# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1405 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1406 --- ## [Dopers with Seizures: Have you experienced this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-seizures-have-you-experienced-this/642223)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-seizures-have-you-experienced-this/642223 "2012-11-28T17:48:25Z")
I had two tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures in October. I’m 45 and (to my knowledge) it was the first seizure I’ve had. I was really goofy for a few days after the seizure and had a really powerful spiritual experience … --- ## [Is it Worth Trying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-trying/642271)
**Author:** [@adonis\_boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adonis_boy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-trying/642271 "2012-11-28T17:24:40Z")
I am a non-EU citizen about to graduate from a master programme in a EU university. There is this job in UK I am very excited about but knowing the work restrictions for non-EU in UK discourages me. On the company websi… --- ## [is there "rivalry" between the cities of New York and Boston (outside of sports)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-rivalry-between-the-cities-of-new-york-and-boston-outside-of-sports/642241)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-rivalry-between-the-cities-of-new-york-and-boston-outside-of-sports/642241 "2012-11-28T14:40:10Z")
Anyone who remotely follows sports knows the depths of the Yankees/Red Sox ‘hatred’ toward each other, and I think that a case could be made that some level of bitterness has developed over the last few years, between th… --- ## [Recommend a kid's tablet for games/learning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-kids-tablet-for-games-learning/642306)
**Author:** [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-kids-tablet-for-games-learning/642306 "2012-11-28T14:19:50Z")
Over the Thanksgiving holidays, my daughter, age 3-1/2, was quite taken with my brother-in-law’s iPad and its touch screen. Getting some sort of kid’s touch-screen tablet for her seems like it might be fun, but I’m not … --- ## [Birds and Bees for a 3 year-old. Why not just be straight about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birds-and-bees-for-a-3-year-old-why-not-just-be-straight-about-it/642180)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birds-and-bees-for-a-3-year-old-why-not-just-be-straight-about-it/642180 "2012-11-28T09:12:18Z")
I know that some people would be shocked by this exchange, but I honestly don’t see why: Me - There’s a baby in her tummy. 3 y/o - In her tummy? Me - Yep. 3 y/o - Why? Me - That’s where it grows until it’s big enoug… --- ## [Who Is Interested in Getting $50 Towards a Gym Membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-interested-in-getting-50-towards-a-gym-membership/641568)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-interested-in-getting-50-towards-a-gym-membership/641568 "2012-11-28T08:34:18Z")
In another thread which concerned diet and weight loss, al27052 (ETA: seems to have) indicated his concern for other posters who were not thin like he apparently is. I challenged him to demonstrate his concern by givin… --- ## [How can ladies make shopping more enjoyable for men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-ladies-make-shopping-more-enjoyable-for-men/642293)
**Author:** [@Modern\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modern_Master)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-ladies-make-shopping-more-enjoyable-for-men/642293 "2012-11-28T07:07:42Z")
How can ladies make shopping less painful and more enjoyable for men? --- ## [Why do people not attack the threat in a situation like that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-not-attack-the-threat-in-a-situation-like-that/642220)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-not-attack-the-threat-in-a-situation-like-that/642220 "2012-11-28T06:32:40Z")
I would definitely attack the girl, perhaps, as being a stupid person I am. But why? Why no one attacked her? Extremely Scary Ghost Elevator Prank in Brazil --- ## [Electric fences to keep dogs in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-fences-to-keep-dogs-in/642267)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-fences-to-keep-dogs-in/642267 "2012-11-28T06:27:22Z")
Hi all. Know somebody who is having trouble keeping some dogs in their backyard. The dogs are serious diggers. They are also big enough that with some effort they can break off the bottom boards of the cedar fencing to … --- ## [Ready for a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-for-a-relationship/642349)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-for-a-relationship/642349 "2012-11-28T06:10:43Z")
Hi Everyone. It’s been three months since my breakup. I know one day I want to try again and find the right person for me. I’ve been getting over my ex, though some days it is still difficult. Seeing a therapist has he… --- ## [True of False - Higher Intelligence = Less Common Sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-of-false-higher-intelligence-less-common-sense/642298)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-of-false-higher-intelligence-less-common-sense/642298 "2012-11-28T05:12:15Z")
Is there any basis for the belief that more intelligent people (IQ, book smarts, et al) tend to be more absent minded or have less common sense? At the risk of sounding like an arrogant pig (and because my wife does not… --- ## [Let's Talk About Long Underwear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-long-underwear/642262)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-long-underwear/642262 "2012-11-28T03:14:27Z")
Since I do spend some time outside in winter but hate to be cold I’ve long had a stash of thermal underwear and warm woolly socks in my clothing collection. Due to economic hardship over the past few years I haven’t bou… --- ## [Internet access for elderly relatives who travel often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-access-for-elderly-relatives-who-travel-often/642248)
**Author:** [@Atakapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atakapa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-access-for-elderly-relatives-who-travel-often/642248 "2012-11-28T01:59:13Z")
My grandparents quite enjoyed the internet when they had access to it at their old home. However, they travel very often; and divide their time between the old home and an inherited house much closer to myself and their … --- ## [Not so hypothetical job hunting advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-hypothetical-job-hunting-advice-needed/642238)
**Author:** [@hightechburrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hightechburrito)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-hypothetical-job-hunting-advice-needed/642238 "2012-11-28T00:20:52Z")
I have a dilemma that I’d like some advice on. I’ve been trying to get my foot in the door at what I can only describe as a dream job. For the last 15 months or so, I’ve been almost obsessively checking the career sect… --- ## [Why do people get married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-get-married/642206)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-get-married/642206 "2012-11-27T23:16:16Z")
Why do people get married? More specifically why did you or someone(s) you know get married? I married at 22 because I was in love and he asked me to marry him. After almost 8 years of marriage I still love him, but I o… --- ## ["I broke my iPhone!" "That'll be six hundred bucks!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-iphone-thatll-be-six-hundred-bucks/623207)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-iphone-thatll-be-six-hundred-bucks/623207 "2012-11-27T22:57:52Z")
Okay, that’s not… right, right? I have an AT&T contract and an iPhone 4S. I drop it all the damned time, but this one was the charm - totally shattered screen. I spent two hours repairing it today with a kit and then … --- ## [What kind of eggs do you buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-eggs-do-you-buy/642307)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-eggs-do-you-buy/642307 "2012-11-27T22:05:16Z")
Just curious. PTF --- ## [At home workout with no equipment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-workout-with-no-equipment/642230)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-workout-with-no-equipment/642230 "2012-11-27T21:03:23Z")
Well, the doc recommended that I lose 10 pounds. Given that I live in a neighborhood with no street lights and it’s very, very cold out now, running is out for a while. I’m also broke, so I can’t buy any new equipment ri… --- ## [What were the fads when you were in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-fads-when-you-were-in-school/641243)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-fads-when-you-were-in-school/641243 "2012-11-27T20:38:02Z")
I was looking up some shoes on Zappos today and came across Wallabees–which reminded me that those were a major fad at my grade school in the '70s. Everybody, both boys and girls, wanted them. I had a pair and I loved th… --- ## [Net 30 terms; when do you pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/net-30-terms-when-do-you-pay/640135)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/net-30-terms-when-do-you-pay/640135 "2012-11-27T20:23:17Z")
Do you pay on the 30th day, as soon as you receive the invoice, or something else/in between? --- ## [Fungus Gnats..GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fungus-gnats-gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah/641557)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fungus-gnats-gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah/641557 "2012-11-27T20:07:29Z")
Okay, I’ve googled to a fare thee well, and can’t find anything to corroborate my tale of woe. Supposedly fungus gnats and fruit flies can’t/won’t bite. I’m here to tell you, they DO. Either that or I’ve got some myst… --- ## [My gf insists that she did something, when it was actually myself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gf-insists-that-she-did-something-when-it-was-actually-myself/641801)
**Author:** [@fshdude1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fshdude1)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gf-insists-that-she-did-something-when-it-was-actually-myself/641801 "2012-11-27T18:43:17Z")
So it’s not just her who does this, I notice it with others also, but much more rare. It will be little things that I said, that she will repeat in a few weeks or so and say that she said it. Sometimes it’s something fun… --- ## [What to do?? Is it nothing or is it something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-is-it-nothing-or-is-it-something/641979)
**Author:** [@irishguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishguy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-is-it-nothing-or-is-it-something/641979 "2012-11-27T18:19:28Z")
Hey. So I started a new job yesterday, and basically im working with a few girls. One of them I think is flirting with me, but I’m not sure… Here’s what info I have so far… She’s been helping me get settled in, showing… --- ## [Is 48 Laws of power written by a psychopath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-48-laws-of-power-written-by-a-psychopath/641676)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-48-laws-of-power-written-by-a-psychopath/641676 "2012-11-27T18:15:46Z")
I showed it my girlfriend and she freaked out and seems to think so, I just thought it was something to use in an office environment/workplace. She said to me that it’s the dysfuntional environment that’s the problem, an… --- ## [That Time Again-Secret Santa Gift For 8 YO Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-time-again-secret-santa-gift-for-8-yo-girl/642076)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-time-again-secret-santa-gift-for-8-yo-girl/642076 "2012-11-27T16:17:25Z")
My church always has a Christmas Gift program for the poor kids in the parish-this year I need to buy a gift for an 8 year old girl. My daughter is an adult, so I don’t know what is appropriate-can you please give me so… --- ## [Suggest a relaxing vacation destination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-relaxing-vacation-destination/642079)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-relaxing-vacation-destination/642079 "2012-11-27T15:44:57Z")
My fiancé and I would like to go somewhere beautiful and relaxing for his birthday in early January. Our favorite vacation so far was to a beautiful, out of the way hotel with a spa, so something like that in a warm loca… --- ## [You have got another "thing" or "think" coming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-got-another-thing-or-think-coming/640931)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-got-another-thing-or-think-coming/640931 "2012-11-27T13:08:04Z")
Hello, I would like to know what Dopers think about that expression. I just saw it on another forum and really makes me wonder. Is this expression “you have got another think coming” or “you have got another thing comin… --- ## [Anybody had corrective surgery for scoliosis as an adult? Talk to me please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-had-corrective-surgery-for-scoliosis-as-an-adult-talk-to-me-please/642244)
**Author:** [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-had-corrective-surgery-for-scoliosis-as-an-adult-talk-to-me-please/642244 "2012-11-27T12:46:07Z")
Hello. I have a 45 degree curve in my lower back. Have had since I was a teenage, but we didn’t have insurance so it never got fixed. Never really bothered me until this year, when I started to first have hip pain and… --- ## [So what kind of dog did I rescue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-dog-did-i-rescue/642113)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-dog-did-i-rescue/642113 "2012-11-27T07:21:11Z")
I doubt that it’s any kind of full breed, but any idea on what might be in her line? She weighs right at 40 pounds, and has a rather solid build. She showed up at a relative’s house, and I took her off his hands. pic --- ## [Enemy with vast tech superiority tells the US to pay tribute (in PEOPLE) or else. What would we do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enemy-with-vast-tech-superiority-tells-the-us-to-pay-tribute-in-people-or-else-what-would-we-do/641620)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enemy-with-vast-tech-superiority-tells-the-us-to-pay-tribute-in-people-or-else-what-would-we-do/641620 "2012-11-27T05:18:17Z")
A fired Rhymer Enterprises technomage–let’s call her Medea–swipes a continua buggy, spends a few years amassing a sci-fi arsenal, and returns home with conquest on her mind. Having legions of T-X series Terminators manni… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1404) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1406)