# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1482 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1483 --- ## [Dating a second cousin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-second-cousin/472814)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-second-cousin/472814 "2012-07-16T22:27:24Z")
Ther’s been something bothering me for quite some time now, and I still can’t wrap my mind around it. My brother is living with our second cousin and they are in a sexual relationship. It isn’t as if we all didn’t grow… --- ## [Kim Jong Un's pleasure women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-uns-pleasure-women/625730)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-uns-pleasure-women/625730 "2012-07-16T22:05:30Z")
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un receives power, money from his father, except one thing… Pleasure Women. Kim Jong Il(father) likes short, small, Asian beauties. On the contrary, Kim Jong Un likes tall and western style… --- ## [Researching dog ownership (breeds, cost, general advice?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-dog-ownership-breeds-cost-general-advice/627929)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-dog-ownership-breeds-cost-general-advice/627929 "2012-07-16T20:47:59Z")
Some background I’m currently renting a room in the home of a dog person who is allergic to cats, and she has told me since I moved in that I could get a dog if I want to. I don’t see myself moving anytime soon, because… --- ## [Tell me about your recent mortgage refinance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-recent-mortgage-refinance/628423)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-recent-mortgage-refinance/628423 "2012-07-16T20:43:28Z")
Long story short, we’d like to refinance our mortgage from a 30-year fixed to a 15-year fixed; we’re 2 years and 5 months in. If we can get our rate down a couple of points, we’d have almost the same monthly payment. T… --- ## [Greatest economic opportunities in the last 32 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-economic-opportunities-in-the-last-32-years/628020)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-economic-opportunities-in-the-last-32-years/628020 "2012-07-16T19:07:38Z")
You get to travel back to 1980. You obviously want to use the opportunity to be financially comfortable but you can only take back 3 financial tips. It could be as specific as you want like “Buy TMCT @ $3 on 6 October … --- ## [Kickstarter fundraiser for my Burning Man Art Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kickstarter-fundraiser-for-my-burning-man-art-project/628419)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kickstarter-fundraiser-for-my-burning-man-art-project/628419 "2012-07-16T18:55:23Z")
I’ve gotten moderator approval for my silly Burning Man art project fundraiser. First off, I’m not desperate for funding, and this project is going to happen regardless of whether or not my Kickstarter gets funding. So… --- ## [Lollipop or Sucker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lollipop-or-sucker/628132)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lollipop-or-sucker/628132 "2012-07-16T17:39:23Z")
Which word do you use to refer to the candy? Age and location / childhood location would be nice. I say lollipop, age 38, lived in NJ for my first 26 years, more-or-less. I now live in California, and it seems that 95… --- ## [Anxiety over not knowing how to drive and moving to the burbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-over-not-knowing-how-to-drive-and-moving-to-the-burbs/628321)
**Author:** [@followrivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/followrivers)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-over-not-knowing-how-to-drive-and-moving-to-the-burbs/628321 "2012-07-16T17:31:24Z")
I was born and raised in NYC which is where my fiance and I currently reside, but not for much longer. He’s from Westchester, so he obviously had the suburban right of passage that is learning to drive. I, however, could… --- ## [I'm at the end of my tether with my step-father](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-the-end-of-my-tether-with-my-step-father/628348)
**Author:** [@BerryBlast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BerryBlast)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-the-end-of-my-tether-with-my-step-father/628348 "2012-07-16T17:29:45Z")
I’m 20, my step-father is 40. I find him a horrible vile man. He shouts all the time at us. He frequently calls my mother a ‘fat cow’, ‘stupid cunt’ and ‘fucking bitch’ and other phrases of that ilk. My mum never says an… --- ## [Tips on testifying in court - domestic violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-testifying-in-court-domestic-violence/628256)
**Author:** [@Meggroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meggroll)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-testifying-in-court-domestic-violence/628256 "2012-07-16T16:44:59Z")
I would have liked to subtitle this “or, when I didn’t listen to the SDMB.” My last relationship was a total disaster. Turns out, I was with a Bad Guy. Eventually I moved out after snooping and finding evidence that he … --- ## [What are your Sim traits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-sim-traits/628410)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-sim-traits/628410 "2012-07-16T14:21:16Z")
(Not sure if this should go here or in the Game Room… or MPSIMS? Damn these confusing categories!) How would you describe your real life personality using the traits from Sims 3? In the game each adult sim gets five tra… --- ## [Would you rather have a Legion flight ring or a Starfleet food replicator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-a-legion-flight-ring-or-a-starfleet-food-replicator/627899)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-a-legion-flight-ring-or-a-starfleet-food-replicator/627899 "2012-07-16T14:12:31Z")
I’d write a justifying setup if I weren’t so lazy. But I am, so I won’t. The flight ring will let you fly about as fast as a 747–say a maximum of 600 miles an hour, though lower speeds and even simple hovering are allow… --- ## [Help me stop feeling like a decrepit old lady (exercise advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stop-feeling-like-a-decrepit-old-lady-exercise-advice/628373)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stop-feeling-like-a-decrepit-old-lady-exercise-advice/628373 "2012-07-16T13:22:31Z")
Ok, so I started a thread awhile ago about my knee which I injured in January. I haven’t updated it lately but, guess what? My knee is still messed up. As a matter of fact since going to physical therapy it’s more mes… --- ## [Scare-plane! (Please help me with my fear of flying.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scare-plane-please-help-me-with-my-fear-of-flying/628201)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scare-plane-please-help-me-with-my-fear-of-flying/628201 "2012-07-16T13:00:41Z")
Hey all. I hope this is the right place in the forum to post this. I live in Montreal and I’m going to Halifax with my sister in a week. We’re flying there. I haven’t flown in several years and the last time I was flyin… --- ## [NYT workaround](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-workaround/628332)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-workaround/628332 "2012-07-16T12:40:51Z")
A bit of information for our poorer Dopers who like to read the NYT. They have a limit on how many articles you can read without subscribing: Go to Chrome options, advanced, manage exceptions, clear site data, enter “n… --- ## [Why text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-text/627644)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-text/627644 "2012-07-16T09:53:30Z")
Probably the wrong forum, but - What is the appeal of texting? Why not just email or call? I’m up on most technology, if marginally, but this one just escapes me. I get, but personally reject, Facebook & Twitter, but … --- ## [Affirmative action friendships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmative-action-friendships/627776)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmative-action-friendships/627776 "2012-07-16T08:02:18Z")
Do you or have you had these? Do you approve of the idea? Whether it’s race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or whatever. Do you ever look around and realize your life has settled somehow in… --- ## [Would You Hate People For Their Politics or Religious Views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hate-people-for-their-politics-or-religious-views/628366)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hate-people-for-their-politics-or-religious-views/628366 "2012-07-16T02:53:32Z")
Would you hate people for their political or religious views? Some things to remember: -I’m speaking of more or less mainstream political or religious views not Nazis or Communists or neo-Aztec cultists -I mean hating… --- ## [Make it happen, Cap'n!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-it-happen-capn/628216 "2012-07-16T02:50:16Z")
A local commercial has a voiceover saying ‘Make it happen, Captain!’ This sounds off to me. I think Captain should be pronounced Cap’n in order to match happen. Do you prefer ‘Make it happen, Cap’n!’, which more close… --- ## [What feature do you wish your house / apartment had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-feature-do-you-wish-your-house-apartment-had/627521)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-feature-do-you-wish-your-house-apartment-had/627521 "2012-07-16T01:46:05Z")
My big regret right now is that we don’t have a finished basement. We have an unfinished basement. Finishing the basement would require moving the heating element in the house, redoing the floors and then making it water… --- ## [Poll - What Brand of Coffee do you prefer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-brand-of-coffee-do-you-prefer/628123)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-brand-of-coffee-do-you-prefer/628123 "2012-07-16T01:26:04Z")
What brand of Coffee are you drinking? --- ## [Edible things that have never been featured in a recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edible-things-that-have-never-been-featured-in-a-recipe/627959)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edible-things-that-have-never-been-featured-in-a-recipe/627959 "2012-07-16T01:08:50Z")
Watching a cooking show where one chef prepared a molecular gastronomy dish. I was just thinking, these shows love to throw chefs for a loop with bizarre ingredients like Fruit Loops. Then I started to think: what edible… --- ## ["Uncle Tom" in other minority groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncle-tom-in-other-minority-groups/627559)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncle-tom-in-other-minority-groups/627559 "2012-07-15T23:22:46Z")
On Facebook one of my disabled “friends” considers himself a Republican. IMO it’s a “class betrayal” of his fellow disabled. (Yeah, I agree it’s a dramatic overreaction) What would the disabled “Uncle Tom” be called? --- ## [Will Obama's hair be totally grey by November?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-obamas-hair-be-totally-grey-by-november/627754)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-obamas-hair-be-totally-grey-by-november/627754 "2012-07-15T22:06:34Z")
Maybe it’s just the age folks tend to be when they run for President, but the job appears to really age you. Barack Obama’s hair is salt and pepper right now; is it going to be solid grey by Election day? --- ## [Folks in 2112 will be appalled that we...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folks-in-2112-will-be-appalled-that-we/627682)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folks-in-2112-will-be-appalled-that-we/627682 "2012-07-15T21:00:49Z")
We look at how things were 100 or so years ago and are appalled at the level of crime/filth/racial discrimination/ignorance/etc. The good old days pretty much sucked, in fact. I was just speculating what social behaviors… --- ## [Libraries in Windows 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libraries-in-windows-7/627865)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libraries-in-windows-7/627865 "2012-07-15T20:47:03Z")
I’m used to using directories and subdirectories, going all the way back to early versions of DOS. I’ve got all my stuff organized in directories under the C: drive. Windows 7 emphasizes libraries. You can explore dir… --- ## [Assertion: academic success does not equal intelligence.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assertion-academic-success-does-not-equal-intelligence/382778)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assertion-academic-success-does-not-equal-intelligence/382778 "2012-07-15T20:34:42Z")
I’m a university student, and I constantly hear other students saying things like, “Matt’s really smart! He gets great grades in everything!” as though anybody who gets good marks is automatically intelligent. But the th… --- ## [Recommend me a people search website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-people-search-website/628264)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-people-search-website/628264 "2012-07-15T19:48:57Z")
My husband needs to find a website that allows him to search for people’s names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. for work but all of the free options (whitepages.com and the like) are not very good. Has anyone here ever … --- ## [Tell me about New Orleans.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-new-orleans/628170)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-new-orleans/628170 "2012-07-15T18:57:58Z")
Thinking about going to New Orleans for a weekend. Are there decent Days Inn / Super 8 / Holiday Inn Expresses to stay at? What are the logistics of driving a car from a motel in the suburbs to see the French Quarter an… --- ## [Muscular Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscular-women/628069)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscular-women/628069 "2012-07-15T18:42:01Z")
Out of curiosity, for those of you who find women sexually attractive, what do you feel about women with conspicuous musculature, as in this photo? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1481) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1483)