# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1342 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1343 --- ## [How long for a technology to become so obsolete you can't give it away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-for-a-technology-to-become-so-obsolete-you-cant-give-it-away/651559)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-for-a-technology-to-become-so-obsolete-you-cant-give-it-away/651559 "2013-03-06T12:56:01Z")
Blu rays are replacing DVDs, which replaced VCRs. At this point I don’t think many people really want VCRs or VHS tapes. MP3s have replaced CDs, which replaced cassettes. Cassettes are hard to get rid of. Records and 8… --- ## [What does this rebus pic mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-rebus-pic-mean/652056)
**Author:** [@ddaug4uf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddaug4uf)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-rebus-pic-mean/652056 "2013-03-06T06:37:49Z")
http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/830249\_509515449086773\_457469680\_o.jpg The only clue is that it depicts a Comical phrase. $500 for this one. If someone supplies the answer before I get it, I will give you… --- ## [Risks of CT scans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risks-of-ct-scans/651994)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risks-of-ct-scans/651994 "2013-03-06T05:49:44Z")
My employer has arranged for us to have access to $99 cardiac CT scans. It’s basically a CT of your heart that measures calcium buildup in your arteries and is supposed to help gauge your chances of a heart attack. I’m … --- ## [What can/should I do to this car parked in front of my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-should-i-do-to-this-car-parked-in-front-of-my-house/652050)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-should-i-do-to-this-car-parked-in-front-of-my-house/652050 "2013-03-06T04:07:46Z")
I live in a gigantic high-rise with limited parking available (and pretty pricey), and almost no legal street parking for a few blocks in any direction. But there are around five perfectly legal parking spaces directly … --- ## [She said "No"; did she mean, "Yes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-said-no-did-she-mean-yes/651915)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-said-no-did-she-mean-yes/651915 "2013-03-06T02:48:15Z")
So, I start my own dating thread… :smiley: Late last year my sister-in-law set me up with someone. We corresponded by email for a while then decided to meet for a mid-afternoon coffee. We duly met and chatted for an ho… --- ## [Kind of a medical question, but I think it's still okay to ask here...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-a-medical-question-but-i-think-its-still-okay-to-ask-here/652134)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-a-medical-question-but-i-think-its-still-okay-to-ask-here/652134 "2013-03-06T01:42:26Z")
Hi all, So I haven’t seen a regular MD in years because of past awful experiences (I’ve had to see specialists about other things, though.) I have a birthmark that I really, really need removed. The LAST time I saw a nu… --- ## [Does your monitor have trouble displaying this image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-monitor-have-trouble-displaying-this-image/652052)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-monitor-have-trouble-displaying-this-image/652052 "2013-03-06T00:47:41Z")
It looks fine on my iPad but on my 1080p ViewSonic monitor it has lots of strongly flickering horizontal lines… from light to dark gray… --- ## [Screwed by Car Lot? Should I bend over again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwed-by-car-lot-should-i-bend-over-again/652033)
**Author:** [@AnotherTechGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnotherTechGuy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwed-by-car-lot-should-i-bend-over-again/652033 "2013-03-05T23:08:04Z")
Long story short: We bought a car from a buy here pay here lot 2 weeks ago. Within a few minutes of leaving the lot the car started having (major) problems. The lot promised to repair the issues, which were never taken c… --- ## [Ticket regarding Texas driver license...PLEASE HELP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-regarding-texas-driver-license-please-help/651683)
**Author:** [@SomeoneStoleMyName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeoneStoleMyName)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-regarding-texas-driver-license-please-help/651683 "2013-03-05T22:45:34Z")
I was pulled over for speeding and I didnt have my license on me. I was written a ticket for “no valid license” when it should’ve been “failure to show license”. I had a valid license at the time, just not on me. What i… --- ## [Opinions on rense.com (Conspiracy Theorist): Sincere, or playing to an audience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-rense-com-conspiracy-theorist-sincere-or-playing-to-an-audience/652092)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-rense-com-conspiracy-theorist-sincere-or-playing-to-an-audience/652092 "2013-03-05T22:32:42Z")
It saddens me just a bit when a dear friend forwards something wacky from this site. I don’t think I would have ever heard of him if not for that. But, it explains why this friend has some strange ideas, as he apparent… --- ## [Anyone else get swamped in sappy Russian dating spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-swamped-in-sappy-russian-dating-spam/651928)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-swamped-in-sappy-russian-dating-spam/651928 "2013-03-05T21:45:31Z")
I think I"m the only one that’s getting these sappy Russian “I am in loving your so much” dating emails. Several arrive every night, and it seems like the Bayesian filtering on Mozilla Thunderbird fails miserably, despi… --- ## [Why do women hold folded toilet paper, not leaving it on the roll, when using a public toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-hold-folded-toilet-paper-not-leaving-it-on-the-roll-when-using-a-public-toilet/651540)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-hold-folded-toilet-paper-not-leaving-it-on-the-roll-when-using-a-public-toilet/651540 "2013-03-05T20:47:51Z")
See subject. It’s my impression, in general. Also at home? I don’t believe men do at all. Do not ask where and how I’ve come to these conclusions. --- ## [A Question Regarding Northern Ireland: Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-northern-ireland-religion/652043)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-northern-ireland-religion/652043 "2013-03-05T20:39:28Z")
One of the big issues in Northern Ireland seemed to be religion-the Protestants feared the Catholics. The Rev. Paisley preached sermons that called the RC Chrch “the whore of Babylon”-and regularly raved against the po… --- ## [Are you required to dress up at work? Pressured or encouraged to? Do you resent it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-required-to-dress-up-at-work-pressured-or-encouraged-to-do-you-resent-it/650206)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-required-to-dress-up-at-work-pressured-or-encouraged-to-do-you-resent-it/650206 "2013-03-05T19:18:18Z")
No hypothetical situation today, mes amies, nor a request for advice; just a desire for feedback. Yesterday I did an exit interview with a subordinate who’s leaving the company because his wife got transferred elsewhere… --- ## [Tesla Motors vs. the NYT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-motors-vs-the-nyt/650301)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-motors-vs-the-nyt/650301 "2013-03-05T17:45:20Z")
Tesla Releases Driving Logs Contradicting NYT’s Scathing Review of Model S ISTM that Tesla is claiming outright lying by the NYT reviewer. This would have to be pretty unusual behaviour for a reporter from that paper, b… --- ## [Pregnancy is ruining my face. Natural solutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-is-ruining-my-face-natural-solutions/652046)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-is-ruining-my-face-natural-solutions/652046 "2013-03-05T07:26:06Z")
I’m 22 weeks pregnant with baby #2, and my face is a mess. Not so much with pimples, but the skin is all red and blotchy and dry. :frowning: I think my skin got all glow-y with the first baby, but this one is trashing i… --- ## [Is it important to the story of your life who you had sex with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-important-to-the-story-of-your-life-who-you-had-sex-with/652027)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-important-to-the-story-of-your-life-who-you-had-sex-with/652027 "2013-03-05T04:57:09Z")
Over in Cafe Society they’re talking about whether it’s offensive to portray Leonardo DaVinci as straight. This gets asked: And it made me wonder, is it? If your biography gets written is who you slept with important… --- ## [How confident are you this alleged bestialist is guilty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-confident-are-you-this-alleged-bestialist-is-guilty/635545)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-confident-are-you-this-alleged-bestialist-is-guilty/635545 "2013-03-05T00:51:48Z")
Take a read of the story here: The Sun I am personally very sceptical that this guy is a bestiality-ist (what is the word for that?) I would say it’s far more likely his ex wife tried, and succeeded, in setting him up.… --- ## [Has anyone built a DVR, or bought a pre-made one without a subscription fee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-built-a-dvr-or-bought-a-pre-made-one-without-a-subscription-fee/652047)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-built-a-dvr-or-bought-a-pre-made-one-without-a-subscription-fee/652047 "2013-03-05T00:37:18Z")
Can you buy DVRs that do not have a monthly subscription fee? Or is making your own out of an old tower the way to go? I have antenna TV, and was wanting a DVR to pause/rewind live TV as well as record TV shows. But I a… --- ## [Cocks and asses: do you get flustered when using words that have a secondary profane meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocks-and-asses-do-you-get-flustered-when-using-words-that-have-a-secondary-profane-meaning/651896)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocks-and-asses-do-you-get-flustered-when-using-words-that-have-a-secondary-profane-meaning/651896 "2013-03-04T23:24:59Z")
A few days ago I was tutoring a little girl using her notebook from school. She had started a list of farm animals and needed to come up with their plurals. I was working down the list, trying to explain why the plural… --- ## [Is it possible to negotiate with ISPs for service price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-negotiate-with-isps-for-service-price/651966)
**Author:** [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hero_From_Sector_7G)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-negotiate-with-isps-for-service-price/651966 "2013-03-04T23:07:58Z")
I’m moving to Lafayette Indiana (47904) and am looking to get ONLY internet. However, the pricing model for various providers strikes me as insane. There’s usually a reasonable introductory rate, followed by some nonsens… --- ## [Going off diet but \*not\* gaining weight. Worrying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-diet-but-not-gaining-weight-worrying/652042)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-diet-but-not-gaining-weight-worrying/652042 "2013-03-04T22:43:19Z")
This probably seems like a weird question, but I’m paranoid and a hypochondriac, not a good combo. I’m even a hypochondriac by proxy. My severely overweight friend got married back in January and in preparation for tha… --- ## [Deeming yourself as knowledgeable in a subject?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeming-yourself-as-knowledgeable-in-a-subject/651643)
**Author:** [@Altivu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altivu)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeming-yourself-as-knowledgeable-in-a-subject/651643 "2013-03-04T21:49:19Z")
Can’t think of a good title, since what I originally thought of putting was waaaaay too long. Anyhow…I’m going to give two examples to make what I’m asking a bit clearer. Job Searching On a website I’m browsing throu… --- ## [Another thread about earbuds: I'm looking for some specific features.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-about-earbuds-im-looking-for-some-specific-features/639741)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-about-earbuds-im-looking-for-some-specific-features/639741 "2013-03-04T21:14:20Z")
We’ve had threads about earbuds that don’t suck, and a couple of threads. We’ve even had thread in quest of bulletproof. All of the above are at least somewhat relevant to my issue. As with most phones, the 3.5mm jac… --- ## [Best online trading for a beginner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-trading-for-a-beginner/394307)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-trading-for-a-beginner/394307 "2013-03-04T20:19:45Z")
We are considering trying out some online trading. I know there is a wealth of online brokerages. Any recommendations? --- ## [Old car dash repair.....any ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-car-dash-repair-any-ideas/651590)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-car-dash-repair-any-ideas/651590 "2013-03-04T19:34:24Z")
Anybody done any old car, cracked and messed up dash repair? It seems I tend to collect old crappy cars and many have sun cracked dashboards and very few of them are valuable enough to warrent dash-replacement. (In fact… --- ## [Coeliac Disease (esp in children)...your experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coeliac-disease-esp-in-children-your-experiences/651987)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coeliac-disease-esp-in-children-your-experiences/651987 "2013-03-04T19:17:37Z")
My littlest grandboy (aged 9 months) is exhibiting all the classic symptoms of coeliac disease and is currently undergoing various tests to determine yay or nay. Assuming it’s yay, what have your experiences been? How … --- ## [Twitter feeds you adore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-feeds-you-adore/639255)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-feeds-you-adore/639255 "2013-03-04T18:36:41Z")
If you’re not reading @ElBloombito, you’re not living. https://twitter.com/ElBloombito Parody of Michael Bloomberg, who has crawled under my skin since forever. And @EveryGentrifier Self explanatory and absolutely price… --- ## [Medications and Weight Loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medications-and-weight-loss/652017)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medications-and-weight-loss/652017 "2013-03-04T17:58:21Z")
I recently restarted an antidepressant that I have been taking on and off for a while–Wellbutrin. Each time I take it I lose weight, but I have never truly paid attention to how/why until this time. Some background: I ha… --- ## [Old people and stubborness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-people-and-stubborness/651817)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-people-and-stubborness/651817 "2013-03-04T17:00:09Z")
There’s this assumption that the older a person gets, the less flexible they are to change. We have a stereotype of the stubborn old fogey who steadfastly refuses to give up his old-fashioned beliefs. There are some theo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1341) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1343)