# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1690 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1691 --- ## [Why strippers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-strippers/591813)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-strippers/591813 "2011-08-08T16:32:42Z")
Why strippers? I don’t get it. Yeah, novelty factor OK. Bachelor party fine. But to stay in the black they must need some repeat customers. It’s just a tease, isn’t it? I mean, sure it gets you hard. But if you can’t je… --- ## [Handedness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handedness/591253)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handedness/591253 "2011-08-08T15:09:07Z")
All of my life I’ve been asked if I was left handed. I use my left hand more. However, I can’t write with it (ledgably). So, I am right handed. So, just wondering if anyone else is like this. Same for lefties who do ever… --- ## [8yo daughter wants to make own website - best ways to be safe about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8yo-daughter-wants-to-make-own-website-best-ways-to-be-safe-about-it/591474)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8yo-daughter-wants-to-make-own-website-best-ways-to-be-safe-about-it/591474 "2011-08-08T15:08:09Z")
My daughter Googled “how to make you own website” the other day. She stumbled upon a few sites that have some ready-to-go templates and offer a unique domain name and a small amount of free online space. Her aims are pre… --- ## [How important in sexual enthusiasm to women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-in-sexual-enthusiasm-to-women/591776)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-in-sexual-enthusiasm-to-women/591776 "2011-08-08T14:58:46Z")
I made a thread a while ago with the subject heading of “Are women less sexual than men?” With the exception of a few posters, the general consensus was that yes, women are less sexual than men. This got me thinking, i… --- ## [Would It Benefit Germany To Go Back To The Deutschmark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-benefit-germany-to-go-back-to-the-deutschmark/591654)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-benefit-germany-to-go-back-to-the-deutschmark/591654 "2011-08-08T14:35:49Z")
This question is for those of you much more knowledgable than me, but the last time I was home, I heard more than one German merchant telling me he hated the Euro and wished it had never been initiated. So with what is … --- ## ["Friends with benefits"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits/591133)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits/591133 "2011-08-08T14:14:32Z")
Also known as fuckbuddies. Friends who you fuck. The idea being that you use each other to satisfy each other’s needs without any emotional attachment attached or the other things that come with a proper relationship. Ch… --- ## [Yeah, a waste of words, but damn I need to vent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-a-waste-of-words-but-damn-i-need-to-vent/591424)
**Author:** [@spena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spena)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-a-waste-of-words-but-damn-i-need-to-vent/591424 "2011-08-08T13:09:44Z")
AHHH! I don’t even know where to start. I don’t even know if I can use cuss words on this page. Fuck it, fuck censorship after all. I’m so frustrated with the way things are going on right now. I know we read so many … --- ## [Dutch Atheist Priest (Protestant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-atheist-priest-protestant/591730)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-atheist-priest-protestant/591730 "2011-08-08T12:17:04Z")
Came across this article on the BBC news website. The priest in question is a member of the largest protestant church in the Netherlands. There is nothing new about the idea I’ve bolded of course, for example Thomas Je… --- ## [Resume Assistance: Years spent as a SAHM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-assistance-years-spent-as-a-sahm/584210)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resume-assistance-years-spent-as-a-sahm/584210 "2011-08-08T11:01:17Z")
I am updating my resume and putting down the decade plus at home as a domestic engineer, apparently isn’t going to fly in The Real World. How do I stylize my words? --- ## [Gardening Help! Strawberry Shamrock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-help-strawberry-shamrock/454649)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-help-strawberry-shamrock/454649 "2011-08-08T10:44:53Z")
I planted two strawberry shamrocks, which looked fabulous until about a week or so ago. They were perfectly formed clumps of shamrocks with a gazillion little pink blooms on them. They don’t run, and they’ll keep coming … --- ## [marriage in trouble....what to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-in-trouble-what-to-do/591802)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-in-trouble-what-to-do/591802 "2011-08-08T08:09:21Z")
My marriage has been in a rough spot for the last few months and today my wife tells me we should consider separating for a while. I’m not going to go into details, this isn’t due to infidelity on either of our parts, s… --- ## [Shampoo for oily but static-prone hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo-for-oily-but-static-prone-hair/530892)
**Author:** [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo-for-oily-but-static-prone-hair/530892 "2011-08-08T07:30:55Z")
My hair is quite oily, but is also very prone to static, especially in the winter. I’m currently using a “deep-cleaning” shampoo with a regular conditioner, but I’d like to try something else, as I still get static quit… --- ## [Looking Back at Your Abortion Decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-back-at-your-abortion-decision/591145)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-back-at-your-abortion-decision/591145 "2011-08-08T05:32:15Z")
So, somewhere in your past you may have been faced with the decision to take a fetus to term or abort. I’d like to know how you feel today about that decision. If you are a guy, you might tell us how youi felt about you… --- ## [Mind dating someone with the same first name at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-dating-someone-with-the-same-first-name-at-all/591717)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-dating-someone-with-the-same-first-name-at-all/591717 "2011-08-08T04:42:12Z")
Something that randomly popped into my head one day during an unrelated thought process. Would you mind at all dating someone with the same first name as you? I’d like those with fairly (or greater) gender-specific nam… --- ## [What is wrong with the Democratic Party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-the-democratic-party/591907)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-the-democratic-party/591907 "2011-08-08T04:05:40Z")
No debating, please. Just vote for one of the options listed. Thanks. --- ## [Tell me what I need to know about my trip to Mexico!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-about-my-trip-to-mexico/588407)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-about-my-trip-to-mexico/588407 "2011-08-08T03:10:04Z")
I’m finally actually going in a few weeks! My cousin is in the Peace Corps in San Luis Potosi and we’ll be taking day trips from there and Mexico City. She’s coming up with stuff for us to do, but I was hoping you guys… --- ## [Turning knowing people into a job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-knowing-people-into-a-job/591696)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-knowing-people-into-a-job/591696 "2011-08-08T02:50:31Z")
I’ve got a friend, who’s that guy that everybody loves, the one that no matter what you need knows at least one person who can do it. We were talking about this, and he said that there had to be some way of making money… --- ## [What would you say to this spoiled brat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-to-this-spoiled-brat/591252)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-to-this-spoiled-brat/591252 "2011-08-08T02:34:50Z")
Say you went to McDonalds for someone. You get back and give them their order (which, by the way, you paid for, they didn’t). They try the fries and it turns out they cooled a little bit on the drive back. The person tr… --- ## [What's Death Valley Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-death-valley-like/591768)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-death-valley-like/591768 "2011-08-08T01:19:13Z")
I have an opportunity to go to Death Valley California with a friend this September. It will be late November, all expenses paid by him. I am pretty much a city dude, but the idea sounds interesting. Still the thought o… --- ## [Do you have a panic room, would you get one, ever been in one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-panic-room-would-you-get-one-ever-been-in-one/591668)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-panic-room-would-you-get-one-ever-been-in-one/591668 "2011-08-07T23:56:07Z")
I know there was that film a few years back but I’ve never seen one. Are they common enough that dopers have either seen them or actually have them in their homes? Anyone? Would you like to have one in your home? I can… --- ## [Is 3D-TV Worth It Yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-3d-tv-worth-it-yet/591866)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-3d-tv-worth-it-yet/591866 "2011-08-07T22:19:35Z")
I’m looking to get a new TV soon (the old Insignia is having electronics problems again) and I’m looking at either the LG 47LV5500 (which is not 3D) or the LG 47LW5600 (which is 3D). The 5600 is about $100 to $200 more t… --- ## [Essential Tremors - when to medicate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-tremors-when-to-medicate/591744)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-tremors-when-to-medicate/591744 "2011-08-07T21:40:52Z")
I’ve been talking to my doctor for several years about my medication options and in general I’m in favour of holding off as long as possible but this week is making me wonder if it’s getting close to time. In the past I… --- ## [I'm worried about the winner of my eBay auction. Should I be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-the-winner-of-my-ebay-auction-should-i-be/591185)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-worried-about-the-winner-of-my-ebay-auction-should-i-be/591185 "2011-08-07T20:55:41Z")
I just sold a 1950s German radio on eBay, and although the listing said I’d only sell to US buyers, the winner has the user name orientalradio and an e-mail address with an .hk (Hong Kong) domain. The messages he’s sent … --- ## [Leaky house help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaky-house-help/591816)
**Author:** [@artemis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/artemis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaky-house-help/591816 "2011-08-07T18:27:56Z")
My house is driving me crazy! Several years ago, I discovered I had a serious problem on my hands: water was somehow getting into my west-facing exterior wall and creating wet spots on my finished basement’s ceiling whe… --- ## [Car Question: Subaru Forester](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-subaru-forester/591605)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-subaru-forester/591605 "2011-08-07T17:52:41Z")
Specifically, I’m thinking of buying a 2011 model, and wonder what, if anything, you folks think about it and how it matches up against its competitors like the seemingly ubiquitous RAV-4. --- ## [How do you organize your collections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-your-collections/591734)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-your-collections/591734 "2011-08-07T17:51:40Z")
My music collection is chronological by band, then chronological within that band and all done right to left. I never thought about it until the other night when I realized that my books are all set left to right. That m… --- ## [Teachers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers/591430)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers/591430 "2011-08-07T17:33:43Z")
I saw this commerical were this woman saves on daycare because her kids are being watched by a robot. It got me thinking of something I’ve thought of in the past. In the future, will teachers be replaces by robots (or co… --- ## [Looking back on your life, what would you have done differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-back-on-your-life-what-would-you-have-done-differently/591209)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-back-on-your-life-what-would-you-have-done-differently/591209 "2011-08-07T17:21:10Z")
Looking back on your life, what one thing would you have done differently? In other words, imagine giving advice to your younger self (whether one year ago or twenty years ago). What would you say? I’m interested in ac… --- ## [alternatives to iTunes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-itunes/591382)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-itunes/591382 "2011-08-07T15:17:19Z")
A Google search turned up quite a few options. What I am hoping for is Doper suggestions and experiences with methods of syncing music to an iPod without using iTunes. ftr, I was recently gifted with a 30g iPod classic… --- ## [Going back to work when you know you're boss is pissed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-work-when-you-know-youre-boss-is-pissed/591486)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-work-when-you-know-youre-boss-is-pissed/591486 "2011-08-07T13:03:58Z")
This morning, I slightly pissed off my boss. I said something he took the wrong way (I can see how he would have) and the shift was overstaffed, so he sent me home for the shift. He was contradicting himself, and I cal… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1689) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1691)