# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1408 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1409 --- ## [Platonic friends spoon, he gets a boner she gets upset..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-friends-spoon-he-gets-a-boner-she-gets-upset/640011)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-friends-spoon-he-gets-a-boner-she-gets-upset/640011 "2012-11-22T20:46:42Z")
This story came from a coworker of mine. And quite frankly, to here her tell it, cracks me the hell up. We’ll call my coworker ‘Jane’ and the guy in question ‘John’. Over the weekend Jane and John went to a house party.… --- ## [Recommend a cell phone for the unknown future of Hallboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-cell-phone-for-the-unknown-future-of-hallboy/641718)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-cell-phone-for-the-unknown-future-of-hallboy/641718 "2012-11-22T19:42:33Z")
As some of you may have heard, Hallboy will be leaving for Texas in a few weeks for Basic Military Training (BMT) for the USAF. After nine weeks there, he will do approximately 6 months training also in Texas (but a dif… --- ## [Very small 3rd degree burn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-small-3rd-degree-burn/641721)
**Author:** [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-small-3rd-degree-burn/641721 "2012-11-22T19:19:48Z")
About a third the length of a cigarette, although not as thick. Came from my arm hitting the inside of a woodstove’s door. White and starting to blister after a half an hour. I realize both that burns can be serious a… --- ## [Spontaneous, or setup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-or-setup/641723)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-or-setup/641723 "2012-11-22T17:48:46Z")
Well, the title of the video when you click on the link is going to spoil the surprise anyway, so… Hawk yoinks mouse. I first saw this on TV, and I thought 'DOH! :smack: ’ But on re-watching it’s looking a little to … --- ## [Smart TVs, Roku, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-tvs-roku-etc/641844)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-tvs-roku-etc/641844 "2012-11-22T17:30:49Z")
I am in the early stages of exploring the capabilities of smart TVs, so bear with me. As I understand it, a smart TV will allow me to access Netflix (I already subscribe), and…what else? Surf the web? Run PowerPoints vi… --- ## [A friend may be getting himself into something he may not like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-may-be-getting-himself-into-something-he-may-not-like/641591)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-may-be-getting-himself-into-something-he-may-not-like/641591 "2012-11-22T16:29:47Z")
Friends, I’m just looking for your opinions. I cannot control what my friend wishes to do. With that understood, then… My buddy is resident here in Lethbridge, Alberta. (Canada, obviously.) His girlfriend is residen… --- ## [Blowing the whistle on a facebook friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowing-the-whistle-on-a-facebook-friend/641665)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowing-the-whistle-on-a-facebook-friend/641665 "2012-11-22T16:03:15Z")
Hi all, I’m struggling with a stiuation and hope y’all could help me shed some light on it. My cousin’s girlfriend is the sweetest thing in the world. She also posts a LOT of random stuff on facebook. She works at a s… --- ## [Alternatives to bedbugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-bedbugs/583751)
**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-bedbugs/583751 "2012-11-22T15:04:54Z")
That makes it sound like I’m bug-shopping. I just started getting bitten and have something that looks like mosquito bites along my back and bra line. We haven’t had houseguests or bought used furniture in ages, we live … --- ## [So who's being the bigger jerk in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-being-the-bigger-jerk-in-this-situation/640221)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-being-the-bigger-jerk-in-this-situation/640221 "2012-11-22T14:43:36Z")
I like to cook. Pastries are my special joy, but really I like to make anything from scratch. I find mastering a new recipe to be an interesting challenge, while making an old one to be nicely relaxing. So I’m always mak… --- ## [Is what my company's doing legal (payroll related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-what-my-companys-doing-legal-payroll-related/641656)
**Author:** [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-what-my-companys-doing-legal-payroll-related/641656 "2012-11-22T14:04:33Z")
So, the company I work for is going to be closed on Friday after Thanksgiving, but it is not an official paid holiday, they’ve just decided not be open. But, they’re not paying us for that day. As a salary employee, I ha… --- ## [Talk to be about the Nike+ Fuelband](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-be-about-the-nike-fuelband/641478)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-be-about-the-nike-fuelband/641478 "2012-11-22T07:25:43Z")
So, the Nike+ Fuelband. Just enough calorimeter to make it useful, just enough game to make me interested. I did a search on the dope and it appears that none of us have this thing. Nobody? I mean, I kinda suspected we … --- ## [Personal Bankruptcy (Chap unknown) CA Jurisdiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-bankruptcy-chap-unknown-ca-jurisdiction/641590)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-bankruptcy-chap-unknown-ca-jurisdiction/641590 "2012-11-22T07:04:11Z")
Yes, I know that either you are not a lawyer, or, if you are, you may not be a lawyer in my jurisdiction, and in any event: You are NOT MY lawyer. So, we’ll keep it simple: My outstanding debts go back decades (credit… --- ## [Gently pressing the eyelid margin of the upper eyelid platform of an eye against the pupil of an eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gently-pressing-the-eyelid-margin-of-the-upper-eyelid-platform-of-an-eye-against-the-pupil-of-an-eye/641725)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gently-pressing-the-eyelid-margin-of-the-upper-eyelid-platform-of-an-eye-against-the-pupil-of-an-eye/641725 "2012-11-22T07:01:34Z")
:smiley: First off, excuse me for the title. I thought for a long time to figure out how I could explain my question in the clearest way, then I decided do come up with that. :frowning: Secondly, I am rather serious ab… --- ## [Random Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-question/641739)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-question/641739 "2012-11-22T06:53:52Z")
Is there randomness? I write a game, say Gin or Minesweeper or F-18 Attack, and I have to introduce an element of unpredictability into it to make the game playable more than once or twice. To do this, I use the built i… --- ## [Hair products that give your hair less body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-products-that-give-your-hair-less-body/641618)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-products-that-give-your-hair-less-body/641618 "2012-11-22T04:40:39Z")
My hair will stand up with little effort, if I run my fingers through it I can get it to stand up on end (my hair is about 2 inches long) and stay that way. It makes brushing it to look presentable at work where I am try… --- ## [What job titles warrant equity in startup companies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-titles-warrant-equity-in-startup-companies/641763)
**Author:** [@Johnquester2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnquester2000)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-titles-warrant-equity-in-startup-companies/641763 "2012-11-22T04:05:17Z")
I am in the process of negotiating compensations for an Account Executive role at a technology startup company, and wanted to know if asking for a an equity stake on top of my commission plan is conventional for this mid… --- ## [For people taking long tests: how do you deal with bathroom issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-people-taking-long-tests-how-do-you-deal-with-bathroom-issues/641600)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-people-taking-long-tests-how-do-you-deal-with-bathroom-issues/641600 "2012-11-22T03:12:34Z")
I’m considering signing up for a sort of certification program that culminates in an all-day, competitive examination. And one of the first question that comes to mind is . . . what if I need to go to the bathroom? Folks… --- ## [Real estate and divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-and-divorce/641764)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-and-divorce/641764 "2012-11-22T03:05:53Z")
(Let’s get it out of the way: You aren’t my attorney. You probably never even studied law. Even if you are an attorney, you aren’t offering me legal advice. You may not even be a vertebrate. We’re just having a hypotheti… --- ## [Would you consider my job full time or part time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-my-job-full-time-or-part-time/641668)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-consider-my-job-full-time-or-part-time/641668 "2012-11-22T00:46:47Z")
I’m a Home Health RN (Registered Nurse, not Royal Navy). I get paid per patient visit. Patient visits are one hour to an hour and a half. I have “my” patients, meaning there is a roster of people I see on an ongoing bas… --- ## [Recommendations on site to buy a laptop this weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-on-site-to-buy-a-laptop-this-weekend/641726)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-on-site-to-buy-a-laptop-this-weekend/641726 "2012-11-22T00:06:54Z")
Much as I hate to participate in the gluttonous orgy of shopping this weekend, my stepson is going to college soon, and we need to get him a laptop. Our finances being what they are, we need to get the most bang for our… --- ## [Would the Abrahamic religions work out their differences if Israelstine was nuked by someone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-abrahamic-religions-work-out-their-differences-if-israelstine-was-nuked-by-someone-else/641603)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-abrahamic-religions-work-out-their-differences-if-israelstine-was-nuked-by-someone-else/641603 "2012-11-21T17:46:40Z")
Let’s say a rogue nuclear sub captain decides to blow up Israel/Palestine for funsies. He cackles evilly and tells the Jews and Muslims to go eff themselves in the name of Cthlulu. A few mushroom clouds later, the entire… --- ## [What's the earliest acceptable time of day to use outdoor power tools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-acceptable-time-of-day-to-use-outdoor-power-tools/361772)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-acceptable-time-of-day-to-use-outdoor-power-tools/361772 "2012-11-21T17:40:37Z")
I’ve been having an ongoing debate with the Spouse (one of two debates–I’ll post the other one in a separate thread) about what’s the earliest time, usually on weekends, that’s acceptable to use powered items like weedwh… --- ## [Andorra-any reason to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andorra-any-reason-to-go/641622)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andorra-any-reason-to-go/641622 "2012-11-21T16:37:06Z")
We’re leaving tomorrow for 5 days in Barcelona. We’ve got our hotel booked (near La Sagrada Familia), I’ve been working on translating my Spanish to Catalan, and I’m really excited to buy some caganers for friends and re… --- ## [Server rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/server-rant/641191)
**Author:** [@dollface66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dollface66)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/server-rant/641191 "2012-11-21T15:20:29Z")
I am new to this site, so I don’t know if this is the right place for this, but…don’t people realize that when you e-mail or phone a complaint into a restaurant about something you think your server did/did not do, that … --- ## [Being micromanaged at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-micromanaged-at-work/641208)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-micromanaged-at-work/641208 "2012-11-21T15:17:08Z")
Ho do you handle it? I have a new Director and he’s so far up everyone’s ass he can taste what we all had for dinner last night. I hate it. I hate it enough for a Pit thread, but I have a cold and as a consequence I’m t… --- ## [Do clothes still shrink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-clothes-still-shrink/641502)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-clothes-still-shrink/641502 "2012-11-21T15:00:02Z")
This thread reminded me of a related question that I had been meaning to ask. My wife is fairly obsessed about possible shrinking of clothes in the dryer and therefore we air dry a large number of our clothes. Basically … --- ## [My friend just got robbed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-just-got-robbed/641588)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-just-got-robbed/641588 "2012-11-21T14:24:41Z")
So here’s the scoop. My friend got robbed earlier today. Someone took about $1,100 in a safe and a big portion of the jewelry in the house. My friend lives with his mom. They both had things stolen. There was no dam… --- ## [Is there a good way to keep a door ajar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-way-to-keep-a-door-ajar/640778)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-way-to-keep-a-door-ajar/640778 "2012-11-21T13:43:53Z")
Like, cat-whisker-sized ajar? We’re trying to figure out how best to use the space in our living and dining rooms (I’m about to post a thread asking for advice) and my, wouldn’t it be nice not to have a litter box in th… --- ## [Teens, grades and extra curricular activities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-grades-and-extra-curricular-activities/641521)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-grades-and-extra-curricular-activities/641521 "2012-11-21T11:58:31Z")
My son Alex is 15. He does OK in school, not great, not bad. Maybe an average of 2 As, 2 Bs, and 2 Cs on his report card. He is smart enough to do better, but doesn’t really apply himself. The thing is, he is very ac… --- ## [Questions to ask of Cloud application supplier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-to-ask-of-cloud-application-supplier/641578)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-to-ask-of-cloud-application-supplier/641578 "2012-11-21T11:58:09Z")
A friend’s travel company tired of all the hassles of maintaining their own reservations database server and is moving to a “cloud based” version. My friend is of course concerned with data integrity and redundancy. Wha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1407) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1409)