# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1716 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1717 --- ## [Which of these cheap laptops do you like better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cheap-laptops-do-you-like-better/587229)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cheap-laptops-do-you-like-better/587229 "2011-06-30T02:43:22Z")
My 3 year old 17 inch Toshiba Satellite died a couple of weeks ago. I had to buy a new laptop in a hurry. This didn’t happen at the best time budget wise so I narrowed it down to 2 inexpensive laptops that I found on sal… --- ## [Sump Pump replacement questions/options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sump-pump-replacement-questions-options/586981)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sump-pump-replacement-questions-options/586981 "2011-06-30T01:28:10Z")
The sump pump in my house, so far as I can tell, is original which would make it about 16 years old. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with it and it works like a champ with nature calls, but from time to time I wonder i… --- ## [Professional Movers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-movers/587118)
**Author:** [@sittininlab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sittininlab)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-movers/587118 "2011-06-30T00:03:34Z")
getting quotes from professional movers. I want to know if anyone here has had good or bad experiences with professional movers. Did anyone have a “gottcha” moment with the movers that can be avoided? --- ## [8 night cruise, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-night-cruise-what-to-do/587187)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-night-cruise-what-to-do/587187 "2011-06-29T23:28:27Z")
I’ve been on a couple of short cruises (3 nights long) but later this year my family and I (20 of us) will be taking an 8 night cruise in the Western Carribean. My mom roped us into all going. 12 grandkids!!! I’m sure… --- ## [Merchant Account Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merchant-account-recommendations/587094)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merchant-account-recommendations/587094 "2011-06-29T21:58:29Z")
Paypal seems rather expensive, but I’m hesitant to go with random googled company. Any recommendations, or advice as to what I should look for? ETA: I am going to be taking payments through the web only. No retail or … --- ## [Poll: Your predictions for the Casey Anthony trial verdict](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-predictions-for-the-casey-anthony-trial-verdict/587316)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-predictions-for-the-casey-anthony-trial-verdict/587316 "2011-06-29T21:38:15Z")
These are the charges: First-degree murder Aggravated child abuse Aggravated manslaughter of a child Providing false information to a law enforcement officer, specifically by stating: a) That she worked at Universal O… --- ## [Do you believe that Barack Obama is now or ever was against gay marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-barack-obama-is-now-or-ever-was-against-gay-marriage/587001)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-barack-obama-is-now-or-ever-was-against-gay-marriage/587001 "2011-06-29T21:24:51Z")
In his adult life, anyways. Okay, I know he’s said he believes that marriage is between one man and one woman, and that his views now are supposedly “evolving”. But I’ve never for a minute believed that he really belie… --- ## [UK/Ireland dopers - do you have an electrical socket in your bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-ireland-dopers-do-you-have-an-electrical-socket-in-your-bathroom/587156)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-ireland-dopers-do-you-have-an-electrical-socket-in-your-bathroom/587156 "2011-06-29T20:37:56Z")
We used to have the two pin razor one but my dad removed it. I notice there are electrical outlets in most US bathrooms but I’ve rarely seen them here. --- ## [Recommendations for gaming PC's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-gaming-pcs/587234)
**Author:** [@JCorre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCorre)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-gaming-pcs/587234 "2011-06-29T20:23:02Z")
I’m in the market for a new desktop computer and I’m looking to the doper community for advice. I’ll use the PC primarily to play the latest FPS games on the market. I used to play these games regularly about 5+ years … --- ## [Have you ever been on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-on-tv/586333)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-on-tv/586333 "2011-06-29T19:26:50Z")
The other day I saw someone who looked familiar on TV. It was some local program and he was being interviewed. He’s a doctor where I work. So I ran into him today and I asked him about it. Not only does he not remember t… --- ## [For kids who have just come to the US, what should they learn about our culture and history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-kids-who-have-just-come-to-the-us-what-should-they-learn-about-our-culture-and-history/586713)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-kids-who-have-just-come-to-the-us-what-should-they-learn-about-our-culture-and-history/586713 "2011-06-29T19:24:04Z")
I tried asking this on Yahoo!Answers but all I got was a bunch of bigots. Straight Dope users seem much more sophisticated. Maybe you can help: I’m teaching a class for kids who have recently come to the US (specificall… --- ## [How can I explain (technical) things more coherently/give better technical presentations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-explain-technical-things-more-coherently-give-better-technical-presentations/586798)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-explain-technical-things-more-coherently-give-better-technical-presentations/586798 "2011-06-29T19:18:47Z")
I had an annoying time at work today because I gave a draft version of a technical presentation I have to give next week to a customer, and I did not do a good job. In fact, I generally do a worse job at presentations th… --- ## [Hypothetical Road Trip: Unattractive Nudist Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-unattractive-nudist-challenge/587244)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-unattractive-nudist-challenge/587244 "2011-06-29T19:15:22Z")
You’re going on a cross-country road trip from Seattle to Miami, and you MUST choose one of these two travel companions: A) an Extremely Unattractive Nudist of the opposite sex. b) an Extremely Unattractive Nudist of t… --- ## [Cousins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cousins/587075)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cousins/587075 "2011-06-29T18:28:34Z")
I was just wondering what everyones relationship with their cousin(s) is. What your relationship(s) like as a child? I’ll talk more about my take on my cousins after a few replies. --- ## [ADHD - Describe the first time meds helped you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-describe-the-first-time-meds-helped-you/587258)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-describe-the-first-time-meds-helped-you/587258 "2011-06-29T14:34:34Z")
I know, another ADHD thread. I have browsed all that I could find, but wanted a little more specific information. Some background: I have learned a ton about ADHD in the last two days. I always joked that in gradesch… --- ## [How Many Times Do You Change Your Personal Voice Mail Message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-change-your-personal-voice-mail-message/586283)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-change-your-personal-voice-mail-message/586283 "2011-06-29T13:10:21Z")
I changed my voice mail message yesterday on my cell phone. I used to change it every month or seasonally, and then I got in to the habit of leaving it the same for months and months. Some of my friends have had the sa… --- ## [Best starter motorcycle for larger guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-starter-motorcycle-for-larger-guy/129712)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-starter-motorcycle-for-larger-guy/129712 "2011-06-29T10:26:28Z")
I have never ridden a motorcycle but have always been intrigued by them. I was looking at motorcycles the other day at a local dealer and saw a 234cc 2002 Honda Rebel for $ 3200. which is just on the edge of being an aff… --- ## [UK/Germany travel help needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-germany-travel-help-needed/585018)
**Author:** [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-germany-travel-help-needed/585018 "2011-06-29T04:55:38Z")
My husband and I are planning a trip to the UK and Germany this summer, and while we are generally quite good at scouring the web for all kinds of info to get good deals, we are a little bit stuck with the logistics of o… --- ## [Renters/Content insurance Opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renters-content-insurance-opinions/587208)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renters-content-insurance-opinions/587208 "2011-06-29T04:46:53Z")
I’m looking for some advice regarding renters/content insurance. My friends house burned down and they have no insurance so it kind of brought home that I need to stop procrastinating and get my renters insurance. A co… --- ## [Housesitting business ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housesitting-business-ideas/587184)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housesitting-business-ideas/587184 "2011-06-29T04:44:00Z")
So, Dweezil (not quite 17) has decided he wants to start a house-sitting business. Not “stay in the house while you’re on sabbatical”, but “water the cat, feed the mail” sort of tasks. We’re trying to get him to focus o… --- ## [What's the most money you've ever been responsible for, that wasn't yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-money-youve-ever-been-responsible-for-that-wasnt-yours/586850)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-money-youve-ever-been-responsible-for-that-wasnt-yours/586850 "2011-06-29T03:47:54Z")
For those of you who have been in charge of allocating a department’s budget and the like, what’s the most money that didn’t belong to you but you were responsible for spending/managing? I thought about making this a pol… --- ## [if you're replacing the "F-word" in an email/Facebook-update, is it spelled "friggin", or "freakin"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-replacing-the-f-word-in-an-email-facebook-update-is-it-spelled-friggin-or-freakin/586846)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-replacing-the-f-word-in-an-email-facebook-update-is-it-spelled-friggin-or-freakin/586846 "2011-06-29T03:06:54Z")
or something else? (maybe “frikkin’”?) as much as I’m sure we’d all like to use “the real word”, sometimes circumstances call for something a little more “PG-13”, so which one do you guys lean to more? Thanks! --- ## [Mac web gallery creator that is customizable and makes HTML pages for images?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-web-gallery-creator-that-is-customizable-and-makes-html-pages-for-images/587063)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-web-gallery-creator-that-is-customizable-and-makes-html-pages-for-images/587063 "2011-06-29T02:42:38Z")
This seems like something that should exist, but I can’t seem to find anything. All the web gallery creation tools either have extremely limited customization options, or, if they have lots of flexibility, the one thing … --- ## [Best Spanish language children's cartoons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spanish-language-childrens-cartoons/587144)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spanish-language-childrens-cartoons/587144 "2011-06-28T23:54:42Z")
So I’m in a bit of a pickle. This fall I’ll be returning to school, after a hiatus of almost 10 years. I never came close to finishing my degree, and am attempting to do so now. The state of Oregon requires two years of … --- ## [Super-vision or super-hearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-vision-or-super-hearing/586045)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-vision-or-super-hearing/586045 "2011-06-28T23:43:34Z")
No setup, because I can’t be arsed, but there is a poll, whose results are public, because, ye gods, the question is silly, which is de rigeur. If you choose super\*-vision\*, you get telescopic, microscopic, increased-vi… --- ## [Car transport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-transport/587198)
**Author:** [@sittininlab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sittininlab)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-transport/587198 "2011-06-28T22:56:22Z")
Okay, so if you’ve seen my posts you might guess I’m moving. We think we are going to go with the pro movers over PODS/Uhaul, but are now trying to price car transport. Anyone ever ship a car cross country? If so, what … --- ## [Why don't people RSVP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-rsvp/586299)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-rsvp/586299 "2011-06-28T21:42:33Z")
I imagine this has been asked but I couldn’t seem to find it… any ideas why so few people seem to RSVP to invitations, especially ones that specifically request a reply? I remember when I got married a few years ago, we… --- ## [Leaving for Ocracoke Island on Saturday! Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-for-ocracoke-island-on-saturday-advice/585697)
**Author:** [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-for-ocracoke-island-on-saturday-advice/585697 "2011-06-28T21:36:30Z")
It will be our first trip to the Outer Banks, and I do have a few concerns (the main one is making sure we get on the correct ferry). Any advice? Must sees? We are traveling by car from Little Rock to Ocracoke, and di… --- ## [Poke holes in my Business Idea, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poke-holes-in-my-business-idea-please/587116)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poke-holes-in-my-business-idea-please/587116 "2011-06-28T21:33:03Z")
I just now came up with a rough sketch of a model for a social enterprise venture that would endeavor to fund pre-existing externally-run community bicycle programs which fit certain social criteria such as providing ski… --- ## [Think back to the first person you had sex with. Were the two of you in love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-back-to-the-first-person-you-had-sex-with-were-the-two-of-you-in-love/586309)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-back-to-the-first-person-you-had-sex-with-were-the-two-of-you-in-love/586309 "2011-06-28T20:02:17Z")
This seems a remarkably simple question. Naturally, being me, I’ll overcomplicate it. :slight\_smile: Answer the question in four senses. At the time, did you believe you were in love with that first bedmate? At the ti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1715) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1717)