# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1692 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1693 --- ## [Best hat for fat balding man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hat-for-fat-balding-man/591059)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hat-for-fat-balding-man/591059 "2011-08-06T00:03:57Z")
Pretty self-explanatory. Need suggestions for a decent hat for sun/rain protection that doesn’t look ridiculous on a fat guy. Imagine Drew Carey before he lost weight or the computer programmer Nedry from Jurassic Park. … --- ## [I need to buy a laptop for University. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-buy-a-laptop-for-university-help/591637)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-buy-a-laptop-for-university-help/591637 "2011-08-05T23:30:30Z")
I start University on September 5 and need a PC laptop. My budget is $700 to $1000 and I am not averse to a refurbished laptop. I would like to get the most bang for my buck, obviously. Must haves are wireless capabiliti… --- ## [Help us name the roomba!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-the-roomba/590787)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-the-roomba/590787 "2011-08-05T21:13:46Z")
We’ve just got a roomba 770 and it needs a name. We are looking for butler themed ones but anything you might think of is good. Thoughts? Shorter is better; while stanford bigglesworth the fourteenth is amusing, it’s far… --- ## [How to transport my cats down the east coast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transport-my-cats-down-the-east-coast/591566)
**Author:** [@sabakunotaira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sabakunotaira)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transport-my-cats-down-the-east-coast/591566 "2011-08-05T21:12:00Z")
So I’m moving in about 2 weeks to go to college. I currently live in New Jersey and will be moving to Florida. I’ve been trying to find a good home for my cats for the past few weeks, but every I’ve talked to only wants … --- ## [I am at a loss: my girlfriend works for Lucifer himself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-at-a-loss-my-girlfriend-works-for-lucifer-himself/591199)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-at-a-loss-my-girlfriend-works-for-lucifer-himself/591199 "2011-08-05T20:13:49Z")
My live-in girlfriend works for a small five-employee company that sells sno-cone syrup and ice cream machines. She’s been there about a year-and-a-half now, I estimate. Every day, she comes home exhausted, near the po… --- ## [Unitarian Universalism services - what can I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unitarian-universalism-services-what-can-i-expect/591540)
**Author:** [@Bri2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bri2k)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unitarian-universalism-services-what-can-i-expect/591540 "2011-08-05T20:10:50Z")
I was reading this thread from a non-religious person who wanted to see what church was like and it got me curious. There’s a Unitarian Universalist church not far from my home and I think I might attend services there t… --- ## [Experience working odd shifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-working-odd-shifts/591388)
**Author:** [@Karrius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karrius)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-working-odd-shifts/591388 "2011-08-05T19:26:12Z")
I’m unemployed just out of college, and have just been contacted by two companies to interview with positions. Pretty sweet, only both positions have odd shifts - one has a shift that rotates based on the week, and the o… --- ## [Tell me about Nova Scotia (and surrounding area)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-nova-scotia-and-surrounding-area/591190)
**Author:** [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-nova-scotia-and-surrounding-area/591190 "2011-08-05T19:03:58Z")
Family road trip begins in about a week and a half. We’re packing the car with clothes, a large cooler, a tent, and whatever else and driving east. Some hotels, some camping (nothing crazy, just overnight). Participants … --- ## [Fancy Pens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fancy-pens/591329)
**Author:** [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fancy-pens/591329 "2011-08-05T19:02:39Z")
I want to buy a fancy pen for my husband for his birthday. I know nothing about fancy pens. Does anyone know what constitutes a fancy pen or what brand I should be looking at? --- ## [Trivial pronunciation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pronunciation-question/591194)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pronunciation-question/591194 "2011-08-05T19:01:34Z")
I’ve always been curious–whenever you hear somebody talking about a particular type of female-stuff doctor, they refer to them as an O-B-G-Y-N (using each individual letter). Since the full term is “obstetrician-gynecol… --- ## [BFE or EBF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bfe-or-ebf/591478)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bfe-or-ebf/591478 "2011-08-05T16:39:38Z")
Okayeeee… I grew up in various places, but by the time I hit the age when I was conscious about it, everybody who wanted to leave was calling the place East Bumfuck (or EBF for short). I thought they meant one specific … --- ## [Can I tell my friend that I think her boyfriend is controlling? (very long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-tell-my-friend-that-i-think-her-boyfriend-is-controlling-very-long/591094)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-tell-my-friend-that-i-think-her-boyfriend-is-controlling-very-long/591094 "2011-08-05T16:26:12Z")
So here is the deal. I’ve spent this summer doing an internship is rural Africa. It has honestly been a challenge. The project was not what we were sold, it is falling apart due to lack of local support, and our standard… --- ## [Hitchhiking...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhiking/591257)
**Author:** [@saffsez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saffsez)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhiking/591257 "2011-08-05T15:49:37Z")
Seriously people used to do this (still do this?) commonly and without a death wish? Anyone on here ever do this? and…? (Just read a book about Ted Bundy and I was born in 1978 so maybe this accounts for my curiosity…) … --- ## [How should I react to this credit card fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-react-to-this-credit-card-fraud/591598)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-react-to-this-credit-card-fraud/591598 "2011-08-05T15:34:22Z")
A couple of months ago I received a call from my CC’s fraud department saying they detected fraudulent activity. Apparently someone stole my identity, moved “me” to Toronto (I live in Windsor) and went shopping. It tur… --- ## [Inexpensive Chesapeake weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inexpensive-chesapeake-weekend/591504)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inexpensive-chesapeake-weekend/591504 "2011-08-05T14:53:18Z")
So the Mrs. and I are looking to get away for an extended weekend over Labor Day. We both want to crap out on a beach for a few days with a thermos full of gin and soda, read some books, and eat some seafood. Our first … --- ## [Meeting a mind from another period in history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-a-mind-from-another-period-in-history/591476)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-a-mind-from-another-period-in-history/591476 "2011-08-05T14:01:30Z")
If I somehow met up with someone, say in a pub or drawing room, who as it turns out is visiting from the late 19th Century, I’d imagine he would have a bit of a Stilted But Earnest Manner of Speaking and an (unreasonably… --- ## [People who know about purses: how to describe the features I want, and where to find them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-know-about-purses-how-to-describe-the-features-i-want-and-where-to-find-them/591221)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-know-about-purses-how-to-describe-the-features-i-want-and-where-to-find-them/591221 "2011-08-05T13:31:50Z")
So I’m in the market for a new purse. I had the perfect purse, almost, but it wore out and our evil cat pissed on it to boot. Now I need a new one, but I’m picky, and that one has been out of production for a decade and … --- ## [Thank a Teacher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-a-teacher/591356)
**Author:** [@differencemade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/differencemade)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-a-teacher/591356 "2011-08-05T04:38:27Z")
I’m a writer for the Huffington Post and I recently wrote an article detailing the tough times teachers have been going through in the US as of late, and I was blown away by the hundreds of emails I received from teacher… --- ## [JFK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfk/591128)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfk/591128 "2011-08-05T04:01:14Z")
Another thread and it’s options reminded me of a converstation I’ve heard over and over again. That is JFK is overrated. This from people who were alive when he was elected. (I wasn’t.) Why do people like him so much? I… --- ## [Civil union/marriage dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-union-marriage-dilemma/588867)
**Author:** [@angjax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/angjax)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-union-marriage-dilemma/588867 "2011-08-05T03:43:56Z")
Hi there I’m a New Zealander (female) who entered into a Civil Union with my Irish born partner (male). We are now wanting to get married in a traditional marriage ceremony in Ireland next year with family present. In… --- ## [Transparent liars, wannabe cheats and lame attempts at fraud in your industry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transparent-liars-wannabe-cheats-and-lame-attempts-at-fraud-in-your-industry/590823)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transparent-liars-wannabe-cheats-and-lame-attempts-at-fraud-in-your-industry/590823 "2011-08-05T03:27:57Z")
I was thinking back to various jobs I’ve held and have realized a common thread is that, when the chips are down, many people have absolutely no problem lying, cheating and commiting petty fraud for some tiny advantage. … --- ## [Do you know your license plate number on the vehicle you drive most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-license-plate-number-on-the-vehicle-you-drive-most/591251)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-license-plate-number-on-the-vehicle-you-drive-most/591251 "2011-08-05T02:22:17Z")
Last night, I stayed at motel and parking was limited and they wanted to know the license plate on my car. I used to know, but a couple of years ago, Missouri gave out new plates and I never bothered to remember the new… --- ## [Gotta ask ... anonymous poll re panties from other thread -- and I'm female in case you didn't know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotta-ask-anonymous-poll-re-panties-from-other-thread-and-im-female-in-case-you-didnt-know/590667)
**Author:** [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotta-ask-anonymous-poll-re-panties-from-other-thread-and-im-female-in-case-you-didnt-know/590667 "2011-08-05T01:39:15Z")
Anonymous poll regarding panty sniffers from another thread. Based upon my personal experience with men, I think 50% of men have done this at least once in their life. What say you? --- ## [Retrocomputing computer peripherals other than the IBM Model M keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retrocomputing-computer-peripherals-other-than-the-ibm-model-m-keyboard/590523)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retrocomputing-computer-peripherals-other-than-the-ibm-model-m-keyboard/590523 "2011-08-05T01:38:47Z")
The IBM Model M Keyboard is perennially popular with people who type a lot on a computer, with 15-25 year old examples going for up to $100 and actually getting used with modern computers. People love it because it i… --- ## [Do You Have Servants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-servants/591124)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-servants/591124 "2011-08-05T01:29:10Z")
The title says as much. --- ## [Does anyone crack their bones, and is it safe to do so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-crack-their-bones-and-is-it-safe-to-do-so/590688)
**Author:** [@Bosstrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstrain)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-crack-their-bones-and-is-it-safe-to-do-so/590688 "2011-08-05T01:13:45Z")
I’ve always wanted to ask this question, and I’ve often been worried about the anwser :eek: ! I crack and pop just about every joint in my body, from head to toe, quite literally, and have done so since I was 14 or 15. … --- ## [Help from the ladies.I want to buy my wife a comfortable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-from-the-ladies-i-want-to-buy-my-wife-a-comfortable/591222)
**Author:** [@Charleythejanitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charleythejanitor)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-from-the-ladies-i-want-to-buy-my-wife-a-comfortable/591222 "2011-08-04T21:15:53Z")
Claevage bra.I Google d it and there are so many different kinds…shelf,push up,underwire,and on and on.So I want to get her one that’s comfortable and shows off the cledavage.And she is fine with this I just wanted to su… --- ## [Seeking advice re best bet on a new or used car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-re-best-bet-on-a-new-or-used-car/591285)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-re-best-bet-on-a-new-or-used-car/591285 "2011-08-04T21:12:07Z")
I have to face reality. My 20-year-old Nissan NX recently had an expensive repair, and now the A/C isn’t working (unacceptable here in Florida). I need to start looking for a new or used car. I’ve been looking online at … --- ## [Should we allow Avatars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237 "2011-08-04T20:51:55Z")
Not interested in any equivocating, just’sayin, Hmmming or even any haaaaing. Should we have Avatars here, yes or no? Hopefully a wild poll will appear here soon. --- ## [Is this jerkish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-jerkish/591418)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-jerkish/591418 "2011-08-04T19:12:37Z")
So my name is John Smith\*, and my gmail address is johnsmith @ gmail.com\*\*. However, I get the occasional e-mail from John Smyth’s friends and family. I usually do a pretty good job of forwarding his stuff to him when th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1691) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1693)