# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1550 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1551 --- ## [What do you think actually happened to Lauren Spierer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-actually-happened-to-lauren-spierer/597280)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-actually-happened-to-lauren-spierer/597280 "2012-03-22T21:01:05Z")
It’s now been almost 4 months since Lauren Spierer disappeared from Bloomington, Indiana. An IU student, she was last seen walking back from a downtown bar, presumably intoxicated. The town has been exhaustively searched… --- ## [Looking for an apartment - Give me advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-apartment-give-me-advice/614462)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-apartment-give-me-advice/614462 "2012-03-22T20:25:19Z")
I’ve just about got enough money to cover a deposit and get some essentials (microwave, vacuum, etc) and now I need to get serious about contacting places. I haven’t actually found my own place before. My last apartment… --- ## [The Dying Man on Everest Scenario (Poll The 2nd)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dying-man-on-everest-scenario-poll-the-2nd/616372)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dying-man-on-everest-scenario-poll-the-2nd/616372 "2012-03-22T18:25:42Z")
As a lot of people seem to have found that this nonetheless interesting thread about the ethics of Everest had a pretty cut-and-dry answer, i’ve decided to create a scenario with a little more moral ambiguity at play. C… --- ## [17 years divorced, my parents are squabbling again, and I'm caught in the middle...what to do....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-years-divorced-my-parents-are-squabbling-again-and-im-caught-in-the-middle-what-to-do/614778)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-years-divorced-my-parents-are-squabbling-again-and-im-caught-in-the-middle-what-to-do/614778 "2012-03-22T17:57:10Z")
Here’s the situation. I’m 31, my parents are both 60 or so. They got divorced in 1996, and my dad since got remarried a couple years later. Their divorce contract had him paying alimony while my brother & I were living w… --- ## [Working with Excel and Powerpoint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-with-excel-and-powerpoint/616424)
**Author:** [@FasterThanMeerkats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FasterThanMeerkats)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-with-excel-and-powerpoint/616424 "2012-03-22T17:46:19Z")
Why doesn’t Microsoft just merge Powerpoint and Excel completely into a single app? Thoughts, or tips/best practices for managing in the meantime? As background, I’m currently an analytics monkey who lives 24/7 in exce… --- ## [(TMI) Getting Mirena on Thursday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-getting-mirena-on-thursday/610434)
**Author:** [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-getting-mirena-on-thursday/610434 "2012-03-22T15:49:59Z")
I’m really quite nervous. Please talk to me about your experiences. I’ve never had kids, am 41, and will be on my period (as recommended). I have a script for Ativan to take before hand and will take an Aleve as well.… --- ## [iTunes killed my wifi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-killed-my-wifi/616185)
**Author:** [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-killed-my-wifi/616185 "2012-03-22T15:30:44Z")
The most recent iTunes upgrade to 10.6 kills my wifi controller. After spending a few days thinking I just needed a new wifi card, including ordering a new card online, I tried a full system restore. Voila, wifi! Howeve… --- ## [Did you ever do the "Jersey Shore" style shore house experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-do-the-jersey-shore-style-shore-house-experience/616448)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-do-the-jersey-shore-style-shore-house-experience/616448 "2012-03-22T15:10:54Z")
For those unfamiliar, MTV’s Jersey Shore portray’s a group of young people spending the summer in a beach rental property in Seaside Heights, NJ. The show follows their antics as they spend their summer hanging out on t… --- ## [Going back to work in Libya, yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-work-in-libya-yes-or-no/616327)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-work-in-libya-yes-or-no/616327 "2012-03-22T14:15:29Z")
My husband was offered a contract and job in Libya (we are US citz). He worked there before the revolution. Luckily his rotation ended a week before all hell broke lose. He had friends and co-workers trapped in the de… --- ## [Is Bill Maher the Dem's Rush Limbaugh equivalent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-maher-the-dems-rush-limbaugh-equivalent/615964)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-maher-the-dems-rush-limbaugh-equivalent/615964 "2012-03-22T13:48:40Z")
I mean I know he’s single and likes to get laid but I don’t know if that qualifies him as a misogynist. I know he’s said some f’d up shit before. But is it on the same magnitude as Rush? --- ## [Fifteen dollar shampoo vs three dollar shampoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifteen-dollar-shampoo-vs-three-dollar-shampoo/616180)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifteen-dollar-shampoo-vs-three-dollar-shampoo/616180 "2012-03-22T10:41:34Z")
What’s the difference between the fifteen dollar shampoo bottle and three dollar one? (Assume both are the same size of course…) --- ## [Whose job is it to check pockets for Chapstick when doing laundry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-job-is-it-to-check-pockets-for-chapstick-when-doing-laundry/616192)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-job-is-it-to-check-pockets-for-chapstick-when-doing-laundry/616192 "2012-03-22T10:14:16Z")
Is it the person doing the load of laundry or the person who wore the pants? My wife and I battle over this because she will grab my dirty laundry and mix it with hers and not check the pockets. She get mad because ther… --- ## [What is wrong with my dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-dog/615534)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-dog/615534 "2012-03-22T05:23:16Z")
We adopted our dog 6 years ago. She was an adult at the time and they estimated her age to be about 2-making her about 8 now. She is a medium sized mixed breed: not sure what the mix is. She’s been a fantastic dog thus f… --- ## [Tell me about your hernia operation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-hernia-operation/615331)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-hernia-operation/615331 "2012-03-22T03:11:19Z")
Thanks to gallbladder surgery and the sprig, I’ve been sporting a nasty umbilical hernia for about ten years. It didn’t bother me for a while, but it started to hurt (and by hurt, I mean “somebody is cutting my stomach m… --- ## [Tell me about vacationing in Las Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-vacationing-in-las-vegas/616032)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-vacationing-in-las-vegas/616032 "2012-03-22T01:58:35Z")
This fall, I have for the first time in 7-odd years an opportunity coming up where i’ll have the trinity of paid vacation time from work, money to afford a vacation, and the ability to actually take a week off from work … --- ## [Advice on good deodorant cat litter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-good-deodorant-cat-litter/615971)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-good-deodorant-cat-litter/615971 "2012-03-21T21:25:48Z")
My two Bengal cats are now 14. Ever since they were kittens, we have used Tidy Cat litter, and it has worked fine. Lately no matter how often we clean it, it has been smelling worse. I don’t know if they have changed th… --- ## [Best interest rate for my money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-interest-rate-for-my-money/616170)
**Author:** [@startingover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/startingover)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-interest-rate-for-my-money/616170 "2012-03-21T20:04:58Z")
Let’s say a fella had two situations: 1.) $15,000 that you would access 2-3 times a month. I.E., money goes into it, and money comes out to fill a checking account to pay bills. All can be done electronically - no re… --- ## [Any Indications That the Pulp/Paper Industry Is Dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indications-that-the-pulp-paper-industry-is-dying/616413)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indications-that-the-pulp-paper-industry-is-dying/616413 "2012-03-21T19:57:16Z")
The newspapers (printed editions) are dying-circulation drops every year. Printed books are being replaced by E-Books. E-Mail is doing away with letters, envelopes, copies, etc. With this drop in demand, is it logical… --- ## [Jobs that are gender-specific for no reason at all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-that-are-gender-specific-for-no-reason-at-all/615491)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-that-are-gender-specific-for-no-reason-at-all/615491 "2012-03-21T17:58:31Z")
What are some jobs that, for no real reason, are always filled by only one gender? There have been some female high school football coaches. But, here in the U.S., I have never come across a single example of a woman h… --- ## [Oh, it's a peanut butter maker! Uhh ... thanks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-its-a-peanut-butter-maker-uhh-thanks/616314)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-its-a-peanut-butter-maker-uhh-thanks/616314 "2012-03-21T17:09:37Z")
Our company just installed a peanut butter machine in the pantry. It makes peanut butter from whole peanuts stored in a hopper. I’m not sure what we’re supposed to do with the peanut butter, though, because the pantry is… --- ## [What 5 people would you bring back to life and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-5-people-would-you-bring-back-to-life-and-why/615789)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-5-people-would-you-bring-back-to-life-and-why/615789 "2012-03-21T17:03:44Z")
I was musing the other day about how Einstein would have used the tools available now to explore the quantum mysteries of the universe. Much of modern physics is based on his work in relativity, and yes there were other… --- ## [More words/expressions to abolish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-words-expressions-to-abolish/615274)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-words-expressions-to-abolish/615274 "2012-03-21T15:28:37Z")
In commercials: \[ul\]“clinically proven” - puh-leese \[/ul\] \[ul\] \[li\]“clinically tested” - likewise\[/li\]\[/ul\] In general conversation: \[ul\] \[li\]“awesome” - The usage quota on that word is off the chart. It’s worn out… --- ## [How do you organize your digital pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-your-digital-pictures/616395)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-your-digital-pictures/616395 "2012-03-21T15:17:22Z")
We have about 10 years worth of digital pictures now. They are saved in a completely haphazard folder structure. I have an external hard drive for backups, and I also periodically burn to DVD when I have enough to fill o… --- ## [Coffee cup: wash or rinse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-cup-wash-or-rinse/616311)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-cup-wash-or-rinse/616311 "2012-03-21T14:44:00Z")
I provide my employees with a pretty nice coffee setup. This includes a grinder, fresh beans, polar water, and a drip coffee maker. We drink a ton of coffee. Yesterday a new employee noticed me rinse out my mug and pla… --- ## [Driving Itinerary from Chicago to Fripp Island, SC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-itinerary-from-chicago-to-fripp-island-sc/616310)
**Author:** [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-itinerary-from-chicago-to-fripp-island-sc/616310 "2012-03-21T14:20:25Z")
Hi - My family and I are driving from Chicago to Fripp Island, SC (it’s near Hilton Head). We’ll be leaving at 4AM from a northern Chicago suburb on Friday, and can’t check-into our place on Fripp Island until 3PM Satur… --- ## [Co-worker keeps commenting on new clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-keeps-commenting-on-new-clothes/616336)
**Author:** [@nixgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nixgirl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-keeps-commenting-on-new-clothes/616336 "2012-03-21T12:45:10Z")
Help! Lately whenever I wear something new to the office my co-worker always has to comment on the fact that I am wearing something new and make a big deal about it. And she is loud and draws a lot of attention from the … --- ## [Ortho, Meta, Para. What should come next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ortho-meta-para-what-should-come-next/615659)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ortho-meta-para-what-should-come-next/615659 "2012-03-21T12:38:02Z")
I always felt this sequence should extend further. But I’ve been stuck as to what prefix should be employed for the next spot. Ortho of course means true or correct. Orthodox: correct opinion. Meta means following o… --- ## [Helsinki in June](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helsinki-in-june/615924)
**Author:** [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helsinki-in-june/615924 "2012-03-21T10:40:04Z")
So it looks like we’re going to be in Helsinki for 5 days in June. Any Finns on the board? Anyone been there before and have recommendations of what to do and see while there? --- ## [R.C. Airplanes - Good "getting started" info online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-c-airplanes-good-getting-started-info-online/616383)
**Author:** [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-c-airplanes-good-getting-started-info-online/616383 "2012-03-21T08:43:59Z")
I’m interested in buying an R.C. airplane. I’ve been trying to find a good beginners guide online, but it seems that the more helpful sites/online communities are drowned out by the billions of sites trying to sell me s… --- ## [How often do you check to see whether you have telekinetic powers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-to-see-whether-you-have-telekinetic-powers/615977)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-to-see-whether-you-have-telekinetic-powers/615977 "2012-03-21T04:14:09Z")
Y’know…pick an object, focus on it intently, and just try to see if you can make anything happen? It’s not like you expect it to work, but hell, it can’t hurt to check. After all, if you found out on your deathbed that y… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1549) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1551)