# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1653 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1654 --- ## [Motion sickness poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-sickness-poll/598573)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-sickness-poll/598573 "2011-10-09T16:17:02Z")
Do you ever get, or have you ever had motion sickness? --- ## [Should the Malware/drones story have been made public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-malware-drones-story-have-been-made-public/599081)
**Author:** [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-malware-drones-story-have-been-made-public/599081 "2011-10-09T16:14:41Z")
I heard on CBC radio news that US Military Drones have been hit with malware. My first thoughts are why are they telling us this? Do you report a leak in your battleships hull, that the fuel for your tanks is contamin… --- ## [Would you quit your bank if it went into receivership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-quit-your-bank-if-it-went-into-receivership/598850)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-quit-your-bank-if-it-went-into-receivership/598850 "2011-10-09T15:05:45Z")
Actually, mine is a credit union that I joined at the first of this year, and then soon learned that it is in receivership. Talking to the director and doing some research seemed reassuring, but I know so little about th… --- ## [What is this thing on my foot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-on-my-foot/598157)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-on-my-foot/598157 "2011-10-09T14:51:20Z")
It’s been there for about 4 or 5 days at least. If it was there before that, I didn’t notice it. It’s on the top of my foot, about halfway between my toes and my leg. It doesn’t hurt but it feels…strange. When I first… --- ## [Do you think of yourself as "good" or "unselfish" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-of-yourself-as-good-or-unselfish/598837)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-of-yourself-as-good-or-unselfish/598837 "2011-10-09T14:35:38Z")
Inspired by Skald’s 10,000 vs your love thread. Basic gist of his question - Deal with the devil to either let 10,000 die of cancer like they’re already doing, or you can save them, but the person you love most will sud… --- ## [Re the Salon article "Our year of toilet training hell" why would a child do this? -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-salon-article-our-year-of-toilet-training-hell-why-would-a-child-do-this/599044)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-salon-article-our-year-of-toilet-training-hell-why-would-a-child-do-this/599044 "2011-10-09T13:21:26Z")
It seems so bizarre that child would behave this way. Is this kid likely to have psychological issues as an adult? Our year of toilet training hell . --- ## [Would you ever hire a felon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-hire-a-felon/598893)
**Author:** [@Amasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amasia)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-hire-a-felon/598893 "2011-10-09T12:37:49Z")
I am curious if people think they would ever hire someone who has been convicted of a felony. Suppose that it does not violate whatever laws apply where you live to consider a prior felony unrelated to your business in … --- ## [Is there anyone you would hide from the police if asked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-you-would-hide-from-the-police-if-asked/598815)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-you-would-hide-from-the-police-if-asked/598815 "2011-10-09T11:48:53Z")
Obviously a response to Qin’s thread. Assume, for purposes of this discussion, that someone you know comes to you telling you that they have committed a felony which he believes was justified by the circumstances, but n… --- ## [A Spinoff the the Loved One's Love/Trust vs. 10,000 Cancer Deaths Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spinoff-the-the-loved-ones-love-trust-vs-10-000-cancer-deaths-thread/598743)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spinoff-the-the-loved-ones-love-trust-vs-10-000-cancer-deaths-thread/598743 "2011-10-09T10:38:13Z")
In light of the general trend of answers in that thread, I’ve created an arguably more mundane and realistic (especially for the board members who do not believe in the supernatural) scenario. Suppose more or less convi… --- ## [Canadians and left-turn lanes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-and-left-turn-lanes/597736)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-and-left-turn-lanes/597736 "2011-10-09T03:09:56Z")
A certain road I use at least twice a day has a left-turn lane to allow people to enter a gas station/mini-mart/Subway/Domino’s without impeding through traffic. I see an inordinate number of BC license plates on cars t… --- ## [Husbands, how do you cope..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/husbands-how-do-you-cope/597632)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/husbands-how-do-you-cope/597632 "2011-10-09T02:38:14Z")
… with the monthly mood swings of your wives? --- ## [Cat up a Tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-up-a-tree/598840)
**Author:** [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-up-a-tree/598840 "2011-10-09T01:24:50Z")
If your cat was stuck up a tree, would you call the fire department to get it out, even if it meant you would have to pay them for it? --- ## [Hardware monitoring software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-monitoring-software/599021)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-monitoring-software/599021 "2011-10-08T22:42:50Z")
Looking for good, free, hardware monitor, specifically to monitor CPU temp and fan speeds, for Windows 7. There are plenty out there but I don’t know which ones are flakey or riddled with spyware, etc. --- ## [Which is more important: Having a good argument or spelling it correctly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-important-having-a-good-argument-or-spelling-it-correctly/598792)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-important-having-a-good-argument-or-spelling-it-correctly/598792 "2011-10-08T18:53:28Z")
I was ‘debating’ a redneck friend of my brother’s on Facebook a while ago. I put it in quotes because about three replies in, he posted a big response that actually took effort to read because it was so poorly written. … --- ## [Is it my duty to set a friend straight (or am I being an asshole)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-my-duty-to-set-a-friend-straight-or-am-i-being-an-asshole/598929)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-my-duty-to-set-a-friend-straight-or-am-i-being-an-asshole/598929 "2011-10-08T18:23:47Z")
One of my friends (my friends’ wife actually, but I’m friendly with her) put up this video on Facebook “in case anyone is interested in learning more about Reconnective Healing.” :rolleyes: My initial one-word response:… --- ## [What is a traditional couple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-traditional-couple/598975)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-traditional-couple/598975 "2011-10-08T17:45:20Z")
This is a spin off from my naked neighbors thead. The thing that confuses me is that I thought that any couple who makes the choice to be faithful and loving is traditional. I didn’t know that gender should be involved … --- ## [When do I tell? (chronic disease and kids)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-i-tell-chronic-disease-and-kids/598969)
**Author:** [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-i-tell-chronic-disease-and-kids/598969 "2011-10-08T17:21:36Z")
As I posted a few years ago, I have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. So far, I’ve only had one relapse after the first one - just enough to get an “official” diagnosis - but I’m responding well to Copaxone and I … --- ## [Restaurant in phone book under "Carcass Removal" - worst counter-response ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-in-phone-book-under-carcass-removal-worst-counter-response-ever/598897)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-in-phone-book-under-carcass-removal-worst-counter-response-ever/598897 "2011-10-08T17:15:59Z")
This story is interesting - a restaurant in Montana was listed in the phone book under “Carcass Removal”; the listing was shown on Jay Leno’s “Headlines” skit, and now the restaurant is suing the phone book company: htt… --- ## [Sweaters that don't smell until you start to sweat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweaters-that-dont-smell-until-you-start-to-sweat/598843)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweaters-that-dont-smell-until-you-start-to-sweat/598843 "2011-10-08T16:52:34Z")
Okay, maybe it’s just me, but it happened again today - I put on a sweater fresh from the dry cleaner. I think it may happen with machine wash stuff too sometimes, though. I actually gave the armpits a sniff because ev… --- ## [Ghost pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-pets/598980)
**Author:** [@King\_Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Bobo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-pets/598980 "2011-10-08T14:39:33Z")
Both kitties (Tala the Siamese and Steely the grey, Domestic long-hair tabby) are gone to kitty heaven. However, sometimes when I feel low or am ill and I am lying in bed, I can distinctly feel their footsteps walking ov… --- ## [What is the worst cars, worst car ever sold in your country, and the worst car sold today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-cars-worst-car-ever-sold-in-your-country-and-the-worst-car-sold-today/598794)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-cars-worst-car-ever-sold-in-your-country-and-the-worst-car-sold-today/598794 "2011-10-08T11:35:22Z")
What is the worst car ever? What is the worst car ever officially sold (not grey market or private import) in your country? What is the worst new car that can be bought anywhere today? What is the worst new ca… --- ## [About to head out to sea for the first time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-head-out-to-sea-for-the-first-time/598456)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-head-out-to-sea-for-the-first-time/598456 "2011-10-08T07:41:19Z")
My new career as an Onboard Data Analyst is about to begin in earnest. I’ve never worked on a ship before, never lived or spent any time at sea, or anything even remotely like this. I’m excited and nervous. I’ve never k… --- ## [antique or vintage sneaker market?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antique-or-vintage-sneaker-market/598982)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antique-or-vintage-sneaker-market/598982 "2011-10-08T07:15:46Z")
While killing some time on ebay, I stumbled onto a phenomenon that I still find hard to believe. People selling (and buying) old used shoes. And they aren’t for wearing afaict, but collecting. Here is an example, and … --- ## [What signs do you want to see on Wall Street?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-signs-do-you-want-to-see-on-wall-street/598836)
**Author:** [@Agnostic\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agnostic_Pagan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-signs-do-you-want-to-see-on-wall-street/598836 "2011-10-08T07:06:09Z")
In the spirit of this thread on the Stewart/Colbert rally last fall, what signs would you like to see on Wall Street? Some from the previous thread are still valid IMHO: as noted by Wheelz) Or this one. And this one.… --- ## [New Car - Lease or Buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-lease-or-buy/598232)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-lease-or-buy/598232 "2011-10-08T07:03:42Z")
I’m sure this has been done a hundred times here, but I figured what’s once more between friends? My old POS car is on it’s last legs and now that I’ve started a new job and have a 25 mile commute each way every day it’… --- ## [Daily Multiple Vitamins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-multiple-vitamins/598954)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-multiple-vitamins/598954 "2011-10-08T06:50:01Z")
I have been feeling really drained & tired lately (more than usual…) and today decided to try a woman’s daily multiple vitamin to see if it helps any. Took the first one today. How long (aproximately) should it be befor… --- ## [New York Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-vacation/598187)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-vacation/598187 "2011-10-08T06:32:51Z")
It looks like My Beloved and I will be celebrating our 25th anniversary in New York City in May. We’ll probably stay at the Hilton Homestead Suites across the river from the Manhattan skyline in Jersey. Is there anythi… --- ## [if Obama were gay as alleged, what would he have to lose confessing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-obama-were-gay-as-alleged-what-would-he-have-to-lose-confessing/598756)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-obama-were-gay-as-alleged-what-would-he-have-to-lose-confessing/598756 "2011-10-08T04:17:44Z")
google searches on the topic return claims such as this Spinamba giriş - Spinamba giriş . Well, if that’s true, why would it be a big enough deal to be a subject of potential blackmail? Would Democrats love him less for … --- ## [Discolored toenail and psoriasis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discolored-toenail-and-psoriasis/592516)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discolored-toenail-and-psoriasis/592516 "2011-10-08T03:05:00Z")
I’m trying to get an idea if I have nail fungus or an outbreak of psoriasis under my big toenail. I have a routine Doctors appointment on the 20th in which I’ll ask him, but in the mean time I’d like to float this out t… --- ## [Etiquette question - moving when injured: asking friends vs. hiring movers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-moving-when-injured-asking-friends-vs-hiring-movers/598864)
**Author:** [@hazynlazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazynlazy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-moving-when-injured-asking-friends-vs-hiring-movers/598864 "2011-10-08T00:59:06Z")
So I’m moving in a week and I have a bit of a busted ankle. I’m able to walk on it, but if I overuse it, it flares up. Stairs are also a real problem, and I’m moving out of a 2nd floor apartment with no elevator access… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1652) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1654)