# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1738 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1739 --- ## [Guy being called 'cute' - good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-being-called-cute-good-or-bad/582961)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-being-called-cute-good-or-bad/582961 "2011-05-24T22:09:08Z")
I know what you’re thinking - good, obviously. You freakin’ idiot. But stick with me on this. On the face of it, it seems a fairly nice complement. But I once followed it up, only to be told ‘in a little brother kind of… --- ## [How well do you inspect the tamper-proof seals on your OTC meds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-inspect-the-tamper-proof-seals-on-your-otc-meds/582534)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-inspect-the-tamper-proof-seals-on-your-otc-meds/582534 "2011-05-24T21:00:49Z")
In light of current events, with the FBI trying to obtain Ted Kaczynski’s DNA to rule out any possible links to him and the Tylenol cyanide poisonings in 1982, it got be thinking about that whole tragic affair. It was r… --- ## [Questions About Women Sexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-women-sexuality/582896)
**Author:** [@The\_Sheikh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Sheikh)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-women-sexuality/582896 "2011-05-24T20:50:14Z")
Hi, I’m a 30 years old man and I’m sexually illiterate. I’m not looking for the science’s say about my questions. I want the knowledge that you’ve gained by real-life practice. So if you know the scientific answers but h… --- ## [The Definitive "DOES SIZE MATTER" thread and everything related.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-does-size-matter-thread-and-everything-related/581494)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Orange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Orange)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-does-size-matter-thread-and-everything-related/581494 "2011-05-24T19:08:25Z")
It’s not the size, but how you use it… Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…To each his own… But don’t you have to pass the qualifying rounds before you can become a contender? Beauty is subjective…doesn’t that just mea… --- ## [I need a new gym routine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-gym-routine/583003)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-gym-routine/583003 "2011-05-24T18:26:42Z")
I have been doing this lifting routine for almost a year now. And while I have had good results, it’s gotten a bit stale. (Trying to format this better here). Any ideas on how to shake it up? Monday Tuesday Thursday … --- ## [Extending Battery Life: Constant Re-Charge, Or Let It Go Down To Zero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extending-battery-life-constant-re-charge-or-let-it-go-down-to-zero/582921)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extending-battery-life-constant-re-charge-or-let-it-go-down-to-zero/582921 "2011-05-24T17:57:12Z")
I have a smart phone that I like, but the battery sucks - pretty much goes from a full battery to about 30% in a single day. (New phone, only about 3 months old.) I also just bought a new laptop (three weeks ago) with b… --- ## [Listening with your eyes closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-with-your-eyes-closed/582816)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-with-your-eyes-closed/582816 "2011-05-24T17:15:30Z")
So I’m in a position right now where I need to listen to and retain a large volume of lecture material in a relatively short period of time. I’m a bit ADD and also a bit anxious. I’ve found that closing my eyes while li… --- ## [Open Bar: Tip Your Bartender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-bar-tip-your-bartender/582716)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-bar-tip-your-bartender/582716 "2011-05-24T16:51:38Z")
If you were at an affair and the bar was free, would you expect the bartenders to have tip jars out? Should I really expect my guests to have some loose dollars to throw their way? …Isn’t this an imposition on my guests… --- ## [So what happens on Sunday, May 22, 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happens-on-sunday-may-22-2011/582562)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happens-on-sunday-may-22-2011/582562 "2011-05-24T15:57:05Z")
Do all the people who predicted Judgement Day apologize.? Or do they find another date? --- ## [The world needs a yellow "Streaming for dummies" book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-needs-a-yellow-streaming-for-dummies-book/582517)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-needs-a-yellow-streaming-for-dummies-book/582517 "2011-05-24T15:50:52Z")
I was found a place that was streaming MSNBC and watched the show from 1100-1200 am daily for a couple of months. Then it froze up for a couple of days and disappeared. I went to Google and found another. Why? CSPAN is … --- ## [Should I cut my hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-cut-my-hair/582852)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-cut-my-hair/582852 "2011-05-24T15:48:25Z")
I was watching America’s Next Top Model (-hangs head in shame-) and on the season finale one of the finalists had her hair cut very short in a pixie cut. I thought it looked lovely and was instantly tempted to try the sa… --- ## [smooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smooking/582875)
**Author:** [@jenni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jenni)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smooking/582875 "2011-05-24T15:13:42Z")
How can I stop smooking? --- ## [Kegerator without drilling possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kegerator-without-drilling-possible/582658)
**Author:** [@miatachris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miatachris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kegerator-without-drilling-possible/582658 "2011-05-24T15:12:14Z")
I’ve got a second refrigerator in the garage that could hold, it seems to me, a keg, the CO2 cylinder, and the hardware, all within the fridge itself without drilling through the doors or walls. I could then try out hav… --- ## [Wheelchair zombies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheelchair-zombies/582749)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheelchair-zombies/582749 "2011-05-24T14:47:27Z")
If you are crippled and in a wheelchair and are bitten by a zombie, can you walk or are you a roller-zombie? --- ## [Teach me what to look for in a new TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-what-to-look-for-in-a-new-tv/582717)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-what-to-look-for-in-a-new-tv/582717 "2011-05-24T14:33:35Z")
Up to this point I’ve been using my 22" computer monitor as my viewing screen for DVDs, video games, etc. However, it’s time to finally buy a TV. The last time I owned a TV it was a Zenith from around 1994, so I’m out … --- ## [Help me stop my dog barking!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stop-my-dog-barking/582815)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stop-my-dog-barking/582815 "2011-05-24T13:46:16Z")
My 10-month-old Jack Russell/Parson Russell cross, Molly, has always barked too much but has been getting worse and worse. Just now, for instance, a neighbour came to my door; Molly not only barked like crazy but refused… --- ## [Do you remember potty/peepee training (your own)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-potty-peepee-training-your-own/570907)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-potty-peepee-training-your-own/570907 "2011-05-24T05:47:30Z")
The only thing I remember from my potty training is my mother telling me to “squeeze.” We actually referred to poop as “squeeze” for a while. And I also remember my father instructing me how to pee into the toilet. He to… --- ## [Positive, non-military role models from Africa and South America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-non-military-role-models-from-africa-and-south-america/582957)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-non-military-role-models-from-africa-and-south-america/582957 "2011-05-24T03:27:00Z")
For a recent second-grade project, I and the other teachers on my grade level asked students to research different important people from around the world, write a monologue from the perspective of the person, and join a … --- ## [You Can Join the Undead. Which kind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-join-the-undead-which-kind/581793)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-join-the-undead-which-kind/581793 "2011-05-24T03:13:26Z")
You have the opportunity to join the ranks of the undead, and for your soul to remain bound to the earth as long as it exists, or is destroyed by some anti-undead do-gooder. Do you take it? What form of undead do you d… --- ## [Family volunteer work abroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-volunteer-work-abroad/582976)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-volunteer-work-abroad/582976 "2011-05-24T03:13:03Z")
Has anyone done this? My husband and I did some travelling and volunteer work before we had kids (teaching English, building wells) and have come to miss it in the last few years. We’ve been looking into doing it as a … --- ## [Q to female Dopers: Diva cup - tips on use for a (potential) newbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-to-female-dopers-diva-cup-tips-on-use-for-a-potential-newbie/582602)
**Author:** [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-to-female-dopers-diva-cup-tips-on-use-for-a-potential-newbie/582602 "2011-05-24T02:40:11Z")
First, I’m putting this in GQ and not IMHO, because while I’m looking for advice and tips from women already using the diva cup, I don’t want a poll or similar. So if five dopers tells me it works wonderful if I do… then… --- ## [Has anyone bought bed sheets in the past few years that haven't pilled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-bought-bed-sheets-in-the-past-few-years-that-havent-pilled/582538)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-bought-bed-sheets-in-the-past-few-years-that-havent-pilled/582538 "2011-05-24T02:01:34Z")
I don’t know what’s going on, but this is driving me crazy. The past four sets of sheets I’ve bought started pilling almost immediately, after just a few washings. I have some 10 year old sheets that are just fine (excep… --- ## [Oddest scam ever or what? Smithsonian blog deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-scam-ever-or-what-smithsonian-blog-deal/582543)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-scam-ever-or-what-smithsonian-blog-deal/582543 "2011-05-24T00:23:45Z")
Note: do not warn me not to give anyone money. I’m not going to and I’m not stupid. I’m looking for thoughts beyond “Don’t give them money!” This is the weirdest thing ever. I got email claiming to be from the CDO of… --- ## [Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capcha/582834)
**Author:** [@KGJIII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGJIII)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capcha/582834 "2011-05-24T00:13:17Z")
Does anyone find themselves refreshing the CAPCHA a lot to ‘solve’ it, or do you usually ‘solve’ it on the first attempt? --- ## [Do you answer public polls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-answer-public-polls/582843)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-answer-public-polls/582843 "2011-05-23T23:49:27Z")
Do you ever respond to public polls, which reveal who voted for what? I don’t, not sure why, unless the poll is about something particularly revealing. I just find it unnecessary to the outcome of the poll, and probably… --- ## [Do You Have A Zombie Apocalypse Emergency Kit Yet??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-zombie-apocalypse-emergency-kit-yet/582709)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-zombie-apocalypse-emergency-kit-yet/582709 "2011-05-23T23:32:32Z")
Yes, that’s correct. The CDC - Centers for Disease Control - are worried about zombies, too. Interesting CDC blog post in that it was timed so close to today, the start of Zombie Weekend. Even their PR campaign on… --- ## [A Marriage Proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marriage-proposal/582734)
**Author:** [@FrancisCastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrancisCastle)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marriage-proposal/582734 "2011-05-23T23:15:25Z")
Background info: I went through a shitty divorce which seriously shook my belief in marriage. I stayed married much longer than I should have because in my head, divorce was a failure…and I hate to fail at anything. Aft… --- ## [Most Famous People From Your Area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-people-from-your-area/582286)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-people-from-your-area/582286 "2011-05-23T22:07:35Z")
Richard Nixon Tiger Woods --- ## [Driving Tax vs. Gas Tax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-tax-vs-gas-tax/582335)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-tax-vs-gas-tax/582335 "2011-05-23T21:51:24Z")
A little overview here: http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/18/news/economy/gas\_tax\_drivers/index.htm?hpt=Sbin This looks like the coming thing. Hybrids will ultimately make fuel consumption more variable which will then aff… --- ## [Just heard from a guy I drunkenly hooked up with 15 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-heard-from-a-guy-i-drunkenly-hooked-up-with-15-years-ago/582374)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-heard-from-a-guy-i-drunkenly-hooked-up-with-15-years-ago/582374 "2011-05-23T21:49:51Z")
Fifteen years ago I was 19 years old and in my sophomore year of college. I was really good friends with a guy who was a member of a fraternity, so I ended up making friends with a lot of the guys in the frat, and that … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1737) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1739)