# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1697 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1698 --- ## [How Do People in IT Look for Work Nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-in-it-look-for-work-nowadays/590516)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-in-it-look-for-work-nowadays/590516 "2011-07-29T17:16:57Z")
I am soon to become unemployed (my situation is described here, if you are interested). The last time I actively looked for work was in the late 80s (I have changed jobs since then, but generally I was recruited, I did n… --- ## [Sensations you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensations-you-hate/589792)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensations-you-hate/589792 "2011-07-29T15:02:27Z")
This thread was about sounds that you absolutely hate but nobody else thinks twice about. For me, it’s the feeling of trying to pull or untangle a loose hair from something (e.g., when it’s stuck between a coffee table … --- ## [Good/Clever Brand Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-clever-brand-names/590654)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-clever-brand-names/590654 "2011-07-29T14:50:21Z")
I was pondering the name “XM Radio” yesterday and I decided that it is quite a good brand name. It indicates radio, modeling after FM and AM (which are utilitarian abbreviations) but throws in the new-and-exciting (or ex… --- ## [Do you have a child with Aspberger's Syndrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-child-with-aspbergers-syndrome/590496)
**Author:** [@Nica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nica)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-child-with-aspbergers-syndrome/590496 "2011-07-29T12:09:14Z")
My daughter was diagnosed with a very mild form of Aspberger’s 2 years ago at the age of 15, and what I’m wondering is… do you notice any changes as they get older? Meaning, do they appear to ‘grow out of it’ at all? Do… --- ## [Bird in a cage vs Fish in a bowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-in-a-cage-vs-fish-in-a-bowl/590473)
**Author:** [@Charleythejanitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charleythejanitor)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-in-a-cage-vs-fish-in-a-bowl/590473 "2011-07-29T10:51:39Z")
If you had to be a bird in a cage, or a fish in a bowl,which one would you choose and why? I’ll start it off.I would choose the fish because I would be in water,my natural environment. --- ## [Land on the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-on-the-moon/590601)
**Author:** [@Charleythejanitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charleythejanitor)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-on-the-moon/590601 "2011-07-29T10:23:37Z")
I read today that 300 million people have bought land on the moon.Has anyone here done that. Thanks ahead of time --- ## [I have a 10 yr old daughter that needs a penpal. Anyone got a matchup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-10-yr-old-daughter-that-needs-a-penpal-anyone-got-a-matchup/589777)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-10-yr-old-daughter-that-needs-a-penpal-anyone-got-a-matchup/589777 "2011-07-29T09:02:21Z")
My daughter is going into 5th grade. She’s extremely bright, but also very distractable and so school is sometimes difficult for her. Social interactions can be difficult as well–some of the kids tease her at school. (I’… --- ## [Flavoured mouthguards. MINT flavoured mouthguards.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flavoured-mouthguards-mint-flavoured-mouthguards/590701)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flavoured-mouthguards-mint-flavoured-mouthguards/590701 "2011-07-29T06:54:17Z")
Yes, you read the title correctly, and no, it’s not a play on works nor any clever misdirection. That’s it. Mouthguards imbued with (presumably artificial) mint flavour. Minty mouth, the whole game long. Mint. Minty min… --- ## [If you won 100k today, how would you invest it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-won-100k-today-how-would-you-invest-it/590478)
**Author:** [@eddiec3434](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eddiec3434)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-won-100k-today-how-would-you-invest-it/590478 "2011-07-29T05:08:57Z")
How would you flip this money? --- ## [I'm in UK; friend in US owes me substantial sum of money. WWYD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-uk-friend-in-us-owes-me-substantial-sum-of-money-wwyd/589239)
**Author:** [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-uk-friend-in-us-owes-me-substantial-sum-of-money-wwyd/589239 "2011-07-29T04:47:39Z")
I find myself in an awkward situation, and I’m at a loss as to what to do. I’m interested in the collective wisdom of the Dope as to what others would do in this situation, and what you lot think my options are. I coul… --- ## [The gender division of professional work in the next few decades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gender-division-of-professional-work-in-the-next-few-decades/589875)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gender-division-of-professional-work-in-the-next-few-decades/589875 "2011-07-29T03:59:43Z")
Perhaps you’ve noticed that some jobs are seen as women’S work and that many men avoid them. For example, secretaries, nurses, dental hygienists and paralegals are overwhelmingly women and few men enroll in such programs… --- ## [What languages did your high school teach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-languages-did-your-high-school-teach/590389)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-languages-did-your-high-school-teach/590389 "2011-07-29T01:27:33Z")
And please tell us what years we’re talking about. When my dad was in high school in the '50s, they could take Latin. I was in high school 1979 - 1983, and we had Spanish, French, German and Russian. I’m curious about… --- ## [Job/Baby Conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-baby-conundrum/590211)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-baby-conundrum/590211 "2011-07-28T20:25:56Z")
I really like my job. The pay is great, the people are nice, and the job is, for the most part, pretty interesting. I’ve been there for 3 years and received a promotion during that time so they obviously think highly e… --- ## [Ladies, don't we mostly agree about bald guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-we-mostly-agree-about-bald-guys/583685)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-we-mostly-agree-about-bald-guys/583685 "2011-07-28T19:39:02Z")
Are there any women who do NOT agree that just going for it and embracing baldness with confidence by shaving it all off is far more attractive on the vast majority of men than a fringe or any other version of his trying… --- ## [Big government and State rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-government-and-state-rights/590512)
**Author:** [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-government-and-state-rights/590512 "2011-07-28T17:35:51Z")
This is not placed in Great Debates, as it is just my opinion, and IANAL, so I don’t have a legal opinon on this. I usually stay out of things like this, but on this website: states that: in its title. I had to co… --- ## [Am I overreacting to this labelling inaccuracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-overreacting-to-this-labelling-inaccuracy/590578)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-overreacting-to-this-labelling-inaccuracy/590578 "2011-07-28T16:36:20Z")
My 5-year-old has some dietary sensitivities that prevent her from eating anything with most artificial additives, like MSG, some preservatives, artificial flavours and colours. We were recently excited to find a box of… --- ## [The 2011 "What to see on my Baseball Trip?" thread \[Rocky Mt. states\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2011-what-to-see-on-my-baseball-trip-thread-rocky-mt-states/578097)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2011-what-to-see-on-my-baseball-trip-thread-rocky-mt-states/578097 "2011-07-28T16:20:39Z")
It’s that time of year again. My buddy and I have laid down the itinerary for our 23rd annual Baseball Trip, and I’m here again to solicit any and all advice on the cities we’re visiting and points in between. This year… --- ## [Best prices on Macbook Pro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-prices-on-macbook-pro/590341)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-prices-on-macbook-pro/590341 "2011-07-28T15:55:49Z")
A client of mine has to buy a Macbook Pro for his son who is going off to college. But the Apple student discount is only 10% of of full list. What deals do Dopers know about? --- ## [Can I use a gauntlet when carving wood? Need glove advice. \[Gross Pic. Warning\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-gauntlet-when-carving-wood-need-glove-advice-gross-pic-warning/590517)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-gauntlet-when-carving-wood-need-glove-advice-gross-pic-warning/590517 "2011-07-28T15:42:55Z")
I had a very bad carving accident two weeks ago, and now every time I walk into my shop my heart starts pounding and I don’t feel like turning on any of my tools, let alone go near the table saw or angle grinder \[which i… --- ## [Table manners, How do YOU do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/table-manners-how-do-you-do-it/587513)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/table-manners-how-do-you-do-it/587513 "2011-07-28T15:42:21Z")
The Mother-in law manners thread running here in IMHO has me wondering, how do you define good manners when dining? I’ll provide my list, but try to note in your responses your cultural background too. American Midweste… --- ## [Thanksgiving holiday in other countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-holiday-in-other-countries/590482)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-holiday-in-other-countries/590482 "2011-07-28T15:17:57Z")
Continuing the discussion begun here: Graduating from Hogwarts - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board Does your country celebrate Thanksgiving? To what extent was it inspired by the U.S. holiday, or has its obser… --- ## [Franchise Investment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franchise-investment/590556)
**Author:** [@eddiec3434](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eddiec3434)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franchise-investment/590556 "2011-07-28T15:02:19Z")
Any ideas on investing in a franchise? What’s hot-What’s going to be hot? Would this be a good Idea If working with 25-75K? --- ## [Irrational Things That Ruin Your Day From the Get-go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-things-that-ruin-your-day-from-the-get-go/590381)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-things-that-ruin-your-day-from-the-get-go/590381 "2011-07-28T14:37:06Z")
What stupid irrational superstitious thing(s) ruin your day from the get-go in the morning? Retail merchants have this thing about their first customer: if their first customer is a return customer, especially having to… --- ## [Shave & exfoliate - preferred order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shave-exfoliate-preferred-order/590348)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shave-exfoliate-preferred-order/590348 "2011-07-28T14:33:55Z")
In a recent shaving-related thread, a poster described their routine, which included the use of a loofah on their face before lathering in the rest. My initial, visceral response to this was just a hair shy of “The horr… --- ## [Iron supplements and constipation. A semi-rant.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-supplements-and-constipation-a-semi-rant/590580)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-supplements-and-constipation-a-semi-rant/590580 "2011-07-28T13:58:46Z")
Today was hell. Ever feel like you’re trying to pass a basketball out your backside? That’s how it felt. From about noon until just a little while ago. Stupid iron supplements. Guess I’ll be taking stool softeners with t… --- ## [Twitch in my eyelid driving me nuts - can anything be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitch-in-my-eyelid-driving-me-nuts-can-anything-be-done/590160)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitch-in-my-eyelid-driving-me-nuts-can-anything-be-done/590160 "2011-07-28T13:51:26Z")
For reasons I can’t go into, I recently went through a three-week period of extreme stress. I seemed to develop a lot of physical symptoms from it: a pain my leg, tendinitis, insomnia, and raised blood pressure. I consul… --- ## [Smartphone info/comparison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-info-comparison/590539)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-info-comparison/590539 "2011-07-28T13:35:41Z")
We’re in the market for a new smartphone (Android OS). The pages I’m finding are either outdated or are trying to sell me a phone; nothing good that describes/compares processors, cameras, etc.—all the things that go int… --- ## [What Mayflower passenger(s) are you a descended from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mayflower-passenger-s-are-you-a-descended-from/589233)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mayflower-passenger-s-are-you-a-descended-from/589233 "2011-07-28T06:27:56Z")
I’m going by: http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/pilgrim2.php. For families, I’m listing the father only. Which passenger(s) are you descended from? You DON’T have to be a US Citizen or live in the US to post he… --- ## [Can anyone recommend a good Twitter client for Windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-good-twitter-client-for-windows/590568)
**Author:** [@TheFifthYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFifthYear)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-good-twitter-client-for-windows/590568 "2011-07-28T04:50:57Z")
I’m at a loss here. On OS X I have a twitter client I love (Tweetie…which seems to have been bought by Twitter and rebranded as…Twitter). Android and iOS both have a lot of good choices for Twitter clients. So I’m usi… --- ## [Self Check Out Lanes Love them or hate them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-check-out-lanes-love-them-or-hate-them/590140)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-check-out-lanes-love-them-or-hate-them/590140 "2011-07-28T03:44:08Z")
I like checking myself out when there’s only a few items. I use the regular lane for a basketful of groceries. The cashier & grocery sacker can do it much quicker than me. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43729757/ns/busines… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1696) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1698)