# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1521 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1522 --- ## [Does neutrality bother you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-neutrality-bother-you/621559)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-neutrality-bother-you/621559 "2012-05-12T06:06:36Z")
Please, let me be neutral. I’m an easy going guy. There are a lot of things where I can honestly see the pros and cons of both sides of the argument, and I choose to remain neutral. I’ve been met with disdain, anger and … --- ## [Tubal Ligation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubal-ligation/621661)
**Author:** [@deana736](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deana736)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubal-ligation/621661 "2012-05-12T00:53:40Z")
So I had a tubal ligation in Feb. of this year. My periods were normal right after, they are every 29 days like clock work. Now I am 5 days late but neg preg. test. I have no signs of it coming like I usually do either. … --- ## [Why do people join fringe groups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-join-fringe-groups/621405)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-join-fringe-groups/621405 "2012-05-11T23:05:56Z")
I’m talking really fringe groups- like open Neo-Nazis. Have any studies been done? I wonder if, through research, anyone has come up with a conclusion like “Most people in fringe groups had X happen in their upbringing… --- ## [Sweden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweden/621503)
**Author:** [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweden/621503 "2012-05-11T22:26:47Z")
My SO just got a gig that takes her to Stockholm for 2 weeks then someplace way south of that for another week, not sure yet which city. She leaves on Sunday, any advice to give her on what to do if she gets any spare t… --- ## [Traveling: see the major tourist sights, or wander?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-see-the-major-tourist-sights-or-wander/621410)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-see-the-major-tourist-sights-or-wander/621410 "2012-05-11T22:16:39Z")
You’re traveling to a city/country you’ve never been to before, and will likely only ever visit this one time in your life. Is your priority to see the major tourist attractions i.e. “see the sights,” or would you rathe… --- ## [The Most Wrong You've Been For the Longest Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wrong-youve-been-for-the-longest-time/621083)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wrong-youve-been-for-the-longest-time/621083 "2012-05-11T22:11:42Z")
I’ve been wrong about so many things it’s hard to pick one, but I was reminded of this when I saw one of JFK’s bodyguards being interviewed yesterday. As you may recall, when JFK was shot and the motorcade started speed… --- ## [Do you observe yourself doing stuff that's not good for you...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-observe-yourself-doing-stuff-thats-not-good-for-you/621560)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-observe-yourself-doing-stuff-thats-not-good-for-you/621560 "2012-05-11T21:03:02Z")
…like, I guess, smoking, or eating that third/fifth donut/slice of pizza, or sitting on your butt instead of going to the gym or walking… and asking yourself the whole time, “Why am I doing this bad thing to myself?” or … --- ## [How To Save Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-save-money/602169)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-save-money/602169 "2012-05-11T20:50:54Z")
O Wise and Practical Dopers, Things are tight right now. I’m looking for tips and tricks to save money on general expenses. I’m particularly concerned about our outrageous grocery bills. For two people, $175 a week i… --- ## [Help me spce out a PC to run Adobe Premier and After Effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spce-out-a-pc-to-run-adobe-premier-and-after-effects/621630)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spce-out-a-pc-to-run-adobe-premier-and-after-effects/621630 "2012-05-11T20:31:58Z")
EDIT: Ack! Title meant to say “spec out a PC”… I need to build a PC for someone that is primarily meant to do heavy duty video processing. This machine is meant to be a powerhouse for video processing although, that … --- ## [Go ahead, hate this website! (Looking for a critique)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-ahead-hate-this-website-looking-for-a-critique/621592)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-ahead-hate-this-website-looking-for-a-critique/621592 "2012-05-11T20:28:20Z")
My employer wants to redo our website (http://www.indii.co.id/). It actually received a lot of accolades (within our immediate community of development professionals) when it was first designed, but since then it has per… --- ## [Electric Cars from Coda Automotive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-from-coda-automotive/621567)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-from-coda-automotive/621567 "2012-05-11T19:58:55Z")
I just recently heard of Coda Automotive. They are selling an electric car, apparently. I hadn’t ever heard of them until now. Anyone have any experience with the Coda electric car? What can you tell me about it? Th… --- ## [What's the date of your oldest email on your current computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-date-of-your-oldest-email-on-your-current-computer/620994)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-date-of-your-oldest-email-on-your-current-computer/620994 "2012-05-11T19:36:08Z")
Not the contents nor to/from whom, just the date. August 2002 for me. --- ## [Female Dopers and your "nether regions"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-and-your-nether-regions/621352)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-and-your-nether-regions/621352 "2012-05-11T19:05:05Z")
How much say does you SO have in how you groom “down there”? If you differ, are you willing to meet him halfway? (i.e. you like it bald, he likes “powermuff”, you compromise on a trim) --- ## ["Protesters" with bandana covered faces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesters-with-bandana-covered-faces/621568)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesters-with-bandana-covered-faces/621568 "2012-05-11T18:12:17Z")
What’s with the 99 Percent protesters and now the NATO protesters in Chicago, covering their faces with bandanas? I associate that with terrorists and armed robbers. How am I supposed to see this as anything other than t… --- ## [Co-signing a child's lease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-signing-a-childs-lease/621416)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-signing-a-childs-lease/621416 "2012-05-11T17:41:20Z")
My youngest girl is just about to graduate college, and I’ve offered to help her get herself set up–she’s looking for an apartment to share with some friends in the Boston area, which is great because I’ll be able to vis… --- ## [Can I mow my lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-mow-my-lawn/621546)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-mow-my-lawn/621546 "2012-05-11T17:37:43Z")
Thanks to all the rain we’ve had recently, my “grass” badly needs to be cut. But, because of all the rain we’ve had recently, it hasn’t been able to be cut. Well, supposedly I have a few more hours at least of no rain. … --- ## [Guilt over lack of children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilt-over-lack-of-children/621408)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilt-over-lack-of-children/621408 "2012-05-11T17:35:58Z")
A thread that Heart of Dorkness started about being an only child was recently revived, and I had occasion to re-read what I’d posted therein: (emphasis added) I have never in the past and don’t to this day think that… --- ## [When do you get your news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-get-your-news/621236)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-get-your-news/621236 "2012-05-11T17:35:18Z")
Let’s put the 24-hour news cycle to the test. This poll is for all, American and International, Dopers. Do you watch CNN in primetime? Then vote for the primetime hours. Do you watch the evening news at 6:30 PM (ABC Wor… --- ## [What should I do to help my friend? Or should I just leave her to it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-to-help-my-friend-or-should-i-just-leave-her-to-it/621598)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-to-help-my-friend-or-should-i-just-leave-her-to-it/621598 "2012-05-11T17:06:37Z")
This post is part letting off steam and part advice soliciting. It has turned out a bit long, but I know some of you enjoy advising so here it goes. I have a friend from my hometown (I live in a different country now) t… --- ## [Any accounts of Jews having spiritual experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-accounts-of-jews-having-spiritual-experiences/621558)
**Author:** [@Mother\_Popcorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mother_Popcorn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-accounts-of-jews-having-spiritual-experiences/621558 "2012-05-11T16:49:12Z")
Many Christians will say they have felt the spirit of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, enter them. They will have spiritual experiences where they are overwhelmed with love and joy; which results in an outpouring of love and joy… --- ## [YOLO--Excuse or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yolo-excuse-or-not/621514)
**Author:** [@Sheriru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sheriru)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yolo-excuse-or-not/621514 "2012-05-11T15:47:51Z")
This has been a debate to me. For those who don’t know, YOLO means You Only Live Once. I’ve heard this so many times now! Those who say it also say, “You only live once so do whatever you want, no matter what!” So wha… --- ## [What was this lady's deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-ladys-deal/621196)
**Author:** [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-ladys-deal/621196 "2012-05-11T15:30:29Z")
You know how, when somebody starts a thread with - was this a scam?, the answer is never yes but always, HELL yes? This one had me scratching my head. I was coming out of LAX on a Sunday evening having just picked up th… --- ## [Job seekers - what does your daily schedule look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-seekers-what-does-your-daily-schedule-look-like/621612)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-seekers-what-does-your-daily-schedule-look-like/621612 "2012-05-11T14:53:20Z")
Just curious. I remember being told a long, long time ago that you would always do your best job search if you got up, showered and dressed like you were going to work. So I’m wondering what other job seekers (past or pr… --- ## [Obama's college transcripts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-college-transcripts/619492)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-college-transcripts/619492 "2012-05-11T14:15:27Z")
Snopes says he hasn’t made his Columbia transcripts availablehere. Have there been any official explanations why not? How about his Harvard transcripts? Just the facts please. --- ## [Gorilla Trekking in East Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorilla-trekking-in-east-africa/621507)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorilla-trekking-in-east-africa/621507 "2012-05-11T08:32:19Z")
Hot on the heels of our East Coast USA tour, we’re planning our next big vacation, which we hope will be a trip to East Africa to see the mountain gorillas, in 2014. At least, I hope it will be. The wife is a little dubi… --- ## [A brief survey of sense favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brief-survey-of-sense-favorites/621486)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brief-survey-of-sense-favorites/621486 "2012-05-11T06:21:53Z")
Smell Taste Sound Sight Touch --- ## [Okay, why should I (not) update Firefox? Other alternatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-why-should-i-not-update-firefox-other-alternatives/621251)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-why-should-i-not-update-firefox-other-alternatives/621251 "2012-05-11T03:43:25Z")
Okay, a captcha problem mentioned in another thread (and the fact that, left alone for long enough, my browser’s memory use more than doubles, though that may be my fault), has finally gotten me thinking about not using … --- ## [Ever adjusted the nature of a relationship without completely breaking up? How did it work out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-adjusted-the-nature-of-a-relationship-without-completely-breaking-up-how-did-it-work-out/621581)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-adjusted-the-nature-of-a-relationship-without-completely-breaking-up-how-did-it-work-out/621581 "2012-05-11T02:44:26Z")
I’m curious what experiences others have had. My girlfriend and I have been in a distance relationship for a number of years. Although it was far from ideal, we managed to see each other a decent amount and looked forw… --- ## [How do you tie your tie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tie-your-tie/570186)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tie-your-tie/570186 "2012-05-11T02:36:27Z")
Four-in-hand, Pratt, half-Windsor, Windsor, something else, it varies, or do you prefer a bowtie or bolo? --- ## [Short sell/Foreclose or leasing which is best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-sell-foreclose-or-leasing-which-is-best/621304)
**Author:** [@TXGirl33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TXGirl33)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-sell-foreclose-or-leasing-which-is-best/621304 "2012-05-10T22:18:23Z")
I have a home that I shared with another and now left to take care of alone. Long drive from work and too much property for a single female working two jobs to take care of on her own. I owe more than it is worth and h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1520) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1522)