# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1487 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1488 --- ## [Create a "Manly" shampoo scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389 "2012-07-09T18:53:06Z")
Since I just ran out of my normal shampoo, i had to get a new bottle, a big, industrial bottle of Suave For Men somethingorother… It’s not too bad, nice thick lather, but the biggest problem is that they made it smell l… --- ## [Talking about your marriage issues with a good friend will just make things worse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-about-your-marriage-issues-with-a-good-friend-will-just-make-things-worse/606001)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-about-your-marriage-issues-with-a-good-friend-will-just-make-things-worse/606001 "2012-07-09T18:43:20Z")
From this link 13 Things - What Your Marriage Counselor Won’t Tell You By this woman http://michellecrouch.com/ It’s presented more or less as a given. What exactly is the rationale behind this advice? --- ## [Wobbly eyesight problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wobbly-eyesight-problem/627678)
**Author:** [@The\_Niply\_Elder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Niply_Elder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wobbly-eyesight-problem/627678 "2012-07-09T15:46:59Z")
Lately I’ve been having a weird eyesight problem: when focusing on near objects (1 - 2 feet) my right eye begins exhibiting a strange wobbly effect. First, my eye seems to have difficulty focusing, but most importantly … --- ## [Do you forgive others and yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-forgive-others-and-yourself/627514)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-forgive-others-and-yourself/627514 "2012-07-09T15:05:25Z")
Lately I’ve been thinking about forgiveness and trying to define it for myself. It occurs to me that maybe I’ve never really forgiven anyone else OR myself for transgressions, failures, bad things they/I did. The more I … --- ## [Do you think there is a limit to human sanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-there-is-a-limit-to-human-sanity/627129)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-there-is-a-limit-to-human-sanity/627129 "2012-07-09T14:32:16Z")
Thinking about immortal characters in fiction, often they are portrayed as becoming if not insane then very bizarre in personality due to their unique perspective. I’ve seen older people who basically seem to “give up” … --- ## [Your "how did we do anything in the days before Google" moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-how-did-we-do-anything-in-the-days-before-google-moments/625167)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-how-did-we-do-anything-in-the-days-before-google-moments/625167 "2012-07-09T13:23:10Z")
My car is in the shop since my recent car accident, and I have a rental car. It’s a VW Jetta. When I got this car, I couldn’t find a lever inside for opening the gas cap door, like my Honda Civic has. The gas cap door… --- ## [Recommendations for restaurants in Köln, Germany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-restaurants-in-koln-germany/626247)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-restaurants-in-koln-germany/626247 "2012-07-09T13:04:22Z")
So I’ve been wracking my brains for a birthday gift idea for my sister-in-law and I think I finally have a workable idea. She’s currently living in Köln (Cologne), Germany but will be home in Canada for a few weeks and … --- ## [Medical Dopers: any reason why these tests need repeating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-dopers-any-reason-why-these-tests-need-repeating/627663)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-dopers-any-reason-why-these-tests-need-repeating/627663 "2012-07-09T12:48:40Z")
I had some thyroid testing done in May by my primary care doctor because my symptoms suggested possible hypothyroidism. The TSH was high and my doctor referred me to a reproductive endocrinologist because I’ve been tryin… --- ## [The Most Minimum Superpowers YOU'D NEED to be a Real-World Superhero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-minimum-superpowers-youd-need-to-be-a-real-world-superhero/626728)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-minimum-superpowers-youd-need-to-be-a-real-world-superhero/626728 "2012-07-09T12:24:57Z")
You need to be the type of superhero who can intercede and stop crimes in progress - not just play detective after the fact. No precognitive stuff either. You need to have some kind of physicality to pull off the derri… --- ## [Sacrificing a few for the majority (or just saving a few)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacrificing-a-few-for-the-majority-or-just-saving-a-few/627669)
**Author:** [@L.mo5rg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/L.mo5rg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacrificing-a-few-for-the-majority-or-just-saving-a-few/627669 "2012-07-09T05:04:47Z")
So you are now in a situation where you have a decision to make, you either sacrifice a few or risk many more dying, what do you do? Do you attempt to save everyone? Or do you let a small amount of people die so the othe… --- ## [How does exercise make you feel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-exercise-make-you-feel/626939)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-exercise-make-you-feel/626939 "2012-07-09T02:37:56Z")
Me, I noticed that every time I have an intense session, afterwards my breathing seems…freer, and I have more energy weirdly enough. Not enough to claim a sort of “runner’s high” (tho I ride a stationary bike), but I do… --- ## [POLL: Honestly, did you believe Umkay's story before she was outed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-honestly-did-you-believe-umkays-story-before-she-was-outed/626375)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-honestly-did-you-believe-umkays-story-before-she-was-outed/626375 "2012-07-09T02:05:08Z")
I know we don’t need yet another Umkay thread, so we can keep the arguing and speculation for the other ones. I’m just really curious at how many people here were really the super sleuths they say they were, and how many… --- ## [Who do you think is more likely to... (political edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-is-more-likely-to-political-edition/627646)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-is-more-likely-to-political-edition/627646 "2012-07-09T01:13:31Z")
Get caught having an extramarital affair, Obama or Romney? Get caught on tape uttering racial slurs, Michele Bachmann or Sarah Palin? Come out as gay, Marcus Bachmann or Rick Perry? Make a misstep that impacts… --- ## [I don't work. I don't have little kids. Am I a SAHM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-work-i-dont-have-little-kids-am-i-a-sahm/627480)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-work-i-dont-have-little-kids-am-i-a-sahm/627480 "2012-07-09T01:02:23Z")
I’ve never thought of myself as a stay at home mom. It was never my intention to be a stay at home mom. I went back to work after my son was born. I loved my job and wanted to keep working. When I stopped loving my job, … --- ## [What kind of fuel do you use in your regular vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-fuel-do-you-use-in-your-regular-vehicle/627542)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-fuel-do-you-use-in-your-regular-vehicle/627542 "2012-07-08T23:35:14Z")
Just curious. Poll is private. Me, my ride (2006 Civic SI) will ping like crazy if I use anything below 93. --- ## [Would this Troy Hurtubise Ursus Mark V bear protection suit protect you from enraged chimpanzees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-troy-hurtubise-ursus-mark-v-bear-protection-suit-protect-you-from-enraged-chimpanzees/627059)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-troy-hurtubise-ursus-mark-v-bear-protection-suit-protect-you-from-enraged-chimpanzees/627059 "2012-07-08T21:47:04Z")
Suit here So … does he win vs 2 chimps or not? --- ## [I'm going camping! Share your cool gear, tips, etc...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-camping-share-your-cool-gear-tips-etc/627224)
**Author:** [@Kkrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kkrose)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-camping-share-your-cool-gear-tips-etc/627224 "2012-07-08T18:02:25Z")
It’s my favorite time of year. We are headed out to the annual camping trip. We do little trips throughout the year as well but this is our big trip I have decided it is time for some near gear (most of my stuff is han… --- ## [Seeking advice about knee doctors and knee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-about-knee-doctors-and-knee/627612)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-about-knee-doctors-and-knee/627612 "2012-07-08T17:58:26Z")
This is not a request for medical advice; rather, it is a request for medical META-advice. I’m wondering to what medical practitioner or kind of doctor I should turn to seek medical advice. Here’s the situation, in bot… --- ## [How long before Democrats start playing the Super PAC mudslinging game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-democrats-start-playing-the-super-pac-mudslinging-game/627611)
**Author:** [@stw004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stw004)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-democrats-start-playing-the-super-pac-mudslinging-game/627611 "2012-07-08T17:48:17Z")
So, I read an article some time back that discussed an anti-Obama Super PAC ad that attacked him on the Jeremiah Wright controversy. (For the life of me I can’t find a good link to the exact article) The general gist of … --- ## [What Did You Think The Future Would Be Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-the-future-would-be-like/627247)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-the-future-would-be-like/627247 "2012-07-08T15:46:13Z")
In the past how did you think the future would look like around the year 2012? Did you ever expect it to look like anything it is like to-day? --- ## [Who in your life would most surprise/disturb you by coming out as gay (or straight)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-your-life-would-most-surprise-disturb-you-by-coming-out-as-gay-or-straight/626823)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-your-life-would-most-surprise-disturb-you-by-coming-out-as-gay-or-straight/626823 "2012-07-08T15:16:37Z")
Other than your spouse, that is. Think of all the people you know in real life. Which of them would you be most surprised to learn was a different sexual orientation than you currently believe them to be? For that matt… --- ## [Which car should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-car-should-i-buy/627314)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-car-should-i-buy/627314 "2012-07-08T13:36:02Z")
We do this a lot here, and you guys always give good advice, or at least provide a variety of different perspectives, so I’d like to know what you think of these cars. I’m not looking for a debate about the merits of th… --- ## [Public Urination by a child. Cute or fecking inappropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-urination-by-a-child-cute-or-fecking-inappropriate/406746)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-urination-by-a-child-cute-or-fecking-inappropriate/406746 "2012-07-08T09:47:01Z")
So I’m walking through the parking lot of my local grocery store when all of a sudden I happen upon this fountain in human boy form. I’d say he was 3 1/2 to 4 years old. After I got over my intial surprise I looked aroun… --- ## [Gun experts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-experts/627406)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-experts/627406 "2012-07-08T08:27:15Z")
I want to give my hand gun to my niece who lives in Texas. Her son is here in Florida visiting his grandmother and me but will soon be returning to Texas. I have no experience in transporting guns on airliners but I beli… --- ## [You're in the midst of an emotional upset. Do you generally want to talk about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-the-midst-of-an-emotional-upset-do-you-generally-want-to-talk-about-it/627024)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-the-midst-of-an-emotional-upset-do-you-generally-want-to-talk-about-it/627024 "2012-07-08T04:44:07Z")
Such a pity OP. I hate to spoil it with the usual crap. --- ## [Etiquette for an ambiguous invite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-for-an-ambiguous-invite/627502)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-for-an-ambiguous-invite/627502 "2012-07-08T04:31:20Z")
One of my best friends Carol, who was brought up in my area but has been living on the other coast, flew back for a few days to attend a week long family reunion shindig. I had agreed to pick her up when she got here, sp… --- ## [When do you read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-read/626938)
**Author:** [@Rumata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumata)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-read/626938 "2012-07-08T03:35:05Z")
I used to be an avid reader 10-15 years ago. But now with family, dogs, job, responsibilities, I don’t have enough chances to read and I suffer because of that badly. When do you read? How do you find time? Do you read i… --- ## [Can anybody recommend a good non-partisan basic fitness book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-recommend-a-good-non-partisan-basic-fitness-book/627503)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-recommend-a-good-non-partisan-basic-fitness-book/627503 "2012-07-08T03:17:38Z")
I’m trying to get in shape. I’ve talked about it for years, but I really have started taking some steps: I quit smoking in January, I’m eliminating sugar (not entirely but I have cut down), and I’m going to the YMCA sev… --- ## [If you are a member of "Daughters of the American Revolution", what do you think of the organization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-a-member-of-daughters-of-the-american-revolution-what-do-you-think-of-the-organization/627279)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-a-member-of-daughters-of-the-american-revolution-what-do-you-think-of-the-organization/627279 "2012-07-08T01:56:37Z")
I can trace my ancestry back to one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, which would make me eligible for membership in Daughters of the American Revolution. I haven’t heard much about the organization, ot… --- ## [How many cities have you lived in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161)
**Author:** [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161 "2012-07-07T23:42:59Z")
No minimum time-limit, as long as it was a permanent address for any period of time. List them if you want. I’ll start: 7 Wapato, WA Seattle, WA Mountlake Terrace, WA Birch Bay, WA Bellingham, WA Sedro Woolley, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1486) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1488)