# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1352 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1353 --- ## [Good time to book a Carnival cruise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-time-to-book-a-carnival-cruise/650383)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-time-to-book-a-carnival-cruise/650383 "2013-02-18T17:57:45Z")
My wife and I came up with the idea last night that this would be a great time to book a Carnival cruise in the near future: \[ul\] \[li\]There will probably be great deals\[/li\]\[li\]The cruises will probably be relatively u… --- ## [Does this iPad app exist? (Texting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-ipad-app-exist-texting/650704)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-ipad-app-exist-texting/650704 "2013-02-18T16:59:21Z")
I have a non-smartphone and an iPad mini. It’s a PITA to text on my phone. What I’m looking for is an app that I can add to my iPad that allows me to get the texts that are sent to my phone and text from my iPad, using m… --- ## [Best site to make/sell t-shirts (e.g. CafePress)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-site-to-make-sell-t-shirts-e-g-cafepress/650555)
**Author:** [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-site-to-make-sell-t-shirts-e-g-cafepress/650555 "2013-02-18T16:43:59Z")
I’ve worked with CafePress in the past and they seemed okay on quality but required high prices in order to net any profit to the publisher. Now, I’m thinking about a new t-shirt design and wanted to ask if there are an… --- ## [Do you tip at buffets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-at-buffets/650514)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-at-buffets/650514 "2013-02-18T16:30:08Z")
Inspired by a visit to a seafood buffet. This particular restaurant has no menu, it is buffet only. All the wait staff does is get you drinks and bring your bill. There are a lot of people maintaining the buffet line, br… --- ## [SUV owners: What do you call your vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-owners-what-do-you-call-your-vehicle/650006)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-owners-what-do-you-call-your-vehicle/650006 "2013-02-18T16:13:49Z")
All my life I’ve only ever owned sedans. Now I own a Honda CR-V and while I realize it’s basically an SUV body on a car chassis, I still refer to it as my “car” even though I could probably legitimately call it a “truck.… --- ## [What do you think happened at Russia's Dyatlov Pass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-happened-at-russias-dyatlov-pass/650666)
**Author:** [@Crime\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crime_Scene)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-happened-at-russias-dyatlov-pass/650666 "2013-02-18T13:59:11Z")
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/dyatlov-pass-incident-strangest-unsolved-mystery I usually have a theory or at least a pretty good idea of what I think happened in ‘unexplained’ events like these. On this one, I have … --- ## [What's a good replacement for Yahoo's Internet phone service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-replacement-for-yahoos-internet-phone-service/643919)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-replacement-for-yahoos-internet-phone-service/643919 "2013-02-18T12:27:53Z")
Well, Yahoo is killing off their “voice out” telephone service, along with a couple of other (let’s call them) features. For the last umpteen years, that particular program has been the way I’ve managed to stay in touch … --- ## [Does the "shake weight" work re giving you a good work out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-shake-weight-work-re-giving-you-a-good-work-out/650656)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-shake-weight-work-re-giving-you-a-good-work-out/650656 "2013-02-18T07:07:14Z")
RE the shake weight Wiki Manufacturer Ad site I picked up the ladies 2.5 lb female version the other day from Goodwill. The wiki does not say much about the demonstrated efficacy or lack thereof of the workout routin… --- ## [Is test preparation an act of cheating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-test-preparation-an-act-of-cheating/650663)
**Author:** [@JamesQueue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesQueue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-test-preparation-an-act-of-cheating/650663 "2013-02-18T03:39:02Z")
When I was growing up I never got the sense that anyone thought test preparation was anything less than commendable. At least that was how I remembered it. I sense a change in attitude about test prep, some people seem … --- ## [How do you Brits get "rafe" from "Ralph" and](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-brits-get-rafe-from-ralph-and/650293)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-brits-get-rafe-from-ralph-and/650293 "2013-02-18T03:34:52Z")
“lef-tenant” from “lieutenant”? Just wondering. I’ll take my answer off the air. Thanks. --- ## [What's the future of LCD panel technology.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-future-of-lcd-panel-technology/650657)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-future-of-lcd-panel-technology/650657 "2013-02-18T02:50:50Z")
Once again I’m looking for a monitor, this time for my stepfather. My Samsung S24A650D, which I bought after about 10 hours of looking up specs and emailing a number of manufacturers to find one that can display millions… --- ## [My neighbor is a disgusting joke of a creature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-a-disgusting-joke-of-a-creature/648187)
**Author:** [@AShowers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AShowers)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-a-disgusting-joke-of-a-creature/648187 "2013-02-18T01:16:54Z")
I am at my wits end. Literally speaking. I suffer from constant anxiety, I breathe in really heavy hard breaths that make shrill like noises, I swallow in loud gulps. This is partly due to the idiot who lives next door t… --- ## [Is your dog a certified therapy dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dog-a-certified-therapy-dog/619635)
**Author:** [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dog-a-certified-therapy-dog/619635 "2013-02-17T23:29:29Z")
If so, what organization did you select for the certification? How much time do you spend each month going on visits? Do you mostly go to retirement type facilities or working with kids? Any words of wisdom or warning? … --- ## [Fulfillment in life outside of career/parenthood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fulfillment-in-life-outside-of-career-parenthood/649516)
**Author:** [@SweetiePotato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetiePotato)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fulfillment-in-life-outside-of-career-parenthood/649516 "2013-02-17T23:21:06Z")
Hi all– I’m in a bit of a first-world-existential pickle. After a series of false starts, crappy, dead-end jobs, and a long span of unemployment, I’m 30 and I’ve managed no career foothold. I feel ashamed and self-cons… --- ## [Do you have nicknames for your pet(s)? (Of course you do.) 2nd edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-2nd-edition/650126)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-2nd-edition/650126 "2013-02-17T22:22:59Z")
It’s been about a year and a half since I asked this question. There are plenty of new members, and probably new pets in the households of old members, so pile on. If you posted before, please do again. Name of pet, sp… --- ## [Wish I lived in Austin, TX. Am I the only one that wishes they lived somewhere else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-i-lived-in-austin-tx-am-i-the-only-one-that-wishes-they-lived-somewhere-else/650240)
**Author:** [@Pooty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pooty)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-i-lived-in-austin-tx-am-i-the-only-one-that-wishes-they-lived-somewhere-else/650240 "2013-02-17T22:13:46Z")
I had the life for about 6 months. Found a awesome place to rent in westlake right on lake Austin, even got a boat slip for my Malibu. Lived 5 minutes from 6th street… Uggh! Makes my tummy hurt just talking about it. I m… --- ## [Alternatives to Amazon.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-amazon-com/650518)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-amazon-com/650518 "2013-02-17T22:04:34Z")
I won’t buy from Amazon.com any more because the last three things they sold me were counterfeits, and I have learned from the manufacturer that this has been an ongoing battle. It turns out Amazon has for some time regu… --- ## [Fonts - why the hate, why the love, when did we decide that there should be taste in fonts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fonts-why-the-hate-why-the-love-when-did-we-decide-that-there-should-be-taste-in-fonts/649820)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fonts-why-the-hate-why-the-love-when-did-we-decide-that-there-should-be-taste-in-fonts/649820 "2013-02-17T22:03:35Z")
There’s a \[thread=681797\] thread now about ‘what was this font used in comics?’\[/thread\]. At least one reply about Comic Sans MS states simply that “it’s a terrible font.” There also seems to be plenty of hate for Papyr… --- ## [Can you love two dogs equally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-love-two-dogs-equally/650286)
**Author:** [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-love-two-dogs-equally/650286 "2013-02-17T22:01:54Z")
This summer my husband and I got a dog and a cat. We had moved into a slightly bigger house and felt that we had enough space for pets. I had always wanted a chihuahua, and my husband had always wanted a cat (we had each… --- ## [Has anyone here been to Attu, Alaska?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-been-to-attu-alaska/648924)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-been-to-attu-alaska/648924 "2013-02-17T21:05:05Z")
I might get the opportunity to go to Attu (or possibly Adak instead,) Alaska, at the far end of the Aleutian Islands late this spring. Has anyone been there? Advice on what to prepare for? Cold, windy, damp I imagine -… --- ## [We Do Need The Bering Straits Tunnel/Railroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-do-need-the-bering-straits-tunnel-railroad/650530)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-do-need-the-bering-straits-tunnel-railroad/650530 "2013-02-17T20:13:58Z")
Good video on Youtube-SOPS (a Russian think tank) has proposed a Bering straits tunnel’.together with railway extending from Irkutsk to the eastern shore of the straits, then from Alaska south to join the US/Canadian r… --- ## [Anybody try this FODMAP diet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-try-this-fodmap-diet/650495)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-try-this-fodmap-diet/650495 "2013-02-17T19:06:31Z")
My husband’s doctor wants him to try this FODMAP thing. (Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides and Polyols.) He doesn’t think he has IBS, exactly, but thinks he might feel better on this. I understand that the id… --- ## [Older with Fewer Miles or Newer with More](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-with-fewer-miles-or-newer-with-more/649832)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-with-fewer-miles-or-newer-with-more/649832 "2013-02-17T16:01:37Z")
We have a bit of a dilemma in our household. We have decided it is time to trade in one of our three cars for a new one. My Mustang is staying so it is not in the running for which to trade in. The two others are almost … --- ## [Those Ripples In Sand bars-Always The same Dimensions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-ripples-in-sand-bars-always-the-same-dimensions/650101)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-ripples-in-sand-bars-always-the-same-dimensions/650101 "2013-02-17T15:37:38Z")
If you go walking on a coastal sand bar, after the tide goes out, on the margins you will see a ripple pattern in the sand. These ripples are caused by wave action-are they always the same width and height? If so, why? --- ## [Are the stories of these screaming restaurant kids exaggerated and overblown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-stories-of-these-screaming-restaurant-kids-exaggerated-and-overblown/649666)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-stories-of-these-screaming-restaurant-kids-exaggerated-and-overblown/649666 "2013-02-17T12:58:43Z")
I mean really. For fucks sake. Do you encounter screaming asshole kids every time you go to a restaurant? (See here.) Parents usually have control of their kids, don’t they? It’s embarrassing as hell if your kids ar… --- ## [Sexism? Would men have done this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism-would-men-have-done-this/649864)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism-would-men-have-done-this/649864 "2013-02-17T07:59:11Z")
Some years back, when I was a paralegal, I worked for a very smart and dedicated senior partner. One day, we were working late because she was waiting for an important phone call. Since you don’t get to be a senior part… --- ## [Have you ever been instantly convinced of something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-instantly-convinced-of-something/650545)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-instantly-convinced-of-something/650545 "2013-02-17T05:24:53Z")
I ask this because usually my opinions about things change fairly slowly. But every once in a while, I will hear an argument, and I will instantly be convinced by it. Somehow I have been presented with a point of view th… --- ## [Is rape really about power and not sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-really-about-power-and-not-sex/650275)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-really-about-power-and-not-sex/650275 "2013-02-17T04:19:28Z")
It’s commonly said that rapists do not care about sex but that rape is simply a violent crime - no different from a beating or a stabbing, just with a different “weapon” used. However, I would contest this theory on a f… --- ## [Iran's new stealth Qaher F313 fighter jet (video)- How real world capable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irans-new-stealth-qaher-f313-fighter-jet-video-how-real-world-capable/649195)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irans-new-stealth-qaher-f313-fighter-jet-video-how-real-world-capable/649195 "2013-02-17T04:03:27Z")
Video here - Wiki here In reading further seems unclear as to whether this is actually a production aircraft or some propaganda PR stunt. --- ## [Why is depression so prevalent in contemporary society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-depression-so-prevalent-in-contemporary-society/649418)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-depression-so-prevalent-in-contemporary-society/649418 "2013-02-17T00:33:11Z")
I can’t cite that depression is so prevalent in contemporary society because I can’t find any authoritative or official source saying it’s common. The reason that I am asking is because I see a lot of people unhappy and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1351) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1353)