# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1644 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1645 --- ## [Help dealing with yappy dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-dealing-with-yappy-dog/600659)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-dealing-with-yappy-dog/600659 "2011-10-24T23:21:57Z")
I’ve recently had to move in with my parents due to a lack of employment and it’s been a relatively smooth transition save for one thing. Both households had a dog. Mine is an elderly shepherd mix, medium sized dog. Thei… --- ## [Falcon, or 'fahl'-con?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falcon-or-fahl-con/600446)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falcon-or-fahl-con/600446 "2011-10-24T22:31:59Z")
So you see a certain raptor sitting on a light standard. Is it a ‘falcon’ (‘al’ as in ‘Al Bundy’), or a ‘fahlcon’ (‘fahl’ as in ‘fall’)? --- ## [Weird keyboard failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-keyboard-failure/600654)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-keyboard-failure/600654 "2011-10-24T21:49:51Z")
Out of nowhere, 8 keys on my keyboard failed all at the same time. They are the y, u, i, o, numlock, /, \* and - keys (the last four are over the numeric keypad). I’ve popped off a couple of the key caps and there’s noth… --- ## [Sex Partners with Family Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-partners-with-family-names/600127)
**Author:** [@Bibliothecarius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliothecarius)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-partners-with-family-names/600127 "2011-10-24T21:32:30Z")
Inspired by a recent conversation, could you sleep with someone who happened to have the same name as a close family member (being immediate family, ie parent, sibling, child, etc.)? Most of us probably associate the na… --- ## [This this Craigslist posting is a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-this-craigslist-posting-is-a-scam/600601)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-this-craigslist-posting-is-a-scam/600601 "2011-10-24T21:02:22Z")
Yes I know just saying Craigslist and posting together is a high likelihood of a scam but still. The title is \*\*Partner Wanted Computer Repair Business (Toms River) \*\* and the text is brief I am looking for a partner… --- ## [Which hypothetical job is least unethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hypothetical-job-is-least-unethical/599992)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hypothetical-job-is-least-unethical/599992 "2011-10-24T20:13:16Z")
Alien spacebats force you to do a unethical job, you have to do it for 1 year and you are magically prevented from slacking off, sabotage or suicide. You are magically very good at it. Which job will you pick? Weapons… --- ## [Anyone here use pellet-style kitty litter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-pellet-style-kitty-litter/600394)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-pellet-style-kitty-litter/600394 "2011-10-24T19:22:19Z")
My local pet store carries bags of clay, pine, newspaper, wheat, corn, etc. kitty litters. But they also have a bulk bin full of what looks like rabbit pellets. (What goes into the rabbit, not what comes out.) I’ve asked… --- ## [South Florida trip ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-florida-trip-ideas/600014)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-florida-trip-ideas/600014 "2011-10-24T18:33:24Z")
My dad lives in Florida and I’m going out to visit him in a couple of weeks. We’re going to rent a car and go on a little road trip around south Florida. I’m not a Disney World kind of person. We like unique local cul… --- ## [What's the Best/Cheapest Websites for Wills/Trusts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-cheapest-websites-for-wills-trusts/600646)
**Author:** [@Romeo\_and\_Whatsherface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Romeo_and_Whatsherface)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-cheapest-websites-for-wills-trusts/600646 "2011-10-24T18:07:57Z")
I need to write a will. Actually, I want to do a living trust. When my dad was alive and practicing law, he charged $50 for a will, while most attorneys back then (late 70’s) charged 75. Dad refused to charge more than h… --- ## [Should us old farts get a reverse mortgage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-us-old-farts-get-a-reverse-mortgage/600494)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-us-old-farts-get-a-reverse-mortgage/600494 "2011-10-24T18:03:54Z")
Does anybody have personal knowledge about reverse mortgages? Like the stuff a person doesn’t find out till they get one? I’m looking it up right now but was wondering if there were things that we should know about, ot… --- ## [Do you guys like hipster girls like these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-like-hipster-girls-like-these/599732)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-like-hipster-girls-like-these/599732 "2011-10-24T15:49:52Z")
this girl looks like the typical hipster indie girl you’d see in Brooklyn, Portland, or LA hanging out at cafes, watching foreign and quirky indie films, going to record shops, probably is into… --- ## [Why can't I do push-ups any more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-do-push-ups-any-more/600602)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-do-push-ups-any-more/600602 "2011-10-24T15:02:39Z")
I used to be able to drop and give you 100 effortlessly. I haven’t really done many for several years, but about a month ago I started on the 100 pushups interval training program. I’ve previously done C25K by the same… --- ## [People are typically better than their parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-are-typically-better-than-their-parents/599976)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-are-typically-better-than-their-parents/599976 "2011-10-24T14:36:18Z")
I’ve gone down the list and realized that it’s official: I don’t know a single person (who I know well enough to know this) who isn’t better than their parent(s). In each case, the person I know is more reasonable, more … --- ## [Smell you later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359 "2011-10-24T14:04:22Z")
If you could pick a scent that would cause people to remind them of you, what would it be? Also, what scents remind you of people you’ve known? I think my scent would be anise. Whenever I smell cinnamon it reminds me o… --- ## [How Do You Dispose Of This Puppy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-dispose-of-this-puppy/600396)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-dispose-of-this-puppy/600396 "2011-10-24T13:36:49Z")
See Skald the Rhymer’s thread here for origins of this hypothetical. Skald makes the claim that you save this puppy under the assumption you’re not a soulless monster. But I ask, what if you are a soulless monster? How… --- ## [Women: How have you felt and reacted when a date/mate has made a sexual move you didn't want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-have-you-felt-and-reacted-when-a-date-mate-has-made-a-sexual-move-you-didnt-want/599801)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-have-you-felt-and-reacted-when-a-date-mate-has-made-a-sexual-move-you-didnt-want/599801 "2011-10-24T06:54:52Z")
When I say “sexual move”, it spans anything from a kiss to a grope to intercourse. I am not talking about how you felt if you clearly indicated you didn’t want it and he kept going. I am only talking about cases where s… --- ## [Anyone ever catch the gnat/mosquito/flying thing that just buzzed your ear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504 "2011-10-24T05:59:35Z")
If so…do you remember how you did it? --- ## [Your Gender, Height, & Shoe Size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827 "2011-10-24T04:44:33Z")
Through observation I have formulated a hypothesis, but I’d like to collect more data. So… a. what is your gender? b. what is your average shoe size? (to avoid ranges like 8 in some shoes, 9 in others.) c. how tall ar… --- ## [Silly poll: thematic difference between "crisp" and "crispy". Any?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-poll-thematic-difference-between-crisp-and-crispy-any/600332)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-poll-thematic-difference-between-crisp-and-crispy-any/600332 "2011-10-24T02:18:47Z")
Inspired by my toddler asking me for a cracker tonight: I couldn’t decide which was the more appropriate adjective to teach him under the circumstance. So, are they utterly synonymous, or is there a shade of difference … --- ## [Going to a viewing when you may only know the deceased](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-a-viewing-when-you-may-only-know-the-deceased/600459)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-a-viewing-when-you-may-only-know-the-deceased/600459 "2011-10-24T00:48:49Z")
I’m going to a viewing (wake) tomorrow, and I’m worried I won’t know anyone there. (Found out on Facebook, no “friends” indicating they plan to attend) Would it bother you if people you didn’t know attended a loved one’… --- ## [An atheist head of state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-atheist-head-of-state/586416)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-atheist-head-of-state/586416 "2011-10-23T22:38:35Z")
Not sure if I’m behind the times but I don’t believe there has ever been a publicly declared atheist head of state in a G20 country. (if I’m wrong someone please correct me) At what point do you think we’ll see one? … --- ## [Mt Zion and nearby parks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-zion-and-nearby-parks/600483)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-zion-and-nearby-parks/600483 "2011-10-23T22:37:09Z")
A friend of mine moved to St George, UT in August, and has encouraged people to visit. Another friend has suggest we visit in early April and camp in nearby parks. (though staying in St Goerge one night is also possibl… --- ## [A bunch of water or a big hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-water-or-a-big-hole/590433)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-water-or-a-big-hole/590433 "2011-10-23T21:55:36Z")
For those that have visited neither, would you rather visit Niagara Falls or the Grand Canyon? --- ## [What would you do in this commission sales situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-commission-sales-situation/600545)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-in-this-commission-sales-situation/600545 "2011-10-23T21:16:25Z")
Hypothetical + poll, ignore if you don’t like, cheesecake, blah blah blah. Today’s story is about Katina, the sales director at a luxury car dealership. This dealership is one of several her family owns, and it’s unders… --- ## [Should there be laws against letting your dog ride unrestrained inside your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-laws-against-letting-your-dog-ride-unrestrained-inside-your-car/600384)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-laws-against-letting-your-dog-ride-unrestrained-inside-your-car/600384 "2011-10-23T20:41:46Z")
I did a bit of google foo, and apparently 8 states have laws on the books that prohibit letting your dog ride unrestrained in the bed of your pick-up, but I couldn’t find anywhere that prohibits your dog from riding unre… --- ## [Really acute senses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-acute-senses/600399)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-acute-senses/600399 "2011-10-23T18:41:37Z")
At a restaurant with my girlfriend recently, and she was brought a glass of water with a lemon wedge. She took a sip, made a face, and said “the knife that sliced this lemon was also used to cut an onion.” Seriously? … --- ## [Breaking a contract after 3 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-a-contract-after-3-days/599695)
**Author:** [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-a-contract-after-3-days/599695 "2011-10-23T04:04:42Z")
I’ll cut right to it: I signed a contract for basement waterproofing on the October 4, 2011. Due to scheduling, the completion date of my 3-day job is February 2, 2012. I have found another reputable company who can get … --- ## [Your Ideal Weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ideal-weekend/600460)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ideal-weekend/600460 "2011-10-23T03:48:13Z")
Assuming you have a weekend and can pretty much do anything, what would your ideal weekend look like? quick get-away travel? go out at night with some friends to party and sleep in during the day? do nothing and sleep … --- ## [Dogs and dewclaw growth question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-dewclaw-growth-question/600509)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-dewclaw-growth-question/600509 "2011-10-23T03:26:46Z")
Our youngest dog, Tazio, (no pics, sorry) is about a year and a half old, mixed breed, may have some whippet in him. Recently, the Druidess noticed he seems to be growing a sort of fringe around his dewclaws on his fron… --- ## [What laptop should I get (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-laptop-should-i-get-need-answer-fast/600397)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-laptop-should-i-get-need-answer-fast/600397 "2011-10-23T01:48:17Z")
I’m in the unenviable position of needing a laptop quickly. My current one is crapping out on me, and I no longer trust it with my data. I’ve managed to back up everything successfully, but it was close. Multiple blue… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1643) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1645)