# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1475 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1476 --- ## [T-shirts with buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirts-with-buttons/629527)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirts-with-buttons/629527 "2012-07-27T18:49:30Z")
What would you call a t-shirt with buttons all the way down the front, not just at the top like a henley? And who sells them? --- ## [Pseudo-Intellectual Junk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pseudo-intellectual-junk/629320)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pseudo-intellectual-junk/629320 "2012-07-27T16:50:24Z")
Sorry - feeling narcissistic. To what extent is care for someone reasonable? International strife. Syria. UN Security Council. Assad. Civil conflict. Israel. Bulgaria. Iran. Tourists. 37 lives - changed. Domestic unre… --- ## [Healthy Thinspiration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-thinspiration/629547)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-thinspiration/629547 "2012-07-27T16:24:01Z")
Right, so you may have heard about “Thinspiration”, and I agree that it’s pretty bad to promote eating disorders. On the other hand, some blogs (Like this one) seem to get the balance right, and some of their quotes are… --- ## [How do haircutters get paid? (Also a tipping question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-haircutters-get-paid-also-a-tipping-question/629555)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-haircutters-get-paid-also-a-tipping-question/629555 "2012-07-27T16:19:22Z")
I recently had an “off” experience at the hair cutter and felt like I was overcharged and did not leave a tip. This just left me wondering how hair cutters get paid. Do they rent a chair? Split the tickets? Something els… --- ## [Without warning, your spouse/SO says you need to go on the run, or risk death. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-warning-your-spouse-so-says-you-need-to-go-on-the-run-or-risk-death-what-do-you-do/629348)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-warning-your-spouse-so-says-you-need-to-go-on-the-run-or-risk-death-what-do-you-do/629348 "2012-07-27T16:05:06Z")
Here’s the sitch. Without warning, your husband/wife/significant other comes home in the most agitated mood you’ve ever seen them. Looking both deadly serious and terribly frightened, your partner says you need to stop w… --- ## [Neutering Puppies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutering-puppies/629436)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutering-puppies/629436 "2012-07-27T15:12:27Z")
To replace a dead doggy, I bought my girlfriend a chow puppy. She has two girls aged 6 and 4. They girls love their new family member but as young children, occasionally and accidentally do cause the young pup a little… --- ## [Tipping or stiffing the shampoo girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-or-stiffing-the-shampoo-girl/54405)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-or-stiffing-the-shampoo-girl/54405 "2012-07-27T14:59:12Z")
Notice: the following thread contains the prases “stiffing the shampoo girl” and “being serviced by the stylist”. If you do not feel that you can participate in this thread without resorting to cheap shots with regard to… --- ## [Experience with nerve palsy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-nerve-palsy/629443)
**Author:** [@gromky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gromky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-nerve-palsy/629443 "2012-07-27T14:08:31Z")
Anyone here have any experience with nerve palsies? A month ago, I got a splitting pain in my ear and Bell’s Palsy happened. This is a condition of the seventh facial nerve where it basically dies and half your face is… --- ## [How soon is too soon to live together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-is-too-soon-to-live-together/628751)
**Author:** [@I\_Like\_Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Like_Pie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-is-too-soon-to-live-together/628751 "2012-07-27T12:10:21Z")
I was inspired to ask this because of another thread regarding how long one should wait before getting engaged. I’ve been dating a wonderful man for 6 months or so and we’ve recently discussed moving in together. I do … --- ## [Reglan and Tardive Dyskinesia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reglan-and-tardive-dyskinesia/627986)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reglan-and-tardive-dyskinesia/627986 "2012-07-27T05:26:58Z")
I know you are not my doctor and all the other disclaimers that apply. My husband is in the hospital again, this time from extended severe bouts of hepatic encephalopathy, dehydration and not being able to keep any food… --- ## [Questions for those with long-haired cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-those-with-long-haired-cats/629364)
**Author:** [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-those-with-long-haired-cats/629364 "2012-07-27T03:56:03Z")
I’ve always had domestic short-hairs and up until now have had few problems with matting. Recently I fostered and eventually of course became the proud slave to a long-haired girl. After having the mats cleaned up prof… --- ## [Please recommend IT headhunters in Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295 "2012-07-27T03:33:29Z")
Well it appears I’m out of a job. Sigh :frowning: I’m doing my best to network and so far I’ve got a few leads but in this job environment I think I need to be aggressive in my search. Can anyone recommend good IT hea… --- ## [Consumer Protection Agency to ban Magnetic Balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-protection-agency-to-ban-magnetic-balls/622325)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-protection-agency-to-ban-magnetic-balls/622325 "2012-07-27T02:00:41Z")
The CPA stopped by the offices of every maker/importer of Magnetic Ball’s to inform them they could either volenterilly stop selling them or the CPA plans to ban the product from sale within the US. These are collection… --- ## [On being sick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-sick/629226)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-sick/629226 "2012-07-27T00:22:45Z")
As I announced here back in June, I got a job. Truth is, I really enjoy it. I get along well with my coworkers and do an alright job at what I do. But I’ve had to call in sick now 3 days, once before the store opened (w… --- ## [Fog Lights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fog-lights/629386)
**Author:** [@Alejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alejo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fog-lights/629386 "2012-07-27T00:04:48Z")
Why are cars in the US not equiped with \< bright red \> Fog Lights in the rear? Most counties in Europe require them. In a heavy fog it makes sense to me for any car in back of me to be able to see me and slow down/stop… --- ## [What is the quickest you have developed new job skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quickest-you-have-developed-new-job-skills/629454)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quickest-you-have-developed-new-job-skills/629454 "2012-07-26T23:06:11Z")
After a few years basically ‘off’ from working as a freelance/corporate web designer, I’ve started to look into picking up some work again. I am talking with someone who is possibly interested in having me apply for an i… --- ## [Who Will Pay the Penn State $60,000,000 NCAA Fine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-pay-the-penn-state-60-000-000-ncaa-fine/629191)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-pay-the-penn-state-60-000-000-ncaa-fine/629191 "2012-07-26T23:04:43Z")
Looking around the net, some say it will be the Pennsylvania taxpayer. Other believe tuition paying, and borrowing, parents and students will pay most of it. Another popular theory is that the athletic program is self-su… --- ## [Military vs Zombies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-vs-zombies/629180)
**Author:** [@Modevo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modevo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-vs-zombies/629180 "2012-07-26T22:53:02Z")
If there were to be a zombie infestation, would the military be able to stop it? I notice how in most zombie flicks the military is implied to be wiped out from the get-go. --- ## [Question for People Who Accidentally Fall Into a Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-who-accidentally-fall-into-a-thread/629375)
**Author:** [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-who-accidentally-fall-into-a-thread/629375 "2012-07-26T22:47:16Z")
I noticed in the Jackson Family Drama thread that a couple of folks came by just to let us know that they do not care about the Jackson Family or their drama one iota. This is far from unique and I’ve even seen it from p… --- ## [What's the difference between small-l libertarians and conservatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-small-l-libertarians-and-conservatives/629391)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-small-l-libertarians-and-conservatives/629391 "2012-07-26T21:35:38Z")
(I’m just trying to hone my thoughts, sharpen my understanding of politics. What do I know, I’m a young guy. So if I’m way off base here, I wouldn’t be surprised…I’m just trying to better understand the groups people ide… --- ## [Which spin-offs are more famous than their founders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-spin-offs-are-more-famous-than-their-founders/629396)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-spin-offs-are-more-famous-than-their-founders/629396 "2012-07-26T21:32:00Z")
I was just doing some reading about ancient Greece, and came across the fact that the Greek city Megara founded a colony named Byzantium. Yes, this is the city that went on to become Constantinople, the seat of the Byza… --- ## [What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do/629136)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do/629136 "2012-07-26T21:19:52Z")
If you found underwear in a pile of clean clothes that obviously don’t belong to anyone in the house? Is it worth calling the cops? --- ## [Charleston or Savannah at Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charleston-or-savannah-at-christmas/629479)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charleston-or-savannah-at-christmas/629479 "2012-07-26T18:48:53Z")
Which city do you recommend more, and which would be better around Christmas? Would anything much be open that time of year? Any thoughts or opinions on either city would be most welcome. --- ## [One cool thing to do in Paris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-cool-thing-to-do-in-paris/629449)
**Author:** [@kbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kbear)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-cool-thing-to-do-in-paris/629449 "2012-07-26T18:34:47Z")
I will be in Paris this weekend dropping my kids off at summer camp. I’ve been there several times, mostly doing touristy stuff with the family or shopping with friends. Since I only have one real day after dealing with … --- ## [Do we understand brain chem enuff to hand out AD's and other meds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-understand-brain-chem-enuff-to-hand-out-ads-and-other-meds/629453)
**Author:** [@COGringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/COGringo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-understand-brain-chem-enuff-to-hand-out-ads-and-other-meds/629453 "2012-07-26T18:25:37Z")
Just wanted to get some input from some folks. I notice docs handing out products like lexapro, prozac, etc like candy these days. I had one pushing it on me. Also, benzodiazepines seem to be common place for all stre… --- ## [Research Methodology Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-methodology-question/629392)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-methodology-question/629392 "2012-07-26T17:08:56Z")
The Guinness book (when it was still meaningful, unlike the picture-heavy coffee table items of today) for a couple of years gave a category: the most dangerous animal. It suggested the malaria mosquito, which they estim… --- ## [Emotional dependence again - help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotional-dependence-again-help/628455)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotional-dependence-again-help/628455 "2012-07-26T16:37:30Z")
I started a thread a few weeks ago about emotional dependence that had some helpful responses - thank you to those that read and responded. I’m in trouble here and would really appreciate your input. I got into an emot… --- ## [If you get off with a mermaid, is it bestiality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-off-with-a-mermaid-is-it-bestiality/627645)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-off-with-a-mermaid-is-it-bestiality/627645 "2012-07-26T16:14:43Z")
Inspired by the recent NOAA announcement that mermaids probably do not exist, and a bit of Ricky Gervais’ standup. If you met a mermaid sunning herself on a rock, got chatting and then got down to business (as far as an… --- ## [WHY are so many Americans in prison/jail/on parole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-americans-in-prison-jail-on-parole/628694)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-americans-in-prison-jail-on-parole/628694 "2012-07-26T15:06:03Z")
I started this here to avoid arguments that amount to flinging cites and stats at each other, to open it up to opinion. One easy answer is drug laws, and that non-violent drug offenders make up for a large portion of Am… --- ## [Help me build a new desktop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-new-desktop/628566)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-new-desktop/628566 "2012-07-26T13:56:37Z")
It has been over 5 years since the last time I built a desktop, since then I haven’t kept up to date with new technologies. I’ve been reading some of the reviews on Tom’s Hardware, but don’t know the current technology w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1474) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1476)