# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1780 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1781 --- ## [How much do you pay for food compared to housing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-food-compared-to-housing/573992)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-food-compared-to-housing/573992 "2011-03-12T00:19:28Z")
I’m curious if you add up the total food expenditure for your household (groceries, restaurants, bars etc.) and the total housing expenditure for your household (rent, mortgage, utilities etc) and compare them, what it w… --- ## [Best alternatives to gmail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-alternatives-to-gmail/573955)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-alternatives-to-gmail/573955 "2011-03-11T23:42:18Z")
Google is now demanding that I link my Google and YouTube accounts and that I give them my phone number. That ain’t gonna happen. I suppose the next step is that they start demanding a phone number to access gmail accou… --- ## [How much do reviews on websites like Yelp and tripadvisor influence your decision about where to eat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-reviews-on-websites-like-yelp-and-tripadvisor-influence-your-decision-about-where-to-eat/574312)
**Author:** [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-reviews-on-websites-like-yelp-and-tripadvisor-influence-your-decision-about-where-to-eat/574312 "2011-03-11T22:27:55Z")
My husband and his brother own and operate an independent (non-chain) full-service restaurant in a small town with some considerable tourist traffic. Several years ago I nudged them into the 21st century by creating a Fa… --- ## [Your kid's friend with crappy parents; How do you handle this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-kids-friend-with-crappy-parents-how-do-you-handle-this/574040)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-kids-friend-with-crappy-parents-how-do-you-handle-this/574040 "2011-03-11T20:35:28Z")
I guess we’re in round 3 (4?) of dealing with our youngster’s friends who seem to have crappy, uninvolved parents. Last time it was a teenager who was thrown out of the house on December 23rd by her parents over some ri… --- ## [Central Liquidators Merchandise Sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-liquidators-merchandise-sale/574252)
**Author:** [@BuzzSaw101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuzzSaw101)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-liquidators-merchandise-sale/574252 "2011-03-11T20:09:40Z")
The local convention center is hosting a Central Liquidators merchandise sale this weekend. They have been advertising a lot of electronics for very low prices and it costs $8 per person to attend. Are these liquidator … --- ## [Dopers (especially word geeks), could you look at my website and give me feedback?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-especially-word-geeks-could-you-look-at-my-website-and-give-me-feedback/573226)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-especially-word-geeks-could-you-look-at-my-website-and-give-me-feedback/573226 "2011-03-11T19:40:31Z")
Word Wars I Play with it a bit and tell me what you think. This OP mod-approved --- ## [Joseph A Bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joseph-a-bank/574221)
**Author:** [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joseph-a-bank/574221 "2011-03-11T19:15:03Z")
Does this company actually thrive with its marketing model of Don’t people clue into the fact that they constantly have these sales, therefore their “normal prices” must be massively inflated, and therefore the only in… --- ## [I got a free book. Should I become a Mormon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-free-book-should-i-become-a-mormon/573522)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-free-book-should-i-become-a-mormon/573522 "2011-03-11T19:05:11Z")
Some Mormon missionaries found me and gave me a FREE(!) book to read, and said I should read it and see if I feel the spirit. I felt flashes of spirit but otherwise it’s just a book so far, and I just finished 1 Nephi. I… --- ## [Roommate situation -- what should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-situation-what-should-i-do/574060)
**Author:** [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-situation-what-should-i-do/574060 "2011-03-11T18:33:00Z")
So last year, in September, I moved to Pittsburgh and needed to find a roommate. I found someone off Craigslist: an international student who had recently received her masters and was finishing up a research project. We … --- ## [Relations to distant cousins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relations-to-distant-cousins/574113)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relations-to-distant-cousins/574113 "2011-03-11T18:19:36Z")
(Inspired by the latest GQ thread about n\[sup\]th\[/sup\] cousins and removed cousins.) What is the most distant cousin you have a family relationship with? By “family relationship,” I mean the reason you know them is throu… --- ## [Stay? Or go? A living arrangement poll.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-or-go-a-living-arrangement-poll/574122)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-or-go-a-living-arrangement-poll/574122 "2011-03-11T16:09:46Z")
Living in a friend’s basement. Have it set up nice, actually. Rent’s pretty cheap. But it’s tough living there b/c I have 2 difficult roommates (they live/relate like lazy, unmotivated, slobbish college students and I do… --- ## [Obscene phone calls--your stories, solutions, and stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-phone-calls-your-stories-solutions-and-stuff/116333)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-phone-calls-your-stories-solutions-and-stuff/116333 "2011-03-11T15:39:35Z")
Okay. This is my 2nd attempt at this OP. The first was completely eaten by the evil server. Grrrr! So…yesterday morning I received a random call on my cell phone. When I answered, I was met with rather inarticulate,… --- ## [How long of a sexual dry spell would it take before you did something stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-of-a-sexual-dry-spell-would-it-take-before-you-did-something-stupid/573514)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-of-a-sexual-dry-spell-would-it-take-before-you-did-something-stupid/573514 "2011-03-11T15:15:44Z")
This is a highly subjective question, because I leave it to you to define “something stupid.” The stupid thing can be anything you would characterize as stupid, foolish, regrettable --whatever. --- ## [Droid 2 - good purchase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/droid-2-good-purchase/574241)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/droid-2-good-purchase/574241 "2011-03-11T14:31:42Z")
Does Droid 2 for Verizon make sense from what you know of Moto’s and Android’s upcoming releases? I would get it for free. It runs 2.2 “Froyo” as of now. --- ## [Worst Things You've Done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-things-youve-done/573995)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-things-youve-done/573995 "2011-03-11T12:17:55Z")
What are the worst things (morally speaking) you have done in your life? Note that its YOUR opinion and your morality. Well first of all until the last few years, owing perhaps partially to my Asperger’s, I was oft pron… --- ## [Divorcees: How Do You Lose the Anger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorcees-how-do-you-lose-the-anger/573987)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorcees-how-do-you-lose-the-anger/573987 "2011-03-11T11:41:39Z")
Just wondering how do bitter divorcees deal with OR lose the anger…if ever? --- ## [My job is..?(Read ENTIRE thread before responding!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-read-entire-thread-before-responding/573363)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-read-entire-thread-before-responding/573363 "2011-03-11T10:33:10Z")
I would like to get an idea of how many different professions are represented by the Doper community. I would like you to state your profession, but only if someone else hasn’t posted that profession previously. This w… --- ## [What kind of high school did you go to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-high-school-did-you-go-to/572493)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-high-school-did-you-go-to/572493 "2011-03-11T09:11:52Z")
What kind of high (secondary) school did you go to? Select all that apply. I went to the same high school all four years (after 3 yrs at the adjacent middle school). Public day school, non-religious (public religiou… --- ## [Do many people in your area get ashes on Ash Wednesday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-people-in-your-area-get-ashes-on-ash-wednesday/574089)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-people-in-your-area-get-ashes-on-ash-wednesday/574089 "2011-03-11T04:34:38Z")
It’s a very common sight here although much less so than in the past. I’ve never been in another country on Ash Wednesday so I dunno how common a sight it is elsewhere. --- ## [What's the best way to start an ecard business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-start-an-ecard-business/408893)
**Author:** [@winneee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/winneee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-start-an-ecard-business/408893 "2011-03-11T04:16:40Z")
Hi all, A friend of mine is interested in starting her own ecard business (she wants to write and design the cards herself, not offer pre-existing compilations of clip-art, etc.) and cannot seem to find out where to get… --- ## [Song Survey: The Wheels on the Bus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-survey-the-wheels-on-the-bus/52156)
**Author:** [@Brunetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brunetter)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-survey-the-wheels-on-the-bus/52156 "2011-03-11T04:12:34Z")
Ok everybody, sing along!! The wheels on the bus go round and round, Round and round, round and round. The wheels on the bus go round and round … (your turn: please vote on the last line to settle a disagreement!) T… --- ## [Toy collectors: best way to get rid of old Transformers & action figures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-best-way-to-get-rid-of-old-transformers-action-figures/547081)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-best-way-to-get-rid-of-old-transformers-action-figures/547081 "2011-03-11T03:44:18Z")
I have maybe a couple garbage bags full of my old toys from the eighties. A lot of action figures, some vehicles, and some toy cars and things. I was thinking with the Transformers movies being successful, maybe this is … --- ## [Which is nicer: Albuquerque or Santa Fe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-nicer-albuquerque-or-santa-fe/574191)
**Author:** [@howardck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howardck)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-nicer-albuquerque-or-santa-fe/574191 "2011-03-11T03:18:50Z")
I ask this because my wife and myself, from British Columbia, Canada, are going to be spending a week driving around northwest New Mexico (including the Four Corners area) in May and are wondering which city it might be … --- ## [Women's attraction to "bad boys"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-attraction-to-bad-boys/573715)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-attraction-to-bad-boys/573715 "2011-03-11T02:38:07Z")
There are several reasons some (if not many) women are attracted to bad boys (I’ll leave the definition vague). Of the various reasons mentioned (e.g. “gentle, sensitive guys are boring, in and out of bed, while bad boys… --- ## [Where to go on honeymoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-go-on-honeymoon/573836)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-go-on-honeymoon/573836 "2011-03-11T02:31:33Z")
Doper travellers of the world, please help me and my fiancee decide on a suitable honeymoon destination! We are lucky enough with our budget that we have too much choice available rather than not enough, and we need som… --- ## [Taking taxis in LA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-taxis-in-la/574118)
**Author:** [@Green\_Rosetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Rosetta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-taxis-in-la/574118 "2011-03-10T23:29:36Z")
This week I’m going to LA for the first time, by myself. People in LA: if I’ll only be there for about a day (getting in Friday afternoon, leaving Sunday afternoon) is it worth it to rent a car, or is getting a taxi fair… --- ## [Phelps of Westboro Baptist dies. Would you join a protest at his funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phelps-of-westboro-baptist-dies-would-you-join-a-protest-at-his-funeral/573682)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phelps-of-westboro-baptist-dies-would-you-join-a-protest-at-his-funeral/573682 "2011-03-10T23:19:47Z")
Westboro Baptist, of course, is the family/church infamous on the Dope and lately famous nationally for their demonstrations at funerals: demonstrations notorious for their sadism and the use of phrases such as “God Hate… --- ## [Awesome moments with strangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-moments-with-strangers/573496)
**Author:** [@Arglefraster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arglefraster)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-moments-with-strangers/573496 "2011-03-10T22:48:23Z")
Inspired by This thread about times when a stranger has said something random/weird/disturbing. What are some random but awesome moments you’ve shared with complete strangers? Here’s mine. I normally buy my underwear in… --- ## [Do you cry at funerals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-cry-at-funerals/574034)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-cry-at-funerals/574034 "2011-03-10T20:50:50Z")
Last year, I went to my Nana’s funeral, and I was shocked and ashamed that pretty much everyone, even my douchebag cousin, were bawling their eyes out over her. (ashamed of myself not them because i wasn’t crying, i didn… --- ## [LA-Area Cyclist Dopers: Route Advice Please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-area-cyclist-dopers-route-advice-please/574216)
**Author:** [@UTejas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UTejas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-area-cyclist-dopers-route-advice-please/574216 "2011-03-10T20:02:51Z")
I will be in LA, specifically Venice, for the next several months for work. I am looking for some advice about various weekend bike routes and getting around. I have a Specialized hybrid, so I am fine with paved roads … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1779) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1781)