# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1668 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1669 --- ## [Is Windows Phone dead in the water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-phone-dead-in-the-water/594746)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-phone-dead-in-the-water/594746 "2011-09-13T00:31:17Z")
Since I have been using, and working in, Windows all my adult life, I was curious where Microsoft is in the iPhone - iPad - Android - Xoom generation. Wiki says that Microsoft developed a version of Windows for touch-scr… --- ## [High speed internet options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-internet-options/596108)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-internet-options/596108 "2011-09-13T00:14:14Z")
I moved to a new place but the options for internet here are not very good. I can only get 784k from AT&T for DSL which seems very low. They claim they don’t have any more slots for anything at a higher speed. Ca… --- ## [The Flirt-Sell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-sell/595312)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-sell/595312 "2011-09-13T00:06:58Z")
There’s the hard-sell, the soft-sell, the bait-and-switch, etc. I identified the “flirt-sell” yesterday at a booth fair. It’s close cousin, the flirt-for-tips, is well known. Have you been preyed upon by the flirt-sell? … --- ## [How did you know I was looking at you???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-know-i-was-looking-at-you/595863)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-know-i-was-looking-at-you/595863 "2011-09-12T23:56:22Z")
Inspired by this thread. I frequently experience a slight variance of this. I enjoy me some good ol’ fashioned people watching. It’s a hobby…and probably contributes to my introversion. :slight\_smile: I don’t make a… --- ## [Finger stalls for children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-stalls-for-children/595826)
**Author:** [@Teacake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teacake)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-stalls-for-children/595826 "2011-09-12T21:04:11Z")
My small friend (aged 6) had the tip of his index finger removed in an accident. He’s all bandaged up, but they haven’t given his parents any finger stalls to keep the bandage clean and dry. And he’s 6. I thought I’d be … --- ## [Recommend a good, inexpensive cell phone headset](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-inexpensive-cell-phone-headset/595835)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-inexpensive-cell-phone-headset/595835 "2011-09-12T16:48:08Z")
I don’t care if it’s bluetooth or wired, it just needs to have good sound quality and be affordable. I’ve had a bluetooth headset in the past (years ago) that people would always complain about not being able to understa… --- ## [Ego Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ego-surgery/595972)
**Author:** [@mrtwobit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrtwobit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ego-surgery/595972 "2011-09-12T14:55:19Z")
Have you ever considered getting surgery to reduce your ego?:smack::smack: --- ## [Dealing with difficult people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-difficult-people/595922)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-difficult-people/595922 "2011-09-12T14:02:48Z")
What are your strategies for dealing with difficult people? For me, what I find is that what bothers you the most in others tends to be the things that bother you about yourself. Often, when someone rubs you the wrong w… --- ## [What to do in Boston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-boston/589614)
**Author:** [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-boston/589614 "2011-09-12T14:00:18Z")
So, last spring my work sent me to LA for three or four days - it wasn’t so great. Mostly, the conference lasted the entire time and our one free day was eaten up in flight time and layovers after we missed a flight in M… --- ## [Recommend a media player for XP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-media-player-for-xp/595941)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-media-player-for-xp/595941 "2011-09-12T11:05:23Z")
My wife’s computer acquired a virus, we don’t know how since she practices safety above all (but she gets Word files from customers, so who knows). Our guru brought it back with the OS, Win XP, reinstalled. But various… --- ## [So I have Lyme's Disease...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-lymes-disease/594998)
**Author:** [@Dave.B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave.B)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-lymes-disease/594998 "2011-09-12T08:56:22Z")
After a week of having a strange itchy red patch on my forearm (which actually disappeared, then reappeared two days later with a vengeance), I finally went to the doctor. She said it’s Lyme’s Disease. She also appeared … --- ## [Professional exam, help me choose what to wear!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-exam-help-me-choose-what-to-wear/595644)
**Author:** [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-exam-help-me-choose-what-to-wear/595644 "2011-09-12T08:29:28Z")
I have the second part of my nMRCGP coming up soon. The last exam before I’m finally a fully qualified GP. It involves seeing 13 fake patients in a row over 2 1/2 hours. The exam is in London- a plane ride and an overn… --- ## [What is the best kid-friendly image search engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-kid-friendly-image-search-engine/595937)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-kid-friendly-image-search-engine/595937 "2011-09-12T04:08:41Z")
This is part of my ongoing, sudden job change situation. Basically, I just became a computer application teacher out of nowhere after being an English teacher for years. I want the kids to be able to locate a picture on… --- ## [Dopers overweight as children: What would you criticize your parents for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-overweight-as-children-what-would-you-criticize-your-parents-for/595055)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-overweight-as-children-what-would-you-criticize-your-parents-for/595055 "2011-09-12T03:19:23Z")
I just came back from visiting my family down in ATL. For the past couple of months, every time I’ve talked to my mother, she has mentioned how fat my nieces have grown. Each time, I just rolled my eyes. Not because I… --- ## [Recommend a comfortable reading chair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-comfortable-reading-chair/595861)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-comfortable-reading-chair/595861 "2011-09-12T01:38:05Z")
So, I’m trying to buy a chair for the reading corner in my apartment. Can anyone recommend a decent one for less than $200? --- ## [Please help/critique my resume for creative job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-critique-my-resume-for-creative-job/595889)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-critique-my-resume-for-creative-job/595889 "2011-09-12T00:30:40Z")
Hi all. After ten+ years as a freelanceer, I happened upon a job posting at an entertainment company that I greatly admire, for a position that – swear to God – looks like something I created myself after hacking into th… --- ## [Guys: A Reverse Harem: Could You Live Like That?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-a-reverse-harem-could-you-live-like-that/595860)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-a-reverse-harem-could-you-live-like-that/595860 "2011-09-12T00:24:04Z")
Well, couldya? Me - no. That’s a lot of freedom to give up, and I don’t think we guys have the same monogamous personality as the ladies. Q --- ## [Is there any argument that stops Obama birthers in their tracks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-argument-that-stops-obama-birthers-in-their-tracks/595878)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-argument-that-stops-obama-birthers-in-their-tracks/595878 "2011-09-11T22:47:46Z")
I’m guessing not, because if my brief conversation today with a birther/Tea Partier/ \[del\] bigot \[/del\] uber-conservative is any indication, they will shape-shift in a most frustrating manner. Brief synopsis of the conv… --- ## [Questions about buying dumbbells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-buying-dumbbells/595785)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-buying-dumbbells/595785 "2011-09-11T21:21:35Z")
I need to start working out again; I did rigorously for a while but it’s been a few years. I want to buy a set of dumbbells for home use- solid one piecers so that I don’t have to unscrew and then add weight. Questions… --- ## [Propane or gasoline generator for emergency purposes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propane-or-gasoline-generator-for-emergency-purposes/595412)
**Author:** [@silk1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silk1976)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propane-or-gasoline-generator-for-emergency-purposes/595412 "2011-09-11T16:53:54Z")
We’re considering getting a generator for emergency purposes to power our house in the event of a long term power outage. Irene knocked out our power for 3.5 days, and fortunately we were able to borrow a generator - bu… --- ## [I need help with my dog!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-my-dog/595660)
**Author:** [@robynzakar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robynzakar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-my-dog/595660 "2011-09-11T16:31:57Z")
I have a 3 year old Maltese (Chloe). She is the love of my life. When she was just about a year old she became very ill for almost 2 months. No vet was able to explain why she was bleeding from her rectum and why she tr… --- ## [Eating makes me Sad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-makes-me-sad/595750)
**Author:** [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-makes-me-sad/595750 "2011-09-11T15:14:22Z")
“Eating makes me sad.” My husband said this to me the other day, and repeated it today. He was talking about eating at lunch, then in the afternoon feeling sad / depressed emotionally. Not like the sugar sleepies, but… --- ## [death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death/595911)
**Author:** [@BasicBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BasicBlack)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death/595911 "2011-09-11T14:39:08Z")
I had a friend tell an ex lover that I died because she wanted to see if he cared and I thought it was the best way I could stay away. Now, I miss him so much but know I cannot take back the lie. What is the best way t… --- ## [Vitamin D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-d/595842)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-d/595842 "2011-09-11T13:42:19Z")
I had a physical a couple of days ago. (BP 110/80, PSA normal, cholesterol not great but the doc wasn’t too concerned about it, heart and lungs sound fine.) I’ve heard, anecdotally, that doctors tend to obsess about vi… --- ## [How to be supportive of a SO getting a Master's Degree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-supportive-of-a-so-getting-a-masters-degree/595881)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-supportive-of-a-so-getting-a-masters-degree/595881 "2011-09-11T11:51:00Z")
My fiancee is starting her MSW (Masters of Social Work) the same time as we are getting married and taking the tenants of her mom’s property to court. Suffice to say it is particularly stressful for her. There are a lot … --- ## [9/11 Anniversary - how bad is the risk of another attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-anniversary-how-bad-is-the-risk-of-another-attack/595774)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-anniversary-how-bad-is-the-risk-of-another-attack/595774 "2011-09-11T06:50:04Z")
Sorry to create yet another 9/11 anniversary thread, but I didn’t see anything specifically about this topic. I’m wondering how concerned I should be about going out on Sunday the 11th. I live in the DC area. I’m alre… --- ## ["Gracious" vs. "Graceful"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gracious-vs-graceful/595829)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gracious-vs-graceful/595829 "2011-09-11T04:45:14Z")
More and more, I’m hearing people use the word “graceful” when they mean “gracious.” As in: “She congratulated her opponent on his victory, showing how graceful she can be.” Have enough people made this mistake to legi… --- ## [Would It Piss You Off If Your Child's Teacher Did This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-piss-you-off-if-your-childs-teacher-did-this/595550)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-piss-you-off-if-your-childs-teacher-did-this/595550 "2011-09-11T03:10:17Z")
My youngest son, 12, is in 7th grade in a special-needs classroom that he stays in for all but one period of the day, PE. He has always had some kind of special needs of one type or another, so I am always geared up to … --- ## [Anybody have a toaster recomendation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-a-toaster-recomendation/595820)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-a-toaster-recomendation/595820 "2011-09-11T00:06:48Z")
So After about 20 years my toaster started sparking and arcing when I went to make toast for my eggs this morning. I decided I probably don’t want to toast my future sourdough by setting the kitchen on fire. However the… --- ## [Super Flu Shot for Presidents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-flu-shot-for-presidents/595760)
**Author:** [@WILDJC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILDJC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-flu-shot-for-presidents/595760 "2011-09-11T00:05:38Z")
Every flu season, millions of people worldwide get the flu, flu shot or not. Did it ever occur to you, that as far as I can remember, a President (who by the way travels all over the place, making him very susceptible to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1667) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1669)