# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1622 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1623 --- ## [Ever actually injure yourself from a foot/leg falling asleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-actually-injure-yourself-from-a-foot-leg-falling-asleep/604468)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-actually-injure-yourself-from-a-foot-leg-falling-asleep/604468 "2011-11-30T05:58:30Z")
I find it very hard to sit with both feet on the ground. I usually either cross my legs or sit on one foot. This means that quite frequently one of my feet or even a whole lower leg will fall asleep. Usually I notice, bu… --- ## [Unpaid bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpaid-bills/604516)
**Author:** [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpaid-bills/604516 "2011-11-30T05:11:09Z")
I am not, repeat not, looking for legal advice. It would be nice to hear from anyone who is going through this or has gone through it. Let’s say credit card 1 is due on the 5th, credit card 2 is due on the 10th and con… --- ## [Opportunities you've had many would kill for and you wouldn't care less about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opportunities-youve-had-many-would-kill-for-and-you-wouldnt-care-less-about/603943)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opportunities-youve-had-many-would-kill-for-and-you-wouldnt-care-less-about/603943 "2011-11-30T02:57:53Z")
My brother is a rabid Auburn University football fan and a big time booster. This year he has a box for the Auburn-Bama game. For anybody unfamiliar with the Auburn-Bama game’s significance in Alabama, it’s THE sports … --- ## [Am I sending out spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-sending-out-spam/604462)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-sending-out-spam/604462 "2011-11-30T01:35:05Z")
This morning I got this email on a seldom used account: (spoiled so it doesn’t take up so much space) That’s exactly how it looked. My first thought was that my account got hacked and someone was sending out spam, but… --- ## [How much of a retail scam is Black Friday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-retail-scam-is-black-friday/604048)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-retail-scam-is-black-friday/604048 "2011-11-30T01:33:08Z")
A confession… I avoid the malls on Black Friday. I despise crowds. Think I’m camping out in the parking lot, the night before for some great deal? Hell No. :stuck\_out\_tongue: However, lets pretend I was at the mall at… --- ## [Capturing DV from tape onto PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capturing-dv-from-tape-onto-pc/604485)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capturing-dv-from-tape-onto-pc/604485 "2011-11-29T23:48:28Z")
I’ve found forums that specialize in this type of thing, but I’ve found recommendations for WinDV, which apparently wants to use FireWire. I have a PC without that, and I’m wondering if someone has a recommendation on ge… --- ## [Burial when living spouse re-marries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burial-when-living-spouse-re-marries/604209)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burial-when-living-spouse-re-marries/604209 "2011-11-29T22:09:55Z")
Hello All, I took my son today to visit his Grandmother’s grave. She passed last year in her early 50’s, way too early. I was looking at the gravestone and it has a spot open on it for her husband when he passes. Howeve… --- ## [Can a liar ever change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-liar-ever-change/604101)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-liar-ever-change/604101 "2011-11-29T22:03:24Z")
Is the saying once a liar always a liar true? --- ## [How large is the height difference between you and your partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-large-is-the-height-difference-between-you-and-your-partner/604030)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-large-is-the-height-difference-between-you-and-your-partner/604030 "2011-11-29T21:49:42Z")
Inspired by a couple of posts in this thread noting that tall men and short women seem to be frequently seen together. I’m curious as to whether people like to date people who are not of a similar height to them. I kno… --- ## [Will modern psychiatric drugs "cure" artistic genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-modern-psychiatric-drugs-cure-artistic-genius/604284)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-modern-psychiatric-drugs-cure-artistic-genius/604284 "2011-11-29T20:13:59Z")
I have a 20 year old nephew who suffered several serious bouts of mental illness during his teen years. He attempted suicide at 15, was hospitalized, and eventually, after much trial and error, they found the right cockt… --- ## [Cotton kills? How much is lethal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-kills-how-much-is-lethal/604102)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-kills-how-much-is-lethal/604102 "2011-11-29T18:06:34Z")
I’ve read on backpacking/camping pages that ‘cotton kills.’ It loses insulating properties when wet, and takes a long time to dry out. Wool clothing is recommended instead. Fair enough. Flipping through a wool clothi… --- ## [When do you put up/take down your Christmas tree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-put-up-take-down-your-christmas-tree/604376)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-put-up-take-down-your-christmas-tree/604376 "2011-11-29T17:46:16Z")
Everybody seems to have a different “tradition” as to when you put up and take down a Christmas tree (usually more likely to have a “taking down” one, as “putting up” is more and more “whenever we get around to buying it… --- ## [Does it bother you to unintentionally hurt someone else's feelings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-bother-you-to-unintentionally-hurt-someone-elses-feelings/604266)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-bother-you-to-unintentionally-hurt-someone-elses-feelings/604266 "2011-11-29T16:19:35Z")
Before you vote, please bear in mind what the question is not. I am not asking if you ever hurt people’s feelings by accident. I am not asking if you ever deliberately other’s feelings. I am not asking if certain form… --- ## [The English Language In 24 Accents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-english-language-in-24-accents/604199)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-english-language-in-24-accents/604199 "2011-11-29T12:38:29Z")
This guy is giving impressions of a variety of English accents. I’m not a native English speaker, so I can’t really tell whether he’s any good at it. (He got over 6 million views, though.) What do you thin… --- ## [HALP - System Event Notification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-system-event-notification/604415)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halp-system-event-notification/604415 "2011-11-29T08:39:19Z")
Posting from a phone so please bear with me. \>\_\< Turning on the laptop earlier I encountered some problems: The loading “welcome” screen took way longer than usual, maybe three minutes. Then the screen sat there black f… --- ## [Will someone more well-versed in assorted sexual practices help me out with this puzzler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-someone-more-well-versed-in-assorted-sexual-practices-help-me-out-with-this-puzzler/603858)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-someone-more-well-versed-in-assorted-sexual-practices-help-me-out-with-this-puzzler/603858 "2011-11-29T07:25:29Z")
(I had no idea what forum to put this in by the way. Move away if inclined.) So, a young artist I’m a fan of is known for his squeaky-clean image. He’s going around promoting his current album and inexplicably ends up… --- ## [What did your mom or dad do in the war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-your-mom-or-dad-do-in-the-war/560390)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-your-mom-or-dad-do-in-the-war/560390 "2011-11-29T05:58:07Z")
Any war, that is. All my Facebook friends are posting all about their dads who are all war heroes pounding out democracy with fists of justice, you know? My dad was a boiler tender. :slight\_smile: He served on the US… --- ## [Is This GM-Heimers, or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-gm-heimers-or-what/604413)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-gm-heimers-or-what/604413 "2011-11-29T05:20:10Z")
Corvette lovers, check out this link if your heart can take it. Were the Corvair designers caving in to crticism over what some called the ugliest body style? What a mutt this concept car is! What gives? You mean the… --- ## [Request for witnessing: Why your sect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-witnessing-why-your-sect/604064)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-witnessing-why-your-sect/604064 "2011-11-29T03:34:50Z")
I generally try to avoid folks on the street preaching conversion to their religion. But when I do pay attention to them, I notice that without fail their argument goes something like this: “Jesus is your personal savior… --- ## [Dumb Things You Think About](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-things-you-think-about/602630)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-things-you-think-about/602630 "2011-11-29T02:19:33Z")
I’m not necessarily talking about crippling anxiety problems, just funny irrational thoughts that take up more head space than they’re worth. Probably because I watch too many crime dramas, I often daydream about being … --- ## [How much email space does the typical medium to large sized business give their employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-email-space-does-the-typical-medium-to-large-sized-business-give-their-employees/604245)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-email-space-does-the-typical-medium-to-large-sized-business-give-their-employees/604245 "2011-11-29T01:14:00Z")
I considered posting this to General Questions, but I think its more of a poll, and there is not a factual answer for it since I’m sure different companies have different policies. I’m probably looking for actual data p… --- ## [What constructive thing would you do with $50 billion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constructive-thing-would-you-do-with-50-billion/604150)
**Author:** [@Toffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toffe)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constructive-thing-would-you-do-with-50-billion/604150 "2011-11-28T23:49:07Z")
This is intended to be a different version of thisthread, for more constructive aims. Imagine you’ve received up to $50 billion somehow and have gone through the usual hookers/vacations/luxury cars. Now you want to do … --- ## [Lost unnegated words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-unnegated-words/603014)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-unnegated-words/603014 "2011-11-28T23:39:00Z")
I’ve recently noticed words that are negations, but the corresponding unnegated words have fallen out of common use. Words like: ruthless reckless feckless heedless inept incorrigible It’s rare to see their opposi… --- ## [Who buys crappy cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-crappy-cars/598546)
**Author:** [@Anachronism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anachronism)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-crappy-cars/598546 "2011-11-28T22:52:07Z")
I like cars, so I read car magazines and car reviews even though I am not in the market for a car right now. There are always a handful of cars that get nothing but bad reviews and lose every comparison they are in - Who… --- ## [Do you change your own flat tires? Did you do so in the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-change-your-own-flat-tires-did-you-do-so-in-the-past/603708)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-change-your-own-flat-tires-did-you-do-so-in-the-past/603708 "2011-11-28T21:56:44Z")
Simple question, inspired by the oil change thread. I know the question’s been asked before, but I’m also interested in past practices. I always have, and still do, even though I have AAA coverage. I can generally get… --- ## [Help me choose my next email picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-my-next-email-picture/604374)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-my-next-email-picture/604374 "2011-11-28T20:44:00Z")
For my less-serious emails at work, I’ve gotten into the habit of occasionally adding a tiny piece of clip art to my signature. Currently, it’s three colorful maple leaves. I’d like to change them out, but I can’t decide… --- ## ["Getting" America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-america/211697)
**Author:** [@APOC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APOC)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-america/211697 "2011-11-28T20:34:05Z")
I tried to figure an appropriate forum for this but its not quite a GQ and not quite a request for Café Society book recommendations. If it’s in the wrong forum … apologies. I’m trying to “get” America. America, Americ… --- ## [Any freelance programmers/software engineers? How's life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-freelance-programmers-software-engineers-hows-life/604366)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-freelance-programmers-software-engineers-hows-life/604366 "2011-11-28T20:17:17Z")
My senior project in college was to create a Flash game… even though it was technically a B.A., I had to learn ActionScript 3.0 from the ground up to do it and found I genuinely liked programming. - But - It seems like… --- ## [Craig's List Personals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigs-list-personals/603749)
**Author:** [@Cap10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap10)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigs-list-personals/603749 "2011-11-28T20:03:08Z")
I was on Craig’s List looking for a desk and came on here and saw threads about sex. It got me curious. Have any of you actually hooked up with somebody you met on Craig’s List? --- ## [How much time/effort is involved in a small (1/4 acre) garden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-effort-is-involved-in-a-small-1-4-acre-garden/604132)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-effort-is-involved-in-a-small-1-4-acre-garden/604132 "2011-11-28T19:39:28Z")
And what type of crops get the most for your time/money? I live in the S.E USA. I did tomatoes last year. Pretty easy. It was quite a thrill to have food for free. I want to expand my operation for next summer. I hear … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1621) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1623)