# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1700 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1701 --- ## [What's the worst smelling thing that you would willingly ingest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-smelling-thing-that-you-would-willingly-ingest/589603)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-smelling-thing-that-you-would-willingly-ingest/589603 "2011-07-25T11:26:27Z")
Inspired by my recent question about why Valerian smells so bad… I take Valerian capsules every night to help me sleep. They smell like Satan’s asshole. They smell STRONG. They’re so strong that my hands smell bad after… --- ## [Best advice you've been given for the all wrong reasons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-advice-youve-been-given-for-the-all-wrong-reasons/590096)
**Author:** [@RoeCocoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoeCocoa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-advice-youve-been-given-for-the-all-wrong-reasons/590096 "2011-07-25T11:00:01Z")
Inspired by this thread: sometimes people give you good advice for the wrong reason. I don’t just mean advice that you didn’t want at the time but have come to value; I mean advice that’s based on wrong assumptions but t… --- ## [Mac OS X Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-lion/589797)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-x-lion/589797 "2011-07-25T04:21:30Z")
Have you gotten this? Is it worth it? If you haven’t yet (it was only released today), are you planning on getting it in the near future? --- ## [Genetic Memory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-memory/590151)
**Author:** [@traveler1969](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/traveler1969)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-memory/590151 "2011-07-25T02:02:46Z")
\*\*\*\* I would like to know if there are any people or persons who are interested in Human Genetic Memory !! --- ## [Have you compared the side effects of Spiriva and Symbicort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-compared-the-side-effects-of-spiriva-and-symbicort/588683)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-compared-the-side-effects-of-spiriva-and-symbicort/588683 "2011-07-24T22:59:05Z")
I mean personally tried them both. What was your experience? --- ## ["Fare la bella figura." Let's talk about Italy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fare-la-bella-figura-lets-talk-about-italy/589714)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fare-la-bella-figura-lets-talk-about-italy/589714 "2011-07-24T21:54:17Z")
I love Italy, but the more I learn about it, the more I find that, like any country, it’s beset by problems. While the food is of course delicious, the weather incredible and the language beautiful, it’s still a mess of … --- ## [Need advice for improving discipline/motivation (workout)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-for-improving-discipline-motivation-workout/590189)
**Author:** [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-for-improving-discipline-motivation-workout/590189 "2011-07-24T21:47:56Z")
I need some suggestions. The recovery periods for two unrelated injuries, back-to-back have pretty much reduced my fitness level to zero. I went from a comfortable 10k of running to feeling like I’m going to drop dead af… --- ## [Tipping the owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-the-owner/590154)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-the-owner/590154 "2011-07-24T19:33:31Z")
The tipping thread got my thinking. I am usually a good tipper, but I just remembered. I don’t tip the owner if I happen to get them. That’s never happened to me in a resturant, though. It’s happened in a few salons. So,… --- ## [Thinking about buying my first house. What should I know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-buying-my-first-house-what-should-i-know/589196)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-buying-my-first-house-what-should-i-know/589196 "2011-07-24T18:14:11Z")
Just gave my two-month notice to my apartment complex and, much like the last two, they have demanded I sign various paperwork that basically boils down to me waiving all my legal rights on the basis of them promising no… --- ## [What are you favorite threads started by drive-by posters never to return?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-favorite-threads-started-by-drive-by-posters-never-to-return/590021)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-favorite-threads-started-by-drive-by-posters-never-to-return/590021 "2011-07-24T15:12:36Z")
New threads get started every few minutes around here, a lot of them by new members, but every once in a while, someone will join and start a new thread that will generate a ton of response, only to never return and give… --- ## [Any random Doper encounters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-random-doper-encounters/589859)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-random-doper-encounters/589859 "2011-07-24T15:08:24Z")
As in: “you read the SDMB? Wow, so do I! What’s your username???”. Inspired by Dr. Girlfriend’s posting in this thread. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14047589#post14047589. Alas, I have no random… --- ## [How bad are circuses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-circuses/589758)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-circuses/589758 "2011-07-24T14:00:22Z")
OK, friend got me and my son tix to go to the circus tomorrow. How guilty do I need to feel? Seriously, torn up about this because on the one hand, I LOVED the circus as a child and want my son to experience it as well… --- ## [What are autographs; why are they sought over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-autographs-why-are-they-sought-over/589741)
**Author:** [@Infoseeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infoseeker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-autographs-why-are-they-sought-over/589741 "2011-07-24T04:06:16Z")
I am a very blunt person. So I cannot perceive what a revered autograph is. Never receiving a good definition beyond it sounding like faith. So: What is an autograph? --- ## [Help me clip my dog's claws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-clip-my-dogs-claws/588837)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-clip-my-dogs-claws/588837 "2011-07-24T04:01:16Z")
I can’t clip my dog’s claws. I can handle any cat’s claws with absolutely no problem. But when I try to do the dog’s claws I get squeamish and can’t do it, probably because I can’t see where to cut safely, and it’s reall… --- ## [Best way to give injections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-give-injections/590076)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-give-injections/590076 "2011-07-24T03:26:22Z")
I’m going on a week’s vacation with my girlfriend in August. She’s on medication that requires her to get a shot in the butt once a day. At the moment her mother is helping her out, but I will have to do the honours when… --- ## [How much ground can you cover per day on a 1 man road trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-ground-can-you-cover-per-day-on-a-1-man-road-trip/589547)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-ground-can-you-cover-per-day-on-a-1-man-road-trip/589547 "2011-07-24T02:00:16Z")
I may have to make a trip from Cleveland to Las Vegas in a few months by myself. It’s about 2100 miles mostly in a straight shot across I-80 and then I-70. I’d like to speed most of the way where practical since it seem… --- ## [You know who your real friends are when ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-who-your-real-friends-are-when/589938)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-who-your-real-friends-are-when/589938 "2011-07-24T00:10:13Z")
Name some situations that you’ve had in which you’ve learned who truly has your back vs. who just hangs out with you. I have 2 in particular: Moving. If someone helps you lug your heavy couch up a flight of stairs o… --- ## [Ladies, what men's cologne drives you absolutely wild?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-mens-cologne-drives-you-absolutely-wild/589973 "2011-07-24T00:07:46Z")
Some close friends and I are going for a guys’ night out tomorrow. We’ll be putting on our suits, going to a really nice steakhouse in DC, then hitting some clubs. For years, I’ve been using Old Spice body spray, but f… --- ## [Whats the worst sound you can think of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-sound-you-can-think-of/588675)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-sound-you-can-think-of/588675 "2011-07-23T23:08:57Z")
Pretty self-explanatory. However, I’m not talking about nails-on-a-chalkboard sound, I mean sounds that most people wouldn’t think twice about if they heard it but drives you nuts, maybe because you associate it with som… --- ## [. . . and it's only May.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-its-only-may/583082)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-its-only-may/583082 "2011-07-23T22:41:43Z")
Civil strife all across the Middle East. Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accidents in Japan. Floods and tornadoes up and down the Mississippi Valley. And it’s only May. What has the rest of the year in store for us, … --- ## [Anyone up for some SQL Server query fun? Sure you are!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-some-sql-server-query-fun-sure-you-are/589936)
**Author:** [@Rattlehead02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattlehead02)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-some-sql-server-query-fun-sure-you-are/589936 "2011-07-23T22:36:48Z")
Here’s the deal…I need to create a simple bar graph with price distillations for Crystal Reports XI. CR has a fun feature where is a datapoint has no data it skips it in the graph. That is, say I run it and there is no d… --- ## [Teach me how to use my new reading glasses!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-how-to-use-my-new-reading-glasses/589874)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-how-to-use-my-new-reading-glasses/589874 "2011-07-23T22:17:03Z")
So I was having problems with dizziness and a grey fleck in my right eye that came and went. I saw my eye doctor, and was prescribed reading glasses at the ripe old age of 34! My problem wasn’t initially noticed as a f… --- ## [They don't make them like they used to...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-them-like-they-used-to/590108)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-them-like-they-used-to/590108 "2011-07-23T20:48:34Z")
Another thread got me thinking about something. I’ve meet a few people who’s parents looked better than them and were in better shape. I’ve even meet a few people who looked like they were their parent’s parent. So, if y… --- ## [Need help writing email to prospective employer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-writing-email-to-prospective-employer/590090)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-writing-email-to-prospective-employer/590090 "2011-07-23T18:18:10Z")
The economy has forced me to look for a job (self-employment isn’t cutting it). I’m surprised how hard it’s been to land one. Yesterday, I went in to drop off a resume at a place I fell in love with. It’s mainly a sales … --- ## [Did You Come Here Because of Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-come-here-because-of-straight-dope/589657)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-come-here-because-of-straight-dope/589657 "2011-07-23T16:06:46Z")
In other words did you join this board due to Cecil Adams’ column and books? --- ## [Are You Smarter Than The Average Doper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-smarter-than-the-average-doper/589685)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-smarter-than-the-average-doper/589685 "2011-07-23T15:52:56Z")
One on one, it is pretty easy to tell if you are smarter or dumber. If you aren’t sure you may as well call it even. What I would ask you to do is compare yourself to the average doper and dopers in general and then rat… --- ## [How Big a Faux Pas is it to Hang My Er Delicates on my Outdoor Clothesline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-faux-pas-is-it-to-hang-my-er-delicates-on-my-outdoor-clothesline/589925)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-faux-pas-is-it-to-hang-my-er-delicates-on-my-outdoor-clothesline/589925 "2011-07-23T15:38:51Z")
Need Answer Fast Actually, I really needed the answer about half an hour ago but what’s done is done. Poll to come in a moment Ooo - my very first poll! Here’s the set-up: I have a clothesline out back behind my house… --- ## [Recommendation needed for a free/open source Flash development tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-needed-for-a-free-open-source-flash-development-tool/590080)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-needed-for-a-free-open-source-flash-development-tool/590080 "2011-07-23T14:33:05Z")
I need to develop a simple website which should include two animated objects and want to use Flash. I have no experience with Flash, but I’m a programmer with knowledge in Delphi, C/C++, C# and SQL and have done some web… --- ## [Beginning Stages of Flash Website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-stages-of-flash-website/590010)
**Author:** [@Mother\_Popcorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mother_Popcorn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-stages-of-flash-website/590010 "2011-07-23T13:04:25Z")
Recently I was picking up flash again, and little did I know I started to create a website for myself. Keep in mind, that after a few days I came up with this: A basic layout and concept for a website, a work desk, wit… --- ## [Should I switch to a later work shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-switch-to-a-later-work-shift/589585)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-switch-to-a-later-work-shift/589585 "2011-07-23T07:03:59Z")
I switched to an early shift several months ago after working evenings for a couple years. 8:30-5:00, the stuff of white-collar dreams… or something. It was a nice change-up from the evening shift for a few reasons, but … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1699) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1701)