# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1735 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1736 --- ## [Which word is more offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-word-is-more-offensive/583629)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-word-is-more-offensive/583629 "2011-05-30T05:18:24Z")
Based on some posts in this thread. This is a poll about which word, tits or nigger, you feel is more generally offensive. Because of the information I’m seeking, I intentionally did not include options for voting each … --- ## [Best websites for searching homes for sale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-websites-for-searching-homes-for-sale/429597)
**Author:** [@anamnesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anamnesis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-websites-for-searching-homes-for-sale/429597 "2011-05-30T05:12:15Z")
I may be looking to relocate in the coming months, and I’m curious whether anyone’s got recommendations on websites for finding properties for sale online. I’m in the Chicago area and looking to stay, and there are a va… --- ## [GPS Horror Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-horror-stories/581699)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-horror-stories/581699 "2011-05-30T03:08:39Z")
This thread mentions that people have been led astray by their GPS units, to the point that some have wound up stranded after their GPS sent them down some abandonded logging/forestry road. Has anything like this ever h… --- ## [Never owned a cell phone; how to think sensibly about getting one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-owned-a-cell-phone-how-to-think-sensibly-about-getting-one/583106)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-owned-a-cell-phone-how-to-think-sensibly-about-getting-one/583106 "2011-05-30T02:47:12Z")
I am a middle-class twenty-two year old college student and I have never owned a cell phone. Really. I’ve just never felt like I needed one. But I’m beginning to think that I really need one, because I’m getting more re… --- ## [Which of these major U.S. cities would you live in if you had to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-major-u-s-cities-would-you-live-in-if-you-had-to/583278)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-major-u-s-cities-would-you-live-in-if-you-had-to/583278 "2011-05-30T02:04:36Z")
Obviously many people wouldn’t want to live in any of them, and many Dopers already do live in one of these cities. But assume some convoluted scenario where you had to live in one of the cities on this list. Also assume… --- ## [Where is the scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-scam/583707)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-scam/583707 "2011-05-30T01:49:42Z")
I had a phone call this afternoon; the caller ID said it was originating in Kingston, Jamaica. The caller said I won some kind of drawing, and they were trying to confirm I was where I was so a courier could deliver my … --- ## [What's wrong with one drink in the morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-one-drink-in-the-morning/583559)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-one-drink-in-the-morning/583559 "2011-05-30T01:09:26Z")
In dealing with panic attacks, I try to rely on my Xanax as little as possible. It occurred to me that I’ve never had a full-blown panic attack while having a glass (or three) of wine or a cocktail. People who are slug… --- ## [landlord responsibility for plumbing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-responsibility-for-plumbing/583696)
**Author:** [@sanTho27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sanTho27)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-responsibility-for-plumbing/583696 "2011-05-30T00:43:28Z")
My shower drain was clogged and anytime you used any of the sinks in the place the tub was filling up with more water. I emailed my landlord, heard nothing back, and called a plumber to fix the problem. Turns out the pr… --- ## [Effects of US Native American tribal membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effects-of-us-native-american-tribal-membership/583500)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effects-of-us-native-american-tribal-membership/583500 "2011-05-30T00:04:49Z")
I have been researching my genealogy and have discovered the possibility that one of my distant ancestors may have had some Native blood. Nowadays, the tribe in question has a One Drop policy with regards to membership,… --- ## [What's your longest association with a single professional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-longest-association-with-a-single-professional/583378)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-longest-association-with-a-single-professional/583378 "2011-05-29T23:06:03Z")
By this I mean, what’s the longest you have seen a doctor/dentist/lawyer/hairdresser, without using any other person in that profession? (Except for real emergencies) In February of 1980 my recently ex-husband and I me… --- ## [Have you known many people that lied/boasted regularly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-many-people-that-lied-boasted-regularly/583290)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-many-people-that-lied-boasted-regularly/583290 "2011-05-29T22:58:38Z")
I recall a family in my neighborhood that that always told these exaggerated lies about the success of their furniture store. The father seem to lie about anything he did. He was always the best and most successful at ev… --- ## [Have you ever had an image or scene haunt you? Imaginary, fictional or real . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-an-image-or-scene-haunt-you-imaginary-fictional-or-real/583408)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-an-image-or-scene-haunt-you-imaginary-fictional-or-real/583408 "2011-05-29T21:51:58Z")
The scene or image I often have in mind might be pretty mild, but it arises in my mind from time to time and I can 't say why it pops up in my mind nor the reason it disturbs me. (I suspect might have come from some movi… --- ## [Is this parent over-protective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-parent-over-protective/583269)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-parent-over-protective/583269 "2011-05-29T21:22:26Z")
We got a letter in the mailbox today, apparently sent to everyone on our street. We live on a fairly narrow, but busy suburban street, with a shopping centre one block away, and a primary school two blocks away. The lett… --- ## [Aftermarket remote car starter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermarket-remote-car-starter/583477)
**Author:** [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermarket-remote-car-starter/583477 "2011-05-29T18:22:29Z")
Anyone have experience with these? Which brands are good? I don’t care too much about ease of installation since I’ll probably get my mechanic to do it. --- ## [Recommendations for advanced Japanese textbooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-advanced-japanese-textbooks/583672)
**Author:** [@B.B.Fuller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.B.Fuller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-advanced-japanese-textbooks/583672 "2011-05-29T17:18:49Z")
Background: I did Japanese for two years in university, and we finished Nobuko Mizutani’s Introduction to Intermediate Japanese. At present I can read manga and (simple) books without trouble, but college textbooks, news… --- ## [Dancers and the butt convulsion thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-and-the-butt-convulsion-thing/583354)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-and-the-butt-convulsion-thing/583354 "2011-05-29T12:19:29Z")
For anyone who watched the American Idol finale last night, Jennifer Lopez’s booty shaking is a prime example of what I’m refering to and in fact what moved (pun intended) me to start this thread. I’m talking about when… --- ## [Capitalizing the word "deaf" in some instances.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalizing-the-word-deaf-in-some-instances/583495)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalizing-the-word-deaf-in-some-instances/583495 "2011-05-29T08:13:49Z")
Did you know that in some instances, the word “deaf” should be capitalized? Not sure if it’s an actual literary rule, but I know that the Deaf (when referring to them as a group or community) usually capitalize the word… --- ## [A woman giving her husband a wedding ring as a gift - normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-giving-her-husband-a-wedding-ring-as-a-gift-normal/583625)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-giving-her-husband-a-wedding-ring-as-a-gift-normal/583625 "2011-05-29T04:47:56Z")
This is another question related to genius Hal Ashby’s excellent film Coming Home. I know this is the third question I’ve asked about something in this movie in the past week, yet it’s not my fault that the movie contain… --- ## [Home-rolled cigarettes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-rolled-cigarettes/496235)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-rolled-cigarettes/496235 "2011-05-28T22:45:06Z")
Hey there - I’m trying to get into rolling my own cigarettes, but I don’t really know a whole lot about it. The tobacco shop near me really specializes in cigars and pipe tobacco, but they maintain a small space in their… --- ## [Gay people - which is worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-people-which-is-worse/583405)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-people-which-is-worse/583405 "2011-05-28T22:43:56Z")
Yip, it’s the promised counterpart to this thread. I think it will give some interesting data to go along with that thread. And, no, I have no desire to convert anyone. Question: would you rather have sex with a very un… --- ## [Concert lighting advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-lighting-advice/583247)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-lighting-advice/583247 "2011-05-28T20:11:48Z")
I videotape concerts and have been doing audio since I was a teen. But I have never done much with lighting. The venue I do a lot of video work at has a bunch of DMX LED lights, a bunch fixed, some moving. The problem i… --- ## [Married men would this bother you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-men-would-this-bother-you/583556)
**Author:** [@classyladyhp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/classyladyhp)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-men-would-this-bother-you/583556 "2011-05-28T19:54:52Z")
Would it bother you if your wife stopped wearing her wedding ring? Discuss. --- ## [How much housing space do you need to be comfortable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-housing-space-do-you-need-to-be-comfortable/583161)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-housing-space-do-you-need-to-be-comfortable/583161 "2011-05-28T19:47:23Z")
You can answer either for yourself, or for your entire household. (For example, if you’ve got yourself, a spouse, and 6 kids, you might say that you’d be happy living by youself in a closet, but the whole group needs a M… --- ## [Poll: What is the FIRST thing you think of when you read: "No. 2" (no other context)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-first-thing-you-think-of-when-you-read-no-2-no-other-context/583183)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-first-thing-you-think-of-when-you-read-no-2-no-other-context/583183 "2011-05-28T17:34:36Z")
This is pretty Mundane and Pointless, but all polls live in IMHO, so here we are. Did scanning the list of choices cause one to snap into place for you, or did you really have one leap immediately to mind? --- ## [What odd things have you seen in rental agreements/leases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-odd-things-have-you-seen-in-rental-agreements-leases/583045)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-odd-things-have-you-seen-in-rental-agreements-leases/583045 "2011-05-28T09:50:29Z")
I suspect that someone will quickly come along to tell me that what I’m going to call “odd” is perfectly normal, which is fine. I’d still like to hear from folks about things you might consider odd or inappropriate that … --- ## [Anyone else think this is silly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-this-is-silly/583298)
**Author:** [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-this-is-silly/583298 "2011-05-28T07:07:54Z")
So I’m going out to get a bite to eat after work. I stop at a red light, and I see a car next to me with a “Penn State Behrend - Engineering” sticker on it. I think to myself, what an idiot. I mean, I’ve seen 'em all.… --- ## [Sad that sympathy for killer makes headlines..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-that-sympathy-for-killer-makes-headlines/582933)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-that-sympathy-for-killer-makes-headlines/582933 "2011-05-28T05:49:52Z")
Huffpo headline: \*\* Patrick Kennedy Expresses Sympathy For Accused Gabrielle Giffords Shooter \*\* Why is… --- ## [My cat quit covering up his tootsie rolls. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-quit-covering-up-his-tootsie-rolls-advice/583214)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-quit-covering-up-his-tootsie-rolls-advice/583214 "2011-05-28T01:33:50Z")
One of our cats (behold: Al) has taken to hopping into his litterbox, conjuring up a stinker, and then … merrily continuing on with this day. Without covering it. Leaving it there, to breathe, and stink up the joint. To… --- ## [What's worse: excessively long fingernails or drawn-on eyebrows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-excessively-long-fingernails-or-drawn-on-eyebrows/583291)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-excessively-long-fingernails-or-drawn-on-eyebrows/583291 "2011-05-28T01:23:32Z")
That is all. What’s worse, Excessively long fingernails or (badly/obviously) drawn-on eyebrows? --- ## [Cruddy child present or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruddy-child-present-or-not/582913)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruddy-child-present-or-not/582913 "2011-05-27T23:09:00Z")
My wife and I have a standing argument about whether or not this particular Grandparent gift practice in her family is craptastic or not. They give our niece and nephew (7 and 9 yrs) some token gift for like $15, and th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1734) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1736)