# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1696 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1697 --- ## [Should I worry about renting to someone with a cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-worry-about-renting-to-someone-with-a-cat/590833)
**Author:** [@sugar\_and\_spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugar_and_spice)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-worry-about-renting-to-someone-with-a-cat/590833 "2011-07-31T14:15:13Z")
I’m renting out my condo right now, I had one couple come by who seem nice enough but they will have a cat. (I forgot to put in my post if I’ll allow cats, I hadn’t thought about it and they were the first to ask.) So h… --- ## [What Americany things should I send to a friend in Fiji?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-americany-things-should-i-send-to-a-friend-in-fiji/590779)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-americany-things-should-i-send-to-a-friend-in-fiji/590779 "2011-07-31T12:07:30Z")
As I’ve mentioned here and there on the board, I went to Fiji at the beginning of the month. I had a fabulous time and met many wonderful people- Aussies and Fijians alike. I’ve been in contact with several of the folks … --- ## [How easy to forget: "God wants to erase his enemies"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-to-forget-god-wants-to-erase-his-enemies/590910)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-to-forget-god-wants-to-erase-his-enemies/590910 "2011-07-31T08:55:37Z")
In a recent thread someone asked for evidence that George W. Bush thought in Apocalyptic terms. I posted part of this strange account from Jacques Chirac’s book: I was startled when I Googled and found the quote. But… --- ## [Defaulting on debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defaulting-on-debt/590074)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defaulting-on-debt/590074 "2011-07-31T07:08:46Z")
Am I the only person who actually expects the USA to default on its debt, with disastrous results? Everyone I talk with says “it will all work out” or words to that effect. I seem to be the only one within my circle who … --- ## [Do you (or would you) take a nap at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-would-you-take-a-nap-at-work/590633)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-would-you-take-a-nap-at-work/590633 "2011-07-31T05:34:16Z")
I’m finding it an indispensable part of my day at the office. At lunch, take out a small pillow and put it on the desk, put earphones in and put on an Andrew Johnson relaxation or power napping app on my Android phone, a… --- ## [Anyone ever eaten a predatory mammal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-eaten-a-predatory-mammal/590574)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-eaten-a-predatory-mammal/590574 "2011-07-30T23:46:04Z")
My step-son and I are thinking about killing the feral cat running around. I am pretty sure that I will harvest the meat. Has anyone here ever had cat? No snickering teen jokes please --- ## [Friend Accused of Crime & You Have Doubts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-accused-of-crime-you-have-doubts/590812)
**Author:** [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-accused-of-crime-you-have-doubts/590812 "2011-07-30T23:02:14Z")
So you have a friend, we’ll call them Sam, who you’ve known for a few years, and know as a quiet person who just tries to go about life, treat people kindly, go to work, come home, not bother anybody. A story begins to … --- ## [Does your scalp sweat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-scalp-sweat/590800)
**Author:** [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-scalp-sweat/590800 "2011-07-30T22:02:43Z")
This is something I’ve been curious about for a while. In heat and humidity my face drips like a faucet from the forehead down, and my neck sweats too, but my hair stays dry as a bone (unless it somehow touches sweaty ar… --- ## [I need a new word....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-word/590838)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-word/590838 "2011-07-30T21:47:03Z")
I’m often telling my daughter (age 8) how proud I am of her. She often asks me why I’m so proud, and I’ll list off 3 or 4 of the most recent things she’s done. During various times she’ll do something good and I’ll say,… --- ## [Is browsing "Personal Sites" (like the Dope) on your break at work poor etiquette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-browsing-personal-sites-like-the-dope-on-your-break-at-work-poor-etiquette/590479)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-browsing-personal-sites-like-the-dope-on-your-break-at-work-poor-etiquette/590479 "2011-07-30T21:22:01Z")
I really have no dog in this fight, I personally think it’s whatever the company rules say. Honestly, if it’s your break I don’t think they really have a vested interested in keeping you from doing it, and as such don’t … --- ## [Childhood and class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-and-class/590445)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-and-class/590445 "2011-07-30T19:53:58Z")
The thread on class and details got me thinking about something I’ve often heard. People say they were poor/rich growing up and didn’t know it. Rich people claim, they thought everyone had X as a child. Poor people usual… --- ## [Fellow baseball players?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-baseball-players/590852)
**Author:** [@eddiec3434](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eddiec3434)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-baseball-players/590852 "2011-07-30T19:21:42Z")
Anyone play baseball above highshchool level? D1 college level or pro? --- ## [Electric range: flat top or coil-type burners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-range-flat-top-or-coil-type-burners/590477)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-range-flat-top-or-coil-type-burners/590477 "2011-07-30T16:29:07Z")
My house is all-electric. I live in the country- no gas available. I’m looking at replacing my electric stove that was used when I bought it 22 years ago. Went shopping at Sears yesterday and saw lots of flat top ranges.… --- ## [Poll: Can you drive a stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-can-you-drive-a-stick/443316)
**Author:** [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-can-you-drive-a-stick/443316 "2011-07-30T14:19:54Z")
In this thread, I suggested that an American visiting the UK might want to spring for the automatic transmission option when renting/hiring a car, since many Americans don’t drive a stick…let alone being able to shift wi… --- ## [Do you have nicknames for your pet(s)? (Of course you do.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do/590604 "2011-07-30T13:54:02Z")
Please share. Name of pet, type of pet, gender of pet (optional), nickname(s), other relevant/amusing details (if desired). Me: Buddy, dog, m, Mr. B, The B-Person, B-Bud, B-Buddy Dogpie Sweetie, dog, f, Sweetie-Pop, … --- ## [Need answer fast- -not a joke - hurt myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-not-a-joke-hurt-myself/590717)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-not-a-joke-hurt-myself/590717 "2011-07-30T13:08:28Z")
15 years ago I hit my finger w/ a hammer - big bump, had it for years. I cut that finger just now very badly - big yellow mass stiching out, fell off. I stopped the blod. I thinkk I’m OK - do I need to go to the hospi… --- ## [Your feelings on Social Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-feelings-on-social-security/590452)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-feelings-on-social-security/590452 "2011-07-30T12:15:54Z")
I keep hearing how SS may be bankrupt by the time I am ready to stop working and that tough choices have to be made. I also know from watching West Wing that SS the 3rd rail of politics (“touch it and you die!”) So I w… --- ## [Dog almost killed a bird. need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-almost-killed-a-bird-need-answer-fast/590789)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-almost-killed-a-bird-need-answer-fast/590789 "2011-07-30T05:41:19Z")
Just happened to be outside when my dog chased down a bird. I stopped him in time but the bird is now laying in my back yard with a broken wing. Should I go ahead and kill it? I called animal control. They were no help… --- ## [Programmers, what data structures do you use regularly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programmers-what-data-structures-do-you-use-regularly/590758)
**Author:** [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programmers-what-data-structures-do-you-use-regularly/590758 "2011-07-30T02:59:04Z")
When you are programming, whether at work or on your own time, what data structures do you keep turning to over and over? Since I’m still in college and I don’t have much industry experience, I would like to get a bette… --- ## [Americans: When did your earliest ancestor come to what is now the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-when-did-your-earliest-ancestor-come-to-what-is-now-the-us/589203)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-when-did-your-earliest-ancestor-come-to-what-is-now-the-us/589203 "2011-07-30T02:53:00Z")
Inspired by misc. other threads. Feel free to tell your ancestor’s story. Poll to follow. My first “american” ancestor arrived 1630. My wife’s earliest appears to have come across the bridge from Asia back in the dis… --- ## [Are You Preparing For A Worst Case Debt Ceiling Crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-preparing-for-a-worst-case-debt-ceiling-crisis/590464)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-preparing-for-a-worst-case-debt-ceiling-crisis/590464 "2011-07-30T02:21:54Z")
We have many, many threads in several forums debating, discussing, arguing, explaining, denying, questioning about the US debt crisis. Who will cave in? Who will stand firm? There is no crisis. It will be nothing much.… --- ## [Critique the web page I made for my friend!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-the-web-page-i-made-for-my-friend/586680)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-the-web-page-i-made-for-my-friend/586680 "2011-07-30T02:16:04Z")
This is the first one I have made in a while. It uses CSS, PHP, MySQL, etc. Let me know what you guys think. http://www.silviasorganicfarm.com Right now we don’t have a lot of product because it is still growing. I jus… --- ## [Is conventional/literary wisdom true that . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-conventional-literary-wisdom-true-that/590700)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-conventional-literary-wisdom-true-that/590700 "2011-07-30T02:07:37Z")
. . . a person who knows himself to be a coward is so terrified of being found out that he will deliberately run into a flurry of machine gun fire to avoid letting other people discover what a coward he is? . . . that a… --- ## [What would you like to slow down, so you can appreciate the moment more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-like-to-slow-down-so-you-can-appreciate-the-moment-more/590765)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-like-to-slow-down-so-you-can-appreciate-the-moment-more/590765 "2011-07-30T02:00:16Z")
Related to this thread What would you like to forget, so you can experience it as if for the first time? - What happened / happens so fast that you can’t fully process it and wish you could slow it down and stay inside … --- ## [Does anybody have any idea what could be wrong with my leg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-have-any-idea-what-could-be-wrong-with-my-leg/590725)
**Author:** [@Fake\_Tales\_of\_San\_Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fake_Tales_of_San_Francisco)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-have-any-idea-what-could-be-wrong-with-my-leg/590725 "2011-07-30T01:28:00Z")
About 5 years ago I sustained an injury to my right leg that left me unable to walk for roughly 2 months. Whenever I put weight on it, it would collapse on me. I injured it by vaulting over a fence whilst wearing a heavy… --- ## [I want to artificially cropdust a place, as a prank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-artificially-cropdust-a-place-as-a-prank/590774)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-artificially-cropdust-a-place-as-a-prank/590774 "2011-07-29T21:29:01Z")
Does anyone have any ideas on what I should use? I find it hilarious, hilarious, whenever someone rips a nasty one in a highly populated area, such as a dance floor. I could use my own goods, but I cannot do it on comm… --- ## [Torsion spring or flywheel cars: what says the dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torsion-spring-or-flywheel-cars-what-says-the-dope/590563)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torsion-spring-or-flywheel-cars-what-says-the-dope/590563 "2011-07-29T20:22:04Z")
I always fancied myself an amateur inventor, in the sense that I generally welcome the idea of inventing things, but don’t have the foresight, patience, scientific or mechanical knowledge to put any of my ideas into moti… --- ## [What would you like to forget, so you can experience it as if for the first time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-like-to-forget-so-you-can-experience-it-as-if-for-the-first-time/589648)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-like-to-forget-so-you-can-experience-it-as-if-for-the-first-time/589648 "2011-07-29T18:25:19Z")
I startedto write a setup with Burroughs-Libby continua buggies and MIB neuralizers and some other crap but then I said fuck that shit. I’ll just get down to brass tacks. Consider the experiences you enjoy the most: yo… --- ## [Did someone go through my clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-someone-go-through-my-clothes/590544)
**Author:** [@MitchellOH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MitchellOH)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-someone-go-through-my-clothes/590544 "2011-07-29T17:44:09Z")
I think someone might have been gong through my underwear. My room is kind of a mess, so I can’t be sure, but I think I noticed my drawer in a slightly different position than how I left it. Normally I might just think I… --- ## [Any difference in anal sex with gender of recipient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-difference-in-anal-sex-with-gender-of-recipient/590606)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-difference-in-anal-sex-with-gender-of-recipient/590606 "2011-07-29T17:30:02Z")
Yes, the SD tackles another of the great questions of our time: Is the experience of anal sex significantly different between men and women? Is it easier, more pleasurable, whatever for one gender? Off the top of my he… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1695) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1697)