# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1465 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1466 --- ## [Things that annoy you as an aspergery personality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-annoy-you-as-an-aspergery-personality/630265)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-annoy-you-as-an-aspergery-personality/630265 "2012-08-12T16:21:47Z")
You go to a place or group that sounds interesting and receive snide remarks and hostility for no perceptible reason, only to later realize or have someone explain it to you it was because you don’t belong there or don’t… --- ## [What drugs have you tried](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-drugs-have-you-tried/630015)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-drugs-have-you-tried/630015 "2012-08-12T16:12:15Z")
In the “traditional” sense that is. Technically alcohol is a drug but that’s not what I’m talking about (and just about everyone has tried alcohol anyway so what’s the point of putting it out there…). Repeat: tried. … --- ## [Kidney stone...what to do (need answers fast-ish).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-what-to-do-need-answers-fast-ish/631208)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-what-to-do-need-answers-fast-ish/631208 "2012-08-12T12:15:23Z")
Do I need to go to the hospital? What would they do? Isn’t it a matter of just handling the pain? Are there things I can do on my own to help relieve the pain and pass the stone quicker? Should I increase my water in… --- ## [Why has bathing become something you must owne/rent property to enjoy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-bathing-become-something-you-must-owne-rent-property-to-enjoy/630220)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-bathing-become-something-you-must-owne-rent-property-to-enjoy/630220 "2012-08-12T08:37:51Z")
There are some public springs near me located on a public street, well I’ve been told they are springs and have been there producing water since forever. There are a lot of homeless men and men with no water hookup bath… --- ## [the usual suspect.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usual-suspect/631065)
**Author:** [@onetwothreego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onetwothreego)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usual-suspect/631065 "2012-08-12T08:01:20Z")
Any grads out there having problems finding work (hoho)? Yes, of course there are. I’m one of them, btw. From cleaning jobs, to research positions, it’s all but I can do to resort to sexual favours. I’m relatively affa… --- ## [Physicists — Favorite candidate ToEs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicists-favorite-candidate-toes/631248)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicists-favorite-candidate-toes/631248 "2012-08-12T07:55:09Z")
I’m just curious to hear from physicists of any flavor which “Theory of Everything” seems to tug at your gut the strongest, and why. Or do you feel the ongoing, open attempt to combine the quantum world and Relatively a… --- ## [Reassure me - red blotch in my vision after I woke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reassure-me-red-blotch-in-my-vision-after-i-woke/609905)
**Author:** [@Postariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Postariti)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reassure-me-red-blotch-in-my-vision-after-i-woke/609905 "2012-08-12T03:59:27Z")
I’ve searched and read various web sites. I haven’t really found anything like this. I have neck problems. Last night I slept on a new pillow. I woke up in the middle of the night. I saw a red spider-like splotch on… --- ## [The worst car passenger ever, going to try Xanax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-car-passenger-ever-going-to-try-xanax/631146)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-car-passenger-ever-going-to-try-xanax/631146 "2012-08-12T03:12:50Z")
Even tho’ I don’t care for drugs, I am at wit’s end, I have tried anxiety therapy, hypnosis, and distractions, but nothing helps. This fear is controlling my life. Anyone with the same anxiety, did you try Xanax, and di… --- ## [TMI Alert!! But need advice on stopping blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-alert-but-need-advice-on-stopping-blood/630624)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-alert-but-need-advice-on-stopping-blood/630624 "2012-08-12T03:04:15Z")
Ok, you were warned. . . . . . . . Apparently I have irritated or somehow severed a “skin tag” in my perineal region. I’ve been trying to get it to stop bleeding since 6:45am. It seems to slow down, and then st… --- ## [300 foot slip and slide looks pretty cool! Where can you get one of these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-foot-slip-and-slide-looks-pretty-cool-where-can-you-get-one-of-these/631173)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-foot-slip-and-slide-looks-pretty-cool-where-can-you-get-one-of-these/631173 "2012-08-12T02:14:54Z")
RE this youtube video - 300ft slip n slide Is this a kit or just a bunch of plastic sheeting and a hose? --- ## [Sell truck as-is or repair then sell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-truck-as-is-or-repair-then-sell/631172)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-truck-as-is-or-repair-then-sell/631172 "2012-08-12T01:32:04Z")
'93 f-150, 4.9L straight six engine, auto trans, 4WD, some body damage and some rust but nothing major, your basic knock around, foul weather, haul stuff and don’t care what you look like truck. I’ve had this truck for o… --- ## [Something you did that sounds wrong but is totally innocuous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-did-that-sounds-wrong-but-is-totally-innocuous/631206)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-did-that-sounds-wrong-but-is-totally-innocuous/631206 "2012-08-11T23:24:07Z")
The Wrong… I peeped in the bedroom window of an underwear-clad teenage girl. The Innocuous… I was walking my dog late at night when I heard this really loud screech. I look up and see a teenage girl standing in front … --- ## [What is a button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-button/630641)
**Author:** [@Enougher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enougher)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-button/630641 "2012-08-11T23:05:54Z")
Ok, so there’s this guy who says that a button has to protrude and can’t be flat. Does anyone know what a Playstation 3 is? Well there are two (what I consider “buttons”) on the actual system itself. They are an eject bu… --- ## [How to make stranger cat "unafraid" of you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-stranger-cat-unafraid-of-you/631062)
**Author:** [@griffon502](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffon502)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-stranger-cat-unafraid-of-you/631062 "2012-08-11T21:40:30Z")
Some cats just seem distrustful of human strangers. They keep a distance from you, a flight distance. If you get close they run away, then stop and stare at you, and run away again if you get closer. What can be done to … --- ## [Visiting Europe during winter 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-europe-during-winter-2013/628997)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-europe-during-winter-2013/628997 "2012-08-11T20:44:05Z")
Next year, I qualify for a month off with pay from my work. I’ll probably take my month off during the Northern hemisphere winter. I want to visit museums, listen to classical music, and explore history while I’m the… --- ## [Legal question - paying for other car repair without insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-paying-for-other-car-repair-without-insurance/631113)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-paying-for-other-car-repair-without-insurance/631113 "2012-08-11T19:36:52Z")
I hit a mirror on another car in my back alley a couple of weeks ago, and since the repair to the other car will cost about the same as my insurance deductible ($500), I have decided to not go through insurance so my rat… --- ## [When was your 1st time...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-your-1st-time/631119)
**Author:** [@F14tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F14tomcat)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-your-1st-time/631119 "2012-08-11T18:52:31Z")
I have kids coming into their teens and while I don’t feel out of touch with their lives I am curious as to when I really need to start worrying. I have already had the “talk” with my oldest, but when do I need to real… --- ## [I've decided to go on medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-decided-to-go-on-medication/620839)
**Author:** [@Clockwork\_Jackal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_Jackal)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-decided-to-go-on-medication/620839 "2012-08-11T17:24:28Z")
As some of you may already know, I’ve struggled with anxiety and depression for most of my adult life. I was seeing a therapist on Ottawa, and she was great. She really helped me a lot. But after moving out to the Pac… --- ## [Adding pregnant fiancee to my insurance after wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-pregnant-fiancee-to-my-insurance-after-wedding/631149)
**Author:** [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-pregnant-fiancee-to-my-insurance-after-wedding/631149 "2012-08-11T14:14:10Z")
Googling has brought up conflicting answers, so I’m hoping I can get some straight dope on this: We just found out my fiancee is pregnant! She is currently unemployed and uninsured. However our wedding is next week and … --- ## [Mars where rover touched down looks ‘Earth-like’: How long before the conspiracy theories start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-where-rover-touched-down-looks-earth-like-how-long-before-the-conspiracy-theories-start/630911)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-where-rover-touched-down-looks-earth-like-how-long-before-the-conspiracy-theories-start/630911 "2012-08-11T10:38:50Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-rover-sends-back-video-and-first-color-picture-of-landscape-prettier-images-yet-to-come/2012/08/07/1841bf26-e0f2-11e1-8d48-2b1243f34c85\_story.html CT’s in 3…2…1… --- ## [Dang chlorine-damaged hair!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-chlorine-damaged-hair/630480)
**Author:** [@Imago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imago)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-chlorine-damaged-hair/630480 "2012-08-11T05:23:07Z")
Advice, suggestions, education welcome. I’m not very skilled at female hair care rituals, I typically just brush it and shampoo it with some generic 2-in-1. Okay. So I happen to belong to a gym, which happens to have a … --- ## [Working parents - what do you do about school breaks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-parents-what-do-you-do-about-school-breaks/631108)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-parents-what-do-you-do-about-school-breaks/631108 "2012-08-11T04:20:37Z")
I have 4 kids, and ever since they were born I’ve had a very flexible, part-time job and I can take time off almost whenever I want. It’s been great. But times are changing and I need to get a full time job, probably a… --- ## [How great of a lake could a billionaire have made in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-great-of-a-lake-could-a-billionaire-have-made-in-the-u-s/631115)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-great-of-a-lake-could-a-billionaire-have-made-in-the-u-s/631115 "2012-08-11T04:17:35Z")
What would the limits be for a multi-billionaire who wanted to make a fantastically huge and clean and clearish man-made lake for a fishing and wildlife refuge (no motorized craft)? There could be a hydroelectric damn t… --- ## [Am I the only fan of 70's design?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-fan-of-70s-design/630474)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-fan-of-70s-design/630474 "2012-08-11T03:48:08Z")
Fashions are another thing, but the design for fixtures and appliances is amazing.’ I love those globe lights that seem to be universally hated.:confused: --- ## [Could someone explain FaceBook to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-facebook-to-me/631047)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-facebook-to-me/631047 "2012-08-11T02:31:50Z")
I don’t know if this belongs in CS or somewhere else, but I’ll start here. I’m not on FaceBook. I don’t want to be on FaceBook. I don’t think I well ever be on FaceBook. I’m really good at resisting peer pressure, so I … --- ## [Has anyone ever been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-far-even-as-decided-to-use-even-go-want-to-do-look-more-like/630937)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-far-even-as-decided-to-use-even-go-want-to-do-look-more-like/630937 "2012-08-10T22:03:01Z")
The title says it all really. Ok, it says nothing, but it’s the point of this thread. Many of you have seen this before. If it doesn’t qualify as a meme, it’s sure up there as a contender for being one. So, are these t… --- ## [Norwegian VS American Justice Systems; Why is Norway So Fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-vs-american-justice-systems-why-is-norway-so-fast/630983)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-vs-american-justice-systems-why-is-norway-so-fast/630983 "2012-08-10T19:53:04Z")
The Norwegian justice system managed to try the man who murdered 77 young people, in less than 12 months. Somehow, they were able to empanel a jury, conduct the investigation, and carry out the trial in a swift and effi… --- ## [Men - You catch a woman masturbating - What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-you-catch-a-woman-masturbating-what-do-you-do/244804)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-you-catch-a-woman-masturbating-what-do-you-do/244804 "2012-08-10T19:48:07Z")
Hard to do cause they’re often so sneaky about it, but per the other thread on this subject, what do you do? What can you do? What should you do? --- ## [How has the sagging pants - exposed underpants look survived decades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-sagging-pants-exposed-underpants-look-survived-decades/629812)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-sagging-pants-exposed-underpants-look-survived-decades/629812 "2012-08-10T18:50:14Z")
Fashion trends come and go but sagging pants with exposed underwear seems to have remained in vogue as an urban youth style for a remarkably long time. I’m thinking it’s got to be close to 20 years now. What’s keeping i… --- ## [Boredom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boredom/631055)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boredom/631055 "2012-08-10T15:50:13Z")
Is boredom a physical state, a mental state, or both? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1464) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1466)