# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1396 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1397 --- ## [possible malware/ adware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-malware-adware/643448)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-malware-adware/643448 "2012-12-11T19:46:43Z")
hi dopers, delurking to hopefully avail myself of your wisdom because this thing is driving me crazy… Certain words appear to be hyperlinked and when I mouse over them a pop up appears advertizing something or telling … --- ## [What are the waiters secretly calling you on the receipt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-waiters-secretly-calling-you-on-the-receipt/643641)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-waiters-secretly-calling-you-on-the-receipt/643641 "2012-12-11T19:26:59Z")
Inspired by this thread. I’m sure the waitstaff are doing this sort of thing all the time but not getting caught usually and the descriptions not always being unflattering but merely descriptive. So what do you think i… --- ## [Tucking in T-shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucking-in-t-shirts/642266)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucking-in-t-shirts/642266 "2012-12-11T18:15:52Z")
Walking around Seattle, I see many tourist-looing men who tuck their T-shirts into their trousers or jeans or shorts. May it’s just me, coming from California where things tend to be casual and weather tends to be hot, … --- ## [Effects of daily morphine use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effects-of-daily-morphine-use/584811)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effects-of-daily-morphine-use/584811 "2012-12-11T17:13:26Z")
Hello Everyone, I realize that this is a question for my health care proffesionals, but when asked I don’t ever seem to get a straight forward answer. I had 3 major back surgeries and lucky me, I get to have massive chr… --- ## [Can we firmly state that Straight Dope Community is more educated than any other internet community?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-firmly-state-that-straight-dope-community-is-more-educated-than-any-other-internet-community/642415)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-firmly-state-that-straight-dope-community-is-more-educated-than-any-other-internet-community/642415 "2012-12-11T16:14:34Z")
What basing it upon, can we say that? Is it just an impression that I got? Cite? Is it arrogant to say that? --- ## [What should I get my totally awesome "niece"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-get-my-totally-awesome-niece/643548)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-get-my-totally-awesome-niece/643548 "2012-12-11T14:28:16Z")
So, I’ve got this friend who is a bit more than a friend. More of a brother. He’s got a kid, Rowan. I’m not big on kids. Don’t like em generally. However, Rowan is the most awesome kid in the world. Incredibly smart and … --- ## [Should taxes paid be corporations that give you income count as tax you pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-taxes-paid-be-corporations-that-give-you-income-count-as-tax-you-pay/643682)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-taxes-paid-be-corporations-that-give-you-income-count-as-tax-you-pay/643682 "2012-12-11T11:59:01Z")
It’s a significant part of the claim in this thread. That the highest 1% pay twice as much of an effective as the average taxpayer … which they do only claim they have personally paid those taxes paid by corporations tha… --- ## [2-in-1 shampoos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-in-1-shampoos/643647)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-in-1-shampoos/643647 "2012-12-11T06:23:15Z")
I started using a 2-in-1 shampoo when I was mom to lots of little kids and finding 10 minutes to shower was extremely challenging. And I found that my hair looked and felt pretty much the same as the old shampoo-then-co… --- ## [Should behaviors be considered infectious agents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-behaviors-be-considered-infectious-agents/643683)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-behaviors-be-considered-infectious-agents/643683 "2012-12-11T05:41:38Z")
The other day I heard a public radio bit with someone considering murder in Newark as analyzed from an epidemiologic perspective: the behavior of murder as an infectious agent which spreads similarly to other infectious … --- ## [Ask the emotional vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-emotional-vampire/641925)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-emotional-vampire/641925 "2012-12-11T04:18:52Z")
Do you know any of the 5 types of emotional vampire? A person who hurts so much it’s hurtful just to be around them? Some of us are paranoid (the Splitter type), grandiose (the Narcissist), even sadistic (the Critic). S… --- ## [Should A Person Lower Their Standards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-person-lower-their-standards/643154)
**Author:** [@DixonSteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DixonSteele)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-person-lower-their-standards/643154 "2012-12-11T03:33:06Z")
Hello all! I’ve often heard ‘so and so’s standards are too high’, when it comes to dating. And this got me to thinking; is it reasonable, maybe even practical, that a person should deliberately lower their standards in … --- ## [International Travel: Greece, Germany, Cost Rica, Iceland, ???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-greece-germany-cost-rica-iceland/643452)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-greece-germany-cost-rica-iceland/643452 "2012-12-11T03:25:40Z")
So Lady Chance hit me with a proposal last night that next summer we should spend 10-14 days overseas. We sorta narrowed it down to: Germany (for the Black Forest stuff and castles) Italy (landscape, archaeology, and … --- ## [King Edward VIII Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-edward-viii-question/643560)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-edward-viii-question/643560 "2012-12-11T02:02:34Z")
I’m sure this has been asked before, but I can’t find an answer in the archives. When King Edward VIII became King of England he was already ‘dating’ Wallace Simpson, a twice divorced American. Since he was head of th… --- ## [A student of mine was killed yesterday, and I don't know what to do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-student-of-mine-was-killed-yesterday-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do/643477)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-student-of-mine-was-killed-yesterday-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do/643477 "2012-12-11T01:52:55Z")
Yesterday evening, one of my students was killed in a traffic accident. I feel so utterly useless. I only found out by running into one of her classmates at the mall - turns out I’d left home before the announcement cam… --- ## [Could you remain friends with someone who faked cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-remain-friends-with-someone-who-faked-cancer/643486)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-remain-friends-with-someone-who-faked-cancer/643486 "2012-12-11T00:41:24Z")
A male friend of mine faked pancreatic cancer about 18 months ago. He wove a very elaborate and plausible web of lies to everyone in his life: brothers, son, ex-wife, co-workers, bosses and friends. He cooked up fake rad… --- ## ['Sup with Facebook? Is it down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sup-with-facebook-is-it-down/643650)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sup-with-facebook-is-it-down/643650 "2012-12-11T00:37:40Z")
Seems to be down, but Down For Everyone says: :dubious: --- ## [When referring to "left" and "right" from another person's point of view.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-referring-to-left-and-right-from-another-persons-point-of-view/643589)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-referring-to-left-and-right-from-another-persons-point-of-view/643589 "2012-12-11T00:09:33Z")
Quickly,which half of this bizarre dress shows the most skin? --- ## [Nanny Cams/child pornography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanny-cams-child-pornography/643441)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanny-cams-child-pornography/643441 "2012-12-10T23:43:38Z")
I’m looking for some legal precedent on this. Specifically Wisconsin. A PI friend of mine told me about a precarious situation he and one of his clients found themselves in. They were concerned the baby sitter (teenage… --- ## [How to find ISP for a secondary residence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-isp-for-a-secondary-residence/643613)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-isp-for-a-secondary-residence/643613 "2012-12-10T23:12:23Z")
\[The recession has enabled us to invest in a “re-po” residence at a ridiculously low price. While playing handy-man doing fix-up on this place an ISP would be handy.\] Carson City, NV, BTW. We can always run off to Starb… --- ## [facebook help? making my attendance to an "event" private?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-help-making-my-attendance-to-an-event-private/643534)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-help-making-my-attendance-to-an-event-private/643534 "2012-12-10T23:07:25Z")
I’m still pretty new to Facebook, just a few months in. When I “join” a public event I have discovered that it sometimes shows up in the newsfeeds of friends. Is there any way to avoid this? I don’t particularly want … --- ## [Dear Third World Charities...where the heck are the governments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-third-world-charities-where-the-heck-are-the-governments/643590)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-third-world-charities-where-the-heck-are-the-governments/643590 "2012-12-10T22:40:04Z")
The letters for charity donations start pouring in, and looking them over, I noticed one thing: no mention of the countries government. Governments are completely absent from the picture. Build a school, a hospital, a v… --- ## [Would you rather: Coin a Phrase OR Have a Famous Sandwich Named After You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-coin-a-phrase-or-have-a-famous-sandwich-named-after-you/643339)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-coin-a-phrase-or-have-a-famous-sandwich-named-after-you/643339 "2012-12-10T21:54:03Z")
Would you prefer to coin a phrase like “a fate worse than death” that is commonly used and part of the language for a very long time, but to whom few people know its origin – OR – have a famous and widely-served sandwich… --- ## [People who recommends learning Chinese and Russian instead of European languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-recommends-learning-chinese-and-russian-instead-of-european-languages/643537)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-recommends-learning-chinese-and-russian-instead-of-european-languages/643537 "2012-12-10T20:46:34Z")
I came across a person today. When he realized I studied German, he laughed at me in a mocking way. He said “In case today’s economic situation is in the future, keeping favoring Russia and China, knowing their language … --- ## [An insight on confidence (from one who often lacks it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-insight-on-confidence-from-one-who-often-lacks-it/641808)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-insight-on-confidence-from-one-who-often-lacks-it/641808 "2012-12-10T20:41:54Z")
It’s often said, “Confidence comes when you don’t care what other people think about you.” I find that pat. Not caring what others think about you is the easy part. Confidence only comes when you don’t care what you thi… --- ## [Let's give thanks for free-floating anxiety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-give-thanks-for-free-floating-anxiety/641921)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-give-thanks-for-free-floating-anxiety/641921 "2012-12-10T20:28:58Z")
“American energy is the energy of violence, of free-floating resentment and anxiety unleashed by chronic cultural dislocations which must be, for the most part, ferociously sublimated. This energy has mainly been sublima… --- ## [People who've migrated to Windows 8: Do you like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-whove-migrated-to-windows-8-do-you-like-it/642376)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-whove-migrated-to-windows-8-do-you-like-it/642376 "2012-12-10T20:16:08Z")
I thought about making this an insane rant threatening the lives, health, and sanity of everyone in Redmond, Washington, but I left my Khuzdul dictionary at home and thus do not have access to sufficient Dwarvish curse w… --- ## [Why is history important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-history-important/643350)
**Author:** [@Kamrusepas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamrusepas)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-history-important/643350 "2012-12-10T19:37:53Z")
So, why is knowing about history important to the person of today? The bf and I are having a discussion about it. --- ## [Nail Polish - is it primarily for teens and young adults?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nail-polish-is-it-primarily-for-teens-and-young-adults/643516)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nail-polish-is-it-primarily-for-teens-and-young-adults/643516 "2012-12-10T18:22:32Z")
I’ve noticed very few of my coworkers wear nail polish. The ones that do are single and in their early twenties. I’m curious if nail polish is used all that much by women (and men that are into it) as they get older. G… --- ## [Fill in the blank: I'll do \_\_\_\_\_, but not superficially similar \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, because \_\_\_\_\_\_.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blank-ill-do-_____-but-not-superficially-similar-__________-because-______/643624)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blank-ill-do-_____-but-not-superficially-similar-__________-because-______/643624 "2012-12-10T18:12:34Z")
Can you think of any activities you don’t enjoy but are willing to tolerate? If so, are there related and superficially similar activities you will not engage in? If so, what are they, and what are your reasons? --- ## [Share your protect-civilization-from-zombies plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-protect-civilization-from-zombies-plan/643134)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-protect-civilization-from-zombies-plan/643134 "2012-12-10T17:54:21Z")
Suggested by a discussion in the current Walking Dead thread, which only laziness prevents me from linking to. By means too contrived to go into here, you have gained the friendship and confidence of the President. Thus… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1395) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1397)