# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1532 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1533 --- ## [What can I put on this cake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-put-on-this-cake/619254)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-put-on-this-cake/619254 "2012-04-23T21:05:34Z")
Instead of or in addition to “Happy Birthday”. Mr. Rilch’s birthday is coming up, and this time I’m buying a cake. It’s a beach scene: guy with surfboard standing by a cabana. I chose it because we don’t get to the beach… --- ## [What can you tell me about abdominal edema that isn't ascites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-abdominal-edema-that-isnt-ascites/619649)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-abdominal-edema-that-isnt-ascites/619649 "2012-04-23T21:02:00Z")
Male, 59 years old, emergency colostomy for diverticulitis w/ perforation 2 years ago. 6 months ago, colostomy takedown was attempted, but an ileostomy needed to be placed d/t stricture and difficulty with the surgical s… --- ## [Do you feel that police investigate cases more intensely, when the victim is "one of their own"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-that-police-investigate-cases-more-intensely-when-the-victim-is-one-of-their-own/619553)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-that-police-investigate-cases-more-intensely-when-the-victim-is-one-of-their-own/619553 "2012-04-23T20:21:56Z")
I suppose the obvious answer is “of course they do - same as you would, if it was a member of your family”. And I’m as pro-police as anyone, so I’m not trying to insinuate anything negative at all, but let’s say there a… --- ## [When Is Horn Honking Appropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-horn-honking-appropriate/618831)
**Author:** [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-horn-honking-appropriate/618831 "2012-04-23T20:16:23Z")
I’ve recently been “blessed” with a bunch of new neighbors who seem to get a lot of rides from different people. They get these rides at all hours of the day and night, with no particular readily apparent schedule or rou… --- ## [How do atheists get married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-atheists-get-married/619099)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-atheists-get-married/619099 "2012-04-23T19:42:47Z")
Since this question may involve multiple answers from across the globe, I am going to place it in the IMHO section. How do atheists from around the world get married? I mean, I know there are a lot of atheists out there… --- ## [Traveling to England for the first time: advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-england-for-the-first-time-advice/608959)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-england-for-the-first-time-advice/608959 "2012-04-23T19:19:17Z")
I’m going to visit a friend in the UK for a couple of weeks this spring. He’s putting me up, so I don’t need to worry about accommodations and whatnot. But in general, is there anything I should know to avoid being an an… --- ## [Update some famous quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-some-famous-quotes/619676)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-some-famous-quotes/619676 "2012-04-23T17:08:07Z")
No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe; Although some men Really Should Be. O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, even as I ate cheese and pasta! --- ## [Do people in poor rural Third World countries get depressed as often as us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-poor-rural-third-world-countries-get-depressed-as-often-as-us/619697)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-poor-rural-third-world-countries-get-depressed-as-often-as-us/619697 "2012-04-23T16:57:59Z")
Google says no. I can imagine that depression is more common in cultures where women are second rate citizens. And indeed, “Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in young women in India and China.” Pakistan is b… --- ## [I'm experiencing a migraine aura.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-experiencing-a-migraine-aura/618585)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-experiencing-a-migraine-aura/618585 "2012-04-23T16:52:01Z")
This is only the second aura I’ve ever had, after having standard painful migraines for many years. This one began about 5 minutes ago, as a little pea-sized area just to the lower left of where I’m looking. It looked ve… --- ## [Time for the Vet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-the-vet/619398)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-the-vet/619398 "2012-04-23T16:38:41Z")
(I am back in the US for a couple of weeks.) I let the pit bull out into the backyard yesterday afternoon. Unknown to either of us, The Great Enemy, a large white cat was patrolling the area. Further, the next-door dog … --- ## [When you had a stomach bug, did your parents put a bowl next to your bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-had-a-stomach-bug-did-your-parents-put-a-bowl-next-to-your-bed/619488)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-had-a-stomach-bug-did-your-parents-put-a-bowl-next-to-your-bed/619488 "2012-04-23T16:23:57Z")
to barf in? I was surprised to learn this was not a universal childhood experience, even in single-bathroom households where emergency toilet-access would not be guaranteed. --- ## [Democrats: Have you voted for or considered voting for a Republican for POTUS??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-have-you-voted-for-or-considered-voting-for-a-republican-for-potus/614897)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-have-you-voted-for-or-considered-voting-for-a-republican-for-potus/614897 "2012-04-23T13:57:37Z")
In response to Shodan’s remark here: DEMOCRATS: Have you ever voted for a Republican for President of the United States, or seriously considered voting for one, and would you consider voting for one in the reasonably ne… --- ## [Are you intelligent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-intelligent/619498)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-intelligent/619498 "2012-04-23T13:28:06Z")
Are you intelligent? Do you think you are intelligent? How intelligent do other people think of you? How intelligent do you think of other people? Do you have many intelligences? How do you measure your intelligence? How… --- ## [Do You Ever "Splurge"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-splurge/619514)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-splurge/619514 "2012-04-23T08:03:02Z")
I would imagine most of us try to keep an eye on finances, but wonder where our “weak link” is when it comes to splurging and spending top dollar for specific items. Do you only buy name brand clothes? Do you only buy … --- ## [Fiction writers: is TVTropes actually helpful to you in any way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiction-writers-is-tvtropes-actually-helpful-to-you-in-any-way/619539)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiction-writers-is-tvtropes-actually-helpful-to-you-in-any-way/619539 "2012-04-23T04:54:05Z")
Recently there was a pit thread about TVTropes. Here is the link: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=648538&highlight=tvtropes Reading some links in that thread I saw where the person who started TVTr… --- ## [What is YOUR definition of "cuteness"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-definition-of-cuteness/619500)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-definition-of-cuteness/619500 "2012-04-23T04:50:16Z")
Answer the questions below: Do you find human babies very cute? Do you find non-human animal babies very cute? Do you find adult animals very cute? Do you find human adults and older adults (senior citizens) very cute? … --- ## [Tool to extract single database from a SQL dump file?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tool-to-extract-single-database-from-a-sql-dump-file/619645)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tool-to-extract-single-database-from-a-sql-dump-file/619645 "2012-04-23T04:09:00Z")
I’m trying to move a Wordpress web site from one host to another. The hard part is that I don’t have access to the original site, and the person who created the site is being a pain. I needed the database of the site, an… --- ## [Beard flaking cause](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beard-flaking-cause/619562)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beard-flaking-cause/619562 "2012-04-23T03:38:27Z")
Hello Everyone, This maybe a TMI question, but it’s bothering me and I can’t seem to find the answer anywhere. For a decade or so I have been sporting a goatee. It looks good and balances out my bald head. I keep it tri… --- ## [Do you wipe your dog's ass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wipe-your-dogs-ass/365223)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wipe-your-dogs-ass/365223 "2012-04-23T03:04:59Z")
On another forum, we were discussing dog care, and someone commented matter-of-factly that they regularly wiped their dog’s ass every time they came in from “doing their business.” When I expressed my surprise, another … --- ## [Advice for being a server.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-being-a-server/619491)
**Author:** [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-being-a-server/619491 "2012-04-23T01:51:12Z")
Long story short, after 9 months of applying for any job I could, from shoveling horseshit to repairing computers, I finally got hired. Unfortunately, I’ll be serving tables, and I have no experience doing so. I need to … --- ## [Off site (online) computer backup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-site-online-computer-backup/619489)
**Author:** [@Lagavulin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lagavulin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-site-online-computer-backup/619489 "2012-04-22T22:58:02Z")
Hi all I did a search on this subject but the most recent discussion was in 2010 so maybe some things have changed. I currently use an external hard drive to back up my photos/videos and any important documents. Since t… --- ## [Ideas for fix: usb mouse stops actually clicking Windows objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-fix-usb-mouse-stops-actually-clicking-windows-objects/619457)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-fix-usb-mouse-stops-actually-clicking-windows-objects/619457 "2012-04-22T22:40:31Z")
I’m thinking this is more of a poll for ideas for a fix, so I’ll put it in IMHO. My usb mouse just stops clicking windows shortly after being plugged in. I’ve been using the laptop’s touchpad only because of this. The m… --- ## [Is my Father receiving poor medical treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-father-receiving-poor-medical-treatment/619497)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-father-receiving-poor-medical-treatment/619497 "2012-04-22T22:18:59Z")
We are very concerned for my father, and I’m curious if he is receiving poor medical treatment and even medical malpractice. Here is what I know so far. For the record all of these events are happening in Canada. About… --- ## [Best ways to back up my data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ways-to-back-up-my-data/616583)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ways-to-back-up-my-data/616583 "2012-04-22T21:39:32Z")
For years now, I’ve been backing up my Mac’s data with writable CDs (and recently, DVDs). However, it takes forever, and trying it tonight got me a (rather infamous, if Google is any indication) error code (0x8002006E) … --- ## [Recommend me a new programmable, all-in-one remote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-new-programmable-all-in-one-remote/619605)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-new-programmable-all-in-one-remote/619605 "2012-04-22T21:33:27Z")
My venerable Home Theater Master MX-700 may be on its last legs, having fallen to the floor one too many times. The LCD has broken … err, whatever you call 'ems, so some entries have blank spaces instead of dark. At leas… --- ## [Do you know who Molly Pitcher was?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-who-molly-pitcher-was/618923)
**Author:** [@History\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Geek)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-who-molly-pitcher-was/618923 "2012-04-22T20:23:34Z")
Without googling, do you know who Molly Pitcher was? Currently she’s part of my senior thesis, and I’m finding that not many folks on the left side of the Rockies know anything about her. I didn’t, until I looked into m… --- ## [Do you want to know your cholesterol? Your kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-to-know-your-cholesterol-your-kids/618735)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-to-know-your-cholesterol-your-kids/618735 "2012-04-22T19:33:39Z")
Assume yourself to be an apparently healthy adult with decent nutrition and exercise habits. Okay,a strong family history of high cholesterol diabetes, and heart disease … but asymptomatic yourself. Do you want to know y… --- ## [Oldest person you ever met.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-person-you-ever-met/619485)
**Author:** [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-person-you-ever-met/619485 "2012-04-22T18:55:15Z")
Every now and then I see an obit for someone who lived to be 100, or even 101. But usually speaking, I’ve never met anyone at that age face to face. Sure, I’ve known people who lived to 100, but I’d long since moved … --- ## [Question about giving (offering) clothes to friends...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-giving-offering-clothes-to-friends/619541)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-giving-offering-clothes-to-friends/619541 "2012-04-22T18:42:27Z")
Ok, so I have recently lost some weight. I have one friend, my sister and my mom who are about the same size I used to be. I have some pretty nice things (Macy’s, Lane Bryant, etc) that are too big for me now. Nice qual… --- ## [Virgin Mobile smartphones/plans. Like or hate 'em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-mobile-smartphones-plans-like-or-hate-em/619131)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-mobile-smartphones-plans-like-or-hate-em/619131 "2012-04-22T17:24:31Z")
My cell phone contract is up in 2 months. I’m still using an old dumbphone, and I’d like to upgrade to a smartphone. But I can’t afford an expensive plan. $50 a month is my absolute upper limit (I’m currently paying $35/… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1531) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1533)