# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1494 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1495 --- ## [Need alternatives to emotional eating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-alternatives-to-emotional-eating/626237)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-alternatives-to-emotional-eating/626237 "2012-06-28T21:29:13Z")
Today I turn 39. I don’t want to still be obese when I turn 40, so I’m putting together a “Fit by Forty” plan. One major building block is that I need to quit emotional eating - a lot of my excess weight is from using … --- ## [Would you keep Sandusky alive to serve all 400+ years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-keep-sandusky-alive-to-serve-all-400-years/626035)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-keep-sandusky-alive-to-serve-all-400-years/626035 "2012-06-28T21:25:32Z")
Assuming technology existed where you can keep him alive, at no greater cost than maintaining a standard child-abuse convicted inmate, for all the 400+ years of the combined lengths of his sentences, would you? Would th… --- ## [Parents - kids and chickenpox scars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-kids-and-chickenpox-scars/626576)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-kids-and-chickenpox-scars/626576 "2012-06-28T20:04:46Z")
Our little girl has just had a bad case of the pox - bad in the sense that it localised on her head. She looked like a plague victim the poor thing and she’s only just turned one. Anyhow, we looked after the blisters, ca… --- ## [Has anyone tried biofeedback therapy for anxiety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-biofeedback-therapy-for-anxiety/626615)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-biofeedback-therapy-for-anxiety/626615 "2012-06-28T19:12:06Z")
My friend’s therapist suggested it and he wants to know your experiences --- ## [Is it rude to remind adults to say 'Please' ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-remind-adults-to-say-please/626172)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-remind-adults-to-say-please/626172 "2012-06-28T18:05:02Z")
Pretty much as the title states. Let’s say it’s something of little import, you’re going to do it anyway, you can pull it off with tact. Do you say something? Have you ever said something? Do you bite your tongue? As a… --- ## [How do you find a good lawyer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-good-lawyer/626575)
**Author:** [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-good-lawyer/626575 "2012-06-28T17:19:38Z")
This is for a visitation/custody type situation. Of course I am looking for one who will do a great job and not be too expensive (what everybody is looking for.) My word of mouth and friend recommendations aren’t pannin… --- ## [hHw To Fatten Your Thin Cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hhw-to-fatten-your-thin-cat/626550)
**Author:** [@White\_Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Fang)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hhw-to-fatten-your-thin-cat/626550 "2012-06-28T16:56:28Z")
Hi to you all,:stuck\_out\_tongue: As a newbie, I’m hoping wiser heads than I will be able to help: We’ve had our female Maine coon (2 y.o.) for 24 days. She’s boney. Can’t see her ribs, but you can sure feel her bones. … --- ## [Medical opinion? Noisy, grinding elbow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-opinion-noisy-grinding-elbow/626580)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-opinion-noisy-grinding-elbow/626580 "2012-06-28T15:10:37Z")
The doctor visit: “It’s not bone. They look fine. Possibly a thickened bursa that’s causing the noise.” And what he did not say, but I inferred, “And there’s not anything we can do about it.” For a few months I’ve ha… --- ## [Did your high school allow football players to march in the band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-high-school-allow-football-players-to-march-in-the-band/626242)
**Author:** [@al27052](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/al27052)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-high-school-allow-football-players-to-march-in-the-band/626242 "2012-06-28T14:40:22Z")
During football season, did boys who played football march in the marching band in their football uniforms, or did they just sit on the sidelines? Please post yes or no, and post the city and state where you went to hig… --- ## [Advice about things to do/see/eat in Poughkeepsie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-things-to-do-see-eat-in-poughkeepsie/626387)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-things-to-do-see-eat-in-poughkeepsie/626387 "2012-06-28T12:29:11Z")
So, BrassyFella got picked to spend about a month from the middle of July to about the middle of August working in Poughkeepsie and I’m going with him. During the week, I’ll be kinda hanging around doing my own thing. O… --- ## [Do you believe a post-op transexual is the original or assigned gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-a-post-op-transexual-is-the-original-or-assigned-gender/626483)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-a-post-op-transexual-is-the-original-or-assigned-gender/626483 "2012-06-28T10:51:50Z")
Suggested by Do transgenders who have had sex changes have the obligation to tell their future partners? Poll in a second or eight. The results will be private so people can be honest. --- ## [I'm going to Scotland for a week in September - What should I do and see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-scotland-for-a-week-in-september-what-should-i-do-and-see/625154)
**Author:** [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-scotland-for-a-week-in-september-what-should-i-do-and-see/625154 "2012-06-28T08:59:44Z")
I’m not a golfer and I WILL be tasting Scotch at a distillery. My base is Glasgow. I’d like to see the countryside. It’s going to be three dudes, one of which is a Glasgow resident. I like art, wilderness, culture and od… --- ## [How to curse your computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-curse-your-computer/626311)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-curse-your-computer/626311 "2012-06-28T04:20:51Z")
Sometime, in the near future, I am going to get a new computer. As of now, I am stuck with a slow, lazy, whiny, low memory piece of shiitake that crashes whenever there’s the slightest problem. And erases my cookies whil… --- ## [Help me buy a new TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-new-tv/626313)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-new-tv/626313 "2012-06-28T03:08:31Z")
Well, the big, 500 lb Sony Trinitron (weight guessed at… I’ve lifted it, and it hurt) has passed away. sort of. So it’s time for me to buy a new TV for the family room. I have really never delved into the new technolo… --- ## [Man's wife ruins someone's job out of homophobia. Should he rat her out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mans-wife-ruins-someones-job-out-of-homophobia-should-he-rat-her-out/625977)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mans-wife-ruins-someones-job-out-of-homophobia-should-he-rat-her-out/625977 "2012-06-28T01:44:01Z")
Yes, it’s a Skaldthetical with a storytelling OP. Possibly a long one, but since I’m making it up on the fly I can’t be sure just yet. If you don’t like these, there’s probably a thread open about the NBA playoffs or som… --- ## [MySQL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysql/626337)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysql/626337 "2012-06-28T00:45:26Z")
What’s the best book for learning MySQL from the ground up. I have programming experience, but only a little experience with databases. --- ## [In need of a word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-need-of-a-word/626445)
**Author:** [@Trinary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinary)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-need-of-a-word/626445 "2012-06-27T23:23:30Z")
Words like ‘widow’ and ‘orphan’ immediately convey the general circumstance of those that fit the labels. This brevity can be convenient in many social situations. So, what about parents of dead children? What’s their wo… --- ## [Soda ban...good idea or misguided nanny state horseshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-ban-good-idea-or-misguided-nanny-state-horseshit/625887)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-ban-good-idea-or-misguided-nanny-state-horseshit/625887 "2012-06-27T21:28:26Z")
There is probably a debate (or several) on this subject already, but was reading this article where there is talk of taking it to the next level (i.e. not only ban large sodas but also ban refills), so thought I’d see wh… --- ## [Supreme Court dick moves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-dick-moves/626326)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-dick-moves/626326 "2012-06-27T21:17:18Z")
In the transcripts for the Supreme Court hearings on the health care issue, there was a lot of mumbling about not wanting to have to read the enormous tome to weed out what could survive without the mandate. There seems … --- ## [Your thoughts on horrible things happening to horrible people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-horrible-things-happening-to-horrible-people/626133)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-horrible-things-happening-to-horrible-people/626133 "2012-06-27T20:57:46Z")
The recent Jerry Sandusky conviction has me thinking about how I feel about punishment for people that have done horrendous things. The concepts of Heaven and Hell, as well as Karma, offer some sort of penalty for doing… --- ## [Couple or 3 ? on a Chicago Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-or-3-on-a-chicago-vacation/626189)
**Author:** [@cncdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cncdad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-or-3-on-a-chicago-vacation/626189 "2012-06-27T20:54:34Z")
Background, heading into Chicago for 8 nites in early July. traveling with a 10 and 9 YO and 74 YO grandma. Staying in Itasca(not or 1st time doing the trip). Questions are these: Need kid friendly restaurants downtow… --- ## ["Smart" cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-cars/626130)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-cars/626130 "2012-06-27T20:50:45Z")
I’ve seen quite a few of these bite-size cars in the southern part of Los Angeles County, where I live. Every time I see one I laugh. Does any of the Teeming Millions drive one or ride in one? How do you like it? … --- ## [Are you breaking a confidence if you post about it here, to virtual strangers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-breaking-a-confidence-if-you-post-about-it-here-to-virtual-strangers/626379)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-breaking-a-confidence-if-you-post-about-it-here-to-virtual-strangers/626379 "2012-06-27T20:14:19Z")
I am curious about this after perusing a few threads here today, and in light of the umkay incident. I’m always reading people asking for advice, and in the process it often seems like they totally spill their guts abou… --- ## [Straight Talk phone plans from Wal Mart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-talk-phone-plans-from-wal-mart/626288)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-talk-phone-plans-from-wal-mart/626288 "2012-06-27T19:25:12Z")
Previous relevant thread, last updated in February. Any more recent experiences? I’m considering the $45 unlimited plan, and there doesn’t appear to be any data limit specifically mentioned. 12 days into a billing cyc… --- ## [Why do people steal laundry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-steal-laundry/626160)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-steal-laundry/626160 "2012-06-27T19:03:30Z")
I live in a large high rise apartment complex in Chicago. Last night, I washed a load of new towels and then put them in the dryer. I fell asleep and the woke up this morning at 6 am and went to the laundry room to get t… --- ## [Emotional dependence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotional-dependence/625717)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotional-dependence/625717 "2012-06-27T18:55:05Z")
Any advice on how to not be completely emotionally dependent on somebody? I’m going through a lot of life changes right now and am working on relying on myself for my own happiness instead of leaning on somebody else fo… --- ## [\[TMI\] What disease did I get a couple years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-what-disease-did-i-get-a-couple-years-ago/626417)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-what-disease-did-i-get-a-couple-years-ago/626417 "2012-06-27T18:52:35Z")
So I went hiking a couple years ago and lost my water filter. So instead of cancelling my hike, I put pepper spray in my unfiltered water thinking it might be antiseptic. 3 days later I came down with watery diarrhea t… --- ## [Help. Can you read this image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-read-this-image/626345)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-can-you-read-this-image/626345 "2012-06-27T14:41:05Z")
After reading the thread on the availability of the 1940 Census, I volunteered to help index a batch of record. I have one I can’t make out what it says, and thought I’d appeal to the masses. What do you think this fir… --- ## [OK, I Sterlizied My Sink Sponge-How Long Till It's a Bacteria Farm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-sterlizied-my-sink-sponge-how-long-till-its-a-bacteria-farm/626266)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-sterlizied-my-sink-sponge-how-long-till-its-a-bacteria-farm/626266 "2012-06-27T14:11:42Z")
All the reports you read about , showing that your kitchen is so filthy , make me confused. If to take the sponge and microwave it (till all the bugs are killed), then put it back in the sink-how long till the sponge i… --- ## [Soliciting Retirement Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-retirement-advice/626232)
**Author:** [@bahimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahimes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-retirement-advice/626232 "2012-06-27T12:06:22Z")
In my rational moments I think we are in really good shape, but, I see so many fear-mongering articles that the average American is ill-prepared financially for retirement, that I really need to get this out there. I am… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1493) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1495)