# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1457 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1458 --- ## [Is there still a place for fax machines in the office ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-still-a-place-for-fax-machines-in-the-office/632486)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-still-a-place-for-fax-machines-in-the-office/632486 "2012-08-26T10:12:45Z")
As fax is a three letter word, I can’t do a search for it here. This discussion came up at work. No one could come up with arguments how keeping fax machines at work erved a purpose. The only thing people came up with … --- ## [I don't understand why I would want to flatiron my hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-i-would-want-to-flatiron-my-hair/631490)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-i-would-want-to-flatiron-my-hair/631490 "2012-08-26T01:52:20Z")
At least once a month someone asks me this. “Did you ever think about ironing it straight?” And the answer is no, never. But I can’t understand why people would ask me in the first place. I have beautiful hair. This is … --- ## [What could you do with a trillion dollars that you could NOT do with a billion dollars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-do-with-a-trillion-dollars-that-you-could-not-do-with-a-billion-dollars/631856)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-do-with-a-trillion-dollars-that-you-could-not-do-with-a-billion-dollars/631856 "2012-08-26T00:41:07Z")
Let’s say you have this (scroll down… :eek:) in your secret warehouse. It’s easy to imagine what you could do with a million dollars. Buy a new car, house, go on more vacations, ect. When you have a billion dollars, you … --- ## [Best Buy is a TOTAL joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-is-a-total-joke/631586)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-is-a-total-joke/631586 "2012-08-25T23:18:23Z")
Once again I am reminded how amazing it is that this joke of a store put Circuity City out of business. Has anyone ever gotten great tech or even competent tech support from them? My latest treat was calling to see i… --- ## [Reccomend a Camera to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-a-camera-to-me/632528)
**Author:** [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-a-camera-to-me/632528 "2012-08-25T21:36:05Z")
So I left my old camera on the train, and it looks like it’s not coming back to me. Boo hoo. But, vacation is coming up (Ljubljana) so it’s new camera time! I’ve been a fan of the Canon Powershot line, so I was thinki… --- ## [Toddler collapsing and laying perfectly still](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-collapsing-and-laying-perfectly-still/632152)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-collapsing-and-laying-perfectly-still/632152 "2012-08-25T20:16:44Z")
My son since he could stand and walk would when angry or frustrated or scared go limp and then be perfectly still on the floor. He has continued doing this to age two, we basically ignore it at home but that hasn’t stop… --- ## [Tell me about how you got a doctor struck off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-how-you-got-a-doctor-struck-off/632156)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-how-you-got-a-doctor-struck-off/632156 "2012-08-25T15:48:46Z")
Hi, I’ve had a very bad experience with a psychiatrist, and want some heartwarming stories to raise my spirits enough to complain. Have you ever got or tried to get a MD struck off? What happened? Was the White wall o… --- ## [Amelia Earhart Competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amelia-earhart-competition/632535)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amelia-earhart-competition/632535 "2012-08-25T15:44:27Z")
Get your entryin now. It seems more like a prove your theory right game than a find out what happened effort. --- ## [Post-car-accident advice (avoiding insurance claim)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-car-accident-advice-avoiding-insurance-claim/395904)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-car-accident-advice-avoiding-insurance-claim/395904 "2012-08-25T11:42:03Z")
My wife (aka: phungal) rear-ended someone about 4-5 weeks ago. Both cars were stopped, until phungal started up and drove into the other car (which was sitting still). The max speed was 5-7 MPH, our car had no damage s… --- ## [Hilarious and terrible mixed metaphors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-and-terrible-mixed-metaphors/632298)
**Author:** [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-and-terrible-mixed-metaphors/632298 "2012-08-25T10:55:49Z")
I just heard someone say, “Don’t bite the gift hand in the mouth,” with total seriousness. I’ve also heard, “It’s a doggie dog world,” and “Tic for tac.” Have you ever heard someone mix or mangle a metaphor? I need your… --- ## [Programming for iOS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-for-ios/632480)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-for-ios/632480 "2012-08-25T02:25:48Z")
What is involved in making a very simple app for iOS? Say two input boxes to enter numbers and an output box to display the sum of the numbers. Is that level of programming achievable in a short time frame by someone wit… --- ## [Several gun questions:Manual Decocking and carrying in condition 1 vs 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/several-gun-questions-manual-decocking-and-carrying-in-condition-1-vs-2/632419)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/several-gun-questions-manual-decocking-and-carrying-in-condition-1-vs-2/632419 "2012-08-25T02:08:38Z")
Why is manual decocking frowned upon by gun experts? Is it that hard to execute without having the hammer slip from your finger? Also which is the safest condition of carrying a handgun, condition 1 (cocked and locked) … --- ## [Exes and ohs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exes-and-ohs/631639)
**Author:** [@mengvs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mengvs)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exes-and-ohs/631639 "2012-08-25T00:41:25Z")
A recent conversation with some of my girlfriends got me wondering… do any Dopers keep tabs on the whereabouts/accomplishments of their ex-partners? Do you think any of your exes keep tabs on you? Not in a stalkery kind … --- ## [Best amusement parks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-amusement-parks/628973)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-amusement-parks/628973 "2012-08-24T23:06:03Z")
Looking for a place or places to travel to this fall, and was wondering what the best amusement parks are I haven’t been to yet that are around other things worth seeing. By best, I mean lots of high, fast roller coaster… --- ## [Tell me about online-only Master's degree programs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-online-only-masters-degree-programs/500250)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-online-only-masters-degree-programs/500250 "2012-08-24T22:58:40Z")
…specifically, what is the experience like? Is the flexibility of location and schedule a sufficient benefit to outweigh the lack of in-person interaction? Do you feel like the program has effectively prepared you to rea… --- ## [Am I wrong to feel no sympathy for entrapped "terrorists"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-wrong-to-feel-no-sympathy-for-entrapped-terrorists/632151)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-wrong-to-feel-no-sympathy-for-entrapped-terrorists/632151 "2012-08-24T19:06:16Z")
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/how-fbi-entrapment-is-inventing-terrorists-and-letting-bad-guys-off-the-hook-20120515 Short story:For years now the FBI has been running entrapment set ups w… --- ## [Cheap glass spice jars in bulk!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-glass-spice-jars-in-bulk/621929)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-glass-spice-jars-in-bulk/621929 "2012-08-24T15:41:27Z")
I have a lot of spices, and I buy them in bulk, so I now have need of large numbers of small glass bottles with metal lids, in the 2 to 4 oz range. Do any of you know of a good source for these in bulk for cheap? I jus… --- ## [Do people in the USA think voting SHOULD be difficult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-usa-think-voting-should-be-difficult/632138)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-usa-think-voting-should-be-difficult/632138 "2012-08-24T15:40:41Z")
Yea! Another voter ID related thread to snipe in I can hear everyone’s elation now :stuck\_out\_tongue: But in these recent voter ID threads I notice a lot seem to espouse an unspoken idea that voting should not be easy, … --- ## [Water will no longer taste like water.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-will-no-longer-taste-like-water/632426)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-will-no-longer-taste-like-water/632426 "2012-08-24T15:23:36Z")
You’ve been cursed. Water will still be water, but it will never taste anything like water again for as long as you live. But, you get to choose the flavor, as long as it’s nothing that already tastes close to water, l… --- ## [Should I go with a traditional or SS hard drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-with-a-traditional-or-ss-hard-drive/632180)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-with-a-traditional-or-ss-hard-drive/632180 "2012-08-24T15:10:10Z")
I have a 500GB drive that’s about full and am planning to get another drive. I’m staying around the $100-$120 mark for cost which can get me a 1TB traditional hard drive or a 120GB solid state drive. My use is about ev… --- ## [Antibiotics and Obesity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotics-and-obesity/632183)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotics-and-obesity/632183 "2012-08-24T14:14:51Z")
According to this study: http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2012/08/study-antibiotics-in-young-infants-may-set-stage-for-childhood-obesity There may be a correlation between giving a child an antibiotic between birth and fiv… --- ## [Do you ever describe persons as "crazy"? What do you mean by it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-describe-persons-as-crazy-what-do-you-mean-by-it/632208)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-describe-persons-as-crazy-what-do-you-mean-by-it/632208 "2012-08-24T11:16:26Z")
Obviously there isn’t gonna be a poll. Couldn’t possibly be enough options. Anyway … I know some persons (including me, to tell the truth) who try to avoid using the word “crazy” as a descriptor for other people. If you… --- ## [dog questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-questions/632359)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-questions/632359 "2012-08-24T10:46:29Z")
2 questions here. Do dogs suffer headaches or migraines? I think the answer to this would be yes, but I can’t find any study that proves it one way or the other. I’m not sure how you would prove it, since you can’t as… --- ## [recommendations for all-inclusive resorts in Cabo San Lucas or Puerto Vallarta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-all-inclusive-resorts-in-cabo-san-lucas-or-puerto-vallarta/632248)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-all-inclusive-resorts-in-cabo-san-lucas-or-puerto-vallarta/632248 "2012-08-24T10:16:01Z")
My friend has flight benefits and other deals on resorts. These areas are good because the flights are often open, and she will be able to get her family on using her passes. We are planning to do a short (5-6 day) vac… --- ## [Women: do you have hairy forearms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-have-hairy-forearms/631994)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-have-hairy-forearms/631994 "2012-08-24T09:57:59Z")
I see these hair-removal ads on infomercial TV sometimes, and they kind of puzzle me. I understand (sorta) why women feel the social need to eliminate mustaches or unibrows and leg hair and underarm hair, but I totally d… --- ## [My brain sucks I'm getting manic. Suggestions on calming things/nice things to think about/ needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brain-sucks-im-getting-manic-suggestions-on-calming-things-nice-things-to-think-about-needed/631544)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brain-sucks-im-getting-manic-suggestions-on-calming-things-nice-things-to-think-about-needed/631544 "2012-08-24T07:08:00Z")
I am under (several) doctors care. I am taking my medication. I see my workers regularly. I am not being non compliant. I’m doing what I am supposed to. GRRRRRR I’m getting loud and distracted and I can see people looki… --- ## [Who's in the wrong? (Accident, left turn from right lane)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-in-the-wrong-accident-left-turn-from-right-lane/632378)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-in-the-wrong-accident-left-turn-from-right-lane/632378 "2012-08-24T03:12:33Z")
There’s a four-way intersection controlled by a traffic light. The main road (let’s call it Main St.) is one lane each way with a central turning lane, the crossing road (let’s call it Cross St.) is one lane each way. … --- ## [Should people with scoliosis think twice about having kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-with-scoliosis-think-twice-about-having-kids/632343)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-with-scoliosis-think-twice-about-having-kids/632343 "2012-08-24T03:07:55Z")
blinkie please let me apologize for this hijack and welcome you back - nice to hear that you’re doing well. Nawth Chucka - could you clarify your post regarding scoliosis a bit? For clarity, I fully respect your choice… --- ## [Friend scammed by boss, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-scammed-by-boss-what-to-do/624529)
**Author:** [@DaveBfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveBfd)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-scammed-by-boss-what-to-do/624529 "2012-08-24T02:31:58Z")
My friend is going to be on a discovery TV show fixing old cars. He was told he will be making x dollars per week, for 5 weeks. An hour after he told me the good news, he told me that his boss is saying that he wants h… --- ## [how do I make my landlord fix things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-my-landlord-fix-things/632436)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-my-landlord-fix-things/632436 "2012-08-24T02:21:37Z")
it’s ridiculous that I don’t know the answer to this, I am 50 freaking years old. but up until I moved into this rental house last October I owned my own house for awhile and before that? I lived in rentals where either… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1456) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1458)