# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1856 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1857 --- ## [How long should a pair of shoes last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-a-pair-of-shoes-last/558559)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-a-pair-of-shoes-last/558559 "2010-11-01T01:27:14Z")
I realize that this is going to be a pretty open-ended question, hence no poll. Let’s assume, though, a pretty decent quality of men’s dress shoes, worn five days a week, including 1.5 miles of pavement walking per day.… --- ## [Are black computer screens better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-black-computer-screens-better/558866)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-black-computer-screens-better/558866 "2010-11-01T00:38:38Z")
Or is this just a bullshit way to get me to use their gateway to Google? Go! Black search. --- ## [Karzai Blames Vote Fraud on USA, Says Might Join Taliban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karzai-blames-vote-fraud-on-usa-says-might-join-taliban/535093)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karzai-blames-vote-fraud-on-usa-says-might-join-taliban/535093 "2010-11-01T00:25:51Z")
What are we seeing here? Surely Karzai realizes he only exists because the US and coalition forces prop him up? Or is he sensing that the the US is getting tired of the Afghan adventure…and might be getting ready to wit… --- ## [This sets off my scam detector](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sets-off-my-scam-detector/558955)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sets-off-my-scam-detector/558955 "2010-10-31T22:17:18Z")
Hind helicopter for sale :dubious: --- ## [So I got a webcam. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-webcam-now-what/558939)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-webcam-now-what/558939 "2010-10-31T21:48:12Z")
Not looking to do anything perverted. I got a new laptop with a webcam on it. I’m just curious to see how it works. I tried to google to see if there are any random people I can chat with but as you can imagine, all I g… --- ## [Are You Reluctant To Give Up The "Things of Youth"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-reluctant-to-give-up-the-things-of-youth/558533)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-reluctant-to-give-up-the-things-of-youth/558533 "2010-10-31T20:59:20Z")
I certainly am. As I get older, I realize just how precious life is…so I am reluctant to waste it! That said, I continue on like I was in my 20’s-I still ski, hike, go to the beach, etc. My middle-aged contemporaries s… --- ## [Recommend a photo-hosting site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-photo-hosting-site/558575)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-photo-hosting-site/558575 "2010-10-31T17:58:03Z")
What’s your favourite photo hosting site? I’m currently using Photobucket, but it’s inadequate for my needs. What I really want to do is to upload a folder from my computer, and have it copy the structure, with folders … --- ## [How do you feel about dumpster diving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-dumpster-diving/558899)
**Author:** [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-dumpster-diving/558899 "2010-10-31T17:38:12Z")
So I live in an apartment and have almost no furniture–I just moved back to the US and had only the stuff I could fit in 2 suitcases and take on a plane. Right now, outside my apartment, there is a perfectly nice looking… --- ## [Independent voters, how are you voting this election season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independent-voters-how-are-you-voting-this-election-season/558793)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independent-voters-how-are-you-voting-this-election-season/558793 "2010-10-31T17:08:24Z")
I wanted to post this in the Elections forum but I can’t get the polling feature to work in that area. So it’s here. If a mod wants move it, they can. Poll to come soon. I’m mainly interested in the opinions of self-de… --- ## [Flu Shots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-shots/558363)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-shots/558363 "2010-10-31T16:30:22Z")
Have you gotten, or are you planning to get, a flu shot this year? --- ## [Recommend me some blogging software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-blogging-software/557050)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-blogging-software/557050 "2010-10-31T16:09:28Z")
I’m helping my friend redo her website as a blog format. Any suggestions on blogging software? I take it that Moveable Type and Wordpress are the two big contenders, although I’ll certainly consider other suggestions. So… --- ## [Convincing advertisers to boycott shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-advertisers-to-boycott-shows/558930)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-advertisers-to-boycott-shows/558930 "2010-10-31T06:16:57Z")
I don’t see how anyone can justify trying to convince an advertiser to not run ads on a particular program. In the United States there is supposed to be free speech. If you don’t like a certain show, turn to another sta… --- ## [Gates Vs Jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gates-vs-jobs/558256)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gates-vs-jobs/558256 "2010-10-31T06:11:37Z")
(Bill Vs Steve) :wink: Who deserves a \*\*higher \*\*rating as a visionary? Why? --- ## [Grandparently advice to new mums/dads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandparently-advice-to-new-mums-dads/558498)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandparently-advice-to-new-mums-dads/558498 "2010-10-31T04:26:10Z")
My fabulous grandson is now just over 12 months old, and this evening I had yet another experience of giving my daughter a ‘bit of advice’…she was preparing baked asparagus as part of the meal, so I warned her to expect … --- ## [Anyone in the Mood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-the-mood/558308)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-the-mood/558308 "2010-10-31T03:07:19Z")
Has the Holiday spirit popped up for any of you dopers? It’s sort of difficult down here in sweaty southern Florida to feel the seasons change (other than “wet” or “dry”). But we had a week of somewhat drier, cooler we… --- ## [Pitbull/Bully breed owners - what do you do when your local paper runs a hit piece?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitbull-bully-breed-owners-what-do-you-do-when-your-local-paper-runs-a-hit-piece/557904)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitbull-bully-breed-owners-what-do-you-do-when-your-local-paper-runs-a-hit-piece/557904 "2010-10-30T21:03:00Z")
I am NOT looking to start a debate on the safety of pit bulls, rottweilers, or other bully breeds. I am only looking for opinions on current or former bully breed owners on media attention directed at their animals. I a… --- ## [How to tell when you're hungry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-when-youre-hungry/558299)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-when-youre-hungry/558299 "2010-10-30T20:28:44Z")
I know this sounds like it should be really, really easy but . . . Due to quite a long history of yo-yo dieting and binge eating, I’ve sort of screwed up my internal “legitimately time to eat due to hunger” clock. So I’… --- ## [Calendars for a bi-platform family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendars-for-a-bi-platform-family/558900)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendars-for-a-bi-platform-family/558900 "2010-10-30T20:12:33Z")
In my household, we have a MacBook Pro and two Windows Vista laptops. We would like to find a calendar that will allow all of us to see a common calendar AND sync it to our local machines for times when an Internet conne… --- ## [Why aren't women who wear padded bras mercilessly made fun of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-women-who-wear-padded-bras-mercilessly-made-fun-of/549976)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-women-who-wear-padded-bras-mercilessly-made-fun-of/549976 "2010-10-30T19:37:39Z")
It seems to me that if a guy would wear padded underwear to make his junk seem bigger, and his friends & peers found out, he would be mercilessly made fun of. Also, as I recall from a few years ago, there was a company … --- ## [Need opinion on my Halloween costume idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinion-on-my-halloween-costume-idea/558712)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinion-on-my-halloween-costume-idea/558712 "2010-10-30T19:08:45Z")
Having Googled for creative DIY ideas, I’ve decided I’m going to be “an identity crisis” for Halloween. Plan is to slap a bunch of those “hello my name is” stickers on me and write different names on them. Probably wil… --- ## [Advice on a financial situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-financial-situation/558697)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-financial-situation/558697 "2010-10-30T17:33:32Z")
So i forsee in January running into a pretty tight budget for a while. I need to soften the blow and i foudn the easiest way to do that would be paying off the $6000 personal loan i have. Or is it? Option 1: Use my $900… --- ## [Advice about a neighbor problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-a-neighbor-problem/558705)
**Author:** [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-a-neighbor-problem/558705 "2010-10-30T15:23:50Z")
A good friend of mine is experiencing hell with one of her neighbors. Background (kind of long, sorry): They’ve lived next door to one another for about 8 years. Both of them have backyards that are fenced in. She ke… --- ## [Remarried Dopers: How long did you wait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remarried-dopers-how-long-did-you-wait/558663)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remarried-dopers-how-long-did-you-wait/558663 "2010-10-30T09:47:50Z")
Poll to follow, just because, you know, I like polls. But really, discuss the following: From the date that your first divorce was finalized, or your spouse passed away, or you faked your own death and ran away to ano… --- ## [Straight dopers, have you ever had a homosexual encounter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dopers-have-you-ever-had-a-homosexual-encounter/558799)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dopers-have-you-ever-had-a-homosexual-encounter/558799 "2010-10-30T06:59:52Z")
In this thread there is a discussion about a woman that finds out her boyfriend had a previous homosexual encounter. The OP says this: So is this true? If you are a straight guy or girl, have you previously had a hom… --- ## [Vintage watches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-watches/558853)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-watches/558853 "2010-10-30T04:40:31Z")
Inspired by this thread. The thing I like about my GMT Master II and Submariner is that they’re chunky and utilitarian. Their designs have changed little over the last 50 or 60 years. But they’re still ‘new’. And eve… --- ## [Eating cats, illegal? Immoral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-cats-illegal-immoral/558629)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-cats-illegal-immoral/558629 "2010-10-30T03:21:31Z")
Let’s say that I am an average person with an average job who lives an average life. However, I like to eat cats once a week. I get someone to butcher a cat for me, I take it home, make it into a stew. Tastes like chick… --- ## [What does giving a Working Dog a "job to do" really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-giving-a-working-dog-a-job-to-do-really-mean/558326)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-giving-a-working-dog-a-job-to-do-really-mean/558326 "2010-10-30T03:20:20Z")
In my other thread about our new 6 month old Siberian Husky\\Border Collie mix, I mentioned some anxiety about leaving him home during the days as we don’t want him to rip apart everything in the house. We live in 2.5 acr… --- ## [One cat is nibbling off the other cat's whiskers. Advice? Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-cat-is-nibbling-off-the-other-cats-whiskers-advice-suggestions/558815)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-cat-is-nibbling-off-the-other-cats-whiskers-advice-suggestions/558815 "2010-10-30T02:27:33Z")
(Apologies up front for the lack of pictures. You would all agree that I have the prettiest, cutest, most gorgeous kittehs on teh whole planet, if you could see them. Alas, am at work and cannot link now.) Background: o… --- ## ["Let me introduce you to everyone" How many until you blank-out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-introduce-you-to-everyone-how-many-until-you-blank-out/558720)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-introduce-you-to-everyone-how-many-until-you-blank-out/558720 "2010-10-29T22:25:22Z")
I suppose it would be rude if I inturrupted after the thrid person was introduced and announced that if we stop there I might be able to keep track thus far. I’m lousy with names, and of course it can only mean I have n… --- ## [Non-famous people who you find stunningly attractive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-famous-people-who-you-find-stunningly-attractive/558711)
**Author:** [@Troubles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troubles)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-famous-people-who-you-find-stunningly-attractive/558711 "2010-10-29T22:04:41Z")
Aside from your SO, of course. :wink: I have a serious crush on a man who works as a teacher. He’s not my teacher, thank Og, but my attraction to him is still rather embarrassing. I’m not being hyperbolic when I say tha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1855) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1857)