# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1729 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1730 --- ## [Going to school for Computer Networking & Security- good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-school-for-computer-networking-security-good-idea/584818)
**Author:** [@MuleSkinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MuleSkinner)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-school-for-computer-networking-security-good-idea/584818 "2011-06-10T05:09:25Z")
Long story short- I’m unemployed and I’m a former x-ray tech. I could go back to the x-ray field but I hate it. I don’t want to be in the medical field anymore and I especially hate having to be running around all day. I… --- ## [Do you consider going to the movies an intimate activity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-going-to-the-movies-an-intimate-activity/584711)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-going-to-the-movies-an-intimate-activity/584711 "2011-06-10T04:14:39Z")
I’m meeting a friend of mine for dinner tonight, and he just texted me saying “let’s go watch a movie.” My immediate reaction was “my boyfriend would not be 100% comfortable with this, and neither am I.” (I didn’t say th… --- ## [Drumming Finger Direction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drumming-finger-direction/584497)
**Author:** [@TheBori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBori)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drumming-finger-direction/584497 "2011-06-10T02:45:06Z")
When you drum your fingers, that is to say, tap your fingers upon a surface, one after the other…in which direction do you drum? --- ## [How common is it for two friends (male-female) to go out to dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-two-friends-male-female-to-go-out-to-dinner/563102)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-two-friends-male-female-to-go-out-to-dinner/563102 "2011-06-10T01:45:27Z")
A guy in a newish group of friends likes to eat dinner with his female friends, one on one. They aren’t dates though, but I’m near 30 and have never witnessed this among friends until now. Two female friends may go out … --- ## [Is urinating outside a sign of a mental health problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-urinating-outside-a-sign-of-a-mental-health-problem/584655)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-urinating-outside-a-sign-of-a-mental-health-problem/584655 "2011-06-10T01:41:15Z")
I will try to keep this short. My dad is in his early 60s and most likely has Borderline personality disorder with a huge fear/hatred for government, bureaucracy, and “the Man” as well as anyone else who tries to contro… --- ## [48-hour Crash Course for a Cooper's test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hour-crash-course-for-a-coopers-test/584507)
**Author:** [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hour-crash-course-for-a-coopers-test/584507 "2011-06-10T01:19:53Z")
On a whim today, my colleagues and I decided to participate on a public Cooper’s test this Thursday. The last time I ran any distance was about 20 years and 70 lbs. ago. I am in decent shape, though, thanks to a workout … --- ## [Need urgent elderly cat advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-urgent-elderly-cat-advice/584793)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-urgent-elderly-cat-advice/584793 "2011-06-10T01:13:03Z")
Cat is 15 years old. I just got back from week vacation to find that she had destroyed the dog bedding while he was in the kennel. Willing to chalk that up to her hatred of the dog and her missing us. We had a friend … --- ## [How do you clasp your hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clasp-your-hands/584643)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clasp-your-hands/584643 "2011-06-10T01:01:06Z")
Inspired by this thread: Clasp your hands together, fingers interlaced. Which thumb is on top? --- ## [Getting Started in Graphic Design - what/how to learn & do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-started-in-graphic-design-what-how-to-learn-do/584765)
**Author:** [@AsparagusP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AsparagusP)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-started-in-graphic-design-what-how-to-learn-do/584765 "2011-06-10T00:58:07Z")
Hi, I’m a new poster here but I’ve lurked for ages. I saw a really good post with advice about graphic design a few weeks ago and it got me thinking about my current job and all the various reasons I don’t like it, whic… --- ## [Could I Become Cajun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-become-cajun/584882)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-become-cajun/584882 "2011-06-10T00:40:41Z")
I love the music and dancing ( zydeco), and the food. I also admire the attitude toward life that the Cajun people have (“laisses le bon temps roulez”). So I think I could make a good (if converted Cajun). On the negat… --- ## [Describe your neurological episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-neurological-episode/581388)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-neurological-episode/581388 "2011-06-09T22:10:29Z")
Ever have a really weird mental episode due to: A specific neurological condition Drug-taking No apparent reason at all? Do share! Mine will probably be the lamest of the thread: tunnel vision. The weird thing about… --- ## [Eeeeeyyyyyyaaaak! Waterbug?! Insect people with info appreciated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeeeyyyyyyaaaak-waterbug-insect-people-with-info-appreciated/584161)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeeeyyyyyyaaaak-waterbug-insect-people-with-info-appreciated/584161 "2011-06-09T20:26:16Z")
So I hear a ruckus amongst the felines in the house about a week ago. I got out of bed an hour early to find out what was going on. Two of them are outside the bathroom, attention on something on the floor. To my dismay,… --- ## [How soon to start thinking about the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-to-start-thinking-about-the-future/584414)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-to-start-thinking-about-the-future/584414 "2011-06-09T20:25:49Z")
I know a few rather young couples who are getting married (one pair are 20, another are 21, one pair are 19 but have set a date next year) and my knee-jerk reaction to this (which I didn’t share with them of course) was,… --- ## [Chairing a Conference Panel (Another one for the academics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairing-a-conference-panel-another-one-for-the-academics/584741)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairing-a-conference-panel-another-one-for-the-academics/584741 "2011-06-09T20:17:56Z")
I’ve chaired my share of panels, but there’s one thing I haven’t seen a consensus on: should questions and comments be taken after each paper, or should they be held until the end? For hypothetical sake, say we’re talki… --- ## [Please recommend a genuinely repositionable (NON-permanent) adhesive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-genuinely-repositionable-non-permanent-adhesive/584547)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-genuinely-repositionable-non-permanent-adhesive/584547 "2011-06-09T19:39:16Z")
I have been on the hunt for literally years. My goal: A “reverse” post-it board - the board is sticky, not the paper, so you can stick anything on it. So I need something that will give good coverage over a large surfa… --- ## [Citizenship laws in an independent Scotland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizenship-laws-in-an-independent-scotland/584881)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizenship-laws-in-an-independent-scotland/584881 "2011-06-09T17:37:55Z")
Being of 25% Scottish heritage, the talk of an independent Scotland has grabbed my interest. If Scotland does gain independence, how do you think the citizenship laws are going to be defined? Will any UK citizen who is… --- ## [Help name this dog (which we may or may not keep)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128 "2011-06-09T17:36:35Z")
Yesterday we found a dog, as detailed here We found a dog - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board She is a brindle and white pit bull (mix?), about 8 months old, who loves to chase … --- ## [To tell or not to tell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-or-not-to-tell/584845)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-or-not-to-tell/584845 "2011-06-09T17:35:01Z")
There are extra supplies at work. You are told, by your direct supervisor, that you may take some of these extra supplies if you like, so you do. The next day it turns out that you took home the wrong ones; what you to… --- ## [I've got erroneous encumbrances on my house. Big deal or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-erroneous-encumbrances-on-my-house-big-deal-or-not/584754)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-erroneous-encumbrances-on-my-house-big-deal-or-not/584754 "2011-06-09T17:04:59Z")
To take advantage of the current low interest rates, Mrs. Spiff and I took out a home equity loan from our credit union and used the money to pay off the balance of our house mortgage. The title search company found two… --- ## [I need a cube. Who do I call?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-cube-who-do-i-call/584752)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-cube-who-do-i-call/584752 "2011-06-09T15:36:48Z")
Here’s the deal: I have a pretty nice electronic drum kit. It includes an amp/speaker. For quite some time now, I haven’t really been using the drums–part of the reason for this is that the amp has been covered by a card… --- ## [adult adoption pros/cons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-adoption-pros-cons/584792)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-adoption-pros-cons/584792 "2011-06-09T15:34:13Z")
heh long time no see sdmb (that rhymes) I was adopted at birth. Last week I got an email from my birth-mother: "Fortune, think on this a while. How would you feel about me adopting you now as an adult. That would mak… --- ## [Can I trust these numbers I'm seeing from Tom's Hardware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-trust-these-numbers-im-seeing-from-toms-hardware/584777)
**Author:** [@Another\_Stranger\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Another_Stranger_Me)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-trust-these-numbers-im-seeing-from-toms-hardware/584777 "2011-06-09T15:09:52Z")
The reason I ask is because my power supply died and I need to buy a replacement. I could replace it with an equivalent PSU, but I figured I might as well get something that could carryover into the next new build I’m p… --- ## [Moisturizer/sunblock that doesn't feel or smell like sunblock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moisturizer-sunblock-that-doesnt-feel-or-smell-like-sunblock/584681)
**Author:** [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moisturizer-sunblock-that-doesnt-feel-or-smell-like-sunblock/584681 "2011-06-09T15:01:41Z")
So, it’s 90+ degrees and sunny here right now, I walk outside a lot (since I take the bus to work) and since I am whitey mcwhiterson, I burn fairly easily and wish to avoid skin cancer. The problem is that I HATE wearin… --- ## [Oddball sensory pleasures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddball-sensory-pleasures/583463)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddball-sensory-pleasures/583463 "2011-06-09T11:32:12Z")
Many things we are all familiar with an share or at least understand in the world of flavors and sounds and sensations. But what about the quirky things that you enjoy that you’ve never heard of anyone else taking any p… --- ## [Diagnose me! (pain when breathing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-me-pain-when-breathing/584751)
**Author:** [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-me-pain-when-breathing/584751 "2011-06-09T07:36:46Z")
I already have a doctor’s appointment this afternoon, but I thought it would be fun to see I could figure out what my issue is before I go (and to help ease my mind). Symptoms started Monday late afternoon and are prett… --- ## [If you had to design a flag or banner for yourself...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-design-a-flag-or-banner-for-yourself/584688)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-design-a-flag-or-banner-for-yourself/584688 "2011-06-09T06:59:59Z")
I’m reading the Song of Ice & Fire series (Game of Thrones, Clash of Kings, etc.) and it is constantly describing the banners and sigils of the noble houses of the land. Started me thinking- if I were raised to the nobi… --- ## [Doper parents: crying it out/anxiety?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-crying-it-out-anxiety/584510)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-crying-it-out-anxiety/584510 "2011-06-09T06:34:28Z")
The Little One is 16 months; we did graduated crying-it-out (5 min, check, 10 min, check, etc.) with her at about 7 months and she took to it beautifully – the first night was quite painful and horrible (two hours crying… --- ## [Help! My children don't like my girlfriend!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-children-dont-like-my-girlfriend/584345)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-children-dont-like-my-girlfriend/584345 "2011-06-09T06:29:42Z")
The title is a bit simplistic way of describing a complicated situation, but I was going for an attention-grabber. :slight\_smile: I was widowed in August 2009, after 27 happy years of marriage. About six months later I… --- ## [Can You Be In Love With Being In Love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-in-love-with-being-in-love/584602)
**Author:** [@superlilyang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superlilyang)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-in-love-with-being-in-love/584602 "2011-06-09T06:16:56Z")
I’ve always been a fan of love (at least for me). But I think it’s the thought of what love is as the reality has never been all that great. Either I love them and they’re sort of good on me or they love me and I’m lik… --- ## [Weight loss explanation needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-explanation-needed/584708)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-explanation-needed/584708 "2011-06-09T05:39:46Z")
Ok so I’ve been pondering this for some time now and would like to get some feedback because I plan on using this same weight loss approach. Now, in college I was a wrestler and competed at 125lbs. However, every pre-s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1728) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1730)