# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1362 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1363 --- ## [Can a person be too sensitive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-be-too-sensitive/649084)
**Author:** [@Altivu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altivu)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-be-too-sensitive/649084 "2013-02-02T23:15:00Z")
Now, like with stupid questions, before you answer this with an obvious “yes” and move on with your life, hear me out. With the extreme diversity in people in regards to pretty much anything (age, sexual orientation, et… --- ## [Music to help you and me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-help-you-and-me/649138)
**Author:** [@alnewman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alnewman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-help-you-and-me/649138 "2013-02-02T22:45:55Z")
I love Damien Rice, Bon Iver, Iron and Wine among others. Now that you know something about my musical tastes what are yours? Please tell me what helps you cope with the stress of life musically speaking. --- ## [Ottawa cancer foundation's bid for publicity places cancer patients at risk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-cancer-foundations-bid-for-publicity-places-cancer-patients-at-risk/648964)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-cancer-foundations-bid-for-publicity-places-cancer-patients-at-risk/648964 "2013-02-02T20:40:53Z")
In a really dumb move, the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation has decided to invite Jenny McCarthy as the the celebrity spokesperson for its “Bust a Move for Breast Health” cancer fundraising event in March. \*"Bernice Ra… --- ## [Tell me about your experiences coping with epilepsy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-coping-with-epilepsy/648756)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-coping-with-epilepsy/648756 "2013-02-02T19:38:48Z")
I’m doing class work involving epilepsy and I am interested in getting experiences straight from the horse’s mouth, as it were. Anything is of interest: medications, how long it took to figure the medications out, sever… --- ## [Ebook reader for Samsung Rugby II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebook-reader-for-samsung-rugby-ii/649076)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebook-reader-for-samsung-rugby-ii/649076 "2013-02-02T19:34:50Z")
Can anyone recommend one? I would like to read my Palm .PDB and or mobi files. --- ## [German speakers: would you please help translate a brief passage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-would-you-please-help-translate-a-brief-passage/648966)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-would-you-please-help-translate-a-brief-passage/648966 "2013-02-02T19:05:57Z")
I need to write a brief piece based on this German news item. The free machine translations I’ve tried so far don’t fully capture the nuances. Would you mind helping? I get that Cinemaxx and Imax have decided to end th… --- ## [Recommend me some wired stereo ear buds (Android)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-wired-stereo-ear-buds-android/649131)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-wired-stereo-ear-buds-android/649131 "2013-02-02T17:51:38Z")
I just switched from a Galaxy SIII to a Note II (changed carriers, opted for the bigger device since I use it 95% as a tablet anyway). I had my whole music library dumped in the S3 but never traveled much in the six mon… --- ## [What are the goals of anti-zionists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-goals-of-anti-zionists/648266)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-goals-of-anti-zionists/648266 "2013-02-02T17:37:34Z")
Their main goal is disassembly of Israel. Some of them also plan deportation and partial destruction of millions of innocent civillians. But how are they planning to achieve their goals without a major perhaps nuclear … --- ## [Toilet issue-ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-issue-ideas/649095)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-issue-ideas/649095 "2013-02-02T17:13:56Z")
Leaks from the bottom (not condensation, verified), and frequently slow to flush. Wax ring replaced, then heavy duty wax ring, then double wax rings, flange (I think he said) repaired, new bolts installed. All in 2 years… --- ## [Famous people who lead epic drug / sex lifestyles & don't get tattled on - How does this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-lead-epic-drug-sex-lifestyles-dont-get-tattled-on-how-does-this-work/649102)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-lead-epic-drug-sex-lifestyles-dont-get-tattled-on-how-does-this-work/649102 "2013-02-02T16:18:50Z")
In reading assorted articles about the doings of various well known people, especially but not exclusively creative types in the entertainment industry, in some cases the extent of their sexual adventures and drug use se… --- ## [EX's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exs/648842)
**Author:** [@present\_wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/present_wife)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exs/648842 "2013-02-02T16:15:19Z")
My husbands ex turned my husbands family against me before they even knew me. Some of the them would not even speak to me for 20 years or more. When his Dad was ill I was the only one that would care for him even though… --- ## [contesting a will in North Carolina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contesting-a-will-in-north-carolina/649040)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contesting-a-will-in-north-carolina/649040 "2013-02-02T15:53:39Z")
I know absolutely nothing about estate law. I friend’s mother recently died. The friend is an American citizen and living in Ontario. Her mother died in North Carolina. The will left her nothing and all to her step f… --- ## [legal question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question/648991)
**Author:** [@brakeshoe1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brakeshoe1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question/648991 "2013-02-02T15:32:40Z")
you go to trial on a murder charge. you take the stand and claim evidence had been tampered with by the police. your found guilty and go to prison for life. your appeals come and go. finally your released after doing 13 … --- ## [African-Americans and neighborhood names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-and-neighborhood-names/649104)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-and-neighborhood-names/649104 "2013-02-02T13:51:04Z")
Chicago is known as a “city of neighborhoods,” but I’ve come to think that that’s largely a construct of North Side yuppies, primarily young people in lakefront and West Town apartments. Supposedly it was more common fo… --- ## [Should I delete my daughter's Tumblr account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-delete-my-daughters-tumblr-account/648757)
**Author:** [@grayhairedmomma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grayhairedmomma)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-delete-my-daughters-tumblr-account/648757 "2013-02-02T13:20:59Z")
My 15 year old daughter has been posting really disgusting sexual pictures on her Tumblr blog. Last month, when I caught the really, really disgusting porn version she and two of her friends were hosting, I told her why… --- ## [What do you think "City Chicque" clothing is for men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-city-chicque-clothing-is-for-men/649096)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-city-chicque-clothing-is-for-men/649096 "2013-02-02T13:15:34Z")
We just got the itinerary for our all-inclusive trip to Cancún that is paid for by my partner’s workplace. This year, all of the planning has been done by the HQ in the Netherlands. They sent out the plans which include… --- ## ["Girls become women by growing older; boys become men by accomplishing something."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-become-women-by-growing-older-boys-become-men-by-accomplishing-something/648844)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-become-women-by-growing-older-boys-become-men-by-accomplishing-something/648844 "2013-02-02T08:52:48Z")
The Daily Show 01/28/13 – segment on the Pentagon’s decision to allow women in combat. Samantha Bee is interviewing Kingsley Browne (author of Co-Ed Combat: The New Evidence that Women Shouldn’t Fight the Nation’s Wars)… --- ## [Lurkers creep me out...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-creep-me-out/648211)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-creep-me-out/648211 "2013-02-02T05:58:10Z")
…observing without participating. Kind of like Peeping Toms. Does it give anybody else the heebie jeebies? --- ## [Recommend a Mac or other computer for elderly computer user?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-mac-or-other-computer-for-elderly-computer-user/603894)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-mac-or-other-computer-for-elderly-computer-user/603894 "2013-02-02T05:19:13Z")
My Mom needs a new computer. She’s elderly and soon moving into an assisted-living facility (we hope). She uses her computer mostly for e-mail, although I’m sure she does some web browsing. My family has somehow conce… --- ## [Things That Are Overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-overrated/648505)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-overrated/648505 "2013-02-02T05:11:46Z")
What I think is overrated: Sex under water Beer Long hair Thong underwear Professional sports Those Twilight kids California Potato salad Obviously, YMMV. What do you think is overrated? --- ## [Have you had a cystoscopy, ureteroscopy, laser lithotripsy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-a-cystoscopy-ureteroscopy-laser-lithotripsy/648950)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-a-cystoscopy-ureteroscopy-laser-lithotripsy/648950 "2013-02-02T04:24:33Z")
In other words, has a doctor ever played Space Invaders with your kidney stones? What was it like? My surgery is 7:30 Monday morning, and I have this sick fantasy that I’ll be back at my desk by 8:30, in no pain at all,… --- ## [How will Casey Anthony pay her lawyer's bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-casey-anthony-pay-her-lawyers-bill/648605)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-casey-anthony-pay-her-lawyers-bill/648605 "2013-02-02T03:34:12Z")
Casey Anthony is in the news again, in part for her declaration of bankruptcy. It was noted that she owes her lawyer $500,000 in legal bills. Presumably her lawyer is no idiot, and he worked for her with the expectatio… --- ## [All-inclusive resorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-inclusive-resorts/649090)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-inclusive-resorts/649090 "2013-02-02T03:13:23Z")
Need opinions/recommendations. Looking for something fairly quiet, not hugely overrun with screaming kids, step above the usual buffet cuisine, some corals to scuba/snorkel in and no long climbs to/from the beach… --- ## [Have You ever Felt 110 volts ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-110-volts/606486)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-110-volts/606486 "2013-02-02T02:37:08Z")
As a kid, I have stuck a nail into a socket and have experienced the result of handling a wet plug/socket at the end of a power tool Have you ever touched an electric fence ? I have. The feeling is very unpleasant as w… --- ## [Solicitor vs Public Defender budget...Is this Constitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solicitor-vs-public-defender-budget-is-this-constitutional/649017)
**Author:** [@aag3981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aag3981)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solicitor-vs-public-defender-budget-is-this-constitutional/649017 "2013-02-02T02:24:55Z")
So, I’m reading a book, The New Jim Crow, and this lady is finally (though vaguely) outlining some things that she believes needs to be done to deal with the massive black over-representation in the criminal justice syst… --- ## [Menstruation and Electricity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menstruation-and-electricity/376716)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menstruation-and-electricity/376716 "2013-02-02T02:22:23Z")
\*\*Sober Disclaimers: IANAD. I am not asking for medical advice on the Internet. I have not suggested the following to my child. I will NOT suggest it to my child without first consulting a physician.\*\* Okay them. Daug… --- ## [Businesswoman fires employee for having an affair with friend's husband. Unethical? Wise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesswoman-fires-employee-for-having-an-affair-with-friends-husband-unethical-wise/648829)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesswoman-fires-employee-for-having-an-affair-with-friends-husband-unethical-wise/648829 "2013-02-02T00:47:36Z")
Yes, it’s a Skaldthetical, though the premise isn’t fantasy and there probably won’t be a poll. (I reserve the right to change my mind at the last second.) If you don’t like these, I understand the Super Bowl is in a few… --- ## [Time-traveling Ipad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-traveling-ipad/648979)
**Author:** [@Dante\_1111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_1111)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-traveling-ipad/648979 "2013-02-01T23:53:59Z")
Here is a matter for pure speculation. Premise: You have an Ipad (or other tablet PC). It has games (anything from Donkey Kong to Angry Birds - but nothing of cinematic quality), videos of movies and TV shows (but nothi… --- ## [What do you do with the Christmas Card Photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-the-christmas-card-photos/649062)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-the-christmas-card-photos/649062 "2013-02-01T23:48:45Z")
You know those Holiday cards you get, and they always include a picture, 99.9% of the time from a studio, of them, or more often, just of the kids. What do you do with them. My aunt and uncle, whom I love very much, li… --- ## [Students who don't take notes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-who-dont-take-notes/648804)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-who-dont-take-notes/648804 "2013-02-01T23:46:34Z")
Of course I ask this question after it’s completely irrelevant to me. (That’s a lie, there’s always grad school!) For the vast majority of college, I didn’t take many notes. It had nothing to do with laziness, seriously… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1361) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1363)