# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1530 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1531 --- ## [Tell me about self publishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-self-publishing/608240)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-self-publishing/608240 "2012-04-26T20:47:25Z")
Despite most of my time recently being spent feeding/changing/burping/snuggling the baby and much of the rest of it trying my damnedest to get a few hours of sleep I have managed to write a couple of children’s books. I… --- ## [How much do you care about the politics of companies you do business with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-care-about-the-politics-of-companies-you-do-business-with/619816)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-care-about-the-politics-of-companies-you-do-business-with/619816 "2012-04-26T19:49:22Z")
Beyond obvious deal-breakers (like a business that donates lots of money to causes that you find hugely objectionable), does it bug you enough that a company expresses contrary political views that you feel you must sho… --- ## [Buying a Box Spring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-box-spring/620039)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-box-spring/620039 "2012-04-26T18:30:53Z")
So my spare bedroom is getting a mattress upgrade. Sort of. I’m tossing out the decades old full-sized mattress and box, and putting in my only 1 decade old queen mattress. The problem is that I can’t fit a queen-sized … --- ## [19 year old Daughter driving with no insurance! Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-year-old-daughter-driving-with-no-insurance-advice/619817)
**Author:** [@Rich\_G7subs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_G7subs)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-year-old-daughter-driving-with-no-insurance-advice/619817 "2012-04-26T18:10:27Z")
Guys, My 19 year old Daughter, who lives (well, eats and sleeps :rolleyes: ) at home and works 6-12 hrs per week has let her car insurance lapse. :mad: We’ve paid her insurance before and she always promised to pay it … --- ## [Do you pronounce 'am' and 'M' the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pronounce-am-and-m-the-same/619879)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pronounce-am-and-m-the-same/619879 "2012-04-26T16:08:12Z")
This is to figure out whether it’s a dialect difference or whether I’m just really unobservant about pronunciations (I pronounced ‘dull’ as homophonous with ‘dole’ for years; apparently this is weird). So for me, ‘am’ (… --- ## [Request for those in the know: Mazda models with the dual shifters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-those-in-the-know-mazda-models-with-the-dual-shifters/619861)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-those-in-the-know-mazda-models-with-the-dual-shifters/619861 "2012-04-26T15:00:07Z")
You know, you can drive it in automatic mode, but you can also move the stick over to the sequential manual shifter. I’ll be renting a car soon for a trip and I’d like to have a list of the models which have this when I… --- ## [Relationship, attitude towards women and interracial dating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-attitude-towards-women-and-interracial-dating/619748)
**Author:** [@Otkakonmiskilic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otkakonmiskilic)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-attitude-towards-women-and-interracial-dating/619748 "2012-04-26T13:11:51Z")
There is a difference between races of how different they generally react towards women. I think this is caused by the culture and the media. A black man or a white from the West will never have an advantage over an Asia… --- ## [Scottish Dopers - what do you think of these commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopers-what-do-you-think-of-these-commercials/619904)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopers-what-do-you-think-of-these-commercials/619904 "2012-04-26T12:17:54Z")
Commercials (explanation to follow): These are the 3 most representative, but there are more. Please watch if possible before reading further. Scotts is probably the largest U… --- ## [Help me choose some residential door locks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-some-residential-door-locks/619961)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-some-residential-door-locks/619961 "2012-04-26T09:10:58Z")
After putting it off way to long, I really need to install new locks on the doors at my house. The current ones not only have possibly who-knows how many keys out there from before we owned the house, but are also disin… --- ## [Eh. . . old pic: guess the ethnicity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-old-pic-guess-the-ethnicity/556079)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-old-pic-guess-the-ethnicity/556079 "2012-04-26T06:04:43Z")
Still doing research on this, so I don’t actually know myself, and I might never. --- ## [Infants and Chiropractors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infants-and-chiropractors/619844)
**Author:** [@FrancisCastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrancisCastle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infants-and-chiropractors/619844 "2012-04-26T05:17:18Z")
After many tests, it has been determined that our 3 month old cannot hear anything. Most likely this is due to fluid behind the eardrum. The audiologist referred us to the ENT doctor and mentioned that he will probably n… --- ## [Three weeks in London in June -- advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-weeks-in-london-in-june-advice/618553)
**Author:** [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-weeks-in-london-in-june-advice/618553 "2012-04-26T04:02:46Z")
Hi all! So I’m starting on my thesis and will need (le sigh!) to visit London to get further along. I’m going to be working on the logistics of the scholarly portion of the trip – I am essentially studying the reconstru… --- ## [Job Interview - is it ok to inquire about your office space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-is-it-ok-to-inquire-about-your-office-space/619614)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-is-it-ok-to-inquire-about-your-office-space/619614 "2012-04-26T01:25:31Z")
You’re at HR interviewing for an office job. Is it ok to inquire about your new workspace? Or should you humbly take the job and hope it doesn’t come with a 6x6 cubicle with 4 ft high walls? Or can you ask to visit the … --- ## [Zimmerman wants to meet with Trayvon Martin's parents.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-wants-to-meet-with-trayvon-martins-parents/619346)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-wants-to-meet-with-trayvon-martins-parents/619346 "2012-04-25T23:47:57Z")
I’m trying to imagine how this would go. An apology and confession that the shooting was unwarranted? Or maybe “I’m sorry for shooting your son but he was beating me”? What could he possibly be thinking of saying? --- ## [Protocol for New Cell Phone Battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-for-new-cell-phone-battery/619962)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-for-new-cell-phone-battery/619962 "2012-04-25T23:16:05Z")
I have a Blackberry (9760 - Style). I just got a new lithium ion rechargeable battery. I’ve heard different things about the proper procedure to use for a new battery. I put the new battery in this afternoon, plugged th… --- ## [Anyone here ever dealt with a sprained thumb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-dealt-with-a-sprained-thumb/619864)
**Author:** [@AmberLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmberLee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-dealt-with-a-sprained-thumb/619864 "2012-04-25T22:45:07Z")
A little over three months ago I slipped and tried to catch myself with my right (dominant) hand, and twisted my thumb back, causing a hairline fracture, and a sprain in the lower most thumb joint. Has anyone ever gone t… --- ## [Would you be worried about this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-worried-about-this/618641)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-worried-about-this/618641 "2012-04-25T22:29:42Z")
Hypothetical situations can be entertaining. Let’s say – you know, just for fun – that you know a sweet little old man who will soon turn 80. You see him every week. Alas, he has advanced kidney disease, brought on by… --- ## [Why won't Google take a \[completely obvious\] hint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-google-take-a-completely-obvious-hint/619908)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-google-take-a-completely-obvious-hint/619908 "2012-04-25T21:39:54Z")
My university uses Gmail for webmail services. I opened up my school account today and saw that Gmail permanently and irrevocably switched to their “new” look (at least for my school). A lot of people hate the new look … --- ## [Eric Foner's book: Reconstruction - America's Unfinished Revolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-foners-book-reconstruction-americas-unfinished-revolution/619493)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-foners-book-reconstruction-americas-unfinished-revolution/619493 "2012-04-25T21:32:55Z")
I’m on page 60 and am having a hard time getting thru it. Are there any alternatives that might be more readable? The Foner book does seem to be well thought of…agree/disagree? --- ## [A Frank Conversation on Erections and Pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-frank-conversation-on-erections-and-pain/619189)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-frank-conversation-on-erections-and-pain/619189 "2012-04-25T21:32:12Z")
So I have a girl friend of mine to told me that her ex-boyfriend used to tell her that when he would get turned on and get an erection she would have to take care of it because if she didn’t it would hurt. I just assume… --- ## [Misery and security or satisfaction and uncertainty. Which would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misery-and-security-or-satisfaction-and-uncertainty-which-would-you-choose/619824)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misery-and-security-or-satisfaction-and-uncertainty-which-would-you-choose/619824 "2012-04-25T20:53:02Z")
January of this year I started looking for a job. So far I’ve been on 2 interviews. There just doesn’t seem to be that many jobs to apply to. But, like they say, when it rains, it pours. I have two interviews in the nex… --- ## [Opinion of Timeshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-timeshares/619461)
**Author:** [@Kasper1014](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kasper1014)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-timeshares/619461 "2012-04-25T20:24:43Z")
Does anyone a timeshare? Are they worth it? --- ## [Need advice about interviews and crazy boss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-about-interviews-and-crazy-boss/619883)
**Author:** [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-about-interviews-and-crazy-boss/619883 "2012-04-25T20:03:53Z")
I like my job and my co-workers, for the most part. Last year, I got a new boss. She’s a drama queen and has no boundaries whatsoever. In the past year, she has: threatened suicide by telephone and text message (I sent h… --- ## [Greatest Myths About Work:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-myths-about-work/619240)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-myths-about-work/619240 "2012-04-25T20:03:14Z")
“at my next job, things will make sense.” --- ## [Phillydopers: Help me impress a girl!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillydopers-help-me-impress-a-girl/619450)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillydopers-help-me-impress-a-girl/619450 "2012-04-25T17:24:32Z")
I’m meeting up with a girl in Philly in couple of weeks, and I could use suggestions for fun things to see, do, eat and drink. (She’s coming in from NYC, I’m coming from DC. I only know a small bit of the city, and she’s… --- ## [7 y.o. stepson keeps losing coats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-y-o-stepson-keeps-losing-coats/619373)
**Author:** [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-y-o-stepson-keeps-losing-coats/619373 "2012-04-25T16:16:47Z")
My wonderful stepson is 7 (going on 8). He’s cute and smart and funny and does well in school and everybody loves him however he cannot seem to stop losing coats and jackets. His mom and I know that kids misplace thing… --- ## [Rare Surnames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-surnames/579352)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-surnames/579352 "2012-04-25T16:09:48Z")
What’s the rarest surname you have heard for a person (or family) still living? http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/2000surnames/index.html Genealogy websites may offer better searching tools and perhaps some of y… --- ## [@#&%ing Stress!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ing-stress/619013)
**Author:** [@Imago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imago)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ing-stress/619013 "2012-04-25T15:19:06Z")
TL;DR version: I’m terrified that we’re all going to die slowly, horribly and hoplessly, and I won’t have access to any reliable method of suicide to make it less godawful. I occasionally have difficulty functioning day-… --- ## [How do you coin toss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-coin-toss/619510)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-coin-toss/619510 "2012-04-25T14:27:46Z")
You flip/toss a coin in the air, then: let it fall to the ground/table/surface and come to a stop, then call it however it fell. catch, then reveal. catch, flip it onto the back of your other hand or a table/sur… --- ## [Do you believe atheists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-atheists/619721)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-atheists/619721 "2012-04-25T12:20:17Z")
What I mean is this: when an atheist makes a claim about his/her own beliefs, do you accept that he/she really believes that? Note that belief does not imply certainty. For example: I don’t believe God exists. I don’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1529) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1531)