# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1715 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1716 --- ## [Would you spend the last 1/4 of your life in prison in exchange for 30 years of being filthy rich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-the-last-1-4-of-your-life-in-prison-in-exchange-for-30-years-of-being-filthy-rich/586748)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-the-last-1-4-of-your-life-in-prison-in-exchange-for-30-years-of-being-filthy-rich/586748 "2011-07-01T20:53:20Z")
For no reason I was reading a bit on Bernie Madoff today and it inspired an interesting question to me: would it be worth it to spend the last quarter to a third of your life in prison in exchange for being filthy rich f… --- ## [Help me make my webcam wireless please. (Also cute chicks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-webcam-wireless-please-also-cute-chicks/587412)
**Author:** [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-webcam-wireless-please-also-cute-chicks/587412 "2011-07-01T19:23:00Z")
Not porn. :smiley: I am trying to broadcast my baby chickens, because they are freaking adorable and should be seen by the world: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/teresa-s-chickens. Problem is that they are located in a b… --- ## [Miscarriage Father's Responsibilities to Help Pay Bill (No Insurance)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscarriage-fathers-responsibilities-to-help-pay-bill-no-insurance/587079)
**Author:** [@sultry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sultry)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscarriage-fathers-responsibilities-to-help-pay-bill-no-insurance/587079 "2011-07-01T18:28:06Z")
I had a miscarriage in the ER with no insurance. I had applied for Medi-Cal insurance but my paperwork was lost and I was not able to get in to fill out new paperwork before I went to the ER. The Father was non-existen… --- ## [Disney Vacation Club points rentals -- Anybody done this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-vacation-club-points-rentals-anybody-done-this/586284)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-vacation-club-points-rentals-anybody-done-this/586284 "2011-07-01T17:16:44Z")
If you opened this thread, you probably know about DVC already – it’s a time-share system based on an annual allotment of points which can be used at Disney’s various resort properties. I am not a DVC owner, but I’ve fo… --- ## [Bath salt high intoxication. What's all the fuss about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bath-salt-high-intoxication-whats-all-the-fuss-about/587313)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bath-salt-high-intoxication-whats-all-the-fuss-about/587313 "2011-07-01T15:04:31Z")
I saw this articleand was intrigued. I’m wondering what all the fuss is about. Is this stuff dangerous? --- ## [Smartphone users: how much data do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-users-how-much-data-do-you-use/587383)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-users-how-much-data-do-you-use/587383 "2011-07-01T14:45:57Z")
So far the only time I’ve gone near or over the 2G figure mentioned in the new Verizon plan was when we were doing a long driving trip, and had the phone in nav mode for numerous hours each day. Otherwise, we’re not dat… --- ## [Need Advice from Older Dog Owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-from-older-dog-owners/576748)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-from-older-dog-owners/576748 "2011-07-01T13:24:00Z")
My dog is 14.5 and is barely able to stand or walk. He’ll eat if I put the bowl directly under his chin, basically. It is very difficult to get him to go outside. I am sure he’s in pain when we have to move him to go … --- ## [Are you a multitasking driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-multitasking-driver/587028)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-multitasking-driver/587028 "2011-07-01T13:11:43Z")
My GF is a multitasker. I have on innumerable occasions witnessed her: eating, putting her hair up, talking on her cell phone, changing CDs, messing with her iPod, inputting something on the GPS, applying lip balm, appl… --- ## [Ever been accused of being lazy when you were simply efficient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-accused-of-being-lazy-when-you-were-simply-efficient/587416)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-accused-of-being-lazy-when-you-were-simply-efficient/587416 "2011-07-01T10:58:10Z")
I was talking with a friend about things we wanted in our houses. I said I wanted a laundry chute because it would save a lot of time and would make doing laundry easier. He said using a laundry chute is lazy. I maint… --- ## [Detective discovers consensual incest during (and incidental) to case. What do do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detective-discovers-consensual-incest-during-and-incidental-to-case-what-do-do/587178)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detective-discovers-consensual-incest-during-and-incidental-to-case-what-do-do/587178 "2011-07-01T04:15:14Z")
Yes, it’s a Skaldthetical with a long OP. No, there won’t be a poll, though I may change my mind between now and hitting submit. Persons who don’t like these should leave now, as should anyone who is distressed by the fo… --- ## [How important is the religion/lack thereof of your future SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-the-religion-lack-thereof-of-your-future-so/512596)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-the-religion-lack-thereof-of-your-future-so/512596 "2011-07-01T03:16:20Z")
For unmarried people only. In the Poll asking if non-religious would approve of a religious spouse bringing up your kids in their religion I am surprised to find people saying they would be unlikely to be in a relations… --- ## [Did you take Midrin for migraines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-take-midrin-for-migraines/587375)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-take-midrin-for-migraines/587375 "2011-06-30T22:45:18Z")
And if you did, what are you taking now that Midrin and its generics are no longer being manufactured? --- ## [\_\_\_\_\_, ALWAYS a bad idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-always-a-bad-idea/587056)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_____-always-a-bad-idea/587056 "2011-06-30T22:21:03Z")
Some folks just don’t seem to have gotten the message, so we should have a definitive list. I will start: Bow ties, ALWAYS a bad idea. No one can wear a bow tie and be taken seriously. Unless you are wearing a Tux and … --- ## [Let's build the ultimate home computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-build-the-ultimate-home-computer/587266)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-build-the-ultimate-home-computer/587266 "2011-06-30T21:38:04Z")
I just bought a Powerball ticket and I’m feeling lucky, so help me build the ultimate home computer. Case, cooling system, motherboard, type and amount of memory, video card(s), sound card, mouse, keyboard etc. Rule #1.… --- ## [Have you ever been to Pioche, NV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-pioche-nv/587351)
**Author:** [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-pioche-nv/587351 "2011-06-30T21:30:31Z")
I have an oppertunity to go there and am wondering if I should go, are there places or things to do for sure while there??? Anything anyone can tell me would be appreciated. --- ## [What's up with right-hand drive cars driving in a left-hand drive country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-right-hand-drive-cars-driving-in-a-left-hand-drive-country/587362)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-right-hand-drive-cars-driving-in-a-left-hand-drive-country/587362 "2011-06-30T20:56:01Z")
I see this around here quite often (I saw two right-hand drive cars just today, prompting this thread), and it got me wondering - is it safe for drivers to drive on the right-hand side of the car in a place where almost … --- ## [How old is you car ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-you-car/586940)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-you-car/586940 "2011-06-30T20:05:48Z")
Primary vehicle if you like. I just want to take a snap shot of SDMB society’s vehicular circumstances. Right now. Not tomorrow if you were at the dealership today. --- ## [How many pairs of shoes do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-have/587078)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pairs-of-shoes-do-you-have/587078 "2011-06-30T18:58:32Z")
I have 32 pairs of shoes that I keep accessable and I choose from for day-to-day wear, plus another 3 or 4 pairs that are activity-specific, like for hiking or the strappy spike sandals I wear for dressing up. How about… --- ## [Do you feel like you've got it good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-youve-got-it-good/587097)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-youve-got-it-good/587097 "2011-06-30T18:43:23Z")
I do. :slight\_smile: Sometimes I’m not sure why I feel that way–maybe it’s the eternal optimism that keeps me in count-my-blessings mode, but almost always I feel like life is good. Okay, I could use more money. (Who co… --- ## [Whose responsibility to clean up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-responsibility-to-clean-up/587294)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-responsibility-to-clean-up/587294 "2011-06-30T18:34:39Z")
You live in an apartment with roommates; you live on the lower level and they live on the upper level. You ask one of them to come down to tell him he owes you money for the gas bill, as you’re the one responsible for it… --- ## [Where you live: different names for "street"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-you-live-different-names-for-street/586945)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-you-live-different-names-for-street/586945 "2011-06-30T18:03:02Z")
Add to this list with actual synonyms for “street” in your area: Avenue Boulevard Road Pike Court Curve Lane Drive --- ## [MD won't write scrip until I get my annual exam - common behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/md-wont-write-scrip-until-i-get-my-annual-exam-common-behavior/586663)
**Author:** [@The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Real_Regency_Elf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/md-wont-write-scrip-until-i-get-my-annual-exam-common-behavior/586663 "2011-06-30T17:21:06Z")
Recent history: I have discovered that 5mg of Ambien taken with 3mg of Melatonin and 530mg of Valerian Root helps me fall asleep much faster than any other sleep medication I’ve tried. I have never had odd behaviors whil… --- ## [Loaning a Car to a Family Member - Pitfalls to be Aware of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loaning-a-car-to-a-family-member-pitfalls-to-be-aware-of/587000)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loaning-a-car-to-a-family-member-pitfalls-to-be-aware-of/587000 "2011-06-30T16:37:53Z")
We’re about to (all things working out) buy a new car, and we will have an extra old car that is still in perfect running condition that we wouldn’t get any money for if we tried to sell it (a 1999 Tercel - it’ll probabl… --- ## [Do dating couples still sit close together in the car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dating-couples-still-sit-close-together-in-the-car/587155)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dating-couples-still-sit-close-together-in-the-car/587155 "2011-06-30T16:21:28Z")
Back in my dating days sitting side by side in the car was a dating ritual. It felt great having that warm body pressed against each other. :slight\_smile: If the girl was sitting next to the passenger door it was an ea… --- ## [Anyone use SquareTrade for insuring a handheld?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-squaretrade-for-insuring-a-handheld/587387)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-squaretrade-for-insuring-a-handheld/587387 "2011-06-30T15:37:21Z")
When I got my Android phone, the “everything under the sun” insurance was about 7 dollars a month (this was 3ish months ago). 99 dollar deductible. I ordered an iPhone for my husband yesterday, they wanted 11 dollars f… --- ## [Long weekend. What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-weekend-what-would-you-do/587370)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-weekend-what-would-you-do/587370 "2011-06-30T14:07:22Z")
I am on a day leave for Friday, which means I have a long weekend ahead. So what would you do if you have a long weekend? Hoping to get some inspirations here :slight\_smile: --- ## [Why do people hate math so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-math-so-much/586135)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-math-so-much/586135 "2011-06-30T13:30:12Z")
According to the word on the street, people REALLY hate math. Even Stephen Hawkin’s Brief history of time is math free: Why do people hate math so much that half leave at every number? Is this more human stupidity, laz… --- ## [Definition by Committee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-by-committee/587377)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-by-committee/587377 "2011-06-30T12:54:57Z")
The recent threads on the subject of “Action Movie” and the varying ideas of what constitutes such a thing made me curious if we could do an SDMB version of the Wikipedia concept. By that I mean we will devise an SDMB d… --- ## [East or West?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-or-west/585550)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-or-west/585550 "2011-06-30T08:06:51Z")
I am curious. --- ## [How long after a migraine does it take you to feel normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-a-migraine-does-it-take-you-to-feel-normal/586998)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-a-migraine-does-it-take-you-to-feel-normal/586998 "2011-06-30T03:34:25Z")
I haven’t had an actual migraine in a long while. But last night, as I was going to bed, I noticed that my vision was going a big wonky–with small details disappearing, making it hard to read. But, honestly, the actual h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1714) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1716)