# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1579 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1580 --- ## [WSJ opinion piece: 16 scientists say "No need to panic about global warming". Good journalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsj-opinion-piece-16-scientists-say-no-need-to-panic-about-global-warming-good-journalism/611050)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsj-opinion-piece-16-scientists-say-no-need-to-panic-about-global-warming-good-journalism/611050 "2012-02-02T23:34:13Z")
I’m pretty fascinated that WSJ published an opinion piece from sixteen scientists (in various fields, including metereology and atmospheric science) slamming the scientific establishment for its failure to include dissen… --- ## [Requesting opinions on new television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-opinions-on-new-television/611587)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-opinions-on-new-television/611587 "2012-02-02T22:53:39Z")
Hello here is my situation. I must buy a new television for Sunday. Am going to store tomorrow. The store will be Best Buy and I want a television that will cost me about 1500 or less. The Best Buy nearest to me has Sams… --- ## [Straight people - does the notion of showering with a gay person bother you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-people-does-the-notion-of-showering-with-a-gay-person-bother-you/611469)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-people-does-the-notion-of-showering-with-a-gay-person-bother-you/611469 "2012-02-02T21:46:51Z")
This comes from a few places - one of them is a youtube video that I watched earlier that talked about the “issues” facing the army following the end of DADT, namely straight soldiers having to share shower and changing … --- ## [Women who \*do\* wear heels—Why do you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-do-wear-heels-why-do-you/607667)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-do-wear-heels-why-do-you/607667 "2012-02-02T21:43:06Z")
Following on the heels of this by-now-infamous poll, and this poll posted in response, I’d like to follow the example of Maggie the Ocelot in the second poll, and have this poll for women, to hear the positive side of th… --- ## [How do I look for a New York State tax planner in FL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-look-for-a-new-york-state-tax-planner-in-fl/611567)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-look-for-a-new-york-state-tax-planner-in-fl/611567 "2012-02-02T19:46:44Z")
I am thinking of retiring in New York State and as such I am thinking of converting my rollover IRA into a Roth for tax purposes. I will be in a lower tax bracket when I retire, but perhaps not if you include NYS income… --- ## [Worthwhile to fix flatscreen tv?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthwhile-to-fix-flatscreen-tv/611180)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthwhile-to-fix-flatscreen-tv/611180 "2012-02-02T19:35:49Z")
I found this enormous RCA flatscreen…not sure how big it is, but if I laid it flat it would just about cover the table, which would seat four. The power cord apparently works, because when I plug it in, a blue light com… --- ## [Peanut Butter hiccup cure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-hiccup-cure/610917)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-hiccup-cure/610917 "2012-02-02T18:01:37Z")
Hello Everyone, I went through a bout of hiccups a few years ago. They hit me all the time and I was getting driven out of my mind. A friend of mine swore that a teaspoon of peanut butter would stop them in their tracks… --- ## [Landlord Telling USPS You No Longer Live Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-telling-usps-you-no-longer-live-here/611472)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-telling-usps-you-no-longer-live-here/611472 "2012-02-02T17:48:06Z")
So, I have a friend. She rents a mother-in-law suite from a landlady who lives IN the house the suite is attached to. She began having a gentleman caller overnight, several nights in a row. The landladytold the friend… --- ## [Talking in my sleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-in-my-sleep/611557)
**Author:** [@Bambro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-in-my-sleep/611557 "2012-02-02T17:46:45Z")
It seems that I talk in my sleep, a lot. I’ve seen video recordings that my girlfriend has made on her phone of it (since I didn’t believe her), and it is pretty funny. I’m told I do this all night, every night, without … --- ## [Complete and Total Invulnerability... what do you do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-and-total-invulnerability-what-do-you-do-with-it/611517)
**Author:** [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-and-total-invulnerability-what-do-you-do-with-it/611517 "2012-02-02T17:44:32Z")
I dunno, I get weird ideas sometimes. Imagine for a moment that alien space bats endow you with total, complete, 100% Superman style invulnerability. Nothing, absolutely nothing, can harm you (unless you want it to, so … --- ## [Change. Suprises. How well do you deal with them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-suprises-how-well-do-you-deal-with-them/611364)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-suprises-how-well-do-you-deal-with-them/611364 "2012-02-02T17:10:06Z")
I am abnormally freaked out by something changing or unexpected. I’m told that’s an Aspie thing. I get bent out of shape when I’m told I have a dentist appointment tomorrow I didn’t know about, or when I thought I was go… --- ## [Good TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-tv/611496)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-tv/611496 "2012-02-02T16:44:48Z")
I’m looking to get a new TV, and unfortunately… I’m cheap. I just plain don’t want to spend a lot, (but damn are those 54" screens nice!) Alright, my current tube is a 24" square analog. Yes, you heard me, old-style CRT… --- ## [Which key do you press for "Press Any Key"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-key-do-you-press-for-press-any-key/610742)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-key-do-you-press-for-press-any-key/610742 "2012-02-02T16:02:36Z")
When I opened the “Press Any Key” thread in GQ I was expecting it to be about which key you usually press when asked to do so, but it wasn’t. So I’m going to ask that question. When your computer requests you to “Press… --- ## [How to have better dreams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-have-better-dreams/611320)
**Author:** [@shimmery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shimmery)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-have-better-dreams/611320 "2012-02-02T14:01:11Z")
I’ve always had fairly vivid dreams, but lately my dreams have been vividly stressful. Almost every night I will have some kind of task to complete in dreamland. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I feel like I h… --- ## [Suggestions for finding a first job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-finding-a-first-job/611228)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-finding-a-first-job/611228 "2012-02-02T13:09:30Z")
TheKid has been looking for a job for the past 4 months or so. She’s 18, a high school senior. She has been turned down by Target, Kohl’s, Home Depot, grocery stores, you name it. All of them basic customer service / ca… --- ## [Who's your go-to electronics manufacturer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-go-to-electronics-manufacturer/611315)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-go-to-electronics-manufacturer/611315 "2012-02-02T12:28:05Z")
TVs, DVD players, stereo equipment, etc. - who do you like, who do you wind up buying, what do you avoid, etc.? I’ll buy a Philips product (after researching of course) if it’s in my price range. I’ve had amazing “luck… --- ## [Visit Rome: Tips for Guided Tours? Tips in General?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visit-rome-tips-for-guided-tours-tips-in-general/606734)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visit-rome-tips-for-guided-tours-tips-in-general/606734 "2012-02-02T12:26:08Z")
Hello Cosmopolitan Dopers - I have a favor to ask: My wife and two kids (13 and 11) are going to Italy in April over Spring Break. This will include a few days - 5 I believe - in Rome. I remember visiting Rome during … --- ## [Thoughts on swimming with dolphins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-swimming-with-dolphins/611054)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-swimming-with-dolphins/611054 "2012-02-02T12:02:23Z")
I have an opportunity, for $200, to swim with dolphins in Aruba on a shore excursion associated with my cruise, and as much as I’m thinking it would be awesome and a once-in-a-lifetime experience, I’m not sure I feel com… --- ## [Catholics opinion of Martin Luther and the reformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-opinion-of-martin-luther-and-the-reformation/611442)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-opinion-of-martin-luther-and-the-reformation/611442 "2012-02-02T05:32:05Z")
I am curious about what modern Catholics think of the Martin Luther and the reformation. I am primarily interested in what is the official position of the church and in getting a feel for the spectrum of the rank and fi… --- ## [What's your favorite region of the brain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-region-of-the-brain/611356)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-region-of-the-brain/611356 "2012-02-02T04:48:17Z")
Mine is the medulla oblongata, just because it’s fun to say. --- ## [US Dopers: What Holidays do you get off as a Paid Holiday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-what-holidays-do-you-get-off-as-a-paid-holiday/611188)
**Author:** [@Bartman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bartman)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-what-holidays-do-you-get-off-as-a-paid-holiday/611188 "2012-02-02T02:45:43Z")
I’m suddenly interested in what everyone gets off as a paid holiday. So I’m asking, what the US dopers get as paid time off? I’m including just about any likely candidate including all the official federal and state holi… --- ## [Any functional difference between "refinance" and "loan modification"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-functional-difference-between-refinance-and-loan-modification/611465)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-functional-difference-between-refinance-and-loan-modification/611465 "2012-02-02T02:26:15Z")
If I am trying to decrease my monthly payments, am I better off telling my mortgage lender that I want to refinance or that I want a loan modification? Or is there any functional difference? --- ## [Best Credit Cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-credit-cards/611349)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-credit-cards/611349 "2012-02-02T02:20:39Z")
I am wondering about experiences with various rewards credit cards, and what folks have found the best deals to be. --- ## [Is universal health care inevitable in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-universal-health-care-inevitable-in-the-us/611056)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-universal-health-care-inevitable-in-the-us/611056 "2012-02-02T01:03:09Z")
I mean, nevermind the health care reform bill that’s being challenged right now and whether you agree or disagree with that. Do you think that universal health care will inevitably come to the US, or if not, how close d… --- ## [Living in foreclosed home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-foreclosed-home/610734)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-foreclosed-home/610734 "2012-02-02T00:15:59Z")
Okay, I am curious about options here. I have lived at my parents house since 2000 (though i moved in there all my life but left in 1989.) They have been deceased since 08. They had stopped paying on the loan to it befo… --- ## [I'm hoping I can make it through the school year without another mental breakdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hoping-i-can-make-it-through-the-school-year-without-another-mental-breakdown/611366)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hoping-i-can-make-it-through-the-school-year-without-another-mental-breakdown/611366 "2012-02-01T22:01:02Z")
I decided I am going to try harder to to try to keep up, to try to not miss classes because I’m crying in the corner somewhere. but it seems that when I’m upsetm it doesn’t matter if I’m physically in the classroom, I st… --- ## [Revenge of the Toxic Relative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-toxic-relative/611272)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-toxic-relative/611272 "2012-02-01T21:08:14Z")
How would you take this? Lets assume that you have 1 or 2 toxic relatives in your life. Hypothetically, you’ve kept them at arms length so they wouldn’t get the chance to poison your kids with their vicious and nasty n… --- ## [When was the last time you threw up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-threw-up/611038)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-threw-up/611038 "2012-02-01T21:00:11Z")
I haven’t thrown up since 1978. Is this unusual, or do some people never barf as adults? I’ve had to fight it off many times, and I’ve had those “vurps” where a little something comes up without any nausea associated wit… --- ## [If education is so important, why have I used nothing I learned beyond 8th grade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-education-is-so-important-why-have-i-used-nothing-i-learned-beyond-8th-grade/610282)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-education-is-so-important-why-have-i-used-nothing-i-learned-beyond-8th-grade/610282 "2012-02-01T20:55:00Z")
I work in a decent paying job as a computer programmer, skills I learned myself through books, online tutorials and trial and error. It seems to me that I’ve used nothing that I “learned” in high school (or university, … --- ## [Females: better to judge romantic interest by behavior or body language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/females-better-to-judge-romantic-interest-by-behavior-or-body-language/611195)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/females-better-to-judge-romantic-interest-by-behavior-or-body-language/611195 "2012-02-01T20:03:54Z")
Hello, here is my situation. Am in my early forties, twice divorced. Got married the first time right out of high school; that wife was serially unfaithful and left without warning when our daughter was five and I was un… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1578) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1580)