# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1701 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1702 --- ## [What do you believe about the Kennedy assassination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-about-the-kennedy-assassination/587443)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-about-the-kennedy-assassination/587443 "2011-07-23T06:28:28Z")
This op-ed by Mona Charen brought the subject to mind, but is otherwise irrelevant. What do you believe to be the truth of the Kennedy assassination? Did Oswald act alone? Was he an agent of the Russians? The mob? T… --- ## [Is it pretentious to change one's name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-pretentious-to-change-ones-name/589461)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-pretentious-to-change-ones-name/589461 "2011-07-23T03:00:53Z")
I don’t mean due to adoption, marriage, or divorce–or, at least, not the accepted changes at that time. I mean changing to something completely different. As I posted in another thread, my maiden name was often mispron… --- ## [Is this my new "old person" appetite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-my-new-old-person-appetite/589227)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-my-new-old-person-appetite/589227 "2011-07-23T02:54:22Z")
Not asking for medical advice here. Just wondering if any other middle-agers and heading toward senior status-ers have experienced this. My appetite, (not that it wouldn’t be beneficial for me to miss a meal or 10), ha… --- ## [Words that always seem spelled wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-always-seem-spelled-wrong/589572)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-always-seem-spelled-wrong/589572 "2011-07-23T02:09:13Z")
As in, you spell it right and yet you still have to check because you can’t quite believe it’s really spelled that way. -vacuum --- ## [Picky While Dating/Finding A SO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picky-while-dating-finding-a-so/589716)
**Author:** [@A.Selene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.Selene)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picky-while-dating-finding-a-so/589716 "2011-07-22T22:42:46Z")
Hey Dopers. I’ve got a question about dating and settling down. Background: I’m 26 and thinking that I’d like to find a long term SO. The idea of starting a family - not now mind you, but in the next five years or so … --- ## [Talk to an attractive person. Turns out a little smarter/dumber than you thought. Which is hotter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-an-attractive-person-turns-out-a-little-smarter-dumber-than-you-thought-which-is-hotter/589941)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-an-attractive-person-turns-out-a-little-smarter-dumber-than-you-thought-which-is-hotter/589941 "2011-07-22T22:36:23Z")
Here’s the situation. Picture it: \[del\]Sicily, 1923\[/del\] You’re in a bar or other suitable venue and let’s say you’re single and willing to find a boyfriend/girlfriend, but not necessarily Mr./Ms. Right. Across the room… --- ## [How does Casey Anthony give off the vibes she does?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-casey-anthony-give-off-the-vibes-she-does/589345)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-casey-anthony-give-off-the-vibes-she-does/589345 "2011-07-22T21:22:45Z")
I don’t know whether she did it or not and I really don’t know the details of the case, but every picture I have seen of Casey Anthony gives me the impression that she is an incredibly selfish woman. Do you feel the sam… --- ## [you reckon she might be still interested in me? How do i find out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-reckon-she-might-be-still-interested-in-me-how-do-i-find-out/589965)
**Author:** [@Lothario\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lothario_1)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-reckon-she-might-be-still-interested-in-me-how-do-i-find-out/589965 "2011-07-22T20:34:17Z")
We are in india, colleagues at work and know each other for three years now. In the beginning, she was interested in me but back then I was too busy for relationships so I would brush her aside under one excuse or anothe… --- ## [Lou Malnati's Pizza by mail & fun dry ice disposal ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-malnatis-pizza-by-mail-fun-dry-ice-disposal-ideas/589690)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-malnatis-pizza-by-mail-fun-dry-ice-disposal-ideas/589690 "2011-07-22T20:23:00Z")
My mom had a Lou Malnati’s spinach pizza shipped to our house from Chicago. It’s kinda strange getting a pizza in the mail. Also kinda strange to spend $40 so my wife and I can have a small pizza. It was good, although w… --- ## [What's the problem, if any, with baby boomers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-problem-if-any-with-baby-boomers/589214)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-problem-if-any-with-baby-boomers/589214 "2011-07-22T20:03:03Z")
Shagnasty’s pitting thread reminded me of a question I’ve wondered about. I’ve heard people complain a fair amount about baby boomers. Why? What have they done? What are they associated with that causes hostility? What w… --- ## [Anybody NOT feed their dog wet dog food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-not-feed-their-dog-wet-dog-food/589201)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-not-feed-their-dog-wet-dog-food/589201 "2011-07-22T19:09:01Z")
I’m fostering a dog for my mother who runs a rescue shelter. (She’s reached her limit for the amount of dogs she can legally hold.) I finally got her house broken. The thing is tho’, empirical evidence seems to suggest … --- ## [Advice for Norway (Oslo)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-norway-oslo/584942)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-norway-oslo/584942 "2011-07-22T18:59:28Z")
For you, Gukumatz, flodnak, and others I forgot, in case you do vanity searches. :slight\_smile: I will be in Norway in July, and will have a few days to kill. During that time I will be in or near Oslo. I will likely be… --- ## [When to Replace an Old, Low-Mileage Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-replace-an-old-low-mileage-car/589853)
**Author:** [@artemis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/artemis)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-replace-an-old-low-mileage-car/589853 "2011-07-22T17:53:08Z")
Help! I am in need of the collective wisdom of my fellow Dopers. I am currently driving a 1997 Subaru Outback Sport. It only has 81,000 miles on it, and has been a very trouble-free car. I love it! On the other hand… --- ## [Is this club promotion racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-club-promotion-racist/589888)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-club-promotion-racist/589888 "2011-07-22T17:21:25Z")
A co-worker and I were coming back from lunch and the radio advertised a promotion for a local night club. Put on your wifebeater, and get out of the trailer and head on down to ABC club this coming Saturday for the Whi… --- ## [Any insurance savvy people out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-insurance-savvy-people-out-there/589645)
**Author:** [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-insurance-savvy-people-out-there/589645 "2011-07-22T16:57:40Z")
I don’t want to know what company you deal with/work for, I just have one question that you might be able to answer for me. Also, people who have dealt with extensive medical treatment might know this. If my husband is… --- ## [Anyone else NOT feed their cat wet cat food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-not-feed-their-cat-wet-cat-food/589752)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-not-feed-their-cat-wet-cat-food/589752 "2011-07-22T16:54:22Z")
Sort of the opposite of this thread. I’ve had my cat for close to 10 years, and while I have served canned, wet cat food as a treat two or three times, mostly I’ve stuck with the dry food. She always eats it all and do… --- ## [What's Up With My Knees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-knees/588924)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-knees/588924 "2011-07-22T16:39:18Z")
First of all, I’m seeing the doctor tomorrow, so no need to suggest it. This is just for funzies (and possibly to provide me some questions or relevant information for the appointment). Basically, my knees are killing m… --- ## [What is this guy doing in this video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-doing-in-this-video/589577 "2011-07-22T15:45:05Z")
Man Makes A 24-Hour Timelapse At An Intersection In Downtown LA. While Watching It, He Spots This Very Odd Dude. Video :dubious: --- ## [Flexibility of numbered lists in Word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flexibility-of-numbered-lists-in-word/589668)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flexibility-of-numbered-lists-in-word/589668 "2011-07-22T14:52:43Z")
Word 2007: Is it possible to format a numbered list like this: #001. First item #002. Second item I found that you can do this First item Second item but that’s built in. It doesn’t look like you can apply arbitra… --- ## [Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's or Gander Mountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bass-pro-shops-cabelas-or-gander-mountain/589807)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bass-pro-shops-cabelas-or-gander-mountain/589807 "2011-07-22T14:09:44Z")
Which has the best selection of hunting gear? Fishing gear? Camping gear? There is a Bass Pro Shops about an hour away from me and a Gander Mountain about the same distance. The closest Cabela’s is located four hours no… --- ## [Gift Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-suggestions/589844)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-suggestions/589844 "2011-07-22T13:25:20Z")
I have a friend – a mid-twenties hippie, single mother of one, and freelance writer – that is having a divorce anniversary party this weekend. It has been one year since she left her husband, and she is celebrating it by… --- ## [Does anyone have a cardboard box I can live in...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-cardboard-box-i-can-live-in/589722)
**Author:** [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-cardboard-box-i-can-live-in/589722 "2011-07-22T12:40:40Z")
I think there’s a good chance I’m going to be homeless before the end of the year. I come from a very dysfunctional family. There is a possibility that my mother (before she developed Dementia) had a mental health prob… --- ## [Opinions from Ford Fiesta owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-from-ford-fiesta-owners/589915)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-from-ford-fiesta-owners/589915 "2011-07-22T11:26:47Z")
Ford recently revived the Fiesta model in the US, starting with the 2011 model. If anyone owns this car, please pass along any observations you have about it. I just bought one, and it’s the first brand new car I have ow… --- ## [cancer patient switched to oxycontin. Is this the beginning of palliative care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-patient-switched-to-oxycontin-is-this-the-beginning-of-palliative-care/589617)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-patient-switched-to-oxycontin-is-this-the-beginning-of-palliative-care/589617 "2011-07-22T10:55:41Z")
Ugh. My mom has been fighting cancer for four years, but lately there’s one spot that just isn’t responding to radiation. Since she’s in more pain lately than she has been in the past, her doctor is switching her to oxy… --- ## [What's the appeal of phone dating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-appeal-of-phone-dating/589958)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-appeal-of-phone-dating/589958 "2011-07-22T07:38:56Z")
I’m up late a lot and so see a lot of these types of commercials - phone dating. In the case of the gay ones, I imagine they are thinly veiled hook-up services. But in the case of the hetero ones (like lavalife), I can … --- ## [Know anyone who's been on a Budweiser Retreat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-anyone-whos-been-on-a-budweiser-retreat/589943)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-anyone-whos-been-on-a-budweiser-retreat/589943 "2011-07-22T07:27:18Z")
I don’t know if other companies do this (I think Molson, as well, had one where you can go “golfing with Maxim caddies”), but I see Budweiser do this 2-3 times a year! “Win this contest and goto the Budweiser playhouse/… --- ## [My foster kittens aren't growing, help needed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-foster-kittens-arent-growing-help-needed/589403)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-foster-kittens-arent-growing-help-needed/589403 "2011-07-22T05:51:37Z")
They came to me as skinny, hissy kittens. I’ve had them for almost a month and they aren’t growing. I freefeed them kibble and handfeed them treats and gooshy food. They have been vetted and the output, while small, s… --- ## [Give unsolicited advice to a random dude with a nasty newly-ex-wife...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-unsolicited-advice-to-a-random-dude-with-a-nasty-newly-ex-wife/589634)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-unsolicited-advice-to-a-random-dude-with-a-nasty-newly-ex-wife/589634 "2011-07-22T04:33:23Z")
… because there seems to be nothing Dopers enjoy more than telling anonymous Internet strangers what they should do! :smiley: As I’ve mentioned hereand here, a friend of ours is going through some hard times. He is divo… --- ## [Do you keep your passport current?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-passport-current/588628 "2011-07-22T04:33:14Z")
I’m just curious. Do you keep your passport current (unexpired), even if you don’t have any international travel planned? I was doing some filing this weekend and looked at our passports. Between me and my two sons, we h… --- ## [Have you gone Geothermal? How? How is it working out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-gone-geothermal-how-how-is-it-working-out/589868)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-gone-geothermal-how-how-is-it-working-out/589868 "2011-07-22T03:04:15Z")
My Dearly Beloved™ and I are looking for a weekend house. We know we’ll have a bit of dirt around it. Not more than an acre probably, but something. I’m immensely drawn to Geothermal. Both for air controls and water. Wh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1700) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1702)