# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1431 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1432 --- ## [betting on the SD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-the-sd/637607)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-the-sd/637607 "2012-10-13T11:35:03Z")
Over yonder in the “Elections” section, there is all sorts of bullshit flying, but the bullshit-iest of all concerns the people who are confidently claiming all sorts of, well, bullshit, and some are offering to make bet… --- ## ["Pre-Graduation Blues" OR "Advice for The Real World"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-graduation-blues-or-advice-for-the-real-world/637178)
**Author:** [@Longinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longinus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-graduation-blues-or-advice-for-the-real-world/637178 "2012-10-13T11:28:11Z")
I’ve got the senior year blues. I know there are people out there who insist their years after college were better than anything else, but I don’t know how I’m going to get from point A to B. I only see a few options, an… --- ## [How often do you guys get haircut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-guys-get-haircut/637111)
**Author:** [@CEOofPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CEOofPolar)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-guys-get-haircut/637111 "2012-10-13T06:52:44Z")
i like to go once a week its 15$ and i give 5$ tip so 20$ a week not too bad my i don’t work my mom pays for them im only 18 and i like the way it look. but i might finally miss a day tommorw because my mom wouldn’t buy … --- ## [How to re-appraoch a prospective employer...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-re-appraoch-a-prospective-employer/637467)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-re-appraoch-a-prospective-employer/637467 "2012-10-13T04:15:38Z")
I am currently unemployed - I do some teaching and a few minor consulting roles, but I don’t have a full time career employer. I have a target list of organisations to whom I believe I can add value and have been approac… --- ## [Experiment about gut reactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiment-about-gut-reactions/637368)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiment-about-gut-reactions/637368 "2012-10-13T04:07:41Z")
I should imagine that 99% of posters here find homophobia here and almost all are from non UK countries, where faggot is necessarily a homophobic thing to say. So how do you find the following adverts at a GUT level. Re… --- ## [Poll: How do you get into bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-get-into-bed/637334)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-get-into-bed/637334 "2012-10-13T04:01:42Z")
I noticed recently that I don’t get into bed in the way I have seen others do, and in the way it is depicted in movies and TV. The funny thing is, if you asked me how I did it, I would have said I did it the standard way… --- ## [Non-Stick Spray vs. Teflon Coating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-stick-spray-vs-teflon-coating/637052)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-stick-spray-vs-teflon-coating/637052 "2012-10-13T03:59:58Z")
I’m putting this in IMHO because I don’t think there is a definitive answer to this question. It’s related to food, so perhaps it should be in Café Society… :smack: While I know it’s controversial, the common wisdom is… --- ## [Questions about diabetes/what did y'all do?/is my doctor BSing me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-diabetes-what-did-yall-do-is-my-doctor-bsing-me/632784)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-diabetes-what-did-yall-do-is-my-doctor-bsing-me/632784 "2012-10-13T03:53:50Z")
Not asking for medical advice, asking what I need to be asking my doc/if I should be getting a new one! So I got some routine bloodwork done. My fasting glucose was at diabetic level, and with my weight and family hist… --- ## [Territory-marking cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/territory-marking-cat/637435)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/territory-marking-cat/637435 "2012-10-13T03:09:54Z")
We have a middle-aged neutered male cat. This past year or so he has started marking territory, to the great detriment of our furniture and carpets. We’re getting really tired of cleaning up after him. I’ve used va… --- ## [Citypass San Francisco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citypass-san-francisco/637541)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citypass-san-francisco/637541 "2012-10-13T02:23:47Z")
So I’m planning a road trip down to San Francisco with a Canadian friend next summer. Since I lived in that area for a long time, I’m familiar with most of the touristy stuff. However, today I randomly stumbled across Ci… --- ## [Did you get your dream job straight out of college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-your-dream-job-straight-out-of-college/584213)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-your-dream-job-straight-out-of-college/584213 "2012-10-13T01:55:10Z")
I’m wondering this because my nephew just graduated, and is getting really frustrated that he can’t find a job. I’m wondering if he’s even considered looking at something not in his chosen field. So, did you step out of… --- ## [How does one stop being a bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-stop-being-a-bitch/637236)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-stop-being-a-bitch/637236 "2012-10-12T21:11:28Z")
I finally got pushed to the edge by the house guests from hell. When they got me a complaint on my job because of the barking dogs, and their dog attacked my dog (again), well I finally snapped. I was doing every thing… --- ## [Is "gyp" a derogatory word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gyp-a-derogatory-word/621502)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gyp-a-derogatory-word/621502 "2012-10-12T20:36:32Z")
Carol Higgins Clark writes mysteries whose titles are all one syllable past tenses of verbs who have a double meaning in the tale. I was rather surprised that her latest is entitled GYPPED, a word with a dubious etymolog… --- ## [Fellow boomers...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-boomers/637431)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-boomers/637431 "2012-10-12T20:28:52Z")
Pogo’s “We have met the enemy and he is us.” has never seemed to ring quite so true. What are your reactions to this Atlantic article? --- ## [How effective is corporal punishment in correcting children's misbehavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-is-corporal-punishment-in-correcting-childrens-misbehavior/587845)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-is-corporal-punishment-in-correcting-childrens-misbehavior/587845 "2011-07-07T01:30:12Z")
There is a wide spectrum of attitudes about the efficacy of using corporal punishment on children. Some people claim that it is quite effective, and when they were kids the use of corporal punishment on them corrected th… --- ## [NJ Inheritance & Refunding Bond ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-inheritance-refunding-bond/637417)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-inheritance-refunding-bond/637417 "2012-10-12T19:41:12Z")
My 96 year old Aunt passed away earlier this year. I’m one of her heirs. With the inheritance is a request/requirement to sign & return a “refunding bond”. Googling hasn’t been terribly useful, but as far as I can tel… --- ## [Any experience in winning a claim with UPS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-in-winning-a-claim-with-ups/637493)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-in-winning-a-claim-with-ups/637493 "2012-10-12T19:38:09Z")
Hi all. This is kind of a mundane post but I’m soliciting information so I figured I’d put it here. I just shipped a Wii over to someone, and during transit it got damaged (it still functions, thankfully, but it has a l… --- ## [How is "lurve" pronounced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-lurve-pronounced/637463)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-lurve-pronounced/637463 "2012-10-12T19:22:52Z")
Not sure where to put this. So occassionally I’ll encounter written forms (like message board posts) where someone tries to exaggerate the pronunciation of “love” like “I really luuuuve that”, only instead of replacing… --- ## [Chicago in October](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-in-october/637383)
**Author:** [@Hecubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hecubis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-in-october/637383 "2012-10-12T17:55:54Z")
I need help. As you can see I never post but we’re off to Chicago in October and I have no idea what to do. First, I’m Canadian and have never been plus on a whim I bought really cheap flights on Westjet with no idea wha… --- ## [How safe was your first sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-was-your-first-sex/637390)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-was-your-first-sex/637390 "2012-10-12T17:41:46Z")
For those of you who have had intercourse that involved an erect penis entering another human being’s below-the-waste orifice: Was there a condom on aforementioned erect penis when it entered aforementioned below-the-was… --- ## [First date after divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-date-after-divorce/637366)
**Author:** [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-date-after-divorce/637366 "2012-10-12T17:38:12Z")
Hello dopers, I need your advise! I am going on my first date in about 16 years and well it is a bit perplexing. I am a 46 yo man who has been separated for 12 months. A little while ago I put up a profile on POF and … --- ## [How long did it take for your wisdom teeth to heal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-wisdom-teeth-to-heal/57527)
**Author:** [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-wisdom-teeth-to-heal/57527 "2012-10-12T16:37:52Z")
So, I got my wisdom teeth out 8 days ago, and it STILL hurts horribly. My doctor says I have something called “dry socket” and there is nothing that he can do about it except wait for it to finish healing. My question fo… --- ## [112 piece set of Noritake "Damask" china -- what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/112-piece-set-of-noritake-damask-china-what-to-do/637371)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/112-piece-set-of-noritake-damask-china-what-to-do/637371 "2012-10-12T16:27:16Z")
Mrs Bricker and I are the proud parents of a full china service for 12 people – 112 pieces of Noritake china in the vintage, discontinued “Damask” pattern. I have no idea if this is the most sought-after pattern in Norit… --- ## [Consequences Of Skipping Out On Your Restaurant Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-skipping-out-on-your-restaurant-bill/637263)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-skipping-out-on-your-restaurant-bill/637263 "2012-10-12T16:21:32Z")
I have often seen in the old movies and cartoons when somebody doesn’t have enough money to cover an expensive date at a restaurant that said customer ends up washing mounds of dirty dishes in the kitchen. Okay this is … --- ## [How important is your engineering undergrad school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-your-engineering-undergrad-school/484414)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-your-engineering-undergrad-school/484414 "2009-02-08T06:46:17Z")
My super-smart high-school senior niece has just been accepted to Rose-Hulman, according to US New the #1 rated engineering undergrad school in the country. She’s also waiting to hear from Harvey Mudd and Venderbilt. She… --- ## [What's more beneficial? Master's in Engineering or Business Administration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-beneficial-masters-in-engineering-or-business-administration/560988)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-beneficial-masters-in-engineering-or-business-administration/560988 "2010-11-19T02:23:23Z")
So, here’s a short synopsis of the last year and a half of my life. I got laid off of my Mechanical Engineering position soon after my daughter was born. My wife has a great job that pays well and neither of us wanted to… --- ## [Doing a masters degree without a bachelors - any experience of this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-a-masters-degree-without-a-bachelors-any-experience-of-this/486256)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-a-masters-degree-without-a-bachelors-any-experience-of-this/486256 "2012-05-17T02:29:51Z")
I don’t have a bachelors degree – not exactly a thing I’m ashamed of as lots of people don’t have one and I’ve done pretty well for myself without. Also given that I work in government the kinds of disciplines one learns… --- ## [Languages of which you know at least 10 words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/languages-of-which-you-know-at-least-10-words/636932)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/languages-of-which-you-know-at-least-10-words/636932 "2012-10-12T14:01:01Z")
Not counting English (if you post on this MB, you know 10 words of English) or made-up languages (Klingon, Esperanto, etc.). For me: Americas: Lakota Europe: Spanish Portuguese French German Dutch Danish Norwegian … --- ## [Laser Hair Removal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-hair-removal/523747)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-hair-removal/523747 "2012-10-12T13:18:17Z")
As I begin my journey into middle age, I’ve noticed that my hair has started migrating away from my scalp and onto my shoulders and back. So I’m seriously considering laser hair removal of my back and shoulders. Anyone… --- ## [Speculative history: Balkanize the US by means of natural borders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculative-history-balkanize-the-us-by-means-of-natural-borders/637290)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculative-history-balkanize-the-us-by-means-of-natural-borders/637290 "2012-10-12T12:57:24Z")
Speculative fiction writers just love ‘balkanizing’ the US, with enough examples to fill an entire TVTropes page. Usually, the speculated micro-states are divided up according to cultural or historical association (such … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1430) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1432)