# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1704 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1705 --- ## [why aren't there low cost dental offices specializing on hygienist procedures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-low-cost-dental-offices-specializing-on-hygienist-procedures/589278)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-low-cost-dental-offices-specializing-on-hygienist-procedures/589278 "2011-07-19T07:11:41Z")
the cost of regular cleaning and deep cleaning seems pretty high, even assuming let’s say $50 per hour wage of the hygienist. So it would appear that the dental office and the presiding dentist are in effect imposing a b… --- ## [I don't feel so good. Am I having a reaction to my tetanus shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-feel-so-good-am-i-having-a-reaction-to-my-tetanus-shot/589474)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-feel-so-good-am-i-having-a-reaction-to-my-tetanus-shot/589474 "2011-07-19T06:18:22Z")
I had this gross infected toe thing going on, so last Thursday even though it was looking better I took it to the doctor (partly because I’m leaving the country in a few days and wanted to make absolutely sure I wouldn’t… --- ## [Explanation for weird coincidences keep happing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-weird-coincidences-keep-happing/589364)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-weird-coincidences-keep-happing/589364 "2011-07-19T05:17:02Z")
It’s like every time I start a thread, I see someone else just started one with the same idea. And also, every time I hit the jackpot on that ATM game, money is missing from be back account. But the weirdest one is where… --- ## [I love and hate technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-and-hate-technology/589123)
**Author:** [@zephyr9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zephyr9)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-and-hate-technology/589123 "2011-07-19T03:23:56Z")
Is anyone scared about the evolutionary implications of our increasing dependence on technology? Do you think life was better before computers and cell phones? --- ## [Strained acronyms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strained-acronyms/588883)
**Author:** [@bahia\_hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahia_hombre)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strained-acronyms/588883 "2011-07-19T00:10:37Z")
Pet peeve of mine…people come up with the acronym-word they want first, then force the phrase to match. Here’s an example (altho’ not the worst I’ve seen…there will be more collected in this thread) CAPTCHA (to play on … --- ## [Have you ever known/met/worked with an actual genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-met-worked-with-an-actual-genius/588690)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-met-worked-with-an-actual-genius/588690 "2011-07-19T00:01:37Z")
Yanno, kinda like Einstein, in the scary smart catagory? What was it like? What were there weaknesses? --- ## [What is the best way to tell people to stop being so generous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-tell-people-to-stop-being-so-generous/589271)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-tell-people-to-stop-being-so-generous/589271 "2011-07-18T23:17:12Z")
My in-laws are pretty awesome people. They are kind and supportive and I love them very much, but their generosity is killing me. My husband and I are pack rats. We don’t like to clean and we have some difficulty gett… --- ## [is babby potentially formed if I have been nauseous 2x when I didn't eat right away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-babby-potentially-formed-if-i-have-been-nauseous-2x-when-i-didnt-eat-right-away/589418)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-babby-potentially-formed-if-i-have-been-nauseous-2x-when-i-didnt-eat-right-away/589418 "2011-07-18T22:39:05Z")
Argh - OK this thread is just something I’m doing to pass the time until my period is due. It’s just that I have been trying to get pregnant for awhile now (seeing a doctor about it - not a fertility specialist yet, just… --- ## [Every Empire Crumbles to Dust. Is it Murdoch's Turn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-empire-crumbles-to-dust-is-it-murdochs-turn/589188)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-empire-crumbles-to-dust-is-it-murdochs-turn/589188 "2011-07-18T22:03:48Z")
Pretty sleazy stuff he and his cronies have been doing for years and years and years. Apparently his newscorp has a deep pocket with lots of public officials feeding from it. So, is this the begining of the end? --- ## [Anybody want to diagnose my stove?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-diagnose-my-stove/589421)
**Author:** [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-diagnose-my-stove/589421 "2011-07-18T21:07:48Z")
I’m going to have to call the appliance repair guy (as soon as I figure out who) but I thought I’d throw it out to you good people first. Just for ideas. It’s a twelve year old stove that really hasn’t given us any tro… --- ## [What's your Employers 401K Matching Policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-employers-401k-matching-policy/589487)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-employers-401k-matching-policy/589487 "2011-07-18T20:43:07Z")
I just accepted a new job offer and was reviewing the benefits package. Early in my career before my recent under-employment stint I was always pretty indifferent to 401Ks and retirement planning in general. In retrospec… --- ## [What's your Employers 401K Matching Policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-employers-401k-matching-policy/589489)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-employers-401k-matching-policy/589489 "2011-07-18T20:42:10Z")
I just accepted a new job offer and was reviewing the benefits package. Early in my career before my recent under-employment stint I was always pretty indifferent to 401Ks and retirement planning in general. In retrospec… --- ## [When is the next time an American will be sent into space from U.S. soil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-next-time-an-american-will-be-sent-into-space-from-u-s-soil/588578)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-next-time-an-american-will-be-sent-into-space-from-u-s-soil/588578 "2011-07-18T20:14:37Z")
The questions says it all. With the retirement of the shuttle, when it the next projected time that NASA will send a man/woman into space? --- ## [Best Way to Sell a Piece of Jewelry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-sell-a-piece-of-jewelry/589426)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-sell-a-piece-of-jewelry/589426 "2011-07-18T19:29:15Z")
My wife and I have decided to sell a necklace of hers that has three small diamonds and cost close to $1000 when purchased. What’s the best way to do that? Sell it to a jeweler, or on eBay, or something else? What are s… --- ## [Explanation for weird coincidences keep happing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-weird-coincidences-keep-happing/589349)
**Author:** [@CoolGuy6132891267](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolGuy6132891267)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-weird-coincidences-keep-happing/589349 "2011-07-18T18:12:03Z")
Now, i’ve read on the internet about you only notice stuff if they are a coincidence, like listening to a song and then someone singing it, and you don’t realise all the times that you listen to a song and no-one starts … --- ## [I'm not in the habit of spying on my neighbors, but . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-in-the-habit-of-spying-on-my-neighbors-but/589335)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-in-the-habit-of-spying-on-my-neighbors-but/589335 "2011-07-18T18:11:09Z")
I’m not in the habit of spying on my neighbors, but . . . There’s a family across the street from me, two middle-aged parents and a kid in his mid-20s. Whenever I happen to look out one of my front windows, regardless o… --- ## [Handkerchiefs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handkerchiefs/589115)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handkerchiefs/589115 "2011-07-18T17:35:12Z")
Did your dad always carry a handkerchief? If so, white, solid, print (plaid/ bandanna\], monogrammed? I’m guessing if he did, he carried it in his back pocket? Did your mom always carry a handkerchief? Same question as t… --- ## [Madeleine Macann in retrospect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madeleine-macann-in-retrospect/589023)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madeleine-macann-in-retrospect/589023 "2011-07-18T17:20:35Z")
For the record Madeleine Macann dissapearedover four years ago. Her mother just published a book. Four years and less hysteria on, do you think Is Maddy alive? Do you think the mothers critisisms of the Portugues… --- ## [Anyone else doing polyphasic sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-doing-polyphasic-sleep/503628)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-doing-polyphasic-sleep/503628 "2011-07-18T15:47:02Z")
It’s my fault, I suppose - I stupidly sent my boyfriend this link on “sleep hacks” - the most extreme is the “Uberman”, where you don’t sleep at night at all but take naps during the day. He decided to do the Three Nap … --- ## [Another immigrant poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-immigrant-poll/589180)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-immigrant-poll/589180 "2011-07-18T15:41:16Z")
Inspired by twickster’s recent poll. This poll is for people living in the United States. What country did you or your most recent immigrant ancestors come to America from? If you’re an immigrant, put down whatever co… --- ## [How easy is it to get a new job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-get-a-new-job/589379)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-get-a-new-job/589379 "2011-07-18T15:32:08Z")
If you don’t see a poll then check back in a minute or two. I’m just curious, how easy would it be for you to quit your current job (assuming you have one) and get another job that either: A: Make enough to keep the ho… --- ## [Relationship question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-question/588352)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-question/588352 "2011-07-18T15:01:07Z")
I’m about half awake so here’s what happened. I’ve been talking to this woman I like. She’s nice, but moody sometimes. Last night she was at the fair. I text her. She responds crankily. She said she was feeling cranky s… --- ## [Lip swelling- food allergy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-swelling-food-allergy/589302)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-swelling-food-allergy/589302 "2011-07-18T14:32:05Z")
Caveat- I’ve called the doctor, and he is on vacation until Monday, when I will call him again. His substitute wouldn’t give me any advice except make an appointment, which is over a month away. My youngest son, 12, is… --- ## [What is the Linden Method for anxiety and how does it work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-linden-method-for-anxiety-and-how-does-it-work/589322)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-linden-method-for-anxiety-and-how-does-it-work/589322 "2011-07-18T13:50:24Z")
In my googling on anxiety this method comes up several times. The problem is that when you google it instead of finding scientific research that is free all you find are various commercial websites selling it (which shou… --- ## [Would it bother you to have sex with someone whose mind, but not body, is not the sex you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-to-have-sex-with-someone-whose-mind-but-not-body-is-not-the-sex-you-prefer/589044)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-to-have-sex-with-someone-whose-mind-but-not-body-is-not-the-sex-you-prefer/589044 "2011-07-18T13:23:59Z")
A strange question came to mind. Suppose you are a straight guy. There’s an attractive woman who has the mind of man, and I mean that it a literal science-fiction sense. A man’s brain was physically removed, and put … --- ## [Do you believe in Karma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-karma/589215)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-karma/589215 "2011-07-18T13:10:51Z")
The title pretty much sums it up. How many here believe in the concept of Karma? Now there are several differing definitions of “Karma”, depending on the source. I am referring simply to the universal law of cause and… --- ## [Maui Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maui-questions/589383)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maui-questions/589383 "2011-07-18T04:26:17Z")
Off to Maui later this week, wife and couple 19 year old boys. Snorkeling and surfing will probably interest the latter the most. I assume local suppliers aren’t shy when it comes to rental rates for snorkeling equipme… --- ## [The war on drugs. Would you vote to end it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-drugs-would-you-vote-to-end-it/588853)
**Author:** [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-drugs-would-you-vote-to-end-it/588853 "2011-07-18T03:43:47Z")
Let us imagine for a moment that your national government had enough moral courage to admit that the war on drugs has been a catastrophic failure. Let us further imagine that due to the opposition party and various othe… --- ## [Do I tell them or not? (An employment question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-tell-them-or-not-an-employment-question/589171)
**Author:** [@FrancisCastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrancisCastle)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-tell-them-or-not-an-employment-question/589171 "2011-07-18T03:07:22Z")
Background: There is a certain position that I have been trying to get for years. This is my third time applying for the job. I always pass the pre-employment test and make it to the first interview stage. This time, I’… --- ## [Rooming with personal friends: is this a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooming-with-personal-friends-is-this-a-good-idea/589076)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooming-with-personal-friends-is-this-a-good-idea/589076 "2011-07-18T02:28:16Z")
A friend and I have been planning on splitting a 2-bedroom apartment come September, as roommates. But recently, I talked with another friend, and he said that rooming with friends really changes the relationship with t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1703) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1705)