# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1593 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1594 --- ## [Of hair and hard water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-hard-water/502585)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-hard-water/502585 "2009-07-10T20:06:43Z")
We have hard water. I hate hard water. I always used to have soft water and I’m used to how it makes my hair feel. So, is there some shampoo/conditioner combo that is good for making hair feel good, in spite of the hard… --- ## [Do you swear BY or AT chiropractors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-swear-by-or-at-chiropractors/608966)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-swear-by-or-at-chiropractors/608966 "2012-01-12T16:36:24Z")
My lower back has been bothering me a little for the past few weeks. Last week it came to a head (so to speak) and I could barely walk. I’ve been taking IB, icing it, stretching, etc., and it’s a little better, but I’m s… --- ## [Have you pretended to be two persons online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-pretended-to-be-two-persons-online/608864)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-pretended-to-be-two-persons-online/608864 "2012-01-12T14:56:16Z")
For example, you have two accounts on a certain website. On one account, you report that you are female. On another account, you report you are male. On one account, you behave very erratically (always self-contradicting… --- ## [Too much protein?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-protein/608352)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-protein/608352 "2012-01-12T13:24:15Z")
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=calories%20raise%20body%20fat%20when%20people%20overeat%2C%20not%20protein&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CC4QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedaily.com%2Freleases%2F2012%2F01%2F1201031… --- ## [Advice for moving on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-moving-on/608907)
**Author:** [@GeddyClaypoolBurton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeddyClaypoolBurton)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-moving-on/608907 "2012-01-12T06:25:10Z")
Last summer, I was going through a pretty rough set of depressing circumstances…I’ll spare you the details. I’ve been fine for about 2-3 months now, but I was recently thinking about something. During my down period, I w… --- ## [Reps threaten retribution for non-recess appointments... as soon as they return from recess.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reps-threaten-retribution-for-non-recess-appointments-as-soon-as-they-return-from-recess/609204)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reps-threaten-retribution-for-non-recess-appointments-as-soon-as-they-return-from-recess/609204 "2012-01-12T05:47:14Z")
“House Republicans File Resolution Criticizing Recess Picks” http://www.rollcall.com/news/house\_republicans\_file\_resolution\_on\_recess\_picks-211422-1.html?pos=hatxt (My emphasis) Am I the only one who sees the contrad… --- ## [I'd rather write than type. Options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-write-than-type-options/609096)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-write-than-type-options/609096 "2012-01-12T04:17:14Z")
I can type, and I can use Dragon Naturally Speaking, but really, I like to write things out by hand far better than either option (mostly due to focus issues… paper is less distracting since it doesn’t have internet acce… --- ## [Is homophobia a social evil, and are homophobic persons evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-homophobia-a-social-evil-and-are-homophobic-persons-evil/608451)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-homophobia-a-social-evil-and-are-homophobic-persons-evil/608451 "2012-01-12T03:12:50Z")
Choose an option from the poll. --- ## [When did you know it was time to euthanize a pet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-know-it-was-time-to-euthanize-a-pet/609044)
**Author:** [@skylyn12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skylyn12)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-know-it-was-time-to-euthanize-a-pet/609044 "2012-01-12T02:41:30Z")
I’v never had to deal with this before. Never had pets growing up and in a suburban environment, I never had to deal with animal death… Anyway, we (the wife and I) have two dogs, one is at least 13 years old (likely old… --- ## [Differing Libidos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differing-libidos/608817)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differing-libidos/608817 "2012-01-12T02:18:59Z")
I’ve been with my partner for almost two years, coming up to a year living together. The sex has never been up to my own desires (at least every second day) but it was weekly. It is now a couple of times a month and the … --- ## [walk out of apartment lease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-out-of-apartment-lease/608900)
**Author:** [@lailarager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lailarager)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-out-of-apartment-lease/608900 "2012-01-12T02:16:16Z")
Happy new Year every one. My rental lease ended on septmeber 2011, I give the land lord notice that I’ll leave january 15, 2012. I give him one month deposit and I give him last check of $400.00 he wants to charge me $… --- ## [I'm getting an iPhone! What should I do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-an-iphone-what-should-i-do-with-it/608987)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-an-iphone-what-should-i-do-with-it/608987 "2012-01-12T02:15:09Z")
So, my 8 GB Verizon iPhone should be here tomorrow. I’ve been using a Blackberry for the past 2 years. What apps should I think about downloading? Angry Birds and Words with Friends are two of my favorites. I’d like t… --- ## [Childhood Friend's Wife Has Died - Sign Guestbook Online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-friends-wife-has-died-sign-guestbook-online/609219)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-friends-wife-has-died-sign-guestbook-online/609219 "2012-01-12T01:23:30Z")
I haven’t seen him since we were both kids (about 13 years old), but I recently learned that an old playmate’s wife has just died. I can view the obituary online, and I can sign the guestbook - do you think I should do t… --- ## [Raging. Insatiable. Self-pity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raging-insatiable-self-pity/609136)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raging-insatiable-self-pity/609136 "2012-01-12T00:10:16Z")
Ever had it? What do you do? I’m guessing you’ll tell me to face reality and let it stomp me right into the dirt until I just give up on myself and realize that I am not that important. OK, fine. But what do you do aft… --- ## [Shocks for Cocks, or Ask the guy who gets paid to have sex, ctd.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocks-for-cocks-or-ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex-ctd/609056)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocks-for-cocks-or-ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex-ctd/609056 "2012-01-11T22:01:39Z")
Okay, I started a thread last year called “Ask the guy who gets paid to have sex,” which can be found here: Ask the guy who gets paid to have sex - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board. It’s about my experi… --- ## [Airline ticket prices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-ticket-prices/609193)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-ticket-prices/609193 "2012-01-11T20:37:27Z")
I have a trip to Maine coming up at the end of June and I’ve been monitoring airline ticket prices since about August of last year. In the past week the prices on the days I want to travel have dropped by nearly $100. Bu… --- ## [My Kid Had a Seizure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-had-a-seizure/605135)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-had-a-seizure/605135 "2012-01-11T20:17:41Z")
My sweet little bunny had a seizure on Friday. He’s about 14 1/2 months old. He didn’t have a fever, and we don’t know what caused it. He’s fine now; he was exhausted immediately afterward as is typical, but other than t… --- ## [What's Up With My Coworker Constantly On The Move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-coworker-constantly-on-the-move/608740)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-coworker-constantly-on-the-move/608740 "2012-01-11T19:58:07Z")
I work a part time job as an elevator operator. I have a coworker who is a doorman. He’s a nice kid but he seems “off,” in the sense that he seems to be constantly on the move. I mean literally. He never stands still, h… --- ## [Your longest lived pet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-longest-lived-pet/608946)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-longest-lived-pet/608946 "2012-01-11T18:54:42Z")
Inspiring thread. We had a stray female cat whom we picked up when she was a kitten-and I was 2 1/2 years old. Long fine hair, dark tail, brown and black splotches on otherwise white fur, named Pussywillow. She lived … --- ## [Running dopers: strategy/training for a beer race (5K)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-dopers-strategy-training-for-a-beer-race-5k/609184)
**Author:** [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-dopers-strategy-training-for-a-beer-race-5k/609184 "2012-01-11T18:27:34Z")
So I’ll be competing in a 5k “beer race” next month, and although the race is a bit of a laugh I really want to do well. Here’s the format: run mile, drink beer, run mile, drink beer, run 1.1 mile, drink beer. Time end… --- ## [Would you like to see your state/province divided?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-your-state-province-divided/608733)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-your-state-province-divided/608733 "2012-01-11T18:02:16Z")
I’m coming from a USA point of view, but will welcome input from anywhere else in the world. Some background: In the 1800’s, the USA added a new state every three years on average. Most of these were carved out of terr… --- ## [prisoners in for drug related charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoners-in-for-drug-related-charges/609170)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoners-in-for-drug-related-charges/609170 "2012-01-11T17:39:55Z")
If most drugs were legalised, what would be the effect on the prison population. How decimated would it be and what would happen then? --- ## [Doggie OCD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doggie-ocd/608668)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doggie-ocd/608668 "2012-01-11T16:51:23Z")
Hello Everyone, I might as well continue my recent trend on questions about my dogs if you all don’t mind. This question is about our Great Dane, Gunner. I have a feeling he is OCD. Besides being the most loving doggie… --- ## [Any experience with large & multiple drive cataloging programs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-large-multiple-drive-cataloging-programs/609088)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-large-multiple-drive-cataloging-programs/609088 "2012-01-11T15:53:47Z")
I have about 26TB of computer data on about 20 SATA hard drives plus an unknown amount on DVDs. I can’t put all of them online at once, but I need to have a master database of their contents so I can find stuff and junk… --- ## [Advice for inventing my... invention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-inventing-my-invention/609121)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-inventing-my-invention/609121 "2012-01-11T15:50:57Z")
OK, so I have a world-changing idea for an invention. Well, maybe not world-changing, and it’s kind of a mashed-up derivative of some existing inventions, but apparently nobody but me has thought to make & sell this p… --- ## [A good Linux guide for newbies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-linux-guide-for-newbies/609152)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-linux-guide-for-newbies/609152 "2012-01-11T11:56:21Z")
I installed the latest Ubuntu on a second hard drive to play around. I have used linux in the past but for very specific things, like accessing a partition that Windows couldn’t read. So essentially I am a total Linux ne… --- ## [How do you survive a night without heating.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-survive-a-night-without-heating/608834)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-survive-a-night-without-heating/608834 "2012-01-11T07:42:39Z")
So, my homes rickety old heating system gave out mid afternoon. It is going to snow tonight and is going to be well below freezing. What would be the best ideas. I have placed a blanket on top of a duevt, wearing and mul… --- ## [Loiterer at my store. Every day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loiterer-at-my-store-every-day/608436)
**Author:** [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loiterer-at-my-store-every-day/608436 "2012-01-11T07:30:54Z")
Hi all. I don’t post on here much, but this has been weighing on me, so I figured I would see what you all think. I own and manage a pet store. It’s a cool place. Lots of exotic birds, reptiles, snakes, fish, etc. A fun… --- ## [Going to Hong Kong, need tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-hong-kong-need-tips/608958)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-hong-kong-need-tips/608958 "2012-01-11T06:14:18Z")
Hi folks, I will be in HK January 24-27, so I have four days. I have to admit I haven’t done enough research about stuff to do. I will be staying in the wanchai area. I would like to get a nice professional photo t… --- ## [!Job Interview Process: Your Advice/Opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-process-your-advice-opinion/609057)
**Author:** [@WS8610](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WS8610)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-process-your-advice-opinion/609057 "2012-01-11T03:53:50Z")
I’ll keep this brief and would appreciate honest feedback… A District Sales Manager for a big company contacted me (after somebody recommended me) about a great job opportunity 2 weeks before Christmas and told me a sal… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1592) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1594)