More specifically, they have dropped to pre 1974 levels, a time where there were 10 times le… --- ## [Proofeading your own work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofeading-your-own-work/653799)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofeading-your-own-work/653799 "2013-03-25T02:41:54Z")
One of my jobs is creation of catalogs, brochures, flyers etc. I have asked repeatedly for a capable person to be assigned to proofread the work. It’s not just the spelling and grammar, but the technical aspect of the co… --- ## [Is Flickr passe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flickr-passe/653841)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flickr-passe/653841 "2013-03-25T02:18:26Z")
Flickr is still the best site I’ve found for organizing photos and getting them on search engines, but it seems there’s a lot of accounts that haven’t been used in years. Is Flickr going the way of Myspace? Seems people … --- ## [How to Choose the perfect and catchy domain name for my business ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-choose-the-perfect-and-catchy-domain-name-for-my-business/653858)
**Author:** [@jameshudson45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jameshudson45)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-choose-the-perfect-and-catchy-domain-name-for-my-business/653858 "2013-03-24T22:55:28Z")
We are ready to host our social networking portal website and we are waiting for a catchy domain name. As we already have a Web presence and looking for a branded domain name and also we need the perfect web maintenance … --- ## [Men: Sudden, Urgent Need to Pee; Almost Losing Bladder Control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-sudden-urgent-need-to-pee-almost-losing-bladder-control/653740)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-sudden-urgent-need-to-pee-almost-losing-bladder-control/653740 "2013-03-24T19:56:22Z")
Guys, does this happen to you? When you have the moderate need to pee (only moderate at that point), and you’re somewhere where it takes a few minutes to get to the bathroom, and then as you’re nearing the bathroom that … --- ## [Ladies, what did you do for your hen night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-did-you-do-for-your-hen-night/653520)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-did-you-do-for-your-hen-night/653520 "2013-03-24T19:17:25Z")
I feel kind of old and boring saying this, but the thought of a crazy night out involving tequila and strippers does not fill me with glee. I am too old for that shit. Plus strippers are hard to come by in Seoul. I am s… --- ## [PhDs(any econ ones in here?) I need your help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phds-any-econ-ones-in-here-i-need-your-help/653526)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phds-any-econ-ones-in-here-i-need-your-help/653526 "2013-03-24T15:36:24Z")
I applied to PhD programs in econ a few months ago. I was turned down by almost all of them except one top 50 program. I also have an admit to an MA program at a top 20. So my options are a) Settle for the low ranked PhD… --- ## [I have this kid...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-this-kid/647649)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-this-kid/647649 "2013-03-24T15:14:39Z")
…my son… he’s 13. He’s bright. Socially well adjusted. Great sense of humour. Kind hearted. Makes friends easily. Never any behaviour issues in school. Teachers always say he is a pleasure to have in class… In fa… --- ## [would you want a bathtub in your bedroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-a-bathtub-in-your-bedroom/653644)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-a-bathtub-in-your-bedroom/653644 "2013-03-24T14:09:58Z")
I was watching Love It or List It the other day and one of the houses shown had a bathtub in the bedroom. The bedroom was L shaped, you walked in to the sleeping area. You would walk around the bed to the sitting area,… --- ## [Adult Spelling Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-spelling-bees/653418)
**Author:** [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-spelling-bees/653418 "2013-03-24T12:46:01Z")
So it seems that I have agreed to be in an adult spelling bee. It’s for a good cause (a literacy non-profit) but oh dear og, I’m nervous. I have not been in a spelling bee since…i dunno…the third grade? I’m part of a tea… --- ## [Thing to do in New Orleans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-to-do-in-new-orleans/653686)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-to-do-in-new-orleans/653686 "2013-03-24T11:38:59Z")
I’m looking for an experience/activity for a mid April afternoon in New Orleans, for 8-10 ppl, many of which are, well, of the entitled kind. Age range is early 40’s to high 50’s Looking for a cool or unique experience,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1329) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1331)