# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1638 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1639 --- ## [Child with multiple allergies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-with-multiple-allergies/601694)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-with-multiple-allergies/601694 "2011-11-04T00:28:41Z")
My great-nephew is about 15 months old. So far, he’s been diagnosed with allergies to corn, wheat, soy, milk, egg, peanuts, vanilla, cherries and cinnamon. He’s pretty much eating meat and vegetables. A healthy diet, but… --- ## [You've got 4 weeks to live...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-4-weeks-to-live/601113)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-4-weeks-to-live/601113 "2011-11-04T00:01:13Z")
Your doctor says you’ve got a brain cloud. You’ll be dead in between 3-4 weeks. You will have no symptoms, your brain will simply fail, followed abruptly by your body. What will you do? I’m a little more depressed th… --- ## [Dell Inspiron Computer-Anyone Have One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dell-inspiron-computer-anyone-have-one/601757)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dell-inspiron-computer-anyone-have-one/601757 "2011-11-04T00:00:17Z")
I am considering getting a Dell Inspiron computer, I was approved for financing. I am not a gamer, do not want to use the touch screen, but LOVE that it is wireless. Any experience good or bad with it? Reccomendations … --- ## [What skills are necessary for an office job in 2011?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-skills-are-necessary-for-an-office-job-in-2011/601763)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-skills-are-necessary-for-an-office-job-in-2011/601763 "2011-11-03T22:13:04Z")
I haven’t had an office job in about ten years, and I’m just curious. Besides typing and 10-key, what versions of Word and so forth are necessary? --- ## [Is anyone familiar with the CTY program at John Hopkins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-familiar-with-the-cty-program-at-john-hopkins/472320)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-familiar-with-the-cty-program-at-john-hopkins/472320 "2011-11-03T21:50:22Z")
I’d be interested to hear what experience you have had. (It was recommended to us by the developmental specialist that evaluated our son.) --- ## [Niece moving to my town..no money. Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niece-moving-to-my-town-no-money-help/601034)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niece-moving-to-my-town-no-money-help/601034 "2011-11-03T20:19:34Z")
My niece visited me last month for a week which was OK. Now she wants to move to my area but she has no money. I do not want to put her up even temporarily. I have told her she cannot stay with us but she has now found… --- ## [Seeking smartphone advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-smartphone-advice/601569)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-smartphone-advice/601569 "2011-11-03T20:10:20Z")
Okay - I’m not an “early adopter”. Probably 96% of the with-it world already has some sort of smartphone. Now I’m thinking I might get one. I’m leaning heavily toward Android, because there are some minor apps I might… --- ## [Heart ripped out by daughter this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-ripped-out-by-daughter-this-morning/601742)
**Author:** [@Baracus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baracus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-ripped-out-by-daughter-this-morning/601742 "2011-11-03T20:09:45Z")
My mother-in-law has been fighting colon cancer for the past two and a half years. It has been a tough slog with many ups and downs and close calls, but she has persevered. She got treatment through the Block center in C… --- ## [Should a therapist contact you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-therapist-contact-you/601515)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-therapist-contact-you/601515 "2011-11-03T19:54:32Z")
Think about friends, family, coworkers or others who have significant mental health or substance use/abuse issues. Do they/have they ever received any treatment? If they didn’t, or are/were reluctant, would it make a dif… --- ## [Google Docs vs. Open Office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-docs-vs-open-office/601632)
**Author:** [@Clark\_Cello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clark_Cello)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-docs-vs-open-office/601632 "2011-11-03T19:27:26Z")
I searched for a thread about this but didn’t find one, although, to be perfectly honest I only ran two searches and then got tired of waiting, so I may have missed one. I am interested in thoughts about OpenOffice vs. … --- ## [If you believe you've been sexually harrassed...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-youve-been-sexually-harrassed/601615)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-youve-been-sexually-harrassed/601615 "2011-11-03T18:17:29Z")
…and it’s important to you that your story be heard, then you better damn well not accept a monetary settlement tied to a non-disclosure agreement. You take your chances in court and see it all the way through. If the … --- ## [How do I initiate a divorce as painless and as cheaply as possible? (Rambling marital problems)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-initiate-a-divorce-as-painless-and-as-cheaply-as-possible-rambling-marital-problems/600954)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-initiate-a-divorce-as-painless-and-as-cheaply-as-possible-rambling-marital-problems/600954 "2011-11-03T18:14:42Z")
I like my husband, we have infrequent but okay sex, and he is a good dad to our toddler son. We both work part-time. But I often think I would prefer to live alone. I am just so tired all the time. I like my husband, bu… --- ## [Filene's Basement Bites The Dust: Are Small Regional Retailers Doomed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filenes-basement-bites-the-dust-are-small-regional-retailers-doomed/601738)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filenes-basement-bites-the-dust-are-small-regional-retailers-doomed/601738 "2011-11-03T17:34:58Z")
See the sad story her:http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/11/03/filenes\_basement\_going\_out\_of\_business/?p1=Well\_MostPop\_Emailed3 It seems that Syms (a NY/NJ based chain) died as it tried to save Filene’s. Of … --- ## [I find Christmas colors cheap, gaudy and poorly coordinated ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-christmas-colors-cheap-gaudy-and-poorly-coordinated/601750)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-christmas-colors-cheap-gaudy-and-poorly-coordinated/601750 "2011-11-03T17:30:37Z")
Stores are putting out Christmas decorations for sale and I find that, as has been the case for as long as I can recall, the are colors cheap, gaudy and poorly coordinated. Do others feel this way? --- ## [Are English speakers also apt to automatically misspell the name of the airline, Qantas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-english-speakers-also-apt-to-automatically-misspell-the-name-of-the-airline-qantas/601061)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-english-speakers-also-apt-to-automatically-misspell-the-name-of-the-airline-qantas/601061 "2011-11-03T17:22:25Z")
I am curious about this as I am working on a project the documentation of which involves the name of that airline, and not only for me but also it seems for other people it seems necessary to type out the text then go ba… --- ## [What do diabetic kids do on Halloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-diabetic-kids-do-on-halloween/601554)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-diabetic-kids-do-on-halloween/601554 "2011-11-03T17:19:03Z")
Inspired (somewhat) by this thread. First, a little background, so bear with me: I can’t have sugar. Ok, I CAN, but I simply have no control over it and I’ve learned that my life (and health) is better without it. I’… --- ## [Is it reasonable to expect your loved one to know what they don't say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-reasonable-to-expect-your-loved-one-to-know-what-they-dont-say/601529)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-reasonable-to-expect-your-loved-one-to-know-what-they-dont-say/601529 "2011-11-03T16:53:27Z")
I am reminded of this peeve by a television episode where a wife tells a husband he was supposed to know that she didn’t mean it when she said it was ok, and the husband asks “How??!” The specifics of this TV show are c… --- ## [So I just recently heard that gift cards are crappy gifts, is this true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-recently-heard-that-gift-cards-are-crappy-gifts-is-this-true/601574)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-recently-heard-that-gift-cards-are-crappy-gifts-is-this-true/601574 "2011-11-03T16:39:24Z")
I always thought gift cards were great gifts. If you gave me a gift card to a place I liked, I’d think it was probably the best gift I’d gotten that month. But I recently heard and read people actually complaining about… --- ## [Comm Tech Part 2, with a Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comm-tech-part-2-with-a-poll/601587)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comm-tech-part-2-with-a-poll/601587 "2011-11-03T16:01:40Z")
This is my first atttempt at a poll, so I hope this works. I thought maybe I’d get a better response this way. I say “communications technology” with an S, but I keep encountering “communication technology.” I am, of c… --- ## [Has anyone had allergen immunotherapy (allergy shots?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-allergen-immunotherapy-allergy-shots/601248)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-allergen-immunotherapy-allergy-shots/601248 "2011-11-03T11:38:17Z")
This particular allergy season has been one of the worst for me, and this evening I find myself sitting around on double doses of loratadine and topical tetrahydrozoline and my eyes are still red and my face is still exp… --- ## [Would it bug you if your S.O.'s ex was "perfect"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bug-you-if-your-s-o-s-ex-was-perfect/601419)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bug-you-if-your-s-o-s-ex-was-perfect/601419 "2011-11-03T11:25:05Z")
Say you are in a relationship. Your S.O.'s ex/exes were seemingly ‘perfect’. As in, incredibly talented, popular, kind, humble, etc. Their relationship was perfect, no fights or anything. The only reason they broke up wa… --- ## [World population has gone from 3 billion to 7 billion in just 50 years. Should we start panicking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-population-has-gone-from-3-billion-to-7-billion-in-just-50-years-should-we-start-panicking/601469)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-population-has-gone-from-3-billion-to-7-billion-in-just-50-years-should-we-start-panicking/601469 "2011-11-03T11:00:14Z")
World human population has more than doubled in my lifetime. That’s pretty scary re world resources etc. Time to press the panic button or will the problem solve itself? --- ## [It's 36 and snowing. Should I turn on the heat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-36-and-snowing-should-i-turn-on-the-heat/601028)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-36-and-snowing-should-i-turn-on-the-heat/601028 "2011-11-03T10:35:09Z")
Poll to follow if I can figure out how this works. It’s 36F and snowing outside, but still fairly comfortable inside, if you’re wearing a sweater, slippers and a blanket. Should I turn on the heat? --- ## [OK fellas, fess up. Who here has used a fleshlight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-fellas-fess-up-who-here-has-used-a-fleshlight/592942)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-fellas-fess-up-who-here-has-used-a-fleshlight/592942 "2011-11-03T09:49:11Z")
And what did you think? My girlfriend is in the adult novelties industry and she gave me one. Had it not been free, I would not have bothered. But I did try one out and I have to say…meh. All in all, it doesn’t really h… --- ## [Anyone ever had a live animal shipped to them? (Side topic: herp stores in DFW?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-had-a-live-animal-shipped-to-them-side-topic-herp-stores-in-dfw/601556)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-had-a-live-animal-shipped-to-them-side-topic-herp-stores-in-dfw/601556 "2011-11-03T07:31:00Z")
I’ve been kicking around the idea of getting a corn snake, but there seems to be a dearth of good reptile stores in the DFW metroplex. Looking online, I see lots of breeders who ship live hatchlings. At some point down … --- ## [I need help with my new nose stud.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-my-new-nose-stud/601516)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-my-new-nose-stud/601516 "2011-11-03T06:55:05Z")
I’ve had a nostril piercing for a few years now. I have worn the same stud for a year or so and just bought a new one. I compared them before I bought it. The ball on the end is the same size as the one I’ve got now, … --- ## [What's a good newer used car for a college student?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-newer-used-car-for-a-college-student/601453)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-newer-used-car-for-a-college-student/601453 "2011-11-03T03:58:15Z")
So I’m currently driving–well, when I’m not at college, like I am now–a '93 Volvo 240 station wagon. I know, they’re supposed to run forever, but she’s been trying to give out on me for a while. She gets 25 MPG too, and… --- ## [Implications of Israel Becoming A Major Energy Exporter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/implications-of-israel-becoming-a-major-energy-exporter/601565)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/implications-of-israel-becoming-a-major-energy-exporter/601565 "2011-11-03T02:29:06Z")
Suppose that Israel finds an enormous gas field in its Mediterranean waters. Overnight, Israel goes from being an energy-poor importer to a major exporter. The won’t need to import any oil-everything runs on CNG. What w… --- ## [Writing a true crime book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-true-crime-book/601695)
**Author:** [@jeredc1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeredc1983)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-true-crime-book/601695 "2011-11-03T02:02:53Z")
On September 3rd, 2011 there was a brutal double murder in my VERY small town where crime is practically non-existent despite some drug activity. It shook the area to its roots and it was nearly six weeks before the sub… --- ## [How much would you pay to save the world economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-to-save-the-world-economy/601613)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-to-save-the-world-economy/601613 "2011-11-02T23:59:29Z")
I have been following the European debt crisis quite closely in the hopes that they can avoid another global meltdown, and was pleased to see that the EU came up with a rescue package. Of course I know it will eventually… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1637) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1639)