# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1835 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1836 --- ## [It's time to play "What Will They Ban Next".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-play-what-will-they-ban-next/563090)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-play-what-will-they-ban-next/563090 "2010-12-06T03:51:40Z")
Welcome to our game show folks (Opening theme music). You (yes YOU) could win bigg Kash and Prises by correctly predicting what the authorities will ban next to protect our youth from using products they legally cannot p… --- ## [Standalone Pandora Player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standalone-pandora-player/562770)
**Author:** [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standalone-pandora-player/562770 "2010-12-06T02:45:51Z")
I’d like to give a friend a standalone Pandora player (like an internet radio) for Christmas. He’s not very technology savvy so I’m looking for one that’s not very difficult to set up. I’ve been looking on the 'Net but t… --- ## [Soap question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-question/563091)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-question/563091 "2010-12-06T02:44:02Z")
My husband has sensitive skin, and the dermatologist told him to use Ivory soap under his arms and in his groin area, and let warm water do the rest. I use shower gel on my body and Ivory on my face. My husband showers a… --- ## [Sports fans - please help me find a Christmas present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-please-help-me-find-a-christmas-present/563099)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-please-help-me-find-a-christmas-present/563099 "2010-12-06T01:57:31Z")
My boyfriend’s dad loves going to his grandkids’ sporting events. He spends a large amount of time at his granddaughter’s basketball and softball games and his grandson’s hockey games. At basketball games, he sits on bl… --- ## [You need to have your insides medically examined. Do you take a tube down the mouth or up the butt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-need-to-have-your-insides-medically-examined-do-you-take-a-tube-down-the-mouth-or-up-the-butt/562736)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-need-to-have-your-insides-medically-examined-do-you-take-a-tube-down-the-mouth-or-up-the-butt/562736 "2010-12-05T22:12:01Z")
For starters, I know there’s a difference between an upper GI Endoscopy and lower GI Endoscopy. Obviously you wouldn’t have your choice between the two because it would already be known which one you specifically needed. … --- ## [Gift idea for an Octogenarian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-idea-for-an-octogenarian/562693)
**Author:** [@Edanathered](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edanathered)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-idea-for-an-octogenarian/562693 "2010-12-05T21:45:07Z")
Greetings, everyone! My mother’s sweetheart is 87 years young. This gentleman has been more of a father to me than any other male role model in my life. I would like to honor him and our relationship by giving him a mea… --- ## [Interesting and safe things to do in Johannesburg on less-than-whole-days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-and-safe-things-to-do-in-johannesburg-on-less-than-whole-days/563057)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-and-safe-things-to-do-in-johannesburg-on-less-than-whole-days/563057 "2010-12-05T19:16:11Z")
I’ve been summoned, somewhat surprisingly, to join a consulting project in Johannesburg, South Africa, where I will be flying tonight. I’ve never been to South Africa before (nor, for that matter, anywhere else on the A… --- ## [Redbox sunscreens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redbox-sunscreens/562815)
**Author:** [@Beltane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beltane)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redbox-sunscreens/562815 "2010-12-05T18:14:10Z")
These can be seen here: They are made of fabric. Do people like these? If you are feeling more inclined, please take the more prolonged survvey below (with demographic questions) I… --- ## [Why does my smoke alarm keep going off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-smoke-alarm-keep-going-off/562642)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-smoke-alarm-keep-going-off/562642 "2010-12-05T16:06:37Z")
And no, it is not because there is smoke. This is the basement alarm. It is only a smoke alarm. It is located at the bottom of the stairs. There is a smoke/CO alarm on the first floor, right on the other side of the base… --- ## [Birth control and age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-control-and-age/553926)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-control-and-age/553926 "2010-12-05T15:15:16Z")
I first took the pill when I was 14, for purposes of relieving debilitating pain each month. It worked then and it works now. I am 50 and have been on a low dose one for seven years now. Due to getting older, I got on … --- ## [Looking for little league sponsors - how much should I ask for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-little-league-sponsors-how-much-should-i-ask-for/562986)
**Author:** [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-little-league-sponsors-how-much-should-i-ask-for/562986 "2010-12-05T13:51:02Z")
I coach a little league 7-8 team, last year was my first year doing this. Things have changed since I was playing 25 years ago. When I played, all the teams came from two schools to form the league. The rec council handl… --- ## [Have you ever tipped a fast food server.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-tipped-a-fast-food-server/562872)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-tipped-a-fast-food-server/562872 "2010-12-05T11:22:14Z")
You know, a behind the counter person who takes your order and assembles it for you to take away. Like MacDonalds or Burger King or Subway ? Why not ? --- ## [Would you use the Machine of Death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-use-the-machine-of-death/562571)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-use-the-machine-of-death/562571 "2010-12-05T10:17:47Z")
This poll is based on the anthology Machine of Death that I just finished reading (and I recommend it). Basically the premise is this box that takes a sample of your blood and tells you how you’re going to die. It doesn… --- ## [Help me decide on a storage unit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-storage-unit/562577)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-storage-unit/562577 "2010-12-05T06:40:22Z")
I’m finding myself a little perplexed by what shouldn’t be a difficult decision. I’m trying to figure out how much I should spend on a storage unit and what size to make it. Here’s the deal. I’m moving into a friend’s c… --- ## [Is it unethical / in poor taste for me to job search when I'm trying to start a family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unethical-in-poor-taste-for-me-to-job-search-when-im-trying-to-start-a-family/562702)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unethical-in-poor-taste-for-me-to-job-search-when-im-trying-to-start-a-family/562702 "2010-12-05T06:10:04Z")
My husband and I have fertility issues, and will be starting in with IUI’s early next year. I also really, really don’t like my current employer and am looking for a new job. I have an interview on Monday with a consulti… --- ## [How do you feel about expensive adopt-a-family requests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-expensive-adopt-a-family-requests/562618)
**Author:** [@Tess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-expensive-adopt-a-family-requests/562618 "2010-12-05T05:16:32Z")
Every year one of the local newspapers highlights families in need and asks for donated gifts. Each day there’s an article describing one family-how they ended up in need, ages, a little history. At the end of the articl… --- ## [E-Bay question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-bay-question/562675)
**Author:** [@Gbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gbro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-bay-question/562675 "2010-12-05T04:42:41Z")
I have made my complaint known to e-bay and have not heard back (1 week now). I placed a bid on an object that was worth in excess of $200.00. There were several bids and no reserve. I bid $103.00 to start with and hel… --- ## [Spicen' up your sex life...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spicen-up-your-sex-life/562555)
**Author:** [@K-MAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K-MAN)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spicen-up-your-sex-life/562555 "2010-12-05T01:44:36Z")
Has anyone went down on there lady, when they have just had some really spicy food? I was kinda interested on how the effects were : \] Or have any of you ladies done that to your man? Also, what other ways is there to… --- ## [How best to deal w (natural) grease in an older male cat's fur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-deal-w-natural-grease-in-an-older-male-cats-fur/562941)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-deal-w-natural-grease-in-an-older-male-cats-fur/562941 "2010-12-05T00:45:54Z")
Yeah, yeah, another cat question. You know 'em, you love 'em … you’re owned by 'em. :stuck\_out\_tongue: One of my cats is an older (10-ish) male Maine Coon. He has problems with a spot near the base of his tail that gets… --- ## [I have a student who could do really well on Canadian Idol.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-student-who-could-do-really-well-on-canadian-idol/562969)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-student-who-could-do-really-well-on-canadian-idol/562969 "2010-12-05T00:04:27Z")
As a music teacher, I have a student with a TON of singing musical talent. I honestly feel she could at least reach the finals of Canadian Idol. I don’t really watch the show too much as it’s not really my thing. Yet I … --- ## [Heroic rescue in the Madrid Metro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroic-rescue-in-the-madrid-metro/562971)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroic-rescue-in-the-madrid-metro/562971 "2010-12-05T00:02:14Z")
This happened the other day in Madrid. A 41-year old guy stumbles and falls on the track of the Madrid Metro, in the station of Puerta del Angel, shortly before a train is due to enter. The passengers that are on the opp… --- ## [Has anyone gone "No-Poo"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-gone-no-poo/562938)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-gone-no-poo/562938 "2010-12-04T22:45:30Z")
I’m not referring to a cessation of the defecatory function. Although if someone could invent no-poo dogs and cats, s/he would become a zillionaire over night. I’m talking about no long using shampoo on your hair. It’s … --- ## [I need to buy some books in Amazon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-buy-some-books-in-amazon/562929)
**Author:** [@Estilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Estilicon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-buy-some-books-in-amazon/562929 "2010-12-04T21:28:39Z")
An argentinian college has asked me to buy some books dealing with copyright and the entertainment business. I need three kind of books. Copyright and Entertainment Law “introductions”. I mean “hard” texts that are … --- ## [Runners: Please Recommend A Shoe.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-please-recommend-a-shoe/558694)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-please-recommend-a-shoe/558694 "2010-12-04T20:53:14Z")
… for me which would serve as both a running and a walking shoe. Vitals: 60 years, weight 198, height 5’8". I want to work up a running program, but cannot yet walk a 15 minute mile, so it will be a run/walk kinda thing… --- ## [How much of a Luddite are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-luddite-are-you/562120)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-luddite-are-you/562120 "2010-12-04T20:48:37Z")
You can’t be THAT much of one if you’re reading this, so I’m talking relatively speaking. I have a cell phone. It’s a pre-paid thing that I bought at CVS. I don’t know the phone number. I keep it in the bottom of my … --- ## [Should an air conditioner fan be set to auto or on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-an-air-conditioner-fan-be-set-to-auto-or-on/562812)
**Author:** [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-an-air-conditioner-fan-be-set-to-auto-or-on/562812 "2010-12-04T19:06:49Z")
All right, it might not qualify as a “great” debate, but there seems to be considerable controversy. Including, at this point, from my wife. We’re talking here about a single family ranch style home with a central a/c s… --- ## [What do you think of Lebron James new Nike commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-lebron-james-new-nike-commercial/558467)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-lebron-james-new-nike-commercial/558467 "2010-12-04T18:53:48Z")
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5728515 Pretty hot topic on the sports talk radio today. What do you think about it? Does it change your opinion or make you think about where he is coming from? I’m sure I forgot opt… --- ## [Anza Borrego and Joshua Tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anza-borrego-and-joshua-tree/561744)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anza-borrego-and-joshua-tree/561744 "2010-12-04T18:31:35Z")
I was thinking about making a run out to Anza Borrego and Juniper Tree after Thanksgiving. I’ve got a fairly capable SUV (4Runner) and am just camping out in my truck. I’m interested in natural beauty, dive bars, easy … --- ## ["Jagwire"....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jagwire/562412)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jagwire/562412 "2010-12-04T17:19:24Z")
… “jag-u-ar” or “jagwar”. Which is the preferred pronounciation? Thanks Q --- ## [How come my cleaning lady isn't in better shape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-my-cleaning-lady-isnt-in-better-shape/562701)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-my-cleaning-lady-isnt-in-better-shape/562701 "2010-12-04T16:20:40Z")
I was walking down the street today and noticed 2 overweight postal carriers walking side by side. These are postal carriers in Manhattan, and I can only imagine the amount of walking that they must do every single day.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1834) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1836)