# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1620 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1621 --- ## [Stuff almost everyone enjoys that you don't care for/about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-almost-everyone-enjoys-that-you-dont-care-for-about/604342)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-almost-everyone-enjoys-that-you-dont-care-for-about/604342 "2011-12-02T03:53:13Z")
What are some things that, as far as you can tell, everyone you know seems to enjoy, but you don’t give a crap about? A personal example: Tailgate parties. Everyone I see at one seems to be having a good time, but I ha… --- ## [How much is "too much"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-too-much/604765)
**Author:** [@Madame\_Joy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madame_Joy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-too-much/604765 "2011-12-02T03:05:16Z")
…makeup? …jewelry? …hairdo? I’m a newbie, I hope to stick around, so I hope this doesn’t ruffle too many feathers. I realize it’s a very subjective topic, and cultural bias and other factors come into play. I may use so… --- ## [Stalling your manual transmission vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalling-your-manual-transmission-vehicle/604674)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalling-your-manual-transmission-vehicle/604674 "2011-12-02T02:42:42Z")
Well, shit. I stalled my car this morning when the light turned green. I had no excuse for it. I just managed not to apply nearly enough throttle as I was lifting off the clutch. I got off and running again before anyone… --- ## [A long-dead ancestor is accused of a notorious, vile crime. Do you care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-long-dead-ancestor-is-accused-of-a-notorious-vile-crime-do-you-care/604103)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-long-dead-ancestor-is-accused-of-a-notorious-vile-crime-do-you-care/604103 "2011-12-02T02:40:24Z")
Imagine that a famous non-fiction author about a notorious, vile crime that happened long before you were born. The author purports that this crime was committed by a specific ancestor of yours who died before you were b… --- ## [Is Apple losing customers fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-apple-losing-customers-fast/604033)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-apple-losing-customers-fast/604033 "2011-12-02T02:03:00Z")
In other forums I frequent it seems like former loyal iphone and ipad customers are moving to Android devices. Many saw the new 4S as a half assed upgrade. Also there have been several issues with battery drain and the … --- ## [Doper Ladies, ever had an IUD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-ladies-ever-had-an-iud/604479)
**Author:** [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-ladies-ever-had-an-iud/604479 "2011-12-02T01:44:45Z")
Getting one soon… looking for feedback from anyone who’s had one. Doc said it will resolve my PMDD. Let’s pray she’s right. :frowning: --- ## [Ladies: How go your periods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-go-your-periods/604583)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-go-your-periods/604583 "2011-12-02T01:03:08Z")
Well…? --- ## [If you were a time traveler, could you safely retrieve the money you deposited in the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-time-traveler-could-you-safely-retrieve-the-money-you-deposited-in-the-past/604624)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-time-traveler-could-you-safely-retrieve-the-money-you-deposited-in-the-past/604624 "2011-12-01T23:23:15Z")
Bouncing off this thread: Let’s say you have the latest UberChronoShifter 2053 all powered up. You go back to NYC in 1891 and make a modest deposit at The Bank of New York. The Bank of New York (after mergers) is no… --- ## [My poor little blind dog...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poor-little-blind-dog/604618)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poor-little-blind-dog/604618 "2011-12-01T22:41:07Z")
My dog was diagnosed with diabetes in September. Shortly after that came the cataracts. It isn’t too bad, she easily navigates the house and since we walk in the dark most days anyway, she just follows at my heels. Bu… --- ## [Childfree Folks: Ever Get Baby Fever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childfree-folks-ever-get-baby-fever/604506)
**Author:** [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childfree-folks-ever-get-baby-fever/604506 "2011-12-01T22:17:41Z")
I’m over 40, married, and have no desire whatsoever to have children of my own. However, at times, I want to snuggle and cuddle and care for an infant so much that it surprises me. I love the idea of babysitting, because… --- ## [Best way to complain about a business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-complain-about-a-business/604681)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-complain-about-a-business/604681 "2011-12-01T22:08:24Z")
I am doing some renovations, including turning a garden bathtub into a bath/shower. I got two estimates and picked the one subcontracted through Lowe’s, using a installer named Spectrum renovations. The guy who measured … --- ## [Dissertation adviser doesn't appear to want to graduate spouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dissertation-adviser-doesnt-appear-to-want-to-graduate-spouse/604498)
**Author:** [@gooftroopag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooftroopag)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dissertation-adviser-doesnt-appear-to-want-to-graduate-spouse/604498 "2011-12-01T21:56:52Z")
I’ve had a suspicion that my spouse’s dissertation adviser doesn’t want to graduate him for awhile now, and I’m not sure what to do about it. The first sign was when the adviser recommended my spouse take a second job w… --- ## [Where do you put your dirty dry cleaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-put-your-dirty-dry-cleaning/604714)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-put-your-dirty-dry-cleaning/604714 "2011-12-01T21:49:06Z")
Do you mix it in with the general population of your dirty laundry only to fish it out later? Separate hamper? Hung on special hangers? Drapped over furniture, much like I do? --- ## [What's Your Homepage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-homepage/604386)
**Author:** [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-homepage/604386 "2011-12-01T21:05:25Z")
I got a iMac recently (which I love) but Yahoo Mail doesn’t work so well with Safari on it. No love lost, I use the computer’s mail app but I need a new homepage. --- ## [Santa Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710 "2011-12-01T20:34:33Z")
Do you believe in Santa Claus? --- ## [Time to Find a New Doc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-find-a-new-doc/604470)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-find-a-new-doc/604470 "2011-12-01T19:50:50Z")
I’ve been seeing this G.P. for three years and I’ve never felt very comfortable with her – she’s humorless and I kind of dread seeing her. She diagnosed some conditions (fibromyalgia, etc) that she prescribed a lot of dr… --- ## [The purpose of Physical Therapy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-purpose-of-physical-therapy/604503)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-purpose-of-physical-therapy/604503 "2011-12-01T18:59:56Z")
I was having pain and I went to a chiropractor, which (over many, many weeks–months eve–did nothing to solve the pain) and was finally sent to get physical therapy. The place I was told to go would hook me up to electric… --- ## [What intellectual property would you steal from an alternate Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-intellectual-property-would-you-steal-from-an-alternate-earth/604626)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-intellectual-property-would-you-steal-from-an-alternate-earth/604626 "2011-12-01T18:58:30Z")
Imagine you can seamlessly travel back-and-forth to a parallel Earth that is similar to our own insofar as technology, geography, and nations but is mostly populated by different individuals. For example, there’s still … --- ## [I am failing at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-failing-at-work/604517)
**Author:** [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-failing-at-work/604517 "2011-12-01T18:42:01Z")
I work for a software company that makes custom software for corporate clients as well as providing web hosting and email. My background is in software development in a business environment, specifically using Visual St… --- ## [Those watches advertised in Discover magazine (et al)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-watches-advertised-in-discover-magazine-et-al/604706)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-watches-advertised-in-discover-magazine-et-al/604706 "2011-12-01T18:40:04Z")
Discover has lots of ads for watches that are very photogenic at very reasonable prices. For example, I am looking at one in the December issue that is $189 and has a day-of-month dial, power level indicator dial, expose… --- ## [How many licks.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-licks/604649)
**Author:** [@\_v\_l\_3\_V](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_v_l_3_V)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-licks/604649 "2011-12-01T18:35:28Z")
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop if you have severe cotton mouth???:smack: --- ## [Romance 101, I need to learn....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romance-101-i-need-to-learn/604522)
**Author:** [@FallFast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallFast)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romance-101-i-need-to-learn/604522 "2011-12-01T18:23:31Z")
I am not a very “romantic” type of guy. When talking or asking about things I am pretty straight forward and blunt. This has caused my wife a little frustration over the years. Goes the other way as well, if you’re no… --- ## [Almost Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-home/604407)
**Author:** [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-home/604407 "2011-12-01T18:00:36Z")
I was thinking, as I was returning home from Thanksgiving with my family the other day, about what points I look for and say “almost home”. Of course, it differs according to where I’m returning from. If I’m coming from… --- ## [It's impossible to get meaningful work at 40+?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-impossible-to-get-meaningful-work-at-40/579337)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-impossible-to-get-meaningful-work-at-40/579337 "2011-12-01T17:06:49Z")
\[If this is more appropriate to GD, please move there.\] I know I’ve asked about this before, but everyone who’s under 40 years of age inches towards it every day, and I’m no exception. With the job market the way it is… --- ## [Why is it OK to say... (commenting on appearances question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-to-say-commenting-on-appearances-question/600888)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-to-say-commenting-on-appearances-question/600888 "2011-12-01T16:49:43Z")
“You look great today” or “I love that shirt” but less than socially acceptable to say “You are beautiful” or “You are handsome”? Why is it only OK to comment on the person’s appearance? But if I told a beautiful woman s… --- ## [Was this firing an over reaction at Florida A&M?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-firing-an-over-reaction-at-florida-a-m/604349)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-firing-an-over-reaction-at-florida-a-m/604349 "2011-12-01T15:04:48Z")
A kid in the band died last week from an alleged hazing incident. Four days later the school fires the long term band director and he’s a tenured professor. http://articles.cnn.com/2011-11-25/us/us\_florida-hazing-death… --- ## [What the heck is a Chumby good for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-a-chumby-good-for/604599)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-a-chumby-good-for/604599 "2011-12-01T14:22:46Z")
http://store.chumby.com/ Looks to be basically an internet media reader. Why would anyone get this vs. a tablet of some sort? It costs as much as any low-end tablet and isn’t as versatile from what I can tell. Is it d… --- ## [Question for the men: Would you consider taking your wife's last name and naming the kids after her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-men-would-you-consider-taking-your-wifes-last-name-and-naming-the-kids-after-her/603999)
**Author:** [@RogerDalien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogerDalien)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-men-would-you-consider-taking-your-wifes-last-name-and-naming-the-kids-after-her/603999 "2011-12-01T13:05:42Z")
This article got me wondering a bit. Http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/fashion/babies-surnames-to-hyphenate-or-not.html I’ve read of a few cases where the male partner takes the woman’s l… --- ## [Ladies! Show us your left elbows!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-show-us-your-left-elbows/604385)
**Author:** [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-show-us-your-left-elbows/604385 "2011-12-01T12:59:45Z")
I didn’t think it was fair for Fear Itself to get a poll about his favorite erogenous zone while leaving others out. The left elbow is, IMO, the ultimate evidence of God’s love for mankind. So, ladies, tell me all about … --- ## [How would you improve yourself if you had $50 billion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-improve-yourself-if-you-had-50-billion/604431)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-improve-yourself-if-you-had-50-billion/604431 "2011-12-01T10:00:15Z")
How would you ‘improve’ yourself if you had $50 billion dollars. How much more of a “better” person would you be. For example: cosmetic surgery, tutors, enlightening experiences. Aside from living costs, giving the mo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1619) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1621)