# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1519 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1520 --- ## [What's your fetish/ What turns you on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-fetish-what-turns-you-on/621319)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-fetish-what-turns-you-on/621319 "2012-05-16T21:03:03Z")
Feet? Big booty? High heels? Anything that gets you going… --- ## [Job Seekers, what turns you off immediately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-seekers-what-turns-you-off-immediately/621443)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-seekers-what-turns-you-off-immediately/621443 "2012-05-16T15:21:16Z")
Yesterday marked my six month anniversary at my new job, and I got to thinking about how as a job seeker there’s a ton of information out there from HR-types that tells you what sort of things on your resume and cover le… --- ## [I'm not on Facebook and never will be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-on-facebook-and-never-will-be/617985)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-on-facebook-and-never-will-be/617985 "2012-05-16T14:53:42Z")
Anyone else? What are your reasons? I think Facebook is great for far-flung families who want to keep up with news and events. Beats the heck out of round robin phone calls, letters, and pictures. That’s not my sitch. F… --- ## [Depression symptoms and difficulty gaining weight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-symptoms-and-difficulty-gaining-weight/620967)
**Author:** [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-symptoms-and-difficulty-gaining-weight/620967 "2012-05-16T14:33:26Z")
DISCLAIMER: I’m not automatically do anything in this thread (YAND etc), just looking for info and advice. For several years, I’ve had low moods, loss of appetite, sleep problems… I just can’t shake it. I work, force my… --- ## [Doing the "right" thing, when it doesn't matter, what's in it for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-the-right-thing-when-it-doesnt-matter-whats-in-it-for-you/621539)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-the-right-thing-when-it-doesnt-matter-whats-in-it-for-you/621539 "2012-05-16T14:27:31Z")
Everyone, except sociopaths, are motivated to do the right thing when it comes to the serious shit. We know not to steal someones car, kick a puppy, drive 20 mph over when school’s letting out, or not to mace a random gu… --- ## [How do people's opinions about homosexuality change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-peoples-opinions-about-homosexuality-change/621629)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-peoples-opinions-about-homosexuality-change/621629 "2012-05-16T14:03:10Z")
Over the last few decades, there has been quite a change in how people view homosexuality. Part of that is demographics; old people are more likely to oppose homosexuality than young people and old people have a higher d… --- ## [How Common is the word Trade? As in I trade at that Store all the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-the-word-trade-as-in-i-trade-at-that-store-all-the-time/621932)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-the-word-trade-as-in-i-trade-at-that-store-all-the-time/621932 "2012-05-16T09:15:51Z")
I suspect this is an older regionalism. I often heard relatives say “I trade at that hardware store.” Meaning of course they shop at that hardware store. They aren’t literally trading their shoes for a garden hose. … --- ## [Interpret my dream for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpret-my-dream-for-me/621919)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpret-my-dream-for-me/621919 "2012-05-16T05:30:46Z")
I woke up this morning with two lines in my head, repeating over and over as if to remember them: Five times I dreamed again of spotted knees A leopard leg is keeping me adrift Noooo idea what that’s all about; but it… --- ## [Did any Dopers attend boarding school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-dopers-attend-boarding-school/621744)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-dopers-attend-boarding-school/621744 "2012-05-16T02:16:08Z")
I’m talking about prior to college, i.e., grade school and/or high school (or the equivalent of those years in other countries). If so, what was it like? Also, what country, what era (decade), what age(s) were you, and … --- ## [Suggest a vacation spot for my daughter and me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-vacation-spot-for-my-daughter-and-me/620655)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-vacation-spot-for-my-daughter-and-me/620655 "2012-05-09T07:16:38Z")
I have 3 weeks off in June and want to take my daughter… somewhere. I just don’t know where. She is 8. She LOVES beaches. LOVES the water. Me? not so much. I can tolerate it but if I go somewhere with a beach I would p… --- ## [My brother's forum was killed by a crazy lady with a grudge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brothers-forum-was-killed-by-a-crazy-lady-with-a-grudge/621844)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brothers-forum-was-killed-by-a-crazy-lady-with-a-grudge/621844 "2012-05-16T00:12:56Z")
This is part IMHO, part GQ, and part Pit, so I’m going to stick this in IMHO because he could use some advice on what to do. To sum up the history behind the insanity: my brother belongs to a an RPing message board. He … --- ## [Have experience with a good appetite suppressant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-experience-with-a-good-appetite-suppressant/622008)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-experience-with-a-good-appetite-suppressant/622008 "2012-05-15T22:51:59Z")
I’m looking for one, and reading the reviews online is a bit of a nightmare. Have you had a good experience with one? --- ## [Ok...am I old? Has the world changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-am-i-old-has-the-world-changed/621922)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-am-i-old-has-the-world-changed/621922 "2012-05-15T22:07:52Z")
I don’t want to pick on anyone in particular here, like Mr. Ruber. I say this because I have seen this with others as well, like my daughter and her boyfriend but, more importantly, with a couple sons of friends. http:… --- ## [Should I attend this dinner, or skip it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-dinner-or-skip-it/621899)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-dinner-or-skip-it/621899 "2012-05-15T21:03:42Z")
My son’s college graduation (associates degree) is coming up this Friday night. I’ve been divorced from his dad (his choice to divorce) for about 15 years. The first 8-10 years after the divorce were relatively amiable, … --- ## [Ladies: would you be flattered or skeeved out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-be-flattered-or-skeeved-out/621478)
**Author:** [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-be-flattered-or-skeeved-out/621478 "2012-05-15T18:58:02Z")
So here’s the scenario: A few weeks back, I was out running some errands, doggie sitting beside me in the truck. Suddenly, I realize that I’m starving! It’s like 2:30PM and so far I have literally eaten nothing that da… --- ## [Travel in NE Mexico, life in far S Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-in-ne-mexico-life-in-far-s-texas/621501)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-in-ne-mexico-life-in-far-s-texas/621501 "2012-05-15T17:56:05Z")
My son is relocating to Harlingen Texas, approximately 10-20 miles north of the Mexican border, near Brownsvill/Matamoros. As a young guy, I imagine at some point he will be curious to see what is “over the border.” Do… --- ## [Have you ever had New Zealand wine? Your comments are requested!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-new-zealand-wine-your-comments-are-requested/621930)
**Author:** [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-new-zealand-wine-your-comments-are-requested/621930 "2012-05-15T16:33:30Z")
This is something I have been curious about for a while, even though I don’t know the first thing about wines. Over the last decade or so (from my perspective, anyway) it seems like NZ wines went from mediocre to startin… --- ## [Baby Noises](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-noises/621830)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-noises/621830 "2012-05-15T16:19:41Z")
My lovely daughter is almost 6 months old and is a little chatterbox. She loves to talk to herself and anyone else who will listen and normally I find that trait pretty adorable. Unfortunately, about a month ago she de… --- ## [Euro Collapse = 1930's Style "Bank Runs"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-collapse-1930s-style-bank-runs/621970)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-collapse-1930s-style-bank-runs/621970 "2012-05-15T15:50:17Z")
During the Great Depression, small banks were subjected to “runs”-rumors would spread about a local bank. Depositors of the bank would get scared that the bank would close-leaving them minus their savings. Eventually,… --- ## [When to accept and not accept a Counter offer when you are leaving a job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-accept-and-not-accept-a-counter-offer-when-you-are-leaving-a-job/585752)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-accept-and-not-accept-a-counter-offer-when-you-are-leaving-a-job/585752 "2012-05-15T14:21:45Z")
Lucky me, I am leaving a good position at a good place of employ so I can dedicate my full attention to a consulting firm that I started and has taken off. Today, the president of the company countered with an offer tha… --- ## [Tell me about Geocaching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-geocaching/618223)
**Author:** [@Roseanne\_Rosannadanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roseanne_Rosannadanna)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-geocaching/618223 "2012-05-15T13:15:26Z")
This sounds like it might be a fun hobby for my family. But I know very little about it. What exactly does geocaching involve? Any helpful tips for how to get started? If anyone would care to share their experiences th… --- ## [Have You Ever Posted Something You Regret Posting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-posted-something-you-regret-posting/621399)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-posted-something-you-regret-posting/621399 "2012-05-15T08:48:27Z")
Maybe here on the SDMB, maybe on Facebook, maybe on another site - have you ever posted something that was out there for all to see, for a long time (or still is), that you wish you had never posted/uploaded? Perhaps it … --- ## [Is The Idea Of An "Untainted Jury" A Chimera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-idea-of-an-untainted-jury-a-chimera/621900)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-idea-of-an-untainted-jury-a-chimera/621900 "2012-05-15T07:14:45Z")
I think so. If one assumes that (supposedly) intelligent, impartial people chosen to sit on a jury are incapable to dealing with news, then why have juries anyway? I don’t understand why it is a tenet (of the Americ… --- ## [Ticking time bombs, terrorists, torture, and a twist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticking-time-bombs-terrorists-torture-and-a-twist/621969)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticking-time-bombs-terrorists-torture-and-a-twist/621969 "2012-05-15T07:10:20Z")
Try saying that one five times fast. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Anyway, I’m sure by now everyone here’s familiar with the usual ticking time bomb scenario. If you aren’t, here’s the tl;dr version: There’s a terrorist being inte… --- ## [Selling the house. Do you tell the buyer that the neighbors are hell on wheel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-the-house-do-you-tell-the-buyer-that-the-neighbors-are-hell-on-wheel/621853)
**Author:** [@Rex\_Goliath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Goliath)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-the-house-do-you-tell-the-buyer-that-the-neighbors-are-hell-on-wheel/621853 "2012-05-15T01:56:08Z")
You’ve put up with his shit for six goddamn years. He propped a rusted Mustang up on cinder blocks for three years. Night after night, just as you were trying to fall asleep, there he’d go, drunkenly yelling at his wife … --- ## [Side of Town vs. Where you came from](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-of-town-vs-where-you-came-from/621703)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-of-town-vs-where-you-came-from/621703 "2012-05-15T01:09:46Z")
This is really a simpler idea than its description may be. Relative to the center of the downtown area closest to you, consider the main compass direction (NESW) from it where you live now. That’s the “side of town” par… --- ## [How much to charge for a four camera shoot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-charge-for-a-four-camera-shoot/621838)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-charge-for-a-four-camera-shoot/621838 "2012-05-15T00:36:40Z")
I may have mentioned that I shoot concerts. I’ll travel to a venue and set up four cameras, with two operators. I’ll be running two cameras plus a camera on a wide shot and my wife running another camera getting another … --- ## [Nikon Centric Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikon-centric-question/621063)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikon-centric-question/621063 "2012-05-14T23:39:46Z")
The Answer “look at what Cannon’s got is ALSO an acceptable response at the point.” Defining Criteria: -I have a Sony DSC-HX1 for the wife, low light, and HiDef recording. Does some neat panoramic stuff, Video is subst… --- ## [Do people generally like you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-generally-like-you/621635)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-generally-like-you/621635 "2012-05-14T23:31:48Z")
Are you well-liked in groups? I’m talking about in a class or at work where people who may not know you well see you, hear you, but aren’t close friends. IOW do you think people like you based on the general impression y… --- ## [Anyone have surgery to remove a synovial cyst from your spine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-surgery-to-remove-a-synovial-cyst-from-your-spine/621772)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-surgery-to-remove-a-synovial-cyst-from-your-spine/621772 "2012-05-14T23:18:03Z")
If so did it work to relieve pain and how long was the recovery? I am asking for a friend. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1518) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1520)