# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1789 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1790 --- ## [Was it a time traveler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-time-traveler/572010)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-time-traveler/572010 "2011-02-24T15:01:56Z")
John DiFool was kind enough to share This link in a thread in GD In short, it looks like a guy in drag talking on his cell phone in a 1928 movie. It’s very trippy. What are you’re theories on what this guy could be doin… --- ## [Photographing the Curvature of the Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographing-the-curvature-of-the-earth/572289)
**Author:** [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographing-the-curvature-of-the-earth/572289 "2011-02-24T13:02:21Z")
I want to do this with a cheap digital camera and a weather balloon. It’s been done before, but I want to know if I need any permits to launch a high altitude balloon. What else must I do to do this legally? --- ## [Rate your memory!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-your-memory/572211)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-your-memory/572211 "2011-02-24T08:48:59Z")
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being photographic memory and 1 being senile, what would you rate your memory? Compared to the people around me, I would rate myself a 9. I seem to remember things that happened 3-5 years … --- ## [Florida in other nations - Retirement area cliches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-in-other-nations-retirement-area-cliches/572131)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-in-other-nations-retirement-area-cliches/572131 "2011-02-24T08:05:52Z")
So, I was reading a story this morning about a senior citizen retiring to Florida, and I began to wonder; as the ‘stereotypical’ retirement space in the United States is Florida, are there equivalents in other nations? I… --- ## [Group Interviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-interviews/572333)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-interviews/572333 "2011-02-24T04:12:53Z")
So I have one more day left of work before I embark on my journey as a mature age student! I’ve applied for a few casual and part time jobs so I don’t starve and have received my first invitation to attend a group interv… --- ## [The One Remote to Rule Them All is no more!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-remote-to-rule-them-all-is-no-more/572384)
**Author:** [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-remote-to-rule-them-all-is-no-more/572384 "2011-02-24T03:33:21Z")
A few days ago, I suffered a grievous loss - my Harmony 550universal remote was destroyed by my kids. They were fighting over a pillow in the living room (why, I have no idea), and the pillow got knocked into my cup of … --- ## [Medical Billing and Coding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-billing-and-coding/572244)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-billing-and-coding/572244 "2011-02-24T01:52:35Z")
I started a thread yesterday asking about proprietary colleges because I work near one that would be convenient to go to, and because it offers certifications and degrees in a field I am curious in trying, Medical Billin… --- ## [A Special Kind of Income Poll: What Do You Think is Good Money versus Average and Sub-Par?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-special-kind-of-income-poll-what-do-you-think-is-good-money-versus-average-and-sub-par/572312)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-special-kind-of-income-poll-what-do-you-think-is-good-money-versus-average-and-sub-par/572312 "2011-02-23T23:59:10Z")
This is a different type of income poll and it requires some of your personal information but not your specific income. The idea is to identify for specific comparison group in your geographic area and say what you THINK… --- ## [Recommend a career path for an odd Doper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-career-path-for-an-odd-doper/566168)
**Author:** [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-career-path-for-an-odd-doper/566168 "2011-02-23T22:05:30Z")
Preface: I’m not really trying to base major life decisions on random Internet responses, just tossing a question to a pool of clever people and seeing if anything interesting bobs to the surface. So, here’s me: I’m in … --- ## [UK Court bans man with low IQ from having sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-court-bans-man-with-low-iq-from-having-sex/570631)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-court-bans-man-with-low-iq-from-having-sex/570631 "2011-02-23T21:55:32Z")
I wasn’t sure where to put this thread, so I apologize if it needs to be moved. UK Court bans man with low IQ from having sex I don’t know how I feel about this. On one hand it seems unfair, but then I can kind of und… --- ## [Video Editing for dolts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-editing-for-dolts/572278)
**Author:** [@Pliny\_the\_younger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pliny_the_younger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-editing-for-dolts/572278 "2011-02-23T21:06:41Z")
I’m starting to record videos for a class I’m giving (sort of like a preview video) and have used both the Windows Live Movie Maker and some software that came with my videocam. Both are unwieldy (for me) and it takes w… --- ## [Value of a Masters in Accounting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-a-masters-in-accounting/572379)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-a-masters-in-accounting/572379 "2011-02-23T20:50:52Z")
Someone already has a BA in liberal arts. She needs another 30 credits to qualify for the CPA exam. How much value is there in getting a Masters degree in accounting versus just getting the 30 credits with the required p… --- ## [How has LinkedIn benefited you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-linkedin-benefited-you/572295)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-linkedin-benefited-you/572295 "2011-02-23T19:26:44Z")
Has having a LinkedIn account paid off for you? I’m setting up an account just because everyone is and I’m sure it’s a good idea since it’s pretty prevalent. But I’d like to find out just how effective it can be. --- ## [Online workout schedules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-workout-schedules/572164)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-workout-schedules/572164 "2011-02-23T18:31:33Z")
Hubby and I just joined a gym about a month ago and I’ve been really enjoying it. My main goal is weight-loss, and I’ve been working on the cardio machines, but now I think I’d like to incorporate weight lifting to help… --- ## [Becoming a Non-Smoker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-a-non-smoker/572263)
**Author:** [@abderian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abderian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-a-non-smoker/572263 "2011-02-23T18:23:20Z")
I’ve nearly quit smoking. I say “nearly” because, for the past two days, I haven’t smoked a full cigarette. Yesterday, I lit a cigarette, took one draw and stubbed it out – ten times. Today, I’ve done the same five times… --- ## [Ok, I give up (again): Why do women not buy stocks (directly)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-again-why-do-women-not-buy-stocks-directly/572277)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-again-why-do-women-not-buy-stocks-directly/572277 "2011-02-23T17:15:00Z")
From a blog: Also, I watched the movie “Boiler Room” where they said only sell to men, don’t “pitch the b!tch”, because women will keep calling their stockbrokers everyday, bothering the brokers too much to make it wor… --- ## [Does anyone else get the constant urge to pause movies/shows while watching them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-get-the-constant-urge-to-pause-movies-shows-while-watching-them/572223)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-get-the-constant-urge-to-pause-movies-shows-while-watching-them/572223 "2011-02-23T16:28:48Z")
I’ve had this “issue” for a while but now it’s getting more and more extreme. I would put on a show/tv series or a film and I need to pause it every few minutes. Either to get another drink, another snack, use the bathr… --- ## [Recommend cheap warm blankets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cheap-warm-blankets/572140)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cheap-warm-blankets/572140 "2011-02-23T16:13:25Z")
Our dogs destroy blankets (Both on our bed and on the sofa for curling up under) at a ferocious pace. Anyone know of a place to get warm cheap blankets? They don’t have to be elegant or anything… thanks! --- ## [Not really a "to kill" list . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-really-a-to-kill-list/572224)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-really-a-to-kill-list/572224 "2011-02-23T13:18:47Z")
I don’t really have a list of people that I hope will die, just a list of people that I wouldn’t try to rescue if they were drowning in a pool. (Where I live the Good Samaritan Laws don’t require me to help). Does that… --- ## [How did you know the circumstances of your child's conception?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-know-the-circumstances-of-your-childs-conception/571202)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-know-the-circumstances-of-your-childs-conception/571202 "2011-02-23T12:08:46Z")
Inspired by this post (and vol. 4 of the HHGTTG trilogy, the story of Fenchurch’s name). Barring IVF, I’ve got a slight problem seeing how the average person could know the circumstances of his/her child’s conception. T… --- ## [Let's pass on the next sex scandal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pass-on-the-next-sex-scandal/572226)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pass-on-the-next-sex-scandal/572226 "2011-02-23T06:21:47Z")
I saw a headline on these here internets that Boehner is being accused of having affairs. I didn’t read the article because you know what? I don’t care. I didn’t care about that shirtless swashbuckling congressperson who… --- ## [Building a new house - tips and tricks please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-new-house-tips-and-tricks-please/571983)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-new-house-tips-and-tricks-please/571983 "2011-02-23T04:39:17Z")
I’m going to do my bit for the US economy, buy a scraper and then build new. Actually, in the 'hood I want to settle in, prices haven’t come down that much from the peak. It actually works out significantly cheaper to bu… --- ## [Introvert or Extrovert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introvert-or-extrovert/572083)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introvert-or-extrovert/572083 "2011-02-23T01:42:28Z")
I know I could make this an official poll if I wanted to. But I don’t. :smiley: For purposes of discussion, an introvert is someone who spends energy being with other people, while an extrovert gains energy when in th… --- ## [Ethics of collecting s/o else's refund money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-collecting-s-o-elses-refund-money/572254)
**Author:** [@xoferew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xoferew)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-collecting-s-o-elses-refund-money/572254 "2011-02-23T01:30:26Z")
Today I was ripped off by a malfunctioning clothes dryer. The concierge said to call the number on the machine and they would send me a refund. But I can’t be bothered to call and get the $1.75 back. Suppose I said th… --- ## [New iPhone battery died in a few hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-iphone-battery-died-in-a-few-hours/572040)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-iphone-battery-died-in-a-few-hours/572040 "2011-02-23T00:22:02Z")
My wife and I have new iPhones we bought on the same day. The main difference between our phones: I keep 3G off on my phone, she keeps hers on. She has Skype on her phone to contact her parents, and she leaves it on 24… --- ## [Email protocol: Do you send the "Thanks." email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-protocol-do-you-send-the-thanks-email/572155)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-protocol-do-you-send-the-thanks-email/572155 "2011-02-22T20:52:40Z")
Say you ask someone to send you something or answer a question. They do. Do you reply “Thanks.” or “Thanks!” or something similar? I typically end my request email with “Thanks.” and don’t do the “Thanks” reply. But … --- ## [Lady Dopers: Experience with copper IUDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-experience-with-copper-iuds/571748)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-experience-with-copper-iuds/571748 "2011-02-22T19:55:06Z")
My oldest daughter, TheThreadPirateRoberts got an IUD put in last month (don’t worry, she knows I’m starting this thread!); it was a Paragard Copper-T. She just had her first period with it in, and is now considering, a… --- ## [Job inquiry propriety question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-inquiry-propriety-question/572075)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-inquiry-propriety-question/572075 "2011-02-22T18:42:42Z")
Let’s say that I have applied for a job. The hiring process involves approval by a board or a council which isn’t directly involved with the agency/department I’d be working for; instead, it’s just got general budgeting… --- ## [Best online free tax filing that's NOT H&R BLock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-free-tax-filing-thats-not-h-r-block/346329)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-free-tax-filing-thats-not-h-r-block/346329 "2011-02-22T17:58:14Z")
I am infuriated; in order to file taxes for free using H&R Block via the IRS Website, you have to take your return on a Prepaid Visa “Gift Card.” This is absurd! I’ve done my taxes through them for years and always selec… --- ## [Please recommend a good hand cream. :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-hand-cream/572215)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-hand-cream/572215 "2011-02-22T17:38:17Z")
I have to wash my hands about 8,864 times a day and I live in Canada where it’s very cold and dry. My hands are REALLY sore. FWIW, I moisturize after each time I wash but I think the dryness is getting ahead of me. Cur… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1788) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1790)