# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1629 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1630 --- ## [If your S.O. left you for someone of the same sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-s-o-left-you-for-someone-of-the-same-sex/603304)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-s-o-left-you-for-someone-of-the-same-sex/603304 "2011-11-18T23:48:46Z")
Apropos of a conversation I’ve just had - where a chap said that he would be less pissed off if his S.O. came out as a bisexual and left him for another woman rather than another man. Wondering what Dope opinions would b… --- ## [Tell me about your experiences with teeth whitening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-teeth-whitening/603389)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-teeth-whitening/603389 "2011-11-18T23:36:59Z")
I just made an appointment to have my teeth professionally whitened at a dentist’s office. For $250 I get the instant-results treatment as well as a bunch of touch-up trays to use at my leisure for whenever the whitenes… --- ## [Best use for the V2 in WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-use-for-the-v2-in-wwii/602857)
**Author:** [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-use-for-the-v2-in-wwii/602857 "2011-11-18T22:48:36Z")
used against london beginning september 1944, V2 attacts claimed 2,754 lives and injured around 6,000. that’s roughly two killed per missile. the vengeance project cost $3.0 billion (based on wiki, not sure if it’s in pr… --- ## [Are female names beginning with "V" the sexiest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-names-beginning-with-v-the-sexiest/600478 "2011-11-18T22:42:54Z")
As long as I can remember, I have always felt that the absolute sexiest female names were the ones beginning with the letter V. I think “Vanessa” is the sexiest name of all time, but most of the other V names, to me, ooz… --- ## [(sigh) How do I explain/demonstrate the value of Facebook to a skeptical boss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-how-do-i-explain-demonstrate-the-value-of-facebook-to-a-skeptical-boss/602969)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-how-do-i-explain-demonstrate-the-value-of-facebook-to-a-skeptical-boss/602969 "2011-11-18T22:22:24Z")
So my position is relatively new. I’m in the Tech department. I help with lots of online stuff, and am in charge of all things social media, including blog, forum, Facebook, Twitter, and general monitoring. I also keep u… --- ## [Car Radio Woes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-radio-woes/603299)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-radio-woes/603299 "2011-11-18T22:07:52Z")
A year or two ago, my car radio started cutting out occasionally. At that time, the problem was relatively minor; after a few minutes of failing to produce sound, the sound would come back for the rest of the day or so. … --- ## [Doper moms who left the workforce and came back...your experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-moms-who-left-the-workforce-and-came-back-your-experiences/603235)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-moms-who-left-the-workforce-and-came-back-your-experiences/603235 "2011-11-18T18:48:03Z")
Just as the title says, doper women (or doper men) who’ve left work and come back, what has been your experience? How long were you out? Also, why did you leave and why did you come back? Were you forced to take an entry… --- ## [In Syria, if Assad's government is overthrown, do we know who/what is likely to be the replacment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-syria-if-assads-government-is-overthrown-do-we-know-who-what-is-likely-to-be-the-replacment/603292)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-syria-if-assads-government-is-overthrown-do-we-know-who-what-is-likely-to-be-the-replacment/603292 "2011-11-18T17:35:53Z")
The survival of Assad’s dictatorship in Syria seems increasingly unlikely. Is there any homogeneity to the opposition forces? Should they succeed in toppling Assad, is there any sense that the replacement government and … --- ## [Pregnant and have a job interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-and-have-a-job-interview/603171)
**Author:** [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-and-have-a-job-interview/603171 "2011-11-18T16:42:28Z")
I have an interview with the company I already have worked for for 4 years. It’s a pretty lateral move, though I’d have more guaranteed hours, and it would be a lot closer to home and the work would be more stimulating. … --- ## [Honey Bees Nesting In My Home's Walls: Ever Been There?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-bees-nesting-in-my-homes-walls-ever-been-there/603239)
**Author:** [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-bees-nesting-in-my-homes-walls-ever-been-there/603239 "2011-11-18T15:54:23Z")
History: This house has been in my family since 1973, and to my knowledge, we haven’t had to deal with this type of problem before (I didn’t actually live there from about 1980 to 1995ish). Termites, yes. Cockroaches, ye… --- ## [How do you deal with non-support from your family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-non-support-from-your-family/602887)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-non-support-from-your-family/602887 "2011-11-18T15:32:02Z")
Or maybe the question should be, what is our responsibility to our families? As some of you may recall, my husband and I are trying to open a deli. We are being held up, yet again, by the City. But, that’s a different… --- ## [Name Your Estate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-estate/602186)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-estate/602186 "2011-11-18T12:37:45Z")
A lot of the big celebrities or old money folk have a fine estate with a distinctive name. “The Breakers” or “Biltmore” come to mind. I can’t think of what I’d name my place, so I figure I’d ask all of you what you wou… --- ## [Poll: Zombie invasion or 1863?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-zombie-invasion-or-1863/602873)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-zombie-invasion-or-1863/602873 "2011-11-18T09:02:05Z")
You’ve been unemployed for a while, and super depressed about the fact that if you don’t find a job soon, homelessness is a real possibility. Right when things seem really grim, you interview for a job and they’re really… --- ## [Why do only Europeans make the world's most desirable cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-only-europeans-make-the-worlds-most-desirable-cars/603134)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-only-europeans-make-the-worlds-most-desirable-cars/603134 "2011-11-18T08:29:35Z")
A couple of days ago there was an amazing new Ferrari parked on the street and a lot of passersby were stopping to take a picture of it. That made me think of all the cars that can elicit such a response, and in general,… --- ## [Any other guys here not like the feeling/look/wearing of Compression Shorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-guys-here-not-like-the-feeling-look-wearing-of-compression-shorts/603248)
**Author:** [@HulkSmash10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HulkSmash10)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-guys-here-not-like-the-feeling-look-wearing-of-compression-shorts/603248 "2011-11-18T08:00:40Z")
Seems like there is a new fad in the last few years of a lot of guys wearing Under Armor or some type of compression shorts or shirt. In my opinion, they look very weird and they also feel weird too. When I run or do a… --- ## [Questions about "Gingers"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-gingers/602848)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-gingers/602848 "2011-11-18T06:06:28Z")
I’ve been wondering a couple things lately. 1) When did everybody start calling redheads “gingers”? and 2) Why ginger? Ginger isn’t red, it’s gold. If anything we should be calling blonds ginger, not redheads. :confused: … --- ## [Who here has seen a human brain...with their own eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-seen-a-human-brain-with-their-own-eyes/197700)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-seen-a-human-brain-with-their-own-eyes/197700 "2011-11-18T06:01:38Z")
…it’s a poll, and an odd poll at that. But I think it’s all pretty much there in the title. But I would lik to add that if the person the brain belonged to was still alive at the time, that’d be a “bonus.” At least for … --- ## [Men's underwear, fly or no fly, take 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly-take-2/603115)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly-take-2/603115 "2011-11-18T04:43:55Z")
I’m not even willing to let EKDS5k’s thread run its course. The results are too frightening to me. I need to know more specifics about your urination habits. Please indulge my more granular poll options. --- ## [Who has travelled the most overall distance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-travelled-the-most-overall-distance/603142)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-travelled-the-most-overall-distance/603142 "2011-11-18T03:38:20Z")
…in their lifetime? Taxi drivers? Long-haul truckers? A commercial airline pilot/crew? They log hundreds of miles every single day for potentially many decades. Astronauts? Those who travelled to the moon got a hal… --- ## [When did Obama throw chunks of concrete at school buses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-obama-throw-chunks-of-concrete-at-school-buses/603037 "2011-11-18T03:15:50Z")
I’ve seen some pretty nasty comments about Obama of course, but this one really got me shaking my head in bafflement. It’s like the all-consuming hatred of the man has caused brain damage or something in some people. Th… --- ## [Why do people think they sound smart when they misspell "liberal" as "librul"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-think-they-sound-smart-when-they-misspell-liberal-as-librul/603034)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-think-they-sound-smart-when-they-misspell-liberal-as-librul/603034 "2011-11-18T02:56:44Z")
Inspired by this thread: Libruls are scared of Herman Cain! - Politics & Elections - Straight Dope Message Board I don’t get it. It just looks childish. Do liberals also do this kind of thing? I really don’t pay much … --- ## [Would you wake up tomorrow weighing 150 pounds more than you do right now, and agree to stay...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wake-up-tomorrow-weighing-150-pounds-more-than-you-do-right-now-and-agree-to-stay/602788)
**Author:** [@gerund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerund)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wake-up-tomorrow-weighing-150-pounds-more-than-you-do-right-now-and-agree-to-stay/602788 "2011-11-18T00:43:04Z")
that weight for 3 years, if by the end of the 3 years you received 500,000 dollars (non-taxed)? --- ## [Google jumps the shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-jumps-the-shark/600882)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-jumps-the-shark/600882 "2011-11-17T23:34:57Z")
OK, I noticed that Google results had got a lot less reliable in the last few years, but, distracted by the severe annoyingness of Google Instant, I never figured out quite why: I did know, however, that things could b… --- ## [Would you be able to explain what the Occupy protestors actually want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-able-to-explain-what-the-occupy-protestors-actually-want/603007)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-able-to-explain-what-the-occupy-protestors-actually-want/603007 "2011-11-17T23:01:17Z")
I’ve realized that the Occupy protests seem to have sharply turned from having a message to having no obvious purpose other than just to “exist”. It doesn’t seem to me that there is any real message or specific changes … --- ## [Were you aware you don't need to write "Poll" at the beginning of your poll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-aware-you-dont-need-to-write-poll-at-the-beginning-of-your-poll/603224)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-aware-you-dont-need-to-write-poll-at-the-beginning-of-your-poll/603224 "2011-11-17T22:55:19Z")
The board software automatically addes a “Poll:” to the beginning of all polls. When you start your subject line off with “Poll:” it will come out as “Poll: Poll:”. --- ## [Vegetarian poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-poll/602994)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-poll/602994 "2011-11-17T22:04:34Z")
A poll for people who are vegetarians, have been vegetarians, or have seriously considered becoming vegetarians. What would you say is/was your primary reason? --- ## [Help! How do you kill cockroaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-do-you-kill-cockroaches/601813)
**Author:** [@Petrichord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrichord)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-do-you-kill-cockroaches/601813 "2011-11-17T21:54:44Z")
Barring, that is, the swift application of the underside of a shoe, which is effective but inefficient against large numbers. And there are large numbers. The little fuckers are everywhere. In an apartment in a busy p… --- ## [Anybody want to chime in on the Supreme Court's decision to review the health care law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-chime-in-on-the-supreme-courts-decision-to-review-the-health-care-law/603072)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-chime-in-on-the-supreme-courts-decision-to-review-the-health-care-law/603072 "2011-11-17T20:24:02Z")
This kind of thread has probably already been done to death, but I didn’t see any topics up here at the moment so what the Hell. What do you think about the Supreme Court’s decision to review the health care overhaul? … --- ## [Is Amazon Prime necessary for a Kindle Fire? +Amazon Cloud questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-prime-necessary-for-a-kindle-fire-amazon-cloud-questions/602952)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-prime-necessary-for-a-kindle-fire-amazon-cloud-questions/602952 "2011-11-17T18:35:44Z")
I’m supposed to be receiving a Kindle Fire for Christmas. I didn’t ask for one, but I’ve been wanting a Kindle for a while anyway. And I’m excited! But I have no idea how Amazon’s whole Cloud thing works. I don’t even ha… --- ## [Password management software recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-management-software-recommendations/602439 "2011-11-17T18:19:34Z")
Anyone have a recommendation for a good piece of software to securely keep track of lots of different passwords? Ideally I’d like something that can sync between PC and iPhone… thanks… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1628) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1630)