# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1586 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1587 --- ## [Big fake boobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-fake-boobs/609896)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-fake-boobs/609896 "2012-01-24T03:37:12Z")
Over here in Europe breast augmentations have been in the news a lot recently, so I want to talk a little about the aesthetics of women who have surgically enhanced mammary glands. Y’know, fake boobs. Fellas - do you fi… --- ## [Post-College Trip to Europe... Input Requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-college-trip-to-europe-input-requested/610330)
**Author:** [@Danja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danja)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-college-trip-to-europe-input-requested/610330 "2012-01-24T03:16:37Z")
I’m a college senior looking for an adventure before beginning the grind of graduate school. I’ve been to Europe several times with my family, and was thinking of going with my girlfriend this summer. I’m looking for inp… --- ## [So, I'm pretty sure my sister has an alcohol problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-pretty-sure-my-sister-has-an-alcohol-problem/610359)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-pretty-sure-my-sister-has-an-alcohol-problem/610359 "2012-01-24T01:59:41Z")
She packed up and moved from Montreal to Vancouver several years ago and it took her a while to get settled and make new friends. She’s got a good job but she seems to always be in debt, and all of her profile pictures o… --- ## [What Kind Of Doctor Would You Be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-doctor-would-you-be/610340)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-doctor-would-you-be/610340 "2012-01-24T01:09:59Z")
I work in the medical field, but am not a doctor. Sometimes my coworkers and I talk about what kind of doctor we would be if we were doctors. I’d be a pathologist. Very little, if any, patient contact, and no on-call … --- ## [How familiar are non-Americans with traditional measurements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-familiar-are-non-americans-with-traditional-measurements/610110)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-familiar-are-non-americans-with-traditional-measurements/610110 "2012-01-24T00:24:49Z")
The United States is one of the few countries left which hasn’t gone over to the metric system. Most countries have been metric for decades and presumably most people grew up under the metric system. But these countries… --- ## [Does buying a legitimate copy offset having a pirated copy? \[somewhat long\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-buying-a-legitimate-copy-offset-having-a-pirated-copy-somewhat-long/610446)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-buying-a-legitimate-copy-offset-having-a-pirated-copy-somewhat-long/610446 "2012-01-23T23:25:58Z")
This example pertains to comic books, but I think it applies to most types of piracy. Piracy is a crime, that’s not the discussion. The discussion is whether there are other actions that mitigate piracy ethically. I’m a… --- ## [Please explain the "if gays can get married my straight marriage is meaningless" argument to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-if-gays-can-get-married-my-straight-marriage-is-meaningless-argument-to-me/609536)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-if-gays-can-get-married-my-straight-marriage-is-meaningless-argument-to-me/609536 "2012-01-23T23:08:31Z")
This isn’t a debate because I’m not interested in whether it’s true or not. I’ve heard referenced a lot of times in the SSM debate the position of straight married people who believe/feel that if gay people can get marri… --- ## [Special vocabulary instead of actual intelligence or competence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-vocabulary-instead-of-actual-intelligence-or-competence/610193)
**Author:** [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-vocabulary-instead-of-actual-intelligence-or-competence/610193 "2012-01-23T20:50:40Z")
So anyone else feel the urge to curb people who use special phrases and words in their job to sound more intelligent or competent when lay terms would work just as well? I work in the medical field and if I hear one mor… --- ## [Does anyone else hate Gmail's new look?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-gmails-new-look/605182)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-gmails-new-look/605182 "2012-01-23T20:24:57Z")
I know it’s not a huge difference between the old and new looks, but dammit, I really liked it how I had it. Add in YouTube, and Google’s been making a lot of unnecessary aesthetic changes lately. Also, inb4 the thread… --- ## [What should I teach my teen about drugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-teach-my-teen-about-drugs/610318)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-teach-my-teen-about-drugs/610318 "2012-01-23T19:24:37Z")
My oldest (out of 4) child is 14 and will start high school next fall. He’s a really good kid, volunteers at the library, babysits, plays sports, gets OK grades, is in the band and has good taste in friends. The high s… --- ## [What other message boards would you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-message-boards-would-you-recommend/609748)
**Author:** [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-message-boards-would-you-recommend/609748 "2012-01-23T19:03:21Z")
DEX™ approved! I asked in ATMB here whether it’d be OK to ask about other MB’s (particularly since there was a bit of a kerfluffle about the snackpit a ways back) and got the green light, from no less a dignitary than t… --- ## [Questions about Condos/Strata (BC, Canada)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-condos-strata-bc-canada/610403)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-condos-strata-bc-canada/610403 "2012-01-23T18:53:34Z")
Usual disclaimer, you are not my realtor, investment adviser etc. I am seeking opinions and things to consider, and will not necessarily act on any one person’s advice. I just don’t know much about condominiums /strata… --- ## [Did I buy a disposable desk lamp, for which replacement bulbs are unavailable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-buy-a-disposable-desk-lamp-for-which-replacement-bulbs-are-unavailable/610407)
**Author:** [@Paranoid\_Randroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paranoid_Randroid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-buy-a-disposable-desk-lamp-for-which-replacement-bulbs-are-unavailable/610407 "2012-01-23T18:29:30Z")
I tend to be most comfortable under dim lighting, and thus I should rather not switch on the big lamp in the corner unless necessary. To facilitate reading without strain I brought the lamp that sat atop my desk hutch ov… --- ## [Recently quit smoking; Need advice ASAP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recently-quit-smoking-need-advice-asap/610279)
**Author:** [@Debon\_Err](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debon_Err)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recently-quit-smoking-need-advice-asap/610279 "2012-01-23T17:46:44Z")
I haven’t had a cigarette in over three weeks. I’ve been doing pretty well and it has been relatively easy to this point (I used Welbutrin). But right now I really just want to beat the living shit out of someone. No one… --- ## [Not speaking to police period](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-speaking-to-police-period/609586)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-speaking-to-police-period/609586 "2012-01-23T16:55:38Z")
I’ve noticed this advice handed out online, it seems to me to be very bad advice unless you do have a lawyer on retainer and enjoy pointless confrontation with the legal system. I mean false arrest lawsuits seem nice but… --- ## [Postage Rate Increase Jan 22 - Do you have a stockpile of Forever Stamps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postage-rate-increase-jan-22-do-you-have-a-stockpile-of-forever-stamps/610277)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postage-rate-increase-jan-22-do-you-have-a-stockpile-of-forever-stamps/610277 "2012-01-23T16:17:51Z")
Yet another Postage Rate increase Jan 22. I’m curious how much extra revenue this might raise. Don’t most people have a stockpile of Forever Stamps? I’ve got four books worth myself. My mom bought a couple hundred dol… --- ## [Austin experts--please opine--](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-experts-please-opine/609884)
**Author:** [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-experts-please-opine/609884 "2012-01-23T12:05:28Z")
Apologies if this should be in Cafe– Mr. HP and I shall be in Austin for a meeting this spring (5-6 days). The meeting will be held at the Driskill, and he will only need to sign in each morning around 7:30. I’ve neve… --- ## [What are some of the best political comeback stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-political-comeback-stories/610082)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-political-comeback-stories/610082 "2012-01-23T11:40:49Z")
I don’t think that Newt Gingrinch is going to go from a disgraced former Speaker of the House to a presidential nominee 15 years later. However, if he does, that would certainly qualify of one of the greatest polictical … --- ## [Eagles or wind power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagles-or-wind-power/610257)
**Author:** [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagles-or-wind-power/610257 "2012-01-23T07:12:16Z")
For the last year or more, some citizens in my area have been fighting a proposed wind farm, with accusations of nefarious tactics on both sides. I’ve pretty much been of the opinion that we can’t get all NIMBY about thi… --- ## [Embrace pain or distract yourself from it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embrace-pain-or-distract-yourself-from-it/610013)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embrace-pain-or-distract-yourself-from-it/610013 "2012-01-23T03:53:25Z")
I had this very interesting conversation twice now, and thought I’d bring it here for more discussion. Let’s say that you need to face some unavoidable physical pain for, say, 15-60 minutes. Dentist-level pain, for inst… --- ## [drones in non-wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drones-in-non-wars/610365)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drones-in-non-wars/610365 "2012-01-23T03:48:59Z")
The US uses armed drones in several different countries around the world. Pakistan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia come to mind. I suspect there are others. My question is, what will happen when other countries start doing the… --- ## [Question for parents who allow kids to sleep with them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-parents-who-allow-kids-to-sleep-with-them/610076)
**Author:** [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-parents-who-allow-kids-to-sleep-with-them/610076 "2012-01-23T02:44:45Z")
I don’t and will never have kids. I did not sleep with my mother when I was a kid. My question for parents who co-sleep: what do you do for a sex life? Just move the kid over and have at it? Or do without sex until … --- ## [Offbeat places to visit in NYC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-places-to-visit-in-nyc/610337)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offbeat-places-to-visit-in-nyc/610337 "2012-01-23T01:19:42Z")
Taking a trip to visit NYC. I was wondering about some offbeat places to visit, mostly involving either art, music or history. --- ## [What is the best way to get rid of a stalker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-a-stalker/609922)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-a-stalker/609922 "2012-01-22T22:07:45Z")
Not harmful but a lurker?:confused: --- ## [How do you prove/discover that a computer has been hacked? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prove-discover-that-a-computer-has-been-hacked-need-answer-fast/609857)
**Author:** [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prove-discover-that-a-computer-has-been-hacked-need-answer-fast/609857 "2012-01-22T21:43:11Z")
A family member is being accused of misusing a company computer, and he might lose his job over the issue. He claims that he has not done these things and is quite distraught about the whole mess. He says he wasn’t eve… --- ## [Mirrors and eyes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirrors-and-eyes/610246)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirrors-and-eyes/610246 "2012-01-22T18:18:23Z")
If our eyes were one atop the other, instead of side by, would we percieve mirrors to reflect on an horizontal axis instead of a vertical? --- ## [Any Dopers have experience with frozen shoulder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-have-experience-with-frozen-shoulder/610120)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-have-experience-with-frozen-shoulder/610120 "2012-01-22T16:50:37Z")
I’ve been messing around with therapy for adhesive capsulitis in both shoulders since August. Everything, including a cortisone injection, has had minimal effect, so it looks like the next thing to consider would be clos… --- ## [Is There A G-Spot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-g-spot/610271)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-g-spot/610271 "2012-01-22T15:48:32Z")
G-Spot Does Not Exist, 'Without A Doubt,' Say Researchers | HuffPost Impact The experts have spoken. Let’s do our own field study. --- ## [Your experiences with profanity in the classroom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-profanity-in-the-classroom/610130)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-profanity-in-the-classroom/610130 "2012-01-22T10:25:06Z")
I grew in a rural area of missouri, and was in high school in the early 80’s. Back then, one of the worst things you could do in a high school classroom was say a curse word. Fuck was the ultimate word, shit was a clos… --- ## [How do you/should I keep apartment warm when not home, if at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-should-i-keep-apartment-warm-when-not-home-if-at-all/610208)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-should-i-keep-apartment-warm-when-not-home-if-at-all/610208 "2012-01-22T07:40:02Z")
So, my apartment has only two heating vents, both relatively small, in the bedroom and the living room. In the winter (like now), it gets to about 45-47 degrees F if I leave the heaters off. My options for their operat… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1585) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1587)