# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1567 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1568 --- ## [Finding/building a small, powerful, efficient computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-building-a-small-powerful-efficient-computer/613715)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-building-a-small-powerful-efficient-computer/613715 "2012-02-23T11:54:05Z")
I’m considering buying or building a computer that: \[ul\] \[li\]Is small (as close to Mac Mini size as possible)\[/li\]\[li\]Is power-efficient (as far as desktops go… preferably less than 100W average power draw)\[/li\]\[li\]But… --- ## [Your call gets dropped. Who calls back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-call-gets-dropped-who-calls-back/613458)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-call-gets-dropped-who-calls-back/613458 "2012-02-23T06:32:08Z")
I’m sure that we’ve all been merrily talking away on our phones when we realize that we are now talking to nobody. Who should call back? Poll coming. --- ## [Life insurance Beneficiary question..is this wise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-beneficiary-question-is-this-wise/613426)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-beneficiary-question-is-this-wise/613426 "2012-02-23T06:14:23Z")
My niece, who is 21 and not the most responsible girl on the planet, babysits a few nights a week for a divorced mom of two elementary-school aged kids. She only sits for about two hours as a gap-filler between the time … --- ## [UK doper help please: how to verify someone is UK citizen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-doper-help-please-how-to-verify-someone-is-uk-citizen/613373)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-doper-help-please-how-to-verify-someone-is-uk-citizen/613373 "2012-02-23T05:09:51Z")
My sister in law is somehow “in love” and “he wants to spend his life with me” with a UK citizen that she met on the interwebs (never in person). I don’t know the half of it but nothing adds up. Guy claims wife passed … --- ## [The Good Silver: Do any brides still receive sterling flatware as wedding gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-silver-do-any-brides-still-receive-sterling-flatware-as-wedding-gifts/613378)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-silver-do-any-brides-still-receive-sterling-flatware-as-wedding-gifts/613378 "2012-02-23T05:07:03Z")
When my mother was married in the 40’s, she received a set of sterling silver flatware as a wedding gift. In that generation, this was pretty common, and “the good silver” was reserved for holidays and special dinner par… --- ## [Meat grease/fertizer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-grease-fertizer/613693)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-grease-fertizer/613693 "2012-02-23T04:20:19Z")
I have a bag of frozen meat grease (don’t ask). If it were to be poured in my garden would it help? --- ## [I believe that North Korea is going to fall soon. How can I profit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-believe-that-north-korea-is-going-to-fall-soon-how-can-i-profit/613447)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-believe-that-north-korea-is-going-to-fall-soon-how-can-i-profit/613447 "2012-02-23T00:10:14Z")
As in the title. Suppose I have a strong belief that the Kim family regime is about to fall, and want to make an investment/speculation that would gain in value and/or produce income if this turned out to be the case. I… --- ## [Tell me about your Kindle Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-kindle-fire/613294)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-kindle-fire/613294 "2012-02-22T23:28:35Z")
Thinking of getting one for my mom so she can start ebooking and such. Tell me about yours. Questions: Connect via cell service, right? Cost? If one household owns two kindles how do they share books? I know ho… --- ## [Going to stripclubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-stripclubs/613517)
**Author:** [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-stripclubs/613517 "2012-02-22T23:08:19Z")
Yesterday I just happened to be watching a rerun of ‘Two and a Half Man’ – the batteries of the remote were dead and…uhh…I was eating a hot bowl of pasta…and my leg is in a cast…uhh…I was also feeding a starving kitten,… --- ## [Would you use the Progressive Snapshot tracking tool to lower your insurance rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-use-the-progressive-snapshot-tracking-tool-to-lower-your-insurance-rate/598088)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-use-the-progressive-snapshot-tracking-tool-to-lower-your-insurance-rate/598088 "2012-02-22T22:53:55Z")
http://www.progressive.com/auto/snapshot-common-questions.aspx Who is dumb enough to allow their insurance company to monitor and track their every driving move? This thing plugs into your diagnostic port and records al… --- ## [Where should I go on vacation this summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-go-on-vacation-this-summer/613597)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-go-on-vacation-this-summer/613597 "2012-02-22T22:26:20Z")
Once again, my plans for Egypt remain on hold. You see, Egypt is my dream trip, but the week before we booked last time, they had a bit of a revolution ;). Now, despite me hearing that it is a very cheap time to visit, I… --- ## [Tips for a new contact lens wearer ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-new-contact-lens-wearer/131071)
**Author:** [@BobbySuezQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobbySuezQ)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-new-contact-lens-wearer/131071 "2012-02-22T22:11:32Z")
At first I was able to get these blasted things in just fine … at first being while I was still at the Doctor’s office. Anymore now it seems I ALWAYS get an air bubble under them, or if they go in fine, after a minute or… --- ## ["What Color Is Your Parachute?" - work for anybody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-parachute-work-for-anybody/613503)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-parachute-work-for-anybody/613503 "2012-02-22T21:03:30Z")
I wasn’t exactly sure which forum this ought to be in, but since it’s a book I’ll put it here. Anyway, like a lot of people, I have been unemployed / underemployed for a long time now. I’ve been given a copy of What Co… --- ## [The really bad headaches are returning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-bad-headaches-are-returning/607643)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-bad-headaches-are-returning/607643 "2012-02-22T20:43:24Z")
The ones that caused me to spend day after day in agony, the ones that turned me into an angry person when I have nothing else to be angry about, the ones that would cause me to hide from friends and family and workmates… --- ## [Dental question. Opinion on "partials"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-question-opinion-on-partials/613566)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-question-opinion-on-partials/613566 "2012-02-22T19:38:25Z")
Hello Everyone, Went to the dentist today and while my teeth are in good shape for this checkup I have a mess in my mouth from years ago. Unfortunately I lost a few teeth when I was younger. I am missing on second from … --- ## [Anyone worked for trademark global? What's it like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-worked-for-trademark-global-whats-it-like/613635)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-worked-for-trademark-global-whats-it-like/613635 "2012-02-22T18:08:40Z")
A friend is looking at going to an interview with these guys: The job is apparently: business marketing entry level So… anyone worked there? Any cautions? Guidance? Reviews? --- ## [Nicknames you've given to strangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-youve-given-to-strangers/459105)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-youve-given-to-strangers/459105 "2012-02-22T17:50:18Z")
I’ll share a few that my walking partner and I have come up with. We’ve walked around our neighborhood streets so many times that we were bound to find a few people we had to nickname. Cell Phone Girl: You never see h… --- ## [Any thoughts on the best Gun Cleaners and Oils?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-on-the-best-gun-cleaners-and-oils/613565)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-on-the-best-gun-cleaners-and-oils/613565 "2012-02-22T17:33:37Z")
hoppe’s #9 solvent was practically the only choice when I was a kid. Friends have been recommending Remington Bore cleaner and Rem Oil. Another friend likes M-Pro 7 products. Remington also has a cleaner called Brite B… --- ## [Jury Duty: Do you try to get out of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-do-you-try-to-get-out-of-it/613040)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-do-you-try-to-get-out-of-it/613040 "2012-02-22T17:10:48Z")
I’ve been enjoying the Have you ever served on a jury? thread. Then just this morning my boss said that he’s been called for jury duty, and has been trying to decide what he should say if questioned that will ensure he w… --- ## [Back together after an affair, advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-together-after-an-affair-advice/612383)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Doubt)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-together-after-an-affair-advice/612383 "2012-02-22T15:52:13Z")
I think effective communication as well as an epiphany on her part led to the reconciliation. The affair, (hers) turned my world upside down, forced me to look inward, the only factor I had any control over. Now I’m sti… --- ## [My Solution to the Greek Crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-solution-to-the-greek-crisis/613338)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-solution-to-the-greek-crisis/613338 "2012-02-22T08:55:20Z")
It seems that Greece “needs” $145 billion to roll over its debt. Instead of throwing money at them, how about this? -every German family MUST vacation in Greece (they have to stay 2 weeks, spend at least $2000) -every … --- ## [Getting from Denver Airport to Downtown Denver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-from-denver-airport-to-downtown-denver/613544)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-from-denver-airport-to-downtown-denver/613544 "2012-02-22T06:29:34Z")
I am traveling to Denver in April, and the hotel I am staying at in Downtown Denver does not have a courtesy shuttle. I did a bit of searching and learned that: Taxi is out (too expensive) Renting a car for 2 days may… --- ## [MD proposes DUI license plates to identify repeat DUI drivers. Good idea or invasion of privacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/md-proposes-dui-license-plates-to-identify-repeat-dui-drivers-good-idea-or-invasion-of-privacy/526590)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/md-proposes-dui-license-plates-to-identify-repeat-dui-drivers-good-idea-or-invasion-of-privacy/526590 "2010-02-03T00:46:26Z")
Story here: Plates may tag repeat DUI offenders - Md. lawmaker proposes ‘scarlet letter’ on licenses Is this a good idea or not? --- ## [Would you buy Sampiros book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-sampiros-book/613286 "2012-02-22T04:04:27Z")
Our very own Sampiro is being difficult, or playing hard to get, or just dragging his feet, about that darn book. Apparantly, the thing just lacks two chapters to be finished. So here is a poll to convince the exasperat… --- ## [Accidental freebies through the post.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidental-freebies-through-the-post/613540)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidental-freebies-through-the-post/613540 "2012-02-22T03:44:39Z")
Have you ever had any of these? Today I took a delivery of some dog food. I’d ordered rather a lot - two 15kg bags - but was accidentally sent two 50kg bags. I don’t have enough space for this, and I don’t think my Jac… --- ## ["Getting nails done" vs Manicure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-nails-done-vs-manicure/613587)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-nails-done-vs-manicure/613587 "2012-02-22T03:32:09Z")
Do these mean the same thing, or are they different? If you see a distinction between getting your nails done and getting a manicure, where are you from? --- ## [I've decided I want to learn how to write in shorthand. Which system should I use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-decided-i-want-to-learn-how-to-write-in-shorthand-which-system-should-i-use/613589)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-decided-i-want-to-learn-how-to-write-in-shorthand-which-system-should-i-use/613589 "2012-02-22T03:10:44Z")
Being the nerd I am I have figured that learning shorthand would be fun/useful. A lot of my teachers lecture without powerpoint. They stand in front of the class, talk, and you write down what they say. I think shorthand… --- ## [Pimple! ARRRGGGH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimple-arrrgggh/611553)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimple-arrrgggh/611553 "2012-02-22T03:09:41Z")
Sheesh, where did this thing come from? I’m nearly 53, for crying out loud, and it’s been at least 30 years since I’ve had anything more than a tiny blackhead. I’m ancient, but my skin was one of my few remaining girli… --- ## [Can anyone recommend an ebook hosting/selling service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-an-ebook-hosting-selling-service/613577)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-an-ebook-hosting-selling-service/613577 "2012-02-22T01:05:08Z")
I’m looking for something like CafePress, but which will let me upload and sell my ebooks. Specifically, I want a service that will: \[ul\]\[li\]Let me upload book files.\[/li\]\[li\]Provide a customizable catalogue page which… --- ## [Anyone here work with "The Ladders?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-work-with-the-ladders/613437)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-work-with-the-ladders/613437 "2012-02-22T00:49:31Z")
I’m thinking it is time for me to move on. My current job will likely keep me for as long as I want (even though it is an open-ended contract) but I’m ready for a change. I want the next one to be more than just a job,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1566) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1568)