# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1778 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1779 --- ## [Do most people "prefer" the disasters they know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-people-prefer-the-disasters-they-know/574617)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-people-prefer-the-disasters-they-know/574617 "2011-03-15T22:37:43Z")
Sounds weird. What I mean is that I was watching private home footage of the Japan quake itself, and I was thinking that it is probably very scary to people who have never experienced earthquakes. I’ve noticed very dee… --- ## [Going to Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-chicago/571447)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-chicago/571447 "2011-03-15T20:56:49Z")
Anything there we shouldn’t miss? My husband’s been before, so he’s got some ideas about what he wants to show me, but in your opinion, what are the two or three must-sees? --- ## [Craigslist question re: posting about room for rent (need answer sorta fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-question-re-posting-about-room-for-rent-need-answer-sorta-fast/574714)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-question-re-posting-about-room-for-rent-need-answer-sorta-fast/574714 "2011-03-15T16:46:22Z")
My roommate is moving out, so I posted on Craigslist the availability of my home to share. I’ve received a few responses back, and one scheduled with me to look at the house this coming Friday. My question is, what are… --- ## [Where do you go to buy clearance off season coats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-go-to-buy-clearance-off-season-coats/574733)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-go-to-buy-clearance-off-season-coats/574733 "2011-03-15T16:11:13Z")
I probably waited too long to buy a winter coat after the season ended, in part because I assumed since temps were still in the 30s that stores would still keep them in stock and sell them. However now most stores nearb… --- ## [Help me come up with a cool costume for "R" day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646 "2011-03-15T13:31:17Z")
As the title says. For a primary school dress up day centred around things starting with R. I imagine ther will be a large number of rabbits and robots etc & I’m after something clever and original. --- ## [What makes a daycare "better" at child development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-daycare-better-at-child-development/574140)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-daycare-better-at-child-development/574140 "2011-03-15T12:25:58Z")
What do daycare/preschools do that make them “better” (in terms of cognitive and social development) than others? What kinds of questions can I ask to see if they are doing a good(/“better”) job with this kind of thing? … --- ## [Have you ever been a card-carrying member of a political party, and if so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-a-card-carrying-member-of-a-political-party-and-if-so-why/574104)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-a-card-carrying-member-of-a-political-party-and-if-so-why/574104 "2011-03-15T10:15:39Z")
I’ve never seriously considered joining a political party here. Most of the people hereabouts who get involved in mainstream politics just aren’t my kind of people. I had considered joining the Socialist Party locally bu… --- ## [My wife wants one thing, I want the opposite (food related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-wants-one-thing-i-want-the-opposite-food-related/572905)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-wants-one-thing-i-want-the-opposite-food-related/572905 "2011-03-15T09:39:59Z")
Today, my wife defrosted two chickens that I was saving. I told her, if you want to defrost them, just defrost one. Then, I can save the other for a special occasion. She didn’t comply, and defrosted both. These chickens… --- ## [Mother Road Route 66](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-road-route-66/574659)
**Author:** [@Hisson0712](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hisson0712)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-road-route-66/574659 "2011-03-15T04:11:14Z")
Can someone tell me if all of Route 66 can be traveled safely by auto? Are there good motel accomodations along the route? Thanks. Hisson0712 --- ## [Am I asexual or just a normal woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-asexual-or-just-a-normal-woman/574427)
**Author:** [@turtledove\_river](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtledove_river)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-asexual-or-just-a-normal-woman/574427 "2011-03-15T01:35:42Z")
First of all, this is my first post after a loooong time of lurking, so please understand if I don’t make any sense. OK. I’m not crazy about sex. In fact, in my 28 years in this planet I’ve never had it. Never had a boy… --- ## [Everytime - has it finally been accepted as a word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everytime-has-it-finally-been-accepted-as-a-word/574628)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everytime-has-it-finally-been-accepted-as-a-word/574628 "2011-03-15T00:45:02Z")
The thread title should be Everytime - has it finally been accepted as a word? Everywhere, Everybody, Everything, & Everyone are all correctly spelled and accepted words. Why in the heck is Everytime wrong? Or has mo… --- ## [Leash breaking a strong dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leash-breaking-a-strong-dog/572307)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leash-breaking-a-strong-dog/572307 "2011-03-15T00:33:32Z")
I have a boxer mix rescue dog. The community helped me with training her in the past, so I am hoping you can help me again. How do I leash break her? She pulls on her lead; in the past I’ve dealt with this by walking… --- ## [Is it sexist to tell a female that they have their panties in a bunch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sexist-to-tell-a-female-that-they-have-their-panties-in-a-bunch/574436)
**Author:** [@Knigel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knigel)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sexist-to-tell-a-female-that-they-have-their-panties-in-a-bunch/574436 "2011-03-14T21:54:48Z")
After a female states their opinion about a controversial issue, would it be sexist to tell them that they have to get their panties out of a bunch? If so, why? --- ## [Birth Rape. Now I've heard everything.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-rape-now-ive-heard-everything/574682)
**Author:** [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-rape-now-ive-heard-everything/574682 "2011-03-14T21:52:30Z")
During childbirth, a lot of politeness is cast aside for expediency and by necessity, but calling a less than perfect childbirth rape? Please. I found this definition: A vulnerable woman, who is powerless to leave the… --- ## [What water do you drink at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367)
**Author:** [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367 "2011-03-14T21:49:16Z")
I am not doing a poll. I am curious what types, brands and ways do people here drink water. Brita? Plain tap? Polar? I need a new way and am looking for input. --- ## [Rude to not eat in front of people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-to-not-eat-in-front-of-people/574394)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-to-not-eat-in-front-of-people/574394 "2011-03-14T21:47:17Z")
Do you consider it rude if you go out to eat, and someone isnt hungry and doesn’t eat anything? In the case of dining out, is it a faux pais in your culture if one of the guests doesn’t order food? For simplicity, lets … --- ## [Going from a violent to a non-violent environment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-a-violent-to-a-non-violent-environment/574509)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-a-violent-to-a-non-violent-environment/574509 "2011-03-14T21:44:56Z")
Has anyone ever lived through a violent environment and then moved to a non-violent one? Does your history of violence affect the way you live your life now? This thread is an attempt to iron out the different ways livi… --- ## [Advice needed from anybody in Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-from-anybody-in-japan/574579)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-from-anybody-in-japan/574579 "2011-03-14T21:10:58Z")
I can’t wade through the 344+ posts to TokyoPlayer’s thread, but could use some advice. My wife, after two days, finally was able to get through to her sister and family in Tokyo. The are all right and their house is un… --- ## [Should I care about muscle mass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-care-about-muscle-mass/574189)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-care-about-muscle-mass/574189 "2011-03-14T20:21:28Z")
I’m nerd skinny. It used to bother me, now it doesn’t. I’m reasonably active, but I don’t work out. I score very well on my annual Air Force fitness test, which is the only time of the year that I lace up my running s… --- ## [Are you a night owl, or an early bird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl-or-an-early-bird/574232)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-night-owl-or-an-early-bird/574232 "2011-03-14T19:49:47Z")
Do you wake up with the dawn or is that when you start thinking about going to bed? Are you at work before everyone else, or are you the last one out the door? Are you at your best in the morning, or the evening? And d… --- ## [Confident people: how do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confident-people-how-do-you-do-it/573152)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confident-people-how-do-you-do-it/573152 "2011-03-14T17:41:18Z")
Just looking from some tips from those among us who have high self-confidence and self-esteem. I’m sure for some of you it’s hard to really determine what you do differently from others, having never been anyone but your… --- ## [Live long and miserable or die shortly but happy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-long-and-miserable-or-die-shortly-but-happy/574335)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-long-and-miserable-or-die-shortly-but-happy/574335 "2011-03-14T17:21:18Z")
Pretend the Devil exists. He appears to you and gives you a choice: live another 100 years perfectly healthy but miserable the entire time, or die in 10 years but every moment of that time will be both the greatest mome… --- ## [Looking for an adjustable way to mount a TV over a fireplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-adjustable-way-to-mount-a-tv-over-a-fireplace/574575)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-adjustable-way-to-mount-a-tv-over-a-fireplace/574575 "2011-03-14T15:21:48Z")
I’ve got a 52" LCD TV that I’ve considered mounting above my fireplace, but I’m hesatent to do so because I think it would be too high and create an uncomfortable viewing angle. Now, the fireplace is rarely (actually ne… --- ## [stoic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoic/574519)
**Author:** [@whereismymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whereismymind)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoic/574519 "2011-03-14T15:03:20Z")
this is probably in the wrong section AGAIN, but anyone seen it?? Way fucked up…but like a train wreck, you can’t NOT watch… --- ## [Programmers! What language for a total novice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programmers-what-language-for-a-total-novice/574156)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programmers-what-language-for-a-total-novice/574156 "2011-03-14T07:22:01Z")
I work for a tech firm but I have no background in programming whatsoever. As an intellectual stretch I’d like to try learning some basic programming, just to see what it’s all about. Looking around there seem to be a … --- ## [What OS do you primarily run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174 "2011-03-14T04:30:25Z")
This is about desktops/laptops, NOT phones. This is NOT in any way shape or form about which is “better.” It’s not (necessarily) even about your personal preference. It’s a simple matter of which you primarily use in … --- ## [Civil Air Patrol - Teens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-air-patrol-teens/525317)
**Author:** [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-air-patrol-teens/525317 "2011-03-14T04:15:15Z")
Has anyone here ever been in the US Civil Air Patrol Cadet division? My 12 year old is interested, but I’d love some real-life opinions. Is it very military-oriented? Did you stay in it for a long time? Do you feel it … --- ## [My daughter isn't making friends. What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-isnt-making-friends-what-should-i-do/574213)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-isnt-making-friends-what-should-i-do/574213 "2011-03-14T03:30:19Z")
So, our daughter came to live with us last year. She was 6 and is now 7. When she first came, she didn’t want to make any friends as she didn’t really in her heart feel that this was permanent. Well, she has now accepte… --- ## [Are kids allergic to more now than they were 30yrs ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-kids-allergic-to-more-now-than-they-were-30yrs-ago/574368)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-kids-allergic-to-more-now-than-they-were-30yrs-ago/574368 "2011-03-14T00:12:59Z")
I don’t remember so many kids being (supposedly) allergic to : Peanuts Milk Eggs Gluten Bread Chicken Fish Any and everything else. When did this change? I keep picturing 40yr old men waking up one day 30 years… --- ## [Have you set all your clocks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-set-all-your-clocks/574540)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-set-all-your-clocks/574540 "2011-03-13T23:49:51Z")
Just finished going around and doing all my clocks. Well, my car needs to be done, but everything else is complete. How about you? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1777) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1779)