# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1664 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1665 --- ## [Leggings Fashion Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leggings-fashion-question/596634)
**Author:** [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leggings-fashion-question/596634 "2011-09-20T12:23:30Z")
I have a question regarding the wearing of leggings. Now we all know that wearing leggings as pants is a mortal sin. However, if I am wearing leggings under a dress or skirt, how bad is it if the crotch of those leggin… --- ## [I have decided to start a slap-on-demand service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-decided-to-start-a-slap-on-demand-service/596681)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-decided-to-start-a-slap-on-demand-service/596681 "2011-09-20T12:07:04Z")
Recently a batch of Monica Bellucci model hookerbots came out bad in such a way that, while they were still ridiculously hot, they were – well, let’s just say ill-suited for hookerbotry. I thought about recycling them b… --- ## [What would it take to turn you gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-turn-you-gay/596302)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-turn-you-gay/596302 "2011-09-20T08:37:27Z")
Ok, so let me start off by saying that I know that you can’t change your innate desires and sexuality, only your actions and behaviors. What I mean, more accurately, are there any circumstances under which you would ever… --- ## [Ever had someone borrow a dollar and loan it to someone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-someone-borrow-a-dollar-and-loan-it-to-someone-else/596529)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-someone-borrow-a-dollar-and-loan-it-to-someone-else/596529 "2011-09-20T06:54:39Z")
It kinda peeved me but since it’s a low amount and I would have lent the dollar directly, I just shrugged it off. --- ## [What's the highest mileage a car has had when you've picked it up for rental?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-highest-mileage-a-car-has-had-when-youve-picked-it-up-for-rental/596834)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-highest-mileage-a-car-has-had-when-youve-picked-it-up-for-rental/596834 "2011-09-20T06:38:28Z")
I had to rent a car for business last week. It was from Enterprise - rarely my first choice but more conveniently located than the airport rental places. When I got there (9 AM, not insanely late in the day) they only… --- ## [why can't I just not talk to anyone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-just-not-talk-to-anyone/596870)
**Author:** [@mister\_mistro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_mistro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-just-not-talk-to-anyone/596870 "2011-09-20T06:11:13Z")
Why is it, no manner how nice you are to someone, the lack of a conversation or the will to talk to them suggest that you don’t like them? Did they ever think, maybe you just don’t like talking. Maybe they are boring, … --- ## [Hypothetical: I'm an amateur engineer savant, and want to submit plans to the government.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-im-an-amateur-engineer-savant-and-want-to-submit-plans-to-the-government/596867)
**Author:** [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-im-an-amateur-engineer-savant-and-want-to-submit-plans-to-the-government/596867 "2011-09-20T05:45:40Z")
Where do I start? Lets say I consider myself a modern day master of design. Is there some application I can put in somewhere after the design is finished for review? What would the review process be? For some design… --- ## [Why Don't Satellites Contain Bombs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-satellites-contain-bombs/596859)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-satellites-contain-bombs/596859 "2011-09-20T03:19:46Z")
The 6 ton UARS satellite that is due to re-enter the atmospere (this Friday), will likely survive re-entry-meaning that a big hnk of it may hit someone or something. Why don’t satellites incorporate explosive charges, s… --- ## [Recommend some hiking / camping gear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-hiking-camping-gear/596104)
**Author:** [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-hiking-camping-gear/596104 "2011-09-20T03:04:15Z")
Next month I will be hiking a small portion of the Superior Hiking Trail with a friend of mine. I have very little in the way of proper hiking gear. My friend says I will have to spend at least $400-$500 or so to gear … --- ## [Teachers! Tell me about your career!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-tell-me-about-your-career/596410)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-tell-me-about-your-career/596410 "2011-09-20T00:47:07Z")
I am 30 years old, and returning to school after almost ten years. The first time around, I took vo-tec classes that were pretty worthless. Now, I’m planning on attending a community college and then transferring to a un… --- ## [Tell me about your nose job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-nose-job/462020)
**Author:** [@Joey\_Tightlips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_Tightlips)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-nose-job/462020 "2011-09-20T00:16:37Z")
I’ve been thinking for years about getting a nose job but I don’t know anyone in person who’s had the surgery. For me, it’s partly because I don’t breathe well through it, and also it’s crooked and looks more like a beak… --- ## [What's wrong with my shoulders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-shoulders/596574)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-shoulders/596574 "2011-09-19T23:14:47Z")
Let me preface all this by saying that I’ve seen a doctor and I’m currently undergoing physical therapy, and I go back to the doctor at the end of the month. About two months ago, I started developing pain in my shoulde… --- ## [Eating in your car, yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-in-your-car-yea-or-nay/596582)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-in-your-car-yea-or-nay/596582 "2011-09-19T22:27:59Z")
I took my dog (a mini-dacshsund) to PetSmart to get his nails done this morning. On the way I stopped at Sheetz for gas & lunch. I ate in my car because I didn’t want to leave my dog in it while I went to someplace l… --- ## [Activity for Girl's Birthday Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/activity-for-girls-birthday-party/596299)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/activity-for-girls-birthday-party/596299 "2011-09-19T22:24:32Z")
My daughter is turning 8 this year and we are allowing her to have a sleepover with her two BFFs for her party. Pretty easy for me except I am clueless when it comes to activities. I was thinking something crafty but it… --- ## [Your appraisal of the mental health and social worth of porn actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-appraisal-of-the-mental-health-and-social-worth-of-porn-actors/596530)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-appraisal-of-the-mental-health-and-social-worth-of-porn-actors/596530 "2011-09-19T22:19:45Z")
Poll in a second. --- ## [why would a LEO carry a gun on vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-leo-carry-a-gun-on-vacation/596311)
**Author:** [@Bri2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bri2k)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-leo-carry-a-gun-on-vacation/596311 "2011-09-19T22:04:56Z")
There was a post by a LEO going on vacation asking about the laws regarding carrying a gun in NYC. This made me curious and I didn’t want to clutter up that thread with my question. I’m just curious. Why would a law enfo… --- ## [My friends forgot my birthday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-forgot-my-birthday/596704)
**Author:** [@Reverend\_Meade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reverend_Meade)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-forgot-my-birthday/596704 "2011-09-19T22:00:07Z")
Not all of them, but the two in particular that I feel closest to. I’m not sure how to deal with this. I didn’t remind them it was approaching because that seems rude to me. Like I’m demanding their attention. Should I h… --- ## [Is it smart or stupid to try and stand out in a cover letter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-smart-or-stupid-to-try-and-stand-out-in-a-cover-letter/596838)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-smart-or-stupid-to-try-and-stand-out-in-a-cover-letter/596838 "2011-09-19T20:38:03Z")
By “stand out” I mean to sell yourself using some humor? Here’s the situation: I’m considering applying for a position at my current employer. It’s a little tiny raise but a big jump in responsibility to head a sort of… --- ## [Do you want the date you'll die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-the-date-youll-die/596280)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Violet)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-the-date-youll-die/596280 "2011-09-19T20:35:22Z")
I don’t know if this thread was done before or not…but… Do you think you’d want to know the date of your death? Why or why not? I think i’d want to know. I hate surprises. I’d have a timeline with an end date. I thin… --- ## [Debris in Eye Long After Kenalog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debris-in-eye-long-after-kenalog/596671)
**Author:** [@Eagle1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eagle1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debris-in-eye-long-after-kenalog/596671 "2011-09-19T20:19:54Z")
I’m trying to comment on a comment by Cecil, can’t find his thread here, so I’ll just ask my question in a new one and hope he sees it. Low-Thyroid people aren’t supposed to have Kenalog injections, I didn’t find out un… --- ## [Who is the greatest scientist not to win the Nobel prize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-scientist-not-to-win-the-nobel-prize/596740)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-scientist-not-to-win-the-nobel-prize/596740 "2011-09-19T19:48:14Z")
Who do you think? To define the question a bit, it is motivated by a book I’m reading on the periodic table. The author claims G. N. Lewis as the greatest scientist never to have been honoured with a Nobel. I can get on… --- ## [A Bumper Sticker/T-Shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bumper-sticker-t-shirt/596764)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bumper-sticker-t-shirt/596764 "2011-09-19T19:38:04Z")
This would amount to: YES! What it means: It is understood that, given our human parameters, I prognosticate (stipulate) that your stated cognition is true. Comments invited. Welcome back to adhay. Aloha --- ## [What side of the connubial bed do you sleep on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-side-of-the-connubial-bed-do-you-sleep-on/596452)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-side-of-the-connubial-bed-do-you-sleep-on/596452 "2011-09-19T18:31:47Z")
For those who sleep with someone else: Which side of the bed do you sleep on? Is it related to your handedness? Is it a mostly sleeping comfort choice, or is it mostly an intimacy choice? Do you face toward your partner… --- ## [Are your parents still alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-parents-still-alive/596440)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-parents-still-alive/596440 "2011-09-19T18:21:25Z")
Just curious. I’m 31 and my mom still is. Dad died about ten years ago, though. To be fair, though, he was already forty-three years old when I was born, I’d say that was a bit older than average for a new father. --- ## [Would you get mechanical augmentations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-mechanical-augmentations/596713)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-mechanical-augmentations/596713 "2011-09-19T16:13:38Z")
Poll based on the game Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Set 20 minutes into the future, it revolves around humans getting mechanical upgrades grafted on to their bodies. More precise mechanical hands, faster legs, improved eye… --- ## [Ohio State vs. Penn State (Not Sports)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-state-vs-penn-state-not-sports/596754)
**Author:** [@itchykaiya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/itchykaiya)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-state-vs-penn-state-not-sports/596754 "2011-09-19T15:52:14Z")
Which is better and why? Broad question, broad answers. (No sport arguments) --- ## [The mother of all questions: How important is sex to WOMEN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-questions-how-important-is-sex-to-women/596359)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-questions-how-important-is-sex-to-women/596359 "2011-09-19T15:47:08Z")
In some ways this topic is the culmination of my two previous topics about women’s overall level of sexuality and their interest in sexual enthusiasm. I don’t really have any reason for continuing to post questions like… --- ## [Proliferation of dance schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-dance-schools/596719)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-dance-schools/596719 "2011-09-19T12:51:53Z")
It recent months in my little rural county, I’ve seen several new dance studios spring up. I mentioned it to my daughter and her theory is that the popularity of the various dancing shows on TV have increased the demand… --- ## [What can I be ticketed for while driving on a closed roadway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-be-ticketed-for-while-driving-on-a-closed-roadway/596793)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-be-ticketed-for-while-driving-on-a-closed-roadway/596793 "2011-09-19T10:05:52Z")
There’s probably a GQ answer for this, but I’ll expect I’ll get more traffic here. Long story short, there’s a lot of road construction going on here much like almost everywhere else. They’re pretty much expanding all … --- ## [Strangers opinions please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangers-opinions-please/596756)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangers-opinions-please/596756 "2011-09-19T04:44:33Z")
Being inspired by the couple of posters who have recently shared pics of themselves here, and subsequently opened themselves up to comments/criticism of those pics, I decided to do the same. I think opinions from strang… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1663) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1665)