# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1824 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1825 --- ## [Another writng pet peeve--The fused particple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-writng-pet-peeve-the-fused-particple/565307)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-writng-pet-peeve-the-fused-particple/565307 "2010-12-26T22:25:22Z")
Examples: · Betty dancing \[read Betty’s dancing\] is beautiful. · If Bill and Tammy want to go skydiving, I have no objection to them trying \[read their trying\] it. · With Tom having \[read Tom’s having\] lost three wive… --- ## [What do/can you sleep under in summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-can-you-sleep-under-in-summer/565067)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-can-you-sleep-under-in-summer/565067 "2010-12-26T21:29:47Z")
Summer is rolling around in the southern hemisphere and i’m finding it very uncomfortable to sleep under a duvet but like to have something to wrap up in. Is it ‘usual’ to sleep with just a sheet? I have the base sheet t… --- ## [Are we (Sdmb) becoming more relevant ? Or less?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-sdmb-becoming-more-relevant-or-less/565229)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-sdmb-becoming-more-relevant-or-less/565229 "2010-12-26T20:54:24Z")
As a boomer, I’,m fascinated with the trends involving social media. Where should I place my current attention ? Is the SDMB now obsolete ? Where is everyone hanging out ? --- ## [Current recommendations for iPod touch apps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-recommendations-for-ipod-touch-apps/565435)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-recommendations-for-ipod-touch-apps/565435 "2010-12-26T19:21:06Z")
For all the people who got a new iPod touch for Christmas, what apps are you using or would you recommend? --- ## [Do you discuss topics that you are not informed about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-discuss-topics-that-you-are-not-informed-about/565415)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-discuss-topics-that-you-are-not-informed-about/565415 "2010-12-26T18:56:17Z")
Whilst reading the thread on whether the SDMB is relevant still or not (was it ever? :confused:) Guanoladmade the point that the board should be recognised as somewhere that is a repository of factual accuracy and inform… --- ## [How do you prefer to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-to-die/564116)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-to-die/564116 "2010-12-26T16:01:07Z")
I was just thinking of something. I’ve heard heroin described as one of the most amazing experiences in someone’s life (at first at least). Of course, most people don’t want to try it because of all the consequences. Bu… --- ## [Poll: Homeowners: do you expect to stop moving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-homeowners-do-you-expect-to-stop-moving/565062)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-homeowners-do-you-expect-to-stop-moving/565062 "2010-12-26T05:07:28Z")
OK, I was getting into a hairpulling with someone on another thread about whether most homeowners buy with intent to keep on selling/moving or not. While I’m sure there are cultural differences, my experience in several … --- ## [Good productivity apps that have a Mac counterpart & sync](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-productivity-apps-that-have-a-mac-counterpart-sync/565400)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-productivity-apps-that-have-a-mac-counterpart-sync/565400 "2010-12-26T04:40:20Z")
I’m looking for a good life management/reminder/appointment/goalsetting/todo type app that has a Mac counterpart. I don’t want to have to do everything on the iphone because it’s a pain to type on. But I want to be abl… --- ## [Do Tweethearts = cheating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tweethearts-cheating/565359)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tweethearts-cheating/565359 "2010-12-25T23:20:21Z")
This is an interesting discussion that arouse around a holiday dinner table. In this case, a Tweetheart is an online boyfriend or girlfriend to someone who is in a real-life relationship. (Tweetheart, from “Tweeter” rel… --- ## [Recommend an e-mail client/program for my 80-year-old father](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-e-mail-client-program-for-my-80-year-old-father/564843)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-e-mail-client-program-for-my-80-year-old-father/564843 "2010-12-25T20:28:17Z")
I’ve just switched my father from a DOS computer with no network connection to Win7. He’s getting FIOS in a week or so. I’ve always used MS Outlook as my mail client. Occasionally I use Gmail, but I don’t like the fact … --- ## [Is Santa's Sled Green?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-santas-sled-green/565285)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-santas-sled-green/565285 "2010-12-25T11:42:53Z")
Don’t tell me he’s not real. I see him being tracked by NORAD. He’s in or near North Korea as I write this. Keep your fingers crossed that those poor people aren’t so hungry that 8 reindeer become stew and Santa impriso… --- ## [Ape domestication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ape-domestication/565225)
**Author:** [@The\_Niply\_Elder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Niply_Elder)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ape-domestication/565225 "2010-12-25T10:57:56Z")
Hi all, medium-term lurker here. I watched a Nova episode I think dealing with the domestication of dogs, which is thought to have begun about 15000 years ago. The entire episode was truly fascinating. They also cover… --- ## [US. The freest country in the world. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-the-freest-country-in-the-world-really/560763)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-the-freest-country-in-the-world-really/560763 "2010-12-25T06:58:27Z")
I’m Canadian I hear it all the time. America is the freest country in the world. From Americans. Who also bitch and complain endlessly about threats to their freedom or compromization thereof. Don’t you see a contrad… --- ## [Selecting a martial arts studio and type](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selecting-a-martial-arts-studio-and-type/565076)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selecting-a-martial-arts-studio-and-type/565076 "2010-12-25T03:13:21Z")
I need to start doing something different with my life. I also need to get out more. I’ve thought here and there over the years about taking some sort of martial arts classes. However, I know nothing about them. I kn… --- ## [What's your childhood best friend doing now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-childhood-best-friend-doing-now/565114)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-childhood-best-friend-doing-now/565114 "2010-12-25T03:10:39Z")
We lived next door and we were inseparable - like sisters - until I started kindergarten a year before her. We still played together, but we got other friends at school. I have pictures of us playing dress-up with old … --- ## [Moral Quandary - Trivia Pub Quiz is plagiarizing questions from book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-quandary-trivia-pub-quiz-is-plagiarizing-questions-from-book/564991)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-quandary-trivia-pub-quiz-is-plagiarizing-questions-from-book/564991 "2010-12-25T01:54:59Z")
My wife and I play at a pub quiz twice a week. We always have fun - win or lose. However, the company that runs the quiz has begun stealing questions - and bonuses - out of a trivia book I own. They are not just usin… --- ## [Time Capsule vs Other Network Hard Drives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-capsule-vs-other-network-hard-drives/557333)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-capsule-vs-other-network-hard-drives/557333 "2010-12-24T20:07:38Z")
I’m looking to get a network hard drive as my laptop simply can’t handle the amount of video I’ve got now, not to mention needing a backup solution for other files. While I like the simplicity and features of the Apple T… --- ## [A flyable RC X-Wing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flyable-rc-x-wing/565254)
**Author:** [@barndoor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barndoor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flyable-rc-x-wing/565254 "2010-12-24T17:58:36Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-255074.html Many many years ago, people here discussed the possibility to build a radio-controlled flyable F-117, and shortly after, the X-Wing. Am I right if I s… --- ## [What tabs do you have open right now? (I'm bored)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tabs-do-you-have-open-right-now-im-bored/564362)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tabs-do-you-have-open-right-now-im-bored/564362 "2010-12-24T17:44:04Z")
It’s a snow day. I’m looking for amusement however banal. So what web sites do you have up right now? I have A&E Hoarders video, A preview of the coupons that will be in the Sunday paper this year, an article about Ya… --- ## [Providing Cellphones for the Poor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/providing-cellphones-for-the-poor/565169)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/providing-cellphones-for-the-poor/565169 "2010-12-24T15:03:58Z")
I’m poor and unemployed. My daughter and I live on $319.00/month that the state puts on my EBT card and $615.00/month that she gets from SSI due to the death of my wife. This will change soon I hope. I’ve taken advantage… --- ## [saving lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-lives/565216)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-lives/565216 "2010-12-24T14:51:56Z")
Have you ever been instrumental in keeping someone alive? It happened to me twice. A few years ago, our neighbor (apt) we heard his smoke detector. I thought, ah it’ll stop. But it kept going, my son wanted to check, so … --- ## [I'm young. I want to be spry when I'm old. What do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-young-i-want-to-be-spry-when-im-old-what-do-i-do/564611)
**Author:** [@spenczar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spenczar)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-young-i-want-to-be-spry-when-im-old-what-do-i-do/564611 "2010-12-24T14:31:44Z")
I see some old people having difficulty walking down the street. One foot moves a few inches, barely getting over the ground, then the other foot. Others, similar ages, just as old, have barely any (apparent) difficulty. … --- ## [Yes or no? You can relive the best year of your life, but you also have to relive the worst.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-or-no-you-can-relive-the-best-year-of-your-life-but-you-also-have-to-relive-the-worst/563412)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-or-no-you-can-relive-the-best-year-of-your-life-but-you-also-have-to-relive-the-worst/563412 "2010-12-24T13:56:12Z")
So a magic genie gives you this option: You can relive the absolutely best year of your life (year being any 365 days, not a calendar year), but you also have to relive the worst year of your life (ditto). If you choose … --- ## [Bristol, England, July 22 - 31, 2011: Trip advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bristol-england-july-22-31-2011-trip-advice/564858)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bristol-england-july-22-31-2011-trip-advice/564858 "2010-12-24T11:17:52Z")
Looks like I might be going to Bristol for a week next summer on business. I’ll have a few hours of free time each day, plus one full day each weekend. I’ll have a car at my disposal, but I’d prefer to take the train whe… --- ## [Anyone here work at Hermes or Louis Vuitton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-work-at-hermes-or-louis-vuitton/564998)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-work-at-hermes-or-louis-vuitton/564998 "2010-12-24T00:28:39Z")
Some dude on the internet complained saying that he was given the run around at an Hermes store for not buying enough despite making a custom order request. Someone in response wrote, So, anyone here work as a sales a… --- ## [A China bubble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-china-bubble/565149)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-china-bubble/565149 "2010-12-23T22:21:46Z")
There are many dopers far more knowledgable about mainland China than I. Hopefully they will chime in and put some informed speculation to my ramblings. :slight\_smile: The economy of China looks more and more like a bub… --- ## [Atheists; would you/could you date a "believer"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-would-you-could-you-date-a-believer/563331)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-would-you-could-you-date-a-believer/563331 "2010-12-23T21:22:19Z")
I fell in love with one once. She and I would have passionate discussions on the issue of there being a God. I never did ask her out, though it was apparent that I liked her. She wouldn’t have dated me because of my b… --- ## [Please explain your embarrassment to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-your-embarrassment-to-me/564817)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-your-embarrassment-to-me/564817 "2010-12-23T20:49:33Z")
If you are like most people, you have a noticeable degree of concern about being sufficiently normal to avoid the stares, comments, judgment or other disapproval that might be heaped upon you by people you do not know if… --- ## [Should I get me a Scooba floor washing robot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-me-a-scooba-floor-washing-robot/564948)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-me-a-scooba-floor-washing-robot/564948 "2010-12-23T20:46:04Z")
Since I’m a lazy bachelor, I hate mopping the floor and the waste of time it is. So I’m interested in a Scooba, especially this one (German amazon link). The user reviews there are quite positive, whereas on amazon.com (… --- ## [Doper ladies: Ever had a false negative on a pregnancy test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-ladies-ever-had-a-false-negative-on-a-pregnancy-test/565211)
**Author:** [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-ladies-ever-had-a-false-negative-on-a-pregnancy-test/565211 "2010-12-23T19:27:44Z")
A bit of background: I’m 25, have PCOS, and have been trying to get pregnant for 2 1/2 years. I had a miscarriage in August, which was surprising considering that I hadn’t known I was pregnant. I’d had fairly regular per… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1823) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1825)