# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1361 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1362 --- ## [Living in Urbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-urbia/649181)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-urbia/649181 "2013-02-04T20:19:33Z")
My wife and I are currently in the midst of pretty serious apartment hunting. We are considering doing this because we’re both tired of our current commutes. My wife has lived the vast majority of her adult life in a ver… --- ## [Dog owners: has anybody used an anti-barking collar or other a-b devices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-has-anybody-used-an-anti-barking-collar-or-other-a-b-devices/649269)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-has-anybody-used-an-anti-barking-collar-or-other-a-b-devices/649269 "2013-02-04T19:43:39Z")
I recently moved from Alabama (with my banjo on my knee) and and my beloved insane 9 year old Jack Russell mutt is not taking it well AT ALL. His separation anxiety has gone through the roof; when I began re-crating him… --- ## [What famous person has the sexiest speaking voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100)
**Author:** [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100 "2013-02-04T18:56:14Z")
Mine would have to be Eminem and Leonardo DiCaprio. I actually recorded Romeo and Juliet on an audio tape so I can listen to it before I go to sleep. His voice is so calm and soothing, but it has edge to it. So who do yo… --- ## [What to see on our road trip? (Boston/Worcester, MA and Portland ME)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-on-our-road-trip-boston-worcester-ma-and-portland-me/649064)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-on-our-road-trip-boston-worcester-ma-and-portland-me/649064 "2013-02-04T17:29:46Z")
My husband has a 4 day weekend over President’s Day and we’ve decided that, weather permitting, we are going to take a road trip from NYC to Portland, ME with a stop in the Boston/Worcester area along the way. We have a … --- ## [Nexus 7--16 or 32GB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nexus-7-16-or-32gb/649303)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nexus-7-16-or-32gb/649303 "2013-02-04T17:09:19Z")
I’m taking the tablet plunge and am going to buy a Nexus. I am going to the UK this summer and want a tablet because it will entertain me. Once I’m home, its main function will be an e-reader. I am not tech savvy and … --- ## [Would you ride in a self-driven car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ride-in-a-self-driven-car/646409)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ride-in-a-self-driven-car/646409 "2013-02-04T16:09:41Z")
There are all kinds of prototypes of self-driven cars out there. Would you ride in one? --- ## [I need some advice...\[friend writing to inmates\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-advice-friend-writing-to-inmates/648943)
**Author:** [@Jeraque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeraque)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-advice-friend-writing-to-inmates/648943 "2013-02-04T14:32:40Z")
I was wondering if anyone had some advice for me. I have a friend I’m concerned about. I’m not sure she knows what she’s getting herself into and I’m afraid she could get hurt. She’s writing to some inmates in a prison.… --- ## [Being a gay Republican in 2013 - How can they be part of a party that despises them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-gay-republican-in-2013-how-can-they-be-part-of-a-party-that-despises-them/649239)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-gay-republican-in-2013-how-can-they-be-part-of-a-party-that-despises-them/649239 "2013-02-04T13:35:29Z")
Per this article …I could maybe get being a gay Republican 10 or more years ago, being socially and economically conservative and hoping your party eventually matures and stops with the gay hate, but if anything the Repu… --- ## [Free will doesn't exist, what does this even mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-will-doesnt-exist-what-does-this-even-mean/648791)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-will-doesnt-exist-what-does-this-even-mean/648791 "2013-02-04T10:52:35Z")
I’m honestly curious how anyone could think freewill doesn’t exist, or what exactly is the position? That everyone is preprogrammed from birth to do…what exactly? --- ## [Seemed like a good idea at the time...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time/648884)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time/648884 "2013-02-04T06:25:15Z")
Can you share something you did in the past that “seemed like a good idea at the time” but for whatever reason, turned out to be not so helpful, ranging from “gee, that was a flop” to “what a stupid plan, why did I do th… --- ## [What's new in prosumer camcorders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-prosumer-camcorders/649154)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-prosumer-camcorders/649154 "2013-02-04T05:46:16Z")
A friend is coming over today to borrow my Panasonic AG-DVX100a. I bought it just at the time when more people were recording HD, but HD was still not especially widespread. Good camera, but eventually I’d like to get … --- ## [Women keep their girlfriends away from me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-keep-their-girlfriends-away-from-me/608664)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-keep-their-girlfriends-away-from-me/608664 "2013-02-04T05:09:12Z")
The women I’m talking about are lesbian/bisexual friends, co-workers, bar regulars, or bartenders. All of the relationships I’ve had with these women were platonic, no dating or fucking. At first I was just imagining th… --- ## [Prince George’s Co. in MD considers copyright policy that takes ownership of students’ work -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-george-s-co-in-md-considers-copyright-policy-that-takes-ownership-of-students-work/649200)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-george-s-co-in-md-considers-copyright-policy-that-takes-ownership-of-students-work/649200 "2013-02-04T04:59:10Z")
Seems kind of nuts- Other than the school admins proposing this thinking there’s some monetizing value in lesson plans etc. I don’t see what the real world purpose is. Is this the wave of the future? --- ## [Zombie Bite - Would Amputation Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-bite-would-amputation-work/649191)
**Author:** [@Atakapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atakapa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-bite-would-amputation-work/649191 "2013-02-04T02:50:48Z")
It’s a common trope in zombie films to have a character with a bite wound perform an emergency amputation of the limb, and have a chance at survival. However, when I was anesthetized for an operation I felt the numbness … --- ## [What is your IQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-iq/642130 "2013-02-04T02:13:35Z")
It’s simple: A voluntary response survey of Dopers’ IQs. :eek:. --- ## [Jodie Arias trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-arias-trial/649190)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-arias-trial/649190 "2013-02-04T01:54:18Z")
This might not be the right forum for this but what the hell is up with all the sex questions in the trial? Maybe because I’m only half watching it while I’m working and I missed something but why all the questions to … --- ## [Optometrist vs Opthamologist for a specific issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optometrist-vs-opthamologist-for-a-specific-issue/649018)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optometrist-vs-opthamologist-for-a-specific-issue/649018 "2013-02-04T00:57:26Z")
I have no medical insurance and not much money at the moment. The county here lets you use their medical system to a limited degree at a heavy discount - so basically I can see a GP, get some basic prescriptions, and get… --- ## [Words that sound like other words in another accent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-like-other-words-in-another-accent/649205)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-like-other-words-in-another-accent/649205 "2013-02-03T22:30:19Z")
I’m wondering what words/phrases are like that? e.g. “beer can” sounds like “bacon” in a Jamaican accent. And of course, “to die” sounds like “today” in an Australian accent. I think there’s one going around now about “k… --- ## [If a human bites a vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-human-bites-a-vampire/649139)
**Author:** [@carolshubby1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carolshubby1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-human-bites-a-vampire/649139 "2013-02-03T20:47:12Z")
I searched the boards for this and didn’t find an answer so simmer down. What would happen if a human bite a vampire? --- ## [Am I the only guy that sometimes wears mismatched socks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-guy-that-sometimes-wears-mismatched-socks/649110)
**Author:** [@scmittenheimer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scmittenheimer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-guy-that-sometimes-wears-mismatched-socks/649110 "2013-02-03T20:13:26Z")
Let it be known that I’m not very organized when it comes to socks. When I do laundry the clean socks just get thrown losely into a drawer until I pull out two random socks to wear each day. Not all the socks in the draw… --- ## [Which is worse.. slut shaming or prude shaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-slut-shaming-or-prude-shaming/648868)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-slut-shaming-or-prude-shaming/648868 "2013-02-03T20:07:52Z")
\*\*Slut shaming: \*\*Slut shaming (also hyphenated, as slut-shaming) is defined as the act of making someone, usually a woman\[citation needed\], feel guilty or inferior, for engaging in certain sexual behaviors that violate… --- ## [Gore and Letterman: Then and Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-and-letterman-then-and-now/649115)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gore-and-letterman-then-and-now/649115 "2013-02-03T19:24:01Z")
I was reading another message board and somebody posted a picture of Al Gore and David Letterman from 1993 and then 2013. My observations: Letterman’s nose looks to have a different shape. Did he have plastic surger… --- ## [Did your sex counseling work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-sex-counseling-work/648944)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-sex-counseling-work/648944 "2013-02-03T18:21:12Z")
I am looking for experiences from couples who went to sex/marriage counseling and whether it had any possitive outcome. What was the reason you went to counseling? How does a typical session go? Did it improve in any wa… --- ## [Low effort ways to improve things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-ways-to-improve-things/648751)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-ways-to-improve-things/648751 "2013-02-03T16:25:45Z")
Please share some tips of low effort ways to improve the world. My “tip” - and it is really just common sense - is to be extra nice to people, to compliment them when they barely deserve it, and to touch anyone who isn’… --- ## [can diluters? \[dog/vet/ears question\]-edited title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-diluters-dog-vet-ears-question-edited-title/649159)
**Author:** [@ROBIN3D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ROBIN3D)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-diluters-dog-vet-ears-question-edited-title/649159 "2013-02-03T14:35:16Z")
Hi all My vet has done several things to my cockers ear however none worked. He had his ears packed and been prescribe momentamax like five times and gave me 2 prescriptions for an antibiotics that is really expensive l… --- ## [Do You Belive In Consumer Reports Product Ratings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-belive-in-consumer-reports-product-ratings/648843)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-belive-in-consumer-reports-product-ratings/648843 "2013-02-03T09:51:04Z")
I do trust CR-they seem to do pretty good testing of consumer products. But I am continually amazed by the huge disparity in ratings for some products. Take washing machines-we were looking to buy a new one, so I went to… --- ## [Do loved ones contact us after death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-loved-ones-contact-us-after-death/648596)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-loved-ones-contact-us-after-death/648596 "2013-02-03T06:36:36Z")
Can loved ones contact us from the afterlife? And have you experienced this? --- ## [Still have your Christmas tree up? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-have-your-christmas-tree-up-why/648875)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-have-your-christmas-tree-up-why/648875 "2013-02-03T04:45:48Z")
OK, I can understand procrastination. There are certain tasks I’ll put off. But, for the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone would still have their Christmas tree up at the end of January. A friend of mine joked … --- ## [Should I do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-do-it/649039)
**Author:** [@cake20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cake20)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-do-it/649039 "2013-02-03T04:02:15Z")
My ex boyfriend and I dated for almost 11 months, and that’s only official. We were dating for almost a year and a half if you include the unofficial stuff. He broke up with me because “He didn’t feel the same way” which… --- ## [Should I let my 13 Year old use (The) Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-13-year-old-use-the-dope/648862)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-13-year-old-use-the-dope/648862 "2013-02-03T00:15:34Z")
My eldest D.E.S.K.Kid is 13. She ISN’T your average 13 year old; she’s never been average for her age. She’s always been in the Advanced classes in her schools. She’s more interested in Japanese culture then the mall.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1360) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1362)