# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1625 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1626 --- ## [Crazy med school interview- what do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-med-school-interview-what-do-you-think/603588)
**Author:** [@Amasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amasia)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-med-school-interview-what-do-you-think/603588 "2011-11-25T07:22:58Z")
My sister is in the process of applying to med schools. She had her first interview recently (took the MCAT later), and well, it seemed sort of insane to me. I’d love the perspective of any med students, faculty, docs … --- ## [How do women who are completely grossed out by blood deal with their periods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-who-are-completely-grossed-out-by-blood-deal-with-their-periods/603953)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-who-are-completely-grossed-out-by-blood-deal-with-their-periods/603953 "2011-11-25T06:23:58Z")
It seems like you would get used to blood if you have to deal with a bunch of it every month but that’s just me. What do you think? Are you (or do you know) a woman who is grossed out by blood? How do you handle it and w… --- ## [What should my sister do about her very ill cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-sister-do-about-her-very-ill-cat/603695)
**Author:** [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-sister-do-about-her-very-ill-cat/603695 "2011-11-25T05:04:12Z")
My sister’s eight year old cat is very ill. She hasn’t eaten for five days and has been vomiting bile non-stop for four days. She’s been in the animal hospital since Saturday with no improvement, despite having been give… --- ## [I'm making "The Shocker" hand gesture. Do you know what this looks like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-the-shocker-hand-gesture-do-you-know-what-this-looks-like/603700)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-the-shocker-hand-gesture-do-you-know-what-this-looks-like/603700 "2011-11-25T04:01:29Z")
Without looking it up? --- ## [recommend some fascinating websites to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878 "2011-11-25T03:45:33Z")
I have a lot of free time at work today (since there are no classes and most of the kids have already left campus, the library is a ghost town). What are some great websites with which to kill time while babysitting the… --- ## [best bed you've ever owned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bed-youve-ever-owned/603724)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bed-youve-ever-owned/603724 "2011-11-25T03:01:44Z")
I’m looking for your opinions on the best bed you’ve owned… Criteria would include comfort, waking rested, support where you want/need it, wear trends (did it wear out in a month, or has it lasted 10 years), etc. I’m i… --- ## [Did this flight attendant overstep her bounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-flight-attendant-overstep-her-bounds/603703)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-flight-attendant-overstep-her-bounds/603703 "2011-11-25T03:00:59Z")
Yesterday I flew home to Boston from Tucson, AZ on Southwest. We connected through Chicago. On our second flight (after an almost 3 hour layover) I really had to pee quite badly. When the flight attendants came through w… --- ## [How would you react to a surprise gift of a new car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-to-a-surprise-gift-of-a-new-car/603482)
**Author:** [@brocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brocks)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-to-a-surprise-gift-of-a-new-car/603482 "2011-11-25T02:07:36Z")
I’m seeing a bunch of commercials where the husband surprises his wife, I guess for Christmas, with a new car (with a big bow around it). The wife is thrilled, and the husband presumably gets lucky for the next few nigh… --- ## [Flying with a tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-with-a-tree/599488)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-with-a-tree/599488 "2011-11-25T00:26:03Z")
I’ve reviewed the TSA’s list of special items and there is no mention of trees, plants or shrubs. There isn’t anything particularly dangerous about a small tree, so I can’t see why the FAA or TSA would even care. I’ve … --- ## [Share your memories of Times Square and NYC in General](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-memories-of-times-square-and-nyc-in-general/534172)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-memories-of-times-square-and-nyc-in-general/534172 "2011-11-24T23:03:19Z")
I’ve just returned from my second school trip (8th graders) to NYC, and we stayed a block away from Times Square. The first trip was in 2008. I remember looking up Times Square to see when it had been “cleaned up.” I … --- ## [If you wear a bra, how do you put it on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wear-a-bra-how-do-you-put-it-on/603474)
**Author:** [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wear-a-bra-how-do-you-put-it-on/603474 "2011-11-24T19:13:54Z")
Somewhat inspired by the men’s underwear thread, here’s one for the ladies (and drag-queens): are you dexterous enough to clip your bra on by reaching behind you, or do you have to do it from the front? I was a late blo… --- ## [Just Busted! Smile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-busted-smile/603890)
**Author:** [@strumtesco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/strumtesco)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-busted-smile/603890 "2011-11-24T19:06:34Z")
We have a local Just Busted Magazine that come out weekly with all the awesome people that commit crimes…(allegedly) Do other cities have these rags? Many of the people are smiling for their mug shots. I guess I can unde… --- ## [How Do They Get Cell Phones Into Prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-cell-phones-into-prison/603631)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-cell-phones-into-prison/603631 "2011-11-24T18:26:01Z")
Is it simply bribing guards? I was listening to the news and they had a story on a woman who was abused by a man and she had him put inside prison. Now he’s using a smart phone to harass her. He was threatening her, se… --- ## [Ever leave a piece of underclothing as a Flag or Marker at Lovers Lane (high school)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-leave-a-piece-of-underclothing-as-a-flag-or-marker-at-lovers-lane-high-school/603668)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-leave-a-piece-of-underclothing-as-a-flag-or-marker-at-lovers-lane-high-school/603668 "2011-11-24T16:11:10Z")
I curious if this old tradition has survived the passage of time. Back in my High School Days and even further back it wasn’t uncommon to see a pair of a bra or pair of panties hanging from trees around lovers lane. Pa… --- ## [Let's invent a new religion (project)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-invent-a-new-religion-project/603657)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-invent-a-new-religion-project/603657 "2011-11-24T14:47:08Z")
Hello everyone, Whilst having a canter through my newest game Skyrim it occurred to me there is a lot of work that has to go into making up fictional religions. If you want them to be more than simply a real one with a … --- ## [advice to this stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-to-this-stranger/603961)
**Author:** [@PLWD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PLWD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-to-this-stranger/603961 "2011-11-24T10:01:05Z")
advice to this stranger I have been a lurker on these boards since about 2003. I am a much better listener than talker. I would be most grateful for any advice on putting my problems into perspective. Hopefully I am … --- ## [barking dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barking-dogs/603910)
**Author:** [@strumtesco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/strumtesco)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barking-dogs/603910 "2011-11-24T06:39:25Z")
I have a pretty big dog that hangs out on his runner a lot of the day…i have some elderly neighbors that are always out in their yard working. The old bag hates big dogs and carries a stick and shakes it at hime everytim… --- ## [I don't get holocaust deniers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-holocaust-deniers/603514)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-holocaust-deniers/603514 "2011-11-24T06:26:46Z")
I know what you’re thinking - what’s to get? They’re just anti-Semitic twatdonkeys. True, but sometimes it’s worth analysing crap to see what’s wrong with the body as a whole. How they came to the conclusion is bizarre … --- ## [Do you like White Elephant Gift Exchanges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-white-elephant-gift-exchanges/603820)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-white-elephant-gift-exchanges/603820 "2011-11-24T06:21:08Z")
I hate them. I’ve survived at a couple of them buy giving a copy of the How the Grinch Stole Christmas book and and\*\* A Christmas Story\*\* DVD. The next one I’m forced to go is for work and it must be a gag gift and can’t… --- ## [Dog behavior question: neutered littermates suddenly growling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-behavior-question-neutered-littermates-suddenly-growling/602130)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-behavior-question-neutered-littermates-suddenly-growling/602130 "2011-11-24T06:03:03Z")
Can anyone tell me what is going on with our dogs, and better yet how to get rid of this unwanted behavior? (Mods feel free to put this in GQ if you think that’s better - but I suspect dog behavior, like human behavior, … --- ## [Can I just upgrade to a new motherboard/CPU – opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-just-upgrade-to-a-new-motherboard-cpu-opinions/603939)
**Author:** [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-just-upgrade-to-a-new-motherboard-cpu-opinions/603939 "2011-11-24T04:42:20Z")
I have a HP Vectra VL420 mid-tower system I’ve had for at least 10 years. It has been my business computer, but lately I’ve been doing everything on my laptop because the HP has become so painfully slow. I have crappy l… --- ## [The word recycle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-recycle/603938)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-recycle/603938 "2011-11-24T04:24:40Z")
Is it redundant or just dundant? It seems to me the word cycle would work just fine in most cases. --- ## [To create or to consume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-create-or-to-consume/603828)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-create-or-to-consume/603828 "2011-11-24T02:25:27Z")
Sadly, I only have so many hours in a day, and opportunity costs bite everyone. Still, there’s this odd split between the types of activities that I want to do - create, or consume. I’m trying to learn how to draw. I wa… --- ## [Free Photo Editing Software Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-recommendations/567834)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-recommendations/567834 "2011-11-24T02:03:37Z")
Just looking for a good basic editing software to crop or adjust tones, etc. I used to use a free Adobe version, but that seems to no longer be available and I lost the release I had due to a hard drive crash. Needs to… --- ## [Should I get him back or just let it go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-him-back-or-just-let-it-go/603490)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-him-back-or-just-let-it-go/603490 "2011-11-24T01:14:03Z")
Ok, there’s this guy I have been seeing who I found out was a big FAT PHONY and wanted nothing more than to play and embarrass me by pretending he was into me. I want to give him a piece of his medicine SO BAD and let hi… --- ## [Tell me about tablets, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-tablets-please/603119)
**Author:** [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-tablets-please/603119 "2011-11-24T01:04:04Z")
I am thinking about getting a tablet. I would mostly be using it for small amounts of word processing for work, teaching online courses (logging in, reading, grading, etc.), checking email, taking notes at conferences, … --- ## [Recommend me a new MP3 player that isn't an ipod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-new-mp3-player-that-isnt-an-ipod/603638)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-new-mp3-player-that-isnt-an-ipod/603638 "2011-11-24T00:56:28Z")
I think my MP3 player is on its last legs. I’ve had it for a “whole” 3 years and so I reckon it’s pretty much reached the end of its life span, and the sale season is fast approaching so now is probably a good time to g… --- ## [Hotel (and other) recommendations in New York City (Manhattan), NY.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-and-other-recommendations-in-new-york-city-manhattan-ny/603785)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-and-other-recommendations-in-new-york-city-manhattan-ny/603785 "2011-11-24T00:23:35Z")
Hi folks. My lady and I are coming to “the city so nice they named it twice” (my first time) next month, and I am looking for recommendations on accommodations. There seem to be dozens of hotels, and I’m baffled by all t… --- ## [Thought Experiment: Do You Like This Artist's Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-do-you-like-this-artists-work/603404)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-do-you-like-this-artists-work/603404 "2011-11-23T23:44:13Z")
Here’s the link to the artwork: \[Spoiler-boxed; links to explicit content when you click on the artwork —Ellen\] Read the rest of this only after voting in the poll. The artist is none other than Adolf Hitler. Does t… --- ## [What should I do about my wife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-my-wife/603691)
**Author:** [@Cap10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap10)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-my-wife/603691 "2011-11-23T23:43:14Z")
My wife and I dated for two and a half years and got married several months ago. The vast majority of her friends are guys and I am fine with that. However, she has one male friend that I have never trusted. They would t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1624) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1626)