# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1812 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1813 --- ## [Male runners - how do you keep your weiner warm in cold weather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-runners-how-do-you-keep-your-weiner-warm-in-cold-weather/567969)
**Author:** [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-runners-how-do-you-keep-your-weiner-warm-in-cold-weather/567969 "2011-01-18T03:30:30Z")
This may belong on a running forum somewhere, but I already have an account here so here goes… I’m fine running in sub-freezing temperatures (20-32 F, -6-0 C) as long as it’s still out, but the second I start running in… --- ## [Have you ever been shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-shot/567636)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-shot/567636 "2011-01-18T03:21:02Z")
Please describe what happened, and how you felt at that time. --- ## [Would you support EV-only parking spaces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-support-ev-only-parking-spaces/567699)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-support-ev-only-parking-spaces/567699 "2011-01-18T02:14:04Z")
I just read this article about how China plans to have 10 million EV parking spaces by 2020. In this case I think they are referring to ‘a parking space with a plug next to it’ so the car can be charged whilst the owner … --- ## [Times when you thought serious injury or death was imminent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-when-you-thought-serious-injury-or-death-was-imminent/566397)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-when-you-thought-serious-injury-or-death-was-imminent/566397 "2011-01-18T00:39:26Z")
This morning, I began commuting again by subway, something I haven’t done in a little over a year. As I walked into the station, I began thinking about an incident that happened to me maybe three years ago (which I poste… --- ## [Can you recommend a TV for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-tv-for-me/567968)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-tv-for-me/567968 "2011-01-17T22:58:12Z")
I have about $1400 to spend and want something in around the 54’ - 56’ range. I don’t really know that much about tvs and feel this is far too much money to waste on an inferior product. Perhaps you can help. --- ## [Great checks by mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-checks-by-mail/567986)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-checks-by-mail/567986 "2011-01-17T22:26:36Z")
I need to order new checks. My credit union’s choices are boring. I’d like some all purpose checks, but preferably ones with owls on them. Anyone have any favorite check printing companies? Yes, I DO use my debit car… --- ## [winging scapula](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winging-scapula/567996)
**Author:** [@ricwags8845](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricwags8845)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winging-scapula/567996 "2011-01-17T21:45:55Z")
has anyone ever dealt with a winged scapula. I had a bad accident and this is one of the outcomes from it. I can not move my shoulder very well, and have a burning sensation that blankets my chest, back and down the arms… --- ## [Do any whitening toothpastes actually, 'ya know, whiten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-whitening-toothpastes-actually-ya-know-whiten/567790)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-whitening-toothpastes-actually-ya-know-whiten/567790 "2011-01-17T20:43:50Z")
I don’t find the generic whitening toothpastes that Colgate and so forth offer do much. Do any of the more expensive whitening toothpastes do anything? Like Rembrandt intense stain and so forth? If so, which ones work? … --- ## [Is there a phonetic difference between "weakened" and "weekend"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-phonetic-difference-between-weakened-and-weekend/567350)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-phonetic-difference-between-weakened-and-weekend/567350 "2011-01-17T20:19:04Z")
Just wondering. Poll to follow. Also, please provide what you think the difference is, if any. --- ## [Do you eat differently than your spouse or SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-differently-than-your-spouse-or-so/567606)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-differently-than-your-spouse-or-so/567606 "2011-01-17T18:18:23Z")
I’m curious about other doper couples’ eating habits (hence the title), so: Do you and your spouse have different eating habits? If so, do you eat together or separately? Where do you eat? Do you eat different things i… --- ## [What to see or do in Dublin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-or-do-in-dublin/567122)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-or-do-in-dublin/567122 "2011-01-17T18:04:30Z")
I am thinking of going to London or Dublin for a week. I know there is plenty to do in London, but what about Dublin? Do they have a lot of museums and other indoor places - I will likely be going in Feb or March so… --- ## [Hearst Castle Zebras Shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearst-castle-zebras-shot/567566)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearst-castle-zebras-shot/567566 "2011-01-17T16:47:02Z")
Do you think the neighbors were justified when they shot the zebras that were bothering their livestock? Should they be allowed to make the dead zebras into rugs? Aren’t the zebras still property of the Hearst family? … --- ## [Pronounciation of "jalapeno"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-of-jalapeno/567853)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-of-jalapeno/567853 "2011-01-17T16:11:21Z")
Keep hearing this word in various commercials and whatnot, and it bugs me when people pronounce it using English phonics rules, which I find rather strange. A French speaker might get a little miffed if us Americans sai… --- ## [Atheist: If you HAD to chose a religion, what would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-if-you-had-to-chose-a-religion-what-would-it-be/567556)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheist-if-you-had-to-chose-a-religion-what-would-it-be/567556 "2011-01-17T14:45:46Z")
Title says it all. Me, I’ll go with Muslim. From my limited understanding, it seems to make the most sense. --- ## [I have an Android phone -- should I be using Google Voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-android-phone-should-i-be-using-google-voice/567840)
**Author:** [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-android-phone-should-i-be-using-google-voice/567840 "2011-01-17T14:40:19Z")
Hi – I’m looking for some opinions on Google Voice. I signed up for a number when it first came out because it sounded so cool, but I got lazy and never actually set up my phones in it and haven’t ever actually used it. … --- ## [How buggy is the Agilent VEE programming environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-buggy-is-the-agilent-vee-programming-environment/567936)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-buggy-is-the-agilent-vee-programming-environment/567936 "2011-01-17T13:40:43Z")
How buggy is the VEE programming environment, by Agilent? VEE is typically used for data acquisition and is similar to LabVIEW. However, LabVIEW is so buggy that it is hard to use for any but small projects, and managing… --- ## [Do you feel seams and other parts of your clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-seams-and-other-parts-of-your-clothes/567447)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-seams-and-other-parts-of-your-clothes/567447 "2011-01-17T12:42:26Z")
Last night I had a meeting with my 4 year old’s counselor. A number of times she insisted that my daughter has some sort of disease because she doesn’t like the way some socks, shoes, pants, and shirts feel on her. I c… --- ## [Wrapping up the \* project- how do YOU say it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-up-the-project-how-do-you-say-it/567561)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-up-the-project-how-do-you-say-it/567561 "2011-01-17T12:39:12Z")
A while ago on these boards, I expressed suprise that there were two s’s in “asterisk”, because as far as I knew it was only pronounced with one. I got the internet equivalent of a lot of strange looks. A few people opin… --- ## [Twitter: One Account to Rule Them All, or multiple accounts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-one-account-to-rule-them-all-or-multiple-accounts/567874)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-one-account-to-rule-them-all-or-multiple-accounts/567874 "2011-01-17T06:34:41Z")
I’m just getting started with Twitter after resisting for a long time. I have several different things I’m thinking of using it for: \[ul\]\[li\]promoting my blog, 50 Books for 50 Bucks\[/li\]\[li\]personal-life stuff (not sure… --- ## [Things that are inappropriate to communicate by text or email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-inappropriate-to-communicate-by-text-or-email/566785)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-inappropriate-to-communicate-by-text-or-email/566785 "2011-01-17T04:07:16Z")
Inspired by this thread, what sorts of things do you think are wholly inappropriate/just plain wrong to communicate by text or email? I’d say that telling someone an immediate family member has died by text or email has… --- ## [Disappearing debit card tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappearing-debit-card-tips/567872)
**Author:** [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappearing-debit-card-tips/567872 "2011-01-17T01:54:32Z")
Two days ago, I went to a bar for a happy hour and ran a tab with my debit card, for $7.22. I left a $3 tip, for a total of $10.22. Today I checked my online statement, and the bar had charged me only $7.22. Furthermore… --- ## [Which media types are most influential?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-media-types-are-most-influential/567880)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-media-types-are-most-influential/567880 "2011-01-17T00:02:06Z")
Here’s a question I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: How would you rank each of the following forms of media in order of Influence over society? For example, which medium do you believe affects the most opinions of… --- ## [What does "I tell you what" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-tell-you-what-mean-to-you/567710)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-tell-you-what-mean-to-you/567710 "2011-01-16T23:23:33Z")
Growing up in the Midwest, “I tell you what” meant “here is my proposition.” Later, out in the world and encountering Texans, I’d hear this phrase followed by a firmly-stated declaration, and I’d have to take a moment t… --- ## [Why People Do Want to Date You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-do-want-to-date-you/567338)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-do-want-to-date-you/567338 "2011-01-16T17:55:30Z")
So, overall you’re a worthless sack of crap. Dull, out of shape, boring and repetitive, your life’s only pleasure consists of Scooby-Do reruns and your favorite character is Scrappy. You order Bacon Double Cheeseburger… --- ## [Should We Invite the Whole Class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-invite-the-whole-class/566671)
**Author:** [@winneee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/winneee)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-invite-the-whole-class/566671 "2011-01-16T16:26:45Z")
My son is turning six in a few months and I have noticed this year that some parents are not inviting the whole class to parties, as in prior years. (He is in Kindergarten and he has been there since PK3). I am still of… --- ## [When was your last "things really suck" drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-your-last-things-really-suck-drink/567310)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-your-last-things-really-suck-drink/567310 "2011-01-16T15:29:27Z")
My bank returned my web check to my law school and the school placed a hold on my account. This means I can’t check my grades from last semester. The grades that I’ve been stressing out over since finals in December, and… --- ## [Impoverished rape victim offered payoff not to prosecute un-remembered assault. Should she?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impoverished-rape-victim-offered-payoff-not-to-prosecute-un-remembered-assault-should-she/567521)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impoverished-rape-victim-offered-payoff-not-to-prosecute-un-remembered-assault-should-she/567521 "2011-01-16T15:22:37Z")
Another Rhymer hypothetical. The backstory is somewhat darker than usual, but just as long as is typical. Today’s tale is about Zöe, a rising college sophomore in an expensive private school. With a mother who stocks gr… --- ## [Quick! What's a high-training, low-risk profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-a-high-training-low-risk-profession/567230)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-a-high-training-low-risk-profession/567230 "2011-01-16T12:27:00Z")
What springs to your mind as a good example of a profession with little personal risk or risk to those served by the professional, but many years of training? For the purposes of this question, please leave out anything … --- ## [To what extent can a school in the US discipline campus visitors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-can-a-school-in-the-us-discipline-campus-visitors/567491)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-can-a-school-in-the-us-discipline-campus-visitors/567491 "2011-01-16T06:15:06Z")
To what extent can a school in the US (college, university, high school, etc.) discipline visitors? For students, faculty, and staff, there is generally a contractual agreement that, for example, by enrolling at the sch… --- ## [Temporary insanity re: my job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-insanity-re-my-job/566892)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-insanity-re-my-job/566892 "2011-01-16T01:57:15Z")
At the end of August I accepted a new job after 24 years in my previous one. Deals with the exact same stuff I did before, but at a different step in the process. I’m in a brand new office, about 80 miles from my home.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1811) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1813)