# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1802 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1803 --- ## [What's your favorite/least favorite kind of spider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-least-favorite-kind-of-spider/569537)
**Author:** [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-least-favorite-kind-of-spider/569537 "2011-02-02T18:12:21Z")
Are you arachnopobic? I’m not fond of many spiders, especially tarantulas, which really freak me out like the Dad in this video. Black widows are the worst, but at least I’m always able to destroy them before they have… --- ## [My cat just swallowed my engagement ring. fast help please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-just-swallowed-my-engagement-ring-fast-help-please/569472)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-just-swallowed-my-engagement-ring-fast-help-please/569472 "2011-02-02T17:34:50Z")
Yes, I’m an idiot. I left a shiny thing on the counter while I put lotion on my hands. Its not up his nose, I checked. Do I need to take him to the vet, or just monitor the litter box? The ring will wash, its his ins… --- ## [Seeking a Microsoft Money substitute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-microsoft-money-substitute/569769)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-microsoft-money-substitute/569769 "2011-02-02T17:01:20Z")
A few years ago I learned how Microsoft was doing away with Money which bummed me out because I have been using it for years, however I decided to keep it until it no longer worked since I am a creature of habit. Well, … --- ## [Best chat program for my Android phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-chat-program-for-my-android-phone/569906)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-chat-program-for-my-android-phone/569906 "2011-02-02T16:57:43Z")
Preferably a free one… I want something that connects with AIM, etc. and lets me chat on my phone. What do you use? --- ## [Is anyone else bored with the Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-the-internet/569486)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-bored-with-the-internet/569486 "2011-02-02T16:55:19Z")
I find myself checking links to the SDMB, Facebook and one or two news sites repeatedly, sometimes for an hour or more: “nope, nobody responded. Nope, nobody responded. Nope, hasn’t updated” and I realize this is the 21s… --- ## [What Inventions Stand Out in Your Mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inventions-stand-out-in-your-mind/569879)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-inventions-stand-out-in-your-mind/569879 "2011-02-02T16:48:42Z")
What inventions or innovations or changes stand out in your mind, as far as the funny ways people reacted? I remember when they put in all the handcapped restroom stalls. There would be a line, but the handicapped stall… --- ## [Safest investment for a time traveler/cryonic sleeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safest-investment-for-a-time-traveler-cryonic-sleeper/569815)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safest-investment-for-a-time-traveler-cryonic-sleeper/569815 "2011-02-02T16:35:41Z")
You are about to go forward in time 100 years, either by a time machine or a coldsleep coffin – either way, it’s a one-way trip. After whatever you spent to arrange this, you have $100,000. What’s the best place/form t… --- ## [What do I need to know before adopting an iPhone 3GS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-know-before-adopting-an-iphone-3gs/569255)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-know-before-adopting-an-iphone-3gs/569255 "2011-02-02T15:50:42Z")
After a long decision-making process, my wife and I have decided to adopt iPhones. We will pick them up on Saturday, and probably spend the rest of the weekend cooing over them and telling each other how great they are. … --- ## [Which Kennedy Brother Would Have Made the Best President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-kennedy-brother-would-have-made-the-best-president/569474)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-kennedy-brother-would-have-made-the-best-president/569474 "2011-02-02T15:46:01Z")
Which of the four sons of Joseph Kennedy Sr. would have made the best President of the US? --- ## [Do you like the way new cars are sold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-way-new-cars-are-sold/569877)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-way-new-cars-are-sold/569877 "2011-02-02T15:04:11Z")
I hate the drama of buying a new car. I hate having to listen to people brag about how clever they were (not) in “getting one over on 'em.” Can we just buy a car the same way we buy anything else, please? Same price for… --- ## [Would a certificate from NYU SCPS make me more employable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-certificate-from-nyu-scps-make-me-more-employable/569874)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-certificate-from-nyu-scps-make-me-more-employable/569874 "2011-02-02T14:39:12Z")
I was researching trade schools in NYC, when I came across NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies. I’m intrigued and interested in some of their certificate programs, such as French, Turkish, Fundraising, Phil… --- ## [Suboptimal human characteristics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suboptimal-human-characteristics/569465)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suboptimal-human-characteristics/569465 "2011-02-02T14:19:47Z")
In this zombie thread (Why Did Evolution Do This? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board), on the reasons some animals use hemocyanin in their blood instead of hemoglobin, Sockmunkey mentioned that the optic … --- ## [Diagnose my coworker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-coworker/569699)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-coworker/569699 "2011-02-02T11:23:50Z")
I’m not looking for a real medical assessment, I just want to satisfy my curiosity. I have a coworker who has a medical problem. I don’t know him well, and from people I’ve talked to, they don’t know what his illness i… --- ## [Convince me where people go to college doesn't matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-where-people-go-to-college-doesnt-matter/569612)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-where-people-go-to-college-doesnt-matter/569612 "2011-02-02T08:00:12Z")
We had a copy of today’s paper in my apartment today (randomly on stoop). Read column in magazine section by a dad whose daughter, a student an elite private HS, is beginning the college selection process. He tries to co… --- ## [Does Your Cat/Dog Like To Ride In The Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-cat-dog-like-to-ride-in-the-car/569683)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-cat-dog-like-to-ride-in-the-car/569683 "2011-02-02T04:46:42Z")
Yesterday I was in Starbucks and a guy hops out of his car and runs into the dollar store and his dog, immediately hops from the back seat to the front seat and sits in the driver’s seat. Then the guy comes out and Mr Do… --- ## [Spouse reports TracPhone won't work in San Antonio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spouse-reports-tracphone-wont-work-in-san-antonio/569830)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spouse-reports-tracphone-wont-work-in-san-antonio/569830 "2011-02-02T04:10:16Z")
My spouse had to go to San Antonio Texas and she reports back that her TracPhone won’t work anywhere there. Is there something wrong with her hardware or her plan or does TracPhone just not cover San Antonio? Actually s… --- ## [How Much Sleep Do You Need Each Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep-do-you-need-each-day/569784)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep-do-you-need-each-day/569784 "2011-02-02T03:47:47Z")
Inspired by this thread I found for myself personally, I need eight hours. If I don’t get that much, I get cranky and I’m tired and don’t feel right. If I get less, then on the weekend, I have to make it up. I realize … --- ## [12.21.12 Apocalyptic Cults Forming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-21-12-apocalyptic-cults-forming/569845)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-21-12-apocalyptic-cults-forming/569845 "2011-02-02T03:43:39Z")
I’ve been wondering if any cults are presently forming in expectation of the end of the world, and if we’ll see any Jim Jones-like stuff happening. Mods, I didn’t know exactly where to put this, so please move wherever … --- ## [Sigh. My cats hate each other. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-my-cats-hate-each-other-what-to-do/569737)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-my-cats-hate-each-other-what-to-do/569737 "2011-02-02T02:39:19Z")
First, the kitties: Wallaby(aka Wally): Female, 3 years old, spayed for a long time, small, sweet, never aggressive before now, gets along great with the dogs, has gotten along well with other foster cats in the past. T… --- ## [Greensboro,NC doctor recommendation needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greensboro-nc-doctor-recommendation-needed/569695)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greensboro-nc-doctor-recommendation-needed/569695 "2011-02-02T02:17:55Z")
My daughter and her husband recently moved to Greensboro,NC. They have no social support network there yet…no friends to ask. Their company was going to offer health insurance, then changed their minds. While they were s… --- ## [Questions For Students/Teachers/TechnoGeeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-students-teachers-technogeeks/569598)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-students-teachers-technogeeks/569598 "2011-02-02T01:31:52Z")
If you were going to design a school, using the latest technology, what do you think would be the “basic” necessities? What kind of computer/laptop/iPad (or variation) would be best? (These will be given to every stud… --- ## [abolish federalism and enumerated powers? Or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolish-federalism-and-enumerated-powers-or-not/569844)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolish-federalism-and-enumerated-powers-or-not/569844 "2011-02-02T00:57:48Z")
Your opinion on what sort of government we ought to have. --- ## [Crop Circles: Aliens, or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crop-circles-aliens-or-not/569322)
**Author:** [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crop-circles-aliens-or-not/569322 "2011-02-02T00:23:34Z")
Okay everyone, fess up…do you believe crop circles (such as the recent one in Indonesia) are created by extraterrestrials, or someone/something else? --- ## [9mm or .40 cal? Your choice and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9mm-or-40-cal-your-choice-and-why/569271)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9mm-or-40-cal-your-choice-and-why/569271 "2011-02-01T23:43:04Z")
Bigger rounds or more of them? --- ## [Choosing a bicycle seat for...em...y'know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-bicycle-seat-for-em-yknow/569484)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-bicycle-seat-for-em-yknow/569484 "2011-02-01T23:14:21Z")
So, without making my throat go dry and have myself blush, I have a recurring problem with various bicycles I’ve owned. I go biking for any extended period, and I experience some…well, let’s call it “Male pattern numbnes… --- ## [Tunisian and Egypt vs Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tunisian-and-egypt-vs-iran/569619)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tunisian-and-egypt-vs-iran/569619 "2011-02-01T21:53:24Z")
With the success of the protesters in Tunisia, and what seems to be the eventual success of protesters in Egypt, what was different about the protests in Iran that kept the Iranian protesters from being successful? --- ## [Foreign travel - where you been lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-travel-where-you-been-lately/569395)
**Author:** [@aesop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aesop)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-travel-where-you-been-lately/569395 "2011-02-01T21:04:03Z")
One of the things that has always appealed to me about the Dope is how international it is. I think it’s cool to interact with people from all over the world. And that got me to wondering: What was the last foreign c… --- ## [Married women, what turns you on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-women-what-turns-you-on/569182)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-women-what-turns-you-on/569182 "2011-02-01T21:00:34Z")
This one’s for the ladies who are married or in long term relationships (and for guys in the know, naturally): What turns you on? Thank you! --- ## [Why do you need to nitpick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-need-to-nitpick/569454)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-need-to-nitpick/569454 "2011-02-01T18:53:50Z")
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been reading a thread and someone will jump in with a post saying, for example, “Nitpcik, that book wasn’t published until 1930, so it’s not a 1920s novel” when what is being d… --- ## [What the fuck is happening with Qatar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-happening-with-qatar/569203)
**Author:** [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-happening-with-qatar/569203 "2011-02-01T18:52:12Z")
So they got the football cup, they got a motorcycle GP, they got ATP and WTA tennis tournaments, the Asian FC Cup, and today they get the fucking World Handball Championship!!! WTF is this, do you only have to draw a ch… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1801) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1803)