# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1592 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1593 --- ## [Please recommend me a rewards credit card for air miles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-me-a-rewards-credit-card-for-air-miles/609078)
**Author:** [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-me-a-rewards-credit-card-for-air-miles/609078 "2012-01-13T23:10:34Z")
Wanting to do more traveling both domestically (USA) and internationally, and finally figuring out there are these things called rewards credit cards that will accumulate miles for me whenever I use them to make a purcha… --- ## [Do You Put Legit emails in Junk Folder Out of Spite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-legit-emails-in-junk-folder-out-of-spite/609414)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-legit-emails-in-junk-folder-out-of-spite/609414 "2012-01-13T22:00:04Z")
For example, companies/online retailers who screwed up my order or irritates me with repetitious stupid promo deals especially the promos/coupons/codes that excludes the stuff I want, people who pisses me off, or even so… --- ## [What angle was this guy coming from (possible scam)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-angle-was-this-guy-coming-from-possible-scam/609335)
**Author:** [@Danja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danja)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-angle-was-this-guy-coming-from-possible-scam/609335 "2012-01-13T21:34:04Z")
I just had an interview in St. Louis, and took the metro back to the airport. I bought a 1 day pass last night, and went to the security guard to make sure it was valid for 24 hours (it was not, which I was quite angry a… --- ## [Web site basics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-basics/609306)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-basics/609306 "2012-01-13T21:27:48Z")
My small business is growing and the inevitable has occurred: I’m being forced to act like a real company and get a web site. So, I’ve got a domain and am using Bluehost, because the plumber’s sister’s friend’s hairdres… --- ## [Is Dr. Oz a Quack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-oz-a-quack/582107)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-oz-a-quack/582107 "2012-01-13T21:19:23Z")
My sister watches Dr. Mehmet Oz (first discovered on Oprah Winfrey) religiously and takes everything he says as canon. I’ve watched a bit of his show, and while I don’t think he’s completely out-to-lunch, I think he has … --- ## [toothless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothless/609291)
**Author:** [@tanglefoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanglefoot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothless/609291 "2012-01-13T21:05:54Z")
my front tooth snapped off and my dentist ground down the remaining visible bit to my gum and had a false tooth made I cannot wear this and have considered taking all the extra resin off and glueing the remainder to what… --- ## [Is anyone else having problems with google chrome today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-having-problems-with-google-chrome-today/609412)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-having-problems-with-google-chrome-today/609412 "2012-01-13T20:30:09Z")
Part way through the day chrome decided to stop working and all my tabs became unresponsive. I had to restart my computer to shut it down (task manager couldn’t kill it) and now I’m trying to run it and no site I go to w… --- ## [Any Dopers use the FlipFold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-use-the-flipfold/608560)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-use-the-flipfold/608560 "2012-01-13T20:05:56Z")
We have a slightly dysfunctional folding house. Perhaps it’s something in the local water. Mrs. Devil and I can fold well enough to get by but whenever there’s a slight breeze or a cat playing two stories down our genera… --- ## [Is one's social life better for being a skeptic/rationalist/etc? Or do you find it alienating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ones-social-life-better-for-being-a-skeptic-rationalist-etc-or-do-you-find-it-alienating/609336)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ones-social-life-better-for-being-a-skeptic-rationalist-etc-or-do-you-find-it-alienating/609336 "2012-01-13T19:56:46Z")
Personally, I fall into the latter category. I feel very much alone. I rarely accept what I’m told at face value and I always try to do my research whenever I can. I’m an atheist and defender of science. And yet, I find… --- ## [How can I be less annoyed by noisy apartment neighbours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-be-less-annoyed-by-noisy-apartment-neighbours/608805)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-be-less-annoyed-by-noisy-apartment-neighbours/608805 "2012-01-13T18:31:47Z")
“Annoyed” is an understatement, to say the least. The people below me are so loud that I can feel the noise vibrations from having their TV so freaking loud. Sometimes if it’s getting ridiculous, I’ll stomp on the floor… --- ## [Telling People To Vote As A Favour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telling-people-to-vote-as-a-favour/609262)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telling-people-to-vote-as-a-favour/609262 "2012-01-13T18:29:50Z")
While I’m not yet 18 and therefore cannot vote, I know some people who are apolitical but eligible to vote. Would it appropriate if I managed to convince them to vote one way as a favour for me? --- ## [My Dentist Screw Up: Understandable, or Incompetent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dentist-screw-up-understandable-or-incompetent/609183)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dentist-screw-up-understandable-or-incompetent/609183 "2012-01-13T17:59:49Z")
One year ago, I needed a filling for a cavity. The cavity was located on the side of a tooth facing another tooth, to it wasn’t visible or accessible; the filling had to be drilled through the top of my tooth straight th… --- ## [Can a highly educated person do exceptionally well and advance in a low education, low training job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-highly-educated-person-do-exceptionally-well-and-advance-in-a-low-education-low-training-job/609224)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-highly-educated-person-do-exceptionally-well-and-advance-in-a-low-education-low-training-job/609224 "2012-01-13T16:29:42Z")
I know someone who, while in college, managed to make Shift Manager at a fast food restaurant. In my job as a software developer, I’ve seen that it’s a LONG way to the top of the career, and I am competing against the b… --- ## [How old is too old for your kid to see you naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-your-kid-to-see-you-naked/609072)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-your-kid-to-see-you-naked/609072 "2012-01-13T15:38:13Z")
Let’s say you’re running around in the morning, trying to get everyone ready to leave the house. You’re not parading around naked for an extended period of time, you’re just going from the bathroom to the bedroom in orde… --- ## [Smells: Best, Worst, Memory Inducing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-best-worst-memory-inducing/608747)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-best-worst-memory-inducing/608747 "2012-01-13T13:20:15Z")
Regarding our lovely noses - what is your favorite smell, the worst smell and a smell that brings back (good or bad) memories? Best: Freshly baked bread. Worst: Rotting dead animal in the lot across the street that had… --- ## [PLEASE critique my law school personal statement (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-law-school-personal-statement-again/608812)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-law-school-personal-statement-again/608812 "2012-01-13T11:03:51Z")
I remember I did this a while back and with the advice offered to me on this message board, I decided to just write a new one. My original personal statement is going to be my diversity statement instead. Any advice or… --- ## [Want: wireless, non-Bluetooth lightweight on-the-ear headphones for the gym](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-wireless-non-bluetooth-lightweight-on-the-ear-headphones-for-the-gym/609352)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-wireless-non-bluetooth-lightweight-on-the-ear-headphones-for-the-gym/609352 "2012-01-13T05:32:03Z")
I currently use earbuds, and I am usually watching and listening to the TV on the treadmill or elliptical. I hate the cords. Logitech had what looked like a great model, apparently, but it was both way too expensive and… --- ## [is my boyfriend gay or repressed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-boyfriend-gay-or-repressed/95411)
**Author:** [@pati12812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pati12812)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-boyfriend-gay-or-repressed/95411 "2012-01-13T03:00:29Z")
I have a serious question here…And now this isn’t a joke…My boyfriend is almost standoffish when it comes to sex…He is 42. Catholic, and was very withdrawn & shy when I met him…He is a deep thinker with alot of opinions … --- ## [How would this social experiment play out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-social-experiment-play-out/609249)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-social-experiment-play-out/609249 "2012-01-13T01:04:45Z")
Let’s say there is an island. On this island is a population of 100k people. All of the people on this island prior to arriving were screened by a psychological process. This process is designed to seek out the most kin… --- ## [BPPV and Epley maneuvers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bppv-and-epley-maneuvers/609174)
**Author:** [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bppv-and-epley-maneuvers/609174 "2012-01-13T00:29:38Z")
I went to the doc yesterday and was diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). In other words, I get dizzy and lose my balance when I move my head certain ways. The diagnosis wasn’t a surprise to me, and… --- ## [Swimmers - how do you deal with this wet bathing suit thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimmers-how-do-you-deal-with-this-wet-bathing-suit-thing/579255 "2012-01-12T23:51:55Z")
So I’ve started this swimming thing, and there are all these things about it that are a giant pain in the ass and I don’t know how other people deal with them. Like the swimsuit thing - so I don’t change there at the po… --- ## [Just Energy....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-energy/609340)
**Author:** [@highrollinwooded](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/highrollinwooded)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-energy/609340 "2012-01-12T23:35:50Z")
Anyone have any dealings with this company in Michigan? I just signed up for it, (sounded good at the time!) and of course decided to research after they left. Seems like a possible scam…any thoughts?? This is dealing wi… --- ## [Is This Cheating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cheating/608736)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cheating/608736 "2012-01-12T22:37:21Z")
First of all let me preface this by saying that, this means nothing in reality, but it just bugs me on some level. I lost my job in August and have had a bunch of low paying minimum wage jobs. Anyone I have one for the … --- ## [Suggestions for getting the dentist to prescribe somehting other than amoxicillin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-getting-the-dentist-to-prescribe-somehting-other-than-amoxicillin/609190)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-getting-the-dentist-to-prescribe-somehting-other-than-amoxicillin/609190 "2012-01-12T21:29:47Z")
I’ve a “deep pit” next “number four”. The dentist prescribed amoxicillin and said come back in two weeks. No progress. So she sent me to a specialists. He prescribed amoxicillin. I told him I had just done a two week reg… --- ## [Pot smoking celebrity trinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-smoking-celebrity-trinity/609082)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-smoking-celebrity-trinity/609082 "2012-01-12T21:05:11Z")
Edit: Apologies to the mods if this belongs in Cafe Society. I just figured that even though I’m talking about celebrities I’m talking about their drug habits and not their careers, that’s why I placed the thread here. … --- ## [Should I buy and rent out a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-and-rent-out-a-house/609076)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-and-rent-out-a-house/609076 "2012-01-12T20:57:26Z")
My husband and I are thinking about buying a second house in our neighborhood. We live in Tucson, very central, and near the University of Arizona. Houses have declined very steeply in value in the last few years, and … --- ## [Someone Is Stealing My Picture For Commerical Purposes. What Can I Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-stealing-my-picture-for-commerical-purposes-what-can-i-do/608953)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-stealing-my-picture-for-commerical-purposes-what-can-i-do/608953 "2012-01-12T20:27:14Z")
In the last few years, I’ve taken up photography as a hobby. In that time, I’ve generated a number of images that have generally been praised by friends and family. Lately, I’ve noticed that my pictures are also good e… --- ## [What Will "Post-Imperial" America Be Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-post-imperial-america-be-like/608513)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-post-imperial-america-be-like/608513 "2012-01-12T20:10:40Z")
Picture a time, when all the US bases in Asia are closed, Ramstein AFB is a memory, and the US Army has shrunk to 100,000 men. The US Navy still has a few nuclear subs, but the carriers are gone.The Chinese now patrol… --- ## [What's Your Dance-ability Factor\*?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-dance-ability-factor/608955)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-dance-ability-factor/608955 "2012-01-12T19:48:22Z")
Since I really don’t like to dance, I always wondered how many people are like me. With that in mind, on a scale of 1 to 10, please rate yourself. Here are the rating numbers, and my self-defined guide: \*PLEASE KEEP I… --- ## [How wise is it to move to a Google Voice number for a primary business line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-wise-is-it-to-move-to-a-google-voice-number-for-a-primary-business-line/609104)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-wise-is-it-to-move-to-a-google-voice-number-for-a-primary-business-line/609104 "2012-01-12T19:16:23Z")
My friend owns a tutoring business. Currently the main number rings directly to her personal cellular phone. She is considering changing over to Google Voice for the main number for the business. Is this dumb? It wou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1591) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1593)