# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1366 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1367 --- ## [Is it possible to like a human in real life who you hate on the internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-like-a-human-in-real-life-who-you-hate-on-the-internet/648494)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-like-a-human-in-real-life-who-you-hate-on-the-internet/648494 "2013-01-28T19:21:47Z")
Let’s say there is a person that you hate, because of what he posts and writes on the internet. Is it possible to befriend him when you meet him in real life? Or is it possible to like his personality/character when you … --- ## [What do you think about “Topfreedom?”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-topfreedom/648613)
**Author:** [@TopTom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TopTom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-topfreedom/648613 "2013-01-28T18:03:11Z")
Topfreedom refers to a movement that seeks to change laws and social perceptions so that women would be able to publicly expose their areolas and nipples in any place that a man can. There is an organization, the “Topfr… --- ## [Tipping on small bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-on-small-bills/648586)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-on-small-bills/648586 "2013-01-28T17:34:01Z")
The standard rule of thumb is 15-20% tip for your server. My bill for sandwich & drink was $5.96 (including tax). Leaving $1 seemed unthinkable. Even the 33% tip I left felt chintzy as it was only $2. Other info that… --- ## [Why do women generally wear makeup and men generally do not wear makeup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-generally-wear-makeup-and-men-generally-do-not-wear-makeup/648011)
**Author:** [@TopTom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TopTom)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-generally-wear-makeup-and-men-generally-do-not-wear-makeup/648011 "2013-01-28T16:47:14Z")
Why do women generally wear makeup and men generally do not wear makeup? Tom, --- ## [Do you like fireplaces? Would you want one in your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fireplaces-would-you-want-one-in-your-house/648283)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-fireplaces-would-you-want-one-in-your-house/648283 "2013-01-28T16:07:57Z")
Prompted by a commercial I heard on the radio today, I’m wondering how other people feel about fireplaces. I don’t like them; I don’t really want one in my house, mostly because they smell terrible (I hate the smell of w… --- ## [Is it me, or has the SDMB hit a lull lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-has-the-sdmb-hit-a-lull-lately/648112)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-has-the-sdmb-hit-a-lull-lately/648112 "2013-01-28T15:45:59Z")
I feel like over the past two months or so, the Dope hasn’t really had the usual concentration of new threads. Or perhaps the newest threads don’t include topics of interest to me? I don’t know. Does anyone feel the same… --- ## [How compassionate are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-compassionate-are-you/648491)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-compassionate-are-you/648491 "2013-01-28T13:01:17Z")
We hear some pretty sad stories here and elsewhere. But we also hear some that are pretty stupid. However, “sad” and “stupid” are relative. One person’s sad story is another person’s WTF? Some people are pitiable in … --- ## [Chances To Win Presidency In Next 20 Years...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chances-to-win-presidency-in-next-20-years/648542)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chances-to-win-presidency-in-next-20-years/648542 "2013-01-28T12:55:53Z")
Not many thought the chances of electing a black President were realistic; some didn’t even thing it was possible even after Obama started winning primaries. Got me to thinking - what are the chances of others winning t… --- ## [Do you feel like a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-a-kid/648416)
**Author:** [@nion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nion)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-a-kid/648416 "2013-01-28T11:01:25Z")
I am going to be thirty-two this year. I have a receding hairline for crying out loud. And yet… I don’t feel like a grown-up… At least not all the time. Obviously around my kids I feel grown up (unless I’m being purpose… --- ## [Carbonation vs Sore Throat: Hurts So Good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbonation-vs-sore-throat-hurts-so-good/648403)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbonation-vs-sore-throat-hurts-so-good/648403 "2013-01-28T07:00:28Z")
I’ve got some kind of sinus thing happening which is causing two areas in the back of my throat to be very swollen and painful. Tonight despite the agony of swallowing, I just had this really stubbor craving for a carbo… --- ## [Hospital responsibility question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-responsibility-question/648589)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-responsibility-question/648589 "2013-01-28T04:28:46Z")
If a hospital patient is in a psychotic state, and they are being treated for a kidney problem, can a nurse ask them if they want to sign out against medical advice, (bc the nurse didnt want to deal with the patients psy… --- ## [How to get better at defining terms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-better-at-defining-terms/648437)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-better-at-defining-terms/648437 "2013-01-28T04:00:26Z")
Often times, when I’m told to define a word, I really don’t know how to. I know what the word means; it’s just that I have trouble putting into exact definition form. It would really be helpful if I could gain the skil… --- ## [Another Utopian Dream, Unrealized!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-utopian-dream-unrealized/648550)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-utopian-dream-unrealized/648550 "2013-01-28T03:02:37Z")
I was just reading a 1960’s essay by the late Arthur C. Clark-in which he predicted that mankind would be farming the seas by 2000-there would be underwater cities, we would be mining the ocean floors, and land-base… --- ## [Do you think future generations will bring all these Frozen heads back to life? Why bother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-future-generations-will-bring-all-these-frozen-heads-back-to-life-why-bother/648363)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-future-generations-will-bring-all-these-frozen-heads-back-to-life-why-bother/648363 "2013-01-28T01:28:33Z")
Another terminally ill lady freezing her head. I first heard about the procedure when baseball player Ted Williams had his head frozen and stored. It my be useful if the league ever has a shortage of baseballs. Lets ma… --- ## [Discount Points and Penalties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discount-points-and-penalties/648559)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discount-points-and-penalties/648559 "2013-01-27T21:36:37Z")
What do you think this brief paragraph is saying? “(1) Discount points should lower the interest rate paid on the loan but may not lower the overall cost of the loan. (2) If you refinance or pay off your loan quickly, y… --- ## [People's social skills.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoples-social-skills/648450)
**Author:** [@alnewman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alnewman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoples-social-skills/648450 "2013-01-27T21:19:14Z")
Do you feel that most of the people you have come into contact with thus far in your life posses good social skills? I think most people don’t. Sure many people are polite and considerate which I have no issues with. … --- ## [If all the earth's surface water vanished, would most of us die of anoxia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-earths-surface-water-vanished-would-most-of-us-die-of-anoxia/648457)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-earths-surface-water-vanished-would-most-of-us-die-of-anoxia/648457 "2013-01-27T19:07:32Z")
In the thread about crossing the oceans with bridges, someone suggested emptying the oceans, which inspires my question. Suppose all the oceans, seas, etc. were magically emptied of water. I would think that the air wo… --- ## [Legal question about car ownership/financing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-car-ownership-financing/648523)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-car-ownership-financing/648523 "2013-01-27T18:44:11Z")
My sister has a bit of a complicated legal situation, and I’m pretty sure that she just needs to talk to a lawyer to see what (if anything) can be done, but we aren’t even sure what kind of lawyer she would need to talk … --- ## [I have braces or How Soon will I die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-braces-or-how-soon-will-i-die/648387)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-braces-or-how-soon-will-i-die/648387 "2013-01-27T17:37:40Z")
For those or you who like it short and sweet my my question is: If I eat only 500 calories a day, comprised of a good balance of protein, fat and carbs, how soon will I die? Or will I just waste away and continue living… --- ## [Current tobacco cigarette smokers: Do you want to quit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-tobacco-cigarette-smokers-do-you-want-to-quit/643011)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-tobacco-cigarette-smokers-do-you-want-to-quit/643011 "2013-01-27T15:16:27Z")
Poll coming: Just a straightforward question to see what the interest level in quitting is for current cigarette smokers. Feel free to elaborate on your answers, if you wish. --- ## [When was the last time you had the flu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-had-the-flu/648326)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-had-the-flu/648326 "2013-01-27T04:21:42Z")
Poll to come. For poor absent-minded sods like myself who can’t remember the last time, I have an option for that too. May have been in the early 90’s, if you were to try to pin me down… --- ## [Is it possible to eat too much fresh fruit when dieting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-eat-too-much-fresh-fruit-when-dieting/648325)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-eat-too-much-fresh-fruit-when-dieting/648325 "2013-01-27T03:45:32Z")
I’m trying to lose weight. My strategy is to eat an actual serving of one of the “healthier” cereals (Raisin Bran, Shredded Wheat etc) with skim milk for breakfast. For lunch and dinner I’m trying to stay around 600 ca… --- ## [Tell me about Tacoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-tacoma/648357)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-tacoma/648357 "2013-01-27T03:07:42Z")
So, my apartment complex just raised my rent, yet again, and recently my daughter broached the subject of us moving to Tacoma and sharing a bigger place than either of us could afford alone. There are three commuter tra… --- ## [Has anyone driven Eastern US Route 50?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-driven-eastern-us-route-50/648225)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-driven-eastern-us-route-50/648225 "2013-01-27T02:46:32Z")
We’re back to Ocean City this summer, and my daughter is now old enough to drive. We normally whatever high-speed freeway we can, but since she’s still a relatively new driver, I’d like to split some time with her drivi… --- ## [Teens are starting to smoke e-cigs/vapes who have never smoked cigarettes before - True or false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-are-starting-to-smoke-e-cigs-vapes-who-have-never-smoked-cigarettes-before-true-or-false/648469)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-are-starting-to-smoke-e-cigs-vapes-who-have-never-smoked-cigarettes-before-true-or-false/648469 "2013-01-27T00:46:36Z")
A friend of mine who has recently started smoking an e-cigarette to wean himself from tobacco cigarettes said that he has heard that some kids are now starting to smoke e-cigs who have never smoked before. He said the va… --- ## [Is it common in your area for people to leave cars/houses unlocked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-in-your-area-for-people-to-leave-cars-houses-unlocked/647288)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-in-your-area-for-people-to-leave-cars-houses-unlocked/647288 "2013-01-27T00:46:35Z")
I live in a lower-middle to plain middle-middle class suburb and I don’t notice unlocked cars anymore. When I was a kid I’m pretty sure they were more common. Having said that I don’t be going around checking if cars are… --- ## [Cost for a website upgrade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-for-a-website-upgrade/647298)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-for-a-website-upgrade/647298 "2013-01-26T21:50:44Z")
I’m managing editor for a website that hasn’t been upgraded since it was first created about seven years ago. The design is ugly as hell, and the version of the software is, needless to say, several upgrades out of date. … --- ## [I'm graduating in 11 months. Financial tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-graduating-in-11-months-financial-tips/648367)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-graduating-in-11-months-financial-tips/648367 "2013-01-26T19:30:37Z")
So, I’m gonna be finished with my undergrad degree in December, graduating a semester early. I’m working a lot now, could probably even graduate over the summer if I wanted to spend the money on it, but I figured I’d sti… --- ## [Do you have any cute first cousins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-cute-first-cousins/647735)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-cute-first-cousins/647735 "2013-01-26T17:39:11Z")
I’ve thinking this one over, that there must be some incest taboo operating here, if I’m correct in finding all of my many first cousins utterly repulsive creatures. My mother had six siblings, all of whom had several k… --- ## [samples for special needs kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samples-for-special-needs-kids/648359)
**Author:** [@chall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chall)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samples-for-special-needs-kids/648359 "2013-01-26T17:24:29Z")
I am looking to find Free samples for some special needs kids to help teach hygein and for them to use at home. Anyone got any ideas on how to find them.:confused: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1365) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1367)