# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1587 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1588 --- ## [A Good Wedding Needs a Strong Pianist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-wedding-needs-a-strong-pianist/610182)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-wedding-needs-a-strong-pianist/610182 "2012-01-22T03:24:31Z")
Right now I’m sitting in a pew at a wedding rehearsal listening to a young man absolutely PLOD his way through Pachelbel’s Canon. I winced less at The Human Centipede. Weddings are already ludicrously expensive and rif… --- ## [How Do I Shop For A Community College?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-shop-for-a-community-college/610216)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-shop-for-a-community-college/610216 "2012-01-22T02:10:58Z")
As related in this thread I’m thinking of taking some Spanish lessons. “Community college” seems to be a common suggestion, but sitting here I realize I haven’t been to college in over 25 years and I’m a bit fuzzy on ho… --- ## [Should people know not to over feed their dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-know-not-to-over-feed-their-dogs/610156)
**Author:** [@thelabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelabdude)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-know-not-to-over-feed-their-dogs/610156 "2012-01-22T00:30:26Z")
I can’t believe how many people thinking themselves qualified to give advice on dog nutrition, have no concept of adjusting the amount to feed by the condition of the dog. Recently somebody bashed a certain dog food for… --- ## [Working in the publishing industry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-the-publishing-industry/609517)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-the-publishing-industry/609517 "2012-01-22T00:04:42Z")
Thinking about a career switch, and a lot of publishers seem to be looking for sales reps. Should I regard that as a warning? What’s the field like? I’m looking mostly at textbook publishing, but just about anything woul… --- ## [Footwear at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footwear-at-home/610037)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footwear-at-home/610037 "2012-01-21T22:14:19Z")
How do you dress your feet at home, in general? Additionally, what are your house footwear rules? What kind of floors do you have? Are there different rules for different floorings? Are the rules applied to guests? --- ## [Pre-Poll Data Gathering: Before "the internet," what did you do for info and stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-data-gathering-before-the-internet-what-did-you-do-for-info-and-stuff/610069)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-data-gathering-before-the-internet-what-did-you-do-for-info-and-stuff/610069 "2012-01-21T18:36:34Z")
Mostly in terms of trivia and nonsense sharing, but anything else you can remember doing on a regular basis when you didn’t have The Web to help you. In my case, I would buy books like Book of Lists and World Almanac an… --- ## [On which day of the week were you born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-which-day-of-the-week-were-you-born/609396)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-which-day-of-the-week-were-you-born/609396 "2012-01-21T18:18:53Z")
Simple question. Public poll. --- ## [Ventura, CA - Please, tell me about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ventura-ca-please-tell-me-about-it/610107)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ventura-ca-please-tell-me-about-it/610107 "2012-01-21T17:57:20Z")
Thanks! --- ## [How much better, if any, would soldiers trained from birth be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-better-if-any-would-soldiers-trained-from-birth-be/609780)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-better-if-any-would-soldiers-trained-from-birth-be/609780 "2012-01-21T17:36:42Z")
Let’s imagine a country similar to America, but with two major differences Cultural attitudes towards war make very few people volunteer and conscription untenable. People are cool with the government forcefully adopti… --- ## [How often does a 25 year old guy want sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-a-25-year-old-guy-want-sex/101787)
**Author:** [@jay-c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jay-c)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-a-25-year-old-guy-want-sex/101787 "2012-01-21T17:22:02Z")
I’ve been seeing a 25 year old guy for 3 months now. We get along great with one exception - our sex drives are completely out of sync. I would like to have sex at least twice a day, more if possible, but he doesn’t se… --- ## [Condom spinoff from What are your most extreme, honestly held views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condom-spinoff-from-what-are-your-most-extreme-honestly-held-views/610050)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condom-spinoff-from-what-are-your-most-extreme-honestly-held-views/610050 "2012-01-21T17:12:29Z")
The condom discussion in What are your most extreme, honestly held views? has, well, excited my curiousity. (Hey, my mind wanders down many passageways). Gentlemen, would having to wear a condom deter you from wanting … --- ## [When does two weeks' notice period start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-two-weeks-notice-period-start/610033)
**Author:** [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-two-weeks-notice-period-start/610033 "2012-01-21T15:27:10Z")
I’ve been hearing conflicting information on this, so I thought I’d ask the SD to see if there was some sort of consensus or general custom. When you’re submitting your two weeks’ notice, do your final two weeks start o… --- ## [Beats by Dr. Dre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beats-by-dr-dre/607405)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beats-by-dr-dre/607405 "2012-01-21T14:14:44Z")
Does anyone own/have experience with these? I’ve had like 3 or more sets of headphones completely crap out on me this year. I live in an apartment building and am the CONSIDERATE neighbor that knows the other neighbors… --- ## [Backup software suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-software-suggestions/610094)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-software-suggestions/610094 "2012-01-21T13:45:14Z")
I need suggestions on backing up one XP and two Windows 7 and one OS X Lion systems over the network to a 2008 Server. I’d prefer free or low cost solutions where you can juts set it and forget it. My backup target is a… --- ## [Do men who call women "females" come off as insulting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-who-call-women-females-come-off-as-insulting/380580)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-who-call-women-females-come-off-as-insulting/380580 "2012-01-21T06:24:40Z")
Recently I was watching, for various stupid reasons, one of the many odious judge shows currently on the air. In the episode in question, a young black gentleman–in his early 20s, I’d estimate – was being sued for child … --- ## [Is The American HS System Obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-american-hs-system-obsolete/609979)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-american-hs-system-obsolete/609979 "2012-01-21T03:34:50Z")
I would say, yes: -it is expensive (most cities spend over $13,000/pupil/year) -it teaches subjects that have little relevance to the modern world -it is adapted to a 19th century idea of of learning-a time when compu… --- ## [Do You Use Online Banking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-online-banking/609807)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-online-banking/609807 "2012-01-21T01:24:21Z")
Question says it all. And if so, and you are so inclined to comment, how do you like it? And if not, and you are so inclined to comment, why not? --- ## [Catholic Wedding Etiquette Question: Should Protestants kneel during the service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-wedding-etiquette-question-should-protestants-kneel-during-the-service/607878)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-wedding-etiquette-question-should-protestants-kneel-during-the-service/607878 "2012-01-21T00:52:47Z")
I recently attended my first ever “full blown” Catholic wedding. The only other Catholic wedding service I ever attended was very short: the groom and bride were both around 60, both widowed with grown kids and grandch… --- ## [For gradeschoolers, is being a nerd/geek more acceptable now than it used to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-gradeschoolers-is-being-a-nerd-geek-more-acceptable-now-than-it-used-to-be/609833)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-gradeschoolers-is-being-a-nerd-geek-more-acceptable-now-than-it-used-to-be/609833 "2012-01-21T00:46:59Z")
I am a 32-year-old male. When I was in grade school in the 80’s and 90’s, you were a social pariah if your hobbies included anything beyond sports and cars. Science, computers, video games, D&D, etc. were the stuff of … --- ## [Eating/drinking sugar does not give you diabetes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-drinking-sugar-does-not-give-you-diabetes/610098)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-drinking-sugar-does-not-give-you-diabetes/610098 "2012-01-21T00:38:33Z")
I am really tired of otherwise smart and informed people saying shit like “that giant soda is going to put you into a diabetic coma!” or when presented with a sweet dessert “hello diabetes”. I’ve seen people say a piece … --- ## [Non-disabled people hitting the disabled door opener](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-disabled-people-hitting-the-disabled-door-opener/448598)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-disabled-people-hitting-the-disabled-door-opener/448598 "2012-01-20T22:36:24Z")
I don’t get it. Is it really so exhausting to open the door manually rather than punching the button? Where I see this most often is people exiting the restroom, so I suppose they’re trying to avoid the “germs” on the do… --- ## [Unwarranted Tendency to Occupy Passing Lanes By City/State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwarranted-tendency-to-occupy-passing-lanes-by-city-state/609891)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwarranted-tendency-to-occupy-passing-lanes-by-city-state/609891 "2012-01-20T21:05:25Z")
Do drivers in your neck of woods likely to move over from highway/multi lane road’s left/passing lane when faster traffic approach from behind? Majority of drivers in Chicagoland are unlikely to move over even when fast… --- ## [US caste system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-caste-system/609676)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-caste-system/609676 "2012-01-20T20:30:58Z")
Spawned from another thread to avoid major hijack I like this idea on the surface, kinda a US caste system with 4 proposed levels. So as an academic excercise I have attempted to create one. You could meet criteria in… --- ## [What is the best remedy for foot cramps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-remedy-for-foot-cramps/610030)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-remedy-for-foot-cramps/610030 "2012-01-20T18:25:24Z")
My feet are SORE…sore to the point I don’t feel like going to work later… How can I make them feel better? --- ## [If The Germans Did Not Fight The Battle of Kursk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-germans-did-not-fight-the-battle-of-kursk/609800)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-germans-did-not-fight-the-battle-of-kursk/609800 "2012-01-20T17:46:09Z")
What if the Germans didn’t fight the Battle of Kursk? I just finished an excellent book (“The Battle of the Tanks”-by Lloyd Clark). I can recommend this book to anyone who wants to know all about this battle. As I see… --- ## [What are you admittedly hypocritical about? (Version 2.0)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-admittedly-hypocritical-about-version-2-0/609083)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-admittedly-hypocritical-about-version-2-0/609083 "2012-01-20T17:44:09Z")
Back in 2007, I asked people what they would admit to being hypocritical about. We have some new folks here, so I’d like to ask the same question. Of course, don’t let that stop the SDMB vets from answering again. … --- ## [What is your political typology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-political-typology/581445)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-political-typology/581445 "2012-01-20T16:38:52Z")
As mentioned in this thread by Exapno Mapcase, the Pew Research Center has released a new Political Typology poll wherein they try to identify the political trends of the United States. Well, I want to apply it to the L… --- ## [Non-US Dopers: What Does Your Culture/Language Call Baby Teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-does-your-culture-language-call-baby-teeth/609999)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-does-your-culture-language-call-baby-teeth/609999 "2012-01-20T15:56:46Z")
…and are there any traditions associated with them? \*Baby teeth being the teeth that a small child has when she first sprouts teeth, which then fall out to make room for adult teeth. Here in the US a lot of parents teac… --- ## [What should we do with a day and a half in LA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-with-a-day-and-a-half-in-la/609506)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-with-a-day-and-a-half-in-la/609506 "2012-01-20T15:47:28Z")
I’m going to be in LA soon with my parents and fiance. What should we not miss? I haven’t been since I was a little kid, but I don’t really feel the need to see, you know, the Hollywood sign again. My folks will proba… --- ## [Pre-poll collection of annoying SDMB expressions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-collection-of-annoying-sdmb-expressions/609564)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-collection-of-annoying-sdmb-expressions/609564 "2012-01-20T12:27:36Z")
What with the hue and cry over the quarry meme-to-be, and the mention of other such annoyances in the long history of SDMB, it may be fun to collect as many as we can and have a vote-off for which is the most annoying or… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1586) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1588)