# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1538 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1539 --- ## [Suggestions for limiting internet access electronically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-limiting-internet-access-electronically/618513)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-limiting-internet-access-electronically/618513 "2012-04-13T19:01:40Z")
I need suggestions for how to limit the internet access of a relatively computer-savvy young adult. I don’t want to get into the whys and wherefores. Just hoping for some good ol’ straight dope on this issue. I don’t … --- ## [Your SO randomly cuts off the sex in your relationship: How do you react?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-so-randomly-cuts-off-the-sex-in-your-relationship-how-do-you-react/618496)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-so-randomly-cuts-off-the-sex-in-your-relationship-how-do-you-react/618496 "2012-04-13T17:53:24Z")
I’m curious to see how people would approach this scenario. For whatever reason, your SO randomly cuts off the sex from your relationship, and you’re suddenly faced with the reality of approaching that situation. How d… --- ## [We need to relocate Washington DC. Where?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-relocate-washington-dc-where/618579)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-relocate-washington-dc-where/618579 "2012-04-13T17:44:37Z")
It’s December of 2012. The Second Korean War has just ended. The North Korean government collapsed after Pyongyang got nuked, but it turns out that North Korea had a couple of ballistic missle subs that we didn’t know … --- ## [Timetable for planning a wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timetable-for-planning-a-wedding/618410)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timetable-for-planning-a-wedding/618410 "2012-04-13T17:34:05Z")
(not engaged BTW) When you got engaged, how far out did you start planning? How much advance time did each decision need to be made? --- ## [All about gyms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-gyms/618300)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-gyms/618300 "2012-04-13T17:17:31Z")
I love gyms. Paying to sweat, what a concept. Anyway, my contract with my gym has just run out and I’m pondering which gym to join, or even if I should bother and instead see the open road as a treadmill, y’know, like I’… --- ## [Would you be chipped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-chipped/618570)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-chipped/618570 "2012-04-13T16:48:21Z")
My kitties are chipped. If they escape and are captured/shoveled off the pavement and scanned at a vet, someone calls me and I get to have my furrball back. Yippee. I embrace technology, and my cat, once again. Pretty… --- ## [Recommend a computer program that will let me do screengrabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-computer-program-that-will-let-me-do-screengrabs/618382)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-computer-program-that-will-let-me-do-screengrabs/618382 "2012-04-13T16:36:38Z")
My laptop’s Media Player won’t even let me go frame-by-frame, let alone creating a JPEG from a moment fronzed from a DVD playing. What kind of program would I need to be able to do this? Other functions (downloading & … --- ## [Doctors should tell patients what their problem is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-should-tell-patients-what-their-problem-is/615406)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-should-tell-patients-what-their-problem-is/615406 "2012-04-13T16:09:59Z")
Dopers often post tales of their interesting medical experiences; here is one of mine from the early 1990’s. Although it was quite annoying for me, I post this primarily to amuse. My condition was neither serious nor e… --- ## [Women bringing racy magazines (well, the cover at least) into the workplace.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bringing-racy-magazines-well-the-cover-at-least-into-the-workplace/618427)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bringing-racy-magazines-well-the-cover-at-least-into-the-workplace/618427 "2012-04-13T15:22:07Z")
I’m a bit annoyed. We have one customer service rep (a woman) who brings all her women’s magazines into to work and leaves them in the break room for anyone to read. What baffles me - some of these covers could easily … --- ## [Did you go to the same college as your HS sweetheart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-go-to-the-same-college-as-your-hs-sweetheart/618606)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-go-to-the-same-college-as-your-hs-sweetheart/618606 "2012-04-13T14:40:57Z")
When planning for college, did you plan to follow them to college? Did anyone try to dissuade you? Would you do it again? --- ## [How do you get a good deal on a mattress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-good-deal-on-a-mattress/618515)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-good-deal-on-a-mattress/618515 "2012-04-13T10:44:00Z")
I am going to need a new mattress and am wondering if anyone has come across any methods of getting a good deal. This is assuming I have a good idea what model I want. A major caveat is that it has to be a mattress wher… --- ## [Barcode scanner/printer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barcode-scanner-printer/601878)
**Author:** [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barcode-scanner-printer/601878 "2011-11-06T00:51:24Z")
At work, I have a small issue and no idea how to solve it easily or cheaply. We have a large stock of books that serve as a small library for students. I want to catalog and tag these books so that I can scan them as nee… --- ## [Would You Rather Be Off On Mondays Or Fridays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-off-on-mondays-or-fridays/588976)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-off-on-mondays-or-fridays/588976 "2012-04-13T05:51:44Z")
So they’re talking about cutting a day at my work. It’s going to be either Mondays or Fridays. There’s only two of us that work in my office. I want to be off on Mondays, and he wants to be off on Fridays. I hate Mond… --- ## [Sleepy time: where are your arms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-time-where-are-your-arms/618186)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-time-where-are-your-arms/618186 "2012-04-13T04:54:32Z")
When you position yourself to sleep, where are your arms? Are they inside the covers or outside the covers? If you sleep on your back are they on your sides? If you sleep on your side where do you put them? I sleep on m… --- ## [Has going to the dentist changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-going-to-the-dentist-changed/615438)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-going-to-the-dentist-changed/615438 "2012-04-13T04:53:40Z")
I went to the dentist on Friday, after battling with a couple of cavities, and the need for the replacement of a couple of bad crowns. It has been over a year since my last visit to the dentist, so I figured my x-rays a… --- ## [Is this a valid inference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-valid-inference/618507)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-valid-inference/618507 "2012-04-13T00:40:05Z")
Suppose that vampires are more likely to play the organ than non-vampires. If you learn that someone is an organ player, does that make them more likely to be a vampire than someone who doesn’t? Let’s assume that you d… --- ## [Does anyone else experience euphoria with fevers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-experience-euphoria-with-fevers/618597)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-experience-euphoria-with-fevers/618597 "2012-04-13T00:26:49Z")
Cause it’s the weirdest thing - I can always tell when I’m running a fever, because I kind of feel high. Tired and run-down, sure, but also sort of goofy. --- ## [Ask the guy who's had an artificial spinal disc implanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-had-an-artificial-spinal-disc-implanted/608194)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-had-an-artificial-spinal-disc-implanted/608194 "2012-04-12T22:30:18Z")
Inspired by the “Ask the…” anthology, I thought I’d throw this into the mix. So, ask away with all your questions about having a little metal device installed into one’s spine… --- ## [Anyone been a big brother/sister?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-a-big-brother-sister/618604)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-a-big-brother-sister/618604 "2012-04-12T21:11:03Z")
Was it a rewarding experience? What’s the time commitment? Did you develop a long term relationship with the kids, or did they drift away as soon as the program ended? --- ## [What's it like being the executor of an estate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-being-the-executor-of-an-estate/618572)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-being-the-executor-of-an-estate/618572 "2012-04-12T21:09:09Z")
So I learned the other day that my mom has decided to redo her will and name me the executor of her estate. Having never thought much about it before, I go a-googling and find this, which says that it’s pretty much what… --- ## [Einstein vs. Shakespeare: who's the greater genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einstein-vs-shakespeare-whos-the-greater-genius/169032)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einstein-vs-shakespeare-whos-the-greater-genius/169032 "2012-04-12T20:41:20Z")
In one corner: Albert Einstein, physicist. Best known for the theory of relativity, his crazy hairstyle, “God doesn’t play dice with the universe,” and Marilyn Monroe’s crush on him. In the other corner: William Shakesp… --- ## [CA red light camera issues: you have to pay even when innocent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-red-light-camera-issues-you-have-to-pay-even-when-innocent/618434)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-red-light-camera-issues-you-have-to-pay-even-when-innocent/618434 "2012-04-12T20:39:04Z")
I’ll add more details… A friend’s co-worker recently received a notice, photo, and fine having to do with one of those red light camera intersections here in California. The light was clearly green and it shows in the … --- ## [Sensitivity to Sodium Lauryl Sulfate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensitivity-to-sodium-lauryl-sulfate/618257)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensitivity-to-sodium-lauryl-sulfate/618257 "2012-04-12T20:27:25Z")
In the last year or so, I’ve been experiencing strange hives and swelling. Often it happens first thing in the morning before I’ve eaten. It may be a rash on my thighs, or my wrists, but often it’s a swelling on my face … --- ## [Pink spot on tongue. TMI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-spot-on-tongue-tmi/618503)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-spot-on-tongue-tmi/618503 "2012-04-12T20:06:59Z")
Hello esteemed mediDopers. I have a spot on the side of my tongue (right on that place that usually gets bitten when you bite your tongue on the side, if that’s of any relevance) that has been there for … ? Well, that’… --- ## [How does one keep a cat from napping in its own litter box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-keep-a-cat-from-napping-in-its-own-litter-box/618563)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-keep-a-cat-from-napping-in-its-own-litter-box/618563 "2012-04-12T20:02:21Z")
I know several Dopers here are involved in rescue/adoptions and when I volunteered at a shelter I remember seeing lots of cats curling up in a loaf in their own litter boxes. Sometimes, it made sense - the confines of a … --- ## [What is this new use of the word "anymore"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-new-use-of-the-word-anymore/618389)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-new-use-of-the-word-anymore/618389 "2012-04-12T19:57:21Z")
Has the word “anymore” added a new meaning while I wasn’t looking? I’ve been noticing this for quite some time but thought it was people being stupid in a ‘lose-loose’ kind of way. But today I saw these three strange use… --- ## [Toddler gift recommendations? (18-24 months)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-gift-recommendations-18-24-months/618524)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-gift-recommendations-18-24-months/618524 "2012-04-12T18:47:23Z")
The title says it all. What would you get for a little tyke who’s in the 1.5 to 2.0 year old range? --- ## [Woman sues internet trolls who egged on brother to commit suicide. Is the blame deserved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-sues-internet-trolls-who-egged-on-brother-to-commit-suicide-is-the-blame-deserved/618581)
**Author:** [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-sues-internet-trolls-who-egged-on-brother-to-commit-suicide-is-the-blame-deserved/618581 "2012-04-12T18:01:29Z")
Just came across this story. Does the woman have a case? I had trouble deciding which forum to post this, so if mods think it’s appropriate elsewhere then by all means move it. --- ## [Should I order more checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-order-more-checks/618229)
**Author:** [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-order-more-checks/618229 "2012-04-12T17:50:20Z")
I just wrote my last check to pay rent, and I need to decide if I should order more checks. I only need them for paying rent. I can’t pay rent in cash. If I don’t order more checks, what methods are available for payi… --- ## [What will the next US constitutional amendment be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-next-us-constitutional-amendment-be/617999)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-next-us-constitutional-amendment-be/617999 "2012-04-12T17:21:10Z")
What do you think that the next constitutional amendment will be? When do you think it will happen? It seems like these days, with the partisanship influencing everything, it would be pretty hard to accomplish. Any th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1537) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1539)