# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1353 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1354 --- ## [Standards of male beauty: what are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standards-of-male-beauty-what-are-they/650243)
**Author:** [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standards-of-male-beauty-what-are-they/650243 "2013-02-17T00:27:53Z")
There are frequent discussions of curvy women and arguments about whether women are curvy enough. Long hair versus short hair, tattoos, piercings… seems like posters here have a type they prefer and deviations from that … --- ## [Recycling question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-question/650465)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-question/650465 "2013-02-17T00:08:43Z")
I have always been a hit or miss recycler because we live with water restrictions, and I hated using water to clean things out, since I’d always heard that only “clean” items should go in the bin. Recently I was told tha… --- ## [Just bought my first smartphone. How paranoid do I need to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-my-first-smartphone-how-paranoid-do-i-need-to-be/650540)
**Author:** [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-my-first-smartphone-how-paranoid-do-i-need-to-be/650540 "2013-02-16T23:43:43Z")
I don’t have internet access in the room I’m renting, and this was complicating the apartment search something fierce. So, I upgraded to a Droid Razor because I’m tired of only being able to get to my email when I can ma… --- ## [you feel a cold coming on: what do you take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-feel-a-cold-coming-on-what-do-you-take/646474)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-feel-a-cold-coming-on-what-do-you-take/646474 "2013-02-16T22:47:59Z")
I take echinacea and extra vitamin C. I have a friend who swears by Elderberry. I remember hearing zinc could help but I’ve never tried it. currently I have a very mild cold while I am surrounded by people who are MISER… --- ## [Louisville: Lynn's is closed, where now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-lynns-is-closed-where-now/647233)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisville-lynns-is-closed-where-now/647233 "2013-02-16T22:44:57Z")
Once a year some friends and I go to Louisville, Kentucky, for a couple days for Wonderfest, a big sci-fi fantasy model contest. We try to get out of the hotel for dinner, and last year we ate at Lynn’s Paradise Cafe, w… --- ## [How often do you single people get laid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-single-people-get-laid/309350)
**Author:** [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-single-people-get-laid/309350 "2013-02-16T22:37:25Z")
The normal range for myself and my single friends is about once every 2 - 3 months. I am a single, whit, adult male. I am wondering if this is a normal amount. I am talking about the type of thing where you meet a perso… --- ## [Help! What's all this font-pairing stuff, anyhow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-whats-all-this-font-pairing-stuff-anyhow/650531)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-whats-all-this-font-pairing-stuff-anyhow/650531 "2013-02-16T22:21:11Z")
Time to update my resume and while I don’t obsess over details I don’t fully understand—I’m an engineer, dammit, not a typographer—I am just barely aware enough to know that it matters. I don’t want to descend into Ameri… --- ## [Lunch room etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunch-room-etiquette/649500)
**Author:** [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunch-room-etiquette/649500 "2013-02-16T22:07:37Z")
When I was in school I was painfully bashful. All through high school I ate alone in the lunchroom. In college I would sometimes eat a meal with a friend but usually it was situations where I was eating at home or gra… --- ## [Best Place to Live for Science Fiction Community?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-live-for-science-fiction-community/650517)
**Author:** [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-live-for-science-fiction-community/650517 "2013-02-16T21:59:48Z")
I live in a SoCal beachy town, where I may be the only resident who reads primarily science fiction and fantasy, and am certainly the only middle-aged woman here who attends WorldCons and plays MMOs. I have a deep and ab… --- ## [Which business card design should I choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-business-card-design-should-i-choose/649446)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-business-card-design-should-i-choose/649446 "2013-02-16T21:52:26Z")
I’m a tutor. I help kids do well on standardized tests and/or with their schoolwork. I’m making up business cards so I can expand a bit. I’m deciding on a design, and I’d love your input. I’d like to advertise myself a… --- ## [eyeballing your lifespan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyeballing-your-lifespan/650423)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyeballing-your-lifespan/650423 "2013-02-16T21:36:57Z")
Seems to me that it should be fairly easy to come up with a fairly accurate formula to predict your lifespan–does anyone have one? So long as we’re not talking “guaranteed,” a close approximation seems feasible to me, ba… --- ## [When someone stares at you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-stares-at-you/650228)
**Author:** [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-stares-at-you/650228 "2013-02-16T21:17:07Z")
We were talking about it at lunchtime today. What is the first thing that pops in your mind when in a public place someone blatantly stares at you? and what would you like to do or do? Personally I always think there is… --- ## [Don't really have anywhere else to ask about sex toys so I might as well ask here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-really-have-anywhere-else-to-ask-about-sex-toys-so-i-might-as-well-ask-here/650191)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-really-have-anywhere-else-to-ask-about-sex-toys-so-i-might-as-well-ask-here/650191 "2013-02-16T21:09:56Z")
Not shopping for them or how-to or anything. Sorry So anyway, last night I was wasting time on Pinterest looking at quilts, and recipes, and Easter crafts. From there I thought about how much I like lop earred bunnies… --- ## [What word am I trying to remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-am-i-trying-to-remember/650328 "2013-02-16T20:49:57Z")
I’m not well-versed in Saturday Night Live culture, so be patient with me: there was one of the male cast members who did a Jewish lady who interviewed people or did society spots or something like that. I think this cha… --- ## [Why does My sister hate me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-sister-hate-me/649961)
**Author:** [@Pooty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pooty)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-sister-hate-me/649961 "2013-02-16T19:21:54Z")
\[COLOR=“rgb(255, 0, 255)”\]\[COLOR=“DarkSlateBlue”\]For all my life my big sister has hated me. I’m 32 and she is 38. We were both raised the same from very good parents and a wonderful family. Good morals and values. We bo… --- ## [Know of good odor-resistant socks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-good-odor-resistant-socks/650458)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-good-odor-resistant-socks/650458 "2013-02-16T18:58:11Z")
I had some from Walmart that were great, but now they have holes. I see articles online about the silver ions from socks getting into the water and harming fish, so I’m wondering if there’s something else to buy. I bough… --- ## [To tip, or not to tip...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tip-or-not-to-tip/650473)
**Author:** [@Chilliwack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chilliwack)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tip-or-not-to-tip/650473 "2013-02-16T17:24:49Z")
…that is the question. I stopped into the local chicken wingery on the way home from the gym to get some protein to go. This particular establishment is essentially a sports bar, with the menu heavily favouring chicken… --- ## [Tell me where to go!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-to-go/650426)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-to-go/650426 "2013-02-16T16:49:27Z")
I was supposed to send my daughter to see her granny last summer. She lives in Las Vegas and I live in NJ. Unfortunately my mom went into a coma right before my eldest was supposed to go out there and died a few days lat… --- ## [Foster Kitty - need opinions/suggestions please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foster-kitty-need-opinions-suggestions-please/648552)
**Author:** [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foster-kitty-need-opinions-suggestions-please/648552 "2013-02-16T16:20:16Z")
Okay guys, I have four cats, and occasionally will take in a foster kitty when the shelter is in desperate need of help. Last week they called me and asked if I could take one in and I agreed, went to get him yesterday m… --- ## [How is "This End Up" furniture these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-end-up-furniture-these-days/650509)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-end-up-furniture-these-days/650509 "2013-02-16T16:18:03Z")
We bought “This End Up” brand furniture for years, back before their bankruptcy, store closures, and brand name sale of about a decade ago. We haven’t since (no particular reason) but are considering doing so again. How… --- ## [Best emergency meal bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-emergency-meal-bar/649765)
**Author:** [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-emergency-meal-bar/649765 "2013-02-16T16:16:48Z")
I carry a little emergency kit in my backpack. They’ve been threatening us with “The Big One” for as long as I can remember so I figure it can’t hurt. I do have a pocket solid fuel stove and little pan to boil water but … --- ## [Help me design a tabletop demo that shows how sacrificial zinc plates protect steel ship hulls.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-tabletop-demo-that-shows-how-sacrificial-zinc-plates-protect-steel-ship-hulls/650469)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-tabletop-demo-that-shows-how-sacrificial-zinc-plates-protect-steel-ship-hulls/650469 "2013-02-16T15:41:08Z")
I’ve been asked to give a 15-minute work-related demo to some of my junior colleagues next week. I get to choose whatever topic I like. Since I work at a warship museum, I’d like to create a tabletop demo that shows the … --- ## [LED nightlights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-nightlights/646986)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-nightlights/646986 "2013-02-16T15:02:16Z")
Are there any LED nightlight or LED replacement bulbs for a standard candelabra base nightlight that are actually as bright as a 7 watt incandescent, say 45 lumens? I’ve looked at a bunch of them, and most are rated at 1… --- ## [Road Rage - How to relax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-rage-how-to-relax/650232)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-rage-how-to-relax/650232 "2013-02-16T14:16:22Z")
So, let’s just start off by saying I live in New Jersey. You’ve probably heard the rumor that New Jersey drivers are terrible, and as a Michigan transplant I am here to tell you that it is so very true. I’ve never seen w… --- ## [Dog owners, can you're male dog pee ambidexterously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-can-youre-male-dog-pee-ambidexterously/650405)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-can-youre-male-dog-pee-ambidexterously/650405 "2013-02-16T14:03:29Z")
My dummy can’t. He can lift his left leg, but gets all discombobulated if he tries to lift his right. He sort of over stretches and falls over. Just wondering how common that is. --- ## [Finding "the harder way" easier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-harder-way-easier/650480)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-harder-way-easier/650480 "2013-02-16T08:02:55Z")
I was reminded of this by looking through my archives of old class programs. Once in an “analysis of discrete structures” (which doubles as an “intro to algorithmic analysis”) we had to write a 3-5 tree to catalog all th… --- ## [Soldering advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldering-advice/650384)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldering-advice/650384 "2013-02-16T06:36:21Z")
I want to replace the 10K potentiometer joysticks in my dualshock 3. I have the right components. Now I need the tools. I’d rather fix my controllers than buy a new one. I also haven’t soldered in 20 years and this is pr… --- ## [Poll: 9 Months or 10 Months in a Pregnancy??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-9-months-or-10-months-in-a-pregnancy/225009)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-9-months-or-10-months-in-a-pregnancy/225009 "2013-02-16T05:32:13Z")
Up until ten minutes ago, I had never heard a pregnancy referred to being 10 Months long. It’s always been 9 Months. Iv’e never known anyone to refer to it as 10 Months. My sister in law mentioned something about 10 mon… --- ## [Small 1080P Tvs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840 "2013-02-16T03:06:30Z")
I know 120hz is asking too much in a small (32" and under TV) but why is one of the worst TV companies (Vizio) the only one that offers full HD resolution? I want to replace my Vizio with something that actually works ri… --- ## [Please help - issues with my cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-issues-with-my-cat/570284)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-issues-with-my-cat/570284 "2013-02-16T02:17:16Z")
I have a darling cat, Horton, who is making me crazy. He’s had a long run of health problems, from a broken hip to urinary crystals severe enough to require a PU (perineal urethrostomy) surgery. He was eating special uri… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1352) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1354)