# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1654 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1655 --- ## [building a greenhouse-shower combo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-greenhouse-shower-combo/598712)
**Author:** [@duck\_tape](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duck_tape)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-greenhouse-shower-combo/598712 "2011-10-07T22:13:30Z")
I’m interested in custom building a free-standing greenhouse that will also have a shower built in. I’ve explored kits, plans, 100% custom builds. There seems to be a lot of information about regular greenhouses and thi… --- ## [Please recommend a better music player for Win7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-better-music-player-for-win7/598825)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-better-music-player-for-win7/598825 "2011-10-07T19:33:02Z")
The one that came with the computer is awful. I cannot pause a record; I cannot stop a disk once it starts and it doesn’t even display the length of track. --- ## [Any recommendations for excellent Windows/ASP hosting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-excellent-windows-asp-hosting/598909)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-excellent-windows-asp-hosting/598909 "2011-10-07T18:33:27Z")
Hi guys. One of my design clients is looking to change webhosts, and he’s searching for a reliable, secure, rock-solid host for his business (online store) that, alas, requires a Windows OS (they use FP extensions, ASP a… --- ## [What would you do if your signifigant other got tiered of you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-your-signifigant-other-got-tiered-of-you/598876)
**Author:** [@Tsukemono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsukemono)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-your-signifigant-other-got-tiered-of-you/598876 "2011-10-07T18:19:22Z")
Have you ever dated a person who was really nice but you just got bored with them? I’ve been with this guy for four years but I can tell the spark isn’t there anymore. At least it is for me, I still love him, and I guess… --- ## [Names of the opposite (or same) sex that usually indicate hotness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652 "2011-10-07T18:10:27Z")
By which I mean that people who have that name are \*usually \*good looking, or the inverse. Maybe you just prefer the name or maybe in your experience it adds a certain je nais se quoi. Just for fun, of course. I’ve foun… --- ## [Should I bother upgrading my dumb phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bother-upgrading-my-dumb-phone/598599)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bother-upgrading-my-dumb-phone/598599 "2011-10-07T18:05:20Z")
I haven’t upgraded my phone in about five years. I’ve got an LG VX-3800, and a pretty basic calling plan - unlimited talk and text for $60.00. The thing is, I hardly ever use my phone. I have no social life to speak of, … --- ## [US postal customers -- do you know your ZIP +4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-postal-customers-do-you-know-your-zip-4/598702)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-postal-customers-do-you-know-your-zip-4/598702 "2011-10-07T15:18:47Z")
Simple poll. Do you know now, and/or have you ever known, the four-digit extension to your residence? Poll to follow very shortly. --- ## [Opinions on limiting user bandwidth/downloads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-limiting-user-bandwidth-downloads/598900)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-limiting-user-bandwidth-downloads/598900 "2011-10-07T14:57:35Z")
I have a client that offers viewing and searching a digital image collection with tens of thousands of images for a daily, monthly, or yearly subscription fee. No, it’s not porn! The product works well but the problem … --- ## [Sex at work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-at-work/126086)
**Author:** [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-at-work/126086 "2011-10-07T14:14:16Z")
Just curious about the input. Who has had sex at work? Been caught? Steamy stories? Disasters? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Anyone here have a Great Dane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-a-great-dane/598718)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-a-great-dane/598718 "2011-10-07T13:52:49Z")
Hello Everyone, I have been begging my wife for almost two years now for a Great Dane. Tonight we get to go look at some 9 week old puppies! However, my wife has made it clear we can only look, I am not allowed to take … --- ## [What kind of laundry detergent do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-laundry-detergent-do-you-use/598523)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-laundry-detergent-do-you-use/598523 "2011-10-07T12:47:45Z")
What kind of laundry detergent do you use? Laundry detergent tends to be something that people are either extremely picky about or don’t care at all. Some people just use whatever is the cheapest in the aisle, or whatev… --- ## [Dad's Surgery - My Dilemma (Long, Need Advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dads-surgery-my-dilemma-long-need-advice/598574)
**Author:** [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dads-surgery-my-dilemma-long-need-advice/598574 "2011-10-07T12:22:58Z")
I am perplexed. I have a decision to make, and I need to make it quickly, but it’s not that sort of decision. See, Dad is having (quadruple) heart bypass surgery next Tuesday. It’s been dragging on since May/June, and… --- ## [Is there a trick to cat photography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-trick-to-cat-photography/598582)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-trick-to-cat-photography/598582 "2011-10-07T11:41:38Z")
There are adorable pictures of kitties all over the internet. Every time my cat is doing something cute, and I try to take a picture, he starts standing up and walking around, moving his head back and forth and generall… --- ## [Laptop shopping... what should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-shopping-what-should-i-get/598138)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-shopping-what-should-i-get/598138 "2011-10-07T10:16:02Z")
So my poor laptop is now four-and-a-half years old. It’s been very good to me over the years, and I’ve been very happy with it. But it’s now reaching its golden years and it’s time to give it the dignified retirement it … --- ## [What will the Nexus Prime and Android 4.0 bring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-nexus-prime-and-android-4-0-bring/598877)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-nexus-prime-and-android-4-0-bring/598877 "2011-10-07T07:47:15Z")
With the iPhone 4S widely viewed as a disappointment, attention has shifted to the release on October 11 of what will probably be Samsung’s Nexus Prime the first phone with Android 4.0 aka Icecream Sandwich. The rumors … --- ## [How to remove smell from clothes that get sweated in lots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-smell-from-clothes-that-get-sweated-in-lots/598678)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-smell-from-clothes-that-get-sweated-in-lots/598678 "2011-10-07T03:54:18Z")
I cycle a lot, and the clothes I wear while cycling get pretty sweaty. I’ve noticed that once I’ve worn shirts more than three or four times for cycling (washed after each use, of course), they never smell completely fre… --- ## [What do you appreciate about your friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-appreciate-about-your-friends/598651)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-appreciate-about-your-friends/598651 "2011-10-07T02:52:52Z")
When you think of the friends you have, what elements do you appreciate about them? How did you discover that they possessed those elements? There is a stage in-between the time people are complete strangers and the ti… --- ## [What is it about Yahoo comments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-yahoo-comments/598499)
**Author:** [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-yahoo-comments/598499 "2011-10-07T01:00:06Z")
I’m asking for opinions not a debate. That’s why the post appears here. And if you’re opinion is that my perception is off, hey, I’m open for that. Many sites offer a comments section after their news stories. These … --- ## [OMG it's a POOL OF BLOOD!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-its-a-pool-of-blood/598659)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-its-a-pool-of-blood/598659 "2011-10-06T21:47:48Z")
No, seriously! My wife, kids, and I woke this morning to a POOL OF BLOOD on the floor. Granted, it wasn’t a huge pool of blood, about the size of a standard playing card, maybe a tablespoon, but still, it was a POOL OF… --- ## [Video capture on Macs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-capture-on-macs/598806)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-capture-on-macs/598806 "2011-10-06T20:46:57Z")
NOTE: I am looking for personal experiences here, not tech specs. I can Google devices to get specifications, but I want to hear from people that have actually used this stuff. I have a collection of old home videos, an… --- ## [Is there any point in going to therapy if you don't believe it will work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-in-going-to-therapy-if-you-dont-believe-it-will-work/598586)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-in-going-to-therapy-if-you-dont-believe-it-will-work/598586 "2011-10-06T19:45:41Z")
By way of background, I suffer from fairly severe depression and moderate social anxiety. I’m under the care of my GP, and am taking 225mg Venlafaxine. I have attended counselling in the past, which I found worthless (ex… --- ## [Old people and exact change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-people-and-exact-change/598430)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-people-and-exact-change/598430 "2011-10-06T12:20:20Z")
What is it with old people always having to pay with exact change when they buy things? It’s always OLD people and especially old women. Why do they do it? I don’t see 25 year old dudes sitting there counting out pennie… --- ## [Birth Order thread/poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-order-thread-poll/598500)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-order-thread-poll/598500 "2011-10-06T12:00:37Z")
I’ll try to make this as simple as I can. The only ones who should have to think about their choice will be those who grew up in a family of 4 or more children, in which case you should choose either the “older cohort” … --- ## [Can You Pass Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam? (check it out!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pass-harvards-1869-entrance-exam-check-it-out/598477)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pass-harvards-1869-entrance-exam-check-it-out/598477 "2011-10-06T05:00:54Z")
Well can ya punk? --- ## [Thoughts/opinions on Waldorf schools, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-opinions-on-waldorf-schools-please/597126)
**Author:** [@Bamboo\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bamboo_Boy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-opinions-on-waldorf-schools-please/597126 "2011-10-06T04:20:31Z")
I wasn’t quite sure where to post this, there is no factual answer, so not GQ but nor am I necessarily looking for a debate. I just want to hear what kind of take Dopers have on Waldorf Schools. My niece is in the 8th g… --- ## [How to help a friend who has lost a pet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-help-a-friend-who-has-lost-a-pet/598744)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-help-a-friend-who-has-lost-a-pet/598744 "2011-10-06T02:00:44Z")
A friend of mine had to put her beloved family dog down today. I know she is heartbroken, and I am searching for some way to let her know that I care. We are relatively new friends, so not exactly close enough for emot… --- ## [Spin off: White/black men and swagger. What do white women have that black women do not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-white-black-men-and-swagger-what-do-white-women-have-that-black-women-do-not/597766)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-white-black-men-and-swagger-what-do-white-women-have-that-black-women-do-not/597766 "2011-10-06T00:35:11Z")
It’s been stated by many black women that they aren’t into white men because they don’t have swagger. It appears that it goes both ways. Many white men aren’t attracted to black women either. This makes me ask, if there… --- ## [Basics of studying - tips and advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basics-of-studying-tips-and-advice/598273)
**Author:** [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acorns.but_not_Bacon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basics-of-studying-tips-and-advice/598273 "2011-10-05T21:30:14Z")
Hello, I hope you can help me out a little with my dilemma, I missed out on a lot of studying as an adolescent due to missing school through illness, now I really really do have to break down the barrier but I actually… --- ## [Doper Prophecies come to pass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-prophecies-come-to-pass/598656)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-prophecies-come-to-pass/598656 "2011-10-05T21:19:27Z")
In this thread we foretold what tech was coming to fruition 5 or so years down the line. How much came true? --- ## [How do I stop chewing on my fingers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-chewing-on-my-fingers/598693)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-chewing-on-my-fingers/598693 "2011-10-05T21:04:47Z")
Not my fingernails, but the skin on my fingers- often right around the cuticle, or on the sides at the base of the nail. I do it without thinking about it, occasionally go so far as to draw blood. How do I stop? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1653) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1655)