# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1332 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1333 --- ## [Is one still expected to tip taxi drivers in Britain? If so, how much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-one-still-expected-to-tip-taxi-drivers-in-britain-if-so-how-much/653321)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-one-still-expected-to-tip-taxi-drivers-in-britain-if-so-how-much/653321 "2013-03-22T15:29:04Z")
Question is in the title. When I was young (long ago) it was expected that one would tip a taxi driver, but I am not sure how much. I think “keep the change” (which would often amount to a pretty small tip percentage wis… --- ## [Childhood memories of your dad punching some guy out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-memories-of-your-dad-punching-some-guy-out/653436)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-memories-of-your-dad-punching-some-guy-out/653436 "2013-03-22T15:21:42Z")
(if the person being punched was your mom, please abstain. This thread is intended for lighter though nasty nostalgia) A co-worker of mine will alwasy associate Zoo Atlanta with the first time he saw his dad punch anoth… --- ## [Where can I find a white tank top that isn't see-through?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-white-tank-top-that-isnt-see-through/653630)
**Author:** [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-white-tank-top-that-isnt-see-through/653630 "2013-03-22T15:04:03Z")
I hate how all the women’s t-shirts these days are paper-thin. Every roll is highly visible. They’re pretty much flattering only to girls of 0% body fat. I’m not even overweight and these wafer-thin shirts create fleshy … --- ## [Would you go back to this doctor or find a new one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-back-to-this-doctor-or-find-a-new-one/653581)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-back-to-this-doctor-or-find-a-new-one/653581 "2013-03-22T13:52:02Z")
It hurts when I take a deep breath. Some days it’s worse, some days it’s better. Sometimes it hurts in my chest, sometimes in the muscles around the ribcage, sometimes one one or the other side just below the ribcage. … --- ## [Obscure freaky shit most people don't see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-freaky-shit-most-people-dont-see/653334)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-freaky-shit-most-people-dont-see/653334 "2013-03-22T08:41:59Z")
Like stuff that the general public doesn’t run across usually. Check this out, unless you design avatars on Second Life you probably don’t see this “Buffalo Bill” shit. :eek: --- ## [When was the last time you were physically violent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-were-physically-violent/653496)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-were-physically-violent/653496 "2013-03-22T05:14:42Z")
When was the last time you were in a fight? Like actually pushing, hitting, kicking, biting, or in any way attempting to seriously damage another person. For myself, I have not been in a fight in 30 years or so; the la… --- ## [Should I change email providers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-email-providers/653375)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-email-providers/653375 "2013-03-22T05:09:16Z")
And if so, which should I choose as my new one? I’ve used Hotmail for over a decade, all my friends and family know about my main email address. However, Hotmail has changed to Outlook. I do have a placeholder Yahoo e… --- ## [What Issues Are You Most Conservative and Liberal On?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-issues-are-you-most-conservative-and-liberal-on/652340)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-issues-are-you-most-conservative-and-liberal-on/652340 "2013-03-22T03:23:56Z")
On what issues are you the most conservative and liberal (as would generally be considered by people) on? I consider myself a conservative liberal or a moderate conservative in the tradition of Wendell Willkie, Dwight E… --- ## [Hard of Hearing? What helps you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-of-hearing-what-helps-you/653134)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-of-hearing-what-helps-you/653134 "2013-03-21T23:32:35Z")
Hard of Hearing? What helps you? (Other than going to a hearing aid dealer and spending a lot of money there) A lot of of hearing is via phone, TV… Anything in particular for those? (Other than turning up the volume) T… --- ## [lost my keys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-keys/653561)
**Author:** [@o.carriles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/o.carriles)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-keys/653561 "2013-03-21T22:02:46Z")
HI, I I HAVE A SISCO MODEL 1071 I LOST MY KEYS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE I CAN CALL OR SOMEONE CAN HELP ME GET MY SPARE OF KEYS :confused: PLEASE CONTAT ME ASAP THANK YOU. --- ## [Tell me about your colonoscopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-colonoscopy/652743)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-colonoscopy/652743 "2013-03-21T21:54:55Z")
I’m a little worried about this. At first I thought it was going to be not much worse than a rectal exam. Now I’m hearing about the 4-day low fiber diet, the one day liquid diet, and the needing a friend to pick me up af… --- ## [Dryers: gas vs electric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryers-gas-vs-electric/653467)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryers-gas-vs-electric/653467 "2013-03-21T21:02:32Z")
I’m about to buy a washer & dryer…are there any compelling reasons for buying gas vs electric? The laundry room has a 240v electric outlet. We would need to have a gas line installed. So, is gas worth it? --- ## [Tell me about Roku & other no cable options.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-roku-other-no-cable-options/653250)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-roku-other-no-cable-options/653250 "2013-03-21T21:02:05Z")
My wife and I are considering cutting extra expenses to the bone for a year; just for the heck of it. We watch too much tv, I don’t HAVE to use my smart phone now that my company outlawed receiving email on personal dev… --- ## [Does age matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-age-matter/653405)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-age-matter/653405 "2013-03-21T20:59:05Z")
In a love relationship, does age matter? If so, what are the reasons an age difference can be a strain, and if you do think age matters, how much of a gap to be a potential issue? If you think age matters, what are the … --- ## [Good site or program for counting calories in recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-site-or-program-for-counting-calories-in-recipes/653490)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-site-or-program-for-counting-calories-in-recipes/653490 "2013-03-21T19:04:09Z")
Does anyone use a site or a program to count the calories in homemade recipes that you would recommend? I’m trying some new cooking styles and methods and would like to be able to tinker with the calories and nutritiona… --- ## [Reference person's phone number incorrect on resume. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reference-persons-phone-number-incorrect-on-resume-advice/653523)
**Author:** [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reference-persons-phone-number-incorrect-on-resume-advice/653523 "2013-03-21T18:41:43Z")
My friend recently found out that the phone number of one of her references was incorrect on her resume (it was actually the friend’s number). Is this a big problem? Should she contact the companies that she applied to a… --- ## [When Someone Close To You Is In An Abusive Relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-close-to-you-is-in-an-abusive-relationship/652741)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-close-to-you-is-in-an-abusive-relationship/652741 "2013-03-21T18:38:11Z")
So I have a very close and loved relative that is in a mutually-abusive relationship. She has told me in great detail in the past about how they both drink too much and fight. She hits him, he pushes her. They headbut… --- ## [Rats! Of the pestilent not pet variety.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rats-of-the-pestilent-not-pet-variety/653340)
**Author:** [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rats-of-the-pestilent-not-pet-variety/653340 "2013-03-21T17:25:45Z")
We recently moved into a new house - back garden is mostly raised decking. Last night, one of our neighbours popped round as his dog keeps being sick and he wanted to check if we’d been putting poison down for the rats u… --- ## [Friends' kid has a burst appendix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-kid-has-a-burst-appendix/653391)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-kid-has-a-burst-appendix/653391 "2013-03-21T16:57:04Z")
Two of my FB friends are posting right now that they are at the hospital being told their kid has appendicitis and his appendix has burst. They are, understandably, not particularly interested in sitting around posting m… --- ## [Common Misconceptions Many Reasonably Intelligent People Have and Your Corrections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-misconceptions-many-reasonably-intelligent-people-have-and-your-corrections/581226)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-misconceptions-many-reasonably-intelligent-people-have-and-your-corrections/581226 "2013-03-21T16:42:14Z")
Let me set up some ground rules for this thread before we start because it has the potential to be a very informative thread to everyone. We are looking for significant mistakes that many mistakingly believe about subjec… --- ## [The American Revolution vs. Romans 13 : 1-7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-revolution-vs-romans-13-1-7/653497)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-revolution-vs-romans-13-1-7/653497 "2013-03-21T15:46:16Z")
(This may qualify as a “Great Debate”, so a moderator might decide to move this thread to that forum) In your opinion, by a conservative, literalist reading of Romans 13 : 1-7, were the Founding Fathers of this country… --- ## [What would be the most controversial Pope name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-most-controversial-pope-name/653355)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-most-controversial-pope-name/653355 "2013-03-21T15:35:42Z")
I don’t mean something like “Pope Iscariot” or “Pope Fathead”, but the most controversial from the POV of the RC church. I know there have been some not-very-nice popes and a few antipopes, so which name would be the wor… --- ## [Job Satisfaction On A Scale Of 1-10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-satisfaction-on-a-scale-of-1-10/653270)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-satisfaction-on-a-scale-of-1-10/653270 "2013-03-21T13:09:16Z")
This poll is to determine how satisfied you are with your current job, on a scale of 1 (I hate the place and my job with every fiber of my being) to 10 (I love my job so much I would probably keep working there for free!… --- ## [Can you recommend a free/low-cost library management system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-free-low-cost-library-management-system/571420)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-free-low-cost-library-management-system/571420 "2011-02-15T22:22:18Z")
We’re a small nonprofit with a library of about 700 books. Are there any software packages or websites that would allow us to easily import a list of ISBNs and/or titles and then convert that to an online, publicly-sear… --- ## [How can I keep other cats from coming in the cat door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-other-cats-from-coming-in-the-cat-door/653425)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-other-cats-from-coming-in-the-cat-door/653425 "2013-03-21T04:43:33Z")
And eating my cats’ food?? Brazen things; they come right in and make themselves at home. Not strays, nor feral cats; these are tagged, well fed kitties. I can hide just outside the laundry room, where the cat door is, … --- ## [Boyfriend failure to commit, girlfriend very confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-failure-to-commit-girlfriend-very-confused/652565)
**Author:** [@beyondimagination07](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beyondimagination07)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-failure-to-commit-girlfriend-very-confused/652565 "2013-03-21T03:24:31Z")
Not so much that he won’t commit to me… We’ve been together a long time and he’s done everything for me that he could, and I see this as a commitment, but he won’t take the next step forward in our relationship. My bo… --- ## [Allergic astma experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergic-astma-experiences/653240)
**Author:** [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergic-astma-experiences/653240 "2013-03-21T02:08:39Z")
I know you’re all not doctors, bla bla, just tell me your experiences, or what you know! My SO was diagnosed with allergic asthma several years ago. I think he is doing badly at the moment and would like for him to get … --- ## [Paypal account 'hacked'. What did I do wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-account-hacked-what-did-i-do-wrong/653308)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-account-hacked-what-did-i-do-wrong/653308 "2013-03-21T01:42:25Z")
Ok, I wrote ‘hacked’ because I know that the instances of an account ever being truly hacked are almost non-existent. However, somehow this person got access to my Paypal account and used it to order about $100 worth of … --- ## [Would you consider adopting a 'special' animal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-adopting-a-special-animal/653191)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-adopting-a-special-animal/653191 "2013-03-21T01:22:24Z")
Would you adopt a cat with a significant, obvious birth defect or physical handicap? What if the cat didn’t require any special care for its condition, would that make any difference? I recently had to face this very … --- ## [Something you wish you could say to someone who is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-wish-you-could-say-to-someone-who-is-dead/653081)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-wish-you-could-say-to-someone-who-is-dead/653081 "2013-03-21T00:51:32Z")
Is there someone who is dead, that you wish you could talk to one last time and tell them something? “Hey dad you know when we talked about you and mom when I was a young kid…well you were right, I agree with you 100%” … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1331) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1333)