# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1451 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1452 --- ## [Sore Doggie Hips :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sore-doggie-hips/633974)
**Author:** [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sore-doggie-hips/633974 "2012-09-07T13:47:05Z")
(Disclaimer: Yes, we’re going to be bringing her to the vet as soon as we’re able to afford it. In the meantime, though…) Ember is our 14-1/2 year old Border Collie/Aussie Shepard mix. She’s always been very active, … --- ## [What else could I have done to please this customer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-could-i-have-done-to-please-this-customer/633533)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-could-i-have-done-to-please-this-customer/633533 "2012-09-07T11:13:42Z")
Things have been really busy at our deli the last few days. We are trying to hire some more help and have coped with the crowds pretty well, but yesterday was just terrible. Our newest employee failed to show up so we w… --- ## [Best to seal a chimney: Thompson's Water Seal or Siloxane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-to-seal-a-chimney-thompsons-water-seal-or-siloxane/633927)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-to-seal-a-chimney-thompsons-water-seal-or-siloxane/633927 "2012-09-07T08:27:29Z")
I have a stone fireplace and chimney in my house, about 50 years old. I will be replacing the roof soon, but I want to get the chimney in shape first. I have estimates on the work needed, which includes new tuck-pointi… --- ## [Calling DIYers/Pro's: Help with Kitchen Remodel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-diyers-pros-help-with-kitchen-remodel/629069)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-diyers-pros-help-with-kitchen-remodel/629069 "2012-09-07T04:14:49Z")
The saga of The Kitchen Remodel from Hell could fill about 800 pages (I’m happy to provide more info upon request :). Boiled down, I ripped kitchen down to studs about three years ago, did some work, then stalled out due… --- ## [Dudes, Did Your Parents Thow You Out? Are you glad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-did-your-parents-thow-you-out-are-you-glad/633589)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-did-your-parents-thow-you-out-are-you-glad/633589 "2012-09-07T00:27:31Z")
Just wondering. I split myself because my parents were NUTS. No regrets at all. But that’s not what I’m asking. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Now I need Napa/Sonoma recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-need-napa-sonoma-recommendations/633641)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-need-napa-sonoma-recommendations/633641 "2012-09-06T23:45:48Z")
I started a thread last week about taking my Mom on a vacation. Happily, she’s fully realized that Amarillo just is not a great place to go. I’m talking her into Northern California wine country. I’m open to Washington … --- ## [Why do so many American women go for guys in jeans and t-shirts with simple haircuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743 "2012-09-06T23:44:25Z")
You see many American guys with Wranglers and grey Hane’s t-shirts. They also have short and simple haircuts. Yet MANY girls flock to these guys. I’m not straight so maybe that’s why I don’t understand. How does a woma… --- ## [The year 2112. Does anyone remember you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2112-does-anyone-remember-you/633799)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2112-does-anyone-remember-you/633799 "2012-09-06T23:43:15Z")
Apropos of researching my family history and realising I knew precisely jack squat about my immediate ancestors in 1912. Put simply, one hundred years from now, do you think anyone will remember anything about you? I di… --- ## [New or used vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-or-used-vehicle/633863)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-or-used-vehicle/633863 "2012-09-06T22:56:29Z")
I know opinions are like assholes, but if I may give a brief history and explain where I am, I’d appreciate some advice. I’ve had a few new cars in my life so it’s not like it would be a particularly novel experience to… --- ## [Who keeps a sexual to-do list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-keeps-a-sexual-to-do-list/633738)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-keeps-a-sexual-to-do-list/633738 "2012-09-06T22:55:08Z")
An amputee. A postal worker. An Ugandan. An Accountant. The Ice Cream Man. A woman over six feet. A man with three balls. That isn’t my to-do list but some examples I’ve heard over the years. I used to have one but I f… --- ## [help \[Parental rights question\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-parental-rights-question/633789)
**Author:** [@kinsman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinsman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-parental-rights-question/633789 "2012-09-06T19:39:29Z")
My baby mama abandoned her four children to her mother. I have one child with her. They were all placed in the care of CPS. I voluntarily terminated my parental rights and the courts involuntarily terminated the mothers … --- ## [Does Paul Ryan remind you of Rob Lowe's character on Wayne's World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711 "2012-09-06T18:21:29Z")
Seriously, he kind of looks like him and his manerisms remind me of Rob Lowe’s character on Wayne’s World. douchebagsayswhat? --- ## [Flight Shooting Archery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-shooting-archery/633568)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-shooting-archery/633568 "2012-09-06T15:48:32Z")
I just got back from the Bonnevile Salt Flats in Utah. We hold our annual flight shooting contest there each year at this time. Seems every year we have a few less attendees. This is an ancient sport that has died and be… --- ## [Resources for learning ancient languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-learning-ancient-languages/630674)
**Author:** [@Ele\_the\_Stoic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ele_the_Stoic)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-learning-ancient-languages/630674 "2012-09-06T15:44:00Z")
First off, not completely sure this is the right forum (should this be in MPSIMS?), so mods, feel free to move it with my apologies if it’s not. That said, I’d like to learn Koine Greek and classical Latin. I know there… --- ## [I say "Christianity" What's the first thing you think of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-say-christianity-whats-the-first-thing-you-think-of/633128)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-say-christianity-whats-the-first-thing-you-think-of/633128 "2012-09-06T10:33:30Z")
I say “Christianity” What’s the first thing you think of? What’s the very first thing that springs to mind when you think of Christianity? Or has you-know-what coloured your first impressions of it? This is a sequel to… --- ## [Something is rotten in the province of Quebec](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-is-rotten-in-the-province-of-quebec/633801)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-is-rotten-in-the-province-of-quebec/633801 "2012-09-06T03:01:40Z")
In late August, there was a daring heist at the Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve (GSMSR) for 30 million dollars’ worth of maple syrup \* and now the newly elected Premier almost gets assassinated\*\*. COINCIDENCE!!! M… --- ## ["We Paid Someone To Teach Our Daughter How To Ride A Bike" - Mommish article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-paid-someone-to-teach-our-daughter-how-to-ride-a-bike-mommish-article/633450)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-paid-someone-to-teach-our-daughter-how-to-ride-a-bike-mommish-article/633450 "2012-09-06T02:41:49Z")
We Paid Someone To Teach Our Daughter How To Ride A Bike I’m not sure how to take this. It’s her money and she has every right to do as she wishes but the article reeks of … something that makes me bristle. --- ## [Is There A Doctor in The House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house/633681)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house/633681 "2012-09-06T01:39:36Z")
No, don’t need answer fast. In fact, take your time. There’s a show on TV where some uber-rich family has a doctor on staff, and I assume drama and hijinks ensue. My question for you kids with a couple hundred thou in… --- ## [Catching Pinworms-- Is This True?! (TMI...Not for the Squeamish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catching-pinworms-is-this-true-tmi-not-for-the-squeamish/223546)
**Author:** [@Ruiniform](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruiniform)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catching-pinworms-is-this-true-tmi-not-for-the-squeamish/223546 "2012-09-06T01:39:36Z")
I was checking out a website with a number of fecal facts (don’t worry, I was linked, I don’t seek out such sites on my own ;)) and came across these words on pinworms: … :eek: That’s freakin’ disgusting! Not only d… --- ## [Recommendations for a week in New Zealand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-week-in-new-zealand/612861)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-week-in-new-zealand/612861 "2012-09-06T01:22:40Z")
I have a conference in Rotorua the first week in September and I was looking to do a week (or more) beforehand in New Zealand doing all that I can do. I’d like to do a ~3 day hike somewhere and as much as possible for th… --- ## [Multiple schlerosis real or not real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-schlerosis-real-or-not-real/633760)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-schlerosis-real-or-not-real/633760 "2012-09-06T00:51:59Z")
It seems every time I turn around someone is being diagnosed with MS. I imagine it is a real disorder but how many times are Drs just assigning this to someone to shut them up and give them a real diagnosis they can run … --- ## [Extreme reactions to food...normal for babies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-reactions-to-food-normal-for-babies/633777)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-reactions-to-food-normal-for-babies/633777 "2012-09-05T23:45:07Z")
My daughter is 9 1/2 months old. Developmentally she is doing perfectly well and she is as healthy as a horse but we are running into a slight problem with food. She loves formula. She loves every fruit you put in front … --- ## [Southampton/Salisbury/LonDopers.. need travel answers fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southampton-salisbury-londopers-need-travel-answers-fast/633687)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southampton-salisbury-londopers-need-travel-answers-fast/633687 "2012-09-05T23:03:07Z")
So, the boyfriend will be attending a work-related conference very soon. He’s flying into Southampton on a Sunday afternoon (around 1PM-ish) and will be staying near Winterbourne Gunner. Since Uncle Sam is a bit tight-… --- ## [Traditional Summer Camp Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-summer-camp-experiences/633676)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-summer-camp-experiences/633676 "2012-09-05T19:57:56Z")
If you were to design the most Traditional Summer Camp Ever, what sort of activities would you do? Some ideas: Archery Practice Canoeing Horseback Riding Writing Letters Home Making Lanyards Making/Eating Smores\* … --- ## [Would you date a 30 year old who is going back to school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-a-30-year-old-who-is-going-back-to-school/632968)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-a-30-year-old-who-is-going-back-to-school/632968 "2012-09-05T19:23:23Z")
Would you? That person may be me in four months. --- ## [Are there really this many social media websites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-this-many-social-media-websites/633761)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-this-many-social-media-websites/633761 "2012-09-05T18:59:10Z")
I was browsing on a real estate site, and clicked on the Browse & Share link, and was surprised to find scores of social media websites to choose from. Usually, there are a dozen or so well known names, but most of these… --- ## [Simple question: Killer Whale or Orca?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-question-killer-whale-or-orca/633124)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-question-killer-whale-or-orca/633124 "2012-09-05T17:39:15Z")
Which name do you call the world’s biggest species of dolphin, Orcus Orcaby? Orca or Killer Whale. --- ## [Guidance for a gentile re: shiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-for-a-gentile-re-shiva/479033)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-for-a-gentile-re-shiva/479033 "2012-09-05T17:21:18Z")
A Jewish neighbor with whom I occasionally socialized has died. The funeral is tomorrow (Mon. 29 Dec.) and I plan to go. At this moment, the website for the memorial chapel says “Shiva: Not yet announced.” I was fond of… --- ## [My Work Hours Slashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-work-hours-slashed/633715)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-work-hours-slashed/633715 "2012-09-05T16:46:34Z")
My work hours have been slashed so I’m working 2-3 hour shifts 5 days a week for 10 hours a week. I heard my manager say that they don’t fire anyone, to avoid paying any unemployment compensation, but instead slash their… --- ## [Need Advice on HPV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-hpv/633663)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-hpv/633663 "2012-09-05T16:33:42Z")
I’m currently dating a woman who I think is a virgin or is, at the very least, extremely inexperienced sexually for an American woman her age (late 30s). My ex-wife (I’ve been divorced for seven years) was diagnosed with… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1450) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1452)