# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1788 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1789 --- ## [how many documents did you have to supply when talking to a lender about a mortgage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-documents-did-you-have-to-supply-when-talking-to-a-lender-about-a-mortgage/572464)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-documents-did-you-have-to-supply-when-talking-to-a-lender-about-a-mortgage/572464 "2011-02-26T07:13:46Z")
We’re thinking about buying a new house. The real estate agent we talk to has his own preferred lender, of course. It seems that this lender is asking for an excessive amount of financial documents. Or maybe I’m out of t… --- ## [Trivia event last night - how would you answer this final question? PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS FIRST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-event-last-night-how-would-you-answer-this-final-question-please-read-instructions-first/572069)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-event-last-night-how-would-you-answer-this-final-question-please-read-instructions-first/572069 "2011-02-26T05:22:29Z")
The trivia team I was on last night was in first place going into the final question (which is like final Jeopardy - you can risk any portion of your points). We had quite the animated discussion as the clock was ticking… --- ## [Need cat advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-cat-advice/526381)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-cat-advice/526381 "2011-02-26T03:56:30Z")
Here’s the background: We have seven cats: two Singapura boys who’ve been with us since 2000 and 2002, respectively; a tabby girl and two Russian Blue girls who’ve been with us since 2005 (all three of them arrived withi… --- ## [Upgrade my PC or buy new system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrade-my-pc-or-buy-new-system/571841)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrade-my-pc-or-buy-new-system/571841 "2011-02-26T00:47:18Z")
The Budget: I have about $900 to play with. Naturally I’d rather go beneath that level, but if needs must… The Background: My PC from 2007 has done a yeoman’s job for the past four years, but I need a boost. I work at h… --- ## [Good place to discuss server administration, especially Mac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-place-to-discuss-server-administration-especially-mac/572650)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-place-to-discuss-server-administration-especially-mac/572650 "2011-02-26T00:38:15Z")
We’re thinking about taking the website Mac rather than continue to sweat managing Linux, especially managing Linux via other companies setups and limitations. (Meaning I would consider setting up Linux on my own Mac box… --- ## [Dog-sitting for a week. Please help me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-sitting-for-a-week-please-help-me/572165)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-sitting-for-a-week-please-help-me/572165 "2011-02-26T00:05:02Z")
Okay so, I’m a cat person and I know next to nothing about dogs. I’ve been getting out to my friend’s house twice a day to let her dog out to pee and poo (on a leash of course), and to feed it. How much should I be feedi… --- ## [411 on the Cult of Desteni?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/411-on-the-cult-of-desteni/572621)
**Author:** [@Little\_Edie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Edie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/411-on-the-cult-of-desteni/572621 "2011-02-25T23:19:22Z")
So a friend I haven’t spoken to in a while seems to be into the Cult of Desteni (thanks for the update, Facebook). We’re not very close so I’m not as concerned as I might be, otherwise. I’m also having trouble figuring o… --- ## [How do you balance planning with action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-balance-planning-with-action/572626)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-balance-planning-with-action/572626 "2011-02-25T21:40:34Z")
So I am the CEO of a bootstrap technology startup and I am having what I am sure is a classic struggle with balancing planning with action. I realize now like may entrepreneurs that I did not do as much research and pla… --- ## [What happens when a crime can be proven to have happened, but the jurisdiction is unknown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-crime-can-be-proven-to-have-happened-but-the-jurisdiction-is-unknown/572603)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-crime-can-be-proven-to-have-happened-but-the-jurisdiction-is-unknown/572603 "2011-02-25T21:37:09Z")
Hypothetical situation: Joe Truckdriver is told to load up a shipment of boxes and take it to another city. He loads up the truck and gets on the road, intending in good faith to deliver the goods. He passes through s… --- ## [Why get food to go then eat at the restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-get-food-to-go-then-eat-at-the-restaurant/572280)
**Author:** [@purple\_cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_cow)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-get-food-to-go-then-eat-at-the-restaurant/572280 "2011-02-25T20:56:25Z")
I have seen this several times recently, last night being a case in point. Family of four comes into pizza place, orders something like two slices, three sub sandwiches, a couple of orders of fries, and some garlic knots… --- ## [Toilet Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper/572451)
**Author:** [@DoubleD388](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoubleD388)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper/572451 "2011-02-25T20:19:18Z")
Here is one that will keep you up nights. What is the proper way to install toilet paper? Should it unroll from the front or the back? We are a 10 person firm and this is an ongoing argument, with the simple answer th… --- ## [Which Does The Most Damage To A Person Presenting A Threat To You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-does-the-most-damage-to-a-person-presenting-a-threat-to-you/572519)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-does-the-most-damage-to-a-person-presenting-a-threat-to-you/572519 "2011-02-25T19:59:50Z")
A headbutt to the nose An elbow-swipe to the head A kick to the kneecap? Noet that I left out fists, or wrestling moves. Just which of the choices offered will do the most damage and lay out your adversary the… --- ## [Having to teach the three R's at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-to-teach-the-three-rs-at-home/572496)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-to-teach-the-three-rs-at-home/572496 "2011-02-25T19:11:34Z")
Here we are halfway through the school year and my kids are struggling. I knew they were struggling a little but I wasn’t aware of how bad it had become until report cards came home. So, we have set up a schedule of wor… --- ## [Help me get Internet videos on my TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-internet-videos-on-my-tv/572342)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-internet-videos-on-my-tv/572342 "2011-02-25T18:47:04Z")
My wife is suddenly keen to be able to watch internet videos – YouTube, Hulu, whatever – on the TV, and I feel like it’s my loyal duty to help her do that. (By asking someone else how to do it, naturally.) Here’s the s… --- ## [Potentially socially awkward situation where we like the husband as a friend but not his wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-socially-awkward-situation-where-we-like-the-husband-as-a-friend-but-not-his-wife/507134)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-socially-awkward-situation-where-we-like-the-husband-as-a-friend-but-not-his-wife/507134 "2011-02-25T17:56:49Z")
What do you do when you and another couple befriend a third couple and then, over a period of months, realize you all don’t like the wife in that third couple but you really like the husband? Oh, and the wife in that th… --- ## [Opossums--spawn of evil, or adorably cute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opossums-spawn-of-evil-or-adorably-cute/571677)
**Author:** [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opossums-spawn-of-evil-or-adorably-cute/571677 "2011-02-25T17:47:08Z")
Inspired by the thread in MPSIMS. Are opossums cute or ugly? --- ## [Disneyland over Easter/Spring break](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyland-over-easter-spring-break/571818)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyland-over-easter-spring-break/571818 "2011-02-25T15:18:44Z")
I’m taking my five year old out to California to see my relatives the week before Easter. Since we’ll be in the area I thought a couple of days at Disneyland would be fun. I know that going to Disney World can be really… --- ## [Are families all sunshine and roses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-families-all-sunshine-and-roses/572332)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-families-all-sunshine-and-roses/572332 "2011-02-25T14:44:37Z")
I know a lot of people here don’t get on with their families at all, and would be happy never to see them again. But for those who do still maintain relations with their parents and siblings, are they pretty easy relatio… --- ## [Ultimate Longevity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-longevity/572542)
**Author:** [@Hennessy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hennessy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-longevity/572542 "2011-02-25T14:29:33Z")
Want to live forever? Science is our present and our future. Technology advancements are our future. I want to be Hennessy and live forever, should we work on replica body organs or replacement/able body organs? Picture… --- ## [What has been your biggest change of opinion/position in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-been-your-biggest-change-of-opinion-position-in-your-life/572021)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-been-your-biggest-change-of-opinion-position-in-your-life/572021 "2011-02-25T08:55:11Z")
This can be political, religious, personal, whathaveyou. What change in your opinion or view or position or intention has been the most significant in your life? You get to define what makes something big or significan… --- ## [Western vs. Japanese culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-vs-japanese-culture/570072)
**Author:** [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-vs-japanese-culture/570072 "2011-02-25T06:26:09Z")
I’ve started to read NTC’s Dictionary of Japan’s Cultural Code Words by Boye Lafayette De Mente, which covers a bunch of concepts that are nearly untranslatable or incomprehensible from a Western perspective. It seems to… --- ## [What would you expect out of this situation...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-expect-out-of-this-situation/572537)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-expect-out-of-this-situation/572537 "2011-02-25T05:23:22Z")
I’ll try to keep this somewhat brief since all the little details don’t really matter… My parents had two guys installing two new furnaces at their house today. At one point my sister walked into the kitchen and heard … --- ## [Will My Baby (or I) EVER Sleep Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-baby-or-i-ever-sleep-again/572111)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-baby-or-i-ever-sleep-again/572111 "2011-02-25T02:25:43Z")
I’m getting desperate. The kid, 5 months, has gone through a few periods of sleeping pretty well, gradually getting better and better, but lately, things have fallen off a cliff. We can’t get him to nap unless it’s on o… --- ## [Americans: What's the single most important factor in deciding marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-whats-the-single-most-important-factor-in-deciding-marriage/571933)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-whats-the-single-most-important-factor-in-deciding-marriage/571933 "2011-02-24T20:41:02Z")
I’m doing some work in cultural communication, and this topic came up. If your culture isn’t American, please vote in the “non-american” categories. Thanks. --- ## [Is this an ER trip or can it wait until morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-er-trip-or-can-it-wait-until-morning/572200)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-er-trip-or-can-it-wait-until-morning/572200 "2011-02-24T19:59:04Z")
Spoilered for TMI poop talk. Non-gross stuff: I have GERD and hiatal hernia. I used to be on Protonix but I’ve been treating it with Zantac for a few years now. I am currently on Clindamycin HCL 150mg and I have been … --- ## [How do you make a new friend as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-new-friend-as-an-adult/571935)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-new-friend-as-an-adult/571935 "2011-02-24T18:45:14Z")
My friends and I have a theory: it’s nearly impossible for Americans to make new friends (non-lovers) after high school. What I found out recently is that for most cultures outside of the US, making friends requires a co… --- ## [World's most hideous animal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-most-hideous-animal/571850)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-most-hideous-animal/571850 "2011-02-24T18:27:54Z")
Inspired by the opossum thread - what animal is, in your opinion, the ugliest, grossest, most revolting of your-deity-of-choice’s mistakes? Quite arbitrarily, let’s exclude stuff like insects, worms, spiders, squid, etc… --- ## [Guidance on a simple electronics project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-on-a-simple-electronics-project/572468)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-on-a-simple-electronics-project/572468 "2011-02-24T18:02:13Z")
I have a tankless water heater, which needs a minimum flow to be activated. If you run the cold water too high or flush a toilet, it is easy drop the hot water pressure enough to get below that minumum flow rate. You w… --- ## [wanting a tattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanting-a-tattoo/571891)
**Author:** [@phoenix11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phoenix11)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanting-a-tattoo/571891 "2011-02-24T16:37:23Z")
I have been wanting to get a tattoo forever but was never sure what of. I have an idea in my head and needa get more opinions about it. The tattoo would look something like this http://3.bp.blogspot.com/\_vtyo4Tlz\_k0/SNm… --- ## [New Foster Dog - Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-foster-dog-help/572228)
**Author:** [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-foster-dog-help/572228 "2011-02-24T16:24:20Z")
My husband and I have agreed to foster my best friend’s dog. Bobos is a 10yo lab/retriever mix… and a bit curmudgeonly in his old age. Unfortunately, when my friend was feeding him some table scraps, her son toddled ov… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1787) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1789)