# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1657 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1658 --- ## [Bad backs - what works, what doesn't, share your experience.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-backs-what-works-what-doesnt-share-your-experience/598048)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-backs-what-works-what-doesnt-share-your-experience/598048 "2011-10-01T19:20:56Z")
Hi I am chiroptera and I have a bad back. :slight\_smile: Twenty years ago, I never would have thought this would ever be an issue in my life - I am thin, fairly fit and have never to my knowledge had a discrete injury th… --- ## [iCloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icloud/598049)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icloud/598049 "2011-10-01T16:57:21Z")
Posting here because I’m looking for opinions as well as facts. What’s the deal with iCLoud? I can’t make heads or tails out of the various web sites I visited (including Apple) as to when it is supposed to be availa… --- ## [Calling financially savvy Dopers. Help needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-financially-savvy-dopers-help-needed/597757)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-financially-savvy-dopers-help-needed/597757 "2011-10-01T14:18:19Z")
Here is the situation: Nashiitashii and I are beginning the process of saving up for a mortgage. I found that we can get very good rates through our credit union, but we’d like to save money towards the down in the most… --- ## [Turning loose change into paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-loose-change-into-paper/597901)
**Author:** [@all1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/all1966)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-loose-change-into-paper/597901 "2011-10-01T12:02:29Z")
We have gotten pretty good at saving loose change at our house, using a change sorter then rolling the coins. This adds up to not only a nice chunk of change, but also a heavy one - thus the desire to transform change i… --- ## [I Heart Gardening (Tomato Photo Question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931 "2011-10-01T06:21:08Z")
I just picked a tomato, and realized that from one angle, it had a nice heart shape. I’m thinking about sending the photo off to a gardening magazine. I took the picture with my dirty, worn gardening glove on because I l… --- ## [Would you tell someone about a donation you made for them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-tell-someone-about-a-donation-you-made-for-them/597864)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-tell-someone-about-a-donation-you-made-for-them/597864 "2011-10-01T05:51:19Z")
Yesterday, I made a small donation to a motor-neuron disease-related charity. It was my boyfriend’s dad’s birthday. He passed away last spring because of MND. It’s a silly question, but if you were in my position, would… --- ## [3 nights, 0 days in Taipei: What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-nights-0-days-in-taipei-what-should-i-do/597748)
**Author:** [@Post\_Miss\_Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Post_Miss_Post)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-nights-0-days-in-taipei-what-should-i-do/597748 "2011-10-01T03:30:03Z")
In November I’m heading to Taipei to talk at a three-day conference. We’ll be based at the National Museum of Taiwan and a few other sites. I’d love to spend a couple of extra days either side, but I have a huge clusterf… --- ## [What Classes Did You Take in College?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classes-did-you-take-in-college/597147)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classes-did-you-take-in-college/597147 "2011-10-01T01:56:55Z")
How many and what classes did you take in college? --- ## [Soliciting experiences selling at a Farmer's Market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-experiences-selling-at-a-farmers-market/598175)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-experiences-selling-at-a-farmers-market/598175 "2011-09-30T22:01:00Z")
I’ve been thinking about selling baked goods at the local Farmer’s Market, but it seems like it might be cost-prohibitive to do so (getting all the licenses, certified kitchen, etc) I know it differs wildly from state t… --- ## [Recovered Alcoholic Dopers - did you find yourself eating all the time while quitting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovered-alcoholic-dopers-did-you-find-yourself-eating-all-the-time-while-quitting/598009)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovered-alcoholic-dopers-did-you-find-yourself-eating-all-the-time-while-quitting/598009 "2011-09-30T21:18:40Z")
So, I’ve decided I’d be a lot happier, more productive, and generally healthier if I stopped drinking. I’m almost a week into sobriety, and it’s going fairly well, except one thing: I find myself standing in front of my … --- ## [Ever have auditory hallucinations while sleeping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-auditory-hallucinations-while-sleeping/597980)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-auditory-hallucinations-while-sleeping/597980 "2011-09-30T20:23:10Z")
Well, I have. They have increased in frequency over the past couple of years; I never used to get them at all. This morning, at 4am, I was abruptly awakened by a loud phone ringing. But it was not my home phone or cell… --- ## ["Old Fashioned" Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-etiquette/596837)
**Author:** [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-etiquette/596837 "2011-09-30T19:13:10Z")
So I went to a wedding recently where, of course, many of the guests wore black. I’m old, I was raised the ladies do not wear white or black to a wedding (the bride gets to wear white). These are ‘rules’ that seem to… --- ## [Advice on subletting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-subletting/598075)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-subletting/598075 "2011-09-30T18:47:14Z")
My wife and I plan on subletting our rental house. The house has a separate section with its own entrance/bathroom/living room/bedroom. Neither of us have subletted before. My wife helped my MIL manage renting out the h… --- ## [Help with an unruly 11 year old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-an-unruly-11-year-old/597094)
**Author:** [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-an-unruly-11-year-old/597094 "2011-09-30T18:08:24Z")
For the most part, my son is a quiet kid who is rather well behaved and generally liked by most adults. The problem comes in at school. He is currently in 6th grade (U.S.) but the problems began last year. We thought we… --- ## [How Do You "Spoil" Your Pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoil-your-pets/597459)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoil-your-pets/597459 "2011-09-30T17:48:57Z")
As I have said many times, my pets are my family, the only family I have, and I enjoy doing things to make them happy… that, in turn makes ME happy. Now, I don’t dress them up and push them around in a baby carriage, no… --- ## [Butt-enhancing Jeans: Do they work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-enhancing-jeans-do-they-work/343982)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-enhancing-jeans-do-they-work/343982 "2011-09-30T17:22:58Z")
I’ve been wearing Vickie’s Dirty Nasty Slutty Trampy Little Secret ™ jeans for years. I just decided to try the butt-enhancing ones: http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/application/prodDisplay/?namespace=productDis… --- ## [Any One Ever Had Ringing In An Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-ever-had-ringing-in-an-ear/597782)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-ever-had-ringing-in-an-ear/597782 "2011-09-30T16:45:43Z")
I woke up this morning and I heard a noise. I figured, oh they’re probably fixing something in an apartment around me. Then I noticed it was like a ding, ding, ding, ding. It was like someone was hitting a piano key ove… --- ## [ADD dopers, let's talk medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-dopers-lets-talk-medication/571477)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-dopers-lets-talk-medication/571477 "2011-09-30T16:31:17Z")
Several people in the week 1 thread wanted to know about others experience with taking medication - did it help, did it not help, does it interfere with creativity? So, if you have tried medication, or are taking it now… --- ## [Atheists: How often do you go to church?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-how-often-do-you-go-to-church/597923)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-how-often-do-you-go-to-church/597923 "2011-09-30T14:09:58Z")
Inspired by this thread. If you’re an atheist, how often do you go to church? And why? I went last Saturday, and will continue to go for the next nine Saturdays, for a class. It’s not in the church proper, but in the o… --- ## [Help! Applying for a job which is a step down from your current position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-applying-for-a-job-which-is-a-step-down-from-your-current-position/597860)
**Author:** [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-applying-for-a-job-which-is-a-step-down-from-your-current-position/597860 "2011-09-30T08:42:33Z")
Not me, but a friend in the UK wishes to move from a full-time, professional position, to a part-time retail position so she can spend more time with her kids. (One has ADHD). What’s the best way of explaining to potent… --- ## [Recommend a PC timer / cutoff program.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pc-timer-cutoff-program/598086)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pc-timer-cutoff-program/598086 "2011-09-30T07:56:50Z")
I need to limit the time on a PC so a friend will go to bed on time. We tried one, but the method needed to actually save the settings was so convoluted that even some scientific experimenting didn’t work. What’s a free… --- ## [Should I go to work today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-work-today/597808)
**Author:** [@BangBang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BangBang)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-work-today/597808 "2011-09-30T07:50:55Z")
I’ve been advised by my doctor and my manager to take the rest of the week off after a little meltdown I had yesterday. I’m 10 weeks pregnant after 2 1/2 years of trying, 1 known miscarriage, 12+ months of no ovulation … --- ## [PC usage tracking - software recommendation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-usage-tracking-software-recommendation/598106)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-usage-tracking-software-recommendation/598106 "2011-09-30T06:31:07Z")
I need software for a Win7 PC that keeps track of the applications I run. I’d like it to automatically maintain a log of when programs were started & ended. Anyone used this sort of thing? Does Win7 include anything l… --- ## [Would you be willing to have a f\*buddy who primarily chose to sleep with you...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-willing-to-have-a-f-buddy-who-primarily-chose-to-sleep-with-you/597908)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-willing-to-have-a-f-buddy-who-primarily-chose-to-sleep-with-you/597908 "2011-09-30T02:27:29Z")
… because it was, in her or his mind, a bad thing to do, and the “badness” made the sex better for them? This thread is suggested by two current ones. One is the thread about atheists’ experiences with disapproving beli… --- ## [What places in the world have brought tears to your eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-places-in-the-world-have-brought-tears-to-your-eyes/592153)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-places-in-the-world-have-brought-tears-to-your-eyes/592153 "2011-09-29T23:38:46Z")
Meaning, where have you visited that you cried unexpectedly? I had the odd sensation of crying profusely at Waimea Canyon in Kauai. It was purely a physical response to a breathtaking view (I’ve yet to experience this s… --- ## [Need dental/periodontal advice quick, preferably from dental pros.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-dental-periodontal-advice-quick-preferably-from-dental-pros/597804)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-dental-periodontal-advice-quick-preferably-from-dental-pros/597804 "2011-09-29T22:34:47Z")
I have a recurring periodontal infection that my periodontist wants to treat with a targeted antibiotic. Before that, however, she wants to do a scaling and root planing. She charges $300 per quadrant for this, and my re… --- ## [What's the next major innovation in cell phone technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-major-innovation-in-cell-phone-technology/598023)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-major-innovation-in-cell-phone-technology/598023 "2011-09-29T22:11:33Z")
I am not a technogeek, so maybe there’s an obvious answer to this. It seems to me that the last really, really huge leap in cell phone technology was the first iPhone, or the introduction of smart phones in general. In… --- ## [Washington Monument Earthquake Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-monument-earthquake-video/597809)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-monument-earthquake-video/597809 "2011-09-29T21:34:15Z")
The National Parks Service has released and posted on its sight the video that was taken in the obsevation deck at the top of the Washington Monument when the earthquake struck two weeks ago. You can see the tourists wa… --- ## [Etsy Sellers - Tell Me What I Need To Know To Get Started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etsy-sellers-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-to-get-started/597875)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etsy-sellers-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-to-get-started/597875 "2011-09-29T21:00:16Z")
I know we have some Dope crafters selling their wares on Etsy. As it happens I’ve been an arts n’ crafty person for a long time. Recently, folks have asked me to make a few things for a few bucks and I’m thinking, huh … --- ## [Cleaning advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-advice/597987)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-advice/597987 "2011-09-29T20:54:31Z")
I really gotta clean this apartment, and there are three things I’d like some advice on: Linoleum floors. I’d been mopping the ones in the kitchen and bathroom, but perhaps not enough, and not with the right thing (C… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1656) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1658)