# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1518 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1519 --- ## [Is contributing to a sick leave pool a gimmick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-contributing-to-a-sick-leave-pool-a-gimmick/622160)
**Author:** [@pompeybear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pompeybear)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-contributing-to-a-sick-leave-pool-a-gimmick/622160 "2012-05-18T23:43:29Z")
My boss wants to implement a catastrophic sick leave pool at our work that employees can donate their PTO to. Currently employees can accrue a certain number of hours of leave per month. They can carry this leave over … --- ## [Hypothetical: US State abolishes all criminal law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-us-state-abolishes-all-criminal-law/622169)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-us-state-abolishes-all-criminal-law/622169 "2012-05-18T16:42:29Z")
Here’s a fun hypothetical. Remember that in the US, the vast majority of criminal cases filed each year are State cases. While the Federal Government does have some criminal jurisdiction, it sees relatively few cases a… --- ## [Would you find this offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-find-this-offensive/621705)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-find-this-offensive/621705 "2012-05-18T15:22:09Z")
In another post, I asked for help coming up with a fictional name to address (in a comical way, I thought) a potential group of people who may question a change I am making at work. This is copied from the linked thread: … --- ## [IUDs for PMS/PMDD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iuds-for-pms-pmdd/622174)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iuds-for-pms-pmdd/622174 "2012-05-18T14:39:08Z")
I’d like it if anyone here who has an IUD and previously suffered from severe PMS or PMDD could share their experiences. I’ve had PMDD for a long time, and it seems to be getting worse as I get older, to the point that … --- ## [What is your Nightmare Job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-nightmare-job/622134)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-nightmare-job/622134 "2012-05-18T12:00:58Z")
Everyone likes to talk about their “Dream Job”, but what about your Nightmare Job? A job that, if you were forced to do it for the rest of your life, would have you seriously contemplating suicide. I think mine would be… --- ## [Do you own a functioning, ready-to-go turntable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-functioning-ready-to-go-turntable/621831)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-functioning-ready-to-go-turntable/621831 "2012-05-18T11:12:18Z")
I am curious as to how many of you own a turntable. Not just own one, but own one that is connected to a stereo system and is ready to spin. Comments encouraged, of course. mmm --- ## [Looking for a knot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-knot/622002)
**Author:** [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-knot/622002 "2012-05-18T09:27:39Z")
I’ve assembled a new bed roll for camping that uses 3 inch thick foam rubber. I can roll it up just fine, but I need to tie it up with just one hand so it doesn’t unroll while I try to tie it up. So I was thinking of a … --- ## [Can you identify these very prominent people on the world stage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-these-very-prominent-people-on-the-world-stage/621998)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-these-very-prominent-people-on-the-world-stage/621998 "2012-05-18T04:22:32Z")
No Googling! Off the top of your head, tell me who the following people are and why they’re important to the world you live in: Li Keqiang Bo Xilai Chen Guangcheng Hu Jintao Zhang Yimou Wen Jiaobao Xi Jinping Li … --- ## [How Best To Cash In On Legalized Marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-cash-in-on-legalized-marijuana/622078)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-cash-in-on-legalized-marijuana/622078 "2012-05-18T03:48:42Z")
It looks like most US states will legalize marijuana-for medical use. I’m wondering how to invest in this-I think it will be a huge market. Plus, compliant doctors may well decide to extend the use of pot to ailments l… --- ## [Dealing with a mean relative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-mean-relative/622284)
**Author:** [@Orca\_Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orca_Eyes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-mean-relative/622284 "2012-05-18T03:26:42Z")
Have you ever had to deal with a mean relative? I was inspired to write this because of my mother’s middle sister (my mum is the youngest of three daughters). She was married for 28 years, but her husband was a jerk. M… --- ## [Eye-safe laser pointers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-safe-laser-pointers/622219)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-safe-laser-pointers/622219 "2012-05-17T23:30:24Z")
I’m a bit paranoid about shining a laser point into someone’s eyes. Are there laser pointers which have an easy to see dot out to at least 3 meters and yet are safe if I accidentally shine it into someone’s eyes? Rechar… --- ## [What do you do with anger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-anger/621648)
**Author:** [@Sheriru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sheriru)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-anger/621648 "2012-05-17T23:10:47Z")
You know, anger. That emotion that burns holes in your hands as you hold it–as my friend says, “anger is like a hot coal”. So what to do with this anger? When someone pisses you off or you just get plain irritated at s… --- ## [money advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-advice/622040)
**Author:** [@seaptho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seaptho)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-advice/622040 "2012-05-17T22:27:10Z")
I’ve reached my 5,000 dollar Roth IRA limit for the year, and am looking for any ideas for someone in their 20’s on other good ideas for saving? I also have regular high-yield savings (like .08%) with a bunch of money t… --- ## [Creative legal or extralegal retaliation ideas against (503) spam phone calls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-legal-or-extralegal-retaliation-ideas-against-503-spam-phone-calls/622170)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-legal-or-extralegal-retaliation-ideas-against-503-spam-phone-calls/622170 "2012-05-17T20:14:34Z")
These M0%^#\*&#@!S call me multiple times a day from a 503 area code. The actual 7 digit phone number changes day to day. I have spoken to an actual human being more than once and have asked to be taken off the list to n… --- ## [Has anyone tried Koko FitClub?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-koko-fitclub/622020)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-koko-fitclub/622020 "2012-05-17T17:45:53Z")
http://www.kokofitclub.com/ I’m curious about the concept, but it’s expensive (I’ve seen figures ranging from $50-90/month plus a hefty membership fee). I’ll probably stop into one of the locations near me soon – once I… --- ## [Letter of Recommendation for a teacher - any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-of-recommendation-for-a-teacher-any-advice/622114)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-of-recommendation-for-a-teacher-any-advice/622114 "2012-05-17T16:41:22Z")
For idiotic reasons too stupid for me to go into, our daughter’s wonderful 4th-grade teacher did not get her contract renewed for the upcoming year. She has asked me to write a letter of recommendation, which I’ve done p… --- ## [Seeking info on tablet computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-info-on-tablet-computers/622157)
**Author:** [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-info-on-tablet-computers/622157 "2012-05-17T16:38:06Z")
I am interested in buying a tablet computer. I like the idea of a Windows 7 tablet; I know there’s not much love on SDMB for Windows but I have 7 on my current laptop and have no problems. I would like to hear from any… --- ## [Prescription salt water.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-salt-water/622049)
**Author:** [@thelabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelabdude)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-salt-water/622049 "2012-05-17T16:11:23Z")
Ok, I am a big mess physically. I have Neff tubes, they run from my kidneys to bags strapped to my legs. Twice a day, they need backflushed, injecting 10 ccs of 0.9 saline. We are about out and my wife check with Walg… --- ## [Do you make "In lieu of flowers..." donations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-in-lieu-of-flowers-donations/622021)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-in-lieu-of-flowers-donations/622021 "2012-05-17T15:35:06Z")
My finances are constrained, and have been for a long enough time that when I read an obituary and see that the family request donations be made to \[Any number of perfectly worthy charitable organizations\] I say to mysel… --- ## [Why do my eyes water when I pee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-water-when-i-pee/583846)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-water-when-i-pee/583846 "2012-05-17T07:26:30Z")
Every time I urinate, my eyes water. I’m not sad. I’m not crying. I don’t have to physically strain to pee, nothing like that. It just feels like a reflex; it’s something weird my body does. I pee, and my eyes water. But… --- ## [(How) Do you dust the inside of a laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-dust-the-inside-of-a-laptop/621850)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-dust-the-inside-of-a-laptop/621850 "2012-05-17T06:31:23Z")
I ask because someone in another thread suggested just blasting canned air into the vent(s). But that person had a PC laptop, and this is a Macbook Pro, and I’m a little leery about it being safe (especially when once u… --- ## [Senses other than the basic 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senses-other-than-the-basic-5/621917)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senses-other-than-the-basic-5/621917 "2012-05-17T04:08:51Z")
When I was in an Oral Interpretation class in college we had to take a poem and list all the “sense appeals” in it. When I mentioned the “sense of time” the instructor ridiculed the choice and made a class example of my … --- ## [Good online example Resume? (fromatting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-example-resume-fromatting/622162)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-example-resume-fromatting/622162 "2012-05-17T03:01:03Z")
Annyone know of a good resume example online? I have the content I just need a little help with formatting. Anyone have an example of a resume that’s formatted really well? --- ## [Plain White T's (not the band)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plain-white-ts-not-the-band/622077)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plain-white-ts-not-the-band/622077 "2012-05-17T02:33:24Z")
In the past I’ve only purchased your basic, cheap cotton T shirts; undershirts, if you will (and even if you won’t). After what seems like a couple of washings, they look like crap - not-so-white with lots of pilling. I… --- ## [Watching the Earth get hit by a giant asteroid from space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-earth-get-hit-by-a-giant-asteroid-from-space/622072)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-earth-get-hit-by-a-giant-asteroid-from-space/622072 "2012-05-17T02:11:37Z")
Hey! Let’s say that you were an astronaut that was flying in geosynchronous orbit, 36,000 miles above the surface of the Earth, and were flying over a region during the time that it was day for the people on the surface… --- ## [What old-fashioned name should I use for this purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-fashioned-name-should-i-use-for-this-purpose/621693)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-fashioned-name-should-i-use-for-this-purpose/621693 "2012-05-17T01:53:46Z")
I publish a company newsletter. It has been printed on paper for many years, but will soon be delivered electronically via email. Few people know about the change; most will learn of it when they receive and open the nex… --- ## [Got This In My E-Mail Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-this-in-my-e-mail-today/622138)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-this-in-my-e-mail-today/622138 "2012-05-17T01:26:53Z")
Here. 2025??? Nice to know they’re finally making a step in the right direction, but it sounds to me a little like they’re just mollifying us so that we’ll stay off their backs. What say y’all? Thanks Q --- ## [Kids (or adults) who were given mother's maiden name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-or-adults-who-were-given-mothers-maiden-name/621750)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-or-adults-who-were-given-mothers-maiden-name/621750 "2012-05-17T00:52:23Z")
Do you know anyone who was given their mother’s maiden name? How uncommon is this? Any stories about stress or friction this caused? We (my wife and I) are considering having our first child retain my wife’s maiden nam… --- ## [Why did my car payment go up after 3 years??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-car-payment-go-up-after-3-years/621788)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-car-payment-go-up-after-3-years/621788 "2012-05-16T22:45:37Z")
I’ve been paying on my car for 3 years and the amount has never changed. I just looked online to pay it today and the payment went up by $134! I cannot afford this AT ALL. So I’m panicking right now. I’ve never been late… --- ## [Political Compass Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-test/622059)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-test/622059 "2012-05-16T21:55:57Z")
I know that this political test has been brought up before, but I thought I’d share it again, just to see where everyone falls nowadays. Also, I had a couple of questions. I just took the test. I was pretty much dead … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1517) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1519)