# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1341 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1342 --- ## [Seems Jodias Arias almost got away with murder. How often do people get away with murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-jodias-arias-almost-got-away-with-murder-how-often-do-people-get-away-with-murder/652210)
**Author:** [@JamesQueue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesQueue)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-jodias-arias-almost-got-away-with-murder-how-often-do-people-get-away-with-murder/652210 "2013-03-07T16:22:16Z")
When I was a kid, I figured anyone who ever did something bad would be punished for it. There is a legal system for it, and even when that failed (rarely) there was still something like divine justice, one way or another… --- ## [Breast-feeding mothers: questions about using breast pumps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-feeding-mothers-questions-about-using-breast-pumps/613674)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-feeding-mothers-questions-about-using-breast-pumps/613674 "2013-03-07T15:27:38Z")
Let’s say you have a 5-month old baby which you are breast-feeding, but you have to work full time so you use a breast pump during the day, as needed, both to relieve the pressure (I am assuming here, I am neither female… --- ## [So, I'm planning on getting "tutored" - any anecdotes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-planning-on-getting-tutored-any-anecdotes/652182)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-planning-on-getting-tutored-any-anecdotes/652182 "2013-03-07T14:24:47Z")
By “tutored” I mean vasectomizified, BTW, for those not up on their Far Side references. Two kids is it for me, and no need for the wife to keep popping pills is a bonus. So, Dopers who’ve been through the procedure, wa… --- ## [Jeez, body. Don't scare me like this (afternoon spent in hospital)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-body-dont-scare-me-like-this-afternoon-spent-in-hospital/652074)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-body-dont-scare-me-like-this-afternoon-spent-in-hospital/652074 "2013-03-07T05:14:34Z")
Weird, weird day. Medical thread incoming, but I have seen and will continue to see professionals, so don’t worry about commenting. No actual medical advice demanded, this is just an account of my trip to the hospital t… --- ## [Nice move by Tammy Duckworth - gives up 8.4% of her salary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-move-by-tammy-duckworth-gives-up-8-4-of-her-salary/652006)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-move-by-tammy-duckworth-gives-up-8-4-of-her-salary/652006 "2013-03-07T05:02:26Z")
Will other Congresscritters follow? --- ## [IFRS or GAAP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifrs-or-gaap/651813)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifrs-or-gaap/651813 "2013-03-07T04:15:08Z")
I know this will be controversial, but honestly now. IFRS or GAAP? --- ## [Mitt Romney: "It kills me" to not be in the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-it-kills-me-to-not-be-in-the-white-house/651936)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-it-kills-me-to-not-be-in-the-white-house/651936 "2013-03-07T03:35:58Z")
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250\_162-57572260/mitt-romney-it-kills-me-to-not-be-in-the-white-house/ Any thoughts? --- ## [Best way to do an international wire transfer from the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-do-an-international-wire-transfer-from-the-us/652138)
**Author:** [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-do-an-international-wire-transfer-from-the-us/652138 "2013-03-07T03:32:30Z")
I need to send some money to a Japanese bank account to pay for some schooling. I figured it would be fairly easy, since when I contacted my credit union (the only place I have an account) they said they could do it and … --- ## [Roots of atheism - what's your family say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roots-of-atheism-whats-your-family-say/651912)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roots-of-atheism-whats-your-family-say/651912 "2013-03-07T03:31:57Z")
I was visiting the family recently and the subject of my being an atheist came up. One of the things they’ve done as long as they’ve known I’m a heathen/non-believer/etc is speculate on what event in my known history cha… --- ## [Cybercrime and Cyberwar are growing threats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybercrime-and-cyberwar-are-growing-threats/652261)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybercrime-and-cyberwar-are-growing-threats/652261 "2013-03-07T03:27:52Z")
Just some news links to remind Dopers of a growing problem. Cyberwar has been in the news: Military threats should make us nervous, but much public attention focuses on trade secret theft by China Some of the Chines… --- ## [Do you consider yourself normal? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-yourself-normal-why-or-why-not/651822)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-yourself-normal-why-or-why-not/651822 "2013-03-07T02:55:18Z")
I’ve never been able to figure out just what “normal” means. Maybe it’s a label that people apply to themselves, I’ve been thinking. So, do you consider yourself “normal”? Why or why not? I consider myself not “normal.… --- ## [should employees with kids get special treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-employees-with-kids-get-special-treatment/651981)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-employees-with-kids-get-special-treatment/651981 "2013-03-07T02:22:37Z")
Names changed but the basic facts of the story are as they happened. Mary, Sue, Mark, Antonio, Marla and Jessica all work at a store. The store always closes by eight. When employees work the closing shift, they know the… --- ## [Parents- 14 year old smoking pot, drinking. What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-14-year-old-smoking-pot-drinking-what-would-you-do/652062)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-14-year-old-smoking-pot-drinking-what-would-you-do/652062 "2013-03-07T02:15:57Z")
So my good friend, OlderBro, has a 14 year old brother, Mike. Mike is in his Freshman year, and has been struggling with his grades. He’s a reasonably smart kid, but he’s been doing a lot of the dumb teen stuff- not turn… --- ## [How Can I Fix My BAD CAT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-fix-my-bad-cat/561395)
**Author:** [@SparkleLilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SparkleLilly)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-fix-my-bad-cat/561395 "2013-03-07T02:11:41Z")
Over the summer, a former classmate from college posted a message to our alumni board. Her mother had rescued a cat, and it had born kittens, blah blah, need homes desperately, blah blah blah. As it happened, my partner … --- ## [Music at Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-at-work/652209)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-at-work/652209 "2013-03-07T01:54:08Z")
I work in City Hall for a midsized City in the south. I have my own office and typically like to play music while I work. The bands that I like are probably not popular with the mostly conservative/repub co-workers. I … --- ## [Online veterinary medicine suppliers: have you used/would you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-veterinary-medicine-suppliers-have-you-used-would-you-recommend/652114)
**Author:** [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-veterinary-medicine-suppliers-have-you-used-would-you-recommend/652114 "2013-03-07T01:35:17Z")
We recently had one of our older dogs seen by our vet, and wound up trying a couple of types of pain meds for him (generic rimadyl and tramadol) and it really seems to have helped him. He’s a 14 YO lab and doing OK for h… --- ## [Whats wrong with being passive -- aggressive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-being-passive-aggressive/652237)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-being-passive-aggressive/652237 "2013-03-07T01:15:48Z")
I complain very much about any problem I have. People first give me some hardly implementable advice and then :mad::mad::mad:. Nevertheless ,talking about my issues does help. I even take the best 5% of advice. Many … --- ## [What's Your Usual Term For a Bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-usual-term-for-a-bathroom/651866)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-usual-term-for-a-bathroom/651866 "2013-03-07T01:07:24Z")
For me, it is simply “bathroom”. --- ## [Essure vs. Vasectomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essure-vs-vasectomy/651604)
**Author:** [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essure-vs-vasectomy/651604 "2013-03-07T00:04:52Z")
Long story short, my partner and I are in our mid-30s and don’t want kids. I had assumed that I would take the lead and get the Essure procedure. Primarily because I feel that it would be easier to block the few (proba… --- ## [Shold I Get a Flu Shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shold-i-get-a-flu-shot/652238)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shold-i-get-a-flu-shot/652238 "2013-03-06T23:37:15Z")
I haven’t gotten the shots for the past 12 years (never got sick). Anyway, is the current epidemic just about over? Would it be a waste of time to get one now? --- ## [Midwife licensing and other birthy stuff......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwife-licensing-and-other-birthy-stuff/592420)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwife-licensing-and-other-birthy-stuff/592420 "2013-03-06T20:47:08Z")
Some might remember the recent IMHO and Pit threads about someone’s plan to have a home birth, and the lengthy debate and insult-fest that ensued. Although I think a lot of good things got brought up and discussed in th… --- ## [Computer Science Guys...what do you think of this 9 week intensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-science-guys-what-do-you-think-of-this-9-week-intensive/651989)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-science-guys-what-do-you-think-of-this-9-week-intensive/651989 "2013-03-06T19:49:53Z")
Is this for real? Can a person be employed after only nine weeks and make a reasonable salary? Thoughts? I’m a rookie, and it seems to promise that after 9 weeks one could be very employable. What are your thoughts? htt… --- ## [Why Does DST Start So Early In The US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-dst-start-so-early-in-the-us/652106)
**Author:** [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-dst-start-so-early-in-the-us/652106 "2013-03-06T19:43:11Z")
I understand why we have Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the US and clearly see its benefits. (I lived in Japan where there is no DST, and with the midsummer sunrise around 4:30 AM and sunset around 7 PM, there’s a whole… --- ## [A morning and early afternoon in Miami - Suggestions please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morning-and-early-afternoon-in-miami-suggestions-please/652207)
**Author:** [@BigGibraltar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigGibraltar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morning-and-early-afternoon-in-miami-suggestions-please/652207 "2013-03-06T19:03:37Z")
I will be travelling to Miami next week for my cousin’s wedding. Most of the trip is pretty well planned out with lots of fun things to do. However, I will be arriving before my wife and kids and am looking for somethi… --- ## [Getting a circumcision as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-circumcision-as-an-adult/651835)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-circumcision-as-an-adult/651835 "2013-03-06T18:28:46Z")
I don’t have phimosis or any other medical condition. I can fully retract my foreskin and I am very clean down there. I am not in fear of HIV or penile cancer either. The only reason I am thinking about getting one is t… --- ## [Really needs some help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-needs-some-help/651688)
**Author:** [@CNSDGB27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CNSDGB27)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-needs-some-help/651688 "2013-03-06T17:59:10Z")
Please bare with me as I try to explain before I ask the question. Ok this guy and I met in 2012 in long beach ca. We moved up to Chico ca to go Gold mining. From the very beginning he told me not to fall in love with h… --- ## [Non Refundable Earnest Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-refundable-earnest-money/652179)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-refundable-earnest-money/652179 "2013-03-06T17:24:32Z")
I was reading about earnest money, in regards to home buying, and all the Google sites I come across state it’s a bad idea from the buyer’s point. Most sites can list at least 20 reasons why it’s bad for the buyer. Ques… --- ## [About to pull the trigger and buy an investment property- any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-pull-the-trigger-and-buy-an-investment-property-any-advice/652191)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-pull-the-trigger-and-buy-an-investment-property-any-advice/652191 "2013-03-06T16:56:16Z")
My wife and I are scouting around for an investment property to rent out- a single-family home, possibly detached but more likely a townhouse, which are numerous in my area. Probably 2-3 BR, 2-2.5 bath. Rental market a… --- ## [Best/Most Respected Consumer Advocates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-most-respected-consumer-advocates/652124)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-most-respected-consumer-advocates/652124 "2013-03-06T15:49:35Z")
List the consumer advocates you trust, from the likes of Ralph Nader and David Horowitz down to fixtures in your local newspaper and news programs. In general, those with tenures measured in years and working in print a… --- ## [Colorado PBS promotes health quackery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-pbs-promotes-health-quackery/652187)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-pbs-promotes-health-quackery/652187 "2013-03-06T15:38:06Z")
Colorado’s Channel 12, during its current pledge drive, is running what amounts to an infomercial for an “alternative” Texas cancer clinic run by Stanislaw Burzynski (who’s raked in millions of dollars for unapproved and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1340) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1342)