# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1564 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1565 --- ## [Do you pronounce "mirror" as a 1-syllable or 2-syllable word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pronounce-mirror-as-a-1-syllable-or-2-syllable-word/614001)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pronounce-mirror-as-a-1-syllable-or-2-syllable-word/614001 "2012-02-27T19:45:26Z")
On HGTV (which is the channel, I suppose, where this word come up the most), I hear a lot of “mere” (rhymes with “here”), whereas I say “MERE-rurr.” Just curious. --- ## [Extroverts and Introverts: Share things you don't get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extroverts-and-introverts-share-things-you-dont-get/613245)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extroverts-and-introverts-share-things-you-dont-get/613245 "2012-02-27T19:27:48Z")
In the partying thread, there are a number of posters who say they just can’t get why “partying” is so much fun for people. I imagine many of those posters are introverts and most if not all the “partiers” are extrovert… --- ## [Who's your ISP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-isp/614156)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-isp/614156 "2012-02-27T19:26:25Z")
I’m being way overcharged for my internet service - $33/month for 1.5 mps. I’ve quickly found out that shopping for a new ISP is one of the more painful things in the world. NO ONE wants to put their prices on their webs… --- ## [Do US Republicans really want a smaller government or just a different one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-us-republicans-really-want-a-smaller-government-or-just-a-different-one/613223)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-us-republicans-really-want-a-smaller-government-or-just-a-different-one/613223 "2012-02-27T19:24:58Z")
This is more of a question for me since I don’t know much about US politics (I’m not American) but it’s clearly not going to have a definitive answer. Reading some other threads I’ve begun to wonder this. I often hear R… --- ## [Looking for folks to read my work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folks-to-read-my-work/613551)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-folks-to-read-my-work/613551 "2012-02-27T16:38:55Z")
Title pretty much sums it up. After trying somewhat unsuccessfully to rope people I know into reading / critiquing a modern hard-boiled detective novel I’ve written, I turn to the Dope to see if there are those out there… --- ## [Fight-pickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-pickers/614138)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-pickers/614138 "2012-02-27T15:30:11Z")
Worse than nose-pickers? I’ve got a small number of ex-friends, ex-lovers, ex-pals, ex-lax etc. who no longer care for me nor I for them, which is fine all around and par for the course, but there are a few who’ve done … --- ## [Does anybody have experience with flying a child across the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-have-experience-with-flying-a-child-across-the-world/614148)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-have-experience-with-flying-a-child-across-the-world/614148 "2012-02-27T15:22:57Z")
I mean, by themselves? The child in this case being a young woman, who will have just turned sixteen at the time of the flight, and who will be flying from Seattle, WA to Japan. She’s only flown 3-4 times in her entire,… --- ## [Gentlemen: How do you wee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-do-you-wee/613708)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-do-you-wee/613708 "2012-02-27T12:15:55Z")
because we must bring balance back to the force. --- ## [Teen Boot Camps...Anyone With Any Experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-boot-camps-anyone-with-any-experiences/458428)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-boot-camps-anyone-with-any-experiences/458428 "2011-12-19T00:19:42Z")
My stepdaughter is really acting out, and she has already been placed in foster care by DCS due to her bad behavior, which includes sneaking out, smoking, cutting herself, punching holes in our walls, setting fires, unco… --- ## [ONe year annoversary at job coming up, possibly moving to full-time, need advice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-annoversary-at-job-coming-up-possibly-moving-to-full-time-need-advice/614120)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-annoversary-at-job-coming-up-possibly-moving-to-full-time-need-advice/614120 "2012-02-27T05:13:58Z")
I like my job, mostly, and I am pretty good at it. There’s a lot of technical stuff I’ve learned, plus product knowledge I didn’t have when I started, so I am more valuable now than I was when I started by a long shot. … --- ## [Is this place getting better or worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-place-getting-better-or-worse/614014)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-place-getting-better-or-worse/614014 "2012-02-27T04:59:20Z")
It seems it used to be a lot more fun and way bitchier. So do you like it more now or before just anyone could post --- ## [What artistic and/or functional household objects could you make with pieces of your own body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artistic-and-or-functional-household-objects-could-you-make-with-pieces-of-your-own-body/614060)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artistic-and-or-functional-household-objects-could-you-make-with-pieces-of-your-own-body/614060 "2012-02-27T02:53:25Z")
Browsing my past posts, I was reminded of how I got startedon my current project: Top that. And no cheating, you have to do it yourself and remain alive to admire your own work. --- ## [Are you concerned that your employer (or potential employer) is reading your Facebook page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-concerned-that-your-employer-or-potential-employer-is-reading-your-facebook-page/614004)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-concerned-that-your-employer-or-potential-employer-is-reading-your-facebook-page/614004 "2012-02-27T01:41:55Z")
It seems like once a week, you’ll see a new story about employers reading their employees Facebook page, Twitter, or other social media. I’m calling BS on most of this hype. I do agree that people should be aware of wh… --- ## [Poll: How old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729)
**Author:** [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729 "2012-02-27T01:15:52Z")
Just curious. I have a theory about IMHO age distribution, but I won’t discuss it until later when some results are in. --- ## [Looking at buying a house built in 1919, historical questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-buying-a-house-built-in-1919-historical-questions/613685)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-buying-a-house-built-in-1919-historical-questions/613685 "2012-02-27T00:51:18Z")
Hello Everyone, The wife and I are looking to purchase a home and have found a beautiful historical home built in 1919 that I think we are going to make an offer on tomorrow. I am asking this question here because we sa… --- ## [Guided Trips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guided-trips/614070)
**Author:** [@ric62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ric62)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guided-trips/614070 "2012-02-26T18:38:50Z")
Has anyone gone on a guided trip by Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, REI or others? Was it worth the price? Did they have the trip organized well? Would you do another trip with them? I am thinking of doing a trip and wo… --- ## [Men, do you enjoy shaving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-enjoy-shaving/613890)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-enjoy-shaving/613890 "2012-02-26T17:55:20Z")
My husband was saying how much he hates to shave, which made me wonder, does anyone actually enjoy shaving? Hense this poll. FWIW, I used to love to watch my Daddy shaving then I was little. --- ## [Pre Employment UA drug testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-employment-ua-drug-testing/614035)
**Author:** [@Registered\_Nurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_Nurse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-employment-ua-drug-testing/614035 "2012-02-26T17:24:38Z")
My experience and understanding of pre employment drug ua’s, done at specific labs like DSI or LABCORP is that should one have a “LEGAL” prescription for a controlled substance from an ADHD med or a pain med. It is stand… --- ## [Will zithromax protect me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-zithromax-protect-me/614008)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-zithromax-protect-me/614008 "2012-02-26T15:14:04Z")
This last six weeks have been rough for my family. It has seemed to have a never ending stream of colds infecting us over the last six weeks (3 different viruses by my guess). We did see doctors for two of the three, an… --- ## [Time travel into the past, why does there have to be an original timeline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-into-the-past-why-does-there-have-to-be-an-original-timeline/613821)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-into-the-past-why-does-there-have-to-be-an-original-timeline/613821 "2012-02-26T14:23:50Z")
Often in discussions on time travel(theoretical of course…oh god I’ve said too much!) from discussing fictional films to more educated musings there seems to be a given that there is an original timeline where the time t… --- ## [Doper ladies: UTIs, a poll (obviously, TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-ladies-utis-a-poll-obviously-tmi/613645)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-ladies-utis-a-poll-obviously-tmi/613645 "2012-02-26T04:59:10Z")
How often do you get UTIs? A little back story for this thread: \[spoiler\] Never once in my life had I gotten a UTI. In fact, I thought it was crazy that my friends seemed to regularly be complaining about UTIs, chuggin… --- ## [Ladies - do you have a make-up 'brand'? How did you choose it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-have-a-make-up-brand-how-did-you-choose-it/613318)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-have-a-make-up-brand-how-did-you-choose-it/613318 "2012-02-26T02:07:19Z")
So I’ve been having a rather epic clean out of my bathroom and en-suite today, and part of that was going through my make-up box. I have thrown almost all of it away, some of it I remembered buying when I was still at hi… --- ## [WhShould Funerals Be pbeat Affairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whshould-funerals-be-pbeat-affairs/613950)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whshould-funerals-be-pbeat-affairs/613950 "2012-02-26T01:13:15Z")
The Whitney Huston sendoff, for example-everybody raving about “sending Whitney home”, etc.-almost like it was supposed to be a fun affair. I prefer those morbid Victorian/Goth funerals-everybody in black, dark skies, r… --- ## [Our cat is VERY affectionate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-cat-is-very-affectionate/613748)
**Author:** [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acorns.but_not_Bacon)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-cat-is-very-affectionate/613748 "2012-02-26T00:48:45Z")
maybe overly affectionate? We got her a few days ago and she’s very sweet and good natured, trained aswell but she is very cuddly for example when sitting at the desk writing on the computer she nuzzles her head right u… --- ## [Reincarnation or oblivion? Which would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-or-oblivion-which-would-you-choose/613844)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-or-oblivion-which-would-you-choose/613844 "2012-02-26T00:20:15Z")
Lets say, for the sake of a discussion, that when you die you are given a choice between oblivion for eternity or returning to earth. You can not choose anything about your next life (except to be human). You take your … --- ## [When Remembering Mean Adults from Your Childhood...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-remembering-mean-adults-from-your-childhood/613921)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-remembering-mean-adults-from-your-childhood/613921 "2012-02-25T23:18:31Z")
…does it comfort you to think, “Ah well, they’re probably dead by now.”? My first doctor was a general practitioner, not a pediatrician. He had no sense at all about how to deal with children as patients. Yes, I admit… --- ## [Help me decide whether or not to get a dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-whether-or-not-to-get-a-dog/609077)
**Author:** [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-whether-or-not-to-get-a-dog/609077 "2012-02-25T22:47:25Z")
The big problem is that my partner and I both work full time. We’d be able to give the dog 2 walks a day, one in the morning before work and a longer one in the evening. In fact, a doggy jogging buddy would be awesome i… --- ## [Quick laundry question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-laundry-question/613705)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-laundry-question/613705 "2012-02-25T22:18:38Z")
This situation hasn’t come up a lot for me, so I thought I’d ask. I have a (white) cleaning rag that is literally almost caked with filth having been used to clean various stuff around the house. If I toss it into the … --- ## [Do my homework for me! (Job application, short essay answer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-my-homework-for-me-job-application-short-essay-answer/613982)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-my-homework-for-me-job-application-short-essay-answer/613982 "2012-02-25T20:51:21Z")
I’m applying for a position at a local court. I already have a position in one, but it’s contract work. I’m in the 2nd phase of the application. I have to answer some very simple questions. Being an even simpler person, … --- ## [Any MA Dopers who know Cambridge area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ma-dopers-who-know-cambridge-area/613879)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ma-dopers-who-know-cambridge-area/613879 "2012-02-25T19:00:46Z")
If you drew a line from: 1.MIT 2.The MFA 3.Harvard Law School 4.Harvard Business School Would the enclosed area be mostly commercial or residential? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1563) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1565)