# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1382 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1383 --- ## [I need TV101 advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tv101-advice/645564)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-tv101-advice/645564 "2013-01-04T00:32:42Z")
I grew up with TV free over the air and I haven’t advanced much since then. I had cable once and I had satellite once, both in small towns with little choice. I found them very much over priced. if I could get even ONE n… --- ## [Where would medicine be in 5 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-medicine-be-in-5-years/645695)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-medicine-be-in-5-years/645695 "2013-01-03T23:37:00Z")
If all the medical books were suddenly destroyed and every one involved in medicine over the age of 30 suddenly left earth where might we be in 5 years? --- ## [I'm afraid of the "Singularity"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-of-the-singularity/645610)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-of-the-singularity/645610 "2013-01-03T22:43:53Z")
I’ve been aware of this idea of Ray Kurzweil’s for a while, but I didn’t really investigate what it entailed until recently. I don’t like the future that he describes, but I don’t see anyone else complaining much. Whic… --- ## [For opponents of SSM, how do you react to seeing images/video of happy gay couples being married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-opponents-of-ssm-how-do-you-react-to-seeing-images-video-of-happy-gay-couples-being-married/643602)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-opponents-of-ssm-how-do-you-react-to-seeing-images-video-of-happy-gay-couples-being-married/643602 "2013-01-03T21:32:33Z")
I’m a supporter of SSM, and upon seeing the recent images of ecstatic couples getting married in Washington state, I felt a nice little wave of good feelings. But it made me wonder- how do opponents of gay marriage reac… --- ## [Suggestions for an economical four wheel drive pickup truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-an-economical-four-wheel-drive-pickup-truck/645782)
**Author:** [@Carlarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlarm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-an-economical-four-wheel-drive-pickup-truck/645782 "2013-01-03T20:45:53Z")
I’ll be coming into a moderate sum of money soon and I’m thinking of buying a four wheel drive pickup truck for my daughter. She lives way out in the boonies in Northern California with many steep, un-paved roads. She ow… --- ## [Online MBA Programs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-mba-programs/645828)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-mba-programs/645828 "2013-01-03T20:34:28Z")
My employer wants me to get an MBA. The local universities are expensive and going to a physical class doesn’t work well with my full-time work schedule. So I have been looking into online programs. Has anyone done an on… --- ## [Please recommend to me material on the history of smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-to-me-material-on-the-history-of-smoking/645956)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-to-me-material-on-the-history-of-smoking/645956 "2013-01-03T19:49:18Z")
Yet another Crazy Shower Idea… I got to thinking this morning about smoking. I know that tobacco originated in the Americas, and presumably smoking did as well. I also know about smoking in the twentieth century, and su… --- ## [Anyone taken a plastering course (DIY)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-a-plastering-course-diy/645944)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-a-plastering-course-diy/645944 "2013-01-03T19:35:37Z")
I have moved into a 1920s house that needs quite a bit of plastering work. Thinking of going to the local technical college for a plastering course - there’s a few on offer that typically last 4 days, cost around 250 qui… --- ## [Advice on buying a dog.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-a-dog/645883)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-a-dog/645883 "2013-01-03T19:01:51Z")
Me and my wife decided to buy a maltese dog. I visited some dog related forums but I got confused. According to the advice there, I must avoid pet shops because these puppies are raised in horrible conditions, often are… --- ## [How Would You Re-Design The Human Body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-re-design-the-human-body/645473)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-re-design-the-human-body/645473 "2013-01-03T17:03:18Z")
OK - so say your job up was to design the human body - you get a decent salary and have some nice benefits, but your final design is due next week. What upgrades or changes would you have made in the design of humans? … --- ## [Parents, do you get embarrassed when your child is having an irrational breakdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-get-embarrassed-when-your-child-is-having-an-irrational-breakdown/645843)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-get-embarrassed-when-your-child-is-having-an-irrational-breakdown/645843 "2013-01-03T16:49:58Z")
Not when the child is hungry, or tired, or being denied anything, but just a total meltdown for seemingly no reason. I ask because I was witness last month to one of these. The child had a complete screaming crying melt… --- ## [should I offer unsolicited advice regarding my girlfriend's piss-poor resume'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-offer-unsolicited-advice-regarding-my-girlfriends-piss-poor-resume/645786)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-offer-unsolicited-advice-regarding-my-girlfriends-piss-poor-resume/645786 "2013-01-03T16:47:44Z")
My girlfriend (of two months) is sort of putting out “feelers” for a different job. She recently posted her resume’ on LinkedIn, and when I clicked on it, I was stunned at how poorly it’s written. It literally sounds l… --- ## [Believers: Your reaction if you are shown to be wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-your-reaction-if-you-are-shown-to-be-wrong/645691)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-your-reaction-if-you-are-shown-to-be-wrong/645691 "2013-01-03T16:35:11Z")
Let’s say that tomorrow we all wake up to 100% irrefutable evidence of the Truth. The Truth is so beyond our feeble, immature consciousness that we can’t even fathom of fraction of it. Until tomorrow, when–for whatever… --- ## [Can you O.D. on Metamucil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-o-d-on-metamucil/645766)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-o-d-on-metamucil/645766 "2013-01-03T16:29:15Z")
I can’t remember if I took my morning dose or not. It’s kind of, you know, important. --- ## [Shenanigans in the dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shenanigans-in-the-dark/645901)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shenanigans-in-the-dark/645901 "2013-01-03T15:50:51Z")
What are some crazy acts you like to pull off in the darkness? On New Years, me and my friends wanted to have fun without guns. We still however wanted to make some ruckus. So, we decided to fire off a chainsaw. It soun… --- ## [I'm going to spend a million dollars on small 950 sqr foot condo...reasonable idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-spend-a-million-dollars-on-small-950-sqr-foot-condo-reasonable-idea/645634)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-spend-a-million-dollars-on-small-950-sqr-foot-condo-reasonable-idea/645634 "2013-01-03T14:44:17Z")
I am looking for a new place to hang my hat and am rather taken with this particular offering at the brand-new Four Seasoons hotel/condo in Toronto. For anyone interested, there is a bit more information about the proje… --- ## [What's Up With Iran's Nuclear Program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-irans-nuclear-program/645947)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-irans-nuclear-program/645947 "2013-01-03T14:05:47Z")
Item in Drudge:Isfahan residents evacuation order Could this be true? If a leak, it is either an accident (quite possible, given the rushed nature of the program), or sabotage (maybe another variant of the “Stxnet” v… --- ## [Does "deferol" work? Herbs can delay climax? Explain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-deferol-work-herbs-can-delay-climax-explain/635738)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-deferol-work-herbs-can-delay-climax-explain/635738 "2013-01-03T13:57:42Z")
To my surprise, there is an herbal, over the counter “remedy” for Premature Ejaculation that is oral, not topical. Any men try this? How could herbs change how sensitive nerve endings are? Amazon reviews were few and l… --- ## [Are German Shepherds really the best police dogs? What other dogs could you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-german-shepherds-really-the-best-police-dogs-what-other-dogs-could-you-use/645617)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-german-shepherds-really-the-best-police-dogs-what-other-dogs-could-you-use/645617 "2013-01-03T11:00:00Z")
Are German Shepherdsreally the best police dogs bar none or there other breeds that could do as well? Just curious. --- ## [If I give up Fios TV, what are my options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-give-up-fios-tv-what-are-my-options/645781)
**Author:** [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-give-up-fios-tv-what-are-my-options/645781 "2013-01-03T04:54:09Z")
Since part of my 2013 goals is to significantly reduce my debt load, I am considering dropping the TV part of my ‘entertainment’ plan that currently includes TV, internet and landline phone that runs me about $150/month.… --- ## [Is there a male equivalent of the little black dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-male-equivalent-of-the-little-black-dress/645075)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-male-equivalent-of-the-little-black-dress/645075 "2013-01-03T04:49:59Z")
Something that all men supposedly look good in? --- ## [What to do about neice touching my legs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-neice-touching-my-legs/645464)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-neice-touching-my-legs/645464 "2013-01-03T02:47:16Z")
Hi today I was showing my 5 year old niece Barbie and she was touching my hairy legs a few times. I eventually just got up and said she can sit out the chair and I found another chair. BTW at her house she is sometimes w… --- ## [TV sound bar recommendations, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sound-bar-recommendations-please/645771)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sound-bar-recommendations-please/645771 "2013-01-03T01:54:32Z")
We’ve decided we want to get a sound bar for our TV. I’ve tried researching and reading reviews, but so far, I’m just confused. We aren’t looking for a theater experience - we just want better sound than our TV offers,… --- ## [Guys: How interested are you in seeing attractive nude persons of your preferred gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-interested-are-you-in-seeing-attractive-nude-persons-of-your-preferred-gender/645890)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-interested-are-you-in-seeing-attractive-nude-persons-of-your-preferred-gender/645890 "2013-01-03T01:35:43Z")
Flip side of this thread for the girls. Me, absent the real thing (which means yum if she is reasonably attractive to me, natch), I much prefer full-body shots in stills: closeups get increasingly boring the closer in t… --- ## [Shoulder Impingement, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoulder-impingement-anyone/570111)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoulder-impingement-anyone/570111 "2013-01-03T01:22:30Z")
Pain in my arm for 3 weeks, can’t get it into a comfortable position to sleep, throbbing, burning. Dx today. Cortisone shot, and PT Rx. No info about ergonomics at work (me\>graphic designer, on the computer all day). And… --- ## [Could You Be Like Dean Reed - Moving To A Dictatorship To Become Famous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-be-like-dean-reed-moving-to-a-dictatorship-to-become-famous/645846)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-be-like-dean-reed-moving-to-a-dictatorship-to-become-famous/645846 "2013-01-03T01:09:13Z")
I was watching a silly film on cable called “Marigold” - about a US actress who moves to India and gets involved with Bollywood - and suddenly I remembered the story of Dean Reed. Here is the Wikipedia entry of Dean Ree… --- ## [Friend w cancer. Should i inform his estranged daughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-w-cancer-should-i-inform-his-estranged-daughter/644899)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-w-cancer-should-i-inform-his-estranged-daughter/644899 "2013-01-03T00:18:31Z")
As mention in another OP, my good friend and next door neighbor was just last week diagnosed…he is a simple country boy. Something happened yrs ago, and neither his son nor daughter communicate with him…my guess is, yrs… --- ## [The Shoe Thread (esp: Red Wing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shoe-thread-esp-red-wing/645898)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shoe-thread-esp-red-wing/645898 "2013-01-02T23:53:18Z")
Let’s talk shoes. I’ve always been a: buy-a-good-pair-of-shoes-and-they’ll-last-you-forever type of guy. I recently asked my wife to take two pair of shoes to the cobbler for new soles. One place wanted $65, the oth… --- ## [Crazy heart palpitations right before the period.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-heart-palpitations-right-before-the-period/645809)
**Author:** [@Yelena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelena)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-heart-palpitations-right-before-the-period/645809 "2013-01-02T23:36:13Z")
Hi to everyone who is reading ! I need help and I need it ASAP ! I started noticing that right before my period starts, I get blood pressure ups and crazy heart rate. It is continues to get worse every month. Lately … --- ## [Are you more of a hoarder or an anti-hoarder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-more-of-a-hoarder-or-an-anti-hoarder/645772)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-more-of-a-hoarder-or-an-anti-hoarder/645772 "2013-01-02T21:10:59Z")
I’m more of an anti-hoarder. I hate having clutter or too much stuff so I chuck anything I don’t need/want. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1381) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1383)