# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1623 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1624 --- ## [Ladies: Show Us Your Nipples!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-show-us-your-nipples/604356)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-show-us-your-nipples/604356 "2011-11-28T19:05:13Z")
The female breast is one of nature’s exquisite successes, and in my experience (both personal and pornographic), the nipple thereon appears in near infinite variety. Big ones, small ones, long ones, short ones, pink one… --- ## [Do you have any close friends who hold deeply different political opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-close-friends-who-hold-deeply-different-political-opinions/603834)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-close-friends-who-hold-deeply-different-political-opinions/603834 "2011-11-28T18:27:21Z")
And, if so, what difficulties does your different opinions cause the relationship? I know the question seems pretty simple, but I’d like to make a a single qualification. For purposes of this discussion, parents, grandp… --- ## [Bank made unwanted purchase on my behalf. Recourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-made-unwanted-purchase-on-my-behalf-recourse/604289)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-made-unwanted-purchase-on-my-behalf-recourse/604289 "2011-11-28T18:10:28Z")
Wells Fargo claims they attempted to verify insurance coverage on my vehicle, and tried contacting me 5 weeks ago. I have no record of that alleged correspondence, and have spoken to customer service reps at least twice … --- ## [Tweets via e-mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tweets-via-e-mail/603681)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tweets-via-e-mail/603681 "2011-11-28T17:04:18Z")
Is there a good free way to get Tweets via e-mail? I want to follow @RealTimeWWII but I don’t need another site to monitor every day. If it would show up in my Gmail Inbox then I would read the tweets. --- ## [How often does opposite sex's look linger on you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-opposite-sexs-look-linger-on-you/604128)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-opposite-sexs-look-linger-on-you/604128 "2011-11-28T16:42:02Z")
You are walking in the mall, on the street, or in a store, and you look at a person of the opposite sex approaching you. Sometimes, their look/stare lingers on you for a bit, and sometimes they look away immediately. Whi… --- ## [I am looking for a powerful herbacide.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-powerful-herbacide/604277)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-powerful-herbacide/604277 "2011-11-28T15:52:10Z")
I’ve this Ailanthus with roots underneath a sidewalk, a concrete drive and a foundation to a garage. What do you know to be the most powerful herbicide on the retail market? --- ## [Keeping things secret - What are your assumptions if you tell someone a secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-things-secret-what-are-your-assumptions-if-you-tell-someone-a-secret/604072)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-things-secret-what-are-your-assumptions-if-you-tell-someone-a-secret/604072 "2011-11-28T14:44:17Z")
In this thread the OP shared a family secret she had agreed to keep mum where she was groped by an 80 year old uncle (in retrospect something she probably should not have agreed to keep secret) and was shocked and distre… --- ## [Today vs WWII military power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-vs-wwii-military-power/255828)
**Author:** [@MindWanderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindWanderer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-vs-wwii-military-power/255828 "2011-11-28T14:21:28Z")
In the Complete Wargames Handbook, James Dunnigan makes the assertion that combat of today can be modelled largely the same as world war II combat. Of course, we don’t know alot about how a war between near equals would … --- ## [Is it legal to resist a citizens' arrest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-resist-a-citizens-arrest/604336)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-resist-a-citizens-arrest/604336 "2011-11-28T14:11:41Z")
Is it? Pick a jurisdiction that you like. Actual statutes or cases might be interesting. Can a person be charged with “Resisting Arrest” for resisting a non-police Citizens’ Arrest, in a jurisdiction where a citizens … --- ## [Number of sexual partners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-sexual-partners/603193)
**Author:** [@codgerone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codgerone)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-sexual-partners/603193 "2011-11-28T03:53:26Z")
Don’t know if this has been done before but anyway… Having just split from my long term partner, I got to thinking about the women in my life. I’m a 56 year old guy, by no means gods gift to a grateful womankind but not… --- ## [Pre-named pets: keep the name or rename?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-named-pets-keep-the-name-or-rename/604073)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-named-pets-keep-the-name-or-rename/604073 "2011-11-28T03:15:05Z")
I’ve seen a lot of references recently to people saying that their pet came with a name already. I know that most shelters will give “placeholder names” to puppies and kittens so they have a way to refer to them before … --- ## [New Year in Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-in-vegas/604270)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-in-vegas/604270 "2011-11-27T20:24:43Z")
So…we are spending new year in Vegas - anybody going? Anybody been before? What do you recommend we do, where do you recommend we avoid? We’ve been to Vegas twice before so we’ve done the big attractions we wanted to … --- ## [How to wash fake flowers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wash-fake-flowers/603127)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wash-fake-flowers/603127 "2011-11-27T16:36:28Z")
Yes, I realize I should probably just throw them out, and I may end up doing that. I have some big beautiful fake poinsettias that my mom bought for me last year, and that I was going to use in my Christmas tree. Unfort… --- ## [Fendi for Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fendi-for-women/604169)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fendi-for-women/604169 "2011-11-27T15:38:21Z")
Roomie likes Fendi for Women perfume. It would be nice to get her some for Christmas. Day-um! That stuff is expensive! $40 for 0.17 ounces. How much is that? I guess it’s ‘big enough’, since people buy that size. T… --- ## [Recession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recession/604225)
**Author:** [@Bannedit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bannedit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recession/604225 "2011-11-27T15:24:10Z")
Record unemployment. Gas prices at over $3.50 a gallon. Housing market trashed. Record breaking “Black Friday”? I’m having a hard time with paying bills and keeping my kids fed and I’m doing well compared to some. I… --- ## [Which of these laptop brands do you most trust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-laptop-brands-do-you-most-trust/600197)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-laptop-brands-do-you-most-trust/600197 "2011-11-27T14:51:06Z")
I may be in the market for a new laptop, so I thought I’d pick some Doper brains about brand reliability and preferences. For the purposes of this poll, I am only interested in hearing about the stated brands. Any spec… --- ## [How long do I have to send a sympathy card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-have-to-send-a-sympathy-card/604214)
**Author:** [@Questforadvice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Questforadvice)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-have-to-send-a-sympathy-card/604214 "2011-11-27T11:25:16Z")
I have a very good friend whose boyfriend died two weeks ago and I have not gotten the card to her in the mail yet. I called and left her a very heartfelt voice mail message the day he died and I’ve replyed to a facebook… --- ## [What are your plans for Black Friday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-black-friday/604039)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-black-friday/604039 "2011-11-27T10:22:17Z")
I included some of the biggies – feel free to “other” your hearts out. --- ## [Christmas Shopping Tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shopping-tips/604176)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shopping-tips/604176 "2011-11-27T08:27:15Z")
Now that it has officially started, thought it might be time for others to share their tips for Christmas shopping. One that I learned years ago that has saved me lots of time, effort and money: If you are buying gifts… --- ## [A question about diabetes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-diabetes/604096)
**Author:** [@Cap\_n\_Obvious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap_n_Obvious)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-diabetes/604096 "2011-11-27T07:08:52Z")
First of all, I’m not seeking medical advice. Now, onto the relevant parts. Today my girlfriend had her insulin, her syringes, and a few other things stolen out of the car. The other things are easily replaceable, but t… --- ## [Vet advice needed -- cut on cat's paw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-advice-needed-cut-on-cats-paw/604145)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-advice-needed-cut-on-cats-paw/604145 "2011-11-27T00:56:02Z")
My free-range cat came home yesterday with cut on his right front paw. He’s limping a little, but can walk on it. Just got a good look at it – the cut is about a half inch long and not all that deep – showing pink, but n… --- ## [Am I right that this guy shouldn't be asking for forgiveness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-right-that-this-guy-shouldnt-be-asking-for-forgiveness/603931)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-right-that-this-guy-shouldnt-be-asking-for-forgiveness/603931 "2011-11-26T23:44:03Z")
I know this couple where the guy is always asking his wife for her forgiveness whenever she gets upset at him. Not just once, but over and over again as if the fate of the universe depends on her forgiving him. The argu… --- ## [Do I just let myself dry out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-just-let-myself-dry-out/604042)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-just-let-myself-dry-out/604042 "2011-11-26T21:29:41Z")
I need the Straight Dope on moisturizers. After I get out of the shower, my skin feels tight and dry on my face, hands to mid-forearm, and feet to mid-calf. If I apply moisturizer lotion, the feeling stops. If I don’t… --- ## [Comparatively, do women generally think that sex is less important than men do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparatively-do-women-generally-think-that-sex-is-less-important-than-men-do/603935)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparatively-do-women-generally-think-that-sex-is-less-important-than-men-do/603935 "2011-11-26T19:16:54Z")
This seems like the natural progression of these sexuality topics I’ve been making lately. While the rest have so far been based more or less on generalities, this question is taken from a comparative point of view. Do… --- ## [How Many Levels Would This IV Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-levels-would-this-iv-have/604164)
**Author:** [@SparkleLilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SparkleLilly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-levels-would-this-iv-have/604164 "2011-11-26T18:00:19Z")
I am trying to write up a study for class. The study question asks whether there are differences in scores on 3 tests for folks who have matching job aspirations and actual jobs versus those who have conflicting ones, a… --- ## [Is it even possible to find a cheap tablet in the $100 price range that isn't poo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-even-possible-to-find-a-cheap-tablet-in-the-100-price-range-that-isnt-poo/604061)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-even-possible-to-find-a-cheap-tablet-in-the-100-price-range-that-isnt-poo/604061 "2011-11-26T16:51:01Z")
My son and brother want one. They want to be able to: Access their Audible and Amazon libraries somehow (my son has Audible, not my brother, but if anyone knows how to convert into mp3, that works) Access Android Marke… --- ## [Keyboard with ergonomic Ctrl key?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-with-ergonomic-ctrl-key/604054)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-with-ergonomic-ctrl-key/604054 "2011-11-26T06:25:54Z")
For anyone who uses keyboard shortcuts, the Ctrl key is one of the most frequently used keys on the keyboard. Yet it’s in a very awkward position, and operated with the weakest finger. Is there an ergonomic keyboard avai… --- ## [Do I want an iPad or a Kindle Fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-an-ipad-or-a-kindle-fire/603913)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-an-ipad-or-a-kindle-fire/603913 "2011-11-26T03:25:03Z")
I want to get a tablet, but I’m on the fence about which one to buy - either an iPad 2, or a Kindle Fire. At home, I’m all Mac, so an iPad would peacefully snuggle in and all would be well. However, I’ve got Amazon Prim… --- ## [I got my settlement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-settlement/603463)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-settlement/603463 "2011-11-26T03:15:09Z")
Apparently I was party to a class action lawsuit against eBay. Or something. I’ve received a settlement check. What shall I do with my windfall? I mean, it’s not every day you find yourself with a free dollar eighty-… --- ## [Did Billy the Kid live past his alleged death in 1881?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-billy-the-kid-live-past-his-alleged-death-in-1881/604087)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-billy-the-kid-live-past-his-alleged-death-in-1881/604087 "2011-11-26T02:48:35Z")
I was watching Brad Meltzer’s Decoded the other night and they had a show about Billy the Kid and how he may not have been gunned down as the history books record. The idea is that the only evidence we have for the offi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1622) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1624)