# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1359 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1360 --- ## [Advice wanted: Should I join Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-should-i-join-facebook/649608)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-should-i-join-facebook/649608 "2013-02-08T07:36:26Z")
At a recent family gathering it was made clear to me that many of my cousins and even some of our parents and aunts and uncles use Facebook. I had a Facebook account a while ago and I dropped it because I heard that one… --- ## [Would you let a potential buyer spend the night in your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-potential-buyer-spend-the-night-in-your-home/649143)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-potential-buyer-spend-the-night-in-your-home/649143 "2013-02-08T03:19:37Z")
Just to get a feel for the place. --- ## [What should one not tell/ask his/her psychiatrist, psycholog, or threapist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-one-not-tell-ask-his-her-psychiatrist-psycholog-or-threapist/649260)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-one-not-tell-ask-his-her-psychiatrist-psycholog-or-threapist/649260 "2013-02-08T03:06:27Z")
How should I talk to my to therapist? What kind of questions should not be asked or what sort of happenings should not be told? Are therapists/psychiatrists/psychology tolerant to extreme things? What is the risk of bei… --- ## [Why Do Dogs Love "Tug of War"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-love-tug-of-war/649571)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-love-tug-of-war/649571 "2013-02-08T02:54:01Z")
My stepson’s Labradoodle is 4-yet she is like a puppy-always bringing a stuffed toy and pressing it int my hand-so she can initiate some tug of way. She never stops-sometimes I get tired and tell her to stop-she meekly … --- ## [You phone a business and a machine answers. Do you leave a message or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-phone-a-business-and-a-machine-answers-do-you-leave-a-message-or-not/649538)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-phone-a-business-and-a-machine-answers-do-you-leave-a-message-or-not/649538 "2013-02-08T01:09:08Z")
According to Lawn & Landscape Magazine, 70% of people who are looking for lawn/landscape services will not leave a message if they encounter an answering machine instead of a human when calling to inquire about the busin… --- ## [Seeking cheap ( free) UK legal advice re property boundaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-cheap-free-uk-legal-advice-re-property-boundaries/649629)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-cheap-free-uk-legal-advice-re-property-boundaries/649629 "2013-02-08T00:03:33Z")
Without going into endless detail, a friend of mine, whose property adjoins a boundary wall 6 feet high, on the other side of which there is a wilderness (owned by the NHS) wishes, for security purposes, to construct a m… --- ## [Wife in constant (hopefully temporary) pain - Suggestions for her, me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-in-constant-hopefully-temporary-pain-suggestions-for-her-me/649385)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-in-constant-hopefully-temporary-pain-suggestions-for-her-me/649385 "2013-02-07T22:22:19Z")
My wife has Rheumatoid Arthritis. She is seeing her doctor this week and will get her medicine in an IV drip twice over the next 4 weeks, thereby hopefully taking her out of her pain. But for right now, things are incr… --- ## [How many gym memberships do you have? (redux)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-gym-memberships-do-you-have-redux/649475)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-gym-memberships-do-you-have-redux/649475 "2013-02-07T21:49:45Z")
Let’s fix the options in this poll --- ## ["I'm a \_\_\_\_." What self-descriptions, fairly or unfairly, immed. make you think, "yeah, right"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-____-what-self-descriptions-fairly-or-unfairly-immed-make-you-think-yeah-right/648418)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-____-what-self-descriptions-fairly-or-unfairly-immed-make-you-think-yeah-right/648418 "2013-02-07T21:07:20Z")
In some thread about “not getting” poetry, someone jumped in and posted sth like, “oh, don’t feel bad, I’m a poet, and even I have trouble grasping some of it.” Of course I had no context at all to judge this self descri… --- ## [What makes a video "Viral"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-video-viral/649458)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-video-viral/649458 "2013-02-07T20:52:21Z")
I was thinking about videos that people love to share, and wondered what is it that gives a video that “viral” quality… There are plenty of dumb videos out there- what makes the viral ones stand out? The only things I c… --- ## [I finally have some money saved up...and I feel bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-have-some-money-saved-up-and-i-feel-bad/649338)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-have-some-money-saved-up-and-i-feel-bad/649338 "2013-02-07T20:45:25Z")
Again…much has happened to me in the past six months. Feel free to read my previous posts. One (seemingly) positive thing event in my life right now is that I have some money saved up (about 18k). Somehow I worry that m… --- ## [Looking for a cheap laser range finder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-cheap-laser-range-finder/649603)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-cheap-laser-range-finder/649603 "2013-02-07T20:43:08Z")
I need to find a range finder to teach my students some basic surveying techniques. My requirements: Must be cheap. I’m a teacher buying this myself. Range must be at least 50 yds. Not sure what max range I need. M… --- ## [Am I being unreasonable? Is this really sociopathic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-unreasonable-is-this-really-sociopathic/649561)
**Author:** [@midnight-dreary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/midnight-dreary)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-unreasonable-is-this-really-sociopathic/649561 "2013-02-07T20:20:55Z")
Me: It’s unfortunate that the legal system is geared toward wealthy people, and I agree that we need to do something to help level the playing field, however, it’s wrong to hire lawyer knowing that you will not be able … --- ## [What do you think is the most preppy city and the least preppy city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-preppy-city-and-the-least-preppy-city/647653)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-preppy-city-and-the-least-preppy-city/647653 "2013-02-07T18:55:40Z")
What do you think is the most preppy city and the least preppy city . And preppy I mean people who dress up more or the preppy look like collar shirt or polar shirt. And least preppy the dress down casual look ( aroun… --- ## [Legal Q: Absence of a signed contract.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-absence-of-a-signed-contract/649597)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-absence-of-a-signed-contract/649597 "2013-02-07T18:48:45Z")
I find myself in an interesting legal situation. The ex-wife is living in a home that was purchased by a land contract during the marriage. Terms of the divorce give her the house, along with any headaches associated wi… --- ## [Legality of advertising Marijuana online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-advertising-marijuana-online/649565)
**Author:** [@kp\_72110](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kp_72110)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-advertising-marijuana-online/649565 "2013-02-07T17:09:41Z")
There’s another thread on here about weed but I didn’t think it appropriate to post this in there. And I’m not so sure it’s suitable for GQ. If it is and there is a definite answer then that’s great too. So, I am a med… --- ## [1950's nostalgia - differences between races/ethnicities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-nostalgia-differences-between-races-ethnicities/649509)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-nostalgia-differences-between-races-ethnicities/649509 "2013-02-07T16:35:40Z")
Not sure how to title this, sorry. My kindergarten daughter recently had a “50’s day” where they could dress up like people did in the 50’s, poodles skirts, that kind of thing. I thought it silly, especially since the … --- ## [How many gym memberships do you currently have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-gym-memberships-do-you-currently-have/649451)
**Author:** [@Mgalindo13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mgalindo13)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-gym-memberships-do-you-currently-have/649451 "2013-02-07T14:32:01Z")
Pretty straightforward. Curious how many gym memberships people currently have. I have three. --- ## [Have you been everywhere, man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-everywhere-man/538049)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-everywhere-man/538049 "2013-02-07T14:22:13Z")
Too long for a poll. I’ve been to the ones in red. Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma, Bangor, Baltimore, Salvado… --- ## [What does this phrase mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-phrase-mean-to-you/649345)
**Author:** [@desertmonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desertmonk)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-phrase-mean-to-you/649345 "2013-02-07T14:15:15Z")
“First time it snows, people forget how to drive”. My question is, does this mean people go racing around like it is clear or 2.does it mean people are so scared that they crawl around on roads that aren’t bad? It h… --- ## [Six Spanish Women Raped in Acapulco: Mexico Unsafe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-spanish-women-raped-in-acapulco-mexico-unsafe/649521)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-spanish-women-raped-in-acapulco-mexico-unsafe/649521 "2013-02-07T13:53:28Z")
I saw this on Drudge-a horrifying crime! The women were tied up and repeatedly raped-while their husbands were tied up. This happened to people who had no connection to the drug trade-we have been told that “violence in … --- ## [Trying to understand the 'home defense' gun argument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-home-defense-gun-argument/648838)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-home-defense-gun-argument/648838 "2013-02-07T13:43:22Z")
First off, I am a Canuck. I have never held a gun and the closest I have ever been to one is when I am standing beside an armed police officer. I am seeing a preponderance of people here say that, beyond hunting, having… --- ## [Is Consistency of Personality an Illusion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-consistency-of-personality-an-illusion/649474)
**Author:** [@Other\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Other_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-consistency-of-personality-an-illusion/649474 "2013-02-07T11:34:32Z")
This thread is about personality and whether or not it is consistent on a day to day basis (weekly or monthly basis if we want/need to expand a little). I often hear humans say, “I always conduct myself in this manner a… --- ## [Do you hate anyone you don't know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-anyone-you-dont-know/649168)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-anyone-you-dont-know/649168 "2013-02-07T08:52:22Z")
Do you? I do. There’s this one guy who works at the mall with me and I’ve never spoken to him and I just can’t stand this guy. He’s NEVER in his store, he’s always out bugging people (I’m careful to never make eye conta… --- ## [Where's the most beautiful place in Seattle? (Need answer kind of fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-most-beautiful-place-in-seattle-need-answer-kind-of-fast/649495)
**Author:** [@Theobroma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theobroma)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-most-beautiful-place-in-seattle-need-answer-kind-of-fast/649495 "2013-02-07T06:42:09Z")
So I’m trying to sell my husband on the idea of moving to Seattle. I’ve loved the place ever since the homes were affordable (late 80’s), when I visited a friend who lived in Ballard. The friend is long gone (I believe… --- ## [Clicking Lamps On and Off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicking-lamps-on-and-off/649463)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicking-lamps-on-and-off/649463 "2013-02-07T06:36:57Z")
Okay, this may be the most insipid question since the debate about toilet paper (unroll upwards, or unroll downwards?) But… Lots of lamps, built for four-way bulbs, and when fitted with ordinary bulbs, go: click (noth… --- ## [Is it really holding a grudge if you just don't like someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-holding-a-grudge-if-you-just-dont-like-someone/649427)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-holding-a-grudge-if-you-just-dont-like-someone/649427 "2013-02-07T05:03:08Z")
Not sure why I was thinking about this today, but there have been times when I’ve cut ties with people because I’ve felt that the relationship was untenable. Usually this was the result of some deception or betrayal tha… --- ## [Any good free software programs to add password protection to PC folders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-free-software-programs-to-add-password-protection-to-pc-folders/649226)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-free-software-programs-to-add-password-protection-to-pc-folders/649226 "2013-02-07T04:35:04Z")
I am mostly the only user on my PC, but if other people should steal it or borrow it I want some of my folders to have password protection. Are there any decent, free software programs out there that will add this functi… --- ## [Self appointed positions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-appointed-positions/649522)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-appointed-positions/649522 "2013-02-07T02:50:58Z")
I can think of a few examples of this, here’s one to start with…this man I knew took a crash course online and now claims he can fill in as a Rabbi when needed Is it just me, or does this seem like a bit of a stretch? W… --- ## [BlackBerry 10: What Are Your Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberry-10-what-are-your-thoughts/649125)
**Author:** [@steviep24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steviep24)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberry-10-what-are-your-thoughts/649125 "2013-02-06T19:57:13Z")
What to you Dopers think about the new BlackBerry 10? To me it seems RIM is kind of late in the game with this one but if this new phone does well then good for them. It doesn’t seem much different than any other touchsc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1358) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1360)