# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1798 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1799 --- ## [Vegetarian zombies and other thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-zombies-and-other-thoughts/570570)
**Author:** [@zombiemommy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombiemommy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-zombies-and-other-thoughts/570570 "2011-02-09T14:51:37Z")
Everyone likes a good zombie threat, right? So my husband and I were having a discussion about zombies and were debating what threat vegetarian zombies (i.e. vegetarians who were subsequently turned into zombies) would … --- ## [What would you think a store named "Gamer's Armory" would sell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305 "2011-02-09T13:56:02Z")
I was driving around an unfamiliar area and I saw a store named “Gamer’s Armory” and I thought they would have videogames and stuff, and I stopped and went in, but they just had a bunch of tabletop wargame stuff and like… --- ## [Would it be possible to give birth to kittens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-give-birth-to-kittens/570391)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-give-birth-to-kittens/570391 "2011-02-09T12:52:48Z")
Would it be possible to give birth to kittens? NOT mating with a boycat, that would be silly! I mean, say, could you have kitten embryos implanted, and then give be pregnant with kittens and birth to them? I would need… --- ## [New breed of extremely aggressive popup ads...please help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-breed-of-extremely-aggressive-popup-ads-please-help/569988)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-breed-of-extremely-aggressive-popup-ads-please-help/569988 "2011-02-09T09:13:43Z")
It was about a few weeks ago when it happened. Here, of all places. Popup ads. And I have my popup blocker cranked to the absolute maximum (and it’s been working just fine). I’ve seen this happen a few other places, … --- ## [Same-gender hostility in the workplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-gender-hostility-in-the-workplace/570499)
**Author:** [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-gender-hostility-in-the-workplace/570499 "2011-02-09T06:54:16Z")
There’s a young woman at work who’s been irritating me with her snotty attitude. That in itself is not so remarkable, except she treats all the female employees with coldness, if not downright hostility. However, she g… --- ## [Temp work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temp-work/570597)
**Author:** [@Trubie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trubie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temp-work/570597 "2011-02-09T06:49:40Z")
Being a sub, my job is nothing but temp work. The longest I’ve been in the same room at one time is one week, five days. Sometimes, I’ll be in the same school 2-4 days in a row. However, I’m usually in a different school… --- ## [A few esoteric computer-related (kinda) questions...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-esoteric-computer-related-kinda-questions/570735)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-esoteric-computer-related-kinda-questions/570735 "2011-02-09T06:43:16Z")
I’m planning out a mystery novel, and I was wondering about a key part of it (or at least how “easy” it would be to get the key aspect of it). Is the average reader computer-savvy enough to know that it is possible, t… --- ## [Facebook, how does it work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-how-does-it-work/570642)
**Author:** [@mrpayday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrpayday)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-how-does-it-work/570642 "2011-02-09T03:47:53Z")
I understand magnets but facebook has got me confused. i send a lot of invites to people who used to know me 20 years ago can they all see my technophobia from sayin hello to some guy? i seriously don’t know what i’m … --- ## [Is Iran worried by what is happening in Eqypt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-iran-worried-by-what-is-happening-in-eqypt/570684)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-iran-worried-by-what-is-happening-in-eqypt/570684 "2011-02-09T03:45:07Z")
Is a popular uprising, similar to what happened in Tunisia and is hapenning in Eqypt now, on the horizon for Iran, or is the populace happy enough with (or fearful enough of) the regime to make that unlikely? Does Iran … --- ## [The number one predictor of divorce is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-number-one-predictor-of-divorce-is/570456)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-number-one-predictor-of-divorce-is/570456 "2011-02-09T03:28:19Z")
… the habitual avoidance of conflict. At least, according to these people. Of course, they’re trying to sell classes on healthy conflict, so they have an agenda, but is it plausible? What do the doper masses think? --- ## [Is It Worth It To Say Something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-it-to-say-something/570146)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-it-to-say-something/570146 "2011-02-09T03:27:13Z")
Let’s say you meet someone and it’s likely the only time you’ll hang out w/ them. You find they pepper their speech w/ words that not only you disapprove of but would not flatter them in most social circles. The words … --- ## [Women, why do you look at men's junk ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-why-do-you-look-at-mens-junk/570241)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-why-do-you-look-at-mens-junk/570241 "2011-02-09T02:00:44Z")
I wonder what they are trying to get an indication of at times. Because I’m not really wearing anything as tight that I think would reveal the size of anything so to speak. So what gives ? --- ## [Have you experienced these reading/writing difficulties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-experienced-these-reading-writing-difficulties/570506)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-experienced-these-reading-writing-difficulties/570506 "2011-02-09T01:01:20Z")
Which of the above three have you personally experienced? This is pursuant to a line of argument going on in the Dyslexia thread in GD. Hrm, is there a way to edit the poll? I meant to have a ‘none of the above’ option… --- ## [Anyone else want to share their experience with being on mood stabilisers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-want-to-share-their-experience-with-being-on-mood-stabilisers/570275)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-want-to-share-their-experience-with-being-on-mood-stabilisers/570275 "2011-02-09T00:13:58Z")
I’ve mentioned a few times on here that I have bi-polar disorder, but I take a stabiliser (and I actually DO take it) which keeps me level. To date I’ve had two manic episodes and I’m keen to not have another one again, … --- ## [Do you use your wedding china?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-wedding-china/570222)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-wedding-china/570222 "2011-02-08T23:01:22Z")
I’m going to be going into the kitchen right after I post this to box up my wedding china so I can give it away. First, I don’t know what we were thinking because damn, it’s ugly. And second, we hardly ever used it. M… --- ## [How tough to install a microwave/hood combo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-to-install-a-microwave-hood-combo/558724)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-to-install-a-microwave-hood-combo/558724 "2011-02-08T22:36:22Z")
One of those over-the-stove microwaves that also serves as a vent hood (albeit not as good as a dedicated hood). Ours is D.E.A.D Dead and we’ve been making do with a countertop model but now we want the blasted counter … --- ## [Can complexity theory explain Egypt's crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-complexity-theory-explain-egypts-crisis/570635)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-complexity-theory-explain-egypts-crisis/570635 "2011-02-08T22:05:01Z")
There is a short but interesting article in New Scientist titled “Can complexity theory explain Egypt’s crisis?” The article links to a 2008 New Scientist article which, unfortunately, is available only to subscribers.… --- ## [Now that lower-back tattoos are commonly called "tramp stamps", why do young women still get them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-lower-back-tattoos-are-commonly-called-tramp-stamps-why-do-young-women-still-get-them/528770)
**Author:** [@Gruntled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gruntled)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-lower-back-tattoos-are-commonly-called-tramp-stamps-why-do-young-women-still-get-them/528770 "2011-02-08T21:55:58Z")
Well, the title pretty much sums it up. I’m not anti-tattoo at all, might get one myself someday. But I sure as heck would not get a tramp-stamp, in large part because of their association with, well, trampiness. It’s … --- ## [What is the best way to make money with a pocket plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-make-money-with-a-pocket-plane/570457)
**Author:** [@stephen59](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stephen59)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-make-money-with-a-pocket-plane/570457 "2011-02-08T21:45:48Z")
A hypothetical: I now have in my possession a real, working pocket plane. Essentially it is a highly-configurable portal of variable size and shape that is attached to a plane of existence which apparently is all mine. … --- ## [How Much Are You Getting Back From The IRS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-you-getting-back-from-the-irs/570403)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-you-getting-back-from-the-irs/570403 "2011-02-08T21:20:45Z")
I got my forms and did my federal taxes last night. I worked a ton of temp jobs in the last year, so I was shocked to get them all so soon. But anyway, I did a good job at not letting the government hold too much of my m… --- ## [Any problems with this sci fi time travel scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-problems-with-this-sci-fi-time-travel-scenario/570082)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-problems-with-this-sci-fi-time-travel-scenario/570082 "2011-02-08T21:06:58Z")
OK, a while ago I thought of something that I think would be really awesome if it were possible, and except possible weapons problems, I don’t really see a downside. OK, let me first say that things wouldn’t progress li… --- ## [Couples who share a bank account: How do you buy each other gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-who-share-a-bank-account-how-do-you-buy-each-other-gifts/570608)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-who-share-a-bank-account-how-do-you-buy-each-other-gifts/570608 "2011-02-08T20:18:40Z")
“Oh, you spent $94 at the mall? On what?” --- ## [Huffington Post sold to AOL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huffington-post-sold-to-aol/570547)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huffington-post-sold-to-aol/570547 "2011-02-08T19:48:32Z")
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/aol-buy-huffington-post-315-million/ The Huffington Post was sold to AOL today. I did not even know AOL was still around let alone sitting on 315 million bucks. Does that mean we hav… --- ## [New Yorker article on a Scientology defector](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorker-article-on-a-scientology-defector/570604)
**Author:** [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorker-article-on-a-scientology-defector/570604 "2011-02-08T19:37:11Z")
I debated (heh) on whether to post this in GD or GQ or here, so if I made the incorrect choice, mods, please feel free to move the thread. Has anyone read the New Yorker article in next week’s issue, available online he… --- ## [Tipping the airport economy lot shuttle driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-the-airport-economy-lot-shuttle-driver/570255)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-the-airport-economy-lot-shuttle-driver/570255 "2011-02-08T19:05:48Z")
My wife and her cousin flew to Las Vegas for the weekend. They parked in the economy lot at Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee and hopped on the shuttle. The driver did not handle any of the luggage. When they got to the term… --- ## [Bagging groceries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagging-groceries/570298)
**Author:** [@BorgHunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BorgHunter)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagging-groceries/570298 "2011-02-08T18:17:53Z")
When I’m checking out of the grocery store with my goods, I will sometimes be in a line that has a bagger, and sometimes my line does not. If it does not, after getting my data mining card scanned and swiping my credit c… --- ## [Best Used Minivan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-used-minivan/568237)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-used-minivan/568237 "2011-02-08T18:08:00Z")
I am going to be looking for a “new car” this year and I love minvans (go figure), so I’m curious what the consesis is on the boards. I’ll have about 10K saved up. --- ## [Rare, extinct, and endangered languages you'd like to learn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-extinct-and-endangered-languages-youd-like-to-learn/570633)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-extinct-and-endangered-languages-youd-like-to-learn/570633 "2011-02-08T17:42:06Z")
Disclaimer: the last thread I tried to start about language revival got derailed by griping about whether or not endangered and extinct languages should even be revived. If you want to debate that subject, I encourage yo… --- ## [What can I do for a Valentines/birthday/midwinter treat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-for-a-valentines-birthday-midwinter-treat/570520)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-for-a-valentines-birthday-midwinter-treat/570520 "2011-02-08T17:13:47Z")
My husband is run ragged right now. I’m almost 35 weeks pregnant, so I toss and turn all night and it must be affecting his sleep badly. He thinks he’d rather be in bed with me than sleep properly, so he won’t ever go t… --- ## [5 year old getting undressed at school with boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-year-old-getting-undressed-at-school-with-boy/570221)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-year-old-getting-undressed-at-school-with-boy/570221 "2011-02-08T14:52:46Z")
Well it seems that my daughter has come to the age where she wants to ‘play doctor’. It seems that some time this week my almost 5 year old daughter went into the bathroom with an almost 5 year old boy. It then seems the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1797) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1799)