# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1591 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1592 --- ## [20 Billion Barrel Oilfield Discovered off Haiti-What Happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-billion-barrel-oilfield-discovered-off-haiti-what-happens/609613)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-billion-barrel-oilfield-discovered-off-haiti-what-happens/609613 "2012-01-15T17:30:47Z")
Just wondering how such a scenario would end up. Suppose this oilfield started producing (at 5 milion barrels/day)-that is a cool $500 million/day!Would it lift the Haitians out of poverty, and usher in a new Haiti (wit… --- ## [How do you create relationships at networking events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-create-relationships-at-networking-events/609513)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-create-relationships-at-networking-events/609513 "2012-01-15T17:10:10Z")
In order to be good at networking, it is more important for you to know how to get people to like you personally than it is to get them to admire your professional skills. This is even more true in the legal profession (… --- ## [The Definitive Doper Religion Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-doper-religion-poll/609516)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-doper-religion-poll/609516 "2012-01-15T13:20:19Z")
If those two options aren’t enough for you then you probably smell funny and I don’t want to play kickball with you anyway. Edit: Made in response to discussion in this thread. --- ## [House Hunting Duds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunting-duds/607843)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunting-duds/607843 "2012-01-15T12:47:21Z")
Inspired by the discussion in the smoking in the house thread \[here: How many people do you know who smoke in the house? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board \], I thought it would be interesting for those… --- ## [Do all relationships, no matter how harlequin, require work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-relationships-no-matter-how-harlequin-require-work/609552)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-relationships-no-matter-how-harlequin-require-work/609552 "2012-01-15T06:39:04Z")
I define work as something that is undesired but has to be done. If the answer is yes, I’m curious as to the ratio of work vs good fun times. Where is the line between a good ratio vs a bad ratio? I ask because I’m fa… --- ## [Remodeling master bath: leave tub/shower combo, or go shower only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remodeling-master-bath-leave-tub-shower-combo-or-go-shower-only/609195)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remodeling-master-bath-leave-tub-shower-combo-or-go-shower-only/609195 "2012-01-15T06:00:37Z")
We live in townhouse with 2 1/2 baths. We’re going to be remodeling the master bathroom soon and we have a choice of keeping the same tub / shower combination design, or going to shower only. Other information: The m… --- ## [The worst part of treating bipolar disorder with CBT...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-part-of-treating-bipolar-disorder-with-cbt/609167)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-part-of-treating-bipolar-disorder-with-cbt/609167 "2012-01-15T04:11:22Z")
…is you still crave mania. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t miss the crushing depression. And I fully understand that the strength of the manic episode dictates the strength of the ensuing depression. And I totally get it t… --- ## [Duplicate Image Locater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duplicate-image-locater/609542)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duplicate-image-locater/609542 "2012-01-15T04:00:20Z")
I have finally moved all of my digital photographs to a single central repository. Over the years I’ve managed to create duplicate copies off several of the images. They’re spread across different sub directories; and … --- ## [I shouldn't feel obligated to my current management, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shouldnt-feel-obligated-to-my-current-management-right/609415)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shouldnt-feel-obligated-to-my-current-management-right/609415 "2012-01-15T02:46:29Z")
Brief history: I was hired into this place just over two years ago. About a year in I was re-org’d under a different group as part of a company restructure; they needed someone with my skills. Now, the manager who ori… --- ## [How would I help better a ghetto neighborhood if I had the resources?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-help-better-a-ghetto-neighborhood-if-i-had-the-resources/609346)
**Author:** [@cookie\_eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cookie_eater)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-help-better-a-ghetto-neighborhood-if-i-had-the-resources/609346 "2012-01-15T01:06:03Z")
If I was extremely rich (this is all completely hypothetical), how would I invest my money in helping straighten out a ghetto neighborhood and in the process help all the individuals in it? It’s probably not as simple as… --- ## [Is Evergreen really good or really bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-evergreen-really-good-or-really-bad/401604)
**Author:** [@JRickzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRickzz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-evergreen-really-good-or-really-bad/401604 "2012-01-15T00:36:50Z")
I’m a community college student in Seattle. I have been accepted at The Evergreen State College. There seem to be two prevailing opinions on Evergreen: Everyone smokes pot. The professors are know-nothings without … --- ## [How long have you been a "Message Board" person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-a-message-board-person/608822)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-a-message-board-person/608822 "2012-01-14T23:55:32Z")
Public poll. Counting the years before “the internet” (let’s say early 90’s and the World Wide Web anyway) when it was local dial-up bulletin boards or other modem-oriented connections with other personal computers, how… --- ## [Who is assassinating Iranian Nuclear scientists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-assassinating-iranian-nuclear-scientists/609168)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-assassinating-iranian-nuclear-scientists/609168 "2012-01-14T23:47:50Z")
An LA Times article. Sure looks like assassination to me. Iran blames The West and its allies. Who do you think did this? Are we, the US and our allies, killing Iranian scientists involved with their nuclear program? H… --- ## [Cats And Cigarette Smoke In Fur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-cigarette-smoke-in-fur/609319)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-cigarette-smoke-in-fur/609319 "2012-01-14T23:25:02Z")
My son (a smoker) is staying with us for a while to help me take care of his mother. Both he and his wife go outside to smoke, but don’t realize that the stink remains on them, and Bert is so loving he’ll get up into an… --- ## [Disposable cell phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposable-cell-phone/608710)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposable-cell-phone/608710 "2012-01-14T22:37:28Z")
It looks like I’m going to Los Angeles next month for a couple of days. It would be handy to have a cell phone for the trip, but I have never had a cell phone and Google results are just confusing me. I just want a phone… --- ## [Legal document with misspelling: still kosher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-document-with-misspelling-still-kosher/607745)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-document-with-misspelling-still-kosher/607745 "2012-01-14T20:56:19Z")
I’m putting this in IMHO because I’m pretty sure that’s where legal questions go. I’ve already asked an attorney and am waiting to hear back from her, but I just wanted to hear what any legal folks here had to say. My l… --- ## [Is there any place in the US that the drivers AREN'T bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-in-the-us-that-the-drivers-arent-bad/609313)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-in-the-us-that-the-drivers-arent-bad/609313 "2012-01-14T20:36:39Z")
Everytime someone talks about the local drivers, they said how bad the drivers are. That they are bad in the rain is something I hear, no matter how infrequent the rain is. (That makes it worse, according to the story, … --- ## [Digital Music: Do you prefer whole albums or are you a cherry-picker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-music-do-you-prefer-whole-albums-or-are-you-a-cherry-picker/609218)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-music-do-you-prefer-whole-albums-or-are-you-a-cherry-picker/609218 "2012-01-14T20:34:40Z")
There are exceptions, of course — but in general, I’m a cherry picker. --- ## [Poll: chickabiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-chickabiddy/609385)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-chickabiddy/609385 "2012-01-14T19:22:31Z")
chickabiddy This word is on the Scripps 2012 School Spelling Bee Study List. \[ul\] \[li\]I know this word, and could use it in a sentence correctly with confidence.\[/li\]\[/ul\]\[ul\] \[li\]I can recall reading or hearing this… --- ## [Europe for the first time, at 63: where to go, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europe-for-the-first-time-at-63-where-to-go-what-to-do/609180)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europe-for-the-first-time-at-63-where-to-go-what-to-do/609180 "2012-01-14T19:17:14Z")
I’m seriously considering a trip to Europe this year with my partner. I can probably afford two weeks. I’ve never been before, and I don’t know if I will ever be able to go again. What should I not miss? In general, my… --- ## [Should I refinance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-refinance/609424)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-refinance/609424 "2012-01-14T15:56:10Z")
I have a 30 year mortgage with a fixed rate of 5.5%. I’ve been paying on it for about ten years. I am seeing lots of ads with mortgage rates below 4%. I assume these really low rates will have unacceptable strings att… --- ## [What is the greatest invention ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-invention-ever/608896)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-invention-ever/608896 "2012-01-14T15:32:19Z")
Please explain why. --- ## [Seeking Information About Being a Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-information-about-being-a-doctor/609260)
**Author:** [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-information-about-being-a-doctor/609260 "2012-01-14T11:27:26Z")
My daughter is suddenly thinking about becoming a doctor and is looking for information to make sure there are jobs she would enjoy. Some background: She likes science and problem solving She likes working with people … --- ## [Ears so itchy - I would gladly cut them off and eat them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ears-so-itchy-i-would-gladly-cut-them-off-and-eat-them/504373)
**Author:** [@King\_Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Bobo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ears-so-itchy-i-would-gladly-cut-them-off-and-eat-them/504373 "2012-01-14T08:58:05Z")
Title is likely self-explanatory. I dipped into another thread a while ago (sorry I cannot link it - I am too distracted). My ears are constantly itchy and expelling nasty-smelling fluids. The doctors I have consulted… --- ## [Help with Bar Workouts and Calluses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-bar-workouts-and-calluses/609392)
**Author:** [@Time\_Stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Stranger)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-bar-workouts-and-calluses/609392 "2012-01-14T04:03:56Z")
I practice trapeze a couple times of week. So much bar work turns your upper hand into one giant callus. This has never been a problem for me in the past (I started three years ago), but lately for some reason when I am… --- ## [Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-claims-require-extraordinary-proof/609394)
**Author:** [@dataguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dataguy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-claims-require-extraordinary-proof/609394 "2012-01-14T04:02:51Z")
I’m writing to ask the group opinion on the validity of the statement in the subject: “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.” I’m of the opinion that there is no such category of proof. There is simply proo… --- ## [English Pub Etiquette - "... and one for yourself"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-pub-etiquette-and-one-for-yourself/608998)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-pub-etiquette-and-one-for-yourself/608998 "2012-01-14T02:40:05Z")
In this threadgiving tips about travelling in the UK, three English (or at least UK) posters say that it’s common to offer the bartender a “tip” in the form of saying “and one \[drink\] for yourself” when ordering. I live… --- ## [What innocuous thing happened to you in school that might cause a parent to go apeshit today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocuous-thing-happened-to-you-in-school-that-might-cause-a-parent-to-go-apeshit-today/609187)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocuous-thing-happened-to-you-in-school-that-might-cause-a-parent-to-go-apeshit-today/609187 "2012-01-14T01:29:43Z")
Inspired by the Colorado teen who submitted a cheesecake shot to the yearbook, had it rejected, and then somehow became national news. What “not really a big deal” thing happened to you in school that would send parents… --- ## [How often do you use a bath towel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-a-bath-towel/609036)
**Author:** [@halfliquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/halfliquid)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-a-bath-towel/609036 "2012-01-14T01:24:37Z")
Hi. I was just wondering how often I should use a bath towel? I was brought up to use a fresh towel and wash cloth for each shower. I buy the smaller, thinner towels and have a wash-load of bath linens at the end of eve… --- ## [Help me watch zoo animals at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-watch-zoo-animals-at-night/606462)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-watch-zoo-animals-at-night/606462 "2012-01-14T00:27:44Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to come up with a way to watch our zoo animals overnight. Our zoo is small and broke, and our security company quoted us $2500 for one IR camera and DVR. That’s too much! I’m sure we can come up wit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1590) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1592)