# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1766 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1767 --- ## [So, how are these numbers, really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-these-numbers-really/577242)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-these-numbers-really/577242 "2011-04-05T17:44:57Z")
At 50+ my doctors are all about my physicals. I’m 6’3 and 195lbs… My blood pressure was 114 over 74 which is what it usually is, give or take. My lab results were as follows: Bicarbonate 23 BUN 11 Calcium 8.6 Chlorid… --- ## [I'm becoming a runner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-becoming-a-runner/577232)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-becoming-a-runner/577232 "2011-04-05T16:57:59Z")
I’m becoming a runner. I’ve registered for Pat’s Run in two weeks and have been training for it. It’s felt pretty good, although I can’t run 5K on back-to-back days yet. Pat’s Run is 6K and will be my longest run to da… --- ## [How to handle this car repair situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-this-car-repair-situation/576694)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-this-car-repair-situation/576694 "2011-04-05T15:10:50Z")
So my transmission died last Saturday. On Monday, the garage told me they could order the part and get it fixed by Tuesday afternoon. I call on Tuesday and they tell me that the junkyard sent the wrong part, so it’ll … --- ## [Women with weaves--how do they/you deal with washing hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-weaves-how-do-they-you-deal-with-washing-hair/577263)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-weaves-how-do-they-you-deal-with-washing-hair/577263 "2011-04-05T14:55:44Z")
Presumably when you get a weave, you just leave it in for…well, a while, and it’s sewn in. So can you wash it? Googling says there are ways of doing it but I’m a bit skeptical that it’s really as good as…well, just washi… --- ## [Strained foot: what do I do now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strained-foot-what-do-i-do-now/577065)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strained-foot-what-do-i-do-now/577065 "2011-04-05T14:43:59Z")
You’re not my doctor, blah blah… A bit more than two months back, thanks to my #@#% neighbors who couldn’t be arsed to shovel their sidewalks for most of the winter, which meant that if I wanted to go farther than half … --- ## [Should recyclers be more closely regulated re: stolen property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-recyclers-be-more-closely-regulated-re-stolen-property/576856)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-recyclers-be-more-closely-regulated-re-stolen-property/576856 "2011-04-05T14:42:09Z")
Thieves take bronze grave markers in Downey cemetery This is happening more and more as thieves steal any metal that can be recycled for cash. Some buildings have been stripped of copper plumbing, highway guardrails ha… --- ## [Different question \[relationship advice\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-question-relationship-advice/576688)
**Author:** [@uzerid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uzerid)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-question-relationship-advice/576688 "2011-04-05T14:13:07Z")
I posted earlier and I got a lot of helpful answers but I think I should have wrote it in a different way. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=602696 My concerns are more about a long-term relationshi… --- ## [Stupid Noob Question, iPhone edition: Can I be alerted via Flashing Light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-noob-question-iphone-edition-can-i-be-alerted-via-flashing-light/577181)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-noob-question-iphone-edition-can-i-be-alerted-via-flashing-light/577181 "2011-04-05T12:54:50Z")
Is there an app for that? :wink: I have searched via Google, but no joy so far: when my just-turned-in BlackBerry got a new email or text, the LED on the top edge flashed. Near as I can tell, my brand-new iPhone has … --- ## [What is the best way to self-teach Epi-Info and/or SAS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-self-teach-epi-info-and-or-sas/577215)
**Author:** [@Amasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amasia)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-self-teach-epi-info-and-or-sas/577215 "2011-04-05T06:26:30Z")
Does anyone have a recommendation for a website, book or other guide to learning SAS or Epi-Info for the purposes of public health related analysis? Any experience of one over the other? --- ## [Please recommend a shoe for yard work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-shoe-for-yard-work/577156)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-shoe-for-yard-work/577156 "2011-04-04T22:44:54Z")
This year I will be working in the yard for the first time in almost 20 years. (I was a workaholic who never made the time.) I am female and need a shoe with excellent arch support and the ability to be rinsed off after … --- ## [Use of Personal Pronouns in a Résumé](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-personal-pronouns-in-a-resume/460736)
**Author:** [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-personal-pronouns-in-a-resume/460736 "2011-04-04T22:23:52Z")
To make a short story long: (With profound apologies to Rudyard Kipling.) So now I’m updating my résumé, and I’ve run into a bit of a quandary. Last time I worked on it, back in the Dark Ages, I was given to understan… --- ## [Favorite Motto/Slogan/Mantra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-motto-slogan-mantra/576480)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-motto-slogan-mantra/576480 "2011-04-04T21:59:54Z")
Not necessarily one that you abide by. As I was skimming through the rather silly ‘No nos for adult men’ thread I suddenly remembered my division motto/mantra in the rok army which was 수사불패 청성투혼. The second half is rat… --- ## [Words you use to make yourself sound smart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-use-to-make-yourself-sound-smart/575103)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-use-to-make-yourself-sound-smart/575103 "2011-04-04T21:52:43Z")
What are some words you slip into everyday conversation to make yourself sound smart. Strangely, words as common as “amalgamate” often do the trick…it seems a lot of people don’t even know what that means. --- ## [Potty-Training Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potty-training-advice/575888)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potty-training-advice/575888 "2011-04-04T20:41:07Z")
I’m really at a loss and have no idea what to try next. (Warning, lots of pee-pee and poo-poo talk ahead.) Daughter is 3 years, 4 months. She knows how, why, and when to go potty, she just doesn’t want to. I’ve tried… --- ## [What is my relationship to this child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-relationship-to-this-child/576510)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-relationship-to-this-child/576510 "2011-04-04T19:16:24Z")
My daughter married her husband “Fred” last summer. Fred is a Sargent in the US Army and is currently deployed in Iraq. Prior to dating my daughter, Fred had a girlfriend “Betty”, whom he casually dated for a few month… --- ## [How do you 'defend' not being a Christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-defend-not-being-a-christian/576502)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-defend-not-being-a-christian/576502 "2011-04-04T18:18:59Z")
What can I say to a relative who’s appalled at finding out I’m Agnostic/Atheistic? Somehow I don’t think telling her I live by the Golden Rule and that I’m still a good person will suffice! --- ## [How do you tell a coworker that her butt is showing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-a-coworker-that-her-butt-is-showing/576590)
**Author:** [@llamalady88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llamalady88)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-a-coworker-that-her-butt-is-showing/576590 "2011-04-03T11:52:39Z")
How do you tell a coworker (who you will be working with for several more years) that a large portion of her butt is hanging out? this seems to be a constant for her and she never seems to feel a breeze back there even t… --- ## [Adult ADD dopers: coping tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-add-dopers-coping-tips/577150)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-add-dopers-coping-tips/577150 "2011-04-04T17:09:57Z")
I just made a costly mistake due to my inattentiveness/laziness and I’m really upset with myself. Dopers with ADD: could you please help me with tips/tricks you use to get through life? One thing I’ve personally learne… --- ## [Quick question on cordless phone battery...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-on-cordless-phone-battery/577013)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-on-cordless-phone-battery/577013 "2011-04-04T16:36:58Z")
So my years-old cordless phone isn’t holding a charge nearly as long as it used to. I’m looking around for a new battery, and found a line of generics. However, the notice inside the phone battery case said to use THEI… --- ## [Possible mercury leakage... What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-mercury-leakage-what-should-i-do/577097)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-mercury-leakage-what-should-i-do/577097 "2011-04-04T16:36:03Z")
I had a cheap thermometer (this one) in my bedroom. Somehow it got hidden in the folds of a sheet that I’d left crumpled on the floor. I don’t think I normally stepped on it, since it was clean. When I retrieved the t… --- ## [Md. Officials Want To Ban DUI Checkpoint Mobile Apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/md-officials-want-to-ban-dui-checkpoint-mobile-apps/577048)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/md-officials-want-to-ban-dui-checkpoint-mobile-apps/577048 "2011-04-04T15:21:05Z")
\[Story here\](Md. Officials Want To Ban DUI Checkpoint Mobile Apps) Can they really ban an app because it tells people where the checkpoints are? --- ## [Fearing the dentist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fearing-the-dentist/576506)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fearing-the-dentist/576506 "2011-04-04T05:34:12Z")
I’ve spent the past few hours mollycoddling my older sister, who is terrified to go to the dentist. She agrees the dentist we saw when we were little was a great guy, and that she hadn’t issues then. She doesn’t know (or… --- ## [Android phone with good battery life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-phone-with-good-battery-life/576941)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-phone-with-good-battery-life/576941 "2011-04-04T04:38:47Z")
Anybody have an Android phone with good battery life. I have an old G1 that does not last long at all. I prefer to stay with T Mobile but I could move to another carrier. Also I want a 4G phone --- ## [why don't we see the rise of China-based Amazon-type competitor to Walmart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-see-the-rise-of-china-based-amazon-type-competitor-to-walmart/576043)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-see-the-rise-of-china-based-amazon-type-competitor-to-walmart/576043 "2011-04-04T03:47:55Z")
AFAIK there are lots of items that sell in Walmart that could be bought without directly examining them in store, if good enough online info were provided to compare and contrast them to other items of a similar type. Al… --- ## [Rechargeable Lawn Mowers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rechargeable-lawn-mowers/576827)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rechargeable-lawn-mowers/576827 "2011-04-04T03:12:31Z")
I want to buy an electric rechargeable lawn mower. (I have a bad record with hedge clippers and cords, so don’t bother trying to talk me into that. LOL!) I’ve never bought a lawn mower before or even mowed a lawn, so st… --- ## [St. Louis Dopers. I need storage and a place to live!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666 "2011-04-04T01:41:01Z")
Can any of my fellow St. Louis Doper Friends give me some suggestions of an inexpensive storage facility (one of those that will deliver and pick up a “pod” and then store it) and an inexpensive place to life? PM me, if… --- ## [San Diego vacation advice please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-diego-vacation-advice-please/573237)
**Author:** [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-diego-vacation-advice-please/573237 "2011-04-04T01:21:13Z")
Will be headed there this summer, and would love any suggestions on best places to stay (under $200 per night), and can’t miss places to see. Not too interested in the big touristy type places, but would prefer the loca… --- ## [Are Gamers "privileged" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gamers-privileged/576450)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gamers-privileged/576450 "2011-04-04T00:27:25Z")
My fiancee and I are trying to garner interest in each others hobbies, so we can get each other into things we’re passionate about and aren’t one of those couples where each person has polar opposite interests and can’t … --- ## [Ask the hugely pregnant chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hugely-pregnant-chick/573489)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hugely-pregnant-chick/573489 "2011-04-03T23:19:35Z")
It has been done before by another Doper, in month-by-month installments, but as per the current “Ask the … Doper” thread, \*\*BaconandEggs \*\*wants this… and I want something to pass the time, so voila! I am 38 weeks and … --- ## [Airplane prices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-prices/577046)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-prices/577046 "2011-04-03T20:27:42Z")
I just read an article in the latest AOPA Pilot magazine. (You probably have to be a member to read it.) Things I’ve said in the past: At the height of production in the late-1970s, some 15,000 new aircraft were being… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1765) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1767)