# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1516 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1517 --- ## [Gay marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage/621622)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage/621622 "2012-05-22T23:28:09Z")
Let’s put this damn issue to rest already. Let anyone marry anyone or anything. Mkay? All the issues we face in this world, and this stupid issue is still beaten to death. So, here’s a poll. Who’s for it and who’s a… --- ## [2-3 week old abandoned kittehs...and we have a dog, please help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-3-week-old-abandoned-kittehs-and-we-have-a-dog-please-help/622386)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-3-week-old-abandoned-kittehs-and-we-have-a-dog-please-help/622386 "2012-05-22T22:26:39Z")
(Part rant but mainly looking for advice.) OK, here’s the problem. My idiot next door neighbor had a cat who had kittens. The dumb ^&\*% gave away the mother and kept the kittens. We got suckered/guilted/wanted two o… --- ## [Let's talk about the GOOD in religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-good-in-religion/622587)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-good-in-religion/622587 "2012-05-22T22:23:02Z")
Religion gets an awful lot of flack on these boards - whether it’s deserved or not you can decide for yourself. In this thread, I’d like to talk about the good in religion - personally, culturally, historically, politic… --- ## [Pope, President and Secretary General](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-president-and-secretary-general/622758)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-president-and-secretary-general/622758 "2012-05-22T21:43:20Z")
Something struck me today when watching a news segment featuring former American president Bill Clinton but its something I’ve been thinking about regarding another prominent figure. Like them or loath them back in the … --- ## [Waitress' inflection with asking yes/no or either/or questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitress-inflection-with-asking-yes-no-or-either-or-questions/622709)
**Author:** [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitress-inflection-with-asking-yes-no-or-either-or-questions/622709 "2012-05-22T20:53:44Z")
Mr. Ipsum and I recently bought a new house, so we have been cutting back on frivolous expenses, including restaurants. However, our realtor who helped us sell the old house bought us a $100 gift card to a high-end resta… --- ## [Need help with creative business name and pricing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-creative-business-name-and-pricing/622737)
**Author:** [@thelistener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelistener)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-creative-business-name-and-pricing/622737 "2012-05-22T20:26:58Z")
As the saying goes, “Long time lurker, first-time poster” I am starting a small, one-man recorded interviewing business. I will be conducting audio recorded personal histories, reflections and stories for families and i… --- ## [Police Misconduct and bogus Property receipt#](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-misconduct-and-bogus-property-receipt/622748)
**Author:** [@sunshine215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunshine215)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-misconduct-and-bogus-property-receipt/622748 "2012-05-22T20:25:55Z")
I got a question…feel free to answer please, especially if U are a law student or an Attorney, or U just have some information. I was a witness to robbery and a shooting. Person shot was a friend of mine. I took to the h… --- ## [Poll: How much time per week do you spend on your cellphone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-much-time-per-week-do-you-spend-on-your-cellphone/511127)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-much-time-per-week-do-you-spend-on-your-cellphone/511127 "2012-05-22T20:21:04Z")
For purposes of this poll, this includes texting/instant messaging/tweeting. --- ## [My virtually teetotal father has begun drinking wtf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-virtually-teetotal-father-has-begun-drinking-wtf/622273)
**Author:** [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-virtually-teetotal-father-has-begun-drinking-wtf/622273 "2012-05-22T20:13:18Z")
My father has never been a drinker, in fact he has always disapproved of heavy drinking – and as he defines it heavy drinking would be anything over two units unless it’s a very special occasion. At probably the worst pe… --- ## [I'm a mass murder/serial killer. Can I make a plea bargain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mass-murder-serial-killer-can-i-make-a-plea-bargain/622535)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mass-murder-serial-killer-can-i-make-a-plea-bargain/622535 "2012-05-22T19:34:46Z")
Let’s say that I decide to either just square accounts and go postal, or i decide that I want to go on a Ted Bundy style multi-year spree. Let’s say that I cap about 20-30 people. OK. I finally get busted, and everybody … --- ## [Sony Vaio stole my music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-vaio-stole-my-music/622723)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-vaio-stole-my-music/622723 "2012-05-22T17:22:45Z")
My bad, I accepted some seemingly boring sony update and now I have lost all my mutherfugging music as every file now has a vcm\_mmd extension and has lost many kilobytes of data. Now some may think that the loss of ea… --- ## [Famous Sibling Rivalries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-sibling-rivalries/622205)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-sibling-rivalries/622205 "2012-05-22T16:04:46Z")
I’m looking for examples of the most famous and/or successful sibling rivalries. Also, let’s stick to rivalries that were self-created, i.e. due to dislike/hatred for one another or siblings just being competitive. For… --- ## [Do you think you look younger than others your age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-you-look-younger-than-others-your-age/621953)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-you-look-younger-than-others-your-age/621953 "2012-05-22T14:42:45Z")
The reason I ask is because I am wondering if it is a common phenomenon with people, sort of like a type of “selective amnesia”. Only instead of amnesia the person is selectively ‘seeing’ themselves in a better light th… --- ## [Who should we send to colonize Mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-we-send-to-colonize-mars/622433)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-we-send-to-colonize-mars/622433 "2012-05-22T12:40:19Z")
Just assume (heh, heh) that the technology has reached the stage where we are collecting living human beings to be sent to Mars for the rest of their lives to do whatever it takes to start a civilization there. 100 folks… --- ## [G-Shock Opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-shock-opinions/622666)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-shock-opinions/622666 "2012-05-22T12:21:16Z")
What makes the G-Shock watches desirable? I realize there are a bunch of different G-Shock models, but are there some useful features they all share? Is it all style or price? --- ## [Is there any (modem) router for SOHO that doesn't suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-modem-router-for-soho-that-doesnt-suck/622599)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-modem-router-for-soho-that-doesnt-suck/622599 "2012-05-22T12:02:13Z")
I’ve been using ADSL at my small business since 2004. All these years I have changed more than 10 modem-routers of different brands because they have crapped out. It usually starts with random disconections from the Int… --- ## [A Tourist in Western US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tourist-in-western-us/621335)
**Author:** [@Kiwi\_Fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiwi_Fruit)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tourist-in-western-us/621335 "2012-05-22T08:22:57Z")
My partner and I are planning to take a trip from New Zealand to the western US next year. At the moment we are thinking of being there 4 weeks or so. He wants to visit Disneyland. I’d like to visit the Grand Canyon and … --- ## [American Dopers: Red, Blue, Swing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dopers-red-blue-swing/622569)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dopers-red-blue-swing/622569 "2012-05-22T05:28:29Z")
Do you live in a solidly Blue state, solidly Red state, or a swing state? --- ## [Bitewing X-rays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitewing-x-rays/622123)
**Author:** [@DiamondNinja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiamondNinja)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitewing-x-rays/622123 "2012-05-22T03:58:13Z")
OK, who is the sadist that invented these damn things? As if they weren’t bad enough before, my dental office got some new “handles” for them that don’t bend at all. I spend the first 5 minutes of my exam pushing the h… --- ## [Interesting turn of events...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-turn-of-events/622667)
**Author:** [@Diet\_Dr\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diet_Dr_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-turn-of-events/622667 "2012-05-22T03:27:11Z")
I resigned from my administrative position on March 2012. I worked for the company until April (to help train my replacement). About a week after my last day, there were two physicians that left the practice immediately.… --- ## [Does anybody else hate making phone calls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-else-hate-making-phone-calls/621741)
**Author:** [@turtledove\_river](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtledove_river)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-else-hate-making-phone-calls/621741 "2012-05-22T02:50:19Z")
I have to make a couple of phone calls, and I’m just procrastinating right now, because I get very nervous about it. I don’t mind receiving phone calls at all, well, except, if someone is trying to sell me something. An… --- ## [Massive human deaths-- good or bad for the economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-human-deaths-good-or-bad-for-the-economy/622492)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-human-deaths-good-or-bad-for-the-economy/622492 "2012-05-22T01:55:06Z")
What I’m really trying to ask is, would a certain unusually large number of unexpected deaths be good for the economy? Presumably there’d be many more job openings. And there’d be the same amount of wealth in fewer han… --- ## [Comment vs. Commentate and other grating expressions like that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-vs-commentate-and-other-grating-expressions-like-that/622541)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-vs-commentate-and-other-grating-expressions-like-that/622541 "2012-05-22T01:26:26Z")
Rather than just commenting on some event or situation, some people seem obligated to commentate. Others can’t just get oriented, they have to be orientated. What are some other clumsy backformations that grate on your… --- ## [itching help, I know that yanad, but any advice welcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itching-help-i-know-that-yanad-but-any-advice-welcome/622589)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itching-help-i-know-that-yanad-but-any-advice-welcome/622589 "2012-05-21T23:25:17Z")
Hello everyone, Wee were out on our new five acres the last two days and either something bit me or I got into sintering. I am trying to determine if I should see my doctor today, so any thing you could add be helpful i… --- ## [laryngectomy stories please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laryngectomy-stories-please/622574)
**Author:** [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laryngectomy-stories-please/622574 "2012-05-21T20:25:09Z")
My uncle is, as I type, undergoing surgery to remove the cancer that previous surgery and radiotherapy didn’t kill. He is having his voicebox and associated lymph nodes removed, his windpipe redirected to an opening in … --- ## [Same sex marriage proposals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-proposals/622604)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-proposals/622604 "2012-05-21T19:16:15Z")
With all the talk of same sex marriage in the news lately, I got to wondering about how an actual marriage proposal works with a same sex couple. The traditional way to propose marriage is for the man to get down on one… --- ## ["Imagine How Stupid You Are Going To Look In 40 Years" - This was pretty good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-how-stupid-you-are-going-to-look-in-40-years-this-was-pretty-good/622626)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-how-stupid-you-are-going-to-look-in-40-years-this-was-pretty-good/622626 "2012-05-21T18:05:01Z")
Yes … just imagine --- ## [How much and how often do you eat sweets and desserts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-and-how-often-do-you-eat-sweets-and-desserts/622552)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-and-how-often-do-you-eat-sweets-and-desserts/622552 "2012-05-21T17:55:59Z")
I was just listening to my coworkers bragging about how they “only eat one icecream bar a day” as if this was some sort of a dietary achievement. I only eat sweets and deserts maybe once or twice per week, and I feel li… --- ## [What Was Saul's Greatest Sin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-sauls-greatest-sin/622253)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-sauls-greatest-sin/622253 "2012-05-21T17:37:52Z")
We all know the Biblical story of King Saul-Saul fears for a coming battle, so he contacts a necromancer (the “Witch of Endor”). The witch raises the dead Prophet Samuel-who is quite visibly pissed off “why have you di… --- ## [Help me pick out shoes to go with this dress!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-shoes-to-go-with-this-dress/621904)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-shoes-to-go-with-this-dress/621904 "2012-05-21T14:49:12Z")
I’m an idiot when it comes to fashion, and I have a wedding & a rehearsal dinner to go to this spring. I actually found a dress I like - this one - and I need help finding shoes! The picture makes it look more casual t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1515) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1517)