# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1381 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1382 --- ## [Quantum Gas Temperature Drops Below Absolute Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-gas-temperature-drops-below-absolute-zero/646078)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-gas-temperature-drops-below-absolute-zero/646078 "2013-01-05T06:52:42Z")
Article Here Is this a major scientific discovery? Or is this just some vague quantum physics thing that doesn’t really change any paradigms or contribute much. The article is woefully vague on what it even means to re… --- ## [Advice on joining class action lawsuit (birth control)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-joining-class-action-lawsuit-birth-control/637891)
**Author:** [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-joining-class-action-lawsuit-birth-control/637891 "2013-01-05T05:26:14Z")
Looking for info/advice on joining a class action lawsuit. Have you ever taken part in one? (besides the ones that you get added into without doing anything? I’ve gotten those little checks from Netflix or whatever bef… --- ## [How would you have changed the Civil War so the South won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-have-changed-the-civil-war-so-the-south-won/645082)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-have-changed-the-civil-war-so-the-south-won/645082 "2013-01-05T04:09:25Z")
So you’ve been transported back to 186X and can take one action that would end up in the CSA winning. You don’t chronoport into someone so you can’t become Jefferson Davis and give Johnston the seniority he deserves. Y… --- ## [Home invasion defense: hand gun, sawed-off shotgun, Uzi, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-invasion-defense-hand-gun-sawed-off-shotgun-uzi-etc/644723)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-invasion-defense-hand-gun-sawed-off-shotgun-uzi-etc/644723 "2013-01-05T02:42:58Z")
If you home were to be invaded, which single weapon (below) would be your first choice? --- ## [My Friend is considering buying a Gun for Home Defense, what practical things should I tell him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-considering-buying-a-gun-for-home-defense-what-practical-things-should-i-tell-him/645427)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-considering-buying-a-gun-for-home-defense-what-practical-things-should-i-tell-him/645427 "2013-01-05T01:23:14Z")
This is not a gun debate thread! My friend and his wife live in an apartment with their two small children. He is thinking of getting a gun for home defense. I don’t know much about guns but this is what I told him: Sh… --- ## [When reading, do you stop to look up a word you don't know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-reading-do-you-stop-to-look-up-a-word-you-dont-know/645871)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-reading-do-you-stop-to-look-up-a-word-you-dont-know/645871 "2013-01-04T23:13:14Z")
I just starting reading JK Rowling’s “The Casual Vacancy” and I’m surprised at the number of words I’m encountering of which I don’t know the definition. Most of the words are familiar, in that I’ve seen them before, and… --- ## [AAA---worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-worth-it/645981)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-worth-it/645981 "2013-01-04T21:31:25Z")
I have two cars that are fairly newish and well-maintained (a 2010 Beetle and a 2008 Civic Hybrid). We travel some, but not more than twice a year. Is AAA worth the $100 it would cost to cover both me and my fiance? I h… --- ## [Please share your experiences with buproprion (Wellbutrin)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-experiences-with-buproprion-wellbutrin/645975)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-experiences-with-buproprion-wellbutrin/645975 "2013-01-04T21:28:31Z")
Today I started a buproprion regimen. I took my first pill about 90 minutes ago and so far, I don’t feel any different… maybe just a little bit more anxious than usual. Would you please share with me your experiences ta… --- ## [I have ~$200. What should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-200-what-should-i-buy/645949)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-200-what-should-i-buy/645949 "2013-01-04T21:20:40Z")
Preferably something from Amazon, and preferably something about 50 bucks or less. I don’t wanna blow all the Christmas money on a watch or one pair of headphones knowhatImsayin? --- ## [Thumb locks up and cracks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thumb-locks-up-and-cracks/646102)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thumb-locks-up-and-cracks/646102 "2013-01-04T20:56:44Z")
For all of you not-a-doctors out there who might have some experience… about a week ago my thumb joint nearest the nail started cracking. It started out as just cracking with no pain involved but it seems to have gotte… --- ## [Is it odd to go to a restaurant just for dessert and coffee/tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-to-go-to-a-restaurant-just-for-dessert-and-coffee-tea/645628)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-to-go-to-a-restaurant-just-for-dessert-and-coffee-tea/645628 "2013-01-04T20:21:18Z")
My husband, mother, and I were staying in a hotel and we thought we’d go to a restaurant at the hotel for some dessert and coffee. This is something pretty common amongst my friends and relations, but the management was… --- ## [Home theater speakers: significant swings in movie volume. Can I fix this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-theater-speakers-significant-swings-in-movie-volume-can-i-fix-this/646067)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-theater-speakers-significant-swings-in-movie-volume-can-i-fix-this/646067 "2013-01-04T20:21:04Z")
I live in a small place and have surround sound home theater speakers with my TV setup. It seems that especially with Blu-Ray movies, I have to turn up the volume for speaking parts and then when action happens, it’s li… --- ## [Men: peeing through the fly in your underwear, or over it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-peeing-through-the-fly-in-your-underwear-or-over-it/470114)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-peeing-through-the-fly-in-your-underwear-or-over-it/470114 "2013-01-04T20:02:04Z")
I seek support for my position that the only way to pee is to hoist your junk out of your underwear entirely, and not to use that ridiculous little slit in the front of it. It’s so much more comfortable! Easier to contr… --- ## [Let me bounce some term paper ideas off you guysfor my Japanese Art and Edo class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-bounce-some-term-paper-ideas-off-you-guysfor-my-japanese-art-and-edo-class/637786)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-bounce-some-term-paper-ideas-off-you-guysfor-my-japanese-art-and-edo-class/637786 "2013-01-04T19:29:56Z")
Yes, it’s for homework, but please, I am not asking you to do it for me. I would like to bounce some ideas off people, if possible. I am not an Art Person. That doesn’t mean I don’t like art, or don’t appreciate art, bu… --- ## [Dryer balls: do they work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-balls-do-they-work/550250)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-balls-do-they-work/550250 "2013-01-04T19:25:34Z")
Okay, jokers, take your shots. But has anybody used these? Do they actually do anything? My wife is interested in buying some (for the dryer, damn it!), but I thought I’d see if anybody has comments first. --- ## [Home Theater Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-theater-experiences/645868)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-theater-experiences/645868 "2013-01-04T19:19:31Z")
I have recently moved into a condo. In the house I used to live in, I generally listened to the tv through the tv speakers (Sony Bravia). I listened to music through my “stereo” (klipsch bookshelf speakers, Polk subwoofe… --- ## [Catholic Grade School & Sexual Fantasies--Q&A](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-grade-school-sexual-fantasies-q-a/645829)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-grade-school-sexual-fantasies-q-a/645829 "2013-01-04T18:34:32Z")
This may be lengthy but I would really like to hear everybody’s answers and opinions on this, especially if you were a guy who grew up attending Catholic schools, although I do welcome anybody who wishes to offer some ho… --- ## [How Rich People Got Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-rich-people-got-rich/630567)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-rich-people-got-rich/630567 "2013-01-04T18:24:20Z")
I’m doing a little research about the American Dream: hard work can lead to wealth. Part of this research is figuring out how rich people ($1 billion US or more net worth) got that way. So far, I’ve identified 4 main f… --- ## [Which is likely to happen first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-likely-to-happen-first/646075)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-likely-to-happen-first/646075 "2013-01-04T18:22:50Z")
Whether it is in a Decade, a Century or a Millennium… Which is most likely to happen first? Contact with another intelligent species or the destruction of Earth and humankind? --- ## [Tramp Stamp poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tramp-stamp-poll/632254)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tramp-stamp-poll/632254 "2013-01-04T17:45:32Z")
We all know what they are. We all seem to have experiences with them… How do these tattoos stand up to the stereotype of the usual owner? I was going to make this a poll, but the choices got out of hand. So just tell u… --- ## [Anyone get a cool calendar for Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-a-cool-calendar-for-christmas/645837)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-a-cool-calendar-for-christmas/645837 "2013-01-04T13:53:01Z")
It’s that time of year again, and despite both Christmas and my birthday happening in the last few weeks, nobody bought me a calendar. So I’m on my own for this important decision. What calendar should I buy? My standar… --- ## [Official Straight Dope Poll: Women, do you Sit or Hover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-straight-dope-poll-women-do-you-sit-or-hover/644002)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-straight-dope-poll-women-do-you-sit-or-hover/644002 "2013-01-04T13:46:13Z")
Cecil and I were chatting last night about research topics and we found an interesting question regarding the public toilet habits of women. Namely, there seems to be some surprising numbers on how many women will hover … --- ## [If you had a chance to witness the resurrection or other religious event , would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-chance-to-witness-the-resurrection-or-other-religious-event-would-you/645596)
**Author:** [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-chance-to-witness-the-resurrection-or-other-religious-event-would-you/645596 "2013-01-04T13:02:25Z")
And are you a devout Christian? Why or why would you not witness it? The question is limited in scope to "make - or - break " religious moments . However much you would want to witness the trial of Socrates or something… --- ## [Do you know anyone who celebrates Kwanzaa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-celebrates-kwanzaa/645550)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-celebrates-kwanzaa/645550 "2013-01-04T08:39:04Z")
Sometimes I hear about Kwanzaa, a \[del\]holiday\[/del\] week-long celebration invented by an atheist black nationalist for some atheist black nationalist reason or another. I don’t think I really know anyone who observes i… --- ## [Bathroom Tissue, WTF is that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-tissue-wtf-is-that/79160)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-tissue-wtf-is-that/79160 "2013-01-04T06:34:03Z")
OK, so I’m sitting down, you know…the place where I do my best thinking, and I realize that I’m out of toilet paper. So, I scare up another roll from a package marked “bathroom tissue”. It got my mind rolling, why do pe… --- ## [Dopers: How do you feel being referred to as a "Derper"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-how-do-you-feel-being-referred-to-as-a-derper/645974)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-how-do-you-feel-being-referred-to-as-a-derper/645974 "2013-01-04T06:19:21Z")
Tittle says it all. If there was a group of people that referred to you (or us) as a Durper(s), would you find that at all insulting? Even slightly? ETA: I meant Durper not Derper. --- ## [I might actually be considering a Round the World trip next year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-actually-be-considering-a-round-the-world-trip-next-year/645484)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-actually-be-considering-a-round-the-world-trip-next-year/645484 "2013-01-04T04:11:45Z")
Hey all, I’ve traveled before in my life. I’ve spent six weeks in Europe and one month in India. I never truly gave this much thought before, but there’s a real opportunity for me to plan a year of round the world trave… --- ## [HALP! I have no idea what to name my new puppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-i-have-no-idea-what-to-name-my-new-puppy/645541 "2013-01-04T02:52:49Z")
So I thought I was getting a basset hound, but the basset guy screwed me over. Fate intervened and I’m now the proud new mommy of a 6 week old Shar-Pei. Female, full blooded. What on earth am I gonna name her? I’m op… --- ## [Help me not cut my fingers off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-not-cut-my-fingers-off/646012)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-not-cut-my-fingers-off/646012 "2013-01-04T01:38:46Z")
I borrowed an inexpensive wet tile saw from my BIL. My intention is to cut pieces of Fenton glass brokenware that might be as large as 3" x 4" into smaller pieces. Because it’s brokenware, the pieces are not flat. They m… --- ## [Good Office-style app for iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-office-style-app-for-ipad/645658)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-office-style-app-for-ipad/645658 "2013-01-04T00:57:59Z")
Got myself one of those fancy new retina display iPads for Christmas. I deserve it! One thing I would love to be able to do is to sit on the couch in the morning and do my banking. But I do it old-school, with my budget… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1380) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1382)