# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1632 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1633 --- ## [A question about roof top solar power installs, especially SolarCity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-roof-top-solar-power-installs-especially-solarcity/602908)
**Author:** [@UncleMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleMoose)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-roof-top-solar-power-installs-especially-solarcity/602908 "2011-11-14T17:35:20Z")
So SolarCity is a company that has about 15% of the home solar market, and here in Massachusetts is offering a deal that I believe runs as follows: They put solar panels on your roof (no charge to you). You agree to bu… --- ## [Who's got the best smile in show biz or elsewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-best-smile-in-show-biz-or-elsewhere/602660)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-the-best-smile-in-show-biz-or-elsewhere/602660 "2011-11-14T16:13:34Z")
Misha Collins has a great smile: http://www.exposay.com/misha-collins-san-diego-comic-con-international-2010---entertainment-weekly-and-syfy-party/p/39243/174/ Now it’s your turn. --- ## [Dog lovers, help me train my new dog!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-lovers-help-me-train-my-new-dog/602425)
**Author:** [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-lovers-help-me-train-my-new-dog/602425 "2011-11-14T15:51:45Z")
So. Last Sunday, I fell hard for this little girl, Harriet. She’s roughly 1.5 to 2 years old and was rescued off death row from a high-kill shelter. She has been fostered for the last 2-3 months and I took her from the r… --- ## [The Most You've Drunk In One Night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-youve-drunk-in-one-night/602645)
**Author:** [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-youve-drunk-in-one-night/602645 "2011-11-14T15:36:07Z")
Firstly, this is just a poll and not a competition for this weekend. I’m not recommending drinking heavily. Secondly be aware that your liver needs time to heal between sessions, so binge drinking Thursday, Friday and Sa… --- ## [Plastic: Rip it off or keep it on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-rip-it-off-or-keep-it-on/602604)
**Author:** [@Aeris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeris)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-rip-it-off-or-keep-it-on/602604 "2011-11-14T15:33:11Z")
You know the little plastic sheet that is under the lid of say… a cream cheese container? Do you keep it on or rip it off? If you keep it on is it because you think/know it keeps the food fresher longer? --- ## [Frequent use of commas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequent-use-of-commas/602845)
**Author:** [@Igrapeape](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Igrapeape)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequent-use-of-commas/602845 "2011-11-14T05:42:42Z")
Hi, I’ve found myself using comma’s and even ( ) inside of sentences to make a point about a point I was typing a lot lately. Also, I find myself starting sentences with I a lot. How can I get away from writing like th… --- ## [Therapist discouraging rape report?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therapist-discouraging-rape-report/602386)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therapist-discouraging-rape-report/602386 "2011-11-14T05:35:04Z")
I met a young woman today who says she was sexually assaulted by a stranger after being drugged just last week(!), and is understandably going through therapy. The revelation caught me completely off guard, since I real… --- ## [Is Steph McMahon hot when comparing her to normal everyday women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-steph-mcmahon-hot-when-comparing-her-to-normal-everyday-women/602055)
**Author:** [@HulkSmash10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HulkSmash10)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-steph-mcmahon-hot-when-comparing-her-to-normal-everyday-women/602055 "2011-11-14T03:13:22Z")
Stephanie McMahon was an active wrestler and on screen talent for WWE back in 2003. She works behind the scenes now, but I will be referring to her in 2003(her prime). She’s pretty average looking when you compare her … --- ## [The Bong District: unusual agglomerations of unusual uses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bong-district-unusual-agglomerations-of-unusual-uses/602826)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bong-district-unusual-agglomerations-of-unusual-uses/602826 "2011-11-14T00:03:49Z")
Well, yet another head shop opened up in downtown Ithaca recently, this one just a half block away from the east end of The Commons, where six other head shops now do a bustling business. With such a heavy concentration … --- ## [How long would it be before someone discovered your corpse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-be-before-someone-discovered-your-corpse/601957)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-be-before-someone-discovered-your-corpse/601957 "2011-11-13T21:59:08Z")
This was done before but that was 9 years ago and I only recognize a handful of the responders in that thread, so I say let’s do it again! Inspired by this thread about the New Zealand woman who dies suddenly and her da… --- ## [Should I be worried about my nephew's reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-my-nephews-reading/589594)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-my-nephews-reading/589594 "2011-11-13T21:54:31Z")
My nephew has been baulking over reading 2-3 pages of Harry Potter per day. Standard sized print. He’s 9 later this month. At that age, you’d have been hard pushed to stop me reading 2-3 chapters; likewise both his paren… --- ## [Living with yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-yourself/602557)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-yourself/602557 "2011-11-13T20:54:46Z")
Literally, I mean. It’s next Sunday A.D., when out for a jaunt you feel a strange tingly sensation coming over you. You pass out, waking up in a hospital bed. Looking around, you see yourself looking back from a bed oppo… --- ## [Fellow Veterans: So Many More Of Us.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-veterans-so-many-more-of-us/602680)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-veterans-so-many-more-of-us/602680 "2011-11-13T18:22:22Z")
I hope I can make my point without going into too many directions, so y’all try to bear with me, okay? My Dad was a WWII vet (82nd Airborne), and that was back when the GI Bill meant something. The came the “Korean Con… --- ## [When did mankind decide it was wrong to kill another person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-mankind-decide-it-was-wrong-to-kill-another-person/602499)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-mankind-decide-it-was-wrong-to-kill-another-person/602499 "2011-11-13T17:28:52Z")
At one point in the history of man did it become considered wrong or taboo to kill other people? When did people start punishing others for murder? --- ## [Care to conjecture on the cost of an upper and lower GI series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-conjecture-on-the-cost-of-an-upper-and-lower-gi-series/602803)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-to-conjecture-on-the-cost-of-an-upper-and-lower-gi-series/602803 "2011-11-13T17:18:39Z")
Care to conjecture on the cost of an upper and lower GI series - Medicare only? Tomorrow I am expecting my doctor to review my lab work and recommend an upper and lower GI series. Ignore for now any additional costs res… --- ## [Snail Mail Letter Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snail-mail-letter-question/602579)
**Author:** [@BMada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMada)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snail-mail-letter-question/602579 "2011-11-13T12:20:00Z")
So I received a letter of apology via snail mail. The person doing the apologizing didn’t sign the letter. Name, position/title and company in text was all there. No signature. Faux pas or not. (I’m not mentioning h… --- ## [Churchgoers, do you enjoy the singing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/churchgoers-do-you-enjoy-the-singing/602294)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/churchgoers-do-you-enjoy-the-singing/602294 "2011-11-13T11:42:49Z")
While I was growing up the really small Catholic church I went to didn’t have any music. I loved it. It was straight and to the point. Then they got themselves a small choir. From then on everything needed to be sung. E… --- ## [Single straight males: if an attractive woman makes the first move, are you likely to be dismayed...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-straight-males-if-an-attractive-woman-makes-the-first-move-are-you-likely-to-be-dismayed/602434)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-straight-males-if-an-attractive-woman-makes-the-first-move-are-you-likely-to-be-dismayed/602434 "2011-11-13T08:26:11Z")
… or to respect her less? No hypothetical setup here. The question arises because of a conversation at work. Two female cubicle neighbors – one in her mid-forties, the other in her early twenties – were talking; the for… --- ## [What makes a "trial of the century"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-trial-of-the-century/602763)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-trial-of-the-century/602763 "2011-11-13T06:36:18Z")
I’ve been wondering for awhile what makes a “trial of the century,” AKA a trial that all of the news media reports on and people follow daily. I know that in some cases with wealthy defendants (like OJ, Martha Stewart, o… --- ## [Should I buy my new cell phone through Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-my-new-cell-phone-through-amazon/602756)
**Author:** [@LilyoftheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheField)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-my-new-cell-phone-through-amazon/602756 "2011-11-13T02:35:05Z")
I’m putting this here rather than in general questions because I thought there might be an element of opinion in the answers… I’m in need of a new cell phone. I’ve had my Samsung Flipshot for at least four years, I thi… --- ## [I'd like to find 30 minutes of daily world news coverage... need help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-find-30-minutes-of-daily-world-news-coverage-need-help/602602)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-find-30-minutes-of-daily-world-news-coverage-need-help/602602 "2011-11-13T02:35:02Z")
I generally avoid watching/reading the news because it’s usually depressing and often the sensationalism annoys me. However, especially with an election coming up next year, I think it’s time I was better versed in curre… --- ## [What percentage of non-black men you know use "n-word"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-non-black-men-you-know-use-n-word/602368)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-non-black-men-you-know-use-n-word/602368 "2011-11-13T02:07:15Z")
I don’t know whether this poll was done before. Just as the title say, what percentage of non-black men you know use “n-word”? There is another poll following for female percentage. --- ## [Any decent Sticky Note programs for Windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-sticky-note-programs-for-windows/602750)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-sticky-note-programs-for-windows/602750 "2011-11-13T01:35:16Z")
I’ve been using Windows 7 basic sticky note feature, which is pretty handy, but there’s one feature it lacks: being able to stay on top of every Window. I need something that doesn’t get lost behind other Windows when I … --- ## [What the heck have they done to Google?????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-have-they-done-to-google/602661)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-have-they-done-to-google/602661 "2011-11-13T01:18:30Z")
Google is acting crazy. :smack: I enter a search term in Web. See the news stories. Then, Click the News tab and search under News. Except for the past two days, Google is wiping out my search entry. :smack: WTF? Eve… --- ## [Question about being a Buddhist and an asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-being-a-buddhist-and-an-asshole/602707)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-being-a-buddhist-and-an-asshole/602707 "2011-11-12T23:37:02Z")
By many accounts, Steve Jobs was a Buddhist (maybe even devout), but he was also a rude asshole to people around him. Somehow, by the little I know of Buddhism (e.g. don’t feel attached to material things or the materia… --- ## [Okay netbook plus tablet or good netbook plus ereader? Black Friday shopping before deployment!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-netbook-plus-tablet-or-good-netbook-plus-ereader-black-friday-shopping-before-deployment/602692)
**Author:** [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-netbook-plus-tablet-or-good-netbook-plus-ereader-black-friday-shopping-before-deployment/602692 "2011-11-12T21:21:57Z")
My husband will be leaving soon for his first deployment and we don’t have a lot of money. Because of that, I’m hoping to use Black Friday deals to secure items for his trip including a device or two that will allow him … --- ## [lesbian couple looking to have baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesbian-couple-looking-to-have-baby/602445)
**Author:** [@lisa7722](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisa7722)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesbian-couple-looking-to-have-baby/602445 "2011-11-12T20:48:10Z")
hi all just wondering if any one has any info on fertility clinics for lesbians as myself and my partner are looking to start a family so if anyone can help with web address, prices etc it would be a great help also livi… --- ## [Parents: Children's age when returning those switched at birth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-childrens-age-when-returning-those-switched-at-birth/602056)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-childrens-age-when-returning-those-switched-at-birth/602056 "2011-11-12T20:46:33Z")
The hospital makes a colossal blunder and informs you your baby is not your biological child. -At 1 week old I would certainly want to exchange it for my biological child. -At 16 years old, biology or no, that child ha… --- ## [Welcome to 2014 BRAZIL WORLD CUP, BEWARE!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-2014-brazil-world-cup-beware/602289)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Silva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Silva)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-2014-brazil-world-cup-beware/602289 "2011-11-12T19:36:58Z")
I am Brazilian and I am making this topic to warn the foreign (especially American) that my country, Brazil is one of the most dangerous countries in the world, think very well to come here on world cup 2014 here, BEWARE… --- ## [Things that are better than they should be / worse than they should be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-better-than-they-should-be-worse-than-they-should-be/602592)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-better-than-they-should-be-worse-than-they-should-be/602592 "2011-11-12T16:35:17Z")
Better than it should be: Wikipedia. (The obvious example, but hey, I gotta start somewhere.) As we all know perfectly well, the Internet is overwhelmingly populated by gremlins, lunatics, captioned cat picture enthusi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1631) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1633)