# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1816 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1817 --- ## [Home design software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-design-software/566057)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-design-software/566057 "2011-01-10T17:32:45Z")
I have and old copy of Broderbunds 3D Home Architect and it’s ok. In fact it would do what I need it to if I could get it to print. The app is 17 years old and does not play well with xp pro. :D. I’m surprised it runs… --- ## [Dating/relationships. What's your +/-?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-relationships-whats-your/566939)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-relationships-whats-your/566939 "2011-01-10T17:21:29Z")
What’s the most years younger (than you) and the most years older. Me: Years older: 22 Years younger: 10 Male. Straight. --- ## [Students Dissertation Maps Entire American Fiber Optic Infrastructure. How bad??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-dissertation-maps-entire-american-fiber-optic-infrastructure-how-bad/187255)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-dissertation-maps-entire-american-fiber-optic-infrastructure-how-bad/187255 "2011-01-10T17:07:14Z")
Check out the article here . He can click on a bank in Manhattan and see who has communication lines running into it and where. He can zoom in on Baltimore and find the choke point for trucking warehouses. He can drill… --- ## [Looking for a reputable credit-monitoring service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-reputable-credit-monitoring-service/566642)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-reputable-credit-monitoring-service/566642 "2011-01-10T16:30:55Z")
I am looking for a credit monitoring service. All I care about is making sure no one has opened any accounts in my name, and none of the companies I deal with has filed any negative reports against me. Also, I am going… --- ## [Vinyl wall decals... choking hazard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinyl-wall-decals-choking-hazard/566985)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinyl-wall-decals-choking-hazard/566985 "2011-01-10T14:27:59Z")
We’re getting the nursery ready for Baby Bel (due mid-March). I’d really like to use one of the big vinyl wall decals from Etsy. The designs I like are all “trees blowing in the wind” types, with lots of leaves and birds… --- ## [What is your favorite one cup coffee maker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-one-cup-coffee-maker/567047)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-one-cup-coffee-maker/567047 "2011-01-10T13:40:08Z")
My Dad comes over a lot and likes really strong coffee. I would like to get a one cup coffee maker that makes a really strong cup of coffee (and preferably a weaker cup of coffee for those who don’t like it that strong.)… --- ## [What Do You Think of This Video (Father and Daughter Sing "Home").](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-video-father-and-daughter-sing-home/566584)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-video-father-and-daughter-sing-home/566584 "2011-01-10T07:07:45Z")
This is to see if people have a similar reaction to this video as I did. Home - Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros Acoustic Cover (Jorge & Alexa Narvaez) --- ## [Keeping Family history of ex (need answer somewhat fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-family-history-of-ex-need-answer-somewhat-fast/567038)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-family-history-of-ex-need-answer-somewhat-fast/567038 "2011-01-10T03:15:58Z")
I have been cleaning up the house this weekend and getting the rest of my soon to be ex wife’s things ready to return them to her. Most of it is just stuff that she didn’t take, or doesn’t seem to care about. Legally e… --- ## [How much of a pantry do you maintain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-pantry-do-you-maintain/566681)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-pantry-do-you-maintain/566681 "2011-01-10T02:29:06Z")
The continual news reports about panicked shoppers converging on grocery stores whenever a snowstorm (or other weather challenge) is predicted makes me wonder: do people in general really keep so little food on hand tha… --- ## [Is personal pride ever a good thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-personal-pride-ever-a-good-thing/566997)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-personal-pride-ever-a-good-thing/566997 "2011-01-10T00:39:36Z")
If you believe it is, please give examples. --- ## [Chrome v. Firefox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-v-firefox/566029)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-v-firefox/566029 "2011-01-09T23:51:15Z")
What in your opinion is the better browser? I’ve been using Chrome for the first time today, and it’s a lot faster than Firefox. I’m thinking of switching over to Chrome completely. Chrome looks better than Firefox. It… --- ## [Inter-service rivalries in the military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inter-service-rivalries-in-the-military/566700)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inter-service-rivalries-in-the-military/566700 "2011-01-09T22:06:27Z")
I was reading a thread on the IMDB board for The Last Detail, where people were talking about the scene in that movie where the sailors get into a brawl with a group of Marines. Someone suggested that if there were Army … --- ## [Please explain the compulsion to name objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-compulsion-to-name-objects/566635)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-compulsion-to-name-objects/566635 "2011-01-09T19:42:31Z")
I’m not talking about naming a pet or a recipe, I’m talking about naming inanimate objects e.g. this current thread. I don’t get it. It strikes me as bizarre if not completely insane. I’m writing this on my laptop, no… --- ## [Have You Ever Felt "The Pull"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-the-pull/566530)
**Author:** [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-the-pull/566530 "2011-01-09T17:50:37Z")
I love in Florida now, so I haven’t experienced this in a while. But in the past when I’ve driven through mountainous regions, I’ve had an almost overwhelming urge to turn the wheel so that the car goes over the edge of … --- ## [If you could apply the death penalty to the use of political rhetoric .....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-apply-the-death-penalty-to-the-use-of-political-rhetoric/562932)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-apply-the-death-penalty-to-the-use-of-political-rhetoric/562932 "2011-01-09T17:22:02Z")
…which one phrase or concept would you apply it to? Mine is that a tax cut or not increasing taxes is giving away taxpayer money instead of letting them keep it. --- ## [Google search spam problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-spam-problems/566948)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-spam-problems/566948 "2011-01-09T16:35:11Z")
The other day I read this article from The Guardian claiming that users “are beginning to find that when they try to do searches to evaluate or buy consumer items - such as dishwashers, or iPhone 4 cases - or to find a s… --- ## [Looking for help with my new old Ipod touch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-help-with-my-new-old-ipod-touch/565617)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-help-with-my-new-old-ipod-touch/565617 "2011-01-09T14:58:50Z")
New to me but about three years old… my daughter passed it down to me. It’s an 8 gb. She can educate me on the music but I could use some help on the email and internet features. I’m connecting just fine. Is there an… --- ## [The World's Greatest Idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-greatest-idea/566965)
**Author:** [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-greatest-idea/566965 "2011-01-09T09:16:30Z")
I’ve been reading a book with the above title by John Farndon where he outlines 50 ideas drawn up by a “panel of experts” as a selection of the greatest. These were then listed on a websiteand voting invited - the book l… --- ## [The World's Greatest Idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-greatest-idea/566966)
**Author:** [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-greatest-idea/566966 "2011-01-09T09:09:50Z")
I’ve been reading a book with the above title by John Farndon where he outlines 50 ideas drawn up by a “panel of experts” as a selection of the greatest. These were then listed on a websiteand voting invited - the book l… --- ## [Time heals...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-heals/566883)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-heals/566883 "2011-01-09T07:42:57Z")
… --- ## [Home burned to ground by authorities who now refuse to pay.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-burned-to-ground-by-authorities-who-now-refuse-to-pay/566492)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-burned-to-ground-by-authorities-who-now-refuse-to-pay/566492 "2011-01-09T06:21:26Z")
Guy rents house. Lives there for several years. At some point in time, the tenant (guy) begins storing materials that are used in bomb making, as well as a few bombs he’d made in his “bomb factory.” What he intended to… --- ## [What to do when your insurance denies a claim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-your-insurance-denies-a-claim/566692)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-your-insurance-denies-a-claim/566692 "2011-01-09T05:08:52Z")
Long story short: Husband is out of state on a work related business trip. He becomes violently ill and thinks he’s having a heart attack. (Back story: He’s young (45) and in really good shape, but his father, grandf… --- ## [Football Jersey Wearing Etiquete Question: Undershirt or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-jersey-wearing-etiquete-question-undershirt-or-no/566675)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-jersey-wearing-etiquete-question-undershirt-or-no/566675 "2011-01-08T23:37:57Z")
If a male was about to put on a nonsee through football jersey, does proper etiquette mandate he wear a shirt of some sort underneath? Does outdoor temperature matter? Also, does it matter if it’s actually being worn a… --- ## [Kids and firearm safety, your thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-and-firearm-safety-your-thoughts/548159)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-and-firearm-safety-your-thoughts/548159 "2011-01-08T20:15:23Z")
As many here are aware, I’m a recreational sport-shooter, paper targets, trap, etc…, I’ve been a sport shooter all my life, to me, guns are simply tools, dangerous tools that must be respected, but tools nonetheless How… --- ## [Tell me about doing a Masters of Arts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-doing-a-masters-of-arts/566768)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-doing-a-masters-of-arts/566768 "2011-01-08T19:08:35Z")
Well, through some weird twist of fate, it looks like I may be applying to do my MA in Environmental Management. Originally, I was talking to the academic advisor about doing my B.Sc., but after I told her about my work … --- ## [ARGH! Two days before vacation - wake up with a sore throat and cough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-two-days-before-vacation-wake-up-with-a-sore-throat-and-cough/566664)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-two-days-before-vacation-wake-up-with-a-sore-throat-and-cough/566664 "2011-01-08T16:15:25Z")
It’s our first real vacation in several years and our first visit to Europe. My throat is killing me and my head is woozy. The doctor prescribed an antibiotic (which is going to give me diarrhoea), a cough suppresant, an… --- ## [Have you had something happen that should've hurt you...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-something-happen-that-shouldve-hurt-you/495814)
**Author:** [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-something-happen-that-shouldve-hurt-you/495814 "2011-01-08T15:12:36Z")
… but didn’t? Just today, I was doing a service call for a wireless internet customer. I had just replaced a small tripod with a taller one, and was coming off the roof. I was just transfering my weight off my left foot… --- ## [Is there a contemporary family with a greater number of notable members \[than the Gracies\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-contemporary-family-with-a-greater-number-of-notable-members-than-the-gracies/566537)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-contemporary-family-with-a-greater-number-of-notable-members-than-the-gracies/566537 "2011-01-08T11:16:06Z")
I was just thinking yesterday about how many renowned Gracies there are, so I looked them up in Wikipedia. Not only do they (as a family) have their own Wikipedia entry, it lists a whopping 66 members-- more than half o… --- ## [Any experience with Privia (and businesses that hide their prices?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-privia-and-businesses-that-hide-their-prices/566674)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-privia-and-businesses-that-hide-their-prices/566674 "2011-01-08T10:55:07Z")
My boss asked me to look into a proposal management software/sort-of ERP system called ‘Privia’ today by a company called SpringCM. I’m curious if any of you in the business world have used it and would love your opinio… --- ## [Another root canal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-root-canal/566432)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-root-canal/566432 "2011-01-08T08:07:43Z")
I have to have a root canal in my 2nd molar, bottom left. I have a couple problems with this: My first root canal was a complete nightmare which led to the tooth being yanked anyway (2nd premolar, bottom right). Th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1815) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1817)