# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1769 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1770 --- ## [Has anyone used a service to print their own pictures on canvas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-a-service-to-print-their-own-pictures-on-canvas/576116)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-a-service-to-print-their-own-pictures-on-canvas/576116 "2011-03-30T16:57:48Z")
Hey all, I’m thinking about printing a large photo on canvas for mounting on my wall and I’m wondering if any of you have experience doing this. I want it to be something like 6’x4’. Places like Canvas Press (www.canva… --- ## [Vancouver BC - what to do for a few days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vancouver-bc-what-to-do-for-a-few-days/576192)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vancouver-bc-what-to-do-for-a-few-days/576192 "2011-03-30T16:51:20Z")
Spring break is coming up for the kiddies, and I’ve also got my Chinese mother-in-law and sister-in-law in town. Kids are 10, 6 and 6 (with autism). We are thinking of driving, spending 2-3 nights in Vancouver, hitting a… --- ## [I found an old (now expired) lottery ticket...do I scratch it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-an-old-now-expired-lottery-ticket-do-i-scratch-it/575835)
**Author:** [@cantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantara)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-an-old-now-expired-lottery-ticket-do-i-scratch-it/575835 "2011-03-30T12:59:14Z")
My wife and her sister have been de-cluttering the house (finally) in small areas. Today she found an old Valentines card that she had misplaced a couple of years ago. She gave it to me and inside I found a Cash For Li… --- ## [Installing High Hat Lighting Fixtures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-high-hat-lighting-fixtures/576411)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-high-hat-lighting-fixtures/576411 "2011-03-30T12:38:32Z")
I am going to install high hat cans in my living room and kitchen. I am not going to do the wiring for them, I will have an electrician come in for that. I have access to the attic above. My first question is this; Assu… --- ## [No-No:s for adult men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-s-for-adult-men/576093)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-s-for-adult-men/576093 "2011-03-30T06:19:06Z")
Some things an adult male cannot do if he ever wants to be taken seriously -Use the term “LOL”, no matter what circumstance -Play videogames -Update his facebook status once a day -Respond to chain letters on email … --- ## [How important is facial beauty in determining whether you're sexually attracted to someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-facial-beauty-in-determining-whether-youre-sexually-attracted-to-someone/576167)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-facial-beauty-in-determining-whether-youre-sexually-attracted-to-someone/576167 "2011-03-30T05:10:14Z")
I can’t think of a simpler way of putting this question. I can of course imagine more COMPLICATED way, but I can’t be bothered to type it out. Poll in a second, but don’t let that stop you. Be forewarned that the poll r… --- ## [Things to see, do and eat between Houston and Panama City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-see-do-and-eat-between-houston-and-panama-city/576287)
**Author:** [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-see-do-and-eat-between-houston-and-panama-city/576287 "2011-03-30T03:28:37Z")
Hey all, I will be driving out in May to attend a wedding in the Florida Panhandle. I’d like to make the drive in one long day ( I may take longer on the way back, and I’d like to take time for at least a quick stop in … --- ## [Were you raised vegan/vegetarian? What are you now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-raised-vegan-vegetarian-what-are-you-now/575902)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-raised-vegan-vegetarian-what-are-you-now/575902 "2011-03-29T23:36:42Z")
I’m curious if we have any Dopers who were raised vegan and/or vegetarian by their parents, and if it has stuck as a lifestyle or if they left the vegan/vegetarian lifestyle behind once they started doing their own cooki… --- ## [Colored dress shirt for men not formal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-dress-shirt-for-men-not-formal/576369)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-dress-shirt-for-men-not-formal/576369 "2011-03-29T23:19:59Z")
I don’t think I have ever seen Obama wear a non-white shirt with a suit and tie. Anyone else seen that? It makes me wonder if a colored dress shirt is not considered formal business wear even now. --- ## [Rich man's poor friend refuses to accept badly-needed gift. Admirable, stupid, or something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-mans-poor-friend-refuses-to-accept-badly-needed-gift-admirable-stupid-or-something-else/576010)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-mans-poor-friend-refuses-to-accept-badly-needed-gift-admirable-stupid-or-something-else/576010 "2011-03-29T23:14:14Z")
Tripolar recently reminded me that I haven’t posted a hypothetical thread in a while, so naturally I felt compelled to correct that. Send your complaints to him. (Although, if you don’t like these, I don’t understand w… --- ## [Spending Summer in South Africa- advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-summer-in-south-africa-advice/576090)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-summer-in-south-africa-advice/576090 "2011-03-29T22:18:00Z")
I just got news that I’ve been awarded a grant to do an internship with a grassroots rural development project this summer in the Western Cape province. It will be in a fairly small remote Tswana-speaking village a good … --- ## [Hypothetical: Spending $10 million dollars in 48 hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-spending-10-million-dollars-in-48-hours/576320)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-spending-10-million-dollars-in-48-hours/576320 "2011-03-29T22:04:07Z")
I saw this prompt on a writing website, and want to see what Dopers come up with. You will receive $10 million at midnight tonight. You have exactly 48 hours to spend the money; unspent funds will be forfeit after 48 ho… --- ## [Craniosacral massage therapy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craniosacral-massage-therapy/576400)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craniosacral-massage-therapy/576400 "2011-03-29T21:16:12Z")
A massage therapist was explaining craniosacral therapy to me and made some statements that I’d like your opinions on. One was that the spinal fluid circulates between the brain and the entire length of the spinal colum… --- ## [How do I hang a tapestry on a wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hang-a-tapestry-on-a-wall/576315)
**Author:** [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hang-a-tapestry-on-a-wall/576315 "2011-03-29T20:10:11Z")
My mother brought back a small tapestry from Ecuador, and she wants my help in figuring out how to mount it on the wall. It’s not large (about 4 feet by 2 1/2 feet) but the fringy end are on the sides, not the top, so t… --- ## [Does anyone really pay sales tax on online purchases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-pay-sales-tax-on-online-purchases/571647)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-pay-sales-tax-on-online-purchases/571647 "2011-03-29T19:02:25Z")
I don’t keep track of the stuff I buy online. I spend a few hundred bucks in tax-free online purchases every year at the most and it never even occurred to me to claim them come tax-time. Does anyone actually do this? I… --- ## [Is cleaning up after a hoarder really that big a deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cleaning-up-after-a-hoarder-really-that-big-a-deal/569075)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cleaning-up-after-a-hoarder-really-that-big-a-deal/569075 "2011-03-29T18:29:04Z")
I know there is a show called ‘hoarders’, and in extreme cases there could be explosives, biohazards, animals, etc., but typically, I don’t get what the big deal is. This article on Newsweek: bemoans the horror left … --- ## [I need to strip my (former) sister of medical power of attorney, among other problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-strip-my-former-sister-of-medical-power-of-attorney-among-other-problems/576359)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-strip-my-former-sister-of-medical-power-of-attorney-among-other-problems/576359 "2011-03-29T18:13:00Z")
I don’t have a sister, I have a thief that I happen to be related to. My mother is in the hospital, with double pneumonia. I don’t think she’ll actually end up in a condition where I might have to use her medical power o… --- ## [Annual leave: save or spend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-leave-save-or-spend/575873)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-leave-save-or-spend/575873 "2011-03-29T15:40:30Z")
Are you a saver or a spender? My GF is constantly complaining that she has no leave. This is because she uses it all as soon as she accumulates a few days. I’m the opposite. I like to see those numbers go up and up e… --- ## [Looking for Software or Word Docs to create simple legal documents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-software-or-word-docs-to-create-simple-legal-documents/576096)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-software-or-word-docs-to-create-simple-legal-documents/576096 "2011-03-29T15:05:48Z")
I recall getting some software about ten years ago that created simple, fill-in the blank legal docs. Bills of sale are an example. I can’t recall now what it was. I know it wasn’t very expensive. It was a typical barga… --- ## [Commando or sweaty drawers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commando-or-sweaty-drawers/576372)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commando-or-sweaty-drawers/576372 "2011-03-29T14:50:27Z")
Let’s say you regularly go to the gym on your way to work in the morning. You bring your work clothes to change into after you shower when you’re done with your workout. One day you towel off and open your gym bag to fin… --- ## [A Question For georgia Dopers-Drug Courts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-georgia-dopers-drug-courts/576073)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-georgia-dopers-drug-courts/576073 "2011-03-29T13:37:42Z")
I just caught part of this radio show on NPR (All Things Considered). Sorry, I cannot seem to locate the broadcast on the NPR Website. In any event, it concerns a female judge in Georgia-who runs a “drug court”. This (… --- ## [Anyone into fasting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-into-fasting/575986)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-into-fasting/575986 "2011-03-29T11:36:57Z")
My gf and I recently have been on the Dukan Diet. I tend to be very competitive, so each morning our weigh-in became tension filled. She had 8 pounds to lose, I had 30. We both succeeded, but there was never a day when… --- ## [The "center" of parts of your body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-center-of-parts-of-your-body/576277)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-center-of-parts-of-your-body/576277 "2011-03-29T10:11:28Z")
This has always been something I’ve assumed is normal, but I’ve never heard it articulated, so now I’m wondering if it’s some kind of synesthenia peculiar to me. I have a “center” to certain parts of my body. Pressure t… --- ## [How much money would it take to change your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-would-it-take-to-change-your-life/575886)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-would-it-take-to-change-your-life/575886 "2011-03-29T09:51:57Z")
If you hypothetically happened upon a windfall of money, how much would it have to be before it actually made a noticeable and lasting difference in your life? You can define any of the terms however you see fit, hopeful… --- ## [When did you stop having the "test dream"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-stop-having-the-test-dream/560707)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-stop-having-the-test-dream/560707 "2011-03-29T07:58:25Z")
Most of us have probably had dreams where we either oversleep for a school test, or worse arrive on time and realize we are utterly unprepared for the test. The odd thing is that these dreams regularly occured well afte… --- ## [Doper parents who work: what the hell do you do with your kids on off days from school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-who-work-what-the-hell-do-you-do-with-your-kids-on-off-days-from-school/575879)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-who-work-what-the-hell-do-you-do-with-your-kids-on-off-days-from-school/575879 "2011-03-29T05:34:17Z")
So we’re entering into the wonderful world of kindergarten with my son this year, which is great but vastly frustrating at the same time. Schools simply aren’t set up to accommodate families where two parents work. The … --- ## [Which of these machete/prybar tools ought I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-machete-prybar-tools-ought-i-get/573780)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-machete-prybar-tools-ought-i-get/573780 "2011-03-29T04:15:02Z")
Partly inspired by a recent thread on ‘what to carry in your car’, and partly inspired by an accident we came upon on our last long drive, I’ve decided to add to my in-car tool kit by getting a machete/prybar type tool, … --- ## [Travel to Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-japan/575949)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-japan/575949 "2011-03-29T02:11:30Z")
I’ve had a flight booked to NRT since well before the earthquake, with a week’s stay in Tokyo and a week in Osaka. The trip is scheduled to begin at the end of May. I’ve been hesitant to change my plans. Looks like so… --- ## [Who Would You Vote For?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-vote-for/576257)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-vote-for/576257 "2011-03-28T23:52:07Z")
So, a national election is being held today in your country. (That’s your country of ctizenship, not your country of residence, if it makes a difference.) Which party would you vote for? --- ## [Anyone here ever done temp work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-done-temp-work/576223)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-done-temp-work/576223 "2011-03-28T21:39:41Z")
I find myself unemployed again and have decided that it might be best to just start temping. I figure I can make enough doing that while still having time to do my photography work on the side. Anyone here have experienc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1768) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1770)