# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1663 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1664 --- ## [The old logo was better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-logo-was-better/596945)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-logo-was-better/596945 "2011-09-21T17:45:11Z")
After the SBC-AT&T merger, SBC became the “new AT&T.” They got a new AT&T logo, which was conceptually similar to the old one – a globe made up of lines plus “AT&T,” but the new globe was uglier than the old globe and … --- ## [Ever wished you had a concealed weapon with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wished-you-had-a-concealed-weapon-with-you/596846)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wished-you-had-a-concealed-weapon-with-you/596846 "2011-09-21T17:32:55Z")
I sort of hijacked this thread a bit (although it didn’t seem to be going anywhere). But it got me thinking: how many people here have been in situations where they thought: “shit, I wish I had a gun”, or thought in re… --- ## [Need Advice On How To Best Handle Telling Current Employer That I've Found Another Job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-how-to-best-handle-telling-current-employer-that-ive-found-another-job/596971)
**Author:** [@My\_Freakin\_Back\_Is\_Killing\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Freakin_Back_Is_Killing_Me)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-how-to-best-handle-telling-current-employer-that-ive-found-another-job/596971 "2011-09-21T17:19:30Z")
Ok, so any advice on how to handle this situation would be greatly appreciated. Here’s the background: I currently work as a temp at a fortune 500 corporation. I originally started the position expecting it to be a br… --- ## [Opinions requested about connecting bedroom TV to a distant computer (properly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-requested-about-connecting-bedroom-tv-to-a-distant-computer-properly/596995)
**Author:** [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-requested-about-connecting-bedroom-tv-to-a-distant-computer-properly/596995 "2011-09-21T14:42:45Z")
I put this in IMHO because there appear to be many, many options out there, so… We have so many gifted, intelligent tech-savvy people here at the Dope that I’m really hoping for a quick consensus for this particular sit… --- ## [Tattoo Opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-opinions/596071)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-opinions/596071 "2011-09-21T14:30:46Z")
I simply want this Shakespeare pharase tattooed on my arm: “Weaving spiders, come not here” I normally don’t feel that tattoos have to mean anything to the person getting it. This one though matches my anxiety problem… --- ## [I dont know how to write my resume!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-how-to-write-my-resume/452320)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-how-to-write-my-resume/452320 "2008-06-10T13:10:13Z")
I have the absolute worse case of writer’s block today. I need to write a resume, but I can’t even get started. Are there any good websites about resume writing? Any other suggestions? I love Resumania, but that just g… --- ## [Tell me what computer to buy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-computer-to-buy/597035)
**Author:** [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-computer-to-buy/597035 "2011-09-21T06:53:08Z")
I’m going to retire my main computer and use it as a server and want a really good desktop for general use but I’m lost when it comes to computers these days. I know a good processor, but the specs are often unclear, and… --- ## [allergy Meds - Questions -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergy-meds-questions/596906)
**Author:** [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergy-meds-questions/596906 "2011-09-21T06:48:22Z")
So - I put this here because its a medical question - I am looking for similar experiences and anecdotes, advice or whatever - I saw a doctor within the past month and plan to go again tomorrow for this same issue. You … --- ## [Help with wisdom tooth pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-wisdom-tooth-pain/592990)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-wisdom-tooth-pain/592990 "2011-09-21T04:46:36Z")
I’ve got an unerupted wisdom tooth on the left side that’s absolutely killing me. At first just taking a couple of pain pills helped. Then the pain came back and I used salt water and ice and that helped. Now the pain ca… --- ## [Smart phone users: Any luck going through a wi-fi network to the Web?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-phone-users-any-luck-going-through-a-wi-fi-network-to-the-web/596471)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-phone-users-any-luck-going-through-a-wi-fi-network-to-the-web/596471 "2011-09-21T03:54:22Z")
(Note, I’ve asked this question on other message boards specific to Android, but haven’t gotten any useful answers.) I don’t know if it’s a universal feature with smart phones. But the ones that I’ve had both were alle… --- ## [Tell me about meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-meditation/596771)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-meditation/596771 "2011-09-21T02:37:47Z")
I’m a pretty positive person, and I really enjoy feeling happy and peaceful. Unfortunately, I’m also an easily stressed and hot-tempered person, so am frequently more rushed, tense, or angry than I want to be. I don’t … --- ## [Can the 'right' kind of person be happy on minimum wage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-right-kind-of-person-be-happy-on-minimum-wage/596799)
**Author:** [@andrew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrew_1)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-right-kind-of-person-be-happy-on-minimum-wage/596799 "2011-09-21T01:56:41Z")
This is not solely a thread looking for advice, so while it will be easiest to explain what I’m talking about if I use myself for an example, what I’m asking is aimed much more towards generally speaking than for me pers… --- ## [Taking a lower paying job. (seeking advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-lower-paying-job-seeking-advice/596875)
**Author:** [@Pann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pann)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-lower-paying-job-seeking-advice/596875 "2011-09-21T00:51:42Z")
My current salary is 41000 per year, I work about 50 hours per week, and I hate my job! I have worked for this company (off and on) in various capacities since 1988. I used to like it. Over the years, a lot of changes … --- ## [Best CHEAP travel between NYC-Philadelphia and NYC-Atlantic City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cheap-travel-between-nyc-philadelphia-and-nyc-atlantic-city/596768)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cheap-travel-between-nyc-philadelphia-and-nyc-atlantic-city/596768 "2011-09-20T23:51:06Z")
Going for a visit in the Northeast. My family lives in Philadelphia. We’ll go together by car to Atlantic City but then the SO and I will go on our own up to New York for a couple of days, then we’ll head back to Phila… --- ## [Pilots: share your thoughts about and experiences with flight simulators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-share-your-thoughts-about-and-experiences-with-flight-simulators/596968)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-share-your-thoughts-about-and-experiences-with-flight-simulators/596968 "2011-09-20T23:30:05Z")
One of Johnny L.A.'s recent threads got slightly sidetracked with a discussion about playing Microsoft Flight Simulator (and if I recall correctly, I’m responsible for that sidetracking). But I’m interested in a little m… --- ## [Exercise after Blood Donation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-after-blood-donation/596840)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-after-blood-donation/596840 "2011-09-20T22:35:21Z")
The local blood drive is Wednesday, Sept 29. I have a triathlon (Kayak 7 miles downsteam, bike 14 miles, run 3) on Saturday, October 1. I’m not asking medical advice exactly, but do you think this is doable / wise? I’… --- ## [Rock Concert at the Palace of Auburn Hills: Any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-concert-at-the-palace-of-auburn-hills-any-advice/596741)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-concert-at-the-palace-of-auburn-hills-any-advice/596741 "2011-09-20T22:06:43Z")
I haven’t been to a rock concert at that large of a venue for a quarter century, but I’m going to see Rise Against opening for Foo Fighters tomorrow night, at the Palace. I’m taking my kids, 12, 14, and 16. What should… --- ## [Strangest Food Your Pet Will Eat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-your-pet-will-eat/596588)
**Author:** [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-your-pet-will-eat/596588 "2011-09-20T21:41:25Z")
My dog Zilla, the laziest Rhodesian Ridgeback in the universe, absolutely loves honeydew melon. Roasted pumpkin seeds are also a favorite. I once had a cat that went crazy for White Castle Cheeseburgers. What about yo… --- ## [Best phones for senior citizens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-phones-for-senior-citizens/596935)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-phones-for-senior-citizens/596935 "2011-09-20T20:30:04Z")
So Ma and Pa are getting up there. On a fixed income, they are increasingly finding phone/cable/internet too expensive. They’ve tried “Magic Jack” and Vonage, but find them too confusing to set up. (I’m 1000 miles awa… --- ## [Which Vibrams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vibrams/596960)
**Author:** [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vibrams/596960 "2011-09-20T20:21:40Z")
I know there have been threads on VFFs many times before. I know that there are a million reviews on them. I want to ask anyways. Sorry Dopers. I run barefoot on the treadmill and at the track, but not on the road very … --- ## [Please comment and correct my one paragraph essay \[MERGED\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-comment-and-correct-my-one-paragraph-essay-merged/595808)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-comment-and-correct-my-one-paragraph-essay-merged/595808 "2011-09-20T20:11:49Z")
One paragraph essay - 1 Subject: putting animals in zoo is inhuman No one wants to be kept and restricted in a small place or area, and this is the same for animals. To confine them in a cage or a very limited area is … --- ## [Humor that you don't get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-that-you-dont-get/596744)
**Author:** [@dontgetem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dontgetem)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-that-you-dont-get/596744 "2011-09-20T19:50:36Z")
Two monkeys are taking a bath together. One says, “Please pass the soap.” The other replies, “What, me? I’m not a typewriter!” Can someone please explain this to me? I heard it in a meeting today and didn’t get it. --- ## [Help with One-paragraph essay \[MERGED\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-one-paragraph-essay-merged/595040)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-one-paragraph-essay-merged/595040 "2011-09-20T19:50:12Z")
I’m practicing writing “one paragraph essay” which consists of Examples, Statistics and statements by authorities. These three items are the supports for the passage. I’ll be grateful if you could comment or correct my … --- ## [Help me win a debate with myself about a stray](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-win-a-debate-with-myself-about-a-stray/596662)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-win-a-debate-with-myself-about-a-stray/596662 "2011-09-20T19:47:41Z")
It’s not great, though. Last night I let a stray cat into my apartment building. it was cold and I felt bad. As I’m putting down my stuff on my kitchen table, I hear a noise and look back to see it curling up on my bed. … --- ## [Recommend a dishwasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dishwasher/596556)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dishwasher/596556 "2011-09-20T18:36:06Z")
Pretty much says it all. Or steer me clear of lemons. We are redoing the kitchen and that’s one thing that is replaced. I guess we want quite and efficient. Oh, and the glasses have to go in the top rack. My mom ha… --- ## [Are you fat and don't give a fig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat-and-dont-give-a-fig/596461)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat-and-dont-give-a-fig/596461 "2011-09-20T18:21:31Z")
By fig I mean fuck. Well so, are you a fattie who doesn’t give a shyte about being a fatso? Well, I just realised, I am. I don’t care when I die or who foots the bill. Yowzah, fat power. --- ## [Physical Attractiveness: Men/Women and Work/Luck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attractiveness-men-women-and-work-luck/595997)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physical-attractiveness-men-women-and-work-luck/595997 "2011-09-20T17:22:25Z")
I haz a theory . . . Seems to me that women are either born beautiful or they aren’t, but pretty much any guy can become a lot more physcially attractive by getting in shape and developing some muscle mass. So, male a… --- ## [bra sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bra-sizes/596596)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bra-sizes/596596 "2011-09-20T16:54:23Z")
I got into a conversation about this with my wife, and I could swear I remember a time when AAA and AA were out there as choices for women with small chests. Chests that are smaller than the A cup. She says no, that th… --- ## [Hand-washing dishes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-washing-dishes/596647)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-washing-dishes/596647 "2011-09-20T13:47:30Z")
Roomie fills the sink with water and soap and lets the dishes soak. She goes back later to scrub and rinse. This can leave oily residue on the dishes (especially plastic containers). I wash each thing separately under… --- ## [How much of what the Modern Major General knows is actually useful for an officer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-what-the-modern-major-general-knows-is-actually-useful-for-an-officer/596517)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-what-the-modern-major-general-knows-is-actually-useful-for-an-officer/596517 "2011-09-20T12:30:35Z")
From Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates Of Penzance (it’s public domain, so I’m posting it all) I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I’ve information vegetable, animal, and mineral, I know the kings of England, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1662) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1664)