# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1849 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1850 --- ## [Ditching Cable for the Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ditching-cable-for-the-internet/559910)
**Author:** [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ditching-cable-for-the-internet/559910 "2010-11-12T23:44:56Z")
So, now that the Wii offers Netflix without a disc, we broke down and went for the free trial to see how the streaming works. After a week of using Instant Netflix, we’re hooked. So hooked, in fact, that I’m considering… --- ## [I'm an average time traveler in the 19th century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-average-time-traveler-in-the-19th-century/560179)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-average-time-traveler-in-the-19th-century/560179 "2010-11-12T23:43:59Z")
Can I get rich? I don’t know the outcomes of any specific/major sporting events. My knowledge of dates if fuzzy at best. Anything that’s not “common knowledge” in 2010 is beyond me. If I wait long enough, I can inves… --- ## [Coping with having severe pain on a daily basis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coping-with-having-severe-pain-on-a-daily-basis/559945)
**Author:** [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coping-with-having-severe-pain-on-a-daily-basis/559945 "2010-11-12T23:08:26Z")
I was wondering if there are any tips & tricks for dealing with excruciating pain in one’s day to day life. Earlier this year I had a major surgical procedure done and it involves a lot of postoperative maintenance. Wit… --- ## [Aus Dopers: World Vision etc and Aborigines??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aus-dopers-world-vision-etc-and-aborigines/560156)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aus-dopers-world-vision-etc-and-aborigines/560156 "2010-11-12T21:33:31Z")
Just something that has piqued my curiosity of late, but given the atrocious living conditions of many of our (particularly) remote indigenous folk, why have groups like World Vision, Community Aid Abroad etc focussed th… --- ## [Am I a would-be Good Samaritan or an annoying busybody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-would-be-good-samaritan-or-an-annoying-busybody/560193)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-would-be-good-samaritan-or-an-annoying-busybody/560193 "2010-11-12T20:48:44Z")
Last Sunday I was sitting on my front steps when my neighbor across the street brought one of her two dogs out to do it’s doggie business, after which she put it in the back of her car (SUV, actually). She then brought o… --- ## [Poll: Did you/do you know when your college catalog expired/will expire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-did-you-do-you-know-when-your-college-catalog-expired-will-expire/560266)
**Author:** [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-did-you-do-you-know-when-your-college-catalog-expired-will-expire/560266 "2010-11-12T20:19:59Z")
I work at a college, and a few times per year former students contact us about finishing their degrees. In some cases, these students have been away for years\*, and frequently discover that their college catalog has expi… --- ## [Save me from wrinkles: What is the best way to get 'dry cleaner' pressed look at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-me-from-wrinkles-what-is-the-best-way-to-get-dry-cleaner-pressed-look-at-home/560367)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-me-from-wrinkles-what-is-the-best-way-to-get-dry-cleaner-pressed-look-at-home/560367 "2010-11-12T19:59:06Z")
I started washing my fancy pancy clothes instead of dry cleaning them (if they were machine washable) but have to deal with wrinkles. I bought a clothes steamer, which works fairly well, but it just isn’t good enough for… --- ## [Someone in Dayton OH is giving out my cell phone number. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-in-dayton-oh-is-giving-out-my-cell-phone-number-why/560036)
**Author:** [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-in-dayton-oh-is-giving-out-my-cell-phone-number-why/560036 "2010-11-12T18:58:09Z")
In the past few weeks, I’ve received a lot of cell phone calls and text messages from the Dayton area code (937). I don’t live in Dayton. I’ve never lived in Dayton. My cell phone number, while not local to me, is fr… --- ## [Laddies: Would you father an Amazon's child? Lassies: would it bother you if your SO had done so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laddies-would-you-father-an-amazons-child-lassies-would-it-bother-you-if-your-so-had-done-so/560440)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laddies-would-you-father-an-amazons-child-lassies-would-it-bother-you-if-your-so-had-done-so/560440 "2010-11-12T18:30:39Z")
I think y’all can guess what this is. Here’s the sitch: Borrowing the Burrough-Libby continua skipper of a Doper who shall remain nameless, you find yourself on Earth Analogue 3958321-ww, which I will henceforth call P… --- ## [Mary \_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-______/560320)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-______/560320 "2010-11-12T18:18:55Z")
The thread about girls’ middle names made me think about this. Lots of times you’ll see the otherwise unremarkable first name “Mary” used in conjunction with a middle name to make it more unique. I’ve known a number of … --- ## [Buying Macs from non-Apple retailers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-macs-from-non-apple-retailers/560335)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-macs-from-non-apple-retailers/560335 "2010-11-12T18:16:16Z")
I’ve decided it’s time to replace my aging Macbook, and, while I know that the discounts to be had at Mac resellers are small, it’s better than nothing. I looked at macmall.com, and the 13-inch Macbook Air I want is $40… --- ## [How would you handle this Amazon.com situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-this-amazon-com-situation/560334)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-this-amazon-com-situation/560334 "2010-11-12T16:32:50Z")
I am a member of Amazon Prime. What this means is that I pay an annual membership of $70, and in exchange for that, I get “free” (meaning at no extra cost beyond the membership fee) two-day shipping on anything I order f… --- ## [OK, what about day old, unrefrigerated water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-about-day-old-unrefrigerated-water/560022)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-about-day-old-unrefrigerated-water/560022 "2010-11-12T14:09:15Z")
When I leave work at night there is usually water left in my water bottle. We have a nice water filter, UV and all that crap, so the water’s clean. When I come in in the morning, a lot of times I’ll just put some ice i… --- ## [Are your kids playing with HexBugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-kids-playing-with-hexbugs/560032)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-kids-playing-with-hexbugs/560032 "2010-11-12T12:08:39Z")
I read an article that said HexBugs are one of this year’s hottest toys, so I bought a bunch for Toys For Tots. Now that I see them, I’m thinking :confused: Are the kids really into them? --- ## [Being "Stood Up" for a date... why does it happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-stood-up-for-a-date-why-does-it-happen/489472)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-stood-up-for-a-date-why-does-it-happen/489472 "2009-03-17T17:10:55Z")
I think I may have just been stood up. Perhaps there was a legitimate misunderstanding or some emergency, but this young woman that I invited for coffee and conversation at Starbucks was a no show on the agreed upon time… --- ## [You are Man vs Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-man-vs-food/560259)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-man-vs-food/560259 "2010-11-12T11:25:58Z")
And you’re doing a special, live food challenge supporting an orphanage and you’re 3/4 of the way through a 10 pound hamburger sitting on top of a mound of fries. The greasy, heavy hamburger was cut in quarters and you … --- ## [Hard Disk Search Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-disk-search-engine/560336)
**Author:** [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-disk-search-engine/560336 "2010-11-11T21:34:40Z")
So windows has a way of searching your hard-disk for documents containing a certain term or phrase, either in the title or in the text (if it is a word document for instance. This function will return a list of documents… --- ## [Road Trip in March: NYC - Niagara Falls - Montreal - Boston - NYC: Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-in-march-nyc-niagara-falls-montreal-boston-nyc-suggestions/559965)
**Author:** [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-in-march-nyc-niagara-falls-montreal-boston-nyc-suggestions/559965 "2010-11-11T21:29:08Z")
Dear Dopers from New York State and surroundings, I’m planning a trip to the US in the end of march March with two friends that will involve a week in NYC and a week with a rental car and the rough route of NYC - Niagar… --- ## [What do you make of these suicide stats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-these-suicide-stats/559994)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-these-suicide-stats/559994 "2010-11-11T20:53:07Z")
Here is a bunch of stats on suicide in the US. About halfway down the page you can look at a long table of suicide rates state by state. I find it really interesting that suicide rates seem pretty nearly inversely prop… --- ## [Whats Up With Joran Van Der Sloot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-joran-van-der-sloot/560344)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-joran-van-der-sloot/560344 "2010-11-11T19:58:41Z")
I mean, is he enjoying life in a peruvian prison? I understand his mom visited…are they planning a spirited defense? Or is poor Joran doomed to live out his life ain a horrible fashion. Has a trial date been set? I c… --- ## [Should I Increase the RAM in My Computer from 1.5 to 2.0 GB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-increase-the-ram-in-my-computer-from-1-5-to-2-0-gb/560255)
**Author:** [@Bag\_of\_Mostly\_Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bag_of_Mostly_Water)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-increase-the-ram-in-my-computer-from-1-5-to-2-0-gb/560255 "2010-11-11T19:42:04Z")
I have a five year old 15" PowerBook G4. This is the Aluminum, 1.5 GHz model with two RAM slots. Max RAM is 2 GB. It came with 512 MB which I upgraded to 1.5 GB when I bought it by adding a 1 GB DDR DIMM. The computer is… --- ## [Let's talk about fisting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-fisting/511134)
**Author:** [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-fisting/511134 "2010-11-11T17:42:01Z")
Me and my husband have been having a little debate about the popularity of fisting outside of porn. I think it’s like spitting, rarely done outside of porn, and mostly done in porn for the shock value. He disagrees. I… --- ## [General US Attitude To Atheist Leader](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-us-attitude-to-atheist-leader/560123)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-us-attitude-to-atheist-leader/560123 "2010-11-11T17:06:03Z")
I was just reading this article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-an-atheist-prime-minister-is-better/ and it got me thinking about the number of times I’ve read on the Dope about the difficulties of being an athei… --- ## [Ladies: Lil help? Recommend custom jean sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-lil-help-recommend-custom-jean-sites/559964)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-lil-help-recommend-custom-jean-sites/559964 "2010-11-11T16:52:06Z")
So, my stand-by’s for jeans have (understandably) slashed the quality of the denim they use. Rather than raise prices, they cut quality. It’s so bad and the fabric so cheap and flimsy that I feel that I could get somet… --- ## [Looking for interesting success stories of people under 30](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-interesting-success-stories-of-people-under-30/560157)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-interesting-success-stories-of-people-under-30/560157 "2010-11-11T15:57:16Z")
I was wondering if anyone might be willing to help me put together a list of inspirational, interesting or otherwise cool people who have accomplished something a bit extraordinary before turning 30. I’d like to start a… --- ## [What are we going to call the coming decade? The "Twentyteens"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-we-going-to-call-the-coming-decade-the-twentyteens/560178)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-we-going-to-call-the-coming-decade-the-twentyteens/560178 "2010-11-11T15:51:53Z")
Has this been decided yet? For that matter, did we ever decide what to call the decade now ending? The “Naughtys”, or what? --- ## [Whose power tools should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-power-tools-should-i-buy/559785)
**Author:** [@Kilmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilmore)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-power-tools-should-i-buy/559785 "2010-11-11T15:16:01Z")
I’ve noticed that Black & Decker is one of the more affordable brands. Are these tools useful or will they be sabotaged after three or four uses? My poverty is profound, but I don’t want to buy crap. Craftsman? If I … --- ## [Somebody go invent this and sell me one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275 "2010-11-11T14:18:37Z")
You know those little deodorizer things you hang over the lip of your toilet? Yeah, I want that only instead of a deodorizer I want there to be a light with a sensor that can tell when I’m standing in front of the toile… --- ## [Neglecting the older generations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neglecting-the-older-generations/559916)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neglecting-the-older-generations/559916 "2010-11-11T13:44:25Z")
My husband and I are both thirty-somethings with living grandparents in their 80s and 90s. For the last few years I have begun to feel a lot of guilt about not paying enough attention to my surviving grandparents. All o… --- ## [How do you know you are the kind of tired where sleeping will help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-you-are-the-kind-of-tired-where-sleeping-will-help/560292)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-you-are-the-kind-of-tired-where-sleeping-will-help/560292 "2010-11-11T13:22:34Z")
How do you know you are the kind of tired where sleeping will help, and not the kind where you just have to get over it? In the weekends or whenever I have a day off, I could sleep all day if I had the time. I’m usually… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1848) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1850)