# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1426 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1427 --- ## [Peanut sized.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-sized/638566)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-sized/638566 "2012-10-23T11:48:06Z")
When I tell you it was the size of a peanut, what image comes to mind? The whole peanut shell before you crack it open, or the little tasty nut inside? Illustrations to help you make an informed decision: Whole peanut. … --- ## [Hiring an ex-junkie, yea or ney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-an-ex-junkie-yea-or-ney/638476)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-an-ex-junkie-yea-or-ney/638476 "2012-10-23T11:47:15Z")
A student worker position (no benefits, but the work isn’t hard and they have to be at least part-time students at our university) needs to be filled at my library. I have weeded out the real loser applicants (multiple … --- ## [Ever been to an auction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-an-auction/638290)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-an-auction/638290 "2012-10-23T11:33:02Z")
Just wonderin’. Poll to follow. --- ## [Example why legal courts will wither on the vine: One decides mobile phones cause brain tumours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/example-why-legal-courts-will-wither-on-the-vine-one-decides-mobile-phones-cause-brain-tumours/638192)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/example-why-legal-courts-will-wither-on-the-vine-one-decides-mobile-phones-cause-brain-tumours/638192 "2012-10-23T10:55:53Z")
So, here’s the latest court decision: From http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4597109/Mobiles-can-give-you-a-tumour-court-rules.html Absolute rubbish, of course This is even less reliable than the stuff about … --- ## [Do you brush your teeth before or after breakfast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-brush-your-teeth-before-or-after-breakfast/637886)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-brush-your-teeth-before-or-after-breakfast/637886 "2012-10-23T08:30:56Z")
I was taught from childhood that the first thing you do when you get out of bed in the morning is brush your teeth. Later in life, I found out that many people don’t brush their teeth until after breakfast. I found that … --- ## [What is a good book for learning grammar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-book-for-learning-grammar/638558)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-book-for-learning-grammar/638558 "2012-10-23T02:08:36Z")
I am studying to be an elementary school teacher and need to refresh my grammar skills. Could someone please suggest a good grammar book that starts at the beginning? I honestly don’t know a verb from a noun, though I … --- ## [Where should I shop for women's clothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-shop-for-womens-clothing/637913)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-shop-for-womens-clothing/637913 "2012-10-23T00:44:06Z")
So, I’ve recently lost weight. Like, a lot of weight. I started as someone who wore a very tight 28, and who is now in 12s and 14s, depending on the cut. I’d been that weight for a while, and there are some attendant … --- ## [How do I start a new life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-start-a-new-life/638574)
**Author:** [@female\_crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/female_crazy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-start-a-new-life/638574 "2012-10-22T23:39:14Z")
I’ve lived in Los Angeles all my life and I am ready to pack everything I have and go. I am free, single, no attachments, no family, not really crazy, just headed there if I don’t make a change. I am a smart woman, intel… --- ## [Grammar Nazis – Need Answer Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-nazis-need-answer-fast/638462)
**Author:** [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-nazis-need-answer-fast/638462 "2012-10-22T23:34:31Z")
Please take a look at this wedding invitation and let me know about the our/their problem. John Smith & Janice Humperdink along with their parents Cordially invite you to their wedding December 18th, 2013 at 6:30 pm … --- ## [Using a time machine you go back to find the historical Jesus. What do you think you'll really find?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-time-machine-you-go-back-to-find-the-historical-jesus-what-do-you-think-youll-really-find/637828)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-time-machine-you-go-back-to-find-the-historical-jesus-what-do-you-think-youll-really-find/637828 "2012-10-22T23:00:15Z")
A supernaturally powerful person capable of doing miracles A traveling philosopher who makes no claims of divinity A mentally unstable man who is prone to seeing visions A con man promising people miracles A regular … --- ## [Any good NON American based message boards out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-non-american-based-message-boards-out-there/638148)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-non-american-based-message-boards-out-there/638148 "2012-10-22T21:59:29Z")
English speaking ones please. I’m currious to poke my nose around in one. Also try to get myself a little culture vis a vis my computer laptop. Thanks for any input. --- ## [Have you been scammed by Classmates.com's Gold Membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-scammed-by-classmates-coms-gold-membership/568968)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-scammed-by-classmates-coms-gold-membership/568968 "2012-10-22T21:31:34Z")
A year ago I purchased a 12-month Gold upgrade for Classmates.com. This week I see a charge on my credit card statement for $39 to renew it for another year. But I didn’t ask to renew it. I have been trying to reach Clas… --- ## [Which way is up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-is-up/638310)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-is-up/638310 "2012-10-22T20:48:04Z")
When someone gives you directions like “Go west on Anderson Avenue until you hit the light, then turn and go up Smith Street until you see the red house”, which way is “up”-left, or right? --- ## [What's the nerdiest thing about you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-nerdiest-thing-about-you/626574)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-nerdiest-thing-about-you/626574 "2012-10-22T20:41:50Z")
After seeing the "what’s the most extraordinary thing you’ve posted about yourself.’ thread, I really wasn’t able to come up with anything that would really make me stand out…I’m smart and a big nerd, but that’s pretty c… --- ## [There Goes the Neighborhood: How do Creepers Find Themselves in Nice Neighborhoods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-goes-the-neighborhood-how-do-creepers-find-themselves-in-nice-neighborhoods/637887)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-goes-the-neighborhood-how-do-creepers-find-themselves-in-nice-neighborhoods/637887 "2012-10-22T19:57:37Z")
There are areas in my city that are nice, but I am noticing that slowly more and more scary people are showing up. A rise in cars with tinted windows driving like a bat out of hell. Women with high ponytails and red lips… --- ## [How does one deal with a co-worker with ADHD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-deal-with-a-co-worker-with-adhd/630164)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-deal-with-a-co-worker-with-adhd/630164 "2012-10-22T18:39:35Z")
This is not a academic exercise. My shop-mate has ADHD. It is a diagnosed problem for which she takes medication (and boy howdy you can tell when it wear off or she forgets to take it!). It is driving me crazy. Somet… --- ## ["Having balls" - sexist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-balls-sexist/638370)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-balls-sexist/638370 "2012-10-22T18:22:49Z")
I just come back from the pub, and as usual when asked about what I would want in a wife, I mentioned “having balls”, to much hilarity. It wasn’t exactly inadvertant hilarity because I have said it on many occasions. But… --- ## [Daughter to Chicago-- Need Travel & Hotel Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-to-chicago-need-travel-hotel-advice/638487)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-to-chicago-need-travel-hotel-advice/638487 "2012-10-22T16:26:14Z")
My 19 y.o. daughter will be taking Amtrak to Chicago (from St. Louis) to see the Who at the end of November. The show is at the Allstate Arena, just north of O’Hare. She’ll be traveling with a friend; the Arena and down… --- ## [please help me, I had a miscarriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-i-had-a-miscarriage/638486)
**Author:** [@ejsign1216](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ejsign1216)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-i-had-a-miscarriage/638486 "2012-10-22T15:10:07Z")
Alright, so I have a question about miscarriage. My boyfriend and I, I having been on birth control (Microgestin) for the last seven months, decided to start having sex about two months ago. I take my birth control as di… --- ## [What Kind of Car Should I Get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-should-i-get/638439)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-should-i-get/638439 "2012-10-22T13:16:13Z")
Right now I drive a Subaru Legacy. I’m very happy with it, but it’s getting old and starting to break down a bit. My main objection to the Subaru Legacy is that the doors seem awfully thin. If somebody T-bones me, tha… --- ## [Marijuana Legalization Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-legalization-poll/638136)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-legalization-poll/638136 "2012-10-22T13:16:07Z")
I favor full legalization. I share some concern about “kids getting into it,” so part of me says it should be restricted to adults over 18, like tobacco. But then again, our tobacco laws don’t do much of a job at keeping… --- ## [Ben Needham disappearance 21 years ago - what's your theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-needham-disappearance-21-years-ago-whats-your-theory/638499)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-needham-disappearance-21-years-ago-whats-your-theory/638499 "2012-10-22T12:38:44Z")
After the recent success of the Madeleine McCann thread, I saw on the news that police on Kos are re-opening the search for the toddler Ben who vanished 21 years ago, without a trace (so far). If they do find his body u… --- ## [facebook troll: comment "word" on this pic, see what happens!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-troll-comment-word-on-this-pic-see-what-happens/638475)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-troll-comment-word-on-this-pic-see-what-happens/638475 "2012-10-22T10:07:15Z")
NOTHING! what even is this? i see it every day, with a new pic and a new “word” you gotta type to “have your mind blown!” it is inconceivable that anything could even MAYBE happen, is it not? the comments go into the … --- ## [Simple Home Repair Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-home-repair-question/638455)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-home-repair-question/638455 "2012-10-22T05:41:46Z")
Looking for the handyman/woman’s take on this: I have folding pantry doors that glide on a rail. One has fallen completely off the track. The top support for the door is loose. It can be secured by a screw with a squ… --- ## [Job Exchange Programs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-exchange-programs/638452)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-exchange-programs/638452 "2012-10-21T22:42:24Z")
Most of our jobs tie us down to a certain place and time, and most of them are fairly brain-dead and involve only a couple weeks of training. Couldn’t we have a job exchange program, so you could swap jobs with someone e… --- ## [Educate this Twitter noob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-this-twitter-noob/638387)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-this-twitter-noob/638387 "2012-10-21T22:26:18Z")
I just started using my Twitter account in earnest. Started following celebrities I like. Tell me about your experiences with Twitter, and the more nuanced aspects of it. --- ## [landlord screwing me over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-screwing-me-over/638077)
**Author:** [@DJG311](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJG311)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-screwing-me-over/638077 "2012-10-21T22:08:28Z")
I rent a 1 bed 1 bath apt for $600 a month(I pay all utilities) I have been giving my Landlord $800 a a month so I can be ahead on rent.Now My Landlord is saying I’m behind on rent and when I asked him for a total of wh… --- ## [The doxing of Violentacrez: yup or nope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doxing-of-violentacrez-yup-or-nope/637926)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doxing-of-violentacrez-yup-or-nope/637926 "2012-10-21T20:06:21Z")
Over the weekend, Gawker exposed the identity of one of the more infamous users on Reddit, Michael Brutsch, aka Violentacrez. Violentacrez, a 49-year-old programmer, earned a name for himself as a kind of one-man goatse-… --- ## [German book recommendation for a beginner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-book-recommendation-for-a-beginner/637811)
**Author:** [@Fear\_of\_the\_Dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_of_the_Dark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-book-recommendation-for-a-beginner/637811 "2012-10-21T18:09:44Z")
Greetings Exalted Ones, I am looking for a German textbook that has English descriptions. It should explain grammar structures and have exercises. Is there any book that you can recommend me? Thank you so much. --- ## [How should "Patel" be pronounced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-patel-be-pronounced/637916)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-patel-be-pronounced/637916 "2012-10-21T16:53:57Z")
I think I’ve been mispronouncing this name! :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1425) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1427)