# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1542 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1543 --- ## [How many hours do you drive to/from work in a week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536 "2012-04-06T04:40:33Z")
My commute is approximately a half hour. So to work and then from work is one hour. In a week - 7 days - I work 5 days and I get 2 days off, sometimes just 1 day off, sometimes no days off. So in an average week I drive … --- ## [Affairs: Discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affairs-discuss/617960)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affairs-discuss/617960 "2012-04-06T02:42:26Z")
Wide open topic. Take it where you want, but kindly don’t post things that somehow turn into some “what were we supposed to say when your topic was so vague blah blah blah” crap that makes me wish I’d never started posti… --- ## [Buying a new car, closing the deal advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-new-car-closing-the-deal-advice-needed/617918)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-new-car-closing-the-deal-advice-needed/617918 "2012-04-06T02:35:39Z")
I am getting really confused about the process of actually paying for the car. Say we’ve got it all nailed down. The final price is set, the trade-in value for the old car is set, and now let’s say I want to pay 13000 in… --- ## [How do you mow your lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-mow-your-lawn/617904)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-mow-your-lawn/617904 "2012-04-06T02:12:29Z")
With Spring sprung and the temperature rising, the year’s first grass-cutting will soon be upon us (if it hasn’t occurred already). How do you do it? --- ## [Has "SIR" become a word of intimidation? Is it a uniquely American usage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-sir-become-a-word-of-intimidation-is-it-a-uniquely-american-usage/589806)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-sir-become-a-word-of-intimidation-is-it-a-uniquely-american-usage/589806 "2012-04-06T01:02:48Z")
Says the cop: “SIR, I need you to step out of the car. Now, SIR, I need you to get down on your knees while keeping your hands in view.” Says the TSA Agent: “SIR, I’m going to need you to step aside for additional scree… --- ## [Adobe Flash on Windows 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-flash-on-windows-7/617834)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-flash-on-windows-7/617834 "2012-04-06T00:01:32Z")
So my son has this new laptop with W7 on it. Youtube videos show that it needs the latest version of Flash to play some videos. I’ve installed the latest version directly from Adobe, but to no avail. While it thinks i… --- ## [Recommend me a Smartphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-smartphone/617620)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-smartphone/617620 "2012-04-05T23:18:14Z")
I’ve had a problem finding a smartphone. Or rather, I found a lot of ones I want, but few in my price range. Also, because of some administrative issues (not enough :rolleyes: in the world for it, either) I couldn’t get … --- ## [You Kids Get Your Drone Off My Lawn!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-kids-get-your-drone-off-my-lawn/617901)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-kids-get-your-drone-off-my-lawn/617901 "2012-04-05T22:38:30Z")
Ahhh, progress. Used to be you had to let your dog run loose or skateboard up some geezer’s driveway to get some old fart riled up. Now technologywill allow you to bother folks at more than arm’s length. I’ve always h… --- ## [Would you have your nipples removed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-your-nipples-removed/617862)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-your-nipples-removed/617862 "2012-04-05T20:11:19Z")
I have a sort of weird question. In anime and other cartoons, you almost never see men with nipples being drawn. They will usually be just oddly absent. And this is a very normal way to represent a man in cartoons and su… --- ## [Do you use any mnemonic techniques? What are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-any-mnemonic-techniques-what-are-they/617926)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-any-mnemonic-techniques-what-are-they/617926 "2012-04-05T19:55:44Z")
Hello and here is what is on my mind today. My question is in two parts. First thing is that like many people in early middle age I find that my memory is not as acute as it once was. There is nothing hugely wrong with m… --- ## [How well do you think you know about your body parts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-think-you-know-about-your-body-parts/617874)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-think-you-know-about-your-body-parts/617874 "2012-04-05T19:35:38Z")
Do you know your body well enough that you can pronounce the Latin names when you visit a doctor or tell an acquaintance that you are feeling ill or pain in some area of the body? Do you know your body well enough that y… --- ## [Best free methods to sell land online free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-methods-to-sell-land-online-free/617919)
**Author:** [@ClarenceClancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClarenceClancy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-methods-to-sell-land-online-free/617919 "2012-04-05T18:22:24Z")
What are methods / sites you would suggest? Saw a place called landpie.com but don’t want to pay $10. Im thinking that just hitting international sites like this would be ideal if they were free. The property is bare l… --- ## [Ladies who wear makeup: give me eyeliner suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-who-wear-makeup-give-me-eyeliner-suggestions/617720)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-who-wear-makeup-give-me-eyeliner-suggestions/617720 "2012-04-05T17:04:24Z")
I was hoping someone here might have a solution for my problem. I have tried dozens of eyeliners that are supposed to be waterproof or smudgeproof and no matter what, after a few hours, I have smudges under my eyes. Any… --- ## [Who was the standard-bearer for EVIL prior to Hitler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-standard-bearer-for-evil-prior-to-hitler/617596)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-standard-bearer-for-evil-prior-to-hitler/617596 "2012-04-05T16:23:18Z")
Title pretty much says it all: Who was the standard-bearer (at least in the Western world) for evil prior to 1945? Napoleon? Genghis Khan? Judas? The Boogeyman? The Devil? Was there even one? --- ## [Should I get Transition lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-transition-lenses/616496)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-transition-lenses/616496 "2012-04-05T16:01:59Z")
I need new glasses and since I have money to burn, I was wondering about getting Transitions lenses. Are they any good? How long to the take to change from clear to sunglasses and back? Do they become less effective ov… --- ## [Thoughts on getting a PMP certificate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-getting-a-pmp-certificate/617855)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-getting-a-pmp-certificate/617855 "2012-04-05T15:10:23Z")
I am a proposal writer and business development professional who works with defense companies, winning them new business. Lately, with all the government cuts going on, and the wars winding down, work is somewhat harder … --- ## [Anyone know what this term means with regards to job application status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-term-means-with-regards-to-job-application-status/617624)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-term-means-with-regards-to-job-application-status/617624 "2012-04-05T14:53:41Z")
So I applied for a position. I’ve had an in-person interview, then a phone one. I just logged back into their online system earlier today, and noticed that my application status is listed as “on-call.” Does anyone know … --- ## [How often do you wake up refreshed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wake-up-refreshed/617608)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-wake-up-refreshed/617608 "2012-04-05T14:27:32Z")
I can probably count on one hand the number of times in my life I’ve woken up in the morning feeling really refreshed, energized, and awake. Most of the time, I can easily roll over and go right back to sleep for a coupl… --- ## [Do you have a favorite mirror?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-favorite-mirror/617907)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-favorite-mirror/617907 "2012-04-05T13:52:39Z")
Do you have a mirror you think makes you look better? I swear my bathroom mirror makes me look thinner and younger than the mirror in my bedroom. The bathroom mirror is 5’ long and not curved in any way, and is not dis… --- ## [Just got obvious scam check in the mail. Should I do anything with it other than shred it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-obvious-scam-check-in-the-mail-should-i-do-anything-with-it-other-than-shred-it/616446)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-obvious-scam-check-in-the-mail-should-i-do-anything-with-it-other-than-shred-it/616446 "2012-04-05T13:32:03Z")
Hello, here is what is happening. Yesterday I got a check in the mail from a company based in New Hampshire which I had never heard of before. The check was for about $2600. The attached letter said it was for a mystery … --- ## [Does it sometimes freak you out that humans are animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-sometimes-freak-you-out-that-humans-are-animals/617766)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-sometimes-freak-you-out-that-humans-are-animals/617766 "2012-04-05T10:44:43Z")
You’ve studied Biology, Physiology, Anatomy, Evolution, etc. and after all that, you just can’t wrap your mind around the fact that you are an animal. When you think of an animal, you think of a multicellular organism th… --- ## [Help Me Select A New Ring Tone! Win Absolutely Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-select-a-new-ring-tone-win-absolutely-nothing/616129)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-select-a-new-ring-tone-win-absolutely-nothing/616129 "2012-04-05T03:32:48Z")
I need a new ring tone for my mobile (cell) phone. I have had “Me and Bobby McGee” for several years now and people look at me strangely when it rings in the supermarket. Fair enough, they probably do anyway. Prior to t… --- ## [How many Supreme Court justices would it take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-supreme-court-justices-would-it-take/617615)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-supreme-court-justices-would-it-take/617615 "2012-04-04T23:25:02Z")
Among the vocal political types, whether or not one thinks the healthcare law is constitutional seems to often match up with whether or not one thinks it is good policy. So obviously many people’s interpretation of the C… --- ## [How to ask for a better office at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ask-for-a-better-office-at-work/617645)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ask-for-a-better-office-at-work/617645 "2012-04-04T21:32:51Z")
Where I work window offices are given out by seniority (with rare exceptions) I don’t have a window office. I have been there 1 year. About 10 people who have been there less than 1 year have window offices. In… --- ## [paying taxi driver when he doesn't know where he's going](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-taxi-driver-when-he-doesnt-know-where-hes-going/617717)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-taxi-driver-when-he-doesnt-know-where-hes-going/617717 "2012-04-04T19:32:56Z")
I often take a cab from Union Station in LA to an address on W 5th Street. It’s a huge building and it is well-known generally. I know the address and the cross street, but I don’t actually know the “best” way to get th… --- ## [Tired, tired, tired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-tired-tired/617721)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-tired-tired/617721 "2012-04-04T19:00:06Z")
I don’t remember the last time I got a good night’s sleep. I feel like a zombie. I am sooo glad to be going on break now. Is this the right forum? Zzzzzzzzzz. --- ## [Do you have a personal version of your own Commandments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-personal-version-of-your-own-commandments/617532)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-personal-version-of-your-own-commandments/617532 "2012-04-04T17:15:20Z")
This thread isn’t just about things that you feel strongly about. It is about pre-decisions that you follow no matter what else happens or how you feel about individual situations that come up. I find that pre-decision m… --- ## [Ate too much beef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ate-too-much-beef/617548)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ate-too-much-beef/617548 "2012-04-04T17:06:34Z")
Cooked a big roast tonight. Had my sister and her family over. Ate too much. Tummy hurts. At least a week of exercise and watching my diet wasted. But beef good. --- ## [What negative effects are there from leaving your Wifi unsecured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-negative-effects-are-there-from-leaving-your-wifi-unsecured/617314)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-negative-effects-are-there-from-leaving-your-wifi-unsecured/617314 "2012-04-04T16:29:02Z")
Besides someone just mooching off free internet, how bad is it to leave your Wifi unsecured? What can happen? Also, if you do secure your Wifi how easy is it for someone to hack into your connection? --- ## [Anyone else for whom brushing teeth with an electrical toothbrush feels like nails on chalkboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-for-whom-brushing-teeth-with-an-electrical-toothbrush-feels-like-nails-on-chalkboard/617680)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-for-whom-brushing-teeth-with-an-electrical-toothbrush-feels-like-nails-on-chalkboard/617680 "2012-04-04T16:25:20Z")
This month’s issue of my Consumers magazine tests and endorses electrical toothbrushes. They are apparently better to fight cavities then an handheld toothbrush, especially given the lackadaisical way most people brush. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1541) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1543)