# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1365 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1366 --- ## [SAD Sfferers-When Do Your Spirits Lift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-sfferers-when-do-your-spirits-lift/648318)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-sfferers-when-do-your-spirits-lift/648318 "2013-01-29T23:08:48Z")
Here in Boston, we are through the worst of the gloom-sunrise is now almost at 7:00 AM, and sunset is 4:47. My question: for those of you with SAD-when do you fell things getting better? Are you generally OK by February,… --- ## [Dog owners: Do you put boots on your dog in cold or rainy weather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-put-boots-on-your-dog-in-cold-or-rainy-weather/648120)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-do-you-put-boots-on-your-dog-in-cold-or-rainy-weather/648120 "2013-01-29T22:33:10Z")
Do you ever put boots on your dog when it’s cold or wet outside? (I’m wondering how widespread this practice is among dog owners.) --- ## [White peoples'/Europeans' success](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-peoples-europeans-success/648718)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-peoples-europeans-success/648718 "2013-01-29T22:30:09Z")
Brainwashing in Norway (part 1) It’s pretty long and consisting of many parts. But I strongly recommend you to watch its all parts. I don’t under what this guy is getting at :confused: My question is: Do you think tha… --- ## [Non-Americans : What is your reaction to the US gun control debate ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-what-is-your-reaction-to-the-us-gun-control-debate/648448)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-what-is-your-reaction-to-the-us-gun-control-debate/648448 "2013-01-29T21:02:41Z")
I have a hard time reconciling my view of America as staunch defenders of decent modern civilization while at the same time having to listen to the almost religious reverence for guns as the solution to their social ills… --- ## [Beating winter doldrums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-winter-doldrums/648734)
**Author:** [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-winter-doldrums/648734 "2013-01-29T20:47:24Z")
get a recumbent magnetic exercise bike; easy on the back and knees and quiet. --- ## ["I just wish you'd asked me first." Irrational?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-wish-youd-asked-me-first-irrational/648649)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-wish-youd-asked-me-first-irrational/648649 "2013-01-29T20:35:21Z")
I’m keeping this very general for now. I don’t mind divulging the specific situation later in the thread, but the situation is geeky, gaming-related, and highly mundane. I’d like to get opinions/perspectives from a broad… --- ## [Does anyone use the right-hand side of Google’s search results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-use-the-right-hand-side-of-google-s-search-results/648730)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-use-the-right-hand-side-of-google-s-search-results/648730 "2013-01-29T20:06:28Z")
Google’s results page displays in a single column on the left, reserving ¾ of the screen for some sort of demented hover-enabled page preview. I hate hate hate that giant Sargasso sea of wasted space. It’s like some depr… --- ## [What exactly is Anonymous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-anonymous/648696)
**Author:** [@Crime\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crime_Scene)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-anonymous/648696 "2013-01-29T19:43:48Z")
I put this here rather than in GQ because I’m interested in the opinions people have of anonymous as well as finding out exactly what anonymous is. Basically, all I understand is that it is some kind of hacker collectiv… --- ## [Do you trust Google Maps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-google-maps/648585)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-trust-google-maps/648585 "2013-01-29T19:00:47Z")
I’m really having my doubts. I used to have a Garmin Nuvi until it died. I’ve run them both side-by-side & the Nuvi, despite it having a stall map database ended up being better than my phone. This weekend I was away. … --- ## [Am I feeding my puppy enough? He seems hungry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-feeding-my-puppy-enough-he-seems-hungry/648594)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-feeding-my-puppy-enough-he-seems-hungry/648594 "2013-01-29T18:46:00Z")
I have a 5 month old maltese puppy. I am feeding him with Royal Canin brand dry food, because that’s what the breeder was feeding him with before I got him. The puppy is currently 1.9 kilos and expected to reach about 2… --- ## [Help me diagnose my weird itching...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-diagnose-my-weird-itching/648538)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-diagnose-my-weird-itching/648538 "2013-01-29T18:41:32Z")
No insurance, not lifethreatening, chronic (of the intermittent type), so I’m not going to a doctor. I realize any advice I get here is worth exactly what I pay for it, but I’m just curious if anyone has had anything sim… --- ## [Toilet suddenly not working well... Something I can fix myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-suddenly-not-working-well-something-i-can-fix-myself/648424)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-suddenly-not-working-well-something-i-can-fix-myself/648424 "2013-01-29T18:13:18Z")
Suddenly having a problem with my toilet. The bowl fills way more than it should - right up to the bottom of the rim. Then when it “flushes” down, it’s very weak-sounding. I live in an apartment, so could call in main… --- ## [Do you have a Tempur-Pedic mattress? Tell me about it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tempur-pedic-mattress-tell-me-about-it/623875)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tempur-pedic-mattress-tell-me-about-it/623875 "2013-01-29T17:55:29Z")
So we’re thinking about getting a new mattress. Every morning I wake up stiff, and so does the spouse. I’m pretty much a mouse potato and don’t get a lot of exercise so I’m sure that’s most of it for me (the spouse is in… --- ## [How effective is crowdsourcing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-is-crowdsourcing/648707)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-is-crowdsourcing/648707 "2013-01-29T14:55:56Z")
This particular forum is a playground for crowdsourcing, with people asking opinions about everything from cat toys to family drama. I’ve noticed some people have a natural tendency to ask a lot of people (online, genera… --- ## [Settlement lawyers: what is an acceptable $ I should ask for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settlement-lawyers-what-is-an-acceptable-i-should-ask-for/648599)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settlement-lawyers-what-is-an-acceptable-i-should-ask-for/648599 "2013-01-29T14:15:24Z")
My ex and I commenced living together in 2006. At that time both he and I were working, but 12 months later he moved interstate and another 18 months after that I joined him: In 2009 we purchased a house together. The… --- ## [Indications for Invega prescription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indications-for-invega-prescription/648702)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indications-for-invega-prescription/648702 "2013-01-29T12:05:37Z")
(This is a Question, but I’m posting it in IMHO since it could be construed as a request for medical advice.) Our relative withdrew from chronic whiskey abuse and then had trembling and apparent hallucinations. I’d hea… --- ## [Colors \[preferences\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colors-preferences/648687)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colors-preferences/648687 "2013-01-29T07:23:04Z")
Why do more people prefer certan colors, such as blue, over beige? I wonder is there a reason so many people love color blue, or other Coles such as green, red, but then other colors or shades of colors are less popular… --- ## [What's your experience of regional friendliness variation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-experience-of-regional-friendliness-variation/648651)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-experience-of-regional-friendliness-variation/648651 "2013-01-29T06:48:47Z")
In a couple of recent threads, the idea has been floated that certain cities (Seattle, for instance) are less “friendly” or more difficult for newcomers to integrate into a social group. I wonder if it’s not so much a r… --- ## [Two potential jobs, any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-potential-jobs-any-advice/648215)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-potential-jobs-any-advice/648215 "2013-01-29T06:36:45Z")
So, I am looking for a new job. I currently work 3/4th time at my main job and pick up extra shifts both here and at another hospital. My supervisor and I seem to have a difficult relationship, she has her pets and I … --- ## [Sexiest hair/eye color combo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-hair-eye-color-combo/319467)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-hair-eye-color-combo/319467 "2013-01-29T05:55:51Z")
I was just waited on by a young lady with dark brown hair and blue eyes. And I realized that that could be the sexiest hair/eye combo ever designed by God. Plus she had freckles, which made her even hotter. So what hair… --- ## [Talk to me about mobile broadband](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-mobile-broadband/648663)
**Author:** [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-mobile-broadband/648663 "2013-01-29T05:24:42Z")
My husband’s grandmother needs full-time supervision so she can stay in her home, and we are doing our part by staying with her a few days a week. Granny doesn’t have internet, so I’ve been looking into some sort of mobi… --- ## [Paid vacations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-vacations/648368)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-vacations/648368 "2013-01-29T05:02:31Z")
How much paid vacation time do you get each year, and do you try to use as much of it as possible? --- ## [We must all trust The Cloud! Good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-must-all-trust-the-cloud-good-or-bad/643254)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-must-all-trust-the-cloud-good-or-bad/643254 "2013-01-29T04:21:17Z")
Inspired by this CNN article about the Impending Demise of the Optical Drive \. I’m a little leery about this. All our data on the cloud, without physical copy? All our software downloaded, where it can be altered … --- ## [What to do about the Boy Scouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-the-boy-scouts/631805)
**Author:** [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-the-boy-scouts/631805 "2013-01-29T03:14:08Z")
I am a lesbian mama. My son has another lesbian mama but we are not together. We maintain co-parenting as though we are, though–everything has gone smoothly for years, even holidays together. Our son, Asa, has been with… --- ## [Any vets? Second opinion on canine cushings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-vets-second-opinion-on-canine-cushings/648682)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-vets-second-opinion-on-canine-cushings/648682 "2013-01-29T03:06:20Z")
Any vets in the house? I’ve spoken to our vet but I’m looking for a second (internet) opinion. I have a 14 year old chihuahua with cushings disease and a thyroid problem. We’ve been treating with Trilostane and thyro-tab… --- ## [Holding on to the treadmill while walking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-on-to-the-treadmill-while-walking/648405)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-on-to-the-treadmill-while-walking/648405 "2013-01-29T03:03:04Z")
I have been thrown 3 times when these things quit suddenly, and hurt once, and I hold on to the front bar. Someone told me I am getting less out of my workouts doing so. 6% inclination, 4 mph walk for 3 miles. Does it ma… --- ## [How important is lying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-lying/648545)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-lying/648545 "2013-01-29T00:28:33Z")
As a kid, I was taught not to lie. I generally try not to lie. But it seems like maybe as an adult you’re expected to lie when it’s to your advantage. I don’t mean little polite dissembling and like that. I mean things … --- ## [Sudden appearance of red mark/spot on lower leg (need answers fast?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-appearance-of-red-mark-spot-on-lower-leg-need-answers-fast/629296)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-appearance-of-red-mark-spot-on-lower-leg-need-answers-fast/629296 "2013-01-28T23:21:41Z")
I’m not sure when it showed up but it must have been between the weekend and today. It’s near my ankle and about an inch in diameter. Looks kind of like a incredibly bad burn, only it doesn’t hurt nor does it feel tender… --- ## [What is a Singles Cruise like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-singles-cruise-like/648595)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-singles-cruise-like/648595 "2013-01-28T20:29:19Z")
I never really considered it before, but these days it would be nice to go on a vacation with some people who are the same age as me and also single. Are these kinds of cruises geared more towards older or younger people… --- ## [Relationship with Sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-with-sister/648632)
**Author:** [@Bobby4721](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobby4721)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-with-sister/648632 "2013-01-28T19:46:57Z")
I need suggestions on how to handle a situation or understand my older sister’s actions. Our last surviving parent died 32 yrs ago. At that time she insisted on keeping family albums and promised to make me copies. Si… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1364) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1366)