# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1547 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1548 --- ## [How do you take your pot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-pot/616905)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-your-pot/616905 "2012-03-27T01:34:07Z")
I enjoy smokin a doob. Do you eat it? Smoke a bowl? Ionize? I am legal! --- ## [Getting around San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-around-san-francisco/616764)
**Author:** [@ginman999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ginman999)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-around-san-francisco/616764 "2012-03-27T01:00:59Z")
I’m staying at a hotel in the Fisherman’s Wharf district of San Francisco. I have a pass that’s good for the Muni and the cable cars. If I wanted to go to a beach from there, what would a good beach for sightseeing be an… --- ## [How fast do you type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-you-type/616513)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-you-type/616513 "2012-03-27T00:26:15Z")
Inspired by this thread about touch typing. How fast do you type using this test? Some tests may produce different results; I like this one because it’s purely testing word input and eliminates the temptation to compre… --- ## [what is considered a thin/non-fat waist size for a man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-considered-a-thin-non-fat-waist-size-for-a-man/208941)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-considered-a-thin-non-fat-waist-size-for-a-man/208941 "2012-03-27T00:02:06Z")
I don’t get it. I have a large bone structure (7.75" wrist), a muscular frame and what i think is a large waist (around 41-42"). I just had a friend tell me i look skinny, which makes no sense to me. I always figured ski… --- ## [Please help: Cat routinely peeing on bathroom rug.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-cat-routinely-peeing-on-bathroom-rug/616850)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-cat-routinely-peeing-on-bathroom-rug/616850 "2012-03-26T23:40:24Z")
We have four cats. One of them is a 9-year-old male. We suspect he’s the culprit since we frequently find him loafing on the bathroom rug. Why does he keep peeing on it? The catbox is clean and he leads a pretty stress-f… --- ## [Are you liberal or conservative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-liberal-or-conservative/616794)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-liberal-or-conservative/616794 "2012-03-26T23:19:53Z")
\*\*Liberal: \*\*believe in government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all. It is the duty of the government to alleviate social ills and to protect civil liberties and individual and human rights. Bel… --- ## [So what is the mythical healthy relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-mythical-healthy-relationship/616750)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-mythical-healthy-relationship/616750 "2012-03-26T22:18:15Z")
If you pop into dating and relationship threads you see that apparently some people have very low thresholds for declaring a relationship sick or unhealthy, or throwing around words like co-dependency and stalking, or go… --- ## [Programming: what hungarian notation (if any) do you still use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-what-hungarian-notation-if-any-do-you-still-use/616835)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-what-hungarian-notation-if-any-do-you-still-use/616835 "2012-03-26T22:13:13Z")
Back in the day systems hungarian was the done thing and just about everyone named variables like nStudents (signed-integer), szName (zero-terminated string) and msaxProfiles (static member variable that’s an array of st… --- ## [What would you do after surviving a 95% fatal pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-after-surviving-a-95-fatal-pandemic/616239)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-after-surviving-a-95-fatal-pandemic/616239 "2012-03-26T21:45:24Z")
I’m watching BBC’s Survivors on Netflix mostly because I’m tired of zombies. I read The Stand way back when I was 12, and I’ve long wondered what it would be like to live through an event that took the human population … --- ## [Gun people, requesting help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-people-requesting-help/613180)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-people-requesting-help/613180 "2012-03-26T21:28:50Z")
I want to shoot for fun and profit. But I want to learn how properly, and I want to be able to go to a range periodically. I’ve done a (very little) research and right off the bat I see two things that will form a barri… --- ## [Old vs. New in a Business (mostly machinery)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-vs-new-in-a-business-mostly-machinery/616758)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-vs-new-in-a-business-mostly-machinery/616758 "2012-03-26T19:33:12Z")
I now work in a cobbler shop, which is a trade that has been around as long as shoes (of course). Some things haven’t changed much over the centuries, and one of them is the industrial sewing machine I have at work. L… --- ## [Which of these substances does society most harm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-substances-does-society-most-harm/615603)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-substances-does-society-most-harm/615603 "2012-03-26T17:55:35Z")
Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana. Three substances, two heavily regulated and the other outright illegal (mostly). Putting aside the medicinal uses for alcohol and marijuana, out of three which does the most harm? I know what… --- ## [Teenager Busts Dad for Growing Pot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenager-busts-dad-for-growing-pot/109325)
**Author:** [@Dirty\_Earthworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Earthworm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenager-busts-dad-for-growing-pot/109325 "2012-03-26T17:33:10Z")
A 17-year-old kid called the cops on his father for growing marijuana in their garage. It takes some balls to do that, knowing that this kid could possibly be alienated by the rest of his father’s family, or that he cou… --- ## [Will Ron Paul run as a third party candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ron-paul-run-as-a-third-party-candidate/616792)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ron-paul-run-as-a-third-party-candidate/616792 "2012-03-26T16:05:12Z")
I think that from the beginning, Ron Paul realized that he had no chance of winning the nomination. I believe his strategy was to use the primary process to get public exposure for himself and his ideas for the sole pur… --- ## [Looking at Cheques](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671 "2012-03-26T16:01:15Z")
For the non 'Mercans… Even after umpteen years on this board and reading American spelling in general, one of the “mispellings” that still catches my attention the most and irratuionally bugs the everloving shit out of … --- ## [Tips on working pushups into a weightlifting program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-working-pushups-into-a-weightlifting-program/616723)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-working-pushups-into-a-weightlifting-program/616723 "2012-03-26T14:40:50Z")
I’ve had rotator cuff problems in both shoulders, but both appear to be fixed. But in the process, I discovered that I have arthritis in one shoulder. The sports doc advised me to avoid heavy, single rep lifts in anythi… --- ## [Most over-rated state to live in? (US only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-over-rated-state-to-live-in-us-only/616377)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-over-rated-state-to-live-in-us-only/616377 "2012-03-26T09:31:28Z")
I vote for Colorado. Everything Colorado offers Utah offers even better. The skiing is better and WAY? closer than most of Colorado. The weather is better. The women are much more attractive and the “notch” (the only… --- ## [Taking Steps Against Facebook Probe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-steps-against-facebook-probe/616801)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-steps-against-facebook-probe/616801 "2012-03-26T08:58:45Z")
Given that some firms are now requiring that prospective employees hand over their Facebook passwords, what steps should job seekers take to minimize the damage? \[ul\] \[li\] set the account to private\[/li\]\[li\] change the… --- ## [Need a better nmemonic for planetary bodies in the solar system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-better-nmemonic-for-planetary-bodies-in-the-solar-system/616610)
**Author:** [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-better-nmemonic-for-planetary-bodies-in-the-solar-system/616610 "2012-03-26T07:38:31Z")
In grade school I learned “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.” This served me well and good for decades until they decided to muddy the water with this whole dwarf planet business. So what’s a better on… --- ## [The beginning of the end of civilization.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-civilization/616363)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-civilization/616363 "2012-03-26T02:51:10Z")
As one of the many politically incorrect things in which I believe: I am old enough (84) to remember when women were not permitted in bars. Eventually, some bars posted signs in the front that read “Tables for Ladies,” … --- ## [Anyone else have a 'This is gonna hurt' moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-a-this-is-gonna-hurt-moment/616282)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-a-this-is-gonna-hurt-moment/616282 "2012-03-26T02:35:07Z")
I was thinking just this evening of a moment in which time just seemed to slow down for me, just long enough for me to think how badly things were going to turn out when it sped back up again. I was on a tour in Israel … --- ## [Florence, Italy--What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-italy-what-to-do/616442)
**Author:** [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-italy-what-to-do/616442 "2012-03-26T01:37:01Z")
I’ll be heading to Florence, Italy this weekend. I’m going because so many people said it’s a beautiful town and I must see it. The tourism websites are overwhelming with things to see. I know the Statue of David is some… --- ## [Wireless router problems - how do I know if I need a new one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-router-problems-how-do-i-know-if-i-need-a-new-one/616678)
**Author:** [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-router-problems-how-do-i-know-if-i-need-a-new-one/616678 "2012-03-25T22:39:53Z")
I have an older Linksys router (BEFW11S4, if it matters) in my apartment that worked just fine until last night. Today I can’t get online on the wireless network at all. Yet my laptop claims to be on the usual network … --- ## [Citalopram (SSRIs) causing relationships to break up through new lack of emotion - advice please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citalopram-ssris-causing-relationships-to-break-up-through-new-lack-of-emotion-advice-please/616488)
**Author:** [@bharat9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bharat9)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citalopram-ssris-causing-relationships-to-break-up-through-new-lack-of-emotion-advice-please/616488 "2012-03-25T22:20:40Z")
Its been 3 months since I am in US(i am from india). I am a graduate student(international graduate student here). I am in a relation with one girl who is an american. one and three months before this girl came to india… --- ## [Missing the first week of school (Community College) - A problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-the-first-week-of-school-community-college-a-problem/616647)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-the-first-week-of-school-community-college-a-problem/616647 "2012-03-25T19:50:12Z")
So, I have managed to snag Burning Man tickets for myself and my brother for this year. It’ll be the first time for both of us, we’ve already got a theme camp we’re signed up with, know the people we’ll be camping with,… --- ## [General Wyoming questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-wyoming-questions/616702)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-wyoming-questions/616702 "2012-03-25T19:42:05Z")
My daughter has a chance to move to southern Wyoming. Having never been west of Chicago I have questions. Is it difficult to acclimate to 6,000+ feet elevation? Does it snow a lot? Do the roads get closed? How about … --- ## [What if a prospective employer requires your SDMB log-in info?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-prospective-employer-requires-your-sdmb-log-in-info/616662)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-prospective-employer-requires-your-sdmb-log-in-info/616662 "2012-03-25T19:34:27Z")
Legitimate concerns recently raised about people being asked for their social-media sites’ log-in info as part of a job interview or the hiring process. If you desperately need a job and in order to continue being consi… --- ## [neighbor update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-update/616762)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-update/616762 "2012-03-25T18:20:25Z")
Today it’s raining. He is wearing a winter coat with no umbrella. His pants are about 4" too short–but it IS raining. Carry on. --- ## [Do you have a problem with inanimate objects trying to "escape?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-problem-with-inanimate-objects-trying-to-escape/615008)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-problem-with-inanimate-objects-trying-to-escape/615008 "2012-03-25T15:20:07Z")
Be honest. I’m fairly clumsy so I suppose that has something to do with it - maybe. But it seems that the trajectory of any object I drop follows, with an unsettling frequency, the worst and most inconvenient vector po… --- ## [Cousin is dating a guy with 3 kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cousin-is-dating-a-guy-with-3-kids/616302)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cousin-is-dating-a-guy-with-3-kids/616302 "2012-03-25T14:16:55Z")
Recently my aunt asks if we will join my family for dinner next week. She mentioned my cousin will ne there with her boyfriend of 2 months. What made my wife and I :dubious: was that apparently cousin’s beau has three y… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1546) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1548)