# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1640 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1641 --- ## [Sister's Friends' Behaviour - Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sisters-friends-behaviour-opinions/601341)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sisters-friends-behaviour-opinions/601341 "2011-11-01T16:22:54Z")
My sister has a group of four female friends that she met through another friend of hers. I’ve met this group twice now at parties hosted by my sister (and brother-in-law), and they have some behaviour that doesn’t seem … --- ## [I need to do a background check for some tutors. Who should I use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-do-a-background-check-for-some-tutors-who-should-i-use/601465)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-do-a-background-check-for-some-tutors-who-should-i-use/601465 "2011-11-01T15:27:56Z")
The jurisdiction is in or around Akron, Ohio. My friend needs background checks done for tutors she intends to hire. Anyone familiar with an online service that does decent checks at a reasonable price? The first time… --- ## [I hate wiki answers, yahoo answers, and pretty much all answer sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-wiki-answers-yahoo-answers-and-pretty-much-all-answer-sites/492522)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-wiki-answers-yahoo-answers-and-pretty-much-all-answer-sites/492522 "2011-11-01T14:37:01Z")
I hate them with a passion. Blue-white sun hate. Supernova hate. I’ve never, never, ever gotten useful information from them. Either the question I’m asking is there with no answer, or the answer was written by a bored … --- ## [7 Billion...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-billion/601369)
**Author:** [@Bannedit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bannedit)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-billion/601369 "2011-11-01T14:24:15Z")
So… we just passed the 7 billion people mark. Is it a bad thing? It is going to get worse, but is it going to get better? --- ## [Your top and bottom five most successful OPs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-and-bottom-five-most-successful-ops/601350)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-and-bottom-five-most-successful-ops/601350 "2011-11-01T13:43:08Z")
A bit of a chore to get these results, but easy enough if you go to “Advanced Search,” search for Username/All Threads Started By, and specify that results be returned in descending (or ascending) order. My top five thr… --- ## [How long til new cat and old cat become friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-til-new-cat-and-old-cat-become-friends/601175)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-til-new-cat-and-old-cat-become-friends/601175 "2011-11-01T08:18:13Z")
At work the other day, I’m eating lunch out in the parking lot in my truck. A little kitten comes up to me begging for scraps. Poor little thing looked like it hadn’t eaten in days. So I threw a few scraps of my Chinese … --- ## [Best early 90s full sized pickup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-early-90s-full-sized-pickup/601450)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-early-90s-full-sized-pickup/601450 "2011-11-01T05:58:39Z")
I’m looking for a 4x4 that is ruggedly built, reliable, and easy to work on. Capable of pushing around a snow plow or pulling a heavy load. Opinions? --- ## [Why do electronics manufacturers make it that little bit more difficult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-electronics-manufacturers-make-it-that-little-bit-more-difficult/601089)
**Author:** [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-electronics-manufacturers-make-it-that-little-bit-more-difficult/601089 "2011-11-01T03:41:38Z")
Yesterday I bought a nice new Sony 5.1 surround sound system. Had to monkey with the settings of various components to get them all talking to each other, which I can understand. But when I got everything hooked up, soun… --- ## [Is 13 too young for the Goth look?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-13-too-young-for-the-goth-look/600910)
**Author:** [@kbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kbear)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-13-too-young-for-the-goth-look/600910 "2011-11-01T02:03:25Z")
I have always assumed that I would be a much more “hip” parent than mine ever were. I grew up in the 70’s and was a bit of a wild child so I thought i would be more in tune with my kids when they became teenagers. Now th… --- ## [Does abilify or wellbutrin stunt cognitive or sexual growth \[and other brain function questions\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-abilify-or-wellbutrin-stunt-cognitive-or-sexual-growth-and-other-brain-function-questions/596685)
**Author:** [@akimbo\_gait](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akimbo_gait)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-abilify-or-wellbutrin-stunt-cognitive-or-sexual-growth-and-other-brain-function-questions/596685 "2011-11-01T01:51:03Z")
If taken by a pediatric at initial doses (i.e., low for both, without physician’s escalation) at a crucial stage of development (pubertal onset)? Taken for 4 months and 1 month, respectively. Discontinued without consult… --- ## [Adult Tricycles, folding, powered, cheap and dear: tell me what you know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-tricycles-folding-powered-cheap-and-dear-tell-me-what-you-know/601257)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-tricycles-folding-powered-cheap-and-dear-tell-me-what-you-know/601257 "2011-11-01T01:18:06Z")
I’m selling my car and buying a bicycle - actually, a tricycle. I don’t feel sufficiently strong or athletic to be dealing with balancing a bicycle at my age and weight (old and fat, 45 pound and counting weight loss not… --- ## [A few questions about gender and confidants for persons with friends of both sexes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-gender-and-confidants-for-persons-with-friends-of-both-sexes/601299)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-gender-and-confidants-for-persons-with-friends-of-both-sexes/601299 "2011-11-01T00:44:02Z")
Let’s say that you have a major emotional upset – a sudden and unexpected death, betrayal by a loved one, enormous financial crisis, whatever – that leaves you desperate to talk to a friend. If you are married or in ano… --- ## [I Need Advice Regarding A Schizophrenic Person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-regarding-a-schizophrenic-person/601019)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-regarding-a-schizophrenic-person/601019 "2011-10-31T21:50:19Z")
So, I work at a medical marijuana certification office. A few weeks ago, we saw a patient and certified him for medical marijuana, helped him through the whole process, and he received a card from the health department … --- ## [New Front Door Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-front-door-question/600622)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-front-door-question/600622 "2011-10-31T20:01:44Z")
We are looking at getting a new front door. We’d like to get an arts and crafts style wooden front door. The salesman who came out recomended against a wooden door because we face south and such a door is likely to fad… --- ## [Ok on 5 hours of sleep a day or eat all you want. Which would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-on-5-hours-of-sleep-a-day-or-eat-all-you-want-which-would-you-choose/600419)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-on-5-hours-of-sleep-a-day-or-eat-all-you-want-which-would-you-choose/600419 "2011-10-31T17:00:20Z")
I’d go for the former right now as much as I love to eat. I’ve been only getting five hours of sleep this week because the baby won’t cooperate. I feel like a zombie. Does anyone else feel as if they need at least seven … --- ## [Choosing between cancer or cancer treatments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-between-cancer-or-cancer-treatments/599781)
**Author:** [@thelabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelabdude)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-between-cancer-or-cancer-treatments/599781 "2011-10-31T16:42:25Z")
So have any of you, or know of any cases? I figure without treatment, I have few good years yet. Treatment will take away doing much of what I enjoy now. I am not sure I want 10-20 years of that. Nor 2 years of it an… --- ## [Communications Technology vs. Communication Technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communications-technology-vs-communication-technology/601352)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communications-technology-vs-communication-technology/601352 "2011-10-31T16:29:40Z")
I always use the former, “communications technology,” with an S. But I keep seeing communication technology used and am wondering if this is another Britishism. Are both correct or is the latter considered outdated like … --- ## [Offensive advertisement : kick up a fuss or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offensive-advertisement-kick-up-a-fuss-or-not/601308)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offensive-advertisement-kick-up-a-fuss-or-not/601308 "2011-10-31T16:00:21Z")
I saw an advertisement a few weeks ago online that, in my opinion, was rather offensive in a way that is beyond the scope of my question. Suffice it to say, the offensiveness did not directly involve sexual content or v… --- ## [Do I really HAVE to get my transmission (CVT) oil changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-have-to-get-my-transmission-cvt-oil-changed/601241)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-have-to-get-my-transmission-cvt-oil-changed/601241 "2011-10-31T15:12:08Z")
First off, probably most importantly, it’s a 2010 Honda Insight with a continuously variable transmission. The light just came on to have the CVT fluid changed and it’s only at 24,000 miles. The reason I’m asking is be… --- ## [Entry way to house, how to deal with dirt/water/snow etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entry-way-to-house-how-to-deal-with-dirt-water-snow-etc/601279)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entry-way-to-house-how-to-deal-with-dirt-water-snow-etc/601279 "2011-10-31T02:08:20Z")
I would almost like a bathtub set up for the first few steps into the house. With carpet on one side and a soon to be wood floor on the other, it doesn’t take much in snowy weather to track enough of the white stuff in … --- ## [Parenting conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-conundrum/601285)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-conundrum/601285 "2011-10-31T00:51:21Z")
Quick setup… My wife and I live in Chicago. I have a ten year old son from a previous marriage who lives with his Mom a majority of the time in another state, about 6 hours west. My second wife and I have a four year old… --- ## [My ophthalmologist explained avoiding bifocals is ok](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ophthalmologist-explained-avoiding-bifocals-is-ok/601013)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ophthalmologist-explained-avoiding-bifocals-is-ok/601013 "2011-10-30T23:10:21Z")
I got shingles in 2003 and it got into my left eye. I’ve been seeing an ophthalmologist ever since. I was using prednisone drops and he monitors my eye pressure. We got to talking about bifocals. I’ve never used them. … --- ## [What if a friendly extraterrestrial landed in your backyard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-friendly-extraterrestrial-landed-in-your-backyard/601265)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-friendly-extraterrestrial-landed-in-your-backyard/601265 "2011-10-30T16:31:27Z")
Let’s suppose one day you’re home by yourself and you hear a strange noise outside. You take a look and see a UFO landing. One of those creepy looking grey aliens (with the giant black eyes) gets out and gives you a frie… --- ## [Should I be worried about this voicemail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-this-voicemail/601162)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-this-voicemail/601162 "2011-10-30T15:50:51Z")
Okay, so yesterday I was renewing my ad on Craigslist, and accidentally posted it twice. Simple mistake; could happen to anyone. The post was flagged and removed, but I reposted it again later, and I still have an active… --- ## [How Long to Let an Abandoned Car Sit...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-let-an-abandoned-car-sit/600978)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-let-an-abandoned-car-sit/600978 "2011-10-30T15:45:23Z")
…before calling the cops? Yesterday, right before I left for work, an old beater car stopped in front of my house. The back bumper is barely hanging out over my driveway and it’s parked kinda far out into the street. A … --- ## [Why Do Roofers Do This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-roofers-do-this/600464)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-roofers-do-this/600464 "2011-10-30T14:32:58Z")
I mean, doesn’t their insurance have any say in this? I just saw two guys working on at least a 60 degree pitched roof-both without safety harnesses. In my younger days, I did some roof work-but always with a safety h… --- ## [Is it too early to say Google+ is a failure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-early-to-say-google-is-a-failure/590404)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-early-to-say-google-is-a-failure/590404 "2011-10-30T11:12:25Z")
Consensus around these parts is that it’s dead in the water, not enough activity, not unique or engaging enough to wean people off the auld facebook. What do you think? --- ## [Name these people, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-these-people-please/601259)
**Author:** [@ZombiesonTV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZombiesonTV)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-these-people-please/601259 "2011-10-30T08:59:04Z")
What is the last name of the couple moving from Dublin to Craotia on House Hunters International? The latest episode on 10/29 2011, origiginally aired on 12/32/10. Also, what is the name of their online travel business f… --- ## [Transient dementia in the elderly... my dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transient-dementia-in-the-elderly-my-dad/601001)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transient-dementia-in-the-elderly-my-dad/601001 "2011-10-30T07:02:05Z")
My father, who is mostly bedridden due to severe arthritis and has been for a couple of years, is generally extremely sharp. He is 78 years old and he’s always on the computer, learning new things, reading, stimulating h… --- ## [Custom bobbleheads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-bobbleheads/601196)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-bobbleheads/601196 "2011-10-30T06:17:29Z")
Has anyone ever bought a custom bobblehead from one of several websites that offer them? How was the experience? Any recommendations? thanks [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1639) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1641)