# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1373 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1374 --- ## [Planet Fitness gym: anyone have experience with them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-fitness-gym-anyone-have-experience-with-them/647422)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-fitness-gym-anyone-have-experience-with-them/647422 "2013-01-17T22:49:12Z")
Planet Fitness website. Their membership starts at $10 a month (“plus applicable taxes”) with a one-year commitment and $29.00 to join. Last gym I belonged to was significantly more spendy, and I really didn’t use the s… --- ## [What's an M1 Carbine going for nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-an-m1-carbine-going-for-nowadays/646747)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-an-m1-carbine-going-for-nowadays/646747 "2013-01-17T22:19:15Z")
I have a couple of M1 Carbines made for WWII. One is an Inland (General Motors) with the flat bolt, and the other is an IBM with the round bolt. The former is in better condition (new, as-original finish stock), but th… --- ## [What is your opinion on this department store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-on-this-department-store/647328)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-on-this-department-store/647328 "2013-01-17T22:11:47Z")
Hey guys, I was wondering what are your impressions on the department store shown in this video clip? House Of Fraser department store in Doncaster (formerly Binns) - YouTube I did not make this video, one of my friends… --- ## [What is with our smoke detector?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-our-smoke-detector/647430)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-our-smoke-detector/647430 "2013-01-17T21:44:11Z")
We have lived in our particular apartment/townhome building for a year and a half now. The building was newly constructed not too long before we moved in, and as far as I can tell, all of the smoke detectors are wired to… --- ## [Share your stories about caring for elderly parents.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-stories-about-caring-for-elderly-parents/647196)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-stories-about-caring-for-elderly-parents/647196 "2013-01-17T21:13:02Z")
No hypothetical ethical dilemmas today, children, nor even a poll; just a real-life situation and call for advice. Last week, my eldest niece had to save my father from burning his house down with himself in it. Dad has… --- ## [the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax/647548)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax/647548 "2013-01-17T21:05:44Z")
When reading this particular story, I get to wondering - who really cares? Apparently he didn’t do anything illegal, so why all the fuss? --- ## [Why do I hear piano in my right ear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-hear-piano-in-my-right-ear/647499)
**Author:** [@laos88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laos88)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-hear-piano-in-my-right-ear/647499 "2013-01-17T20:22:06Z")
I keep hearing piano keys ding ding ding…and it keeps repeating itself over and over again. I been hearing this sound since last night. I woke up thought someone was playing baby’s piano upstairs at 4 something AM! I ask… --- ## [Is it rude to correct a friend's spelling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-correct-a-friends-spelling/647322)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-correct-a-friends-spelling/647322 "2013-01-17T20:17:21Z")
Suppose a friend e-mails or texts you and talks about a group of people being a click, for example. In your reply, when you say something about said click, do you correct it to clique, thus subtly calling them a bad spel… --- ## [Adjusting to a colder climate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjusting-to-a-colder-climate/647463)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjusting-to-a-colder-climate/647463 "2013-01-17T19:43:32Z")
I’ve moved north, and I am cold. It was 33 degrees today, which is so very much colder than my old home town even in the dead of winter. I see people walking around in light jackets or sweatshirts, so I think we must jus… --- ## [What does crying DO for us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-crying-do-for-us/647461)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-crying-do-for-us/647461 "2013-01-17T19:23:24Z")
What is it about crying that is so beneficial for a person? “Beneficial” may not be the best term but when someone is upset, often times crying will be a sort of outlet for some of the grief or sorrow that is causing th… --- ## [I think I'm going to cry. Whining, rage, and advice inside. (Hair related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-going-to-cry-whining-rage-and-advice-inside-hair-related/647191)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-going-to-cry-whining-rage-and-advice-inside-hair-related/647191 "2013-01-17T18:17:49Z")
First the rage: God-fucking-damn it! For the love of bacon, who do I have to fuck around here to find a good salon that I don’t have to travel to the other side of the Earth to get to? I’m not unusually picky about salon… --- ## [Best branch of the military for civilian life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-branch-of-the-military-for-civilian-life/647289)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-branch-of-the-military-for-civilian-life/647289 "2013-01-17T16:37:51Z")
Another thread was about someone’s son possibly joining the military. I and others opined that certain branches might better prepare a person for life in the real world. Which branches of the military do you think best… --- ## [Pronouncing "Louisville" like you're throwing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-louisville-like-youre-throwing-up/647345)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-louisville-like-youre-throwing-up/647345 "2013-01-17T16:14:33Z")
It’s definitely not “LOO-IS-VILLE” and definitely not a Frenchified “Loo-ee-ville” but instead people keep make sounds like they’re puking up their lunch–I can’t even really transcribe this sound, just that it begins wit… --- ## [Have you actually known or heard of anyone getting in trouble for a website they visited at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-actually-known-or-heard-of-anyone-getting-in-trouble-for-a-website-they-visited-at-work/647284)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-actually-known-or-heard-of-anyone-getting-in-trouble-for-a-website-they-visited-at-work/647284 "2013-01-17T16:03:26Z")
I always hear people talk about how their company “monitors their email and internet use at work”. This sort of implies that there is some person or persons in some control room in the bowels of the IT department…I don’… --- ## [Huffpo: "Vaccine Court Awards Millions to Two Children With Autism"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huffpo-vaccine-court-awards-millions-to-two-children-with-autism/647512)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huffpo-vaccine-court-awards-millions-to-two-children-with-autism/647512 "2013-01-17T16:03:10Z")
This has been making the rounds on Facebook, and people I previously thought sane are in wild support of the feds ponying up big bucks to autism sufferers due their “vaccine-caused autism” From the article: It’s early… --- ## [Circumstances where a nuclear counterstrike would not occur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumstances-where-a-nuclear-counterstrike-would-not-occur/647363)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumstances-where-a-nuclear-counterstrike-would-not-occur/647363 "2013-01-17T15:02:41Z")
The thread on Chinese anti-ship missiles has got me thinking; What circumstances would a nation not respond atomicly to a nuclear strike? I’ve thought of two ones; If you are obsenely mismatched in atomic weapon capabi… --- ## [Kitchen renovation budget - How much is too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-renovation-budget-how-much-is-too-much/525909)
**Author:** [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-renovation-budget-how-much-is-too-much/525909 "2012-10-19T10:23:47Z")
I am looking to renovate my kitchen. My house was recently assessed at about $400 000. I thought around $30-40 000 would get me a very nice kitchen. I read somewhere that you should spend about 10% of your home’s value o… --- ## [I've got to euthanize a pet -- do we go or just drop him off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-to-euthanize-a-pet-do-we-go-or-just-drop-him-off/646446)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-to-euthanize-a-pet-do-we-go-or-just-drop-him-off/646446 "2013-01-17T03:09:24Z")
Our dachshund, Charlie, has congestive heart failure. After trying several treatments and nursing him along, we and the veterinarian agree that it is time to stop and let Charlie take the journey into the next realm. C… --- ## [Though I've conducted no polls...\[anyone respect any religious groups?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/though-ive-conducted-no-polls-anyone-respect-any-religious-groups/646897)
**Author:** [@alnewman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alnewman)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/though-ive-conducted-no-polls-anyone-respect-any-religious-groups/646897 "2013-01-17T03:08:46Z")
Is there any organized religious group that you admire and or respect? You may not agree with most of they’re views but you admire certain aspects about they’re way of life perhaps. I admire certain aspects of the Ami… --- ## [Eye surgery - opinions requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-surgery-opinions-requested/636076)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-surgery-opinions-requested/636076 "2013-01-17T03:07:39Z")
Not asking for medical advice; I have a very good opthalmologist. He’s said that I am now a candidate for cataract removal, which I understand involves replacing the lenses of my eyes (one at a time) with better ones. … --- ## [What can you tell me about using an employment headhunter to find a new job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-using-an-employment-headhunter-to-find-a-new-job/647224)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-using-an-employment-headhunter-to-find-a-new-job/647224 "2013-01-16T21:14:53Z")
I think the time has come for me to explore finding another job. I like my current job, but I’ve gone as far up this particular ladder as I can. The only way up from here is if I go to law school which, at the age of 56,… --- ## [Please give me examples of "Fox news Lies".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-me-examples-of-fox-news-lies/647389)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-me-examples-of-fox-news-lies/647389 "2013-01-16T21:14:42Z")
I am NOT a Fox News fan. Not by any stretch of the imagination. I also pretty much agree with the Fox News animus that goes along with the majority of this board. That said, if were to be called to the carpet and asked… --- ## [career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career/647147)
**Author:** [@KnightRider1400](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KnightRider1400)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career/647147 "2013-01-16T20:54:06Z")
I am trying to transition out of the military. I’m 32 and don’t know what I want to do for a living. any suggestions? --- ## [Speculation on the Future of Medical Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-on-the-future-of-medical-science/647285)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-on-the-future-of-medical-science/647285 "2013-01-16T20:15:22Z")
I could go into a long-winded preamble, but the thread idea is a pretty simple one - what breakthroughs do you think are most likely to occur in the near future? Now, ideally, if you have some sort of background (M.D., … --- ## [Why so many liberals here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-liberals-here/646552)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-liberals-here/646552 "2013-01-16T19:37:02Z")
Or are there, even? This is a serious question, but one where a factual answer likely does not exist. According to Gallup, as of 2010 conservatives were (and have been) the largest ideological group in the US. 42% of … --- ## [Hair styling, cooking and fashion: Why do the best tend to be men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-styling-cooking-and-fashion-why-do-the-best-tend-to-be-men/647342)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-styling-cooking-and-fashion-why-do-the-best-tend-to-be-men/647342 "2013-01-16T18:59:58Z")
Over in this thread (I think I'm going to cry. Whining, rage, and advice inside. (Hair related) - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board) the question came up of why the best hair stylists for women tend to b… --- ## [Online obituary recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-obituary-recommendations/647378)
**Author:** [@snorlax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snorlax)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-obituary-recommendations/647378 "2013-01-16T18:40:19Z")
Hi, I’ve recently lost a loved one and was thinking of placing an online obituary in addition to the local newspaper. I’ve had a look around and there seem to be a few sites so I was wondering if anyone can either offer … --- ## [Would taking a woman to a nice hotel woo her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-taking-a-woman-to-a-nice-hotel-woo-her/647128)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-taking-a-woman-to-a-nice-hotel-woo-her/647128 "2013-01-16T18:39:02Z")
There’s something I have learned lately. Some people, despite growing up in middle-class or above families, have never stayed in a nice hotel. I’m not sure why, I think it would be rude to ask. Many of those people conti… --- ## [Places around Chicago to Expose People to Siberian Cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-around-chicago-to-expose-people-to-siberian-cats/647308)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-around-chicago-to-expose-people-to-siberian-cats/647308 "2013-01-16T17:11:40Z")
For many reasons, the family I nominally head has decided we could really benefit from a cat, if only two of us weren’t allergic. So my daughter, who is both allergic and desperately wants a cat, did some research and f… --- ## [Tell me about taking a Norwegian cruise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-taking-a-norwegian-cruise/647299)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-taking-a-norwegian-cruise/647299 "2013-01-16T16:35:48Z")
I’m pinin’ for the fjords, you betcha. Anyway, my family of four (me, Mrs. Spiff, and two teen-agers) are thinking of joining forces with my parents and taking a cruise along the coast of Norway this June. We would not … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1372) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1374)