# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1662 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1663 --- ## [In your opinion should OFF-DUTY police get speeding tickets if caught speeding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-should-off-duty-police-get-speeding-tickets-if-caught-speeding/361310)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-should-off-duty-police-get-speeding-tickets-if-caught-speeding/361310 "2011-09-22T23:32:27Z")
I was at dinner with friends over the weekend and one of the spouses was a police officer. He was telling us about a “professional courtesy” he recieves when driving whilst off duty. That if he were pulled over he’d not … --- ## [Shoud I contribute a nice anecdote to my mean dad's memorial service.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoud-i-contribute-a-nice-anecdote-to-my-mean-dads-memorial-service/597133)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoud-i-contribute-a-nice-anecdote-to-my-mean-dads-memorial-service/597133 "2011-09-22T23:11:26Z")
I’ve posted about a few other issues pertaining to this, and hopefully this will be the last one. My dad died recently. He was not a nice man. Not abusive, but mean. He never made any attempt to meet any one of my 4 … --- ## [Ebay strategy: put bid early to scare off other bidders? Or wait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-strategy-put-bid-early-to-scare-off-other-bidders-or-wait/597238)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-strategy-put-bid-early-to-scare-off-other-bidders-or-wait/597238 "2011-09-22T22:29:09Z")
Supposing something I want on ebay is listed as starting auction price of $750. There are no bids. 3 days left. Say that I am willing to pay $750 but that’s it, no more. Should I put the bid in now to scare away others… --- ## [My idea for how a bicycle balances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-idea-for-how-a-bicycle-balances/597060)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-idea-for-how-a-bicycle-balances/597060 "2011-09-22T21:15:07Z")
So I just discovered yesterday that the mechanism of how bikes manage to stay upright is still up for grabs. \ For decades the leading theory was th… --- ## [Two different Observation Decks at the Empire State Building???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-different-observation-decks-at-the-empire-state-building/597151)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-different-observation-decks-at-the-empire-state-building/597151 "2011-09-22T20:40:53Z")
Just looking at the Empire State Building website and there are two options for going up to the observation deck: 86th Floor and 102nd Floor Isn’t the point of going to the top of the Empire State Building to, you know,… --- ## [Recurring itchy spot on my arm... Possible cause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-itchy-spot-on-my-arm-possible-cause/458846)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurring-itchy-spot-on-my-arm-possible-cause/458846 "2011-09-22T19:59:26Z")
There’s a spot on my arm that sometimes develops a raised spot (much like a mosquito bite) less than the size of a dime that’s (again, much like a mosquito bite) itchy. It’s been coming and going for literally several m… --- ## [Fabric Source in DC/NOVA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabric-source-in-dc-nova/597210)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabric-source-in-dc-nova/597210 "2011-09-22T19:40:50Z")
Oh, Lord, now y’all have got me started. In this post: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14282089&postcount=68 our own Ms. Battye describes the perfect fabric store. Does anyobody know of one in my ar… --- ## [Northwest Passage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northwest-passage/597203)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northwest-passage/597203 "2011-09-22T19:09:24Z")
Question about the Northwest Passage - is that label used for a particular route through the waters north of North America? Is it applied to any path, or the collection of possible routes? I learned the Northwest Passa… --- ## [Could you love or be friends with someone with no apparent sense of humor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-love-or-be-friends-with-someone-with-no-apparent-sense-of-humor/596967)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-love-or-be-friends-with-someone-with-no-apparent-sense-of-humor/596967 "2011-09-22T18:44:46Z")
Let’s say you made a new acquaintance of whichever sex you find most attractive. This person is physically beautiful in all the ways that push your buttons; she or he is also intelligent, well-read, and curious about the… --- ## [Would this be offensive? (warning: kinda long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-offensive-warning-kinda-long/597075)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-offensive-warning-kinda-long/597075 "2011-09-22T18:25:12Z")
My dad has a problem. He has always been a drinker and I’ve gone around and around with him about that before with no change in his behavior. I’ve finally acknowledged that it is his issue, not mine, and that I don’t c… --- ## [I Feel Like I Should Be Doing More (Grad School Woes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-i-should-be-doing-more-grad-school-woes/597001)
**Author:** [@OneMissedPost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneMissedPost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-i-should-be-doing-more-grad-school-woes/597001 "2011-09-22T18:24:26Z")
I feel like I should be doing more… Grad School is okay, but I would rather be out in the real world working. Of course, I think the assumption by most professors is that I am already established in a career… Well, I’m… --- ## [Cosmological Reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmological-reality/596260)
**Author:** [@Naxos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naxos)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmological-reality/596260 "2011-09-22T17:50:20Z")
The term has been used before for various intentions or needs of a metaphor. Cosmological Reality, according to my definition, is what exists independently of the human existence, or any other intelligence that can comp… --- ## [When you first became a parent, did your life all of a sudden get rather cliché?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-first-became-a-parent-did-your-life-all-of-a-sudden-get-rather-cliche/596724)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-first-became-a-parent-did-your-life-all-of-a-sudden-get-rather-cliche/596724 "2011-09-22T17:15:10Z")
As some of you know I am a new parent, I’m officially a Dad. Heis the most amazing thing to happen to me, my life has completely changed since we brought him into the world last week, I feel completely different now that… --- ## [brother is feeling incredible jittery and panicy. any tips on how to deal with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-is-feeling-incredible-jittery-and-panicy-any-tips-on-how-to-deal-with-it/596667)
**Author:** [@curiousprincegeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curiousprincegeorge)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-is-feeling-incredible-jittery-and-panicy-any-tips-on-how-to-deal-with-it/596667 "2011-09-22T15:30:43Z")
My brother has just started panicing there for no reason at all. Feeling completely uncomfortable and somewhat afraid to leave his room. He only spoke to me on the phone about it. But wants me to google panic attacks. He… --- ## [Local Dopers: How bad is Gateshead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-dopers-how-bad-is-gateshead/597073)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-dopers-how-bad-is-gateshead/597073 "2011-09-22T13:38:46Z")
Ok so how bad is Gateshead (from the London perspective)? Would anyone holiday there for a week? --- ## [Stereotypes about black people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-about-black-people/596808)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-about-black-people/596808 "2011-09-22T13:11:09Z")
There are lots of stereotypes about black people. They really like fried chicken, watermelon and grape flavored beverages, for example. This question is not being asked to be racial, it is asked to get facts. How tru… --- ## [Where do I begin to learn programming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-begin-to-learn-programming/597017)
**Author:** [@ManiacMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManiacMan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-begin-to-learn-programming/597017 "2011-09-22T12:46:08Z")
As the title says… I have virtually no programming experience. I would like to start from the ground up, but there are so many choices…so little time. What would be the best way to begin so that I one day am a great pro… --- ## [tell me about treating an ingrown toenail TMIish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-treating-an-ingrown-toenail-tmiish/596333)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-treating-an-ingrown-toenail-tmiish/596333 "2011-09-22T11:56:59Z")
So I have an appointment to get this treated next week, I am not getting medical advice here, I only want to know what to expect. I have this ingrown toenail. It was kind of bothering me when I was in Afghanistan so I… --- ## [Why are YOU so poor (or not richer than you are)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-poor-or-not-richer-than-you-are/596430)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-poor-or-not-richer-than-you-are/596430 "2011-09-22T09:16:12Z")
Inspired by some other discussion about socioeconomic class, I’m interested in the perceptions and realities of what keeps people in the style they have become accustomed to and what they perceive are the class barriers … --- ## [In the Market for Another Freezer - Opinions Wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-market-for-another-freezer-opinions-wanted/597114)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-market-for-another-freezer-opinions-wanted/597114 "2011-09-22T06:31:14Z")
I’m running out of space in the freezer section of my refrigerator. This is unfortunate. If I had more freezer space I could save/preserve more vegetables from my garden. I could take better advantage of specials at t… --- ## [How do you write your own recommendation letter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-write-your-own-recommendation-letter/597148)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-write-your-own-recommendation-letter/597148 "2011-09-22T03:36:52Z")
My former boss asked me to write my own recommendation letter. I’ve seen a few but I don’t really know what’s supposed to be in them. I was an articling student (i.e.:lawyer apprentice) and I might need this if I want t… --- ## [Things to do in Pismo Beach (not surfing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-pismo-beach-not-surfing/597078)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-pismo-beach-not-surfing/597078 "2011-09-22T02:16:06Z")
I’m thinking of spending a couple of days in Pismo Beach sometime in the next couple of weeks, just to unwind and chill. I don’t surf, but I do like beaches in general. So, interesting places to go and things to do? Say… --- ## [Advice for treating Dry Feet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-treating-dry-feet/596938)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-treating-dry-feet/596938 "2011-09-22T01:46:03Z")
OK dopers, it’s up to you to help me with my current medical ailment. My right foot is chronically dry and peely. My left foot is completely fine, and at the risk of boasting, is quite soft. But the skin between my toes… --- ## [How often do your (pants) pockets get holes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-your-pants-pockets-get-holes/597118)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-your-pants-pockets-get-holes/597118 "2011-09-22T01:35:23Z")
Inspired by this thread, and specifically regarding slacks (rather than jeans). How often do your slacks get holes in the pockets? (If you want to comment, you might say if, and how, you repair them.) --- ## [Any idea why my fax machine plays favorites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-why-my-fax-machine-plays-favorites/597127)
**Author:** [@Sami41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sami41)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-why-my-fax-machine-plays-favorites/597127 "2011-09-21T23:59:14Z")
At work I send a lot of faxes, to maybe 15 different numbers. One of the numbers, which I need to send to quite often, doesn’t work anymore. For the last several months it’s been hit or miss, sometimes the fax goes on … --- ## [Should I go to Beale Street tonight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-beale-street-tonight/596988)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-beale-street-tonight/596988 "2011-09-21T23:57:41Z")
I’m in Memphis. Should I wander to Beale Street this evening, or is it just a tourist trap? Tomorrow, I’m going to the zoo and the civil rights museum. Any other ideas? (I’m only here for two nights.) --- ## [Help with a job interview question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-job-interview-question/596852)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-job-interview-question/596852 "2011-09-21T23:24:38Z")
\*\*What do you anticipate will be the hardest part of this job? \*\* I’m not sure how to answer this one. On one hand, I can tell the interviewer what I know he thinks is the hardest part of the job, but then he might thin… --- ## [birthday - surprise party being planned for me but now i have to pay for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-surprise-party-being-planned-for-me-but-now-i-have-to-pay-for-it/597069)
**Author:** [@kirstyswindon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirstyswindon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-surprise-party-being-planned-for-me-but-now-i-have-to-pay-for-it/597069 "2011-09-21T22:16:23Z")
Hey all, I was just wanting some advice really. It is my 25th birthday tomorrow, my sister was planning me a small party at my house with some friends i haven’t seen in about 5 years or more which i thought wow amazing… --- ## [Where do you buy good belts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-buy-good-belts/596508)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-buy-good-belts/596508 "2011-09-21T22:01:44Z")
The type to keep your pants up. I’ve once again gone through my work belts and am moving into my dress belts. I always procrastinate getting a new one because I find it difficult to find reasonably priced ones that don’… --- ## [Do you lock your car? Would you buy a car without locks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lock-your-car-would-you-buy-a-car-without-locks/596665)
**Author:** [@littlespeedysuperbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/littlespeedysuperbike)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-lock-your-car-would-you-buy-a-car-without-locks/596665 "2011-09-21T20:38:39Z")
I’ve recently decided that locking a car is almost entirely pointless. Bust a window and the repair will cost more than just about anything you’d dare leave in a big display case in public. If you could buy a car withou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1661) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1663)