# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1340 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1341 --- ## [Speaking accents and speaking pattern in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-accents-and-speaking-pattern-in-the-us/652438)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-accents-and-speaking-pattern-in-the-us/652438 "2013-03-08T23:05:26Z")
I have some questions on speaking accents and speaking pattern in the US. 1 How did Americans lose the British accent. 2 Where did Americans pick up all those other accents at one time it was just southern US accent an… --- ## [I'm lazy, and I have ugly kitchen cabinet. Ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-lazy-and-i-have-ugly-kitchen-cabinet-ideas/652099)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-lazy-and-i-have-ugly-kitchen-cabinet-ideas/652099 "2013-03-08T22:19:45Z")
My wooden kitchen cabinets are sturdy and structurally fine, but the finish is wearing off and they look ugly. I’ve done some research on painting and refinishing, etc, and every method I’ve found looks pretty worky. (I’… --- ## [Wanted: Fully-automated supplemental charging system to be used in my car with my cell phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-fully-automated-supplemental-charging-system-to-be-used-in-my-car-with-my-cell-phone/652327)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-fully-automated-supplemental-charging-system-to-be-used-in-my-car-with-my-cell-phone/652327 "2013-03-08T21:24:28Z")
I leave my phone on and in the car 99% of the time. One problem I have is keeping the phone charged at all times. If I only take a few short trips, then the phone completely drains. What I want is some sort of externa… --- ## [Should people who spend their child support on themselves be punished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-who-spend-their-child-support-on-themselves-be-punished/652310)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-who-spend-their-child-support-on-themselves-be-punished/652310 "2013-03-08T20:40:27Z")
I know a woman who always goes after her ex in court, and has gotten increased child support payments. She spends NONE of it on her son, who she kicked out of the house for months but finally took back. Rather, she spe… --- ## [Give me tips for flying with a cat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-tips-for-flying-with-a-cat/652373)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-tips-for-flying-with-a-cat/652373 "2013-03-08T19:21:37Z")
Here’s the sitch: I moved out of home last June, and in August I got a cat (Yolk) to keep me company, since I’ve lived with cats all my life. Recently, two things have hindered my keeping him: (1) my childhood cat died a… --- ## [Cheating, porn use and the Coolidge Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-porn-use-and-the-coolidge-effect/652154)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-porn-use-and-the-coolidge-effect/652154 "2013-03-08T18:24:25Z")
I’m starting to check out all of the material on a website recommended to me by an anti-porn forum user… http://yourbrainonporn.com/your-brain-on-porn-series In the first video in that series it introduced the Coolidge… --- ## [Could today's media suss out a high-functioning alcoholic U.S. President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-todays-media-suss-out-a-high-functioning-alcoholic-u-s-president/652342)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-todays-media-suss-out-a-high-functioning-alcoholic-u-s-president/652342 "2013-03-08T17:40:27Z")
I’m just curious how everyone would weigh modern media scrutiny vs a president who can hide alcoholism. If the alcoholism was discovered, since it is high-function, would it even be a story? Or would it be laughed off … --- ## [Are my feelings toward my mother justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-feelings-toward-my-mother-justified/652216)
**Author:** [@phantomlimb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantomlimb)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-feelings-toward-my-mother-justified/652216 "2013-03-08T16:10:24Z")
I am the oldest of two kids. My mom isn’t married and doesn’t work. She quit her job a year or so ago and has been living on an inheritance. I’m 23 and I’m a single mom and college student. My brother is 19 and is a drug… --- ## [Dishwashing Detergent - Liquid vs Powdered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashing-detergent-liquid-vs-powdered/652248)
**Author:** [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwashing-detergent-liquid-vs-powdered/652248 "2013-03-08T16:58:34Z")
We were having our dishwasher services today. We’re in So Cal and our water is hard. If I forget to regularly check the filter, all kinds of mean and nasty stuff can accumulate. So anyway, the brave, young highly-traine… --- ## [What if Lance Armstrong were a scientist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-lance-armstrong-were-a-scientist/652071)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-lance-armstrong-were-a-scientist/652071 "2013-03-08T16:56:38Z")
Apropos of nothing I started contemplating this scenario today . . . Let’s say that Lance Armstrong, instead of being a cyclist, were instead a lauded medical investigator who was the top of his field, had won a lot of … --- ## [Can a cigar be too big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cigar-be-too-big/652067)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cigar-be-too-big/652067 "2013-03-08T16:12:32Z")
Is there a point at which a cigar is too long/thick to be satisfying or practical? I’m not talking about cigars explicitly made to get into Guiness, I mean cigar meant to be comercially sold/consumed. --- ## [Going to study abroad; recommendations, suggestions and advices? (requires resistance to stupidity)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-study-abroad-recommendations-suggestions-and-advices-requires-resistance-to-stupidity/628016)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-study-abroad-recommendations-suggestions-and-advices-requires-resistance-to-stupidity/628016 "2012-07-14T22:21:14Z")
Greetings exalted ones, I am going to Germany for mechanical engineering degree. And my studies will be in English language. Neither German nor English are my native language. I lost about 1 year. What I mean by “I los… --- ## [I am fed up with my sex drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-fed-up-with-my-sex-drive/627476)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-fed-up-with-my-sex-drive/627476 "2012-07-21T02:31:43Z")
It has been getting higher and higher for a few years. And nowadays I am so annoyed that it brought me to the point that I create a thread on the internet. Even after 5 minutes of masturbation I still have the desire to… --- ## [Payment for loan - 80% goes toward interest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payment-for-loan-80-goes-toward-interest/652049)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payment-for-loan-80-goes-toward-interest/652049 "2013-03-08T15:23:47Z")
My buddy took a loan to refinance a credit card with a balooning interest rate. Not having the best of credit (duh) he didn’t get very good terms on the loan. He cut the interest rate by 10%, but not only has his monthly… --- ## [Book-on-shelf protectors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-on-shelf-protectors/652341)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-on-shelf-protectors/652341 "2013-03-08T15:11:44Z")
So we have some bookshelves in our living room. We also have very destructive dogs who like to eat hardbound books. The way the shelves are set up, we can’t easily at doors to the shelves, but we’d like some way to keep … --- ## [What investing should I consider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-investing-should-i-consider/652351)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-investing-should-i-consider/652351 "2013-03-08T15:05:09Z")
These past two years, I’ve had the longest stretch of full-time employment (albeit contract) that I’ve had in quite a while. As such, my savings has grown quite substantially, such that my total net worth is more now th… --- ## [The dude in the sink hole. What's next for the property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-in-the-sink-hole-whats-next-for-the-property/651995)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-in-the-sink-hole-whats-next-for-the-property/651995 "2013-03-08T08:37:29Z")
Short version of the story. A sink hole opened up, swallowing a sleeping guy. They authorities came, searched for him and found nothing. Thereafter, they declared that he’s most likely dead and called off the sea… --- ## [Have you ever given a tip to a cook, chef, or kitchen help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-given-a-tip-to-a-cook-chef-or-kitchen-help/652262)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-given-a-tip-to-a-cook-chef-or-kitchen-help/652262 "2013-03-08T06:39:48Z")
I was a cook in high school and later while an undergraduate. It is not a very rewarding occupation. However, I remember receiving a few tips. And they made my day. I was always conscientious about presentation and p… --- ## [How did the Christian Science Monitor wind up being such a high-quality news outlet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-christian-science-monitor-wind-up-being-such-a-high-quality-news-outlet/652204)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-christian-science-monitor-wind-up-being-such-a-high-quality-news-outlet/652204 "2013-03-08T05:45:42Z")
Christian Science is a branch of Christianity that I have very little respect for, due to their position on medical treatment. In fact, I put them just above Scientology on my personal list of respect for beliefs; while … --- ## [Working at the zoo - advice sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-at-the-zoo-advice-sought/652219)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-at-the-zoo-advice-sought/652219 "2013-03-08T02:54:54Z")
Hello, all. Just wanted to gather some smart peoples’ opinions on my work situation. So in January, my boss, uh, Sharon, the education manager, was promoted. She’s now assistant general manager. I’ve been acting in h… --- ## [Why is my ex still in my head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-ex-still-in-my-head/652264)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-ex-still-in-my-head/652264 "2013-03-08T02:18:12Z")
I’m probably opening myself up for some attack here…that’s okay I can sort out which comments are constructive and which are not. It’s been 6 months since my ex dumped me. I have moved out, been sad, got therapy, exerci… --- ## [Jews and Hebrew-speakers: what is my brother's Hebrew name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-hebrew-speakers-what-is-my-brothers-hebrew-name/652251)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-hebrew-speakers-what-is-my-brothers-hebrew-name/652251 "2013-03-08T01:45:19Z")
We were raised Jewish, and fairly religious, too, though I’ve been an atheist as far back as I can remember. Our parents spoke Yiddish to each other, and I’m pretty sure my brother and I were given Hebrew names, in addit… --- ## [Are long skirts back? Tell me it isn't so](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037 "2013-03-08T00:20:09Z")
I’m talking about down-to-the-floor long. Recently I’ve seen women wearing long skirts at the grocery store, at the mall, out and around. Not in a business setting, and not at college. And the look is sort of resort-y, i… --- ## [In NYC for 48 hours. What to do/where to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-48-hours-what-to-do-where-to-eat/652135)
**Author:** [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-48-hours-what-to-do-where-to-eat/652135 "2013-03-07T22:56:58Z")
I lucked into tickets to the Allman Brothers Band at the Beacon for 3/16. My date and I will be arriving in NYC Friday afternoon and we will be leaving Sunday night. I need suggestions for stuff to do Friday night, Sat… --- ## [Dog owners : which leg does your dog raise to pee ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-which-leg-does-your-dog-raise-to-pee/652113)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-which-leg-does-your-dog-raise-to-pee/652113 "2013-03-07T22:14:52Z")
I have a friend who owns a very endearing dog who sadly, lost one of his hind legs in an accident, and who is now obviously tripodal. Observing the dog the other day going about his business in the park led me to idle… --- ## [Dieting discovery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dieting-discovery/652321)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dieting-discovery/652321 "2013-03-07T21:45:45Z")
I have struggled with about 25# of extra weight for the past decade, since I retired this ballooned up to about 40# extra weight. My old bathroom scale broke a few weeks ago si I purchased a new one with the digital read… --- ## [IRC Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irc-recommendations/651661)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irc-recommendations/651661 "2013-03-07T21:38:31Z")
I’ve been out of the loop on IRC for a few years, and have had some recent inklings of checking it out again. So I have two questions for the SDMB : Are there any really good stand-alone IRC clients that are free? (I us… --- ## [How long to arrive at movie theater before movie starts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-arrive-at-movie-theater-before-movie-starts/651746)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-arrive-at-movie-theater-before-movie-starts/651746 "2013-03-07T21:07:20Z")
I’m going to see Jack and the Giant Slayer with some friends tonight. It’s opening night for the film, and we’re seeing the 7:10 pm show. This is in a theater in the suburbs with a huge parking lot and can get pretty cro… --- ## [Need suggestions for antique furniture goop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-antique-furniture-goop/619955)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-antique-furniture-goop/619955 "2012-04-28T21:08:52Z")
So, like, I have several antiques: Maple; oak; mahogany; cherry; other woods… They’re getting dull looking over the years. I stopped using any kind of furniture polish more than a decade ago. There’s something called… --- ## [Man some little kids are assholes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-some-little-kids-are-assholes/652167)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-some-little-kids-are-assholes/652167 "2013-03-07T16:52:31Z")
Before I had a kid and was therefore exposed to other little kids when he is playing with them. :rolleyes:Man some kids(shit a LOT of kids) are just total ASSHOLES, I mean everything from brats to violent even sexually … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1339) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1341)