# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1562 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1563 --- ## [Making sure my sister's house contractors complete the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-sure-my-sisters-house-contractors-complete-the-house/611999)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-sure-my-sisters-house-contractors-complete-the-house/611999 "2012-03-01T21:32:12Z")
That title isn’t quite right, but I couldn’t figure out how to say it without launching into the whole story. Here goes: My sister and her husband signed a contract to buy a not-quite-finished house last week. Part of t… --- ## [Poll for men and women - sitting and sexual preference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-and-women-sitting-and-sexual-preference/614023)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-and-women-sitting-and-sexual-preference/614023 "2012-03-01T20:59:54Z")
I have noticed that there are usually four distinct ways men and women sit. One, they sit with their knees together, with their knees apart, three, crossed with one leg making a “figure 4” pattern, and four, legs crosse… --- ## [Preliminary dog research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preliminary-dog-research/613780)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preliminary-dog-research/613780 "2012-03-01T19:57:44Z")
We are getting a dog. When exactly? I don’t know, but I’m being led to believe that it will be soon. Now, to be fair, it won’t be my dog, but I’ve been asked to help take care of it. There are no small children in th… --- ## [How much should it cost to replace a cracked taillight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-it-cost-to-replace-a-cracked-taillight/614091)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-it-cost-to-replace-a-cracked-taillight/614091 "2012-03-01T17:11:49Z")
I have a 2007 Honda Fit Sport. My wife recently brought it in for regular service and they pointed out that the passenger side taillight is cracked. It’s a noticeable crack, but the light works fine and it is in no dan… --- ## [Divorce advice needed....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-advice-needed/614313)
**Author:** [@jrtexgunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrtexgunner)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-advice-needed/614313 "2012-03-01T16:41:30Z")
I have a female friend in NY state (advice specific to NY would be very helpful) that is contemplating divorce. I realize you may or may not be lawyers, you’re not her lawyer, etc. Just practical advice is needed at thi… --- ## [Traveling to the east coast for spring break...what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-the-east-coast-for-spring-break-what-to-do/612205)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-the-east-coast-for-spring-break-what-to-do/612205 "2012-03-01T15:27:10Z")
For spring break this year (early march) a girlfriend of mine and I are going to visit her home town of Philly, and not only are we doing Philly for a day or two we are going to go to New York City for a day and somewher… --- ## [Refilling Printer Cartridges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refilling-printer-cartridges/614281)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refilling-printer-cartridges/614281 "2012-03-01T15:16:38Z")
I’ve had some mixed results with a couple of suppliers. Anyone got a good recommendation? --- ## [I think my brother is bisexual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-brother-is-bisexual/614075)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-brother-is-bisexual/614075 "2012-03-01T10:59:26Z")
I’ve always unthinkingly assumed my brother is straight. He’s had a couple of girlfriends, and despite being very shy, he gets his share of female attention. I was recently thinking back to my childhood, and I remember… --- ## [Anyone using a jailbroken iPhone? What apps do you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-a-jailbroken-iphone-what-apps-do-you-recommend/610520)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-a-jailbroken-iphone-what-apps-do-you-recommend/610520 "2012-03-01T05:16:49Z")
In case anyone isn’t sure, jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad is not illegal, so there’s no worries about that rule. I just did it on my 4s and am interested in any great apps anybody else may have found. --- ## [Shower Nozzles - What Kind Do You Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-nozzles-what-kind-do-you-have/614071)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-nozzles-what-kind-do-you-have/614071 "2012-03-01T04:08:05Z")
This was going to be a poll, but there are so many varieties I figure it is easier just to ask without a poll attached. We have two showers in the house - in our master bathroom shower we have one of those “rain shower … --- ## [Halp! Interview follow-up advice sought. NEED ANSWER FAST!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-interview-follow-up-advice-sought-need-answer-fast/613682)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-interview-follow-up-advice-sought-need-answer-fast/613682 "2012-03-01T03:45:40Z")
Yes, I know, thank the interviewer. Got it – that’s not my question. So I just wrapped up a second round of interviews today. He he said like to continue considering me as a candidate, and that he would e-mail me some m… --- ## [What is the fascination with auto-correct humor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-fascination-with-auto-correct-humor/606194)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-fascination-with-auto-correct-humor/606194 "2012-03-01T03:04:57Z")
Fairly frequently one of my Facebook friends (not always the same one) posts a link to some “autocorrect humor” website, usually accompanied by a note that suggests that the person thought this was the funniest thing the… --- ## [Plumbing help - stuck sink plug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-help-stuck-sink-plug/614336)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-help-stuck-sink-plug/614336 "2012-03-01T02:02:40Z")
In my bathroom sink the metal plug has become stuck in the drain. The rod that allows you to open and close the drain came off, and the plug is set solid so I can’t get it out. I’ve tried slipping a knife in to pry it … --- ## [Burned out headlights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-out-headlights/614316)
**Author:** [@The\_Niply\_Elder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Niply_Elder)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-out-headlights/614316 "2012-03-01T01:11:59Z")
Earlier this month I drove down to so cal from nor cal, and a strange realization hit me: the huge proportion of cars with a single burned out headlight. It seriously must have been at least 1% of all cars in the other … --- ## [House shopping advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-shopping-advice/614037)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-shopping-advice/614037 "2012-03-01T00:42:47Z")
I’m retired and I’ve finally decided to buy a house of my own. The problem is I’m completely overwhelmed by the process. All advice would be welcome. Any tips on what I should be looking at when I look at a house? Any … --- ## [Do "thing" and "sing" rhyme to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-thing-and-sing-rhyme-to-you/612718)
**Author:** [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-thing-and-sing-rhyme-to-you/612718 "2012-03-01T00:39:18Z")
This thread about phonics and regional accents reminded me of a discussion I had with my five year old the other night. She is learning to read, which means we are reading Hop on Pop over and over and over again. Two sec… --- ## [Canada for a year: where to live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-for-a-year-where-to-live/611935)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-for-a-year-where-to-live/611935 "2012-02-29T23:38:17Z")
There’s a possibility I’ll be spending a year in Canada. I’m hoping to secure employment here but if it isn’t forthcoming I’m going to apply for the 1 year visa. I know only two people in Canada at the moment, neither of… --- ## [Dick = Richard. Is that a generational thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-richard-is-that-a-generational-thing/548609)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-richard-is-that-a-generational-thing/548609 "2012-02-29T23:28:32Z")
Just wondering as I just interviewed a man who goes by the name Dick, his name is Richard, but he prefers Dick. I’d like to know a couple things about this psuedo-abbreviated name. A) Where does it come from? B) How d… --- ## [Any Place To Get A Deal On Flash Drives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-place-to-get-a-deal-on-flash-drives/614363)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-place-to-get-a-deal-on-flash-drives/614363 "2012-02-29T22:54:31Z")
I am one of those people who is constantly losing flash drives. I read in a thread here about Monoprice, which is a great place online to buy cables really cheap. Does anyone here know of an online place to get flash d… --- ## [Why did/do you own guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-you-own-guns/613976)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-you-own-guns/613976 "2012-02-29T21:49:32Z")
This is not a debate about gun control-it’s only curiosity about the variation reasons posters have acquired guns. I’ve owned in the past, but not currently. I grew up with various weapons-pistols, shotguns, and rifles … --- ## [Which would hurt humanity more - the loss of the Sistine Chapel or the loss of the Parthenon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-hurt-humanity-more-the-loss-of-the-sistine-chapel-or-the-loss-of-the-parthenon/613963)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-hurt-humanity-more-the-loss-of-the-sistine-chapel-or-the-loss-of-the-parthenon/613963 "2012-02-29T18:52:02Z")
Inspired by the late Christopher Hitchens - in a debate a theist brings up the fact that many churches are beautiful works citing the Sistine Chapel. Hitch counters by saying that the Parthenon is his favourite structure… --- ## [Quick dog-training question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-dog-training-question/614286)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-dog-training-question/614286 "2012-02-29T18:11:18Z")
Little Pippa joined our happy home about a month ago (obligatory pics). We got her from a rescue organization, who told us she’s half terrier half , Shih-Tzu, and a little over a year old. She’s a very sweet dog, very … --- ## [Laptop anti-glare protector—worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-anti-glare-protector-worth-it/614366)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-anti-glare-protector-worth-it/614366 "2012-02-29T17:57:46Z")
I have an HP Pavilion laptop…on vacation. I need to put in several hours of work I’d love to do by the pool, but the Miami sun is making that impossible. I’ve seen anti-glare laptop screen protectors on sale before, but … --- ## [Could someone explain to me the mindset of someone that abandons a restrained dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-to-me-the-mindset-of-someone-that-abandons-a-restrained-dog/614131)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-to-me-the-mindset-of-someone-that-abandons-a-restrained-dog/614131 "2012-02-29T17:57:20Z")
I’ve seen it numerous times in real life and it makes up seemingly half the episodes of the show Animal Cops(may not be its real name, reality show following officers specializing in animal abuse). A person has a pet do… --- ## [Things the Police tell you about your neighbourhood.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-police-tell-you-about-your-neighbourhood/614260)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-police-tell-you-about-your-neighbourhood/614260 "2012-02-29T17:12:57Z")
Hello good People, My local police know more about criminality in my local area than I do, that’s their job. What I never realised was how much they know my area, ‘Parish’ in Londonese, better than I do. An example: I… --- ## [Anyone here ever get sleepless nights for no reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-get-sleepless-nights-for-no-reason/613940)
**Author:** [@Stelios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stelios)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-get-sleepless-nights-for-no-reason/613940 "2012-02-29T17:07:39Z")
Because I had one last night and it freaked me the fuck out! Seriously, I really don’t like this feeling. My body is exhausted, but my mind is fresh and completely clear. There was absolutely no reason why I was kept … --- ## [Historic Home Insurance where to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-home-insurance-where-to-buy/614216)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-home-insurance-where-to-buy/614216 "2012-02-29T16:59:13Z")
Hello Everyone, If you read my previous posts you know that my wife and I put a bid in on a Historic Home located in Mount Dora, Florida. The sellers have accepted our offer and we are now waiting on Bank of America to … --- ## [I want to learn Nepali. What book should I use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-nepali-what-book-should-i-use/614338)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-nepali-what-book-should-i-use/614338 "2012-02-29T13:39:04Z")
I have someone who will teach me, but I need to find a text that I can use as a reference. Right now I don’t know anything about Nepali except how to say hello. I need to learn the letters as well as how to pronounce the… --- ## [Christening gift- what to get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christening-gift-what-to-get/372444)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christening-gift-what-to-get/372444 "2006-09-13T01:58:28Z")
My baby niece is being baptized into the Catholic Church on October 1. I won’t be able to go, because that’s the day before Yom Kippur. I do think I should send a gift. I suppose that some sort of ritual object would … --- ## [.22lr Revolver -- Whaddaya Say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22lr-revolver-whaddaya-say/614235)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22lr-revolver-whaddaya-say/614235 "2012-02-29T04:01:14Z")
Like I really need another gun, what with the Colt Woodsman Match Target semi-automatic pistol and the CZ Lux rifle I’ve already acquired since getting into target shooting back in the fall. And yet… I sure do like the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1561) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1563)