# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1706 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1707 --- ## [The Debt Ceiling Debacle--How to Invest before August 2nd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debt-ceiling-debacle-how-to-invest-before-august-2nd/589107)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debt-ceiling-debacle-how-to-invest-before-august-2nd/589107 "2011-07-16T02:22:33Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to put this in General Questions or not–I think I’ll try it here. Given the current craziness and uncertainty about the U.S. economy because of this whole “debt ceiling thing” and the negotiations … --- ## [Choose between 100 family/friends dying or 10,000 strangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-between-100-family-friends-dying-or-10-000-strangers/588651)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-between-100-family-friends-dying-or-10-000-strangers/588651 "2011-07-16T01:52:03Z")
A variation of this thread. Odin will pick either 100 of your friends and/or family to slaughter, or 10,000 strangers. --- ## [Hypothetical Road Trip: A Very Old Man vs. A Stupid Person Who Thinks They're Smart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-a-very-old-man-vs-a-stupid-person-who-thinks-theyre-smart/589000)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-a-very-old-man-vs-a-stupid-person-who-thinks-theyre-smart/589000 "2011-07-16T01:17:14Z")
You’re going on a cross-country road trip from Seattle to Miami, and you MUST choose one of these two travel companions: A) A Very Old Man: he’s semi-senile and the entire trip will be telling you a never-ending story t… --- ## [What time of the day/day of the week is best...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-of-the-day-day-of-the-week-is-best/589194)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-of-the-day-day-of-the-week-is-best/589194 "2011-07-16T00:07:15Z")
What time of the day/day of the week do you think is best for posting a query if you really want an answer? --- ## [Best romantic dinner in Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-romantic-dinner-in-vegas/589039)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-romantic-dinner-in-vegas/589039 "2011-07-15T23:19:10Z")
I need suggestions for the very best romantic dinner in Vegas. I’m in charge of planning our 10th wedding anniversary trip to Vegas and I’ve done pretty well so far, but my wife has said she wants to have a very romantic… --- ## [Constant waking "nervous leg" during meetings: what does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constant-waking-nervous-leg-during-meetings-what-does-it-mean/507563)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constant-waking-nervous-leg-during-meetings-what-does-it-mean/507563 "2011-07-15T23:01:53Z")
Have you ever noticed that certain people, during seated meetings, will move one of their legs in short, ceaseless up and down motions, almost like a vibration. This isn’t restless leg syndrome, which happens to people i… --- ## [When to put a healthy but unhappy pet to sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-put-a-healthy-but-unhappy-pet-to-sleep/582109)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-put-a-healthy-but-unhappy-pet-to-sleep/582109 "2011-07-15T22:36:55Z")
My cat Albert has been depressed for over two years. Ever since my husband died, Albert has been clingy, withdrawn, angry, and obviously unhappy. He was definitely my husband’s cat. I was always a nice adjunct but nev… --- ## [Under desk excercise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-desk-excercise/589073)
**Author:** [@HawksPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HawksPath)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-desk-excercise/589073 "2011-07-15T22:04:41Z")
I know for some the title is a free ride for the dirty imagination, but I’m talking about exercise equipment that can be used while sitting at a desk. Here’s an example: http://www.amazon.com/MagneTrainer-ER-Mini-Exercis… --- ## [HR types (and others) - employee move from grade 15-0 to 14-10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-types-and-others-employee-move-from-grade-15-0-to-14-10/589177)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-types-and-others-employee-move-from-grade-15-0-to-14-10/589177 "2011-07-15T21:21:11Z")
I have an opportunity to take another job within the gooberment, it’s a grade MS14-10 (MS = management supervisory) and I’m currently a CS15-0 (CS = career service). So this would mean taking a voluntary step-down of an… --- ## [How do these folks (fundementalists) think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-folks-fundementalists-think/589131)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-folks-fundementalists-think/589131 "2011-07-15T20:39:45Z")
I’m taking this story (from Not Always Right) at face value, about a person who wants an Obama T-shirt wearer thrown out of a (religious) bookstore. I get that some people believe those who believe differently are doome… --- ## [Tell me about Indian (Iyer) weddings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-indian-iyer-weddings/588774)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-indian-iyer-weddings/588774 "2011-07-15T19:40:37Z")
It looks like my wife and I will be traveling to Chennai in October to attend the wedding of one of my wife’s co-workers. I’m really looking forward to it, but at the same time I don’t really know what to expect. I don’t… --- ## [Which parent do you like more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-parent-do-you-like-more/587021)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-parent-do-you-like-more/587021 "2011-07-15T19:01:34Z")
I’ve included 6 options; 2 of which are “equal”. Please only answer this if there is not the thinnest preference for one or the other. The poll is divided by gender to check something I’m curious about. Perhaps it’s eas… --- ## [Have any serial killers used martial arts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-serial-killers-used-martial-arts/575246)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-serial-killers-used-martial-arts/575246 "2011-07-15T18:37:01Z")
Kind of related to previous threads in the last week, but I was wondering if any serial killers used martial arts (e.g. judo chokes) to incapacitate victims instead of the usual hammers/drugs. --- ## [Be My Dating Coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-my-dating-coach/588639)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-my-dating-coach/588639 "2011-07-15T18:30:02Z")
The Story: Basically, I’m in a situation where dating is not possible. I don’t think I’ve even talked one-on-one with an unmarried guy in the last month, and that’s not changing until September. I’m REALLY missing having… --- ## [What amazing plans did you have as a teenager that were derailed by real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-amazing-plans-did-you-have-as-a-teenager-that-were-derailed-by-real-life/587480)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-amazing-plans-did-you-have-as-a-teenager-that-were-derailed-by-real-life/587480 "2011-07-15T17:17:42Z")
I remember thinking that I could avoid doing any real work, and that I could find a job where everyone would let me half-ass my way through everything. Then I graduated college and went to law school. Now I feel like an… --- ## [Ask the guy with 8 kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-8-kids/588518)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-8-kids/588518 "2011-07-15T16:58:45Z")
There seems to be some degree of curiosity about my family life, so I am starting my own thread for it. First set of questions came from PandaBear77: What. Specifically, Orthodox Jewish. We are happy to welcome into… --- ## [Time for the penny to retire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-the-penny-to-retire/301937)
**Author:** [@bclouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bclouse)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-the-penny-to-retire/301937 "2011-07-15T14:44:59Z")
Inspired by the \[thread=314081\]dollar coin thread\[/thread\], I started thinking about if they replaced the dollar bill with a coin, we’ll start walking around with a lot more coins in our pockets and purses. I’m not again… --- ## [Will you modify your investments before the debt crisis (possibly) hits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-modify-your-investments-before-the-debt-crisis-possibly-hits/589028)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-modify-your-investments-before-the-debt-crisis-possibly-hits/589028 "2011-07-15T14:32:11Z")
On the news last night they claimed that a US government default on 8/2 would cause a serious drop in the stock market. They further suggested that people consider moving their investments out of stocks and into safer th… --- ## [Client/contractor problems: etical delema - hypothetical (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/client-contractor-problems-etical-delema-hypothetical-long/589088)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/client-contractor-problems-etical-delema-hypothetical-long/589088 "2011-07-15T14:07:49Z")
I’m going to try to make this easy, apologies in advance for my likely failure to do so. Lets say you own a landscaping business. You’re hired by Acme co. to maintain the grounds around their extensive office complex. E… --- ## [Palin vs Bachmann: who's dumber, crazier, prettier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-vs-bachmann-whos-dumber-crazier-prettier/589035)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-vs-bachmann-whos-dumber-crazier-prettier/589035 "2011-07-15T12:18:41Z")
Seems to me that Michele Bachmann is more Paliny than Palin; meaning that she has the three defining qualities of Palin, but to a higher degree. --- ## ["Sexism" vs "Misogyny"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism-vs-misogyny/588951)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism-vs-misogyny/588951 "2011-07-15T06:41:55Z")
Do “sexism” and “misogyny” imply differing degrees of severity? “Sexism” to me conveys something like an old-fashioned guy saying something like “Girls can’t do that”, while “misogyny” conveys something like a serial kil… --- ## [Job Interview Requesting Last Paystub or W2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-requesting-last-paystub-or-w2/588544)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-requesting-last-paystub-or-w2/588544 "2011-07-15T05:30:09Z")
I’ve got a job interview on Monday and they have informed me that I will be required to bring my most recent paystub or W2 with me. This presents several questions for me, but first a little background. I’ve been under-… --- ## [Drove without insurance for a year - what is Maryland MVA likely to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drove-without-insurance-for-a-year-what-is-maryland-mva-likely-to-do/588910)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drove-without-insurance-for-a-year-what-is-maryland-mva-likely-to-do/588910 "2011-07-15T03:53:17Z")
So, a Maryland couple with two cars and a motorcycle let their auto insurance lapse but kept driving their cars for a year. One of their driver’s licenses also expired a couple months into this period. Then they lost two… --- ## [Thong underwear. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thong-underwear-why/588552)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thong-underwear-why/588552 "2011-07-15T03:21:05Z")
Why do you gals wear thong underwear ? Does it feel good ? I would think it feels like a wedgie. Don’t you ever worry about anal leakage or a premature menses? I would think that your underwear would get stained fairl… --- ## [anyone ever done a police ride-along? are they common? even remotely interesting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-done-a-police-ride-along-are-they-common-even-remotely-interesting/588832)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-done-a-police-ride-along-are-they-common-even-remotely-interesting/588832 "2011-07-15T02:33:20Z")
Trying to come up with an idea for a way to kill a few hours on a weekend. Does anyone have experience with these? Are they interesting at all? I’m presuming you’d have to go through some kind of background check (whi… --- ## [Need help deciding on apple tree for back yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-deciding-on-apple-tree-for-back-yard/588950)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-deciding-on-apple-tree-for-back-yard/588950 "2011-07-15T01:41:30Z")
Hi Everybody - The apple trees are on a really good sale right now, and I’m thinking of putting an apple tree in the yard. I’m not too concerned about the tree itself and what it looks like; I’m more concerned about get… --- ## [Thoughts/experiences on "PayPerClick" Advertising...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-experiences-on-payperclick-advertising/589026)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-experiences-on-payperclick-advertising/589026 "2011-07-15T00:56:45Z")
So a friend is looking to promote her Internet Business through Google’s & Facebook’s PayPerClick Ad services. How exactly does this work? Has anyone here used this & what were your results? Thanks! --- ## [Lower abdomen goings-on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lower-abdomen-goings-on/589045)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lower-abdomen-goings-on/589045 "2011-07-15T00:30:31Z")
If you have what you think are gas pains for several days, would you suspect constipation? And what would you do to help yourself? Could this be caused by stress over a plane trip I need to do next week? :frowning: --- ## [Greensboro/Raleigh NC questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greensboro-raleigh-nc-questions/393559)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greensboro-raleigh-nc-questions/393559 "2011-07-15T00:21:08Z")
I’m considering grad work in Greensboro and in Raleigh NC. (I’ve been accepted in Raleigh, haven’t heard from Greensboro one way or another, but since they’re a relatively short drive one from the other I figure I’ll sa… --- ## [Why do I feel sick in the morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-sick-in-the-morning/588674)
**Author:** [@Hubertus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hubertus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-sick-in-the-morning/588674 "2011-07-14T23:18:10Z")
I’m not talking about morning sickness, as I am a very nonpregnant male. I have no real health issues. My only issue is that I never really wake up hungry and at least to some degree I feel sick to my stomach every morni… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1705) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1707)