# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1520 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1521 --- ## [Home printer / scanner / copier recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-printer-scanner-copier-recommendations/621894)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-printer-scanner-copier-recommendations/621894 "2012-05-14T22:55:50Z")
My trusty Canon MP540 has just gone pop. Error code is B200 which indicates that the print heads have overheated and may need replacing. The cost of replacing them is quite steep, so it may be better to buy new. It’s go… --- ## [Jet setting international traveler types - who does your cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-setting-international-traveler-types-who-does-your-cell-phone/621918)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-setting-international-traveler-types-who-does-your-cell-phone/621918 "2012-05-14T20:46:48Z")
I’m mostly looking for advice from those who travel from the US to Europe on a regular basis. My company is expanding our footprint in Europe, and we’ve started to discover the limits of our wireless carrier’s ability t… --- ## [What things need to get done to get our house ready for our baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-need-to-get-done-to-get-our-house-ready-for-our-baby/621634)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-need-to-get-done-to-get-our-house-ready-for-our-baby/621634 "2012-05-14T19:57:30Z")
Mr. Neville and I are expecting our first baby, due August 13. We’re pretty clueless about this whole baby thing, and neither of us is very domestically minded or handy around the house. We’re both stressing about gett… --- ## [Baseball cap fit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-cap-fit/621876)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-cap-fit/621876 "2012-05-14T19:36:42Z")
Which type of baseball cap do you prefer? Fitted Flexfit - elastic “one size fits all” Adjustable old-fashioned snapback Adjustable velcro Adjustable buckle strap (a few different styles, could be like either this o… --- ## [Devious Time Travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devious-time-travel/621845)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devious-time-travel/621845 "2012-05-14T19:25:03Z")
So many time travel hypotheticals involve do-gooder scenarios replete with handwringing over the unknown consequences. I was browsing HuffPo’s pictorial on the birthplaces of American fast food, and I couldn’t help but … --- ## [Who is allowed to see you naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-allowed-to-see-you-naked/621195)
**Author:** [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-allowed-to-see-you-naked/621195 "2012-05-14T18:57:02Z")
Poll in a moment. --- ## [Three piece suits, too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-piece-suits-too-much/621513)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-piece-suits-too-much/621513 "2012-05-14T16:36:11Z")
Three piece suits used to be commonly worn. I’ve never actually someone wear one outside of movies. I’m considering getting a new suit and wondering if it should be a two or three piece. This is for meeting clients and a… --- ## [Oahu in November- talk to me, Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oahu-in-november-talk-to-me-dopers/621626)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oahu-in-november-talk-to-me-dopers/621626 "2012-05-14T16:15:33Z")
Some friends and I have decided to to take a 4 night trip to Oahu in November. Oahu wouldn’t have been my first choices- I’ve been there a few times and, dangit, I want to see volcanoes!!!- but one member of the group ha… --- ## [Does anyone bother with mobile phone insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-bother-with-mobile-phone-insurance/621607)
**Author:** [@TheSquirminator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSquirminator)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-bother-with-mobile-phone-insurance/621607 "2012-05-14T15:46:22Z")
I’ve never bothered in the past but I wonder if it’s worthwhile when I get my new phone. I’m guessing putting it on the house insurance is the cheapest? The insurance offered by my network is fairly steep pricewise, bu… --- ## [Why even have a comments section?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-even-have-a-comments-section/621889)
**Author:** [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-even-have-a-comments-section/621889 "2012-05-14T15:03:49Z")
Okay…done to death probably… just read a news item on how JP Morgan’s Investment boss chose “retirement” over being fired for the 2billion in trading loss… And… like an idiot went to the comment section… Wh… --- ## [We stole an image, now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-stole-an-image-now-what/621811)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-stole-an-image-now-what/621811 "2012-05-14T09:47:36Z")
I work for a small tech startup. I was recently contacted by an relatively unknown artist (creator of various household objects like lamps and stools) who claims that in a recent email my company sent to roughly 10,000 … --- ## [Do you use the word "Minorly"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-word-minorly/621483)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-word-minorly/621483 "2012-05-14T05:22:40Z")
Like to say “I’m minorly hungry” or “I’m minorly sleepy” or “I’m minorly turned on”… I think I’ve always used this word, which surprised me when I saw that Chrome identified it as a misspelled word. Looking it up to fi… --- ## [How do internships handle defamatory rumors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-internships-handle-defamatory-rumors/621667)
**Author:** [@abluetile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abluetile)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-internships-handle-defamatory-rumors/621667 "2012-05-14T03:26:17Z")
I fear that someone who discovered, despite my efforts, where I will intern will send them a false rumor about me. This person can claim some familiarity with me (coinhabitant). Because I’m an expendable unpaid intern, … --- ## [Business travelers (especially women) - do you use the hotel pool/hot tub when you are alone?l](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-travelers-especially-women-do-you-use-the-hotel-pool-hot-tub-when-you-are-alone-l/621806)
**Author:** [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-travelers-especially-women-do-you-use-the-hotel-pool-hot-tub-when-you-are-alone-l/621806 "2012-05-13T22:52:53Z")
I always feel weird going down to the pool when I’m alone. When I look in the pool area it seems like its mostly parents with kids. I’m not swimming laps or anything, but after a long day a swim sounds good. I guess I fe… --- ## [One day in Montreal, recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-in-montreal-recommendations/621573)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-in-montreal-recommendations/621573 "2012-05-13T22:41:49Z")
So, if all goes according to plan (yeah, I know about plans), I’ll have one day and night in Montreal, a monday, the first week of June. My interests would be parks, museums, historical photography, an excellent meal (p… --- ## [A person A and person B scenario (about turning gifts down and reactions from it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-person-a-and-person-b-scenario-about-turning-gifts-down-and-reactions-from-it/621679)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-person-a-and-person-b-scenario-about-turning-gifts-down-and-reactions-from-it/621679 "2012-05-13T19:42:14Z")
I need some outside opinions on this. Meet Person A and Person B. Person A offers Person B something. Let’s say it was an invite to go hiking. Person B declines, saying “I don’t like hiking”. Later, however, another … --- ## [My cat's eyes are perma-dilated ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cats-eyes-are-perma-dilated/621789)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cats-eyes-are-perma-dilated/621789 "2012-05-13T19:36:48Z")
… but he can see, as evidenced by Ye Olde Wiggling String Test. We’re gonna take him in to the vet this week, but I was wondering if anyone had this happen to their animal, and if so, what the cause was? Poking around te… --- ## [Recommend entertaining replacement light switches!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-entertaining-replacement-light-switches/621397)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-entertaining-replacement-light-switches/621397 "2012-05-13T16:33:47Z")
The light-switches in my apartment are boring. I’m considering replacing them with something more fun. :smiley: One option would be Thinkgeek’s offering, the Big Red Panic Button: http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/ligh… --- ## [Could I get my ears repierced while taking a blood thinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-get-my-ears-repierced-while-taking-a-blood-thinner/621673)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-get-my-ears-repierced-while-taking-a-blood-thinner/621673 "2012-05-13T12:07:19Z")
I asked one of my doctors about this and he said, “Nobody’s ever asked me that before.” Then he left the room without really answering. I was thinking I could hold ice cubes to my ears beforehand, and take lots of gau… --- ## [Buck or Butt Naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515 "2012-05-13T07:32:56Z")
Which do you say, when you say? --- ## [Where did the car window shades go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-car-window-shades-go/621738)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-car-window-shades-go/621738 "2012-05-13T06:26:33Z")
I know it’s not 1985 anymore but cars still get hot, don’t they? --- ## [Best place to view the May 20 solar eclipse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-view-the-may-20-solar-eclipse/621680)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-view-the-may-20-solar-eclipse/621680 "2012-05-13T06:00:13Z")
I learned recently that there will be a total eclipse of the sun next Sunday. Looking at the maps located here (note: maps can be clicked on for a closer view) it looks like the closest location for me to view the tota… --- ## [What is exactly a small town or rural girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-exactly-a-small-town-or-rural-girl/621534)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-exactly-a-small-town-or-rural-girl/621534 "2012-05-13T05:20:32Z")
I’ve always assumed it was just a girl from a small town or comes from a farming background. But some of the contexts I’ve been hearing it in, I know it means something much more. A friend was bragging how he banged thi… --- ## [The "spruce Goose" Should Never Have Been Built-Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spruce-goose-should-never-have-been-built-right/621655)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spruce-goose-should-never-have-been-built-right/621655 "2012-05-12T23:10:36Z")
I am curios, in reading the history of the “Spruce Goose”-Howard Hugh’s doomed monster airplane, I was puzzled. The plane was very much underpowered, and had great difficulty in getting to 100 feet. It is obvious (look… --- ## [What are the key qualities in those whom you most admire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-key-qualities-in-those-whom-you-most-admire/621544)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-key-qualities-in-those-whom-you-most-admire/621544 "2012-05-12T20:49:12Z")
Don’t tell anyone, but I had a huge insight today that I owe to this board. :smiley: And now I’m on this train…I’m thinking a lot about the people in my life whom I admire, and why. I’m wondering if these characteristic… --- ## [Germans are funny darnit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-are-funny-darnit/621458)
**Author:** [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germans-are-funny-darnit/621458 "2012-05-12T17:46:46Z")
I’m really tired of this stereotype. I’ve known two Germans for over ten years and they laugh at my jokes and I laugh at theirs. Here is an example. --- ## [Was there a "bad kid" in your neighborhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-bad-kid-in-your-neighborhood/621253)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-bad-kid-in-your-neighborhood/621253 "2012-05-12T17:41:44Z")
Where I grew up there was one kid who was known as the bad boy. He was a little crazy, reckless, got into trouble. Things like setting small fires or going around with “weapons” like throwing stars and nunchucks. He was… --- ## [Bin Laden alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-laden-alive/621417)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-laden-alive/621417 "2012-05-12T14:03:35Z")
Has it crossed anyone’s mind that bin Laden wasn’t really killed, but that he’s secretly being held for intelligence value? With the exception that too many people would have to have been in on it, or witnessed such a r… --- ## [Applying for my first car loan today, any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-my-first-car-loan-today-any-advice/617156)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-my-first-car-loan-today-any-advice/617156 "2012-05-12T13:14:37Z")
I’m not asking for a huge amount, just $5K, and I’m going through my credit union, with whom I have an established history. I have a list of questions I am going to ask, and I plan to buy a car under $18K. (I’ll be able … --- ## [I had a very minor epiphany today (War and personality)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-very-minor-epiphany-today-war-and-personality/621659)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-very-minor-epiphany-today-war-and-personality/621659 "2012-05-12T07:48:01Z")
I have a long-standing interest in military history and have read quite a few books on the subject. Today I was reading ‘A Crowd is Not Company’ by Robert Kee, a British airman in WW2 who was shot down and spent several … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1519) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1521)