# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1712 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1713 --- ## [Your monthly rent or mortgage payment to income ratio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-rent-or-mortgage-payment-to-income-ratio/588122)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-rent-or-mortgage-payment-to-income-ratio/588122 "2011-07-07T23:37:24Z")
NOTE TO HOMEOWNERS: Please consider property taxes & insurance as part of your monthly payment. This is to keep the comparison to renters fair since renters don’t pay property taxes and if they even have renter’s insuran… --- ## [The Case of the Tell-Tale Train Ticket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-tell-tale-train-ticket/588233)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-tell-tale-train-ticket/588233 "2011-07-07T21:55:25Z")
This thread in GQ 54 years later, train ticket leads to arrest in death of 7-year-old? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board got me to wondering… I’ve noticed that often, after someone has been arrested for … --- ## [Goateed Dopers, help me tame my goatee, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goateed-dopers-help-me-tame-my-goatee-please/587962)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goateed-dopers-help-me-tame-my-goatee-please/587962 "2011-07-07T20:59:40Z")
OK, a little facial hair background. I’ve had a goatee for 25+ years but I’ve always kept it short (#2 or #3 clipper.) I’ve recently decided that I want an epic goatee; wizardly, down to my chest style. The problem is… --- ## [So where do I buy plants now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-do-i-buy-plants-now/588060)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-do-i-buy-plants-now/588060 "2011-07-07T19:32:09Z")
Several years ago, a doper recommended Bluestone Perennials as a great, well-priced place to order perennial plants. I have been ordering from them ever since. Easily 90% of the plants in my flower beds are from them. Th… --- ## [Religious Dopers: How Observant Are You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-dopers-how-observant-are-you/587778)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-dopers-how-observant-are-you/587778 "2011-07-07T19:25:37Z")
How often do you attend services at your respectives places of worship? --- ## [Independence Day 2011: Were there insanely more illicit professional quality fireworks in your city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independence-day-2011-were-there-insanely-more-illicit-professional-quality-fireworks-in-your-city/588136)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independence-day-2011-were-there-insanely-more-illicit-professional-quality-fireworks-in-your-city/588136 "2011-07-07T19:16:30Z")
I’m in L.A. (city proper), and, to the best of my knowledge, just about all fireworks are illegal here for individuals to possess and set off, although this doesn’t apply to the people who do it professionally as part of… --- ## [What processes are unbelievably antiquated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-processes-are-unbelievably-antiquated/586920)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-processes-are-unbelievably-antiquated/586920 "2011-07-07T18:54:27Z")
This thread has been a long time coming. My girlfriend is a PhD biologist. I had no idea, until I met her, how antiquated many aspects of “doing (real) science” are, in particular when it comes to publications and coll… --- ## [Casey Anthony . Guilty or not ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745 "2011-07-07T16:57:33Z")
Poll coming I haven’t paid much attention, haven’t seen presecution closing but I’ve just watched the last half hour of Baez’s closing prior to the 15 minute recess and I’ve been blown away with a newfound conviction t… --- ## [Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Lactose Intolerance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritable-bowel-syndrome-or-lactose-intolerance/588007)
**Author:** [@Chou4555](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chou4555)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritable-bowel-syndrome-or-lactose-intolerance/588007 "2011-07-07T16:51:21Z")
I get cramps, bloating, and “rear-end unpleasantness”, fairly regularly. I used to think it was just an acquired irritable bowel symdrome. I’m 56, and haven’t had the healthiest of lifestyles in my mispent past! Quite … --- ## [Anyone following the Casey Anthony trial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-following-the-casey-anthony-trial/583652)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 478\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-following-the-casey-anthony-trial/583652 "2011-07-07T16:44:25Z")
There is a live blog as well as live camera action every day the court is in session at www.wftv.com. So far, the prosecution has established that Casey tells one lie after another in her efforts to cover up what they … --- ## [Please recommend a home security system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-home-security-system/588133)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-home-security-system/588133 "2011-07-07T16:19:39Z")
In the six months since I’ve last travelled for work, we’ve got a new baby in the house and we had to put our beloved guard dog to sleep. My wife is now a little nervous about being alone in the home with two young kids … --- ## [Head Shaving Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-shaving-discussion/587893)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-shaving-discussion/587893 "2011-07-07T12:56:55Z")
For the past 30 years (I am a 53 year old guy) I have combed my hair back and secured it with a rubber band. When the pony tail reached mid-back length, I’d cut half of it off with kitchen shears. This was a combination … --- ## [Grandparents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandparents/587701)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandparents/587701 "2011-07-07T12:54:31Z")
While reading another thread, I was thinking about something that had passed my mind some time ago but I kind of lost until now. It seemed most of the people I went to school with as a child were born when their parents … --- ## [What bumper stickers have you had stolen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bumper-stickers-have-you-had-stolen/520172)
**Author:** [@\_xiao\_wenti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_xiao_wenti)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bumper-stickers-have-you-had-stolen/520172 "2011-07-07T05:36:54Z")
I haven’t had many bumper stickers on my cars, but until recently never have had any removed. But I have had 4 Obama stickers stolen/removed from my car – the latest by my MIL. You? --- ## [Depression/Anxiety: Your Experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-anxiety-your-experiences/588086)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-anxiety-your-experiences/588086 "2011-07-07T04:15:46Z")
Yet again, the SSRI I’m taking is starting to fail. This if the fifth SSRI I’ve tried in 12 years and they all have eventually faded into depression/anxiety/fatigue/general yickiness. I’m going to see a psychiatrist nex… --- ## [Poll: Which pre-high school graduations did your schools have? (please read OP before voting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-pre-high-school-graduations-did-your-schools-have-please-read-op-before-voting/587972)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-pre-high-school-graduations-did-your-schools-have-please-read-op-before-voting/587972 "2011-07-07T04:02:24Z")
This is a survey about the graduation ceremonies for younger-than-high-school students that were held by school systems you were once a student within. This is more a question about the schools than you personally attend… --- ## [How much to donate - virus-clearing help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-donate-virus-clearing-help/588119)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-donate-virus-clearing-help/588119 "2011-07-07T02:40:22Z")
So my daughter got the clap. OK, the computer-clap, not the “she’s too young and you’re bad parents” variety. I went to one of the online forums where they help with such things, they had me run various diagnostics, and… --- ## [Any good resume guides out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-resume-guides-out-there/588077)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-resume-guides-out-there/588077 "2011-07-07T02:36:54Z")
My resume is pretty crappy these days, a case of editing and revamping the same one over and over again. I’ve decided to start from scratch. The problem is searching for “resume help” on Google gives thousands of pages o… --- ## [The Follow-Up Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-follow-up-thread/588110)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-follow-up-thread/588110 "2011-07-07T01:44:31Z")
This thread is simple - we’ve all (well, a lot of us) have posted questions, personal problems, etc on the Dope, and this thread is for those of us who want to voluntarily update Dopers on what’s happened. Of particular … --- ## [Poll for men: How do you (have you) tie(d) your tie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-how-do-you-have-you-tie-d-your-tie/587799 "2011-07-07T00:56:09Z")
Poll to follow shortly. Lately I’ve been wearing ties to the office, and found myself getting tired of the same old four-in-hand knot I’ve used since high school. Today I decided to try a half-Windsor and found, hey, mu… --- ## [Casey: Let's sentence her.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-lets-sentence-her/588067)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-lets-sentence-her/588067 "2011-07-06T20:09:45Z")
There’s really no doubt that she lied to the cops. So what do you think her sentence should be? I can see giving her the max because she did put a lot of people through a lot of trouble during the unnecessary search and… --- ## [Property valuation - to fight or not to fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-valuation-to-fight-or-not-to-fight/587913)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-valuation-to-fight-or-not-to-fight/587913 "2011-07-06T19:25:07Z")
So, back in May, my wife and I bought our first house, for $100K, which was the FHA appraisal price. The previous owners bought it in 2006 for $105K, and made mostly cosmetic improvements. While the market’s down in our… --- ## [Hypothetical Road Trip: Aggressive Vegan vs. Extremely Pregnant Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-aggressive-vegan-vs-extremely-pregnant-woman/587160 "2011-07-06T19:03:19Z")
A frequent feature of the Adam Carolla podcast, the “Hypothetical Road Trip” game consists of Adam posing to Larry Miller two possible travel companions for a cross-country road trip from California to Florida, and Larry… --- ## [Those Five Finger Shoe kind of things: Love'em or Hate'em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-five-finger-shoe-kind-of-things-loveem-or-hateem/587724)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-five-finger-shoe-kind-of-things-loveem-or-hateem/587724 "2011-07-06T18:59:54Z")
I am seeing more and more people wearing those Vibram five finger shoes. At first I pointed and laughed, then I remembered how I love walking barefoot…everywhere. Then I remembered how often I stub my toe, or step on som… --- ## [Ever cruised to Montego Bay, Jamaica? Help me pick out a shore excursion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cruised-to-montego-bay-jamaica-help-me-pick-out-a-shore-excursion/587862)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cruised-to-montego-bay-jamaica-help-me-pick-out-a-shore-excursion/587862 "2011-07-06T15:29:09Z")
My family and I are considering a cruise to the Caribbean next summer, and one of the ports of call is Montego Bay, Jamaica. If any of you guys have ever been there, what did you do that was fun? What did you do that wa… --- ## [Diagnose my engine problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-engine-problem/587937)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-engine-problem/587937 "2011-07-06T15:23:18Z")
Diesel tractor, not car. This Spring I was tootling along on my tractor, mowing my fields, when it started to lose power. Going slower and s l o w e r, like it wasn’t getting fuel. My step-father bled the fuel lines for … --- ## [Should women settle for "Mr. Good Enough" vs waiting for "Mr. Perfect"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-women-settle-for-mr-good-enough-vs-waiting-for-mr-perfect/528678)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-women-settle-for-mr-good-enough-vs-waiting-for-mr-perfect/528678 "2011-07-06T15:09:11Z")
Re this bookand the accompanying article does the author have a point? Do women with lots of options miss out on decent guys because they are too picky? --- ## [Ok, I give up: What is with the denim obsession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-what-is-with-the-denim-obsession/551865)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-what-is-with-the-denim-obsession/551865 "2011-07-06T15:05:53Z")
I started thinking about this when the Wall Street Journal ran an ad where country clubs are relaxing their no-jeans/denim policy in order to get in the younger baby boomers (45-55?) or some such thing, since they have t… --- ## [Help writing a website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-writing-a-website/587542)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-writing-a-website/587542 "2011-07-06T14:48:24Z")
So I got railroaded into being president of the local rugby club. One of the things I want to improve is our website, but no one in the club has any experience with authoring websites and we can’t afford to hire anyone. … --- ## [A Relationship Hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-relationship-hypothetical/582498)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-relationship-hypothetical/582498 "2011-07-06T14:45:10Z")
Let’s say there were two people who live hundreds of miles away from each other. They’ve never met, but they play the same online game, frequent the same message board, whatever. They talk online, they text, and they rea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1711) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1713)