# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1774 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1775 --- ## [Is it rude to keep my seat in a bar when women are standing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-keep-my-seat-in-a-bar-when-women-are-standing/575100)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-keep-my-seat-in-a-bar-when-women-are-standing/575100 "2011-03-22T10:47:34Z")
So, I’ve somehow managed to snag a stool at a crowded bar on St. Party’s Day. Clearly, selling my soul to Mephistopheles/the Feds/Skald is paying off. But it was the last stool, and there are women standing behind me. I… --- ## [The (involuntary) circumcision of Mickey Featherstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-circumcision-of-mickey-featherstone/575373)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-circumcision-of-mickey-featherstone/575373 "2011-03-22T05:33:23Z")
The Mickey Featherstone says that he was “circumcised by his friends in a drunken prank” while stationed in Vietnam as a supply clerk. Dumbstruck by this bizarre factoid, I looked it up on Google and it seems to be conf… --- ## [investment question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-question/575303)
**Author:** [@sanTho27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sanTho27)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-question/575303 "2011-03-22T04:45:00Z")
Hey guys, Quick question for the stock/money gurus out there :slight\_smile: If I have maxed-out my roth IRA, and have a new job so I do not have 401k access, where should I put extra cash I have? I have been saving mos… --- ## [Does anyone still use hand signals when driving? Are/Were they the same in all countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-use-hand-signals-when-driving-are-were-they-the-same-in-all-countries/574980)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-use-hand-signals-when-driving-are-were-they-the-same-in-all-countries/574980 "2011-03-22T04:13:54Z")
The younger people here might not know about this, but long ago there was a universally understood–well, at least in America AFAIK–system of turn signals that you made by hand, through your open window. To signal a lef… --- ## [The Windows 7 Cell Phone thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-windows-7-cell-phone-thread/575472)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-windows-7-cell-phone-thread/575472 "2011-03-22T04:01:08Z")
OK, after dropping my iPhone and shattering it into a million pieces; I decided to try a Windows 7 phone. I have the Samsung Focus. I didn’t see a thread about this yet so I thought I’d start one. What apps do you lik… --- ## [Best Wart Removal Methods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-wart-removal-methods/575183)
**Author:** [@Orionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orionizer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-wart-removal-methods/575183 "2011-03-22T01:59:01Z")
I have a rather big wart on the outside of my left hand (in the fleshy part below the pinky on the outside of the hand). I’ve tried Compound W and the freezing stuff, but this thing is so deep, it doesn’t seem to do any… --- ## [Has anyone successfully contested a traffic ticket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-successfully-contested-a-traffic-ticket/574260)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-successfully-contested-a-traffic-ticket/574260 "2011-03-21T22:51:15Z")
If so, how did you do it. --- ## [Am I the only one who finds the verb "tweeted" to be highly annoying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-verb-tweeted-to-be-highly-annoying/574962)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-the-verb-tweeted-to-be-highly-annoying/574962 "2011-03-21T22:49:07Z")
It just seems to be getting more and more prevalent, to the point where I’ve been hearing it in serious newscasts now (things along the lines of “\ tweeted that he will be doing \” or “A local Japan… --- ## [Would you upload yourself to a construct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-upload-yourself-to-a-construct/575339)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-upload-yourself-to-a-construct/575339 "2011-03-21T22:38:47Z")
question and its variant has been asked often enough, but i couldn’t find a poll. so here it is, the hypothetical creates a perfect copy of you with optional enhancements, then kills off the original you. would you use i… --- ## [Your relationship with your pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-relationship-with-your-pets/574911)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-relationship-with-your-pets/574911 "2011-03-21T22:19:41Z")
I’m currently reading Some we Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat by Hal Herzog, about the relations between humans and animals. In a section on pets, he has some statistics about how people treat their pets, so I was curio… --- ## [Diagnose and prescribe a treatment for my medical problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-and-prescribe-a-treatment-for-my-medical-problem/507195)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-and-prescribe-a-treatment-for-my-medical-problem/507195 "2011-03-21T21:15:09Z")
It’s totally nothing, and I’m NOT asking you to pretend to be a doctor, or my doctor, or anything of the sort. I have my annual check-up scheduled with my MD for mid-September, and will bring this up with him then if it’… --- ## [Help! I Want To Sell My House!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-want-to-sell-my-house/575349)
**Author:** [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-want-to-sell-my-house/575349 "2011-03-21T19:24:42Z")
And I have absolutely no experience whatsoever when it comes to real estate! Sure, I’ve talked with people who have bought/sold, I’m always looking for stuff online, etc., but me, personally? :blank look: The house i… --- ## [Is there a doctor (or a nurse... or similar) in the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-doctor-or-a-nurse-or-similar-in-the-house/575499)
**Author:** [@wonder\_lust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder_lust)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-doctor-or-a-nurse-or-similar-in-the-house/575499 "2011-03-21T19:22:27Z")
(Please excuse me if this is in the wrong place.) I have mild asthma, so mild that my allergist recently dropped my dosage of Pulmicort. I took a couple of breathing tests recently and my lung capacity is A-OK. I can … --- ## [How many cats do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cats-do-you-have/575205)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cats-do-you-have/575205 "2011-03-21T19:02:56Z")
Well, how many? I have three. At one point in my life I had as may as seven. This poll is about how many you have right now. --- ## [Droid vs iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/droid-vs-iphone/575447)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/droid-vs-iphone/575447 "2011-03-21T16:46:12Z")
I’m switching to Verizon tomorrow since AT&T’s service hasn’t been great. I still can’t decide between Droid and iPhone though. I don’t do all that much with the phone, I mostly text and call people, but I do use several… --- ## [How much did you pay for a replacement furnace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-you-pay-for-a-replacement-furnace/575370)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-you-pay-for-a-replacement-furnace/575370 "2011-03-21T15:06:28Z")
So the future Mrs. Rabbit and I just made an offer on a 3 bedroom, 1500 sq ft house, and had the home inspection a couple of days ago. The only real sticking point from the inspection was the furnace. It’s a 32-year-old… --- ## [Concern for the Libyan people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concern-for-the-libyan-people/575299)
**Author:** [@dedonarrival](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dedonarrival)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concern-for-the-libyan-people/575299 "2011-03-21T14:58:47Z")
What would be the ideal IQ level to enable one to accept without question the current crusade to save the Libyan people from evil oppression. Personally lil reminders such as half million Iraqi child deaths as a conseq… --- ## [Email client recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-client-recommendations/574730)
**Author:** [@ThisOneGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisOneGuy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-client-recommendations/574730 "2011-03-21T14:57:02Z")
Curious if people have email client recommendations. Just moved to a new 64bit machine from our old XP box, trying to set something up for my wife. Would need to go to a IMAP mail server, and be able to handle Japanese… --- ## [Aquarium stores in Arkansas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-stores-in-arkansas/575462)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-stores-in-arkansas/575462 "2011-03-21T13:18:13Z")
What is the best place to purchase tropical fish and supplies? --- ## [Mild insults: Not the \_\_\_\_\_\_est \_\_\_\_\_ in the \_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-insults-not-the-______est-_____-in-the-_____/160523)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-insults-not-the-______est-_____-in-the-_____/160523 "2011-03-21T07:21:58Z")
Not the sharpest tool in the shed Not the brightest crayon in the box… I’m looking for more along these lines (but not the closely related “one brick short of a full load” type, perhaps we can do that in another thread… --- ## [Misconceptions people have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misconceptions-people-have/574844)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misconceptions-people-have/574844 "2011-03-21T05:29:45Z")
Many things we take at face value, but looking beneath the surface there is more to it. My example: People commenting on homeless people having cell phones. Pre- paid cell phones are pretty affordable. Having a cell pho… --- ## [Gadaffi. Oh the irony must hurt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadaffi-oh-the-irony-must-hurt/575410)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadaffi-oh-the-irony-must-hurt/575410 "2011-03-21T02:10:05Z")
So, late in 83 Gadaffi gives up nuclear weapons program as well as chemical. Some said he did that because he feared America after Bush took out Saddam. You got to be kidding me, I said to myself. By that time America w… --- ## [Micro-loans: whither the thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micro-loans-whither-the-thread/575416)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micro-loans-whither-the-thread/575416 "2011-03-21T01:27:30Z")
There was a thread some time ago that I can’t find which talked about micro-loans. With the markets constantly in a state of flux, I’m thinking this might be a good investment tool for some extra cash. --- ## [A pet nickname thread with a twist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pet-nickname-thread-with-a-twist/575157)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pet-nickname-thread-with-a-twist/575157 "2011-03-20T23:17:40Z")
What nicknames do you call your animals that are not derived from their actual names? Please also tell us the actual name and what kind of critter you have. Bruno (cat): The Brown One Kittle Kittle Blop (I don’t kno… --- ## [Has any rational plan been suggested for Libya?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-rational-plan-been-suggested-for-libya/575402)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-rational-plan-been-suggested-for-libya/575402 "2011-03-20T22:24:29Z")
I’m somewhat confused about Libya. There’s no question Khadafi is a dangerous lunatic. But exactly what are we trying to achieve? Has the International coalition said anything about goals besides protecting civilians? H… --- ## [Do you kiss your spouse when he/she has a cold sore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-kiss-your-spouse-when-he-she-has-a-cold-sore/228428)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-kiss-your-spouse-when-he-she-has-a-cold-sore/228428 "2011-03-20T22:11:03Z")
I don’t. I’ve never had a cold sore, and never want one. She got offended the first few times, but they only manifest like once a year, and she accepts it now and laughs that she ever wanted me to share her virus. Som… --- ## [Help me design a filing system from scratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-filing-system-from-scratch/575330)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-filing-system-from-scratch/575330 "2011-03-20T21:29:00Z")
Our current system is to leave piles of important papers around the house at random. We need a system. My husband, being a perfectionist, doesn’t want to enter half-assed into a bad system, and so he resorts to no system… --- ## [Which Hermes "Les Etalons" scarf do you like best? $$$$$](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hermes-les-etalons-scarf-do-you-like-best/575052)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hermes-les-etalons-scarf-do-you-like-best/575052 "2011-03-20T20:28:14Z")
Which one? Les Etalons Printed cashmere and silk scarf, 24.8" x 70.8" No comments about the price, you gotta pay to play Hermes --- ## [Anyone else hate St. Patrick's Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-hate-st-patricks-day/575012)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-hate-st-patricks-day/575012 "2011-03-20T15:08:38Z")
Ugh, St. Patrick’s Day again. Yes, I’m wearing a green shirt today, because I don’t want to hear it at work. No, you wouldn’t catch me at a bar today if you offered me a free bar tab. I don’t need to hear any bad phony … --- ## [The wearing of the green](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wearing-of-the-green/575014)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wearing-of-the-green/575014 "2011-03-20T12:28:44Z")
A contrarian of Lithuanian descent, I never wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, except, some years, inadvertently. What’s your sartorial policy with regard to March 17th? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1773) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1775)