# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1387 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1388 --- ## [Anyone ever kept a sleep log or diary? Any suggestions for what I should include?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-kept-a-sleep-log-or-diary-any-suggestions-for-what-i-should-include/644998)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-kept-a-sleep-log-or-diary-any-suggestions-for-what-i-should-include/644998 "2012-12-26T16:38:44Z")
Hey guys. So, I’m finally fed up with the level of stressful dreams I’ve been having pretty much all my life but even more so lately, waking up several times throughout the night, having physically painful dreams, visual… --- ## [So assuming we go over the fiscal cliff 1/1/13 what things happen to the lives of everyday people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-assuming-we-go-over-the-fiscal-cliff-1-1-13-what-things-happen-to-the-lives-of-everyday-people/644880)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-assuming-we-go-over-the-fiscal-cliff-1-1-13-what-things-happen-to-the-lives-of-everyday-people/644880 "2012-12-26T16:27:29Z")
Looking for answers re what is at the bottom of the cliff for the average citizen. --- ## [Does the limited range in Celsius temps seem bizarre to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-limited-range-in-celsius-temps-seem-bizarre-to-you/642773)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-limited-range-in-celsius-temps-seem-bizarre-to-you/642773 "2012-12-26T15:29:49Z")
I’m accustomed to temp ranges from 8 degrees to 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Mike Holmes is sweating like a pig building a wall on a 38 degree day. I’d freeze my nuts off without a jacket. Oh wait, he’s talking Celsius. 100 … --- ## [Cause of body heat, yet no fever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cause-of-body-heat-yet-no-fever/644901)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cause-of-body-heat-yet-no-fever/644901 "2012-12-26T14:46:50Z")
I moved into a really big 5000 sq ft, 3 level brick home…recently finished the lowest level, and pretty much moved in to exclusively ( i live alone). The lowest level is a split level; on a hill, so on 3 sides its mostly… --- ## [Are Town Health Departments Very Lax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-town-health-departments-very-lax/645026)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-town-health-departments-very-lax/645026 "2012-12-26T13:09:44Z")
I was watching that cable show (Restaurant Impossible)-where that Brit ex-chef goes around fixing failing restaurants. The show I saw concerned a restaurant in Pennsylvania-Italian, family run. The thing that got me-whe… --- ## [Trying to make sense of a situation - is my coworker stupid or shrewd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-make-sense-of-a-situation-is-my-coworker-stupid-or-shrewd/644604)
**Author:** [@OleOneEye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OleOneEye)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-make-sense-of-a-situation-is-my-coworker-stupid-or-shrewd/644604 "2012-12-26T05:23:11Z")
I’m trying to make sense of my coworker’s behavior. She’s 21, just had a baby in September, and is already pregnant with #2. She works about 15 hours a week, and the father doesn’t have a job. Which seems more likely … --- ## [I want to be a (21st Century) Musician](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-a-21st-century-musician/644282)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-a-21st-century-musician/644282 "2012-12-26T04:23:00Z")
I buy a high-end digital synthesizer which can imitate an entire orchestra of instruments. A really nice microphone. And a Midi-to-USB cable. What connects to the USB connector to replace the entire studio? Are we … --- ## [Divorce without legal representation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-without-legal-representation/645120)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-without-legal-representation/645120 "2012-12-26T03:58:24Z")
My sister is in a very bad, totally one-sided marriage. Her husband was a real charmer during their years-long courtship but after the wedding he became a real “Mr. Hyde-ian,” hyper-controlling monster. They have been … --- ## [Have you had the "college dream"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-the-college-dream/643868)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-the-college-dream/643868 "2012-12-26T03:36:49Z")
I graduated from (US) college (i.e. university) over five years ago, though I’ve been taking the occasional class here and there. I had that dream again - the one where you suddenly realize that you registered for a cla… --- ## [Adult self soothing poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-self-soothing-poll/644950)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-self-soothing-poll/644950 "2012-12-26T02:35:21Z")
It’s odd what pops into your head at night isn’t it? Occasionally I’ll read about someone who as an adult sucks their thumb or uses a blankie or bear to get to sleep, & decided to see who was brave enough to 'fess up. H… --- ## [Anxiety as it relates to matters of taste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-as-it-relates-to-matters-of-taste/645053)
**Author:** [@eddyg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eddyg)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-as-it-relates-to-matters-of-taste/645053 "2012-12-26T00:29:32Z")
I have had anxiety for a long time relating to being judged negatively for my preferences in movies, music, and other personal interests. Particularly on the Internet, there is a very disturbing tendency for some people… --- ## [Is panty sniffing a purely male activity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-panty-sniffing-a-purely-male-activity/644724)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-panty-sniffing-a-purely-male-activity/644724 "2012-12-25T17:59:38Z")
Inspired by the Crime Scene thread that I’m sure we’re all familiar with by now, I just wanted to ask this question. Obviously not all males sniff panties. I don’t know the percentage of men who make a regular activity … --- ## [Do you celebrate Christmas at your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-celebrate-christmas-at-your-house/645007)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-celebrate-christmas-at-your-house/645007 "2012-12-25T16:58:09Z")
Do you celebrate Christmas at your house and how much? --- ## [How do I deal with a big change in profit sharing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-deal-with-a-big-change-in-profit-sharing/640761)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-deal-with-a-big-change-in-profit-sharing/640761 "2012-11-13T04:33:20Z")
I’ll make this short. My small company pays employees a quarterly profit sharing bonus. It’s not huge, but it’s always welcome. There used to be at least three of us that received this bonus, as we were the whole of the … --- ## [Which Falls is Prettier: Twin Falls, or Idaho Falls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-falls-is-prettier-twin-falls-or-idaho-falls/644190)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-falls-is-prettier-twin-falls-or-idaho-falls/644190 "2012-12-25T07:04:18Z")
Mrs. Tango and I will be taking a big road trip in next fall - our classic convertible turns 50 years old next year and we’re taking it on a Route 66 Road Trip. Our Day 1 destination as we head to the Chicago start, from… --- ## [Who else drives a manual transmission by choice...or am I the only one left???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-drives-a-manual-transmission-by-choice-or-am-i-the-only-one-left/644716)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-drives-a-manual-transmission-by-choice-or-am-i-the-only-one-left/644716 "2012-12-25T04:16:34Z")
Every time someone rides in either of my vehicles for the first time, they are surprised that I “still” choose a manual transmission (aka- ‘stick shift’). Apparently, I am the only person that many of these people know … --- ## [Menaced by jaundiced incontinent thugs on the 38-Geary bus. Say it ain't so!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menaced-by-jaundiced-incontinent-thugs-on-the-38-geary-bus-say-it-aint-so/644967)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menaced-by-jaundiced-incontinent-thugs-on-the-38-geary-bus-say-it-aint-so/644967 "2012-12-25T01:39:53Z")
Those of you who listened to the “Hidden Cities” episode of NPR’s Snap Judgment, a weekly spoken word program hosted by Glynn Washington, will know immediately from the title what I’m talking about. Each episode compris… --- ## [Oh, cool. My friend's cat(s) peed in my shoes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-cool-my-friends-cat-s-peed-in-my-shoes/644860)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-cool-my-friends-cat-s-peed-in-my-shoes/644860 "2012-12-24T23:08:10Z")
Little fuckers… Fact: My friend’s cats are assholes. Fact: These cats have hated me since day one. One of the first times I ever went over, they splashed their litter box contents all over in some territorial show of a… --- ## [iPad vs. iPad Mini](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-vs-ipad-mini/645022)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-vs-ipad-mini/645022 "2012-12-24T21:11:41Z")
I mentioned elsewhere that my ‘stunt computer’\*, a 2005 PowerBook G4, failed on our trip to New Orleans, leaving me ‘off the grid’ for seven days. Since I wasn’t sneaking in any work (girlfriend = no downtime to do so) … --- ## [No true Scotsman alcohol/drug addict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-true-scotsman-alcohol-drug-addict/644737)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-true-scotsman-alcohol-drug-addict/644737 "2012-12-24T21:06:43Z")
\*Yes I know alcohol is a drug, I’m going with popular use. Anyway in several discussions I’ve had I’ve raised the issue of so called functional addicts, those addicted to alcohol and drugs who manage to lead rather ordi… --- ## [What's the easiest master's degree program to get into? To complete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-easiest-masters-degree-program-to-get-into-to-complete/644985)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-easiest-masters-degree-program-to-get-into-to-complete/644985 "2012-12-24T20:35:35Z")
Of US based, regionally accredited master’s degree (either academic or professional) programs, What is the easiest to get into? I think someone on this board mentioned that there were some programs with little or no … --- ## [What's The Probability of This? (Two Lightbulbs Burning Out at the Same Time)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-probability-of-this-two-lightbulbs-burning-out-at-the-same-time/645014)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-probability-of-this-two-lightbulbs-burning-out-at-the-same-time/645014 "2012-12-24T19:45:42Z")
Last night I turned on the kitchen light-two ceiling fixtures-one went on, the other one was dead. These are two-bulb (CFL type), and I installed them about 3 years ago. I was looking at the replacement bulbs-they are … --- ## [How did my name get added as joint w my dad on bank acct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-name-get-added-as-joint-w-my-dad-on-bank-acct/645024)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-name-get-added-as-joint-w-my-dad-on-bank-acct/645024 "2012-12-24T18:20:39Z")
Situation: dad is 93. Mom died 2yrs ago…one sister moved in with dad, and made herself power of atty, to pay bills, etc. Problems: Just b4 mom died, her sister died, an apparent my aunt had a lot in CDs, that my great … --- ## [What job are you likely to get with your major? A study reveals...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-are-you-likely-to-get-with-your-major-a-study-reveals/644857)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-are-you-likely-to-get-with-your-major-a-study-reveals/644857 "2012-12-24T17:54:40Z")
To quote the article: Scroll down to see the groupings split for clearer viewing. For those of you who majored in one of these categories, did their analysis come close to your current situation? For me, an econ maj… --- ## [Any hints for dealing with an obsessive talker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-hints-for-dealing-with-an-obsessive-talker/629351)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-hints-for-dealing-with-an-obsessive-talker/629351 "2012-12-24T17:31:53Z")
Mr. Athena and I know a couple that we really like, and we’re relatively close with. We don’t see them more than once every couple of months because we both have busy schedules, but we’ve known them for going on ten year… --- ## [It's Part of Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-part-of-me/586656)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-part-of-me/586656 "2012-12-24T17:30:23Z")
I was dating a girl last summer and we went out to eat at a restaraunt one day. It was afternoon on a weekday and the restaraunt was pretty deserted. We were greeted by the hostess who led us to the table of our choosi… --- ## [Garages, cars and other stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garages-cars-and-other-stuff/644639)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garages-cars-and-other-stuff/644639 "2012-12-24T14:57:30Z")
This is a poll about garages. How do you use yours? I am talking about garages at your residence, not off-site storage lockers. I’m also not talking about parking lots or parking spaces. Carports are ok. Garages assign… --- ## [How would you respond to this jerk on Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-this-jerk-on-facebook/644398)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-this-jerk-on-facebook/644398 "2012-12-24T10:45:51Z")
Someone who is not an idiot, but can be a jerk, posted the following statement on Facebook: \*\*\*How about talking about control of murderous lunatics? an exchange– “What is the gun community going to do about this trage… --- ## [Unisex Definitions of Overweight and Obese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unisex-definitions-of-overweight-and-obese/644819)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unisex-definitions-of-overweight-and-obese/644819 "2012-12-24T09:42:57Z")
I was researching diet, weight loss, and obesity the other day online and I was surprised to learn that the Center for Disease Control has a unisex standard for “overweight” as well as for “obese.” This strikes me as ri… --- ## [Who would you save? A baby or a panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-save-a-baby-or-a-panda/644253)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-save-a-baby-or-a-panda/644253 "2012-12-24T07:26:57Z")
Inspired by this thread. If you only have time to save one of them, whom would you save? A baby human (if it matters, they are disability-free, with two loving parents) A baby giant panda (it is very healthy and non-i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1386) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1388)