# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1634 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1635 --- ## [Your family line ends with you. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-family-line-ends-with-you-what-do-you-do/602381)
**Author:** [@Anticounterrevolutionary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anticounterrevolutionary)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-family-line-ends-with-you-what-do-you-do/602381 "2011-11-10T18:11:28Z")
You are the last living member of your family line. You cannot have children or have decided not to. You have inherited a small property and and enough wealth to retire and live comfortably though not extravagantly for t… --- ## [How big is your family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-family/602431)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-family/602431 "2011-11-10T17:52:56Z")
From your parents on down, including spouses of siblings, children, spouses of children, grandchildren, etc. Nevermind cousins, aunts, or uncles. There are 15 in mine. Oldest is 77, youngest is 2. --- ## [Two dish washing questions: pots/pans in the dishwasher and a hand-washing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-dish-washing-questions-pots-pans-in-the-dishwasher-and-a-hand-washing-question/602401)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-dish-washing-questions-pots-pans-in-the-dishwasher-and-a-hand-washing-question/602401 "2011-11-10T17:21:38Z")
This came up because of some comments in my other thread from this morning: Do you wash the handles of your pots/pans? A few people noted that they always do because they put the pots/pans in the dishwasher and so the wh… --- ## [Common words with uncommon opposites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-words-with-uncommon-opposites/602306)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-words-with-uncommon-opposites/602306 "2011-11-10T17:07:59Z")
It occurred to me today that I had no word for the opposite of ‘nocturnal.’ I had to look it up. Since nocturnal is a very common word that most people learn in elementary school science, I found it weird that the word ‘… --- ## [Do You Use Yahoo Answers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-yahoo-answers/580427)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-yahoo-answers/580427 "2011-11-10T16:45:51Z")
Considering we have the Dope, do you ever use Yahoo Answers? --- ## [Let's talk curse words in foreign languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-curse-words-in-foreign-languages/601069)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-curse-words-in-foreign-languages/601069 "2011-11-10T15:59:04Z")
In English one of the worst things you can call someone else is a motherfucker. In Hindi, it’s ‘sisterfucker’ - behenchod. Interestingly enough, calling someone “brother-in-law” - “saala” - can be both literal, or also a… --- ## [How do you like your bed covers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-bed-covers/602154)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-bed-covers/602154 "2011-11-10T15:01:43Z")
Assuming you live somewhere that requires bed covers (somewhere cool/cold at bed time) how do you like em? Poll to follow. --- ## [Seized Lawnmower Engine: Fix or Replace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seized-lawnmower-engine-fix-or-replace/602385)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seized-lawnmower-engine-fix-or-replace/602385 "2011-11-10T11:40:48Z")
My old mower died yesterday-it looks like the engine seized up. My question:I can buy a complete new engine for about $500-or a short block for $200. My understanding is that (usually) the connecting rod bearings have f… --- ## [words you've always mispronounced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-youve-always-mispronounced/182611)
**Author:** [@flano1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flano1)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-youve-always-mispronounced/182611 "2011-11-10T10:28:13Z")
It came as a great shock ( well, not really ) that I had been mispronouncing SEGUE wrongly forever. Somebody was rabbitting on about one thing SEGWAYING into something else and I had the temerity to correct his pronou… --- ## [Recommend some Tumblr accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-tumblr-accounts/602424)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-tumblr-accounts/602424 "2011-11-10T05:22:04Z")
Just joined Tumblr and am looking for accounts that are heavy on interesting photos, poetry, film stills, or other provocative posts without being manic (posting constantly, overwhelming my dashboard) or overly cute, pre… --- ## [What have I been missing by using an old computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-i-been-missing-by-using-an-old-computer/602414)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-i-been-missing-by-using-an-old-computer/602414 "2011-11-10T05:12:28Z")
So we finally bit the bullet and bought a brand new computer. So much faster on the internet than the old one, it’s like we were on dial up before. And we got a sweet 22" LED monitor, holy moly! So the question is, what… --- ## [Presents for a 5 year old girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presents-for-a-5-year-old-girl/602164)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presents-for-a-5-year-old-girl/602164 "2011-11-10T04:31:33Z")
How quickly time passes. It’s my niece’s 5th birthday soon and I’m scratching my head as to what to get her, both for her birthday and for Christmas. A joint present is most definitely not on. She’s just started school … --- ## [When to be concerned about arrhythmia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-be-concerned-about-arrhythmia/602446)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-be-concerned-about-arrhythmia/602446 "2011-11-10T03:55:00Z")
I’ve noticed a recurring arrhythmia within the past couple weeks. I didn’t know if it was something I should worry about, or no big deal (I have read that most arrhythmias are no big deal). My caffeine, sodium, caloric, … --- ## [Catcalls and Things People Shout at You from Cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catcalls-and-things-people-shout-at-you-from-cars/504124)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catcalls-and-things-people-shout-at-you-from-cars/504124 "2011-11-10T03:04:21Z")
Inspired by the Egregiously Sexist Act thread, what have people shouted at you in public? Did it make any sense? I’m male, and I’ve only had this happen twice. Years ago, walking home from the grocery store at about te… --- ## [Looking for Corneal Transplant Experiences.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-corneal-transplant-experiences/602453)
**Author:** [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-corneal-transplant-experiences/602453 "2011-11-10T02:36:14Z")
I have keratoconus and had a corneal transplant in my left eye two weeks ago. I’m looking for any people who have also had one to ask about what to expect in this early recovery time. I know the timing is different for … --- ## [Has anyone here tried Convict Conditioning? (bodyweight exercises)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-convict-conditioning-bodyweight-exercises/602455)
**Author:** [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-convict-conditioning-bodyweight-exercises/602455 "2011-11-10T01:07:40Z")
It’s that time of year where I put my kettlebells away for the winter so I thought I’d try the Convict Conditioning progression and I’m curious to hear how others are doing with it. I decided to only do five of the prog… --- ## [What do you usually tip for a free bang trim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-usually-tip-for-a-free-bang-trim/602410)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-usually-tip-for-a-free-bang-trim/602410 "2011-11-10T00:35:36Z")
I’m growing my hair long so I’m needing my bangs trimmed before I need the rest of my hair cut. My hairstylist told me a bang trim was free, but you tip for that right? I’m thinking $5. I usually pay $30 for a haircut… --- ## [Women in battered relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-battered-relationships/602192)
**Author:** [@shakabroh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shakabroh)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-battered-relationships/602192 "2011-11-09T22:16:56Z")
Battered women lose their moral outrage. That is a sign of their weak ego. Eventually women in abusive relationships accept their fate that they deserve what they are getting. They accept that their abuse as normal. The… --- ## [Do you drink (any nonalcoholic beverage) while you eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-any-nonalcoholic-beverage-while-you-eat/601988)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-any-nonalcoholic-beverage-while-you-eat/601988 "2011-11-09T21:36:26Z")
I’ve noticed when eating with other people, many - if not most - don’t drink much while they eat. I’m not talking alcohol, but water, pop, iced tea, whatever you tend to drink when you get thirsty. I’ll typically go thr… --- ## [Where is the Mid-West?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mid-west/601987)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mid-west/601987 "2011-11-09T20:48:47Z")
This is a multiple choice poll. You can pick as many choices as you want. Which of the following states do you consider to be part of the “Mid-West”? --- ## [What would you endorse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067 "2011-11-09T20:39:25Z")
Suppose that in some kind of Skaldian alternate universe, the Dope becomes the cultural sine qua non of hipness, and all of a sudden we’ve got marketing people clamoring for Dopers to endorse their products. You can onl… --- ## [Ever hear of 21st Century Land Sand Sales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-hear-of-21st-century-land-sand-sales/601730)
**Author:** [@cedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-hear-of-21st-century-land-sand-sales/601730 "2011-11-09T19:46:11Z")
I think this is ok in GQ… might not be as defined as a specific answer type question but is certainly not a poll. But if the mods feel that it needs to be moved, please do so. I was contacted by this company because I h… --- ## [Northerners and Midwesterners -- is your mail delivered to an outdoor "cluster box"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northerners-and-midwesterners-is-your-mail-delivered-to-an-outdoor-cluster-box/602403)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northerners-and-midwesterners-is-your-mail-delivered-to-an-outdoor-cluster-box/602403 "2011-11-09T18:03:31Z")
The USPS is closing hundreds of small town post offices around the country. Our post office is scheduled to close in January. Rather than pick up our mail in a secure, heated building, our mail will be delivered to a … --- ## [How do you put on a pullover shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-put-on-a-pullover-shirt/602049)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-put-on-a-pullover-shirt/602049 "2011-11-09T17:08:46Z")
I ask because I suspect I am among a great minority in this regard. mmm --- ## [Parents of young children seek same](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-children-seek-same/602199)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-young-children-seek-same/602199 "2011-11-09T15:50:47Z")
Okay so here we are with two wonderful adopted children in grade one and three. The problem: we know no one else with kids even remotely the same age as ours. Basically, we have no friends who have kids. When we jumped… --- ## [Because we haven't had a Mary Kay thread since 2003](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-we-havent-had-a-mary-kay-thread-since-2003/602396)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-we-havent-had-a-mary-kay-thread-since-2003/602396 "2011-11-09T15:49:56Z")
Am I wrong for being, um, skeptically grumpy about this? I kinda feel like that scene in the Office where Jim casually draws a triangle around Michael’s explanation of some business endeavor. --- ## [Do you wash the handles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-the-handles/602387)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-the-handles/602387 "2011-11-09T14:36:39Z")
When you’re washing pots and pans, do you wash the handles? Poll coming. --- ## [Where to buy a used sewing machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/602293)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/602293 "2011-11-09T12:53:52Z")
I’m in the market for a used sewing machine! My requirements are pretty simple: it needs to be able to sew a straight stitch in varying stitch lengths with extreme reliability. A zigzag stitch would be a plus. I’d li… --- ## [Proofreading irredeemably bad writing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofreading-irredeemably-bad-writing/602275)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofreading-irredeemably-bad-writing/602275 "2011-11-09T09:27:00Z")
Another guy who’s looking to go to law school asked me to proofread his personal statement. English is his second language, but he spent enough time in the English-speaking world to have a fairly decent grasp of the lang… --- ## [Does Orgasm Present an Intellectual Conflict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-orgasm-present-an-intellectual-conflict/602227)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-orgasm-present-an-intellectual-conflict/602227 "2011-11-09T06:19:41Z")
For me, it does: -you are working up to orgasm, and your sexual activity is giving you pleasure. You (naturally) want that pleasure to continue BT -you wish to orgasm (maximm plaesure)…but that means the end of it D… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1633) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1635)