# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1602 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1603 --- ## [Apple iPhone 4s vs Motorola Droid Razr - I have the original Droid - Worth switching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-iphone-4s-vs-motorola-droid-razr-i-have-the-original-droid-worth-switching/607703)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-iphone-4s-vs-motorola-droid-razr-i-have-the-original-droid-worth-switching/607703 "2011-12-29T22:05:59Z")
Verizon contract is up and I can renew and get a new phone discount. The original Droid I have has been a good phone overall with a few limitations (keyboard sucks) , but I am curious about the iPhone. The main differen… --- ## [Free/cheap address book/label software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cheap-address-book-label-software/607760)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cheap-address-book-label-software/607760 "2011-12-29T21:51:08Z")
My (somewhat computer literate) mother likes to use her computer to print out mailing labels for her Christmas cards, and thinks of that sort. She had a piece of software that I bought and set up for her 5 or 6 years ago… --- ## [Obama supporters: give your druthers, whom would you have as the Republican nominee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195 "2011-12-29T19:47:17Z")
In voting, take it as a given that you, personally, can choose the Republican nominee, but NOT the winner of the general election. What candidate would you choose, and why? Poll in a moment. --- ## [What are the best and worst 70's rock bands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-and-worst-70s-rock-bands/31080)
**Author:** [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-and-worst-70s-rock-bands/31080 "2011-12-29T19:34:36Z")
I was just wondering what all of you cyberpeoples think are the best and worst bands or artists from the 1970’s? --- ## [Anyone use a 'wedge' pillow for dyspepsia? Which one to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-dyspepsia-which-one-to-buy/607624)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-dyspepsia-which-one-to-buy/607624 "2011-12-29T19:03:38Z")
I want to get a Wedge Pillow to treat dyspepsia; the reviews on Amazon seem to be harsh on the cheaper ones. I noticed also that there are more expensive ones, one by Bedge ($300) and “Prop up Pillow” for about $80. Supp… --- ## [Temporary move, Stratford CT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-move-stratford-ct/607686)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-move-stratford-ct/607686 "2011-12-29T17:30:51Z")
I’m likely going to need to move to the Stratford CT area for a few months. I’m only somewhat familiar with the area and am trying to figure out housing arrangements and the best way to find them. A hotel for the duratio… --- ## [Anybody worked in hospice, volunteer or otherwise? Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-worked-in-hospice-volunteer-or-otherwise-thoughts/607461)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-worked-in-hospice-volunteer-or-otherwise-thoughts/607461 "2011-12-29T17:17:16Z")
I’ve been volunteering at a domestic violence safe house since March or April, and it’s been a great experience. (They even offered me a job! But at $8.50 an hour, sorry, no.) I initially went through the training and or… --- ## [Speidel Twist-O-Flex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speidel-twist-o-flex/607406)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speidel-twist-o-flex/607406 "2011-12-29T16:35:06Z")
My sweetie gave me a new wrist watch for Christmas. After thanking her and kissing her, I promptly discarded the crappy band it came with, and mounted it on my venerable old Speidel Twist-O-Flex watch band. She looked on… --- ## [What food sends you straight to the bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-sends-you-straight-to-the-bathroom/607330)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-sends-you-straight-to-the-bathroom/607330 "2011-12-29T15:40:42Z")
For me:it’s mushrooms and anything with High butter content. I remember one time I tried this Swiss and mushroom burger and as soon as I finished eating it I ran straight to the bathroom. It’s a good thing I was home at … --- ## [Does age really matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-age-really-matter/607631)
**Author:** [@Kasper1014](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kasper1014)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-age-really-matter/607631 "2011-12-29T14:05:23Z")
My co-worker is 40 years old and cute. She can attract any man there is. The past 6 months she started talking about a guy she was dating, but really wouldn’t say much about him, except that he was a Dr. Now, it has be… --- ## ["Things"-people... help me understand.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-help-me-understand/607460)
**Author:** [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-help-me-understand/607460 "2011-12-29T13:06:15Z")
Had an interesting… conversation… with my wife over lunch today. SHe is very mush a possessions kind of person. She wants the nicest top-shelf brand of things. I am very much a pragmatic, does-it-work regardless of labe… --- ## [What are some reasons your past relationships failed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-reasons-your-past-relationships-failed/607245)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-reasons-your-past-relationships-failed/607245 "2011-12-29T12:33:39Z")
For me: it was immaturity and cowardice(on my end). --- ## [Removing a Toilet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-toilet/607674)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-toilet/607674 "2011-12-29T11:01:44Z")
I am trying to replace a toilet in my powder room. I have the water whut off at the valve, drained the tank bone dry, and drained the bowl with a turkey baster we won’t need again until next year. :wink: Anyway, as I l… --- ## [Recommend a web host](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-web-host/607628)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-web-host/607628 "2011-12-29T10:33:17Z")
Currently I’m using PowWeb but it’s a bit pricey at $100ish, and though they’ve improved in features, their customer service has gone down hill. Can anyone recommend a good host with the usual bangs and whistles, but de… --- ## [Good foreign sources of news about the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-foreign-sources-of-news-about-the-us/607650)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-foreign-sources-of-news-about-the-us/607650 "2011-12-29T10:04:26Z")
Do any foreign nations do a better job of giving an objective view of what is happening in the US over our own domestic news agencies which for whatever reason (fear of losing access to politicians, fear of seeming unpat… --- ## [Must have iPad apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-have-ipad-apps/607462)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-have-ipad-apps/607462 "2011-12-29T03:19:49Z")
I bought the wife an iPad for Christmas. What are the must have apps? She is into: Cooking Crafts Cross stitch Knitting Puzzle games Sewing So what are your suggestions? --- ## [Lipstick question for the fashionistas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lipstick-question-for-the-fashionistas/607589)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lipstick-question-for-the-fashionistas/607589 "2011-12-29T01:47:10Z")
What eyeshadow color goes best with dark red lipstick:confused:? --- ## [How badly will Lytro damage photography as a career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-badly-will-lytro-damage-photography-as-a-career/587672)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-badly-will-lytro-damage-photography-as-a-career/587672 "2011-12-29T00:54:56Z")
If you aren’t yet aware, Lytro is is the most revolutionary upgrade to photo technology since color. WAY bigger than digital. Seems to me this turns just about anyone into a competent photographer, and the only real ar… --- ## [Christmas ain't the same as it used to be - How do I get past it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-aint-the-same-as-it-used-to-be-how-do-i-get-past-it/607273)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-aint-the-same-as-it-used-to-be-how-do-i-get-past-it/607273 "2011-12-29T00:33:43Z")
1st 39 years of my life Xmas eve was a big party, immediate family, cousins from town, various friends. Xmas morning was immediate family, even after I got married I was able to enjoy the morning until about ten AM. No… --- ## [Hammacher Schlemmer? Got a catalog of this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammacher-schlemmer-got-a-catalog-of-this/607598)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammacher-schlemmer-got-a-catalog-of-this/607598 "2011-12-28T23:53:24Z")
Got a catalog of Hammacher Schlemmer; I heard of it before but never saw the actual stuff. Looks expensive sharper image but for older people with lots of arthritis gadgets. Stuff like “low voltage electric blanket” make… --- ## [The Travel Constipation Blues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travel-constipation-blues/607635)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travel-constipation-blues/607635 "2011-12-28T22:49:13Z")
Everytime I try I can’t be satisfied Let it go… Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (“Constipation Blues”) I have truly had it with the phenomenon of constipation induced by/associated with traveling. It is nonsensical but a sign… --- ## [Doper Parents of Adult Children: How Many Grandkids Do You Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-of-adult-children-how-many-grandkids-do-you-have/607620)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-of-adult-children-how-many-grandkids-do-you-have/607620 "2011-12-28T22:06:54Z")
If you have children that are over 18, how many grandkids do you have? Poll to follow. --- ## [Women who \*do\* wear heels: Why do you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-do-wear-heels-why-do-you/607666)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-do-wear-heels-why-do-you/607666 "2011-12-28T22:05:44Z")
Following on the heels of this by-now-infamous poll, and this poll posted in response, I’d like to follow the example of Maggie the Ocelot in the latter, and have this poll for women, to hear the positive side of the que… --- ## [The most valuable/impactful type of charity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-valuable-impactful-type-of-charity/607350)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-valuable-impactful-type-of-charity/607350 "2011-12-28T21:38:01Z")
Of all the charitable causes out there, which do you think do the most good? What is good is highly subjective so you’re free to define that aspect of the question. This is an important subject to me & I’d love to hear … --- ## [Christmas Over - How Was It On A Scale Of 1-10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-over-how-was-it-on-a-scale-of-1-10/607446)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-over-how-was-it-on-a-scale-of-1-10/607446 "2011-12-28T21:33:16Z")
With 10 being “the best Christmas ever!” and 1 being “the worst Christmas ever”, how was yours? Feel free to elaborate if you wish. --- ## [A Conundrum: Are There Good Investment Advisory Letters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conundrum-are-there-good-investment-advisory-letters/607371)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conundrum-are-there-good-investment-advisory-letters/607371 "2011-12-28T21:28:45Z")
I am puzzled-there are something in excess of 800 investment newsletters. Are any of them really reliable? (By reliable, I mean, does the leter give advice that actually result in you achieving above average investment g… --- ## [Which ear do you use for the phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ear-do-you-use-for-the-phone/607488)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ear-do-you-use-for-the-phone/607488 "2011-12-28T21:20:27Z")
I’m right handed and always use my right ear for talking on the phone. Can’t use my left - somehow it feels completely wrong. So I’m wondering if most people use their dominant side ear too? Or are there switch listener… --- ## [My disaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-disaster/606847)
**Author:** [@Choochoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Choochoo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-disaster/606847 "2011-12-28T20:54:57Z")
me and my boyfriend were together for just under 1 year. he was speaking about having kids and getting married. i thought everything was going well. one day he went to work in the morning but did the usual gave me a kiss… --- ## [Your favorite outdoor temperature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-outdoor-temperature/606816)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-outdoor-temperature/606816 "2011-12-28T20:23:24Z")
For the purposes of this poll I’ll define “favorite” specifically to mean that your instant reaction/feeling when you go outside is something along the lines of “now THIS is what I call a fantastic and enjoyable day!” O… --- ## [I want to buy a 35mm Film Camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-35mm-film-camera/607309)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-35mm-film-camera/607309 "2011-12-28T19:54:50Z")
Is it possible? Does anyone still make them? I see tons of used models but I want a new, state of the art, 35mm film camera. Can anyone point me in the right direction? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1601) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1603)