# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1500 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1501 --- ## [A few days in Indianapolis- what interesting things can be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-days-in-indianapolis-what-interesting-things-can-be-done/624435)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-days-in-indianapolis-what-interesting-things-can-be-done/624435 "2012-06-18T13:49:49Z")
Next week, I’ll be heading over to Indianapolis with the debate team I coach for the National Championships. While I love and adore my students, I can accept and acknowledge that they’ve really dropped the ball in regard… --- ## [Ever been shocked at what some people believe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-shocked-at-what-some-people-believe/622369)
**Author:** [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-shocked-at-what-some-people-believe/622369 "2012-06-18T13:40:59Z")
Let me start this by saying it is NOT my intention to discuss religious or cultural beliefs here, just strange things that otherwise rational and intelligent people might believe. Recently I was discussing ferrets with … --- ## [Buying a cotton/linen suit online. Experiences, advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-cotton-linen-suit-online-experiences-advice/585735)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-cotton-linen-suit-online-experiences-advice/585735 "2011-06-16T22:08:47Z")
So, with the warmer weather we’ve been having, I’ve realized that, while my black suit is ok, my navy suits are too heavy. They also don’t fit all that well. I’m thinking of buying a summer suit, preferably in navy/dark… --- ## [New engagement ring, old engagement ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-engagement-ring-old-engagement-ring/625443)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-engagement-ring-old-engagement-ring/625443 "2012-06-18T07:49:15Z")
My fiancé and I picked out my ring and ordered it from Gemvara. I didn’t want another diamond solitaire, so we picked out something different. http://www.gemvara.com/Cushion-Blue-Topaz-Palladium-Ring-by-Bijoux-and-Bijou… --- ## [Help me with my overly religious and bigoted dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-overly-religious-and-bigoted-dad/625371)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-overly-religious-and-bigoted-dad/625371 "2012-06-18T07:40:23Z")
So, last week I flew back to Oregon to visit with my family, my dad included. My relationship with my father has always been kind of tenuous, but recently I find him more and more difficult to talk to and be around. In t… --- ## [Driving from Dallas to San Antonio. Passing through Austin around lunchtime. Where should I eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-from-dallas-to-san-antonio-passing-through-austin-around-lunchtime-where-should-i-eat/625189)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-from-dallas-to-san-antonio-passing-through-austin-around-lunchtime-where-should-i-eat/625189 "2012-06-18T06:39:11Z")
I have an audition in San Antonio tomorrow afternoon and will be driving down from Dallas. I figure on stopping in Austin for a quick lunch – where should I eat? Bonus points if it’s not too far from I-35, because I won’… --- ## [Open heart surgery - still open 5 days later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-heart-surgery-still-open-5-days-later/526708)
**Author:** [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-heart-surgery-still-open-5-days-later/526708 "2012-06-18T05:22:27Z")
Okay, so a friend of a friend, age 45, needed an emergency triple bypass. The surgery started around midnight two nights ago, so she’s currently been in the OR for over a day and a half. (Apparently the surgeon is havi… --- ## [So, what are your sexual fetishes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-your-sexual-fetishes/407197)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-your-sexual-fetishes/407197 "2012-06-18T05:21:33Z")
In the tradition of, “Auto, you’re really the last person to start such threads,” haha. That doesn’t stop me though! Ok, so, I was perusing one of my favorite sites Japan Sugoi lately, when it dawned upon me that I re… --- ## [Loft Bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loft-bed/625479)
**Author:** [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loft-bed/625479 "2012-06-18T04:18:41Z")
Is it possible/affordable to get a loft bed for two adults? I’ve only ever seen weight capacities not much above our combined weight, and I doubt that’s contemplating the occupants being active. --- ## [A Father's Day Musing: Can Single Moms Do It Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fathers-day-musing-can-single-moms-do-it-right/625405)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fathers-day-musing-can-single-moms-do-it-right/625405 "2012-06-18T03:35:50Z")
How important are dads? Or moms? Do we need both genders in the home? When my son was born, people often commented on how I’d “find a man” to complete the household someday. :rolleyes: I rejected that on a lot of fronts… --- ## [Tourists in US: complaining about food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourists-in-us-complaining-about-food/624721)
**Author:** [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourists-in-us-complaining-about-food/624721 "2012-06-18T02:32:03Z")
Americans are often criticized for complaining about the food when visiting in foreign countries. (Why can’t I get a good hamburger? How come everything is so spicy? What the heck is in this? etc.) We are told to hush up… --- ## [Do you reply to an email that says "Thank you"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-reply-to-an-email-that-says-thank-you/625058)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-reply-to-an-email-that-says-thank-you/625058 "2012-06-17T21:32:35Z")
I work in an IT department. We’ve just upgraded a major system and today, many people are having trouble logging in. Since I made the mistake of sending out the email letting people know that the system was available a… --- ## [Appearance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appearance/625282)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appearance/625282 "2012-06-17T19:33:19Z")
What do you think when you see someone with acne scars? Poll to follow. --- ## [Song parodies from your youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parodies-from-your-youth/35071)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parodies-from-your-youth/35071 "2012-06-17T18:51:53Z")
The “What do you use instead of T.P.” thread reminded me of a parody of the theme song from the old western “Branded”. This got me thinking of song parodies I used to sing as a kid. Being a good mom, I have taught my chi… --- ## [Were you "once a cheater, always a cheater"? Or did you manage to reform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-once-a-cheater-always-a-cheater-or-did-you-manage-to-reform/621874)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-once-a-cheater-always-a-cheater-or-did-you-manage-to-reform/621874 "2012-06-17T18:35:55Z")
In my marriage, I was less than faithful (to put it mildly), and now that a suitable amount of time has passed since the divorce, I’m looking to get back out there and find a serious relationship. I don’t want to make t… --- ## [When is the best time to post in a new thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-post-in-a-new-thread/622517)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-post-in-a-new-thread/622517 "2012-06-17T18:30:46Z")
Assume that you didn’t start the thread and that your interest in the subject matter is borderline. You have an opinion, a factual answer, a strong hunch, or a related joke that would fit in. What conditions make it mos… --- ## [How sick do you have to be to stay home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sick-do-you-have-to-be-to-stay-home/625086)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sick-do-you-have-to-be-to-stay-home/625086 "2012-06-17T17:53:25Z")
Woke up at 5:00 with cramps and chills and by 6:00 e’d work that I would not be in (great thing about e-mail is you don’t have to phone in and do “the sick voice”). Probably could have gotten through the day, but wound u… --- ## [Stalker's happily ever after](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalkers-happily-ever-after/625423)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalkers-happily-ever-after/625423 "2012-06-17T15:52:49Z")
The message is pretty clear: don’t be a stalker. You see stalkers on the news, giving some celebrity a hard time, and you feel bad for that celebrity and think the stalker is a crazy person who rides the crazy bus to cra… --- ## [Ever been to the Adirondacks? Where to stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-the-adirondacks-where-to-stay/625348)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-the-adirondacks-where-to-stay/625348 "2012-06-17T15:45:35Z")
I’ve never been, but have seen some lovely pictures, and it looks like an overwhelmingly big area. Suggestions for a romantic cabin that allows dogs? Favorite area? We want to hike, shop, do driving tours, maybe get on … --- ## [Cheap Cell Phone Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-cell-phone-service/624934)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-cell-phone-service/624934 "2012-06-17T14:29:07Z")
I’m looking for a cheap, basic cell phone service, less than $30 a month with minimal activation fee, and minimal length of service commitment, a year or less. The phone will have minimal usage, less than 200 minutes per… --- ## [Nurses/Doctors/Teachers: How to explain stats/research studies in 60 seconds or less?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurses-doctors-teachers-how-to-explain-stats-research-studies-in-60-seconds-or-less/625333)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurses-doctors-teachers-how-to-explain-stats-research-studies-in-60-seconds-or-less/625333 "2012-06-17T13:53:22Z")
OK, the time isn’t really important, but I need to know how to teach someone what some studies mean, while that someone is not highly educated in math and/or science, she’s in pain (and on painkillers which make her a li… --- ## [Needs help with an injured bunny fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needs-help-with-an-injured-bunny-fast/624002)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needs-help-with-an-injured-bunny-fast/624002 "2012-06-17T08:30:07Z")
One of my stray cats got into it with a big floopy eared bunny. Both of them are injured and the vet had to put a lot of work into my stray. Bunny is stitched up as well. Now I have bunny in a cage, she seems to use t… --- ## [Best software to copy complete contents of a hard drive to another computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-software-to-copy-complete-contents-of-a-hard-drive-to-another-computer/625398)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-software-to-copy-complete-contents-of-a-hard-drive-to-another-computer/625398 "2012-06-17T08:22:36Z")
I don’t need answers fast because I only ordered the computer today (thanks for your help here) and it’ll be a couple of weeks before it arrives. But I do want to be able to have what I need on hand when it gets here… W… --- ## [What does your home say about you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-home-say-about-you/625280)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-home-say-about-you/625280 "2012-06-17T05:54:36Z")
Last weekend I had a guest over to my apartment, and she made an interesting observation. She said that the stuff I had on my walls and tables pretty much told my life story. So true! If you want to know who I am, look a… --- ## [Knowledgable Horse People- A Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knowledgable-horse-people-a-question/623941)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knowledgable-horse-people-a-question/623941 "2012-06-17T02:37:39Z")
I have been volunteering at a horse rescue called A Hoof and a Prayer since the first of the year, and have been working with a wonderful little Appaloosa yearling filly named Jewel. Jewel and I ‘clicked’ right away; sh… --- ## [Can 500 calories/day support an active, healthy adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-500-calories-day-support-an-active-healthy-adult/624240)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-500-calories-day-support-an-active-healthy-adult/624240 "2012-06-17T02:11:46Z")
I got to chatting with this gentleman in the steamroom at my gym the other day after he came in and I had asked him what he was doing (he was shifting sort of rapidly side-to-side with his arms straight down to his sides… --- ## [Ocracoke Island, NC in Oct. any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ocracoke-island-nc-in-oct-any-advice/625149)
**Author:** [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ocracoke-island-nc-in-oct-any-advice/625149 "2012-06-17T02:11:01Z")
My family and I are going to Ocracoke Island, NC for a wedding in mid-October. Anyone familiar with the island and can give me any advice on what to see or do, what will be closed since I think we are off-season, anythi… --- ## [What Country Are You A Citizen Of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-are-you-a-citizen-of/625212)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-are-you-a-citizen-of/625212 "2012-06-17T02:03:22Z")
What country are you a citizen of? --- ## [What do you think of this project management scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-project-management-scenario/625334)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-project-management-scenario/625334 "2012-06-17T01:39:10Z")
So I have this friend who has taken a job as a contract project manager at a big company. The group plans to have a number of projects of varying length and will assign her to specific ones as needed so she doesn’t know… --- ## [Musicians (especially drummers): please tell me about these cymbals (quality, value, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-especially-drummers-please-tell-me-about-these-cymbals-quality-value-etc/625346)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-especially-drummers-please-tell-me-about-these-cymbals-quality-value-etc/625346 "2012-06-17T00:55:14Z")
We’re visiting my mother-in-law at the moment, and she asked my wife about a set of three cymbals in the basement of her house. The cymbals belonged to one of my wife’s old boyfriends. They were together about 15 years a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1499) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1501)