# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1422 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1423 --- ## [How to smile like you mean it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-smile-like-you-mean-it/638789)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-smile-like-you-mean-it/638789 "2012-10-31T05:47:17Z")
It’s been pointed out to me that I don’t smile very often. It’s not that I’m generally unhappy it’s just that the natural expression on my face is generally very neutral and has even been interpreted as a frown. So, I’… --- ## [Your shingles pain - how was it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-shingles-pain-how-was-it/639300)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-shingles-pain-how-was-it/639300 "2012-10-31T01:38:22Z")
Anyone here who has had really bad shingles pain, what would you compare it to? Is it the kind of stuff you need hardcore painkillers for? Reason I ask is that my granny who was thought to have had a kidney infection is… --- ## [Columbia "Omni Warm" Jackets-Do They Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbia-omni-warm-jackets-do-they-work/639162)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbia-omni-warm-jackets-do-they-work/639162 "2012-10-30T22:28:40Z")
I have seen these jackets-the inside lining has a material which is covered with metallic dots. The idea is that the dots reflect the wearer’s body heat back to him-keeping the wearer warm. It sounds reasonable, but does… --- ## [34 year old 2nd-career search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/34-year-old-2nd-career-search/639327)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/34-year-old-2nd-career-search/639327 "2012-10-30T21:35:18Z")
My wife is spending a year or two at home right now with the babies, and then, it shall be time to find a new career. She’s been a teacher off and on for several years, but does not think it will be a good idea to go bac… --- ## [Backpacking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backpacking/639188)
**Author:** [@hberi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hberi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backpacking/639188 "2012-10-30T20:09:49Z")
If my itinerary went something like this: London Amsterdam Paris Rome Cinque terre madrid Lisbon I would fly from Paris to Rome and then from Rome to madrid How many weeks would be recommended? --- ## [France eyes 'Google Tax' for French websites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-eyes-google-tax-for-french-websites/639331)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-eyes-google-tax-for-french-websites/639331 "2012-10-30T17:54:49Z")
http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/lifestyles/consumer\_tech/France-eyes-Google-Tax-for-French-websites\_71389369 PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande is considering a pushing for a new tax that would see search engines s… --- ## [which exercise video is the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-exercise-video-is-the-best/639308)
**Author:** [@hberi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hberi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-exercise-video-is-the-best/639308 "2012-10-30T16:39:39Z")
So many Dvds out there, which one did you like? Results? I have no gym where I live so am destined to exercise in my living room. --- ## [When Power Goes n Comes n Goes...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-power-goes-n-comes-n-goes/639166)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-power-goes-n-comes-n-goes/639166 "2012-10-30T16:29:56Z")
In light of the coming hurricane, is it advisable to unplug your electronics? Especially when power may be going and coming back and going again (which we’ve experienced under normal conditions while repairs were being … --- ## [The "Left" on Fox. Pretty-Damn-Impressive. Uh, not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-left-on-fox-pretty-damn-impressive-uh-not/639092)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-left-on-fox-pretty-damn-impressive-uh-not/639092 "2012-10-30T16:00:35Z")
Has there ever been a sorrier sack of limp-wristed pansies than the “Democrats” on Fox News? Specifically, I’m referring to guys like this, guys like this and of course; guys like this. :smiley: Fair and Balanced is r… --- ## [no as a matter a fact you did not come into this world alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-as-a-matter-a-fact-you-did-not-come-into-this-world-alone/638828)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-as-a-matter-a-fact-you-did-not-come-into-this-world-alone/638828 "2012-10-30T14:00:42Z")
Don’t tell me you came into this world alone and you will go out of this world alone. Unless your mother dropped an egg somewhere and walked away and never looked back your did NOT come into this world alone. Who do yo… --- ## [Desktop, Laptop, Tablet, Smartphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-laptop-tablet-smartphone/638822)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-laptop-tablet-smartphone/638822 "2012-10-30T12:45:41Z")
Rank them in order of importance for you. Rank them also in order of the time you spent on each f them daily. --- ## [So, an alien spacecraft pays a vist...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-an-alien-spacecraft-pays-a-vist/639213)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-an-alien-spacecraft-pays-a-vist/639213 "2012-10-30T12:37:41Z")
Imagine, it’s next year and a largish alien spacecraft slips into a medium Earth orbit. It orbits the Earth for perhaps a day, then leaves. It’s plainly visible to anyone on the ground with a good pair of binoculars. It … --- ## [You're super-powered. Do you prevent the legal execution of an innocent man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-super-powered-do-you-prevent-the-legal-execution-of-an-innocent-man/636491)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-super-powered-do-you-prevent-the-legal-execution-of-an-innocent-man/636491 "2012-10-30T09:35:17Z")
The usual fantasy contrivances give you Kryptonian-type superpowerswith no apparent weaknesses. (For those who care about such silly things, let’s say they’re at post-Crisis levels, so there’s no FTL or time-travel abili… --- ## [Anyone have a lighted dog collar they can recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-lighted-dog-collar-they-can-recommend/637928)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-lighted-dog-collar-they-can-recommend/637928 "2012-10-30T08:54:51Z")
The pugs loooove going out in our front yard at night to do their business. We live on several wooded acres, but there is a busy road about a 3 minute walk down our driveway. This is no problem when it’s light out, as we… --- ## [Dreams.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams/639019)
**Author:** [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams/639019 "2012-10-30T04:36:26Z")
I’d like to hear about your crazy dreams. I have one where I’m in a zoo and I can’t find the exit. Funny thing is I never see animals but i know i’m in a zoo. I can never find the exit. That’s what gets me. --- ## [Bogus "Driving w/o license" ticket--advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-driving-w-o-license-ticket-advice/637169)
**Author:** [@al27052](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/al27052)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-driving-w-o-license-ticket-advice/637169 "2012-10-30T02:40:58Z")
I recently moved to Virginia. I haven’t bothered to get a Virginia driver’s license yet, because my wife is applying to grad school in several other states, and we may move within the next 6-8 months or so, depending. … --- ## [Understanding spoken language (I beg your help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-spoken-language-i-beg-your-help/638962)
**Author:** [@Fear\_of\_the\_Dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_of_the_Dark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-spoken-language-i-beg-your-help/638962 "2012-10-30T01:54:48Z")
I wasn’t quite sure where to put this, but I thought it would probably get the most responses in here. Basically, I have been using English for years. I got pretty high scores from TOEFL and IELTS. And, I have good read… --- ## [For the sake of the children (didn’t sign up for this)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-sake-of-the-children-didn-t-sign-up-for-this/639146)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-sake-of-the-children-didn-t-sign-up-for-this/639146 "2012-10-30T01:22:59Z")
I’m not even a parent; I’m an aunt. I’ve suffered through excruciating plays and concerts. I’ve watched the same Disney movies innumerable times. I’ve attended parties at Chuck E. Cheese and other bastions of sugar-fre… --- ## [How many people do you vote for this time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-do-you-vote-for-this-time/639276)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-do-you-vote-for-this-time/639276 "2012-10-30T01:03:51Z")
We did this before, but I am too lazy to do a search. I downloaded at my sample ballot. This time we are voting for 34 positions, 6 state proposals and one city proposal, for a total of 41 votes? Can anybody beat that? --- ## [I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-if-i-may-to-take-you-on-a-strange-journey/639212)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-if-i-may-to-take-you-on-a-strange-journey/639212 "2012-10-29T22:15:30Z")
If that line sounds familiar, you are one of the millions of people that have experienced the Rocky Horror Picture show. I say experienced and not seen because being in the audience at a midnight showing of the cult cla… --- ## [How do I find a good tattooist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-good-tattooist/639252)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-good-tattooist/639252 "2012-10-29T20:21:03Z")
What should I look for? What should I ask them? --- ## [God Daughter tells us to pipe down; and parents encourage her](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-daughter-tells-us-to-pipe-down-and-parents-encourage-her/638922)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-daughter-tells-us-to-pipe-down-and-parents-encourage-her/638922 "2012-10-29T20:11:30Z")
A bit of a delicate situation and I’m curious how other dopers would handle it. My four year old god-daughter and her parents live just down the street from us. She is a great kid in most respects, but my friend’s pare… --- ## [Has the word "zeitgeist" been played out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-word-zeitgeist-been-played-out/639132)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-word-zeitgeist-been-played-out/639132 "2012-10-29T19:10:54Z")
I like the word "zeitgeist"and have used it occasionally when called for, but it’s been used so often in discussions about practically everything these days when I see it in articles it now looks oafish and clunky. It’s… --- ## [Organised office wedding gift for boss - now out of pocket, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organised-office-wedding-gift-for-boss-now-out-of-pocket-what-to-do/638858)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organised-office-wedding-gift-for-boss-now-out-of-pocket-what-to-do/638858 "2012-10-29T17:26:25Z")
Please read the OP before voting in the poll! My boss is getting married on Saturday and in our office the tradition is that for weddings, births, and big birthdays someone will buy a card and hand it round to everyone … --- ## [Google's Programming Language, Go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-programming-language-go/639123)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-programming-language-go/639123 "2012-10-29T17:11:14Z")
I’ve done some searching (via Google, naturally, since “Go” is too short for vB search), and it looks like it’s never come up. Has anybody here used Google’s Go language? Its intent is to be a garbage collected systems … --- ## [Problem With Windows Live Movie Maker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-windows-live-movie-maker/639129)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-windows-live-movie-maker/639129 "2012-10-29T16:53:02Z")
Yesterday I thought I would amuse myself by looking at the photographs from my visit to China. The pictures will open in Windows Live Photo Gallery. Said gallery includes an option to view photographs as a slide show. I… --- ## [Apparently I Encourage Teens To Have Sex.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-encourage-teens-to-have-sex/638842)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-encourage-teens-to-have-sex/638842 "2012-10-29T13:23:27Z")
I am posting this in IMHO instead of Great Debates as I am not sure what direction this thread will take. Last night I received a phone call from my daughter’s very close friend’s guardian blaming me for the fact that h… --- ## [Would you date a telepath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-a-telepath/638430)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-a-telepath/638430 "2012-10-29T12:45:31Z")
Yes, it’s a Skaldthetical with an absurd fantasy premise. If you don’t like these, I’m sure you can find an NFL thread open somewheres. To expand on the thread question: would you continue dating a person who, after you… --- ## [Moving two country dogs to city apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-two-country-dogs-to-city-apartment/639199)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-two-country-dogs-to-city-apartment/639199 "2012-10-29T12:07:35Z")
I live in the country. No fenced yard. My two dogs go out whenever and run around close to the house for a while, poop etc., then come in. I don’t leave them out when I’m gone from the house. One dog is about 40 lbs, the… --- ## [Let's talk about robes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918 "2012-10-29T10:24:37Z")
It’s that time of year again, when I get out my trusty (and tattered) cotton fleece robe on cool mornings. I love getting myself wrapped up in this thing so that I can sit and enjoy coffee. But admittedly it’s probably t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1421) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1423)