# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1363 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1364 --- ## [Have you or anyone you know in the real world ever been victim of a home invasion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-anyone-you-know-in-the-real-world-ever-been-victim-of-a-home-invasion/648847)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-anyone-you-know-in-the-real-world-ever-been-victim-of-a-home-invasion/648847 "2013-02-01T23:40:42Z")
Suggested by a current thread. Poll in a moment. Since the options are neither recipes nor wisecracks and the we’re talking about real life stuff, the answers will be private. Of course you can talk about real-life in th… --- ## [Getting shorted on bonuses/other extras on paycheck...how worried should employees be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-shorted-on-bonuses-other-extras-on-paycheck-how-worried-should-employees-be/648563)
**Author:** [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-shorted-on-bonuses-other-extras-on-paycheck-how-worried-should-employees-be/648563 "2013-02-01T23:27:01Z")
My family member works for a large non profit here in the States. The organization has been going through a major (as in multi-million dollar, several years in the planning) building redesign, but the employees have bee… --- ## [Some great freeware sources and compilations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-great-freeware-sources-and-compilations/649081)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-great-freeware-sources-and-compilations/649081 "2013-02-01T23:10:37Z")
I made the title general hoping that people will add to it, but all I really want to do is share what I’ve found to be a couple really fantastic freeware compilations. For as well known as PC Magazine is, I’m listing th… --- ## [How do you negotiate salary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-negotiate-salary/648317)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-negotiate-salary/648317 "2013-02-01T22:53:19Z")
I’m looking for a new job. I haven’t had an appreciable raise since 1996 when I was hired as a webmaster. I’m now performing senior level IT duties, being paid 25% less than I’d be paid in the private sector. A wrinkle … --- ## [Opinions on Corona (Inland Empire area) California are wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-corona-inland-empire-area-california-are-wanted/648923)
**Author:** [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-corona-inland-empire-area-california-are-wanted/648923 "2013-02-01T21:48:43Z")
I have the opportunity to move from high and dry Colorado (which I love) to Corona, CA. After my visit, my seatmate on the return flight said Corona used to be a gang-infested shithole and that she would rather live in C… --- ## [Waitress fired from Applebee's for posting pastor's comments on receipt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitress-fired-from-applebees-for-posting-pastors-comments-on-receipt/648989)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitress-fired-from-applebees-for-posting-pastors-comments-on-receipt/648989 "2013-02-01T21:32:39Z")
A waitress who got tip-stiffed (hee hee) posted on Reddit the receipt where a pastor had written: “I give God 10%. Why do you get 18?” http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/applebees-waitress-fired-pastor-receipt-1938207… --- ## [Chicago Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-help/648956)
**Author:** [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-help/648956 "2013-02-01T20:33:48Z")
I need help on Chicago. I have to book a trip for my boss in Chicago in May. She’ll be attending a conference there and her instructions were: A nice (exact word was cute) hotel In a neighborhood with lots of nice lit… --- ## [For all you guys that thought bottled water was stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-guys-that-thought-bottled-water-was-stupid/648981)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-guys-that-thought-bottled-water-was-stupid/648981 "2013-02-01T19:40:45Z")
I give you boxed water. My beverage sales guy showed up with a bottle, er, box of this in hand today as a sample. It’s stupid, it looks like it’s hard to drink out of, heavy and expensive…I bought some, we’ll find out … --- ## [People who leave stickers on durable goods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-leave-stickers-on-durable-goods/648798)
**Author:** [@jprokos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jprokos)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-leave-stickers-on-durable-goods/648798 "2013-02-01T19:08:14Z")
I am not 100% sure, but I always presumed that people who left marketing stickers on their stereos, TVs, refrigerators, cars, washing machines, computers, etc. were… well, morons. When I walk into someone’s abode and see… --- ## [Does anyone here host an international student?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-host-an-international-student/648997)
**Author:** [@Annie\_Dutchgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie_Dutchgirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-host-an-international-student/648997 "2013-02-01T17:38:16Z")
This is my first time to post. When my children were in high school we always hosted high school kids for free…usually Germany or Belgium or France but now the kids are grown and gone and we have two spare rooms. We host… --- ## [Hey Dopers! Where should I move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dopers-where-should-i-move/648619)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dopers-where-should-i-move/648619 "2013-02-01T16:37:59Z")
I’m looking for a place that is: -big-ish city. Doesn’t have to be Chicago, just not rural. -Not horrible traffic. Sorry DC -Decent, mild weather. -Good access to forests and, more specifically, rock climbing. About … --- ## [Question about my crappy Android phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-my-crappy-android-phone/648992)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-my-crappy-android-phone/648992 "2013-02-01T16:29:39Z")
I have the worst phone in the world. Been having problems with “low storage” forever. So I went to the Sprint store (yeah, 15+ yr. Sprint subscriber, no complaints with them) to check my options. My conract is up in 6 … --- ## [Are acrylic nails trashy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-acrylic-nails-trashy/443747)
**Author:** [@bubble\_pop\_electric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubble_pop_electric)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-acrylic-nails-trashy/443747 "2013-02-01T16:00:15Z")
Can’t decide if this should be in MPSIMS. Do you associate fake nails with low class? Does it make a difference whether they look like, say, this as opposed to this or even this ? --- ## [interest rates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rates/649029)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rates/649029 "2013-02-01T15:45:42Z")
I imagine that interest rates fluctuate but within fairly certain long-range trends. Is there a site where some standard interest rate is shown on a weekly, monthly basis for past few years, so I can judge where they’re … --- ## [Knitting tool/accessory question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitting-tool-accessory-question/647632)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitting-tool-accessory-question/647632 "2013-02-01T13:40:41Z")
A good friend of mine has done me a couple of good turns recently, so I’d like to give her a gift in thanks… She knits and crochets - lots. Recently we were talking about yarn ball winder thingys; she wants one but didn… --- ## [Contact lens wearers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-lens-wearers/648922)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-lens-wearers/648922 "2013-02-01T11:46:42Z")
Do you also keep a pair of prescription glasses on hand? --- ## [Favorite Orifice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-orifice/648900)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-orifice/648900 "2013-02-01T05:33:36Z")
I have a feeling which way this poll is going to go ahead of time, but I am just dying to know. What’s you’re favorite orifice, and why? I’d like to reserve my answer for later, but if you know me from my posting histor… --- ## [Getting a label off a glass jar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-label-off-a-glass-jar/648536)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-label-off-a-glass-jar/648536 "2013-02-01T04:50:25Z")
If soaking the jar in water doesn’t budge the label, is there a way to get it off short of scraping? Sometimes I’ve got a jar that’s a nice size/shape, and I’d like to keep it for some as-yet-undetermined project of a c… --- ## [Is it rude to scoop someone else's litterboxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-scoop-someone-elses-litterboxes/648503)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-scoop-someone-elses-litterboxes/648503 "2013-02-01T04:27:15Z")
I’m on my phone and can’t figure out how to set up a poll, so I’m going to just ask for opinions. Today, I was at my best friend’s house and while I was using the restroom, I noticed that their kitteh had recently used … --- ## [Legal ignoramuses- do you read court cases for fun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ignoramuses-do-you-read-court-cases-for-fun/648977)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ignoramuses-do-you-read-court-cases-for-fun/648977 "2013-02-01T03:52:27Z")
Just interested in knowing who else reads court cases for fun without any professional/academeic reason. I keep a close eye on bailii and especially look out for court cases that are in the news over here. I find it inte… --- ## [CA ambulance ride Help!! please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-ambulance-ride-help-please/648984)
**Author:** [@Brandblack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brandblack)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-ambulance-ride-help-please/648984 "2013-02-01T02:11:28Z")
So i passed out drinking at a friends house late in the morning. During my drunken slumber a fight broke out where i was and police were called to the scene. I had drank enough alcohol to moan unrecognizable when i polic… --- ## [Why do people get upset when new DNA tests frees someone from prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-get-upset-when-new-dna-tests-frees-someone-from-prison/648860)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-get-upset-when-new-dna-tests-frees-someone-from-prison/648860 "2013-02-01T01:33:08Z")
I’m having trouble understanding why people get upset when new DNA tests frees someone. The wording of these statements troubles me. This guy was a former cop that lost 14 years in prison. You’d think his former colleagu… --- ## [Might Be Buying My First House - What Should I Know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-be-buying-my-first-house-what-should-i-know/648560)
**Author:** [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-be-buying-my-first-house-what-should-i-know/648560 "2013-01-31T20:05:19Z")
So my boyfriend and I have been together about 6 years, living together for one (were long distance for awhile), and we’ve been living this past year in a house, renting. We decided awhile ago we might like to buy, so w… --- ## [Opposite of sad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-of-sad/648691)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-of-sad/648691 "2013-01-31T20:04:49Z")
It seems like most people tend to feel worse in winter months, sometimes starts around l ate fall. For some reason I always feel worse in the spring…ugh, something about march, April and it goes thru to July…rubs me the… --- ## [A feeling worse than depression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-feeling-worse-than-depression/648861)
**Author:** [@Altivu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altivu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-feeling-worse-than-depression/648861 "2013-01-31T19:55:19Z")
The mind produces strange thoughts under stress. Anyhow…I’m sure we’ve all been through states of depression from time to time: feelings of worthlessness, as though no one cared about your existence, that you’d be bette… --- ## [Average time spent daily on SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-time-spent-daily-on-sdmb/648941)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-time-spent-daily-on-sdmb/648941 "2013-01-31T19:40:43Z")
I opened the tab for SDMB and there were almost 300 posts. After reading/replying to those of interest, I noticed that almost two hours had past. That is a chunk of time, but it was fun. And I began to think…two hours… --- ## [Lava lamps. Love, like, dislike, hate 'em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-lamps-love-like-dislike-hate-em/648347)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lava-lamps-love-like-dislike-hate-em/648347 "2013-01-31T17:56:34Z")
How do you feel about lava lamps? Why do you think they’re sometimes found in people’s homes (in a more precise way than “some people like them”)? Are there some lava lamps you particularly like? Are there items which … --- ## [Decent men's thin wallet - no magnets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-mens-thin-wallet-no-magnets/648781)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-mens-thin-wallet-no-magnets/648781 "2013-01-31T15:54:09Z")
I’m shopping for a thin wallet for maybe up to 5 cards and some cash. Smaller is better. It should be appropriate for business environments. For decent men only (like me). --- ## [How big a deal is retirement from the army?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-deal-is-retirement-from-the-army/648745)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-deal-is-retirement-from-the-army/648745 "2013-01-31T15:45:28Z")
A friend of my wife recently retired from the military as a mid-level officer after a couple of decades of non-combatant service, with the intention of resuming the exact same duties (in the exact same facility) as a civ… --- ## [Question for people with glasses about seeing at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-with-glasses-about-seeing-at-night/648851)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-with-glasses-about-seeing-at-night/648851 "2013-01-31T13:15:37Z")
I’m in my late twenties and I just got a new pair of glasses. I’m nearsighted with around -5 sphere and I think -1 cylinder IIRC. I’ve been nearsighted since I was a kid. My prescription seems to have stabilized more or … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1362) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1364)