# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1539 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1540 --- ## [Talk to me about anxiety, uptight-ness, and worrying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-anxiety-uptight-ness-and-worrying/617378)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-anxiety-uptight-ness-and-worrying/617378 "2012-04-12T16:14:54Z")
So…can anyone share stories of how they’ve gotten over (or maybe learned to manage) worrying, overthinking stuff, and the like? I ask because I’ve had a history of this. As in, even growing up, I’ve always been the “qui… --- ## [No Wedding Invitation -- Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wedding-invitation-etiquette/618387)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wedding-invitation-etiquette/618387 "2012-04-12T15:21:41Z")
Here’s the situation. My cousin is getting married next month. He has invited all his cousins to the wedding. He has invited both my brother and sister to the wedding. I have not received a wedding invitation. As fa… --- ## [Are all fish perverts or just dirty dirty eels\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-fish-perverts-or-just-dirty-dirty-eels/618336)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-fish-perverts-or-just-dirty-dirty-eels/618336 "2012-04-12T02:52:47Z")
First, I already know that many eels, especially morays, are shy and retiring, and that many of them are hermaphrodites, either changing gender during development or having more than one gender at the same time. But, th… --- ## [Is it okay (legal or reasonable) to request cashier's check for debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-legal-or-reasonable-to-request-cashiers-check-for-debt/618235)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-legal-or-reasonable-to-request-cashiers-check-for-debt/618235 "2012-04-12T01:34:23Z")
As part of the ongoing saga of the bastardy client, I’ve spent way too long composing a letter asking … well, demanding payment by a certain date. However, I’m also considering an extra precaution since I trust this cli… --- ## [Educational Value: Math vs. Biology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educational-value-math-vs-biology/618428)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educational-value-math-vs-biology/618428 "2012-04-12T01:21:06Z")
Simple question: Which do you think is more valued or important? I would like to think that I have an extensive knowledge re: human biology, evolution and anatomy. I’m about halfway through a Master’s degree in Neurobio… --- ## [Asprin vs. Ibuprofen vs. Possible Other NSAID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asprin-vs-ibuprofen-vs-possible-other-nsaid/618455)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asprin-vs-ibuprofen-vs-possible-other-nsaid/618455 "2012-04-12T00:50:37Z")
This is an outgrowth of a workplace discussion/argument over NSAID painkillers. Leaving aside the question of side effects which is the best over the counter NSAID for relieving joint and muscle pain from exercise/overu… --- ## [What platform to use for a small website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platform-to-use-for-a-small-website/618366)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platform-to-use-for-a-small-website/618366 "2012-04-11T23:08:49Z")
I want to make a small website for a friend. The site will be mostly static. It will have a biography page, contact info, a google map, maybe a comments section and an article section. Only the article section will be u… --- ## [President Obama: Too Conservative Or Too Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-too-conservative-or-too-liberal/618210)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-too-conservative-or-too-liberal/618210 "2012-04-11T22:29:36Z")
Note that in the poll I use “support” in the sense of “even if I can’t vote, if I could I’d probably vote for him”. --- ## [is anyone else getting annoyed at the pay-at-the-pump quiz shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-getting-annoyed-at-the-pay-at-the-pump-quiz-shows/617889)
**Author:** [@jkirkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jkirkman)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-getting-annoyed-at-the-pay-at-the-pump-quiz-shows/617889 "2012-04-11T21:01:36Z")
Is anyone else getting annoyed with the pay-at-the-pump procedure when getting gasoline in the United States? Or am I just getting (more) cranky as I age… I seem to recall a time when paying for one’s gas at the pump w… --- ## [Any experiences Skiing in the UP of MI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experiences-skiing-in-the-up-of-mi/618487)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experiences-skiing-in-the-up-of-mi/618487 "2012-04-11T19:35:37Z")
As much as I’d like to take my annual ski trip to CO this year, I’m going to have to look closer to home. CO is just too much driving for the amount of days I can take off. So, instead of driving 16 hrs to Colorado, I’m … --- ## [What does it mean to belong to a family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-belong-to-a-family/618299)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-belong-to-a-family/618299 "2012-04-11T19:02:53Z")
And what is a family? --- ## [How long after swapping hard drives do you feel safe to reformat the old drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-swapping-hard-drives-do-you-feel-safe-to-reformat-the-old-drive/618256)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-swapping-hard-drives-do-you-feel-safe-to-reformat-the-old-drive/618256 "2012-04-11T16:35:49Z")
About two weeks ago I cloned my boot drive to one with a larger capacity. The original configuration was an SSD boot and platter data drive (the new boot is SSD as well). Given the speed differences, I’d like to switch d… --- ## [Apple, Google, or Microsoft: Pick \*only\* one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-google-or-microsoft-pick-only-one/618108)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-google-or-microsoft-pick-only-one/618108 "2012-04-11T16:25:42Z")
If you had to choose one of the three companies and then \*\*never again \*\*use the products and services of the other two, which one would you choose? --- ## [Christian scientists are liars, IMHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-scientists-are-liars-imho/618330)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-scientists-are-liars-imho/618330 "2012-04-11T15:14:53Z")
Not members of the church of Christian Science, but scientists who are christians. I have always suspected this, but I bit my tongue for many reasons. One reason is, I don’t have much of a formal education. I can be ba… --- ## [Plastic hub caps found by the road; to the trash or to the lost & found ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-hub-caps-found-by-the-road-to-the-trash-or-to-the-lost-found/618029)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-hub-caps-found-by-the-road-to-the-trash-or-to-the-lost-found/618029 "2012-04-11T13:20:44Z")
We need a new etiquette rule. Most cars nowadays have hub caps on the weels. Expensive hub caps are screwed to the wheel, but most cars have those cheaper silvery plastic ones that click on. These sometimes fall off the … --- ## [Good parenting or psychopathic parenting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-parenting-or-psychopathic-parenting/618406)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-parenting-or-psychopathic-parenting/618406 "2012-04-11T11:02:44Z")
False dilemma of course, but the title grabs you. I was reminded earlier of the fact that when my youngest was about three years old, she wouldn’t change her behavior if I put her in a timeout (heck, she wouldn’t stay i… --- ## [Definitely TMI: what is this feeling / symptom called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definitely-tmi-what-is-this-feeling-symptom-called/618404)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definitely-tmi-what-is-this-feeling-symptom-called/618404 "2012-04-11T10:15:28Z")
Don’t blame me. I warned you this is going to be TMI… :smiley: What is this symptom or feeling called: I just about constantly feel like I have to take a dump. Even after I take one, I still feel like I vaguely have … --- ## [Help me with my dry, scratchy elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-dry-scratchy-elbows/617829)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-dry-scratchy-elbows/617829 "2012-04-11T09:54:38Z")
It was on the Dope I discovered the usefulness of the Pedi-Egg, which has done wonders for my feet - they are smooth and nice all the time now. Now i need something for my elbows. Anybody have any neat tricks? I can’t u… --- ## [Ladies, some IUD advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-some-iud-advice/617949)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-some-iud-advice/617949 "2012-04-11T03:12:37Z")
So, about 2.5 weeks ago, I got an IUD put in for the first time. I did this only for birth control purposes; my periods, while irregular, have always been mercifully short and painless. However, my first premenstrual pe… --- ## [Anyone have majicJack ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-majicjack/608060)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-majicjack/608060 "2012-04-11T02:16:54Z")
All calls, local and long distance $19.95 per year Costs $69.95 plus S&H Keep your own number Call waiting call display All through your computer and or router Is this for real ? What is the downside ? --- ## [Do some college degree plans actually decrease your job prospects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-college-degree-plans-actually-decrease-your-job-prospects/618244)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-college-degree-plans-actually-decrease-your-job-prospects/618244 "2012-04-11T02:00:46Z")
This question stems from some conversations with acquaintances who have hiring responsibilities in their companies. One of the many recession-related news articles a while back covered the misfortunes of a lady who majo… --- ## [Cleavage at church wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-at-church-wedding/618217)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleavage-at-church-wedding/618217 "2012-04-11T01:36:57Z")
I don’t know if I learned this as a young adult, or pulled outta my arse, but I thought it was frowned upon for a bride to show cleavage if she was marrying in a house of worship. (I’m Catholic FWIW) --- ## [Would you read an SO's email without their consent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-read-an-sos-email-without-their-consent/617516)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-read-an-sos-email-without-their-consent/617516 "2012-04-11T00:21:04Z")
First, a bit of setup: I’m on OKCupid, an online dating site. One of the features on this site is a set of “match questions” with multiple-choice answers. Your answers to these questions are fed into OKCupid’s database,… --- ## [When you hear someone is single, what do you assume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-someone-is-single-what-do-you-assume/618333)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-someone-is-single-what-do-you-assume/618333 "2012-04-10T22:58:41Z")
Interesting article in The Times recently about single adults. There seems to be much conflicting research out there about the correlation between relationship status and hapiness, mortality rates, health, general life s… --- ## [New computer: PC or Mac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-pc-or-mac/618123)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-pc-or-mac/618123 "2012-04-10T22:20:23Z")
I’ll be buying a new computer in the next few weeks. No rush, but my current is an old laptop. I’ve never owned an Apple computer. The family does all have iPhones and iPads though, and like them just fine. So, avoidin… --- ## [Tips for excessive energy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-excessive-energy/618402)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-excessive-energy/618402 "2012-04-10T21:02:58Z")
Originally I’d named this ‘energy budgeting tips’, but then I realized people would assume it’s about my ComEd bill, and it isn’t. So, I’ve never been a real energetic guy. For the past several months, however, I’ve got… --- ## [Easiest kite to fly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-kite-to-fly/618268)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-kite-to-fly/618268 "2012-04-10T20:24:07Z")
Went out in a gentle breeze to fly a kite with the Dudeling. Neither he nor Mrs. Devil had ever flown a kite before (she immigrated from the Soviet Union in the 80s. Her only experience, following standard USSR procedure… --- ## [Spending tens of thousands on pet surgery/treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-tens-of-thousands-on-pet-surgery-treatment/618106)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-tens-of-thousands-on-pet-surgery-treatment/618106 "2012-04-10T19:56:21Z")
To start with I don’t judge anyone who spends 50 grand to buy two more weeks with their beloved rat, it is their money and no one gets to say how they should blow it. Hell me and my wife got a ton of shit from her fami… --- ## [Has anyone successfully used reverse psychology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-successfully-used-reverse-psychology/618075)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-successfully-used-reverse-psychology/618075 "2012-04-10T17:00:46Z")
in real life? Has the rabbit season/duck season worked successfully outside of a cartoon? --- ## [Is it rude not to deposit a check ASAP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-not-to-deposit-a-check-asap/617859)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-not-to-deposit-a-check-asap/617859 "2012-04-10T16:41:29Z")
If someone gives you a check for, say, forty bucks, (as a birthday present or something along those lines), and you deposit the check about ten days later, have you been rude? If not, is there any length of time that wo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1538) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1540)