# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1825 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1826 --- ## [Democrats/Liberals: Would you vote for Palin in a primary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-liberals-would-you-vote-for-palin-in-a-primary/565089)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-liberals-would-you-vote-for-palin-in-a-primary/565089 "2010-12-23T16:06:18Z")
I’ve read a few stories about a potential Palin run for the presidency and that she’s the most liked among the most conservative but has the highest negatives among the population in general (including somewhere near 60%… --- ## [Recommend me a SLR digital camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-slr-digital-camera/560514)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-slr-digital-camera/560514 "2010-12-23T14:28:00Z")
I know next to nothing about photography, but I want to get into it. I have regular digital cameras, but want to upgrade to a SLR. Can anyone recommend one in particular, or tell me what specs to look for. Would like … --- ## [Computer monitor: In front or angled to the side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-monitor-in-front-or-angled-to-the-side/565126)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-monitor-in-front-or-angled-to-the-side/565126 "2010-12-23T13:40:58Z")
I’ve noticed that a lot of people (particularly at places like banks or other locations where you don’t need to use your computer all the time while working) tend to have their computer monitors situated off to the side … --- ## [Microfinance? Charity? Advice, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microfinance-charity-advice-please/565136)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microfinance-charity-advice-please/565136 "2010-12-23T12:24:24Z")
I’ve heard of something called “microfinance”, that can help the very poor in developing nations. \[ol\] \[li\]What is it?\[/li\]\[li\]How does it work?\[/li\]\[li\]Hi Opal\[/li\]\[li\]What are reputable outfits I can make a small don… --- ## [Does the existence of supervolcanoes put a hard limit on mankind's future development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-existence-of-supervolcanoes-put-a-hard-limit-on-mankinds-future-development/564617)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-existence-of-supervolcanoes-put-a-hard-limit-on-mankinds-future-development/564617 "2010-12-23T09:46:25Z")
One of the posts in a MPSIMS thread mentioned the Yellowstone supervolcano, which, if it erupted, would cut down on the global population significantly and retard human progress amid cultural chaos for probable centuries… --- ## [How many times have you been to the emergency room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-been-to-the-emergency-room/564831)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-been-to-the-emergency-room/564831 "2010-12-23T09:43:49Z")
I was talking to a friend last week about emergency room visits. She found it odd that I’ve been there at all, and really odd that I’ve been so many times. She’s never been, not even once – until yesterday. Part of her e… --- ## [How much can I make as a ghost hunter/exorcist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-i-make-as-a-ghost-hunter-exorcist/564993)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-i-make-as-a-ghost-hunter-exorcist/564993 "2010-12-23T08:19:29Z")
Facing an impending layoff in January, I was thinking that since there’s a plethora of fools out there, I might as well be the one to separate them from their money. So I’ve gone to my 6’7", boney, black coworker and wo… --- ## [May-December romances I want to hear from you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-december-romances-i-want-to-hear-from-you/564782)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-december-romances-i-want-to-hear-from-you/564782 "2010-12-23T07:11:06Z")
Is it possible to have a lasting relationship when there is a rather large age gap. The woman in this scenario is 15 years younger than the man. I’m not going to give the ages of the parties yet but the woman is at leas… --- ## [An old "friend" you're trying to avoid invites you personally to their wedding. Do you go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-friend-youre-trying-to-avoid-invites-you-personally-to-their-wedding-do-you-go/564953)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-friend-youre-trying-to-avoid-invites-you-personally-to-their-wedding-do-you-go/564953 "2010-12-23T06:02:14Z")
How do you manage it when a friend won’t let go of you despite your best efforts? In this situation, I have a friend I’ll call Jane. Jane is a nice, social butterfly kind of person who I worked with for several years. … --- ## [What are your favorite and least-favorite Vegas-area hotels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-and-least-favorite-vegas-area-hotels/564972)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-and-least-favorite-vegas-area-hotels/564972 "2010-12-23T05:34:28Z")
Rather than derail this GQ thread, I figured I’d pose the question here. I’d just like to hear people talk about their favorite Vegas hotels, as well as the hotels they avoid at all costs, and why. I’ll break mine down … --- ## [How Often Do You Check Your Email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-your-email/564989)
**Author:** [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-your-email/564989 "2010-12-23T05:02:07Z")
I’m talking about your primary email account, the one you use the most. I was talking to a friend the other day, and she asked me about something and I told her that I’d sent her an email about it around two weeks ago. S… --- ## [Three Murders in Modesto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-murders-in-modesto/565098)
**Author:** [@A\_Voice\_of\_Sanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Voice_of_Sanity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-murders-in-modesto/565098 "2010-12-23T03:05:50Z")
There are three murder cases in Modesto which bear examining as a set. Douglas S Mouser v. California Scott L Peterson v. California Gilbert Cano v. California All happened in the same city. All were ‘mysteries’, i.… --- ## [Living in a motel for a week. What to bring for food.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-motel-for-a-week-what-to-bring-for-food/455624)
**Author:** [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-a-motel-for-a-week-what-to-bring-for-food/455624 "2010-12-23T02:29:36Z")
I will be staying in a motel on an Army base for one week for work. As far as I know, there is not a restaurant associated with the base motel. However the rooms do have a mini fridge and a microwave. As a civillian, … --- ## [Will yoga fix my back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-yoga-fix-my-back/564637)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-yoga-fix-my-back/564637 "2010-12-23T00:28:22Z")
I’m 24 going on 90. Or so it feels as I lurch through the house on a Saturday morning. I’ve had a slipped disc in my lower back since I was 19, that tends to flare up and disappear time and time again, usually once a yea… --- ## [How many Christmas/Holiday cards have or will you send out this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-christmas-holiday-cards-have-or-will-you-send-out-this-year/564375)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-christmas-holiday-cards-have-or-will-you-send-out-this-year/564375 "2010-12-22T23:03:09Z")
Title pretty much describes the question. I dropped off 150 at the post office this morning. --- ## [Girls's dilemma: Stay with horrid mother for beloved brother's sake, or get outta Dodge for her own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlss-dilemma-stay-with-horrid-mother-for-beloved-brothers-sake-or-get-outta-dodge-for-her-own/564872)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlss-dilemma-stay-with-horrid-mother-for-beloved-brothers-sake-or-get-outta-dodge-for-her-own/564872 "2010-12-22T22:45:35Z")
Obviously another hypothetical. Today’s story, set in Memphis, stars Jessica. She’s 18, bright, beautiful, and charming, deserving of all the good things life has to offer. Unfortunately, the RhymerVerse God is a a pe… --- ## [Why I Like Airports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-like-airports/564469)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-like-airports/564469 "2010-12-22T21:48:50Z")
Other than the fact they are the place I go to take me home, I also like them because I love airplanes. I get there a couple of hours early and I glue my nose (figuratively speaking) to the big windows at my gate and w… --- ## [Do you say "car mel" or do you say "car amel"?-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-say-car-mel-or-do-you-say-car-amel/564640)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-say-car-mel-or-do-you-say-car-amel/564640 "2010-12-22T20:47:23Z")
Just curious. --- ## [Can a relationship start drama-filled and turn out okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-relationship-start-drama-filled-and-turn-out-okay/564576)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-relationship-start-drama-filled-and-turn-out-okay/564576 "2010-12-22T20:44:55Z")
There are times when I read threads here where I feel like most of the world has a whole lot of drama in their romantic relationships: Lots of power struggles, head games, insecurities, craziness, ultimatums, flouncing,… --- ## [What is your Christmas present to yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-christmas-present-to-yourself/564324)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-christmas-present-to-yourself/564324 "2010-12-22T19:52:30Z")
This year I’ve been a good little girl and SantAmazon’s bringing me a Kindle. StG --- ## [Chimney vs power vent water heater (like answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimney-vs-power-vent-water-heater-like-answer-fast/565093)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimney-vs-power-vent-water-heater-like-answer-fast/565093 "2010-12-22T19:34:04Z")
My circa 1989 natural gas water heater is clearly on its last legs, and am looking to replace it. Over e-mail I was rough quoted a price for a power vent model. The plumber took a look and noticed my current unit is gar… --- ## [How do you pronounce pecan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pecan/564895)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-pecan/564895 "2010-12-22T18:54:43Z")
How do you pronounce the nut from which pralines and pies and butter pecan ice cream is made? --- ## [Tell me about your Christmas getaways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-christmas-getaways/564790)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-christmas-getaways/564790 "2010-12-22T17:58:34Z")
For a variety of reasons that aren’t quite coincidence but aren’t incredibly intentional, either, I’ll be spending my third consecutive Christmas in Las Vegas. Mind you, this isn’t to get away from family – in fact, two … --- ## [Would you buy a book in the "For Dummies" series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-book-in-the-for-dummies-series/564884)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-book-in-the-for-dummies-series/564884 "2010-12-22T16:49:46Z")
Would you buy a book in t he For Dummies or Complete Idiot’s series? I know it’s stupid, but it would be a struggle for me to buy a book like that. I would hate to proclaim my stupidity to the world. Last time I was on … --- ## [Ghost raising rituals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-raising-rituals/564947)
**Author:** [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-raising-rituals/564947 "2010-12-22T16:21:21Z")
My house is haunted. I need a way to raise and confront the ghosts to see what my next step should be. Benign ghost will get to stay with the house until it is destroyed in 2012. Malevolent ones will need to be exorcised… --- ## [What Language Sounds the Best](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-sounds-the-best/564896)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-sounds-the-best/564896 "2010-12-22T16:11:54Z")
You do not have to know the language at all but which language sounds the best (for any reason) to you? I like German personally. --- ## [Ideas for a 12 week middle school project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-12-week-middle-school-project/565026)
**Author:** [@simply\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simply_cats)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-12-week-middle-school-project/565026 "2010-12-22T15:22:22Z")
Hello, Dopers :slight\_smile: I teach at a fantastic charter school focused on arts and community. I have a class of 7th and 8th graders. For their IRP (independent research project) last semester, I had students come … --- ## [Help me prepare for a very difficult conversation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prepare-for-a-very-difficult-conversation/564860)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prepare-for-a-very-difficult-conversation/564860 "2010-12-22T09:22:54Z")
I’m preparing for the ‘do we let her die’ conversation with the doctor tomorrow and need some help. A bit of background first. I’ve mentioned before that I have an elderly aunt. She has taken another turn downwards. She… --- ## [Am I the only facebooker who sorted their friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-facebooker-who-sorted-their-friends/564890)
**Author:** [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-facebooker-who-sorted-their-friends/564890 "2010-12-22T08:15:11Z")
I went over to this latest new profile stuff and stuck my friends into lists without much thought or effort on my part. Now I’ve looked through most of my friend’s pages and without exception no-one else has done it. It … --- ## [How much money is too much to waste?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-is-too-much-to-waste/564983)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-is-too-much-to-waste/564983 "2010-12-22T03:01:17Z")
For example: I drove from Maine to NW IN to visit my dad for the holidays and I always stop overnight outside Buffalo because it’s pretty much the halfway point. When I arrived at the first rest stop we stopped at, I di… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1824) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1826)