# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1665 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1666 --- ## [How much would a long weekend in NYC doing the tourist thing typically cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-long-weekend-in-nyc-doing-the-tourist-thing-typically-cost/596752)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-long-weekend-in-nyc-doing-the-tourist-thing-typically-cost/596752 "2011-09-18T23:45:16Z")
Excluding getting there and back (we’ll do Acela from Boston to Penn Station, which is easy to cost out :slight\_smile: ). I am wondering how prices of ordinary tourist things differ between Boston & NY. Boston is an ex… --- ## [Can you solve a semi-complex math problem with just pencil and paper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-solve-a-semi-complex-math-problem-with-just-pencil-and-paper/596557)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-solve-a-semi-complex-math-problem-with-just-pencil-and-paper/596557 "2011-09-18T22:29:56Z")
I’d definitely be screwed without a calculator. I was thinking today, I’m 45 and I have completely forgotten how to add/multiply/divide fractions. I can do simple ones, but 1 and 1/7 multiplied by 2 and 3/16…forget it…… --- ## [Your favorite microprocessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-microprocessor/596584)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-microprocessor/596584 "2011-09-18T21:45:50Z")
My list: Zilog Z80 - Still going strong; who hasn’t written code for it? Shit, my calculator uses a clone. Motorola 6809 - Heart of my first love, the Tandy Color Computer. And a hell of a processor. Intel 80286: I… --- ## [Need questions for interviewee \[spoof\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-questions-for-interviewee-spoof/596129)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-questions-for-interviewee-spoof/596129 "2011-09-18T21:31:15Z")
I’ve been asked to come up with a list of questions for second round interviews for a position we have open. I’ve got most of the real list done, but I want a spoof list to submit first. Here’s what I’ve come up with… --- ## [Weekend in Shanghai or Tokyo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-shanghai-or-tokyo/596717)
**Author:** [@cebe11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cebe11)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-shanghai-or-tokyo/596717 "2011-09-18T20:42:17Z")
So I have an upcoming business trip to Asia and will need to spend a weekend there. Where should I spend the weekend? Tell me the reasons for your choice and what you would do while there if you were me? Thanks! --- ## [A question for dopers in car sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dopers-in-car-sales/596443)
**Author:** [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dopers-in-car-sales/596443 "2011-09-18T17:24:57Z")
I’ve spent the last week shopping for a car. Which was complicated by the fact that I wanted a manual transmission so the selection was more limited. But after a test drive one salesman asked why I only wanted a manual… --- ## [Husband only cooks food I don't like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/husband-only-cooks-food-i-dont-like/596560)
**Author:** [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/husband-only-cooks-food-i-dont-like/596560 "2011-09-18T17:04:07Z")
It has become increasingly apparent over the last year that my husband will only cook foods that I don’t like. I am not a picky eater at all so there aren’t that many foods that I won’t eat, I’ll even usually eat foods … --- ## [Do you love your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-life/596131)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-love-your-life/596131 "2011-09-18T14:18:34Z")
my friend wants to know --- ## [Do you ever REALLY clean your dryer lint screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-really-clean-your-dryer-lint-screen/596152)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-really-clean-your-dryer-lint-screen/596152 "2011-09-18T03:41:08Z")
I mean scrubbing it with a brush, soap and water, not just removing the lint. Supposedly, dryer softener sheets can cause an unseen buildup on your lint screen that can’t be seen. Snopes agrees. I had never heard of s… --- ## [Feeling bad after restaurant bill honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-bad-after-restaurant-bill-honesty/595952)
**Author:** [@puggyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puggyfish)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-bad-after-restaurant-bill-honesty/595952 "2011-09-18T01:08:20Z")
So last night I went out to a nice, pretty expensive restaurant. I had a good meal and a good time. At the end I asked for the bill and it came promptly. Starting to check it, I realised that it was less than I’d expecte… --- ## [What type of mattress do you own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-mattress-do-you-own/595244)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-mattress-do-you-own/595244 "2011-09-17T21:17:42Z")
We just replaced our ten year old mattress, and so I did a lot of research on options. I’m curious about what people really have, so here is a poll. Innerspring is the standard type. Memory foam is like the Tempurpedic… --- ## [Do You Buy the Lottery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-buy-the-lottery/595772)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-buy-the-lottery/595772 "2011-09-17T20:56:47Z")
Do you buy the lottery in any form or variety? --- ## [How do you feel about the time you spend on the Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-the-time-you-spend-on-the-dope/596486)
**Author:** [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-the-time-you-spend-on-the-dope/596486 "2011-09-17T20:39:53Z")
In the thread responding to a recent high-profile banning (won’t link to it, since I’m not sure of the rules, but most of you know who it is and where to find it), I began to think about my posting habits. Specifically,… --- ## [Critique my law school personal statement (please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-law-school-personal-statement-please/596382)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-law-school-personal-statement-please/596382 "2011-09-17T15:42:05Z")
This is only my first draft and I would especially appreciate comments on tone or appropriateness. If it’s too detail-heavy perhaps. THANKS IN ADVANCED! (background: I have a really really bad GPA(2.7) but decent LSAT(… --- ## [What do you think of this homework question? My kid's answer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-homework-question-my-kids-answer/596386)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-homework-question-my-kids-answer/596386 "2011-09-17T14:16:07Z")
My son is in 5th grade and this was the last question we had from the novel they’ve been reading: \*\* Write down what life lesson you have learned from this story and its characters. Be prepared to share your life less… --- ## [Morals, Greed and Corporations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morals-greed-and-corporations/596347)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morals-greed-and-corporations/596347 "2011-09-17T12:50:42Z")
This is based on a true story. I’m just looking for general comments on whether you think the landowner in this story was greedy or not, and maybe a reflection on your personal morals and if you’d do the same thing. 30… --- ## [TiVo is better than other DVRs. Help me make my case.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tivo-is-better-than-other-dvrs-help-me-make-my-case/595977)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tivo-is-better-than-other-dvrs-help-me-make-my-case/595977 "2011-09-17T12:22:48Z")
I have used TiVo pretty much since it came out. We got a Series 1 within a few months of seeing them first advertised and it totally changed the way we watch TV. Then we got DishNetwork and got one of their DVRs for the … --- ## [Do you set your clock fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-set-your-clock-fast/595507)
**Author:** [@Karen\_X2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_X2)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-set-your-clock-fast/595507 "2011-09-17T06:24:54Z")
This has always bugged me. Lots of people seem to set their clocks - house, car, etc…fast. some 5 min, and one of my friends has hers set at home and in the car 15 minutes fast. My S.O. has his set 7 minutes fast. But th… --- ## [How long do you walk your dog for each day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-walk-your-dog-for-each-day/596106)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-walk-your-dog-for-each-day/596106 "2011-09-17T05:57:13Z")
I presume this will be different for people with gardens as opposed to people like me without; I can’t really think of poll options that would be broad enough for living conditions and dog types. My Jack Russell gets ha… --- ## [Dog people who have children...hard to break those old habits? Good Boy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-people-who-have-children-hard-to-break-those-old-habits-good-boy/596399)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-people-who-have-children-hard-to-break-those-old-habits-good-boy/596399 "2011-09-17T00:28:10Z")
Well, I am a new Dad to the most beautiful little boy I have ever seen. He is a week old and I am tired, exhausted and at the same time completely beside myself with joy and love for this little man. However, one thing … --- ## [Your earliest memory of "Press 1 for...."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-earliest-memory-of-press-1-for/596183)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-earliest-memory-of-press-1-for/596183 "2011-09-16T22:42:07Z")
Do you remember when companies started using automated call routers when you call Customer Service? Do you remember the first time you encountered it? I was really wondering what was the first company to use it. I am th… --- ## [Where's the other half of my cat? (gruesome)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-other-half-of-my-cat-gruesome/596405)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-other-half-of-my-cat-gruesome/596405 "2011-09-16T22:24:44Z")
This morning my neighbor knocked on my door to tell me that while walking her dog she saw something black and white on a lawn across the street. She knew we have a black and white cat. I came out, saw the black and white… --- ## [Awkward or embarrassing moments that cannot be avoided](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-or-embarrassing-moments-that-cannot-be-avoided/596415)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-or-embarrassing-moments-that-cannot-be-avoided/596415 "2011-09-16T22:16:46Z")
This just happened to me: I was sitting with a few co-workers in our cafeteria when I saw our CFO walk by. I just had a meeting with him this morning that went well. I was the only one at our table who interacts with … --- ## [For one year, no one on Earth can tell a lie. Results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-one-year-no-one-on-earth-can-tell-a-lie-results/595285)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-one-year-no-one-on-earth-can-tell-a-lie-results/595285 "2011-09-16T21:58:54Z")
Over the weekend I came into possession of the Veritas Velocity Vortex. Despite its name, this device is a bomb; the guy who builds these things just likes alliteration. Anyhoo – once detonated, the VVV will flood the Ea… --- ## [Is it normal to want to hurt cute animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-want-to-hurt-cute-animals/596400)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-want-to-hurt-cute-animals/596400 "2011-09-16T19:26:53Z")
I was typing random stuff into google to see if I could get a funny auto-suggest, and i came across this page, is it normal to want to hurt cute animals?http://m.isitnormal.com/story/i-wanna-hurt-cute-animals-28374/ I a… --- ## [Advice on family dynamic situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-family-dynamic-situation/596392)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-family-dynamic-situation/596392 "2011-09-16T17:37:29Z")
OK dopers, counting on the anonymity of the internet here for some free advice. I’m going to try to summarize this situation as best I can. My in-laws are co-owners of a small construction business. Their business par… --- ## [How much does stolen stuff rent for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-stolen-stuff-rent-for/596316)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-stolen-stuff-rent-for/596316 "2011-09-16T17:19:57Z")
I know: YANML, YANAL, find a lawyer in my state, etc. Not asking for legal advice but just trying to get some general ideas. A bunch of our stuff was stolen at the end of May. They caught the guy like two weeks later … --- ## [Exercise called "The Angelina Jolie"- why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-called-the-angelina-jolie-why/596515)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-called-the-angelina-jolie-why/596515 "2011-09-16T16:45:26Z")
I’m considering running in the local Tough Mudder some time next year. The website has a suggested training program that I’ve been following; it’s pretty good but I rotate it out every 2-3 weeks with a bunch of other ro… --- ## [Teaching my son to drive... tell me what to expect, offer advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-my-son-to-drive-tell-me-what-to-expect-offer-advice/596442)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-my-son-to-drive-tell-me-what-to-expect-offer-advice/596442 "2011-09-16T16:11:18Z")
Today my son turned 16. Tomorrow we’re going to the RMV to get him his permit, and then it’s time to teach him how to drive. I did put him behind the wheel for about 10-15 minutes several years ago on a deserted dead-end… --- ## [chosen chemical for the coming 'pocyclypse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chosen-chemical-for-the-coming-pocyclypse/596387)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chosen-chemical-for-the-coming-pocyclypse/596387 "2011-09-16T12:37:46Z")
So I know a lot of people or fantasizing about crumbling of western civilization and the doom of making due without modern amenities. So a lot of people work to stockpile things: guns, ammo, food, fuel, cigs, gold whate… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1664) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1666)