# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1792 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1793 --- ## [What do I NEED to do before getting married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-do-before-getting-married/571675)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-do-before-getting-married/571675 "2011-02-18T23:25:57Z")
I’ll be getting married soon, and my fiancee and I plan to consult a lawyer/accountant about wills, insurance, merging our finances, etc. But here’s the catch: we may not have time to meet with him \*before \*the wedding. … --- ## [Visiting Boston and NYC in February](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-boston-and-nyc-in-february/567135)
**Author:** [@TheTerribleTako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTerribleTako)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-boston-and-nyc-in-february/567135 "2011-02-18T22:52:03Z")
Due to a brief lapse in judgment, I’ll be flying over to Boston to visit a friend in February for 10 days. The plane tickets have been booked and there’s no backing out from my fate as an icicle. I’m a cold weather wus… --- ## [Android alternative to an iPod Touch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-alternative-to-an-ipod-touch/571379)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-alternative-to-an-ipod-touch/571379 "2011-02-18T20:47:20Z")
Who is offering Android based PDAs now? I like the things that my iPod Touch can do, but I hate hate hate having to go through iTunes to use it. So what are my alternatives? I’m not looking for anything that is phone bas… --- ## [Parenting conflict: How wrong was I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-conflict-how-wrong-was-i/570649)
**Author:** [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-conflict-how-wrong-was-i/570649 "2011-02-18T19:57:09Z")
Ok, to set the stage: I’m married and have a three year old son. My son is good friends with a four year old boy, and his mom and my wife are good friends. The four year old also has a two year old brother. It was my… --- ## [Spreadsheet feature: select cells with formulas, turn it into a function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spreadsheet-feature-select-cells-with-formulas-turn-it-into-a-function/571667)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spreadsheet-feature-select-cells-with-formulas-turn-it-into-a-function/571667 "2011-02-18T19:43:59Z")
I have a steadily-expanding spreadsheet for doing thermal mass calculations. Various areas of the spreadsheet calculate different things (volumes of wall segments, etc). I’d like to reuse these areas by ‘calling’ them fr… --- ## [Outdoor Home Theatre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-home-theatre/571821)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-home-theatre/571821 "2011-02-18T18:40:54Z")
So I want to set up an outdoor home theater… and I’m going to ramble on about it here for a while. Feel free to share your perspective and any other thoughts. I was wondering if any of you have done this? There’s a w… --- ## [Please explain this anonymous note?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-anonymous-note/571344)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-anonymous-note/571344 "2011-02-18T17:19:06Z")
Someone put it in my mailbox. It’s neatly hand-written in ink, on a 3 X 5 card: \[QUOTE=anonymous note\] Culture Note #2: When Gumby reached the moon by streching the ladder of his fire engine, he stretched our minds, … --- ## [Point-and-shoot digital camera suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/point-and-shoot-digital-camera-suggestions/571752)
**Author:** [@meenie7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meenie7)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/point-and-shoot-digital-camera-suggestions/571752 "2011-02-18T15:44:46Z")
As the subject implies, I am looking for a new digital camera. I want a lower-end, inexpensive one (under or around $100 would be ideal) with two main requirements: – It needs to have effective image stabilization, beca… --- ## [How many of your facebook friends do you ignore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-your-facebook-friends-do-you-ignore/571391)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-your-facebook-friends-do-you-ignore/571391 "2011-02-18T15:29:23Z")
I’m not a super-active facebook user, but it is useful for keeping up with the lives of people I’m not close enough to to e-mail regularly. However, I have no desire to know what that guy I vaguely remember from jr. high… --- ## [Cat "Owners": Your Kitty Has A Facial Laceration.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-your-kitty-has-a-facial-laceration/571789)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-your-kitty-has-a-facial-laceration/571789 "2011-02-18T14:26:34Z")
… which needs cleaning and stitches, so you take him to the vet and he fixes him up, and sends y’all home. One week later, you notice that the wound isn’t healing and, in fact, is looking worse, so back he goes. The wo… --- ## [We need a better word/term for this procrastination-like thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-better-word-term-for-this-procrastination-like-thing/571662)
**Author:** [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-better-word-term-for-this-procrastination-like-thing/571662 "2011-02-18T14:17:19Z")
In a neighbouring thread, I mentioned a phenomenon of human behaviour thusly: To which shiftless said: “I wish there was a word for this.” Well, is there? Can we make one up? It’s a form of procrastination, but a spec… --- ## [How can I get a flat flattop when cutting my own hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-a-flat-flattop-when-cutting-my-own-hair/571763)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-a-flat-flattop-when-cutting-my-own-hair/571763 "2011-02-18T12:12:04Z")
I got a home haircutting system, and I want to clean up my flattop this weekend. How can I get a really flat flattop when I cut it myself? --- ## [What's wrong with my fluorescent light ballast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-fluorescent-light-ballast/571742)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-fluorescent-light-ballast/571742 "2011-02-18T05:54:21Z")
So, came into work the other day to find a two bulbs in one of my freezer cases not lit up. Pulled the bulbs, checked them in another socket and they lit just fine. So, we know the bulbs work. I pulled the ballast and… --- ## [Looking for something distracting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-something-distracting/571758)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-something-distracting/571758 "2011-02-18T04:10:16Z")
I’m not doing well right now, more so than usual. Mentally that is. It’s all so pathetic and ever so tiring. I could use some distractions. Something positive, uplifting, musical, and kind of gay would be good. Also wei… --- ## [Recommend a trackpad thingy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-trackpad-thingy/571585)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-trackpad-thingy/571585 "2011-02-17T23:21:19Z")
I’ve decided I really like the pokeable, gesturable trackpad on my MacBook, so I want a similar (but bigger) device for my desktop machine, so I can be rid of mouses once and for all. Who makes a good one? --- ## [Justified text or ragged right edge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justified-text-or-ragged-right-edge/571428)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justified-text-or-ragged-right-edge/571428 "2011-02-17T23:00:31Z")
The popular opinion of designers is to use ragged right edges on text, that is the left side of the paragraph is straight and lined up, while the right side is not, with spacing between letters and words standardised. H… --- ## [How much would you spend on medical bills for your cat, before letting it die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-spend-on-medical-bills-for-your-cat-before-letting-it-die/571355)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-spend-on-medical-bills-for-your-cat-before-letting-it-die/571355 "2011-02-17T21:28:16Z")
Over in the MSIMP there is a thread about “feline spinal injuries”. Much discussion about folks spending thousands of dollars for vet bills and rehab for their injured cats. Do people really throw down this kind of mon… --- ## [Do you have opposable thumbs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-opposable-thumbs/538889)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-opposable-thumbs/538889 "2011-02-17T21:26:02Z")
You’d think that after 40+ years of life, there wouldn’t be a lot of undiscovered territory on body parts in as frequent use as my hands, but yesterday I discovered that I’m some kind of freakish throwback - don’t have f… --- ## [Options for alternative schooling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/options-for-alternative-schooling/571473)
**Author:** [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/options-for-alternative-schooling/571473 "2011-02-17T21:10:16Z")
My youngest child turned 5 last month and is set to begin kindergarten in September. The problem is I live in an area which has a not so great public school district and I don’t want to send her there. We’ve been looki… --- ## [How do you feel about women proposing to men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-women-proposing-to-men/571471)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-women-proposing-to-men/571471 "2011-02-17T19:50:36Z")
So, contrary to statements I may have made many months ago, I seem to be gleefully headed down the aisle once again. Amusingly enough, I am 0-2 on proposals, though. With my first wife, it was always assumed that we woul… --- ## [Should I take stress leave from work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-stress-leave-from-work/570923)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-stress-leave-from-work/570923 "2011-02-17T19:15:47Z")
Here is the situation: I am trying to get pregnant and am very, very stressed out about the situation, which apparently isn’t a good thing for getting pregnant. I am having some issues at work where people are spreadin… --- ## [What is the most common road kill in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-common-road-kill-in-your-area/571378)
**Author:** [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-common-road-kill-in-your-area/571378 "2011-02-17T17:40:08Z")
I just got back from a long bike ride and saw yet another squished armadillo, and that got me to thinking about this very important topic. Even though this isn’t an opinion question, I’m putting it here because a poll is… --- ## [How much is one entitled to know about their partner's finances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-one-entitled-to-know-about-their-partners-finances/571541)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-one-entitled-to-know-about-their-partners-finances/571541 "2011-02-17T17:34:42Z")
And how much is none of their business? Take the following (purely hypothetical, of course) example: Let’s say that several years into a 6 year plus relationship (we are both in our early to mid 30s), it comes up that … --- ## [Do the Brits view elections/politics the same way us Aussies do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-brits-view-elections-politics-the-same-way-us-aussies-do/571693)
**Author:** [@The\_Jay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Jay)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-brits-view-elections-politics-the-same-way-us-aussies-do/571693 "2011-02-17T15:32:03Z")
Im hoping this will be a fairly straightforward question but here me out. In Australia, like in Britain\*, we elect a party to run things, and the head of that party becomes Prime Minister and runs the country. This is … --- ## [Cloth diapering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloth-diapering/571365)
**Author:** [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloth-diapering/571365 "2011-02-17T14:01:40Z")
Birdman and I are working on making ourselves a little chick, and I’ve basically gone baby crazy. I’ve been doing a ton of research into cloth diapers recently and think it might be a good idea. My reasons follow: \[ol… --- ## [What would be the easiest - but significant - dictatorship for a U.S. billionaire to start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-easiest-but-significant-dictatorship-for-a-u-s-billionaire-to-start/571518)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-easiest-but-significant-dictatorship-for-a-u-s-billionaire-to-start/571518 "2011-02-17T09:47:54Z")
Egypt got me thinking. A billionaire would clearly have enough money to fund and run a coup, whether non-violent, relatively non-violent (riots with mostly property damage, or an all out military coup d’état. At minimu… --- ## [Is this rude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-rude/571387)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-rude/571387 "2011-02-17T06:12:53Z")
So I am going to eat lunch at one of my favorite Philly Cheesesteak places in town, it is in a strip mall, when a woman with a plate of quesadillas right outside the door. She asks if I would like to try a taste from th… --- ## [Questions for Canadian Dopers about a lost dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-canadian-dopers-about-a-lost-dog/571259)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-canadian-dopers-about-a-lost-dog/571259 "2011-02-17T05:23:42Z")
I have an online friend who has a weimaraner. Said friend and dog live in Vancouver. My friend’s dog went missing during an off leash walk yesterday morning. My friend is very upset about missing dog and has told me t… --- ## [So it looks like I'm gonna have to sue my employer (legal advice, perhaps?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-im-gonna-have-to-sue-my-employer-legal-advice-perhaps/571149)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-im-gonna-have-to-sue-my-employer-legal-advice-perhaps/571149 "2011-02-17T04:31:31Z")
On 10/28/2010, I sustained an injury while at work. I’ve gone through drug therapy and physical therapy, but it’s looking like I’m going to need surgery to repair a bulging disk. I’ve been drawing w/c since then, and hav… --- ## [You think I could make money like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-i-could-make-money-like-this/571449)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-i-could-make-money-like-this/571449 "2011-02-17T03:17:12Z")
I was thinking of a business I could get in to after I retire. (Or maybe even before) I was thinking about getting me and another trusted investor to go in halves on a limo. Then hire a driver on commission to drive peop… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1791) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1793)