# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1721 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1722 --- ## [what makes someone annoying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-someone-annoying/585372)
**Author:** [@saffsez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saffsez)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-someone-annoying/585372 "2011-06-22T00:16:52Z")
i know it sounds simple…but when i try to define the exact characteristics of what exactly makes someone annoying - i find myself going in circles. any input? --- ## [How do you use your home security system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-use-your-home-security-system/581464)
**Author:** [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-use-your-home-security-system/581464 "2011-06-22T00:00:36Z")
My house was broken into in late March. (only thing stolen-my laptop-my head is exploding with all the new “unique, bazillion digit, one capital letter, one number, one symbol, etc., etc.” passwords) It was in the afte… --- ## [Tell me about Valleyfair...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-valleyfair/586323)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-valleyfair/586323 "2011-06-21T23:11:47Z")
We are considering a jaunt slightly South to Valleyfair and I am looking for advice, tips, opinions… --- ## [Med ethics: can patient refuse blood draw after employee needlestick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/med-ethics-can-patient-refuse-blood-draw-after-employee-needlestick/585448)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/med-ethics-can-patient-refuse-blood-draw-after-employee-needlestick/585448 "2011-06-21T19:26:19Z")
Scenario: a nurse comes to give patient an injection for whatever reason (blood draw, insulin time, whatever). After sticking the patient, nurse goes to cap it and accidentally sticks herself with the contaminated needle… --- ## [Does State Licensing Equal Legitimacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-state-licensing-equal-legitimacy/586210)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-state-licensing-equal-legitimacy/586210 "2011-06-21T18:29:00Z")
I just finished reading a book on the history of Osteopathic Medicine in the United States, (see I don’t just watch sitcoms) One thing that was consistent through the book was the fight of the Osteopaths to have states … --- ## [What's the longest you've gone without pooping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-gone-without-pooping/240164)
**Author:** [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-gone-without-pooping/240164 "2011-06-21T14:21:55Z")
Not a frivolous inquiry, I assure you… --- ## [Pronounce Conan (the Barbarian)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-conan-the-barbarian/586098)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-conan-the-barbarian/586098 "2011-06-21T13:22:55Z")
Cone-ann, e.g. the Schwarzenegger films, or Koh-nin, like “ronin,” e.g. Conan O’Brien ? --- ## [Jokes everyone but you finds funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-everyone-but-you-finds-funny/586001)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-everyone-but-you-finds-funny/586001 "2011-06-21T13:14:41Z")
I don’t mean jokes that you are offended by or don’t get, I mean jokes that surprise you with their popularity. My most current example is the Go the F to Sleep phenomenon. I’m a parent and believe me, I get the whole … --- ## [American secret agent must choose between saving small US city or Chinese metropolis. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-secret-agent-must-choose-between-saving-small-us-city-or-chinese-metropolis-what-to-do/584445)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-secret-agent-must-choose-between-saving-small-us-city-or-chinese-metropolis-what-to-do/584445 "2011-06-21T11:22:24Z")
Yes, it’s a Rhymer hypothetical. If you don’t like it, bite me. The story’s short, though, and I just now decided I’m too lazy to include a poll. In addition, for the thirteen year old boys among you, there’s lesbians. … --- ## [Wigging out: A Question About Wigs for Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wigging-out-a-question-about-wigs-for-men/538305)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wigging-out-a-question-about-wigs-for-men/538305 "2011-06-21T11:07:38Z")
I am a male with long hair. I’ve had it since I was a teenager and even at my age, 20+ years past my teenage years, I like it this way. So does the wife. I’d rather not cut it. I have an opportunity to get a job in a… --- ## [How should a teacher communicate that a child is using inappropriate language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-teacher-communicate-that-a-child-is-using-inappropriate-language/586032)
**Author:** [@xoferew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xoferew)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-teacher-communicate-that-a-child-is-using-inappropriate-language/586032 "2011-06-21T11:04:27Z")
I’m a preschool teacher. If I need to call a parent to tell them that their Snuggletoes is repeatedly calling other children, for example, “fucking brats,” what should I say? Obviously they need to know the specific wo… --- ## [My big, scary Pit Bull is terrified of storms. Comfort her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-big-scary-pit-bull-is-terrified-of-storms-comfort-her/585922)
**Author:** [@jeredc1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeredc1983)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-big-scary-pit-bull-is-terrified-of-storms-comfort-her/585922 "2011-06-21T06:43:15Z")
Threat title says it all. Does it encourage her to be scared of storms if I comfort her? She is about five years old so whatever she is afraid of is more than likely ingrained. Right now she is literally in my lap rig… --- ## [How many have never had a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-have-never-had-a-relationship/578121)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-have-never-had-a-relationship/578121 "2011-06-21T05:44:49Z")
I’ve heard a couple of people here mention that they’ve never been in a relationship before and it got me curious… how many of you have never been in a romantic relationship before? --- ## [What's the least amount of computer I can get away with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-amount-of-computer-i-can-get-away-with/585839)
**Author:** [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-amount-of-computer-i-can-get-away-with/585839 "2011-06-21T05:43:59Z")
I’m in the market for a new computer to replace my decrepit Dell desktop, purchased in 2003. Since that time I’ve really paid no attention to developments in the home-computer market, and now I’m finding the choices over… --- ## [What's Wrong With My Microwave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-microwave/586257)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-microwave/586257 "2011-06-21T05:13:30Z")
So I bought this microwave about a month ago, Sunbeam SGB8901 if it matters, new at Target. Tonight, it started being problematic. While cooking, the turntable, I think it was, started making a very weird noise, like b… --- ## [Birthing at home: Getting over the fear.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthing-at-home-getting-over-the-fear/584990)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthing-at-home-getting-over-the-fear/584990 "2011-06-21T03:57:49Z")
Mrs.P and I have hired our midwife and have set-up everything for an amazing, healthy, happy, relaxed birth at home. We find two different reactions when we are talking about this with friends: Oh Gawd! I could never … --- ## [Recommendation for Electric Head Hair Trimmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-electric-head-hair-trimmer/586160)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-electric-head-hair-trimmer/586160 "2011-06-21T03:13:34Z")
So last night, about 80% through shaving my head, my electric trimmer shit the bed. Even fully charged, the blades just don’t go fast enough to cut. I wish I had taken a picture of my ridiculous head, but didn’t think … --- ## [Thinking about my next smartphone: Which OS is best for streaming broadcast media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-my-next-smartphone-which-os-is-best-for-streaming-broadcast-media/585910)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-my-next-smartphone-which-os-is-best-for-streaming-broadcast-media/585910 "2011-06-21T02:08:58Z")
For just over a year, I’ve had my current phone which runs that poor stepchild of smart phone OS’s, Windows Mobile (Pro 6.5 in my case–maybe W7 is better). My biggest complaint with WM is that most of the “apps for that… --- ## [New Religion Group? "Have you ever heard of the Passover?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-religion-group-have-you-ever-heard-of-the-passover/586142)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-religion-group-have-you-ever-heard-of-the-passover/586142 "2011-06-20T23:06:21Z")
Got approached by sort of reverse mormon missionaries wearing black shirts and handing out bookmarks entitled “Have you ever heard of the Passport”, arguing that Communion should properly be only done on Passover day, no… --- ## [Could you disown a child that commited a serious, violent crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-disown-a-child-that-commited-a-serious-violent-crime/585856)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-disown-a-child-that-commited-a-serious-violent-crime/585856 "2011-06-20T22:45:59Z")
Last week Cindy Anthony testified in Casey’s trial. As she she left the stand, the cameras caught her silently mouthing “I love you” in Casey’s direction. The Anthony’s have supported their daughter in spite of the overw… --- ## [Father's Day poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-day-poll/586122)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-day-poll/586122 "2011-06-20T22:35:38Z")
From the various reactions I’ve seen from people about Father’s Day, and seeing so many people have hostile feelings towards their dads, I wondered how widespread this situation is, and if it is any more prevalent in one… --- ## [Flogging or Prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flogging-or-prison/586192)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flogging-or-prison/586192 "2011-06-20T20:08:58Z")
You’ve been convicted of a felony and sentenced to a prison term (for simplicity’s sake assume no parole, early release, or time-served considerations). However, you have been offered the option to substitute a flogging… --- ## [Parents: your young adult child decides to become a nude model. Are you okay with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-your-young-adult-child-decides-to-become-a-nude-model-are-you-okay-with-it/585738)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-your-young-adult-child-decides-to-become-a-nude-model-are-you-okay-with-it/585738 "2011-06-20T18:19:04Z")
A couple of things before we start: For purposes of this discussion, parent includes adoptive parents, stepparents, and other legal guardians as well as biological parents, so long as there is a strong emotional conne… --- ## [Getting a dog tomorrow...excited, nervous...help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-dog-tomorrow-excited-nervous-help/585869)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-dog-tomorrow-excited-nervous-help/585869 "2011-06-20T18:14:43Z")
We are bringing a new dog home tomorrow! A 6-month-old german shepherd mix named Buddy. Right now we are a family of 4 humans (two grown-ups and two kids) and 2 cats. Luckily there will always be an adult home, because … --- ## [What Accent of English Do You Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-of-english-do-you-have/585394)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-of-english-do-you-have/585394 "2011-06-20T17:05:50Z")
I think I’d say I speak general American or California English. --- ## [If Your Pet Gave You A Report Card...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-pet-gave-you-a-report-card/585888)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-pet-gave-you-a-report-card/585888 "2011-06-20T16:38:39Z")
After reading the “My Uncle Gave Away His Cat Thread” I got to thinking about cats giving away uncles :slight\_smile: Anyway I thought, do you think that if you pet had a choice, he/she would keep YOU as an owner? So th… --- ## [Bedskirt matching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedskirt-matching/585987)
**Author:** [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedskirt-matching/585987 "2011-06-20T16:37:40Z")
I just bought deep red sheets and a white comforter to go with my new bed. What colour should my bedskirt be? White or red? Bonus question…if I get sick of the white and buy a duvet cover, what goes well with deep red… --- ## [Would the Weiner fiasco have blown up so large if he had a different last name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-weiner-fiasco-have-blown-up-so-large-if-he-had-a-different-last-name/585934)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-weiner-fiasco-have-blown-up-so-large-if-he-had-a-different-last-name/585934 "2011-06-20T14:45:54Z")
Just seems like this is one they couldn’t resist, and I think his name had a lot to do with it. Would it have been such a major story if his last name was Smith? --- ## [best retort to "you're being closed minded"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-retort-to-youre-being-closed-minded/585983)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-retort-to-youre-being-closed-minded/585983 "2011-06-20T14:40:51Z")
I’ve heard people say this before and am looking for a way to reply without sounding like an arrogant prick. Most recent example is from a girl I know who was talking about a picture her mom took of her before she went … --- ## [Is a sofa the same as a couch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sofa-the-same-as-a-couch/585496)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sofa-the-same-as-a-couch/585496 "2011-06-20T13:45:01Z")
So I’ve always used the two terms interchangeably, but it occurs to me that there might be some difference I’ve never learned about. Which term do you use and do you think they refer to the same piece of furniture? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1720) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1722)