# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1631 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1632 --- ## [What makes a good mother to a 26 year old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-mother-to-a-26-year-old/601880)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-mother-to-a-26-year-old/601880 "2011-11-16T03:39:14Z")
I’d like to hear some thoughts from the board, there is a lot of advice about child-rearing and dealing with teens, but I haven’t read too much about dealing with young adult children. In America at least, parents are I… --- ## [Anecdotes about the young and unemployed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anecdotes-about-the-young-and-unemployed/602886)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anecdotes-about-the-young-and-unemployed/602886 "2011-11-16T02:09:41Z")
This thread and others like it have characterized the OWS movement as young, unemployed people who are too self-entitled to get jobs that are beneath them. I have no idea if this characterization is accurate, or even ba… --- ## [How to improve communication and public speaking skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-improve-communication-and-public-speaking-skills/602682)
**Author:** [@smilyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smilyn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-improve-communication-and-public-speaking-skills/602682 "2011-11-16T00:47:06Z")
Hello, I work at a marketing firm where presentation skills are required. Meetings occur frequently and I need to speak freely and confident infront of people. There is no place for anxiety and nervousness which I tota… --- ## [What's it like to live along the edge of a time zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-live-along-the-edge-of-a-time-zone/602028)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-live-along-the-edge-of-a-time-zone/602028 "2011-11-16T00:13:42Z")
Living in the Northeast, I haven’t had much opportunity to observe how people handle changes in timezone during day to day activity. Say you are living on the cusp of the Eastern and Central time zones. You live in the E… --- ## [San Francisco for a day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-francisco-for-a-day/602985)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-francisco-for-a-day/602985 "2011-11-16T00:04:18Z")
I’m at the San Francisco Hilton a few blocks from the fisherman’s wharf and an almost free day tomorrow. I’ve made no plans and need to do so. My traveling companion would like to tour Alcatraz. At some point I have to g… --- ## [Do You participate in Charitable Gift Giving for the Christmas/Hanakkuh Season ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-participate-in-charitable-gift-giving-for-the-christmas-hanakkuh-season/602968)
**Author:** [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-participate-in-charitable-gift-giving-for-the-christmas-hanakkuh-season/602968 "2011-11-15T23:20:24Z")
Do you participate in charitable gift giving for the Christmas/ Hanakuh season?Angel trees, Toys for Tots, local programs? Private donations? Why or why not? I participate in a program that asks people to buy Christmas … --- ## [Why don't cats like music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cats-like-music/602376)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cats-like-music/602376 "2011-11-15T22:20:22Z")
This is something I think about a lot. See, my kitteh has been with me when I’ve listened to Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails, punk, Goa, dabke, gamelan, bellydancing and tsiftetelli. He’s been there when I get… --- ## [So what can I do with my new iPhone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-can-i-do-with-my-new-iphone/602725)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-can-i-do-with-my-new-iphone/602725 "2011-11-15T22:12:07Z")
Just had some great news at work: they are giving us all iPhones! Sure, they are for ‘work use only’, but in a very wink-wink-nudge-nudge sort of way. My current cell phone is a $15 pay-as-you-go model I bought at Walg… --- ## [Do pregnant women have sensitive skin on the belly when it starts to streach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pregnant-women-have-sensitive-skin-on-the-belly-when-it-starts-to-streach/603024)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pregnant-women-have-sensitive-skin-on-the-belly-when-it-starts-to-streach/603024 "2011-11-15T21:41:02Z")
An old man of my acquaintance has been diagnosed with enlarged fatty liver and he said the first symptom was sensitive skin on his belly. We wondered if pregnant women experience that too or did his fatty liver cause the… --- ## [Job related advice wanted?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-related-advice-wanted/602484)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-related-advice-wanted/602484 "2011-11-15T20:53:25Z")
Okay, so I have a contract job at a major company (one that at least half of those reading this have most likely heard of). Its (at-will) term is six months; I’ve been there since mid-August. I’d never worked at this c… --- ## [DUI: Can it be committed multiple times if one drives drunk across jurisdictions, or interrupted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-can-it-be-committed-multiple-times-if-one-drives-drunk-across-jurisdictions-or-interrupted/603001)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-can-it-be-committed-multiple-times-if-one-drives-drunk-across-jurisdictions-or-interrupted/603001 "2011-11-15T18:48:28Z")
Hypothetical: Al Coholic drinks enough to constitute being too drunk to operate a motor vehicle in all applicable jurisdictions. He is located in Baltimore. He gets in his car and starts driving north on 95, passing t… --- ## [Looking for an Ipod Touch/Iphone app that lets me track books.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-ipod-touch-iphone-app-that-lets-me-track-books/602836)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-ipod-touch-iphone-app-that-lets-me-track-books/602836 "2011-11-15T17:18:40Z")
I’m a reader, and often more than one book at a time. There have been a number of times that I’ve checked out a book from the library, to discover that at some point in the last 10 years, I’d already read it. Or I forget… --- ## [Propose/Design a licensure system for capacity to consent to sexual activity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propose-design-a-licensure-system-for-capacity-to-consent-to-sexual-activity/603013)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propose-design-a-licensure-system-for-capacity-to-consent-to-sexual-activity/603013 "2011-11-15T16:44:08Z")
Bouncing off of this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-627384.html about the age of consent, where I stated that the “age of consent” as defined in law does not necessarily represent a per… --- ## [Camp for "Failure to Launch" Guys: What is your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camp-for-failure-to-launch-guys-what-is-your-opinion/602761)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camp-for-failure-to-launch-guys-what-is-your-opinion/602761 "2011-11-15T15:47:50Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/retreat-aims-young-mens-failure-launch-183924168.html \[quote=\] “Get out of bed, don’t get out of bed,” they’re told. “But if you don’t, you don’t progress. It’s up to you.” In fact, by 8:30 a.m. … --- ## [I Just Tooted at Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-tooted-at-work/601767)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-tooted-at-work/601767 "2011-11-15T06:41:53Z")
And I am rather embarrassed about it. How does one handle such a thing socially? --- ## [Pedophilia, an ethical inquiry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedophilia-an-ethical-inquiry/239814)
**Author:** [@ThatGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatGuy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedophilia-an-ethical-inquiry/239814 "2011-11-15T04:39:31Z")
Let me make a hypothetical person with the following characteristics He finds child pornography to be deplorable as it includes the violation and abuse of children, which he finds unethical He does not believe chil… --- ## [At fault in auto collision; Am I liable for repair bill without being given an estimate beforehand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-fault-in-auto-collision-am-i-liable-for-repair-bill-without-being-given-an-estimate-beforehand/602349)
**Author:** [@Soulnoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soulnoir)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-fault-in-auto-collision-am-i-liable-for-repair-bill-without-being-given-an-estimate-beforehand/602349 "2011-11-15T04:09:00Z")
First off, I am a long time lurker/fan of the site and having recently found myself in a peculiar bind, I couldn’t think of a better place to receive some guidance. A few days ago I was in my first automotive accident. … --- ## [Piercing help/advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piercing-help-advice/602900)
**Author:** [@forgottenstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/forgottenstar)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piercing-help-advice/602900 "2011-11-15T03:16:16Z")
Okay so I got the sides of my belly button pierced almost a year ago. I’ve done everything I can think of to get them to heal. The right side (which has a bit more skin) is doing better day by day. The left side has a sc… --- ## [Any good weight loss resorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-weight-loss-resorts/602915)
**Author:** [@zombiemommy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombiemommy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-weight-loss-resorts/602915 "2011-11-15T03:09:54Z")
I have a serious sugar problem. The last time I tried to cut back on sugar was really, really difficult and I couldn’t do it (shame on me). So, I am looking for a good weight loss “resort”(plus I need to lose about 12 … --- ## [Mac OS X Lion - is it good enough to upgrade to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-lion-is-it-good-enough-to-upgrade-to/602322)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-lion-is-it-good-enough-to-upgrade-to/602322 "2011-11-15T01:44:33Z")
Should I upgrade my Mac from Snow Leopard to Lion? I want to use iCloud, which I understand requires Lion. But I have heard it was surprisingly buggy and trouble prone. Is this true, or still true? Have they worked the p… --- ## [When is someone a ''millionaire"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-someone-a-millionaire/602899)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-someone-a-millionaire/602899 "2011-11-15T00:31:48Z")
Lots of news stories toss around the word “millionaire”? But when is someone a “millionaire”? If someone put a $100,000 in a fund in 1982 and that investment is now worth a million but if the fund were cashed out there … --- ## [Single women--if you don't ask men out, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-if-you-dont-ask-men-out-why/602491)
**Author:** [@ProbablyProcrastinating](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProbablyProcrastinating)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-if-you-dont-ask-men-out-why/602491 "2011-11-15T00:11:32Z")
I rarely ask because I’m afraid they’ll take it to mean, “I want to have sex with you in the broom closet in 10 minutes” and sometimes I’m really just interested in getting to know them better first. That said, I apprec… --- ## [Do you ever worry about who might read your computer history if you were to suddenly die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-worry-about-who-might-read-your-computer-history-if-you-were-to-suddenly-die/602777)
**Author:** [@gerund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerund)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-worry-about-who-might-read-your-computer-history-if-you-were-to-suddenly-die/602777 "2011-11-14T23:49:57Z")
Actually, the dead corpse question on this forum got me wondering about it. --- ## [Rate Your Spouse/Lover/Partner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-your-spouse-lover-partner/602550)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-your-spouse-lover-partner/602550 "2011-11-14T23:47:37Z")
Rate Your Spouse/Lover/Partner: I found my destined soul mate I did fantastic: I’m blessed \[Perfect Match\](http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7154/justlittlethingstumblr.png): I’m satisfied. Sane, normal and lovely I… --- ## [Poll: How old are you? (Separated by decades)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you-separated-by-decades/602814)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you-separated-by-decades/602814 "2011-11-14T23:37:17Z")
Not that I am young by any means but I feel I am in the minority with being 25, I’m more curious than anything else. You can give you exact age if you want to, but for the purposes of the poll it isn’t really necessary. … --- ## [Is there anything Sandusky could do that would allow society to forgive him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-sandusky-could-do-that-would-allow-society-to-forgive-him/602790)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-sandusky-could-do-that-would-allow-society-to-forgive-him/602790 "2011-11-14T22:36:36Z")
I hope I have the right forum for this. I’m never sure. I think my title pretty much asks the question. But, I’ll expand a little. With the Penn State Scandal heavy on my mind, I’m wondering if there is anything Sand… --- ## [Need advise on trip to Grand Canyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advise-on-trip-to-grand-canyon/602637)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advise-on-trip-to-grand-canyon/602637 "2011-11-14T21:47:18Z")
So my husband and I want to go see the Grand Canyon. Have you been? We are not young so will not be walking down and UP the trail so is the plane ride worth it? What are the best places to see the sites and to stay/eat? … --- ## [I need to shop for health Insurance. Amy Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-shop-for-health-insurance-amy-suggestions/600647)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-shop-for-health-insurance-amy-suggestions/600647 "2011-11-14T21:43:36Z")
I need to shop for health Insurance for my husband and myself. I’m 55, husband is 54. Anyone have any suggestions. I currently am paying almost $400.00 a month just for him. I’ve been offered cobra/kaiser for myself … --- ## [How do you pay for dealing with your trash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pay-for-dealing-with-your-trash/602290)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pay-for-dealing-with-your-trash/602290 "2011-11-14T21:33:34Z")
Is your trash picked up by the city? By a private company? Do you pay for this service directly or is it in your taxes? Do you yourself take your trash to the dump? In my town, we have curbside trash and recycling picku… --- ## [How is riding a crazy ass motorcycle like this on the road legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-riding-a-crazy-ass-motorcycle-like-this-on-the-road-legal/602149)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-riding-a-crazy-ass-motorcycle-like-this-on-the-road-legal/602149 "2011-11-14T21:31:36Z")
Pics here You would have no real control in emergencies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1630) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1632)