# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1813 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1814 --- ## [Issue with wages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-wages/567766)
**Author:** [@anon888](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anon888)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-wages/567766 "2011-01-16T01:31:53Z")
Long time lurker, first time caller, I have a few questions reguarding employment, wages, etc…feel free to move if this isn’t the right category. First off, I am located in Michigan as I know that does make a difference… --- ## [where is the best place to set up a discussion board about a specific Android game app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-best-place-to-set-up-a-discussion-board-about-a-specific-android-game-app/567751)
**Author:** [@Winky42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winky42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-best-place-to-set-up-a-discussion-board-about-a-specific-android-game-app/567751 "2011-01-15T23:47:35Z")
Newbie question: What is the best way to recruit alpha testers for a new game? I want to ensure good user experience across hundreds of Android devices and need feedback to guide bug fixes… On a related note where is … --- ## [Buffalo Dopers: Where should I live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-dopers-where-should-i-live/567410)
**Author:** [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-dopers-where-should-i-live/567410 "2011-01-15T12:07:14Z")
I am moving to Buffalo (to be closer to my husband in Toronto while I wait for my permanent residency application to be approved) and I don’t know a damn thing about Buffalo. I will be working downtown and would prefer t… --- ## [The plaid (mens) suit and other fashion WTFs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plaid-mens-suit-and-other-fashion-wtfs/567221)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plaid-mens-suit-and-other-fashion-wtfs/567221 "2011-01-15T05:55:36Z")
Plaid suits. I don’t get it. This type of muted, solid-colored plaid suit is perfectly fine by me, but what the fuck is with this shit? Obviously this is purposely terrible, but this is totally serious and isn’t much b… --- ## [Worst thing ever--jokes about rape. \[Edited Title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-thing-ever-jokes-about-rape-edited-title/566832)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-thing-ever-jokes-about-rape-edited-title/566832 "2011-01-15T05:36:30Z")
Short OP (versus the long one I just deleted): a great many people think that being raped is the very worst thing that can happen to somebody. I disagree. Anonymous poll to follow because I’m curious. --- ## [Verizon "Incredible." Any reason not to get this model?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verizon-incredible-any-reason-not-to-get-this-model/567027)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verizon-incredible-any-reason-not-to-get-this-model/567027 "2011-01-15T04:33:54Z")
I’ve had Verizon for 10 years. Satisfied. Went through many phones with family plan, three kids. My son and I will probably get the Verizon “Incredible” this week. Any reason not to? I need a phone which has interne… --- ## [Pros and cons of unlocking using the iPad 6.15 baseband](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-unlocking-using-the-ipad-6-15-baseband/567669)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-unlocking-using-the-ipad-6-15-baseband/567669 "2011-01-15T04:16:55Z")
If you opened this thread, I assume you know what I mean: unlocking a 3g under 4.2 by using the iPad 6.15 baseband. Since I’m dealing with a phone out of warranty to begin with, what else am I sacrificing? I knwo I won’… --- ## [Has anyone used Rosetta Stone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-rosetta-stone/566847)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-rosetta-stone/566847 "2011-01-15T03:56:58Z")
If so, for what language? Was it effective? How much time is required? I’d like to get better at Hebrew. I already know the alphabet and a smattering of words. I was wondering how this program does with a foreign alphab… --- ## [Have you ever participated in a spontaneous memorial shrine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-participated-in-a-spontaneous-memorial-shrine/567156)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-participated-in-a-spontaneous-memorial-shrine/567156 "2011-01-15T02:54:59Z")
I am talking about the placing of flowers, candles and other memorabilia at the site of a tragedy. For the purposes of this poll, this includes things like the Tucson shooter or Columbine, as well as roadside accident sh… --- ## [Help Me Name Our Fitness Challenge Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-our-fitness-challenge-team/567624)
**Author:** [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-our-fitness-challenge-team/567624 "2011-01-15T01:12:31Z")
As part of a never-ending attempt at slimming down call center employees and their ilk, we’re launching a 10 week fitness initiative at work. Basically, we will be setting exercise goals, tracking our exercise, taking o… --- ## [Why People Don't Want to Date You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-dont-want-to-date-you/558692)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-dont-want-to-date-you/558692 "2011-01-14T23:07:07Z")
We all have our deal-breakers in the dating world, and we’ve had threads about them before. But I want to turn the tables and ask what behavior you exhibit that’s often a deal-breaker for others. The big thing with me … --- ## [Do you know these three words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-these-three-words/567476)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-these-three-words/567476 "2011-01-14T20:26:19Z")
I thought these were very common words, but from a recent conversation it seems they are not all as common as I thought. nibby nibnose nosey Poll to follow. If you know the words, do you consider them completely inte… --- ## [Recommendations for a new car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-new-car/567540)
**Author:** [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-new-car/567540 "2011-01-14T19:04:23Z")
My Civic hybrid is lit up like a Christmas tree, and based on what I’ve been finding online, it may cost me mucho bucks to have it repaired. Given that it’s a 2003 model, this might be more than it’s worth. So I’ve been… --- ## [When is it in bad taste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-in-bad-taste/567345)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-in-bad-taste/567345 "2011-01-14T18:45:06Z")
to make jokes about people dieing? For example the old joke, Well, I modified it to be “What do you call 12 politicians shot in the head” and was told that it was in very bad taste. I also remember NASA meaning Need … --- ## [Snow Shovels: Quality or Price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-shovels-quality-or-price/567093)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-shovels-quality-or-price/567093 "2011-01-14T18:04:43Z")
Dumb but relevant question (as a blizzard bears down on us yet again). You see 3 shovels: a cheap one that might last one storm ($15), an OK one that might last 2-3 years ($30), or an old school cast-iron flat-head … --- ## [Humidifiers - who makes a good one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humidifiers-who-makes-a-good-one/567468)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humidifiers-who-makes-a-good-one/567468 "2011-01-14T18:00:04Z")
I’m looking for a large humidifier, but am starting to think boiling pots of water on the stove will be cheaper and less likely to break. All I want is something that can handle 2400 square feet or so. Used to be, you c… --- ## [Addict Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addict-question/567550)
**Author:** [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addict-question/567550 "2011-01-14T17:29:17Z")
I’m watching Celebrity rehab and a question pops up in my head: How do you know when you wouldn’t relapse (not with certainty, obviously)? Someone on the show said something like ‘I want to be tested’ in the sense that… --- ## [Space heaters-what makes a good one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-heaters-what-makes-a-good-one/567488)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-heaters-what-makes-a-good-one/567488 "2011-01-14T16:34:12Z")
Recommendations appreciated-I can’t stand all these cold drafts anymore (this apt. building wasn’t designed to insulate from the cold). --- ## [How do people become close friends or SOs and then find out they had little in common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-become-close-friends-or-sos-and-then-find-out-they-had-little-in-common/567384)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-become-close-friends-or-sos-and-then-find-out-they-had-little-in-common/567384 "2011-01-14T13:57:41Z")
I’m reading a very long thread on another message board about friendships dying out gradually after college graduation. The most common reason, they found out that they had little in common with their friends. They usual… --- ## [Do people brag more on the Dope than in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-brag-more-on-the-dope-than-in-real-life/567478)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-brag-more-on-the-dope-than-in-real-life/567478 "2011-01-14T13:43:04Z")
So, the dust-up over potential bragging by LurkerInNJ over in this MPSIMS thread got me thinking about how, in general, on the Dope, people seem to speak positively of themselves much more than they do in real life. I f… --- ## [Looking for website that will let me draw a path then give me lat/long points](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-website-that-will-let-me-draw-a-path-then-give-me-lat-long-points/567515)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-website-that-will-let-me-draw-a-path-then-give-me-lat-long-points/567515 "2011-01-14T13:35:10Z")
My Google-fu is weak today. I’m looking for a quick and dirty way to map out a path and get a series of lat/long points. What I’d really like is to pull up something like Google Maps, zoom into an area, draw a line or s… --- ## [Is Vonage a good phone service now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-vonage-a-good-phone-service-now/567557)
**Author:** [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-vonage-a-good-phone-service-now/567557 "2011-01-14T03:43:12Z")
We’re thinking of switching from our present wired phone service to Vonage, which would cost half of what we pay now. Does anyone have good/bad experience with Vonage? Would you recommend it? --- ## [What's your tribe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tribe/565898)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-tribe/565898 "2011-01-14T03:26:59Z")
A lot of us North Americans are part Indian. When meeting a Native American, I’d refrain from the obnoxious conversation gambit of “hey, I’m part Indian too!” much as I’d squelch any impulse to ask doctors met in social … --- ## [Should I Report My Neighbors to the Police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-report-my-neighbors-to-the-police/567028)
**Author:** [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-report-my-neighbors-to-the-police/567028 "2011-01-14T02:40:33Z")
About a year ago, my family and I relocated to Tennessee after selling our house in Florida. While we’re looking for a house up here, we’ve been living in an apartment. This apartment isn’t part of a huge apartment com… --- ## [Things that most business owners know to be true that just...aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-most-business-owners-know-to-be-true-that-just-arent/566802)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-most-business-owners-know-to-be-true-that-just-arent/566802 "2011-01-14T02:21:04Z")
My first job out of high school was at a gym. Near the end of my time there, I worked the night shift at the front desk. The owner impressed upon me the importance of the members coming in and handing me their membersh… --- ## [Digital SLR advice: Sony vs Cannon vs Olympus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-slr-advice-sony-vs-cannon-vs-olympus/496489)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-slr-advice-sony-vs-cannon-vs-olympus/496489 "2011-01-14T02:13:03Z")
…hey all, another please give me your advice thread! I am looking to buy an entry level digital SLR. Many moons ago I used to own a Minolta X-300s, and I know the basics of photography. I am looking to get back into p… --- ## [US legal types - why do you have a jury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-legal-types-why-do-you-have-a-jury/566610)
**Author:** [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-legal-types-why-do-you-have-a-jury/566610 "2011-01-14T01:26:45Z")
Some of the comments in this thread made me think about the practice of jury trials. You’re basically putting the fate of the defendant in the hands of a group of people who don’t have (and from the look of it, must not … --- ## [Recommend a free email that can be used with Android Op.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-free-email-that-can-be-used-with-android-op/567005)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-free-email-that-can-be-used-with-android-op/567005 "2011-01-14T01:07:54Z")
Something that plays nice. Don’t need many bells and whistles. My Wife is getting a new Android phone and has never had an email outside of her work account. I use hughes.net, but we are reluctant to build an email fo… --- ## [interview dress code - ask the interviewer??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-dress-code-ask-the-interviewer/566720)
**Author:** [@ultraman100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultraman100)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-dress-code-ask-the-interviewer/566720 "2011-01-14T00:35:23Z")
If you have an interview at a location that is far enough away where you can’t just visit easily, would you be alright asking the interviewer what the dress code is at the place so you can match the right level of dress?… --- ## [How to get my mother to stop pushing faith on me or at least understand me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-my-mother-to-stop-pushing-faith-on-me-or-at-least-understand-me/567178)
**Author:** [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-my-mother-to-stop-pushing-faith-on-me-or-at-least-understand-me/567178 "2011-01-14T00:22:57Z")
Today I got home, checked my mail, and discovered a letter written to me by mother. I won’t bore you with all the little details, but it was long (4.5 pages, written in long hand) and the take-home message was clear: “W… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1812) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1814)