# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1453 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1454 --- ## [So, where do you all want to meet up after the Apocalypse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-do-you-all-want-to-meet-up-after-the-apocalypse/633481)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-do-you-all-want-to-meet-up-after-the-apocalypse/633481 "2012-09-03T18:18:25Z")
I was thinking maybe Balta, North Dakota, since it is basically the geographical centre of North America, but I saw that Minot is nearby, and Minot has a military base, so Balta will probably be a bad place to be. Then I… --- ## [What do you put in your hair?? (Hey Greasers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-in-your-hair-hey-greasers/20634)
**Author:** [@Sweet\_Basil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Basil)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-in-your-hair-hey-greasers/20634 "2012-09-03T17:44:04Z")
Basically I just wanted to get a thread in on the first page of this new forum! But, I was wondering also what everyone uses in your hair. I just went from not using anything at all, to using Royal Crown and then Murray… --- ## [Rules about coaching kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-about-coaching-kids/633417)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-about-coaching-kids/633417 "2012-09-03T15:58:31Z")
I’ve been coaching youth soccer for about 8 years and have coached probably twice as many teams (I often coach 2 teams a year). This is a youth recreational soccer league (not club!) in which the leagues are divided up … --- ## [Refurb Nexus One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refurb-nexus-one/633524)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refurb-nexus-one/633524 "2012-09-03T15:14:40Z")
I’m in the market for an \*\*unlocked \*\*smartphone, and I see refurbished Nexus Ones going for 130 on Amazon. Are they worth it? I’m looking for the following features/these are the things I’ll mainly be doing on a phone… --- ## [Need fashion advice - for a guy with an interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-fashion-advice-for-a-guy-with-an-interview/633520)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-fashion-advice-for-a-guy-with-an-interview/633520 "2012-09-03T13:17:23Z")
My fiance has an interview on Tuesday and he and I have a difference of opinions on what he should wear. In his current job, when he has to dress up (which is rare) he wears show black (black pants, black shirt, black s… --- ## [Anyone have an EMG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-an-emg/633206)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-an-emg/633206 "2012-09-03T10:35:38Z")
Can anyone tell me what to expect (esp. pain-wise or discomfort) with an EMG nerve test? Is this the test with a bunch of micro needlelike electrodes? --- ## [Too much sleep!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-sleep/633353)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-sleep/633353 "2012-09-03T09:03:01Z")
My wife - I lover her, but man I tell ya. She sleeps too much. And she’s not depressed either. She was for a while, and now she’s not, so I can definitely tell the difference. She’s averaging over 10 hours a night. … --- ## [Aerial surveillance in Lancaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerial-surveillance-in-lancaster/632961)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerial-surveillance-in-lancaster/632961 "2012-09-03T07:37:58Z")
Lancaster’s daily aerial surveillance flights raise privacy fears I just got a call from a Teabagger friend who is appalled at this. He’s shocked at the loss of privacy and talks about Big Brother. I reminded him tha… --- ## [Crazy screaming lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-screaming-lady/632902)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-screaming-lady/632902 "2012-09-03T04:58:41Z")
There’s some crazy lady who keeps screaming obscenities at the top of her lungs outside my window. This has happened off and on for the last three or so weeks, at any time of day or night. This is in front of a strip mal… --- ## [Anyone else successfully keep tetras with a male beta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-successfully-keep-tetras-with-a-male-beta/633505)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-successfully-keep-tetras-with-a-male-beta/633505 "2012-09-03T04:10:04Z")
After a decade of 1 to 2 goldfish at a time, I’m getting a much larger tank I’d like to mostly be inhabited by tetras. I’m not sure yet if I’ll be going with neon tetras or cardinal tetras, but I’m definitely getting som… --- ## [Jeans for a Job Interview - beyond the pale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeans-for-a-job-interview-beyond-the-pale/633312)
**Author:** [@Cold\_April](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cold_April)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeans-for-a-job-interview-beyond-the-pale/633312 "2012-09-03T02:37:13Z")
A work friend recently told a story about her 17 year old son who had gone for an interview for a part-time job at a theme park, only to be turned away before he could even open his mouth, because he was wearing jeans. … --- ## [$1,000,000 in renovations to your house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-000-in-renovations-to-your-house/632924)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-000-in-renovations-to-your-house/632924 "2012-09-03T01:55:03Z")
If you won an absurd contest which awarded you with a million dollars in home renovations, could you actually find enough stuff to spend the money on-- while at the same time keeping your house relatively consistent (on … --- ## [Help me get my dog to stop barking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-dog-to-stop-barking/633448)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-dog-to-stop-barking/633448 "2012-09-03T01:30:37Z")
The wife and I have this little dog that is weirdly in love with her. He listens to me but is obsessed with her. In fact, one of the issues she’s working on is getting him to listen to her as well. We have him in his cr… --- ## [Pregnancy terminology: "I'm/she's pregnant" or "we're pregnant"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-terminology-im-shes-pregnant-or-were-pregnant/633084)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-terminology-im-shes-pregnant-or-were-pregnant/633084 "2012-09-03T00:41:56Z")
In which we discuss how one describes the situation in which one member of a monogamous couple is expecting a baby. Poll in a moment. --- ## [Who needs life insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-life-insurance/633339)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-life-insurance/633339 "2012-09-02T19:48:30Z")
When my spouse lost his job, he also lost his company sponsored term life insurance policy. We have no other life insurance. DO we need life insurance? We do have a retirement fund established, and any funeral costs wo… --- ## [Apparently, I work part-time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-work-part-time/628987)
**Author:** [@incidental](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/incidental)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-work-part-time/628987 "2012-09-02T17:12:02Z")
I’ve just recently returned to the boards a couple of week ago, but I found myself in a work-related conundrum yesterday. I would really value some outside opinions, because I really don’t know what to think or do. Back… --- ## [What is a book club like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-book-club-like/633409)
**Author:** [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-book-club-like/633409 "2012-09-02T16:12:12Z")
I recently found a local meetup.org “Book Club for Young Professionals”. I find I have to make a conscious effort to meet other young people, and it seems like an active group with plenty of young people (I don’t person… --- ## [I'm single! What should I do? And should I begin dating again right away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-single-what-should-i-do-and-should-i-begin-dating-again-right-away/632960)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-single-what-should-i-do-and-should-i-begin-dating-again-right-away/632960 "2012-09-02T15:18:52Z")
I’m now single again! (feel free to read my other thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15433534#post15433534! I guess two questions… 1.I have lots of things I want to do with my extra time…but f… --- ## [Anyone else made an odd bet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-made-an-odd-bet/633406)
**Author:** [@Schrodinger\_s\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schrodinger_s_Platypus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-made-an-odd-bet/633406 "2012-09-02T15:10:19Z")
I’m typing this while returning from the fabric store because my coworker said, “I bet you can’t make a full pirate costume by Talk Like a Pirate Day. From scratch.” If I finish it and wear it on September 19, I win … --- ## [Eyeliner tattoo/Permanent makeup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyeliner-tattoo-permanent-makeup/633328)
**Author:** [@SweetiePotato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetiePotato)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyeliner-tattoo-permanent-makeup/633328 "2012-09-02T15:02:00Z")
Has anyone had this? Positive/negative results?? I have a very fair complexion, blond hair. My eyes are light-colored and only really “pop” if I wear eyeliner and mascara, which I do every day. A friend of a friend got… --- ## [Writing your own wedding vows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-your-own-wedding-vows/633396)
**Author:** [@SweetiePotato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetiePotato)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-your-own-wedding-vows/633396 "2012-09-02T14:26:10Z")
So… my fiance and I are having a small ceremony with friends at the end of October, and he really wants to write his own vows. He’s been married before, and he says that one of his big regrets/red flags about his first m… --- ## [Hun, Please tell me your mom will throw you out for having a boyfriend \_before\_ I become your first](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hun-please-tell-me-your-mom-will-throw-you-out-for-having-a-boyfriend-_before_-i-become-your-first/630522)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hun-please-tell-me-your-mom-will-throw-you-out-for-having-a-boyfriend-_before_-i-become-your-first/630522 "2012-09-02T12:59:25Z")
Argh, I need some advice here. I’ve been dating this girl for a couple of weeks now, and we recently started getting intimate. I knew her mom is theoretically disapproving, but I thought that was the extent of the proble… --- ## [What should I be doing with all this money I have laying around? (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-be-doing-with-all-this-money-i-have-laying-around-long/624350)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-be-doing-with-all-this-money-i-have-laying-around-long/624350 "2012-09-02T07:42:53Z")
Okay, well it’s not like it’s that much I just want to farm out some opinions to make sure I’m doing everything right and see if there’s any thing better I could be doing. First off, my situation… I have no credit card… --- ## [Why are some Super 8s so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-super-8s-so-bad/632596)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-super-8s-so-bad/632596 "2012-09-02T04:23:30Z")
It seems in the Midwest and Florida at least, Super 8s (and Days Inns are a mixed bag, and TripAdvisor reviews reflect that. I’ve stayed at many, and a lot are nice, affordable places, but then there’s that one in Florid… --- ## [Neil Armstrong death: Surprised at size of reaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-death-surprised-at-size-of-reaction/632729)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong-death-surprised-at-size-of-reaction/632729 "2012-09-02T03:49:48Z")
I am amazed how limited the reaction to Armstrong’s death has been. I really expected something much bigger. And also a bit :rolleyes: at many of the news reports which seem to start off “Neil Armstrong, first man on th… --- ## [Tell me about your hysterectomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-hysterectomy/633336)
**Author:** [@mengvs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mengvs)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-hysterectomy/633336 "2012-09-02T03:27:04Z")
(I’m in no way looking for medical advice – I’m interested in personal stories only, particularly if your hysterectomy was relatively recent.) I’m having a laparoscopic hysterectomy on the 13th of September. Without det… --- ## [We just bought a Mini Cooper - anything I should know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-just-bought-a-mini-cooper-anything-i-should-know/534593)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-just-bought-a-mini-cooper-anything-i-should-know/534593 "2012-09-02T02:37:15Z")
It was totally on a whim…We probably shouldn’t have done it, but I have always enjoyed the way they handled and looked. I am kicking my self for not taking it to the teaming millions first, but now I am open to suggestio… --- ## [Are these very insulting Atheist billboards attacking Christianity & Mormonism really the way to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-very-insulting-atheist-billboards-attacking-christianity-mormonism-really-the-way-to-go/632357 "2012-09-02T02:18:57Z")
I’m not much of a believer in supernatural beings, but these Atheist billboardshave such a juvenile and mocking tone I really don’t think they are accomplishing much to make people respect Atheists or Atheism. --- ## [How much money should I expect to spend on vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-should-i-expect-to-spend-on-vacation/633275)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-should-i-expect-to-spend-on-vacation/633275 "2012-09-01T23:32:09Z")
I’m taking my family to Orlando in a few weeks; this will be our first family vacation. We’re going Saturday-Saturday, spending 1 day at cape Kennedy, 2 days at Disney World, and 3 days at Universal Studios. The trip and… --- ## [Key Chain Slide Viewers. How do I make them at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-chain-slide-viewers-how-do-i-make-them-at-home/633150)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-chain-slide-viewers-how-do-i-make-them-at-home/633150 "2012-09-01T21:29:59Z")
My bf and I host monthly game nights and our invitations have gotten a little more crafty each time. (This time we gave out chocolate bars with golden tickets in them). Our guests seem to love this for some reason. So ne… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1452) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1454)