# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1681 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1682 --- ## [Columbia River Gorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbia-river-gorge/591877)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbia-river-gorge/591877 "2011-08-22T04:58:49Z")
I’m going to be in Vancouver WA for the next two weeks. I’ve always wanted to see the Gorge. I know I’ll see it out the window of the car coming over the bridge from Portland, but where should I go to really get an eyefu… --- ## [Where on your body do you notice weight loss first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-on-your-body-do-you-notice-weight-loss-first/591839)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-on-your-body-do-you-notice-weight-loss-first/591839 "2011-08-22T04:49:59Z")
A combination of being sick and on antibiotics that cause me slight but persistent nausea have been killing my appetite has lead to me losing three or four pounds over the past two and a half weeks. I’m not too worried a… --- ## [Can I “Save/Preserve” Nail Polish Brushes for Later Use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-save-preserve-nail-polish-brushes-for-later-use/593516)
**Author:** [@thursday\_next](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thursday_next)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-save-preserve-nail-polish-brushes-for-later-use/593516 "2011-08-22T04:42:48Z")
I have some nail polish that I need to chunk. The brushes work perfectly on some other polish I have. That polish is not ready to be opened yet, however. So I ask you, Dopers, is there a way that I can save these brus… --- ## [What websites do you use to help plan milestone events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-use-to-help-plan-milestone-events/593612)
**Author:** [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-use-to-help-plan-milestone-events/593612 "2011-08-22T03:44:10Z")
I’m talking about events like a parent or spouses 65th or 90th birthday, or your parent’s 30th or 40th anniversary. Basically, any birthday or anniversary that ends in “0” or “5”. You don’t actually need to go into det… --- ## [Hypothetical Probate Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-probate-question/592932)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-probate-question/592932 "2011-08-22T01:27:11Z")
Jack’s father dies. The will states that the estate is to be divided equally between Jack and his brother. The brother dies before the estate can be settled. The deceased brother’s estate goes to his wife. Jack is t… --- ## [Laptop communication in nightclub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-communication-in-nightclub/593546)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-communication-in-nightclub/593546 "2011-08-22T00:46:32Z")
A musician friend is transferring his sheet music books to his computer so that he can quickly summon up thousands of songs. He’s using a tablet PC, which is essentially a laptop with a touch sensitive screen. (Kinda lik… --- ## [Tourism in Venezuela - would you? Have you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourism-in-venezuela-would-you-have-you/593371)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourism-in-venezuela-would-you-have-you/593371 "2011-08-21T23:39:00Z")
I saw a few minutes in a nature show devoted to Angel Falls, and instantly added them to my bucket list. The awesome just would not quit. Those 1000-meter cliffs make the grand canyon look like a ditch (hyperbole, but it… --- ## [Cat pooping on carpet. How do you stop that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-pooping-on-carpet-how-do-you-stop-that/505178)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-pooping-on-carpet-how-do-you-stop-that/505178 "2011-08-21T20:21:11Z")
I am asking this on behalf of a friend. She has a cat that for some reason has taken to pooping outside the litter box. The cat is only 5 years old and she has been to the vet to see if there are any problems and none … --- ## [If you're an electrician or knowledgeable about electricity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-an-electrician-or-knowledgeable-about-electricity/593421)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-an-electrician-or-knowledgeable-about-electricity/593421 "2011-08-21T19:29:51Z")
At my job I work with alarm panels. One of them has an output for an 8 ohm speaker and the recommended wattage is 15. Months ago I took apart a very old computer I use to own. I have an 8 ohm 0.5 watt speaker I haven’… --- ## [Ugliest Place Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-place-names/591519)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-place-names/591519 "2011-08-21T18:28:43Z")
We were on the road recently and noticed some towns with ugly, ugly names: Varnell, Brainerd and Farragut, for example. You could just hear them rolling off the tongues in nasal, irritating tones: Braaaaynurd, Varr-nayal… --- ## [is there any point to "burying the hatchet" with ex's (from 10 years ago) via Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-to-burying-the-hatchet-with-exs-from-10-years-ago-via-facebook/593542)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-point-to-burying-the-hatchet-with-exs-from-10-years-ago-via-facebook/593542 "2011-08-21T18:25:55Z")
I just recently got “added”, on Facebook, by one of my ex-girlfriends from back in 2000. She is my one “regret” from my past, not so much in a sense of “she’s the one that got away”, but more that she’s the only on that… --- ## [Gardening Question: squirrels eating paper bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-question-squirrels-eating-paper-bags/593544)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-question-squirrels-eating-paper-bags/593544 "2011-08-21T17:54:58Z")
Our friendly neighborhood squirrels seem to have decided that our gardening and charcoal paper bags are tasty. The are constantly eating holes through the bags and we can’t figure out how to stop them. They don’t eat the… --- ## [Does English get translated as badly as other languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-english-get-translated-as-badly-as-other-languages/593377)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-english-get-translated-as-badly-as-other-languages/593377 "2011-08-21T16:50:08Z")
We’ve all seen products or at least pictures of products from other countries where the English translations of descriptions or instructions just makes you shake your head. One of the most well known examples became an … --- ## [Ladies, do you care if your husband/ SO forgets your birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-care-if-your-husband-so-forgets-your-birthday/593401)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-care-if-your-husband-so-forgets-your-birthday/593401 "2011-08-21T16:33:33Z")
Inspired by some responses in the parallel thread I started. --- ## [What would happen if all the passengers in a 747...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-all-the-passengers-in-a-747/593496)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-all-the-passengers-in-a-747/593496 "2011-08-21T16:12:03Z")
…rushed to one side of the plane to see a volcano erupt ? --- ## [Tips and tricks for finding work in your late teens and early 20s.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-for-finding-work-in-your-late-teens-and-early-20s/593482)
**Author:** [@andrew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrew_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-for-finding-work-in-your-late-teens-and-early-20s/593482 "2011-08-21T15:36:59Z")
This may end up being a bit of a long read so I’ll be as quick and to the point as I can and elaborate on a point only when/if asked to. I’m 20 years old, male, and I live in Toronto, Canada. For the last year I have be… --- ## [Hyphenating a child's last name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyphenating-a-childs-last-name/593179)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyphenating-a-childs-last-name/593179 "2011-08-21T15:05:21Z")
When a child’s last name is hypenated to include the surnames of both the father and mother, is it standard for one to come before the other? Or is it a matter of preference? Have you done it, if so in what order did y… --- ## [Tiger Moms book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-moms-book/568511)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-moms-book/568511 "2011-08-21T14:13:32Z")
There was an article in the local paper recently about a book written about ‘Tiger Moms’ which refers to Chinese-American moms who push their kids to succeed. I haven’t read the book, but from the description, the author… --- ## [About to start college a little late at age 20...Any advice you want to give me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-start-college-a-little-late-at-age-20-any-advice-you-want-to-give-me/592651)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-start-college-a-little-late-at-age-20-any-advice-you-want-to-give-me/592651 "2011-08-21T13:15:48Z")
First off, let me give you guys a bit of background info as to how things got to this point: For starters, I’m not a slouch; I’m not one of those guys who breezed through high school and couldn’t have gone to university… --- ## [How big was your high school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-was-your-high-school/592572)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-was-your-high-school/592572 "2011-08-21T11:54:26Z")
by number of total students? The largest high school in the US, according to this chart from US News, is Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois at 4,483. The largest high school in the world is appare… --- ## [Can spit shining shoes damage them or make shoe conditioner less effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-spit-shining-shoes-damage-them-or-make-shoe-conditioner-less-effective/593381)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-spit-shining-shoes-damage-them-or-make-shoe-conditioner-less-effective/593381 "2011-08-21T03:46:03Z")
I plan to spit shine my shoes. I won’t use actual spit but rather water. From what I understand, shoe polish plugs holes in the polished surface so that light is reflected, which results in a shine. If it’s very well p… --- ## [Is my vagina no longer like a self-cleaning oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-vagina-no-longer-like-a-self-cleaning-oven/585004)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-vagina-no-longer-like-a-self-cleaning-oven/585004 "2011-08-21T03:13:16Z")
I recently had to have hysterectomy, during which my cervix was removed. So now my va-jay-jay is essentially a dead-end flesh tunnel. My gynie always said that vaginas were like self-cleaning ovens and expelled most ev… --- ## [President-for-Life Bachman has just been re-elected...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-for-life-bachman-has-just-been-re-elected/593254)
**Author:** [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-for-life-bachman-has-just-been-re-elected/593254 "2011-08-21T02:29:28Z")
…(unanimously, of course), and as a gift for her loyal \[del\]subjects\[/del\] constituents, she has \[del\]decreed\[/del\] sent a bill to congress that would \[del\]require\[/del\] allow for the unwilling transport of miscreants, n… --- ## [\[Poll for guys\] Do you have an opinion on shirts with French cuffs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920 "2011-08-21T02:11:23Z")
I was just wondering. I don’t see a whole lot of guys wearing them. --- ## [Texting hours etiquette.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-hours-etiquette/593032)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-hours-etiquette/593032 "2011-08-21T01:28:12Z")
Early this morning (5am) I was out walking the dogs and saw that there is a show tonight that I wanted to go see. Since it’s a last minute event, I thought I should text my friends as soon as possible to see if they were… --- ## [We're starting an paramilitary interstellar exploration force. Base it on the Navy or Air Force?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-starting-an-paramilitary-interstellar-exploration-force-base-it-on-the-navy-or-air-force/593055)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-starting-an-paramilitary-interstellar-exploration-force-base-it-on-the-navy-or-air-force/593055 "2011-08-21T00:21:39Z")
The aliens from this old thread of mine have been moved to share their faster-than-light drive and related tech with the United States: not out of any particular niceness, but because it turns out there’s a big honking d… --- ## [Need help with design for backyard BBQ pit - possible graphic design ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-design-for-backyard-bbq-pit-possible-graphic-design/593335)
**Author:** [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-design-for-backyard-bbq-pit-possible-graphic-design/593335 "2011-08-20T23:27:07Z")
I am building a barrel smoker over a stone/dirt BBQ pit in my back yard. I have painted the barrel fully black on the outside, just for appearance sake. While it looks nice, I want to put something else on it, such as a … --- ## [Could you live in a society in which dueling was legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-in-a-society-in-which-dueling-was-legal/591618)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-in-a-society-in-which-dueling-was-legal/591618 "2011-08-20T21:06:35Z")
Read the setup or not; it’s your call. Click on the spoiler box to see it. \[spoiler\]Let’s say you’re offered your dream job in a foreign country. The pay is much, much higher than the best job you’ve ever had before; th… --- ## [Cheap but good keyboard vacuum or similar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-but-good-keyboard-vacuum-or-similar/593396)
**Author:** [@supergoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergoose)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-but-good-keyboard-vacuum-or-similar/593396 "2011-08-20T19:24:12Z")
I’m looking for a small, gentle vacuum for keyboards and small collectables that can’t really be washed/dusted (that contain cloth, like dolls). Ebay lists loads that are insanely cheap. What’s a good kind or a price tha… --- ## [Which is a better branch for helicopter pilots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-a-better-branch-for-helicopter-pilots/593404)
**Author:** [@BKKTN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKKTN)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-a-better-branch-for-helicopter-pilots/593404 "2011-08-20T19:23:35Z")
I am looking at Army or Navy. (This is not to say I wouldn’t consider the other branches). I am still in high school and I am planning to go to college and go the ROTC route. (Attending an academy would be nice, but so … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1680) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1682)