# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1723 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1724 --- ## [Is piercing the top part of the ear more or less painful than..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-piercing-the-top-part-of-the-ear-more-or-less-painful-than/585640)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-piercing-the-top-part-of-the-ear-more-or-less-painful-than/585640 "2011-06-17T16:42:12Z")
Is piercing the top part of the ear more or less painful, or about the same, than the bottom, or lobe? --- ## [How do you fight ignorance on mental health issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-fight-ignorance-on-mental-health-issues/585630)
**Author:** [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acorns.but_not_Bacon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-fight-ignorance-on-mental-health-issues/585630 "2011-06-17T15:04:43Z")
Helllllo :slight\_smile: How do you articulate your problems to those who have a basic ignorance towards mental health? I used to think that most people were at the least compassionate and try to understand but I’ve come… --- ## [Office Politics 201](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-politics-201/580295)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-politics-201/580295 "2011-06-17T14:53:05Z")
I felt that the earlier class on Office Politics 101was good, but a little too junior for some people. I have therefore opened a more advanced class targeted more towards MBAs, mid-level managers, junior executives and … --- ## [Share your beach trip tips with me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-beach-trip-tips-with-me/585745)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-beach-trip-tips-with-me/585745 "2011-06-17T14:00:12Z")
Despite living in a state known for its beaches, I seldom get to the coast. It’s 2+ hours away and in recent years just the gas money has been prohibitive. My husband is only willing/able to go when the variables of we… --- ## [Seeking Washington, DC sightseeiing suggestioins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-washington-dc-sightseeiing-suggestioins/585007)
**Author:** [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-washington-dc-sightseeiing-suggestioins/585007 "2011-06-17T13:33:30Z")
The good news: my husband and I won a trip to Washington, DC. The bad news: the trip is a very brief one. We will arrive on Saturday and leave on Monday. So we will have only one full day (Sunday) to see the sights. My … --- ## [Ladies, would you wear 20.5 carat diamond engagement ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544 "2011-06-17T13:17:54Z")
That’s the size of Kim Kardashian’s. I imagine she doesn’t go too many places where stick-up kids roam and probably has a bodyguard but still. --- ## [I'm pretty sure I have Lyme Disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-i-have-lyme-disease/585570)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-i-have-lyme-disease/585570 "2011-06-17T12:59:27Z")
While in rural Virginia this weekend, I took a long walk in the woods. The next day I was very fatigued and I felt like the inside of my head and neck had been inflated with a bicycle pump. I also had dry heaves and ch… --- ## [If The Word "Moron" Is Still Acceptable Medical Terminology....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-word-moron-is-still-acceptable-medical-terminology/585532)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-word-moron-is-still-acceptable-medical-terminology/585532 "2011-06-17T11:17:38Z")
… should we be using it, even to describe ourselves at times? Someone decided “retard” (as a noun, of course) is no longer acceptable, so why not “moron”? I saw a Honda commercial where the word was used to describe one… --- ## [Is There Anybody You Wouldn't Vote For Just Because of What They Are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120 "2011-06-17T11:10:08Z")
Inspired by the Romney thread. Is there any group or faction or sect or religion or race who you wouldn’t vote for just because of what they are? --- ## [Fluffy dog grooming - what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-dog-grooming-what-do-you-do/585728)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-dog-grooming-what-do-you-do/585728 "2011-06-17T02:34:44Z")
A few months ago I got a Chinese Crested Powder Puff dog. This is that they look like. She was from a rescue so I don’t know what her past was like. She was born in December. This is the first time I have ever had a dog… --- ## [Do ya think Anthony Wiener is attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ya-think-anthony-wiener-is-attractive/584662)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ya-think-anthony-wiener-is-attractive/584662 "2011-06-17T01:35:09Z")
In the wake of the whole Wiener incident, there has been much moral judgment upon the man. But - in light of the pictures he has provided - do you think the guy is sexy? He clearly does. Here are “the 15 sexiest picture… --- ## [Is the tolerance of public nudity eroding, in Western Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-tolerance-of-public-nudity-eroding-in-western-europe/585768)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-tolerance-of-public-nudity-eroding-in-western-europe/585768 "2011-06-17T01:07:53Z")
(Note: Some pictures in the linked series have tiny figures of topless women on beaches. I don’t think any of these violate the two-click rule, however, based on my links. If I overlooked anything please let me know an… --- ## [What does your refrigerator door say about you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-refrigerator-door-say-about-you/585047)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-refrigerator-door-say-about-you/585047 "2011-06-17T00:46:34Z")
Everybody I know has stuff on the fridge door. If a Forensic Refrigerator Door Analyst (GS13) was in your kitchen, what could they learn about you from your door? --- ## [Help me decide if I should call the police or not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-if-i-should-call-the-police-or-not/585649)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-if-i-should-call-the-police-or-not/585649 "2011-06-16T23:17:58Z")
I don’t know if this was nothing or something. I was walking home from work and became aware of a car driving slowly behind me by about 5 feet. I couldn’t really hear it because I was walking on a very busy street. It d… --- ## [What's Life With A Pacemaker Really Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-life-with-a-pacemaker-really-like/585660)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-life-with-a-pacemaker-really-like/585660 "2011-06-16T23:16:16Z")
I tried to google this, but I find a wide, and I mean wide variety of opinions. Some say you’re limited to exercise such as light house work and walking. Other sites say people with pacemakers can do bodybuilding and ex… --- ## [Worst Natural Disaster You Have Experienced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-natural-disaster-you-have-experienced/585457)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-natural-disaster-you-have-experienced/585457 "2011-06-16T23:00:08Z")
I was living in California during the Northridge earthquake…that certainly scared the bejesus out of me and it was a horrible few days afterwards with aftershocks, lack of power and water, etc. Which natural disaster(s)… --- ## [I think I'm going to cancel my credit monitoring service...maybe...should I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-going-to-cancel-my-credit-monitoring-service-maybe-should-i/585663)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-going-to-cancel-my-credit-monitoring-service-maybe-should-i/585663 "2011-06-16T22:58:26Z")
Back in 2004 I signed up with Transunion’s credit monitoring service. For $9.95 per month I could check all three credit reports as often as I wanted, receive all three scores and get email alerts any time there was a c… --- ## [which university is good for masters in computers in UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-university-is-good-for-masters-in-computers-in-uk/585671)
**Author:** [@shalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shalin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-university-is-good-for-masters-in-computers-in-uk/585671 "2011-06-16T21:46:07Z")
Hi to all, Which universities are good for master in computers in UK: Imperial College London Kings College London Queen Mary University of London University of York St. Andrews I have done my graduati… --- ## [Need opinion of those who have/had trouble conceiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinion-of-those-who-have-had-trouble-conceiving/585679)
**Author:** [@Whiteknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiteknight)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinion-of-those-who-have-had-trouble-conceiving/585679 "2011-06-16T21:32:31Z")
As a person or couple who has or had trouble conceiving, how would you want to be told that a close friend is pregnant? The couple in question that is struggling has been trying for about nine months and started some fe… --- ## [Questions/advice about girl mustache removal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-advice-about-girl-mustache-removal/585335)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-advice-about-girl-mustache-removal/585335 "2011-06-16T20:12:55Z")
Questions about girl mustache removal - dark tan/mocha complexion, faint mustache, wants to wax for the first time. Will home waxing remove it all, or should it be done at a salon? Does it look odd as it grows back but s… --- ## [What happens to fog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-fog/585421)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-fog/585421 "2011-06-16T20:10:52Z")
Based on local terminology and/or weatherperson lingo, which term is most popular in your area? (poll on the way) --- ## [Anyone else having terrible AT&T service this week (worse than usual)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-terrible-at-t-service-this-week-worse-than-usual/585723)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-terrible-at-t-service-this-week-worse-than-usual/585723 "2011-06-16T20:05:44Z")
Usually the data service in my area isn’t that bad, actually kinda fast. But this week it has been just terrible. I’m averaging around 250 Kbits/s for downloads and 2 Kbits/s for uploads!?! Anyone else experiencing th… --- ## [Poll: Pillowcase Orientation and more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-pillowcase-orientation-and-more/585515)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-pillowcase-orientation-and-more/585515 "2011-06-16T19:35:08Z")
I accidentally put the pillowcase on the wrong way a few days ago, so I had to take it off and start again (the pillow isn’t flat, so flipping it over doesn’t work) and I wondered if there are other people who believe th… --- ## [Ninjas are tired. Pirates are played out. What's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninjas-are-tired-pirates-are-played-out-whats-next/584992)
**Author:** [@HeadNinja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeadNinja)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninjas-are-tired-pirates-are-played-out-whats-next/584992 "2011-06-16T19:19:16Z")
It also seems like we’ve had our fill of Zombies and Vampires. But pop culture abhors a vacuum. So what is on the horizon for the next cool career path or lifestyle choice\*. Based on previous trends the trend will pro… --- ## [What TV to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-to-buy/585613)
**Author:** [@Pantani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantani)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-to-buy/585613 "2011-06-16T18:53:26Z")
OK so my 42 inch Panasonic plasma TV took a tumble on Monday during the 6.3 aftershock we had (and landed on my Firefly box set :frowning: ). So, my question is what am I going to replace it with? What’s the value for … --- ## [People who haven't learned a common skill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-havent-learned-a-common-skill/585150)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-havent-learned-a-common-skill/585150 "2011-06-16T18:33:28Z")
I started a thread like this several years ago, and it was fun. Rather than unearthing a zombie, I decided to start a new thread. The example I gave in the old OP was: I was in an elevator, and there were people who did… --- ## [Heart rate monitor—easy choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-rate-monitor-easy-choice/585583)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-rate-monitor-easy-choice/585583 "2011-06-16T17:29:09Z")
I want a monitor that fairly accurately reports my heart rate—accurate enough to know I’m in the target zone exercise-wise (e.g., better than the crapulent ones built into our treadmill and elliptical), but not so accura… --- ## [Ask the Frequent Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-frequent-flyer/585430)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-frequent-flyer/585430 "2011-06-16T16:15:43Z")
I just passed 100,000 frequent flyer (base miles) since January 1st. That’s the quickest I’ve done that in a given year. I’m sure that there are people, and Dopers, that fly more often, particularly the pilots. But I … --- ## [We have a magic chair that can cause anyone who sits in it to tell the truth. Should we use it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-magic-chair-that-can-cause-anyone-who-sits-in-it-to-tell-the-truth-should-we-use-it/585234)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-magic-chair-that-can-cause-anyone-who-sits-in-it-to-tell-the-truth-should-we-use-it/585234 "2011-06-16T14:39:34Z")
During a recent cross-time trip to replenish my stock of hookerbots, I stopped over in pre-cataclysm Atlantis for a unicorn burger and fries. While there, I came across an item I shall refer to as the Siege Perilous. Whi… --- ## [Massive student loans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-student-loans/584483)
**Author:** [@bigmac737](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigmac737)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-student-loans/584483 "2011-06-16T14:01:44Z")
So I am kind of in a bind here. I am a journalist and make about 38K a year. However, I went to a private undergrand and my student loan payment is $615 per month. For the last few years, I’ve paid about $50 of that and … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1722) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1724)