# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1447 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1448 --- ## [Why are there no large breasted women in television commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787 "2012-09-14T08:25:05Z")
It occurred to me I’ve never seen a (non-fat) large breasted woman selling anything in your everday, run of the mill product commercials on TV except for Mimi Rogers, and that was in hair dye ads where only her head and … --- ## [White Castle sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-sex/634504)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-sex/634504 "2012-09-14T08:13:01Z")
Does anyone have specific people in your life that you have sex with, yet you always regret it? The sex is always good, but you either don’t like the person or you like the person but the sex comes with strings attached.… --- ## [Advice, please: House trained dog starts peeing in the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-house-trained-dog-starts-peeing-in-the-house/524726)
**Author:** [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-house-trained-dog-starts-peeing-in-the-house/524726 "2012-09-14T04:41:15Z")
My wife and I have a (roughly) 6-year-old spayed female dog named Laika, who I’ve posted about before. She was a shelter dog until last summer, when we brought her home. From day one, she has been well house-trained. … --- ## [What's a polite way to say: "Please don't text me"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-polite-way-to-say-please-dont-text-me/634144)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-polite-way-to-say-please-dont-text-me/634144 "2012-09-14T02:05:33Z")
My wife and I don’t text outside of emergencies. We typically receive a handful of texts from friends and family, and pay $.20 for each one. But never enough to make the minimum ($5/month) texting plan worthwhile. We… --- ## [Anyone else have trouble interacting with people they find very attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-trouble-interacting-with-people-they-find-very-attractive/634384)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-trouble-interacting-with-people-they-find-very-attractive/634384 "2012-09-14T01:57:43Z")
I really like women. I like talking to em, laughing with them, and generally find it easier to have a good time if there are women around. Of course, this includes having sex, and as it happens, I’m reasonably successf… --- ## [Combinatorics Book Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combinatorics-book-recommendations/634487)
**Author:** [@Tehanu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tehanu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combinatorics-book-recommendations/634487 "2012-09-14T00:36:43Z")
I just started a semester in Combinatorics and am looking for recommendations for books that clearly present the concepts. The textbook I am using is “Combinatorics: A Guided Tour” by David Mazur, which is great, but I… --- ## [Which ethical philosophy most closely approximates your own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ethical-philosophy-most-closely-approximates-your-own/518891)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ethical-philosophy-most-closely-approximates-your-own/518891 "2012-09-13T22:36:11Z")
Now I realize for many people it is some combination of these, as reality is not so neatly divided into categories and there is going to be inevitable overlap. But which principle is closest to your own guiding principle… --- ## [Indoor cat to outdoor cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-cat-to-outdoor-cat/634533)
**Author:** [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-cat-to-outdoor-cat/634533 "2012-09-13T22:23:14Z")
We adopted a cat from the Humane Society 2 1/2 years ago. She has been spayed and has her claws. She has been strictly an indoor cat during this time. She sprays and pees all in my house. I have tried different litte… --- ## [DSL options for rural locations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dsl-options-for-rural-locations/612518)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dsl-options-for-rural-locations/612518 "2012-09-13T21:59:17Z")
Right now I connect to the internet with an aircard plugged into my laptop or (like now) on my phone. Not totally unsatisfactory, but I’d like a faster connection, wifi in my house, and to be able to connect my TV and Wi… --- ## [Is a degree from an on-line university = to a degree from a brick and mortar university?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-degree-from-an-on-line-university-to-a-degree-from-a-brick-and-mortar-university/634403)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-degree-from-an-on-line-university-to-a-degree-from-a-brick-and-mortar-university/634403 "2012-09-13T21:28:48Z")
Over the years, I’ve seen several threads from people seeking advice on which online university to enroll in. I generally discount one’s degree if it was received from an on-line university. I interview approximately 2… --- ## [Intelligent Design-Whodunnit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design-whodunnit/633024)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design-whodunnit/633024 "2012-09-13T21:06:33Z")
For the sake of this argument we will assume Intelligent Design is a fact. So, who or what did the designing? God? Gods? Aliens? Where does the evidence we have so far lead us? --- ## [You're transported to ancient Egypt with your Jeep. Do you keep it or trade it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-transported-to-ancient-egypt-with-your-jeep-do-you-keep-it-or-trade-it/634321)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-transported-to-ancient-egypt-with-your-jeep-do-you-keep-it-or-trade-it/634321 "2012-09-13T20:36:06Z")
For no good reason, we’ll pick the period around 2000 BCE. Somehow, you are transported to Egypt in your fully loaded Jeep Wrangler. Thanks to your Babelfish, communication with the Egyptians is no problem. You have a… --- ## [Do you love your city? Sell it to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-city-sell-it-to-me/633212)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-city-sell-it-to-me/633212 "2012-09-13T18:46:48Z")
In a few days, I’m going to be kicked out of my home. The landlords want to rent it to someone else, so I’m out. I have nowhere to live. I’ve been searching and calling and e-mailing and running around looking for a pla… --- ## [Landlords and what they do with your rent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlords-and-what-they-do-with-your-rent/634264)
**Author:** [@qualityleashdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qualityleashdog)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlords-and-what-they-do-with-your-rent/634264 "2012-09-13T18:30:32Z")
Is it the tenant’s business what the landlord does with their rent? If you’re under the impression the landlord is making a house payment with your rent money, but they’re not, is it your business to know that? What if… --- ## [Consumer Electronics Brands That Have Disappeared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-electronics-brands-that-have-disappeared/633991)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-electronics-brands-that-have-disappeared/633991 "2012-09-13T13:22:37Z")
I know…in this MPEG-compressed audio world, there is no market for analog based sound systems. But I wonder why we don’t see some once-famous brands anymore: -RCA: once a top TV and audio brand…haven’t seen it in yea… --- ## [Wisdom teeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth/633972)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth/633972 "2012-09-13T13:07:48Z")
Do you still have yours? The dentist here suggested that my kid’s wisdom teeth should be pulled because there is a small cavity on one and it bodes ill for the future. Not because they are impounded or coming in crooked… --- ## [Recommend a good cross-body bag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-cross-body-bag/634503)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-cross-body-bag/634503 "2012-09-13T13:01:32Z")
I’m calling on the collective wisdom of the Dope to help me find a good purse/carry-all for every day. Sometimes I have long trips to make, and I end up carrying my bag for hours on days like that. The bag’s really got t… --- ## [TV Friar Father Groeschel claims gay teenage boys can be the seducers of older men - Can they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-friar-father-groeschel-claims-gay-teenage-boys-can-be-the-seducers-of-older-men-can-they/633418)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-friar-father-groeschel-claims-gay-teenage-boys-can-be-the-seducers-of-older-men-can-they/633418 "2012-09-13T06:51:10Z")
TV friar defends Sandusky, other abusers as victims of ‘seducer’ children I’m not Catholic but I’ve listened to this guy on occasion and he seems for the most part a straightforward person, bordering on blunt, even thou… --- ## [Men who send love letters to death row inmates \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-send-love-letters-to-death-row-inmates-edited-title/633754)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-send-love-letters-to-death-row-inmates-edited-title/633754 "2012-09-13T06:40:45Z")
Women send love letters to death row inmates. Do men send love letters to females on death row? I read they don’t. Is it so? Why? --- ## [Did George H.W. Bush leave a 'mess'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-george-h-w-bush-leave-a-mess/633867)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-george-h-w-bush-leave-a-mess/633867 "2012-09-13T06:18:34Z")
Patrick Gaspar commented, on CNN, on Bill Clinton’s DNC speech. He said that Clinton and Obama are similar in that Clinton came in a cleaned up a ‘mess’ left by the previous administration. Refresh my memory. Did GHW … --- ## [So, you don't vote. Why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-dont-vote-why-not/634137)
**Author:** [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-dont-vote-why-not/634137 "2012-09-13T05:11:34Z")
As a volunteer elections inspector who ran a precinct for the disastrous Michigan 11th District special primary this past Wednesday (in a precinct with 1400 voters we had 21 people come in all day. 13 hours. 21 voters. A… --- ## [Password Testing Sites. Am I being Paranoid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-testing-sites-am-i-being-paranoid/633535)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-testing-sites-am-i-being-paranoid/633535 "2012-09-13T05:02:34Z")
It’s easy to find sites that test the strength of your password(s). (e.g.:http://howsecureismypassword.net/) The first time I heard of one, I thought, “What a great scam!” Just ask people to input their passwords and yo… --- ## [Help me unravel the relationship between food, depression, and pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-unravel-the-relationship-between-food-depression-and-pain/634554)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-unravel-the-relationship-between-food-depression-and-pain/634554 "2012-09-13T05:00:54Z")
It seems well-accepted that depression can cause body pain. Can food sensitivities or allergies also cause pain, in particular, joint and muscle pain? First, the rant: I’m trying to get myself out of a seemingly endle… --- ## [Snoring: Seriously, help me out here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snoring-seriously-help-me-out-here/633900)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snoring-seriously-help-me-out-here/633900 "2012-09-13T03:21:34Z")
So, I snore, I always have. Both my parents were world-class, and I’m en route to dominating the field. My lovely and talented wife Imp of the Perverse has to get to sleep ahead of me, or else she winds up waking me up s… --- ## [Living alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-alone/634086)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-alone/634086 "2012-09-13T02:43:35Z")
I’ve been having an irrelevant discussion with my current GF, about our individual preferences for doing various things in our various seperate domiciles, but what I’d like is some quirks you have (or have observed) that… --- ## [Lawmaker: Disabled kids are God's vengeance for having an abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawmaker-disabled-kids-are-gods-vengeance-for-having-an-abortion/634485)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawmaker-disabled-kids-are-gods-vengeance-for-having-an-abortion/634485 "2012-09-12T23:37:07Z")
You’d think politicians would be minding their Ps and Qs on abortion but .. nope! Lawmaker: Disabled kids are god’s punishment His website http://delegatebob.com/ --- ## [Career Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-suggestions/634496)
**Author:** [@yearsofstatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearsofstatic)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-suggestions/634496 "2012-09-12T22:32:53Z")
I can hear it already. Why come to an internet message board to receive advice on how to live your life. Well, it’s because you folks are brilliant and I trust you more than a Google search. Here’s the scoop. I’ve be… --- ## [PAL VHS How to get into a PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pal-vhs-how-to-get-into-a-pc/634510)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pal-vhs-how-to-get-into-a-pc/634510 "2012-09-12T21:48:32Z")
I’ve got a tone of home videos from the wife on VHS. I want to get them into my PC so I can burn them to blu-ray/DVD. Problem is, these are German PAL VHS tapes, so, in the US, what are my options? I looked into places… --- ## [are you extremely thrifty? in what way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-extremely-thrifty-in-what-way/633317)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-extremely-thrifty-in-what-way/633317 "2012-09-12T19:41:19Z")
this blog isn’t current, but it’s been an interesting read. somewhere he says he wishes he had named it something else - more about\*\* life \*\*than retirement. and boy, does he do thrift. Early Retirement Extreme a combi… --- ## [The end of a copyright experiment. RIAA shows its true colors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-a-copyright-experiment-riaa-shows-its-true-colors/633050)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-a-copyright-experiment-riaa-shows-its-true-colors/633050 "2012-09-12T19:22:37Z")
UKNova was an interesting experiment in copyright ethics. They sucessfully operated for years under a strict set of rules. No music. No movies. Only British tv shows allowed. Nothing ever released on DVD could be posted… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1446) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1448)