# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1399 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1400 --- ## [Furniture identification help needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furniture-identification-help-needed/639102)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furniture-identification-help-needed/639102 "2012-12-07T14:37:37Z")
My wife inherited an old cabinet from her grandmother. It’s quite an odd style, and we’d like to know more about it if possible. We have no idea how old it is, but it’s in the background of a family photo taken in the … --- ## [I'm too scared to stop being frightened! \[drug withdrawal\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-scared-to-stop-being-frightened-drug-withdrawal/643098)
**Author:** [@damagedgoods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damagedgoods)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-scared-to-stop-being-frightened-drug-withdrawal/643098 "2012-12-07T13:48:46Z")
:smack::smack:this is my virgin exprience w/this site.It really seems cool,but sorry if i make any F-Ups,or repeat post. Anybody got Helpful tips how to go down,then off Methadone?I been on since '91(yep,22&1/2 yrs& cou… --- ## [PSA: IBS sufferers, ask your doctor about Celiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-ibs-sufferers-ask-your-doctor-about-celiac/642932)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-ibs-sufferers-ask-your-doctor-about-celiac/642932 "2012-12-07T13:05:18Z")
Yeah, I know that it seems trendy, but seriously. Tell your doctor your symptoms and ask if you should be tested. Yes, even if you think you know your triggers for IBS. Even if you think it’s just that you can’t eat o… --- ## [Best place online to buy glass pipes (tobacco)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-online-to-buy-glass-pipes-tobacco/271015)
**Author:** [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-online-to-buy-glass-pipes-tobacco/271015 "2012-12-07T10:56:25Z")
I’m looking for the best website on which to buy a new glass pipe. I would really like a bubbler or sherlock, but am having a hard time choosing which website to go to. I want a quality thick piece of glass, but I don’… --- ## [When is it o.k. to call someone an idiot in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-o-k-to-call-someone-an-idiot-in-public/636148)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-o-k-to-call-someone-an-idiot-in-public/636148 "2012-12-07T10:28:17Z")
Inspired by this thread. Is it ever appropriate to stop someone in mid-sentence and say “You are an absolute idiot for having that opinion, and I want everyone within the sound of our voices to know this.”? --- ## [Cigarettes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarettes/643233)
**Author:** [@Braids](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Braids)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarettes/643233 "2012-12-07T09:19:33Z")
How long does it take nicotine to get out of your system after you quit smoking? --- ## [If we aren't married to other people by \_\_\_, we'll marry each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-arent-married-to-other-people-by-___-well-marry-each-other/642963)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-arent-married-to-other-people-by-___-well-marry-each-other/642963 "2012-12-07T07:41:17Z")
Has anyone heard of, or been part of, one of these pacts that actually came to fruition? How successful was the marriage? --- ## [So we've covered ink stains on work clothes. Now, how bad is pet hair on clothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-weve-covered-ink-stains-on-work-clothes-now-how-bad-is-pet-hair-on-clothing/643053)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-weve-covered-ink-stains-on-work-clothes-now-how-bad-is-pet-hair-on-clothing/643053 "2012-12-07T06:12:24Z")
Getting pet hair entirely out of clothes is really hard. To prevent the discussion from going haywire over “how much hair is too much”, I will pose the question another way instead, and focus on what kind of effort shou… --- ## [Planning road trip up the Pacific Northwest, tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-road-trip-up-the-pacific-northwest-tips/643160)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-road-trip-up-the-pacific-northwest-tips/643160 "2012-12-07T04:36:17Z")
I’m driving up north from San Francisco next weekend with really no destination in mind. The main things I want to see is a lot of the coast and water, and lighthouses, definitely lighthouses. Are there any good scenic … --- ## [Mechanics, can you tell from the damage who was at fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanics-can-you-tell-from-the-damage-who-was-at-fault/643130)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanics-can-you-tell-from-the-damage-who-was-at-fault/643130 "2012-12-07T03:07:14Z")
Idly looking at a damaged car in a store parking lot, I began to wonder if there’s any specific type of accident damage a mechanic can look at and say with confidence, “oh yeah, this is the driver who was at fault.” So w… --- ## [Where is my cat's collar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-my-cats-collar/637915)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-my-cats-collar/637915 "2012-12-07T01:12:04Z")
So, a cat adopted us about 4 years ago. She was a stray that found us as an older kitten, and with a cat door she comes and goes as she pleases. After paying a bajillion dollars to have her fixed and vaccincated, I fig… --- ## [Near Misses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/near-misses/641390)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/near-misses/641390 "2012-12-06T22:40:03Z")
What I mean by the title, is situations in which you came fearfully close to disaster–physical injury, disgrace, financial loss… For example, I used to do shopping for a semi-invalid customer. She gave me a shopping lis… --- ## [What impression do you get from background talking noise when you call a company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-impression-do-you-get-from-background-talking-noise-when-you-call-a-company/643180)
**Author:** [@al27052](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/al27052)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-impression-do-you-get-from-background-talking-noise-when-you-call-a-company/643180 "2012-12-06T20:27:56Z")
If you have to call a company’s call center, what impression do you get from there being noticeable amounta of background noise from other calls that nearby agents are taking? --- ## [Recommend a yoga DVD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-yoga-dvd/643152)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-yoga-dvd/643152 "2012-12-06T19:32:32Z")
I’m looking for a new yoga DVD to exercise now that it’s the off season for running. I have P90X, but the yoga DVD is too long for every day use. I like the pace and style of it, but I could use something closer to 45 mi… --- ## [What's your SAT Score?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-sat-score/642722)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-sat-score/642722 "2012-12-06T18:08:49Z")
What’s your SAT Score? --- ## [Why did you quit smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-quit-smoking/642573)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-quit-smoking/642573 "2012-12-06T15:49:16Z")
Wow there’s been a lot of smoking threads lately (one of them by me). That time of year I guess. Anyway, we’ve established who’s a smoker and who’s not (from the above linked poll I see we have quite a lot of quitters)… --- ## [Holiday this summer...what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-this-summer-what-to-do/643158)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-this-summer-what-to-do/643158 "2012-12-06T14:08:36Z")
Hi All, Well this summer I have one month free to go on a big trip. I really want to go out and have some serious fun and enjoy the best of life for awhile. I’m wondering if any dopers would have some ideas for me. I ha… --- ## [Australian Prime Minister states "Mayans are right, world will end."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-prime-minister-states-mayans-are-right-world-will-end/643138)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-prime-minister-states-mayans-are-right-world-will-end/643138 "2012-12-06T14:06:30Z")
I like a world leader with a sense of humor. Glad that she, like Joss Whedon’s take on Mitt Romney, is preparing for the zombiepocalypse. --- ## [Best Shopping Cart Plug-In for WordPress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-shopping-cart-plug-in-for-wordpress/641531)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-shopping-cart-plug-in-for-wordpress/641531 "2012-12-06T14:00:23Z")
Hi kids, I have a potential job creating a website for a local company. They want a CMS so I’ll be building it in WordPress. But they also want a fully functioning shopping cart. Does anyone have any recommendations fo… --- ## [Christmas Welding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-welding/642879)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-welding/642879 "2012-12-06T13:50:27Z")
Christmas Welding, not a stripper name, but rather a gift advice question. If I was to theoretically wish to set up my husband with a starter welding rig, what would I get? My guy is beyond handy (he built our house with… --- ## [How do Mexicans feel about their police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-mexicans-feel-about-their-police/643031)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-mexicans-feel-about-their-police/643031 "2012-12-06T10:57:17Z")
I read an article saying 71% of Mexicans do not trust their local cops, mostly because many of the cops are criminals themselves down there. I get the impression this isn’t just from the drug war, it also goes into the … --- ## [Why Humans have so little body hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-humans-have-so-little-body-hair/643091)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-humans-have-so-little-body-hair/643091 "2012-12-06T10:30:31Z")
I’m placing this in IMHO because there is no factual answer, and it seems too mild for Great Debates. Please re-home as needed. In the above linked column, Cecil points out that Bolding mine. There are two mamma… --- ## [Pronunciation of "twat"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-twat/642195)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-twat/642195 "2012-12-06T09:09:23Z")
In this thread, I noticed this comment: So, how do you say “twat”? --- ## [Defendant wins: why not countersue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defendant-wins-why-not-countersue/627425)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defendant-wins-why-not-countersue/627425 "2012-12-06T06:43:15Z")
I recently successfully defended a lawsuit. The plaintiff pretty much embarrassed himself (I objected to hearsay testimony by him 4 or 5 times, was sustained each time, until he screamed at the magistrate). The magistr… --- ## [You suspect a dear friend may be a murderer. Do you VOLUNTEER that info to the cops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-suspect-a-dear-friend-may-be-a-murderer-do-you-volunteer-that-info-to-the-cops/642874)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-suspect-a-dear-friend-may-be-a-murderer-do-you-volunteer-that-info-to-the-cops/642874 "2012-12-06T04:47:31Z")
Yes, it’s a hypothetical situation with a long storytelling scenario and ethical dilemma. If you don’t like these but are still reading, I can only assume you’re some sort of masochist. Let’s say you have a bosom friend… --- ## [Apple iPad vs. Blackberry PlayBook vs. ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-ipad-vs-blackberry-playbook-vs/642740)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-ipad-vs-blackberry-playbook-vs/642740 "2012-12-06T04:26:19Z")
My wife wants to get me a tablet computer for my birthday (bless her), and wants to make sure it’s one that I prefer. Any info on how these compare would be much appreciated. I do have some questions. I don’t have a s… --- ## [Question For People Who Lost a Lot of Weight and Regained It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-who-lost-a-lot-of-weight-and-regained-it/642955)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-who-lost-a-lot-of-weight-and-regained-it/642955 "2012-12-06T03:50:25Z")
In the last few months, I have heard a lot of stories online about people who dieted and lost some boss amount of weight, only to regain pretty much all of it. Sometimes even more than they lost. In fact, it seems a lo… --- ## [Maximum workweek hours and have a family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-workweek-hours-and-have-a-family/642400)
**Author:** [@Xavier\_Breath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier_Breath)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-workweek-hours-and-have-a-family/642400 "2012-12-06T01:50:18Z")
So I recently saw a job description for a position in my line of work (professional, creative, graduate degree required) that had a work load expectation of 62 hours a week. Yikes! I do a similar job with similar results… --- ## ["Right to Know" why a gun went off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-know-why-a-gun-went-off/643076)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-know-why-a-gun-went-off/643076 "2012-12-06T01:17:58Z")
I live in a small town, and there was a report of a shooting on Monday night. The town’s unofficial Facebook blew up with rumors and speculation and bashing on “teenagers” and “parents who won’t raise their kids” and la… --- ## [What's a fair price for this old computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-fair-price-for-this-old-computer/643017)
**Author:** [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-fair-price-for-this-old-computer/643017 "2012-12-05T23:25:55Z")
I recently built myself a new computer and am considering selling the old one. It is four years old, and the basic specs that most people care about are: 3 GB of RAM (upgradable to 8 GB max) 320 GB 7200 RPM HDD 2.4 G… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1398) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1400)