# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1656 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1657 --- ## [Am I a moron for buying Emergen-C fizzy vitamin C powders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-moron-for-buying-emergen-c-fizzy-vitamin-c-powders/598297)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-moron-for-buying-emergen-c-fizzy-vitamin-c-powders/598297 "2011-10-03T19:59:10Z")
I’m a healthy adult. Good immune system. Rarely get sick. Don’t eat much fruit tho. I have an incredibly hard time swallowing pills, especially large ones like the 1000 mg vitamin C ones. And anyway, I’m not convinced … --- ## [Car Window Sticker madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-window-sticker-madness/598435)
**Author:** [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-window-sticker-madness/598435 "2011-10-03T18:54:51Z")
I have a parking sticker that is supposed to go on the inside of the rear window of my car. It is quarterly, so I have to remove the old one and put a new one on every three months. My rear window has the the defrost wir… --- ## [For what occasions/events would you get all dressed up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-occasions-events-would-you-get-all-dressed-up/597657)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-what-occasions-events-would-you-get-all-dressed-up/597657 "2011-10-03T18:53:15Z")
For simplicity, let’s define “all dressed up” as putting more thought and effort into your attire than for your normal activities, whatever they may be. Even before I retired, I led a very casual life. Fortunately, th… --- ## [When you have eliminated the impossible....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-have-eliminated-the-impossible/598413)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-have-eliminated-the-impossible/598413 "2011-10-03T15:19:39Z")
…whatever remains, however\*\*\* improbable\*\*\*, must be the truth. Is this true? --- ## [Is Trader Joe's worth the trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trader-joes-worth-the-trip/597934)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trader-joes-worth-the-trip/597934 "2011-10-03T14:41:28Z")
I don’t have one locally, but sometimes see references to TJ’s that make me curious. I’m pretty frugal, but I also like good stuff…good coffee, baking ingredients, etc, and am willing to pay normal prices for some. I t… --- ## [Weird situation: would you have stayed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-situation-would-you-have-stayed/597369)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-situation-would-you-have-stayed/597369 "2011-10-03T13:34:12Z")
Had a strange thing happen yesterday. I own a business located in a rural setting, with mostly farmland and homes on the road. Usually I am the first to leave at the end of the day, but yesterday I was putting new stuff… --- ## [Best electric massager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-electric-massager/598300)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-electric-massager/598300 "2011-10-03T13:14:43Z")
I had a Sunbeam electric massager, the kind with a dimpled rotating ball attached to the end of a wand, but it started getting noisy after a few decades of use and I lent to someone whom I’d as soon not speak to again, s… --- ## [Should there be a reasonable time limit for capturing fugitives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-reasonable-time-limit-for-capturing-fugitives/598272)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-reasonable-time-limit-for-capturing-fugitives/598272 "2011-10-03T09:39:45Z")
Computers are a blessing and a curse. Computer records are always fresh and they never expire. In the past few years I’ve seen several cases of fugitives from the 1970’s and even earlier that were found living productive… --- ## [Recommend software to manage a photo database?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-software-to-manage-a-photo-database/598417)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-software-to-manage-a-photo-database/598417 "2011-10-03T07:58:54Z")
The title pretty much says it all - I’m interested in people’s recommendations (including recommendations against any particular software). Some information, in case it helps: We use a mix of PCs and Macs at our office… --- ## [What's your favorite spider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-spider/598037)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-spider/598037 "2011-10-03T07:54:30Z")
Please share with me your favorite neat-looking, colorful or otherwise interesting spider. I know there are a lot of knowlegeable Dopers out there … Thank you in advance! --- ## [Newport RI and Fall River MA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newport-ri-and-fall-river-ma/596052)
**Author:** [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newport-ri-and-fall-river-ma/596052 "2011-10-03T07:39:22Z")
Headed to both places this weekend… looking for suggestions on restaurants, lodging and things to do. In Newport I think we’re headed to the Breakers unless one of the other mansions should be our choice. We also might … --- ## [Prince then, or pauper now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-then-or-pauper-now/598211)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-then-or-pauper-now/598211 "2011-10-03T04:45:07Z")
Ok, so I’ve just finished my dual time control/illusion device. Unfortunately, I had to embezzle all of your savings to develop it. Sorry about that. But there’s good news - it can send you back to one of three time peri… --- ## ["Compare and Contrast": A Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compare-and-contrast-a-poll/597719)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compare-and-contrast-a-poll/597719 "2011-10-03T04:31:17Z")
Did everyone have homework questions that asked you to “compare and contrast” two things (China and Japan, Addition and Subtraction, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham, whatever)? Isn’t the concept of “contrast” already inheren… --- ## [When you die...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-die/598254)
**Author:** [@Romeo\_and\_Whatsherface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Romeo_and_Whatsherface)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-die/598254 "2011-10-03T04:12:07Z")
…what do you want the circumstances to be? I don’t mean HOW do you want to die (while having sex, in your sleep, etc.) but with who, and where. We’ll assume being pain-free is part of the circumstances. I don’t mean to b… --- ## [Car not starting, intermittently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-not-starting-intermittently/581777)
**Author:** [@Viscera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Viscera)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-not-starting-intermittently/581777 "2011-10-03T03:45:08Z")
So, my car has been in the shop (dealer) for two weeks, and they are stumped. I’m about to go pick it up later this afternoon and give up. Car is a 2001 Saturn SL1, with about 95k miles. Battery is just under 3 years old… --- ## [Stubbornness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stubbornness/598388)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stubbornness/598388 "2011-10-03T03:36:21Z")
What is stubbornness? Do you think stubbornness is voluntary or involuntary? Are most stubborn people aware they are being stubborn or do they just think they are right? How do you deal with stubborn people? --- ## [Looking for Site Containing Various Images Stitched Together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-site-containing-various-images-stitched-together/598357)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-site-containing-various-images-stitched-together/598357 "2011-10-03T03:27:33Z")
I went to a website sometime last year, that I believe was linked in one of the threads here, which contained multiple thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of images in its database of various locations, attractions, and… --- ## [Attorney disciplinary boards effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attorney-disciplinary-boards-effective/598365)
**Author:** [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attorney-disciplinary-boards-effective/598365 "2011-10-03T03:06:12Z")
In your experience (or anything you heard or read), do you think it is worth the timeand effort to file a complaint about an attorney with a state’s attorney disciplinary board? I’ve been served papers saying that I am … --- ## [Current wisdom on antivirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-wisdom-on-antivirus/598317)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-wisdom-on-antivirus/598317 "2011-10-03T01:09:09Z")
I just got a new laptop of my own since my desktop computer seems to have gone to The Great Bit Bucket In The Sky. The desktop has been barely functional for a long time and I have a laptop from work that I do all my pla… --- ## [Women, how do you cope...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-do-you-cope/598235)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-do-you-cope/598235 "2011-10-02T23:53:28Z")
Over in the “Husbands, how do you cope…” PMS thread, a dicusssion was started about the effects of PMS and some women talked about how they cope with it. Since I don’t want to derail that thread, I’m starting this one. … --- ## [Whitewater Rafting in Chilly Weather (advice requested)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitewater-rafting-in-chilly-weather-advice-requested/597653)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitewater-rafting-in-chilly-weather-advice-requested/597653 "2011-10-02T20:12:12Z")
I’m going white water rafting this weekend! I’m really excited - I actually planned and orchestrated this trip with my husband and two friends. I’ve never done it before. It’s going to be chilly - 50 degrees or so - a… --- ## [Family reunion locations near LA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reunion-locations-near-la/598264)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reunion-locations-near-la/598264 "2011-10-02T17:58:58Z")
My family is looking for somewhere to have a family reunion (50ish people) within a two hour or so drive of LA next summer. Ideal would be somewhere near the beach where we could rental 5 or 6 cabins, some of which would… --- ## [Model United Nations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-united-nations/598227)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-united-nations/598227 "2011-10-02T12:57:27Z")
Is anybody else in or was in Model United Nations? If so what was it like? --- ## ["SelfSeal" machine-free laminating sheets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selfseal-machine-free-laminating-sheets/598316)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selfseal-machine-free-laminating-sheets/598316 "2011-10-02T11:10:37Z")
I’ve begun working on some art projects that will, hopefully, continue well into the future. Part of the process involves a need to laminate many small photographic prints (printed from my inkjet). I was shopping around … --- ## [Has anyone ever downsized and regretted it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-downsized-and-regretted-it/598198)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-downsized-and-regretted-it/598198 "2011-10-02T05:35:07Z")
My family of 4 (me, my husband, a 5 year old and a 2 year old) currently live in a 4 bedroom house (similar to this). Both kids have very large bedrooms, and we have a very big, nicely finished basement currently set up… --- ## [Internet Connection Speed Survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-connection-speed-survey/598200)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-connection-speed-survey/598200 "2011-10-02T04:55:39Z")
In troubleshooting an extremely slow connection over the past couple of days, I’ve noticed a couple of oddities. First, although I’m in L.A., the geographic location of my IP address is now Ventura, over fifty miles awa… --- ## [How do you usually carry your cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-usually-carry-your-cell-phone/597903)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-usually-carry-your-cell-phone/597903 "2011-10-02T04:13:05Z")
Operative word here being usually. --- ## ["Twelve Children Held Hostage by Armed Congressmen"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twelve-children-held-hostage-by-armed-congressmen/598051)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twelve-children-held-hostage-by-armed-congressmen/598051 "2011-10-01T22:37:20Z")
Why didn’t you tell us it was a joke! I guess this isn’t the only place where you have to use smilies for even the most obvious jokes. Should anybody really be offended by this? --- ## [How to Cure Narcissism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cure-narcissism/598179)
**Author:** [@Narcissus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narcissus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cure-narcissism/598179 "2011-10-01T21:33:41Z")
I am an extremely selfish, immature, controlling person. I am engaged and want to cure my condition so that I don’t make her life miserable. I am in therapy but I relapse all the time and throw temper tantrums over littl… --- ## [Was the waitress wrong or am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-waitress-wrong-or-am-i/593879)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-waitress-wrong-or-am-i/593879 "2011-10-01T20:43:40Z")
I was in a restaurant. It was a non-chain diner type place. I ordered my meal and asked for a glass of iced tea. The waitress did not ask me any questions about my order. When my drink arrived, I found out my iced tea w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1655) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1657)