# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1398 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1399 --- ## [My dog has a tumor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-a-tumor/643389)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-a-tumor/643389 "2012-12-08T22:09:13Z")
Ten year old boston terrier. Good dog. I will be damned to all sorts of hell before I spend three times the money to save an old dog as get a pup. Rather just adopt one. --- ## [Should I buy a new MacBook Pro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-new-macbook-pro/643421)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-new-macbook-pro/643421 "2012-12-08T21:28:14Z")
I currently have a “MacBook 13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008,” 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. It’s had a few annoying issues, like having to reset the SMC every time I turn it on, which makes booting up take about 5 minutes, and… --- ## [Ask Superdude!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-superdude/83921)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-superdude/83921 "2012-12-08T21:25:18Z")
Since everyone else is doing it, I wanted to start an “Ask the…” thread. But I’m not anything extraordinary. So I hereby present: Ask Superdude! \[sub\]fanfare\[/sub\] That’s right! Step right up and ask anything about Su… --- ## [I am being sued for credit card debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-being-sued-for-credit-card-debt/643385)
**Author:** [@LiliesOfTheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiliesOfTheField)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-being-sued-for-credit-card-debt/643385 "2012-12-08T20:44:36Z")
Long time lurker, rare poster. Looking for a little bit of legal related advice. I was reading the local paper and found a legal notice that I was being sued in Superior Court by a bank. The notice said I have 30 days … --- ## [Home weather station advice / experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-weather-station-advice-experiences/643425)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-weather-station-advice-experiences/643425 "2012-12-08T19:40:48Z")
I’m thinking of getting my wife a home weather station for Christmas. She had a wireless outside thermometer that stopped working last year, and would like another one. She’s also often interested in rainfall amounts. … --- ## [Did my mom get a malnourished kitten? Any long term health risks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-mom-get-a-malnourished-kitten-any-long-term-health-risks/643422)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-mom-get-a-malnourished-kitten-any-long-term-health-risks/643422 "2012-12-08T18:48:25Z")
My mom got a 6 week old kitten about 2 weeks ago so it is about 8 weeks old now. The thing was tiny, it pretty much fit into the palm of one hand. Apparently the mother died when the kittens were living in a barn, a fami… --- ## [Mama cat hugs kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-cat-hugs-kitten/643431)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-cat-hugs-kitten/643431 "2012-12-08T18:34:58Z")
I did a search and did not find this posted yet. If it was, sorry, mod can delete it. Thisis so sweet it may give you cavaties in your teeth. It is a five-star Awwwww! --- ## [Wretched excess homes, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wretched-excess-homes-why/642942)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wretched-excess-homes-why/642942 "2012-12-08T15:04:49Z")
Having never known anyone who was obscenely wealthy or otherwise overprivileged, I’ve always had something of a morbid fascination with our privileged elite who get a ton of money and just plain lose it all. I read last… --- ## [Past pulmonary embolisms and present major bruising - Do I worry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/past-pulmonary-embolisms-and-present-major-bruising-do-i-worry/643399)
**Author:** [@mamakat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamakat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/past-pulmonary-embolisms-and-present-major-bruising-do-i-worry/643399 "2012-12-08T12:44:44Z")
About 5 years ago I had 2 pulmonary embolisms. The doctors think it was from the Ortho Evra patch, since I was only 27, but I’m adopted and have no family history. I was on coumadin for 6 months and then I was off any … --- ## [will we ever again see a time where "just anyone" can get through security at the airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-again-see-a-time-where-just-anyone-can-get-through-security-at-the-airport/642701)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-again-see-a-time-where-just-anyone-can-get-through-security-at-the-airport/642701 "2012-12-08T10:34:30Z")
As much as times have changed in the last 20 years, would there ever be a reason for the TSA people to let anyone and everyone through the metal detectors? I’m thinking back on the old days, when if I was flying somewhe… --- ## [Need computer advice re: reformatting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-computer-advice-re-reformatting/643364)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-computer-advice-re-reformatting/643364 "2012-12-08T10:32:31Z")
I have a Dell Inspiron 1720 I bought new in 2008. It came with Windows Vista 32bit which I later upgraded to Windows 7. Over the past few weeks I have gotten occasional error messages about corrupted files and noticed mu… --- ## [Do animals have a sense of humor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-have-a-sense-of-humor/642918)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-have-a-sense-of-humor/642918 "2012-12-08T07:13:23Z")
Just asking. To me, they seem like they have an unexplainable sense of humor. So weird. :dubious: --- ## [Explain banquet pricing to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-banquet-pricing-to-me/643219)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-banquet-pricing-to-me/643219 "2012-12-08T05:41:18Z")
As you can tell from prior posts, I will be hosting a rehearsal dinner come October 2012. I started looking now. I have contacted and am gathering information from a number of places. All the places that have been reco… --- ## [Kid’s camera that doesn’t suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-s-camera-that-doesn-t-suck/643365)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-s-camera-that-doesn-t-suck/643365 "2012-12-08T04:49:30Z")
The Dudeling loves taking pretend pictures and playing with tablets/phones that capture images. I want to get him a camera, but everything I’m finding is relatively crapulent. I basically want the picture quality of my … --- ## [Ambiguous names.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambiguous-names/643261)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambiguous-names/643261 "2012-12-08T04:46:57Z")
I am sure some of you have one and I wonder if you even notice? Signed Harry. --- ## [Are You (Or Someone You Know) In The Beginning Stages Of Macular Degeneration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-or-someone-you-know-in-the-beginning-stages-of-macular-degeneration/643351)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-or-someone-you-know-in-the-beginning-stages-of-macular-degeneration/643351 "2012-12-08T02:50:02Z")
I am, according to my Opthalmologist. Both wet and dry, right now. I know. One more thing to add to the damn list, isn’t it?:slight\_smile: Also I have cataracts, no big deal about that - old age;). Corrective surgery w… --- ## [Ever had two jobs simultaneously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-two-jobs-simultaneously/642840)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-two-jobs-simultaneously/642840 "2012-12-08T01:39:27Z")
I might need to get a night job in addition to my full-time day job. This means that for 5 days of the week, I might have to function on 3 hours of sleep a day, making up the “sleep debt” over the weekend. I expect this … --- ## [Does the school have the right to know why your kid was absent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-school-have-the-right-to-know-why-your-kid-was-absent/643117)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-school-have-the-right-to-know-why-your-kid-was-absent/643117 "2012-12-08T01:06:45Z")
A friend of mine is angry about the fact that her child’s school told her that if she didn’t put the reason her child was absent on the note, her child would not be considered excused. She contends that it is none of the… --- ## [Where Do You See The USA Economy in 2013?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-the-usa-economy-in-2013/643353)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-the-usa-economy-in-2013/643353 "2012-12-08T00:59:10Z")
I am a bit pessimistic about 2013-unemployment is still high, and Europe appears to be sliding back into recession. The USA has accumulated massive debts, which will act as a brake upon economic growth. China appears… --- ## [Why are people so gullible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-gullible/643029)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-gullible/643029 "2012-12-07T23:13:16Z")
I used to have this job working for an invention company. We “invented” products for clients who had ideas. Like, have you ever thought of an idea and said, “Wow, I should do something with that. I could make a fortun… --- ## [Man arrested exploiting lock flaw to break into hotel room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-exploiting-lock-flaw-to-break-into-hotel-room/642806)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-exploiting-lock-flaw-to-break-into-hotel-room/642806 "2012-12-07T22:42:38Z")
So, some sunlight averse, snack-food junkiespends 3 years in momma’s basement trying to crack the code to electronic door locks. Me, I like photography and sporting clays. To each his own. However, instead of telling … --- ## [Hearing protection for toddlers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-protection-for-toddlers/643094)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-protection-for-toddlers/643094 "2012-12-07T22:06:56Z")
We’re taking the Dudeling to his first P-Funk concert this weekend. Since he’s only three, we want to protect his hearing for a lifetime of concert and sound enjoyment—so we’d like to get him earmuffs/hearing protection. … --- ## [Want a new dog, need suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-new-dog-need-suggestions/642869)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-new-dog-need-suggestions/642869 "2012-12-07T18:40:57Z")
My boyfriend is really wanting a new dog and I think I’m ready to take the plunge and get a dog together with him. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, and the more I have thought about it, the more I have been w… --- ## [Sleep Aid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-aid/643252)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-aid/643252 "2012-12-07T18:24:03Z")
I have a long plane trip ahead of me and I’ve requested a prescription sleep aid from my doctor. The first time he gave me Ambien and it didn’t help me sleep at all. I never even got drowsy on it. This time he is prescr… --- ## [What Part Were You in the School Play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-were-you-in-the-school-play/642889)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-were-you-in-the-school-play/642889 "2012-12-07T18:17:05Z")
Poll to follow. --- ## [MAYDAY - newborn kitten won't/can't nurse \[Update: sad outcome\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-newborn-kitten-wont-cant-nurse-update-sad-outcome/631447)
**Author:** [@starwarsfreek42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starwarsfreek42)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-newborn-kitten-wont-cant-nurse-update-sad-outcome/631447 "2012-12-07T17:37:03Z")
It’s time for another episode of That Chick With Too Many Pets! plays intro theme music Tonight’s edition involves a stray cat I’ve given shelter to in my utility room. She was knocked up and her people appear to have… --- ## [seek information about the law - not advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seek-information-about-the-law-not-advice/643215)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seek-information-about-the-law-not-advice/643215 "2012-12-07T16:03:59Z")
I gave Home Depot a deposit check for some work to be done. Check never cleared, and then I discover, upon finding my account overdrawn(!), that they charged me - using my check routing information and account number - … --- ## [Guy gets job/promotion because he's engaged to the boss's daughter. Ever happen IRL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-gets-job-promotion-because-hes-engaged-to-the-bosss-daughter-ever-happen-irl/643293)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-gets-job-promotion-because-hes-engaged-to-the-bosss-daughter-ever-happen-irl/643293 "2012-12-07T16:02:05Z")
This trope is a romantic comedy staple. Sometimes the guy is conniving the innocent daughter. Other times the daughter has plans for the future that she ‘forgot’ to consult fiance’ about. It’s usually clear that the prom… --- ## [I just want to buy a goddam stereo. Little help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-buy-a-goddam-stereo-little-help/642989)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-buy-a-goddam-stereo-little-help/642989 "2012-12-07T15:56:36Z")
I just want a stereo. Not 5.1 or 7.1 or 2.1. Just left and right channels. It doesn’t need a radio, or any video capabilities. I don’t care if it has those things, but I don’t want to pay for the whole she-bang if I don’… --- ## [Looking for advice and suggestions for a new car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-and-suggestions-for-a-new-car/642762)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-and-suggestions-for-a-new-car/642762 "2012-12-07T15:39:53Z")
OK, I’m starting to seriously consider purchasing a new vehicle, possibly as soon as this spring. Actually I’d consider something sooner than that, but it would truly have to be a deal too good to pass up, and I could a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1397) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1399)