# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1652 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1653 --- ## [Any guesses as to what this was? (Yes, I've already seen a doctor.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-guesses-as-to-what-this-was-yes-ive-already-seen-a-doctor/599135)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-guesses-as-to-what-this-was-yes-ive-already-seen-a-doctor/599135 "2011-10-11T14:01:23Z")
A few days ago I started yawning like crazy, like every 15 minutes or so. A couple days later I noticed it was getting a little harder to breathe and when I yawned I wasn’t able to take in enough air to “finish it.” Th… --- ## [Proposed plan for the US HS education curriculum. Tell me why this will not work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-plan-for-the-us-hs-education-curriculum-tell-me-why-this-will-not-work/599145)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-plan-for-the-us-hs-education-curriculum-tell-me-why-this-will-not-work/599145 "2011-10-11T12:11:47Z")
For a relatively rich country we really don’t seem to be doing all that well compared to less affluent countries in overall educational attainment, or making sure our children are prepared for life. I would propose the … --- ## [Caribbean cruse ship in Antarctic waters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-cruse-ship-in-antarctic-waters/599283)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-cruse-ship-in-antarctic-waters/599283 "2011-10-11T11:57:38Z")
How would a ship designed for warm oceans fair in such a environment as the Antarctic ocean? I assume the outdoor pools will need to be drained, but how effectively could such a ship operate in such cold and harsh condi… --- ## ["We Are Here" beacon for aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-here-beacon-for-aliens/598914)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-here-beacon-for-aliens/598914 "2011-10-11T09:28:23Z")
I didn’t want to derail this thread on an “Alien view of Earth”, so here we are. If mankind decided to announce our presence in the “loudest” way possible, what current or conceivable future technology could we employ t… --- ## [Who do you think reached the North Pole first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-reached-the-north-pole-first/599260)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-reached-the-north-pole-first/599260 "2011-10-11T05:22:13Z")
Who do you think reached the North Pole first? --- ## [Need a new PC for 3D Graphics and VFX - What do I look for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-pc-for-3d-graphics-and-vfx-what-do-i-look-for/594273)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-pc-for-3d-graphics-and-vfx-what-do-i-look-for/594273 "2011-10-11T05:04:28Z")
I’m almost about ready to buy a new PC. My old one is outdated, slow and chuggy, and really can’t cut it. It’s pre-HD, pre-CUDA, heck, it’s pre-PCI-e! So now I need to put myself in a position where it can handle all I … --- ## [screaming kids - really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screaming-kids-really/597525)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screaming-kids-really/597525 "2011-10-11T04:28:30Z")
This is probably in the wrong place, but I don’t want to put it in the Pit because all I’ll get is “you chyld hater you” responses. OK… For the third straight weekend, the people across the street have rented one of th… --- ## [When your mind wanders, where does it go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-mind-wanders-where-does-it-go/598868)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-mind-wanders-where-does-it-go/598868 "2011-10-11T04:14:38Z")
Obvious jokes, jabs, and jibes aside… :wink: What do you think about when you take a mental break from whatever project or task you’re actually supposed to be working on? As for myself, I’ve usually got a hobby that I’… --- ## [Best way to apply calogne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-apply-calogne/599124)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-apply-calogne/599124 "2011-10-11T03:38:19Z")
I’m looking for the gentle touch. Basically I got some cologne I’m going to try. I sprayed a test spurt on some paper towel. Strong enough to take out the living and wake the dead, the scent was. Needless to say just sp… --- ## [Wow, Dell laptops have come a long way!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-dell-laptops-have-come-a-long-way/598957)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-dell-laptops-have-come-a-long-way/598957 "2011-10-11T02:26:32Z")
I’ve owned Dell laptops in the past and really really hated them. Let’s see, the hinge would give way, the AC adapter plug would loosen, the keyboard sucked, various add-on components would stop working (CD drive, mothe… --- ## [You must save your loved ones from grisly death one at a time. Do you know who's first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-save-your-loved-ones-from-grisly-death-one-at-a-time-do-you-know-whos-first/594243)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-save-your-loved-ones-from-grisly-death-one-at-a-time-do-you-know-whos-first/594243 "2011-10-11T00:36:20Z")
A fiendish madman\* has abducted your loved ones† and placed them in a death trap – let’s say bound hand and foot and dropped into a tank full of sharks. Each is bleeding‡ from several cuts, the better to draw the sharks… --- ## [Are there many six year olds w/ regular access to swing sets who can't yet swing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-six-year-olds-w-regular-access-to-swing-sets-who-cant-yet-swing/599121)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-six-year-olds-w-regular-access-to-swing-sets-who-cant-yet-swing/599121 "2011-10-10T22:36:20Z")
My kid still hasn’t figured out how to swing his feet to accelerate on a swing-set. How abnormal is this? (His four year old sister is a pro at it… :/) --- ## [What's your million-dollar idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-million-dollar-idea/595487)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-million-dollar-idea/595487 "2011-10-10T19:46:09Z")
Do you have a great grand idea rolling around in your head? Something that’s just guaranteed to make you a millionaire if you could just figure out how to get it to market? I do! The self-closing washing machine lid! … --- ## [Question for homosexual men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-homosexual-men/598763)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-homosexual-men/598763 "2011-10-10T19:22:53Z")
This is a serious question, and I’ve always wanted to ask it. I find that the folks on this board are generally honest and thoughtful when asked a question about their sexuality, as long as the question is asked in a re… --- ## [Foot Cramps while walking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-cramps-while-walking/599085)
**Author:** [@Lilacs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lilacs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-cramps-while-walking/599085 "2011-10-10T18:31:31Z")
I considered general questions, but I figured this question might get more anecdotal information and may not have a “factual” answer. The last week or so, when I’ve used the treadmill, I start getting foot cramps in my … --- ## [Which would frighten you MORE: Bungee Jumping or Sky Diving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-frighten-you-more-bungee-jumping-or-sky-diving/495407)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-frighten-you-more-bungee-jumping-or-sky-diving/495407 "2011-10-10T17:55:23Z")
For some odd reason, the thought of sky diving isn’t so bad to me. Sure, I’d probably need clean underwear afterwards, but I can easily see doing, at least. Bungee jumping, even though it’s (technically) on the ground a… --- ## [How does one find a good plumber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-good-plumber/599015)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-good-plumber/599015 "2011-10-10T17:34:15Z")
I consider it a personal failing when I can’t fix something myself, but a small plumbing job in my full bathroom has gotten to the point I can’t fix it. The clog is too bad for me to fix. It’s a bathroom sink. The … --- ## [My old friend just went to jail for killing his baby. how would you feel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-old-friend-just-went-to-jail-for-killing-his-baby-how-would-you-feel/598939)
**Author:** [@mister\_mistro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_mistro)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-old-friend-just-went-to-jail-for-killing-his-baby-how-would-you-feel/598939 "2011-10-10T15:42:15Z")
I just found out today, that yesterday, a guy used to hang out with every day for like two years went to jail for killing his baby. I knew his wife too, and it is so maddening to listen to people talk about this guy like… --- ## [Tell the story of how Facebook will eventually go the way of America Online.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-story-of-how-facebook-will-eventually-go-the-way-of-america-online/599069)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-story-of-how-facebook-will-eventually-go-the-way-of-america-online/599069 "2011-10-10T14:47:02Z")
As I’m sure most of us recall, there was a time when America Online was a huge and powerful internet juggernaut. It seemed that every seventh American was a dogged user of the service, and every seventh AOLer was an outr… --- ## [What is the point and legal status of "tax-free" income?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-and-legal-status-of-tax-free-income/598704)
**Author:** [@Furyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furyguy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-and-legal-status-of-tax-free-income/598704 "2011-10-10T12:54:21Z")
An employer at a job interview told me today that my paycheck would be tax-free. As in actually $12.00/hr as opposed to $12.00/hr pre-tax; I would receive the entire $12.00/hr with no taxes withheld. She said this had … --- ## [Recommendations - Book/Websites/TED lectures, etc. - training your brain / 7 Habits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-book-websites-ted-lectures-etc-training-your-brain-7-habits/598885)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-book-websites-ted-lectures-etc-training-your-brain-7-habits/598885 "2011-10-10T11:42:26Z")
I am looking for recommendations. Stephen Covey’s legendary 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - I call it “well-packaged common sense at $10.95 a copy” - lays out basic habits (duh) that work regardless of where you a… --- ## [XC ski / bicycle jacket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xc-ski-bicycle-jacket/599131)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xc-ski-bicycle-jacket/599131 "2011-10-10T00:23:16Z")
Recently when Cross Country Skiing I’ve been wearing my fall / sping jacket which works OK, but not ideal. I’ve been think of getting something more suited for the task, and I figured it could be used as a cooler temp b… --- ## [iTunes and slow downloads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-and-slow-downloads/598279)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-and-slow-downloads/598279 "2011-10-10T00:07:59Z")
I’ve noticed over the past few weeks that iTunes downloads are not nearly as fast as they used to be. Thinking it could be my service provider, I did a speed test and got 19.5 Mbps download speed. Is anyone else notici… --- ## [iPhone - sprint vs at&t](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-sprint-vs-at-t/599099)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-sprint-vs-at-t/599099 "2011-10-10T00:01:19Z")
I’ve had an iPhone on AT&T for years, and have been eagerly awaiting the new model so I could go elsewhere. Already preordered my Sprint version, because where I live (Hollywood, CA), they tend to have better service. M… --- ## [Where are the Rosicrucians going to meet on 12/21/2012?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-rosicrucians-going-to-meet-on-12-21-2012/598393)
**Author:** [@Big\_Oscie\_Lipshitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Oscie_Lipshitz)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-rosicrucians-going-to-meet-on-12-21-2012/598393 "2011-10-09T21:50:10Z")
My son Isiah just found out about Rosicrucians and the Georgia Guide Stones and posed an interesting question for a five year old. (Yeah! he must be the milkman’s) In order to rebuild the world after the result of global… --- ## [Drive-Thru Banking Etiquette etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-thru-banking-etiquette-etc/598997)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-thru-banking-etiquette-etc/598997 "2011-10-09T21:45:08Z")
Do you count your money before you drive away while there are people in line waiting behind you? Or do you pull up a car length and count you money etc? How many transactions are you comfortable doing with a drive-up te… --- ## [Steve Jobs--great inventor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-great-inventor/598895)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-jobs-great-inventor/598895 "2011-10-09T21:11:50Z")
Did Steve Jobs really personally invent all those iThings that the media are describingafter his death (subsequent to his true inventions that launched Apple)? Or did he simply conceptualize them? I think there’s a big d… --- ## [Dog food choices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-food-choices/599028)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-food-choices/599028 "2011-10-09T18:15:17Z")
Hello Again Everyone, Thanks for all your help in choosing a name for my new Great Dane. My wife and I decided to call him Gunnar and it seems to suit him very well. Now it is time to make sure I am the best Great Dane … --- ## ["Men fantasize about sex. Women fantasize about food." How is the latter supposed to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695 "2011-10-09T17:16:43Z")
I know many people LOVE to eat. We are a gluttonous country. But how does one fantasize about food? I heard this on one of the radio shows this morning. They quoted a recent study that men fantasize most about sex (obvi… --- ## [Trip to Italy - Phone question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-italy-phone-question/599063)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-italy-phone-question/599063 "2011-10-09T16:41:02Z")
I think this belongs in IMHO, not GQ, but I’m happy to have it moved. My wife is heading to Rome and Florence for a couple of weeks. We are in the US on Verizon, and we’ll get her a world phone before she goes. Verizo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1651) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1653)