# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1501 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1502 --- ## [Do I have any options to lessen this financial burden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-any-options-to-lessen-this-financial-burden/625339)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-any-options-to-lessen-this-financial-burden/625339 "2012-06-17T00:00:53Z")
Okay, here’s the situation: I have a rental property that is financed at 7.5% (from 2007). I am probably $70,000.00 upside down. The only current way I can continue to make the mortgage payments is to take the money f… --- ## [Do you ever share pictures of your food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-share-pictures-of-your-food/625243)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-share-pictures-of-your-food/625243 "2012-06-16T22:47:50Z")
Poll to follow shortly. On Facebook or whatnot, do you ever share pictures you’ve snapped of your food, before you’ve eaten it at a restaurant or somewhere? Not in the poll, but if so where are you from? --- ## [What do you do with your awesome God powers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-awesome-god-powers/624363)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-awesome-god-powers/624363 "2012-06-16T22:33:22Z")
Whatever hidden attribute prevents you from defying consensual reality is turned off. Or you inherit a magic iPhone app that obeys your written commands like a genie. Or you buy a holodeck which can accurately simulate/r… --- ## [Canadians: help me convince my mother to get a SIN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-help-me-convince-my-mother-to-get-a-sin/625309)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-help-me-convince-my-mother-to-get-a-sin/625309 "2012-06-16T21:37:50Z")
The situation: my mother left Canada as a young adult, just before the SIN came in, so she doesn’t have one, and getting one would be inconvenient. She lives in the USA where she holds US citizenship and has an SSN. She … --- ## [How "aggressive" is the English language, comparatively?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-aggressive-is-the-english-language-comparatively/502032)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-aggressive-is-the-english-language-comparatively/502032 "2012-06-16T21:02:57Z")
Yes, yes, I understand this is a highly subjective question, but… How “agressive” or “mean sounding” is the English language when compared to other languages? For example, to me, German and Japanese sound more aggressi… --- ## [Girlfriend going in for hip replacemnt next tuesday. I am very nervous!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-going-in-for-hip-replacemnt-next-tuesday-i-am-very-nervous/625105)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-going-in-for-hip-replacemnt-next-tuesday-i-am-very-nervous/625105 "2012-06-16T19:59:16Z")
Anyone with experience with this surgery? She had some eye surgery a few years back and gave us quite a scare, did not come out of anasthesia easily. What should I expect? --- ## [Who would taste better? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-taste-better-need-answer-fast/624859)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-taste-better-need-answer-fast/624859 "2012-06-16T19:39:19Z")
Humans, that is. Lean athlete, big fat guy, average person, kids …? --- ## [Is my vitriol against brazil84/NDD mindless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-vitriol-against-brazil84-ndd-mindless/625353)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-vitriol-against-brazil84-ndd-mindless/625353 "2012-06-16T19:22:37Z")
In the thread \*\*\[New Deal Democrat et. al, can you STFU?\](New Deal Democrat et. al, can you STFU?) \*\*I heap tons of disgust towards NDD and brazil84. \*\*Brazil84 \*\*calls it mindless invective, but I disagree and mention … --- ## [On Chivalry and Foul Language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-chivalry-and-foul-language/625163)
**Author:** [@lizlizliz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizlizliz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-chivalry-and-foul-language/625163 "2012-06-16T19:17:11Z")
Last weekend, my friend and I were sitting on a train in front of a guy who went on a lengthy, expletive-laden rant about the uselessness of the loudspeaker, the train conductor, etc. The conductor walked by a little whi… --- ## [Anyone else take Cholestryamine for IBS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-take-cholestryamine-for-ibs/625150)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-take-cholestryamine-for-ibs/625150 "2012-06-16T18:01:42Z")
So, my doctor put me on it and it is certainly working which makes me very happy. :slight\_smile: The problem is, she put me on four doses a day for a week and then said to reduce down to the point where I am comfortable… --- ## [Is my vitriol against brazil84/NDD mindless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-vitriol-against-brazil84-ndd-mindless/625352)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-vitriol-against-brazil84-ndd-mindless/625352 "2012-06-16T17:58:42Z")
In the thread \*\*\[New Deal Democrat et. al, can you STFU?\](New Deal Democrat et. al, can you STFU?) \*\*I heap tons of disgust towards NDD and brazil84. \*\*Brazil84 \*\*calls it mindless invective, but I disagree and mention … --- ## [Best off line long term storage solution for digital photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-off-line-long-term-storage-solution-for-digital-photos/625081)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-off-line-long-term-storage-solution-for-digital-photos/625081 "2012-06-16T15:22:18Z")
So today, our large external hard drive has started misbehaving, which contains all of our digital photos that we have been far too lazy to ever print out or deal with, yet would be extremely bummed out if they were ever… --- ## [Why Is Argentina Bringing Up the Falklands Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-argentina-bringing-up-the-falklands-again/625281)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-argentina-bringing-up-the-falklands-again/625281 "2012-06-16T14:32:55Z")
OK, 30 years ago a corrupt military dictatorship started a war with the UK. Argentina landed a conscript force on the Falklands, and was roundly defeated. Now, the economy is looking shaky (Argentine banks are seeing a… --- ## [Online bookselling, any suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-bookselling-any-suggestions/416776)
**Author:** [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-bookselling-any-suggestions/416776 "2012-06-16T10:44:47Z")
In unpacking from my recent move, I realized that I have a lot of books I’m never going to want to read again, and I’ve decided that it’s time to do some serious purging of my library. This leads to the question of the b… --- ## [Antivenin, or antivenom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivenin-or-antivenom/623944)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivenin-or-antivenom/623944 "2012-06-16T10:23:49Z")
Inspired by this thread. Do you say ‘antivenin’, or ‘antvenom’? (FWIW, my spell-checker doesn’t like ‘antivenom’.) --- ## [Was he in the wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-he-in-the-wrong/625261)
**Author:** [@TinyInfinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TinyInfinity)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-he-in-the-wrong/625261 "2012-06-16T05:49:14Z")
Hello! Everyone helped me out with my own problem so well that I recommended this place to my friends and one of them (who is woefully computer-illiterate) wanted me to ask for him, as I understand the situation: So, he… --- ## [Amazon sellers: where do you get your packing materials from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-sellers-where-do-you-get-your-packing-materials-from/505148)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-sellers-where-do-you-get-your-packing-materials-from/505148 "2012-06-16T05:28:05Z")
I recently decided to list a couple books on Amazon’s marketplace, to see if I could get a few bucks for some books I was going to throw out. What I’m trying to figure out is where to get the cheapest (yet effective) pac… --- ## [Any Amazon sellers here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-amazon-sellers-here/476052)
**Author:** [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Key_Lime_Guy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-amazon-sellers-here/476052 "2012-06-16T04:25:24Z")
I like to buy & sell books. I’ve been selling on Ebay, but I heard Amazon was much more friendly to sellers. Then I checked, and it appears to me that Amazon will take $.99 + $1.35 + 15% of the sale price for each book… --- ## [Any advice for a newbie seller on Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-a-newbie-seller-on-amazon/602737)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-a-newbie-seller-on-amazon/602737 "2012-06-16T03:59:42Z")
So I have a vast library of books that I need to dispose of. I’d like to get some $ out of them, but only if selling isn’t too much of a hassle. The alternative is to haul them to the library for their book sales. So … --- ## [Please tell me about selling stuff on Amazon.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-about-selling-stuff-on-amazon-com/609983)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-about-selling-stuff-on-amazon-com/609983 "2012-06-16T03:57:42Z")
I recently made my first venture into selling stuff on eBay. Nothing major; just a few shirts that I designed and had printed up. These are the sorts of things that would sell for less than $20 each. What about Amazon’… --- ## [DLP projectors and "Rainbow Effect"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dlp-projectors-and-rainbow-effect/625146)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dlp-projectors-and-rainbow-effect/625146 "2012-06-16T03:08:42Z")
Around 2005-2006 I recall watching a DLP projector and found to to be virtually unwatchable because of the “rainbow effect” seen when moving my eyes or fast bright objects on the screen. Have DLP projectors gotten any be… --- ## [Do you log out of Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-log-out-of-facebook/625198)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Saucer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Saucer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-log-out-of-facebook/625198 "2012-06-16T02:56:47Z")
A simple discussion about Facebook between my wife and me turned into a debate, and I’d like to get Dopers’ opinions on this. My wife never logs out of Facebook. She sees no reason for doing so; even if you log out, Fac… --- ## [Foreigner pretending to be Christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreigner-pretending-to-be-christian/624977)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreigner-pretending-to-be-christian/624977 "2012-06-16T02:04:30Z")
I heard this story the other day. My wife’s church has ties with an organization that helps match international college students with local sponsor families to help with lodging and transportation when they first arrive… --- ## [Urinary Tract Infection Prevention/Treatment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urinary-tract-infection-prevention-treatment/624994)
**Author:** [@kmshrader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kmshrader)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urinary-tract-infection-prevention-treatment/624994 "2012-06-16T01:03:44Z")
Yes, yes, none of you are doctors. Me neither, so we’re in the same boat. I searched the forums, but it seems most people tend to ask about their pets’ UTIs, and not their own. I’ve had UTIs in the past (one three years … --- ## [Where should my family travel to in your state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-my-family-travel-to-in-your-state/623910)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-my-family-travel-to-in-your-state/623910 "2012-06-15T23:40:26Z")
My husband came up with the idea that by the time our three-and-a-half year old daughter goes off to college, she should have set foot in all 50 states. We’re not going to tell her we’re doing this; hopefully at some po… --- ## [Is it a hassle to have two middle names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-hassle-to-have-two-middle-names/625226)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-hassle-to-have-two-middle-names/625226 "2012-06-15T22:49:07Z")
I still haven’t decided about my name when the mister and I tie the knot - well, I’ve decided to take on his last name, because it just seems like it makes a lot of things less complicated and plus I think we should have… --- ## [Veterinarians -what do you think about the human animal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarians-what-do-you-think-about-the-human-animal/624974)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarians-what-do-you-think-about-the-human-animal/624974 "2012-06-15T22:28:39Z")
So, vets, humans are animals, if large and sweaty relative to pets. Do you find yourself musing over how they compare in their fragility, their physical quirks, their health problems? Setting aside whatever you get told … --- ## [Sharp, tho mild pains...seemingly on outer surface of cranium, etc...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharp-tho-mild-pains-seemingly-on-outer-surface-of-cranium-etc/625187)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharp-tho-mild-pains-seemingly-on-outer-surface-of-cranium-etc/625187 "2012-06-15T21:54:20Z")
Every now and then, I used to get sharp, but not horribly painful pains on the outer part of my head. Kind of on the top. Sometimes, on the side, upper neck and/or ear. Just a sharp, tenderness when touched. If I touche… --- ## [Tying a rope to wood beam.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tying-a-rope-to-wood-beam/625268)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tying-a-rope-to-wood-beam/625268 "2012-06-15T21:51:57Z")
I’m in the process of expanding a self designed/built play structure and have a 4x6 beam cantilevered out 6 feet that I want to hang a disc swing off the end of. I’ve got plenty of rope and am going over ways to attach … --- ## [I don't like Windows 8 at all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-windows-8-at-all/624639)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-windows-8-at-all/624639 "2012-06-15T20:12:03Z")
Apologies if there is a previous thread on the release preview. The search engine here does not like the number 8. So yesterday I made a Ghost image of my current install and decided to go for it and try the release pre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1500) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1502)