# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1545 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1546 --- ## [Advice Needed: The Office suckup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-the-office-suckup/617296)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-the-office-suckup/617296 "2012-03-31T06:04:15Z")
Where I work I know an employee that is starting to irritate alot of my co-workers, this person is in his early 20’s and started his job the same time I did. He does have some medical conditions, of which I think sometim… --- ## [What to do in the Bay Area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-the-bay-area/615218)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-the-bay-area/615218 "2012-03-31T05:49:40Z")
I’m going to be in Oakland/San Francisco for a week at the end of the month. I’m going to be busy during the day for most of the trip, but I’ll have 3 full days to do things. I’m interested in food, drink (any place wher… --- ## [How to pronounce the surname Tzou?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-the-surname-tzou/617128)
**Author:** [@Dickerman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dickerman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-the-surname-tzou/617128 "2012-03-31T04:47:22Z")
In the near future I will have to greet someone who has the surname of Tzou, but I have no idea how to pronounce it. I’ve lived my entire life in Washington State, so I have a neutral American accent, and would appreciat… --- ## [Gender, Age, and Careerism: A Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-age-and-careerism-a-question/617265)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-age-and-careerism-a-question/617265 "2012-03-31T04:25:30Z")
I’ve worked in a large number of offices for a large number of companies in my life, and one thing has always struck me as constant between them: young female college graduates (generally fresh out of college or only a f… --- ## [What Is The Best Electric Razor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-electric-razor/617308)
**Author:** [@FredGarven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FredGarven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-electric-razor/617308 "2012-03-30T23:25:08Z")
I have been using a regular razor since I began shaving over 25 years ago. I have very sensitive skin and can only shave twice a week. I even have to shave in the shower or it just turns out a mess. I need to be able … --- ## [Marriage: husband wants kids, wife doesn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-husband-wants-kids-wife-doesnt/616970)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-husband-wants-kids-wife-doesnt/616970 "2012-03-30T21:45:35Z")
Don’t need answer fast. It’s not a personal situation, just one I’ve wondered about. One hears about the reverse from time to time, but not about this situation. How does a couple resolve such a situation? What are t… --- ## [Tell me about headhunters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-headhunters/617081)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-headhunters/617081 "2012-03-30T20:01:46Z")
I am aware of the existence of headhunters but uninformed about practically how they work. I’ll just be blunt about it —I feel I have a lot of talent and experience and could be a very marketable prospective employee. I … --- ## [African Americans and "the Talk"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-and-the-talk/616955)
**Author:** [@alfabex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alfabex)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-and-the-talk/616955 "2012-03-30T18:26:05Z")
While listening to the on-going discussion about the Trayvon Martin case, one thing that I’ve heard mentioned more than once is “the talk” that some African American parents have with their children when they reach a cer… --- ## [Best browser for Samsung Restore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-browser-for-samsung-restore/617155)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-browser-for-samsung-restore/617155 "2012-03-30T16:19:50Z")
I’m using a Samsung Restore and browsing with Opera 4.2. It’s a decent browser, much faster than the native app, but never got a feel for Opera. What I need is some browser suggestions. I’m on the Virgin network and don’… --- ## [unemployment appeal question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment-appeal-question/617194)
**Author:** [@dunn\_ledo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dunn_ledo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment-appeal-question/617194 "2012-03-30T16:12:17Z")
about a month or so ago i posted a question on here about my employment situation and received some good feedback…so i figured id ask again for input to recap…i had though about using my employee discount and purchasing… --- ## [Kitty situation - feral cat and her kittens in the garage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-situation-feral-cat-and-her-kittens-in-the-garage/617069)
**Author:** [@retterath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/retterath)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-situation-feral-cat-and-her-kittens-in-the-garage/617069 "2012-03-30T12:57:34Z")
So there’s this cat in the neighborhood. Very shy. http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/9393/sdc10944m.jpg This is the closest I’ve ever been to her. http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/1465/sdc10931u.jpg That’s her budd… --- ## [phone vs compact camera vs camcorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-vs-compact-camera-vs-camcorder/617247)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-vs-compact-camera-vs-camcorder/617247 "2012-03-30T11:31:59Z")
Does anyone who takes a lot of pictures/video use their phone for all of their photo and video needs? I recently bought a compact point and shoot that takes great pictures and does 1080p video that looks great on my 55"… --- ## [What do you know is true/false intellectually, but still feel like it's "wrong"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-is-true-false-intellectually-but-still-feel-like-its-wrong/616465)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-is-true-false-intellectually-but-still-feel-like-its-wrong/616465 "2012-03-30T10:25:07Z")
For me, it’s the fact that (to take a concrete example) you’re equally likely to win a lottery by playing 1-2-3-4-5-6 as you are playing 2-12-15-19-33-35. I know they’re equally likely, but I would never play the former… --- ## [Galaxy SII wi-fi tether not working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galaxy-sii-wi-fi-tether-not-working/617228)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galaxy-sii-wi-fi-tether-not-working/617228 "2012-03-30T02:47:41Z")
I’ve got an unlocked Samsung Galaxy SII, not fixed to any network. It’s running ICS and isn’t rooted. I have bought the PDANet app, which does a fine job of tethering my 3G to my laptop via USB. PDANet also offers wifi… --- ## [Back 2 Sleeping In The Park, This Is What I Should Of Been Doing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-2-sleeping-in-the-park-this-is-what-i-should-of-been-doing/617224)
**Author:** [@Yakuza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yakuza)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-2-sleeping-in-the-park-this-is-what-i-should-of-been-doing/617224 "2012-03-30T01:51:12Z")
My time has run up 4 sleeping at that wi-fi spot. The manager politely asked that I stopped sleeping there so I respect that. Now its back 2 the park. Actually, when I first startd living in the wilderness, I slept in pa… --- ## [Silly etiquette question; refusing to play when your opponent is too far ahead of you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-etiquette-question-refusing-to-play-when-your-opponent-is-too-far-ahead-of-you/616956)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-etiquette-question-refusing-to-play-when-your-opponent-is-too-far-ahead-of-you/616956 "2012-03-30T01:12:04Z")
Inspired by the current Dutch fad for Wordfeud, Scrabble for smartphones. Everyone plays it, and my husband and I are no exception. My husband loves games, has a fierce competetive streak when it comes to gaming, and en… --- ## [Is there a website that helps me find movies to record on my Tivo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-website-that-helps-me-find-movies-to-record-on-my-tivo/617179)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-website-that-helps-me-find-movies-to-record-on-my-tivo/617179 "2012-03-29T21:43:27Z")
Not sure if this should go in General Questions, Cafe Society, or IMHO, so I picked IMHO because I was already browsing this page. Anyway, I have some huge number of TV channels because it was cheaper to get the bundle … --- ## [Talk to me about bunion surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-bunion-surgery/617190)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-bunion-surgery/617190 "2012-03-29T20:49:10Z")
Well, looks like bunion surgery is in my future, although probably not anytime soon. (Not a “need answer fast!” thread. :slight\_smile: ) I don’t wear pointy-toed heels or anything - this is mostly genetic, as my mother a… --- ## [Have you ever been a zombie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-a-zombie/617204)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-a-zombie/617204 "2012-03-29T20:48:16Z")
Funny. The other day I was browsing GQ. Somebody asked the question: “Do people dream who are in a coma?” I thought to myself: Hey, that’s a good question. So I click on the link and soon realize why I thought it was s… --- ## [Summer is coming, what do you expect to photgraph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-is-coming-what-do-you-expect-to-photgraph/617115)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-is-coming-what-do-you-expect-to-photgraph/617115 "2012-03-29T19:55:51Z")
I was going to say shoot, but the title might have raised a few eyebrows and caused confusion with the firearms enthusiasts. Winter photography has its own charms, I am sure, but for me I like a bit of comfort when comp… --- ## [You Have a Neighborhood Watch? You discussed the Florida Shooting yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-neighborhood-watch-you-discussed-the-florida-shooting-yet/617124)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-neighborhood-watch-you-discussed-the-florida-shooting-yet/617124 "2012-03-29T18:46:10Z")
I just returned from our Monthly Residents Association Meeting. We had a guest speaker from our local police department. We got briefed on crimes in our neighborhood. There were six break-ins just since January. The c… --- ## [Manual or automatic cars - which is safer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-or-automatic-cars-which-is-safer/616696)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-or-automatic-cars-which-is-safer/616696 "2012-03-29T17:19:57Z")
There’s been a recent(ish) poll on who drives a manual or automatic car, with results split almost 50-50. Putting aside all other comparative cost/benefits of the two transmissions, which do you generally believe is the… --- ## [Where can I get a #$%\*#@& fitted dress shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-fitted-dress-shirt/421439)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-fitted-dress-shirt/421439 "2012-03-29T16:48:47Z")
Millions, I’m not a fashionable person. Most days it’s just a white T-shirt and jeans with some grubby sneakers at home and the whole slacks and dress shirt ensemble at work. Moreover, since I’m usually temping between … --- ## [Rules for getting away with it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-getting-away-with-it/616667)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-getting-away-with-it/616667 "2012-03-29T15:39:42Z")
We’ve ended up watching a lot of those crime shows on ID. One amusing thing is that often the perpetrator gets caught because s/he tells someone about the crime. So I said, ‘Rule Number One: Don’t tell anyone.’ Rule N… --- ## [Fancy (titanium) pocket watch chains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fancy-titanium-pocket-watch-chains/616854)
**Author:** [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fancy-titanium-pocket-watch-chains/616854 "2012-03-29T15:14:29Z")
So, I’m getting married. (I’m told the ladies have scheduled a mourning session for later that afternoon.) We’re doing the destination wedding gig and going super casual - I’m wearing a dark brown vested suit and she’s w… --- ## [Does this sound like a migraine to you? What do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-sound-like-a-migraine-to-you-what-do-i-do/617146)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-sound-like-a-migraine-to-you-what-do-i-do/617146 "2012-03-29T14:44:08Z")
Whenever I drive at night the glare from the lights (i.e. car head beams/break lights, reflective street signs) gives me a headache in the frontal part of my head. It has been mostly manageable but last night it was bad … --- ## [Benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms after starting up again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benzodiazepine-withdrawal-symptoms-after-starting-up-again/617125)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benzodiazepine-withdrawal-symptoms-after-starting-up-again/617125 "2012-03-29T14:35:15Z")
First off: Yep, I know you’re not a doctor, or if you are a doctor, I know you’re not my doctor. I’ll be seeing my shrink on Friday and this isn’t an emergency situation, just an uncomfortable one. I’ve got panic disor… --- ## [Is Mexico really this much of kleptocracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mexico-really-this-much-of-kleptocracy/616586)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mexico-really-this-much-of-kleptocracy/616586 "2012-03-29T13:22:50Z")
I recently sent a USPS package to Mexico that contained some women’s boots. The buyer insisted on registered mail as she indicated her package might be stolen en-route otherwise. How in the world can an economy function… --- ## [Recommend an ebook reader!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-ebook-reader/616913)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-ebook-reader/616913 "2012-03-29T13:19:38Z")
So, my wife has decided I have Too Many Books. That means if I want more they’ll have to go on an electronic doo-dad. I don’t need one that does everything; I have a laptop and I don’t mind carrying it around when I nee… --- ## [Following "orders" of police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-orders-of-police/616827)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-orders-of-police/616827 "2012-03-29T12:58:08Z")
Interesting video: Failure to Comply, Sgt. Tom Jenkins, COPS TV Show - YouTube The citizen is talking to a cop, pretty calmly. They are like two feet apart. The cop is clearly not feeling very threatened. Then Mr. Supe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1544) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1546)