# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1801 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1802 --- ## [Recommend me a photo retouching service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-photo-retouching-service/569716)
**Author:** [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-photo-retouching-service/569716 "2011-02-04T18:42:53Z")
Anyone had experience with online photo (portrait) retouching services? Just for the basic vanity stuff…whiten teeth, remove facial lines/wrinkles, etc. Google turns up several that seem reasonably priced and I don’t r… --- ## [Your childhood favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-favorite/570049)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-favorite/570049 "2011-02-04T18:23:02Z")
When you were little, did you have a favorite doll or stuffed animal? What was its name, and where did the name come from? And what became of it? I had a rather generic teddy bear named Hotsy-Totsy, who for some reason … --- ## [when will the human race become extinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-human-race-become-extinct/570016)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-human-race-become-extinct/570016 "2011-02-04T17:52:42Z")
Sorta like contemplating your own death, only on a much larger scale, of course. It’s hard to imagine the world going on without you, or your kind, but it will (IMO) surely happen, and the only question (IMO) is “When?” … --- ## [Giving your parents and/or SOs addresses of your friends? Ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-your-parents-and-or-sos-addresses-of-your-friends-ok/569595)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-your-parents-and-or-sos-addresses-of-your-friends-ok/569595 "2011-02-04T16:01:14Z")
My parents are now demanding that I give them the addresses of the friends I hang out with the most, in case of an emergency. I am not comfortable with this. When I told them I was not comfortable with this, they said th… --- ## [Vacation rentals--can you guess what people search for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-rentals-can-you-guess-what-people-search-for/570034)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-rentals-can-you-guess-what-people-search-for/570034 "2011-02-04T16:00:00Z")
My mother owns a vacation rental property and the organizations she’s a part of provide data on what people look for in a vacation property. I found some of the top 10 amenities to be a little surprising, while some are… --- ## [Will UGGS keep my feet warm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-uggs-keep-my-feet-warm/569912)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-uggs-keep-my-feet-warm/569912 "2011-02-04T12:58:59Z")
I spend a lot of time sitting at my computer working, and my feet get soooo cold. I thought I had solved my problem when I bought some Uggs knock-offs at Walmart. For the first month or so, my feet were toasty warm all d… --- ## [Another Neti Pot Posting -- What Am I doing Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-neti-pot-posting-what-am-i-doing-wrong/569850)
**Author:** [@abderian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abderian)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-neti-pot-posting-what-am-i-doing-wrong/569850 "2011-02-04T11:59:41Z")
Inspired by this thread, I bought a neti pot to clear out my clogged up sinuses. The first time I used it, the water poured into my right nostril and ran out my left one. It wouldn’t flow from the left nostril to the ri… --- ## [Now it's been ten thousand years,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-been-ten-thousand-years/569833)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-been-ten-thousand-years/569833 "2011-02-04T06:12:10Z")
Man has cried a billion tears. But what else have we done? I realize the time scale is along the lines of asking Mr. Cro Magnon to envision the internet and large hadron collisions, but let’s give it a go. I’ll grab s… --- ## [Daycare: "Keep your kid home if she's tired." Reasonable? Common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daycare-keep-your-kid-home-if-shes-tired-reasonable-common/569820)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daycare-keep-your-kid-home-if-shes-tired-reasonable-common/569820 "2011-02-04T05:59:54Z")
Our daycare provider recently sent a note home to all parents with some rules “To ensure her day goes smoothly.” Most of these are reasonable, I think - no sick kids, be on time for pick-up and drop-off, help getting dr… --- ## [In need of rescue: stupidly put myself in the middle of a spat between two women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-need-of-rescue-stupidly-put-myself-in-the-middle-of-a-spat-between-two-women/570002)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-need-of-rescue-stupidly-put-myself-in-the-middle-of-a-spat-between-two-women/570002 "2011-02-04T03:45:55Z")
Please see my OP here for the needed background. Here’s the deal: I grew a pair and wrote Sara. Not only did she answer, much to my surprise, but her response was positive. We’ve been chatting for the last few days, a… --- ## [Does "Global Warming" Explain Everything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-global-warming-explain-everything/570036)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-global-warming-explain-everything/570036 "2011-02-04T03:38:57Z")
In following this controversy, I have noted that AGW seems to explain: -colder than normal winters -warmer than normal winters -colder than normal summers -warmer than normal summers -wetter than normal weather -dr… --- ## [MS Excel exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-excel-exchange/570087)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-excel-exchange/570087 "2011-02-04T02:58:15Z")
I see threads about Excel in GQ pretty regularly. Heaps of people work with it; I use it every workday. Let’s see how a thread about trading Excel tips goes. Add your favorite tips and tricks and give me your favorite re… --- ## [Amazon Free Shipping: Is This Common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-free-shipping-is-this-common/569574)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-free-shipping-is-this-common/569574 "2011-02-03T22:52:12Z")
I don’t do a lot of business with Amazon.com (rant available upon request, but has no bearing on their shipping policies). However, on the 17th of January, I was coaxed into buying something from them, as they were featu… --- ## [Has anyone tried the Rubbermaid Reveal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-rubbermaid-reveal/570023)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-rubbermaid-reveal/570023 "2011-02-03T22:29:32Z")
Let me preface this by saying ‘Yes, I just started a thread about a mop.’ Moving right along: I’m planning on picking one up today (I even called ahead to the store and had them set one aside for me) and before I head … --- ## [HouDopers: Where to Karaoke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopers-where-to-karaoke/181772)
**Author:** [@Omorka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omorka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2003, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopers-where-to-karaoke/181772 "2003-06-17T07:29:13Z")
Having gotten a wild hair about it earlier this year, I have instructed the Spouse to schedule the second half of my birthday party at a karaoke bar. Unfortunately, we only know of one in the greater Houston metro area … --- ## [Condemned to an island paradise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condemned-to-an-island-paradise/569718 "2011-02-03T20:14:28Z")
You are being given enough money that you can retire. But the eccentric billionaire that gives you all this money has these unusual conditions: You have to live the rest of your life on an island. You are allowed to ta… --- ## [Moving to New Jersey in three weeks! What do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-new-jersey-in-three-weeks-what-do-i-need-to-know/566787)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-new-jersey-in-three-weeks-what-do-i-need-to-know/566787 "2011-02-03T19:33:09Z")
On January 4th, my family found out that my wife was approved for a transfer/promotion to Summit, New Jersey. We just signed an application for an apartment in New Providence this morning, and assuming everything checks… --- ## [Getting a cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-cat/569674)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-cat/569674 "2011-02-03T18:24:16Z")
Okay, I am going to get a cat finally! Haven’t had one for a long time. I am asking for advice, is the pound the best? Theres a petsmart around here that sells cats also. I won’t get a kitten, because they are too active… --- ## [Getting Cigarette Smoke out of Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-cigarette-smoke-out-of-books/570000)
**Author:** [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-cigarette-smoke-out-of-books/570000 "2011-02-03T18:18:18Z")
I just received a used textbook from an Amazon reseller. It’s a large paperback book and in good physical shape, the spine isn’t even cracked, but as soon as I ripped the packaging open, I could smell the smoke. It’s ba… --- ## [Any believers here in Bigfoot/Sasquatch/the Florida Skunk Ape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-believers-here-in-bigfoot-sasquatch-the-florida-skunk-ape/569067)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-believers-here-in-bigfoot-sasquatch-the-florida-skunk-ape/569067 "2011-02-03T18:08:26Z")
If so, how do you account for the lack of sasquatch bones in the La Brea Tar Pits, or anywhere else? Wouldn’t there be bones? Wouldn’t somebody have found some by now? The existence of one organism implies the existen… --- ## [Do you pre-rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pre-rinse-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher/569928)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pre-rinse-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher/569928 "2011-02-03T17:46:03Z")
I do all of the dishes at home. Why? Because my GF does a shitty job of it. Among the many issues that led me to become sole washer of the dishes is her insistence that dishes can go into the dishwasher filthy, sit in … --- ## [DIY: Wallpaper stripping (advice needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-wallpaper-stripping-advice-needed/569902)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-wallpaper-stripping-advice-needed/569902 "2011-02-03T17:28:21Z")
What with 2 inches of ice on the ground, I decided to start on my guest bedroom’s walls. Currently, there is some fantastically horrible flower-print wallpaper on the wall that’s roughly 35 years old. So I started in a c… --- ## [Choosing a Dr. your choice or the clinic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-dr-your-choice-or-the-clinic/569751)
**Author:** [@gone2thedogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gone2thedogs)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-dr-your-choice-or-the-clinic/569751 "2011-02-03T08:58:01Z")
After reading the thread on how long to wait for a Dr. it reminded me of a current dilemma. I go to a well respected hospital “outreach” clinic. The first Doc I saw there I didn’t like. Luckily (I thought) my next appt… --- ## [What kind of Mac do I need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-mac-do-i-need/569342)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-mac-do-i-need/569342 "2011-02-03T05:33:34Z")
My niece studies audio engineering. She needs a software called Logic Studio, and this is only available for Mac. What Mac computer will be able to run the program well while not costing a fortune? --- ## [Gun-totin' Liberals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-totin-liberals/569458)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-totin-liberals/569458 "2011-02-03T05:08:16Z")
There was a ‘political compass’ thread posted a few months ago. I took the quiz, and I scored well into leftist territory. I’m pretty liberal. Only I support the RTKBA. Any other gun-totin’ Liberals here? --- ## [best service for landline long distance USA to Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-service-for-landline-long-distance-usa-to-europe/569680)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-service-for-landline-long-distance-usa-to-europe/569680 "2011-02-03T02:07:12Z")
I’m a dinosaur that still uses a landline to call people. I have AT&T for local calls. I have MCI for my calls to Europe. This was set up years ago and I’ve always been too lazy to change it. This morning I decided to … --- ## [How bad has the New Year's resolutioners crowd been at your gym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-has-the-new-years-resolutioners-crowd-been-at-your-gym/567110)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-has-the-new-years-resolutioners-crowd-been-at-your-gym/567110 "2011-02-03T00:33:46Z")
Just wondering. The crowd hasn’t been too bad hereabouts, at least in comparison to previous years. Most of the newcomers are just painful to watch, though. (Terrible form, a huge amount of lollygagging, and so forth.… --- ## [Sexy Wives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-wives/569804)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-wives/569804 "2011-02-02T23:54:28Z")
It seems like often women only really get into sex when they’re with a new guy. After a couple of years with him, her sex drive takes a dive. Poor old guy is devastated. But what it would honestly take for her to get sex… --- ## [University of Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-phoenix/323736)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-phoenix/323736 "2011-02-02T23:29:31Z")
So, I’m heading back to school after the new year, and I was wondering if anyone had anything to say about the University of Phoenix? Good or bad, I’d be interested in hearing what you have to say. I met with one of the … --- ## [Match Buys OKCupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-buys-okcupid/569916)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-buys-okcupid/569916 "2011-02-02T23:22:28Z")
Match has bought OKCupid. OKCupid has already taken down their blog post about how you should never pay for online dating. OKCupid 2005 - 2011? RIP. It’s only a matter of time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1800) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1802)