# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1810 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1811 --- ## [Yellowstone and Grand Tetons hiking and camping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-and-grand-tetons-hiking-and-camping/567981)
**Author:** [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-and-grand-tetons-hiking-and-camping/567981 "2011-01-20T19:44:28Z")
You guys were so awesome with recommendations for last year’s Rocky Mountain National Park vacation (which was fantastic) I thought I’d get opinions for this year’s trip to Montana and Wyoming. We have three weeks to exp… --- ## [How much do you enjoy a man's ejaculation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-enjoy-a-mans-ejaculation/567617)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-enjoy-a-mans-ejaculation/567617 "2011-01-20T18:43:40Z")
This is for anyone who has a sexual relationship with a man- women, gay men, sheep with opposable thumbs, whomever. How much enjoyment do you get from the ability of your man to ejaculate? I’m talking ejaculation speci… --- ## [why do straight guys find girl-on-girl action hot, almost universally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-straight-guys-find-girl-on-girl-action-hot-almost-universally/538046)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-straight-guys-find-girl-on-girl-action-hot-almost-universally/538046 "2011-01-20T18:33:20Z")
So last night I watched David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (one of the very few in his ouevre that I hadn’t seen yet). There’s a pretty steamy scene between Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring (granted, Lynch being seated b… --- ## [Going Down Stairs with the "Wrong" Foot...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-down-stairs-with-the-wrong-foot/567944)
**Author:** [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-down-stairs-with-the-wrong-foot/567944 "2011-01-20T17:51:38Z")
(Kind of) inspired by this thread. I realize this could be another item on the long list of my quirks, but this happened to me the other day and got me wondering if it happens to anyone else: you’re at the top of some … --- ## [What is the bare minimum you would need to marry ONLY for money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-bare-minimum-you-would-need-to-marry-only-for-money/568188)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-bare-minimum-you-would-need-to-marry-only-for-money/568188 "2011-01-20T16:45:14Z")
Here’s the (hypothetical) situation: For whatever reason, you have to get married, and you have to marry for money. You do, however, get to pick who you marry. Your marriage will be as follows: Not happy, but not sa… --- ## [Switching an old cat to a Clevercat box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-an-old-cat-to-a-clevercat-box/568304)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-an-old-cat-to-a-clevercat-box/568304 "2011-01-20T16:19:50Z")
I’ve just made a bit of a move to a new city, new apartment, and new job. As a result, I no longer have the convenience of a basement to stick the kitty’s box in. (Nor even a bathroom; mine’s too small to site a litterbo… --- ## [Is this laptop unacceptably unprofessional-looking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-laptop-unacceptably-unprofessional-looking/567501)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-laptop-unacceptably-unprofessional-looking/567501 "2011-01-20T15:46:56Z")
So, I’m in the market for a new laptop. I’d like something relatively small and gaming-capable, with a decent battery life. Alienware’s just dropped the price on their lowest-end M11X laptop, and it seems like a perfect … --- ## [Female overanalyzing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-overanalyzing/541470)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-overanalyzing/541470 "2011-01-20T15:44:31Z")
You know how females like to overnaalyze everything (well, most of us). I met this guy awhile ago, and hang with him sometimes. He doesn’t come on to me but I am enamored with him. I was supposed to meet him the other da… --- ## [If you had to throw/give away all your possessions, except what will fit in a shoebox...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-throw-give-away-all-your-possessions-except-what-will-fit-in-a-shoebox/568124)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-throw-give-away-all-your-possessions-except-what-will-fit-in-a-shoebox/568124 "2011-01-20T15:31:17Z")
Aliens visit you and tell you you’re too materialistic. They can’t be argued with, so don’t even try. You’re issued with a standard shoebox (say, 12 by 8 by 6 inches) and told you can keep anything you like out of your… --- ## [Say the phrase Ciao Luigi out loud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-phrase-ciao-luigi-out-loud/567358)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-phrase-ciao-luigi-out-loud/567358 "2011-01-20T14:38:22Z")
Say the phrase “Ciao Luigi” out loud. Now say it a second time out loud. Did you say the phrase with the stereotypical Italian accent the first time? How about the second time? --- ## [Quick ? Advice on fixing short malunion of clavicle (already healed will need re-break) Cost etc...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-advice-on-fixing-short-malunion-of-clavicle-already-healed-will-need-re-break-cost-etc/568299)
**Author:** [@BTT123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTT123)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-advice-on-fixing-short-malunion-of-clavicle-already-healed-will-need-re-break-cost-etc/568299 "2011-01-20T14:32:51Z")
Any chance that I can get any info about delayed a clavicle procedure? I broke my right collarbone 12 ought years ago, with a short mal-union and it is slowly driving me mad… I was wondering if anyone has been through th… --- ## [Cheating/Infidelity/Adultry - are there limits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-infidelity-adultry-are-there-limits/568242)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-infidelity-adultry-are-there-limits/568242 "2011-01-20T14:11:53Z")
There’s a thread about gossip columnists advice to a reader to not tell her husband about a night stand and go on with her marriage. The opinions of dopers is split on whether one should be forthright and honest about a… --- ## [What do you think of the US DUI Level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-us-dui-level/567402)
**Author:** [@CPomeroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CPomeroy)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-us-dui-level/567402 "2011-01-20T11:38:38Z")
I was just looking at a thread in Great Debates, and it got me wondering what people think of the typical 0.08 BAC threshold for DUI in the US. Please provide suport for your opinion if you feel so inclined. I will chec… --- ## [Do you run up stairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-run-up-stairs/244809)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-run-up-stairs/244809 "2011-01-20T11:37:39Z")
I do. Always have done. It’s a habit. As far as I know my brothers and father do it too. Do you? Do you walk up escelators? (even though they are moving you upwards all the same) --- ## [Can "too soon" jokes be funny if they are genuinely funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-too-soon-jokes-be-funny-if-they-are-genuinely-funny/567721)
**Author:** [@The\_Jay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Jay)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-too-soon-jokes-be-funny-if-they-are-genuinely-funny/567721 "2011-01-20T11:02:55Z")
I’m in Australia, lately we have been dealing with the Queensland floods. Probably out largest natural disaster in almost 40 years. I’m not sure if Americans understand how much of our country is flooded right now but it… --- ## [How are you going to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-going-to-die/568155)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-going-to-die/568155 "2011-01-20T09:30:02Z")
Looking far down the road how do you figure you’ll bite it? I don’t expect any true psychic predictions but what do you think is the most likely reason? This comes from something my mother said. She is now in the very e… --- ## [U. S. High School start times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-high-school-start-times/568113)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-high-school-start-times/568113 "2011-01-20T09:24:31Z")
I was wondering when various U. S. high schools began their day. My son is a sophomore and seems chronically tired as his sleep patterns are really at odds with his start time. More research seems to suggest that chronic… --- ## [You're immortal and win a million dollars a year for life. Are the payments made forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-immortal-and-win-a-million-dollars-a-year-for-life-are-the-payments-made-forever/568106)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-immortal-and-win-a-million-dollars-a-year-for-life-are-the-payments-made-forever/568106 "2011-01-20T06:27:33Z")
What if your immortality was discovered after you won? --- ## [nVidia contest whooshing Canadians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nvidia-contest-whooshing-canadians/568258)
**Author:** [@Ionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ionizer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nvidia-contest-whooshing-canadians/568258 "2011-01-20T05:40:39Z")
(Not sure if this should be in GQ, MPSIMS, or here) I just got an e-mail for a drawing/‘lottery’ nVidia is having for owners of GeForce cards (which I have). It all seems to be honest and straightforward, but when I wen… --- ## [Probiotics - I genuinely need your information, my dad is ill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probiotics-i-genuinely-need-your-information-my-dad-is-ill/568007)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probiotics-i-genuinely-need-your-information-my-dad-is-ill/568007 "2011-01-20T03:10:23Z")
My father has been battling serious digestive problems for years, which started 25 years ago when he nearly killed himself with constant aspirin following an injury that eventually ate a hole in his stomach. When my ste… --- ## [Seeking advice on buying from online prescription eyeglasses shops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-buying-from-online-prescription-eyeglasses-shops/568195)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-buying-from-online-prescription-eyeglasses-shops/568195 "2011-01-20T02:57:17Z")
I will need to replace eyeglasses soon and I’ve heard online eyeglasses shops can be quite cheaper. During an eye exam, what information must be demanded of the optometrist to allow one to order online? --- ## [Have you had déjà vu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-deja-vu/568200)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-deja-vu/568200 "2011-01-20T02:36:55Z")
Have you ever had déjà vu? Have you ever had déjà vu? I was thinking about the experience of having déjà vu and what you would think had happened, if you had never had it before or heard it described. Would you not tell… --- ## [Do you feed wildlife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feed-wildlife/567952)
**Author:** [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feed-wildlife/567952 "2011-01-20T02:23:13Z")
More out of curiosity than anything, I’ve been wondering this for a while. How many dopers go out of their way to offer food to wild or semi-wild things? And why do you do it/don’t do it? (Is it the aesthetic appeal of … --- ## [How old is too old to have stuffed animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-have-stuffed-animals/568120)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-have-stuffed-animals/568120 "2011-01-20T01:53:29Z")
I am 21, and while I do not have a huge collection, I do have around ten inanimate creatures strewn around my bedroom. They are not of the cutesy teddy bear variety, they’re mostly wild animals (and an Ewok!). I’ve gotte… --- ## [Coffee and blood pressure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-and-blood-pressure/568256)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-and-blood-pressure/568256 "2011-01-20T01:05:57Z")
If one had high blood pressure and if one’s doctor said discontinue coffee how long does it take for the blood pressure to change? And how much? I assume there are many causes for hypertension. I am only asking about co… --- ## [Craigslist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist/568001)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist/568001 "2011-01-19T22:56:41Z")
I’ve never used Craigslist. \[ul\] \[li\]Does it charge for ads?\[/li\]\[li\]Advice On Selling On Craigslist?\[/li\]\[li\]Hi Opal.\[/li\]\[li\]General Input?\[/li\]\[li\]Advice on avoiding fraud via Craigslist?\[/li\]\[/ul\] --- ## [Questions about Living Together: A Legal Guide to Unmarried Couples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-living-together-a-legal-guide-to-unmarried-couples/568108)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-living-together-a-legal-guide-to-unmarried-couples/568108 "2011-01-19T21:48:23Z")
Basic two questions: Other than a health care directive and naming my SO as my IRA beneficiary, what else do we need to do for the next 3.5 years that we are together but unmarried? Backstory: After cohabitating for so… --- ## [Looking for podcast suggestions for exercise at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-podcast-suggestions-for-exercise-at-work/568148)
**Author:** [@portableninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/portableninja)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-podcast-suggestions-for-exercise-at-work/568148 "2011-01-19T21:48:04Z")
Hi everyone! Longtime lurker, first time caller. This is my first thread, so I hope I’m doing it right. Due to my work schedule and commute, it’s very difficult for me to fit exercise into my life. I’ve learned that the… --- ## [What is your pseudonym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-pseudonym/567763)
**Author:** [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-pseudonym/567763 "2011-01-19T21:33:16Z")
I know we all have usernames here, and that’s all well and good, but I want to know which name you’d use to check into a hotel anonymously or similar. Would you use a humorous pun? The name of a person you admire? Som… --- ## [forced to use breathalizer at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-to-use-breathalizer-at-work/567808)
**Author:** [@todd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/todd)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-to-use-breathalizer-at-work/567808 "2011-01-19T20:45:16Z")
\[B\]unionized enviorment - 3500 workers - I was denied union rep to be present at 8 15 am - went into on work site heath centre till 1145 am - the new breathalizer machine purchased on jan 2 2011 was only a week old on my… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1809) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1811)