# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1495 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1496 --- ## ["Social skills matter more than hard skills" for getting work--is there any reason to believe this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-skills-matter-more-than-hard-skills-for-getting-work-is-there-any-reason-to-believe-this/626285)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-skills-matter-more-than-hard-skills-for-getting-work-is-there-any-reason-to-believe-this/626285 "2012-06-27T09:25:44Z")
I have heard many people from various walks of life say that social skills matter more than hard skills (like being a good programmer, or being good at math, or being a good carpenter, etc) when it comes to getting a job… --- ## [Streaming meetings online - What is the preferred way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-meetings-online-what-is-the-preferred-way/626363)
**Author:** [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-meetings-online-what-is-the-preferred-way/626363 "2012-06-27T06:01:04Z")
One of the resident PHBs decided to task me with figuring out how to stream an upcoming (i.e.: tomorrow) meeting regarding a change in benefits with a handful of satellite offices. Of course they came up with this idea w… --- ## [OK, women: buy me some shoes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-women-buy-me-some-shoes/626206)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-women-buy-me-some-shoes/626206 "2012-06-27T02:48:00Z")
I mean, recommend me some. I will be extremely appreciative of all input, including from guys, but I might as well be upfront about the fact that I’m only posting this thread because of the whole “I always look at a guy… --- ## [At what age did you consider yourself "grown up"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-you-consider-yourself-grown-up/625963)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-you-consider-yourself-grown-up/625963 "2012-06-27T01:47:37Z")
Anonymous poll on the way. --- ## [Contact lens question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-lens-question/626277)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-lens-question/626277 "2012-06-27T00:11:48Z")
I am going backpacking in a couple of weeks, and for various reasons, I want to be able to take my contact lenses. My question is, how can I get my hands clean enough to handle my lenses? I don’t want to stick any frea… --- ## [Should I pay the sitter for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-the-sitter-for-this/626349)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-the-sitter-for-this/626349 "2012-06-27T00:04:13Z")
I hired a teenager to watch my 9-year-old son three days per week for summer vacation (the other two weekdays either his dad or I take the day off and stay home with him). BoyDivine gets to play with the neighborhood kid… --- ## [Psychoanalyze this suspect behavior for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychoanalyze-this-suspect-behavior-for-me/614525)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychoanalyze-this-suspect-behavior-for-me/614525 "2012-06-26T23:55:05Z")
So I’m watching The First 48 again tonight, and I’ve noticed that it is not uncommon for suspects in the interrogation room to pull their arms completely inside their shirts and huddle up. Why? I assume it’s not becaus… --- ## [So what are the good boards and sites for pregnancy and parenting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-the-good-boards-and-sites-for-pregnancy-and-parenting/626356)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-the-good-boards-and-sites-for-pregnancy-and-parenting/626356 "2012-06-26T21:01:55Z")
It’s been something that’s been on my mind a lot lately, and I wanted to start looking at resources but, ugh, internet parenting sites, right? Revolting. I’ve been reading Offbeat Mama a bit, since I read Offbeat Bride… --- ## [Homosexual and Transgender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-and-transgender/626275)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-and-transgender/626275 "2012-06-26T20:20:13Z")
Has there been any case where people had a sex change operation and then pursued relationships with those of the same sex? --- ## [Do your ATMs prompt you in several languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-atms-prompt-you-in-several-languages/626260)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-atms-prompt-you-in-several-languages/626260 "2012-06-26T18:55:56Z")
Used to be you had the option of French or English on most ATMs in Ontario. At an ATM in small-town yesterday I was prompted with Spanish, and two other options that appeared to me to be Mandarin and Cantonese, although… --- ## [Tell me about infant car seats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-infant-car-seats/626269)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-infant-car-seats/626269 "2012-06-26T16:43:17Z")
I’m one of the least mechanically inclined people on the planet. I’m looking for one that is idiot-proof to install and use. I’m particularly interested in hearing from anyone who has experience with the Summer Infant … --- ## [So were those "lifetime bachelors&bacherlorettes" really gay/lesbian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-were-those-lifetime-bachelors-bacherlorettes-really-gay-lesbian/626003)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-were-those-lifetime-bachelors-bacherlorettes-really-gay-lesbian/626003 "2012-06-26T16:16:09Z")
I seem to remember as a child hearing about elderly relatives dying and leaving no inheritor, some people weren’t even sure if they had ever had someone they loved. Were they really gay/lesbian? I mean in a general sense… --- ## [My apartment is infested with bedbugs and my landlord won't do anything.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-is-infested-with-bedbugs-and-my-landlord-wont-do-anything/626343)
**Author:** [@Isaacedwardleibowitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isaacedwardleibowitz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-is-infested-with-bedbugs-and-my-landlord-wont-do-anything/626343 "2012-06-26T16:12:27Z")
I discovered that my apartment was infested with bedbugs on the 2nd of June when I woke up with several red rashes on my arm. More than three weeks later, the bedbugs are still there. My landlord has dragged his feet thi… --- ## [How should I dress in the Philippines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-dress-in-the-philippines/626198)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-dress-in-the-philippines/626198 "2012-06-26T13:05:14Z")
I’m going to the Philippines. Woo-hoo! I’m so excited! Most of the time, I’ll be in the middle of nowhere, hiking around and collecting insects. I’ll be spending a few days in cities, though, meeting academic colleagues… --- ## [Moving to Myrtle Beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-myrtle-beach/626075)
**Author:** [@festiva76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/festiva76)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-myrtle-beach/626075 "2012-06-26T11:39:14Z")
My wife and I are considering moving to the Myrtle Beach area, specifically N. Myrtle, sometime during the next couple of years. Does or has anyone here lived in that area? Is it difficult to deal with? We have been vaca… --- ## [Rescue dog with neuticles opinions, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescue-dog-with-neuticles-opinions-please/626105)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescue-dog-with-neuticles-opinions-please/626105 "2012-06-26T03:28:03Z")
The rescue group I’m volunteering with has recently aquired a Rottie with neuticles. In my opinion, thats about the silliest thing ever, but at least the dog can’t reproduce. The debate we are currently having is if we… --- ## [Who was your school named after?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-school-named-after/559690)
**Author:** [@Sami41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sami41)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-school-named-after/559690 "2012-06-25T23:48:31Z")
Who was your school named after? My Junior High and High Schools were both named after the town I lived in, but my elemetary school was named for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9\_Mar%C3%ADa\_Reina\_BarriosJose Barri… --- ## [Very Annoying Racial Myths. Discuss it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629)
**Author:** [@Gezmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gezmo)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629 "2012-06-25T22:22:18Z")
What are some racial stereotypes and myths that bother you? Well here are some of mine. For one I hate it when people associate a country with a race. Like when people say MEXICANS. Mexico is a diverse country, and i… --- ## [How plausible is it that Linda Carty should not have been sentenced to death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-plausible-is-it-that-linda-carty-should-not-have-been-sentenced-to-death/626279)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-plausible-is-it-that-linda-carty-should-not-have-been-sentenced-to-death/626279 "2012-06-25T21:59:16Z")
As a continuation from my earlier thread in which it was decided that Carty was guilty, should she have been sentenced to death (or should she be put to death) by “Texan standards”? There is some information about the c… --- ## [Vacation with family or friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-with-family-or-friends/626090)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-with-family-or-friends/626090 "2012-06-25T21:21:58Z")
Do you typically go on vacation with your family or with friends? Or both? Has this changed over the years? Who would you rather go with? --- ## [How plausible is it that Linda Carty is innocent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-plausible-is-it-that-linda-carty-is-innocent/626168)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-plausible-is-it-that-linda-carty-is-innocent/626168 "2012-06-25T21:21:38Z")
The wikipedia page on the case is here: Linda Carty - Wikipedia I do not think there is much there that would persuade me beyond reasonable doubt that she is guilty but then it is Wikipedia. A court heard the circumstan… --- ## [I found out my husband \*almost\* cheated, before we were married. Should I say anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-my-husband-almost-cheated-before-we-were-married-should-i-say-anything/626020)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-my-husband-almost-cheated-before-we-were-married-should-i-say-anything/626020 "2012-06-25T21:19:49Z")
My husband has a close friend, Chris, that will come over once in a while looking for my husband, and if he’s not here, he’ll usually stay for a couple of hours and we’ll chat. We usually chat about the love of his life … --- ## [How do you pronounce "Edinburgh"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-edinburgh/626070)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-edinburgh/626070 "2012-06-25T21:17:46Z")
I won’t post a poll, because there are too many combinations of pronunciation and location. I guess the two main ones are “Edinbruh” and “Edinburrow”. I tend to hear the latter from Americans, but not exclusively so. … --- ## [Feeding a German teenage boy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-a-german-teenage-boy/624341)
**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-a-german-teenage-boy/624341 "2012-06-25T21:08:15Z")
In the spirit of What does a French teen boy eat?. We’re getting a German exchange student in July, and if he can stand us and the noise of all our kids we’re going to be feeding and talking to him for six weeks, poor la… --- ## [German/French/Spanish: how bad do regional accents get.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-french-spanish-how-bad-do-regional-accents-get/625373)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-french-spanish-how-bad-do-regional-accents-get/625373 "2012-06-25T20:47:18Z")
I work in a call centre in England, taking incoming calls from a variety of different clients. I am amazed that in such a small country, where everybody theoretically speaks the same language, so many people have manage… --- ## [Finding a new GYN after 20 yrs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-new-gyn-after-20-yrs/625916)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-new-gyn-after-20-yrs/625916 "2012-06-25T18:41:20Z")
He retired!! I tried the new guy 2x, and nope, not doing it. I’ve taken the time true method of asking friends and none of their docs are in any proximity to my work or home, or they can’t recomment them. Appreciate all… --- ## [What catch phrases DO you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catch-phrases-do-you-like/625555)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-catch-phrases-do-you-like/625555 "2012-06-25T17:44:27Z")
Trendy or otherwise is fine. I like “joke’s on you” when it doesn’t really apply, as in, “Joke’s on you, highway patrol, because I’m not speeding.” --- ## [Should I date a devoté?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-date-a-devote/622380)
**Author:** [@umkay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umkay)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-date-a-devote/622380 "2012-06-25T16:27:39Z")
Long-time lurker, first-time poster. :slight\_smile: Background: I’m a disabled woman in my mid-twenties. Specifically, I’m a high (C4) quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down, due to a snowboarding accident at 14. I… --- ## [Ask the Girl in the Wheelchair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-in-the-wheelchair/622436)
**Author:** [@umkay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umkay)\ **Replies:** 973\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-in-the-wheelchair/622436 "2012-06-25T16:27:23Z")
I’m a “high” quadriplegic, my spinal cord having been completely severed (which is actually very rare), at my 4th cervical vertebra (that’s the fourth from the very tippy-top) during some ill-advised snowboarding shenani… --- ## [How do pronounce wheelbarrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-pronounce-wheelbarrow/625964)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-pronounce-wheelbarrow/625964 "2012-06-25T16:05:05Z")
inspired by a incident at Home Depot. Do you have a “wheel borrow” huh?? she says? “wheel borrow” huh? finally I say it wrong “wheel barrel” oh yeah Aisle 10. I’ve always heard it as wheel borrow but spelled barrow. w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1494) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1496)