# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1511 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1512 --- ## [Where do you get your online news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093 "2012-06-01T16:38:04Z")
This is a multiple choice and private (anonymous) poll, but please try to limit your vote(s) to those sites you visit on a regular basis for news and current events. The source thread is Where do you get your online new… --- ## [Where do you get your online news? \<\< Second Pass \>\>](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700 "2012-06-01T16:36:02Z")
After Where do you get your online news? (pre-poll query) – which was started 05-05-2012, 08:44 AM – there came Where do you get your online news? – started the next day and with 120 Voters so far. Both threads have pr… --- ## [What is the problem with this? \[Article about EPA\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-problem-with-this-article-about-epa/623589)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-problem-with-this-article-about-epa/623589 "2012-06-01T16:32:12Z")
Al Armendariz, the Environmental Protection Agency official at the center of a budding scandal surrounding a 2010 video in which he said the EPA should “crucify” polluters, has resigned. Armendariz, head of the EPA’s … --- ## [If Facebook ads are generally regarded as useless trash how will it monetize itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-facebook-ads-are-generally-regarded-as-useless-trash-how-will-it-monetize-itself/622674)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-facebook-ads-are-generally-regarded-as-useless-trash-how-will-it-monetize-itself/622674 "2012-06-01T16:30:09Z")
This Gawker articlemakes the argument that Facebook is a wildly over valued stock that (so far) doesn’t present any compelling way to generate cash for investors. The notion of selling ads is apparently derailed by the … --- ## [Ahoy, Pontoon Boaters!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahoy-pontoon-boaters/623448)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahoy-pontoon-boaters/623448 "2012-06-01T15:45:59Z")
We love to kayak, but that means leaving the dogs at home, so last year we added a pontoon boat to our fleet. She’s a beauty, a used 24 foot Crestliner with 75 HP. She was christened Lucky Dog (after our dogs and the … --- ## [Men, what do you really think of women's bodies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-do-you-really-think-of-womens-bodies/623072)
**Author:** [@I\_Like\_Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Like_Pie)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-do-you-really-think-of-womens-bodies/623072 "2012-06-01T14:12:30Z")
With the swimsuit season coming up, a lot of us ladies start to panic. As a 30 something, size 12 mother of one I always wonder if my panic is really necessary. I’m pretty self confident, except when it comes to having… --- ## ["Emotional roller coaster" is too much of a cliché, but is there a better one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotional-roller-coaster-is-too-much-of-a-cliche-but-is-there-a-better-one/623664)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emotional-roller-coaster-is-too-much-of-a-cliche-but-is-there-a-better-one/623664 "2012-06-01T13:40:38Z")
I’m writing a book chapter on ways to help caregivers (usually for cancer patients) deal with the emotional ups and downs of their role. The editor wants each chapter introduction to begin with a metaphor. Naturally, an… --- ## [When do you get your news? \<\< Second Pass \>\>](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-get-your-news-second-pass/621742)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-get-your-news-second-pass/621742 "2012-06-01T12:30:53Z")
I started the poll When do you get your news? at the beginning of the week. After 28 voters, a distribution emerged for the morning (between 5 AM and 10 AM). I wondered: Why don’t more people get their news before 5 AM? … --- ## [Who has had obesity surgery, and how did it work out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-had-obesity-surgery-and-how-did-it-work-out/619634)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-had-obesity-surgery-and-how-did-it-work-out/619634 "2012-06-01T12:18:06Z")
I am considering obesity surgery because I have health issues that are tied to my obesity. I have read that resolution of health issues related to obesity (apnea, cholesterol issues, hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthriti… --- ## [Resume Writing Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-writing-service/619348)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-writing-service/619348 "2012-06-01T07:14:11Z")
As I posted in this thread, I’m looking for a new job and (now, after DrDeth’s comments) want to use Monster and/or CareerBuilder in combination with my LinkedIn profile. DrDeth also suggested a professional resume writ… --- ## [Motorcyclists - Fight my Ignorance, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-fight-my-ignorance-please/623337)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-fight-my-ignorance-please/623337 "2012-06-01T06:12:47Z")
My 23 yr old son has decided to buy a motorcycle. Although I disagree with this\* he is an adult and can make his own decisions. However, I have a few basic questions. He has decided on a bike and arranged the purchase… --- ## [Stiffness when I lift my arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stiffness-when-i-lift-my-arm/623712)
**Author:** [@Sinisterniik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinisterniik)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stiffness-when-i-lift-my-arm/623712 "2012-06-01T04:19:23Z")
I’ve been getting over a back injury that has more or less healed. Part of my rehabilitation has included working out my arm, back, and core muscles. None of the exercises have been overly strenuous (lifting 10 lb weight… --- ## [Mangled pronunciation of cities and other things near you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangled-pronunciation-of-cities-and-other-things-near-you/107008)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangled-pronunciation-of-cities-and-other-things-near-you/107008 "2012-06-01T03:42:29Z")
This comes mainly from the days when my brother worked as a telephone directory assistant and quite a few of the callers couldn’t get the pronunciation right on the names of some California cities. For example: They’d … --- ## [Ultrabook Opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultrabook-opinions/623692)
**Author:** [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultrabook-opinions/623692 "2012-06-01T02:18:41Z")
I just finished my big UK trip. It was wonderful. The Scottish Highlands were breathtaking, the rolling meadows of the Midlands were covered with sheep and blooming oilseed rape fields, and the West Country was windy. M… --- ## [If You Were a Juror on This Imaginary Murder Trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-juror-on-this-imaginary-murder-trial/623038)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-juror-on-this-imaginary-murder-trial/623038 "2012-06-01T00:45:39Z")
The defendant is charged with 2nd Degree Murder. The defendant, Jack, lives on a farm in a, extremely remote, woody, hilly area. On the night of the alleged murder, a severe snow/ice storm had hit the area, and the road… --- ## [Why would someone go to more work to throw their garbage away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-go-to-more-work-to-throw-their-garbage-away/623705)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-go-to-more-work-to-throw-their-garbage-away/623705 "2012-05-31T23:31:49Z")
In my community, everyone contracts for their own garbage service independently. Don’t care to debate the issue of government sponsored trash pick-up, we’ve done that in the past. In my specific neighborhood, approx. 8… --- ## [What was the price/gallon your last trip to the gas station?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-price-gallon-your-last-trip-to-the-gas-station/623562)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-price-gallon-your-last-trip-to-the-gas-station/623562 "2012-05-31T23:12:08Z")
Where are you and what did you pay per gallon the last time you purchased gasoline? --- ## [Are you buying shares in Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-buying-shares-in-facebook/622222)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-buying-shares-in-facebook/622222 "2012-05-31T22:04:18Z")
Well, are you? Facebook seems to be way over valued. --- ## [Help me do a post-mortem on our party...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-do-a-post-mortem-on-our-party/623570)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-do-a-post-mortem-on-our-party/623570 "2012-05-31T20:41:45Z")
So my daughter’s sweet sixteen party was last weekend. I can’t really describe it as a resounding success. All of the preparations went fine. A friend volunteered the use of his back yard. I found a rental place that was… --- ## [Trigger Warnings and criticism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warnings-and-criticism/623528)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warnings-and-criticism/623528 "2012-05-31T19:57:10Z")
I noticed that in people’s blogs, particularly social justice type blogs, they will post trigger warnings. While this made sense at first, the trigger warning subject matter has gotten so obscure and niche it makes me wo… --- ## [Anyone used a bedside co-sleeper? Tell me about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-a-bedside-co-sleeper-tell-me-about-it/623546)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-a-bedside-co-sleeper-tell-me-about-it/623546 "2012-05-31T19:08:58Z")
I don’t trust myself to not roll over on a baby in our bed. I also know that, if there is something in the bed that I’m determined not to disturb, I end up not getting much sleep. Co-sleeping with the baby in the bed d… --- ## [Ascending Half Dome -- Yosemite tips wanted \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ascending-half-dome-yosemite-tips-wanted-edited-title/618652)
**Author:** [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ascending-half-dome-yosemite-tips-wanted-edited-title/618652 "2012-05-31T17:32:10Z")
Well, the lottery results are in, and it seems me and the missus will be heading up Half Dome this year. Yea! \ Did anyone else sign up for the lottery? Does anyone have experience with the hike? Any gotcha… --- ## [Does someone still sell good detailed accurate printed roadmaps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-someone-still-sell-good-detailed-accurate-printed-roadmaps/623591)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-someone-still-sell-good-detailed-accurate-printed-roadmaps/623591 "2012-05-31T16:29:31Z")
Does someone still sell good detailed accurate printed roadmaps? \[After a recent trip to the Northwest US someone mentioned a scenic bypass we had missed. We were using Google or Yahoo maps and these scenic roads were n… --- ## [What's the best Granite Sealer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-granite-sealer/623595)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-granite-sealer/623595 "2012-05-31T15:43:44Z")
We just installed granite vanity tops in our bathrooms. Now we need to seal them somehow, since I noticed that standing water actually darkens or gets absorbed by the granite. Ideally, I’d like to seal them ONCE and ne… --- ## [Travel Advice Needed - India!! (+Sydney)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-advice-needed-india-sydney/621798)
**Author:** [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-advice-needed-india-sydney/621798 "2012-05-31T10:13:30Z")
Hi all, I’ll be in India in June for 17 days, and I’ll be staying with friends in Tirupathi (South Andhra) and Nainital (Uttarakhand). I will also explore Delhi (where I’m flying to/from) and Agra on my own. I also ha… --- ## [What's it like to use insulin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-use-insulin/623286)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-use-insulin/623286 "2012-05-31T05:01:35Z")
I am type II diabetic and I am on 3 meds now. My Dr. may very well suggest I use insulin next week. I think he said Lantus would be his choice. He said I would start with a dose and then increase it until I get … --- ## [Selling things: how much do people browse before buying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-things-how-much-do-people-browse-before-buying/623622)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-things-how-much-do-people-browse-before-buying/623622 "2012-05-31T04:56:45Z")
I’m interested in knowing how much people browse for sales of different things. From the point of view of a salesperson, it could be how many people come in without buying anything for each sale. Which items have the hig… --- ## [First vegetable garden. I have no idea what I'm doing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-vegetable-garden-i-have-no-idea-what-im-doing/618172)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-vegetable-garden-i-have-no-idea-what-im-doing/618172 "2012-05-31T04:03:25Z")
I want to plant a vegetable garden. I have never done it before. I’m not even sure what I want to plant. The usual stuff, I guess… green beans, carrots, peppers, lettuces, peas, zucchini, sweet corn, etc. I have the spo… --- ## [Addressing an Invitation...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addressing-an-invitation/623594)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addressing-an-invitation/623594 "2012-05-31T02:57:45Z")
I have a gay, married cousin. How does one address a formal invitation? Mrs. & Mrs Campbell? Or, simply use their first names Jane & Mary Campbell, for example --- ## [Bed-and-breakfast in the Pacific Northwest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bed-and-breakfast-in-the-pacific-northwest/623469)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bed-and-breakfast-in-the-pacific-northwest/623469 "2012-05-31T01:27:56Z")
Any recommendations for a weekend stay? Somewhere in Oregon or north northern California. Washington would be okay too. Ideally with a view of the coast. I need to get out of here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1510) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1512)