# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1797 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1798 --- ## [Doper parents: do you get your kids Valentine's gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-do-you-get-your-kids-valentines-gifts/570821)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-do-you-get-your-kids-valentines-gifts/570821 "2011-02-10T22:48:36Z")
I do, but I don’t know how common it is. Now, my two oldest kids are out on their own, and I won’t send them cards or anything. But when they were still at home, there was always a little something for them on V Day. The… --- ## [Visiting the Everglades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-the-everglades/570792)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-the-everglades/570792 "2011-02-10T21:30:22Z")
We’re most likely travelling to southern Florida in April, for Spring Break (staying with grandparents in Boynton Beach). It occurred to me that we’ve never been to the Everglades, and it might be worth a day trip or an… --- ## [Would you be the supportive, trusting spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-the-supportive-trusting-spouse/570697)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-the-supportive-trusting-spouse/570697 "2011-02-10T20:26:28Z")
You are married. It’s a good marriage and you love and trust your spouse. Then one day the cops come to your door with a warrant for your spouse’s arrest. The crime is a terrible one, and there’s a lot of evidence. Y… --- ## [Accepted job offer, but am waiting on paperwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepted-job-offer-but-am-waiting-on-paperwork/570196)
**Author:** [@Engywook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engywook)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepted-job-offer-but-am-waiting-on-paperwork/570196 "2011-02-10T19:42:17Z")
A week ago, I sent an acceptance for a job offer. All in all, a Good Thing. There is one small rub, though: they are doing the paperwork, including background check, after making a conditional offer. And I just found out… --- ## [Would Israel's security be enhanced by admission to NATO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-israels-security-be-enhanced-by-admission-to-nato/570922)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-israels-security-be-enhanced-by-admission-to-nato/570922 "2011-02-10T18:44:23Z")
Am starting this in IMHO because my interest in this topic has been further spiked by this position stated in the jewish chronicle. http://www.thejc.com/world-jewish-congress/44854/call-israel-join-nato. And I need to … --- ## [Roadtrip from Seattle to Dallas. Advice needed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roadtrip-from-seattle-to-dallas-advice-needed/570723)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roadtrip-from-seattle-to-dallas-advice-needed/570723 "2011-02-10T16:53:36Z")
Dear friend and comrade, Honey Bunny (HB), recently called me to say that she’s moving from Seattle to Dallas, and asks if I can come with to help her out. While most of her household will be going into a POD, the cats, … --- ## [What's the best way to screen for cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-screen-for-cancer/570890)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-screen-for-cancer/570890 "2011-02-10T16:48:07Z")
Not looking for medical advice, as I couldn’t afford it anyway :slight\_smile: I hate cancer, and I’ve had lots of people in my family get sick and/or die from cancer. I would love to be able to have a once a year full… --- ## [Have You Struck Your Pet Or Someone Else's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-struck-your-pet-or-someone-elses/570621)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-struck-your-pet-or-someone-elses/570621 "2011-02-10T16:28:12Z")
As asked. I don’t mean to injure or to cause bleeding or anything like that. --- ## [Which superpower would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superpower-would-you-choose/570247)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-superpower-would-you-choose/570247 "2011-02-10T14:10:00Z")
You are allowed to select a single superpower that you will possess until the day you die. Because it is your power, you determine its limitations, if any. You need not share this ability with the rest of the world. Ever… --- ## [Tell me about Nashville](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-nashville/570655)
**Author:** [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-nashville/570655 "2011-02-10T11:48:49Z")
My daughter is in Nashville this week, at the studio recording some things, and also doing some recon around town in preparation for moving up there. What does she need to know about Nashville? She has some friends ther… --- ## [background check website? are people too paranoid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-check-website-are-people-too-paranoid/570861)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-check-website-are-people-too-paranoid/570861 "2011-02-10T11:47:14Z")
I just saw this commercial for the website beenverified.com (will I get banned for spamming for posting this?) but the point is that do we really need to background check everyone? The girl in the commercial is all lik… --- ## [Anyone else out there suffer from Tourette's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-suffer-from-tourettes/570751)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-out-there-suffer-from-tourettes/570751 "2011-02-10T09:09:51Z")
It drives me batty, it does. Can’t stop the annoying tics, and they get worse when I don’t sleep well, which is most of the time because I’m an insomniac. Any fellow sufferers out there in Doperland? How do you cope wit… --- ## [Recommend me a type of restaurant for a first date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-type-of-restaurant-for-a-first-date/570376)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-type-of-restaurant-for-a-first-date/570376 "2011-02-10T08:44:26Z")
I have a date tonight (yes, I know, it’s incredible) and I’m looking for suggestions of what type of restaurant to take a a girl to, when that girl has said this: “I remember you saying that you liked to try various cui… --- ## [American Living In Other Countries: Picking Up The Lingo Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-living-in-other-countries-picking-up-the-lingo-question/570586)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-living-in-other-countries-picking-up-the-lingo-question/570586 "2011-02-10T03:04:11Z")
This is a question to Americans who move to other countries, particularly other English speaking countries and have lived there for a long time. My question is did you pick up the, for lack of better word, “lingo” or sp… --- ## [Advice on Tahiti vacation (or like places)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-tahiti-vacation-or-like-places/569907)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-tahiti-vacation-or-like-places/569907 "2011-02-10T02:50:08Z")
This summer, a friend and I planned to take my dream trip: Egypt. Clearly though, that won’t be happening (I believe my Facebook status was: “Yo, Egypt: I’m really happy for your revolution and I’mma let you finish, but … --- ## [Do you read advice columns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-advice-columns/570210)
**Author:** [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-advice-columns/570210 "2011-02-10T00:23:44Z")
If so, would you ever write into one? I LOVE reading advice columns! It is like a peek into other people’s effed up lives, much like reading these boards :cool: That said, I can’t imagine ever writing in to one. I am q… --- ## [13yr.-old OCD? \[Amount of time spent on hair\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13yr-old-ocd-amount-of-time-spent-on-hair/570528)
**Author:** [@Nadir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nadir)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13yr-old-ocd-amount-of-time-spent-on-hair/570528 "2011-02-09T23:52:11Z")
What’s a “normal” amount of time for a 13yo girl to spend working on hair and makeup? I realize this is going to be somewhat variable, but I have a 13yo middle-schooler who seems to spend an inordinate amount of time in… --- ## [Bigtime Tour companies besides Abercrombie & Kent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigtime-tour-companies-besides-abercrombie-kent/570803)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigtime-tour-companies-besides-abercrombie-kent/570803 "2011-02-09T22:36:30Z")
I’m looking for a tour company that has those all inclusive tours, like Abercrombie & Kent, but are there any companies like them? They are brutally expensive, anything more middle range? I can’t find any in the spam th… --- ## [Anyone have asthma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-asthma/570015)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-asthma/570015 "2011-02-09T22:28:46Z")
I’ve been having breathing difficulties lately, so I went to the doctor. She thinks I have asthma (probably exercise induced), and I’ve currently got four different medications I’m trying out so I can breathe normally a… --- ## [Back pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain/570789)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain/570789 "2011-02-09T22:12:55Z")
Do a lot of people have this? I msut’ve pulled my back the other day movign a dresser, as its really painful, and a pain pill actually helped and it didn’t hurt the next day. Whats another good way to make it feel bette… --- ## [Fuel for favor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuel-for-favor/570779)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuel-for-favor/570779 "2011-02-09T21:46:08Z")
You borrow a car from a friend or relative. This is a one-shot deal, not part of a regular give-and-take. What do you do about gas when you return the car? --- ## [I need help with how to teach 4 year olds swimming safety.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-how-to-teach-4-year-olds-swimming-safety/570629)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-how-to-teach-4-year-olds-swimming-safety/570629 "2011-02-09T21:09:14Z")
I live at the beach, and I volunteered for this. Most of the kids I am going to talk to are lower income and very likely don’t know how to swim. I can’t teach them how to swim (there’s just too many of the little yard … --- ## [Yo, fellow asthma sufferers! Tell me what your acute attacks are like (please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-fellow-asthma-sufferers-tell-me-what-your-acute-attacks-are-like-please/570363)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-fellow-asthma-sufferers-tell-me-what-your-acute-attacks-are-like-please/570363 "2011-02-09T20:21:56Z")
Okay, so this whole acute asthma attack thing is new to me. I had exercise-induced for years, but when aggravated, it just made feel like I couldn’t get a satisfying breath–a heaviness, pressure, not the wheezing and suc… --- ## [Short term med is triggering my depression - need some support and brainstorming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-term-med-is-triggering-my-depression-need-some-support-and-brainstorming/570710)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-term-med-is-triggering-my-depression-need-some-support-and-brainstorming/570710 "2011-02-09T20:04:44Z")
First, I am seeking medical advice. The doctor knows this crap seems to be giving me insomnia, and I will be calling tomorrow to tell her I’m having depression symptoms as well. Here’s the situation: I’m getting Essure… --- ## [What types of humor do you not "get"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-types-of-humor-do-you-not-get/495872)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-types-of-humor-do-you-not-get/495872 "2011-02-09T19:47:42Z")
I’m not talking about particular comedians, not whether you find Dane Cook (for instance) brilliantly funny or a pox on humanity. Nope, I’m interested in genres (for lack of a better term) of comedy. Examples are OK, but… --- ## [Etiquette in Asking for Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-in-asking-for-money/570094)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-in-asking-for-money/570094 "2011-02-09T19:15:38Z")
I coach chess at a local private school (K-8 if it matters). The position is strictly voluntary; I have not been paid a dime apart from some free snacks here and there that parents have brought to meets. I’m fine with th… --- ## [Meta learning - how to know what's important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-learning-how-to-know-whats-important/570746)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-learning-how-to-know-whats-important/570746 "2011-02-09T17:51:28Z")
Hi There, I’ve noticed that sometimes I can have a really hard time trying to learn new things compared to most other people. I spend a lot of time thinking about the way that I learn, and I am trying to improve ability… --- ## [Surviving Seasonal Depression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-seasonal-depression/570595)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-seasonal-depression/570595 "2011-02-09T16:44:46Z")
Here it comes again…I hate this time of year. Every year like clockwork. I always get really depressed this time of year. The only sport I enjoy is done until September at least. No good movies come out. No Netflix … --- ## [Couples: how do you plan vacations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-how-do-you-plan-vacations/570643)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-how-do-you-plan-vacations/570643 "2011-02-09T15:16:59Z")
You are one of two adults in a househould (with or without kids) that takes regular vacations together. What’s the planning process like? How do you decide on a destination, and activities while there? Who does the re… --- ## [Mathematical Dopers: Does the set of the naturals include zero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematical-dopers-does-the-set-of-the-naturals-include-zero/569764)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematical-dopers-does-the-set-of-the-naturals-include-zero/569764 "2011-02-09T15:02:42Z")
I realize that this is hardly on the level of, say, a poll about what you’d do with the money you’d get from winning a Fields Medal, but I would like to see if there’s a strong (or even weak) consensus on the issue of wh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1796) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1798)