# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1433 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1434 --- ## [So the new Apple map app really is that bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-new-apple-map-app-really-is-that-bad/637075)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-new-apple-map-app-really-is-that-bad/637075 "2012-10-10T16:50:10Z")
I’m on vacation this week in Ireland. On most vacations, I like to sit at breakfast and browse my iPhone map to see where I am, or to locate places I want to visit. The past three years, the map app has been excellent; … --- ## [The DVRs in Purgatory/Limbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dvrs-in-purgatory-limbo/637127)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dvrs-in-purgatory-limbo/637127 "2012-10-10T15:58:40Z")
I’m supposing this has been posed before with slightly different approaches, but… Scenario: As predicted by many, after you die you follow the white light to the waiting room, where you take a number. In the meantime,… --- ## [If no state that joined The Union after 1791 was allowed to be bigger than Vermont...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-no-state-that-joined-the-union-after-1791-was-allowed-to-be-bigger-than-vermont/637278)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-no-state-that-joined-the-union-after-1791-was-allowed-to-be-bigger-than-vermont/637278 "2012-10-10T08:50:09Z")
How unworkable would the U.S. state and federal governments be? Handwave the reasoning behind the hypothetical. America is now composed of hundreds of tiny states. Some of the arid western ones having a ridiculously l… --- ## [When women change their minds about having kids is it more a chemical thing or a social thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-women-change-their-minds-about-having-kids-is-it-more-a-chemical-thing-or-a-social-thing/636660)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-women-change-their-minds-about-having-kids-is-it-more-a-chemical-thing-or-a-social-thing/636660 "2012-10-09T23:45:25Z")
I’ve heard various explanations for why some women who were not particularly interested (or in some cases actively against) having kids change their minds later in life and get “baby fever”, and in some situations go to … --- ## [Would you notice or mind these styles of eating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-notice-or-mind-these-styles-of-eating/636321)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-notice-or-mind-these-styles-of-eating/636321 "2012-10-09T22:49:13Z")
My fiancé eats his meals one item at a time. For example, served meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans, he would eat all the meatloaf, then stir the gravy into the mashed potatoes and eat all of them, then skip the … --- ## [Lost diamond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-diamond/636830)
**Author:** [@Skippermarti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skippermarti)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-diamond/636830 "2012-10-09T21:43:16Z")
I have been wearing a ring for 50 years with a 2 carat heirloom diamond in it. The ring had been serviced and checked twice a year, by a jeweler, throughout my care. In February of this year, it was re-checked because … --- ## [Anyone have advice for removing sweaty smell from gym shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-advice-for-removing-sweaty-smell-from-gym-shirts/637078)
**Author:** [@Neverender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neverender)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-advice-for-removing-sweaty-smell-from-gym-shirts/637078 "2012-10-09T20:56:59Z")
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone has any wisdom for getting the smell of sweat out of gym gear? It seems to be stuck in the seams of the arm pits, and after freshly washing the shirts there isn’t any apparent smell, … --- ## [Chores question- breadwinner works from home.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-question-breadwinner-works-from-home/637039)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-question-breadwinner-works-from-home/637039 "2012-10-09T20:41:44Z")
Years ago, I made all the money for the household and my wife did all the chores. She contributed in the form of time and labor, and I essentially did so as well, just with an employer as an intermediary. This was fair… --- ## [Do partners of lactating women suckle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-partners-of-lactating-women-suckle/637101)
**Author:** [@Naive\_Evian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naive_Evian)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-partners-of-lactating-women-suckle/637101 "2012-10-09T18:11:12Z")
This thread: How old could someone live on only human milk? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board got me wondering: is it common for the partners of lactating women to suckle? Suckling is a common sexual pra… --- ## [Are yard sales worth the effort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-yard-sales-worth-the-effort/637029)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-yard-sales-worth-the-effort/637029 "2012-10-09T17:51:27Z")
I like to go to yard sales. I sometimes find very cool stuff that I’d never find in a local store, and for very cheap. I’ve never held a yard sale before, I usually donate my stuff. I have a whole house full of the us… --- ## [Walking the Freedom Trail in Boston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-the-freedom-trail-in-boston/635780)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-the-freedom-trail-in-boston/635780 "2012-10-09T17:29:58Z")
My Scout Troop is going on our councils Traveling Comporee on Columbus Day weekend. There will be 4 busloads of people, and on Sunday we will have from 10:00 AM to 6:00PM to wonder the city as we please. My troop, and … --- ## [Who's the most famous person you or someone you know has had sex with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-famous-person-you-or-someone-you-know-has-had-sex-with/635957)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-famous-person-you-or-someone-you-know-has-had-sex-with/635957 "2012-10-09T16:26:24Z")
Yes, we’ve probably done a thread on this before, but its not a definitive-answer GQ, and the poster turnover will make it different. There’s no bragging rights here for me. Looking back on my modest inventory, not anyo… --- ## [Werner von Braun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werner-von-braun/637031)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werner-von-braun/637031 "2012-10-09T15:18:14Z")
The film feature “WVB, rocket man for war and peace” was entertaining though undoubtedly biased. It focused on the man and his love for his science. It glossed over what was obvious: he was a very powerful man and very w… --- ## [Birth mothers (adoption related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-mothers-adoption-related/636656)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-mothers-adoption-related/636656 "2012-10-09T15:16:41Z")
Not sure if this is the right forum; it’s a combination of my personal musings plus an actual quest for opinions, so I’ll start here and The Powers That Be can move as appropriate. Tomorrow is my birthday ( cross my hea… --- ## [Home Sellers / Brokers or Agents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-sellers-brokers-or-agents/637201)
**Author:** [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-sellers-brokers-or-agents/637201 "2012-10-09T13:55:37Z")
My husband and I are planning on selling our old house. I’ve never sold a house before but this situation seems just perfect. A man that my husband has worked with for eight years has offered to buy our house. He has … --- ## [Okay, who knows a little somethin' about vintage pocket knives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-who-knows-a-little-somethin-about-vintage-pocket-knives/635635)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-who-knows-a-little-somethin-about-vintage-pocket-knives/635635 "2012-10-09T06:24:26Z")
Found this little beauty in my grandmother’s belongings, and am trying to find out more about it. It’s in pretty rough shape, sadly. It’s tiny, less than 3 inches closed, and not even 6 fully opened. 3 blades, one file. … --- ## [What would you do if you were immortal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-immortal/636628)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-immortal/636628 "2012-10-09T05:07:26Z")
Not Johnathan Swift immortal where you just keep getting older and are unable to die. The good kind of immortal. Like Highlander or Tolkien immortals who get into the prime of their physical life and just stay that way … --- ## [Selling an antique baseball bat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-an-antique-baseball-bat/636935)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-an-antique-baseball-bat/636935 "2012-10-09T01:47:50Z")
Some advice needed. When I was a kid, I bought a heavy Spaulding baseball bat at a garage sale near my house. I still have the bat today; it’s endorsed by George Grantham, who played for the Cubs, Giants and Reds throu… --- ## [17-year-old son gets credit card offer. Should I be concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-son-gets-credit-card-offer-should-i-be-concerned/637032)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-son-gets-credit-card-offer-should-i-be-concerned/637032 "2012-10-09T01:10:14Z")
The credit card offer was from the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the language of the letter was of the “as a member of VSCPA, you are entitled…” variety. (We don’t live in Virginia, FWIW.) I thou… --- ## [Church bombing - the good news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-bombing-the-good-news/637040)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-bombing-the-good-news/637040 "2012-10-09T00:38:03Z")
A 23-year-old Elk Grove Village, Ill. native has been arrested over his alleged plot to firebomb dozens of Miami, Okla. area churches. “\[P\]olice say he planned to use \[50 molotov cocktails\] to destroy every church in th… --- ## [front side passenger fender bender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-side-passenger-fender-bender/632440)
**Author:** [@saigongiapdan2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saigongiapdan2000)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-side-passenger-fender-bender/632440 "2012-10-09T00:12:24Z")
I was moving forward when this person backing out and hit me on the front side fender.The insurance claim that is was partially my fault and willing to pay 85% of the liability only.She also bring out cvc 22350 and said … --- ## [What things do you regularly do to your dog that he hates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-do-you-regularly-do-to-your-dog-that-he-hates/637102)
**Author:** [@Naive\_Evian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naive_Evian)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-do-you-regularly-do-to-your-dog-that-he-hates/637102 "2012-10-08T22:59:53Z")
I have a pug, which means daily cleanings of his face wrinkles. He hates this. As soon as he sees the wipes, his tail goes straight, and he crouches low to the ground. He doesn’t like his lower face touched in general, b… --- ## [How much does a horse cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-horse-cost/636774)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-horse-cost/636774 "2012-10-08T22:51:29Z")
I put this here becaus eof the number of variables that people will be throwing at me, and I know little about horses. What I am looking for: the horse should be friendly and be willing to be ridden by me primarily, or… --- ## [Can anyone please help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-please-help/636888)
**Author:** [@madmary53](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmary53)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-please-help/636888 "2012-10-08T22:46:07Z")
New to this,sorry if posting on wrong page but im so needing advice…im in love with a 43 yr old male transexul.we have been together on and off for 5yrs and its only the last 12 months he came out.He says he is bi and ga… --- ## [Why Would a Culture Abandon Metallurgy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-culture-abandon-metallurgy/636933)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-culture-abandon-metallurgy/636933 "2012-10-08T22:44:46Z")
The ancient Bolivian temple of Tiwanaku is one of the wonders of the world-it has stonework far more advanced than anything built by the Incas or Aztecs:Tiwanaku - Wikipedia The amazing stone cutting work had to have… --- ## [Write a brief history lesson for people in 2040](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-brief-history-lesson-for-people-in-2040/637138)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-brief-history-lesson-for-people-in-2040/637138 "2012-10-08T22:09:44Z")
It’s 2040 and little Joe Schmoe is asked to bring in a grandparent’s written memory of the good (or terrible) old days. In a few paragraphs, how would you sum up the late 20th and early 21st centuries? Was it a period o… --- ## [Ladies, what would you wear to a winter job interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-would-you-wear-to-a-winter-job-interview/636937)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-would-you-wear-to-a-winter-job-interview/636937 "2012-10-08T22:06:16Z")
I don’t have a job interview, but the expected dress for a November 30th work event prompted my boss, whose favorite shirt is tie-dyed, to say “we’ll need to be dressier than usual. Think job interview attire.” But I’ve … --- ## [Political Leaning & Number of Bumper Stickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leaning-number-of-bumper-stickers/637018)
**Author:** [@TheBori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBori)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leaning-number-of-bumper-stickers/637018 "2012-10-08T22:00:37Z")
I’m curious to know how the number of bumper stickers you have on your car correlates to your political leanings (inspired by the poll from Rocket Surgery). --- ## [You Win 40 Million in the Lottery. Lump Sum? Payments? Your Strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-40-million-in-the-lottery-lump-sum-payments-your-strategy/258541)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-40-million-in-the-lottery-lump-sum-payments-your-strategy/258541 "2012-10-08T21:13:39Z")
Lets say for hypothetical purposes that you just won 40 million in the Florida Lottery. Would you take 40 mil over 30 years or would you take, say 20 million up front. If you take the 20 million lump sum, you would have… --- ## [How long after I apply this "I Love Obamacare" sticker will it be removed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-i-apply-this-i-love-obamacare-sticker-will-it-be-removed/632384)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-i-apply-this-i-love-obamacare-sticker-will-it-be-removed/632384 "2012-10-08T18:09:59Z")
I made a donation and got this I (Heart) Obamacare sticker. I’ll put it on my car later. I live in a fairly conservative county (the home of this fine facility) so I wonder if it will be peeled off the car, or if someo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1432) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1434)