# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1553 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1554 --- ## [I'm the only one in my office that doesn't get a rest break.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-only-one-in-my-office-that-doesnt-get-a-rest-break/615691)
**Author:** [@mskatied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mskatied)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-only-one-in-my-office-that-doesnt-get-a-rest-break/615691 "2012-03-16T22:16:23Z")
Hello everyone. So I am writting this in concern of my office. The head of the company, the CEO, is a big fan of me but I am well aware of the fact that the person who watches over me in Accoutanting, does not like me … --- ## [21 year old talking to Navy & Air Force recruiters -Needs some advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-year-old-talking-to-navy-air-force-recruiters-needs-some-advice/615898)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-year-old-talking-to-navy-air-force-recruiters-needs-some-advice/615898 "2012-03-16T22:09:19Z")
Need some advice for a young man talking to Navy and Air Force recruiters. He is a clean cut young man and an Eagle Scout and they are seemingly quite interested in recruiting him. He has a (to be frank) spotty academic… --- ## [Do Dogs bath themselves just like Cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-bath-themselves-just-like-cats/615861)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-bath-themselves-just-like-cats/615861 "2012-03-16T21:54:12Z")
Dogs lick their privates and feet. I’m not sure if they lick their bodies as much as cats. They don’t seem to reach their chests and backs like cats. Whatever dogs are doing isn’t very efficient because they do get smell… --- ## [A bathroom scale, the Mona Lisa, my couch...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bathroom-scale-the-mona-lisa-my-couch/615686)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bathroom-scale-the-mona-lisa-my-couch/615686 "2012-03-16T21:27:28Z")
What do those things have in common? (take a guess before peeking at answer below) Can you name more? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- ## [PMI Certification – Yes/No, Good/Bad, Hard/Easy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pmi-certification-yes-no-good-bad-hard-easy/615784)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pmi-certification-yes-no-good-bad-hard-easy/615784 "2012-03-16T20:01:09Z")
I’m considering PMI certification. I never really planned to be in this gig this long but now that I have just under 10 years as an IT PM under my belt it may be time to bite the bullet. :stuck\_out\_tongue: I took a trai… --- ## [Would you have mentioned the naked butt showing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-mentioned-the-naked-butt-showing/615894)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-mentioned-the-naked-butt-showing/615894 "2012-03-16T18:41:31Z")
So, this morning walking into my office there was a young woman sitting on a bench-y/sofa-y type piece of furniture hunched over her books studying (I work on a university campus). Basically, 3/4 of her ass was showing.… --- ## [US Embassy Baghdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-embassy-baghdad/612299)
**Author:** [@bahimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahimes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-embassy-baghdad/612299 "2012-03-16T18:31:34Z")
Mods, I debated about Great Debates, General Questions or here, please locate as appropriate. Having served there, and been totally underawed by what we are doing in Iraq, I am somewhat amused, and still confused about … --- ## [Big Boxplosion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boxplosion/615884)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boxplosion/615884 "2012-03-16T18:14:41Z")
I was truly shocked to notice yesterday that yet another W’Mart had opened up near my office. A few minutes research has proven that there are seven W’Marts and four T’gets within a ten mile radius. :confused: How is… --- ## [How do I get over the feeling that my supervisor is too busy for my questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-over-the-feeling-that-my-supervisor-is-too-busy-for-my-questions/615785)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-over-the-feeling-that-my-supervisor-is-too-busy-for-my-questions/615785 "2012-03-16T15:03:44Z")
I work as a legal intern in a real estate firm. Last week I wanted to ask my supervisor if I could take the morning off on Thursday to go to a CLE, but I didn’t. I was off on Wednesday, and all I had to do was call him … --- ## [I'm getting scammed, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-scammed-right/615832)
**Author:** [@crookedteeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crookedteeth)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-scammed-right/615832 "2012-03-16T13:30:05Z")
So I was recently let go at work, and since I’m a student looking for a part time job, I hit Craigslist. I found a job as a waitress - which is really what I do best anyway - but also got a response from one of the offic… --- ## [Resolved: Delaware Does not Exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-delaware-does-not-exist/30358)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-delaware-does-not-exist/30358 "2012-03-16T12:49:01Z")
I don’t get it. I never meet anyone who admits to being from Delaware. I would like to knock it off of my “states not visited” list, but it always seems to be out of the way, wherever I happen to be (as if the whole stat… --- ## [What is the proper time before machine pickup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-time-before-machine-pickup/615797)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-time-before-machine-pickup/615797 "2012-03-16T07:30:56Z")
I have noticed that as time goes by, the answering machine/voice mail pick-up has gotten much shorter, and I like it . I was just calling someone , and there was no answer. there was also no voice mail. So I hung up. Af… --- ## [How often do you visit the gravesite of a loved one? (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-visit-the-gravesite-of-a-loved-one-poll/615638)
**Author:** [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-visit-the-gravesite-of-a-loved-one-poll/615638 "2012-03-16T06:40:34Z")
The thread about rocks on gravestones got me thinking about my brother who passed almost 17 years ago. I was 18 when he died and I’ve only been back to his grave maybe 5 times since then. I suppose some people find com… --- ## [New neighbour.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-neighbour/615867)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-neighbour/615867 "2012-03-16T03:46:48Z")
Hello good people, the flat above me is being re-let by my Housing Association and I’d like to welcome my new neighbour. At the moment contractors are busy re-decorating and updating Bathroom and Kitchen. My question i… --- ## [Anyone buy prescription safety glasses? Got a good vendor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-buy-prescription-safety-glasses-got-a-good-vendor/615923)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-buy-prescription-safety-glasses-got-a-good-vendor/615923 "2012-03-16T02:43:03Z")
My prescription has changed again, and I need a new pair. Just single vision. My company claims to pay for safety glasses - since OSHA requires it - but in practice they only ever pay up to $75 (which is very little, a… --- ## [If technology could tell when you would meet the love of your life, what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-technology-could-tell-when-you-would-meet-the-love-of-your-life-what-would-you-do/615917)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-technology-could-tell-when-you-would-meet-the-love-of-your-life-what-would-you-do/615917 "2012-03-16T01:19:00Z")
I was just watching the movie “Timer”. The premise: Someone invented a timer that will tell you, to a day, how long it will be before you meet the love of your life, as long as both people have the timer installed. Wha… --- ## [breakfast delivered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-delivered/573800)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-delivered/573800 "2012-03-15T21:07:25Z")
Just asking for opinions. A guy friend comes over, you tell him you just got up, he offers to go home, make you breakfast and bring it over. He does, lots of pancakes, eggs, toast, biscuits. Is this just a friendly gestu… --- ## [Confirmed childhood memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confirmed-childhood-memories/615532)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confirmed-childhood-memories/615532 "2012-03-15T20:27:41Z")
In contrast to the other impossible childhood memories thread, let’s have a confirmed improbable childhood memories thread. You thought, hey I was a little kid and probably imagined, dreamed, or misremembered it, but lo … --- ## [Ever have a good experience with a cold-caller?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-a-good-experience-with-a-cold-caller/615869)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-a-good-experience-with-a-cold-caller/615869 "2012-03-15T20:08:45Z")
Have you ever had a notable experience with a cold-caller, at home or at the office? Mostly, I’m curious if anyone ever has a positive experience with cold-callers. Engaging with them usually seems like a bad idea, but … --- ## [Parking space for new or expectant mothers- what should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-space-for-new-or-expectant-mothers-what-should-i-do/615743)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-space-for-new-or-expectant-mothers-what-should-i-do/615743 "2012-03-15T20:00:24Z")
I am 18 weeks pregnant. Probably because I’m overweight and wear loose-fitting clothes, I’m not showing yet. A grocery store that I go to has a parking space with a sign saying the space is for new or expectant mothers… --- ## [So Is The Web Exhibiting Sentience Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-the-web-exhibiting-sentience-now/615552)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-the-web-exhibiting-sentience-now/615552 "2012-03-15T17:19:20Z")
Years ago, I read a scifi story whose thesis was that the worldwide telephone system would become a giant brain of sorts. The reasoning was that individual exchancges would act like neurons in a big brain. Now we have t… --- ## [Stereo in an apt - how loud how late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereo-in-an-apt-how-loud-how-late/615731)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereo-in-an-apt-how-loud-how-late/615731 "2012-03-15T16:19:39Z")
Basically what the title asks. How loudly should an apartment dweller be able to hear one’s neighbor’s stereo how late at night? And, if there are any limits, what exactly should the neighbor do about it? I’ve been li… --- ## [Ford Motor Co.: "Edsel"=Big Loser; "Mustang"=Big Winner, Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-motor-co-edsel-big-loser-mustang-big-winner-why/615753)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-motor-co-edsel-big-loser-mustang-big-winner-why/615753 "2012-03-15T11:56:05Z")
I’m confused. In my readings, it seems that Ford assembled a large team of people to make the “Edsel” a success. Customer survey groups were formed, extensive market surveys were done (they even hired several psychologis… --- ## [As a man, would you write a love letter to your mother's best friend for 50k?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484)
**Author:** [@gerund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerund)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-man-would-you-write-a-love-letter-to-your-mothers-best-friend-for-50k/615484 "2012-03-15T11:44:40Z")
As a man, would you write a love letter to your mother’s best friend, in which you profess your undying love, for 50k? Assume that you would have to suffer any and all consequences, and stand forever by the letter. --- ## [False awakenings suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-awakenings-suck/615799)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-awakenings-suck/615799 "2012-03-15T10:05:55Z")
You know what annoys me? When you’re having a dream and then you think you wake up but you are really still dreaming. It’s especially bad when you’re having a nightmare and you know you gotta wake up to end the nightmare… --- ## [Sentence diagramming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sentence-diagramming/615359)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sentence-diagramming/615359 "2012-03-15T08:00:14Z")
There was a thread on this about four years ago, but I figure we could use a poll. I learned sentence diagramming in elementary school – either in fourth or fifth grade. Apparently, I learned what is known as the Reed K… --- ## [What the hell was this (eye related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-eye-related/615560)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-this-eye-related/615560 "2012-03-15T04:54:20Z")
I have one good eye, (20/20 corrected) and one bad eye (20/OG knows, but crappy\*) This about an hour ago I noticed a two bright reflective bands in my vision field, both horizontal, one near the top of my vision field, … --- ## [How much are these flowers worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-flowers-worth/615757)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-flowers-worth/615757 "2012-03-15T02:50:04Z")
I found a nice floral arrangement in a shop today but it is a bit more extravagant than the simple bouquets I’m used to buying so I thought I might trouble some of you for your opinions as to what you feel would be a rea… --- ## [Hey PKBites...a gun question for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-pkbites-a-gun-question-for-you/614312)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-pkbites-a-gun-question-for-you/614312 "2012-03-15T02:38:51Z")
Directed at you because I know you’re in the Milwaukee area and know something about guns so you may or may not be able to answer the question. Everyone else can help me with the non-Milwaukee specific questions. Anywa… --- ## [Triple Advantage (FreeCreditReport. com)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-advantage-freecreditreport-com/615795)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-advantage-freecreditreport-com/615795 "2012-03-14T23:57:29Z")
If you live in the US you surely are aware of their tacky advertisements. Anyway, I am aware that the free credit report is a teaser to their credit monitoring service, Triple Advantage. Anyway, I was looking at Triple… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1552) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1554)