# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1585 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1586 --- ## [Whats the deal with compulsive infidelity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-compulsive-infidelity/610583)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-compulsive-infidelity/610583 "2012-01-25T20:53:10Z")
I know a guy who is basically never dating less than 3-4 women at one time with one living with him, and all are lied to. Thats the ones I know of, I’m convinced there are flings and that he is even supporting children a… --- ## [Anyone used a Telikin "senior" computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-a-telikin-senior-computer/605226)
**Author:** [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-a-telikin-senior-computer/605226 "2012-01-25T20:20:14Z")
I’m researching super-simple computers for my 90 year old dad and 55 year old learning disabled sister. My dad (retired professor) has been using a PC for about 10 years for very basic stuff, email & web surfing, no pr… --- ## [Has Queen Elizabeth (UK) Ever Missed A Step?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-queen-elizabeth-uk-ever-missed-a-step/610485)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-queen-elizabeth-uk-ever-missed-a-step/610485 "2012-01-25T19:41:57Z")
I mean the current QE. And by missed a step, mean really done something to hack the British people off or do something to cause a bad public reaction. And no I don’t count giving birth to Charles :slight\_smile: I am n… --- ## [Bad knee need new.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-knee-need-new/610448)
**Author:** [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-knee-need-new/610448 "2012-01-25T19:04:22Z")
Saw the bone Dr today. I have almost nothing between the bones of my knee. Trying shots to see if that will help. But it looks like I will neew the knee replaced. Anyone go through this? What are your thoughts. --- ## [Gosh, I wonder if we will have a War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gosh-i-wonder-if-we-will-have-a-war/610503)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gosh-i-wonder-if-we-will-have-a-war/610503 "2012-01-25T18:56:15Z")
The thing about a war is everyone says they did not want one. But everyone took steps to protect themselves and the next thing you know the shooting starts. The EU has started phased sanctions on the Iranian oil industr… --- ## [Recommend an air rifle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-air-rifle/569755)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-air-rifle/569755 "2012-01-25T18:03:25Z")
When I was a kid I had a Crossman pump air rifle. 200-rd. reservoir, 18 shots on top, brass bolt with what looked like an acorn nut on the end. I still have it somewhere. The plastic pump stock shattered, and I replac… --- ## [Thread titles that say it all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-titles-that-say-it-all/610612)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-titles-that-say-it-all/610612 "2012-01-25T17:13:33Z")
Just what it says. No need to mouseover or read an OP. The title is all the info you need, and most likely all you will care about. In the vein of some old favorites like “Threads that will get 0 replies” and the like. … --- ## [Tell me about your tales of homo chicken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-tales-of-homo-chicken/610584)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-tales-of-homo-chicken/610584 "2012-01-25T16:56:05Z")
I find it kind of funny that in the USA there is a certain “uncanny valley” aspect to homophobia. Openly gay guys can to a certain extent express themselves…openly, even in some cases act flirtatiously with secure straig… --- ## [LOL - Smiley Face Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lol-smiley-face-poll/610140)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lol-smiley-face-poll/610140 "2012-01-25T16:02:32Z")
Do you use lol’s and/or smiley faces when texting or messaging others? The reason I ask is that I used to hate seeing them or using them. But over the years, it’s become so common that I now don’t mind them and actuall… --- ## [Is a baby's bedroom being the bathroom wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-babys-bedroom-being-the-bathroom-wrong/610575)
**Author:** [@reddog\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reddog_1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-babys-bedroom-being-the-bathroom-wrong/610575 "2012-01-25T14:45:46Z")
I like to read crazy blogs, and the craziest (to me) is called That Wife, in which a Mormon wife and mother blogs about her daily life. I consider myself fairly tolerant of others, but really this takes the cake. In chro… --- ## [So now that Kodak is doomed - how much longer will film be around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-that-kodak-is-doomed-how-much-longer-will-film-be-around/610199)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-that-kodak-is-doomed-how-much-longer-will-film-be-around/610199 "2012-01-25T13:34:28Z")
I’ve asked this same question here before - and the answer seemed to be, “for a while, since the chemicals and minilabs are still being made.” But it seems to me that the bankruptcy of Kodak is sort of a game-changer, an… --- ## [Minimum distance for a company to pick up relocation expeneses for a new hire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-distance-for-a-company-to-pick-up-relocation-expeneses-for-a-new-hire/610338)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-distance-for-a-company-to-pick-up-relocation-expeneses-for-a-new-hire/610338 "2012-01-25T12:41:02Z")
I’m nowhere near actually having to address this question, but it has kind of made me curious. I’ve kind of been keeping my eyes out for a new job, and one thing I’m trying to figure out is the geographic area to narrow… --- ## [Your experiences with someone you think is "self-hating"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-someone-you-think-is-self-hating/610180)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-someone-you-think-is-self-hating/610180 "2012-01-25T06:54:33Z")
in a racial/ethnic sense. I don’t like the term, but sometimes it is apt. I work with someone who I think has issues with her blackness. For instance, one day I mentioned that I should leave an Essence magazine in the… --- ## [When Famous Athletes Throw You Their Sweat Soaked Garment...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-famous-athletes-throw-you-their-sweat-soaked-garment/610535)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-famous-athletes-throw-you-their-sweat-soaked-garment/610535 "2012-01-25T06:11:11Z")
I got curious, watching Nadal win an Australian Open tennis match just now, when famous athletes throw you one of their sweat soaked garments or towels… would you catch it? What do you do after you catch it? Hold it li… --- ## [Tattoos and tanning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-tanning/610543)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-tanning/610543 "2012-01-25T02:59:58Z")
A friend of mine just got a tattoo two weeks ago and is wondering how long she should wait before going tanning with it. If regular tanning doesn’t work or isn’t healthy for the tattoo then what about spray tanning? wou… --- ## [Advice re: buying cheap home computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-re-buying-cheap-home-computer/610314)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-re-buying-cheap-home-computer/610314 "2012-01-25T01:27:09Z")
It’s been a while since I had to buy a new computer, and even longer since I had the money to worry about what was state-of-the-art. My home computer died and I need to replace it super-cheap. There are some good-looking… --- ## [Would You By a New SAAB? (40% Off Sticker Price)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-by-a-new-saab-40-off-sticker-price/608764)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-by-a-new-saab-40-off-sticker-price/608764 "2012-01-25T01:12:56Z")
A local dealer will sell me a new 2011 SAAB 9-5 sedan, with all options (leather seats, 4WD, etc.) for 40% off the sticker price (sticker is $52,000). AS we all know, SAAB is history-these are the last ones made. Give… --- ## [Has the slang word "dick" gone down in popularity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-slang-word-dick-gone-down-in-popularity/610534)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-slang-word-dick-gone-down-in-popularity/610534 "2012-01-24T23:11:21Z")
I’m 40, and it’s interesting to see how slang has evolved in my lifetime. To cite words that have come is easy: “Whateverrr,” “issues,” “LOL,” etc. To cite words that have gone is also easy: “Groovy,” etc. But then th… --- ## [Men who abuse young boys sexually are not homosexuals - Valid argument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-abuse-young-boys-sexually-are-not-homosexuals-valid-argument/610349)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-abuse-young-boys-sexually-are-not-homosexuals-valid-argument/610349 "2012-01-24T22:44:59Z")
Despite going after young boys almost exclusively, the claim is made that male pedophiles are not necessarily “gay” in terms being attracted to males. This argument is discussed here -“Homosexuality and Pedophilia: The … --- ## [So, am I alone in this total annoyance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-alone-in-this-total-annoyance/610229)
**Author:** [@Heckity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckity)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-alone-in-this-total-annoyance/610229 "2012-01-24T22:32:14Z")
If anything can turn me from a mild-mannered, even-tempered, easy-going person to seething, raging, and ready to kill it’s a) someone standing in an office door way (or roaming around the office) eating something larger … --- ## [Recommend a good book or two on economic policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-book-or-two-on-economic-policy/605932)
**Author:** [@trabajabamos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabajabamos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-book-or-two-on-economic-policy/605932 "2012-01-24T21:07:53Z")
I’m looking to expand my knowledge of economics. Macroeconomic policy seems to be a topic of heated debate lately and I’d like to hold more informed opinions. The thing is, trying to find objective web-based resources … --- ## [Free advertising for various websites...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-advertising-for-various-websites/610523)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-advertising-for-various-websites/610523 "2012-01-24T19:44:11Z")
So what are the best free venues to advertise/promote business websites, discussion forums, & self-made videos? --- ## [Should I visit my estranged father on his deathbead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-visit-my-estranged-father-on-his-deathbead/587836)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-visit-my-estranged-father-on-his-deathbead/587836 "2012-01-24T19:07:05Z")
I’ll keep this short. My parents were divorced when I was about 5, and my father didn’t have much to do with the kids after that. We visited him sometimes, but my mom remarried a wonderful man who was the father figure… --- ## [Do we really, really still need to manually dismount our USB devices in Windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-really-still-need-to-manually-dismount-our-usb-devices-in-windows/610483)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-really-still-need-to-manually-dismount-our-usb-devices-in-windows/610483 "2012-01-24T19:00:21Z")
I was surprised that Win 7 still has that dismount USB device icon on the task bar. I hate getting fussed at by Windows and click the silly icon. But, is it still required? After all these years Microsoft hasn’t figu… --- ## [Has anyone else been having difficulties with Department of Education loans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-been-having-difficulties-with-department-of-education-loans/610088)
**Author:** [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-been-having-difficulties-with-department-of-education-loans/610088 "2012-01-24T17:14:30Z")
A young friend of mine (Liz) has a DoE loan which she had set up to automatically pay out of her bank account every month. She has to authorize the payment monthly, which she has done faithfully since she graduated. Ea… --- ## [What Percent Are You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882 "2012-01-24T15:48:37Z")
Enter your household income and see how you rank in 344 zones across the country. See What Percent Are You? - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com Once you have your score, now complete the poll. --- ## [Have you ever vacationed in Antarctica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-vacationed-in-antarctica/610426)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-vacationed-in-antarctica/610426 "2012-01-24T15:28:27Z")
A friend has entered a contest in which the grand prize is a trip to Antarctica. Very cool\*, but what would that be like? What is there to do there? Great restaurants, five star hotel, indoor and outdoor swimming pool? A… --- ## [What is an influence-peddler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-influence-peddler/607724)
**Author:** [@Theophane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theophane)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-influence-peddler/607724 "2012-01-24T13:49:43Z")
I heard that phrase in a movie once and I’m not sure what it means. It sounds like it could be something sinister. --- ## [What's up with young people's aversion to gambling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-young-peoples-aversion-to-gambling/609345)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-young-peoples-aversion-to-gambling/609345 "2012-01-24T13:00:06Z")
Sure it has the potential to become a foolish behavior. But so is having sex, drinking, and speeding. But many young people happily engage in those behaviors. I however, know very few people my age who are open to gambl… --- ## [Advice on handling an issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-handling-an-issue/610428)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-handling-an-issue/610428 "2012-01-24T04:02:57Z")
Back story: My old computer died back in October. It was 6 years old, so rather than repair, I decided it was time to get a new computer anyway. So on October 28, 2011 I purchased a new computer. I bought the extende… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1584) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1586)