# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1772 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1773 --- ## [Anyone ever had their hair suddenly become greasy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-had-their-hair-suddenly-become-greasy/575858)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-had-their-hair-suddenly-become-greasy/575858 "2011-03-24T23:22:36Z")
I’ve never had problems with my hair being greasy before, but yesterday and today I’ve noticed that it has been particularly greasy. I washed it this morning and it was greasy by midday. I washed it again at 3pm today, i… --- ## [Anyone here use a musket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-a-musket/575828)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-a-musket/575828 "2011-03-24T19:31:24Z")
Either for hunting or for some other reason such as re-enacting battles? If so, is there any danger that they might cause harm to me by misfiring? Also where might I get a musket? I am not into hunting, I am a histor… --- ## [My mother (a) is old and (b) wants a new cell phone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-a-is-old-and-b-wants-a-new-cell-phone/575680)
**Author:** [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-a-is-old-and-b-wants-a-new-cell-phone/575680 "2011-03-24T18:46:22Z")
Can anyone recommend a good phone for a cranky neo-Luddite with big fingers? She claims this is her ideal model, but it doesn’t come in a wireless version. My mother is 65. She and my father gave up their landline to sa… --- ## [What's your experience with growth hormone treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-experience-with-growth-hormone-treatment/575611)
**Author:** [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-experience-with-growth-hormone-treatment/575611 "2011-03-24T18:43:17Z")
My son was always pretty low on the growth curve, and by his three year pediatric check-up he’d completely fallen off of the chart. The pediatrician referred us to an endocrinologist who ordered some blood work done and… --- ## [Ask the guy taking Chantix.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-taking-chantix/575844)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-taking-chantix/575844 "2011-03-24T18:13:32Z")
I’m currently in the middle of my second week taking Chantix. I normally smoked 6-8 cigarettes a day. I smoked two on Monday night and one last night at 11pm. I’ve haven’t brought my cigarettes to work with me this we… --- ## [The difficulties of finding another job when your current employer may be screwing you over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difficulties-of-finding-another-job-when-your-current-employer-may-be-screwing-you-over/575795)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difficulties-of-finding-another-job-when-your-current-employer-may-be-screwing-you-over/575795 "2011-03-24T16:38:57Z")
I know that, to people who aren’t employed at all, this must seem to be bitching about a good problem to have. Nevertheless, the person who recently hired me gave me bad vibes. He phrased some statements in a way that w… --- ## [FIL's Cat: Why is he doing this, and how do we stop him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fils-cat-why-is-he-doing-this-and-how-do-we-stop-him/575703)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fils-cat-why-is-he-doing-this-and-how-do-we-stop-him/575703 "2011-03-24T15:21:48Z")
My hubby works out of town. Fortunately, he works very close to where his elderly parents live, so he stays with them. This saves him rent, and it’s very helpful for them (aged 89 and 86) to have someone younger and heal… --- ## [Sea Monkeys - live free or die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-monkeys-live-free-or-die/575505)
**Author:** [@zombiemommy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombiemommy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-monkeys-live-free-or-die/575505 "2011-03-24T15:03:30Z")
My kids received sea monkeys for Christmas. We hatched them and now are the proud owners of a dozen or so. I read that they can live up to two years. Two years! The kids have lost interest so what do I do with a bunc… --- ## [Shampoo for oily, thick hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo-for-oily-thick-hair/575644)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo-for-oily-thick-hair/575644 "2011-03-24T14:41:22Z")
Go to the local grocery store or drugstore. Look at the shampoos. IME 75% of them will be for dry hair. 25% will be for so-called normal hair. What do you do when your hair is oily and thick naturally? I am talking abou… --- ## [Birthday card from an ex-friend, not sure what to do now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-card-from-an-ex-friend-not-sure-what-to-do-now/575721)
**Author:** [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-card-from-an-ex-friend-not-sure-what-to-do-now/575721 "2011-03-24T14:37:57Z")
From junior high until halfway through college I had a best friend who in a lot of ways was like a sister to me, but things started going south in the last few years for a bunch of reasons (some her fault, some mine.) T… --- ## [Have you ever been inside a nuclear reactor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-inside-a-nuclear-reactor/575610)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-inside-a-nuclear-reactor/575610 "2011-03-24T13:59:06Z")
I’m curious how many people in general have actually been inside a nuclear reactor. I was at Mizzou for a conference once, and being with a group of physicists, someone knew someone and got us a tour of the research rea… --- ## [Doper Docs - current recs for Warfarin use for A-fib?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-docs-current-recs-for-warfarin-use-for-a-fib/575719)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-docs-current-recs-for-warfarin-use-for-a-fib/575719 "2011-03-24T13:56:53Z")
You our not our doctor, this is not real doctor advice, I promise not to sue you, etc. We’re getting conflicting doctor recommendations, so I thought I’d pump your brains for medical opinions. My SO is a 57yo male. Chro… --- ## [Worst Clothing Item Ever . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-clothing-item-ever/575341)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-clothing-item-ever/575341 "2011-03-24T13:39:04Z")
. . . or at least in my lifetime. :eek::confused::eek: :confused::eek::confused: When I saw this I nearly retched. Are there really people out there who want to wear something like that? Leper/burn victim is the new… --- ## [Want to learn programming. Where to start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-learn-programming-where-to-start/575824)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-learn-programming-where-to-start/575824 "2011-03-24T12:46:23Z")
I want eventualy to learn how to do web developing, but before that I want to have a good foundation on programming. My experience so far is very limited, some C++ and assembly in university and some BASIC back in the ea… --- ## [Would you pay support if it wasn't court ordered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pay-support-if-it-wasnt-court-ordered/574522)
**Author:** [@nocturnal\_chewing\_gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_chewing_gum)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pay-support-if-it-wasnt-court-ordered/574522 "2011-03-24T12:03:38Z")
I think court ordered child support, while probably necessary, creates hostility between the parents and the child, and between the parents themselves. When I divorced twelve years ago, gum baby was six, and I didn’t wa… --- ## [Separate email account for job hunts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separate-email-account-for-job-hunts/575537)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separate-email-account-for-job-hunts/575537 "2011-03-24T11:53:07Z")
Is there an advantage to using a separate email account for job hunting? --- ## [How do you figure out your drinking limit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-figure-out-your-drinking-limit/575344)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-figure-out-your-drinking-limit/575344 "2011-03-24T09:33:53Z")
I think everybody knows when we’ve had “too much,” but how do you calculate when you’ve had “enough?” --- ## [Your relationship with your (non-romantic) best friend ends badly. How upset are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-relationship-with-your-non-romantic-best-friend-ends-badly-how-upset-are-you/575673)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-relationship-with-your-non-romantic-best-friend-ends-badly-how-upset-are-you/575673 "2011-03-24T07:08:10Z")
For purposes of this poll, best friend excludes wife, husband, boyfriend, girfriend, and so forth. No significant others, in other words. That said, if your best friend is a sibling, parent, or other relative, that DOES … --- ## [Were the rules of sports explained to you? Or did you just figure them out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-rules-of-sports-explained-to-you-or-did-you-just-figure-them-out/575258)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-rules-of-sports-explained-to-you-or-did-you-just-figure-them-out/575258 "2011-03-24T07:07:03Z")
I was a very active energetic child but never very interested in sports. In elementary school P.E. (“physical education”…come to think of it even the abbreviation was never explained to me) we played lots of different s… --- ## [For how much should I sell my Nikon D40?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-how-much-should-i-sell-my-nikon-d40/575379)
**Author:** [@be\_bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/be_bright)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-how-much-should-i-sell-my-nikon-d40/575379 "2011-03-24T06:13:43Z")
I want to sell my camera with its kit lens through my university’s classified ads so I don’t have to deal with shipping. There’s one problem: I don’t know how to determine its price. It has one major cosmetic flaw: the … --- ## [I have crazy headaches - please help me design a diary to track them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-crazy-headaches-please-help-me-design-a-diary-to-track-them/575296)
**Author:** [@JimmyFlair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyFlair)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-crazy-headaches-please-help-me-design-a-diary-to-track-them/575296 "2011-03-24T04:04:55Z")
I have crazy headaches that seem to strike me at random. I’m trying to see if there’s something that could be triggering them (diet, weather changes, whatever). I was thinking of creating a spreadsheet with date, intensi… --- ## [Sysadmins - server file upload opinions needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sysadmins-server-file-upload-opinions-needed/575751)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sysadmins-server-file-upload-opinions-needed/575751 "2011-03-24T03:07:07Z")
The Server Nazi here has declared a 4MB file upload size on the server. In general, this isn’t a problem, but we have several clients who want to upload larger PDFs. A 7MB PDF still isn’t very large - a company could e… --- ## [How do I evaluate my friend's business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-evaluate-my-friends-business/575508)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-evaluate-my-friends-business/575508 "2011-03-24T01:41:54Z")
A friend of mine has recently started a business that is doing well. It’s about two years old and my instinct tells me it’s about to explode. If I wanted to buy a piece of it, how would I go about coming up with a fair… --- ## [Cannot take care of a Cat with Diabetes, bleeding heart ensues. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-take-care-of-a-cat-with-diabetes-bleeding-heart-ensues-help/575767)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-take-care-of-a-cat-with-diabetes-bleeding-heart-ensues-help/575767 "2011-03-24T01:15:44Z")
Ok, the situation is not-so-simple - a family member called me and informed me that one of her beautiful Siamese cats has developed diabetes. She is completely mortified and saddened because the Vet said she has to have … --- ## [Is it cheating to turn in a paper you did last year for another class this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-cheating-to-turn-in-a-paper-you-did-last-year-for-another-class-this-year/575490)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-cheating-to-turn-in-a-paper-you-did-last-year-for-another-class-this-year/575490 "2011-03-24T01:08:33Z")
my friend wants to know --- ## [Caught with marijuana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-with-marijuana/575352)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-with-marijuana/575352 "2011-03-24T00:58:32Z")
Since the previous thread on the subject is closed and I have, I think, something to add, I have started this one. See http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/opinion/19blow.html?\_r=1&scp=1&sq=marijuana%20black%20male&st=cse … --- ## [Have you ever made a major positive change in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-a-major-positive-change-in-your-life/575328)
**Author:** [@Amasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amasia)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-a-major-positive-change-in-your-life/575328 "2011-03-24T00:36:28Z")
Inspired by some recent threads on diets and a class I’m taking on behavioral change, I’m interested in hearing about major changes people have made in their life. These are purposeful, intentional transformations you’v… --- ## [Military Dopers - Which branch would my son fit in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-dopers-which-branch-would-my-son-fit-in/575775)
**Author:** [@maisoui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maisoui)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-dopers-which-branch-would-my-son-fit-in/575775 "2011-03-23T23:49:30Z")
Over in that other thread \*\*markdash \*\*got me wondering. My son is only 15 and already 6’4", about 130 pounds, with size 16 shoes. I figure he will be too tall to be a pilot or to fit through the openings of a submarin… --- ## [How to find best laser eye surgeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-best-laser-eye-surgeon/575595)
**Author:** [@Whiteknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiteknight)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-best-laser-eye-surgeon/575595 "2011-03-23T21:44:48Z")
I’m contemplating getting laser eye surgery to correct my near-sightedness but I have no idea how to go about selecting a surgeon. I trust my current optometrist from a medical and technical standpoint but he’s definite… --- ## [How do you pronounce coyote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-coyote/575489)
**Author:** [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-coyote/575489 "2011-03-23T21:30:53Z")
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