# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1831 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1832 --- ## [Need advice for preventing air sickness- flying next week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-for-preventing-air-sickness-flying-next-week/563171)
**Author:** [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-for-preventing-air-sickness-flying-next-week/563171 "2010-12-13T22:34:21Z")
I NEVER used to get airsick- turbulence just wasn’t a big deal. In the last couple of years however, it’s become a big problem. Not only do I get sick from only moderate turbulence, I also can’t recover quickly. Any i… --- ## [Lighting Solutions for a home office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lighting-solutions-for-a-home-office/564042)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lighting-solutions-for-a-home-office/564042 "2010-12-13T22:21:34Z")
One of my friends wants a better lighting solution for her work area. Her house is an open design with an office area of the larger living room. Her desk currently has a 3 bulb dome fixture above it. Straight ahead is an… --- ## [Who should have paid this restaurant bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-have-paid-this-restaurant-bill/563657)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-have-paid-this-restaurant-bill/563657 "2010-12-13T22:08:40Z")
A few years ago, my (then) boyfriend and I invited another gay couple (long time friends of mine from England) to visit us here in the states. They came, and we had a great time. Several months later, my boyfriend and … --- ## [Folding dirty laundry: crazy or normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folding-dirty-laundry-crazy-or-normal/563415)
**Author:** [@purple\_cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_cow)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folding-dirty-laundry-crazy-or-normal/563415 "2010-12-13T21:52:40Z")
So my girlfriend and i had just spent a nice week in a cabin we had rented from my Aunt in Maine. The cleaning people were coming soon to get the cabin ready for the next visitors coming in the afternoon. The direction… --- ## [What's wrong, if anything, with community colleges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-if-anything-with-community-colleges/557225)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-if-anything-with-community-colleges/557225 "2010-12-13T21:49:48Z")
Anytime I hear of community colleges, it’s disparagingly. The sitcom Community uses the setting of a community college as a joke. What’s wrong with them, if anything? Why did they get a bad repuation (if they do indeed h… --- ## [One of our foster kittens doesn't use the litterbox. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-our-foster-kittens-doesnt-use-the-litterbox-what-to-do/563888)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-our-foster-kittens-doesnt-use-the-litterbox-what-to-do/563888 "2010-12-13T21:27:48Z")
We’re fostering a mama cat and her three kittens. Pictures! They’re about five and a half weeks old, now, and generally healthy, well-socialized, and happy. But there are accidents outside the litterbox. We’ve fostered a… --- ## [How do theists reconcile the supposed immortal consciousness of the soul, with deep sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-theists-reconcile-the-supposed-immortal-consciousness-of-the-soul-with-deep-sleep/563731)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-theists-reconcile-the-supposed-immortal-consciousness-of-the-soul-with-deep-sleep/563731 "2010-12-13T20:56:13Z")
(Mods: I’ll understand if this needs to go in GQ or GD.) I’m an atheist, and don’t believe in the sort of immortal personal consciousness that Western monotheists seem to be describing in their traditions when they spe… --- ## [Tax Loss Selling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-loss-selling/564010)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-loss-selling/564010 "2010-12-13T19:27:37Z")
This is the first year I’ve ever had the opportunity to use tax loss selling, so I’m seeking out as many opinions as I can. Here’s the scenario: For years my wife participated in an employ stock purchase plan, where s… --- ## [The Gardener's (Moral) Dilemma: an ethics debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gardeners-moral-dilemma-an-ethics-debate/563715)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gardeners-moral-dilemma-an-ethics-debate/563715 "2010-12-13T19:15:41Z")
Note: It’s about gardening, but I put this here instead of Cafe Society since I’m really looking for people to be santimonious and judgemental. :smiley: So c’mon, Dopers: bring down the full force of your smugness and mo… --- ## [Where to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-go/563872)
**Author:** [@Cammacdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cammacdon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-go/563872 "2010-12-13T18:14:21Z")
I am currently living in the Buffalo, NY area and as you may know its crappy. I am determined to get out of this area as soon as possible. But, with so many places to go I’m having trouble choosing a destination. So i as… --- ## [What else am I qualified to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-am-i-qualified-to-do/563916)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-am-i-qualified-to-do/563916 "2010-12-13T17:52:55Z")
I badly want to move back to Michigan (from AZ), but I’m having difficulty getting everything in order to make my teaching certificate transferable (I took an alternate path to certification, which MI doesn’t recognize).… --- ## [Online resources for indecisive travelers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-resources-for-indecisive-travelers/563998)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-resources-for-indecisive-travelers/563998 "2010-12-13T17:26:20Z")
I’m taking about a week of vacation over the holidays and have no idea where to go. What are some good websites or message boards to find ideas for destinations? The ones I’ve turned up so far appear to be advertisment… --- ## [How to meet & make friends after college / Your experiences with Meetup.com and other similar sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-meet-make-friends-after-college-your-experiences-with-meetup-com-and-other-similar-sites/554089)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-meet-make-friends-after-college-your-experiences-with-meetup-com-and-other-similar-sites/554089 "2010-12-13T17:16:52Z")
After graduating, all of my friends have either moved to new cities or moved back in with family. I find myself without the huge group of friends I had at my first college (of 2 years) or in my current city where I grad… --- ## [Foster parenting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foster-parenting/563945)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foster-parenting/563945 "2010-12-13T16:43:11Z")
The husband and I are thinking about becoming foster parents. We are discussing it and researching it now with the idea of starting to foster in the next 5 years - we want to take the time to make an informed decision. W… --- ## [recommend me a DVD player/recorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-dvd-player-recorder/563839)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-dvd-player-recorder/563839 "2010-12-13T16:41:12Z")
Sigh. Some people have bad luck in general, mine is mainly with appliances. I’ve bought, like, 9 DVD players in the past 12years. They last a year or so and then they malfunction, and every time I carefully note which br… --- ## [European Adolesence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-adolesence/563237)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-adolesence/563237 "2010-12-13T12:14:54Z")
How is late childhood/early adolesence in Europe (ie around 10 years old to 18) especially in it being different from an American one? Recent testimonies in particular (ie in the last decade or so). --- ## [Holiday casual dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-casual-dress/562974)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-casual-dress/562974 "2010-12-13T11:31:38Z")
I haven’t heard this term before. I’m going to assume that means no blue jeans, nor a cummerbund. What else does it mean? Tie? Suit? Flip-flops? --- ## [1/1/11 - New Year's Eve Plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-1-11-new-years-eve-plans/563128)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-1-11-new-years-eve-plans/563128 "2010-12-13T10:56:22Z")
It has been years since my SO and I have gone out for New Year’s Eve - was fun when we were young and stupid, but now prefer to stay at home and avoid the crowds, over-priced drinks, over-priced cover charges, over-drunk… --- ## [Which came first: sex or farting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-came-first-sex-or-farting/562111)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-came-first-sex-or-farting/562111 "2010-12-13T10:17:11Z")
When did you become comfortable farting around your SO? Was it before or after you had had sex with them? --- ## [Advice on a WiFi radio receiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-wifi-radio-receiver/563925)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-wifi-radio-receiver/563925 "2010-12-13T06:24:07Z")
The internet is great for shopping if you know what you want, but merchants can’t be bothered to tell you what things actually do. I am looking for a a device that connects to the house WiFi and allows me to browse for … --- ## [Holiday Tipping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-tipping/563944)
**Author:** [@Anchuldigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anchuldigs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-tipping/563944 "2010-12-13T02:20:25Z")
2 Questions: My wife and I are students but we got a fantastic deal on nicer apartment in NYC. Some of the doormen are helpful, but some are unhelpful, even bordering on rude. Also, we tip the super whenever he does… --- ## [What can I do with my old stuffed animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-my-old-stuffed-animals/563587)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-my-old-stuffed-animals/563587 "2010-12-13T01:31:09Z")
I have some stuffed animals from my girlhood - about ten of them. A koala, a rather large lion, a Siamese kitteh, one of those Snoopy teaching things where one shoe has laces, one has a buckle, he has a button and a zipp… --- ## [Critiques for a query letter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critiques-for-a-query-letter/563932)
**Author:** [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critiques-for-a-query-letter/563932 "2010-12-13T00:26:40Z")
I’ve spent the last couple years writing and rewriting a suspense novel, and I’ve finally drafted a query letter for agents and publishers. But before I send it out, I’d like a pro to review it. I sent my query to Query… --- ## [Weird feeling in joint of finger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-feeling-in-joint-of-finger/563880)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-feeling-in-joint-of-finger/563880 "2010-12-12T23:56:40Z")
So, I’ve got this finger, right? (Well, I’ve got ten of them, if you count thumbs as fingers) Anyhow, the middle finger on my right hand, it’s been giving me this weird feeling around the knuckle where it doesn’t feel…… --- ## [Longest you've ever gone without a full body shower or bath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-youve-ever-gone-without-a-full-body-shower-or-bath/563520)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-youve-ever-gone-without-a-full-body-shower-or-bath/563520 "2010-12-12T22:21:03Z")
That’s it, whole question. Oh, also interested in voluntarily vs. involuntarily. Ta! --- ## [Fighting a traffic ticket -- please share experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-a-traffic-ticket-please-share-experiences/550748)
**Author:** [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-a-traffic-ticket-please-share-experiences/550748 "2010-12-12T17:51:47Z")
…and advice! I was doing 67 in a 50. HOWEVER, it was during rush hour and I had to merge over 3 lanes to the left to make an exit and had to increase speed to safely merge. I couldn’t have slowed in that rush hour tra… --- ## [Programmers/Software Engineers! Please reply.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programmers-software-engineers-please-reply/563535)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programmers-software-engineers-please-reply/563535 "2010-12-12T16:08:09Z")
I am currently in school for computer science. While it wasn’t my first choice of major (I’d rather do astrophysics/cosmology, but there are several reasons I can’t), I can say that I love the problem-solving plus the f… --- ## [Barefoot Running vs. Shoes:Lets discuss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barefoot-running-vs-shoes-lets-discuss/562944)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barefoot-running-vs-shoes-lets-discuss/562944 "2010-12-12T14:46:27Z")
To start, I do not and have never sold running shoes nor have I ever worked for an athletic shoe manufacturer or distributor. My experience is from being a runner from 1976-2004. I do currently coach high school cross … --- ## [How would you tactfully handle this party situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-tactfully-handle-this-party-situation/563703)
**Author:** [@khere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/khere)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-tactfully-handle-this-party-situation/563703 "2010-12-12T08:10:06Z")
I’m good friends with two people who dated each other on and off for some years. They’re very much ‘off’ now, and there is some animosity between them. I’m closer to the female of the pair at the moment, but I’m also sti… --- ## [Doper BMI (Body Mass Index)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-bmi-body-mass-index/561795)
**Author:** [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-bmi-body-mass-index/561795 "2010-12-12T06:27:50Z")
Weight/fat is a fraught topic on all of the internet, the Dope is no exception. I’ve heard frequently that SDMB posters in particular are skewed towards the heavier end, more so than the general population, so I made thi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1830) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1832)