# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1524 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1525 --- ## [Do you observe a day of rest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-observe-a-day-of-rest/620940)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-observe-a-day-of-rest/620940 "2012-05-07T15:25:41Z")
Do you refrain from work, shopping and such for one day per week? Sabbath/Shabbat or the like? Or for you, is one day like any other WRT activities (except for actually having to GO to work). If you do observe the Sabbat… --- ## [Can the Latin word "cum" still be used without misunderstanding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-latin-word-cum-still-be-used-without-misunderstanding/620980)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-latin-word-cum-still-be-used-without-misunderstanding/620980 "2012-05-07T15:17:17Z")
Latin for “with”, used in English as a linking word. But has the other word spelled the same way now made it impossible to use without raising eyebrows? --- ## [Help me design a science-themed nursery!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-science-themed-nursery/610440)
**Author:** [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-science-themed-nursery/610440 "2012-05-07T13:18:52Z")
My husband and I have started thinking about nursery designs, and we would love to have something science-inspired. Botany, zoology, astronomy - there should be lots of cute stuff that we can pull from to decorate the ro… --- ## [Women's Libido by Time of Month Etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459 "2012-05-07T13:13:26Z")
Ladies, what times is your libido highest (or lowest)? Do you notice any differences by time of month, time of day, time of life, etc? Thanks. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Pick Me Out The Best Camera From These Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-me-out-the-best-camera-from-these-two/621018)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-me-out-the-best-camera-from-these-two/621018 "2012-05-07T11:28:58Z")
I am an experienced “old-time” optical SLR user; formerly took B&W photos of musicians in very DIM taverns … I used to have a fine old Canon with a 1.2 lens that could see in the dark. I now have a 5-yr-old Samsung 7.3 … --- ## [TAR 6 May, Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-6-may-finale/621116)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-6-may-finale/621116 "2012-05-07T02:21:24Z")
Three teams left, and I want all of them to lose. --- ## [What do you have planned for Mothers Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-planned-for-mothers-day/621015)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-planned-for-mothers-day/621015 "2012-05-07T01:57:56Z")
Mothers Day includes your mom, mother-in-law, or the mother of your children. There’s usually somebody special you want to honor on Mothers Day. :smiley: Tells us what you have planned May 13. --- ## [Easy Ways to Save Money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-ways-to-save-money/621019)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-ways-to-save-money/621019 "2012-05-07T00:33:58Z")
A friend of mine and I recently challenged each other to see who could save more money. There are many factors which interfere (our salaries, family situation, geographic location, etc.) but it’s been a fun opportunity t… --- ## [Scaring Babies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaring-babies/601601)
**Author:** [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaring-babies/601601 "2012-05-07T00:25:00Z")
While fooling around on YouTube, I found that there are a number of videos dedicated to people scaring their babies. Some babies are startled, and then burst into laughter, and it’s all pretty cute. Others, however, seem… --- ## [Cameras and technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cameras-and-technology/621073)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cameras-and-technology/621073 "2012-05-06T21:50:08Z")
A couple of threads on digital cameras got me to thinking. (Yes, I do that occasionally.) I like cameras. I have a bunch of them. I’d really like a DSLR. The trouble is that the one I want is expensive, and it keeps… --- ## [Ideas about what to say in a potentially awkward situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-about-what-to-say-in-a-potentially-awkward-situation/621068)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-about-what-to-say-in-a-potentially-awkward-situation/621068 "2012-05-06T19:04:41Z")
I am meeting a friend tommorrow after three or four years. Last time we met, her son had not been born and her father had not died. It would be churlish in my opinion not to acknowledge either event, but it seems…weird a… --- ## [What website offers info on drug, vitamin, mineral and supplement interactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-website-offers-info-on-drug-vitamin-mineral-and-supplement-interactions/621067)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-website-offers-info-on-drug-vitamin-mineral-and-supplement-interactions/621067 "2012-05-06T18:44:05Z")
I have seen sites like this before but forget the URLs. As an example copper and zinc compete to be absorbed, so too much of one could lead to a deficiency of the other. Does it matter if you take minerals that are che… --- ## [Do you think that the United Kingdom has better department stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-the-united-kingdom-has-better-department-stores/621028)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-the-united-kingdom-has-better-department-stores/621028 "2012-05-06T15:12:56Z")
Those of you on the forums who have ever visited the United Kingdom, have you ever gone shopping at a major department store? I did in a city called Hull, and awesome impressions could be had of the department store just… --- ## [Speech limbering-up phrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speech-limbering-up-phrases/620993)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speech-limbering-up-phrases/620993 "2012-05-06T13:15:51Z")
Irish wristwatch Wicked liquid Vicious bishops viscous biscuit She stood on her balcony inexplicably hiccuping and amicably beconing him in --- ## [Recommend me some non-pharmacological insomnia cures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-non-pharmacological-insomnia-cures/620660)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-non-pharmacological-insomnia-cures/620660 "2012-05-06T05:49:41Z")
The question is just what it sounds like. I find that I wake up after about four hours sleep and it takes me several hours to fall asleep again so as a result I am sleep deprived. At the beginning of the year I was takin… --- ## [How to stop thinking about an elephant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-thinking-about-an-elephant/621026)
**Author:** [@kmshrader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kmshrader)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-thinking-about-an-elephant/621026 "2012-05-06T05:27:18Z")
My particular situation: I’m trying to move on from a guy who (according to some very perceptive minds here, as well as his actions) “just isn’t into” me. I’ve gone on a few dates, set up an online dating profile, writte… --- ## [How much should I work for a dubious blessing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-work-for-a-dubious-blessing/620814)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-work-for-a-dubious-blessing/620814 "2012-05-06T04:52:24Z")
I knew that mathematics is not for me since '91 and by '96 I got sick of it. But being under certain expectations I have stayed in mathematics. By 2006, I was ready to quit, but my therapist promised me great riches if… --- ## [When will the US mint stop making pennies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-us-mint-stop-making-pennies/598685)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-us-mint-stop-making-pennies/598685 "2012-05-06T04:20:02Z")
\[FONT=Calibri\]There are two possible scenarios. \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Calibri\]Scenario #1: Congress stops acting like a bunch of idiots (unlikely) and finally get rid of it. Scenario #2: (More likely) Businesses stop using t… --- ## [I need a simple glyph to bind evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-simple-glyph-to-bind-evil/619854)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-simple-glyph-to-bind-evil/619854 "2012-05-06T02:54:32Z")
It is pretty much a factual request… I need a straightforward and hopefully easily reproduced sign, seal, glyph, talisman, veve, hex sign, or possibly sigil to bind a dark force and keep it the hell out of one’s face. I… --- ## [Any advice for toddler terrified of being touched by doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-toddler-terrified-of-being-touched-by-doctor/620828)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-toddler-terrified-of-being-touched-by-doctor/620828 "2012-05-06T02:50:33Z")
Well my wife and my son’s pediatrician say he is just angry he isn’t getting his way, but I don’t believe that. Everything is fine until his pediatrician actually touches him, palpates his abdomen, uses a stethoscope, us… --- ## [Anyone have problems during ovulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-problems-during-ovulation/621042)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-problems-during-ovulation/621042 "2012-05-06T02:42:33Z")
I’m not talking just about mittlesmirtz, but anything. Personally, I experience the good and bad of ovulation. My creativity and motivation to create are especially heightened at the time, and whenever I catch a wild h… --- ## [Should I worry about this? (Possible identity/cc theft)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-worry-about-this-possible-identity-cc-theft/620507)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-worry-about-this-possible-identity-cc-theft/620507 "2012-05-05T23:32:45Z")
I received this e-mail this morning from Andre Shults \[support@gredine.com\]: Should I contact my bank? --- ## [Current pet peeves: "based out of", "centered around"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-pet-peeves-based-out-of-centered-around/620624)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-pet-peeves-based-out-of-centered-around/620624 "2012-05-05T21:48:09Z")
These two phrases have been driving me crazy, especially as they seem to be in nearly every single wiki article I see: “Centered around” – It should be “centered on” the “around” makes it nonsensical. “Based out of… --- ## [A Month in New York City - What Do You Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-month-in-new-york-city-what-do-you-do/620721)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-month-in-new-york-city-what-do-you-do/620721 "2012-05-05T19:51:10Z")
There’s a possibility that Piper Family might be able to swing a month living in NYC in a year or too - not a short visit or a business trip, but hiring a flat and just hanging out for a month. What would Dopers recomme… --- ## ["everything happens for a reason"... Actually, maybe it does?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-happens-for-a-reason-actually-maybe-it-does/620449)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-happens-for-a-reason-actually-maybe-it-does/620449 "2012-05-05T15:52:19Z")
I know a lot of people think this is bologna and can find numerous exceptions to this statement–especially when this phrase is interpreted to belittle someone’s experience when suffering (eg: “your child died? Everything… --- ## [Ration answers to this proposition...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ration-answers-to-this-proposition/620572)
**Author:** [@Sheriru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sheriru)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ration-answers-to-this-proposition/620572 "2012-05-05T15:12:11Z")
What is your humble opinions on this… What if every human being who committed an inhuman act, and given second chances failed to be taken, was put into a rocket and shot into the sun? My opinion is that first it would … --- ## [Buying a house! What questions should we be asking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-what-questions-should-we-be-asking/620785)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-house-what-questions-should-we-be-asking/620785 "2012-05-05T14:41:30Z")
After a series of less than stellar rental situations and a recent influx of money as a gift from a family member my husband and I have decided to buy a home instead of renting. We are looking at a lot of different pote… --- ## [Ladies: Do you ever keep your cell phone in your bosom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-ever-keep-your-cell-phone-in-your-bosom/620176)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-ever-keep-your-cell-phone-in-your-bosom/620176 "2012-05-05T14:10:21Z")
This happened to me twice in one week: I went to give a female friend my cell phone number, and she reaches into her bra and takes out her phone. I woule never keep my cell phone in my bra. I would never even think of d… --- ## [Facebook: Games and Timeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-games-and-timeline/620760)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-games-and-timeline/620760 "2012-05-05T13:46:37Z")
Just curious about why Facebook and games are so intertwined… do they make money from the companies who created the games? I’ve tried to eliminate all references to Games as best I can and for the life of me can’t stop … --- ## [What percentage of phone numbers shown or recited on TV ads do you remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-phone-numbers-shown-or-recited-on-tv-ads-do-you-remember/620899)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-phone-numbers-shown-or-recited-on-tv-ads-do-you-remember/620899 "2012-05-05T13:24:12Z")
Poll on the way. When you hear (or see) a phone number to call on some TV or radio commercial or PSA, do you try to remember it? Or better still write it down? Do you ever call such a number? If the poll is not precis… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1523) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1525)