# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1507 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1508 --- ## [CA city bills POTUS for police overtime due to fundraising event - Should Obama pay this bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-city-bills-potus-for-police-overtime-due-to-fundraising-event-should-obama-pay-this-bill/623280)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-city-bills-potus-for-police-overtime-due-to-fundraising-event-should-obama-pay-this-bill/623280 "2012-06-07T19:25:10Z")
Story here You Have to Pay for That’: California City Bills Obama $35K After Campaign Fundraiser Another story on same topic here - --- ## [Email address ideas for common names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-address-ideas-for-common-names/623375)
**Author:** [@McFancyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McFancyPants)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-address-ideas-for-common-names/623375 "2012-06-07T19:06:10Z")
I have an absurdly common name and literally every combination of my first, last and middle initial are taken. I want to avoid using numbers and try to have a somewhat professional email address. Not for job hunting bu… --- ## [Is it usual for mailed packages to be left on the front door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-usual-for-mailed-packages-to-be-left-on-the-front-door/624229)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-usual-for-mailed-packages-to-be-left-on-the-front-door/624229 "2012-06-07T18:24:27Z")
I live in an apartment on the top floor. A few times now, I’ve received packages shipped by Purolator or a similar service. When I wasn’t home, the package was left in front of my door. Since it’s happened more than onc… --- ## [Ghetto/project rules ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghetto-project-rules/624305)
**Author:** [@albino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/albino)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghetto-project-rules/624305 "2012-06-07T17:45:54Z")
I recently moved into a building complex and have come to realise that I’m in a different world , So my Question is " what are the UNwritten rules of living in the Ghetto ? " or " how to stay safe ?" . The other day i p… --- ## [Best word games these days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-word-games-these-days/624360)
**Author:** [@HighFructose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HighFructose)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-word-games-these-days/624360 "2012-06-07T17:38:10Z")
I have been watching a lot of the Game Show Network lately, and I am really reminded of the creativity, education value, and accessibility of the efforts put forth during this Golden Age of American television history. I… --- ## [Just How Bad Is The Pandigital Novel Tablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-bad-is-the-pandigital-novel-tablet/624280)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-bad-is-the-pandigital-novel-tablet/624280 "2012-06-07T17:09:08Z")
I have seen this online and at Big Lots for as little as $40.00 http://www.amazon.com/Pandigital-Android-Multimedia-eReader-R70G100/dp/B005688VH0 Now outside of Amazon I have seen people say this is utter garbage and n… --- ## [So, dating someone with Lupus, getting serious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-dating-someone-with-lupus-getting-serious/624176)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-dating-someone-with-lupus-getting-serious/624176 "2012-06-07T16:31:17Z")
If one were, hypothetically, considering long-term involvement with a person with Lupus and/or a high stastical chance of developing same, what would one want to know? Assume age in the middle-30s. --- ## [Tenuate, anyone taken it for appetite control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tenuate-anyone-taken-it-for-appetite-control/624383)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tenuate-anyone-taken-it-for-appetite-control/624383 "2012-06-07T16:27:33Z")
I exercise 45 min. a day, and have been for over 6 mos. with no results. At the advice of Dopers I have ramped up the intensity of the workout for the past couple of months, and still nothing. So I am trying this. Any st… --- ## [Why are my hands so dry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-hands-so-dry/624340)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-hands-so-dry/624340 "2012-06-07T15:08:31Z")
I can not figure this minor annoyance out. I live in Chicago, so there is a decent amount of humidity. I drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. I have used lotion on my hands several times a day for the past couple of weeks.… --- ## [Cloudbuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudbuster/624311)
**Author:** [@tabenx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tabenx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudbuster/624311 "2012-06-07T14:14:48Z")
Note: This is about using the a cloudbuster to alter weather patterns, not about using it to get rid of “chemtrails” or battle alien spaceships My question is: does it work and, if it does, how does it actually work? … --- ## [D-Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day/624348)
**Author:** [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day/624348 "2012-06-07T06:39:06Z")
If war is hell Omaha Beach was the Main Gate. --- ## [What do you remember about the Civil Rights movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-remember-about-the-civil-rights-movement/624216)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-remember-about-the-civil-rights-movement/624216 "2012-06-07T04:21:10Z")
I wasn’t alive in the 60s. For the Dopers that were, what do you remember? I’m most interested in what the “breakfast table” or “water cooler” discussions were like back then regarding the Civil Rights movement. --- ## [Sexual orientation on Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-orientation-on-facebook/624332)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-orientation-on-facebook/624332 "2012-06-07T03:27:54Z")
I just had a Facebook Friend and, same person here, friend of a friend (real-life) exclaim that he was surprised by my sexual orientation. It seems that I’d accurately disclosed my sexual orientation, and left the setti… --- ## [It's the future, and people are having sex with a hologram of you. Do you care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-future-and-people-are-having-sex-with-a-hologram-of-you-do-you-care/623967)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-future-and-people-are-having-sex-with-a-hologram-of-you-do-you-care/623967 "2012-06-07T03:22:33Z")
Based on this thread about holograms. I have a future viewer, allowing me to see the state of the world in years to come. Around 2130 technology begins to stagnate and slow down, for holographic technology has been perf… --- ## [Do you use yelp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-yelp/623342)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-yelp/623342 "2012-06-07T02:45:57Z")
We have four reviews on yelp. Two of them are glowing. The other two, not so much. We have two 3 star reviews and two 5 star reviews, which should give us an average of 4 stars. But because yelp has filtered the two goo… --- ## [Dog Food -- are there any secrets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-food-are-there-any-secrets/624195)
**Author:** [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-food-are-there-any-secrets/624195 "2012-06-07T02:38:49Z")
I’m planning on transitioning my dog to a new food (price and availability of our current brand is a hassle). There’s too…damn…many options. I can’t taste 'em to see what’s yummy, and they mostly all say, “hey, full of g… --- ## [Tips for Airplane Travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-airplane-travel/624222)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-airplane-travel/624222 "2012-06-07T02:26:40Z")
I haven’t flown anywhere in almost 10 years. This summer I’m going on a trip, and I’d like some tips about recent changes in boarding, baggage, and security procedures. The last time I flew, you took off your shoes to g… --- ## [Need a riding mower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-riding-mower/624206)
**Author:** [@Orionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orionizer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-riding-mower/624206 "2012-06-07T00:29:19Z")
I’m a push mower user and have been for years, but getting up in age as well as being in a traffic accident, I’ve decided it’s finally time to invest in a riding mower. I’ve been looking around online and have found sev… --- ## [Do hit and run drivers feel guilt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hit-and-run-drivers-feel-guilt/624241)
**Author:** [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hit-and-run-drivers-feel-guilt/624241 "2012-06-07T00:28:39Z")
I was, as a pedestrian, hit by a car this past weekend. I suffered a concussion so I have no memory of the event but I was told the car didn’t stop, there were no skid marks but it was obvious the person knew they hit s… --- ## [Dressing for dinner in New Orleans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-for-dinner-in-new-orleans/623993)
**Author:** [@davey77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davey77)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-for-dinner-in-new-orleans/623993 "2012-06-06T23:54:22Z")
We’re heading to NOLA on Tuesday and I wanted to ask the Dope for experiences with dress codes in French Quarter restaurants. We plan to have at least 1 meal in a world-famous restaurant and I’m wondering if slacks, dre… --- ## [Dual citizen with one passport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-citizen-with-one-passport/624141)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-citizen-with-one-passport/624141 "2012-06-06T23:46:46Z")
Anyone have or know of a country that will put a stamp in a foreign countries passport showing that the person is also a citizen of that country? Like lets say a dual citizen of the USA and Country X rather than carryin… --- ## [There is nothing shameful about having a mental illness.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-nothing-shameful-about-having-a-mental-illness/623885)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-nothing-shameful-about-having-a-mental-illness/623885 "2012-06-06T23:26:58Z")
Do you think this applies to all mental illness? Just some? Or none at all? Explain. --- ## [How do you know when it's time to drop out of grad school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-drop-out-of-grad-school/624258)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-drop-out-of-grad-school/624258 "2012-06-06T22:49:37Z")
As some of you may know, I’m in the second year of a biological sciences doctoral program. I still find my project interesting and engaging, but I suck as a graduate student. I work a lot, but there’s something wrong wi… --- ## [Pre-Poll Data Gathering: What are the most popular topics at SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-data-gathering-what-are-the-most-popular-topics-at-sdmb/624154)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-data-gathering-what-are-the-most-popular-topics-at-sdmb/624154 "2012-06-06T21:10:54Z")
There have been at least three threads that I know of with questions like What are your 5 Favorite Topics in Cafe Society? that have resulted in polls that have been revealing about prevailing attitudes about what goes o… --- ## [Installing an engineered hardwood floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-an-engineered-hardwood-floor/623932)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-an-engineered-hardwood-floor/623932 "2012-06-06T21:08:11Z")
I am installing an engineered hardwood floor over a concrete slab (Mannington’s Jamestown Oak plank). Actually, I am having it installed. There are basically two ways to have it installed; glued down directly to the co… --- ## [Which unarmed martial art would be most effective against an enraged chimp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-unarmed-martial-art-would-be-most-effective-against-an-enraged-chimp/590959)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-unarmed-martial-art-would-be-most-effective-against-an-enraged-chimp/590959 "2012-06-06T19:55:30Z")
Let’s say Jane Goodall learns that her next assignment will involve a group of unusually ornery chimps. She loves them, but she wants to be prepared for the worst. She has two years to train under a discipline’s most e… --- ## [What's the word/phrase for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-word-phrase-for-this/624298)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-word-phrase-for-this/624298 "2012-06-06T19:45:29Z")
“Oh, I have the terrible burden of having to find my husband a tuxedo on short 48 hours notice because we have to attend this function that everyone in town is clamboring over each other for a ticket. Woe is me.” It’s n… --- ## [Thank you card etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-card-etiquette/624293)
**Author:** [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-card-etiquette/624293 "2012-06-06T19:02:56Z")
My 9 year old son died a couple weeks ago. Due to the circumstances, there has been an outpouring of sympathy. Everyone has been great and I have a great support system. We got LOTS of cards from all over the place. Mos… --- ## [What's the ugliest insect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ugliest-insect/624078)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ugliest-insect/624078 "2012-06-06T17:36:17Z")
My vote for the ugliest insect goes to the adult female Dobsonfly, seen in all its glory in this somewhat nightmare-inducing picture. Does anyone have worse? --- ## [Mt. Everest Claims 5 New Victims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-everest-claims-5-new-victims/622611)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-everest-claims-5-new-victims/622611 "2012-06-06T17:00:47Z")
Looks like this year’s climbing season is off to a morbid start. Three climbers are dead, 2 missing (presumed dead). Hope these folks found their dream, and that it was worth it. How many more must die? Why can’t the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1506) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1508)