# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1489 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1490 --- ## [Orange seeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-seeds/627383)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-seeds/627383 "2012-07-07T02:14:47Z")
This is important. --- ## [How come no one talks about "consensual" domestic violence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-one-talks-about-consensual-domestic-violence/627291)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-one-talks-about-consensual-domestic-violence/627291 "2012-07-07T01:36:42Z")
Bit of a misnomer there isn’t it? Well to me that is the problem, there is some domestic violence that is basically two people in love with wailing on each other. You know the apartment with the nightly fight and police… --- ## [I have a kickboxing cardio class in 4 hours..what should I eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-kickboxing-cardio-class-in-4-hours-what-should-i-eat/627342)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-kickboxing-cardio-class-in-4-hours-what-should-i-eat/627342 "2012-07-07T01:23:43Z")
I rarely go to the gym. I am not overweight at all (I’m actually way underweight) and I honestly just never cared too much to go do anything about it. But I know I should and if I HAVE to I will and will work hard at i… --- ## [Adobe Drops Flash Support for Android](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-drops-flash-support-for-android/627138)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-drops-flash-support-for-android/627138 "2012-07-07T00:08:05Z")
http://www.informationweek.com/byte/news/personal-tech/mobile-apps/240002968?cid=nl\_byte\_2012-07-03\_html&elq=ae68276b4fa24620b8338674fcfa3a211 I’m puzzled on this one. Apple has already tossed Flash. Has Adobe decided … --- ## [Do you believe "liberal" and "open-minded" always go hand in hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-liberal-and-open-minded-always-go-hand-in-hand/627049)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-liberal-and-open-minded-always-go-hand-in-hand/627049 "2012-07-06T23:07:44Z")
Why or why not? The two are often equated. --- ## [Straight people: have you "come out" as straight in the workplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-people-have-you-come-out-as-straight-in-the-workplace/627283)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-people-have-you-come-out-as-straight-in-the-workplace/627283 "2012-07-06T22:54:45Z")
Anderson Cooper’s recent announcement that he was gay had me thinking about the difference between being in the closet and seeking privacy and how there seems to be a double standard between gay and straight people. A st… --- ## [Gay pride parades.. more helpful or harmful to the gay rights movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-pride-parades-more-helpful-or-harmful-to-the-gay-rights-movement/627175)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-pride-parades-more-helpful-or-harmful-to-the-gay-rights-movement/627175 "2012-07-06T22:41:11Z")
Some say they are empowering, giving gays and lesbians a chance to be themselves. Others, including some LGBT people, say they pander too much to stereotypes, fetishes, and caricatured behavior and make the LGBT communit… --- ## [Did tap dancing evolve from the flat footin' (clogging) of Appalachia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-tap-dancing-evolve-from-the-flat-footin-clogging-of-appalachia/627408)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-tap-dancing-evolve-from-the-flat-footin-clogging-of-appalachia/627408 "2012-07-06T21:55:19Z")
Been watching some old country videos tonight as I’m prone to do and got off on a steppin’ tangent. I was thinking…there was an influx of Scotch-Irish in the 1600s and another in the 1800s, who brought their music/dance… --- ## [Sell me on your favorite Thermos-type mug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-your-favorite-thermos-type-mug/627466)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-your-favorite-thermos-type-mug/627466 "2012-07-06T21:18:30Z")
There are a million of these things out there, so I want your heart-felt recommendation (brand name is a big help, or a link). Requirements: I want a mug to drink out of that will keep my tea hot during the work day. I … --- ## [Rental car size for touring Southwest US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-size-for-touring-southwest-us/627248)
**Author:** [@Kiwi\_Fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiwi_Fruit)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-size-for-touring-southwest-us/627248 "2012-07-06T20:11:10Z")
I started a thread about our travel next year in the western US, but just read a travel article about renting cars in the US which prompted me to ask here, what size car would people recommend? I was going to go for a To… --- ## [More Neighborhood Fireworks = Better Local Economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-neighborhood-fireworks-better-local-economy/627321)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-neighborhood-fireworks-better-local-economy/627321 "2012-07-06T19:35:17Z")
I have a weird little theory: The more neighborhood fireworks, the better the economy is in your area. I noticed way back when I first moved to this area of Las Vegas in 1999 that the neighbors from all sides, and bloc… --- ## [Scientology a religion or a cult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientology-a-religion-or-a-cult/627126)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientology-a-religion-or-a-cult/627126 "2012-07-04T16:38:23Z")
Most of the broadcast and print stories about the breakup of Tom Cruse and whomever (who cares?) refer to Scientology as a religion. From what Ive read about L. Ron Hubbard, and the organization, it sure sounds like a c… --- ## [Buying a house in this weird situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-in-this-weird-situation/627364)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-in-this-weird-situation/627364 "2012-07-06T17:18:15Z")
Hi all, So I don’t know if this is something that I would actually do right now, but I wanted to get some opinions from the EXTREMELY SMART people here. :slight\_smile: What are the options (if any-- well, you’d think th… --- ## [Is marriage based immigration fraud nearly the problem people think it is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marriage-based-immigration-fraud-nearly-the-problem-people-think-it-is/627189)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marriage-based-immigration-fraud-nearly-the-problem-people-think-it-is/627189 "2012-07-06T14:42:23Z")
Anyone who has married a spouse who doesn’t share a nationality with you has had to go through marriage based permanent residency filings etc, you quickly realize that immigration officers paranoid about fraud isn’t just… --- ## [Would you ignore the tip jar in these circumstances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ignore-the-tip-jar-in-these-circumstances/627028)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ignore-the-tip-jar-in-these-circumstances/627028 "2012-07-06T14:19:18Z")
We stopped at a new place yesterday – basically a clam shack, with burgers and such as well. You order at a counter and pay, get a order number receipt, then find a seat at one of the picnic tables around the side. Aft… --- ## [Boaters, a little advice please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boaters-a-little-advice-please/627407)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boaters-a-little-advice-please/627407 "2012-07-06T14:06:00Z")
I’ve finally sold my ski boat, and we’re looking to replace it with something a little more comfortable (and slower) for the old folks we seem to have become. The lion’s share of my experience is with inboards. I’m fam… --- ## [Apply for more than one position with same company at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apply-for-more-than-one-position-with-same-company-at-the-same-time/627366)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apply-for-more-than-one-position-with-same-company-at-the-same-time/627366 "2012-07-06T13:37:04Z")
There is a company I’m interested in working for which has two postings I think I could qualify for, but they’re not necessarily related. Would I be better off applying for both, or just the one I think is the best fit … --- ## [Need Helvetica font- options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-helvetica-font-options/626317)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-helvetica-font-options/626317 "2012-07-06T12:48:28Z")
I use a Windows machine so it doesn’t come with Helvetica, and no Ariel isn’t close enough. In fact, none of the Helvetica look-alikes I’ve found are quite close enough; I’m trying to parody a sign that uses Helvetica, a… --- ## [How did you do on this simple quiz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-do-on-this-simple-quiz/627250)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-do-on-this-simple-quiz/627250 "2012-07-06T03:54:05Z")
Ten questions about the PPACA. --- ## [What kind of pillow do you use? What do you think of this pillow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-pillow-do-you-use-what-do-you-think-of-this-pillow/617978)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-pillow-do-you-use-what-do-you-think-of-this-pillow/617978 "2012-07-06T02:00:42Z")
What kind of pillow do you sleep on? I’m on a quest for the perfect pillow. After lots of research, I’m leaning toward this one. What do you think of it? It’s queen-size, high-loft, and latex (so it’ll be cool and shoul… --- ## [Why does secrecy equals sex and drugs for so many people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-secrecy-equals-sex-and-drugs-for-so-many-people/627337)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-secrecy-equals-sex-and-drugs-for-so-many-people/627337 "2012-07-06T00:06:57Z")
Why does it appear when someone is secretive about their life, they must be hiding a drug habit or some form of sexual deviance (cheating, prostitution, etc.)? --- ## [What can be saved? (food in refrigerator)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-saved-food-in-refrigerator/627260)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-saved-food-in-refrigerator/627260 "2012-07-05T22:39:59Z")
We are finally back home after becoming no electricity refugees for 5 days following this storm and have been cleaning up around the house. It’s time to go through the fridge and decide what’s bad and what can be saved.… --- ## [Moving to the triangle area Cary vs. Chapel hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-the-triangle-area-cary-vs-chapel-hill/627078)
**Author:** [@Kenzyv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenzyv)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-the-triangle-area-cary-vs-chapel-hill/627078 "2012-07-05T19:56:17Z")
Hi everyone, I’m moving to the triangle area in august because my dad got a got at the research triangle. The high schools I’m mainly looking at are in Cary but I also like East chapel hill high. I’ve read some negative … --- ## [I like fluffy white bunnies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-fluffy-white-bunnies/627346)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-fluffy-white-bunnies/627346 "2012-07-05T19:44:15Z")
This is a test thread. I like fluffy white bunnies. They are cute. I refuse to provide any citations to back this assertion. Flame away. --- ## [Old (lack of?) technologies that are just frickin' better than the new tech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-lack-of-technologies-that-are-just-frickin-better-than-the-new-tech/626647)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-lack-of-technologies-that-are-just-frickin-better-than-the-new-tech/626647 "2012-07-05T19:08:15Z")
I think there may have been a similar thread once before, but fuck if I can find it. So everyone these days has their iWhatnots, can check the weather via text message, can book reservations at an uber chic restaurant b… --- ## [Anxiety with friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-with-friends/627306)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-with-friends/627306 "2012-07-05T18:56:18Z")
I always have this problem. If I am close to someone, say a friend, I used to always get a panic attack if I can’t get the person on phone or online chat. It’s so bad that I am quitting FB, and trying to avoid contact wi… --- ## [Do you have obsessive compulsive behaviors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-obsessive-compulsive-behaviors/479315)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-obsessive-compulsive-behaviors/479315 "2012-07-05T18:09:14Z")
Even little ones? I sometimes wonder if I’m not mildly obsessive compulsive. Maybe people can chime in with what they think. I listen to the same songs over and over again…and I mean in one sitting. Sometimes at nigh… --- ## [Looking for a 2 door car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-2-door-car/627040)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-2-door-car/627040 "2012-07-05T17:54:43Z")
Either new or up to 4 years old. Looking at cars similar to the 2 door Accord. --- ## [Tell the teacher, or fight back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-teacher-or-fight-back/627027)
**Author:** [@L.mo5rg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/L.mo5rg)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-teacher-or-fight-back/627027 "2012-07-05T17:13:36Z")
Well this is based on the other thread about bullying on here. As a child I was told, by the teachers, to never fight back or respond violently when bullied, and to just report it to a member of staff. My dad vehemently… --- ## [A Field Guide to Bad Boyfriends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-field-guide-to-bad-boyfriends/624842)
**Author:** [@zaipiaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zaipiaz)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-field-guide-to-bad-boyfriends/624842 "2012-07-05T16:43:15Z")
I could write a book on dysfunctional relationships- I’ve sampled all varieties. I’ve dated alcoholics and anti-socials, schizophrenics, addicts and sociopaths. I’ve dated arrogant academics and closet homosexuals, art… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1488) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1490)