# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1601 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1602 --- ## [How many songs on your Ipod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-songs-on-your-ipod/607900)
**Author:** [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-songs-on-your-ipod/607900 "2011-12-31T01:34:20Z")
Mod, please lock thread. Screwed up polling feature. Will re-do. --- ## [Regifting unwanted Christmas and birthday gifts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regifting-unwanted-christmas-and-birthday-gifts/607704)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regifting-unwanted-christmas-and-birthday-gifts/607704 "2011-12-31T01:16:35Z")
How often do your unwanted Christmas and birthday gifts get regifted? --- ## [High-Rent Districts That Used to Be Slums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-rent-districts-that-used-to-be-slums/607716)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-rent-districts-that-used-to-be-slums/607716 "2011-12-30T22:27:10Z")
I’ve decided to try my hand at writing my first article for Cracked!. Being fascinated by the topic of Gentrification, I’d like to research an article entitled “ High-Rent Districts That Used to Be Slums.” This is where… --- ## [C Programming Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-programming-question/607832)
**Author:** [@Bag\_of\_Mostly\_Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bag_of_Mostly_Water)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-programming-question/607832 "2011-12-30T22:14:09Z")
I’m writing a C program which needs to remove any trailing spaces from a string. The code I’ve proposed for this looks like this: while ((last\_char == space) && (string\_length \> 0)) { remove\_last\_char; } … --- ## [Anyone successfully use a logical argument to convince your partner into having sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-successfully-use-a-logical-argument-to-convince-your-partner-into-having-sex/607696)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-successfully-use-a-logical-argument-to-convince-your-partner-into-having-sex/607696 "2011-12-30T20:58:10Z")
I know this is generally a bad idea, although I’ve made the mistake a few times with girls (unsuccessful each time). There are a lot of left-brain types here so surely it has worked for someone at some point. What did y… --- ## [Roku recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-recommendations/607856)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-recommendations/607856 "2011-12-30T20:49:47Z")
I finally gave in and bought myself a Roku and a subscription to Amazon Prime for Christmas. Loving it so far and watching season one of Twilight Zone is a hoot. Anybody have recommendations for (preferably free) apps?… --- ## [Whore Heels, Why Do Women Wear Them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291)
**Author:** [@Bloodless\_Turnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bloodless_Turnip)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291 "2011-12-30T20:37:08Z")
As the title says, why do women wear those 3" or higher horrifically uncomfortable (and terrible for your feet) shoes? Is it because they think men find them attractive? Is it because other women judge them by what the… --- ## [Say anything? Or keep my damn mouth shut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-anything-or-keep-my-damn-mouth-shut/607725)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-anything-or-keep-my-damn-mouth-shut/607725 "2011-12-30T20:01:25Z")
I’m pretty sure the answer is: “Keep my damn mouth shut.” But I feel compelled to ask anyway. I have this female friend at work. On two occasions we went and saw a movie together. Each time, we would both take our own c… --- ## [I caught a stray cat! Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-caught-a-stray-cat-advice/602516)
**Author:** [@Lady\_of\_the\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_of_the_Lake)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-caught-a-stray-cat-advice/602516 "2011-12-30T19:38:43Z")
I’ve got a stray cat! I caught it this morning with a towel after cleverly distracting it with food, and I’m not sure if I should take it to the vet as soon as possible, or let it get healthier first? First Pictures (p… --- ## [Why is it so difficult to maintain a good mood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-difficult-to-maintain-a-good-mood/607731)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-difficult-to-maintain-a-good-mood/607731 "2011-12-30T19:20:14Z")
…or is it just me? Once in a while, I will have one of those MOMENTS OF CLARITY during which I can easily put aside life’s little annoyances and realize that I am very lucky to have what I have, everything will be fine,… --- ## [Should I ditch work? Need answer fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ditch-work-need-answer-fast/607862)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-ditch-work-need-answer-fast/607862 "2011-12-30T19:14:55Z")
Everyone’s gone for the weekend. The government, like they always do, authorized a three-hour early release today. I’m a contractor, though, so I can’t leave. Thus the “ditching” part. I have three options: Tough o… --- ## [Experiences with "Plumber's Wrench"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-plumbers-wrench/607824)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-plumbers-wrench/607824 "2011-12-30T17:46:22Z")
If you have used this product, has it proven useless? I have found only bad reviews online, but I can’t imagine why it isn’t ideal for those thin nuts sometimes called spuds. The jaws of regular wrenches are just too t… --- ## [Tires From Walmart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tires-from-walmart/607489)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tires-from-walmart/607489 "2011-12-30T16:14:54Z")
Would you buy tires from WalMart and trust their installers? Suppose you know the particular tire they are selling is rated very good by NHTSA’s UTQG data… would you still trust Walmart? Any evidence WalMart is getting… --- ## [What do you call your parents? What do your kids call you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-your-parents-what-do-your-kids-call-you/607441)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-your-parents-what-do-your-kids-call-you/607441 "2011-12-30T15:53:10Z")
There must have been a thread about this but a cursory search found nothing. If I could please have the following information: How old are you and what do you call your parents? How old are your kids and what do they cal… --- ## [The 2011 Amateur Psychic Predictions thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2011-amateur-psychic-predictions-thread/564593)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2011-amateur-psychic-predictions-thread/564593 "2011-12-30T15:13:33Z")
While in the grocery store today I saw that the trash magazines had already started their annual predictions. So I propose a game where the SMDB makes their predictions as well. Year end we’ll see who is most accurate. Y… --- ## [Are you really fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-really-fat/607594)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-really-fat/607594 "2011-12-30T10:09:24Z")
I don’t feel fat at all. The only way I know I’m fat is if I look in the mirror sideways. If there were no mirrors or weigh scales, I would think I look healthy My pot can appear rather grotesque from the side , especia… --- ## [Do you write your name on a new book when you get it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-write-your-name-on-a-new-book-when-you-get-it/606745)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-write-your-name-on-a-new-book-when-you-get-it/606745 "2011-12-30T07:34:02Z")
I used to do this and I’ve noticed in old secondhand books it’s very common, the person’s name and often also a date. Do you do this? Poll to follow. --- ## [Fight or Flight - anxiety. Could this be caused by childhood experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-or-flight-anxiety-could-this-be-caused-by-childhood-experiences/607588)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-or-flight-anxiety-could-this-be-caused-by-childhood-experiences/607588 "2011-12-30T05:18:02Z")
I was reading elsewhere an interesting observation by someone who lived in Japan during that terrible earthquake and the damage to the nuclear reactor. There was a lot of fear and anxiety (duh!) and this person eventual… --- ## [How Violent Are High-Functioning Aspergers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-violent-are-high-functioning-aspergers/571666)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-violent-are-high-functioning-aspergers/571666 "2011-12-30T05:16:59Z")
How violent are kids who are high-functioning but have Asperger’s from your own experience? For instance I have Asperger’s but I officially dropped any sort of “special ed” last year and am have normal status as a studen… --- ## [Ask the guy who has been awake for nearly 30 hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-has-been-awake-for-nearly-30-hours/606856)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-has-been-awake-for-nearly-30-hours/606856 "2011-12-30T05:03:27Z")
So I have nothing of pressing importance happening this week, and at such times I let my sleep schedule wander. I’ve always been a night person, so staying up until 3 or 4 AM is no big deal. But last night I decided I wo… --- ## [So I found a used condom in my detached garage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-found-a-used-condom-in-my-detached-garage/607752)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-found-a-used-condom-in-my-detached-garage/607752 "2011-12-30T03:47:03Z")
I have a detached garage with alley access. It was sitting on a window sill next to the driver’s side door. I threw it away (possibly a mistake in hindsight). What the hell should I do exactly (if anything)? Some pote… --- ## [Anyone willing to critique my (undergrad, Med Tech) personal statement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-willing-to-critique-my-undergrad-med-tech-personal-statement/607758)
**Author:** [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-willing-to-critique-my-undergrad-med-tech-personal-statement/607758 "2011-12-30T03:46:30Z")
As some of you already know, I’m applying to universities in Washington and Oregon for a 2nd undergraduate degree (Medical Technology). I have to write a personal statement, and am feeling pretty optimistic about the nea… --- ## [A Scandal of Breasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scandal-of-breasts/607788)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scandal-of-breasts/607788 "2011-12-30T03:36:12Z")
No, I am not talking about breast-feeding in Target (but, honestly, what is wrong with people?) or just trying to make up a new collective noun. I want to bring your attention to the implants that may be at greater risk… --- ## [In your humble opinion, how do you tell the difference between men and women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-humble-opinion-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-men-and-women/607570)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-humble-opinion-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-men-and-women/607570 "2011-12-30T00:40:05Z")
I once watched a PBS documentary about IBM’s Watson, the artificial intelligence supercomputer. I was very impressed at how quickly and smoothly Watson replied the asker’s questions, and I giggled at the sarcastic host w… --- ## [I seem to be growing an onion. Can I get more onions out of this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-be-growing-an-onion-can-i-get-more-onions-out-of-this/607773)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-be-growing-an-onion-can-i-get-more-onions-out-of-this/607773 "2011-12-30T00:30:50Z")
A couple of months ago, on a whim, I plopped a plain white onion into a glass of water. It sprouted and grew a long sturdy stalk, 22 inches long before I left town for the holidays. I returned home to discover that the p… --- ## [What does the term "purring" refer to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-term-purring-refer-to/607243)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-term-purring-refer-to/607243 "2011-12-30T00:23:04Z")
Please settle a debate between my sister and myself. --- ## [Why is the Myers-Briggs system disliked by so many people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-myers-briggs-system-disliked-by-so-many-people/607657)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-myers-briggs-system-disliked-by-so-many-people/607657 "2011-12-29T23:34:37Z")
I was introduced to the Myers-Briggs personality typing system in college. I find it pretty neat and useful. Once I figure out someone’s type, it makes it a lot easier to predict a person’s behavior. Well, sometimes, but… --- ## [Your closest calls on the highway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-closest-calls-on-the-highway/607150)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-closest-calls-on-the-highway/607150 "2011-12-29T23:18:59Z")
Inspiring thread. This is for those times where you somehow managed to avoid Almost Certain Death (or dismemberment at least) but managed to escape with nary a scratch somehow. In any event read as having the incident … --- ## [Witty Responses To Mother-in-Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-responses-to-mother-in-law/607156)
**Author:** [@Tracyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracyfish)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-responses-to-mother-in-law/607156 "2011-12-29T22:26:37Z")
Christmas day will be the first time that Least Original User Name Ever and I will see most of his family since we eloped earlier this year. His mother wasn’t happy because she wanted us to have a wedding and a receptio… --- ## [Policy issue reduced to personal body traits: Sensenbrenner and Michelle Obama's booty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policy-issue-reduced-to-personal-body-traits-sensenbrenner-and-michelle-obamas-booty/607079)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policy-issue-reduced-to-personal-body-traits-sensenbrenner-and-michelle-obamas-booty/607079 "2011-12-29T22:17:27Z")
I did a search and didn’t find a thread already talking about this issue, so here it goes – Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wis.) has served as a U.S. representative for more than 30 years, including a stint as chair… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1600) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1602)