# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1533 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1534 --- ## [Seeking Information On Heart Arrythmia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-information-on-heart-arrythmia/619030)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-information-on-heart-arrythmia/619030 "2012-04-22T14:11:30Z")
My sister has been having problems with heart arrythmia for some years now. She’s had a pacemaker and defibrillator installed about 5 years back, and unfortunately the defib has had to fire several times since. Oh, and… --- ## [Is suicide the best thing a human can do for the environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-the-best-thing-a-human-can-do-for-the-environment/618347)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-the-best-thing-a-human-can-do-for-the-environment/618347 "2012-04-22T13:50:58Z")
I often hear about carbon footprint, carrying capacity, and other similar things, essentially saying that we use a heckuva lot of resources. Cecil et al suggest that it takes 200x more energy to sustain a pound of human… --- ## [Why can't mid market cars be styled to look more more compelling and sexy ike this Lamborghini SUV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-mid-market-cars-be-styled-to-look-more-more-compelling-and-sexy-ike-this-lamborghini-suv/619546)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-mid-market-cars-be-styled-to-look-more-more-compelling-and-sexy-ike-this-lamborghini-suv/619546 "2012-04-22T10:22:32Z")
Regardless of the final merits of this SUV when finally produced it does (IMO) have great styling. Why can’t huge car companies investing billions in design and R&D put out a mid market car that looks like this? Is it r… --- ## [Do Oreos Always Go Best With Milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-oreos-always-go-best-with-milk/619480)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-oreos-always-go-best-with-milk/619480 "2012-04-22T01:44:54Z")
Oreo cookies and milk. A no brainer. Well … http://blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2012/04/20/krafts-says-oreo-breastfeeding-ad-was-never-meant-for-public-eyes/ See the real ad for yourself (Possibly NSFW). http:// www .co… --- ## [Am I overreacting? (Fifth grade science project asks for number of neutrons)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-overreacting-fifth-grade-science-project-asks-for-number-of-neutrons/619511)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-overreacting-fifth-grade-science-project-asks-for-number-of-neutrons/619511 "2012-04-21T23:59:47Z")
So, my son’s science class is doing a project which requires the students to answer the question, “How many neutrons are in this element’s atom?” I say this is a poor question… fine if the element is hydrogen or helium;… --- ## [What was he inspiration for a Wookie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-he-inspiration-for-a-wookie/619536)
**Author:** [@The\_Hairy\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hairy_One)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-he-inspiration-for-a-wookie/619536 "2012-04-21T22:45:36Z")
I am now convinced that George Lucas’ inspiration for Chewbacca the Wookie was a 15 year old boy. They’re tall, hairy, communicate in grunts & howls, and threaten to remove your arms if you even look at them in the wrong… --- ## [large dead maple tree-who "wood" want it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-dead-maple-tree-who-wood-want-it/619479)
**Author:** [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-dead-maple-tree-who-wood-want-it/619479 "2012-04-21T20:46:49Z")
I still cannot believe this tree did not survive the drought. It is taller than the house- 7 feet in circumference. There is one little limb with leaves on it, but 99.8% of the tree limbs are bare. The bark is falling… --- ## [Weight training: exercise frequency and age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-training-exercise-frequency-and-age/618787)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-training-exercise-frequency-and-age/618787 "2012-04-21T20:45:35Z")
A common schedule for beginning weightlifters is to train the entire body every other day, three times a week. As a beginner progresses and needs more intensity and volume, it makes sense to split the body into two part… --- ## [How do you shield your assets from a judgement by adopting your girlfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-shield-your-assets-from-a-judgement-by-adopting-your-girlfriend/619476)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-shield-your-assets-from-a-judgement-by-adopting-your-girlfriend/619476 "2012-04-21T17:25:37Z")
This rich fuck John Goodman (not the actor, but some kind of trust fund baby) killed a guy in a drunk driving accident. He’s been convicted of manslaughter, and he has apparently now settled with the parents of the vict… --- ## [What to look for in a family therapist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-family-therapist/618398)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-family-therapist/618398 "2012-04-21T17:05:38Z")
My husband and I are interested in seeing a family therapist, but we’re not quite sure what to look for since neither of us have ever sought therapy in the past, family or individual. My son (6) seems to be having some a… --- ## [Pc's may lose Internet July 9. Have you used FBI's link to check for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pcs-may-lose-internet-july-9-have-you-used-fbis-link-to-check-for-it/619507)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pcs-may-lose-internet-july-9-have-you-used-fbis-link-to-check-for-it/619507 "2012-04-21T17:01:53Z")
I recall this case coming up a year or so ago. FBI busted a hacker group and discovered they were running a rouge dns that this virus set up on potentially thousands of computers. FBI had a problem. Kill the rouge dns an… --- ## [Need to buy a Hard Drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-buy-a-hard-drive/619332)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-buy-a-hard-drive/619332 "2012-04-21T16:23:48Z")
Hello. I need more hard drive space and it seemed to me this would be the best board on this forum to post a question about buying one or more hard drives. I hope this is the right place to post this. In general, does … --- ## [What things were quantifiably better in the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-were-quantifiably-better-in-the-past/617846)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-were-quantifiably-better-in-the-past/617846 "2012-04-21T16:16:07Z")
Today, as I was changing channels on my DVR, I realized that the speed of changing channels is something that got quantifiably worse compared to the past. Yes, of course, now we have HD content, and a DVR allows you to … --- ## [Return of security deposit-- your experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-security-deposit-your-experiences/619134)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-security-deposit-your-experiences/619134 "2012-04-21T15:16:02Z")
First off, I’m not asking for legal advice here; I’m going to talk to my legal people tomorrow morning. Anyway, I’ve given my 30 days notice and I’m going to be moving out of my apartment soon. I have a feeling that it… --- ## [I was scammed by a lawfirm now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-scammed-by-a-lawfirm-now-what/619459)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-scammed-by-a-lawfirm-now-what/619459 "2012-04-21T14:41:24Z")
A couple of years ago I hired a lawfirm to do some legal work for me regarding some property I own. They basically just took my money and didn’t do shit for me. At the time, I didn’t do anything about it. Partly because… --- ## [The "hoodie" and the "Buffett Rule"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hoodie-and-the-buffett-rule/618943)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hoodie-and-the-buffett-rule/618943 "2012-04-21T13:16:34Z")
This morning I heard the former not used and the latter used many times. A local newsman described a gas station robber as wearing a “zip up sweatshirt with a hood”. Is that not a hoodie? Is it that important to be es… --- ## [Men shave balls . . . but what about waxing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073)
**Author:** [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073 "2012-04-21T09:12:12Z")
I’ve participated in various threads about men shaving their balls and asscracks. But what about waxing? Is it physically possible to wax testicles, with their stretching capabilites and tenderness? Anyone ever done t… --- ## [Advice sought on getting a first camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-on-getting-a-first-camera/618500)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-on-getting-a-first-camera/618500 "2012-04-21T08:12:09Z")
I’m thinking of getting a first camera but I really don’t know what I should get or what I should know about cameras. I plan to use it to for very pedestrian stuff like pets and sightseeing. It would be nice if it can … --- ## [Pay-for-Maybe-Hire Headhunter Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-for-maybe-hire-headhunter-service/619478)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-for-maybe-hire-headhunter-service/619478 "2012-04-21T03:36:47Z")
I’ve been in the local job market for a few months now, having relocated and new to the area. I would like to think I’m fairly qualified: Good work experience, college educated, veteran, only one major gap in employment … --- ## [ID This Weird Toy Figurine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-weird-toy-figurine/618987)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-weird-toy-figurine/618987 "2012-04-21T03:11:04Z")
It has tentacles. It has a single red eye. It has a harp. It looks Japanese. What is it? … --- ## [Dolls vs. Action Figures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolls-vs-action-figures/619393)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolls-vs-action-figures/619393 "2012-04-21T01:57:32Z")
The eternal conflict! This is a debate but it’s here so we can have a poll. Debate: Doll vs. Action Figure. Go! --- ## [anyone re-sold used CDs on Amazon yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-re-sold-used-cds-on-amazon-yet/619081)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-re-sold-used-cds-on-amazon-yet/619081 "2012-04-20T23:01:24Z")
Amazon has announced that it’s setting up a programto buy back used CDs from its own customers, in return for Amazon store credit. Apparently they’ll send you a label so the shipping is free to you the re-seller. Anyone… --- ## [Buying a used bicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-used-bicycle/619445)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-used-bicycle/619445 "2012-04-20T22:14:13Z")
I’ve been thinking of getting a nice bike, for excercise. People usually recommend rather than get a crappy $150 walmart bike to go to a bike shop, get properly measured, and get a decent $300-400 bike. But… I’m not sur… --- ## [Natural remedies for thought problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-remedies-for-thought-problems/619263)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-remedies-for-thought-problems/619263 "2012-04-20T21:39:34Z")
As some of ya’ll know, I have repetitive thoughts. The doctor calls them obsessive, but to me that word implies that I’m worrying about something. Or that the thoughts elicit anxiety. But my thoughts fail on both of t… --- ## [How many biblical verses have become proverbs or idioms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biblical-verses-have-become-proverbs-or-idioms/619227)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biblical-verses-have-become-proverbs-or-idioms/619227 "2012-04-20T21:35:05Z")
How many biblical verses have become proverbs or idioms? You may want to know how I got the idea to ask this question. If you don’t want to know, then that’s too bad. “To protect themselves against bias, good scientist… --- ## [Wireless routers - it's a jungle out there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-routers-its-a-jungle-out-there/619328)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-routers-its-a-jungle-out-there/619328 "2012-04-20T21:27:58Z")
Looks as though my five-year-old Netgear wireless router is getting flaky. For Netflix streaming (via Roku) it often skips, jumps or stops. If I reboot the modem and router, it seems to fix it, but it is happening more… --- ## [Any experiences with DMT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experiences-with-dmt/619225)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experiences-with-dmt/619225 "2012-04-20T20:54:22Z")
I recently watched DMT: The Spirit Molecule, a documentary, and Enter the Void, a trippy arthouse flick about a drug dealer in Tokyo who smokes some DMT and gets shot. It’s gotten me quite curious about the stuff\* - I’ve… --- ## [Job - Steady and boring, or unpredictable and fulfilling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-steady-and-boring-or-unpredictable-and-fulfilling/619169)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-steady-and-boring-or-unpredictable-and-fulfilling/619169 "2012-04-20T19:57:47Z")
Two paths: Down one, you pursue What You Really Wanted To Do With Your Life. You’ll be putting in long hours, working hard, and having years of feast and years of famine. However, the work itself is incredibly fulfill… --- ## [Why is 'bigotry' bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bigotry-bad/619375)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bigotry-bad/619375 "2012-04-20T19:47:01Z")
Why is ‘bigotry’ bad? Why don’t people like bigots? Why do people celebrate diversity and tolerance? Is bigotry bad because the bigot is too arrogant of himself/herself? Is the bigot bad because he/she is full of envy of… --- ## [A week in Germany's Middle Rhine Valley - activity suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-week-in-germanys-middle-rhine-valley-activity-suggestions/619271)
**Author:** [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-week-in-germanys-middle-rhine-valley-activity-suggestions/619271 "2012-04-20T19:31:32Z")
I’m leaving tomorrow for a little over a week and a couple days in Germany. Specifically, we’ll be staying in the town of Oberwesel, which is an hour west of Frankfurt. It seem like a charming little town on the Rhine, b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1532) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1534)