# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1749 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1750 --- ## [Is this customer an asshole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-customer-an-asshole/580855)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-customer-an-asshole/580855 "2011-05-05T20:59:56Z")
From another thread in Cafe. Simple question. Do you think this individual sounds like an asshole customer or a reasonable customer as he describes his own encounter? I’m not asking if he was justified in being unhappy… --- ## [Some opinions wanted on androgeny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-opinions-wanted-on-androgeny/417302)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-opinions-wanted-on-androgeny/417302 "2011-05-05T20:05:34Z")
Clearly some folks are attracted to androgenous individuals. What sex are you? What is your orientation? Are you more likely to think of your preferred sex as androgenous? Are you attracted to androgeny in your prefe… --- ## [Social Security withdraws $$? Legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-withdraws-legal/580678)
**Author:** [@cedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-withdraws-legal/580678 "2011-05-05T18:38:07Z")
My older sister, “J” had a checking account at Suntrust Bank. Her SS check for $1100.00 was direct deposited. The name of my younger sister “N” was also listed on the account; she also banks at Suntrust. “J” died sudden… --- ## [Parents: did you screw up your kids? If not, why not, and if so, how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-did-you-screw-up-your-kids-if-not-why-not-and-if-so-how/580695)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-did-you-screw-up-your-kids-if-not-why-not-and-if-so-how/580695 "2011-05-05T16:45:01Z")
What, if anything, would you have done differently, given 20/20 hindsight? Did you do (or not do) anything you really regret, that you think would have definitely made a positive difference in their development? Or if yo… --- ## [When do you think School Books will get converted to a Kindle or similar device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-think-school-books-will-get-converted-to-a-kindle-or-similar-device/580700)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-think-school-books-will-get-converted-to-a-kindle-or-similar-device/580700 "2011-05-05T16:09:06Z")
I guess the iconic book bag will soon be a footnote in history? I still remember my high school textbooks. At least 25 lbs to lug back and forth from home to my school locker. College was worse. My 3 semester Calculus t… --- ## [Dog proof cat feeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-proof-cat-feeder/464308)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-proof-cat-feeder/464308 "2011-05-05T15:30:04Z")
I’ve seen these in catalogs. But can’t seem to find it anymore. Google isn’t helping me either. Basically, it’s a piece of furniture (end table size) that you can keep your cats food bowls in and the dogs can’t get to… --- ## [Man asked to give speech in honor of abusive-but-prestigious father. Should he?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-asked-to-give-speech-in-honor-of-abusive-but-prestigious-father-should-he/580696)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-asked-to-give-speech-in-honor-of-abusive-but-prestigious-father-should-he/580696 "2011-05-05T15:16:27Z")
Yes, it’s a hypothetical story thread; there may or may not be a poll, depending on how I feel when I finish the OP. Either way, no one is forcing you to read it, as I have long since retired the monkeys. Today’s story … --- ## [OBL's $5 Million "Mansion"-What a Dump!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obls-5-million-mansion-what-a-dump/580663)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obls-5-million-mansion-what-a-dump/580663 "2011-05-05T15:02:01Z")
Given that there was a 40 minute firefight in the place, you expect some disorder…bt OBL’s “mansion” looked like a dump to me-crap everywhere, and filthy looking carpets everywhere. Granted, his digs were better than a … --- ## [Google = the best spell checker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-the-best-spell-checker/580687)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-the-best-spell-checker/580687 "2011-05-05T14:37:26Z")
If you don’t know how to spell a word, most of the times you can type it the best you know how and the spell checker will give you the correct answer. But for words you have no idea how to spell, and you can’t even come… --- ## [Comcast insists on sending a free replacement modem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-insists-on-sending-a-free-replacement-modem/579954)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-insists-on-sending-a-free-replacement-modem/579954 "2011-05-05T11:51:12Z")
First the Dear Customer letter, Our records indicate that the cable modem which you currently use for you Comcast hi speed internet service may not be able to recieve the full range of speeds available. Soo…sounds good… --- ## [Have You Ever Aborted Your or Your Partner's Fetus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-aborted-your-or-your-partners-fetus/580796)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-aborted-your-or-your-partners-fetus/580796 "2011-05-05T11:47:33Z")
Have you ever had your or your (if the case, then) partner’s fetus aborted? Multiple Choices are allowed. --- ## [men shaving their testicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869 "2011-05-05T09:27:31Z")
I barely get why apparently many/most young women now shave all the hair off their genital area. I assume this might have gotten started by porn stars, but I’m not sure. As a clinical researcher in a hospital, I’m con… --- ## [Office politics 101](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-politics-101/580088)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-politics-101/580088 "2011-05-05T06:08:31Z")
Being new to office life, I’d like to know some of the lessons you’ve learned about office politics and working in an office environment, especially among professionals. Perhaps even professionals with personalities that… --- ## [Poll: Five Most Important Books Of The Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-five-most-important-books-of-the-bible/489735)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-five-most-important-books-of-the-bible/489735 "2011-05-05T06:03:28Z")
What are the five most important books of the Bible, in order of importance. Please remember that this is a poll, not a debate. Thank you. --- ## [Things to do in Denver when you're (not) dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-denver-when-youre-not-dead/579397)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-denver-when-youre-not-dead/579397 "2011-05-05T04:08:55Z")
I’ll be tagging along with my wife while she attends a conference in Denver over the April 29- May 2 weekend. I’ll be free for the whole time, while she’ll be busy during the days but free in the evenings. We won’t have … --- ## [The Tie Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tie-poll/579689)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tie-poll/579689 "2011-05-05T03:50:28Z")
One of the great questions of mankind (in this sense, meaning malekind), another one forthcoming shortly. Oftentimes, in TV, movies, and advertisements, I always see the man either getting his tie tied by his spouse, or… --- ## [are there Asian cram school variants purely for doing homework in web-free environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-asian-cram-school-variants-purely-for-doing-homework-in-web-free-environment/580445)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-asian-cram-school-variants-purely-for-doing-homework-in-web-free-environment/580445 "2011-05-05T02:39:03Z")
this thread should be thought of as continuation of a previous one why don’t East Asians deal with “computer addiction” by sending high school kids to cram schools?. To recap, in that thread we have established that a wh… --- ## [Would you want your own urinal in your home, guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-your-own-urinal-in-your-home-guys/580422)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-your-own-urinal-in-your-home-guys/580422 "2011-05-05T02:22:16Z")
I would. It’s on my list if I ever build a house. Yes, it’s an extra, but it is a luxury I would actually appreciate and use - unlike a bidet. I think I’d prefer a floor length one so as to negate any drips. My wife … --- ## [Select the first two forums you visit whenever you come back to the SDMB.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-the-first-two-forums-you-visit-whenever-you-come-back-to-the-sdmb/580613 "2011-05-05T02:21:17Z")
Poll a-coming. I’m talking about: You go to sleep, you wake up, you come on the SDMB for the first time in a day…what’s the first and second forums you visit (on here)? For me it’s ATMB, followed by the Pit. --- ## [My dog is broken. Help me fix him (and his non-eating ways)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-broken-help-me-fix-him-and-his-non-eating-ways/580619)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-broken-help-me-fix-him-and-his-non-eating-ways/580619 "2011-05-05T01:19:49Z")
I have a 1.5 year old male pug that won’t eat his food. Now, no cause for medical alarm - it’s not a twisted stomach or anything, because he’s a) hungry, b) does eat a little bit and c) will eat all of the treats I offe… --- ## [RSVP etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsvp-etiquette/580508)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsvp-etiquette/580508 "2011-05-05T00:26:32Z")
This is just an idle question that came up shortly after Mr. Athena and I RSVP’d for a wedding. We have every intention of going, or I wouldn’t have RSVP’d. I was just curious as to the etiquette surrounding bowing out o… --- ## [Hiding posts vs unfriending on FB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-posts-vs-unfriending-on-fb/580294)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-posts-vs-unfriending-on-fb/580294 "2011-05-04T23:02:49Z")
Yes, another Facebook behavior poll. When someone annoys me, I tend to hide their posts, rather than unfriend them. However, it occurs to me that this might be the chickenshit route. What’s your opinion? Poll to follow… --- ## [Guys, would you show it upon request?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920 "2011-05-04T22:29:25Z")
Guys, if some woman came up to you and asked to see your penis, would you show it to her? That’s all the information on which to base your decision, that’s it. Enquiring minds want to know! :cool: --- ## [Which side are you on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-are-you-on/579601)
**Author:** [@mutantmoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mutantmoose)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-are-you-on/579601 "2011-05-04T22:19:10Z")
When the shit hits the fan? Only two options - you’re either for or against --- ## [Car Dealership Questions -- please help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-dealership-questions-please-help/580584)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-dealership-questions-please-help/580584 "2011-05-04T19:38:09Z")
I’m working on a short story and need some help concerning what might happen in a car dealership under normal and unusual circumstances. First of all, let me state that I have never bought a new car. As such, I don’t … --- ## [The Royal Wedding; will it be watched by you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693 "2011-05-04T19:21:45Z")
So who here is planning on watching the royal wedding? I am despite coverage starting at 4am here on the Eastern Seaboard of the US. On of the “benefits” of being unemployed\* is having alot of free time on weekdays.… --- ## [On Bin Laden's Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-bin-ladens-death/580544)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-bin-ladens-death/580544 "2011-05-04T18:36:17Z")
How did you hear that America’s evilest enemy, Osama Bin Laden was killed by Navy SEALs and what were your reactions to it? Personally I heard it on the side while my grandmother was watching TV and immeidately I began … --- ## [Nice gift for sister's wedding shower (light to medium sentimentality) $50-75](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-gift-for-sisters-wedding-shower-light-to-medium-sentimentality-50-75/580668)
**Author:** [@awooo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awooo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-gift-for-sisters-wedding-shower-light-to-medium-sentimentality-50-75/580668 "2011-05-04T18:02:55Z")
What would you suggest? --- ## [Explaining death to a 2-year-old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explaining-death-to-a-2-year-old/580703)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explaining-death-to-a-2-year-old/580703 "2011-05-04T16:37:34Z")
We just had to put our dog to sleep on Sunday night. We have a 27-month-old daughter who is missing her best buddy terribly, but doesn’t at all understand the concept that he’s not coming back. I explained to her that … --- ## [How do I find the best message boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-best-message-boards/580692)
**Author:** [@Romeo\_and\_Whatsherface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Romeo_and_Whatsherface)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-best-message-boards/580692 "2011-05-04T16:07:14Z")
Aside from the SD boards, of course! I live in a small, isolated town in a remote part of the US. It’s been impossible (so far) to find people in my situation IRL. What I’m specifically looking for is message boards or … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1748) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1750)