# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1429 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1430 --- ## [Are the people who work for me "telemarketers" as you mean the term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-people-who-work-for-me-telemarketers-as-you-mean-the-term/637709)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-people-who-work-for-me-telemarketers-as-you-mean-the-term/637709 "2012-10-17T16:52:41Z")
A female acquaintance of mine just asked me for help getting a job. I’m probably not going to oblige because she just pissed me off, but I’m interested in seeing if any of y’all would agree with her reasoning. She didn’t… --- ## [Buying a car at "invoice price:" room to negotiate for accesories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-at-invoice-price-room-to-negotiate-for-accesories/638006)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-at-invoice-price-room-to-negotiate-for-accesories/638006 "2012-10-17T16:37:47Z")
Some time in the next six months or so, I will buy a new car. The dealer tells me that because of my wife’s employer, I will be entitled to purchase the car at “invoice price,” which is maybe $2500 below MSRP (on a $42K… --- ## [Ladies: How much do you spend on your periods every month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-much-do-you-spend-on-your-periods-every-month/630665)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-much-do-you-spend-on-your-periods-every-month/630665 "2012-10-17T16:25:38Z")
As a guy, I have no idea how much the upkeep of a vagina is. I know you need to buy tampons and pads and stuff I’ve heard there’s other stuff involved as well. How much, per month do you spend on period related stuff and… --- ## [Mom gets 99 years for child abuse. Isn't that excessive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-gets-99-years-for-child-abuse-isnt-that-excessive/637634)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-gets-99-years-for-child-abuse-isnt-that-excessive/637634 "2012-10-17T16:09:14Z")
I’m not defending this lady at all. What she did was abhorrent and sick. But, 99 years? :confused: Some murderers don’t get sentences that harsh. Rapists are out in 20. Robbers that beat elderly victims only get 10 ye… --- ## [Universal Remote for unknown TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-remote-for-unknown-tv/637948)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-remote-for-unknown-tv/637948 "2012-10-17T16:03:57Z")
My distant relative (in two senses of the word) bought a tv second-hand, with no remote. It’s new enough, it certainly takes a remote; the remote was just not with it when she bought it. I was thinking of getting her a… --- ## [Best pain medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pain-medication/637649)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pain-medication/637649 "2012-10-17T15:56:02Z")
I have a bad back and so far nothing I’ve tried relieves the pain. Any ideas? I can’t afford to go to a doctor. --- ## [Screwing up the world with a teleporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwing-up-the-world-with-a-teleporter/637644)
**Author:** [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwing-up-the-world-with-a-teleporter/637644 "2012-10-17T11:37:06Z")
In the follow up to my escapades with a time machine, everyone’s least-favourite dick has got himself a new toy. Now I’m a Dick with a Teleporter and I’m look for new and interesting ways to screw the world up. The tel… --- ## [Which is most impressive, being a brain surgeon or a rocket scientist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-most-impressive-being-a-brain-surgeon-or-a-rocket-scientist/637856)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-most-impressive-being-a-brain-surgeon-or-a-rocket-scientist/637856 "2012-10-17T08:31:00Z")
Let’s settle the debate once and for all. Please only link to that Mitchell and Webb clip after having commented so as not to unduly influence the debate. --- ## [Christmas carol pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-carol-pronunciation/637345)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-carol-pronunciation/637345 "2012-10-17T06:35:28Z")
How do you say the first word of Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. I’m not including a poll because I don’t want to bias the answers. Same reason I didn’t include the word in the title. I will include why I’m asking in a spo… --- ## [Magically, anything you say will be believed by any hearer. What do you do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magically-anything-you-say-will-be-believed-by-any-hearer-what-do-you-do-with-it/637823)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magically-anything-you-say-will-be-believed-by-any-hearer-what-do-you-do-with-it/637823 "2012-10-17T05:47:27Z")
By the usual absurd magical means, you gain the power to be utterly convincing in any oral utterance. You may, if you wish, immediately renounce this power, or keep it indefinitely. Here are the rules: \[ol\] \[li\] The po… --- ## [Can you just keep your eyes closed during a mug-shot (and no, I don't "need answer fast")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-just-keep-your-eyes-closed-during-a-mug-shot-and-no-i-dont-need-answer-fast/637601)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-just-keep-your-eyes-closed-during-a-mug-shot-and-no-i-dont-need-answer-fast/637601 "2012-10-17T03:22:12Z")
Fortunately I’ve never been in a situation where I had to have my mugshot taken (and then posted in the local newspaper) {knocking on wood}. So since I don’t know if you’re handcuffed at that point or not (which, even … --- ## ["Intellectual Inbreeding" Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-inbreeding-question/637937)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-inbreeding-question/637937 "2012-10-17T00:14:22Z")
I’m looking into graduate school now (my first attempt is I’m going to probably try to get the MEXT scholarship and do it in Japan, but that’s immaterial to the question), but I have a bit of a question about the beast t… --- ## [Some activities a high-energy partner can share with a spouse on bedrest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-activities-a-high-energy-partner-can-share-with-a-spouse-on-bedrest/637780)
**Author:** [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-activities-a-high-energy-partner-can-share-with-a-spouse-on-bedrest/637780 "2012-10-16T23:36:50Z")
My husband recently returned from a long deployment and is about to go on leave, which basically means he’ll be on vacation for a few weeks. I’m 8 months pregnant with twins and experiencing signs of preterm labor, so no… --- ## [Adopting a spouse's child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopting-a-spouses-child/637562)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopting-a-spouses-child/637562 "2012-10-16T21:34:33Z")
My girlfriend has a daughter that will be 12 next month. She was married to the biological father at the time of Daughter’s birth, but divorced him immediately after. The birth dad never showed any interest in his chil… --- ## [Ever been terrified by someone's sickness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-terrified-by-someones-sickness/637860)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-terrified-by-someones-sickness/637860 "2012-10-16T18:06:57Z")
I mean that it scared you either personally or in a more general way? My mother in law had a long mysterious illness, she just strangely had no appetite or thirst and had enormous weight loss with no other symptoms at f… --- ## [Bought a chest freezer. Let's share stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-a-chest-freezer-lets-share-stories/637645)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-a-chest-freezer-lets-share-stories/637645 "2012-10-16T17:42:01Z")
I just picked up a new GE 5cf chest freezer. We’ve never had such a unit in my household, although we’re used to the smaller freezer compartments in refrigerators. I bought it for these reasons:\[ul\]\[li\]To avoid frequen… --- ## [The Einstein Elimination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-einstein-elimination/637514)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-einstein-elimination/637514 "2012-10-16T17:37:06Z")
A spin-off from this thread. What would be the net effect, good and/or bad, of going back in time and preventing the birth of Albert Einstein? --- ## [Help me name my unique on-line business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-unique-on-line-business/371365)
**Author:** [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-unique-on-line-business/371365 "2012-10-16T16:50:18Z")
I’m working on launching an online business. Let me give you a rundown of the service I’m offering, and give you some potential names, and get your thoughts: The service is basically around “giving a voice to your memo… --- ## [Design a tablet computing solution for my wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-a-tablet-computing-solution-for-my-wife/637770)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-a-tablet-computing-solution-for-my-wife/637770 "2012-10-16T15:28:53Z")
My wife wants a tablet computer - it pretty much has to be a tablet, because she wants something that is fairly easy to use, and is available pretty much instantly. Yesterday, we looked at iPads and the Samsung Galaxy T… --- ## [How do other couples deal with this miscommunication problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-other-couples-deal-with-this-miscommunication-problem/637796)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-other-couples-deal-with-this-miscommunication-problem/637796 "2012-10-16T15:00:49Z")
My lady friend and I have encountered one communication problem fairly often in almost two years we have been together. We have spoken about it and as far as we can figure out: She: gets an idea, begins talking about it,… --- ## [Why does this cedarwood and sage scent remind me and my wife of cigarette smoke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-cedarwood-and-sage-scent-remind-me-and-my-wife-of-cigarette-smoke/637889)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-cedarwood-and-sage-scent-remind-me-and-my-wife-of-cigarette-smoke/637889 "2012-10-16T14:54:29Z")
I have this surface cleaner that is labeled as having a “cedarwood and sage” scent. I’d describe the scent as sawdust and sausage, so I guess that’s about right. But for some reason, my wife and I also find the scent str… --- ## [What's Up With The Color Blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-color-blue/637481)
**Author:** [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-color-blue/637481 "2012-10-16T14:46:44Z")
I just don’t understand how anyone can like the color blue. It makes no sense. Red is so much more colorful, it has heart and warmth, blue is like a frozen landscape buried in the depths of time after nuclear holocaust. … --- ## [What's the tariff for murder in your jurisdiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-tariff-for-murder-in-your-jurisdiction/637775)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-tariff-for-murder-in-your-jurisdiction/637775 "2012-10-16T14:12:52Z")
Now although it is posed as a GQ question am also interested to garner doper’s opinions as to what should constitute a valid sentence for murder, hence its wallowing in IMHO. In the UK the only sentence for murder is li… --- ## [Ask the guy who works on an oil rig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-works-on-an-oil-rig/162865)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-works-on-an-oil-rig/162865 "2012-10-16T13:25:55Z")
Well, this is by request. So … ask away. --- ## [Do you think more about.....?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-more-about/637660)
**Author:** [@ToxicRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToxicRose)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-more-about/637660 "2012-10-16T12:38:38Z")
Hello people from Straight Dope. New here and it was suggested to me that I post here. Not sure if this is an appropriate question so please bare with me :cool: Do you think about exes you never slept with or just forget… --- ## [Dry Clothes - Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744 "2012-10-16T02:53:14Z")
How do I dry clothes fast? My washer is broken and it will wash but will not spin. I have ordered replacement parts to fix the fact that it won’t spin the clothes. I’ve tried handwringing about 200 pounds’ worth of tow… --- ## [Help me fix some shoes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fix-some-shoes/637822)
**Author:** [@Arabella\_Flynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arabella_Flynn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fix-some-shoes/637822 "2012-10-16T01:25:08Z")
I presently have several pairs of very nice shoes which are in need of fixing. Since this is the first time I’ve ever been so attached to any pair of shoes to think it’s worthwhile to repair them rather than replace them… --- ## [Did you clean behind your ears? What for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-clean-behind-your-ears-what-for/637571)
**Author:** [@Standarduser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standarduser)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-clean-behind-your-ears-what-for/637571 "2012-10-15T23:19:16Z")
I remember from old cartoons and tv shows when a character took a shower, they always asked “did you clean behind your ears?” or when they were asked to take a shower or on their way to do so “make sure you clean behind … --- ## [Why Do We Use Present Tense to Describe Bad Things That Happened in the Past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-use-present-tense-to-describe-bad-things-that-happened-in-the-past/637566)
**Author:** [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-use-present-tense-to-describe-bad-things-that-happened-in-the-past/637566 "2012-10-15T22:22:24Z")
So I’m standing here and this guy walks up and I say, “Hey! I’m standing here.” But he keeps walking and steps right on my foot… I frequently hear people in an irritable humour speak in past tense when complaining about… --- ## [Are there any benefits to belonging to Mensa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-benefits-to-belonging-to-mensa/271090)
**Author:** [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-benefits-to-belonging-to-mensa/271090 "2012-10-15T20:47:53Z")
Are there any benefits to getting into Mensa other than just being able to say that you were smart enough to get in. Is just a social group for the intellectual elite? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1428) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1430)