# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1480 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1481 --- ## [What is this hugging/cuddling craze about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-hugging-cuddling-craze-about/628704)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-hugging-cuddling-craze-about/628704 "2012-07-19T15:52:24Z")
I mean what? And why the insistence it is non-sexual, its not like I care anyway whether you are popping a boner or not, so why the need to insist on it? :confused: --- ## [Want to build a new PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-build-a-new-pc/628196)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-build-a-new-pc/628196 "2012-07-19T15:15:53Z")
I want to build a new home PC and am looking for part suggestions. I already have for the new system a Windows 7 Retail Licence (unused) and a 120GB SSD Drive. I will be using it mostly for internet use, editing home … --- ## [Poll: Which leg do you put in first when putting on pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-leg-do-you-put-in-first-when-putting-on-pants/141097)
**Author:** [@Gopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gopher)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-leg-do-you-put-in-first-when-putting-on-pants/141097 "2012-07-19T15:00:54Z")
Include your handedness. I read a website that said people stand on their dominant leg so put in the other leg first. I want to see if it’s true for most people I’m lefthanded and put my right leg in first (following t… --- ## [Job ideas for the jaded office drone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-ideas-for-the-jaded-office-drone/628634)
**Author:** [@Fat\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fat_Chance)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-ideas-for-the-jaded-office-drone/628634 "2012-07-19T13:20:31Z")
Oh great minds, please offer advice and suggestions – Background – after 10+ years of corporate America work I now know, what I always felt, I hate 50-60 hour weeks in an office, playing politics, being lost in a syste… --- ## [Mom is giving money to a scammer, what can I do???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-is-giving-money-to-a-scammer-what-can-i-do/621583)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-is-giving-money-to-a-scammer-what-can-i-do/621583 "2012-07-19T12:07:55Z")
Mom is 84, I think she’s getting dementia though she was seen by a neurologist who says she’s fine. Mom lives alone, has a pension and social security and my name and hers are on her checking account. She’s been gettin… --- ## [Head blow that didn't really hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-blow-that-didnt-really-hurt/628421)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-blow-that-didnt-really-hurt/628421 "2012-07-19T06:41:11Z")
My office was recently switched around quite a bit. I was admiring a new lounging space, turned to go back to my desk, and… BANG! I hit my head on a divider wall frame. The frame has quite a bit of “give” to it from t… --- ## [A Conventionally Fought WW3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conventionally-fought-ww3/628534)
**Author:** [@Modevo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modevo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conventionally-fought-ww3/628534 "2012-07-19T06:01:12Z")
If the Warsaw Pact had fought a conventional war in Western Europe against NATO forces, who would have had the advantage? And would the use of chemical and nuclear weapons have been inevitable? --- ## [Saying Goodbye vs. Fading Away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-goodbye-vs-fading-away/628649)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-goodbye-vs-fading-away/628649 "2012-07-19T04:10:26Z")
This question pertains more to online communities and friendships than it does to face-to-face relationships, but it is relevant to both. When you’re dissociating from a group or an organization or whatever, is it alway… --- ## [What brand of tires do you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brand-of-tires-do-you-recommend/628252)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brand-of-tires-do-you-recommend/628252 "2012-07-19T03:15:24Z")
I need a new set of tires, and I am not impressed with the Goodyear tires I have now. The only reason I bought Goodyear was I got a 20% discount through my mother-in-law. What brand of tires do you recommend for a pass… --- ## [Who would win in an MMA fight based purely on looks Romney or Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-win-in-an-mma-fight-based-purely-on-looks-romney-or-obama/628153)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-win-in-an-mma-fight-based-purely-on-looks-romney-or-obama/628153 "2012-07-19T02:55:05Z")
Who is the baddest looking dude of the upcoming Pres Election? --- ## [A gift advice thread! Target: middle-aged woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-advice-thread-target-middle-aged-woman/628645)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-advice-thread-target-middle-aged-woman/628645 "2012-07-19T02:10:50Z")
My husband’s aunt is kind of a sweet lady but also kind of a firecracker, like her mother. She likes “sweet” things in all forms–she sends us turtle cheesecakes at Christmas, drinks canned cocktails, and gives our daught… --- ## [Penis size - whats too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-whats-too-much/628261)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-size-whats-too-much/628261 "2012-07-19T00:51:17Z")
Any ladies or gents out their that wouldn’t run from a 12 inch erection? How about 10 inches? Still too much? Whats the max you’d feel comfortable with in a lover? Also for the Gays. Is size a bigger concern? Is there… --- ## [MS Outlook Message Reply Formating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-outlook-message-reply-formating/628672)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-outlook-message-reply-formating/628672 "2012-07-19T00:30:25Z")
MS Outlook, all on its own, decided to change how it formats messages I’m replying to. I prefer the variant where the original message… \> Is indented with a “\>” character \> like this Rather than the variant where t… --- ## [Lumpy Bumpy Dumpity Doo (possible TMI, lump on cooch and other crises)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lumpy-bumpy-dumpity-doo-possible-tmi-lump-on-cooch-and-other-crises/628489)
**Author:** [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lumpy-bumpy-dumpity-doo-possible-tmi-lump-on-cooch-and-other-crises/628489 "2012-07-19T00:10:18Z")
Oh for holy fucking shit’s sake, can anything ever just happen conveniently at one time? My guess is that the answer to that stupid question is a resounding NO. I am flying from CT to CA (SFO) at 1:00 tomorrow, hopef… --- ## [Can you explain this goldfish behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-this-goldfish-behavior/620272)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-this-goldfish-behavior/620272 "2012-07-19T00:05:28Z")
Wife has four Black Moors, 2-3 inches, in a 50 gallon tank. One of the larger ones was laying on the bottom at one end of the tank looked as if it were dying. Water tested OK but the fish laid there all day so we moved … --- ## [How grody do the back of cop cars get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-grody-do-the-back-of-cop-cars-get/628612)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-grody-do-the-back-of-cop-cars-get/628612 "2012-07-19T00:00:34Z")
Cops often arrest people in varying states of personal hygene, shirtless, and sometimes bloody. I kind of wonder how gross the back of the cruiser gets- do they have replacible liners? Do they clean it every time someone… --- ## [Which will be the next major disease for which a prevention or cure is found?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-will-be-the-next-major-disease-for-which-a-prevention-or-cure-is-found/628620)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-will-be-the-next-major-disease-for-which-a-prevention-or-cure-is-found/628620 "2012-07-18T23:29:35Z")
Almost every week I hear of a new promising development in treating/preventing a major disease. But without fail, each of these stories ends with the caveat that more development/testing is needed and it will be 5-20 yea… --- ## [How soon is too soon to get engaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-is-too-soon-to-get-engaged/606865)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-is-too-soon-to-get-engaged/606865 "2012-07-18T23:18:42Z")
I’m a month into a relationship with a charming, wonderful young lady. I’ve found the love of my life. I’ve never felt like this before. I’m certain that I’ve found the woman I’ll be married to when I die of old age, … --- ## [Gift suggestions for old man and young boys.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-suggestions-for-old-man-and-young-boys/628426)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-suggestions-for-old-man-and-young-boys/628426 "2012-07-18T22:45:52Z")
I have to get some gifts and I have no idea what to get. I have two nephews who I don’t really know very well. They are 12 and 8, being raised very religiously and are young for their ages. I don’t even know what kinds … --- ## [Sock length](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-length/628543)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-length/628543 "2012-07-18T21:20:06Z")
What length socks do you prefer? I never/rarely wear socks Bare (stops just below ankle) Ankle (stops at or just above ankle) Crew (stops somewhere mid-calf) Knee-high (stops at or just below knee) Over-the-knee (s… --- ## [Therapist / Confidentiality Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therapist-confidentiality-question/628629)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therapist-confidentiality-question/628629 "2012-07-18T20:57:41Z")
Maybe this first part is over-explaining, but never mind. My wife is semi-estranged (more like 3/4-7/8 estranged) from her parents, who live quite some distance away. They have expressed a desire to repair the relations… --- ## [Anyone else think musquito welts are bigger now then three decades ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-musquito-welts-are-bigger-now-then-three-decades-ago/628502)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-musquito-welts-are-bigger-now-then-three-decades-ago/628502 "2012-07-18T20:00:17Z")
My toddler has had some musquito bites, and I was frankly alarmed at how large and how itchy those bites become if scratched even a little bit. The mosquite bites I remember from my childhood (I’m 44) were insignificant… --- ## [Listen pig "Make you own coffee, save a $1,000 a year!" is kind of a stupid observation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-pig-make-you-own-coffee-save-a-1-000-a-year-is-kind-of-a-stupid-observation/628481)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-pig-make-you-own-coffee-save-a-1-000-a-year-is-kind-of-a-stupid-observation/628481 "2012-07-18T19:22:42Z")
Re thiscommercial. Yes that’s quite a revelation. I could brew my own coffee at home, put it in a mug and tote it around, or I could pay $ 3.00 for a fresh cup of Joe when the mood stuck me and dispose of the cup withou… --- ## [Did I do the right thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-do-the-right-thing/628636)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-do-the-right-thing/628636 "2012-07-18T19:00:17Z")
SO got a gift/prize at a baby shower. (Coffee cup, this shape, different graphics.) The coworker who gave it to her turned out to be talking smack (at work) behind her back. SO’s feelings are easily hurt, so she threw … --- ## [What mental abilities did you not know it was possible to lack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mental-abilities-did-you-not-know-it-was-possible-to-lack/628290)
**Author:** [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mental-abilities-did-you-not-know-it-was-possible-to-lack/628290 "2012-07-18T16:06:55Z")
Examples: I was floored to learn that my wife, who is a thoughtful, intelligent, academically successful person, has no ability to visualize images in her head. When she closes her eyes, she always sees black and that’s… --- ## [While in school, did you ever allow a friend, boyfriend, or girlfriend to cheat off you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/while-in-school-did-you-ever-allow-a-friend-boyfriend-or-girlfriend-to-cheat-off-you/628320)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/while-in-school-did-you-ever-allow-a-friend-boyfriend-or-girlfriend-to-cheat-off-you/628320 "2012-07-18T16:00:02Z")
Or, for that matter, did you ever cheat off a friend, boyfriend, or girlfriend? I’m not going to define friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, or cheat. Each poster can do that for himself or herself. I also am going to leave t… --- ## [How many generations removed are you from farmers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-removed-are-you-from-farmers/628062)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-removed-are-you-from-farmers/628062 "2012-07-18T15:27:46Z")
I attended a lecture today in which it was said the average American is about 3 generations removed from a farm. I don’t know the source, but the closest I’ve found is a “2 to 4 generations” claim on one site that he ma… --- ## [Okay everybody, list your "type"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-everybody-list-your-type/485172)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-everybody-list-your-type/485172 "2012-07-18T13:25:44Z")
Not so much your ideal mate/partner, but those things which typically get you going and which you are instantly drawn to in a potential romantic/sexual partner. Me, a female who is petite, short brunette hair, reasonabl… --- ## [Another bum idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bum-idea/628378)
**Author:** [@Zep\_Tepi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zep_Tepi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bum-idea/628378 "2012-07-18T09:47:12Z")
My wife plays bowls and she told me some while ago that the majority of the old people “pass wind” when they bend down to bowl the ball or wood as it used to be called. I came up with the idea of a little hollow “T” pie… --- ## [How far back in time could you take a modern PC and not look out of place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-in-time-could-you-take-a-modern-pc-and-not-look-out-of-place/628556)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-in-time-could-you-take-a-modern-pc-and-not-look-out-of-place/628556 "2012-07-18T08:55:20Z")
This old thread speaks of taking a modern computer back to the 1980’s and wowing people with it. Say you have a garden variety modern PC purchased this month. You also have a ChronoCo ChronoMatic Time Machine model XL … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1479) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1481)