# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1424 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1425 --- ## [statistics, sex and pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-sex-and-pudding/638636)
**Author:** [@onetwothreego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onetwothreego)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-sex-and-pudding/638636 "2012-10-26T19:18:31Z")
Yo - So…I had this argument with my bf. I can’t really remember how it began, but it ended with us both storming out the house. The argument was about statistics. :confused: …I was talking about how figures can be misl… --- ## [Does my daughter have eating issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-daughter-have-eating-issues/638754)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-daughter-have-eating-issues/638754 "2012-10-26T18:39:16Z")
My daughter is 10 years old and in 5th grade. Her eating habits are starting to concern me. She skips meal frequently and eats only half-meals often. She is thin, but doesn’t look overly skinny or unhealthy. She is ve… --- ## [My Boyfriend's Moving In, Roommates Demand More Rent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriends-moving-in-roommates-demand-more-rent/638538)
**Author:** [@jders1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jders1)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriends-moving-in-roommates-demand-more-rent/638538 "2012-10-26T18:32:14Z")
Ok, so I’m currently living with two other girls, we’ve been living together for about 3 month and I’m not going to lie, it’s kind of been hell for me. We all knew each other before we moved in, but as it’s their first t… --- ## [What cartoon bear does Tommy Thompson look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809 "2012-10-26T17:29:42Z")
Its been bothering me for weeks. Tommy Thompson is the former gov of Wisconsin and running for Senate. Whenever I see pictures of him I’m vaguely reminded that I’ve seen his likeness in a cartoon or animatronic bear. … --- ## [There's no etiquette-approved way to do this is there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-etiquette-approved-way-to-do-this-is-there/638870)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-etiquette-approved-way-to-do-this-is-there/638870 "2012-10-26T15:50:30Z")
Telling strangers they’re using an infant car seat wrong, that is. I hate, hate, HATE seeing babies improperly restrained. And I feel a serious pressure to point it out to the parents, because in an accident, their kid… --- ## [Do you think $1040 is too much for haircuts for guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-1040-is-too-much-for-haircuts-for-guys/638771)
**Author:** [@CEOofPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CEOofPolar)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-1040-is-too-much-for-haircuts-for-guys/638771 "2012-10-26T14:49:16Z")
i like to every Friday to my barber its 20$ and i was wondering if you think $1040 is too much for haircuts for a guy in a year? --- ## [Halloween candy: what have you got?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-candy-what-have-you-got/638759)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-candy-what-have-you-got/638759 "2012-10-26T14:20:47Z")
Important information for those planning on making the rounds in doper neighborhoods. I was at the store yesterday and got four bags on sale (two bags for five dollars). A bag each of snickers, almond snickers, reeses p… --- ## [How many of the World's Best Tourist Traps have you visted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-worlds-best-tourist-traps-have-you-visted/638669)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-worlds-best-tourist-traps-have-you-visted/638669 "2012-10-26T13:03:02Z")
I was reading my Budget Travel email today, and it had an article about the 25 Tourist Traps You Don’t Want to Miss I haven’t done a poll in a long time, so I thought it’d make a pretty good one. So, which of the follo… --- ## [Small talk help: after exercise class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-talk-help-after-exercise-class/638893)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-talk-help-after-exercise-class/638893 "2012-10-26T10:28:06Z")
I am not great at the small talk, but I’m not awful. I can comport myself fine at a party where I don’t know anybody or a dinner with friends of friends. I have started taking a dance-type exercise class. I don’t know… --- ## [Thoughts On Watching Upcoming November Presidential Election Night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-watching-upcoming-november-presidential-election-night/636488)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-watching-upcoming-november-presidential-election-night/636488 "2012-10-26T04:05:46Z")
I would have put this question in the “Election” forum, but figure by definition of the forum, everyone there will certainly be glued to the TV that night. Just wondering about the rest of you. Foreign Dopers, feel free … --- ## [Paranoid parent time: should I worry that my daughter isn't crawling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranoid-parent-time-should-i-worry-that-my-daughter-isnt-crawling/638805)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranoid-parent-time-should-i-worry-that-my-daughter-isnt-crawling/638805 "2012-10-26T03:55:00Z")
I’m not sure if this counts as medical advice - it’s more neurotic dad advice. My daughter is just over 14 months old and shows absolutely no sign of crawling. She was born almost 10 weeks premature (based on her due da… --- ## [Cases of "Heir & a Spare" where the spare was better or worse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-of-heir-a-spare-where-the-spare-was-better-or-worse/638736)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-of-heir-a-spare-where-the-spare-was-better-or-worse/638736 "2012-10-26T03:09:58Z")
Scenario 1: Heir was replaced by worse spare: Example: Arthur Tudor dies, leaving the throne of England to Henry VII Conceivable (pun not intended) Arthur may have had more Y chromosomes than Henry, staying married to … --- ## [Help me choose a new router.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-router/638866)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-router/638866 "2012-10-26T02:59:15Z")
I have verizon high speed dsl, not FIOS. I’ve been using a sisco router from Wally World for 2 or 3 years. The Xbox360 has a cable connection to the router and we use it for watching netflix and hulu. recently lucked … --- ## [Don't you feel sad for people that say elementary school recess should be banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-feel-sad-for-people-that-say-elementary-school-recess-should-be-banned/638631)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-feel-sad-for-people-that-say-elementary-school-recess-should-be-banned/638631 "2012-10-25T20:10:04Z")
I think this is just ignorance and lack of understanding for children’s needs. It’s just plain sadness for taking away their break times because their grades aren’t good. Now look, I understand (concession-refutation ta… --- ## [Speeding Ticket - Suggestions Needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-suggestions-needed/638632)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-suggestions-needed/638632 "2012-10-25T19:28:01Z")
Yeah, got a speeding ticket yesterday. First of all, I don’t think I was going that fast (43 in 25MPH zone). And no, this was not a school zone - just a stupid side street and not even residential. Secondly, I was at a… --- ## [Advice sought: when to involve auto insurer in minor incidents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-when-to-involve-auto-insurer-in-minor-incidents/638040)
**Author:** [@El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Famous_Burrito)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-when-to-involve-auto-insurer-in-minor-incidents/638040 "2012-10-25T18:15:03Z")
Last week, late on a rainy weeknight, I accidentally rubbed my car against a parked car. The corner of my front bumper rubbed at very low speed, and at a shallow angle, against the other car’s rear fender. As the incid… --- ## [Men: Do you have seasonal clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-have-seasonal-clothes/638062)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-have-seasonal-clothes/638062 "2012-10-25T15:57:07Z")
Reading the “what’s under your bed?” thread, I got to thinking about seasonal clothes. I hear all the time about how someone put all of their summer clothes into storage and got out their winter clothes. Then it occurre… --- ## [Removing Price Stickers From Books--How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-price-stickers-from-books-how/638640)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-price-stickers-from-books-how/638640 "2012-10-25T15:25:05Z")
Trying to peel a price sticker off a book you bought at a rummage sale usually results in a scarred book cover. When it doesn’t, you often have adhesive left behind. What can you put on the sticker to remove it & the st… --- ## [Really? Professors aren't taught how to teach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-professors-arent-taught-how-to-teach/638491)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-professors-arent-taught-how-to-teach/638491 "2012-10-25T14:38:17Z")
A friend of mine wants to become a college professor. He’s in the English graduate program and I asked him why he wasn’t in the teaching program instead. According to him, there isn’t a college major (or supplemental pr… --- ## [Help with co-worker situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-co-worker-situation/638690)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-co-worker-situation/638690 "2012-10-25T13:07:49Z")
Including some armchair diagnosis if necessary. I think I briefly dropped some hints on the Dope as to the following here and there over the past year, but have never gone into full detail about it here. No longer, sin… --- ## [Which Android tablet to get? Galaxy Tab 2 or Nexus 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-android-tablet-to-get-galaxy-tab-2-or-nexus-7/638588)
**Author:** [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-android-tablet-to-get-galaxy-tab-2-or-nexus-7/638588 "2012-10-25T08:51:49Z")
Right now, I’m torn between a Galaxy Tab 2 or a Nexus 7. The Tab comes with a rear camera and a micro SD reader. It appears that the Nexus 7 comes with a faster processor. Does anyone have any experience with either of… --- ## [Math question - percent return on investment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-percent-return-on-investment/638801)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-percent-return-on-investment/638801 "2012-10-25T07:17:30Z")
When I look at my 401(k) account I see these numbers (among others): Date of inception: 1/31/2002 Return since inception: 6.10% Return for past 10 years: 9.50% Now, you may notice that it has been 10 years and 8 mont… --- ## [Joke etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-etiquette/637854)
**Author:** [@HardlySanguine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HardlySanguine)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-etiquette/637854 "2012-10-25T07:00:47Z")
So if you know the punch line to a joke someone is telling you, what’s the proper etiquette? I’m mostly thinking of jokes that start off with a question – like, “What do you call a steer that ate a bomb?” --- ## [Is it selfish to vote on your death bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-selfish-to-vote-on-your-death-bed/638509)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-selfish-to-vote-on-your-death-bed/638509 "2012-10-25T04:21:26Z")
Say you know you will be dead very soon, likely before the next term starts. Should your opinion hold just as much weight as everyone who will live under the leadership? --- ## [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khalid-sheikh-mohammed-trial/638751)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khalid-sheikh-mohammed-trial/638751 "2012-10-25T03:51:37Z")
Unless I am mistaken, KSM’s court-appointed attorney is an active duty military/JAG officer. Based upon news reports it appears as though his representation is pretty aggressive. Can’t help but wonder if his representa… --- ## [Doper men... Emergency! I really, really need your help... it's time to buy my first suit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-men-emergency-i-really-really-need-your-help-its-time-to-buy-my-first-suit/638293)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-men-emergency-i-really-really-need-your-help-its-time-to-buy-my-first-suit/638293 "2012-10-25T01:02:30Z")
And of course, any women who like to see their guys in nice suits (Anaamika, I’m looking at you here…), feel free to chip in. Later this fall I’ll be attending a musical performance conducted by a friend of mine. This i… --- ## [Just got a brand new Kindle as a gift -- need ideas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-brand-new-kindle-as-a-gift-need-ideas/638672)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-brand-new-kindle-as-a-gift-need-ideas/638672 "2012-10-24T23:44:05Z")
A very kind friend bought me one as a surprise gift that showed up today. I have got it onto my wifi system, and I have hooked it up to my Amazon account. Some specific questions – Keyboard – is there some way to add … --- ## [How to decipher lust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-decipher-lust/638675)
**Author:** [@evollost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evollost)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-decipher-lust/638675 "2012-10-24T21:07:55Z")
There’s a guy. Well a man. He’s 30 I’m 20. We spend a lot of time together. Almost everyday. We tell each other a lot and honestly I think he loves me like I love him. Physically I know he’s attracted to me because he te… --- ## [Did you ever enjoy playing with regular wood building blocks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-enjoy-playing-with-regular-wood-building-blocks/638668)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-enjoy-playing-with-regular-wood-building-blocks/638668 "2012-10-24T20:52:22Z")
My childhood was all about Lego and I’m starting my daughter on Duplo this Christmas… but I think that in some ways it will still be a little advanced for her. Getting the blocks aligned so they stick, for example. She’l… --- ## [Please reassure me everthing will turn out okay.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reassure-me-everthing-will-turn-out-okay/638685)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reassure-me-everthing-will-turn-out-okay/638685 "2012-10-24T20:27:41Z")
Life these days is such a blur…so much so I don’t even know why I’m doing anything I’m doing anymore. Three years ago I set myself on the possible career change journey in computer science / engineering due to frustrati… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1423) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1425)